It has been done in Yinshanjiao, from Beidi County in Liangzhou to Xianping County, which is the merger of Pingchuan.

In fact, there is a closer road from Liangzhou to Bingzhou, but Ma Yue's army carried a lot of new weapons this time, and they were worried that the mountains would cause unnecessary damage to the weapons, so they made a special detour.

In fact, the weapons of the Liang Kingdom have not changed much, and they are still mainly heavy cavalry and heavy steps, supplemented by strong crossbow army formations and light cavalry wings...... In general, it is still a popular type of military in this era, and it is nothing more than surprising that there are more siege weapons. had the experience of being smashed by Yuan Shao's catapult in Weinan City, and Ma Yue was terrified by this siege weapon.

The more this happened, the more he wanted to use this weapon in warfare on a larger scale, as a weapon for powerful nations.

When the world has entered a period of all-out war, no one is indisputable. In addition to the bravery of the samurai, the most important thing is the role of technology and strategy, which can only ensure the survival of the samurai under their command in the increasingly fierce war.

Over the years, the armor of the Liang Kingdom has not made much progress, and the craftsmen have become more and more skilled in forging, making the weapons more durable and the armor stronger. The standard bow and crossbow used by the Liang Guoqiang crossbow array can shoot a hundred steps, and among the 40,000 soldiers alone, aside from the 10,000 armor-covered soldiers, the 30,000 army is equipped with 17,000 bows and crossbows, this long-range strike advantage is incomparable to any prince.

Except for the bow and crossbow, it is the slinging weapon of the Liang Kingdom. Because iron nails were not practical in this era, more carpenters used wooden wedges, and the pieces of wood were put together with great skill, whether it was to build a house or inlay, iron nails were not used. In this way, the traditional transportation of siege weapons was very difficult, and although the wooden wedges were strong and durable, they were not easy to disassemble, so the siege had to be surrounded for months with the army and craftsmen to make the ordnance.

Liang Guojun does not have this kind of trouble.

The three-zhang high siege weapon was disassembled into a cart of huge wooden parts, assembled with huge iron pins, and although it was still slow, it was much faster than pushing a huge weapon, not to mention, his siege weapon was not only used for siege.

The gravel cannon is not much different from the catapult, except that it is not a boulder, but a sheep stone wound by a rope, two pieces tied to a rope and connected by a rope, and fifteen groups of sheep stones are shot at a time. Huge ordnance can be hurled a hundred paces away. The sheep stone attached to the rope will rotate in a chain in the air, and even if you are wearing a fairly strong armor when you land, if you touch it, you will inevitably break the skin and bones. If it is in a dense large army formation, dozens of people can be killed and wounded at a time.

What's more, the deterrent effect caused by such a weapon is completely different from a frontal fight, just like the brave and skilled Liangzhou armored army in the Battle of Weinan could only abandon the city and flee to the city in the face of Yuan Shao's catapult. This thing is no longer something that the brave can stop, and even the bravest warriors will not rush to oppose it.

Fifty gravel cannons lined up and smashed with enough momentum to scare anyone's courage. However, this thing also has drawbacks, in order to prevent the sheep stones with ropes from colliding with each other in the air and reduce the lethality when falling to the ground, the location of the stones has been specially treated, and large boulders can no longer be placed, so it is decided that this weapon can only be used in field battles, and it is difficult to cause considerable damage to the city wall during siege.

With the stone throwing vehicle, there will naturally be no shortage of bed crossbows. In addition to the single-bed crossbows for loose formations, Liangguo is also equipped with bed crossbows ranging from three to fifty each, such as mandarin duck crossbows, three-talent crossbows, and nine-curved crossbows. In order to deal with various situations on the battlefield, among which the nine-curved crossbow is the most terrifying, nine seven-foot short spears are set up in advance into a fan-shaped, when used, they can be fired directly on the crossbow machine and remove the baffle, and the crossbow string can be pierced fifty steps under the strong shot, and ten of these monsters are lined up on the battlefield, which is enough to cover the range in front of more than 100 steps away from the entire queue. After firing in turn, 90 short spears exploded in the enemy's line, and the morale of the army was already broken.

It's a pity that the lethality of such a weapon is indeed considerable, but it needs to be prepared for a long time before the war, not to mention that the cost is too large to be commonly used.

The development of any weapon in an era is related to the environment, and generally the stronger the cavalry, the more advanced the bow is made. The weaker the cavalry, the more important the role of the crossbow became. Ma Yue is different, he has the most powerful cavalry in the world, but he still has to vigorously develop bows and crossbows...... In order to one day fight against the enemy who is good at using the infantry array.

The army arrived in Xianping, and while repairing in the county, Ma Yue once again asked Yang Feng to recruit 10,000 soldiers and horses to follow him to Jizhou. The old white wave leader had no selfish intentions, and even expressed support for Ma Yue's action to maintain imperial power, not only to personally lead the army, but also to open the granary of the mansion to reward the sergeants.

When the Liangguo army hit the road again, it had gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses, spread out on the grassland, and could not see the edge at a glance.

The people of Bingzhou are honest, when such a rumored army arrives in the state and county, not to mention that there is a general like Ma Yue in the presence of the prince, no one dares to stop the guards, and wherever they go, they will supply military salaries.

The mighty Liangzhou army was stationed in Bingzhou, and was stationed in the three counties of Bingzhou, while Ma Yue led the army to be stationed outside Jinyang City to hand over the matter of merging with Jia Xu.

Towards the end, the generals Lu Bu and Guo Yan recruited 10,000 troops to go out with the army. The second general did not dare to be angry, and in May he recruited enough soldiers and went out with the army.

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The war in Jizhou had already begun.

In March, when the ice river first disappeared, Cao Cao personally supervised the soldiers and horses to cross the Yellow River, and entered the hometown of Zhao State in Xiangping from Shangdang, and fought with Gongsun Zhan.

Although the scale of the operation was not large, it never stopped for three consecutive months, almost a small battle on three days, and a major battle on five days. Hundreds of people and thousands of people attack each other, you fight me and I run. Cutting off grain roads, digging ditches, and endless means have emerged, and even such things as bribing officials have occurred no less than three times.

The situation in Youji is too chaotic, Cao Cao easily does not dare to get involved in it, Liu He in Youzhou, Gongsun Zan in Jizhou, and Gongsun Du who has self-styled in Liaodong are not fuel-efficient lamps.

Cao Cao once sent an envoy from Donglai to Liaodong to make Gongsun Du a marquis in Xuzhou, who knew that this guy was too bachelor, and blatantly told the envoy that he was king in Liaodong, what is the use of asking for the land of Xuzhou? It is clear that the emperor is far away from the mountain, and he wants to sit on the soil emperor of one acre and three points of land. Liu He, who led the Youzhou herd, is the same, and the hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan and Xianbei people under his command have stirred up the chaos in Youzhou, but this person doesn't feel any surprises, and he wants to fight with Gongsun Zhan, and the huge army is hard to fight except for the first two battles that are beautiful, and there is no place to circle, Cao Cao always feels that these aliens will sooner or later be chaotic in the land of the Han Dynasty!

This place in the Central Plains is not easy to get, there is Gongsun Chan in the north, and Sun Jian is still defended in the south, otherwise Cao Cao would have sent troops to attack Gongsun Chan, where would he have a chance to gain a foothold in Jizhou. But the imperial court has now lost the support of many states and counties one after another, and once there is a shortage of money and food, it will support the launch of large-scale wars, and those princes are more difficult to call one by one. There are only a few people like Ma Yue who are willing to be the king at any time, but the power is too strong, and it is not very safe to use.

If Liu Bei's power had been as strong as it is now a few years earlier, Cao Cao would have been able to free up his hands to clean up Gongsun Zhan, but unfortunately Liu Bei had not gained a firm foothold in Jingzhou until the past two years, and everything was too hard for him. Even Cao Cao was afraid that Sun Jian would come again, and Liu Bei's Nanyang would not be able to hold on, so he prepared 20,000 soldiers and horses in Luoyang at any time and was ready to support him.

Even if Cao Cao commanded 20,000 soldiers and horses to enter Jizhou this time, he still did not plan to fight Gongsun Zan to the death, but kept delaying time, mainly harassing the rear with small troops, and did not care about killing the enemy and other things.

No matter how big the war is, the small movement war is also the eternal main theme, even if it is 100,000 soldiers and horses at every turn, it must be separated to be a thousand-person team of imperial envoys, so that it can be handy. Soon, Cao Cao advanced the offensive to Wei County. He sent Xiahoudun to garrison Guangping, and he himself settled with Wei County to form an oppressive situation against Yecheng and wait for Ma Yue's reinforcements.

"General, the letter of King Liang, the soldiers and horses of Liangguo have arrived in Taiyuan, and they will arrive in Jizhou in a few days." Xun Yu went out with the army this time, and at this time he was walking into the military tent with a letter, but his face was not very good-looking, not at all like the joy of the arrival of reinforcements, but a little worried. "Mengde, it's not good."

"King Liang came to help, why is it not good?" Cao Cao was eating, and he quickly swallowed half of it. He trusted Xun Yu very much, and hurriedly looked up at Xun Yu, looking puzzled.

"King Liang recruited an army in Liangdi, and then transferred more than 10,000 King Liang to cover his armor and detour to Xianping, and Xianping Taishou Yang Feng recruited troops again with the army, and stayed until the state...... Meng De, do you know that when the army of Liang State went out of the state, there were nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses! ”

70,000 soldiers and horses is Gongsun Zhan, who controls the entire territory of Jizhou, and the soldiers in the whole territory are only about 100,000, which also includes his old Youzhou department. Ma Yue crossed the border to crusade, or as a soldier and horse from the attack, he sent 70,000 troops at a time...... Isn't it a little too big?

"Ma Yue is not satisfied with Liangzhou and Merge State, he still wants Jizhou?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, if this was the case, the 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hand would not be enough at all, Liu He had 100,000 Hu cavalry in his hand, 70,000 Liang troops under Ma Yue, Gongsun Zan and Youji Coalition Army were not less than 100,000, not to mention that Gongsun Du in Liaodong, Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army...... This time Jizhou can be called a meeting of the wind and clouds, more than 300,000 soldiers and horses will fight here, Cao Cao felt shudder just thinking about it. "No, Wen Ruo, do you think, can you transfer the soldiers and horses from Luoyang to defend Jingzhou?"

"It's not proper, even if you transfer troops, you can only transfer 10,000, I'm afraid that Jizhou will be chaotic!" Xun Yu held the letter a little uneasily, originally thought that Ma Yue would also mobilize 30,000 soldiers and horses from Liangzhou to help, after all, Cao Cao represented the righteousness of the imperial court, and he was also able to suppress it, but now there are 70,000 troops, not to mention the combat effectiveness of the Liangguo army...... Xun Yu shook his head, Jizhou was already chaotic enough.

Now, I'm afraid it's going to be even more chaotic.

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It's too busy to get to the exam, so I'll temporarily have one shift a day, and I'll resume two shifts when it's a holiday.