Seeing that Dong Hao didn't reply, Niu Gao became more and more depressed in his heart, and urged again and again: "Dong Shuai, do you really plan to go down like this?!"

Dong Hao sighed, although he was struggling in his heart, his personality was definitely much more rational than that of Niu Gao. Romance debut novel щwwlā He can't lead his subordinates to act privately because of a momentary preference, and he can't afford this kind of consequence. Moreover, even if you want to go into battle to kill the enemy, even if you want to recover your homeland, even if you want to regain your homeland, even if it is a great opportunity now, will there be no chance in the future?

He believed that sooner or later, the imperial court would realize the strategic significance, and wouldn't it be better to send troops logically at that time?

Immediately, he shook his head and said very firmly: "Brother Niu, no matter what you say, I know that your intentions are good, but if you go deep alone, you will put your brothers to death." Now that the Qi army has been attacked, it can be regarded as a victory in a certain way, and in that case, can't we rest assured and wait for the official order from above?"

Niu Gao saw that Dong Hao refused, and he said the cowering words so high-soundingly, and he was very angry in his heart. He spewed two angry flames from his nose, and then said: "Dong Shuai, the Sprinkle family originally thought that you were a righteous and capable hero, but they didn't expect that you were also a person who was frightened by those fathers and gentlemen in this Ezhou City. Hmph, I misread you. ”

Dong Hao was a little impatient, and said solemnly: "Brother Niu, can you calm down and think about the problem?" There are 8,000 people in our department, and there are as many as 5,000 or 6,000 in your department, although there are more than 10,000 people in total, but have you thought clearly about how to solve the problem of the food and grass for so many people? Even if we invade Yingzhou, but Ezhou does not send assistance, we can only obediently retreat. ”

Niu Gao was still unconvinced and said: "We can go and grab the grain and grass of the Qi army, while fighting, while grabbing the enemy's grain and grass, won't it make the Qi army weaker and weaker in the end?"

Dong Hao laughed. said: "Brother Niu, where did the grain and grass of the Qi army come from? Don't you know?"

Niu Gao was stunned, he and Dong Hao were both northerners and had fought on the territory of Qi State. Naturally, he knew that the Qi army was arrogant and unreasonable. Often, in order to replenish the troops, the Qi army grabbed the strong men at will, and if there was no grain and grass, they would rob the people's food, and if they had no clothes, they would rob the people's clothes.

Although Niu Gao thought that he was not a woman with kindness, he was also very clear. If the people's hearts are unstable, the battle will eventually be lost. He could imagine that once the battle was brought to a stalemate by sending troops privately, it would be extremely unfavorable to the army, to himself, and to the common people.

Thinking of this, he had to sigh in his heart, but there was still an unconvinced look on his face. Gradually, he transferred this anger to the culprit, which was the old men in Ezhou City. If these ministers are determined to fight, they are willing to send food, grass and supplies to support them. Why should you be troubled by these problems?

Dong Hao saw that Niu Gao hesitated, so he further said: "Brother Niu, you know me, if there is a chance to kill the enemy, will I cringe?" There will be a chance, and when those old men see the weakness of the Qi army, they will definitely not let go of the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. ”

Niu Gao was silent, and he didn't know what to say again. Eventually, he stopped talking. Then without looking back, he turned around and walked out of the tent.

Dong Hao's mood finally gradually recovered, and every time Niu Gao came to look for him, he would feel very tired.

Gradually, the time entered May. The weather turned from cold to warm.

On the mountain nest on Zhou Bo's side, he secretly summoned a group of refugees to join, although the number of people this time was not much, a total of only 200 people. But with the addition of the previous population, the total population of the entire mountain nest has now reached almost 1,000 people, of course. Excluding the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, women and children, there are only 800 people who can really be called a new force. He divided the 800 men into two battalions, the first battalion was led by Li Xuzhong, and the second battalion was led by Wang Kui.

From that day on, Zhou Bo asked the soldiers of both battalions to embark on a three-month military training. Although more than 200 of the two battalions had received training before, because the last training was only less than a month old, it was not rigorous enough, so it was natural to start training again.

However, these more than 200 people are more than comfortable in training because of their experience.

Zhou Bo handed over the task of training to Wang Kui, who had seen his set of military training methods in the 21st century, so he was naturally competent.

During this period of training, Zhou Bo still studied with Chen Chuan and others on how to improve the steam engine.

After more than ten days of trying, they finally achieved the corresponding results. Because Zhou Bo knew that the tightness of the steam engine and the pressure of the vessel were the reasons why the steam engine could reduce the probability of explosion and provide more power.

During this period of reform, Chen Chuan built a better stove for boiling water and making steam. The stove is small, convenient, and can add more firewood to provide a long-lasting burn. As for the steam utensils, there is a difficulty, because glass and plastic steel are extremely backward or even completely absent technologies in this era.

If there is no good quality vessel, the arm of the steam engine will bounce back to the inside of the vessel under greater pressure, so that the steam cannot be moved, and it will be suffocated and exploded.

Zhou Bo pondered and meditated, and he felt that since he couldn't start from the quality of the steam engine, he should simply start from the place where the arm pushed the object. If you need an arm to push bigger and heavier objects, you have to find a way to make these bigger and heavier objects less heavy.

He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, it is said that using pulleys can reduce the strength by half, and if there are a few more pulleys, then the force can naturally be reduced even more. Although it is a complicated thing to assemble the pulley on the steam engine, it is better than making the steam engine do nothing.

Immediately, Zhou Bo immediately returned to his room and began to design the assembly drawings of the pulley and the steam engine. After a night of design, the next morning finally came to fruition. He didn't care about sleeping, so he immediately went to find Chen Chuan and the craftsman. Let them build the pulley according to the drawings, and then assemble the pulley and the steam engine.

Pulleys are relatively simple things, and everyone can make them in one afternoon.

It's just that it looks complicated to assemble, and ropes and poles are everywhere. Several times, because some people's hands and feet were too clumsy, they had to be disassembled and reassembled.

Tossed until the evening, a qiē was finally completed.

Zhou Bo looked at the pulley steam engine that had been assembled, and always felt that if it was all replaced with a metal shell, it would be a live crane.

Chen Chuan wiped the sweat from his head. Puzzled, he asked Zhou Bo: "Boss Zhou, what are you doing with so many wheels and ropes?"

Zhou Bo smiled and said, "I won't tell you first, you go find a bigger stone, if you can't lift it, let the others carry it together." ”

Chen Chuan was skeptical, but he did it anyway. A moment later, he and several craftsmen teamed up to find a large stone and place it in front of the steam engine. Then, according to Zhou Bo's instructions, the stones were tied firmly with the ropes on those pulleys.

Zhou Bo asked Chen Chuan, "Do you believe that the steam engine can lift this huge stone?"

Chen Chuan was a little difficult to answer, if he didn't believe it, but in the previous test, one arm could push three people, but if he believed it, but this stone weighed at least more than 300 catties, but it was more than three people. He sighed and said embarrassedly, "Boss, I don't know either. But...... Look at the pole of this wheel, it seems that it can't hold such a heavy stone. Even if the steam engine could drive the stone, the pole would break. ”

Zhou Bo said with a smile: "Don't worry, the pole won't break, you see a total of three poles to support it." The law of triangles. ”

Chen Chuan was puzzled: "The law of triangles?"

Zhou Bo didn't bother to explain, and said, "You dodge a little, I'll show you directly." ”

Chen Chuan and the others immediately retreated to the side, and only then did Zhou Bo let go of the hand brake and let the steam engine start running. The steam engine moved, the runner slowly contracted, and the rope drove one pulley after another to start moving. In the beginning. The stone did not move, but soon the steam engine became hotter and hotter, and the stone was gradually hoisted.

Everyone sighed and shouted, "Wow! It worked! It turns out that the steam engine can still be used like this!"

"I think we can transform it again and turn it into a trebuchet!"

"It can also be used to build a house! ”

For a time, discussions came and went, giving full play to the imagination of these craftsmen.

Yue's army rested in Yingzhou City for three days.

According to the statistics of the Yue family's army, although most of the granaries of the general camp of the Qi army in the city were burned down, there were still a lot of grain and grass stored in the camps in other places in the city. After gathering these grains and grasses, plus the remaining grains and grasses in the main camp, there were 150,000 stone in total.

Although 150,000 stone of grain and grass seems to be a lot, there are more than 60,000 sergeants in the Yuejia army in Yingzhou, and these 150,000 stone of grain and grass can only last less than three months. What's more, Yingzhou City has gone through the baptism of the Great War, and the people in the city have also suffered heavy losses because they helped the Yuejia army seize the city gate, and they have to take out some more grain and grass to help these refugees in the city.

In three days, the Yue family army sent more than a dozen scout teams to investigate the situation within a radius of 100 miles. The reason why it is within a radius of 100 miles is mainly to see where the Qi army that fled from Yingzhou is now gathering. If all the escaped Qi troops returned to Suizhou, it would be fine, but if they were entrenched in the mountains near Yingzhou City, it would be quite a threat.

Although after the Battle of Yingzhou, nearly 8,000 Qi troops were captured and 6,000 enemies were killed, but more than 30,000 people were still missing. If these enemies are regrouped, they will also be very effective troops, and maybe when the Yuejia army will attack Suizhou, they will come to attack Yingzhou again.

At the same time, the scout team also had to reconnoiter the movements of Suizhou's side to see what Suizhou's defense looked like after the fall of Yingzhou, so as to formulate a plan for the next attack.

About five days later, Yang Zaixing, Luo Yanqing and others attacked the Yuejia army of Guzhou, and suddenly sent fast horses to report the victory. It turned out that on the second day after Yue Fei occupied Yingzhou, Yang Zaixing and Luo Yanqing's troops arrived in Suizhou and passed by Suizhou in a flash, which frightened the Qi army in Suizhou. Later, they went directly north, marched rapidly overnight, and killed Guzhou in one go.

Guzhou is a small county town, and there are not many defenders in the city, so it didn't take long for the defenders to collapse.

Yang Zaixing and Luo Yanqing Shun occupied Guzhou, and intercepted the Qi army's hoarding of 30,000 stone of grain and grass here, as well as numerous weapons and equipment, horses, and camp tents, which can be described as a complete victory.

After getting this news, the morale of Yingzhou City was even more encouraging, and they were all looking forward to attacking Suizhou immediately.

However, Yue Fei was not a general who was easily overwhelmed by victory, and any battle must be carefully planned, arranged, and executed, and must not be hasty. Therefore, during this time, the high-ranking generals of the Yuejia Army were anxiously waiting for the information probed by the scout team.

The Qi army of Xiangyang Mansion was very alarmed by the sudden attack of the Yuejia army and the defeat of 50,000 troops in Yingzhou in one day. All the generals of his Qi army were panicked, worried that the Yuejia army's combat effectiveness was too strong, and Xiangyang Mansion was afraid that it would be in danger. And it is precisely this panic psychology that leads to three different opinions within the Qi army.

Some of the generals thought that it was necessary to increase the number of troops in Suizhou. Suizhou is the throat of Xiangyang City, as long as Suizhou can be held, then Xiangyang City will be safe. This is a relatively positive opinion, indicating that the Qi army still has room for defense.

However, some generals believe that it is not only Yingzhou that has been lost, but also Guzhou. Although the valley is not an important place, the valley is also a shortcut to transportation. The Yuejia army could directly attack the Guanghua army and Junzhou through Guò Guzhou, and if the Guanghua army and Junzhou fell, it would cut off the connection between Xiangyang Prefecture and the Qi mainland. Therefore, the top priority at the moment should be to ensure the firmness of the rear, even if Xiangyang City is not secured, they can still retreat step by step, and then retreat and fight.

There are also some generals who are weak and weak, but they also reflect the panic within the Qi army. They thought that the Yue family's army had 80,000 troops this time, and they saw that the Jin people were in a bitter battle in Shaanxi, and they couldn't support them separately, so they had such morale. Yingzhou and Guzhou were defeated, and the morale of the Qi army plummeted, and it was definitely not the opponent of the Yue family's army, so it was better to simply retreat to preserve the forces.

Because the battle had just begun, the opinions of the last part of the generals were not taken seriously, but were considered to be cowards.

The commander of the Qi army, Li Yuan, is a brutal person, and the more brutal a person is, the more courageous he is. After some deliberation and deliberation, he decided to accept the opinions of the first two generals, and transferred 40,000 troops from Xiangyang City, of which 20,000 were sent to Suizhou, and the other 20,000 were sent to the Guanghua Army and (to be continued). )