"We still don't do anything?" After the end, Zhu Xin had to find Zhou Yu and ask.

"You see it too...... Our siege equipment is still being built, the craftsmen are not professional, and there is some delay in the progress. Even if we plan to attack the city now, even if it is for show, we have to wait for the siege equipment to be built. Zhou Yu pointed to the construction site at the back of the camp.

The cost of the materials and the cost of the work have already been paid, and it would be a waste if you didn't wait for the completion of the work. Besides, if you don't fight vigorously, Yuan Shu won't be able to explain it.

Mei Cheng coerced again, but he was also marching all the way, and he was about to knock Guangling down. Later, he retreated, but Yuan Shu still controlled one of the few county towns in Guangling, and he would never return it.

At the same time, Mei Cheng also seized a large amount of money and food by looting temples and other places, which could also make Yuan Shu treat her lightly.

The population is not small, and it is not difficult to replenish a group of soldiers, but the difficulty lies in the lack of money and food. Yuan Shu is indeed rich, but he is rich and his power is rich are two different concepts. Even if it is the emperor who owns the world, the money in the treasury is not something that the emperor can touch casually.

The funds that the emperor can really embezzle are actually the inner treasury called the inner treasury, which is the emperor's private money.

For example, Emperor Ling, in history, he embezzled the funds of Dasi Nong and used them for personal use. It seems that the left hand is reversed from the right hand, which is actually equivalent to the president taking the money from the treasury for his own use, is this reasonable? This doesn't make sense!

Yuan Shu may not be as ruthless as Emperor Ling, but she will also not easily use her private money to subsidize the use of power. The financial losses must be supplemented from other places by other means, which is what a qualified operator should do.

From this point of view, running a country is no different from running a company.

Mei Cheng's stop-loss method is to come up with enough money and food to make up for his mistakes. She is responsible for offense, not defense. Mistakes in defense cannot be forgiven, but mistakes in offense have a certain margin for error.

For Sun Ce's side, it is okay to retreat, but it is also necessary to have a record that can be done, so that even in the face of Yuan Shu's punishment, there is enough excuse to shirk.

At least, with this method, Sun Ce didn't need to pay an extra batch of money and food. Mei Chengcheng can't do it, she has to bleed profusely.

"In other words, there should be a lot of Mojia classics in Liu Ye's mansion, and she has also studied them." Zhou Yu sighed, "I actually plan to optimize and upgrade the traditional siege equipment, if it can be done, it will be much more convenient for us to conquer the city in the future." ”

In the final analysis, she just took a fancy to Liu Ye's talent, and then planned to use Huaiyin City as a testing site.

If there is still this consideration, Zhu Xin also expressed his understanding. After all, now that Mei Cheng has been defeated, even if Sun Ce doesn't continue to fight, there is no problem.

Not to mention anything else, Yuan Shu has already arranged for people to garrison the cities that have been beaten down in the rear. But it's useless, whether it's Xiapi or Guangling, it's a place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend.

Unless all the two counties are taken down, the place outside the city will be someone else's racetrack.

Anyway, Sun Ce doesn't care, it's good to block Yuan Shu. At the beginning, she didn't plan to use Xiapi as her own territory.

Zhu Xin did not continue to delay, in the past, the Huotou Army arranged it, and in the end it was necessary to arrange manpower and materials to accompany the army. And today's Huotou Army has also changed slightly.

Sun Kai was executed, and Jun Sima was replaced by an old subordinate under Chen Wen, named Wei Yun.

He is from the Wei clan of Wu County, but he is a side lineage. Like Chen Duan, he is not very valued in the family. If you are taken seriously, you will not be mixed with the firehead army.

The vacant position in the army, after consulting for advice, was filled by Da Qiao, while retaining his status as a member of the army. Of course, this expedition does not need her to go in person.

"How are these fireheads, how are their cooking skills?" When Zhu Xin arranged the Huotou Army, Zu Lang personally came over.

"Concerned? It is said that the cooking skills of the Huotou Army...... And just like that, it is impossible to have a few chefs per se. Zhu Xin looked at Zu Lang regretfully, "It can only be said that it is much better than dry food, but that's all." ”

At least it's fresh and hot, but if you want to say it's very tasty, it certainly doesn't count. As for the 'cook' profession, there are currently only four in the army.

Without the chef's 'cooking' bonus, the deliciousness of the cooked food naturally cannot be expected too much.

"That's ......" Zu Lang was silent for a moment when he heard this, obviously not very satisfied with this result, "Truthfully, why don't you come with me for a trip?" ”

"If I leave, who's going to cook for the others?" Zhu Xin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then politely refused. Not to mention anything else, if he dares to leave, it is estimated that Sun Ce will chase and kill without saying a word. With her strange power, no one else can pull it.

"Woo ......" Zu Lang's cheeks puffed up slightly, obviously a little unhappy.

It's just that in the end, he turned around and left, and he didn't mean to lose his temper. Maybe after joining the army, I also began to understand the truth that the overall situation is important, and I will no longer be so arbitrary.

"Okay, after that, we have to prepare tonight's meal, everyone is busy!" Zhu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands, and turned around and shouted.

The whole back kitchen began to get busy again, but when Zhu Xin was cooking dinner, he had to prepare one more. Yes, Zhang Fei is going to come over for dinner tonight......

"Are you leaving?" Zhang Fei was eating, looking at Sun Ce curiously, and when he came, he found that there was movement here, and some soldiers and horses seemed to be about to make a move.

Anyway, this should be the closest distance to spy on intelligence, right? Zhu Xin was beside him, silently complaining.

Although it has not yet entered the barracks, is it really good to let the enemy observe the situation of their own army at such a close range?

"After the autumn, fight and leave...... Why don't you put some water and give me Huaiyin? Sun Ce teased.

"Of course not!" Zhang Fei directly refused, "The duty is, unless I die in battle, the Huaiyin side will never allow you to occupy it!" ”

"Since you don't release water, what else is there to say?" Sun Ce pouted.

"There is a ...... in the words of water" Zhang Fei pointed to the moat outside Huaiyin City, "Look, it's full of water!" ”

Isn't how to deal with this moat the first thing to consider than to besiege the city with siege equipment?

Of course Sun Ce wouldn't say it, they had already started to discuss how to deal with it, and people weren't really stupid, how could they leak such an important thing? Not only did he not say it, but he also looked very unhappy.

Seeing this, Zhang Fei thought that Sun Ce hadn't thought about how to deal with the moat, and was a little relieved.

"Tomorrow I'm going to divide my troops and go out to earn some extra money......," Sun Ce suddenly said, "You won't take the opportunity to send troops to attack us, will you?" ”

"For the sake of food during this time, I can not send troops." Zhang Fei replied, "Besides, in this summer, the heat is hot to death, and it's really a shame that you are still willing to send troops." ”

After thinking about it, he asked: "At this time, you can't send troops south to Guangling, right?" Could it be that it is Rongrong? ”

"You know the goods?" Sun Ce asked curiously, if you want to say that Huaiyin is surrounded by them, how did Zhang Fei receive the news? What happened in Guangling, she seemed to know everything.

"You can spend money to find information from the Everything, and of course we can too." Zhang Fei replied casually, "We already know about the matter of Guangling, and I want to say whether we want to join forces with Zhenrong to deal with you." ”

"Listen to your tone, it seems that it didn't pass?" Sun Ce asked curiously.

"After all, I don't really like that person, I don't talk about faith and righteousness, and I'm still a Buddhist. The kind of monks who preach everywhere that they will suffer after death and believe in them to be liberated, the old lady is super unpleasant. Zhang Fei complained.

In those years, Buddhism had not yet merged with Taoism and Confucianism, there were no eighteen layers of hell, and the monks themselves ate meat and drank alcohol, and groups of people ate meat and drank wine, fought and brawled, and the method of preaching was directly carried out by means of threats. It's no wonder that this kind of religion is popular.

It is not a threat, and it is estimated that there are no followers of a foreign sect like Buddhism. The only advantage is that the entry threshold is low, after all, Taoism is all aristocracy these days, at least it has to be something that rich people can afford.

Let's just say that the materials of Jindan, the refining utensils and so on, the poor can't afford to play at all.

Perhaps the troubled times really need a spiritual support, and the simple and crude entry standards of the Taiping Sect naturally quickly attracted a large number of believers. Buddhism is also because of the low entry threshold, so limited by this special era, there are also many believers.

It's just that Buddhism is Buddhism, and Buddhists are Buddhists, and a guy like Zhenrong is the first thing Zhang Fei doesn't like to see.

"Unfortunately, so am I!" Sun Ce replied.

"That's up to you...... Anyway, you see, you have to deal with Zhenrong, which in itself is a rare opportunity to raid. We are not going to send troops, you see that there is a harvest when you see it, isn't it ......" Zhang Fei thought for a while, and then directly asked for benefits.

"Why don't we arrange our troops tomorrow and have a decisive battle?" Sun Ce directly stated that if he wants money, he must hurry up.

"Suddenly I found out that you weren't that cute either." Zhang Fei complained that it is not impossible to send troops, they should have an advantage in numbers, and the generals are not bad, so there is still the possibility of a gamble.

It's just that she gave up guarding Huaiyin and took the initiative to fight or something, and she also had to take the risk of doing so.

After weighing it up, I decided not to do that. Unless, you can really contact Zhenrong, and then have a pincer attack. It's just that the character of this person is not good, it is possible to help in the front, and it is possible to suddenly turn the gun and aim at them in the back.

The two sides also tested each other, and finally left separately.

Sun Ce's side can also be regarded as a gain, at least it is certain that when he divides his troops to deal with Zhenrong, Zhang Fei will not suddenly kill. At least, there is a high probability that this will be the case, and there must be precautions, which is the basic principle.

Early the next morning, Zhu Xin woke up in a dream, in fact, strictly speaking, it should be the second time to get up.

According to the usual practice, after serving breakfast out, I was about to go back to the back kitchen, but I suddenly took a beating and fainted. When he got up again, he was already tied to the horse......

"Awake?" Zu Lang was in front, felt the movement behind him, and turned around to ask.