On the south side of the river, wooden boats were put into the river one after another, causing large splashes of water.
Carpenters came across the river in batches and began to build the pontoon bridge.
The wood used for the floating bridge was collected from Yangzhou and Jiangzhou and dried in the shade for several years. It has a tough texture and is not easy to rot after being painted.
There are people roasting bamboo on Hezhu.
The boats are all connected together by thick bamboo slices one after another, making them very strong.
A better way is of course to use iron chains to connect, but the cost is too high.
After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty rebuilt the three-city pontoon bridge in Heyang, which was also connected with bamboo inlays, but the Pubanjin pontoon bridge used iron chains.
“It’s hard to live without food!”
"Help me! Help me!"
The servants shouted slogans and buried an extremely heavy stone beast into the pit dug in advance.
There are iron chains fixed on the body of the stone beast. Its main function is to hold a part of the pontoon bridge close to the river bank to prevent the whole body from drifting too much. If conditions permit, it is best to bury the iron man underground, but isn't there no condition?
Judging from the construction method, this pontoon bridge is more formal than the temporary bridge built during the war. With proper maintenance, it can be used for many years.
The original Heqiao was built by Du Yu. It was barely still there when Wang Ying first launched his army in Chengdu, but it was quickly destroyed in the war. In the end, there was only one place name left here: Heqiao.
Now, the real river bridge has arrived.
"Crash!" A boat was pushed from the shore into the water. Shao Xun and Fu Zhi boarded the boat and sailed to Hezhu in the west.
The two rivers are very close to each other and they will arrive soon.
After the group landed, the sergeants who were clearing weeds and shrubs on the island saluted one after another.
In the center of the island is the shrine, called "Hepinghou Temple".
There are some common people living inside and outside the ancestral hall, who are collecting earth to build walls and repair houses.
There is a stele in front of the temple with dense handwriting.
Fu Zhi stared at the temple for a long time.
"What is Situ thinking?" Shao Xun asked softly.
"In the time of Emperor Wen (Sima Zhao), it was said that a big fish was seen in Mengjin. It was hundreds of paces long and five feet high. Its head was on the south bank and its tail was on Zhongzhu. This is the Hepinghou Temple." Fu Zhi replied.
Shao Xun took a look at the river temple, which was shaded by green trees and red flowers, and felt that it was very nice.
There is a lot of open space around the river temple, with beautiful trees and abundant water and grass, where livestock can be grazed.
He estimated that thirty hectares of farmland could still be cleared and could house two to three hundred households. In addition, there were large areas of pasture and a small amount of woods where cattle and sheep could be grazed.
But it doesn't really make sense.
This place is mainly used for military purposes. It is okay to open some vegetable beds and orchards to subsidize military supplies, but there is no need to farm.
"I can't hold on any longer." Fu Zhi sighed and said, "My family knows their own affairs and they won't live for a few more days. Many of the people on Hezhu were recruited by me, and now they are suffering.
"
"What do you mean, Situ? You might as well say it bluntly," Shao Xun said.
Fu Zhi was speechless for a moment. After being silent for a long time, he just said: "Be nice to them."
Shao Xun looked at him.
Fu Zhi sighed again and said: "Let them live."
"Okay." Shao Xun agreed.
Fu Zhi said no more, but sat in the grass and looked at the north bank of the river.
His health was deteriorating, and his life was about to come to an end. Before he died, he faced such a situation of ruined country and family, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Shao Xun patrolled the island minding his own business.
The only men left were basically drafted into work.
The women grew a little grain, fruits and vegetables, but they hid whenever they saw people approaching, because they either didn't have enough clothes, or they were in tatters and couldn't cover their bodies.
The children were even running around naked.
In fact, it is not much different from the Yuzhou he controlled.
Even with the protection of aristocratic families, can it really be possible for everyone to be clothed and not naked? Impossible.
This is the world today. Hunger has plagued people for several years. The sericulture industry has suffered heavy losses, and the hemp fields have also suffered heavy losses. There is not enough to eat and no warmth to wear.
Not to mention ordinary people, even the poor and poor scholars would stay at relatives' houses and secretly put on a pair of clothes before leaving, which became a joke.
Fu Zhi asked Shao Xun to be nice to these people, but he really couldn't do it and could only agree to let them live.
If you stay alive, there is hope.
The mulberry seedlings being transplanted on a large scale in Yuzhou are a sign of hope.
The newly opened hemp fields are hope.
I hope to be able to eat more bites gradually.
The number of cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys increasing day by day is hope.
Let’s solve the problem of hungry stomach and bare butt first – there is no time-traveler who is more miserable than me.
"Leave this land to me." Shao Xun pointed to a piece of wasteland in the northeast corner of Hezhu and said to Cai Cheng: "I will come to reclaim the wasteland in the afternoon. Whose family owns these sheep? They bought them and used them with grain and
If you change people, give me more. Cut down some more trees and build me a house."
"No." Cai Cheng was stunned. Is Ming Gong going to become a hermit?
"Who dug the pond outside?" Shao Xun pointed to the outside of the land and asked.
Similar to Taozhu, it is an artificially dug pool based on the terrain, with three sides close to the shore and one side facing the water.
The water in the pool seems not very deep because there is no way to park the boat.
"It should have been dug by the soldiers who once went to the island." Cai Cheng replied.
"Enclose it outside and build a river embankment." Shao Xun ordered.
"promise."
Shao Xun walked to the edge of the pool again and looked carefully.
In the Tang Dynasty, many such ponds were dug in Zhongli City (built on a sandbank in the middle of the river). Depending on the water surface of the Yellow River, many carps were raised. They were so big and plump that people at the time called them "yellow croakers" and they were often sent to the palace as tribute.
When Li Guangbi was guarding the three cities of Heyang, he was short of food, so he fished for "yellow croaker" in large quantities.
"Go back." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "The refugees from Taozhu, Gaozhu, and Majhu islands will be carefully counted and compiled into a book from now on. Their families will receive one dendrobium of food per month and three pieces of cloth per year.
Let’s send one for now.”
"Ming Gong, where did you get the cloth?" Cai Cheng asked in a low voice.
"The imperial court should still have some supplies." Shao Xun said, "I will go to the imperial court later and ask for supplies of supplies and supplies. The court has no supplies, so supplies and supplies can always be found. I don't want much."
"Ming Gong wants to recruit these young men into the army?"
"It's just an army of its own." Shao Xun said: "The three cities of Heyang must be defended by themselves in the end. The Silver Spear Army cannot stay here for a long time and will have to leave sooner or later."
"As ordered." Cai Cheng understood.
There are only a thousand or so households of refugees on the three islands, which is actually very few.
However, the imperial court established Heyang County on Taozhu, and the county area included three sandbars in the middle of the river, a large area of ​​land near Mengjin, and many places on the north bank of the river that were still under Xiongnu control.
The area near Mengjin is relatively large, and I heard that thousands of refugee families were forcibly moved there to settle and build cities.
If you include those people, there are indeed quite a few people.
From now on, these people will be the main force guarding the three cities of Heyang on a daily basis.
"The bugle will be called——" Shao Xun thought for a moment and said: "Hei Gui!"
****
On the Zema Embankment, the canopy is like clouds, and the flags are like forests.
Emperor Liu Cong of the Han Dynasty leaped onto the river and looked quietly at the other side.
The Yellow River is not wide. Looking from the north bank, the islands in the middle of the river are crowded with people, sweating like rain.
The foundation of the city has been laid, and earth tamping has begun.
Building a city actually doesn't take long.
It only takes tens of thousands of people to build a crude and usable city for more than half a month. If you want to build a stronger city, then spend more time and use more good materials.
Now it seems that the Jin people have been transporting wood, stone and bricks to the island day and night, and it seems that they are going to build a fortified city. And it is only June, so they have plenty of time to complete the project.
"Please tell me, gentlemen, how should we deal with the Jin people building a city on the south bank and in the middle of the river?" Liu Cong looked at the princes and ministers who were following him and asked.
Dazai Liu Yannian opened his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, Jin people are good at boats, and I am good at horses. Why should I compete with them for the length of a day?"
The general of the Chinese army heard this and wanted to refute, but Liu Yannian had begged for him and saved his life, but he could not refute him face to face. He could only say: "Your Majesty, you still have to find a way to fight. If you just
It's enough to build a city on the south bank and in the middle of the river, but they are likely to go all the way to the north bank to build a city. If the three cities are connected, they can come in and out freely. They can attack if they want to attack. If they don't want to attack, they can retreat and defend the fortified city. It is like a thorn in the back, and they have to pull it out.
"
Liu Cong glanced at Liu Yannian coldly, secretly thinking that the old man was confused. Then he looked at Wang Zhang with a complicated expression.
Going back to the city itself, the threat is indeed great. At least Hanoi, which is undefendable, is completely under the attack of other troops.
A few years later, Jin people once again took the initiative to attack, which made him very unhappy.
Yes, I'm just unhappy.
Shao Xun refutes his face and disgusts him at every turn. This tone becomes increasingly difficult to swallow.
"Send the order, transfer Shile, Zhao Gu leads the army to stop the enemy from building the city." Liu Cong flicked his sleeves and ordered.
Soon someone prepared a decree and issued it.
Wang Zhang pondered silently.
Even if Shi Le and Zhao Gu are unwilling, they should still obey the order and bring at least some of their troops over.
This is also a good way to weaken its strength so as not to end up with a big problem in the future.
It’s fucking overdue!
Ever since Cao Yi occupied Qingzhou, the imperial court had been alert.
Shi Le doesn't dare to resist now, and he doesn't have the capital to resist. It's just right to let him come and fight with Shao Xun and consume each other. As long as Shi Le doesn't dare to resist this time, he won't dare to resist next time.
Thinking about it this way, it was a good thing for the Jin people to build the three cities of Heyang.
If this had not happened, the emperor might not have sent Shi Andong to fight here.
Without Shao Xun to control Henan, the imperial court might not have sent Zhenyuan General Liang Fuchun to lead his army eastward and start running Hebei.
Okay, great thing!
After Liu Cong watched on the embankment for a while, he led the crowd to leave and go to Ye Wang.
Halfway through the journey, a report came from Zhonghuang Gate: the noble concubine Liu Ying and the Taibao Liu Yin had died one after another.
Liu Cong was stunned for a long time, opened his mouth, and finally closed it again.
Previously, he planned to make his concubine Liu Ying, the daughter of Taibao Liu Yin, the queen, but the Queen Mother refused and asked to make her grandniece Zhang Huiguang the queen.
Liu Cong agreed.
But he never expected that Liu Yin, Liu Ying and his daughter would die one after another?
But that's not the only bad news.
There was a report in Guanzhong that Wang Yao of Zhongshan and General Zhenxi failed to win many battles alone, so they withdrew from Chang'an and retreated to Feng Yi. They also drove more than 80,000 Chang'an ladies and gentlemen to Pingyang.
Liu Cong felt a little regretful at this time.
The retreat was in an orderly manner and they were able to come back with 80,000 prisoners. In fact, it was not considered a defeat. At least the Jin army in Guanzhong was very limited in strength and was unable to pursue it.
If I had known this, I would have sent more soldiers, and maybe I could have defeated Jia Tzu and others.
Liu Cong felt that his mind was a little confused and it was time to sort out his strategy. Which direction was more important to him.
Chapter completed!