MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1197 Homecoming

  Chapter 1197 Homecoming

   "Hey Yo!"

   "Hey Yo!"

"rise!"

   Opposite Caoqiao Pass, on the bank of Danshui, the civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers of the Han army, as well as the technical personnel of the engineering battalion, were constantly shouting slogans.

  The logs cut down from the surrounding area were simply processed and then transported to the water's edge, where they began to build shelves along the water's edge.

   Not only extends to both sides, but also extends to the water surface.

   Not far from the shore, several stone cannons have begun to take shape.

   Obviously, Feng Duhu didn't think about letting the soldiers cross the Danshui directly.

   Instead, I plan to try the big man's stone cannon for long-range strikes first.

   As for whether it can destroy the Guancheng and Wubao of the Wei army on the other side - no one knows until they try.

   But there is nothing wrong with giving it a try.

   As long as the opponent's defensive force can be weakened as much as possible, the casualties of soldiers can be reduced when the army is forced to cross.

  The current big Han is no longer the Shu Kingdom that had no fault tolerance rate back then.

   Instead, he grew into a Ji Han who feared even Wei Guo and had the possibility of unifying the world.

   Facing Caoqiao Pass, which is guarded by danger, and the main general is Wu Qiujian, there is basically not much room for any tricks.

  Feng Duhu only needs to set up an army formation in an upright manner, and attack according to the squad.

  He believes that as long as Lu Xun really wants to capture Xiangyang, then sooner or later, Wu Qiujian will fall into a difficult situation.

   At that time, whether it is Lu Xun or Wu Qiujian, they will definitely be more anxious than themselves, and they are still much more anxious.

   Lu Xun besieged Xiangyang, and Guan Qiujian had to worry that Xiangyang would be captured.

  Lu Xun broke through Xiangyang, and Guan Qiujian had to find a way to deploy a defense line along the Han River.

  Seeing that everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, Feng Duhu felt very relaxed, and even yawned.

  The sun in May has become a bit vicious.

  Especially around noon, I always want to sleep.

   Meng Yan, on the other hand, was a little worried when he saw Feng Duhu's massive construction work, and hesitatingly walked into the pergola built for Feng Duhu:

   "Zhongduhu, although Danshui is urgent, is it inappropriate to mobilize so many people?"

  The big sun was hanging in the sky, and Feng Duhu, who was half lying down, hid under the pergola, half-closed his eyes and took a nap, holding a fishing rod in his hand.

  Like sleeping but not sleeping, like fishing but not fishing.

  The posture is appropriate and comfortable.

  As a qualified fisherman, when he has nothing to do, there is still a river in front of him. If you don’t fish, do you want to catch fish?

  Of course, if conditions permit, it is not impossible to fish and touch fish at the same time.

  After being disturbed by Meng Yan, Feng Duhu opened his eyes, glanced at the busy construction site in the distance, and wondered:

   "What's wrong? Isn't this a good job?"

  Engineering battalions are also technical arms.

  Under their guidance, the efficiency is always high.

  Meeting Feng Duhu's puzzled gaze, Meng Yan quickly explained:

   "Chu Hu misunderstood, the last general meant that the fee would be too much?"

   Those who knew it was going to cross Danshui, but those who didn't know, seeing this posture, thought they were going to cross a great river.

  Since Meng Yan led the army, he has always followed the prime minister.

   Who is the prime minister?

   People who wish to spend five dollars for one dollar.

  Even if the big man becomes rich later, the prime minister’s scrambling temperament can’t be changed—he’s afraid of being poor.

  Although the places that should be spent will indeed be spent, the places that can be saved will definitely not waste an extra copper coin.

  Just like this time, if the prime minister comes over, it will probably be like a confrontation between martial arts and water.

  The special time is on the side of the big man. Even if the defense on the other side is tight, it is estimated that the prime minister can always be very patient and wait quietly.

  Wait until the thief Wei reveals his own flaws, and then forcefully defeat the thief in one fell swoop.

   Work hard and mobilize people to build large-scale construction projects?

nonexistent.

  What a waste of money and food?

  Like the extremely high nest car, every day there are soldiers holding binoculars, charcoal pencils, notebooks and other things, hanging up and down, shouting incomprehensible terms from time to time.

   There is also the stone cannon, one can tell at a glance that it is going to be fired on the other side.

  But I don’t know what the Zhongduhu’s plan is. Those stone cannons are of two sizes, one big and one small.

  The smaller one seems to have changed a bit from before.

  Meng Yan didn't know why Feng Duhu wanted to do this—just make them all big, wouldn't it be more powerful?

   And those, those wooden shelves that stretch along the shore...

  In Meng Yan's eyes, it feels like building a city here is probably enough.

  The tomb of the prime minister is on the mountain behind Wuguan!

  In Nanzhong, everyone calls the prime minister Grandpa.

  Meng Yan, who was born in Nanzhong, couldn't sit still when he thought of Grandpa staring at him from behind:

   No, you have to ask clearly, or you will have no idea.

   After all, I have never fought such a rich battle in my life.

  Feng Duhu yawned again, making Meng Yan want to open his mouth to follow suit.

   After yawning, Feng Duhu pointed to Maza next to him: "Sit first."

   "Thanks to the Protector of the Central Government."

   "In this hot day, I don't care about anything, but let you run around. I should be the one to say thank you."

  Hearing Feng Duhu's words, Meng Yan felt a little embarrassed:

   "The central government is serious about defending the words, and the words are serious. These are what the last general should do."

  Ju Fu had been with Feng Duhu at any rate, so he knew Feng Duhu's temperament, and he could do whatever Zhongduhu arranged.

  Meng Yan is different.

  Although he also worked with Feng Duhu, firstly, he was not in the army, and secondly, he was not a superior or subordinate. The situation was quite different.

  More importantly, the prime minister Meng Yan followed in the early years liked to ask about military matters, no matter how big or small, before he could rest assured.

  Unlike now, the central government's delegation of power almost means that everything in the military has been delegated.

  As for supervision and inspection, as well as other affairs in the military, they are basically in charge of that staff group.

  Feng Duhu doesn't care about the process, only the result.

   He will only come forward unless there is something important, or something that no one can decide.

   But everything in the army is arranged in an orderly manner.

  Sometimes Meng Yan also wondered, if the prime minister was the same at the beginning, if he didn't have to work so hard, would he be able to live longer?

   Feng Duhu, on the other hand, laughed when he heard Meng Yan's self-effacing words:

   "What do you mean by what you should do? This is inappropriate, but I'm actually being lazy."

   "Some things should be watched by me personally, but I'm too lazy to move, so I just let you do it."

  Feng Duhu said mockingly:

   "If the prime minister is here and sees my tired appearance, I'm afraid he will whip me up."

   There was a little embarrassment in his tone.

  It seemed that the prime minister called him to come forward, and the scene of showing him a baby was still in front of his eyes.

  Feng Duhu dared to say this, but Meng Yan dared not accept it.

  He just laughed a few times dryly.

  Feeling some embarrassment between the two, Feng Duhu looked at Meng Yan who was sitting next to him, it seemed that he couldn't let go, so he didn't say any more.

  Come back to the topic, he pointed to the wooden shelves by the water and asked:

   "General Meng, look at those shelves, what do they look like?"

  Meng Yan looked in the direction Feng Duhu was pointing at, and blurted out:

   "When looking at the end, it always feels like a ship."

   You don’t need to look at it at all, it just looks like a ship.

   What makes Meng Yan feel strange is that those wooden frames are just like, but they are not ships.

   Of course, these days, it is not that there are no boats, but the real boats are not the same as the frames that are put in the water.

  Feng Duhu nodded, pointed to the stone cannon that had begun to take shape, and asked:

   "General Meng thinks, if those stone cannons are installed on those shelves, can they exert their power?"

   After thinking about it for a long time, Meng Yan, who hadn't figured out the use of these wooden shelves, looked at Feng Duhu in amazement.

   "Zhong, Zhongduhu, you mean, move the stone cannons to these shelves?"

   There was so much disbelief in the tone that he stuttered.

  He finally understood why the stone cannons were not built in Dali.

But…

Why?

  What is the picture?

   Make the stone cannon bigger and put it on the shore, isn’t it more powerful?

   Isn't this superfluous?

  Feng Duhu seemed to see Meng Yan's doubts. He first moved his body and adjusted his posture to make himself more comfortable.

   Then he said leisurely:

   "General Meng, to be honest, if Lu Xun hadn't personally written to me asking me to come, I would have been too lazy to move at such a mere Caoqiao Pass."

  If it was someone else, it would be too loud.

   But Feng Duhu said this, so it is a matter of course.

  Caoqiao Pass is not Wuguan after all. The big man has a siege weapon that is unmatched in the world, and there are elite warriors who dare to fight, plus the cooperation of Lu Xun in the south.

  As long as Lu Xun can really capture Xiangyang, if he comes to a qualified general, he can grind it slowly.

  And if Lu Xun hadn't taken Xiangyang, then the big man didn't have to take Caoqiao Pass at this time.

  Thus, if Lu Xun hadn't invited Lu Xun to be the protector of the Central Committee of the Han Dynasty, how many people would he be able to invite?

   "The central capital protects the tiger, who doesn't know?"

  Meng Yan hastily boasted.

  Feng Duhu laughed and scolded:

   "I'm talking about business, I didn't ask you to flatter me."

   "What is flattery?"

   "You are flattering like this now."

  Meng Yan laughed dryly again.

  Feng Duhu didn't change the subject anymore, and continued with the previous words:

   "You didn't hear me wrong just now. I asked them to make these shelves just to test in actual combat what effect the stone cannon would have when fired from a ship."

  As for why it is not a real ship, of course it is because the big man has not yet fully digested Wu's shipbuilding technology.

  And those students have not yet returned to China, not to mention their boat handling skills.

   There is also Danshui, no matter how turbulent it is, it is also inferior to Dajiang.

  So it can only be half water and half land, fixed actual combat test.

  Take it step by step, don't worry.

  The aircraft carrier of the later generations also build a model on land first?

   At least some data can be collected in advance, and at the same time, let the gunner feel the feel of projectile on the water in advance.

  But to Meng Yan, the point is not this, but...

   "Dajiang? Zhongduhu, this is..."

  He just wanted to come over to talk to Feng Duhu about wasting money, but unexpectedly, he seemed to hear an explosive news.

   "It's the big river, what's the matter?" Fengdu Nursing Center said naturally, "If the big man wants to rule the world and achieve Sanxing, shouldn't he cross the river?"

  Of course, we have to cross the river.

  But with Wu's shipbuilding and ship-handling skills, even if he can only learn half of it, and Tongguan and Wuguan are both in the hands of the big man.

   It is already impossible for the State of Wei to rely on the great river to block the eastward advance of the Han Dynasty.

  So the main thing is to cross the river.

  That’s right, it was Wu Kou who hit him.

  Feng Duhu pointed to the opposite bank, "I won't intervene too much in how to attack Caoqiao Pass this time. I will leave it to you and General Ju to do the details."

   "I'm here just to let those students and the engineering camp make a test data."

  Hearing this, Meng Yan was agitated and said without thinking:

   "It is enough for the banner of Zhongduhu to be erected here!"

  Feng Duhu couldn't help but burst into laughter again, and pointed at Meng Yan:

   "Stop flattering! Are you done asking? Get out of here and go to work."

  Meng Yan smiled, got up, saluted Feng Duhu politely, then turned and left.

  Walking out of the arbor and back under the scorching sun, Meng Yan looked relaxed, and even looked up at the sky in the mood.

   Jufu, who had been watching from afar, came over, glanced at the arbor in the distance, and asked:

   "What did you say to Zhongduhu, I hope it will make you happy."

  Meng Yan and Ju Fu guard Wuguan together. The two have been working together for almost three years, and they have known each other for a long time.

  Hearing Gou Fu's question, Meng Yan chuckled, not trying to hide his ease.

   It’s just that the words are a little out of the way:

   "Sanxing Dahan is expected, can you be unhappy?"

  Gu Fu looked Meng Yan up and down:

   "The big man has been in the old capital for several years. Could it be that you only now know that the big man is hopeful?"

  Meng Yan giggled again and remained silent.

  Brother Ju, that’s because you didn’t work with the former Zhongdu Hu...

  The prime minister likes to be upright and to overwhelm others with power.

  That Feng ghost... Bah, no, the Zhongduhu is known for his deceit.

   There is no way, since the day Feng Guiwang came out of the mountain, he has stepped on the bones of Nanzhong.

   Moreover, Meng Yan has never forgotten the incident of Yue Yu back then.

   I didn't expect to have a conversation with Zhong Duhu now, and only then did I realize that I see people with old eyes.

  The prime minister did not pick the wrong person. Given time, Zhongduhu will definitely inherit the prime minister's behest.

  Meng Yan's thoughts were flying, and he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a niece called Hualan?

  Well, I have been fighting outside these years, and it seems that I have been walking less with my brother.

   After this battle is over, I have to find a way to move around more.

  After all... the past, all these years have passed.

  Over the years, not only the clansmen in Nanzhong are living a more prosperous life, but brother's family is even more enviable.

  The choice made back then, who can say whether it is right or wrong?

   Moreover, the niece not only married General Zhendong, but also gave birth to General Zhendong's eldest son, which made many people jealous.

  What barbarian girl?

  She is obviously the official wife of General Zhendong's mansion!

  Thinking of this, Meng Yan felt a surge of pride:

  If after the great Han Sanxing, who would dare to say that the Meng family is still a native of Nanzhong?

   "Let's go, let's study how to cross Danshui, defeat the Wei thieves, and capture Caoqiao Pass."

  (end of this chapter)