Seeing Zhao Jianguo's change, Wang Jing said nothing and directly waved him to him and walked towards the temporary house built on the shore.
"Brother Zhao, you came at the right time. Here is a detailed topographic map of the south bank of Gaoyou Lake. Come and see which direction can dig the river channel in the shortest time."
Wang Jing said.
After Zhao Jianguo absorbed Yu Wenkai's inheritance, his life level continued to change, and now he had the aura of a fourth-level creature.
The inherited talent made him energetic, and he had some vision and ability that ordinary people could not touch in supervising the construction of canals, palaces, and building various instruments and tools.
Even Wang Jing cannot compare with him in this aspect.
Is there any specialization in the art industry?
When Zhao Jianguo mentioned the areas he was familiar with, his original awe and unfamiliarity as he had not seen Wang Jing for a long time disappeared. He unceremoniously picked up the map and observed it carefully.
Watched for a moment.
Zhao Jianguo smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this is just a small matter. As long as the manpower and material resources are guaranteed, I can dig the river in just fifteen days, not a month!"
At this time, Bu Zhi, Fu Youde, Yang Kan and other civil and military generals were also following.
When they heard this, everyone was shocked.
Bu Zhi said: "Is this what Master Zhao is serious about? This river is related to the strategy of the Southern Expedition Army. It is very important. You must not lie to others!"
Zhao Jianguo frowned immediately.
He said with some dissatisfaction: "Since I dare to say this, I am sure that it will be completed within fifteen days!"
Although Bu Zhi held a high and powerful position, Zhao Jianguo did not have much fear of him.
As Wang Jing's momentum increased, his pressure became increasingly heavy.
But Bu Zhi's character is not arrogant, and he practices orthodox Confucianism, without that aggressive edge.
Zhao Jianguo dared to argue with him, but in front of Wang Jing and Fu Youde, his tone and attitude were definitely different.
Wang Jing did not give the two a chance to argue, and said directly: "Okay, since Brother Zhao said so, I will leave all the digging of the river to you, Tang Shengzong! I appointed you as the general manager of the river, responsible for the three hundred thousand laborers." Transfer and follow Chief Zhao’s arrangements!”
Tang Shengzong, who was standing on the edge of the civil and military forces, immediately stepped forward and respectfully accepted the order.
The afternoon of October 7th.
On the day Zhao Jianguo arrived at Nan'an, he quickly assigned his craftsmen to draw a slightly winding red line on the map.
The red line is the river channel, which avoids hills that are difficult to dig in a short time. Although there are a few more miles of detours, it can speed up the excavation of the river channel.
According to the design of the Construction Department, if the river is to be used for building ships and warships, it must be at least ten feet wide and three feet high.
This way there will be enough space.
Wang Jing and the many civil and military personnel of the Huai Army completely let go of these and handed over the power of digging river channels to the Construction Department.
A large number of cloud carts were transported from the warship.
The dark group of young and strong laborers had been mobilized by Tang Shengzong before the arrival of the craftsmen from the Construction Department, and they camped separately along a vertical line.
At this time, following an order, a large number of young men rushed out of the camp, and under the guidance of the construction department craftsmen, began to dig hard at the land.
The excavated soil was quickly transported to the barren hills on both sides by cloud vehicles.
The southern shore of Gaoyou Lake, which is dozens of miles away, was suddenly crowded and lively.
A large amount of dry food and water were piled nearby.
Three hundred thousand young men were divided into three waves and took turns digging, day and night. Even at night, the mounds formed by piles of soil on both sides are burning and can illuminate an area of hundreds of feet.
The flames soaring into the sky can be clearly seen from the walls of Gaoyou City.
When the Huai army began to mobilize young people to dig river channels.
Yang Shuang often came to the city wall and looked at the slightly red night in the distance without saying a word.
He sent out a large number of spies.
At this time, he didn't even care about the spies being hunted down by the Huai army. He tried every means to find out the news, and even sent small groups of elites from time to time to make surprise attacks and cause trouble.
But every time the elite troops sent out were discovered and wiped out as soon as they landed.
Wang Jing sent Yang Kan and Wang Bi to patrol along the lake shore, not giving the Sui army any chance to cause trouble.
October 10th.
In just three days, a ravine appeared in dozens of miles of wilderness. Three hundred thousand people worked day and night to dig. It was impossible to change the land, but it was more than enough to move mountains and fill rivers on a small scale.
On the 13th, half of the river channel had been dug.
The 14th...
While the river channel was rapidly taking shape, Wang Jing began to mobilize troops and horses. Hundreds of warships were loaded with horses and cavalry, as well as a large number of elite soldiers, ready to be dispatched at any time.
…
On the shore of Shaobo Lake, hundreds of thousands of men and women in ragged clothes were like ants, scattered in groups along the shore of the lake. They were carrying stone bars and giant trees under the supervision of Sui soldiers.
Near the edge of the lake, a stone wall about two feet high rises from the ground. In the ravine not far away, there were a lot of corpses piled up.
On a high slope in the distance.
He Chou looked at the stone wall on the shore and frowned.
"Too slow! At this speed, the Huai army can only build a simple stone wall after digging the river channel. The bastion, arrow tower, and crossbow formation behind it...can't be formed at all!"
He Chou murmured.
It's not that his ability is not good, it's that he simply doesn't have enough manpower and tools.
Two hundred thousand young men and women were recruited, but in the end only a hundred thousand men and women were recruited.
Thousands of men and women have collapsed under these days of crazy oppression.
Without sufficient food and equipment, hundreds of thousands of people were forced by the Sui army to suffer from hunger and had to use their flesh and blood to quarry stone, cut wood, and build stone walls.
Thousands of casualties were still few.
If this continues, by the time the stone wall is built, at least half of the hundreds of thousands of young people will have fallen.
There was nothing He Chou could do. The incident was so sudden that Yangzhou City had no preparations to mobilize Qingzhuang again.
The sudden recruitment of strong men, the transportation of grain and grass from Yangzhou... these are all major events. The officials left behind in the city must first report to Yang Guang, who has led his army to Tongshan.
Then men and women can be recruited and the granaries can be opened...it all takes time.
Being able to send hundreds of thousands of men and women to He Chou in a short period of time is already considered extremely fast.
In the original world, the Sui Dynasty consumed hundreds of thousands of people in just a few dozen days in order to rush the construction of Daxing City.
The Sui Dynasty inherited the cruelty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and did not treat the common people as human beings.
The same is true for He Chou.
He looked at the stone wall that was gradually taking shape, but he still felt uncertain, so he immediately called for him to follow him.
"Go to Yangzhou quickly to send a message and ask Mr. Su to recruit another 200,000 young men. Send as many as you can..."
"There are other supplies that need to be delivered quickly!"
In order to rush to work, He Chou was also ruthless and prepared to squeeze Yangzhou's potential again.
At this time, he doesn't want to be a strong man anymore. Regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, as long as he has some strength, he will do it.
The Huai army and the Sui army did not fight on the battlefield.
Instead, we started to compare our construction capabilities...
It was also a strange story when it reached the ears of other princes.
Time flies.
In the wilderness on the south bank of Gaoyou Lake, a ravine up to ten feet wide has been formed. This width can be called a river in the source world.
There is still a distance of more than ten feet on the north and south sides of the river to prevent lake water from seeping into the river and affecting the excavation.
Just dig out the sides.
Gaoyou Lake and Shaobo Lake can be connected.
Wang Jing stood at a high place, followed by a group of civil and military personnel, and everyone was a little excited. Three hundred thousand young men were mobilized to dig dozens of miles of rivers in just fifteen days.
Being able to directly avoid the Sui army's Jintang defense line... This is an unprecedented feat.
It is also an unprecedented example of war.
Even people like Bu Zhi and Fu Youde began to feel fluctuating when they saw that the river was about to be connected.
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