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Chapter 36 Flooded the beams and Wei was destroyed

Looking at this thin and crispy looking thing, Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows, picked up a piece and took a bite.

Crispy, salty and delicious.

"Is this...the delicacy from Jiaojiao?"

"It's just a snack, just for satisfying your cravings when you have nothing to do. Is it delicious?"

“It tastes very good.”

Yun Jiao grinned, twisted another piece and stuffed it into his mouth: "Then have another piece."

Ah Xiao next to him: "..."

My family members don’t understand, and I feel like a passing dog that was kicked for no apparent reason.

……

It’s the twelfth lunar month of another year.

After getting taro, Yun Jiao started making milk tea.

After using a secret method to remove the smell of goat milk, add sugar, and mix it with the most original tea leaves to make a milk tea with a unique taste——

Well, it still tastes like prairie.

Yun Jiao found some more things and made Bobo, and made taro mud Bobo milk tea for everyone.

This was their first time drinking milk tea, and they were all surprised.

Meng Tian and Fu Su love sweets, and they can't put it down even more.

But they soon discovered that they couldn't drink too much of this stuff.

Tired of panic.

Ying Zheng also sent some to Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao, but Ying Zheng couldn't drink it after two sips.

To be honest, when he was young, he liked sweets, but now that he is older, his taste is more bland.

Like everyone else, Zhao Gao also liked this milk tea very much, especially when he thought that Yun Jiao had left it specially for him, he was so happy that he couldn't help but feel happy.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was snow in the sky.

Today is the Laba Festival, and it is customary to drink Laba porridge.

The grains in this era are the most primitive and pure, without any additives. Yun Jiao asked for some grains from the warehouse, soaked them in advance and cooked two pots of Laba porridge——

In one pot, bacon and other condiments were added to make it savory; in the other pot, sugar and lotus seeds were added to make it sweet.

No matter what flavor it is, it is very popular.

This kind of Laba porridge spread to the people. Because they heard that it was very delicious, many greedy people followed Yun Jiao's example, taking out the beans and other things they didn't use at home and soaking them, and also learned to cook a big pot of porridge.

Hey, don't say it, don't say it, it really tastes good.

……

In the palace, Ying Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at the steaming Laba porridge in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

"It's going to be cold if you don't drink it. Or you don't like salty food and want to try something sweet?" Yun Jiao sat next to her, holding her chin and looking at him.

[It’s strange that our ancestors have been in a daze since it started snowing. 】

Ying Zheng slowly regained consciousness, picked up the spoon with his slender fingers, scooped a spoonful of porridge into his mouth, tasted it carefully, and praised without hesitation: "Jiao Jiao's cooking is very delicious."

Yun Jiao chuckled, then hugged the soup soup that Yuan Bai made for her, and blinked: "Let me guess what A Zheng is thinking. Are you thinking... can the people have enough to eat in winter? Or after winter, in the north, Will those barbarians cross the border and burn, kill and loot on the border?"

Ying Zheng was a little surprised, and after a moment he nodded: "It's exactly what Jiao Jiao said." Yun Jiao raised her eyebrows.

【Eh?Got it right?Hey hey hey, he and his ancestors are becoming more and more in tune with each other. 】

"The Great Wall is still under repair, and there are not many troops stationed on the border. After the obvious cold weather can be felt inside the pass, it has begun to snow outside the pass. When it snows, the Huns always lead their troops south to snatch supplies to survive the cold winter. This year's winter is worse than It was colder last year -" Ying Zheng put down the bowl and rubbed his eyebrows, the worry in his eyes was clearly visible,

"Our elite troops from the Qin State are on their way to the Wei State, and the remaining border garrison troops are only tens of thousands..."

Two days ago, Yingzheng sent Li Xin and Wang Ben to lead troops to attack Wei. Most of the remaining main forces were in Xianyang, and the rest were scattered and guarded in the four borders, and some were in Yingchuan County and Handan County——

The purpose is to prevent some people with evil intentions from backstabbing like Han Wangan.

And if the Huns really come to rob something, and the border soldiers are outnumbered and the enemy cannot be defeated - the border pass will fall, and the Zhao land that was finally obtained will become the land of those barbarians, and the people of Handan County will suffer. .

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Yun Jiao suppressed a smile on her face and looked at him after thinking for a moment: "A Zheng might as well try to build a straight road starting from Xianyang and running from north to south - in this way, it will be convenient for soldiers to rush to rescue quickly. , and it is also convenient for Azheng to go on a tour."

[Qin Zhidao was repaired by his ancestors later on. I told you this in advance. It won’t be a big problem for him to repair it. 】

[Speaking of which, do you want to give him some asphalt or cement? 】

[If I remember correctly, molten artificial asphalt seems to have been found in the ruins of the Yin Shang Dynasty. It should be found here as well. 】

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and then rubbed Yun Jiao's hair: "It will take some time to build, but it is indeed feasible. I will order people to survey the terrain in two days and let Yuan Bai and the others supervise the construction."

……

On the other side, Li Xin and Wang Ben each led an army of [-] troops, one heading towards the Chu State and the other towards the Wei State——

In order to prevent Wei from asking for help from Chu, Li Xin was ordered to block its retreat.

Wang Ben led his army straight to Daliang, the capital of Wei.

As early as after Han and Zhao were destroyed one after another, King Wei knew that one day the Qin army's cavalry would set foot on Wei's last land, so he made preparations early, built the beams very firmly, and prepared A very sufficient supply of food and grass——

Hey, I know you can fight, but I just won’t fight with you.

Do you want to fight?If you repay me even slightly, I will be indestructible. I will defend this city lightly and wear you to death.

If it were an ordinary Qin general, faced with such a problem, he might retreat and go back to find Ying Zheng to think of other solutions, or ask for reinforcements.

But who is Wang Ben? He is Li Mu. He has defended Zhao State for so many years. It is not clear how to deal with the shortcomings of the city defense battle.

No, Wang Ben soon discovered it.

Although the beams are strong and the food and grass are sufficient, there is one imperfection——

It is located on the bank of the Yellow River and has low terrain.

Moreover...the walls of Daliang City are not made of stone, but of earth.

earth?
What is the soil afraid of?
Earth is most afraid of strong water, isn't it?

After discovering this, in order to confuse the king of Wei, Wang Ben sent people to launch a wheel battle-style attack, and at the same time sent half of the Qin army to the upper reaches of the Yellow River to quietly dig the Yellow River embankments.

March 225, [-] BC.

When spring comes, the dam of the Yellow River is finally dug through by these gangsters.

It was the spring flood at this time, and it rained heavily.

The water of the Yellow River burst its banks and poured into Daliang City from three sides like thousands of troops. Daliang City turned into a water China overnight. Many people were washed outside the city and drowned alive.

The flood lasted for three months. Finally, King Wei pretended that he couldn't bear to see the people suffer. He held the seal, hung a white flag on the highest point of Daliang City, opened the city gate and surrendered.

(End of this chapter)