Chapter 802 Warming

Yecheng turned into a city of ice.

The Jin army would pour water on the city wall every day, as if the city was covered with ice armor.

In this kind of weather, the power of fire oil is greatly weakened.

It can only be bombarded with cannons and stones every day, with little effect. There is only a white spot on the city wall.

The soldiers' actions were also much sluggish than usual due to the cold weather.

Even the most Qiang people can't stand it.

This is not the worst news. The supply of food and fodder in the rear is beginning to become tense, and due to the heavy snow, it is often out of date.

"Why not temporarily return to Luoyang to wait for the warmer spring next year?" Wei Guan suggested.

"If there is a shortage of food this year, will there be no shortage of food next year? If the soldiers retreat, I am afraid that next year they will be tired and miss their parents, wives and children, and they will have no fighting spirit! We must strike while the iron is hot. If God does not destroy the Sima family, I will destroy it!" "Yang Zheng said decisively.

With the roads blocked by ice and snow, is it so easy to retreat to Luoyang?

The current situation in the world is testing the resilience and will of both parties.

Let alone fighting in this kind of weather, it would be good to be alive.

You can't conquer the world recklessly, sometimes you still have to use your brain...

Shangdang is indeed a good place!

Yang Zheng's mind was spinning rapidly.

Yang Zheng thought hard about what else he could use to keep warm.

"Yes." Yang Zheng originally wanted to drive these people to attack the city and use them as cannon fodder.

Either Sima Yan killed his father, or Sima Zhao killed his king.

After the Battle of Chudaijun, Ma Long recommended Wang Yan as the governor of Shangdang, saying that this man was brave, resourceful, and well versed in military strategy. Shangdang was in short supply of such a person.

Yang Zheng organized them into a death camp, allowing them to eat meat every meal and drink wine occasionally.

The two sides fell into a confrontation again.

Someone went out to urinate at night, and when he was found the next day, he was frozen into an ice sculpture.

He ordered each Jin army to be given twenty kilograms of dry food and allowed them to return to their hometown.

The key is inexhaustible!

Da Qin has the advantage, but Sima Yan also has the ability to counterattack.

For 400,000 people to burn firewood in one day is an astronomical figure. In one winter, there may not be enough trees in Hebei to burn.

However, it looks like Yecheng will not be able to win this situation for a while, so there is no need to sacrifice so many lives in vain.

There were more than 3,000 people who were unwilling to leave. They had lost their families a long time ago and were all alone. Their hometown had been reduced to ruins. They only wanted to die serving the Qin Dynasty.

"Kill the livestock to make soup for the soldiers. After killing the livestock, kill the war horses. It will be difficult for us, and it will be even more difficult for Sima Yan." Yang Zheng had already been mentally prepared.

Someone's ear was leaking out, and it fell off with a slight twist, but the person didn't feel any pain at all.

"Release?" Yang Zheng probably understood what he meant.

In the pre-Qin period, coal was called stone, and in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was called graphite.

The Jin army was overjoyed and all knelt down to Yang Zheng's teeth.

Wei Guan's eyes flashed, "I have a plan to release the surrendered Jin army!"

"Graphite, is there graphite in the army?" Yang Zheng asked Wei Guan.

The stove can control the size of the flame and keep it burning all day long.

"Instruct Wang Yan, the prefect of the county, to transport graphite with all his strength, as much as you need!"

In addition to making plans, Wei Guan was also responsible for logistics.

Many of them have gray hair, scars on their faces, and gray eyes with a look of death. They have been fighting for who knows how many years. They have already become professional soldiers who only know how to fight and nothing else. They cannot leave the military camp. Know what to do.

During the Western Han Dynasty, coal was made into cakes on a large scale, which was used to smelt steel and forge swords for the Han army to defeat the Huns.

"Graphite? What does your majesty want this thing for?" Wei Guan rolled his eyes and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Two months ago, Wang Yan, the prefect of Daijun, sent a thousand kilograms of graphite to Zuoying. "

According to the memory of later generations, the craftsmen who followed the army made a stove out of loess and a wooden frame according to their own ideas, and then mixed coal and loess to make briquettes. Then something that transcended the times appeared.

In the past, he was used to fighting with favorable winds, but Wei Guan had a counselor's mentality and always wanted to take advantage and use small things to make big gains.

I don’t know how many soldiers will be frostbitten and how many horses will be frozen to death. If the Jin army counterattacks at this time and takes advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, I am afraid that the army will be defeated like a mountain...

So the best way is to stay in Yecheng.

However, heating for 400,000 people is a big problem after all.

At night, they lit a bonfire, roasted whole cattle and sheep, and shared the food on the shelf.

The scouts reported that the three Xianbei tribes had gone south to Qinghe and were eyeing Yecheng.

With this thing, Sima Yan may be in trouble this time.

And winter is getting colder and colder.

When the Jin army retreated to Yecheng, more than 13,000 people surrendered.

Wang Yan is Malong's deputy general.

This shows that the enemy's morale has been weakened and they are just about to breathe their last breath. If they retreat now, it will be harder to fight next time.

The Qin army would send more than 20,000 people out to cut trees and search for hay every day at noon when the temperature was the highest.

"But the food and grass are running out."

If you eat meat in this kind of weather, you can better withstand the severe cold.

When he saw Master Sima being frightened to death by Wen Yang, he clapped his hands and laughed again.

Find this batch of "graphite" from the corner.

Resistance to cold is also an advantage of the Xianbei people. The bitter cold in Liaodong is still higher than that in Liangzhou.

When burning firewood, you cannot control the size of the fire.

Xuanyi Langs were in full swing and various programs were performed in turn.

Even if I have watched it no less than a hundred times, every time Sima Yi and Sima Zhao appear on the stage, there will be a burst of angry roars.

The people can endure it for the first time, but they will definitely not be able to endure it in the long run.

Where is there more coal nearby? Shanxi, of course!

Or make it into a steaming broth, and when you take a sip, it will warm your body and mind.

"Exactly, these people stay in the camp and increase the burden of food and grass. It is better to let them return home and promote His Majesty's kindness. Since these people have surrendered, it means that their hearts are in the Qin Dynasty, and they will not want to serve Sima Yan. Sima Yan forcibly levied food and grass.

Being young and strong may have miraculous effects, and secondly, it can also be interspersed and detailed to penetrate into various cities in Hebei..."

Waging such a war was not easy. Four hundred thousand troops, horses, livestock and civilians, and the entire Qin State were mobilized.

When you do as the Romans do, you almost forget that you are a time traveler!

Yang Zheng inspected the military camp every day. The soldiers enjoyed their hardships and their days were not difficult.

The Qin army needed to go to Hanoi in the rear to cut down trees in Shangdang, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Now it seems that this person is simply the lucky star of Da Qin!

Yang Zheng was overjoyed and rushed to Zuoying with Wei Guan.

All the forests around Yecheng were cut down by the Jin army.

"Your Majesty is truly a god!" Wei Guan saw the value of this thing at a glance.

Large numbers of livestock and war horses froze to death.

No, it’s Bingzhou!

It was called the Coal Capital in later generations, wasn't it the current Bingzhou area? Yang Zheng remembered that there was a large coal mine in Changye, also known as Shangdang, which was two to three hundred miles northwest of Yecheng.

Although the shape is a bit ugly, it is definitely practical. Looking at the long-lasting and stable flame in the furnace, Yang Zheng feels warm both physically and mentally.

There is too little fire oil, and all that can be burned is the corpse buried in front of you...

When he thought of the underground, Yang Zheng's heart moved. There is still coal that can be burned underground!

"Wei!" The scout heard the urgency in Yang Zheng's tone, and without any delay, he galloped away on horseback.

"Send all the cold-resistant Mobei horses up to pull coal." Yang Zheng came down and ordered again.

Shangdang is condescending, and it is convenient to deliver coal.

In the city where the Jin army is located, and in the open fields, the Qin army controls everything, so there is no difficulty in transporting coal.
Chapter completed!