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Ask Geng Yu to mix the ground cement powder and river sand in proportion, add water, stir evenly, and pour it into a pottery jar.

After thinking about it, Zhuge Tian inserted another steel pipe.

The steel pipe protruded from the cement by about 30 centimeters.

"What is this?" Liao Hua looked at what Zhuge Tian had created curiously. "A weapon? A hammer? I'm afraid Zhong Kang wouldn't be able to swing it much with this weight, right?"

"Weapon? No!" Zhuge Tian shook his head: "This thing is used to hold the parasol in my yard!"

He brought a large parasol with him, but without a cement block, he had to tie it up every time, which was very inconvenient.

Liao Hua: "...then what should we do now?"

"Move this back, and then do what needs to be done." Zhuge Tian shrugged. "This isn't quick-drying cement. It'll take at least a day or more for it to solidify completely."

Anyway, this cement kiln is being used for the first time, so it needs to be rested for a day or two.

After returning, Liao Hua and his companions were still guarding the can of cement.

It really sounds too incredible that you can just burn the stone, grind it into powder, add some water and use it to glue other stones.

Now the main body of the city wall of Wolong Village has been basically completed.

Bricks for pressing down the city wall were also bought.

All that’s missing is cement.

"If your finger gets stuck in there, you'll have to ask Mr. Yuen Wah to cut it off for you!"

Seeing that Liao Hua couldn't help but reach out to poke the cement, Zhuge Tian threatened him.

I really don’t want there to be a hole made by Liao Hua’s finger on a cement pier in the future.

And if you don't say anything about this guy, Zhuge Tian feels that he can poke holes all over the concrete pillars.

Hearing Zhuge Tian's words, Liao Hua quickly retracted his hand.

Zhuge Tian waited until the next day and estimated that the time was about right.

Smash the outer pottery jar to reveal the cement block inside.

"Zhongkang, try it and see if it's strong!" Liao Hua urged Xu Chu.

Xu Chu glanced at Zhuge Tian, ​​and Zhuge Tian nodded helplessly.

They won't give up until they try.

Xu Chu grabbed the steel pipe and swung it twice. It was lighter than the stone lock he usually used for training.

It's not suitable for long-term combat, but if you need to use it to fight occasionally, it seems to be quite good.

He looked around, picked it up and smashed it towards a tree that was so big that two people could hug it.

"Puff!" There was a muffled sound.

A large piece of the bark of the tree was blown off.

Looking at the cement block again, it was just covered with some dark green tree sap.

"Let me try!" Liao Hua took out a compound bow, drew the bow and shot an arrow at the concrete pillar.

The arrow was knocked aside by flying stone chips, but a dent also appeared on the cement pier.

"Amazing! This thing really is like a rock!"

The two tried it again and sighed.

"Well, so using it to bond those bricks together can greatly improve the defense of the city wall."

In movies and TV shows, those catapults seem to be very powerful.

However, due to technological limitations, the truly powerful catapults did not become available until after the Song and Yuan dynasties, when their power was significantly enhanced.

According to Han Dynasty documents, "The flying stone weighed twelve pounds and was used to launch the machine."

A stone weighing 120,000 jin is not considered big.

No matter how big the catapult of this era is, it won’t be able to be thrown far.

The main siege weapons of this era were siege towers and ladders.

A well-shaped watchtower is a mobile watchtower with wheels underneath. It can be pushed to the edge of a city wall so that the defenders on the wall can attack with bows and arrows.

Needless to say, ladders are used to climb city walls.

As long as the city walls of Wolong Village are not destroyed by catapults and battering rams, they will not be afraid of any siege weapons or ladders because of their strong armor.

After verifying the effectiveness of cement, Wolong Village began to burn cement in large quantities and use it to pave the city walls.

Unexpectedly, after only two days of preparation, Liu Biao actually came from Xiangyang City.

Many officials from Xiangyang also traveled with him.

The news that Wolong Village is going to use stone bricks to pave the city walls is really too unbelievable.

In addition, Cai Mao brought news that Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun's performances in the battle to suppress the Nanman and Shanyue in the south were too dazzling, making Wolong Village the focus of Xiangyang City.

"Greetings, Governor!" Zhuge Tian led his men to salute Liu Biao.

This is not the first time the two have met.

Liu Biao waved his hand casually and asked, "Is it really possible to lay bricks on this city wall?"

Before Zhuge Tian could say anything, an old man on the side snorted coldly: "Hmph, I think it's just because of the rich!"

"There are countless starving people in the world right now. I wonder how many people this money and grain can help!"

Zhuge Tian was stunned. Who was this old man? Why was he using moral blackmail?

Pang Tong walked up to Zhuge Tian and whispered, "This is Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha. He's come to Xiangyang to ask the governor for grain and land. He says the people in Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang counties are facing a food shortage, and he hopes the governor will give them some food."

"The governor came to Wolong Village today because he was annoyed by him and wanted to avoid him. But he blocked his way out of the city, so he had no choice but to bring him along."

Zhuge Tian was wondering who it was, and it turned out to be Zhang Xian.

In history, this guy later led the three counties of Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang to rebel against Liu Biao.

Liu Biao attacked the three counties for many years but failed to capture them until Zhang Xian died.

I didn't expect that this guy came to Xiangyang to ask for food before rebelling.

Now this old fellow was talking about the city wall built by Zhuge Tian and his men, but he was just using this as an excuse to indirectly remind Liu Biao that it was time to give him food.

Before Zhuge Tian could speak, Lü Meng, standing beside him, asked with a look of bewilderment, "The jade pendant on this old gentleman's waist looks like it's worth a fortune. Why don't you sell it and use it to help the people?"

This kid learned everything in Wolong Village, and also learned how to identify and price things from Zhuge Tian.

That was Zhuge Tian's most proud skill, that he could roughly estimate the price of something just by looking at it.

It was obvious at a glance that the jade pendant on Zhang Xian's waist was of great value.

"You little brat! There's no place for you to be so talkative!"

A man walked out from behind Zhang Xian and was about to teach Lu Meng a lesson, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt as if his arm was clamped by a huge pair of pliers.

Then the light above my head dimmed.

When he looked up again, he saw the tall Xu Chu staring at him.

Zhuge Tian smiled faintly: "They say children speak without restraint. Envoy Zhang, are you still going to argue with a child?"

"Hmph!" Zhang Xian said coldly, "This jade pendant is just a personal possession. I came to Xiangyang originally intending to sell it to raise food for the people of the three counties."

As he spoke, he pulled the jade pendant down and said, "I heard that your Wolong Village has a good harvest. I will use this jade pendant to exchange for food with you."

Zhuge Tian didn't expect Zhang Xian to be so decisive. As soon as Lu Meng said that he was carrying a precious jade pendant, he took the jade pendant off and exchanged it for food.

"Okay!" Zhuge Tian nodded. "I think this jade pendant can be exchanged for a thousand kilograms of grain. I'll have someone deliver it to you when the envoy leaves."

Zhang Xian was so angry at Zhuge Tian's words that his face turned red.

"Didn't you say this jade pendant is worth a thousand gold coins? Why can I only buy a thousand kilograms of grain from you?"

Zhuge Tian smiled faintly. "Because I'm a businessman, isn't that what businessmen do? Buy high and sell low. Your Excellency, do you think I should buy your jade pendant at a high price and then sell you the grain at a low price?"

Zhang Xian paused, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

If Zhuge Tian were to debate with him, he would naturally have plenty of theories to overwhelm Zhuge Tian.

What he is best at is condemning others from a moral perspective.

Just now, he took out the jade pendant directly, just to turn the tables and tell everyone that I took out the jade pendant before telling everyone about it.

Since your Wolong Village is so extravagant, shouldn’t you also donate some money and food to the people?

But what he didn't expect was that Zhuge Tian didn't care about morality at all.

As long as I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me.

Zhuge Tian directly admitted it, I am just a businessman, what I do is buy low and sell high.

"You! You are simply acting like a profiteer!"

Zhang Xian shouted angrily at Zhuge Tian.

"Hey! Even though we don't know each other well, I can still sue you for defamation!"

Zhuge Tian still had a smile on his face. "I didn't force anyone to buy or sell, so how could I be considered a profiteer? If you think there's anyone who can offer a higher price for your jade pendant, or someone who can sell you grain at a lower price, feel free to go find them!"

"you……"

"Okay!" Liu Biao interrupted the two with a smile.

Zhang Xian has never been on the same page with him.

So when Zhang Xian came to ask for food, he kept practicing Tai Chi.

Now that he saw Zhang Xian being humiliated by Zhuge Tian, ​​he was naturally happy.

But for the sake of face...

"Zhuge Hanxing is only interested in making money. Zhang Changsha, don't bother with him too much. You know, even when I asked my son to come here to buy wine, he wouldn't give me a discount!"

Other officials in Jingzhou also echoed this, saying that Zhuge Tian was really too stingy.

There are rarely discounts when buying things in person, so it is not easy to get a bargain from him.

Zhang Xian also knew that the officials in Jingzhou would not be on his side.

He could only find a way out: "Hmph, I consider myself familiar with the strategies of attacking and defending a city. It's just that I see that this city wall is flashy but not practical, so I'm just offering some suggestions."

"If you can listen, then listen. If you can't, then just ignore what I said."

This is indeed true. After this old man rebelled against Liu Biao, he was besieged by Liu Biao for so many years and was unable to capture the three counties of Changsha. This is enough to show that he does have some ability in defending the city.

"My Lord, my city wall is not just for show, it's just that some people are ignorant and don't recognize it!"

Zhang Xian wanted to find a way out, but why did Zhuge Tian give him this way out?

The old guy came up and grabbed Zhuge Tian and took a bite.

Zhuge Tian always had a smile on his face.

But people who knew him well would know that he was a little unhappy when they saw his slightly narrowed eyes.

Since you make me unhappy, then I can only make you unhappy.

Zhuge Tian's words were like pointing at a monk and calling him a bald donkey.

The word "ignorant" even popped up, which made Zhang Xian very angry.

"You...you little brat, you are so rebellious!"

Then there was a burst of output, and the classics, history, and collections of literature kept coming out, and anyway, Zhuge Tian was criticized so badly.

I have to say that Zhang Xian’s talent is really good.

This citation of classics was a terrible insult to Zhuge Tian.

Unfortunately, Zhuge Tian didn't understand at all, it was like playing the lute to a cow.

Xu Shu frowned. This old man was going too far. He was about to stand up and refute, but was stopped by Zhuge Tian.

Zhuge Tian rubbed his ears and said, "Then you know what Chairman Mao said: honest people, those who dare to speak the truth, are ultimately beneficial to the people's cause?"

"Ah?" Zhang Xian was stunned. Who is Chairman Mao?

Without waiting for his reply, Zhuge Tian continued, "I'm just speaking the truth. Since the envoy thinks my wall is flashy and impractical, I've just finished repairing a section of it in the past two days. Didn't Envoy Zhang say he's good at both attacking and defending cities?"

"Let's have a contest. If Envoy Zhang can break through this section of my wall, I will give you ten thousand kilograms of grain."

"But if Envoy Zhang is defeated..." Zhuge Tian glanced at the jade pendant he had just pulled off, "Then you'll pay for our labor costs and be responsible for all losses and expenses. In the end, just give me the jade pendant!"

Liao Hua and the others tried to hold back their laughter and talked for a long time. Didn’t Tian Ge’er just have his eyes on the other person’s jade pendant?

At this time, Zhang Xian was in a difficult situation.

If I don't agree, wouldn't that mean I'm admitting that I'm really as ignorant as Zhuge Tian said?

So he could only say, "Okay, I only brought 500 men with me from Changsha this time, and I will use these 500 men to attack your city walls."

The five hundred men he brought were naturally elite soldiers.

"Okay, I'll use a hundred men to defend the city."

Zhuge Tian said casually, "If you can open a gap in my city wall, or if your men can break into the village, or if your men can occupy the city wall, you will win."

Then he added to Liu Biao: "Please ask the governor to lend the siege equipment in Xiangyang City to Envoy Zhang for his use."

"Han Xing, these envoys have brought with them all elite soldiers and generals!"

Liu Biao frowned and reminded him.

He also felt that Zhuge Tian's actions were a bit too arrogant.

Generally speaking, the number of attackers and defenders is three to one, which means they are evenly matched.

Now if the number is five to one, then the attackers undoubtedly have a great advantage.

If they continued to use the siege equipment of Xiangyang at will, even Liu Biao would become less optimistic about Zhuge Tian and his side.

"Don't worry, Governor. I know what I'm doing!" Zhuge Tian said to Liu Biao, "Just write down everything I just said in black and white to prevent anyone from refusing to pay!"

"Humph! Please ask the governor to be a witness!"

Zhang Xian snorted coldly. This Zhuge Tian was so arrogant and arrogant that he allowed him to use the siege equipment of the entire Xiangyang City at will.

If he loses this battle, he will be too ashamed to face anyone.

So after watching Zhuge Tian write down everything they had just agreed on on paper, and the two of them pressed their fingerprints on each other, the bet was established.

"I'll prepare for two days. In three days, I'll make sure you know the limits of heaven and earth!"