Ma Zhong said to Ma Yan, "Come, you can throw the wooden basin into the water again and take a look." ”

Ma Tan listened and put the wooden basin in the lotus pond. The tub floated steadily.

Fan Jiang Zhang Da looked curious, and also came over to take a look.

Ma Zhong nodded with satisfaction, the people around him are very studious.

Ma Zhong asked Ma Tan, "Then do you know why the stone sank to the bottom, but the wooden basin floated on the water?" ”

"Because the stone is heavier." ”

I know you answer that!

Ma Zhong picked up a small pebble from the ground and threw it into the water, while squinting at Ma Yan.

Ma Jian immediately realized that the previous statement was not accurate enough, thought slightly, and then changed his words, "This is because the stone is solid and the wooden basin is hollow. ”

Well? It's a little interesting, but it's not so accurate.

Ma Zhong thought for a while, pointed to the two ducks on the water with great interest and asked, "Then little brother, tell me again, why can they float on the water?" ”

I'm dizzy!

Ma Tan was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Ma Zhong with a mentally retarded gaze, "Second brother, you are stupid, that's a duck!" Ducks know how to water! ”

Fan Jiang and Zhang Da also looked at Ma Zhong with sympathetic eyes, the lord must have been under a lot of pressure recently.

Ma Zhong's mouthful of old blood was almost spit out.

This day of Nima with her children is really haggard.

Ma Zhong glared at Ma Jian angrily, and scolded with a slashing face, "Stupid, don't you know when you are Lao Tzu? ”

Ma Tan was silenced by Ma Zhong's roar, and he had long lost his temperament, and stammered, "Second brother, don't worry, whatever you say is what you say!" ”

Gas!

Ma Zhong had to be patient with Ma Yan, and explained the principle of buoyancy with Fan Jiang and Zhang Da.

Fan Jiang Zhang Da was confused and half-understood, but Ma Yan's eyes lit up, as if he was fascinated.

Ma Zhong finally concluded, "Therefore, nature itself has infinite power, as long as we successfully mobilize these forces, it is not difficult to move mountains and reclaim the sea, let alone just a few sunken ships." ”

Ma Jian lowered his head and thought for a while, his face full of doubts, "Big brother, if it is according to what you say, it is not reasonable." Those shipwrecks are now submerged in water, Sun Quan must have opened all the hatches to let the water in before, plus other miscellaneous materials, the density of the shipwreck must be very large, so it can't float. ”

Ma Zhong snorted coldly when he heard this, "Who said that you used those sunken ships to make a fuss, aren't there still a lot of warships?" ”

Ma Chung's plan was very simple, first approaching the wreck with a fully loaded boat, and then tying the big ship to the wreck with ropes.

Then unload the load.

When the load is lost, the buoyancy exceeds the gravitational force and the hull rises.

As the hull rises, the wreck can be pulled out of the mud of the riverbed by ropes.

Ma Zhong didn't want to salvage the boats, just pull them up from the riverbed and then tow them away from the estuary.

After hearing this, Ma Tan applauded repeatedly, and he couldn't wait to rush to Chaohu Lake immediately.

Ma Zhong was also very relieved to see that Ma Jian could comprehend his spirit, "This is you." If it were someone else, it would probably be similar to Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, and I wouldn't worry about arranging for you to do it. ”

Fan Jiang and Zhang Da looked at Ma Zhong with resentment when they heard this, and they were doubted by their boss about their IQ, how hurtful this is!

Ma Zhong asked Ma Yan, "Do you have any questions?" ”

When Ma Tan heard this, he hurriedly searched for the branches and wanted to plan it.

Ma Zhong handed the Hundred Refined Iron Sword he had obtained from He Erdai to Ma Yan, "I've sent it to you!" ”

Ma Tan happily took it and outlined the elements that needed attention one by one on the dirt floor.

Then he frowned and said, "Second brother, it's okay to do anything else, since there are so many warships in this Chaohu Lake, there must be a garrison in Hefei." ”

Ma Zhong had already predicted, "I've thought about this." There were originally four main soldiers and horses in Hefei City, one each of Zhang Liaole and Li Dian, and the county soldiers in the hands of Xue Yi. Lejin doesn't have to think about it, Xue Yi's county soldiers were also disabled, and only Zhang Liao and Li Dian were still a little threatening. They have limited troops and will not leave many soldiers and horses in Chaohu. As long as you act fast, you should be able to steal the boat before Zhang Liao and Li Dian rush over. ”

When Ma Tan heard the names of these two people, he couldn't help but shrink his head.

He now knows Zhang Liao's ability! Where is the slightest contempt in my heart.

Ma Jian asked nervously, "Second brother, are you accurate?" It's not a small job that we have to do, how can it be so easy? ”

"If the Cao army guarding the mouth of the river lights the beacon fire, Zhang Liao will be able to bring his troops over in less than a day. When we find out the situation, get the warship to the mouth of the river, and then tie the wreck with ropes, even if we move quickly, it will take a day. ”

Ma Yan's face became serious, "It takes a lot of time and manpower for us to carry the ballast things back and forth to the ship. With our current strength, it is absolutely impossible to resist Zhang Liao and still have the spare strength to complete such a big project. Once we are busy and are attacked from behind by Zhang Liao, the consequences are unimaginable. Perhaps, let Zhang Liao find out the clues, but instead gave these boats to the imperial court. ”

This is indeed a problem.

In this era, there are no cranes or anything, and the effort and energy required to do such a job is extremely huge.

Zhang Da listened to it and said weakly on the side, "Lord, how about using the method we used last time?" It's just that when we just came to Liyang, in order to confuse the Liyang army, we pumped water from the Yangtze River and pretended to be a troop carrier, didn't we use a pipe? ”

Ma Jian listened to it and remembered the incident.

At the beginning, water was indeed pumped from the Yangtze River to the cabin by pipe, and then the water was pumped out of the cabin by pipe after arriving at the water village, disguised as a large number of troops to support it.

Relying on this method, the spies of the Liyang Army were confused and forced to shrink back to Liyang City.

Ma Jian just thought about it slightly, and quickly shook his head, "No, it's too late!" If we delay pumping water, we will have to fight hard with Zhang Liao at the mouth of the river. In that case, the losses will be too heavy, and our Relief Battalion has finally regained its strength, and we can't afford it at all. ”

Ma Zhong frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked Ma Yan, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Ma Tan pursed his lips, his eyes were clear, and he said resolutely, "Unless there is a way to quickly increase the weight and then quickly lose these weights, I will definitely not agree with this adventure." If we lose a lot of soldiers' lives, what if we get these ships? As long as there are people, even if we lose Liyang, we can still come to Danyang. Even if we lose Danyang, we can still go south to Jiaozhou. With our current shallow background, I will oppose any battle that requires a lot of sacrifice! ”

(End of chapter)