Chapter 340: Furious Sun Jian, the Entire Army Prepares for Battle!
Looking at the military sticks filling the tent, Cao Cao's heart was full of 10,000 horses galloping. Dian Wei put the military stick on the drop and clapped his hands.
"My Lord, there are more outside. I'll go and bring them in for you."
Cao Cao held his forehead when he heard it.
"No, no, don't move them in."
"Oh."
Dian Wei stood aside after he finished speaking, looking at Cao Cao, who pointed at the military sticks scattered on the ground with gritted teeth.
"Move these away too!"
"Then why did you let me take fifty military sticks?"
Dian Wei muttered in a low voice, quickly picked up the military sticks on the ground, and walked out of the camp.
"I didn't realize that General Dian Wei is a man of character. He really is a leader. No wonder he just said he couldn't help it. It turns out that he thinks it is a leader."
"So cute. Who would have thought that Dian Wei, who could fight with the second master on the battlefield, is like this in private."
"It turns out that Cao Zhonger likes this type of person. No wonder Xu You is not favored."
"Dian Wei is a pure-hearted person. He is truly loyal to Cao Zhonger. In addition, he is strong and obedient. Who doesn't want such a general? ? Although Xu You is capable, his emotional intelligence is too low. He offended almost everyone with his mouth when he was with Yuan Shao before. Now he is the same with Cao Zhonger. He offended Cao Zhonger as soon as he came. He said in front of everyone that Cao Zhonger lost the big picture for the small one. This had a great impact on Cao Zhonger. Fortunately, Cao Zhonger was firm enough. "
"Not only Dian Wei, but Xu Chu also had a pure heart. This is why the two of them were deeply trusted by Cao Zhonger. Even if they suffered a defeat, Cao Zhonger was not angry at all. Instead, he comforted them. Look at them yesterday afternoon when they lost to Erye. They came back to Cao Zhonger and cried. It was really uncomfortable. Cao Zhonger and them had a good relationship. That was how they could do this. "
"Xu You, to put it bluntly, is a minister who surrendered to the enemy. Even if Cao Zhonger is a talent lover, he will not treat him too well. No one will treat a person who surrenders to the enemy, even if that person surrenders to his own school."
"Dian Wei and Xu Chu are really a pair of live treasures. They have strength and emotional value. They can also make people laugh. No wonder Cao Zhonger was reluctant to scold them after the defeat."
Dian Wei's performance also attracted countless discussions from netizens. After all, in real life, people with such a pure heart are really prejudiced, or even non-existent. For a while, the popularity of Dian Wei and Xu Chu rose sharply. Some netizens even made a joke about Dian Wei's leading stick, and combined with Cao Cao's deduction of rice, the traffic was particularly good and they made a lot of money.
Back to the live broadcast room, Cao Cao was listening to the reports of Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu in the big tent.
"My Lord, when Liu Bei was chasing today, he used a very special crossbow. The wound on my shoulder was caused by that crossbow."
Xiahou Dun touched the bandaged wound on his shoulder with lingering fear. If he hadn't felt it in his heart and blocked most of the crossbow arrows, he might have capsized in the ditch and been killed by that strange crossbow.
"Special? How special?"
Cao Cao asked with some doubts. How can a crossbow be special? Could it be that with the current technology, a crossbow that can fire continuously can be made? I tried it when I first entered, and it was impossible.
"The crossbow can fire continuously."
Hearing this, Cao Cao immediately sat up straight. Having felt the power of semi-automatic crossbows, he clearly knew the difference between crossbowmen and archers. With the same loading speed, the power is very different, and the attack distance is the same. However, if the crossbow can be the same as the modern crossbow, then this problem will be solved. At that time, crossbowmen will become one of the most powerful arms.
"Not only can it fire continuously, but the power of that strange crossbow will also be much greater. At that time, I was a full hundred meters away from Liu Bei's big-eared thief. According to the standard crossbows equipped by the army today, it can't penetrate the armor on my shoulder at all."
Xiahou Dun frowned and said. His upper body armor was particularly hard. Even if it was close, the crossbow arrows were difficult to penetrate, not to mention the distance of more than a hundred meters. Moreover, after the crossbow arrows pierced the armor, they also penetrated three points into the flesh. The power was so great that it could be seen.
Hearing this, Cao Cao was numb. What was going on? Did Liu Bei really develop a semi-automatic crossbow here? If so, Liu Bei's strength will probably be greatly improved again. How should I deal with Liu Bei at that time?
"Can you still remember what that crossbow looks like?"
Cao Cao was originally in a better mood because of Dian Wei, but now he became frowning because of Xiahou Dun's words.
"It is not much different from the same crossbow, but the place where the crossbow arrows are loaded in the middle is higher."
Xiahou Dun carefully recalled the crossbows he had seen, but he could no longer remember more details.
"Okay, I know, you go to heal your wounds first."
Cao Cao was the only one left in the big tent, and he was not feeling well now.
Originally, the situation was very good. He and Sun Jian were about to take down Liu Bei, but Sun Jian lost contact first, suspected of betraying the alliance, and it was even possible that he killed all the soldiers he sent to deliver the letter.
Then, after he had worked hard to conquer a large part of Bingzhou's territory, and only Taiyuan County was left, he suffered a Waterloo. Not only did he fail to capture Taiyuan County, but he also lost tens of thousands of soldiers. Now he learned that Liu Bei seemed to have developed a rapid-fire crossbow.
"Cao Zhonger was stunned. I can only say that Mr. Wolong's value is still rising. Liu Caoxie went to Jingzhou with the intention of Wolong. It was just like what Liu Caoxie and Zhao Yun said. It turned out that Mr. Wolong could really turn their defeat into victory."
"Since Zhuge Liang appeared, he has used many strategies in a row and gave Liu Bei Zhuge Liannu. It would be strange if he didn't win."
"This Zhuge Liannu is really a bit abnormal in this game. Using semi-automatic weapons to deal with some single-shot weapons, isn't this a crushing defeat?"
"I am a little suspicious now. Is Zhuge Liang also a player? Or a hidden player? Why can't I see his live broadcast room?"
"No doubt, Zhuge Liang is definitely not a player. When this game just started live broadcasting, I watched all the anchors. There is definitely no Zhuge Liang in it, unless Zhuge Liang doesn't have a live broadcast room."
"Then Zhuge Liang is really awesome. He can even make such a thing. Is there any big guy who can explain this Zhuge Liannu? The principle of the game should not appear in the era of their game. "
"According to my observation, this Zhuge Liannu is used with one hand. After a crossbow arrow is shot, the bowstring pops out and the trigger rebounds. There should be two levers inside. After the trigger rebounds, it will pull the lever and drive another lever, and then drive the bowstring back. At this time, the crossbow arrow automatically falls, and the crossbow arrow is strung again, and it can be triggered again. Of course, these are all my guesses. I am just a gatekeeper in reality. "
"Fuck, an engineering guy, you can tell what the principle is after just a glance?"
"Brother, you didn't finish reading what he said, right?"
"I was almost fooled by you, bro, it's amazing."
In Taiyuan County, Guan Yu's wound was also bandaged. At this moment, he was looking at the Zhuge Liannu in his hand with interest, wanting to study how it was done. As a result, he almost took the crossbow apart, but he didn't get anything. Gu Rubing and the other two talked and laughed, and they were having a great time.
During the communication, Guan Yu found that Zhuge Liang, the military advisor, not only had outstanding military ability, but also had unique political ability. In addition, his ability in classics was also unique. After some communication, Guan Yu was directly conquered by Zhuge Liang's personal charm, and recognized this gentleman invited by his elder brother from Nanyang County from the bottom of his heart.
After some instructions, Gu Rubing left all the troops except the Bai Li soldiers to Guan Yu to recover the lost land in Bingzhou. Before the two sides parted, Zhuge Liang handed Guan Yu two brocade bags in front of Gu Rubing. Looking at Guan Yu's expression, Gu Rubing couldn't help but smile slightly.
"This is your habit. There are different ways to deal with different things."
Guan Yu took the two brocade bags, and Zhuge Liang also smiled.
"General Yunchang, if Cao Cao launches a counterattack on Bingzhou and is defeated, open the brocade bag on the right at the last moment, and you will know what to do. On the contrary, if the lost territory is recovered smoothly and the entire Bingzhou is successfully taken, open the brocade bag on the left, and then the general will naturally know what I mean."
"Thank you, sir, Yunchang."
Guan Yu bowed his hands in thanks.
"Take care, brother! Remember, everything is more important than life. Nothing is more important than life. As long as the green mountains are there, there is no fear of running out of firewood."
"Thank you, brother, for your teachings."
Guan Yu said solemnly, and then turned to Zhuge Liang on the side and bowed his hands.
"Guan still has some things in Confucianism that I don't understand. Next time I meet you, I will definitely ask you to solve my doubts."
"Wait for you, general."
Zhuge Liang bowed and saluted.
The two sides parted ways.
At the same time that Gu Rubing set off to return to Qingzhou, Sun Jian of Yangzhou finally received the second battle report.
In the evening, when a celebration banquet was being held for Zhou Yu, another battle report was delivered to the banquet, and Sun Jian's face was flushed.
"Hahaha, the victory report sent by Dingding Gongjin, I guess he has already captured Guangling City and is on his way back to Yangzhou."
Sun Jian laughed and said to the soldier holding the battle report.
"You, read the battle report."
The soldier hesitated and hesitated to speak. Sun Jian did not notice the soldier's strangeness, drank the wine in the cup, and continued.
"What are you still standing there for? Read the battle report."
Seeing this, the soldier could only open the letter and read it truthfully.
"My lord, I am glad to see your letter. Gongjin did not fight and failed to take Guangling City. He is now on his way back to Yangzhou. Zhang He, a subordinate of Liu Bei, led the army to Jiujiang County. I hope you can send people to support him in advance. Zhou Yu will be punished by you—Zhou Gongjin."
After reading the battle report, the soldier knelt on the ground, his forehead was covered with cold sweat. Sun Jian had not put down the wine glass he held high, and the smile on his face had not solidified.
The next moment, the jade cup exploded in Sun Jian's hand, and the solidified smile was still on his face.
"Zhang Liao! Liu Bei! I will make you wish you were dead or alive!"
Sun Jian gritted his teeth and said.
"Send an order to the three armies! Prepare for war! Everyone, have a wartime meeting!"
... Soon, military orders were issued from the hall.
"Gan Ning, lead 50,000 elite soldiers, Lu Xun as military advisor, rush to support Gu Yong in Yuzhang County, and make sure to suppress the Jingzhou army! No mistakes!"
"Sun Ce, lead 30,000 cavalry, Yu Fan as military advisor, from Yuzhang County from south to north, chase Zhang Fei and his group, even if we don't kill Zhang Fei, we must make sure he can't fight again!"
"I will lead the rest of the army myself and go straight to Jiujiang County!"
"Throw away all the scouts. What's the point of keeping them in Yangzhou? All of them should enter the battlefield and gather intelligence. Send a message to Cao Cao. Send Liu Bei's entire army to attack. Make sure he takes Bingzhou and put pressure on Liu Bei!"
"Send a message to Zhou Yu. No need to go back to Jiangdong. Go directly to Jiujiang County from Xuzhou. If you can't kill Zhang Liao, then kill Zhang Fei!"
This time, Sun Jian was furious. All his troops were dispatched, vowing to fight Gu Rubing to the death.
At the same time, Zhang He led 100,000 troops to meet with the 18 riders of Yanyun led by Zhang Fei. The brocade bag pointed out the direction of the meeting and what should be done after the meeting. The other 30,000 troops were left by Zhang He to guard Guangling City. At the same time, Hua Tuo was also left in Guangling to treat Zhang Liao with all his strength. Xu Rong came from Qingzhou to replace Zhang He to guard Guangling City. At the same time, he served as the reserve army for Zhang Fei and Zhang He, ready to support them at any time.
Compared with the stability after the Taiyuan attack and defense, after the Guangling City attack and defense, the people of Guangling City were praising Gu Rubing's benevolence and righteousness. This time, these people really realized that the benevolent and righteous army was not just talk.
Gu Rubing, who was thousands of miles away, was now rising in virtue, but he was on his way back to Qingzhou and didn't know about it.
The Jingzhou army, led by the General Huang Zhong, was now attacking cities and plundering land in Yuzhang County. Although the Jingzhou army had a large number of people, they were not all battle-hardened troops after all. There was still some gap between them and the Jiangdong army led by Gu Yong. This also led to the fact that although the Jingzhou army was powerful and led by the veteran Huang Zhong, it only managed to capture a military town and three cities in a few days, and it took so long.
The main reason for this situation is that Yuzhang County is vast and sparsely populated, and Jingzhou has not fought for a long time. After several bloody battles, the Jingzhou army finally has some appearance of a regular army.
At this moment, the Jingzhou army is stationed in Jianchang City, waiting for news from Jiujiang County in the north. Once Jiujiang County starts fighting, Huang Zhong will lead his troops directly to attack Jiancheng. Jiancheng is the last line of defense of Nanchang City, the seat of Yuzhang County. As long as Jiancheng can be captured, it means that nearly half of the territory has fallen into the pocket of Jingzhou Liu Biao.
Liu Biao is stationed in the rear of Jingzhou, and at the same time, he has recruited soldiers on a large scale throughout Jingzhou. He has already felt the pressure from the three giants Gu Rubing, Sun Jian and Cao Cao. These three princes, pick any prince, and then find a general to lead an army from these princes' armies, and his Jingzhou army can be easily crushed.
Liu Biao, who realized the situation later, was extremely grateful that he did not go down a dead end. He thought it through at the critical moment and joined forces with Liu Bei to deal with Jiangdong. Otherwise, when Sun Jian and Cao Cao joined forces to deal with Liu Bei, he would definitely be the next to suffer. Now in Jingzhou, it was like a child carrying gold walking through a busy city.