Chapter 435 Grand Cause
Early the next morning, the specific casualties were also counted.
The 50,000 Wei troops continuously attacked the Han army camp, and were ambushed by Liu Chan, killing more than 43,000 people. Of the remaining 7,000 people, Sima Yi took 1,000 to escape, and 6,000 surrendered.
On the Han army, there was no loss of soldiers and horses brought by Liu Chan, mainly Deng Ai's 12,000 soldiers and horses, and now there are only 3,000 people left, and nearly 9,000 are killed.
The Wei army camp has been uprooted, and all the soldiers and horses have gone to the camp established by Deng Ai.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the generals gathered together, Lin Yuan, Deng Ai, Wang Ping and others rested for one night, and their spirits were much better.
Liu Chan said to the generals: "Although we have successfully defended the Jieting now, you must not slack off, before we completely consolidate the land west of Liupan Mountain, the Wei army may attack the Jieting at any time." And there's a couple of things to do next. ”
The generals arched their hands and said, "Please command Your Majesty!" ”
"The first thing is the question of the fallen soldiers." Liu Chan looked at the generals and said: "In this battle, our army killed more than 9,000 people, although they held the street pavilion, but also suffered heavy casualties, these soldiers and horses are Hanzhong soldiers, now they sacrificed their lives for the country, naturally they will not be buried in the street pavilion, I want to take them back to their hometown, and reunite with their families."
Therefore, each person must be cremated individually, and the ashes must be kept in the altar and marked with their name, and when they return, they must be brought back to their hometown, and their relics must also be kept alive and given to their families.
In addition, the corpses of the Wei soldiers, the corpses of the Wei soldiers, are buried in the mountains nearby, people die greatly, and they can't be sloppy, and the slightest carelessness will cause a plague, Wang Ping, this matter will be left to you to do! ”
"No!" Wang Ping gave up his hand.
Liu Chan continued: "The second thing is the problem of building a city, I said last night, if you build a city, you will build a big city, Jieting is located in Longshan Road, it is the hub connecting Longyou and Guanzhong, in the future, I will take Guanzhong, and the two places will go back and forth, and Jieting City will be convenient." Not only a military fortress, but also a castle that boosts the economy. ”
During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to envoy to the Western Regions, and since then the Silk Road has come out of the Silk Road.
And the street pavilion is the hub connecting Longyou and Guanzhong, plus the addition of the Silk Road, then it is necessary to build a city in the street pavilion.
As a transit station between Liangzhou, the Western Regions, Longyou and the Central Plains of Guanzhong, such an important geographical location, Jieting is not only a military fortress, but also an economic city, for the economy of Longyou, has a huge role in promoting, can drive the prosperity of Longyou.
It's just that in these years, Liangzhou has been in turmoil, and the Silk Road has gradually fallen into loneliness.
However, Liu Chan will pacify Guanzhong in the future, and will also reopen the Silk Road, and Liu Chan will also pacify the Western Regions, and also have economic exchanges with the Western powers, the Kushan and the rest of the four empires.
Therefore, it is even more necessary to make the scale of the street pavilion city bigger.
Liu Chan said: "There are two main aspects to the construction of the city, the first is the material, and the second is the construction.
The craftsmen I brought with me all knew how to make cement, not masons, so the masons had to be recruited from Longyou, so we could stock up on cement and materials first. Wei Yan, I will give you 10,000 people, and I will leave it to you at this time. ”
When Wei Yan heard this, he was immediately unhappy: "Your Majesty, I ......"
Thinking that he is a dignified general of the country, now in the street pavilion, except for Liu Chan, he has the highest official position, and now Liu Chan actually asked him to do this kind of thing? How does this deserve his identity?
Liu Chan muttered: "The matter of building a city is very important, I trust you to let you do it, if you don't want to, I will do it differently." ”
Wei Yan heard what else to say, and hurriedly said, "Weichen is willing!" ”
Liu Chan nodded and continued: "The matter of recruiting craftsmen from the rear, Ma Zhong, will be handed over to you. The rest of the soldiers and horses are guarding the camp, and the 30,000 troops I left in Yangping Pass will come in a few days, and the Wei State will not attack in a short time, but it is still not careless. ”
"No!"
Then the generals were busy, Ma Zhong took hundreds of soldiers and horses to the rear Guangwei County to recruit craftsmen, Wei Yan with 10,000 soldiers and horses, under the guidance of the craftsmen, to contain cement, collect materials, materials are mainly stones, bamboo and wood.
The concrete city wall needs a lot of materials, a two-story house in later generations, the need for cement, stone, sand, bricks and other materials will cost several trucks, now to build the city wall, Liu Chan plan, the scale of the street pavilion city is the scale of three miles long, and the width of the city wall is three zhang wide, the need for more materials.
Of course, concrete walls are better with reinforcement, but nowadays it is impossible to make reinforcements, so it is impossible to build reinforced concrete, and although there are no reinforcements, other materials can be used to replace the reinforcements.
For example, in the fifties and sixties of later generations, the country's steel is not enough, many places are replaced by bamboo bars, this kind of bamboo strips are specially treated, very tough, called bamboo bars, although the effect is not as good as steel bars, but the construction of the city wall is not to build a house, do not need a very stable frame load-bearing, only need to build a height of about three zhang, the main foundation is deep enough, so the bamboo bars are completely enough.
Wei Yan took the soldiers and horses to burn the cement, and when the materials were selected, Liu Chan was leading the generals to choose the city site.
After some selection, Liu Chan chose the site of the street pavilion twenty miles behind the Deng Ai camp.
It is located in the open area of the river valley, in front of the Longshan Road, both sides of the road are hills, the city is stuck at the exit of the mountain road, although the terrain is slightly wider, but the wall can also extend from both sides, has been connected to the mountains on both sides.
At that time, as soon as the city wall was erected, if Wei wanted to enter Longyou from Guanzhong, it would have to conquer the street pavilion.
And the concrete city wall is impregnable, as long as 20,000 soldiers and horses are placed in the city at that time, even if the 100,000 army of Wei attacks for a year, there is no hope of any results.
After the address was selected, Liu Chan ordered someone to dig the foundation, and when the cement was fired, Ma Zhong came back with the craftsman, and the city wall could be cast.
As long as the materials are sufficient, 10,000 soldiers and horses to work, the city wall can be built within a month, and when the soldiers and horses are stationed in the city, even if the Wei State arrives with a large number of people and horses, it will be useless, and then Liu Chan can go to the rear, pacify Liangzhou, and deal with the affairs of Longyou.
As for the facilities inside the castle, they can be built slowly, and the four walls can be built first, and the soldiers and horses can be encamped in the city.
After three days, Pang Tong and Ling Bao also led 30,000 soldiers and horses to arrive at Jieting, and at the same time transported enough grain and grass, enough to support the construction of Jieting City.