Chapter 3333 Big Surprise

Chapter 3332 Big Surprise

‘This is really what is called “everyone in the world knows everything… um, hahaha…”

Fei Qian laughed twice, and then felt that the current situation was indeed a bit absurd.

As the army marched, Fei Qian continued to receive information from various sources, some sent by express horses, and some sent by carrier pigeons.

Among these messages, there was a special phenomenon, that is, it seemed that in the blink of an eye, those who were originally hesitant, vague, and ambiguous, whether in Heluo or Hedong, whether in Guanzhong or Shandong, suddenly became clear in their attitudes.

It seemed that every day, someone took the initiative to come to the door, patting their chests to express that they have always been loyal to Fei Qian, and are ready to fight for the great cause of the cavalry for life.

There are also many people who couldn’t find a way before, but now they are desperately looking for a way to contact the cavalry, to have a fleeting relationship, etc.

Moreover, this phenomenon has even spread from Heluo to Yanzhou, and even in Jizhou and Yuzhou, such signs have appeared one after another, making the intelligence personnel ambushing in Shandong happy, surprised and worried...

In the blink of an eye, it was as if the sky and the earth changed color, and the wind and clouds were about to destroy the city.

Pang Pangzi also felt that this matter was a bit tricky, so he urgently sent someone... well, sent a bird to Fei Qian to ask for specific countermeasures.

At first, Fei Qian thought that there was nothing to consider about this matter. Isn't it a good thing? But after he turned around and thought about it carefully, he realized the problem.

"Good and bad are mixed together, and mud and sand are mixed together." Fei Qian said slowly, "If you don't distinguish, it will be the beginning of chaos. If you reject it, it will help the enemy. ."

Xun Chen nodded, with a bit of surprise and respect in his eyes, "My lord can have this idea, it is a blessing for the world! !"

Fei Qian waved his hand, "It's easy to know it, but it's hard to do it. '

Xun Chen smiled and said, 'Shi Yuan also knows that it is difficult for the lord to travel the world, so he asked this question. '

Fei Qian sighed helplessly.

Xun Chen saw Fei Qian like this, so he smiled slightly, bowed his hands, and said that the lord will take care of the difficult problems, and I will go to deal with some chores...

Fei Qian could only stare, becoming more and more depressed.

Xun Chen was right. This problem can only be solved by Fei Qian first considering a direction, so that the people below can do things.

It's just that even the blocked person can't handle this problem well.

Pang Pangniao really thinks Fei Qian is Doraemon, who can take out something anytime and anywhere?

And under the name of the blocked person, many things are intentionally or unintentionally going astray...

Capital is pursuing profits, and for things like thankless tasks, the basic attitude is the same, don't do it if you can.

Then applying these in this period of time, it is easy to find that these gentry and aristocratic children also have such excellent qualities, and they don't show their eagles until they see the rabbit. In other words, at this stage, Fei Qian has finally become the "rabbit" seen by the sons of these gentry families.

Thinking of this, the little joy in Fei Qian's heart suddenly disappeared.

Just like what Fei Qian and Xun Chen said just now, this matter cannot be pushed, it can only be pulled, and then beaten after being pulled over.

And you have to give some "sweetness", that is, the so-called thousand-gold horse bones.

Although this routine is indeed very old-fashioned, it is so useful...

So the main direction is still "tracking down a few and letting most go."

Hiss...

Fei Qian suddenly took a breath, as if he had an unusually familiar feeling.

Then the next operation is, "don't kill any, don't catch most"?

Ju Ma Mai Pi.

After all, it is to encourage surrender.

But most of these people who surrendered can be said to be two-faced, and there will still be big problems in the future, and even buried major hidden dangers.

The man who couldn't speak once thought that he could handle it well, or believed that his loyal men could handle it well, but later he found that it might take three years to learn well, but it would take less than three days to learn bad things...

So overall, what should be done should be done, and welcome is still welcome, but the knife in hand still can't be put down so easily.

Peace in the world is a beautiful vision after all.

But Fei Qian's thinking was soon interrupted by noise...

"Boom! Boom!"

The roar of the huge artillery made all the sounds in the four fields silent for a moment, leaving only the aftermath of the artillery roar.

Well, from a certain perspective, the title of artillery as the "God of War" is really not an exaggeration. Even if it is just a naive, even low-powered, and flawed elementary artillery, it is still full of power and does not speak easily, but once it speaks, everyone will be silent.

The weight of the artillery itself is not small, which leads to various problems when using traditional cart axles to transport artillery. Even if a wheel spoke breaks, it may cause a chain reaction and eventually cause the entire transport vehicle to stop for repairs. And the key is that repairs are also very inconvenient, after all, there are too many material restrictions in this era. There are a lot of wood, but it is not something that can withstand such a large weight, which is not something that wood can withstand.

And the iron car plates and axles are not good enough in materials science to produce the high-strength steel required for bearings. Although this thing is widely used in later generations, not many people will pay special attention to it, but in fact it was stuck for a long time in the early days of the founding of the country. Finally, after China mass-produced it, capital was wailing...

This time the army stopped specifically because Huang Dou said he had some ideas and wanted to conduct actual combat tests. After receiving the news from the forward Xu Chu, Fei Qian agreed to Huang Dou's request. After all, if the front is not favorable, then the army will naturally need to speed up to support, but now the front has achieved certain results, and Cao Jun can't cope with cavalry alone, so Fei Qian doesn't need to rush to lie down and meet Cao Cao.

The key is that the new idea proposed by Huang Dou is really tempting...

The original artillery had to be disassembled and assembled.

The fragile little body of the wheel and axle could not withstand the superposition of the artillery's own weight and the recoil during the explosion, so the gun carriage must be placed when firing.

Now, Huang Dou has constructed a concept similar to the chassis of later artillery based on Fei Qian's "track" suggestion...

Although Fei Qian knew that it would be very difficult to realize Huang Dou's concept, he did not refute or criticize it, but stopped the whole army and provided Huang Dou and other craftsmen with a space and time for experimentation.

This also gave Huang Dou a "little temptation".

Not for Huang Dou himself, but for the entire craftsman class represented by Huang Dou!

Just like Fei Qian's consideration of those gentry who jumped out at this stage, actively or passively bought good things, and wanted to hook up with Guanzhong, it is necessary to make a certain "horse bone" effect. Those "horse bones" obviously have no real value, but for Fei Qian, he must take such an attitude.

After all, the power of action is always greater than verbal language in any matter.

Fei Qian said that to "give equal importance to the four people", he must do things that truly conform to this slogan.

Stopping the entire army was, on the one hand, a way to rest and recuperate, and on the other hand, it really showed real behavior, so that all the military officials, soldiers and military academies understood that Fei Qian's "equal emphasis on the four people" was not an empty talk.

The sound of the artillery stopped, and the pungent smoke gradually dissipated.

Fei Qian saw Huang Dou and the craftsmen in the army flying around several artillery pieces in the wilderness in the distance, like bees finding nectar...

After a while, Huang Dou came to report to Fei Qian.

Fei Qian originally thought that it was a failure, but he didn't expect to see a trace of joy on Huang Dou's face, and he couldn't help but feel moved!

Could it be that Huang Dou's idea was really accomplished?

Huang Dou was obviously very happy, "My Lord! It's done! It's done! Only one machine is broken, and the other two are fine! '

'Oh? ' Fei Qian was also very surprised, "It really succeeded? Great! This is really... a big surprise! '

Yes, a big surprise.

Originally, artillery was not only heavy, but also required a long loading and unloading time from transportation to installation and finally to firing. It was like the siege equipment in the game Age of Empires. It had to be packed before transportation and unfolded before attacking. Whether it was packed or unfolded, it was fragile and cumbersome.

And now, this elementary smoothbore artillery was added with an elementary crawler chassis...

What is it?

Elementary self-propelled artillery?

Oh, not self-propelled, towed artillery?

Hahaha, this is really a big surprise!

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At Tongguan, a small copper cannon fired three times in a row, and the infantry phalanx of Cao's army was hit by two shots, bringing out two long bloody lines, but the gap that appeared was quickly filled by the Cao soldiers on the back flank, and the line was still generally intact.

When Cao Cao focused his main energy on Hedong to face Fei Qian, the Cao army at Tongguan did not completely give up the hope of attacking Tongguan, and was still using human lives to dig a road to Guanzhong.

Cao's army pressed into the earth slope of the upper city of Tongguan, and then used bows and arrows to suppress the defenders on the earth slope of Tongguan, but because of the height difference, the effect was not good.

After the Cao army soldiers pressed the front line, roars were heard from the rear of the Cao army. A dense crowd of ragged civilians came to the earth slope of Tongguan with wooden shovels and rakes, ready to polish and rest the toes of the lying earth unicorn of Linzhiyuan.

The line of Cao's army was always 50 steps outside the earth slope, and they kept shooting at the Tongguan defenders on the slope with bows and arrows. And those civilians were risking their lives to try to expand the earth slope road between the upper and lower cities of Tongguan.

Because it is a loess accumulation, this loess is not as soft as the dust on the surface. After the outer layer of floating soil is dug up, the loess underneath is indeed looser than the rock, but it is also limited. Otherwise, the earthen kilns on the Loess Plateau would not have lasted for decades or even hundreds of years without collapsing.

Because the laborers came to dig in a rush, there was no plan or goal, and they dug here and there. Sometimes the steps dug out in front were collapsed by the laborers behind...

Because these civilians had no cover, they were completely passive, and Cao's volleys were more like comfort than suppression. However, after being bombarded many times, Cao's soldiers gradually learned how to avoid artillery. As long as they saw the direction of the artillery muzzle slightly turned, they would move left and right without saying a word.

Even if they didn't have time to leave, Cao's soldiers would immediately crawl on the ground when they saw the flash of artillery fire, with smooth and skillful movements.

In such a situation, simple artillery bombardment could not gain a decisive advantage, so the artillery of Tongguan was more of a threat to control the situation on the field. Seeing that Cao's soldiers gathered over there, they turned the muzzle over, but they didn't have to really fire. Cao's soldiers separated again and gave up the artillery's firing line.

Wars are so boring and uninteresting most of the time.

At Tongguan, the city guards Ma Yue and Zhu Ling stared at the Cao army soldiers coming and going. Their expressions were relatively dull, and some even felt that there was not much passion. They were like a couple who had been married for many years. They would only feel disgusted and bored by the Cao army soldiers' affectionate attitude.

"They come here every day, but they can't come up..." Ma Yue suddenly said, "Is there still no news from Pang Lingjun?"

Pang Tong asked Zhu Ling to wait before, but he didn't say what he was waiting for.

Zhu Ling shook his head, "It's not the right time."

"When?" Ma Yue asked, "What does this mean?"

"This..." Zhu Ling said, "I don't understand. Pang Lingjun didn't say it, and I didn't dare to ask more..."

Ma Yue glanced at Zhu Ling and said with a sigh.

"Hey, we only use two or three artillery now, why don't they fall into the trap? If the Cao army commander comes up, it will be great," Ma Yue said after a while, "Hey, just focus on them here, and the Cao army will be defeated! 』

Zhu Ling also nodded.

Yes, yes, General Ma is right.

But in fact, whether it is Ma Yue or Zhu Ling, they all know that the Cao army commander leading the troops in Tongguan is not a fool. No matter what, he will not risk entering the range of Tongguan's artillery. He will only continue to send those ordinary Cao army soldiers and lowly civilians to consume Tongguan's artillery shells and gunpowder.

While the two were talking, on the upper city Linzhiyuan, there was a transport convoy leading mules and horses to return to Guanzhong.

Because it is difficult to walk from Linzhiyuan to Chang'an, it is also necessary to pass through the forbidden ditch, and it is also afraid that the mules and horses will be frightened and run away halfway when they hear the sound of artillery, so someone has to hold the reins of the mules and horses and walk down little by little.

These transport convoys are all supplements from Guanzhong to Tongguan. In addition to the general swords, guns, equipment, and food and grass consumption, there are also a lot of gunpowder and artillery shells. Cao's army has always wanted to rely on consumption to make Tongguan run out of ammunition and food, but in fact, due to the rugged terrain of Tongguan, Cao's army's advantage in numbers could not be fully exerted. In addition, the artillery's innate suppression of Cao's large-scale clusters made the intensity of Tongguan unable to rise, and there was no such thing as "running out of ammunition and food".

Zhu Ling looked back at the transport convoy and suddenly remembered something. He clapped his hands, "Aha! I guessed when Pang Lingjun was talking about it! '

'What? ' Ma Yue also became interested, "Oh? Tell me! '

Zhu Ling pointed with his hand, "At this time, it is up to these guys to decide! '

Ma Yue didn't understand.

Zhu Ling pondered and said: "In addition to the original supplies, did the general find that there were some more things in these two transport convoys... Well, it can't be said to be more, but... How to say this? '

Ma Yue shouted, "What to say? Just say it! '

Zhu Ling nodded and said: 'There is just too much fodder! '

'Fodder? 'Ma Yue asked.

'Yes, we have war horses in Tongguan, but because of this...' Zhu Ling stretched out his hand and gestured, 'We can't use them, so we can't use them, but have you noticed that there must be a few carts of fodder in our transport team now! Originally, I thought it might be that the Guanzhong officials didn't pay attention, anyway, they would be put in the granary, but now think about it... Hey! Before the troops move, the food and fodder must go first! '

When Ma Yue heard it, he pinched his beard and frowned in thought, 'Just based on this? Maybe just... maybe...'

The more Zhu Ling thought about it, the more excited he became, as if he saw the white moonlight in his heart back then, hehehehe giggled, 'Absolutely! General! Pang Lingjun, don't you know this person? He is definitely that kind of pit... Well, he has a deep strategy and a far-reaching layout! Now prepare more fodder, it will definitely come in handy! Now Cao's army is sending people to dig and expand the passage up and down the slope. For Cao's army, digging wider and easier to walk on is indeed beneficial to Cao's attack, but, but! What if it is the other way around? Wouldn't it also be beneficial for the cavalry to break through Cao's camp from a high position? ! The key is that this road was dug for us by Cao's army! Hahahaha, it must be so, this is in line with Pang Lingjun's character! 』

Ma Yue couldn't help but open his mouth wide after hearing this, and swallowed his saliva after a while...

What Zhu Ling said did seem to be somewhat like Pang Tong's style.

Just like the Wei family in Guanzhong, Pang Tong was also waiting for the Wei family to dig a pit and bury himself.

Thinking about it, Ma Yue also became excited, "Really! If so, haha, that's great! 』

Ma Yue was actually a cavalry general, so if he had the chance to ride on a warhorse again this time, he would lead the cavalry all the way from Guanzhong to Heluo, or even to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, etc.

However, Ma Yue thought of another problem and said, "If so, wouldn't we have to fight on three fronts? All the way to Hedong, here at Tongguan, and there is Wuguan that can go straight down to Jingxiang! '

'Ah, if so,' Zhu Ling couldn't help but sigh, 'If so, it would be a big deal, a big surprise! '