Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Perhaps this can save the Yin family of Dingzhou."

Yin Mingdao said awkwardly, "Sister, the Zhong family has treated my Yin family very well."

"This is really..."

Madam Yin replied, "My family has been a scholarly family for generations. How can we continue to be thieves?"

"I was also forced into marriage by Zhong Xiang,"

"These past few years I've devoted myself to educating his second son,"

"She has already fulfilled her duties as a woman to the utmost, showing the utmost benevolence and righteousness."

"If you don't make plans soon,"

"The Yin family of Dingzhou is doomed to extermination!"

"I'll listen to my older sister!"

Yin Mingdao was persuaded.

This concerns the entire family.

Lin Chong was sitting in the camp, feeling extremely troubled.

The sudden, continuous heavy rain,

This completely disrupted his battle plan.

Not only is it difficult to fight in the rain, but it is also difficult to fight in the rain.

Moreover, the Xiangjiang River swelled and the current became rapid.

They dared not load any more grain or fodder onto ships for transport.

Switching to land transportation would be even more difficult.

Just at this time,

The trusted confidant sent by Yin Mingdao has arrived.

After hearing the news this person brought,

Lin Chong's first reaction was that it was fake.

Yin was definitely feigning surrender to lure the Ming army.

Only two hours later,

Another general sent someone over.

The same information will still be given.

Within two days,

Lin Chong received five messengers.

They all came to contact and surrender.

Lin Chong convened a meeting of his generals:

"The more people who want to surrender,"

"The more I think it's a feigned surrender, the more suspicious I become."

"Could it be that Zhong Xu is deliberately putting on an act for us?"

A group of surrendered generals, including Ying Xuan, Yang Hua, and Chen Tao,

It is also impossible to determine whether this matter is true or false.

Because it's really too outrageous.

It's hard for normal people to understand Zhong Xu's crazy actions.

Wang Yuan said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, lead the troops to the city walls and try."

"Just take all necessary precautions."

.....

The torrential rains of the past few days have subsided slightly.

The sky finally cleared up.

Looking only at the rainfall in the Xiangjiang River basin,

It is estimated that Dongting Lake will experience another flood this year.

Moreover, the rainy season is not over yet.

Who knows when it might start raining again.

Anyway, the climate is quite complicated.

It's related to solar activity.

For the past two hundred years, the whole world has looked the same.

The temperature first becomes hot and then cools down.

Moreover, the cooling trend is only a matter of the last twenty or thirty years.

In fact, the Northern Song Dynasty was constantly warming up.

But it's sometimes dry and sometimes wet.

A period of drought,

There will be flooding soon.

The situation is similar globally.

The Mayan civilization of Central America,

It was during this period that it declined.

Rainfall has increased significantly from Arabia to India.

The price, however, is severe drought in East Africa and North America.

Now, the world is turning cold.

The climate is getting worse!

The dividing line was a few years before Emperor Huizong of Song ascended the throne.

The temperature is getting lower every year.

Winters get longer each year.

And then the rain stopped.

The Ming army began its siege of the city.

The Liuyang River lies to the north of Changsha.

To the west is the Xiang River.

The water level rose sharply and the flow was rapid.

The Ming army first bypassed the main river and crossed the Liuyang River upstream.

The crossing speed was incredibly slow.

Only two or three thousand people passed by all day.

The wooden cannon is almost unusable.

The gunpowder was well protected against moisture.

However, the wooden cannon barrel was severely damp.

Large siege engines cannot be used either.

Pushing forward on the muddy ground was too difficult.

Therefore, I'm too lazy to build it for now.

Fortunately, they also brought many ladders from Xiangyin to avoid the challenge.

A dodge ladder is a wooden ladder with a wooden handle and an iron hook added to the top.

Iron hooks can be used to snag on parapets.

The wooden handle can be used to defend against logs.

All Ming soldiers

Take off all your shoes.

Walking barefoot in the mud.

To attack the city,

We'll have to wait a few more days.

At least the trench bridge must be built.

A pontoon bridge was built to cross the moat.

Without half a month of preparation,

Don't even think about crossing the moat.

It's estimated that the city's garrison commander couldn't wait any longer.

They began to tentatively connect with each other.

Soon, a surrender faction formed with the Yin family at its center.

Yin Mingdao sent someone to contact him again.

This means the army only needs to send two or three thousand men across the moat.

They made it look like they were about to attack the city.

The surrendered forces within the city could then seize the opportunity to launch an attack.

Lin Chong discussed the matter with Wang Yuan and others.

It was decided to send Yang Hua to lead troops in a feigned attack.

Anyway, Yang Hua's soldiers all surrendered.

Moreover, Yang Hua was eager to make a name for himself.

I wouldn't feel bad if many died in a case of feigned surrender.

The next day, in the morning.

Yang Hua personally led two thousand soldiers.

We started by taking a boat across the moat.

Tens of thousands of Ming soldiers beat drums and shouted in the south and east of the city.

They carried the flying ladder toward the moat.

A Chu general named Wu Liang,

He ran to Zhong Xu and volunteered:

"The Ming dynasty hasn't filled in the moat,"

"They won't even build a pontoon bridge,"

"They actually wanted to come by boat."

"This humble general is willing to lead eight hundred soldiers out of the city to intercept and kill them."

"Severely crush their morale!"

Zhong Xu carefully examined the situation outside the city.

I think we should take the initiative and fight our way out.

Several city gates,