The stalls in the north were too big. After all, Wang Xuan was not following the military-state route.
As a member of the infrastructure-crazy Rabbit family, Wang Xuan is also a crazy admirer of infrastructure.
This led to the fact that after the richer Liu Bei entered the country under the rule of the wealthy Yuan Shao, not only could it not support a long-term war after several years of great development, but it became stretched after only a few months of fighting.
This is all because of the premise that there are railways and rivers for transporting grain and grass supplies, otherwise...
After taking Guanzhong, we have to stop.
As for the war in the following period, in fact, money and food depended entirely on the support of those in Hanzhong and Yizhou who were "breaking their families to serve the country."
For this, Wang Xuan expressed his sincere gratitude and sent his family on their way to the west.
Without this local income, Wang Xuan would have retreated obediently and continued to develop.
"No, no money?" Gan Ning stared at Wang Xuan with a look of disbelief on his face.
"This is impossible!" Gan Ning shouted loudly: "Not to mention anything else, just in this trip I visited seven cities, and I don't know how much gold, silver, jewelry, and coins I looted, not to mention the entire Jingzhou.
Yizhou, I know that place, everyone is extremely rich!"
Everyone also looked at Wang Xuan with doubts on their faces.
"Do you think that as long as you have money in your hand, you can create materials with money?" Wang Xuan sneered and continued: "Don't arrows need to be cast, won't weapons and armor be damaged, and all kinds of materials used to build camps
You think the parts were blown by the strong wind!"
"The military rations we eat are the same as those of Cao Jun, do you think?"
"The food we carry with us is tea-oil noodles, or is it high in oil and sugar? We all carry dried meat with us. What did Cao Jun eat? Otherwise, why would our logistics be simpler than theirs and our efficiency in all aspects be higher!"
"No matter how much food or money you plunder, can it be turned into military supplies immediately?"
"How did you do it in front of the battle force!"
Every time Wang Xuan said something, Gan Ning became more honest, and in the end he could only show an awkward yet polite smile.
"In addition, you think Yizhou doesn't need construction. It's very difficult to walk in that poor place. All roads need to be rebuilt, mountains and rocks must be mined, water conservancy facilities must be built, and large-scale mining of well salt and various minerals must be re-increased.
, attracting the barbarians from the mountains to come down and become Chinese, everything requires money!”
"Hurry up and get everyone back after finishing your work there. It just so happens that the scaffolding here is almost finished. By then, we can take Xiangyang in one go. We can't delay it any longer no matter what."
After the meeting, everyone mobilized. Except for Guan Yu and Guan Ping who stayed with Wang Xuan outside Xiangyang City, everyone else went to help Gan Ning.
Sun Ce retreated hastily, moving all the people in the southern part of Jiujiang County away when he left. Cao Zhen was so frightened that he couldn't move, and watched Gan Ning blatantly transport people.
Half a month later, at the foot of Xiangyang City, the 20-meter-tall scaffolding was completed. The overall structure was in the shape of an 'worker'. It crossed the moat, with one end facing the city head, and the distance was only about 20 meters.
The top was covered with a large number of wooden boards, and the front section near the city wall was simply covered with iron plates to prevent Cao's military attack.
It is said that during this period, under the auspices of Xiahou Dun, various methods were tried to destroy the scaffolding, such as boulders, fire attacks, and raids... but it was all in vain. The scaffolding itself was hollow, and even if the boulder hit somewhere, it would only cause injuries.
It's just an accessory, just replace it. The fire attack is even more nonsense. It's made of iron and can't be burned at all.
After being ambushed by Guan Yu and others, Xiahou Dun reluctantly gave up the plan while holding the wound on his stomach. If there was no move, if the city could still fight with the help of the army, then he could go out of the city and deliver food.
At this moment, behind the parapet made of large steel plates on the scaffolding were archers shooting at each other, and below the scaffolding, there were fierce generals lined up in a row.
Wang Xuan stood in front, and behind him were Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Gan Ning, Wu Anguo, Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu, Guan Ping, Pang De, Zhou Tai, and Huang Xu. The ten of them were lined up in a row, holding weapons in their hands and covered with steel.
Qi rises, and behind them, there are infantry square formations arranged neatly.
Under Wang Xuan's instructions, the rumbling drums directly played the song "The Wine Will Enter". Wang Xuan believed that no one could beat me in my BGM.
They stared dumbly at Guan Yu and his group of ten people below the city. The lips of Xiahou Dun and the other three people trembled, their faces flushed, and there was a hint of crying in their voices, "Show me your face!"
"Are six masters not enough? They even mobilized generals to support us."
"How can we fight this battle? Isn't this just a case of more people bullying fewer people?"
"What should we do?" Xu Chu asked in a deep voice.
Xiahou Dun's eyes flickered. He clearly heard the meaning of Xu Chu's words and wanted to run away. As for Cao Hong, his face turned pale at this moment. Apparently he remembered the tragic experience of being attacked by four people last time.
It's not that Cao Hong is afraid of death, the main reason is that death is too painful and cannot be used at all.
The three of them looked at each other and could see each other's thoughts. Xiangyang couldn't hold it any longer!
Just as he was talking, the huge gantry crane started to operate again, and iron ladders more than 20 meters long were hung high toward the scaffolding.
Because of the rolling logs, stones, wolf-tooth bats and other defensive equipment, the scaffolding cannot be built directly on the city wall anyway. These are the final things that connect the city wall and the scaffolding at a distance of 20 meters. With these things
After being transported up, the siege was about to begin.
Wang Xuan glanced at the top. It was not easy to build this thing in the end. Cao Jun at the top of the city would not just watch. He had to do something here.
"Brothers, there is no need to talk about the morality of these rebels. Let's all come together and kill them!" Wang Xuan suddenly pulled his neck and shouted, and Guan Yu and others behind him shot directly towards the top of the city without saying a word.
Three people were separated to resist Xiahou Dun and others. The others simply threw away their arms and started killing the soldiers around Cao Cao. Dozens of them fell to the ground with one blow and one shot. It was like seven burly men rushing into a large group of little girls.
Like Li Zhong, he vented all kinds of violent 404 behaviors to his heart's content. In an instant, the city was completely in chaos.
There is a critical point for everything. If Cao's army could withstand the damage caused by three generals at the level of releasing Gang Qi on the city wall, seven would be too heartbreaking.
The soldiers who climbed up the city wall via the horse path to replenish their supplies were not as fast as they could kill here!
In the midst of the chaos, the sounds of 'boom' and 'boom' sounded continuously, and a twenty-meter-long iron ladder completely connected the scaffolding to the city head.