Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1247 Flooding of Danzhou City

It's no wonder that Toyotomi Saburo was furious. With the Tanzhou Wharf occupied by the Zhenxi Army, his only remaining supply line for food and supplies was by land.

The city of Danzhou is nearly 300 li away from the sea. Once the transport team leaves the city, it will inevitably be attacked by the Zhenxi Army cavalry.

In the wilderness, no army of the Great Harmony could withstand the charge of the Zhenxi Army's cavalry.

The battle situation in his Danzhou Castle is repeating the path of Tokugawa Iemochi of Gankei Prefecture.

Tokugawa Iemochi's 30,000 troops starved to death in the wilderness outside Fukunei Castle.

Is Toyotomi Saburo also being driven to a dead end?

He absolutely cannot repeat the same mistake; he must hold the city of Danzhou and then seek help from the Emperor.

At this time, the city's food supplies could last for another ten days to half a month.

Once no reinforcements arrive, the city must be abandoned and the city retreated to the sea.

He couldn't possibly be so foolish as to send only 20,000 men out of the city to launch a surprise attack on Nantai Prefecture in an attempt to seize territory and supplies.

Perhaps the Zhenxi Army is waiting for them to fall into their trap.

Lin Feng did not set a trap for the pirates, but instead sent people to investigate the Qingxi River downstream from Danzhou Wharf.

Downstream from Danzhou Wharf to the estuary, a stretch of nearly 400 li (approximately 200 kilometers), the river is swift and navigable.

Going downstream is easy, but going upstream takes several times more effort.

Therefore, Danzhou Wharf was a very important stronghold, and it was not easy to fire cannons from a ship downstream of the wharf.

The current was too strong, and the warships could not stabilize themselves in the water, which greatly reduced the accuracy of their cannon fire. If things went wrong, the warships could be capsized by the current.

Lin Feng was very satisfied with this intelligence, as he could now confidently guard the dock, making it difficult for the pirate warships to cross the border.

After driving away the pirate ships, the next step was to study how to deal with the pirate garrison in Danzhou Prefecture.

The Danzhou Wharf is about six or seven miles away from Danzhou City. The cannons on the Zhenxi No. 2 warship could barely hit the city wall, but could not pose a threat to the city.

The siege was not the military operation Lin Feng wanted, because the losses were too great, especially the casualties, which went against Lin Feng's original intention for the battle.

If a siege is adopted to cut off the pirates' supply lines, the pirates inside the city will eventually have to withdraw due to food shortages.

Although this is the safest method.

However, if the pirates were allowed to remain entrenched in Danzhou City, their food supplies could sustain them for a while, but once reinforcements arrived, the battle would be dragged into a stalemate.

In the command room of the warship, Lin Feng spread out a map and carefully studied the terrain surrounding Danzhou City.

The city of Danzhou is located in the lower reaches of the Qingxi River, less than 300 li away from the estuary, and the terrain is low-lying and flat.

The Qingxi River is blocked by a mound and makes a bend a dozen miles in front of the Danzhou Wharf.

During the naval battles against the pirates, Lin Fengli used this river bend and the raised mound to wage a shelling war in which the two sides could not see each other.

Lin Feng tapped his fingers on the bend of the Qingxi River.

If we send our own engineering battalion to block the river at the confluence of the Qingxi River and the Mi River, and then dig open this bend in the Qingxi River.

The city of Danzhou will soon be submerged in the flood.

This idea tempted Lin Feng.

In the southern territory of Dazong, there are no longer any civilians. Danzhou City is the last coastal city, and apart from pirates, there is no one else in the city.

"The city of Danzhou was flooded..."

Lin Feng muttered to himself.

After careful consideration, Lin Feng disembarked from the Zhenxi No. 2 warship, led his guard team, and began an on-site survey along the Qingxi River.

The more they looked at it, the more feasible it seemed to be to flood Danzhou City with river water.

Then they boarded a small warship and sailed upstream along the river, observing and recording the terrain along the Qingxi River, as well as the riverbed and mudflats.

three days later.

Lin Feng immediately stood on a mound several dozen feet high, looked out into the distance, and saw the river flowing in and out. His heart was instantly filled with a sense of expansiveness.

He solidified the battle plan in his mind and felt that there was plenty of time and no need to rush to take Danzhou City.

No matter how many reinforcements the pirates send, they cannot stop the flood from raging.

"Liangcai, send someone to inform General Luo Shidong to have his Zhennan Army retreat thirty li and to dispatch ten thousand men to the intersection of the Mihe River and the Qingxi River to stand by. All of them should carry entrenching tools."

Ye Liangcai bowed in agreement and then rode off to inform the messenger.

"Notify the scouts to go to Ganqing Prefecture and have Pei Qiyin dispatch two thousand engineers to Qingxi River Estuary to await orders."

Qiao Jushan silently agreed and was about to leave when Lin Feng raised his hand.

"Also, the scouts should immediately send orders back to Shanglin Prefecture to have the logistics department produce 30,000 coarse cloth bags. Here are the detailed blueprints."

As he spoke, Lin Feng casually handed a folded piece of paper to Qiao Jushan.

"Also, have Cheng Liang's five thousand cavalry retreat fifty li."

"The other two small warships should immediately cross the Mi River fork and arrive at the Danzhou dock within a day to await orders..."

Lin Feng issued a series of orders, which prompted the guards around him to immediately spur their horses and depart.

On the walls of Danzhou Castle, Toyotomi Saburo watched with a puzzled expression as the Zhenxi Army troops below broke camp and left.

He wondered what kind of conspiracy the Zhenxi Army was up to.

Five or six days have passed, and there has been no reply from headquarters. Toyotomi Saburo has already sent out three teams to request reinforcements, but it is unknown when the reinforcements will arrive.

The general he sent to replace Mizukawa Hide was sent back with a message from the mouth of the Cheonggye River.

Mizukawa Hide had already committed seppuku on his own warship.

Toyotomi Saburo didn't take the matter to heart; it was the inevitable outcome. If Mizukawa Hide didn't commit suicide to atone for his sins, he would also face severe punishment.

Now is not the time to think about this.

The city's food supplies are dwindling, and the daily food consumption of 20,000 troops is enormous.

The psychological pressure on Toyotomi Saburo was suffocating him.

Seeing the Zhenxi Army retreat, he felt even more uncertain.

Instead of attacking the city, they retreated. What's going on?

At this time, someone reported that two more warships of the Zhenxi Army had appeared at the Danzhou Wharf.

Moreover, the water level of the Qingxi River in front of Danzhou City has dropped drastically, for reasons unknown.

Toyotomi Saburo couldn't figure out what the other party was up to.

This isn't the dry season, so why is the river water decreasing?

He racked his brains but still couldn't figure out what the Zhenxi Army would do next.

However, he knew in his heart that Lin Feng was no pushover, and once he made a move, it would be with overwhelming force, leaving him no chance to catch his breath.

There was no other way but to remain unchanged and wait for reinforcements, except to increase vigilance, strengthen the city walls, and wait for reinforcements.

On the eighth day, Toyotomi Saburo finally received reinforcements sent by headquarters.

The 13,000-strong army disembarked at the mouth of the Qingxi River and traveled by land to the city of Danzhou, bringing with them a large amount of grain and fodder.

Toyotomi Saburo finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his mood immediately improved.

He stood on the city wall, looking at the soldiers all over the city. They all had smiles on their faces, full of energy and high spirits.

He wondered whether, with his current force of over 30,000, he should launch a counterattack against the Zhenxi Army.

After being cooped up in the city for so many days, it's time to let off some steam.