Mang Shen completely shirks Mang Mao's responsibility to Huayang, as if Huayang did not get Mang Mao's support because Lord Xinling did not make a request.

Mr. Guo said: "I heard that the Jin officials asked for reinforcements several times, but the reinforcements did not arrive. I did not hear any orders."

Mang Shen said: "The Qin people are attacking Huayang with a small army. The prince and the officials must have a strategy to retreat from the enemy. My father has nothing to do with it. Daliang is restricted by the covenant and cannot go more than ten miles south of Liang, so there is no way to get help."

Mr. Guo was a little angry and said: "The people of Qin are attacking Huayang with all their strength. Huayang will not be defeated!"

Lord Xinling quickly stopped the conversation between the two men and said: "The general's order is very clear: Daliang attacks his friends, and Huayang attacks his soldiers. The young master has spoken. The Qin people want to capture the ten cities of Wei, but the king does not allow it. Qin is going to attack them."

Huayang, I want to defeat Huayang and gain ten cities. I am so lonely and unvirtuous that I dare not sacrifice my life to lead the ancestral temple and the country. I am willing to die to protect the ten cities!"

Seeing Lord Xinling's attitude, all the disciples said no more. Mang Shen said: "Master, don't worry, sir. The Qin people have penetrated deep into important areas and are surrounded by enemies on all sides. They will not dare to abandon the rest just to succeed on one side. Sir, please plan well."

, there will be no blame.”

Lord Xinling said: "I hope you, sir, can help me!"

Mang Shen said: "My father just said that the cold winter is coming. If you leave your hometown and live in a different land, without roof tiles to protect you, and without winter clothes below, disease will definitely come. Sir, what are your thoughts!"

Lord Xinling said: "I have asked Mr. Zhongyue to prepare the winter room properly and Zhengshan to collect grain and fodder. Is there anything else?"

Mang Shen said: "The bright hall is clean and tiled, and it is the residence of a gentleman. If you want to rescue him in emergency, he is in a cave! We have a large army of civilians, and we will do it."

Lord Xinling blurted out: "It's been two days since the civilian army saw the teachings!"

Mang Shen was silent for a moment, then said for a moment: "Not teaching the people to fight means abandoning them. That's what the young master said. The weather is still warm, and the matter in the cave will wait for another day."

Mr. Zhongyue said: "You must not make mistakes when training, and you must not slow down when building a house. Winter is coming, and if we cannot prevent it, there will be many deaths and injuries."

Lord Xinling said: "I hope you can prepare it carefully, sir."

Mr. Zhongyue said: "Wei Zhe is good at numbers and is good at planning. We will plan for him when he returns."

After sending Mang Shen away, Lord Xinling said to the gentlemen: "There is no other objection to this. I will defend the enemy for a month and wait for winter."

Mr. Zhongyue said: "The underground cave plan proposed by Mr. Shen may be helpful."

For the training on the next day, the rear camp adopted Mr. Zhongyue's suggestion: one hundred people from each battalion were selected to dig holes in the ground, and the others continued training. Although these civilian soldiers also dug holes at home, they were mostly used for cellars.

There has never been a crypt before. Mang Shen said: "The general has said that the crypt is ten steps wide, preferably round, half a man deep, with steps on the four sides. There are beams on top, covered with branches, leaves and grass. There is a fire pit in the middle. It can be accommodated.

A group of people." Everyone followed Mang Shen's words and thought about digging a round pit. When everyone went to find the branches needed to raise the beam, the training was over. Everyone was a little excited when they saw the dug round pit, and some people jumped into it.

When he was lying down among them, someone immediately reminded him: "Don't lie down on raw soil, it must be burned before you can do it." Another person said: "There should be ditches around to drain the rainwater, otherwise it will collapse." Someone said: "The bottom of the ditch needs to be placed.

Scatter the water..." Someone immediately retorted: "We need to build a bracket on the top..." which made everyone laugh.

Mr. Zhongyue led several people to patrol one camp after another, observing their planning and methods of raising soil, and recorded the better parts of each camp. Mr. Zhongyue did not understand some novel methods, so he asked them one by one.

, it must make sense. After going around and around, Mr. Zhongyue also gained a lot of experience. He roughly knows that a hundred people can dig a cave that can accommodate fifty people in one day, and a camp can be dug in ten days to complete the project. If it doesn't work, just give up.

Training, concentrated digging, it only takes two days. I gradually feel confident. This is much more convenient than going to the village room.

In the evening, Dr. Jia sent Mr. Fang back to Huayang to report today's meeting in the palace. Mr. Fang obviously knew very little about diplomatic etiquette, and stated almost like an endorsement: "The doctor came to the court to see you. The king ordered you to go to the palace and give him wine.

The throne is far away, and the host is the prince. Not long after the wine was given, the king retreated and ordered to discuss with the prince. The doctor then discussed two things with the prince. First, Qin entered the Wei Dynasty and asked Han to help; second, Wei entered Huayang to replace Han's guard.

I hope that Zheng will give me some support. The prince said that he knew about Wei's mission and discussed it with the court when he was young, so he responded. He sang, danced and drank wine until the end of the day. The twists and turns during this period are difficult to fully recall. But I can get a brief idea of ​​it."

Mr. Xinling was a little disappointed. He knew that everything in diplomacy is in the details. Without details, it is impossible to guess the thoughts of the Korean people. But Mr. Fang was not involved in it, and he did not understand diplomacy at all.

It's no use asking. I can only ask: "What do you mean, doctor?"

Mr. Fang said: "The doctor will gradually visit the Korean Prime Minister and generals to determine his plan."

Lord Xinling said: "The great man must repay the king. Who is it?"

Mr. Fang said: "The doctor said that although the mission has been achieved, it cannot be repaid. Please wait." Lord Xinling had no choice but to let Mr. Fang rest and have a meal.

All the disciples knew very little about court diplomacy and did not know how to proceed. They could only wait and wait for the doctor to do what he did.

It rained lightly that night, and it felt cold the next day. People in Huayang City could still hide in their houses, but those soldiers camping outside could only burn the bonfires more vigorously and rely on "

Shaking" and stamping feet to combat the cold.

The big pit dug out has become a treasure for everyone to keep out the cold. Although it has no roof, it can block the wind, and a fire is burned in the middle of the pit. The heat is lost less than in the open space, which can make everyone feel warmer. Cold

The soldiers, who could not sleep, started digging on their own in the mud softened by the light rain. After digging, they immediately hid inside. Whether it was real or a psychological effect, they immediately felt warm.

All the trees, big and small, around the camp were damaged: all the branches that could be moved by hand were broken and dragged into the camp, covering the bottom of the pit. Piles of fires were lit, and the fires shot into the sky, causing bursts of thick smoke.

It could be seen from ten miles away. Each battalion became panicked and sent envoys to investigate what was going on. They reported that the rear army was burning soil for the underground caves. The rear army dug many underground caves. People can live in the underground caves and protect them from wind and rain... Different

The rumors quickly spread among the armies.

As a result, at the regular meeting that day, Doctor Jin Bi was furious. He reprimanded the rear army for taking matters into its own hands, confusing the morale of the army, and punished the rear army and civilians to dig holes for other battalions. The rear army's training plan was completely over. Lord Xinling was very unhappy.

He still had to continue training battle formations, but Dr. Jin Bi had nothing to do with him, so he asked him to follow the training of the civilian army in the nearest camp of the Chinese army. Unlike the rear army and the civilian army, which formed separate armies, the civilian armies of the front army and the Chinese army were all trained according to the same rules.

The battalions were assigned to corresponding soldiers, and they would only return to each battalion for food and accommodation after the formation was relieved. Now not only the rear army knew that Lord Xinling was receiving training from the soldiers, but the central army also knew, and even the soldiers knew about it.

Today, the Qin army still has not dispatched. According to reports from scouts, the Qin people seem to have withdrawn part of the current army. This at least means that the Qin people have no intention of taking greater action.

The four young masters who went back to Daliang to get their cold clothes all came back, accompanied by their families, each dragging a full cart of things back to Huayang.

After Lord Xinling returned to Huayang after his training, the four young masters came with their families to pay a visit. Some of the family members here were real family members, not retainers: Wei Zhe and Wei Gao introduced their fathers, who were in the Prime Minister's Mansion of Wei

Wei Zheng, the elder of the family, and Wei Mang, who was a guest in Wei Sima Mansion; Liang Bugu introduced Wei Ming, a clan member of Dazaifu. Wei Min brought the most powerful retainer in the family, Wei Ming.

Xin. The four family members got to know each other, and after some humility, they naturally arranged themselves in order according to the status of the head of the family: Dazaifu had the highest status, headed by Wei Ming and Liang Bugu; followed by Wei Mang and Wei Gao from Wei Sima's house,

Wei Zheng and Wei Zhe from Wei Xiangfu, as well as Wei Min and Wei Xin from Xiaowei Mansion. Because their sons were favored by Lord Xinling and allowed to return home, they all came to express their gratitude.

Lord Xinling bowed into the hall one by one. Everyone refused to sit at the guest table and insisted on meeting each other with the courtesy of servants. Lord Xinling had no choice but to sit in the middle, with the guests on the left and the princes and their families on the right.

After expressing his gratitude to Lord Xinling for his kindness to his children one by one, Lord Xinling said: "When the battle broke out in Huayang, the Qin people rushed straight to the city. All the ministers knew it. But it is our family's honor to send our children back to camp in person."

The sincerity of Guozong Temple!"

Everyone said: "I am willing to follow you, even if you die, I will have no regrets!"

Lord Xinling said: "If you die in the ancestral temple of your home country, Gu Yuan will be the leader, please take over!"

Wei Mingdao, a descendant of Dazaifu, said: "Young Master's words are inappropriate. The king worries about his ministers' overwork, and the king humiliates his ministers to death. How can a king die and his ministers live alone? Dazai has said that since Liang Bugu has acted like a master, he should fulfill his duties as a minister and do not fail.

To live a secret life and make the world laugh."

Everyone said: "That's what the young master said."

Lord Xinling said: "Righteousness is for the king and his ministers, they are brothers and sisters, and we share life and death."

Everyone bowed down and worshiped.

Lord Xinling said: "I have been alone in Daliang for more than ten days. I am exhausted from the military and have heard little about other things. Now that I see you, I would like to hear about Daliang's affairs."

It was Wei Ming who spoke first and said: "Young master, what do you mean by the peace talks between Qin and Wei? When the Qin people enter the heart of Wei, all of us Wei people should work together to drive Qin into the suburbs. If we can't think of this, we want to negotiate peace. My lord and ministers are all

I don’t know what it means.”

Seeing Wei Ming's blunt statement, Wei Mang of Wei Sima's family was embarrassed to refute, so he had to tactfully say: "What I heard, the peace talks came out of the trade talks. When Qin entered Qifeng, Daliang closed the city for three days, and all the people

Sorry for the inconvenience, but a big businessman asked me to

With the king, Liang is losing thousands of gold every day, and it is difficult for the nobles to continue. It is better to temporarily negotiate with Qin to open up trade routes. The peace agreement is concluded. Liang and Qin cannot fight, so naturally they need to make another peace treaty, but Qin will definitely gain ten cities and then make peace.

It is difficult for others to do so.”

Lord Xinling said: "What is the king's intention?"

Wei Zhengdao, the Prime Minister of Wei, said: "The peace negotiation is a secret. I am the younger brother of the king. All the ministers are the pillars of the country, so it is okay to hear about it. General Mang first took charge of the city and guarded it. All the people had to go to the city, day and night.

Rest, gather your troops and prepare for war, and wait for the Qin people. If Qin does not arrive in three days, the nobles in the city will have no food or fodder, those who are looking for medical advice, weddings and funerals, etc.

There were many people coming and going to ask questions, and the generals all ordered the city to be opened, which gradually became a system. However, the opening and closing of the city was unpredictable, which was very inconvenient for the people, especially the merchants. There was the Duanmu family, a wealthy businessman, who met the king as a Confucian scholar.
Chapter completed!