These two men, from Mufari in the Western Regions (present-day Mosul, Iraq), were good at making powerful catapults, and had a complete set of scientific theories about the use of catapults to siege cities, and they used mechanics and geometry to calculate the perfect focus point for different cities in order to capture fortified cities. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Both said that their hometown only has this legend, and no one has ever seen this technique performed.

Later, Ah Shu asked Ali Hague, Zhang Hongfan, Zhang Xi and other generals in the tent, and they all said that they had never heard of it.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the next part of the tent was about to come out and say:

"The marshal doesn't have to worry about this. At present, the top priority is not to crack the enemy's demon law, but to stabilize the morale of the army. If you want to come to the enemy's demon law, you can't use it unlimitedly, otherwise you wouldn't have dominated the world long ago? Where is the room for us? ”

"Makes sense! But if this demon art is not broken, how can it stabilize the morale of the army? Ah Shu asked.

"It's easy! The Commander can summon a shaman in the army and let him cast a spell in the army, falsely claiming to have cracked the enemy's witchcraft. The enemy is no match for the shaman's spells, and has already retreated, and will not come back for a while and a half, even if they come back, don't worry, the shaman will clean them up. I was just careless. Now that preparations are made, the enemy has no chance to take advantage of it. ”

"In this way, I think it will restore morale. Moreover, when the catapult is missing, when more people are around, the demon magic will be able to be cast, and it must take a certain distance to cast the demon magic. If we can get the soldiers together, the enemy who wants to come to the shadows will not dare to act rashly. ”

"That's one way to go. However, what if the enemy can still use demon magic? ”

"As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Now, the soldiers are already panicking, and if they are not pacified as soon as possible, it is only a matter of time before the camp is bombed. After such an operation, even if the enemy can still use the demon spell, but it always gives the soldiers a hope, will there be a worse situation than the soldiers bombing the camp? ”

"In addition, the most severe test that our army is currently facing is not the problem of witchcraft, but the problem of food. Most of our food was burned, presumably only for a few days, and there was not much food left in the house. If it doesn't be solved, I'm afraid there will be a big mess! ”

It was Lu Zhishen who spoke, and under the instruction of Li Tang, he worked hard to express himself.

"This is an oversight on the part of Ben Shuai! Ben Shuai was only worried about this witchcraft, but he didn't expect that if the food and grass were not complete, our army would collapse in just a few days! It's just that all the grain and grass have been burned, and it will take time to transfer it from the outside, and it will be difficult to reach it for a while and a half! Far water can't quench your thirst! Ashuton said.

"Don't worry, handsome! A few days ago, I went to the North Racecourse to garrison the Racecourse, and the defense area also allocated a batch of grain and grass for the use of the Racecourse garrison. If you transfer it back and make careful calculations, it must be possible to maintain it for three or five days, and with the food stocks in various places, it can still be guaranteed within ten days. ”

"There is a lot of grain and coarse grain for the horses in the horse farms, which I want to use in case of urgency. Doping with refined grains can also be maintained for more than half a month. In addition, on the other side of the Han River, in the garrison outside Xiangyang City, their grain and grass are also complete, and if they are asked to transfer a batch of them, they can last a long time. ”

"If you really can't do it, you can also slaughter horses and use them as military rations, even if you plunder the people, you think there will be a lot of seizures. If we break through Fancheng in the next few days, it is estimated that there is still food in Fancheng that can cope with it for a few days. ”

Lu Zhishen explained one by one.

It turned out that in addition to the Mongolian army stationed outside Fancheng, there were also more than one million Mongolian elite soldiers outside Xiangyang, who besieged Xiangyang but did not attack, cut off Xiangyang's communication with the outside world, and ensured that outsiders were powerless to rescue Xiangyang. They have all the grain and grass, and if they allocate some of the grain and grass, they can last for half a year.

Shi Tianze heard Lu Zhishen's suggestion to plunder the people, but he couldn't bear it. However, at this very moment, he only frowned a few times, and did not speak after all.

But Ah Shu clapped his hands and said:

"Daru Huachi's advice is very good. On the one hand, we urged the allocation of grain and grass in various places, and on the other hand, we acted according to Daru Huachi's advice, thinking that this grain and grass crisis would definitely be safely passed. ”

"Daru Huachi, you can lead another 100,000 troops, plus the original 100,000 elites, who are specifically responsible for allocating grain and grass from Xiangyang and collecting grain and grass from all over for our army, so as to ensure the supply of grain and grass for our army, and there can be no shortage."

Zhang Xi, the head of the navy, earnestly cooperated with Daru Huachi to transport grain, and ensured the safety of grain and grass crossing the river. Prime Minister Shi asked the Great Khan for help, asking for a new allocation of grain and grass. ”

Ali Hague arranged a shamanic camp to pacify the soldiers. The generals of each battalion returned to the camp and made every effort to reassure the soldiers and ensure their emotional stability. The progress of the attack on Fancheng must be accelerated, and it is guaranteed that Fancheng is taken as soon as possible, one to divert the attention of the soldiers, and the other to eliminate the threat around them. ”

……

Ashu made a series of arrangements at the military meeting to ensure the stability of the army.

After the meeting, the garrison was strengthened in various parts of the barracks, and the incidents of those personnel and equipment missing for no reason never happened again, the morale of the troops gradually stabilized, and the lost morale also recovered.

It seems that Daru Huachi's prophecy is still right, so all the marshals and others have looked at this little-known Daru Huachi differently.

Of course, the appropriate advice also gave Lu Zhishen a big advantage, after all, he obtained the command of 100,000 elite soldiers. Lu Zhishen returned these soldiers to the horse farm. Then, after operating with Li Tang again, these soldiers became their own people.

Originally, Li Tang planned to deal with the Mongol army around Fancheng first, and then cross the river to clean up the Mongol army around Xiangyang. But at this time, there is a good opportunity for Li Tang to put it at present, and Li Tang must not let it go!

Lu Zhishen got the permission to transfer grain and grass from outside Xiangyang City, so he could naturally easily enter the Xiangyang garrison.

In other words, this Lu Zhishen took a group of men and horses, sat on Zhang Xi's ship, crossed the Han River mightily, and went straight to the military camp of the Xiangyang garrison.

Then, Lu Zhishen showed Ashu's order, and the commander of the Mongolian army outside Xiangyang City naturally fully supported it. It turned out that the Mongolian army outside Xiangyang City was also subordinate to Ashu.

Originally, the main direction of Ashu's army was Xiangyang. However, because Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Several attacks on Xiangyang were all broken and bloody, and they were also sent out of the city by the defenders of Fancheng, harassing the rear, and it was difficult to advance an inch for many years.

Therefore, after many attempts, the Mongolian commander decided to change the strategic focus and first attack Fancheng, which was easier to attack from the land, and then control the Han River according to Fancheng, and completely encircle Xiangyang from the Han River, so that Xiangyang would be in no danger to defend!

Therefore, Ashu only left a million Mongolian elites outside Xiangyang City, surrounded Xiangyang, ensured that Xiangyang could not get reinforcements from the land, and then transferred all the troops to the periphery of Fancheng and attacked Fancheng with all his might. As a result, today's situation was formed.

On the same day, the commander of the garrison hosted a banquet to entertain Lu Zhishen, and then found the person in charge of the treasury and asked him to fully cooperate in transporting grain and grass to the other side of the river.

In fact, to transport grain and grass, all you need is the people on this side of the river to transport the grain to the wharf, load it on the boat, and then the boat sails to the opposite bank, and the people on the wharf opposite unload the grain and then move it into the barracks.

The miscellaneous servants who carry grain and grass do not need to cross the river, after all, the most important thing on both sides is the miscellaneous labor. But it is absolutely impossible to call these miscellaneous servants without the cooperation of the other party's commander.

Of course, this Lu Zhishen is not an ignorant person, although he has a military order, and the leader of the guards outside Xiangyang City has to cooperate, but Lu Zhishen has not kept talking about military orders, but has given a large number of treasures and rare things to this commander. It's not necessarily valuable, but it's expensive. Therefore, the commander of the other party is also very satisfied with Lu Zhishen's behavior.

In the afternoon, when he met the person in charge of the treasury, Lu Zhishen was still like a good wealth boy, giving away a lot of treasures and rare things, and the person in charge still warmly entertained Lu Zhishen and his party.

After three rounds of drinking, when everyone was drunk, Li Tang and the Howling Sky Dog also used the excuse to solve the problem, and swayed out of the big tent.

In the same way, Li Tang found a yurt closer to the treasury and drilled into it, then dug a tunnel leading to the warehouse, swept the warehouse cleanly, and then set fire to the warehouse.

Because there is not so much grain in this treasury, the sky has not yet dawned, and the warehouse has been completely moved by Li Tang.

When the fire started, most of the people were still asleep, and the fierce sirens woke up all the sleeping soldiers, and everyone panicked and tried to extinguish the fire, only to find that there was no way to extinguish the fire.

Li Tang took advantage of the night to take the roaring dog around the barracks, and when he saw that he could steal materials, he took them into the Qiankun bracelet, anyway, the barracks were all messy, and the soldiers were all running around, and no one would doubt anyone's identity.

After all, many soldiers didn't even wear armor, not to mention that Li Tang was still wearing neat Mongolian armor! After such a carnival until dawn, Li Tang didn't know how many yurts he had collected, how many supplies he had, and siege equipment such as stone-throwing trucks.

After dawn, Li Tang took advantage of the chaos to leave the barracks, and then began to walk towards the surrounding horse farms. If you want to talk about Li Tang, how do you know the location of the racecourse, in fact, it is still Lu Zhishen's credit, when the commander of the other party and the person in charge of the treasury received Lu Zhishen, in the chatter of several people, the layout of the Xiangyang camp and other information were completely leaked.

After all, they are all their own people, and what they talk about is not very secret, so no one cares.

However, the speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart, and under the ability of Lu Zhishen and Li Tang, the location of this horse farm is easily exposed.