Han Xiang

Chapter 92
Long Xiang heard from his heart that Lu Su really had something, if Liu Bei hadn't asked Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain, there would be a probability of two points in the world in the end.

"Zijing is right. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Biao are already full of talented people. At this time, going to vote is just icing on the cake. It is difficult to display your ambitions. But for Sun Ce, it is a timely help, but."

Long Xiang analyzed to the end, and suddenly changed the subject: "I have confidence in my speculation. Sun Ce's character is destined to die early. Zhou Lang may not be able to fight freely without Sun Ce's support, let alone Zi Jing? I suggest you wait a little longer. Wait, it's not too late for a good meal."

Lu Su mistakenly thought that Long Xiang was turning a corner to remind himself, so he said solemnly: "Since I promised the three-year agreement, I will definitely not break my promise, and I will definitely do my best to help you keep Hefei, but after three years At once"

"Let's talk about it in three years. What if I really guessed right? Then we will advance and retreat together?"

"no problem."

The current relationship between Long Xiang and Lu Su, to use an inappropriate analogy, is like living together before marriage, he has no charm for Lu Su to return to his heart, but "a good girl is afraid of being entangled", time will prove everything.

Looking at the people working in the moat, Long Xiang suddenly brought up the defense of Hefei.

"Zijing, let's get back to the point. Although Zheng Bao gathers tens of thousands of people in Chaohu Lake, even if he suddenly leads troops to seize the city, but I have the city to rely on. Is it easier to defend the city than to attack?"

"Yun Qi has no experience in defending the city. Although defending the city is easier than attacking, 300 people are still too few. How many people can be left when the average is divided into four?

You have to consider changing guards to rest, the fewer defenders, the more tired they will be, so it is necessary to increase the number of troops, and "

When Lu Su reached a critical point, he stopped abruptly.

Long Xiang eagerly asked: "And what?"

"Even if we only defend but not attack, we can't just stockpile food, we have to arrange for the delivery of supplies for the city defense, and the most needed supplies for the city defense are bows and arrows.

Arrowhead production requires mining, smelting and forging, and arrow shafts require logging and processing. Although feathers can be collected ready-made, the number of existing poultry in the city is too small to meet the requirements for batch arrow making.”

Lu Su wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said to himself that when it comes to war, whether it is siege or defense, the materials to be prepared are very complicated.

On the surface of the war, it seems that the soldiers are fighting bravely, but they are actually fighting the logistics of both the enemy and us.

"What should I do?"

After listening to Lu Su's analysis, Long Xiang suddenly lost his mind. He thought about defending the city too simply.

Seeing Long Xiang's melancholy face, Lu Su cupped his hands and comforted him, "You don't have to be discouraged, even Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and other princes need time to prepare for a war.

Hefei's foundation is a bit weak, but the advantage is that you 'hide' well. We'd better prepare the defense materials as soon as possible before the enemy comes, which is the so-called precaution. "

Long Xiang clasped his fists in return: "Well, Zijing arranged it."

Lu Su nodded slightly, and continued to ask: "I heard that you still plan to collect soil and continue making bricks in the spring of next year?"

"Well, that's true. Refugees continue to enter Hefei. Making bricks can help them find work. Secondly, the original houses in the city are too damaged to live in. I plan to use the green bricks that have been burned to build new houses for the people in the future."

After Long Xiang finished speaking, he saw Lu Su wave his hands straight, with a look of grief on his serious face, which surprised Long Xiang.

"Building houses for the people, using work for relief, isn't it?"

Lu Su said to him: "I admire Yunqi's dedication to serving the people, but Hefei has no defensive power now. No matter how good you are to the people, it will not help. Once the city falls, the new house will be in ruins."

Long Xiang asked, "What is Zijing's opinion?"

Lu Su frowned and stroked his beard, and said solemnly: "It's not that I don't care about the people, but in fact, Hefei is initially determined. It needs to be solidified on the outside and empty on the inside. The dilapidated houses and rotten tiles can shelter the wind and rain. We should use all materials for To strengthen the city defense.

None of the 20 blue bricks fired this year should be left to the common people. In addition, the brick kilns should also be temporarily stopped. When the city is strong and the supplies are sufficient in the future, it will not be too late for you to build houses for the common people. "

Long Xiang said in his heart, good guy, did he do bad things with good intentions?
But he had to agree with Lu Su's point of view. As the saying goes, there is a country to have a family. If Hefei can't keep it, everything will be useless.

"If the brick-making kiln is stopped, how will the new refugees be accommodated? If they are allowed to go out of the city to log and mine, I am worried that they will be exposed faster."

"Repair walls, dredge rivers, mend houses, level roads."

When Lu Su gave an example, Long Xiang suddenly had a big brain: "Zijing, it is difficult to make arrows in Hefei now, can we find something to replace it? Like burnt bricks?"

"brick?"

Lu Su was startled when he heard this, and suddenly his sad face changed into a smile, and he said excitedly, "It's wonderful, this plan is great, throwing bricks down the city is like throwing stones, and the damage is still very strong."

"So you can continue to make bricks?"

"Of course, I will arrange for people to start moving bricks tomorrow."

Lu Su rubbed his hands in circles, and Long Xiang's unintentional suggestion also solved his troubles.

Long Xiang immediately reminded: "No one is coming to Hefei now. If 20 bricks are moved to the city wall, I don't think it is necessary for the time being. It is enough to move [-] to [-] bricks for backup."

After hearing Long Xiang's plan, Lu Su immediately reminded in the opposite direction: "Yunqi is not useful to stay? I suggest not to build new houses for the common people. After all, it is a drop in the bucket for the whole city. It is of little significance to solve dozens of households. It’s better to put all of them into city defense.”

"No."

Long Xiang shook his head in denial. He pointed to the golden rice fields outside the city and explained: "Seeing that the summer harvest is coming soon, the granaries in the city are dilapidated, and snakes, insects, rats and ants are easy to enter and cause damage. I plan to use the 20 bricks to build Several large official warehouses to store grain."

"The granary is also considered a city defense facility. You plan to achieve the same goal by different routes."

Lu Su stroked his beard affirmatively, and then reminded: "Because of Zheng Bao's threat, the Hefei cavalry's reconnaissance direction is mainly in the south. I think it's a little too much. There may be big things in Shouchun in the north. You'd better pay more attention."

"What do you mean?"

"Before I resigned my post and went south, I heard that Cao Cao made peace with Liu Bei, and Lu Bu let Liu Bei settle in Xiaopei.

This move is obviously aimed at Yuan Shu. If Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao join forces to attack, how can Yuan Shu defend the front line of the Huai River?
At that time, the officials and people in Shouchun, Quyang, Dangtu and other places will definitely move south in fear of the military power, and Hefei will definitely be exposed."

Long Xiang closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, trying to recall how Yuan Shu was defeated in the end.

He had never heard of Yuan Shu being killed by someone, but Lu Bu was executed in Xiapi by Cao Cao.

So Liu Bei's re-entry in Xiaopei seems to have little to do with Yuan Shu?
"Don't worry, Zijing, I have someone in Shouchun, and I will send information if I need something."

Lu Suxin said that it was indeed the case, he stroked his beard and looked at Long Xiang meaningfully, as if saying that I guessed that you had a backhand.

(End of this chapter)