Tens of thousands of soldiers began to make ice cubes, and the speed was absolutely incredible, but they suffered from not having enough molds.
This thing is actually very simple. It is just two wooden semicircles fitted together. Don't worry about whether there is a slight leakage. Anyway, in such a short time, any slight leakage will be frozen immediately.
There is no shortage of engineering equipment now. Ouyang Moyan arranged for several carpenters to process the wood. This was to prevent damage to the engineering equipment.
It was enough originally, but seeing Lord Wu An using the catapult so frequently, Ouyang Moyan was very worried, so he came up with this.
As for other carpenters, they started making wooden molds for ten kilograms of ice balls.
Now that there are tens of thousands of people making ice balls together, the mold is naturally not enough. After all, no matter how cold it is, freezing a ten kilogram ice ball will take more than half a day. This is still outdoors. In addition, the temperature is gradually rising now. Natural time Just longer.
After Jing Huai's detailed description, Ouyang Moyan's mouth twitched fiercely. Although he didn't know the concepts of hours and minutes, a rough calculation showed that in Junshang's two hours, a total of more than 4,800 ice balls were launched.
This almost consumes half of the inventory of ice balls that have been frozen for more than half a month. There is no way. If there are too many ice balls, the 50,000-strong army will not have carriages to transport them. Ten thousand ice balls are already the limit.
For the transportation of many hockey pucks, dozens of them can be pulled on a simple sled on the ground.
Yang Qian looked at the scene at this time and yawned longly. At the beginning, the scene was so shocking.
That kind of powerful force that was thrown hundreds of meters away made me panic even if I saw it. Not to mention whether I could block it with a shield, I didn't dare to try it just with that posture.
Seeing that the 50,000-strong army began to divide work under the command of Jing Huai, Yang Gan also walked towards the tent.
Since Heshenggu City refused to surrender, it would be disrespectful to use this battle as a testing ground to collect as much data as possible.
Except for the men operating the catapults, 10,000 infantry pressed down the formation, and 5,000 cavalry raided the formation. Yang Qian really didn't believe that Heshenggu City would come out of the city to confront him.
If the opponent really goes out of the city, it will be to deliver food to him. In addition to the guard army in Goguryeo, which can make people shine, the other so-called elites in Goguryeo are just mediocre in Yang Gan's eyes.
In the camp, Yang Gan held a piece of sauced meat between his hands and looked at the official documents that had been summoned. After he continued to occupy the city, the logistical pressure was relieved.
There is nothing we can do about canned fruits. The inventory has basically been exhausted. We can only wait until spring when the fruits mature.
There is still at least 40% storage capacity for canned luncheon meat and canned pure meat, so there should be no problem in holding on until the end of the war.
Fortunately, Zhang Yumeng has developed luncheon meat. Although pork still accounts for a high proportion, when the quantity increases, it can also increase the share by a huge amount.
One of the main reasons why the army he leads is so powerful is its strong logistical reserves. To put it simply, it means that it is full and well-fed.
It seems that after spring, the scale of pig raising will still be expanded, and tenant farmers will also be encouraged to raise pigs in their spare time. As long as they can make cans, their own meat reserves will increase.
Accompanied by the sound of the ice ball hitting, Yang Qian was enjoying his meal, and Zhang Yumeng was slightly worried.
"There are only fifteen thousand people left now, okay? If they send people to rush out, it will be too late to escape."
Yang Gan's mouth was filled with food, he moved his chopsticks, swallowed the food with all his strength, took another sip of wine and said leisurely.
"Why are you anxious? From what I know about them, they don't have the guts to leave the city."
Zhang Yumeng shook his head and said, "Why are you getting more and more courageous? You were quite timid before. It would be bad if you rush out."
Yang Gan smiled and said, "This is different. Although I was timid before, now that I have more soldiers, I naturally become more courageous."
"Actually, Heshenggu City doesn't have many soldiers, and it can support 30,000 to 50,000 people to death. Even if they come out together, my 15,000 soldiers can definitely hold them back. Once I hold them back,
If the army in the camp directly surrounded them, it would not be a matter of hundreds of people dying. "
"But defending the city is different. As long as Li Sa understands the opponent a little bit, he will tell all the people in the city that we are barbarians and cannibals. If the city is destroyed, everyone will die. Once the people join in defending the city, then what will happen to me? The right number is not 30,000 to 50,000 people, but hundreds of thousands of people.”
"If the opponent Li Sa is not crazy, he will definitely gather in the city and defend it instead of going out for a sneak attack. Once the sneak attack fails, not only will the troops be lost, but the military morale that was finally built will collapse, and many soldiers will even hate war. .”
"Pah pah pah~~~!"
Zhang Yumeng looked at Yang Qian with admiration. He didn't usually joke, but for some reason, as long as he said something, he believed it wholeheartedly.
That kind of raised eyebrows and determined expression make people believe that what he said is the truth at a glance, and there is even a feeling that the entire battle is under his control.
At this time, the soldiers at the door were sent back one by one. Yang Gan immediately began to understand the situation. When he learned about the situation, he felt helpless.
Some of the soldiers at the front of the phalanx were hit by stray arrows, which hit their armor. There was nothing that could be done about it. The swords had no eyes on the battlefield, but fortunately they were all skin injuries.
The thickness of the armor plus the cotton clothes inside can be imagined, and when Goguryeo's feather arrows reached this distance, they had almost no power, and at most they were just relying on the force of falling.
Krisna and Belika were sitting on the counter table eating their meal listlessly.
"Oh, this is too boring."
"Well, boring!"
"Yang Qian, now is the time to officially fight in the field."
Faced with Krisna's question, Yang Gan pointed outside and shouted, "It's not that I don't want to. What can I do if the other side refuses to come out."
"Besides, although the temperature has risen, it is still freezing cold. In such a climate, the soldiers' physical strength is exhausted very quickly, and they cannot perform well in field battles. Just wait and see the current form. Some are fighting. .”
Yang Gan's eyes were dark, but Krisna couldn't understand it at all. The war here was probably over.
Yang Qian obviously had other intentions.
After taking a rest, Yang Qian felt that if he went out now, he would have nothing to do, but if he didn't go out, he would feel like fishing in the office.
After much deliberation, he still called Arina over.
When Arina came over, Yang Gan asked carefully.
"What's the reaction from the other side's city?"
Arina said, "Your Majesty, I have been observing. They have organized counterattacks one after another, but most of them were archery. Many of the equipment they prepared were useless. I guess they should be used at close range."
Yang Gan nodded and said, "Yes, we can still analyze it. Arina, how is your life now?"
Arina smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I really like life in the military."
"Well, most of the soldiers are men, but you can go to the military doctor and break through the door. The tent can also be placed there."
"By the way, you should rest more in the afternoon, you still have to stay up at night."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"Go down."
"promise!"
Looking at Arina's back, Yang Gan nodded with satisfaction. Yes, to be honest, letting her serve as a scout was also an experiment, but it seems that the effect is obviously good at this time.
It's just that Yang Gan understands deeply that foreigners can also be used for their own purposes, but they can never take power. In this way, nothing will happen.
After looking for Arina, he looked for Jinghuai, arranged everything, and started to heat the oil in the pot, turn on the electricity to heat, cook the herbs, soak in the medicinal bath, and beat the muscles and bones.
Yang Qian is now almost completely immersed in qi training. That sour taste, that feeling, is like a person who has never exercised before and went to the gym for the first time to exercise for four or five hours, and the sour feeling the next day. .
But here in Yanggan, this sour and refreshing feeling even appears in the joints and bones. It feels good all the time, and with the addition of medicinal materials, you can feel twice as fast.
happy.
While Yang Gan was working on his joints, Cao Wushuang, Krisna and Bellica couldn't help it. They paid more attention to the practice of martial arts than Yang Gan.
Krisna and Belika are already one of the strongest beings in their home country. Now that they know how to increase their own strength, how could they let it go? If it weren't for her body being unable to bear it, she would want to stay in the barrel every day. Not coming out.
Cao Wushuang, on the other hand, was very interested in his fusion Qi training method, as well as the more than two hundred small joints proposed by Yang Gan.
I don’t know if I can catch up with my master if I keep working hard like this.
Suddenly she seemed to think of something, and Cao Wushuang asked Yang Qian, "You have been asking for information for so long, do you know where my master is?"
Yang Qian tilted his head and thought for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head.
"What's the meaning?"
Yang Qian spread his hands and said, "Master, how many years have passed? I have spent a lot of money searching for information about your master. According to your description, she finally appeared near Yuntong County."
Cao Wushuang was immediately shocked and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Yang Gan covered his head and said, "Calm down, calm down, I know you miss your master very much, but you have to deal with it based on the actual situation. It has been three or four years since your master appeared in Xiao Xi. Since then, the entire Xia Kingdom has There is no news about your master either.”
"I asked the Tianshou Division's staff to analyze it, and there are only two places she can go. Either go north to the grasslands, or go east to Goguryeo. But now, there is no information at all, I think..."
Yang Gan glanced at Cao Wushuang and said carefully, "You still have to search more carefully, don't be in a hurry."
Cao Wushuang is such a smart man, he immediately heard the weirdness in Yang Qian's tone.
"No, it won't happen. My master will not die. With her martial arts skills, there is nowhere in the world that she cannot go to?"
