Hundreds of thousands of villagers moved as one. A day later, deep pits covered the land outside Lishan City, each filled with sharpened bamboo stakes planted upside down.
"What does this mean? Starve Lishan City to death?" Someone laughed loudly. "Lishan City has food and water. How could it be starved to death? On the contrary, I'd like to see how many days these mud-legged peasants' food can last."
But Lin Su issued his second order: "Climb West Mountain and pour every last bit of the medicine into the water!"
Dozens of men climbed the nearby peak and poured medicine refined from mountain herbs into the water. This water was the city's source, and in moments, every pool within the city became a poisoned pool.
The city lord's face turned black. "Poisoning my pools? How sinister!"
The adviser beside him consoled him. "The waters of West Mountain flow without end and in great volume. In just one day, they will carry away the poison. That is why poison cannot be put into flowing water."
The city lord's expression eased slightly.
But just then, Lin Su issued his third order: "Cut off the flow!"
Dozens of villagers raised their sledgehammers. Beneath the watchful eyes of the city's soldiers, they smashed apart the aqueduct above. The water flowing toward Lishan City was diverted at once.
Lishan City's adviser truly panicked.
Only now did he understand the true purpose behind Lin Su's orders. At first, he had poisoned every pool in the city. If the flow was not cut off, fresh water would keep pouring in, and within a day, the poison would be diluted.
But once the water source was cut off, there was nothing left to dilute it.
The city's water could no longer be used at all!
People could endure