The water of the surging Shen River passes through the vast plain of the northeast from east to west, and on the north bank of the Shenshui lies a lonely and majestic walled city, which is called "Houcheng", and in later generations there is a more resounding name "Shenyang", "Yang of Shenshui". Due to the influence of the words of some Qing novelists, some Chinese seem to believe that Shenyang has not belonged to the territory of the Han family since ancient times, and its integration into the Chinese territory is all the "credit" of the Aisin Gioro family. But in fact, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Yan Kingdom had built a fortress in Shenshui, that is, the Hunhe River in later generations, and named it Fangcheng. In the twelfth year of King Yan Zhao (300 B.C.), Yan general Qin Kai led an army to attack Donghu with Fangcheng as a base, expelled the Donghu people to the north for more than 1,000 li, and crossed the Liaoshui to attack the northern part of Jizi Korea, and reached the boundary of Manfan Khan (now Yalu River), opening up a large northern territory. The Fangcheng Fortress, which was no longer a border pass, was renamed Houcheng.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Houcheng, which served as the county governor of Xuansu County, became the stronghold of Gongsun Du. Because it is far away from the Central Plains and has Changbai Mountain in the south as a barrier, Gongsun Du did not spend a lot of money to build Houcheng into a fortress with ravines and arrows like Yijing City. After all, most of the surrounding Hu tribes are outdated in weapons, and they may be able to raid ordinary villages without a trace with their fast horses and familiarity with the terrain, but if they want to storm a fortress with towering walls like Houcheng, they have no way to bite Wang Ba.

Of course, Gongsun Du, who claims to be the "King of Liaodong", is not a shrunken turtle who will only hide in the waiting city and do nothing. In fact, after he became the Taishou of Xuansu, he sent troops to attack Goguryeo in the east and Karasuma in the west, and expanded the territory of the Han Dynasty in the northeast a lot. It's a pity that in the troubled times when the princes were divided, the expansion of territory did not seem to bring glory to Gongsun Du. On the contrary, as he was busy fighting with Goguryeo for the upper reaches of Shenshui, Gongsun had the best opportunity to reap the benefits of Yuan Shao's bitter battle with Gongsun Zhan. After he settled Goguryeo, Yuan Shao not only defeated Gongsun Zan and annexed most of Youzhou, but also took advantage of the situation to establish himself as the emperor and went south to compete with the Han family for the unification of the world.

However, compared with Yuan Shao's self-establishment as emperor, Cai Ji's series of encroachment activities in the two counties of western and eastern Liaodong obviously stimulated Gongsun Du's nerves even more. In particular, the rise of Jinxi City made Gongsun Du, who wanted to build the "Liaodong Kingdom", quite jealous. On the other hand, the rumors of Jinxi City's daily progress and gold also made Gongsun Du salivate. After all, most of the eastern part of Liaodong is an undeveloped primeval forest, which is not only sparsely populated compared to the prefectures and counties of the Central Plains, but also lacks land and resources. This made Gongsun Du not only fail to fill the treasury after expanding his territory, but also let him paste a lot of military rations and materials. If this city can be taken, it will undoubtedly make Gongsun Du's strength go to a higher level. So after some careful consideration, Gongsun Du decided to temporarily let his husband Yu Wang Wei Qiutai try the catties of Jinxi City, and loot the supplies by the way.

However, after months of looting, the news from Fuyu was not encouraging. No, at the same time that Badun and Zhang Liao arrived in Liaoshui, Fuyu Wang Wei Qiutai also reported the failure of his subordinates to loot in Liaodong to Gongsun Du who was in Houcheng.

Gongsun Du, who is nearly fifty years old, has a burly figure that is not inferior to that of a young man, except for a slight bald forehead, he can hardly tell that he is a man who has entered old age. At this moment, he was sitting upright in the study of the mansion, and in front of him sat two rows of men in their thirties and forties. Because Gongsun Du's face was quite unfriendly, these subordinates also lowered their heads one by one, and they didn't dare to take a breath more. After a long time, Gongsun Du finally took the lead in breaking the silence, holding up the letter in his hand and asking everyone, "What do you think of this matter?" ”

"Back to the lord, as King Yifu Yu said, Jinxi City has been heavily guarded. If it continues to expand, it will surely lead to endless troubles. The last general hereby implores the lord to immediately send troops to attack Jinxi, so as not to have many dreams at night. It was Liu Yi, a close general under Gongsun Du, who said this. This person once accompanied Gongsun Du to Goguryeo and made great contributions, so he despised other forces in Liaodong.

However, not everyone was as confident as Liu Yi, but when he saw Bing Yuan, a staff member sitting on Gongsun Du's right hand, he advised him, "General Liu, don't be impatient. After all, Jinxi City is the city of the Han family, if you can turn the war into jade silk, and connect Guò Jinxi City with the Central Plains, it is not a good thing for the great cause of the lord. ”

"According to what the lord said, should the lord let Jinxi City grow bigger and bigger? I heard that Li Min, Wang Lie and others are quite powerful in Jinxi City. Everyone knows that these two people have always been enemies of the lord, and how can these two people turn hostility into jade silk in Jinxi. Or does Genju want to use Jinxi City to show favor to Cai Anzhen in Donglai? Liu Yi asked Bing Yuan rhetorically with bad intentions.

Bing Yuan, the root of the word, was originally a native of Beihai Zhuxu, and only moved his family from Beihai to Liaodong because he avoided the Yellow Turban Rebellion. After Gongsun Du unified the two counties of Xuansu and Liaodong, Bing Yuan and his fellow villager Guan Ning joined Gongsun Du. But after a period of contact, Bing Yuan and Guan Ning found that although Gongsun Du claimed to be thirsty for talent, he was too harsh and too narrow-minded. The slightest mistake in a subordinate will lead to severe punishment. As for those who have offended Gongsun Du, Gongsun Du will be even more avenged. Seeing this, Guan Ning only talked about scriptures in front of Gongsun Du, and did not talk about current affairs and political strategies. After Gongsun Du lost interest in him, Guan Ning happily resigned and returned to the countryside to open a lecture. And Bing Yuan was afraid that Gongsun Du would be unfavorable to his family, so he stayed behind to give advice to Gongsun Du.

At this moment, in the face of Liu Yi's heart-wrenching words, Bing Yuan, who knew that Gongsun Du was a human being, hurriedly surrendered his hand and defended himself, "Why did General Liu say this." He was indeed a native of Beihai, and he was also friendly with the former Beihai Taishoukong. However, Kong Taishou was driven out of Beihai by the current Xuzhou Mudong Lai Cai a few years ago, how could Yuan have a good impression of this woman? ”

Seeing that Bing Yuan was so excited, Gongsun Du raised his hand to comfort him, "Everything that Gu Genju said is for the sake of Gu's foundation. Lone invited you here today to listen to your opinions. You don't have to worry about it, you can speak your mind. ”

Liu Yi'er heard Gongsun Du's statement like this, and couldn't help but glance at Bing Yuan and stopped talking. In fact, the reason why Liu Yi targeted Bing Yuan so much does not mean that there is a deep hatred between him and Bing Yuan. But he really couldn't get used to seeing that Bingyuan and other scribes could be on an equal footing with these generals who had crawled on the battlefield with only three inches of incorruptible tongue. However, since the attitude of the main battle has been expressed at this time, there is naturally no need to entangle with Bing Yuan.

The subordinates present watched Liu Yi and Bing Yuan put forward the two opinions of the main battle and the main peace respectively, and one also fell into the discussion of the ear to ear. Seeing this, Gongsun Du turned his gaze to Gongsun Kang, who was sitting beside him, and asked, "What is Kang'er's opinion?" ”

Gongsun Kang, who was in his twenties, was at a young and vigorous age, and when he saw his father asking for advice, he immediately cheered up and hugged his fists, "The child thought that his father would send troops to occupy Jinxi before Jinxi became a climate, and even brought the entire Liaodong vassal country and Liaoxi County under his father's rule."

"How so?" Gongsun Du asked with interest. The other subordinates present also stopped discussing and turned their eyes to Gongsun Kang.

Gongsun Kang saw that there were so many people who were concerned, and he was even more excited and said, "Now that the Han dynasty is in decline, the princes of the Central Plains have supported the army and divided the territory, and Yuan Shao has established himself as the emperor. My father was sitting on tens of thousands of tigers, and he attacked Goguryeo in the east and Karasuma in the west, so how could he be in a corner? Now, Geumseo has violated the laws and regulations issued by his father by trading with Samhan without his father's permission. The father had every reason to send troops to attack Jinxi and the Liaodong vassal states to which Badun belonged. As for Cai Anzhen, the real city lord of Jinxi, she is just a woman, and Qingzhou, where she sits, faces Jinxi across the sea. Even if Cai Anzhen has the intention to send troops, how can Yuanshui solve the near fire. As long as the father takes Jinxi and annexes the subject country of Liaodong, Liaoxi County and Beiping County, most of Youzhou has already fallen into the hands of his father. In this way, the father can join forces with Cao Cao to flank Yuan Shao, and retreat can cut off the king. ”

"Good for my family's good horses" After listening to such an enterprising speech, Gongsun Du, who got a satisfactory answer, couldn't help but stroke his hands and laughed. However, at this time, Gongsun Du didn't notice that Gongsun Kang was secretly signaling to the strategist Yang Yi on the side.

It is said that just when Gongsun Du was pleased with his ambitions, Jinxi, which Gongsun Kang said was across the sea from Qingzhou, had already ushered in the Donglai sailors who came from afar. Compared with the merchant ships that traveled between Donglai and Jinxi, although the warships of the Donglai Naval Division also carried some goods, the main responsibility of the Naval Division was to transport grain and grass for Jinxi and be responsible for maritime patrols. However, this time, the sailor brought two rare goods to Jinxi City. In order to prevent the news from leaking, the sailor deliberately packed it tightly and sent a special person all the way to the Jinxi Mansion, and Lin Fei was willing to stop after receiving the goods in person.

"Is this a siege weapon from the lord?" In the school yard of Jinxi Mansion, Pang Tong and Wang Lie circled around the utensils that had just been unsealed and asked curiously.

"It's called artillery. It is a weapon that the Lord ordered Duan Jia Erlang Jun to build with great concentration. The principle is to use the thrust of the gunpowder explosion to shoot stone catapults at targets such as cities and arrow towers. Lin Fei stroked the slender cannon body and explained to everyone. In fact, when Cai Ji was mentioning the development of artillery, Lin Fei, who was proficient in mechanical techniques, also gave Duan Zhi a lot of smelting guidance. However, because Lin Fei was bent on coming to Liaodong to build a city at that time, the follow-up research and development was left to Duan Zhi alone. Now seeing the patterns on the cotton paper at the beginning, vividly displayed in front of him, Lin Fei couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In comparison, Pang Tong and Wang Lie, who heard that there was artillery for the first time, were a little less embarrassed and a little more curious. But he saw Pang Tong gesture at the muzzle of the cannon, turned his head and asked, "Shoot the stone projectile at the city, arrow tower and other targets?" Isn't that the same as a trebuchet? ”

According to the results of the Donglai test, the range of this object is twice that of a trebuchet. If necessary, it can be replaced with iron balls, which are several times more powerful than live ammunition. Lin Fei looked at the number sent with the artillery and replied.

"How can a stone projectile be thrown when it is twice the size of a trebuchet and there is no noose, lever, etc., when it is less than half the size of a trebuchet? What is this gunpowder? Wang Lie scratched his head and asked puzzled.

"Gunpowder is the elixir used to perform the technique of heaven and earth splitting." Lin Fei said frankly without hesitation. As Duan Emei passed the flying pigeon that failed to blast Guandu to Jinxi, Lin Fei realized that the secret of the Heaven Collapse and Earth Splitting Technique would not be hidden for much time. But this did not make Lin Fei feel disappointed and regretful, on the contrary, Lin Fei was eager to see in his heart what kind of impact gunpowder had on the world after it was officially used in the war.

Lin Langjun meant that with this fire...... Gunpowder, we can also cast the art of heaven and earth cracking? Wang Lie asked with his mouth wide open.

"Yes, indeed. However, it takes more than ten days to dig tunnels to perform the Collapse of the Heavens and the Earth, so not all cities can use this technique. Lin Fei didn't explain to Wang Lie why he had to dig a tunnel with the Heaven and Earth Splitting Technique, but turned around and asked the sixteen soldiers lined up on the side, "Are you the gunner?" ”

But when he saw a young man at the head of the group, he replied, "Yu Langjun, the two guns are equipped with fourteen gunners and two gun commanders. Each gun was loaded and fired by four gunners under the supervision of the gun commander. Three more gunners prepared ammunition and carried it from the front vehicle to the gun. ”

Lin Fei looked at the boy in front of him who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, and asked suspiciously, "Are you the artillery commander?" ”

"Hui Langjun, the little Cai Meng is the commander of the No. 1 cannon." As he spoke, the young man pointed to the young man who was slightly older than him and introduced, "This is Cai Huo, the commander of the No. 2 gun." ”

"Cai Huo has seen all of you." The commander of the second gun also followed.

Pang Tong'er heard that the two teenagers were both surnamed Cai, and couldn't help but ask jokingly, "Are you all students of the martial arts hall?" ”

"Exactly." The two teenagers hugged their fists.

"That's really a hero, and you're going to try the cannon on the spot, so that you can see the power of this thing." Wang Lie waved his hand and said.

But Cai Meng looked around at the surrounding environment, frowned and arched his hand, "Hui Langjun, this place is too small, I am afraid that if you rashly test the gun, you will hurt the innocent." ”

Lin Fei was reminded by Cai Meng that everyone was in the palace, if the power of the artillery was as Cai Ji said in the letter, wouldn't the cannon be released to demolish the government. Thinking about this, Lin Fei immediately smiled and nodded, "Commander Cai didn't say it, this place is indeed not a place to test guns. Come on, prepare the carriages and horses, and transport the artillery out of the city for test firing. ”

With Lin Fei's order, the guards in the palace immediately helped Cai Meng and other gunners to transport the two cannons onto the car, and covered them with blankets and straw to cover them. And Lin Fei, Pang Tong, and Wang Lie rode out of the city with great interest on their horses and cars. In order to see the range of artillery, Lin Fei and others deliberately chose a secluded and empty river beach for test firing.

However, after seeing that the convoy arrived at its destination, the gunners led by Cai Meng first untied the front car and artillery from their horses, and then led the horses to a protective area where they could be found and hidden, and then everyone entered their respective positions. That is, three gunners were located in the front car, and four gunners, as well as the gun commander, were located to the left of the tail of fire. The whole process took less than a cup of tea. Such a skillful action finally made Lin Fei and the others, this group of teenagers not come for child's play.

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