At the same time that Mang did not find Chen Si, Zheng Anping and his entourage also stepped on the road in the morning light. The mountain road is very rugged, and the three people sitting in the car all got off the car in a short time, and it is more comfortable and labor-saving to walk on the road.

The swordsman's public attendant said, "This way is not enough." As he was talking, a group of animals that looked like horses but not horses came in front of them, with people sitting on their backs or carrying things, light and dexterous. The public passenger saw it and immediately stopped talking. The two sides have seen each other, each giving way to half of the road, and passing in turn.

The passenger asked, "Such a pony is also very handy!" ”

A soldier behind him said: "This is not a horse, but also a donkey." From the north, Taiyuan and Shangdang often use it as a substitute for foot force, and it is close to the east of the river. ”

Zheng Anping asked: "Why don't you save it in Hedong?" ”

The soldier said: "They are all born in mountainous areas, although the east of the river is mountainous, but there is no danger." Therefore, there are more cattle and horses, and donkeys have less strength, and there are more people who have no reserves. ”

Zheng Anping was shocked when he heard this, and said: "If he joins the party from Taiyuan? ”

The soldier said, "I don't know." ”

Zheng Anping immediately called Gai Nie and asked him to follow behind the group of people to see where they were going, but not to alarm them. Gai Nie didn't say much, nodded and left.

The public said: "He is quite wooden, I am afraid it is not his choice." ”

Zheng Anping said: "The concubine has no form, and the public passenger is smiling." But it is used because of Sima's disciples. ”

The public passenger was taken aback and asked, "What is the door of Gai Sima Shangqing?" ”

Zheng Anping said: "He is also young, and he didn't see Sima Shangqing, but he threw himself under Dr. Sima." The bus driver immediately stopped talking.

Although the mountain road is long and winding, it is not branched, and it is very smooth to walk, and if you don't take a car, it is quite comfortable, there are not too many obvious uphill and downhill slopes, and it is still different from the general mountain. There are not many farmers on both sides, and occasionally one or two almost dilapidated thatched huts can be seen, and there are no fields nearby, so they probably make a living by picking mountain goods.

After sending out Gai Nie, they hit the tip twice, and walked in the dark for a while, and they finally saw the walled castle at the foot of the mountain.

Since the city gate had long been closed, Zheng Anping sent someone to show the festival charm, show his identity, and was taken to the city by the wall. Subsequently, Yuan Wei and Yuan Cheng also arrived.

When Hanoi was taken by the Qin, the walled city was the only city on the road from Hanoi to Hedong. Every day, large quantities of salt are transported from here to Yiguan, where they are exchanged for grain. When there was no war, some of the grain would be transported back to Anyi, and most of it would be stored in Yiguan; Later, when the Yiguan was not enough, more than ten large granaries were built in Yuancheng to store the grain transported from the Yiguan. After the Changping War was launched, these grains immediately became the raw materials for fried millet, and the subordinate concubines of the counties in Hedong would be distributed to the camps from Yiguan to Yuancheng to make fried millet, of which Yuancheng was an important base. This also made the castle prosperous.

There were about two or three thousand people who gathered in Yuancheng to fry millet. There was no place to accommodate them in the city, so the camp was set up in temporary houses outside the city, and because the elite and strong were all transferred, the county could only send a hundred county guards to guard them. Fortunately, most of these subordinates are women, engaged in the work of frying millet; It was the work of the old and weak men to transport the millet out of the city and back to the fried millet. The number of newborns has also increased significantly in this male-female work environment.

The public passenger originally wanted Yuancheng to contribute manpower to build the mountain roads along the way, but Yuanling reported: "There are no more than 10,000 households in Yuancheng, and now there are thousands of people in charge, and the county soldiers are only 200. The bus also knew that if you wanted to live in Yuancheng for a long time, you must not get into a stiff relationship with the local residents, and it is not easy to force it. can only say: "Now there is a large army of 5,000 coming, and it will also be stationed in the walled city for more than a month, and you will do it!" “

When Captain Yuan heard this, he was stunned, and said: "How can you live like an army in the land of Yuancheng!" “

Gongcheng said: "There are more than 10,000 households in the walled city, and it can accommodate 5,000 troops, what a way!" “

Yuan Wei said: "Definitely." In the walled city, it is enough to use thousands of people. And far away thieves, what is the army? “

Gong Cheng said: "The king is lucky, and you are prepared!" “

Hearing this, Yuancheng Ling, Wei, and Cheng didn't dare to speak anymore, and they chattered repeatedly. Zheng Anping said: "This matter is only known to the three of you, but there is a leak, the nine clans!" “

The three of them broke out in a cold sweat, bowed to the ground, and said, "I wish that the secretary will order, and the ministers should bear it." But don't dare to do it yourself, for fear of missing a big event! “

The public said: "It's late at night, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." We are with us, and we are willing to settle it. “

As soon as the three of them discussed, the public passenger lived in Yuanling's house, Zheng Anping lived in Yuanwei's house, and the 100 soldiers lived in Yuancheng and the post house. The public said: "No need, the soldier will follow the two of us, but it is okay to live in the court." “

Yuan Ling and the other three didn't know what it meant, and they didn't dare to refute, so they could only open the door of the mansion and welcome the soldiers in. Whoever dares to let them live in the court, the school, the wings, and the ear rooms are all let out, and fifty people can live there. The horses were handed over to Yuan Cheng to be fed. But after this toss, by the time they settled down, they were already crowing all over the place.

Pi Wan talked with Inhumans for a long time, had dinner in the mansion, and everyone dispersed, and Pi Wan took Inhumans to the military camp again. The king of Qin also finished his meal and walked in the court, and all the confessors were scattered around, not approaching. The two of them went up the stairs and knocked on the door. Turn the Xiao wall and stand under the wall and wait.

King Qin sensed the movement here, looked over, and saw the stranger and Pi Wan coming back, so he beckoned them to enter the hall. Pi Wan first reported what happened in Hedong today, and the inventory of various armories has been reported, and in a few years, there are only thousands of weapons of various shapes, and 100,000 arrowheads. Due to the lack of bamboo and feathers, there are not many arrows.

The price of grain in the surrounding cities had risen to sixty cents per stone, and the merchants living in the city found it unbearable. Now, if you can manage two meals a day, you can basically get a strong job; but the children are exchanged for two pounds of food; Whoever has land outside the city will abandon his occupation and return to farming. Now, Wen, Yi and other famous capitals have signs of instability.

King Qin said: "Shang Jun built the country with cultivation and warfare, and he has insightful views. If it is a businessman, it is not enough to have a surplus, and if the husband has little food, how can it be changed? If there are no soldiers, how easy is it to revert? Today, I take a county in the east of the river, when Zhao has 400,000 troops, and those who do not lose food and weapons are all the work of several years of savings, and the success of building cities and roads. After a few years of staying together, it is like this! “

Pi Wan said: "In the past, Zhang Xiang won the wall and Yi without a fight, and it was connected to Nanyang, Hanoi; Wu Anjun is to take it all. Today, Hedong and Hanoi are all one, Hanoi is uneasy, and Hedong cannot be protected alone. “

King Qin said: "It was the autumn harvest, and what Hedong had gained, I think it has been returned to the warehouse." “

Pi Wan said: "Still there." Recently, the sky is cloudy, and it is not sunny, and the valley has not been dry. “

King Qin said: "Although it is worth the war, it is necessary not to miss the farming time." Pi Wan said yes.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves galloping could be heard in the distance. Several people stopped. King Qin said: "It will also be reported by the Changping Army." “

Pi Wan said: "This army, who dares to go to Ma Anyi!" “

Not long after, Wang Ji, who stayed in Anyi, came in with three slips. King Qin opened it and looked at Wang Di's first. Wang Dao said: "The minister's capital crime, the king's reputation, dare not do your best!" Now he led his troops to 5,000 and struggled to break the wall. The soldiers fought hard, killing and injuring many Zhao people. When the war resumes, it will be broken. “

Then opened Bai Qi's letter: "The minister said, Zhao is the whole country to fight, Qin is a county, although the strength is judged, and Zhao is not allowed to advance, it really depends on the location, the people." Although the Qin army is disadvantageous, the Zhao army is doubled. Zhao committed Qin with tired soldiers and killed a lot. Today, the spear, halberd, arrows and shields are all insufficient, and if they are helped, it is not difficult to break Zhao. “

Finally, he opened Sima Jin's slip: "Respectfully, Si Deyi is the old capital, the city is strong, the people are strong, and the danger is approached, and the world is famous." Wang Qiju is there! “

King Qin said: "Qin Zhao is in Changping, the two have nothing to do, and they can't hold each other, what can they do?" “

Pi Wan said: "Zhao will be tired of committing me, and he is killing Zhao Ren." And I used the army to commit Zhao, and I killed the Qin people. Today, we are fighting in the narrow alleys, the rules are not hindered, and the progress is not profitable. And the Zhao people have no food, and they will be defeated every day. I should defend with righteousness and attack with surprise, and he will be defeated. “

King Qin said: "However, those I am afraid of, the Zhao people gather the elite to strike, and I scatter, he fights the outnumbered with the crowd, and the weak with the strong, I am afraid that I will take advantage of it." “

Pi Wan said: "Although, although I am gone, how can he get out?" “

King Qin said: "Why can't the Zhao people come out? “

Pi Wan said: "People are in danger, they are all in danger, they are all saving themselves, so they fight." As soon as it broke out, people ran on their own, and they had no fighting spirit, but with a small number of soldiers, they would disperse without fighting. It is known that it is fish meat. “

King Qin said: "I blame the Zhao army for 400,000 trapped in Changping for a month. But why didn't Handan have a single soldier to save him? “

Wang Ji said: "The people of Handan said that Handan renovated the city and quickly collected grain and straw, thinking that it was an offensive situation. Or the grain becomes the resumption of the war. “

King Qin said: "Yes, there must be." From winter to autumn, the cold and summer are one year old, and the 400,000 yuan in Changping is not slightly reduced. How much does it consume? “

Wang Ji said: "A person has a daily eclipse, and 400,000 is 40,000 stones." Three hundred and sixty days deserve ...... Fourteen million stones! “

Qin Wangfu asked, "How much is his grain?" “

Wang Ji said: "One husband coerces five people, governs 100 acres of land, and collects 150 stones a year." This 100,000 people were born at the age of one year. “

King Qin said: "The tithing given is a million people, and the people of Handan are exhausted." The government, the palace, and the sacrifice are all here. If you get tens of millions of stones into Changping, you will eat half in Changping, and you will be clumsy in Handan. “

Pi Wan said: "If you don't collect autumn grain, Zhao Bing won't come out!" “

King Qin said: "Handan came out at the age of one, and it was all in Changping, and there was no place for it. Although Qin had 100,000, it became a siege. What a sigh! Although it has not been encountered for a hundred years. “

Pi Wan said: "On this rare occasion, we must plan in detail and make the best use of it." “

King Qin said: "What can I do? “

Pi Wan said: "In the opinion of the ministers, besiege but not attack, open the net, and drive it to collapse." I will come from behind with a large army and go straight to Handan! Although it can't break Handan, it will be gained. “

King Qin said: "There are millions of people in Handan, and I will enter Handan with 100,000 people, or it will be difficult to do anything." I'm afraid of taking advantage of it. “