"Hahaha..." Ma Yue, who was standing on the watchtower of Tongguan, held up his telescope and looked at Cao Jun camp in Niutouyuan opposite, and couldn't help laughing out loud, "Does this Cao thief really think I am so stupid?"
The key to telescopes is not crystal or glass, nor is it polishing technology. [???????????5?2?0?.????????]
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, ancient craftsmen had already had very advanced polishing techniques. Whether it was polishing crystals or polishing bronze mirrors, they could be quite smooth, but it did not mean that with these techniques, telescopes could be made.
The focus is still on the issue of focus and optical axis. Convex lens concave lenses, in later industrial systems, seem to be very common items and are sold everywhere. However, in the current era of the Chinese, it is extremely difficult to get a standard convex lens or concave lens. Therefore, although several telescopes were made in the Huang family's workshop, this hand-rubbing process cannot be mass-produced at all, and the output is very unstable. Sometimes one or two can be produced a year, and sometimes multiple products are scrapped, which cannot be matched no matter what.
The telescope in Ma Yue's hand is one of the pretty good finished products.
Although there are still great problems compared to later monocular telescopes, and the impure texture of crystal and glass leads to blurring imaging, it is undoubtedly a huge improvement compared to just looking at it with your eyesight.
Ma Yue looked at it and laughed, "The old thief of Cao's army, is such a big deal..."
As he said that, Ma Yue handed the monocular lens to Zhu Ling.
Zhu Ling took it and narrowed her eyes. Perhaps she was worried that she would pinch the copper tube too hard, so she didn't dare to put all her fingers on the monocular, but just held it with her thumb, index finger and middle finger, and came to her eyes to look.
In the blur and blurry, after adjusting for a while, the vision became clearer.
The Cao army soldiers in sight were very happy, as if they were always eating, drinking and playing, coming and going, the aroma of wine and meat seemed to float to Tongguan...
Is it normal for New Year? Isn’t it normal to eat and drink a little?
What's abnormal is this place.
This is Tongguan, the battlefield.
Therefore, the relaxed and pleasant scene that Cao Jun put on the surface seemed a little abrupt.
The war in Tongguan was far from when Cao's army could eat and drink and celebrate. Now it was like this, as if it had already won a great victory, and the bodies piled up in Tongguan and the trenches were ignored.
"I guess I want to lure me into a sneak attack..." Zhu Ling looked at him, and did not focus on the Cao army soldiers who were eating and drinking more, but instead turned to a farther place. "There was noisy and hustle and dust in the rear camp of Cao's army, but the Cao army must be ambushing behind..."
"Cao Thief is too underestimating Yu!" Ma Yue smiled, "How can someone win the mere strategy of luring troops?"
Zhu Ling was there, silent, and did not speak immediately.
There is no doubt about the strategy of luring troops.
The Cao army is definitely not as relaxed as it seems, so it is definitely a problem to show the way to celebrate the New Year and eat and drink in front of the Tongguan defenders. But as Ma Yue said, is it just to lure the Tongguan defenders to attack?
If the Tongguan defenders did not attack, wouldn’t it be in vain?
Will Cao Jun really make such a trick that is obvious at a glance?
Zhu Ling expressed doubts, but he was not good at saying anything to Ma Yue. After all, Ma Yue was the guardian of Tongguan.
"It's better to report this matter to Pang Lingjun to decide..." Zhu Ling returned the telescope to Ma Yue, and hesitated and said, "What if Cao's army has other arrangements..."
Ma Yue looked at Zhu Ling with a slanted look, then came to the telescope, stared at Cao Jun's camp, and after a while, he said: "Okay."
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Tongguan is very close to Chang'an, and it arrives in a blink of an eye, and the letter is delivered to Pang Tong.
Pang Tong looked at it and handed the letter to Fei Zhen.
After Fei Zhen saw it, she gave it to Xun You again.
The three of them were silent for a while.
Pang Tong and Xun You are more like members of the cabinet. Whenever there are any problems, they will discuss some strategies. Fei Zhen does not express any opinions most of the time. With his current age and experience, it is difficult to make any amazing decisions, but the nominal decisions are still made by him.
Fei Zhen's eyes rolled, then walked aside in person, poured a cup of hot tea for Pang Tong and Xun You, and then brought it to their table, like a student of them.
Pang Tong owed his body, but Xun You stood up to thank him.
Pang Tong smiled and said, "Young Master, don't blame me, I'm too fat... It's not that I'm rude..."
Fei Zhen also brought the tea and said, "It's okay, it's okay. After drinking the tea I brought, I will work harder."
Pang Tong laughed, and Xun You laughed too.
It’s just that Xun You’s smile was like his etiquette, with no mistakes, but not harmonious enough.
Pang Tong's eyes moved slightly and he signaled to Feizhen.
Fei Zhen understood and said to Xun You: "Xun Lingjun, is this Cao army's soldiers tempting our army to attack in the New Year's banquet?"
Xun You nodded and said, "Young Master is very worried."
"So what's special?" Fei Zhen asked.
Fei Zhen now has a higher level of understanding of Cao Cao's launch of this war.
It is not fighting, but inclined to battle, not tactics, but inclined to strategy.
This is the inevitable choice for those with high positions.
Every day in the court of the Cavalry Office, Fei Zhen would listen to Pang Tong and Xun You's discussions and handling of various civil and military issues.
After Fei Zhen returned, he had to record these proposals and then add his own ideas. At the beginning, most of Fei Zhen's answers were questionable, but as time went by, Fei Zhen began to look a little bit when thinking about these solutions to deal with the problem.
Of course, there is still a considerable gap between Fei Zhen and Pang Tong and Xun You and others' old strategies, but this gap has been shortened. Just like when Fei Zhen saw this change in Cao's army, she also thought of Cao's army first luring troops, rather than thinking that Cao's army was full...
War and death will naturally promote human self-maturity.
When a child has a parent, he always calls his parents when encountering problems. When he realizes that his parents are not around, he can only grit his teeth while crying and gritting his teeth to solve the problem. No matter whether the child is three or five years old, he doesn’t care whether the problem is to clean up Zhuang He or clean up his clothes.
Xun You pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Actually, Cao's army... This strategy is indeed quite exquisite... Young Master, most of the soldiers of Cao's army are from Shandong. The New Year is coming, and it is inevitable that they miss homesickness. In this round of labor, cow wine is used as a banquet, so you can relieve your homesickness..."
『Then…』 Fei Zhen’s eyes were rumbling, 『Are we going to send someone to sing some Shandong songs?』
Xun You was stunned for a moment.
Pang Tong laughed apart.
Xun You couldn't help but smile and said, "Young Master's plan is unique...but this is not the only person from Chu in Shandong..."
Being surrounded by enemies is a very good strategy and is also a famous psychological tactic, but it is not available under any circumstances.
Although Xiang Yu and Cao Cao were both known as Shandong coalition forces, on the one hand, the Cao army was not yet at the end of the way Xiang Yu was at that time, and on the other hand, the composition of the upper and lower levels of the Cao army was not consistent with that of Xiang Yu at that time.
At that time, Xiang Yu's core strength was the children of the Old Chu, and the other old nobles of the six Shandong countries also commanded their own soldiers. Therefore, in fact, Xiang Yu's only had the only troops under the direct Jiangdong soldiers, while the rest were all alliances, so they were very effective.
Cao Cao used the Xiahou family of Cao to build a solid middle and upper-level general core, and in addition, Cao Cao's core force was composed of the children of Qiao County and Qingzhou soldiers. So should we sing the songs of Qiao County or chanting the folk songs of Qingzhou?
After Xun You explained a little, Fei Zhen understood and hurriedly said: "Ah, I was wrong... Thank you for your advice..."
Fei Zhen admitted her mistakes very smoothly and was not at all embarrassed.
Xun You gave a humble gift, saying that the young master should not be polite.
Etiquette is the lubricant of interpersonal relationships.
Pang Tong said from the side: "This is the Cao family's demonstration."
"Demonstration?" Fei Zhen frowned.
Pang Tong nodded and touched his thick chin. I wonder if it was because the flesh on his chin was too thick, so there were not many beards on Pang Tong's chin, and there were not many sparse ones, which was incomparable to Xun You's beautiful beard.
However, Pang Tong obviously didn't care about this. There was a faint sharpness in his eyes and he said slowly: "The property in Shandong is thick..."
『Shandong's family is rich? But...』 Fei Zhen felt confused again, 『But did Uncle Shi Yuan say before that Shandong's economy has... Oh, by the way, Cao's family is Cao's family, Shandong's Shandong, each with different...』
Pang Tong nodded, "Young Master's words hit the nail on the head."
Fei Zhen also learned to pinch his chin, but his chin was naked and had nothing, so he seemed to be unable to come up with any good ideas.
Pang Tong said that Cao Cao was demonstrating, and it seemed difficult to understand. He was labeled like this, so how could he demonstrate?
What kind of power are you showing?
However, as Pang Tong said, he was a demonstration.
War is a big gamble, and the bets on both ends of the betting table are life and resources.
While Cao Cao obviously did not make any progress, he still held a large-scale banquet. In addition to seducing the enemy on the surface and secretly gathering and stabilizing the morale of the army, there is also a second meaning below, which is demonstration.
It was like Cao Cao slapped the gambling table and sneered that I had more money, more people, more things, and more can afford to lose!
And what about here in the cavalry?
There is only one Tongguan, or one Guanzhong, if you lose, you will be doomed.
Shandong's advantage is that it has a large population, so Shandong has a large amount of money and grain base.
The economy of Cao Cao's political group is not good, but it does not mean that all the children of Shandong's gentry are poor and cannot afford to wear their crotch. In history, Cao Cao issued a ban on alcohol several times in order to reserve more food, but the children of Shandong's gentry are obviously unhappy. Their food is so much that there is no place to use. Can it be sold to Cao Cao at a low price if it is not used to make wine?
In addition, I have the habit of eating the food for the first time...
And it’s really good if you just eat the grain of Yin and Mao. Some dynasties can even eat lunch, Shen and Hai, and you can eat it until the next round...
Even if you can't hold on, you can change the year number and issue new money. If you don't have enough money, you can issue it as one hundred yuan. If you don't have it, you can issue it as two hundred yuan or five hundred yuan. You can eat it again...
Until the credit system collapses.
But is the credit system of Dahan in Shandong collapsed now?
It collapsed but not all, and even Pang Tong couldn't say exactly when it would collapse. It was impossible to accurately reach a certain day, so Cao Cao could still hold on and drink the poisoned wine with great pleasure.
Fei Zhen said hesitantly: "Or...we will hold a banquet above Tongguan?"
Pang Tong nodded and shook his head again, "Although the frown is effective, it is also a kind of response... But is there a better way? You know, this Cao army's military's dedication has the third meaning..."
The third floor?
Fei Zhen looked at Pang Tong who was laughing, then at Xun You who was smiling and silent, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Pang Tong sat aside, squinted his eyes and showed some smile. Those who are familiar with him can know that Pang Tong is probably thinking about some bad ideas, but this time no one can imagine the bad ideas...
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"Head..." In the darkness, a young voice sounded behind Zhu Ling, "Why don't you bring a big yellow crossbow this time? That thing is so easy to use... It shoots far and vigorously..."
Following Zhu Ling, several figures lying on their backs also opened their ears. After all, the last time Zhu Ling took them to disturb Cao Hong with a big yellow crossbow, they still made them very excited when they mentioned it.
Zhu Ling did not look back, nor did he scold the soldiers behind him for being too talkative, but said in a low voice: "That thing is too big and inconvenient to carry... and there are so many things we can use, and no one said he had to have a big yellow crossbow to attack at night..."
After saying that, Zhu Ling turned sideways and put his ear on the ground to listen.
There are also articles about Dizhe in the newspapers of the martial arts lecture hall, and a name was given, called "Dizhe". It is said that the old horse thieves in Xiliang could even hear the sound of horse hooves twenty miles away, and could also report clear values... Of course, if the number exceeds a certain limit, it will be impossible to hear clearly, but the approximate number will not be wrong.
Zhu Ling doesn't have that strong ability, but it's still OK to listen to the movements around him.
Seeing Zhu Ling listening quietly, the soldiers around him closed their mouths and even breathed lighter.
After a while, Zhu Ling slowly raised his head and signaled slightly, "Cao army is coming... In that direction, there are not many people... Be prepared..."
Zhu Ling and others just followed the section of Linzhiyuan to get the gap between the soil plates, and then climbed up to Niutouyuan through folded bamboo ladders.
The movement is small and the quiet is relatively hidden.
The branches and iron nails with bamboo ladders are some of them look like long centipedes, so they are also called centipedes ladders.
This centipede ladder can be fixed to softer soil and stone walls using iron nails on the ladder itself, such as Niutou Yuan and Linzhi Yuan, which are basically in loess structures.
However, this thing is not a stable structure after all, and its tolerance is average. It is inevitable that it will loosen after multiple people use it or trampling it, and there will be a risk of overall collapse.
Such strange inventions are a lot of invented in the Huang Family Workshop in Chang'an.
For example, there are also support ladders, rope ladders, etc.
Every year when craftsmen are evaluated, some craftsmen will receive rewards for these inventions, and of course some craftsmen who try to get away with the test are arrested and punished. Interestingly, most of the guys who try to get confused at the beginning are for money, but now some take risks because they want to get higher official positions...
Zhu Ling and others crawled on the ground, and the sound of footsteps in the distance gradually became clear.
The soldiers inspected by Cao's army were wearing torches and walked forward along the chasm.
This is a routine inspection.
Cao's inspection of the Niutouyuan Grottou is relatively relaxed than being on the river.
Because most Cao's soldiers knew that this gap could not be climbed up. Although there were some stones in the 80 to 90 degrees of earth wall, it would loosen if it was stepped on. Unless it was made into holes and wooden boards on it, how would it climb? So the surveillance in the Tongguandu area would be more tight.
After all, if you only need a boat to go down the river, if you don’t pay attention to the return journey, you can get ashore at any suitable location...
『Swoosh swish swish!』
The bowstring sounded, and the sound of arrows breaking through the air sounded particularly shrill.
The three or four Cao army soldiers walking in the front were shot to the ground before they could react.
The torch fell on the ground, and the light and shadow instantly shrank.
The night sky without the moon and with only the stars cannot provide enough lighting. Caught off guard, the soldiers of the Cao army did not have time to make more moves, and even did not know where the attacker was.
At the beginning, the soldiers of Cao's army thought they were shot by the extremely long-range crossbow of Linzhiyuan on the opposite side, so their first reaction was to push the shield to the side of Linzhiyuan. However, they soon found that the direction of their defense was wrong, because the arrows were shot from the direction on their butts.
But how is this possible?!
The frightened patrol soldiers of Cao's army were lying on the ground, squirming, trying to touch the warning gong on Cao's army who was shot to death in front of him, but before he could touch it, his hips, which were raised because of the unstandard crawling posture, were stabbed by the arrow shot by the guy...
『ε＝ε＝ε＝(#>Д≦)』
The unlucky Cao army soldiers screamed, instinctively jumping forward, but they stepped on the floating soil on the edge of the gulf. They fell down with a long tail sound, and then with a loud bang, they became silent.
Zhu Ling showed up in the darkness, "Who shot the arrow just now?"
"Uh... it's me..." A slightly timid voice sounded, just asking why the young soldier who didn't carry a big yellow crossbow.
Zhu Ling put away the bow and put the bow on his back again, "Photo good! Haha, the Hu people have a archer, I see you... This is a archer!"
"Puff... Shooting the eagle and shooting buttocks, it's almost the same..."
"This title is good, it makes people feel scared..."
"hehe……"
A burst of laughter echoed around him.
Chapter completed!