West of Shule City, this is a real rocky slope, a slope of 60 or 70 degrees. It is full of weathered rocks. It looks complete. If you touch it, it will break into powder and fall down.
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In addition, the mountain road is narrow and the army cannot move, so Ittihad is relieved to only put a few hundred people here.
When Zhang Zhao arrived, the soldiers of Shandu were using their bows and crossbows to shoot at Karakhan's troops on the city wall. They were shooting at each other, and their obscene words could be heard all around.
But when it comes to cursing, Zhang Zhao has Ma Yaozi, an experienced veteran, and there are many taboos in the Tianfang religion. Ma Yaozi seizes the pain points and insults him. After a while, he scolds him to the point of being incompetent and throws him away angrily.
More arrows.
While the two sides were quarreling and exchanging bows and crossbows, Shi Chongmin and his men from Fenjindu had already dug a tunnel of more than thirty meters.
However, he could not dig close to the city wall for fear of being discovered. According to Shi Chongmin's estimate, after digging more than 30 meters, there would still be a distance of at least 80 meters.
This is a bit troublesome, because now we are not digging under the pressure-free conditions of Yao Tougang.
The geology of this place is unstable, and the miners who are excavating are under great pressure. It is not as convenient as Yaotougang to send air into the cave. The distance of 80 meters will take more than ten days at the fastest.
"My lord, the most troublesome thing now is not the excavation, but the ventilation problem. A strong man will not be able to hold on for a quarter of an hour after entering and has to exit. The next person who goes in can only stay for a quarter of an hour at most.
It takes at least several hours just to get in and out every day, and the closer you get to the city wall, the less you dare to use utensils."
As soon as Zhang Zhao arrived, Shi Chongmin began to complain. After all, he was a miner. After Zhang Zhao recruited them, he did not have time to conduct more detailed training and win-over. Although all these miners were in better health than in the coal plant, they were still in poor health.
On the contrary, I am not as hardworking as I was at the coal plant.
Obviously, when you were in the coal factory, if you couldn't dig out the coal, you would go hungry and get whipped.
However, here in Zhang Zhao, although their food is much worse than that of Shandu and You Yijun, it is much better than that of the Coal Coal Factory. They can still have enough to eat every day, and there is no sense of urgency to starve to death at any time.
On the contrary, the desire to work has declined.
Looking at Shi Chongmin, who was also a little uncomfortable, Zhang Zhao also understood a truth. In this world, no matter rich or poor, there are still very few people who can empathize with each other and repay kindness. Most of them will still choose to let themselves live first.
The comfort.
According to Zhang Zhao's original belief, he was a great benefactor to these miners. He also provided them with free food and drink, and took them away from the Shura field of the coal plant. These people should be grateful and burst out with 120% enthusiasm and save everything.
Well done, now it seems that he has overthought a little bit.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao also looked at Li Qilang beside him. Li Qilang knew what Zhang Zhao meant and raised his hand.
"Don't worry, Duke, my senior brother Huitong is in charge of the city. He said he would dig out from the west of the city, and he will definitely dig out!
It’s just that the Duke really wants to speed up the progress, because we agreed to stop twenty days from my departure from the city, and now the time is almost up.”
The stoppage was made on the 20th. This was agreed to prevent everyone in the city from being blown up by the gunpowder explosion. Because Zhang Zhao could not communicate in the city now, he only gave a time limit of 20 days when he sent Fanshun in. If it exceeded
After this period, the people inside will no longer dig.
After asking Li Qilang, Zhang Zhao slowly walked up to Shi Chongmin.
"Shi Duizheng, what did you say about Zhang Erlang?"
Shi Chongmin keenly felt something was wrong, and he knelt down with a thud.
"The Duke's kindness to a certain person is as high as the sky. Ever since I followed the Duke, I have had enough to eat every day, and I have never been in danger of going to the mines. This is all the kindness of the Duke."
Zhang Zhao nodded, "So you still know about X's kindness, that's good!
Now go and tell the people below, whether they are selected from the coal factory for the first time, or taken away by the emperor's decree for the second time, I will not keep everyone, I will only keep 300 people.
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Who can stay here to make contributions and enjoy wealth, and who will continue to return to the coal factory to be worse than a pig or a dog? That depends on their performance." With that, Zhang Zhao patted Shi Chongmin on the shoulder.
"Same for you!"
Every time Zhang Zhao took a photo, Shi Chongmin couldn't help but tremble slightly!
Haha! If you want to dawdle, then I’m afraid this bowl of rice won’t be that delicious.
"Wu Yuan'er!" Zhang Zhao shouted.
"Erlangjun, Wu Yuan'er is here!"
"Take ten people from Mr. Zhu's place and divide the more than 700 miners who are still here into ten groups. Each group will set a task for me.
Those who succeed will be given meat and wine, those who fail will be starved to me, those who have made meritorious deeds will be promoted to Mount Xian as nobles, and those who dare to cheat and cheat, I will sell their whole family to the Tubo people on the mountain as slaves!"
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Zhang Zhao's face was gloomy. No wonder the famous generals and commanders in history who were able to win big battles were almost all ruthless guys. It turns out that if you want the people below to do your best, you must be ruthless before giving generous rewards and favors.
Set up the rules.
Shi Chongmin quickly climbed down to deliver the order, and Wu Yuan'er also followed, preparing to subdivide the task.
Zhang Zhao continued to lead Li Qilang to the camp. The senior brother Huitong mentioned by Li Qilang just now reminded Zhang Zhao of a person, an old monk who was taken out of Shule City Prison by Wu Yuan'er and Ma Yaozi.
, said to be called Huixing.
As soon as the old monk Huixing arrived at Zhang Zhao, he didn't talk or move. He did nothing except eating with a good appetite.
He didn't answer questions, and he never read Buddhist scriptures. He was almost like a mute, but Zhang Zhao knew that he was not.
Zhang Zhao, who originally wanted to know something about the situation from the old monk, had no choice but to raise the old monk as an uncle. He didn't eat much anyway.
Huitong, Huixing, they sound like senior brothers! Are they all related to Shule Dayun Temple?
"Senior brother Huixing? Lord, are you saying that last time that thief Hu from Ittihad asked you to take senior brother Huixing away from the prison in the Governor's Mansion?"
When Li Qilang heard about Huixing, he immediately became excited. It seemed that this person should have a deep connection with him.
"That's right! Ittihad seemed to be coveting a certain person's three thousand gu property, so he asked Wu Yuan'er and the others to bring back an old monk, saying he was the only one left among all the monks in Dayun Temple!" Zhang Zhao nodded.
Confirmed.
"No! It's impossible! Master Daozhen will not just sit down and die! Erlangjun knows...!"
The confused Li Qilang was about to say something, but in the end he suddenly realized that he had stopped.
Zhang Zhao took a breath and then put on a nonchalant expression, but he was filled with speculations in his heart.
These people should be the descendants of the Tang Army in Anxi in the past, but what have they experienced? What is it that makes them so wary?
"Your Majesty! I also ask your Majesty to bring Senior Brother Huixing here! Your Majesty and Senior Brother Huixing have not seen each other for several years!"
Li Qilang knelt down on one knee and looked at Zhang Zhao pitifully. He seemed to feel that his demands were a bit too much. He didn't say anything, refused to disclose anything, and asked for this and that.
"Get up!" Zhang Zhao reached out and helped Li Qilang up, and he sighed.
"In the past, Prince Xin Gong of Guo County guarded Anxi alone for decades. He was the best hero in the world. Although I don't know why you are so wary, I believe that one day you will be able to see this sincerity!
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This chapter has been completed!