"Everyone in the world knows how things are in ancient times, but they don't know why. What's more, many people in the world seek innovation without thinking, so that for thousands of years, they have turned a blind eye to many things and have no chance to seek their reasons."
After seven years of separation, Han Qian once again sat in the Lianyuan Mingtang in Liyang City. He was filled with emotion in his heart. He sat in the garden, pointed at the beautiful waterscape platform in the corner, and
Everyone said,
"During the reign of Emperor Wei Ming, people presented puppets with hundreds of plays on them. Ma Jun used wood as a wheel, and used water to drive it secretly under the stage. When the wheel was turned, the puppets on the stage moved, and the female puppets danced, beat drums and played flutes.
The wooden man jumps and throws the sword, and everyone in the world calls it "ingenious". When I lived in Liyang, I also asked skilled craftsmen to build this platform. There are people, birds and puppets on the platform. There are hidden gears under the platform, which move with the impact of running water.
Rusheng and Rubaizi acted in a very lively play. Wen Cong and Wen Yuan couldn't put it down at the time. Most people watched the excitement, but we can't just watch the excitement without knowing that the hydraulic equipment that Daliang has built over the years is all due to this.
In the early Han Dynasty, people said, "Moxa fire makes chickens fly." Many people read this sentence from ancient books for the first time and did not know what it meant. Later Han Dynasty Gao Yu once said, "Take chickens to remove their juice and burn moxa fire."
Inside an empty egg, the strong wind lifts it up and flies away. The actual principle is to use the heat generated by the lamp to make the egg shell fly up. During the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Kongming followed this principle and built a Kongming lantern to send signals.
In the Han Dynasty, Ding Xu, a master craftsman, built a nine-story Boshan stove. When the incense in the stove was lit, hot wind rose, causing the birds and beasts on the stove to move around the mountains. It was called a 'panchi lantern'. In fact, whether it was a moxa lamp
Whether it is a sub-lamp or a flat glass lamp, the principle is the same. Fire generates wind and drives it to rotate and rise endlessly. Back to the original topic we talked about, what is the essence of this and the impact of water on the impeller?
What's the difference? The principle behind this, and how to express it in mathematical terms, it's a pity that people who have really studied this point carefully for thousands of years have never heard of it!"
Han Qian returned to Huainan and lived in the Lianyuan City of Liyang City where he had been away for several years. He did not rush to summon the generals to discuss the battle plan for crossing the Yangtze River. Instead, he immediately summoned Chen Jitang and the teachers and students of Liyang College to discuss it.
New learning.
Even though Han Qian has focused on promoting the development of Luoyang Comprehensive College in recent years, Liyang Comprehensive College has always been the focus of the development of new learning.
Many of Xinxue's basic technological breakthroughs were made by Liyang Comprehensive College.
Han Qian went north to Zen to succeed the leader of the Liang Kingdom. Chen Jitang did not follow him and devoted his main energy to the development of Liyang Comprehensive College. Not only did he not hold any important positions in the center, he even did not hold any specific positions in the Huainan Province that was later established.
dispatch.
However, even so, when he awarded the first batch of meritorious generals early a year ago, Han Qian defied all opinions and awarded Chen Jitang the title of Marquis of Wushou in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of new learning.
This discussion lasted from morning to dusk and was very exciting. Han Qian was very pleased to see the active thinking of the teachers and students of Liyang College. He left the teachers and students to have a banquet in Lian Garden before bowing.
Send them away.
Although with his current prestige and status, some orangutans are acting pretentious, he still has to use this attitude to encourage the new school to continue to develop and not fall into the quagmire of being complacent.
After dozens of teachers and students from Liyang College were sent away, Lianyuan became a little quieter. Li Zhigao, Gao Shao, Yang Qin, Kong Xirong, and Zhao Wuji had to discuss the plan of crossing the river overnight. Han Qian did not need to worry about these trivial matters.
Someone prepared some new tea, and brought Feng Yi, Wang Che, and Yin Peng over to accompany Chen Jitang and Wang Jun's father Wang Jun, whom he had not summoned to Luoyang for several years.
Wen Qian sat drinking tea under the moonlight.
Wang Wenqian has been sitting in Lianyuan for these years. It was Han Qian's southern expedition this time, so Wang Wenqian temporarily moved there and freed up Lianyuan as Han Qian's headquarters.
Han Qian personally held the pot and made tea for everyone. Then he asked Wang Wenqian:
"King Xin is aloof, even now, he may not give in, right?"
"Yes, he would rather imitate Zhu Rang and set fire to himself than surrender to you. However, it is Zhao Zhen who has led the troops in Suiyang in recent years. His contact with Chuzhou is not close, so he can do some work." Wang Wenqian said.
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At present, Daliang has assembled 160,000 to 70,000 elite troops, and even if they sweep across the country with fierce force, it will not be a problem. However, Han Daoxun did not hesitate to die violently for the sake of the Chu State, but Wang Wenqian can understand Han Qian's actions.
I always think about reunifying the world with gentler and less violent methods.
In the past few years, although Wang Wenqian has not been involved in worldly affairs, he has also understood the current situation. The attitudes of the Zheng family, Zhang Chao, Zhang Han, and even Zhang Feng and his son towards Liang Jun have already softened.
However, just like Cao Qian, Cao Zhe and his son, and Jing Qiongwen, even if they understood the general trend, they would never take the initiative to persuade Wang Yong, the lord of Shu, to surrender to the Liang army. The Zheng family, Zhang Chao, Zhang Han, Zhang Wei, Zhang Feng and his son
I still want to erect the archway so that I can leave a good reputation in history.
Sometimes life and death are not the most important thing.
What's more, if they surrender, the clan will eventually be dismantled because of the new government; if they surrender at the last moment, Han Qian will not be able to anger his clan.
Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Han Qian was merciful and merciful towards surrendered generals and captured soldiers, which weakened the local forces on both sides of the Yangtze River and the Chu army's will to resist to a considerable extent. However, some people were just like this and decided to wait and see until the end.
choose.
At this time, it depends on what means Han Qian can use to resolve this deadlock in a less violent way.
"Ignore Chuzhou for now. I will send people to Jinling tomorrow to deliver a message, saying that in three days I will send warships to bombard Jinghaimen, and in six days the navy will also build a pontoon bridge across the river by quarrying rocks," Han Qian drank tea.
, said, "If the Chu army finally chooses not to avoid our front, they will have to fight to the end in a bloody battle to decide the ownership of the world. Although my father cannot bear to see the people of Jianghuai exiled in the war, if he were alive, he would not want to see it.
If Jianghuai is separated for a long time, we don’t want to see the soldiers and civilians of the two places struggling under the shadow of war for a long time..."
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"Will Han Qian send warships to bombard Jinghai Gate in two days' time to make the Chu army and civilians avoid it, so as not to increase casualties?"
Hundreds of thousands of Liang Jun's elite troops swarmed south, and Jinling City suddenly fell into a panic as dark clouds pressed down on the city. However, Liang Jun sent a letter of war, which not only specified the time and place of the bombardment of Jinling, but also ordered the soldiers and civilians of Jinling to avoid it.
Many methods to avoid shelling damage were put into use by Jinling soldiers and civilians, which somewhat frustrated the self-esteem of Jinling generals and inspired their will to resist without admitting defeat.
In the end, Zhou Bingwu was not able to retire and return to his hometown as he wished. With his head full of white hair, he still kept his mission of knowing the Privy Council. He was often in low spirits, but today he read out the letter of challenge sent by Liang Jun in Chongwen Hall, and his beard was filled with excitement.
He started to tremble, and after reading the war report, he presented the Jinghai Gate defense plan that he had discussed with Shen Yang and Du Chongtao.
"Mother, this Han Qian is too much of a bully. Is it possible that our 300,000-strong Chu army is really afraid of him?" The thin young man became taciturn after his disastrous defeat at the Fanchuan River, and did not dare to disobey Qingyang's rules in everything. Will, but after all he is still young and full of energy. At this moment, sitting behind the imperial court, he will
Unable to bear it any longer, he made a cry of protest to Qingyang, almost like a growl, "Although my child is unworthy, I still want to call the subjects of Da Chu and know that their emperor is not a person who is afraid of death. My child must personally lead his bodyguards and his own army to guard Jinghaimen." , let’s see how Liang Jun’s warships destroyed Jinghaimen!”
"The guarding of Jinghai Gate is still left to Prime Minister Shen, Marquis Zhou, and Marquis Du to worry about. Your Majesty, why are you going to cause trouble?" Qingyang asked without any doubt.
"Your Majesty, please relax. Even if I die at Jinghai's door, I will never take a step back, and I will never live up to the great kindness of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother." Shen Yang stepped forward, knelt in front of the imperial case, and said in a loud voice.
"Senior Prime Minister Shen, come back soon. The Ai family cannot afford this gift!" Qingyang stood up from behind the imperial desk and stepped forward to help Shen Yang. Only then was he surprised to realize that this old man, who was over seventy years old, was already as thin as a stick. The church affairs had almost exhausted the last of his energy.
Qingyang also understood in his heart that Shen Yang was the Prime Minister of Chu, and when he entered the palace to discuss matters, he had to be given a seat, and a slight salute was enough. However, when he suddenly performed such a big salute, he actually had a death wish.
At this moment, she looked at the generals in the palace in bewilderment, not knowing who should stand up and persuade Shen Yang not to personally guard Jinghai Gate to block the bombardment of Liang Jun's warships.
"Prime Minister Shen, in two days your Majesty will come to Jingjiang Gate to watch the battle and boost the morale of the generals. How can your Majesty be without you and me by your side?" Yang En also felt sad in his heart, but he knew in his heart that if the Great Chu State was destined to be unable to be saved, Shen Yang's death in Jing Hai's family will only add too much unnecessary hostility to this final war.
Others may be angry or resentful of Han Qian's rudeness and contempt, but he understands in his heart that Han Qian still wants to preserve the name of his father's loyalty and wants to develop the relationship between Liang and Chu in a gentler and more decent way. An indispensable battle, and then give everyone a decent way to get down the stairs.
However, if Shen Yang were to be shelled and died in front of Jinghai Gate, it would be possible for the Han Lord to bear the charge of murdering his master, and it would also be possible for the generals in Jinling City to inspire more will to resist, but if the Chu army finally If you are so vulnerable, what is the use of sacrificing the lives of so many generals to fulfill your own loyalty?
Do you think Han Qian really dare not step into Jinling City with his hands covered in blood?
Yang En stepped forward, persistently helped Shen Yang up, and was determined to drag him to watch the battle at Jingjiang Gate when he noticed.
"Your Majesty, the day after tomorrow, you and Prime Minister Shen and Marquis Yang will go to Jingjiang Gate to watch the battle. You must not go further than half a step to disturb the morale of the army." Qingyang stared at the young man sternly and said.
"The child obeys the mother's decree." The young man said discouragedly.
Although Jinghai Gate is the north gate of the imperial city, it is also the gate closest to the river bank in Jinling City. Apart from Jinghai Gate, there is no other gate facing the river in the north to resist the enemy.
However, Jinghai Gate is extremely strong and strong. The Wengcheng is 300 paces wide and can be stationed with thousands of soldiers to prevent the enemy from attacking.
Jingjiang Gate is the north gate of the palace city, about 500 steps away from Jinghai Gate. Standing on the Jingjiang Gate Gate Tower, you can clearly see the guard battle at Jinghai Gate.
Now, in addition to bombarding Jinghai Gate in two days, Liang Jun also specified in the War Letter that in five days, the navy will cross the river and land at Caishiji to the west of Jinling City, and then they can be said to be along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. A pontoon bridge was built at the narrowest place to allow the main force of Liang Jun to move directly south.
The Chu ministers in the Chongwen Palace no longer considered whether Liang Jun's gauntlet was a fraud. They seemed not to have thought that the gauntlet passed by Liang Jun today was a fraud. Instead, they were only thinking about how to arrange their troops.
, so that we can repel Liang Jun's offensive at Jinghaimen and Caishiji...