Man Pet nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will arrange for the people to relocate!" ”

Sima Yi bowed slightly, and said to His Royal Highness's generals: "Pingyu City is built of rammed earth, if it is stationed in the city, Zhuge Liang builds back artillery to attack the city, and our army is trapped in the city, but there are many constraints."

So I decided to lead my troops out of the city and set up camp, build a return artillery defense, and fight each other with the peace. ”

Pingyu is a rammed earth city, this kind of city wall cannot stop the return artillery, and it takes a long time to establish the defense of the earth mountain, and it is too late.

Therefore, Sima Yi decided to set up camp outside the city, and then build a return cannon to prevent the Han army, so that he could fight each other with Pingyu County and be able to hold on for a long time.

In the afternoon of the same day, Sima Yi led 28,000 soldiers and horses out of the city and set up camp outside the city, leaving 2,000 soldiers and horses, which were exactly 10,000 with the 8,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

The next day, Sima Yi sent his soldiers and horses out to cut down trees and build a return artillery.

Liu Chan took out the return cannon that year, and the Wei State began to imitate it, but it was not smooth at first, and it was not as good as the return cannon built by the Han Dynasty in terms of range and power. However, the structure of the return cannon is very simple, and after so many years of research, the power and range of the return cannon built by the Wei State have caught up.

It's a pity that one step backwards step by step, although Wei's return artillery technology has improved, but now the Han has gained too many advantages with the return artillery, and Wei has been powerless to reverse the situation of the country.

Just like in history, Mongolia used Huihui artillery to attack the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty also built Huihui artillery defense, but in the end it still failed to turn things around.

And on the other side, Jiangxia County.

Jiangxia Mansion.

Zhao Yun took a list and handed it to Zhuge Liang: "Da Sima, the grain and grass over there in Jiangling have been delivered, a total of 60,000 stone grain and grass." ”

Zhuge Liang took the list and looked at it, Jingzhou is located in the south, the water system is developed, the land is fertile, the people grow more rice, in addition to corn and sweet potatoes, after all, these two crops are high-yielding, and rice planting is more troublesome, so it is difficult to rely on the harvest of rice alone.

Therefore, the grains on this list are mainly rice, but there are also miscellaneous grains such as sweet potato flour and corn flour, adding up to a total of 60,000 koku.

Zhuge Liang groaned: "These 60,000 stone grains and grass are enough for my 40,000 troops to eat for more than two months. Now that the grain and grass have been delivered, it is time to lead the troops north and march into Yuzhou. ”

In the Han Dynasty, there were about 120 catties of grain for one stone, and 60,000 catties of grain and grass for 60,000 stones.

Due to the lack of meat and vegetables in ancient times, soldiers who wanted to eat enough and replenish their physical strength could only eat grain and grass, and they probably consumed about two to three catties of grain a day.

If you eat three catties a day, 60,000 stone grains and grass can support 40,000 troops for two months, and two catties can support three months. In terms of compromise, it is about two and a half months, about seventy-five days.

More than 70 days, enough for Zhuge Liang to fight in the south and the north, to seize Yuzhou, after taking Yuzhou, grain and grass can also be replenished from Yuzhou.

In fact, Jiangxia County hoarded a lot of grain and grass, which was enough for Zhuge Liang's army to go on the expedition.

However, Zhuge Liang defeated the reinforcements from Shouchun and got more than 20,000 surrendered troops, and the defenders in Xiyang City also surrendered more than 10,000 people.

These surrendered troops added up to 40,000 people, which greatly consumed the grain and grass hoarded in Jiangxia County, and Zhuge Liang had no choice but to wait for Jiangling to send grain and grass to go on the march. Now that the grain and grass in Jiangling have arrived, Zhuge Liang can lead his troops to the battle.

When Zhao Yun heard this, he arched his hand and said: "I'm going to straighten out the soldiers and horses, and I can lead the troops to the battle early tomorrow morning!" ”

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhao Yun nodded and stepped back.

Not long after Zhao Yun retreated, a brocade-clothed guard walked in: "Da Sima, General Zhuge has already taken over!" ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he immediately stood up: "Nothing happened, right?" Are all the people safely brought here? ”

Jin Yiwei replied: "I brought them all here, and the journey was safe." ”

"Take me to them!"

"Da Sima, please!"

Jin Yiwei took Zhuge Liang to the main hall.

In the main hall, there was a middle-aged woman holding a boy who was seven or eight years old. Zhuge Dan does not have many families, his parents are long gone, and now he has only one wife and one son at home.

Zhuge Liang came to the main hall, saw the woman, and arched his hand forward: "I've seen my brother and sister!" ”

Zhuge Liang's wife is also a beautiful girl, and when she saw Zhuge Liang calling herself a brother and sister, she knew his identity, and hurriedly returned the salute: "I've seen uncle!" I don't know ...... my husband now."

Thinking of Zhuge Dan, Zhuge Liang said: "Brother and sister, you have finally arrived, come with me to see him!" ”

The last time Zhuge Liang invited Zhuge Dan to a banquet, Zhuge Dan thought that Zhuge Liang was preparing to see him off, so he was drunk.

After waking up, Zhuge Dan understood that he was in a plan, so he wanted to kill himself, but fortunately, Zhuge Liang sent someone to watch him, so he didn't die.

But Zhuge Dan is also a fierce man, he wants to go on a hunger strike when he can't commit suicide, his mouth grows on Zhuge Dan's body, Zhuge Dan doesn't eat, and Zhuge Liang is helpless.

can only wait for Zhuge Dan to be tired and sleepy every night to make him unconscious, and feed him some gruel and liquid food.

Zhuge Liang led Zhuge Dan's wife and children to a room.

Although Zhuge Dan had not starved to death, he was embarrassed, his clothes had not been changed, his hair was messy, his face was dirty, and his eyes were sunken and dark circles were exposed.

Seeing Zhuge Liang walk in, Zhuge Dan rushed up and grabbed Zhuge Liang's chest: "Zhuge Liang, what do you want?" Soldiers can be killed but not humiliated, you and my brother, you and I are so deceitful of me? ”

"Brother Xian, being a brother is also a helpless move, it is precisely because of you and my brother that I don't want you to die for the Wei State. Look at who I've brought here. Zhuge Liang said, stepping aside.

"Sir!"

Seeing that Zhuge Festival was so wasteful, Zhuge Festival's wife came up and hugged Zhuge Festival and cried bitterly.

"Father!" Zhuge Liang also ran up, holding Zhuge Dan's thigh and refusing to let go.

"Madam, Liang'er!" Seeing his wife and children, Zhuge Dan couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhuge Dan was stunned for a while, looked at Zhuge Liang and shouted: "Zhuge Liang, why is my wife and son here?" What did you do? ”

Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "Wen Qin's family fled back, you have a conflict with him, I am afraid that he will harm you and affect my younger siblings and nephews, so I sent someone to take them back."

Fortunately, I did this, after Wen Qin fled back, he said that you have taken refuge in the Han Dynasty, Cao Rui was furious, and he wanted to execute his younger siblings and nephews, and our people went through a lot of hardships to bring them over. ”

When Zhuge Dan heard this, he didn't understand anything, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Zhuge Liang, why are you so vicious? I can't even be a loyal minister? ”

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