Just as the twelve-hour system was not gradually implemented among the people until the Eastern Han Dynasty, reflecting the lack of the moon, the Taichu calendar of Shuo, Wang, and Hao was also implemented during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Prior to this, the first day of the month was not the New Year's Day, and the monthly day was not the first and fifteenth ...... of the lunar calendar in later generations, but the heavenly and terrestrial branches. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the New Day of each month was calculated by the historians of the Zhou Dynasty, and in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were the historians or heavenly officials of the country who calculated them.

The day when the Chu army captured Jiyi was the Gengshen day of September. However, in order to be different from the Central Plains countries, the calendar of the Chu State does not start with the monarch's accession to the throne, such as the 'first year of the Yin Dynasty' and the 'tenth year of the reign of Zhuang Gong', but all start with major events, such as 'the year of the Great Sima Zhaoyang defeated the Jin master in Xiangling' (the sixth year of King Huai of Chu, 323 BC), 'the year of the Emperor Sun Yingwen of Qin Ke Gong in the year of Qi Ying' (the eighteenth year of King Xuan of Chu, 352 BC).

In the year of this year, the historian of Yingdu changed the previous 'five kingdoms to the age of the Qin's expedition' and set it as 'the year of the eldest son Jing as a waterwheel'. Therefore, this day in the pen of the historian of Xi County is: the eldest son Jing is the year of the waterwheel in September Gengshen; Its major event is that the division of Xiyang (now southwest of Guangshan County) is resting.

Gengshen is not the day of the lunar calendar (the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar), but it is only five days away from the day of the day, so the moon on this day is bright and bright although it is not round. Under the moonlight, the division of Xiyang that had just arrived and the division of Yiyang, which had arrived three days earlier, camped on the south bank of Huaishui opposite Xixian County.

"All the divisions of Xiyang have arrived?" Yin Chengjie of Xixian County was standing at the head of the city looking at the two divisions of Xiyang and Yiyang on the other bank. Because of their proximity, they were the first reinforcements to arrive in Xi County.

"Hui County Gong: Exactly. The division of the West Sun has fifty times. "The county of Xi County is also Cheng, called Chengmo. The parents didn't take the wrong name, the other person was indeed black, and under the moonlight, his face was like ink, dull, and pitch black.

"The division of the West Sun is only fifty times?! There are more than 20,000 people from Xiyang Fu, and 15,000 people from Yiyang Fu have 100 times. "One by a hundred, fifty times is five thousand. This Xiyang is a city built in the north of Fangcheng that was conquered by the Chu State and the Zeng State moved eastward. The state of Chu destroyed a lot of countries, and the usual practice was to move its office, save its temple, and then change the country to a county, or give it to the descendants of the meritorious heroes.

"Zeng Gong sent someone to report that it was fifty times." Cheng Mo explained, "I also said that the grain is not enough, and I hope that our county will help one or two." ”

"The millet rice is not ripe, and the stored grain is lost to Chengyang, so there is still grain?" The county prince Chengsuke was in a worse mood, and he was still worried about his second son, who was said to have followed Xiang Yan out of Chengyang, and God knows if he could come back.

"County duke, Zeng Gong is here, is it ......" Above the Huaishui, a row of lights is crossing.

"It's okay to welcome you." Xiyang is a descendant of the conquered state of Chu, and Yiyang is the king of Chu and the queen of Chu Hui. Chengjie can not give Yiyangjun face, but he must give face to Yin Zenggong in Xiyangyi.

Cheng Jie hurriedly went down to the city, and the south gate of Xi County was wide open, and he personally welcomed Zeng Gong into the city.

"Zeng Fang has seen Xi Gong and Yi Yangjun." Leading the troops was Yin Zengfang in Xiyangyi, an old fox, accompanied by his three sons. Several people were dressed in leather armor and saluted Cheng Jie without getting closer. probably knew the muttering in the hearts of Cheng Jie and others, and the first sentence of Zeng Fangli was: "The minister heard that the Qin people attacked my Chengyang, and he wanted to come to the army, so he multiplied the rate by fifty to save it." ”

"Zeng Gong is so worried about the country, the king will praise it when he hears it." The military situation is indeed like fire, but Cheng Jie muttered in his heart but didn't say anything.

"How come Zeng Gong only has fifty times?" Cheng Jie's bad things were asked by Yi Yangjun, who came out to greet him together. He is a feudal monarch and belongs to the Jing Party, and the Qin people sent troops because of the crown prince Suo, so he must be desperate.

"There was a great drought in Xiyang last year, and this year's corn harvest is imminent, if you miss the farming time again, the common people will have no food to eat." Zeng Fang's face was sad, and his words were moving. "It's urgent to save Chengyang, fifty times is just the first one, and fifty times will be sent after the corn rice is harvested."

"The kid has seen Xi Gong and Yi Yangjun in Yin." After the father finished speaking, Zeng Yin's second son Zeng Yin spoke next. "Please two gentlemen, all the people I send are tigers, and I will not lose to the Qin people."

"Tiger man? Is it considerable? "Yiyang Jun can't wait for all the counties and towns of Chu State to be like him, regardless of the autumn harvest.

"I did hear of the drought in Xiyang last year." In terms of surname, Cheng Jie and Zeng Fang are not in the same group, but the county Yin Fengjun is very estranged and has been fighting for two or three hundred years, so he naturally wants to give Zeng Fang a step down at this time. "Zeng Gong said that he was a tiger man, and this Gong believes in it."

"Five thousand tigers, all armored, take the lead in destroying Qin." This Zeng Yin seems to be good at words, and he is the one who speaks. "Please see it." I also made a gesture to please get on the boat.

How can you observe soldiers under the moon? Yi Yangjun didn't care, he immediately replied: "If there is something to ask, this gentleman will follow it." Then he went out of the boat.

"This ......" Yiyangjun is like this, Chengjie just pushes the boat down the river, and says: "In this case, my father will watch it together." ”

The painting boat that crossed to the north bank of Huaibei rowed back. On the boat, Yi Yangjun looked like he was not smiling, but Cheng Jie talked and laughed with Zeng Bian, and asked about the situation, and when he talked about Zeng Bian's three sons, Cheng Jie's smile stopped.

Before crossing the river in the painting boat, Zeng Fang sent people to cross the river in a small boat and ordered the Yi division to go out of the camp. Waiting for Chengjie and Yiyangjun to stand in the hill, Zeng Fangfang, who entered the curtain of the Chinese army, gave an order with a drum, the drummer beat the drum three links, the military Sima rang the bell, and the commanders of each pawn immediately raised their flags and lit the fire, and all the soldiers got up, and the spears stood up in a forest, and the array was awe-inspiring.

As soon as the array was raised, it began to move forward slowly with the sound of the drummer's drum and the sound of Wu Chang's bracelet. Five thousand times is a small number, but there are a lot of them in front of you, and the division of Xiyang has a degree of behavior and a strict array, so everyone can see that they nodded again and again; And when passing through the parade hill, the soldiers' expressions under the fire were also very clear. Zeng Yin's words just now are right, these 5,000 people are indeed tigers, they are fully armored, have a stocky physique, and their hands and feet are knotted, and every step will stir up bursts of dust, choking everyone to cover their mouths and noses.

"It is indeed the division of the tiger." Xiyang is a poor town, not as good as Xi County, but Cheng Jie feels that this fifty times is no worse than the Xi Shi who has already set out on the expedition.

"It is indeed a combatable division, but it is a pity that fifty times is too little." Yi Yangjun also nodded, but still complained that the number of people was too small.

"Xiyang is short of grain, so people have to stay in the city to harvest millet rice." Zeng Yin also stood on the hillock, and Yi Yangjun said that there were few people, and he had to repeat the previous reason again. "Even if you send troops this time, you also need to ask for help with food."

"Since there is a shortage of food, this gentleman is willing to borrow ten thousand stones, can fifty times be paid?" Yi Yangjun pondered for a moment, and wanted to exhaust the soldiers of Xiyang.

"Wanshi ......" Zeng Yin's smile was very dry - Xiong Jing had measured that one stone of millet was only 27 city catties, and only 16.2 city catties of millet were obtained after the trip, and the monthly ration per person in the army was two stones in wartime and three stones in wartime, that is to say, ten thousand stones were enough for five thousand people to eat for a month. But what about the servants? The number of servants is probably twice as large as that of soldiers, and soldiers can eat for a month, but can 10,000 servants go to drink the northwest wind? Zeng Yin's face was naturally unhappy, but he still smiled and said: "The boy first borrowed the grace of grain from his father Xie Yiyangjun, and when he finished discussing with his father, he should tell Yiyangjun whether it is feasible or not." ”

"When will it be finished?" The retainers on Yiyangjun's side had a difficult face, Xiyang was short of food, and Yiyang was also short of food.

"It will be done tomorrow." Zeng Yin smiled on his face, and his heart was filled with bitter water: God killed the feudal monarch!

After the arrival of the Xiyang Division, it was supposed to be a welcome banquet, but because of Yiyangjun, a military parade had to be added temporarily, and it was already late at night when the parade was over. Everyone else slept, but Chengjie of Xixian County still sat in the county office, listening to Chengmo's report on military affairs - Xixian County was the southern assembly place of the Chu army, and there were many military affairs.

“…… The king's grain has arrived, and it is forty thousand stones; The division of the period of thought also began to transport grain to the rest, the amount is not yet known, but the period is a large county, there are many military vehicles, and the grain should not be under 50,000 stones. Cheng Mo confronted Cheng Jie and elaborated on the biggest problem of the moment. There is also a division of Yingdu, I heard that tomorrow I will leave the city, and the grain will also be transported, and the warehouse required is more, and I am afraid that there will be rain at the end of the month......"

After moving eastward, he fought in the west for the first time, and Xixian County was afraid that there would be more than 100,000 troops, two stones per person, and 300,000 or 400,000 stone of grain per month. Xixian County is on the south bank of the Huai River, and the transportation is safe, and now the problem is the warehouse.

"How much grain is stored in my county?" Seisuke asked.

"With the newly built warehouse, it's only 150,000 stones." There was not much grain in Xixian County, and it was all transferred to Chengyang.

"That being the case, we should ask Yingdu to think about delaying the transportation of grain and straw." Chengsuke didn't have a good way, "Then please ask if you can only transport corn here, so that there is only half a stone of millet in stone." ”

Most of the army's grain is husked millet, which is stored for a long time, and can be stored for more than 10 or 20 years in good storage conditions. More than 100,000 soldiers consumed a huge amount of food, and it was too late to build a warehouse of 100,200,000 stone in a hurry. However, only two-thirds of the millet is transported in the rear, and if only millet is transported in the rear, then one-third of the warehouse can be reduced.

"This method is very good, I don't know if the army is pulling, whether there are people in Yingdu and Qisi." Cheng Mo nodded. Normally, the army picks up the rice by itself, but now it is better to use it from the rear, and the people who cook the rice are afraid that there will not be enough.

"When a man goes out, a woman can cook rice at home." Intentionally or unintentionally, Seisuke neglected the autumn harvest. "If the rice is not transported, the carriages and horses, the boats, the servants, and the warehouses can all be saved, and the cost of rice can be made up for the expenses. You will tell Da Sima tomorrow, please allow it, otherwise, there is no warehouse in Xixian County to store hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, piled up in the wild, and it will rot in the rain. ”

"Yui." Cheng Mo nodded and wrote it down.

"100,000 stone is only half a month's fee for a thousand times a division," after saying the rice, Chengsuke thought about the warehouse that was not enough at all, "I expect that there are no less than 200,000 soldiers and soldiers in my county, and the monthly grain needs are no less than 400,000 stones, and if it is all millet, it will only be 270,000 stones." Cangyu 150,000 stones, Zongmiao, county government, Donghuang Taiyi Temple, Da Si Ming Temple, Shao Si Ming Ancestral Hall...... The mansion of this duke may be able to store 50,000 stones, and there are still 70,000 stones left......"

After thinking for a long time, Cheng Jie patted his head and said: "There are more than 1,000 households in the city of Xixian County, and each household may be able to save 70 stones?" ”

"The county prince, if the common people...... What if the common people steal military rations? The county magistrate patted his head and came up with a way to store military rations in civilian households, and Cheng Mo was a little stunned.

"It doesn't hurt for the Chu people to eat it." Seisuke patted his head again and smiled with a smug face. "Besides, every household has a man in the army, and the common people think of their families in the army, how can they steal military rations?"