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Chapter 802 Heating
Yecheng became a city of ice.

The Jin army poured water on the city wall every day, as if covering Yecheng with a cold armor.

In this weather, the power of fire oil is greatly weakened.

It can only be bombarded with artillery stones every day, with little effect, and there is only one white spot on the city wall.

The actions of the soldiers were also much more sluggish than usual due to the cold weather.

Even the most Qiang people can't stand it.

These are not the worst news. The grain and grass in the rear began to become tense, and due to the heavy snow, it was often missed.

"Why don't you go back to Luoyang for the time being and wait for the warm spring next year?" Wei Guan asked.

"There is no shortage of food this year, will there be no shortage of food next year? If the soldiers retreat, I am afraid that next year they will feel tired, miss their parents, wives and children, and have no fighting spirit! We must strike while the iron is hot. The sky will never destroy the Sima family, and I will destroy it! "Yang Zheng said decisively.

Now that the road is blocked by ice and snow, is Luoyang so easy to retreat?

Going and coming, I don't know how many soldiers will be frostbitten and how many horses will be frozen to death. If the Jin army counterattacks at this time and takes advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, I am afraid that the army will be defeated...

According to the news sent back by the scouts, the three tribes of Xianbei had gone south to Qinghe, eyeing Yecheng.

Cold resistance is precisely the advantage of Xianbei people, and the bitter cold in Liaodong is still higher than Liangzhou.

So the best way is to stay in Ye City.

"However, the grain and grass seem to be exhausted."

"Killing livestock to make soup for soldiers to drink. After killing livestock and killing war horses, it will be difficult for us, and it will be even more difficult for Sima Yan." Yang Zheng was mentally prepared.

Da Qin had the advantage, but Sima Yan also had the power to fight back.

In the past, he was used to fighting with the wind, but Wei Guan had the mentality of a strategist, always wanting to take advantage of it, and use his small to gain big.

The general trend of the world has come to the present, testing the resilience and will of both parties.

When the Jin army retreated to Yecheng, more than 3000 people surrendered.

This shows that the morale of the enemy army has been loosened, and it is almost the last breath. If they retreat now, it will be more difficult to fight next time.

It is not easy to launch such a big war. With 40 troops, war horses, livestock and civilian husbands, the entire Qin State was mobilized.

People can bear it for the first time, but they will definitely not be able to bear it if it goes on like this.

Wei Guan's eyes flashed, "I have a plan, I can send back the surrendered Jin army!"

"Release?" Yang Zheng probably understood what he meant.

"Exactly, if these people stay in the camp and increase the burden of food and grass, it is better to let them return to their hometowns and spread the grace of His Majesty. Since these people have surrendered, it means that their hearts are in Daqin, and they will not want to work for Sima Yan. Sima Yan insists on collecting food and grass, Young and strong, it may be able to achieve miraculous effects, and secondly, it can also be interspersed with detailed work, going deep into the cities of Hebei..."

"Yes." Yang Zheng originally wanted to drive these people away to attack the city and use them as cannon fodder.

However, seeing Yecheng's posture will not be able to hold for a while, there is no need to sacrifice so many lives in vain.

He ordered to give each Jin army twenty catties of dry food and let them return to their hometown.

The Jin army was overjoyed, and bowed down to Yang Zheng's dental plaque one after another.

There are more than [-] people who are unwilling to leave. They have long lost their families and are alone. Their hometown has been reduced to ruins. They only want to die for Daqin.

Many of them are gray-haired, their faces are covered with scars, their eyes are gray, and they are full of death. I don't know how many years of fighting, and they have already become professional soldiers. They can only fight and nothing else. know what to do.

Yang Zheng organized them into death camps, and let them eat meat and occasionally drink wine.

The two sides fell into a confrontation again.

And winter is getting colder.

Someone went out to pee at night, and when he was found the next day, he was frozen into an ice sculpture.

Some people's ears are leaking outside, and they fall off when they are gently twisted, but the person does not feel any pain.

Livestock and war horses froze to death in large numbers.

Not to mention fighting in this weather, it would be nice to be alive.

Every day at noon when the temperature is the highest, the Qin army will send out more than 2 people to go out to log and search for hay.

At night, a bonfire is lit, and the whole cattle and sheep are roasted, and the food is shared on the shelf.

Or boil it into broth, which is steaming hot, and it will warm your body and mind with one bite.

Eating meat in this weather can better withstand the severe cold.

Xuan Yilang's firepower was fully fired, and various programs were staged in turn.

Either Sima Yan killed his father, or Sima Zhao killed the king.

Even if I watched it no less than a hundred times, every time Sima Yi and Sima Zhao appeared on the stage, it would cause an angry roar.

Seeing Sima Shi being frightened to death by Wen Yang, he clapped his hands and laughed again.

Yang Zheng patrolled the barracks every day, and the soldiers had fun in their hardships, and life was not difficult.

But the heating of 40 people is a big problem after all.

All the forests around Yecheng were cut down by the Jin army.

The Qin army needed to go to Hanoi and Shangdang to log in the rear, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Yang Zheng thought hard, what else could be used to keep warm.

There is too little oil in the fire, and not only the buried corpses can be burned...

Thinking of the underground, Yang Zheng's heart skipped a beat. There are still coals that can be burned underground!

Where is there a lot of coal nearby?Shanxi of course!

No, it's Bingzhou!
Later generations are known as the coal capital, isn't it the current Bingzhou places?Yang Zheng remembered that there was a large coal mine in Changye, namely Shangdang, which was two to three hundred miles northwest of Yecheng.

Shangdang is really a good place!
Yang Zheng's brain turned rapidly.

Do as the Romans do, the mother almost forgets that she is a time traveler!

Fighting the world can't be reckless, sometimes you still have to use your brain...

"Graphite, is there graphite in the army?" Yang Zheng asked Wei Guan.

Coal was called Shi Nie in the pre-Qin period, and graphite in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

During the Western Han Dynasty, coal was made into cakes on a large scale, used to smelt steel, cast into swords of the Han army, and defeated the Xiongnu.

In addition to making suggestions, Wei Guan was also in charge of logistics.

"Graphite? What does Your Majesty want this thing for?" Wei Guan rolled his eyes, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Two months ago, Wang Yan, the prefect of Dai County, sent a thousand catties of graphite, which was in the left camp. "

Wang Yan is Ma Long's lieutenant general.

After the Battle of the Dai County, Ma Long recommended Wang Yan as the prefect of Shangdang, saying that he was brave and strategic, and had a deep understanding of military strategy, and Shangdang was short of him to sit in charge.

Now it seems that this person is simply the lucky star of Daqin!
Yang Zheng was overjoyed and rushed to Zuoying with Wei Guan.

Find this batch of "Graphite" from the corner.

According to the memory of later generations, the artisans accompanying the army kneaded loess and wooden frames into a stove according to their own ideas, and then mixed coal and loess to make coal cakes. A cross-age thing appeared.

Although the shape is a bit ugly, it is definitely practical. Looking at the long-lasting and stable flame in the furnace, Yang Zheng feels warm both physically and mentally.

With this thing, Sima Yan might be killed this time.

"Your Majesty is really a god!" Wei Guan saw the value of this thing at a glance.

Burning wood, unable to control the size of the fire.

For 40 people a day, dry firewood is also an astronomical figure. In one winter, there may not be enough trees in Hebei to burn.

The stove can control the size of the flame and keep it burning all day long.

The key is inexhaustible!

"Order Wang Yan, the prefect of Daijun, to deliver graphite with all his strength, as much as he wants!"

"Wei!" The scout heard the urgency in Yang Zheng's tone, did not dare to delay for a moment, and galloped away.

"Send all the cold-resistant Mobei horses to pull coal." Yang Zheng came down again and ordered.

Shangdang is condescending, and it is convenient to deliver coal.

In the city where the Jin army was located, the Qin army ruled all the fields, and there was no difficulty in transporting coal.

(End of this chapter)