"As for what Meng De needs, I have 30000 units of 8th grade wood, 3000 units of 7th grade wood, and 1000 strands of water buffalo tendons. I am willing to use them all to build the Thunder Chariot …"
With Yuan Shao's declaration, Chen Gong followed suit.
Currently, Chen Gong's Hanei County was in the most worrisome situation. Thus, he was very proactive in his declaration. Chen Gong's resources were very limited. He could only give it his all and not hide anything.
As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Hanei County originally belonged to Cao Cao's territory. It could be said that Cao Cao was a powerful warlord. However, Lu Bu focused on conquest and neglected production. Thus, he didn't accumulate much wealth. This also caused Chen Gong's resources to be limited.
Furthermore, Chen Gong couldn't completely control the resources and assets Lu Bu left behind. Most of them were controlled by Lu Bu's old generals. Chen Gong could only use a small portion of them.
"As for what you need, we have 3000 units of high grade wood. Among them, 2000 units of 8th grade and 9th grade wood, 3000 strands of medium grade and basic grade general tendon materials. We are willing to use them all to build the Thunder Chariot …"
Soon after, Han Sui also declared.
Logically speaking, Han Sui came from afar with the intention of joining in the fun. However, Cao Cao had promised him. Before this, he had entrusted him with the responsibility of distributing the food and other resources used by the alliance to him.
Speaking of the materials needed to build the Thunder Chariot, after Yuan Shao and Chen Gong declared, Cao Cao looked at Han Sui. After Han Sui hinted to Cao Cao with an inquisitive attitude, he received a nod of approval from Cao Cao. Thus, Han Sui generously reported some materials.
It was a very common practice for all warlords to bring along basic materials to participate in the war. The goal was to create all kinds of equipment and items on the spot. Back then, when the warlords were fighting against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian's faction had built a ship on the spot.
Cao Cao was in a similar situation when he was building the Thunderclap Chariot on the spot. The reason why Han Sui was able to take out a large amount of strong tendon materials was mainly because he was located in the Western Liang Region. There were many livestock, so the tendon materials were naturally very abundant.
Everyone began to speak up and contribute materials. Cao Cao managed to gather quite a number of materials needed to build the Thunderclap Chariot. After the various vassals and commanders finished their discussion, they all left. Cao Cao quickly sent someone to invite Liu Ye into his main tent and told him about the various vassals and commanders wanting him to build the Thunderclap Chariot.
"My Lord, it's not a problem for Ye to build the Thunderclap Chariot. However, King Blazing Sun of the Eastern Sea has extraordinary detection skills. If we build the Thunderclap Chariot, I'm afraid it'll cause quite a commotion. If Blazing Sun finds out about it, he'll definitely send the giant birds to harass us and throw fireballs to destroy us. It'll be difficult for us to continue.
Therefore, before building the Thunderclap Chariots, we should make some preparations. At least before they discover us, we should be able to build enough Thunderclap Chariots … "
Liu Ye said to Cao Cao after some consideration.
"Ziyang, you seem to have a good plan?"
Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye and asked. In fact, Cao Cao only knew that Liu Ye was extraordinary in the field of weapon manufacturing. He didn't know much about strategy.
"Reporting to My Lord, as the saying goes, 'Building one path in the open while hiding another in the dark'. Our side should use other actions to cover it up, or use the strategy of attacking from multiple directions, or use the strategy of deserting to confuse the enemy, to deceive others and make Lie Yang think that our alliance is already an arrow at the end of its flight and is nothing to worry about.
At the same time, Ye will lead people to dig a deep tunnel to block Blazing Sun and his scouts. The inside of the tunnel won't be as cold as the outside. It'll also increase the efficiency of the Thunderclap Chariot construction … "
Hearing Cao Cao's question, Liu Ye nodded his head and said.
At this moment, Cao Cao didn't know what strategy or commander Liu Ye had. Moreover, Liu Ye hadn't submitted to Cao Cao yet. Cao Cao could only see a portion of Liu Ye's information. Thus, he didn't know much about Liu Ye's plans and strategies.
"Oh? I didn't think that Ziyang would have such talent. I'll give 10000 soldiers to Ziyang. Within two days, you must build at least 100 Thunderclap Chariots. The matter of the Thunderclap Chariots will be handed over to Ziyang.
I'll give you a reward later … "Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye as if he was going on a blind date. He looked at Liu Ye carefully and said.
Originally, Cao Cao had thought of other solutions. However, compared to Liu Ye's suggestion, Liu Ye's method was more comprehensive. Cao Cao decided to accept Liu Ye's suggestion. As the saying goes, professional matters should be left to professionals.
After discussing the details and making some improvements to the plan, Cao Cao and Liu Ye decided on the matter.
Liu Ye followed Cao Cao's instructions and immediately ordered his soldiers to start digging at the back of the army. Cart after cart was pushed onto the frozen surface of the Yellow River. It was as if they were trying to fill up the frozen surface of the Yellow River with soil.
However, this was only for Yang Rui's side to see. Everyone knew that Yang Rui's scouting methods were extremely powerful. Not only did he have flying pets in the sky as his eyes, he even had special soldiers that could turn invisible. It could be said that he was all-pervasive.
It was because of this that Cao Cao and Liu Ye came to an agreement to secretly build the Thunderclap Chariots. All the digging and filling up of the Yellow River was just a facade. The real goal was to dig out a place to build the Thunderclap Chariots.
Around the excavation site, Liu Ye also placed soldiers in all 360 degrees of protection. This was to ensure that Yang Rui's Ethereal Ninjas would not be able to detect the movements of the Thunderclap Chariots.
With a large number of people participating, even though it was frozen ground, the time needed to dig a hole wasn't too long. Especially after digging under the layer of ice, it became even simpler. At this time, the direction of the excavation became horizontal, thus forming a cave to build the Thunderclap Chariots.
On the surface, everything seemed to be proceeding in an orderly manner. It seemed that Yang Rui's side would not be able to detect the small movements of the alliance. And it seemed that this was indeed the case.
In just half a day's time, Liu Ye had already dug out the underground area needed to build the Thunderclap Chariots. The construction of the Thunderclap Chariots had officially begun.
This construction lasted for two gaming days. During these two gaming days, Yang Rui's troops did not make any movements within the icy sand walls. They appeared to be idle the entire day.
However, Yang Rui's forces were extremely active in the hinterlands of the alliance's vassals.
On the waters of the Yangtze River, Taishi Ci's navy fleet was practically invincible and invincible.
In Hanei Prefecture, the various player factions were practically attacking the city walls and strongholds. They were singing songs of victory along the way. It seemed as if they were trying to slowly encroach on the entire Hanei Prefecture.
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