The book is picked up again.

"No" After Li Zhi heard Xiahou Dun's words, he immediately shook his head and said, "If it was a month ago, your method would be okay."

But it's too late now, Zhang Yan has already come to Yanzhou!

Even if we have the power to reach the heavens, how can we support another prince in such a short period of time?

Therefore, the person who resists Zhang Yan is none other than Wang Gouzi! ”

"But Wang Gouzi is not ......"

"It's okay" Li Zhizhi shook his head with a chuckle, and said: "If Wang Gouzi and Zhang Yan are compared to tigers and wolves, then we are wild dogs!"

Although we are not as strong as the two of them, when the two of them face each other, we can decide the victory or defeat of the two of them!

So, I'm just going to stay here honestly for now, and then wait for them to fight.

Once they are at war and cannot tell the winner in a short time, they will inevitably turn their attention to a third force - that is, us!

When the time comes, whoever has the upper hand, we will immediately support the weaker side and keep the balance of power between the two sides. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhiyi waved his hand, with a bloody smell in his tone, and said: "In this way, the battlefield here will become a huge meat grinder, and all the vitality of these two forces will be consumed!"

After waiting for the vitality of the two parties to be greatly damaged, I will wait for another shot to make a profit!

In this way, although the entire territory of Yanzhou cannot be collected in his hands, it can also make Yanzhou no longer have the power to hinder Brother Meng De! ”

"This ......" After Xiahou Dun heard Li Zhi's words, his brows furrowed tightly, and he fell into deep thought.

After a while, he asked, "Hussar General, it's not that simple, is it?"

Wang Gouzi and Zhang Yan are not easy people, how can they not see that we are planning to make profits from fishermen?

Once they find out about this, I'm afraid they will join forces to solve us first, right? ”

In Xia Houdun's opinion, if the tiger and wolf fight and there is a wild dog watching from the sidelines, the tiger and wolf will inevitably solve the wild dog first, and then divide you to the death.

"Hehehe......" Li Zhiyan shook his head lightly, and then pointed to the stone throwers on the side, "This is the key, as long as we have this thing, we will have the power to protect ourselves."

Even if they join forces to do something to us, after having this thing, they will be helpless to do anything about us! ”

"Catapult?" After Xia Houdun heard Li Zhidi's words, he asked with a puzzled face, "What does this have to do with the stone thrower?"

One admits that the power of the stone thrower is indeed huge, but we only have ten stone throwers, so it doesn't play a big role, right?

These trebuchets are indeed extremely powerful to individuals, but in the face of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of troops, they are simply a drop in the bucket, how can this thing help us stay out of the situation? ”

"Ten crosses really can't work" Li Zhi looked at the stone thrower on the side, his eyes narrowed, "What if it's a hundred, a thousand?" ”

"Hiss......" After Xiahou Dun heard Li Zhidi's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then gasped, his face full of shock.

Because he had simulated in his mind just now, the consequences of a thousand stone throwers being launched at the same time, and he trembled with fright.

If they had 1,000 stone throwing machines, then they could completely divide these 1,000 stone throwing machines into groups of more than 300 and attack in batches, thus forming a company

A never-ending offensive.

According to this calculation, it can launch 300 large stones of fifty or sixty catties at a time!

A large rock can cause at least five to ten casualties.

In other words, a single attack by a thousand catapults can cause 5,000 to 10,000 casualties!

Even if the enemy discovers the power of the catapult and immediately disperses the attack to weaken the lethality of the catapult and greatly reduce the number of deaths, but a fifty or sixty pound stone can always kill one person, right?

In other words, at least a thousand people must be taken away in one attack!

Moreover, Xia Houdun could see that a round of stone throwers needed to be launched in a very short time, and it would take less than a cup of tea to launch a round.

In other words, even if the enemy has 100,000 people to attack, they will be able to annihilate all the enemy in a few hours!

Of course, this cannot be done in the accounts, because an army often collapses by the time it dies more than 30 percent.

So, if they really had a thousand stone throwers, even if the enemy had two or three hundred thousand, they could repel them in two hours!

After thinking about this, Xiahou Dun's gaze at the stone thrower became even hotter.

He hadn't found out just now, but after Li Zhi's reminder, he suddenly realized that when the number of stone throwers reached a certain scale, this kind of thing was simply a big killer on the battlefield!

It's just a pile of wood, and it's terrible that it can decide the outcome of a battle!

"The stone thrower is not as powerful as you think" After Li Zhi saw Xia Hou Dun's hot expression, he immediately knew what Xia Hou Dun was thinking, and said: "Although the stone throwing machine is very powerful, it has geographical limitations.

For example, now, we are taking advantage of the location.

This valley is surrounded by broken stones, and large stones of fifty or sixty pounds can be found everywhere, and even if there are no stones, we can let the soldiers directly chisel the stones and use them.

In other words, we have a steady stream of stones to use, so we can rely on the stone thrower.

If you change to another place, you don't have this advantage.

If you think about it, if you can fire a thousand stones at a time, you need 100,000 stones to fire a hundred times!

100,000 50,000 pounds of large stones can form a hill.

If you were in the plains, where would you go to find so many stones? ”

"Also, if there were really no restrictions on this thing, wouldn't the country that invented this thing defeat the Qin Dynasty long ago during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?

It seems that some family is delusional. ”

After Xia Houdun heard Li Zhidi's words, the hot look in his eyes eased slightly.

Then he looked at the stone thrower in front of him and was stunned.

Although this thing is very restrictive, Xiahou Yuan is not disappointed with this thing.

Because in his opinion, although this thing is troublesome, in a specific environment, this thing is a magic weapon to win.

For example, in this valley, they have a steady stream of stones to attack the enemy, and this stone thrower plays an important role in deciding a battle!

"Genius? Wonderful! Li Zhi saw that Xiahou Dun was stunned, so he called him softly twice.

"Huh? Well! When Xiahou Dun heard this, he was in a trance twice, and then immediately came back to his senses. He asked, "What do the hussar generals command?" ”

"You take the troops right now

Go and gather all these stones around the valley.

Gather at least 100,000 stones!

If there are not enough gravels around the valley, then let people chisel the stone walls and prepare as many stones as possible, preferably 200,000. ”

"Two hundred thousand?! That's too much, right? Xiahou Dun fainted when he heard this number.

"Many?" After Li Zhi heard Xiahou Dun's words, he glanced at him with a strange face and said, "Although this amount seems to be very large, if this task is handed over to the two of them, it will not be too heavy a task.

Because everyone only needs to find a hundred fifty or sixty pounds of big stones to complete the task, which is not a difficult task.

Even if it is to chisel the mountain wall, it can be completed in a few days at most. ”

"Uh......" After thinking for a while, Xiahou Dun found that this matter could indeed be done.

But he thought of another question, "Hussar General, even if a certain family can get enough stones, where can I find a thousand stone throwers?"

Hussar generals should need manpower to make a stone-throwing machine, if a certain family takes all the manpower away, then how does the hussar general make a stone-throwing machine?

Besides, 1,000 stone throwers is not a small number, at least 3,000 large trees are needed, and there are not so many big trees around this entire valley, right?

Even if there are so many big trees, it takes time to cut down these trees, even if it is 500 people, it will take at least six or seven days to cut down 3,000 big trees, right?

In this way, doesn't it mean that I can't help Wang Gouzi for six or seven days?

If it weren't for our help, would Wang Gouzi be able to hold on for six or seven days? ”

"It's okay" Li Zhi frowned and thought for a while when he heard Xiahou Dun's series of questions, then shook his head and said, "I'll divide the troops into four ways."

First, you took 500 soldiers and drove the 500 horses pulling carts, barely acting as cavalry, to harass the periphery of Zhang Yan's army.

Remember, Ben Hou sent you not to let you fight Zhang Yan, but to let you harass him and buy time.

So, you don't have to fight him, just hang around his perimeter and kill a few people.

Second, Benhou led 500 soldiers up the valley to cut down trees and make stone throwers deep in the mountains.

Third, you have your lieutenant lead the remaining 1,000 men to collect stones in the valley and watch over the valley.

Although the number of people has been reduced by half, there is more time.

If only they could find 200,000 or 200,000 stones in six or seven days.

That is to say, each of the soldiers who stayed in the valley needed to find two hundred fifty or sixty pound stones within six or seven days.

Although this task is difficult, it is not impossible to complete, and it makes them have a lot of trouble.

Fourth, let Yang Ying, the leader of Benhou's guards, take dozens of people to sneak out quietly while it is dark to collect food and necessary supplies.

This is a protracted war that cannot be ended in a short period of time, so we must be prepared to fight a protracted war.

And once we have a thousand stone throwers, we can use this valley as a base and attack slowly.

When the time comes, as long as you lead the cavalry, kill him a thousand or hundreds of people a day, and then immediately retreat, even if the enemy wants to chase you, he will not be able to catch up.

Because as soon as you return to the valley, Benhou will immediately let the catapult attack, and when the time comes, the pursuers will inevitably return in vain! ”