"So what is calculable and what is not? What is not about people, and what is about people? Sir, you have the ambition to write history, and you should know the astronomical records by heart, can you tell me how many of the celestial phenomena recorded in the history books are true and how many are made up? If you want to discuss the Heavenly Dao, shouldn't you first distinguish these clearly? ”

Cai Yong was speechless, opened his mouth a few times, but didn't say a word. He stood up and walked away.

Pang Shanmin was stunned. "Editor...... Made-up? ”

Sun Ce looked at Pang Shanmin and was full of contempt. "You don't know?"

Pang Shanmin shook his head. "Since it's a history book, ...... Of course, it should be a real record, how can it be made up? ”

Sun Ce didn't bother to plan with him. Needless to say, Cai Yong's performance has already spoken for itself. If you want to say that this level is different, no wonder Cai Yong abused Pang Shanmin as if he was playing, he was such an adult, and he had been reading for more than ten years, and he didn't even see through this, I really don't know if Pang De was hiding it or he was too stupid. It's better to believe in books than to have no books, I don't understand this common sense?

Ancient Chinese astronomical records are known for their abundance, but many people do not know that not all of them are true, and many of them were made up by historians. Why do you want to make it, of course, it reflects the concept of the unity of nature and man. If the emperor is immoral—or if the courtiers think the emperor is immoral—but there is no solar eclipse, doesn't that mean that heaven and man are irrelevant? What to do, make one. Anyway, history is sorted out by posterity, and if you want to add one more and more, no one can go back to the past to verify it.

The Han people can even tamper with ancient books at will, and even make up a large number of diagrams, not to mention adding a few astronomical records.

Pang Shanmin's level is too low, he reads but doesn't write, and he can't get in touch with those insiders, but Cai Yong knows the reason, and he was suddenly broken by Sun Ce, his old face couldn't hang up, and he couldn't find a suitable reason to explain whether astronomy could be calculated, so he had to brush his sleeves and leave.

Angry Cai Yong left, Sun Ce waited for the Huang father and daughter while pondering the battle on the map. If the giant stone thrower can achieve the desired effect, then at most the day after tomorrow, the east gate of the inner city can be breached, and the next thing is to fight in close quarters. What will Cao Cao's reaction be at this time, and what countermeasures will he have, he must be prepared in advance.

After studying with his father for a few months and experiencing a war himself, Sun Ce no longer has a sense of mystery about military command. He doesn't believe in pinching his fingers, calculating his heart, nor believing in any tricks, that kind of situation is not impossible, when the gap between the levels of the two sides is huge, it is indeed possible to calculate the possible reaction of the opponent, but his current opponent is Cao Cao, it would be good not to be counted to death by Cao Cao, count Cao Cao to death? I can't even think about it.

Therefore, he can only think as carefully as possible, anticipate more changes, and prepare accordingly.

Yingchuan has been occupied by Sun Jian, Xu You was driven away, Yingchuan Haoqiang cooperated with Sun Jian, and more sat on the dock fort to watch, Cao Cao couldn't count on reinforcements, even if he wanted to leave Nanyang, it was not easy. Yexian and Luyang both arranged ambushes and waited for Cao Cao to pass by. According to common sense, it is difficult for Cao Cao to leave Nanyang alive this time.

But the troubles are not without it. Sun Ce's main worries are two: first, the trapped beast is still fighting, if Cao ** knocks, the casualties will be very large, and whether he can reinforce Wuguan in time is a big problem; Second, if Cao Cao breaks through, whether he wants to chase it or not, and whether he can catch up is also uncertain. Cao Cao had cavalry, which was by no means something that could be caught up by foot soldiers. reluctantly chased, if you don't get it, he will wait for work and bite back.

To put it bluntly, the number of troops is limited. Just like Yuan Shu said, if there are 100,000 soldiers to besiege Wancheng on the triple, Cao Cao has no way to break through the siege, either die in battle or surrender. Now not only is there a shortage of troops, but also Xu Rong and Niu Fu are eyeing each other, internal and external troubles, and they are tired of coping, which is really not easy.

Just when Sun Ce sighed, Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying pushed in. Sun Ce ordered the meal, and the righteous guard Wang Jin offered water, and the father and daughter of the Huang family washed their hands, sat down, and took a big bite of the bowl. They are also familiar with Sun Ce, and they know that Sun Ce does not pay attention to these, so they should hurry up and eat well. The baggage battalion was to attack overnight, and they had to rush back to their positions later.

Huang Yueying ate quickly, and before she put down the chopsticks, she said: "General, now that the range of the stone thrower has been adjusted in place, the error is basically within the expected range, but we can't directly observe the effect of the attack, and whether we can directly collapse the city wall remains to be verified." In addition, there is a problem that must be solved, the stone we have prepared will last only until tomorrow afternoon, and at the current rate of launch. If the craftsmen are skilled and the speed is increased, there may be no stone tomorrow morning. It's good to break through the inner city, but if you can't break it......"

Sun Ce also had a headache. The power of the stone thrower is great, but the supply of stone is also a big problem. The stone of the general stone throwing machine is about one hundred and twenty pounds, which can be transported by the commonly used deer cart, and the stone of the giant stone throwing machine weighs three hundred pounds, and the ox cart with the largest load can only transport two pieces at a time, which occupies a lot of capacity. Not only did the baggage battalion send all the troops out to quarry and transport stones, but even the officials, slaves and maids used it, but it was still difficult to ensure the supply. The stone used now is a few days of stock, and once it is used up, the stone thrower becomes an ornament.

"I'll go see General Yuan later and ask him to allocate manpower."

"This matter must be hurried, and if the desired effect is not achieved by tomorrow morning, it will be necessary to arrange for someone to go to the quarry."

Sun Ce smiled. "It seems that you are not very confident. Why, there is no way to improve the hit rate? ”

Huang Yueying scratched her head, looking helpless. "The hit rate of the large catapult is very low, not even a CD. There are two main reasons: one is that the weight of the stone is unstable, and the other is that the stability of the stone thrower is not good enough, which has a great impact on the range. ”

Sun Ce expressed his understanding. Some things can't be overcome in a short time, the power of the giant stone throwing machine is great, but the requirements for materials are also high, just to find those five or six feet long poles took a lot of effort, I don't know how long it can last. So a model is a model, and there are a lot of unexpected problems when you scale up the model into a finished product. It is not easy for Huang Yueying to do this now.

After dinner, some more things were discussed, and Sun Ce asked them to rest in shifts, not all staring at the scene. I don't know how long this battle will last, and I will be exhausted if I don't rest for a few days and nights. He came to Yuan Shu's big tent. Still outside the camp, he heard the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Walk into the big tent of the Chinese army and see, the big tent is brightly lit, a group of civil and military generals are watching the song and dance performance together, several kabuki shake their long sleeves, dancing, musicians sit outside the tent, playing and singing, so lively.

Sun Ce frowned. This Yuan Shu is really squirrel, and he is still in the mood to enjoy singing and dancing at this time?

"Sun Lang is here, Sun Lang is here." Yuan Shu saw Sun Ce at a glance and stroked his palms and laughed. "Sun Lang is too tired, in a bad mood, he doesn't even have a smile line on his face, which of you can make him laugh and reward him with ten thousand dollars."