It is very inconvenient to make trebuchets in Daliang City. It is surrounded by farmland for hundreds of miles and has almost no woods. In the past, the wood for building rafts was cut and transported from afar.
At this time, the Chu army had slowly closed its encirclement towards the beams, and of course they could not go further to cut down trees as before.
In the end, Shen Bing had no choice but to dismantle the raft and change it into a trebuchet.
In addition, the embankments made of sandbags must also be removed, otherwise it will be a natural protection for the Chu army to attack the city.
So the sounds of banging, splitting wood, and driving horses were endless.
Although Shen Bing, a stingy man, did not need to go into battle personally, he was still busy assigning tasks.
Meng Liang was of some use. He took his bodyguards who didn't know how to do woodwork and joined the team of demolishing the dam... Of course he didn't take action, but shouted while eating dried meat:
"Hey, you haven't had enough to eat? You can't even carry a sandbag?"
"And you, why don't you put the halberd aside? Are you worried about it being stolen?"
"You, you, you... look at the carriage, if it rolls over into the moat, you will look better!"
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While moving the wood, Ren said to Shen Bing:
"Stingy husband, my subordinates heard that Zuo's stingy husband has always been idle, but now it seems that..."
Fatzitun agrees:
"This Meng Liang is well-known as a playboy in Xianyang. He spends his days drinking and drinking with a bunch of bad friends and everyone keeps him at a distance."
"I thought it was not a good thing for him to be a mistress, and I didn't want to..."
Shen Bing replied:
"Why does it matter so much? As long as he can fulfill his responsibilities as a miserly husband, that's all. As for his past... there is no need to investigate!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
How could Shen Bing and others know that Meng Liang had his own reasons: Meng Liang always felt that Ying Zheng's eyes were staring in a dark place, so he dared to act recklessly? Did he dare to seek progress instead of performance?
This may be Meng Liang's personal thoughts or psychological effects.
But this idea also makes sense. If Ying Zheng can place an informant like Meng Liang next to Shen Bing, why can't he place another one?
For example, a craftsman, a personal guard... This is too easy for Ying Zheng.
Cang found an opportunity to squeeze in beside Shen Bing, looked around and then asked in a low voice:
"Brother, it is said that we have been surrounded by 400,000 Chu troops?"
"Is this true?"
Rumors are very common in the military, especially if the general conceals military information until he has no choice but to reveal that there is an enemy attack, then it will spread all over the sky, and the enemy will often be exaggerated.
Shen Bing smiled and replied:
"I do not know either."
"Soldiers are coming to block it, water is coming and the soil is flooding, why should we do this?"
However, Yan seemed to have great confidence in Shen Bing. When he passed by carrying a log on his back, he turned around and raised his head when he heard Cang's words:
"Engineers are still worried about the Chu army? When did Shi Fu put us in danger?"
The craftsmen around him also said so, and Hu even joked:
"There are only promotions one after another."
"When I sent a letter to my family the day before yesterday, my father-in-law said that I was lying to him because he was old. How could he be promoted to two levels in less than a year?"
There was laughter all around.
Cang replied with a hint of embarrassment:
"But today is different from the past. Our army has been surrounded by the Chu army this time..."
Shen Bing glared at Cang and interrupted him:
"Say less, otherwise I won't be able to protect you!"
Cang hurriedly responded and then retreated dejectedly.
This is the troublesome thing about being a stingy man. He no longer makes casual remarks like Xiao Bing did before but should consider the impact on the whole.
Otherwise, if a stingy man like Shen Bing is so panicked and has more than 500 men at his disposal, how can he still have confidence in the enemy?
Cang, an engineer, should be like this, but he doesn't seem to have adapted yet.
At this moment, there was a faint "rumble" of horse hooves ahead, and then someone shouted:
"Chu Army, Chu Army is coming!"
Looking in the direction of the sound, there was indeed a figure in the distance, getting closer and clearer.
Soon, a large flag with the word "xiang" jumped into Shen Bing's eyes.
"item"?
Could it be Xiang Yan who defeated Li Xin of the Qin army?
Is he Xiang Yu’s grandfather?
Another famous general, but all of them were hit by Shen Bing.
First it was Li Mu and now it was Xiang Yan, and unfortunately they were both enemies.
The city head also discovered the enemy's situation here, and immediately beat the war drums. The soldiers of the Qin army put down their work, picked up their weapons, and stood in rows to prepare for the enemy.
Meng Liang was also very fast, and he and his bodyguards surrounded Shen Bing in a snap.
After a moment of silence, Meng Liang asked Shen Bing in a low voice:
"Stingy husband, shouldn't we go back to the city and take a break?"
Shen Bing rejected this suggestion without thinking.
Abandoning his subordinates and returning to the city alone? How could he be such a stingy man in the future?
Meng Liang complained secretly in his heart:
One of the tasks given to him by the king is to protect Shen Bing.
But now...
If Shen Bing wants to be on the battlefield, does he also have to be on the battlefield?
Once or twice is enough, how many more times in the future?
The king's affairs are important, but no matter how important they are, they are not as important as your own life, right?
When Meng Liang was anxious, a messenger rode out of the city and ran to Shen Bing and shouted:
"Gong Shifu, the general invites you!"
Shen Bing responded and called the groom to prepare the carriage.
Meng Liang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally return to the city. This order came just in time.
Unexpectedly, Shen Bing confessed in the next sentence:
"Zuo Chefu, I'll leave this place to you."
"I'll come as soon as I go!"
Meng Liang became anxious immediately:
"Wait a moment, stingy man... Shouldn't my subordinates go with the stingy man?"
Shen Bing replied:
"The general just called me, what are you going to do?"
"Besides, if you and I both go, who will take command here?!"
After saying that, Shen Bing ignored him and stepped onto the carriage.
Meng Liang was speechless and could only watch Shen Bing's carriage drive away.
Looking at the Chu army on the other side, they have dismounted and formed their formations to prepare for battle. There is a black line on Meng Liang's face...
When Shen Bing climbed to the top of the city and saw Yang Duanhe, the Qin and Chu armies started fighting under the city.
This is just a small battle.
The Chu army just tested the Qin army and wanted to know the strength and morale of the Qin army.
Yang Duanhe knew this, and Shen Bing also knew this, so they didn't take it too seriously.
Yang Duanhe sat on a folding stool with a map on the desk in front of him.
When he saw Shen Bing coming up, he raised his head and motioned for him to sit down next to him.
Then without looking at the battlefield below the city, he frowned and said:
"Not much food in the warehouses was flooded, but most of the food in the hands of the people was flooded. Does the stingy man have any good ideas?"
Although Yang Duanhe didn't go into details, Shen Bing knew what it meant.
The food of the people in Daliang was flooded, which meant that the people were going hungry.
People may rebel if they are hungry.
If you don’t want the people to rebel, just share the grain...
But there are a large number of people. If the food is reduced, wouldn't the military rations be gone?
Let the people dry the food in their hands?
Shen Bing looked at the gloomy sky... This weather is not for drying food, but for letting them germinate.