In the evening of the next day, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Heifu and others escorted the real grain to the east camp of the Qin Army on the other side of the chasm. Before entering the camp, everyone in the grain team, regardless of the Qin people and the Wei people, were surprised by the changes in Daliang
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When they left here in February and marched eastward with the partial army, Daliang was still an impregnable city, seemingly indestructible.
But now, looking around, this big city is completely soaked in the turbid water. The chasm was once the lifeline that Daliang was proud of, but now, it is like a yellow hemp rope, dying
Wrap around the neck of the beam.
The one hundred thousand Qin soldiers and prisoners were the dark hands pulling the knots. They dug open the mouth of Xingkou and let the river water rush into the chasm. They also built a stone embankment, dug long canals, and skillfully connected the
The surging floods were either blocked or diverted and flowed towards Daliang City.
They were the greatest contributors to this war. Using hoes and iron shovels as weapons, they slowly but resolutely tightened the throat of Daliang City and choked the breath of Wei...
Chen Ping looked at this scene with a complicated expression, not knowing whether he should be happy or worried. It was not until Heifu asked him if he had been to Daliang before that he came back to his senses.
"I've never been to Liang."
Chen Ping looked at the black spots at the top of Daliang City and said with a smile: "My family is poor, and I have exhausted all the money and food for my study tour in neighboring counties. How can I have the chance to see the grand scene of Liangcheng?"
Although he had never been there, Chen Ping had heard about the gorgeous palace buildings, prosperous market streets and all-night lavish banquets in Daliang City.
But now it seems that his impression of Daliang City can only remain as "heard".
After this battle, Daliang, which had been flooded for nearly three months, was likely to become a wasteland. Not only were the fertile fields, houses, and streets destroyed, but even people did not know how many people were left. In April and May, the humidity was low and low.
Heat is the most likely to breed bad diseases. At this moment in the city, the epidemic may have already spread.
Those black spots standing at the top of the city were corpse dumpers. Corpses were constantly thrown off the high wall, swept into the torrential floods, and disappeared quickly.
As a Wei man, it was a pity that he could not see the prosperity of Liang City. Seeing the city in danger, Chen Ping also felt that things were hurting his own kind.
Hei Fu, who was not from Wei, was also sighing at the side.
"When I was in the military camp, I heard Captain Yang say that Bai Gui, the prime minister of the Kingdom of Wei Hui, was a smart and wealthy businessman. He helped the King of Wei to choose Daliang as the capital of the Kingdom. He also controlled river troubles, built dams, and dug ditches. Why didn't he do it?
Do you think that one day, all this will be used by others and become a weapon to destroy the beam?"
Chen Ping then said: "Although Bai Gui is said to be richer than Tao Zhu, his statecraft strategy cannot be compared with Tao Zhu Gong. Bai Gui's eyes can see things within ten years, but not a hundred years later. He
We can see the benefits brought by the great beams extending in all directions and the convergence of lines, but we cannot see the disadvantages of the lack of famous mountains and rivers here after the decline of Wei's national power, and we did not foresee the crisis of this place becoming the site of the Four Wars."
Hei Fu nodded. There was no danger to defend, which was the biggest weakness of Liang. The Qin army attacked Wei seven times and entered Liang five times. Liang City seemed to be the enemy of Wei. The King of Qin would send people to pinch it every now and then.
The king of Wei could only beg for mercy.
Later dynasties with Liangdi and Kaifeng as their capitals all had to face this dilemma. It was good to be able to expand to all directions, but once it fell into a defensive situation, the capital would become a burden. Not to mention that this is a natural low-lying area.
The water conservancy project may turn into a flood that backflows into the city at any time.
While he was talking, the military camp in front had already inspected the talismans, and the wooden door was opened, allowing Hei Fu and his party to enter.
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The Qin army's camp was divided into east, west, north and south, with 10,000 Qin troops stationed in each, plus 20,000 prisoners and garrison soldiers. The defense in the east camp was particularly tight, because it was also a place where grain and grass were stored. As soon as Heifu entered the camp, he saw the
In several camps, there are dozens of two-foot-high earthen granaries. These were all built by Wei soldiers. Each granary can hold about a thousand stones of grain. From the looks of it, General Wang Ben is indeed planning to reoccupy the Wei territory.
Search for tens of thousands of stone grains...
In addition, Heifu also heard that a new permanent granary is being built near Dahe Wharf in the northeast of Xingyang, called Aocang, where grain shipped from Hanoi, Hedong, Henan, and Guanzhong can be stored.
A warehouse worth one hundred thousand.
Heifu observed that all the Qin people in the camp were glowing and there was no shortage of food. He urged the counties and villages to send food, mainly to prepare for a rainy day. It must be said that the Qin army's logistics work was really excellent.
The two thousand stones of grain they brought were transported into the warehouse with the help of the garrison soldiers and prisoners under the supervision of a grain official. Before entering the warehouse, they had to be measured, and the grain official would conduct spot checks every once in a while and watch.
The fine aged millet nodded slightly.
"The grain shipped from Humao Township is good. Unlike the grain sent from Xiaohuang Township yesterday, most of it is bad grain, and a lot of it is mixed with sand and soil to make up the number. It has been severely punished by the captain's order!"
Heifu couldn't help but secretly marveled. Thanks to Chen Ping's grain loan policy, the grain shipped from the Zhang family's granary was certainly better than the grain that was cobbled together from various households. He didn't have to make any plans just to make up the numbers.
Take risks.
After the grain official checked that everything was correct, Heifu handed him over and asked about Nasu's title.
"So that's what happened."
Because Hei Fu did the job well and saved the grain clerk a lot of trouble, he was also willing to answer Hei Fu in a pleasant manner.
"It just so happens that the king's edict just arrived yesterday."
The grain official said: "According to the old rules, in the counties and villages that surrendered in Wei, if there are wealthy elders and elders who are willing to donate thousands of stones of grain, they will be given a rank of one rank."
After saying this, he smiled and said: "Anyway, in the counties of Wei, almost everyone is a scholar. The most they can give is the first level of nobility. Moreover, a person can only be promoted once by offering millet, and the title he can get cannot be higher than no more. He only needs to give a few
If an official builds a high-ranking official, he will be able to obtain food and thousands of stones. It is really a wonderful strategy."
This strategy was proposed by Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju during the Battle of Changping. It has since become a good method that has been tried and tested many times. In every famine and war, it helped the Qin government reduce a lot of food burden.
Hearing that the order to collect grains had indeed been issued, Hei Fu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He and Zhang Bo had fallen out over Zhang Er's wife and son. Fortunately, Xi Zhang and Zhang Fu still knew what was going on and thanked Hei Fu a lot.
If so. Now, if I can help the Zhang family get a title back as promised, it doesn't count as deceiving them.
Heifu immediately offered millennium and a thousand stones to the Zhang family in Hufu Township, hoping to get a title and told the grain clerk. The grain clerk nodded and noted that this matter must be reported to General Bi, who is in charge of the army's money and grain in Dongdaying.
At this point, Heifu's mission for this trip has been completed. As for their contribution to Waihuang Li, their superior Yang Xiong must report the credit to him. In the Qin army, there is basically no situation of reporting beyond the level, so no matter what your position is
, you have to have a good relationship with your immediate boss...
Yang Xiong had already said hello to Heifu. Although never being promoted to a doctor was a hurdle, Heifu not only beheaded Yinglun this time, he also wiped out the "remnants of the Wei army", killed Zhou Shi, and captured the wanted criminal Zhang
The son of Er. Therefore, it is basically safe for him to enter the "doctor" class.
"The titles of doctor and above are not under the control of counties and counties. They have to be approved by Xianyang. But you will be promoted to nobility by June at the latest. As for the money and silk rewards on the wanted order, I will send someone to follow you to collect your head."
Send Ao to the camp together and explain the situation, maybe we can get it the next day!"
That night, Heifu and his men stayed outside the Qin camp. Early the next morning, he was summoned by the military judge and a captain of the Dong camp, who asked him about his capture of Zhang Ao and his plan to trap and kill Zhou Shi.
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The question and answer went well. The military judge asked him to wait until noon, and someone would be sent to take them to collect the reward. Zhou Shi's head would be sent to various counties in Wei to intimidate those who resisted. As for Zhang Ao, he was taken into the camp with tears in his eyes.
Hei Fu's fate is unknown.
After finishing the inquiry, Heifu opened the tent and came out. Now that his official duties were over, he suddenly felt relaxed all over. Thinking that he would soon be promoted to a noble title, for a moment, he was still a little reluctant to "not change" this good title...
Just when Heifu returned to join his men outside the camp, preparing to set off back in the afternoon, they heard a vague exclamation coming from the shore of the chasm.
"Liangcheng is going to collapse!"
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"Liangcheng is going to collapse!"
There was a shout from the shore, attracting everyone's attention.
Then, these sounds were covered up by the louder collapse sound.
"Boom!"
Heifu heard that there seemed to be a huge rock entering the water in the distance, making a loud noise.
Heifu and others quickly looked back, only to see that surrounded by turbid water, the angle between the north wall and the east wall of Liang City was like a melting and peeling iceberg, suddenly collapsing!
After being soaked by the river water for more than two months, the seemingly indestructible and thick city wall finally could no longer hold up. The rammed earth on the bottom layer had been soaked by the flood and was extremely fragile. It could not bear the weight of the high wall three times its length, so it was removed from the ground.
From bottom to top, the entire wall peeled off and collapsed...
The collapse of the northeastern corner of the beam caused subsequent effects. The flood water, which had never been able to find a breakthrough, poured in through the gap, turning up turbulent waves and submerging the houses and people inside.
Although there were many black spots at the head of Daliang City trying to block the gap by throwing earth, rocks and wood, it was no longer possible to save it by manpower. Then like falling dominoes, a large section of Daliang's east wall and west wall also collapsed one after another! The above
The Wei people didn't even have time to utter a exclamation before they disappeared together with the wall...
A huge gap suddenly appeared in the impregnable beam!
It looked like a warrior's rhinoceros armor had been torn open, exposing the unprotected flesh inside.
Heifu's men, Ji Ying, Dongmen Bao, etc., all stared at this scene in stunned silence. This was a rare and spectacular sight that they could only brag about to their descendants for a lifetime.
In the Qin camp, more than 100,000 people were watching this scene. This was their masterpiece day and night for more than two months.
As a corner of the beam collapsed, different voices sounded inside and outside the city.
"Haotian is unfavorable and has unleashed such great violence!"
Inside the city, the princes, princes, and common people of Wei were crying in despair. The high wall was breached, and their last refuge was gone.
"My king will be victorious! Qin will be victorious!"
Outside the city, there are thousands of troops shouting for victory! They are raising their hands high to cheer for victory and the end of this war!
Only Heifu watched this scene quietly. He knew that this was the first time he witnessed the destruction of the country, but it would not be the last.
Chen Ping, the Wei man who saw Daliang for the first time and was about to witness its destruction, seemed to have tears in his eyes, but in the end he held it back and turned it into a long sigh.
"Liang City has collapsed, and the Kingdom of Wei has perished!"
