The wooden cow and the flowing horse were made, which was a big deal. Lu Yu was having dinner with Sister Zhaoji.
After hearing the news, I put down my bowls and chopsticks and rushed to the workshop as soon as possible.
At this moment, the workshop is already crowded with people...
Countless teachers and students are gathered here, witnessing the newly made "wooden ox" and "streaming horse"!
Zhuge Jun and Cao Ang were not idle either. They simulated various situations, such as going up a steep slope, going down a steep slope, wading through water, and quagmire!
They even deliberately prepared some ice to test the movements of the wooden cow and the flowing horse on the ice.
Of course, in their opinion...
The commander-in-chief Lu Yu is simply a genius, and many things that need attention have been written in the book "How to Make a Wooden Ox and a Flowing Horse".
And many inconspicuous designs make the "Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse" extremely stable no matter what terrain and situation.
To know…
The bottoms of wooden ox and stray horse are wheels with arc surfaces... so they are not afraid of slippery ground.
A braking device is added to the wheels. Just move the cow's tongue and the horse's tongue.
...The wheels seem to be tightly gripping the ground and unable to move, similar to...the handbrake device in a car in the 21st century.
In order to test, Huang Xu specially found a steep slope and hovered the wooden ox and stray horse on the steep slope for half an hour, motionless.
And when the cow tongue is moved again, the wheel can continue to turn.
The students and teachers were all amazed, none of them knew why the wooden cow and the flowing horse moved so easily.
This is the so-called "crank connecting rod theory"!
The flywheel is driven through gears.
After the flywheel is running, the inertia of the flywheel is used to assist the wooden ox, so that it can be pushed very easily.
at first…
Everyone was still hoping to watch the excitement, and there were uproarious discussions everywhere, but... as one test after another took place, everyone fell silent.
Especially the other fifty-five Tai students, they seemed to have discovered something incredible.
That is... Cao Ang, "Zhuge Liang", Huang Xu, Dian Man, Xu Yi, who succeeded in learning the art of carpentry for less than a month...
They...these five honest kids succeeded.
You know, these days...
Not to mention complicated crafts such as making wooden cows and flowing horses, even building a cart requires craftsmen with more than ten years of experience to complete it under the leadership of skilled masters.
While building a car requires twenty or thirty processes, building a wooden cow and a flowing horse requires more than thirty or forty processes!
The most difficult thing is the various brakes and various gears...
These most complex problems were all overcome by Zhuge Jun. He seemed to be born with an extremely sensitive sense of smell for this carpenter, as if he was born with it.
certainly…
In addition to these complex brakes, gears... every detail is not easy.
The length, width, accuracy, flatness, firmness, and smoothness specified in the "Law of Making Wooden Cows and Horses" must be strictly followed, and no carelessness can be allowed in any part.
And this... was all accomplished through repeated attempts by Zhuge Jun, Huang Xu, Cao Ang, Xu Yi, and Dianman.
This is how the Emperor and Heaven live up to their conscientious people!
When Lu Yu arrived...
Not directly forward, but from a distance.
Others are watching, but he is observing carefully, observing every test of the wooden cow and the flowing horse.
The more he saw the end, the more pleased Lu Yu was, extremely happy.
According to Lu Yu's estimate, what's going on... this wooden cow and flowing horse can be completed in three or four months. Who would have thought that it could be successfully built in just one month.
really…
Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. They may be much smarter and tougher than modern people.
Lu Yu was still feeling emotional.
Never thought…
"Lu Sinong, you...have made great achievements again this time!"
A voice came from behind Lu Yu.
Huh…
Lu Yu was startled, wasn't this the sound?
He turned around hurriedly, and what he saw was not Xun Yu at the Chancellor's desk. Who else could be Xun You?
What's going on...
When Xun Lingjun and Military Advisor Gongda came to Taixue, didn't they say hello?
"I have met two Mr. Xun."
Lu Yu saluted immediately...
Xun Yu and Xun You returned the gesture, and Xun Yu spoke first: "Let me just say, whenever you have difficulties, go to Lu Sinong and you will always be able to find a solution. Lu Sinong is a blessed general of our court."
"Yes..." Xun You nodded repeatedly. "Unexpectedly, the matter that left us at the Chancellery, the court, and Cao Sikong could be solved so easily by Lu Sinong. Xun You really admires and admires it.
!”
Ah...ah...
What Xun Yu and Xun You said made Lu Yu a little confused?
What's going on?
Lu Yu wondered what he had done. It seemed that during this period, besides wandering around in Taixue...he had done nothing?
Can we not take any credit and just put it on my head? I'm under a lot of pressure, okay?
"Two Mr. Xuns? What's going on?" Lu Yu asked...
"Lu Sinong doesn't know yet?" Xun Yu was startled.
I know a hammer... Lu Yu scratched his head, confused.
oh…
Xun Yu finally came back to his senses, but...it was excusable. After all, the urgent report from the front line came only eight hundred miles ago this morning.
Lu Sinong probably didn't know about Shouchun City's food shortage situation.
but…
According to Xun Yu's idea, it would not be surprising if Lu Sinong could calculate well, but... looking at the confused look on his face as a monk who was two feet tall, he seemed to know nothing.
"That's it..." Xun You took the lead in explaining. "The great victory of Shouchun City... Yuan Shu's five troops rebelled, the main general Zhang Xun has been captured by our army, and now Cao Sikong has led an army of 150,000 to surround Shouchun City.
"
Isn't this... pretty good?
Lu Yu muttered in his heart, but for a moment, he didn't react.
Xun You's words continued. "It's just that there was a little accident..."
"What accident?" Lu Yu asked urgently...
"Transportation of food." Xun You said truthfully: "Now that Shouchun is in the rainy season, the food roads are blocked by silt, shallow water, and landslides, making it almost impossible to deliver food to the front line."
hiss…
Lu Yu thought of something. Sure enough, as he expected, the continuous rain near Shouchun was a catastrophic blow to Cao's army.
Not only the food route, but also... the siege will definitely be hampered everywhere.
If it cannot be attacked for a long time, Shouchun City will be in the current situation.
In this way, the wisest way to play...
On the contrary...
Lu Yu's eyes narrowed, and one word came to his mind - consumption!
Yes, Lao Cao didn't have much food even if it was consumed, but Shouchun City was surrounded by people, and they didn't have much food in the city.
Whichever side fails to withstand it first, whichever side collapses first, the other side will be sure of victory. It’s all about who can wear whom down!
Under this situation, if Lao Cao can solve the problem of grain and grass transportation... he is almost guaranteed to win.
etc…
Lu Yu suddenly came to his senses. No wonder Xun Yu said that he had made great achievements.
It turned out to be…
Thinking of this, Lu Yu turned his eyes away and looked in the direction of the "wooden ox and flowing horse" not far away. It turned out that this was the great merit that Xun Yu was referring to.
actually.
It took one month to make a wooden cow and a horse, which was a surprise to Lu Yu.
But... given the current situation, there is no time to wait.
"Xun Lingjun wants to use this wooden cow to dislodge the horse?"
Lu Yu spoke directly.
"That's right!"
Wooden oxen and flowing horses can complete the task of transporting grain, but..."
Speaking of this, Xun Yu paused for a moment, with a touch of melancholy between his brows.
"Time, the only thing I worry about is time!" Xun Yu said: "The letter I received this morning was sent by Cao Sikong five days ago, and Cao's army on the front line only has enough food and grass to last for thirty days!"
"Even if... we start making these wooden cows and flowing horses on a large scale starting today, it will take at least ten days to make a sufficient quantity, and the time required to transport them to Chen State will be at least twenty days. From this point of view...
There’s not enough time!”
call…
Xun Yu breathed softly, "If there is no food in thirty days, Cao Sikong will be out of food... The situation on the front line will also become precarious."
The battlefield is like this, changing rapidly.
One moment, you may have the upper hand and be a hunter, but the next moment... you will become Lei Wu, and you may die on the spot!
Regarding the situation on the front line, Xun Yu had to consider it carefully.
this…
Lu Yu rolled his eyes. It was indeed a problem. He had only thought about letting the imperial students try to make this "wooden cow and flowing horse", but he had not yet considered large-scale production!
If we really want to produce it on a large scale, it will take a lot of time to recruit carpenters, prepare the wood, and run it all together.
The time Xun Yu mentioned is not conservative...
Lu Yu curled his lips and seemed helpless.
Of course, even if his wooden cows and flowing horses can't help, Lao Cao will still find a way, but... a lot of people will die.
If we follow the original trajectory of history...
When Lao Cao was conquering Yuan Shu, he encountered the problem of food shortage.
He would order the grain officer to use Dendrobium to distribute rations, and forcefully postpone the last three days of food to the tenth.
On the last day, the grain officer was beheaded. The famous sentence "Your wife, I will take care of her" comes from here. When these were done, the anger of the soldiers was calmed by the death of the grain officer.
Cao Cao confessed to his soldiers that there was no food in the army and today was the last meal!
After this meal, attack the city with all your strength. If you fail, there will be no way out.
In this way, a heroic army was forced to fight against the odds and forcefully break through Shouchun City at a heavy cost.
This can be regarded as the most extreme output of Lao Cao, who "can't make a meal without rice".
As for how heavy the price is...
Sixty thousand... In this battle, Cao's army lost 60,000 people.
Thinking of this, Lu Yu felt quite uncomfortable. Obviously... giving him one more month would have prevented the loss of these 60,000 people, but...
"Alas!" He sighed helplessly. In troubled times, people often cannot help themselves!
Just then...
"wrong!"
“The time is just right!”
A voice came out, and the speaker was none other than Xun You, who had always been taciturn.
Hmm…
As soon as he said this, Lu Yu and Xun Yu both looked at him in unison.
Xun You explained in detail: "It's just right, but... some changes need to be made in the steps."
"For example, we don't need to collect wood in Xudu, recruit carpenters, and make 'wooden cows and stray horses'. We can place the production location in Chen State, which is closer to the front line. This shortens the time of transporting 'wooden cows and stray horses' and saves money."
It’s been raining for at least ten days!”
Got it...
As soon as these words came out, both Lu Yu and Xun Yu understood.
I was so nervous that I ignored this section.
They did not need to transport the finished wooden ox and flowing horse at all, but only needed to transport the people who could make the wooden ox and flowing horse, that is, Zhuge Jun, Huang Xu, Cao Ang, Dianman, and Xu Yi to the Chen Kingdom.
Before Lu Yu can finish thinking about it all...
Xun You's words continued.
"It takes about five days to transport five people to Chen State, but it only takes two days to send a letter to Chen State by flying pigeons. The three days left in between are enough for Chen State to recruit local carpenters and prepare enough wood!
"
"And when these imperial students arrive in Chen State, they don't need to build a large number of wooden cows and horses for more than 20 days. They only need to complete a small part of the manufacturing..."
"Using the method of transporting in batches, make a batch of wooden oxen and flowing horses, and transport a batch of grain. As long as ten days' worth of military rations can be transported in the first batch, there will be a continuous supply in the future. In this way, we can conquer Shou
Spring City’s hope has undoubtedly increased greatly!”
this…
What a wonderful and thorough analysis. This is a complete grasp of time.
Lu Yu couldn't help but blink his eyes several times, and finally... his eyes were fixed.
Wonderful, truly wonderful!
From this we can see that the wisdom of the ancients... was not just a step ahead of Lu Yu, it was a huge step beyond Lu Yu.
"Mr. Gongda is a great talent!" Lu Yu held his hand.
Although, he knew early on that this normally taciturn strategist had huge energy...
But when he really expressed these words eloquently and used the time difference to solve the transportation problem, wouldn't the problem of frontline food and fodder be solved all of a sudden?
"Gongda, this is a wonderful plan!"
"Let Longxiao Camp escort you!" Lu Yu said with a smile: "I recently heard that Cheng Sima, Dian Dutong, and General Huang have made great achievements. The soldiers of Longxiao Camp are eager to try!"
actually…
It's not that the soldiers are eager to try.
But Cao Xiu, the deputy commander of Longxiao Camp, was eager to try, and he was even impatient.
People like Cheng Yu, Dian Wei, Huang Zhong...
Even Cao Anmin, who is a generation older, has made great achievements, how can he hold it back!
I wish I could grow wings and fly to the front line.
Speaking of this, Lu Yu, Xun Yu, and Xun You all looked at Cao Ang, Zhuge Jun, who was extremely excited...
Perhaps they still don't know what a great thing they have accomplished, how many lives they have saved, and what kind of situation they have saved.
only…
There is no time to praise now, we have to get going now!
Lu Yu thought about bringing a big red flower to each of them when he returned in triumph.
…
In Shouchun City, the main hall of the imperial palace.
Yuan Shu, dressed in black Zhong family emperor's clothes, was lazily sitting on the dragon chair, holding the imperial seal in his hand, constantly touching every inch of the stone wall, just like touching the skin of a beautiful woman.
Every time he sees the eight characters "Ordered by Heaven, he will live forever", Yuan Shu seems to fall into a special state...
Floating, dreamlike, and floating in the clouds!
On the "dragon table" in front of him were placed gold bowls and chopsticks, tea cups, wine bottles...
In the main hall, there were many beauties dressed in "cool" clothes, dancing gracefully.
The whole scene has a sense of luxury, debauchery and extravagant spending...
What's even more exaggerated is that in the small Shouchun City, his harem actually had hundreds of people. Each concubine was not allowed to wear too many clothes, but every piece of clothing was tailor-made by Yuan Shu's order and was extremely luxurious.
.
The most exaggerated thing is that Yuan Shu inherited Emperor Ling's taste in clothing. All women in the palace wear crotchless pants!
I understand everything!
Correspondingly, the soldiers in his army were already in a state of hunger and cold, and the people under his rule were in dire straits. Many places were deserted, and there was even a phenomenon of cannibalism during the famine.
Of course…
Don't look at Yuan Shu's sense of deja vu: "The whole world of Han Dynasty is in my hands."
In fact, he was panicking inside.
Since he proclaimed himself emperor, he has never been as panicked as he is now... Speaking of which, he also worked hard to conquer the Chen Kingdom, and use this as a basis to conquer the Han Dynasty and truly become the emperor of the Central Plains.
He even mobilized seven armies to attack Xiapi City and assembled six armies to surround and kill Cao's army...
But...
After a few battles, there are some victories, but they all belong to others.
Within a few months, more than 200,000 soldiers and horses were defeated, and only about 30,000 people were left.
On the other hand, Cao Cao, when fighting against him...the more he fought, the more soldiers he fought, and the more he fought, the more soldiers he fought. It was as if his soldiers had their own reproductive ability...they were born in an endless stream!
Yuan Shu feels...
It was as if he had been cursed. As long as he was his enemy, he would be the God of War!
In fact... at this moment, Yuan Shu had already collapsed in his heart.
Fortunately, it happened to be the rainy season...Fortunately, the Shouchun city wall was high enough!
Fortunately, he also has a general, Ji Ling, who can fight hard, and a mastermind, Yang Hong, who can offer strategies to retreat from the enemy.
"Hey..."
Suddenly, Yuan Shu figured out how boring it was to fight and kill!
Becoming emperor is for enjoyment, not for suffering...
After figuring this out, he seemed to have opened the door to a whole new world.
It suddenly became clear…
He must seize every day of his life and enjoy himself in time. When he is an emperor for a day, he must enjoy the life of an emperor for a day, just like "when a monk rings the clock for a day!"
He began to pursue the ultimate quality of life and the enjoyment of life.
In fact, there was nothing that could make him angry.
In this way, the palace of Yuyu Qionglou suddenly became so happy!
"Your Majesty..." Yang Hong walked through the crowd of dancers and came to Yuan Shu.
After all, he, a Confucian scholar with good concentration, was blushing at the sight of those white flowers!
Darling, King Zhou’s wine pond and meat forest are nothing more than this, right?
"Prime Minister, didn't I say that if anything happens, you can just handle it yourself... Isn't Cao Cao about to run out of food? I don't intend to pursue him, let him go back! For the sake of our friendship as a classmate,
, I let him live."
As soon as this statement came out...
Yang Hong was about to cry. Who was spared? How come His Majesty hasn't figured out the situation yet and is still living in a dream?
"Your Majesty, something happened, one good thing, one bad thing... one is about our Shouchun City's food, the other is about Cao Cao's food, Your Majesty... which one do you want to listen to?"
The words came out of my mouth...
All the dancers no longer dared to dance and retreated to the sides.
Yuan Shu's brows suddenly furrowed.
"Don't stop, keep playing music and dancing for me!" After giving the instructions, Yuan Shu frowned and told Yang Hong: "Prime Minister, please step aside, I won't listen to either of these things!"
The eunuch on the side took advantage of the situation and reminded him, "Your Majesty, in accordance with your instructions, the harem has selected more than thirty concubines. Each of them is twenty or eight years old, and they are all waiting for Your Majesty to come and 'take the rain and dew'! I don't know that Your Majesty..."
Ha ha…
Suddenly, Yuan Shu was happy. "Quick, take me there!"
Watching Yuan Shu turn around.
Yang Hong couldn't bear it anymore, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Cao Cao only has three days of food left, and... our food in Shouchun City is gone, everything is gone!"
As soon as this statement came out...
Yuan Shu paused, "What did you say? I...the two months of food that I stored in Shouchun are gone? How could it be...all gone!"