The aforementioned siege weapons had yet to be invented in this era. It could be seen how backward the entire siege technology was.
If someone else said this, Meng Hun would probably say that they were distracted by playfulness, but the person who said this was Jiang Pengji!
Who didn't know that the improved crossbows used by the troops were invented by her?
As the chief coach of the troops, no one knew better than him how much the improved crossbows added to the troops' combat power.
To put it bluntly, if not for the improved crossbows, the 3,000 troops would have died many times.
"The Mohists … I haven't heard of them …"
Meng Hun thought carefully, but unfortunately he couldn't find any useful memories.
Although it was an era of hundreds of schools of thought, due to the influence of Confucianism in the previous dynasty, Confucianism was still the leader of the hundred schools of thought and occupied a large part of the market. The Mohists were rather low-key among the hundred schools of thought. Perhaps there were many disciples of the Mohists, but most of them concealed their identities and had a low reputation. Meng Hun felt that it would be difficult to find a few outstanding Mohists in Dongqing.
"Forget it, it's not too late to think about it in the future."
She wanted to recruit the Mohists, not because she wanted to gain anything from them.
Who else in the world was more proficient than her in war machines?
She just wanted to guide them in the direction of scientific experts and leave the seeds of science in the world.
Ignorant and conservative thinking would not only restrict the development of the era, it would even cause the pace of the era to regress.
Jiang Pengji wanted to usher in a new era, but she alone was not enough. She needed more "pioneers."
However, these things were too far away for her at the moment.
Instead of thinking about these, she might as well think about the construction of Xiangyang district.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side.
Just as Jiang Pengji trusted, Qiguan Rang did not let her down.
With just a thousand imperial guards and the 2,000 recruited soldiers, they firmly defended the Xiangyang district. The Tsing Yi army did not have enough rations and could only hold on for two to three days. Not to mention that they could not take down the city after a long time, they successively lost more than a thousand men. In the end, they could only helplessly choose to retreat.
It was like a tortoise full of thorns, it was impossible to bite it off.
Qiguan Rang stood on top of the wall and looked at the retreating Tsing Yi army regretfully.
He waved his feather fan lightly and sighed. "What a pity."
If it wasn't for the fact that there were too few people at his disposal and the city was in ruins, he would really like to take the risk and swallow the Tsing Yi army.
When Luo Yue heard this, he thought that something was wrong, so he comforted him.
"Mr. Qiguan defended Xiangyang district and caused the Tsing Yi army to lose more than a thousand corpses. It's not easy."
Qiguan Rang only showed his usual smile and ordered his men to clean up the battlefield.
That afternoon, the Golden Crow was about to set in the west.
The soldiers standing guard on the archer tower noticed a group of people in the distance, stepping on the afterglow of the setting sun and approaching Xiangyang District.
The stimulation of the past few days had made everyone tense up. They thought that this was another enemy coming to attack, so they hurriedly sent out a signal.
Qiguan Rang had been guarding the city for the past few days without sleep or rest. Now that he saw the signal, he could not help but perk up and climb up the city wall. He squinted his eyes and looked for a long time. Unfortunately, the distance was a little far, and he could not determine the origin of the other party in a short period of time.
After a while, he said, "It's nothing. Our lord has returned."
The Lord is back?
When the soldiers guarding the city heard this, they almost jumped in joy.
Qiguan Rang opened his bloodshot eyes and said hoarsely, "Send someone to inform Feng Langjun and the others."
He raised his hand to wipe his face. He had not washed his face for a few days, and there was a layer of grease on his face.
Fortunately, Qiguan Rang was not obsessed with cleanliness. If it was Feng Jin, he might go crazy.
He asked someone to get him some water and splashed it on his face. After washing up a little, he looked more energetic.
"Let's go and welcome our lord."
Qiguan Rang's voice had a hint of joy in it.
It was impossible not to be happy. Looking at Jiang Pengji's troops, there were at least four thousand people.
After a period of recuperation, there would be four thousand laborers!
Qiguan Rang could not help but raise the corners of his lips, but a trace of doubt arose in his heart.
That's not right … he seemed to have forgotten something.
He had stayed up all night cultivating to be an immortal for too long. His brain was not very bright. Qiguan Rang subconsciously did not think about what he had forgotten.
From afar, Jiang Pengji saw the mess of Xiangyang district. The few city walls were stained with the blood of countless people.
Looking at the situation, although Qiguan Rang had steadily defended Xiangyang district, the pressure was obvious.
"Rang respectfully welcomes our lord!"
Jiang Pengji jumped off the horse and helped Qiguan Rang up, who had come out of the city to welcome her. His eyes were bloodshot, and the dark circles under his eyes became more obvious. The viewers in the streaming room felt sorry for him. It was rare for Jiang Pengji to be soft-hearted. She said, "It's been hard on Wenzheng to defend the city these few days. Leave the rest to me and Huaiyu. You should go back and rest first, lest you tire yourself out. "
This time, Qiguan Rang did not stubbornly say he was not tired.
Not to mention anything else, he felt that he could fall asleep instantly if his head touched the pillow.
Feng Jin and the rest received the news and rushed over. Seeing that Jiang Pengji had returned safely, they immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
The scale of the Tsing Yi army that attacked Xiangyang district was not large, and they were just a motley crew. They had the advantage of the city walls and the equipment to defend the city. In comparison, Jiang Pengji and the rest who went out to rescue them were in more danger.
Now that they saw her return unscathed, the boulder in the hearts of Feng Jin and the others was finally lifted.
Looking left and right, why did they not see Qiguan Rang?
"Wenzheng is too tired from guarding the city these few days. I just let him go back and rest first."
After Jiang Pengji finished speaking, she then turned to Feng Jin. "Huaiyu, I'll leave the matter of how to make arrangements for the people of the Tsing Yi army and Fengyi county who were captured. There are many young and strong men among them, I think they can be put to good use. "
Feng Jin knew that there would be many more households in Xiangyang district, and he immediately felt sorry for Qiguan Rang.
One must know that this unlucky brother was in charge of registering the household register.
The more people there were, the more work he had to do.
In ancient times, there were no computers or typewriters. When Qiguan Rang re-recorded the household register, every word had to be written by hand.
Not to mention him, even the few girls he borrowed from Jiang Pengji had dark circles under their eyes during this period of time.
Now that there were suddenly thousands of people added to Xiangyang district, it meant an endless life of overtime!
Qiguan Rang did not show any reaction on the surface, but he was probably gnashing his teeth in anger.
Feng Jin secretly thought to himself, but he agreed to it verbally. "Jin will definitely make arrangements for them."
Jiang Pengji then said to Xu Ke, "With thousands of extra mouths, the food in the granary can't withstand the consumption. Recruit labor from these people as soon as possible and let them work in exchange for food. After all, we are not running a charity, the free food can't provide for a few meals. "
Xu Ke nodded. Although the workload had increased, compared to Qiguan Rang, he could still accept it.
Humans could not withstand comparison.
"As for the troops …" When Jiang Pengji mentioned the troops, she could not help but think of the fact that nearly half of them had been lost. Thinking about it made her heart ache. "Coach Meng, let the troops have a day off first. They have been running all over the place during this period of time, everyone is tired. As for the brothers who are injured, give them time to recuperate according to the severity of their injuries. They will not join the work in Xiangyang district for the time being. Wait until their injuries are healed, then arrange tasks. "
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