Chapter 608: The Last Hour (1)
After a little thought, Bai Liyan said sincerely:
"Major General, please rest assured, after waiting for the two armies to meet on the eastern front, if they occupy more, they will definitely not be disadvantaged by the Zhi Army and the Soviet Army."
"In this way, I can rest assured. In addition, after discussing with the second uncle and cousin, I thought that Zhiguo and Xianguo should be the inside and outside, but I don't know what Yan Gongzi wants? ”
"The matter...... Is it too early to talk about it? ”
"It's not early, it's not early, if the battle in Yabulia is decided, our army's return to the Central Plains will be just around the corner, it is better to present a strategy, after going back, you and I will repair the two countries, what does Yan Gongzi think?"
"Presumably, the young general should also know that after the defeat of the Xianguo in Jiangdong, it is the lower state of the Jin State, if it is an alliance with the Zhiguo, the Jin State will station a large army in our country, and with the current situation in the Central Plains, it can strike a blow from behind at any time, what does the major general plan to do."
"This matter can be assured, when Yan Gongzi soars in the future, Xianguo will remain neutral, and this situation will not be solved."
"Well, this matter can only be guaranteed to be brought to King Xian, and as for the outcome, it is still up to King Xian to decide."
Gongliang Xiu first mentioned the division of wealth, and then proposed the alliance, most of which was to test sincerity.
If Bailiyan refuses to share the wealth, or divides it less, although it will not affect the grand strategy of the two countries, the Gongliang clan may have another attitude towards Xianguo in the future. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel that Gongliang is quite scheming, first testing people with money, and then unexpectedly showing his true intentions, which is really difficult to prevent.
The specific appropriateness still needs to be discussed in detail after seeing the Gongliang text, and Gongliangxiu tested the water today, which should also have the tacit approval of the Gongliang text, and set the tone, and when we talk about it in the future, there will be an atmosphere for talking.
After deciding on three things, Bai Liyan began to prepare the one million silver coins, while Gongliangxiu urged the defenders to transfer the baggage.
A million silver coins is more than that, and less is less, five gold coins are about three inches of gold, and five silver coins are roughly about two inches of silver. One million silver coins is more than 400,000 inches of silver, which is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for the poor and weak Xianguo ten years ago.
The money was prepared for a day and a night, and it was not counted until noon on the second day, and it was counted twice before and after, and it was used for two hours. Along with the silver coins were 500 barrels of oil and 50 barrels of oil, and the weight of each barrel was limited to 30 catties to facilitate climbing.
Kelownas was temporarily handed over to the commander of Gongliangxiu, Baili Yan left Lu Gao to help him defend the city, and Fang Liang and Tian Peng led 50,000 people to carry supplies and went to Yabria with great arrogance. Bai Liyan led 800 men with horses and goods, broke away from the brigade and rushed to Yablia three days later, just in time for the five-day time limit, but the hundreds of barrels of oil and grease were not among the horses.
However, Mooney received information in advance that Bailiyan was accompanied by not only sacks, but also wooden barrels, and fought with Bailiyan many times, and Mooney probably guessed that there was either gunpowder or oil and grease in the barrels.
"Bailiyan, apart from the silver coins, where is the barrel you brought, it can't be that you want to play tricks."
"Oh, we have an ancient method in the Central Plains, if there is an earthquake and a monster, you can burn charcoal or splash ink on the mountain to drive it away. If there is a monster nearby, the general will use this method to suppress it, so as to ensure the safety of the two armies and the people of your state. ”
Bailiyan's words sounded high-sounding, Mooney's cheeks couldn't help twitching, even if he was superstitious, but when these words came out of Bailiyan's mouth, they were no different from a dog's mouth.
"Bailiyan, the two armies have now ceased fighting, if you want to return to the Central Plains safely, I advise you to be honest, if you misbehave, I will make you pay the price!"
Bai Liyan smiled, with a harmless look on her face:
"That's that, how could Ben have cut himself off. The silver coins have been shipped, I wonder when you are going to let Ben inspect the horse? ”
"In three days, the horses will be brought in three days, and you will see clearly."
"Our army will also arrive in two days, and we will go to Derangi on a certain day, and I hope that Your Excellency will keep your promise and not go back on your word."
"Hmph, hand over the coins."
He motioned to the old man to hand the horses with the silver coins to Mooney, who did not count, but only kicked on each sack, and after confirming that the sound was correct, he left with the horses and his men.
On the way, Mooney and Norenga said:
"Is Yabuk in place?"
"It's already in place, after the swamp of Sabrato, the northerners will never find out."
"Very good, continue to closely monitor Bailiyan's every move, I always feel that he has some conspiracy."
"This year is unusually hot, the grass and trees are yellow, is he going to set fire to us!"
"I'm worried about it, too, but he never reveals his true intentions, and there should be other purposes. But there is no big mistake in being careful, notify all armies and battalions, prepare enough water, and pay attention to fire prevention! ”
"Yes!"
At this time, at the foot of the mountain on the west side of Abria, the earthquake caused the landslide to be particularly severe:
"How's the way up the mountain?" Bai Liyan asked Jiang Jie.
"From time to time, rocks are falling, which is very dangerous, and there are places where you need to open the road to pass."
"Let people go up the mountain to open the way, and the brigade will go up the mountain tomorrow!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Bailiyan's every move quickly returned to Mooney's camp, and when he heard the news that he was going to climb the mountain, Mooney was full of suspicions:
"The top of the mountain is bare, what does he have to climb the mountain for?"
"Could it be that you can see the number of unicorns clearly, so you can climb to the top of the mountain to see it more clearly?"
"Is that going to be the case?" Mooney asked rhetorically.
"And what do you mean?"
"He said he was going to set fire to exorcism, could it be that he set fire to the top of the mountain?"
"Maybe go back." Norenga echoed without thinking.
Mooney's face sank at the next moment, and his expression suddenly became weird:
"Could it be that after the earthquake, he will set fire to the mountain and crack the rocks, and the whole mountain will not be able to be knocked down!"
"This can't be, such a huge mountain, how can it be pushed by manpower, and it will fall on the head of our army impartially."
"No, I've read the books of the northerners, they opened the road in the mountains in the early years, that is, they used fire to break the method of pouring water and cracking stones, and blew up the rocks, maybe Bailiyan just wanted to use this method to harm us, it was really sinister!"
Due to the principle of thermal expansion and contraction of rocks, the people of the Central Plains often used pine oil to ignite the fire, test the heat of the rocks, and then discharge water from the top of the mountain, creating the effect of violent cold contraction of the rocks, and then exploding, so as to blow up the mountain, or make the whole mountain crack, which is convenient for artificial overturning and chiseling.
Of course, Mooney didn't know the principle of fire cracking stones, so he took it for granted that after the earthquake, there was some kind of change in Mount Yabria that he didn't know, but Bailiyan knew, so he set fire to the top of the mountain, and then took advantage of the favorable environment of low temperature on the top of the mountain to make the whole mountain collapse, so as to plot against him.
"Figured it out", Mooney immediately decided:
"Order the battalions to adjust their positions to the southeast of the Yablian Mountains in three days, avoiding the Yablian Mountains."
"Your Excellency, can such a mountain really be toppled?" Norengar was skeptical
"It's better to believe what you have than not to believe it, what if it's so true. It's better to be careful and give orders immediately. ”
"Yes!"
The next day, most of the mountain road was dredged, and Baili Yan fell and everyone carried it on their shoulders to transport oil and fire oil to the top of the mountain. At the same time, after Fang Liang and Tian Peng converged with Su Hong, 100,000 people drove to Yabulia, and the day was surprisingly calm, calm and uneasy.
Before noon on the third day, Bailiyan successfully climbed to the top of the mountain, and more than 600 people spent more than a day.
"My lord, will you light the fire now?" Jiang Jie asked breathlessly.
"No, wait until the afternoon to light the fire, it's too early, maybe it won't snow, it's heavy rain."
"But how do you know that there will be a time after the Shen time?" Jiang Jie asked.
Bai Liyan shook her head and said:
"I don't know, but it's better to light a fire in the morning and afternoon than it is when the sun is in full bloom. Now, let's put on our winter coats and rest for a while. ”
"No!"
It is not unreasonable that the Black Turban Army set fire to Miaotian Mountain that year, and chose the time around the morning and dusk in July, rather than choosing the temperature at noon, nor in the afternoon.
Xianguo is located in the tropics, only the temperature before dawn and dusk is the lowest, noon and afternoon temperatures, the air temperature over the clouds is higher than at night, and the ice crystals above the clouds are not easily disturbed by the thermal convection of the lower layers, and snowfall occurs.
The province of Sondia is located in the middle and high latitudes, and the temperature in May will not be very high, so this year's abnormality is purely abnormal. Even if it is abnormal, it cannot change the environmental factors of its latitude.
From early morning to dawn and dusk, the cloud temperature in the middle and high latitudes is much lower than that in the lower latitudes, and the height of the cold air mass is also lower.
At the same time, the temperature is too high at noon, the temperature of the upper cold air mass is relatively high, and the hot air in the lower layer rises, driving the ice crystals down the clouds, and the snow will form rain in the process of falling.
It is only around midnight in the afternoon when the temperature begins to decline and the upper cold air mass cools down before dark, sending hot air up the clouds, which can cause the altostratus containing ice crystals to snow, and the temperature of the snowflakes will drop on the way down, enough to keep most of the snowflakes cold.
When this effect is formed after convection, it will maintain its atmospheric circulation and form general snowfall until the energy of the nearby clouds is exhausted, and the snowfall will stop, thus completing the entire snowfall process.
The principle is very easy, but to make it a reality, it takes luck and timing to continue to master the basics of meteorology, and all three are indispensable. If you don't do it properly, snow can turn into rain and fall short.
Just after noon, Su Hong led his army to the shore of Lake Yabliaworth, the army was fifty paces away from the crack in the east of the lake, and 20,000 allied veterans deployed to the east to cover the east side of the camp.
"Your Excellency, the first 30,000 people of the northerners have arrived on the shores of Lake Worth, and they should all arrive before dusk, and they have brought a lot of baggage, and they are walking very slowly." Norrengar Road.
"Is the defenders of Kelownath moving?"
"Not yet, but the news of Casgat has just arrived, the cavalry and mob of the northerners have converged their navy and are approaching the shore, and it won't be long before their navy returns to Kelownas."
"Immediately have someone pass the word to Yabuk, the northerners will pass through Sabrato a day to two later than expected, don't expose it in advance!"
"Yes!"
While the two were talking, a group of fast horses galloped outside the camp, and the people turned over and dismounted, and came to the tent under the leadership of Mooney's own soldiers:
"Commander of the Legion, the envoy of the Commander of the Temir Legion urgently wants to see you."
"Oh, please!"
"Yes!"
It occurred to Mooney that it was the coalition forces on the Eastern Front that had discovered that Temir's forces had been reduced and had launched a surprise attack.
When he was young, the envoy came into the tent and said quickly:
"My subordinates are ordered by General Temir to urgently convey to Your Excellency His Majesty's intention to armistice and peace talks."
"What!" Mooney was taken aback, thunderous and incredulous, and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty has ordered a truce!" ”
"Yes, it is His Majesty's personal edict, with the Black Moon Seal as evidence."
"Quick, show me!" Mooney took the letter from Temir and the edict from King Blendor, the god of the moon, and quickly read it carefully.