Several people discussed for a long time, but there was no good result except for adding a little upset.

However, there is one thing that they agree with, that is, the strength of the East Route Army in Hengjiangjin has been greatly increased, and it is very likely to reach 8,000 to 10,000 by tomorrow.

Judging from the aggressive posture of the Eastern Route Army before and the eagerness to restore combat strength, these people are afraid that they are menacing and have bad intentions.

Feng Yikan, Wang Zhi and Zhang Wei were both worried, and couldn't help but smile and cheer them up, "You don't have to be like this. We will also be in deep ravines and dangerous ravines tomorrow, and we will be fierce soldiers. I don't believe that those Jiangdong troops really dare to enter my Liyang City like this! ”

Wang Zhi listened to it and suggested, "By the way, are the patriarchs and children of the major families around Liyang ...... It's time to go into Liyang City to stick to it with us. ”

Feng Yi's brows moved, he stretched out randomly, and said with satisfaction, "You think about it well, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs." Although these guys used to be in a blood alliance with us, there are times when they can't say anything for sure. Since when I cut off the head of the chicken and drank rice wine, I said that it would be difficult to share the difficulties, so let them do their best to be the elite of their patriarchs and accompany me to stick to Liyang City. Their stockades, docks, and forts will also be closed from this day onwards. ”

Zhang Wei also agreed with this method, "The most important thing for us now is that our own people don't make any trouble, if anyone has two hearts, then none of us will have a good life." ”

Feng Yi immediately instructed Wang Zhi to do this, strong fortresses are often destroyed from the inside, Feng Yi will never allow such a thing to happen to the Liyang army.

Just when the war machine of the Liyang Army was set in motion, preparing to hold on to their old nest. Yokoe Tsunai is a different story.

Those soldiers who had not died or lived outside during the day and were training in turns had all returned to the camp early this day.

Then the smoke rose from the stove, and countless stoves were filled with gas.

Looking at the smoke in the row, I really don't know how many people are cooking inside.

Zhou Yin and Sun Kuang looked at the densely packed pot stove that was excavated and burned there, and couldn't help but praise, "Looking at such a posture, there must be tens of thousands of people working together?" Has this been done? ”

Sun Kuang's coughing tears were about to come out, "This special thing is also deliberately pressed with stones to smoke, every time I eat, the choking Lao Tzu can't stand at all." True******! ”

Zhou Yin was also depressed enough, "I still suspect the plan of the soldiers, and I suspect ****** big-headed ghost!" What about Ma Zhong? ”

"I'm still in Minato." Sun Kuang wasn't so sure.

One of the two is the governor of the Eastern Route Army, and the other is a dignified supervisor, and they can walk sideways in this battalion.

In fact, they are treated like this.

Except for those Wu Junzi and the nobles who were restrained by Ma Zhong in the inner camp, Ma Zhong once publicly stated that there was nothing in this camp that these two gentlemen could not enter.

This made the two at least less resistant to Ma Zhong psychologically.

The two of them were so annoyed that they finally couldn't help but go to find Ma Zhong again.

When I arrived at the port area, I saw several large ships parked there.

Hengjiangjin is a small port, which was originally used by Cao Cao when he first conquered the south, and designed a lot of berths.

It's a pity that Cao Cao no longer has the ability to enter the Yangtze River, and the Jiangdong army that captured Liyang has a more important base.

As a result, the ports of Hengjiangjin and Danglikou were slowly abandoned.

There is only one berth left in the Hengjiangjin port area that can dock large ships, and the others are either mud and silt, or the trestle is decayed, and they are no longer usable.

However, these big ships parked in the water village have no intention of going to the berth to load and unload.

Long thin bamboo poles stretched out from those big boats, like clear water flowing from the boats into the river.

Zhou Yin looked at those bamboo poles, as if he was so surprised when he saw them for the first time, "I'm a little strange, how can this water flow from low to high places as long as you take a sip, and you don't even need to care about it?" ”

Sun Kuang had long felt that this was incredible, "Who knows?" This Ma Zhong, I really can't understand it. ”

The two of them pondered here, waiting for the answers to the discussion to become more and more stream-of-consciousness.

A child next to him finally couldn't help but grin, "Of course it's not a demon spell, this is the siphon phenomenon." ”

"Rainbow, siphon ......" Zhou Yin was dumbfounded when he heard this, looked at the child and asked, "Bai Xingxing, what the hell is this siphon?" ”

Of course Bai Xingxing knows!

These inexplicable and wonderful things in the eyes of others, as Ma Zhong's disciple, Bai Xingxing can confidently ask for answers from Ma Zhong.

"It is the principle of using the difference in air pressure to lift water from a low place to a high place. I heard Master say that the same is true for the thirsty black used by the people. As long as we hollow out the middle of the thin bamboo, and then seal the joints with fish glue, we can make a small mechanism. When we use it, we use it to draw water from the river and let the water easily fill the cabin. When the ship arrives in Yokoetsu, it can be used to suck water out of the cabin. ”

Zhou Yin had known about this plan for a long time, but he didn't know that Ma Zhong still had such a whimsy, so he couldn't help but say, "This guy! I really don't know how many crooked bowels there are. ”

Ma Zhong's strategy is actually very simple, and the things he uses to hide from the world are also something that no one can guess.

That is the river that rolls in, gushes away, but is ignored.

He pumped the water into the hold of the ship, transported it to Hengjiangjin, and pumped the water out of the ship in Hengjiangjin.

This wonderful ballast thing does not need to be docked at all, and there is no need to find it at all.

It can be replenished easily, and any trace can be concealed silently.

Every day, when large ships have to leave Hengjiang for several miles, they can lower their bamboo poles and pump water from the river. When the water level is about the same, they sail and enter the Hengjiangjin port with a full load to release the water.

The whole process, I'm afraid that people who can't see it in person, can't imagine it at all.

Feng Yi, Wang Zhi, Zhang Wei and others racked their brains to calculate the berths in Hengjiangjin, as well as the loading and unloading speed. It is believed that such an unloading efficiency must be a soldier who can get off the ship by himself.

Who would have thought that people would not be so troublesome at all, these big ships don't even need to dock, and they don't even need to care about berths or anything.

However, the losses were also very heavy.

Because the merchant ships of the Zhuo family have never tried such a method, not to mention the Zhuo family, for this era, I am afraid it is the first time to play like this, so there is still something messed up.

The internal structure of those merchant ships is simply not suitable for such a method.

It was fine when the water was below the water line, but not long after the water level in the hold exceeded the water line, the huge internal pressure caused several merchant ships to break on the spot.

(End of chapter)