After taking a sip of tea, Yuanhang said: "Xiaoliang Sanzhou is all in the north, and our army is mostly southern, and the weather is warm at this time, and it is the time to send troops. If you miss this time, the weather is cold, and it will be very bad for our army. I'm afraid it will only be next year. ”

Emperor Yin Wen frowned after hearing this, but Situ Hao frowned secretly.

"What you said is right, now I have a lot of grain and grass, and I have a large number of soldiers. If you don't take advantage of this time to recover Xiaoliang, I really don't know when you will have to wait. After Emperor Yin Wen finished speaking, he glanced at Situ Hao and said, "What do you think?" ”

Situ Hao got up and said: "The minister's conquest was unsuccessful, and the army was defeated and returned, so he really didn't dare to speak. ”

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and you have always been my first general." Emperor Yin Wen said loudly.

"Thank you for your love." Situ Hao said with gratitude.

"Today, the three of us will decide this matter." Emperor Yin Wen said firmly.

Situ Hao glanced at Yuanhang, and Yuanhang nodded lightly. Although Situ Hao was puzzled, he still said: "Your Majesty, Ye Zhizhou's words are not unreasonable. It's just that the ministers are worried that once the war starts, there will be casualties, and they are afraid that the northwest Shang Kingdom will come to attack the city. ”

Voyage stunned, Shang Guo? Is there still a merchant country?

"It's just that Xiao Liang is my heartache after all." Emperor Yin Wen sighed and said, "How can the first emperor be divided into two in my hands. ”

Situ Hao hurriedly knelt on the ground, Yuanhang picked up the teacup and was about to drink tea, but he didn't know what to do when he saw this, so he didn't have time to put down the teacup, so he knelt down.

Seeing Yuanhang kneeling there with a teacup, Emperor Yin Wen couldn't help laughing and said, "You are always not the same, get up." ”

Yuanhang put down the cup, bowed down and said: "The emperor is worried, and the ministers will die to relieve the emperor's worries." I implore the emperor to allow me to go out with the army, and if I don't accept Xiaoliang, the minister will not return to Yizhou. ”

"Good!" Emperor Yin Wen slapped the table and said, "If there are many virtuous ministers like you in the court, my Liang will be able to dominate the rivers and mountains as soon as possible." ”

Yuanhang and Situ Hao bowed down and said, "Long live the emperor." ”

Emperor Yin Wen nodded and continued: "I will stay in your mansion for one day, and tomorrow I will return to the back hall and send troops on a certain day." ”

Yuanhang hurriedly said: "Yes, the minister will order someone to clean the room." ”

Emperor Yin Wen patted Yuanhang's head and said with a smile: "This matter still needs to be entrusted." ”

Yuanhang ran out with a smile.

Situ Hao pulled out and came to Yilan's room, father and daughter saw each other, Yilan cried and threw herself into her father's arms.

"What's wrong, is it difficult to be wronged?" Situ Hao smiled and patted Yilan on the back and said.

"My father's injuries have healed." Yilan asked wiping her tears.

"It's all right. Just didn't catch up with you getting married. Situ Hao stroked Yilan's hair lovingly.

"Father, did the emperor come to ask the guilty minister?" Yilan asked worriedly.

"There are other things, and I also scolded him, but you, the minister, are quick and sharp-tongued, but you asked the emperor speechless." Situ Hao said with a smile.

Yilan laughed and said coquettishly: "Could it be that my father wants him to be slow to react and clumsy?" ”

"Haha, you girl."

Yuanhang pushed the door in and said with a smile: "I heard your laughter outside the door, why are you so happy?" ”

When Situ Hao saw Yuanhang coming in, he put away his smile and said to Yilan: "You go out first and say something to Yuanhang for your father." ”

Yilan pursed her lips and said in a coquettish voice: "What's the matter, don't let me know yet." After the words were spoken, he obediently got up and went out.

"Yuanhang, why did you propose to send troops to attack Xiaoliang?" When Situ Hao saw Yilan going out, he asked.

"Father-in-law, it's not my opinion, but the emperor has mentioned it many times, and he has already planned it. This time I took the opportunity to come to Yizhou in person, and I must have made up my mind, but I just proposed it through my mouth. If I don't say it, I'm afraid that the emperor will seize the matter of the store and the dart game. Yuanhang sat down opposite Situ Hao.

Situ Hao suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and said: "No wonder the emperor wants to come to ask you in person, his idea is to let you go to the army to block everyone's mouths, so as not to kill the world." ”

"Yes, exactly." Yuanhang nodded and said.

"And what do you think is the chance of winning?" Situ Hao asked.

"If I go with my father-in-law, I'm eight points sure. It's just that I don't know if the officers and men in the army obey my orders. Yuanhang said with a faint smile.

"Hmm." Situ Hao looked at Yuanhang, understood what he meant, and nodded.

Seeing off Emperor Yinwen, Yuanhang leaned against the door of the mansion and breathed a sigh of relief. is really a companion like a tiger, so scared that he didn't dare to make a sound with Yilan last night. However, Yilan's figure really has nothing to say, and Yuanhang leaned against the door of the mansion and laughed mercilessly.

"My lord, what are you ......" Qin Chao stood at the foot of the doorway and stood there stunned.

"Ah, General Qin, please come in." Yuanhang wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and said with a sigh of relief.

"No, my lord, General Sun will go to inspect the city defenses, and the special general will come to ask if your lord is going with you." Qin Chao clenched his fists and said.

"Go, go." Yuanhang was about to discuss with Sun Ke, but he did not return to the house and walked directly to the east gate with the Qin Dynasty.

Standing under the city, looking up at the high city walls, the voyage pulled over the Qin Dynasty and asked, "If you attack the city, what else can you use besides climbing poles and ziplines?" ”

Qin Chao also looked up, not understanding why Yuanhang had such a question, shook his head and said: "There is no adult, only these two things can attack the city." ”

"Aren't there any siege ladders or anything like that?"

"No, sir."

Yuanhang pondered for a while, then looked up at the city wall again. Thinking that he might soon have to send troops to attack Xiaoliang, without sharp siege tools, more soldiers would be killed and wounded. How was the Zhuge Repeater made? Yuanhang scratched his head and thought in circles.

"My lord, what are you doing?" Sun Ke led several generals over, saw the painful appearance of the voyage, and stepped forward to ask.

"Oh, General Sun." Yuanhang pulled Sun Ke and said: "I'm tired of General Sun, gather all the carpenters in Yizhou, I need to make something." You go to patrol the city, I have to go back to the house beforehand. ”

Yuanhang didn't dare to delay too much, and hurriedly walked towards Fuzhong. When I returned to the study, I took out a pen and paper and drew a siege ladder. It's just a tall wooden frame, blocked by wooden planks in front, and a wooden ladder to climb up behind, and at the top is a platform of three or four square meters, which can stand about five to six people. A small opening of 10 centimeters is set aside in front for archery. The front was then wrapped in iron sheets to prevent the enemy from using firearms on the city. The siege ladder is flanked by a repelling wooden plank that allows soldiers to ascend the castle directly from here. After thinking about it, he drew four wheels underneath and added a guard plate at a height of two meters, so that the soldiers pushing the ladder would not be hit by the bows and arrows of the castle.

After drawing the siege ladder, I looked at it carefully a few times, and I had the impression that it was just like this, and I really couldn't think of a better improvement.

Putting the drawings aside, Yuanhang began to draw the Zhuge Repeater again. I didn't have much impression of this, and I didn't design it until the afternoon, so I had to throw away the pen, lean back on the chair, and say to myself: "Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang, you are too smart." Unconsciously, I leaned back in my chair and fell asleep.

"Xianggong, Xianggong." Wanyue pushed the voyage and shouted softly.

Opening his eyes in a daze, he saw the graceful and delicate cheeks.

"How can I sleep here, how good is it when it's cold." Wanyu reproached softly, and stretched out her hand to pull up the voyage.

"Why are you back, aren't you in the store?"

"It's all time." Wanyu covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "I'm afraid that the sky is dark when Xianggong is sleeping." ”

Yuanhang stretched down and asked, "Are they all back?" ”

"Well, I'll be waiting for you in the living room."

"Let's go to dinner with Madame." Taking advantage of Wanyu's unpreparedness, he leaned over and kissed him fiercely, leading Wanyue to reach out and hit him.

After dinner, I returned to the study and continued to draw drawings, but unfortunately I didn't look carefully at the beginning, and the repeater didn't seem to be able to be designed. Thinking about it again, since the bow and arrow are too large on the ladder, it is not convenient to use. If you can't design a repeater, it's not a problem to design a small and lightweight single crossbow. It was designed from the ground up.

The door of the study was pushed open, and Yilan walked in gently, seeing that the lights in the room were dimmed, and rekindled the candle and sent it to the desk.

"You're here." Yuanhang looked up for a moment, and continued to lower his head and draw.

"Xianggong, what are you doing with these things?" Yilan asked as he looked sideways at the pattern.

Yuanhang stopped his pen, raised his head again, stretched out his hand to pull Yilan into his arms from the table, sat down on his lap, and said: "Xianggong won't hide it from you, maybe the emperor will send troops to recover Xiaoliang in the near future." ”

Yilan sat sideways in his arms, looked at the voyage, and said softly: "It's going to be war again, isn't it?" ”

"Hmm." Yuanhang nodded, let out a sigh of relief, and said: "Gentle and soft, if I am not there in the future, you will have to worry more about the house." ”

"Where is Xianggong going?" Yilan was startled and asked backwards.

"Maybe I'll go on the expedition with my father this time, so it's okay to take care of each other."

The candle flower 'snapped' twice, and Yilan felt her eyelids jump, and she panicked inexplicably. She never thought that her husband would go to the battlefield in person, although she had never seen it, but she also knew the scene of swords and swords, and the rain of arrows in the sky.

"Why did the emperor let you go, you are the official capital, you only need to govern the city." Yilan asked uneasily.

Yuanhang smiled indifferently and said, "Xianggong is smart, so the emperor reuses me." ”

Yilan pouted, and said worriedly: "Xianggong, do you have to go?" ”

Yuanhang saw Yilan's worried look, hugged her waist tightly, and said, "The emperor's order is difficult to disobey." ”

Yilan leaned her head close to Yuanhang's chest and closed her eyes to listen to his heartbeat.