At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 39

The elderly in this era are particularly sensitive and emotional because they have lived a long time, seen a lot, and experienced a lot.

Xu Mu just said that there is wages, and the fire of hope was ignited in their hearts.

Before that, they all stayed in Yangcheng with the intention of waiting for death.

"It's time to revise a letter and give it to the old house. Tell him to properly arrange these old people and come up with a corresponding salary and treatment plan."

After exchanging pleasantries with these old people, Xu Mu walked to the General's Mansion in Yangcheng under the guard of Wang Zhao.

This General's Mansion was originally the residence of Pei Qiantong. After he abandoned the city and fled, Dugu Sheng lived there for a while, and now it has become the station of Iron Buddha.

"They still need training before they can work. All these must be handled properly. It is good to have an old house."

Thinking of this, Xu Mu felt relieved.

Originally, these were all his work. I have to say that it feels really cool to put down the pick.

"The enemy is attacking the city gate!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the top of the city, interrupting Xu Mu's thoughts.

"Go, let's see what's going on?" Xu Mu said to Wang Zhao, with a strange look on his face.

"Promise!" Wang Zhao took the order and quickly ran towards the city gate.

Then, another voice came from the large wooden loudspeaker on the top of the city: "The enemy has withdrawn! The enemy has withdrawn!"

Xu Mu: "..."

I am afraid that the siege of the city did not last for a quarter of an hour, right?

When Xu Mu walked up the city wall, Zhang Xutuo was wearing an iron pagoda, watching the retreating enemy troops with binoculars.

"Old Zhang, what happened?" Xu Mu also saw the retreating enemy troops.

It's dark, it's coming fast, and it's going fast.

Zhang Xutuo pointed at the group of troops, with the same astonishment on his face, he pondered and analyzed: "This should be Pei Xingyan's tribe, the son of Pei Renji. Ran."

Later, Wang Zhao, who went to investigate in the direction of the city gate, also came back and reported: "My lord, the enemy... blasted the city gate, found the concrete wall, and retreated after hitting the city gate to no avail."

"I guess Pei Xingyan's face will turn green when he sees the sealed city gate." Sun Ying, who had been accompanying Xu Mu all this time, said with admiration.

Since the lord took over Yangcheng, his first order was to seal the city tower, which was so prescient.

Xu Mu shook his head helplessly, and attacked the city gate. Isn't that hitting the gun with his head?

Climbing the city wall and entering from the top of the city tower have a higher chance of winning than attacking the city gate.

You know, in the entire Yangcheng now, the gate of the city is the strongest.

Under Xu Mu's order, the gate of the city was cemented to seal the stone wall five meters behind. If it was ignored like this, the opponent might not be able to smash it open with a giant log for a year.

Thinking of the various measures taken by the lord to defend the city after taking over Yangcheng, Sun Ying said with emotion: "My lord really has the foresight."

Xu Mu didn't take credit for this, he waved his hand and said, "It's just a coincidence, by the way, how are you preparing for tomorrow's mocking letter?"

Sun Ying quickly took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Xu Mu for inspection.

Xu Mu nodded slightly after reading it.

I have to say that Sun Ying is really a talent.

Among other things, the mocking letter was written in a very irritating way.

"This time it's improved compared to the previous two days, but we can add something more, for example, this time Pei Xingyan attacked the city gate, saying that you have already expected that no matter how angry the opponent is, it is best to kill the enemy generals. "Xu Mu pondered for a while, and made some suggestions.

Sun Ying's body trembled, she quickly waved her hands and said, "Subordinates dare not."

This is entirely the lord's credit, if he uses it fraudulently, wouldn't he be presumptuous?
But Xu Mu doesn't care so much, the most important thing right now is to let the world know that there is someone like Sun Ying.

"If you don't dare, just write it if you are asked to write it. Also, Luoyang, add another one to the invitation letter tomorrow, please Princess Shang!" Xu Mu glared at him, but the last sentence almost shocked Sun Ying. Paralyzed.

"This... this... this subordinate..." Sun Ying looked at Xu Mu in disbelief, as if asking if the lord was serious...

In the end, I got an affirmative answer: "Go and write, as long as this matter is done well, my lord will never treat you badly in the future!"

With a sad face, Sun Ying took back the letter and walked down the city wall with a heavy heart.

These few letters were written by him wanting to live and die.

But as he wrote, he actually wrote some experiences.

For example, how to write can make people itch with hatred, how to write can fulfill the lord's request, and can make the enemy's general pissed off...

"Forget it, let's write it. The big deal is death. Anyway, this life is also given by the lord." Back in the Pianjiang Mansion, Sun Ying gradually thought about it and started to write.

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On the city floor.

The ridicule turned into ridicule, Zhang Xutuo still attached great importance to Pei Xingyan, and said to Xu Mu: "This siege is just a simple test. Pei Renji has been a general for many years, and his son is also quite knowledgeable in military law. In the end, the general will see how he advances and retreats." The speed was high, and there was no panic when retreating, and the next offensive, I am afraid..."

Xu Mu thought deeply, nodded and said: "We can despise the enemy tactically, but we must pay attention to the enemy strategically. How is the trench digging outside the city?"

Zhang Xutuo pointed to a large open space outside Yangcheng, and remembered an order from the lord two days ago after taking over Yangcheng.

Dig a trench.

Today's outside of the city seems to be flat, but the ground has been hollowed out a lot.

Digging for another three days will definitely dig a big hole and kill the enemy.

Zhang Xutuo truthfully told the current progress of the digging, but Xu Mu was not very satisfied with it.

"This efficiency is still too slow, and I don't know when the excavator will be available."

Xu Mu secretly sighed in his heart. If there is an excavator, only a small number of people are needed, and the task of this trench can definitely be completed within three days.

Yangcheng is just a small city, the city wall is about a thousand paces wide, and only one-third of it has been dug up to now...

You know, occupying Yangcheng is only the first step. Next, he will rely on Yangcheng to intercept Hu Li Mi, and this trench is the key to it.

"It seems that I have to go back to Wanmin City, and let the research institute come up with the method of pouring steel as soon as possible."

With the expansion of demand in Wanmin City, the requirements for the efficiency of equipment are getting higher and higher.

The reason why the trenches were dug so slowly was that the method of digging was still the shovel.

Iron and steel smelting in this era inherited the method of frying steel in the Han Dynasty. After the pig iron was liquefied, it was put in a furnace and stir-fried like a dish, and various seasonings were added to it... Cough, various mineral powders, increase its strength.

But in the final analysis, the limitations are still very large. First of all, substances such as sulfur and phosphorus cannot be eliminated.

These impurities can greatly affect the properties of steel.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, some craftsmen would figure out the method of pouring steel, refining pig iron and wrought iron together, so that the pig iron would be liquefied and poured into wrought iron.

This refining method has greatly improved the efficiency of steel. The most obvious is the Su iron knife of the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to cut iron like mud, and can cut off the armor of the enemy army at will.

If this thing can be sorted out in advance, the mining efficiency can be at least doubled!
It's just that Xu Mu only knows the general method, and the specifics depend on the craftsmen in the research institute.

With the rapid development of Wanmin City, Xu Mu now lacks not only scholars but also craftsmen.

Otherwise, there is no way to carry out the project at the same time. After all, there is a specialization in the art industry, and there is only one blacksmith in Wanmin City, so breakthroughs in this area have been slow.

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Pei Jun camp.

Pei Xingyan looked at a letter from Qin Shubao.

From Yangcheng.

It was sent shortly after he failed in the siege and withdrew his troops.

While Pei Xingyan was reading the letter, the seven-foot man turned red with anger and couldn't help shaking.

"I honestly heard that Mr. Pei's bravery is unparalleled in the world. I personally thought that he must have a strategy of an extraordinary person. Who would have thought that this attack on the city would be like a child's army, without any strategy."

If you only saw this point, there would be no problem, but the following few sentences made Pei Xingyan go berserk.

"I've heard the name of my respected father Pei Gong for a long time, and it's spread all over the world. I don't know what the ancients said is true. I am Sun Ying, the guard of Yangcheng. In this city for a day, you and other bandits can only look at the city and sigh. It's a pity. , Yesterday I gave the woman clothes to Qin Qiong, and today I gave the baby shin clothes to Pei, why don't you just take off your armor and go home to suck your breasts?"

In ancient times, shin clothing was worn inside, but adults generally do not wear it, it is exclusive to children, um, that is, crotch pants.

Sun Ying's letter was really well written. After being reviewed by Xu Mu, he quickly asked someone to prepare a pair of crotch pants to increase its power.

At the end of the letter, there was even a mockery, telling Pei Xingyan to go home and drink milk...

On the side, Qin Shubao covered his face and turned his head away. Yesterday the other party sent women's palace clothes, and he had almost the same expression.

"Major General, calm down..."

Qin Shubao comforted him in a low voice, for fear that Pei Xingyan could not help but run away and raise troops, which is a taboo for military strategists.

"Snapped!"

Pei Xingyan violently tore the letter into pieces, slapped the table angrily, and then the wooden table was smashed by his palm.

Of course, the effect of force is reciprocal. With such a blow, Pei Xingyan's palm was also shaken to the point of pain.

But no matter how painful it was, it couldn't compare to the pain in the face at this time.

"Son Ying, you bullied me too much! How dare you insult me ​​like this!"

Pei Xingyan yelled angrily, but no one dared to speak out.

Qin Shubao waited for his anger to subside before comforting him, "Young general, it's a big taboo for military strategists, don't be violent and make your troops angry..."

Pei Xingyan took a deep breath, glared at him fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Ying, the guard of Yangcheng, I will remember! Within two days, I must capture this person alive, so that I can eliminate the hatred in my heart! "

He still remembers the military order that broke the city in two days.

However, Qin Shubao didn't report any expectations. He looked at Pei Xingyan quietly, pointed to Yangcheng and analyzed: "Has the major general not found out yet? Sun Ying, one step counts as a hundred steps, and Dakaicheng first. He wanted to lure me into the city, but now he is even more proactive in anticipating the enemy's opportunity, sealing the city gates first, doing everything without any omissions, and counting as no omissions, isn't the so-called famous general in ancient times talking about such a person?"

"The late general often thinks that the famous generals in the world, except for the deceased Han Gong and Zhang Gonggong, have long since disappeared, and there is no follow-up. When I see Sun Ying today, I know that there are many capable people in the world. The final general is really watching the sky from a well. No wonder the ancients once said, Those who are good at fighting do not have great achievements, and those who are good at healing do not have a brilliant reputation..."

Hearing Qin Shubao's words, Pei Xingyan, who was in a rage, gradually calmed down, and turned to thinking.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that Qin Shubao's words are reasonable.

If this Sun Ying is not proficient in the art of war, how can he be regarded as exhaustive, closing the city for self-defense?
This is a made up mind, to fight a protracted war with them!
(End of this chapter)