Wei Yan was inevitably a little disappointed, and asked Gao Xiang, "That's all?" Are there any other warehouses? ”

"Uh, no." Gao Xiang was a little overwhelmed and asked in a low voice, "General Wei Yan, aren't these enough?" ”

"What we need most now are ladders and siege vehicles!" Wei Yan frowned, and asked again, "I asked you to collect the blacksmiths, carpenters, and weaponsmiths in Chang'an City, how did you go?" ”

"General Wei Yan, rest assured, this matter has been done." Gao Xiang patted his chest and said proudly, "The last general has captured Chang'an's arsenal order, and this old guy is in charge of hundreds of craftsmen, including blacksmiths, carpenters, and weaponsmiths." After that, Gao Xiang turned back and instructed his soldiers: "Go, bring that guy up." ”

The soldiers took the order and left, and soon came to Wei Yan with an ugly and thin little old man.

The little old man was not good-looking, but he was very eye-catching, and he could see at a glance that Wei Yan was the person in charge of the army that occupied Chang'an. ”

If the Han army wants to fight quickly and take Tongguan as soon as possible, it must need the cooperation of craftsmen.

Therefore, Wei Yan's attitude was very polite, and he returned a salute, "Mr. Ma doesn't have to be polite. ”

Then Wei Yan said: "I don't know how many carpenters the old gentleman has?" ”

Ma Long said: "There are two hundred and fifty-three. ”

Wei Yan asked again, "Will that build siege equipment?" ”

"Yes, of course, not only will you build ladders and siege vehicles, but you can even build wells...... "Malone muttered: "But ladders, siege vehicles, and wells are all heavy equipment, and they are not as time-consuming to build. Also, I don't know which city the general wants to attack? Because the height of the walls of each city is different, the height requirements for siege equipment are naturally different. ”

"What if I'm going to attack Tongguan?" Wei Yanhu's eyes lit up with fire, and Rin asked in a voice.

"Tongguan is the first pass in the world, the wall is six zhang high, and the height of the ladder and the well needs to be at least six zhang and seven feet. But I don't know how many ladders and how many wells the general needs? Ma Long's attitude was very cooperative, and even enthusiastic, and he did not refuse to work for the Han army because he was the commander of the Wei State's arsenal.

In fact, this is also a characteristic of this era, the Wei, Han and Wu kingdoms were all split from the ruins of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the people of the three countries did not have any hostile and hostile feelings at all.

What's more, Malone is not a scholar courtier, he is just a small craftsman, so it is even more impossible for a craftsman like him to have any national concept, and most of these craftsmen are keen on crafts, as long as you give them the opportunity to engage in their favorite trades, it is not the same thing to work for any country.

Wei Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "How long will it take to have fifteen ladders, fifteen wells, and four siege vehicles?" ”

Malone silently calculated in his heart for a while, and then replied, "General Qiyu, two days is enough. ”

"Good!" Wei Yan said sharply: "General Ben will give you two days, within two days, whatever you need, just mention, General Ben will definitely meet your requirements, but after two days, if you can't hand over fifteen ladders, fifteen wells and four siege vehicles, then don't blame General Ben for being unkind to you!" ”

Ma Long said: "General, but rest assured, the materials and craftsmen are ready-made, and they will be ready in two days!" ”

"Good." Wei Yan nodded happily and said: "In addition to letting the carpenters build ladders, wells and siege vehicles, the blacksmiths under your command cannot be idle, this general is in urgent need of arrows now, and in the past few days, your blacksmith shop will be open to build, and you can fight as much as you can!" “

"No problem!" Malone agreed, and said: "Without further ado, the old man will go down and make arrangements." ”

Wei Yan waved his hand in agreement, and Ma Long immediately bowed and retreated.

Deng Ai transferred out of the arsenal with Wei Yan and Wang Ping, and he couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

It takes two days to build a ladder and a well, but can the news of the fall of Chang'an be blocked for two days? When the Han army attacked the city, it did not lock all the city gates, there must have been people who fled in chaos and the Wei army was defeated, don't forget, Guo Huai and Dai Ling successfully escaped from Chang'an!

In two days, if Guo Huai and Dai Ling recruited the county guards of Qi Jingzhao, Beidi, Fufeng, and Feng Ling during this period to strengthen the guards of Tongguan, then it would be a big trouble.

After thinking about it, Deng Ai was very uneasy, and shouted to Wei Yan: "General Wei Yan, time does not wait for me, and I think that even if we don't have siege equipment at present, we can't waste time." It is even more necessary to quickly turn into Tongguan and launch an attack on the defenders of Tongguan, so that the enemy of Tongguan will not have the slightest chance to breathe and strengthen the garrison! ”

"What? You don't need siege equipment to attack the city, what do you use to attack, with the lives of your soldiers? Or is it your life? As soon as Gao Xiang heard this, he was already blushing at Deng Ai, who had repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and immediately shouted and retorted loudly like grabbing Deng Ai's braids.

Wei Yan was quite calm, shook the hilt of the matching sword on his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Are you worried, if it is too late, it will change?" ”

Deng Ai arched his hand and said: "I humble myself that this surprise attack on our army is close to the hinterland of the enemy country, and we should seize the opportunity at all times and not give the Wei army any chance, so that is the perfect way to win!" ”

"Not bad." Wei Yan was very appreciative and said: "As Shizai said, there should be no slack in the slightest!" ”

Then Wei Yan threw off his cloak, stood up to the soldiers, and shouted according to his sword: "I order: Deng Ai will lead 10,000 troops with General Ben, and immediately send troops to Tongguan, Wang Ping and Gao Xiang will lead the rest of the troops to guard Chang'an, and escort the siege equipment to Tongguan to join me in two days!" ”

"No!" Everyone bowed together and promised loudly.

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Under the martial arts city

Several billowing dust and smoke were raised, and as far as the eye could see, endless Han soldiers walked in neat but not slow steps, derived from long dragons, and drove into the official road leading to the east in martial arts.

The guns and halberds are like forests, the flags are like the sea, and the crowd is vast.

Zhuge Liang rode on the car, leaned out of the window and looked around, surrounded by Han soldiers who were hurrying to march.

The marching procession consisted of horses and chariots, but there were no mules and horses, wooden oxen and horses.

That's because in order to rush to Tongguan and Wei Yan to join, Zhuge Liang had left behind the heavy baggage team, which not only had heavy ladders, wells, siege vehicles, but also tens of thousands of wooden oxen and horses, mule carts and carriages, which were filled with countless grains, dried meat, and various utensils such as iron kettles and anvils.

Without the drag of baggage, Zhuge Liang can move forward lightly.

And he ordered Ma Tan and Wu Yi to lead 15,000 soldiers to guard the baggage, so that they could follow in the footsteps of the army's eastward march while attacking important strongholds along the way.

Looking at the long road ahead, Zhuge Liang asked Yang Yi and Fei Yi, who were accompanying him, "How long will it take for the army to reach Tongguan?" ”

Fei Yi quickly estimated the time, and replied one step ahead of Yang Yi: "It still takes thirteen days!" ”

"Thirteen days, thirteen days......" Zhuge Liang repeated several times, and suddenly muttered to himself: "Now, Wei Yan should take Tongguan." ”