The power of men should not be underestimated, especially the state of Qin, which ruled half of the world's population, and which also united the state of Wei and Korea. More than 300,000 soldiers on the front line braved arrows and artillery shells at the head of the city, and quickly advanced the Changqiang City 300 steps away to 150 steps by night, and the rear fully expropriated the Bailong waterwheels of the domestic farmers of the three countries.

It has been nearly two years since the invention of the Bailong waterwheel, and the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Qin, who pay attention to intensive cultivation, purchased and imitated tens of thousands of copies from the Chu State. Before Wei Yu arrived at the front line, the order to levy had already been issued, and thousands of waterwheels were transported to the front line every day, so that in the end, the East Lake was too narrow for waterwheels. At this time, the East Lake no longer mattered, and the Qin Wei soldiers dug another large canal connecting the chasm, and the water was drawn directly from the chasm. Tens of thousands of waterwheels do not stop day and night, and in just ten days, there is an ocean under the city of Beicheng.

Although the secret door is blocked, water will still seep in through the slits. Seeing this, the military advisers simply opened some of the secret doors, dug ditches in the city, and finally diverted water to the low-lying East Lake. What the Chu army can think of, Wei Yu can naturally think of - the Guigu has the classics of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and there is a complete set of methods for how to immerse the city.

The East Lake is already shallow at this time, and the lake water is even shallower when it reaches the northern city. It has been pumping water for more than ten days, and then the Qin army transferred 10,000 Bailong waterwheels to the East Lake, pumping the water in the East Lake into the chasm, and the huge East Lake finally only had water in the middle, and the tidal flats were all exposed near the city wall, and after that, the Qin army easily built a high fortress with silt.

The water diversion failed, and the Qin and Wei armies outside the city took turns to dig the wall at night, although the city smashed down the rolling wood and stones, but the soldiers were not afraid of death. At night, the sound of chiseling and splashing under the wall made the county officials in the city feel terrified, and more and more people began to whisper about when the city wall would collapse. When Sima Chen Bu found out, he immediately withdrew most of the county guards from the city and prevented them from keeping vigil. However, the more you can't see, the easier it is to think, and the soldiers in the city actually secretly rumored that a certain section of the city wall had collapsed.

The more critical it is, the more calm it is, this is Lian Po's teaching to Xiong Jing. But Lian Po, who was guilty, patrolled the city one day and fainted immediately when he saw a sea under the city. The news that the Lord was seriously ill made the soldiers even more alarmed. Fortunately, Xiong Jing is still there, Chen Ying's backbone is still there, and every time he sees Xiong Jing patrolling, the soldiers' eyes are more eager.

"There are still no lights outside the city?" Chen Ying was sleeping, and Xiong Jing, who had finished his inspection, asked the generals. At this time, he was no longer wearing the blood-red Wei Ben suit, but wearing a shiny armor and iron robe, and he was much stronger and stronger than two years ago.

"Your Majesty, there is no response outside the city." The Flyers are very young, and most of them are literate children of the Gong family. "I think it's ......"

The telecommunications officer was about to speak and stopped, but Xiong Jing glanced at him and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"The minister thought that the Qin army's cavalry had cut off the forty miles around the city, so no news could see the message sent by the city." The telecommunications officer replied. This is his speculation, but he has not heard back from outside the city for half a month, so this can only be the case.

"The minister is willing to fight his way out of the siege and summon him to Yingdu." The riders Yan Jing and Xiang Zhi glanced at each other and spoke in unison.

"Tell the king, the minister is also willing to take a boat to tell the news in Yingdu." The general of the Zhou Division, Hong, was not to be left behind, he felt that the Zhou Division was closer to the chasm, and as long as the Zhou entered the chasm, the information in the city could be transmitted to Yingdu.

"How do you sue Yu Yingdu?" Xiong Jing didn't look at Concubine Jing Xiang Zhi, only looked at the red one.

"Just take the night and take the night." Red replied. "The east gate is only four or five miles from the chasm, and there is still a lake two miles away. The lake leads to a chasm, and the draught is shallow, as long as you enter the lake, you can try to do the chasm. Once you reach the chasm, you can go down the water. ”

"Carry the Raid into the lake, can you move?" Xiong Jing was surprised. There was no water around Chen Ying, and there was only water in the lake two miles away.

"Yes, yes." Red replied. "If you are rash, you can rebuild a canoe in the city......"

"Your Majesty, the knight can go out of the city to summon the message." What Honglu said became more and more unreliable, and Fei Jing took the opportunity to say again. "After leaving the city, I went straight south to cross the river. There is a flying station in Xiangcheng, which can be transmitted to Yingdu. ”

"No!" Xiong Jing vetoed it without thinking about it. Although the knight's stirrup is disguised by stirrup pants, killing anyone in battle will reveal the secret of the stirrup. In addition, there is the horseshoe, which is a very inconspicuous thing, but it can make the horse more grippy, and it can also protect the horse's hooves that are not hard.

"I would like to take off my breeches and go out of the city for help." Fei Jing knew what Xiong Jing was worried about, which was also the reason why there were only more than 1,000 cavalrymen.

"No!" Xiong Jing still shook his head. Knights are precious, and they are full of children of the clan who can ride horses.

"The minister is not afraid of death, the matter involves the safety of the king and Chen Ying, please ask the king for permission." After Fu Jing and Xiang Zhi finished speaking, they bowed down and couldn't afford it for a long time.

"The Great King......" Chen Bujin said, "There are too many secret gates in the northern city, and now there is water seeping everywhere, and I am afraid that the half-moon city wall will collapse." ”

"If the outer city is lost, there is also the royal city. If the royal city is lost, there is still a sword in his hand. Xiong Jing was not afraid, but there was a hint of excitement.

"Great King, the royal city is too small. And the outer city can be immersed, and the royal city can also be immersed. "Yang Yu said.

"What about immersion? There are no secret gates in the royal city. Xiong Jing retorted. At this time, it was already February, and it was only two months to April. The royal city is full of soldiers and armor, and the grain and straw are sufficient, can't it be held for two months? ”

"What about staying until April?" Yang Yu and the others didn't know the plan to attack Aocang, "If the food in the city runs out in May, the city will be broken." ”

"There is no need to wait until May, after the cultivation in April, the army will gather Chen Ying, and the Qin army can be counterattacked by the beginning of May at the latest." Xiong Jing had to give everyone a hope. "And what is there to fear about death? Heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for ruin, how can mediocre people disturb themselves? ”

"......" Xiong Jing said the sentence in the Destiny of Xun, and Yang Yu and the others were stunned for a moment when they heard this.

"The boatman quickly built a canoe and went out of the city at night, just tell him the inside story of Yingdu, and the rest of the plan does not need to be changed." Xiong Jing finally chose the canoe, and got up to retreat to the back of the hall, and then at this time, a terrible order suddenly came from outside the bed: The city of the North East Gate has fallen.

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"Ah——!h On the warm carriage, Mi Xuan, who was asleep, suddenly curled up and let out a long sigh. It was the middle of the night, and the return convoy that had not stayed at the post station was stopping in the open space next to the road, and she was so shocked that she woke up Cui Sleeve, Xiuzhu and other maids.

"Son-in-law, son-in-law......" Cui Sleeve and several people shouted repeatedly, shaking for a while before waking up Mi Xuan in the gibberish. When she woke up, she was stunned for a while, and then she saw that she was in the carriage, and tears flowed down without warning.

"But the son-in-law dreamed of the king?" The emerald sleeves are older and the most intimate. She knew that in addition to her parents, the empress dowager, and her eldest father, the only one who could make Mi Xuan cry was the King of Chu. Qi Xuan suddenly screamed in her sleep, thinking that she had a nightmare.

"Yes." Mi Xuan wiped her tears. "I dreamed that the king married a Qi girl, and sent me home without telling the temple, woo ......" she cried.

"Gege, the son-in-law is mistaken. The king loves you as a treasure, will he send his son-in-law home? Cui Sleeve was not called this name, but the song "Beauty" was very lovely, so she changed the names of all the maids beside her.

"Yes, yes." The most cheerful cypress also smiled. "The king loves his daughter very much, and he loves him so much when he is young, and his old love will definitely go deep, and no one can get rid of it. That Qi girl heard that she was four years old, and she was born beautiful when she was young, but she must be ugly when she is older. Just like me, I was born very beautiful when I was young, and now I am in the big city of Xianyang, and no man has ever looked back at me. ”

"Haha......" The maids laughed. Cai Bai is a round face, and if you look closely, she really looks like a beauty, but her face has grown, and her facial features are very incongruous. And the eyebrows are also thick, and if the face is blackened, it looks like a man.

"You guys know how to coax me." She was still crying, and when she heard Cai Bai say, 'No man has ever turned back to look at me,' and she laughed. She cried and laughed at the same time, unable to tell whether she was happy or sad.

"Dare to ask what is the matter with the young lady? Doctor Qu asked the minister to ask. The voice of the temple people came from outside the car, and Mi Xuan exclaimed in the middle of the night, and then the lights were lit up in the carriage, so the temple people who patrolled the night came to check. The cross of the team's customs clearance is not called Mi Xuan, but Qi Ying.

"Nothing, nothing." Mi Xuan replied hesitantly, "It's just a dream word." ”

"If you have nothing to do, please ask the young lady to rest less, and you need to have a meal today." The temple people told each other carefully. When it comes to meals, everyone's stomachs can't help but growl. On that day, after buying a large amount of corn and weed in Chang'an City, other counties along the way could no longer buy a large number of corn and weeds - all the grain and straw in the Qin State were all officially operated, and Xianyang ordered that even if there was money, he could not buy corn.

The convoy can only eat in liquor stores and restaurants in the counties along the road, or buy taro in large quantities from private traders in large cities. Taro is the food of the poor when the harvest is scarce, and it is not under the control of the government. Besides, Xianyang is not trying to starve people to death, but only delaying the journey of the convoy. There are many ways to postpone it, and not selling grain is just one of them. What is really bitter is the pull of the cart and the horse, without the weed, they can only eat grass. There is a lot of snow on the grass, and even if the temple people shovel the snow, the small half-pulled horses often have diarrhea, and some even die of illness.

After the temple people told each other, Mi Xuan and the others turned off the lights and fell asleep again. When he returned to the carriage where Qu Sui was, Qu Sui had already gotten up.

"What?" Qu Sui wore a crown on his head, his clothes and clothes, and under the dim light, his face was gray, and his eyes were still blazing.

"Nai Ying's son-in-law's dream words." The temple man said, he glanced at the leaky pot again, but it was not as clear as it was. In the moon of Qu Xi, there are eight hours of day and eight hours of night, and there are still more than two hours before dawn.

"Words in a dream?" Qu Sui raised his eyebrows. Of course he knows who Mi Ying is, if he doesn't know, how can Mi Ying mix in the convoy and return to China with him? He not only knew Mi Xuan's identity, but also knew that Mi Xuan and the king had a private agreement for life. It is a Zhou rite not to marry with the same surname, but before the king of Chu Zhuang, the state of Chu did not completely practice the Zhou ceremony, and it was not uncommon for the royal family to marry a woman with the same surname.

"It's not lucky!" Mi Xuan is the king's beloved, and the two of them have their own senses. He hurriedly took out the grass and took out the Zongzi, and the more he occupied it, the more shocked he became, and he sweated profusely after a while.