In the spring of the fourth year of Jian'an (199), on the second day of the second month of February, Yuan Shao broke through Liyang City with the technique of heaven and earth cracking, and Cai Yang led his troops to break through and join Yu Ban at night. At the end of the month, Yu Ban and Cai Yang coerced the people along the Yellow River to cross the river and go south. Yuan Shao did not send troops to stop Cao's army from crossing to the south, but sent the general Yan Liang to surrender Dong County and Hanoi counties along the north bank of the Yellow River. Because the story of Yuan Shao's invitation to God to break Yi Jing had already spread in the Central Plains, now there is a new example of Liyang City. The cities of Dong County and Hanoi County, which were already empty of defense, faced with the unknown power of ghosts and gods, as well as Yuan Shaobu, who was pressed by the army, naturally fell into the trap one by one.

On the other hand, the remnants of Cao's army that crossed the river to the south did not disappoint Yuan Shao. Although Li Yang guarded Cai Yang as soon as he arrived on the white horse, he was beheaded by Cao Cao for the crime of leaving his post without permission. Hundreds of remnants who broke through with them were also killed. But paper can't contain the fire after all, Cao Cao can kill Cai Yang, can kill the remnants, but he can't stop the soldiers and civilians who went south from the north bank of the Yellow River to break the city of Liyang, and the scene of breaking the city of Liyang spread by word of mouth, let alone block the mouth of the people in the world. In just one month, the rumors that "Yuan Shao has the blessing of the gods, can make the sky collapse and the earth crack, overturn the huge city like revealing the brocade silk", like a hurricane swept the entire Central Plains.

Because it is rumored that the god who "blessed" Yuan Shao was the Yellow Emperor, that is, the Yellow Heaven believed in by the Taiping Dao. As a result, the remnants of the Yellow Turban that were originally dormant in various places, such as Gong Du in Runan; He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man and others in Yingchuan raised banners in response to Yuan Shao, regarding Da Chen Guo as a symbol of Huang Tian's death. Even Zhang Yan of Montenegro, who had repeatedly opposed Yuan Shao before, led his troops to surrender to Tao Sheng, who was stationed in Youzhou. The addition of the Yellow Turban made Yuan Shao's troops invisibly increase by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. And many of these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are still located in the hinterland of Yuzhou and Yanzhou, so it is natural that Cao Cao, who is already overstretched, will not be able to live in peace.

Seeing that Yuan Shao used gunpowder to achieve a double harvest in just over a month, Cai Ji, who was a researcher of gunpowder, was somewhat surprised at this time. At first, she thought that although gunpowder could help Yuan Shao conquer one or two cities, Cao Cao should be able to find a way to defend against it. But at the moment, it seems that the political power of gunpowder is far greater than its military destructive power. really responded to the old saying "the way to use soldiers, attack the heart first, and attack the city below".

No, at this moment, after reading the battle report from the front, even Tai Shici couldn't help but sigh with sourness, "I knew that when the explosives went off, I could get more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the lord should have left the fire escape flag for his own use." ”

"I didn't expect that there would be so many Yellow Turban remnants in the middle of the world today who want to realize the ideal of 'bringing peace to peace'." Cai Ji put away the battle report and smiled bitterly. This time, the remnants of the Yellow Turban in the Central Plains would respond to Yuan Shao so intensively, which was indeed beyond Cai Ji's expectations. Because many historical materials in later generations regard the remnants of the Yellow Turbans as a rabble with no foundation, and they often turn against each other for the sake of petty profits. But now it seems that the rest of these yellow scarves are somewhat ideal. At least the "apparition of the Yellow Emperor" made them see the meaning of their own existence. It's just that this is obviously not what Cai Ji or Cao Cao wants to see.

Compared with Tai Shici and Cai Ji's emotions, Guo Jia on the side shook his head leisurely with a folding fan in his hand and said, "The lord doesn't need to worry too much." Yuan Shao's response from the Yellow Turban Party this time is a curse, and a blessing has not yet been determined. At least the world's famous families, people of insight will not support people who have something to do with the Taiping Road. ”

"That being said. But there are so many Yellow Turban remnants in Yu and Yanzhou all of a sudden, and Cao Cao will not have a good time in the future. Cai Ji said worriedly. From Cai Ji's standpoint, whether it was instigating Yuan Shao to become emperor or provoking the Cao Yuan War, the purpose was to free the forces from Yuan Shao's control. But if Yuan Shao finally won the Cao Yuan battle, wouldn't all her previous arrangements be in vain.

"Don't worry, my lord. Cao Cao was tenacious and used soldiers like a god. He can still deal with this little mess now. What's more, if Cao Mengde is not forced to a dead end, how can the lord sit on the ground with him? Guo Jia put away the folding fan and winked at Cai Ji.

Seeing Guo Jia showing a sly expression, Cai Ji couldn't help but smile as well. And at this time, Zhi hurriedly ran to Cai Ji on the lawn not far away, and said, "Lord, the artillery is ready." ”

Cai Ji listened to what Duan Zhi said, and even gestured to everyone, "Go, take a look." ”

It turned out that Cai Ji, Guo Jia, and Tai Shici gathered together today not just to discuss the recent battle situation, but to watch Duan Zhi test fire artillery together. It is said that since Guo Jia and Tai Shici watched the test firing of the artillery and proposed some suggestions on the day of the battle, Duan Zhi and his subordinates made some modifications to the artillery non-stop. One of the most obvious changes is that the frame of the gun body has been changed from a simple two-wheeled car to a four-wheeled trolley. The cart resembles a wooden chest, one high and the other low, with four steps on both sides of the planks and buckles attached to them to secure the gun. There was a wedge between the tail of the gun and the gun carriage with some symbols on it.

This appearance is a little different from the artillery that Cai Ji had seen in his previous life, but Duan Zhi proudly introduced to her, "My lord, please see, as long as you move the position of the wedge between the tail of the gun and the gun mount, you can change the angle of the muzzle and use it to shoot at different targets such as city walls and arrow towers." ”

"Well, that's right. Nakamiao, let's test the gun. Cai Ji hesitated and nodded. In her opinion, hearing is believing, seeing is believing, and as long as the test firing effect of the artillery is good, it doesn't matter what the appearance is. Of course, Cai Ji didn't know that the appearance of the four-wheeled trolley cannon she saw was actually relatively close to the bronze cannons of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. The kind of two-wheeled artillery she used to show Duan Zhi was a product of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and it was necessary to use more advanced lifting screws to adjust the muzzle angle. At that time, Duan Zhi only imitated the shape and did not install a lifting screw, so naturally he could not adjust the angle of the gun. Now the base of this wooden box is a little rougher, but it is the result of repeated trials and tests by Duan Zhi and others.

"Whoa." After Duan Zhi bowed down to receive the order, he took out a small red flag from his arms and waved it towards the artillery in front. But seeing that the three cannons lined up on the grass fired in unison, after a deafening loud bang, the small city in front of Cai Ji and the others was suddenly shrouded in gunsmoke.

This time, in order to achieve the actual combat effect, Tai Shici specially sent a group of strong men to spend a month to build such a small city specially used for target shooting. Half of the castle's walls are made of rammed earth walls, and half are made of masonry and rammed earth. The city was built with a parapet, a wooden tower, an arrow tower, and a thick gate. In short, we strive to get through Guò, a small city with all kinds of organs, and test the true power of artillery.

After a burst of gunsmoke, everyone finally saw the face of the town after it was ravaged by artillery fire. I saw that the original towering arrow tower had been cut in half, the parapet wall on the head of the city had collapsed in different ways, and the thick city gate had been pierced through two large holes. In contrast, the damage to the city wall itself is not as severe as everyone imagined. Although the shells made several dents in the rammed earth wall, they did not penetrate or crack the wall.

"It looks like you're going to need to concentrate your firepower to break down the walls." Cai Ji looked at the dilapidated town in front of him and muttered to himself.

Tai Shici on the side commented, "But according to the power of today's test cannon, it is more than enough to use artillery to deal with ordinary small cities." ”

"However, when you run into a big city, you can still be stretched thin with only three gunpowders." Guo Jia also participated in the discussion with his hands and arms.

Seeing that the three of them seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the artillery they had developed, Duan Zhi couldn't help but puff out his cheeks and shouted, "Then cast a few more cannons." There are more artillery, even if it is Nantianmen, Zhi is confident that it will be breached."

"Zhong Miao is not in a hurry. We are not saying that your artillery is not very powerful, but we are considering how to apply it to real combat. Tai Shi Ci smiled bitterly and reassured Duan Zhi.

Guo Jia turned his gaze to Cai Ji and asked, "How does the lord plan to use these cannons, is it set on the head of Huangxian County?" Or is it rationed to General Ziyi to attack the city and plunder the land? ”

Cai Ji listened to Guo Jia's question, and after pondering for a moment, he raised his head and decisively said, "This government wants to send these three artillery pieces to Liaodong. It is rationed to Shi Yuan and others. ”

"Sent to Liaodong?" Tai Shici, Guo Jia, and Duan Zhi exclaimed in unison.

But Cai Ji pointed to the small city opposite and explained, "As you can see, at present, artillery is obviously powerful against small cities. Most of the cities in the Central Plains are high and thick, and three cannons are not enough to collapse the city walls. However, there are not many cities in Liaodong and other places, and the scale is small. Therefore, the government wanted Shi Yuan and others to show the power of artillery in Liaodong first, and accumulate a certain amount of combat experience. ”

Guo Jia glanced at Tai Shici, who was a little gloomy, and then spread his hands to Cai Ji and said, "It is not unreasonable for the lord to arrange it like this. It's just that in this way, won't General Ziyi be able to use firearms again? ”

"Although Ziyi can't use artillery for the time being, as far as this government knows, Zhong Miao has made a lot of gunpowder-related gadgets during this time." Cai Ji said and moved his gaze to Duan Zhi.

But seeing Duan Zhi at this moment, he immediately patted his chest as if he had been beaten with chicken blood and said, "Rest assured, although the small firearm developed by Zhi is not as powerful as artillery, it is easier to carry than artillery and easy to make." If it is equipped with these small firearms, the custodian general Ziyi is even more divine than the group of Huo Dunqi. ”

Tai Shi Ci was still regretting that he couldn't use the cannon first, but at this moment, seeing Duan Zhi so ashamed, he couldn't help but be interested, "Then please Zhong Miao let us open our eyes." ”

Duan Zhi was originally a mechanism maniac, and seeing that Cai Ji and Tai Shi Ci were interested in his mechanism, he immediately sent someone to bring his pile of treasures. As Cai Ji said, compared to the huge body of the artillery, the firearms that Duan Zhi showed in front of everyone can indeed be called "small". But they look much more elaborate than artillery.

I saw Duan Zhi holding a small ball the size of a black fist in one hand, and introduced it to everyone, "This is a divine fireball, the shell is made of bamboo, the outside is made of mud, the inside is pine resin, gunpowder and thistle terrestris, and the fire line is outside. In wartime, it is a sharp weapon that ignites and throws into the enemy's ranks, and it is a sharp weapon that sets fire to and injures people. ”

In Cai Ji's opinion, the divine fireball in Duan Zhi's hand was a simple little grenade, but it was a pity that she didn't know that the grenade that exploded by pulling the line in later generations was a thing. Otherwise, you can give Duan Zhi some pointers. However, before Cai Ji could propose to build a yì, Tai Shici seemed to find a little feeling after taking the ball and weighing it, "When I was in Liaodong, I saw the Hu people throw stones with a belt to reach a hundred steps. If you can train your soldiers to throw the Divine Fireball with their belts, they will definitely be able to work wonders in battle. ”

Duan Zhi saw the first sharp weapon that Tai Shici approved, and couldn't help but point to another rather large firearm and said, "This is a wind and thunder, three feet long and one foot thick, both made of bamboo, with forty or fifty layers of pulp pasted outside, with a mouth at one end, gunpowder and five divine fireballs inside, and the mouth will be closed after loading, and the fuse will be ignited." There is no need to throw, after igniting the fuse, just roll it down from a high place, and you can reduce the enemy's food and clothing. ”

After Guo Jia listened to Duan Zhi's introduction, he turned around with his back and commented, "Although this thing is big, it is not used to defend the city." ”

After Duan Zhi received two compliments in a row, he was even more interested in explaining to Cai Ji and the others several other portable firearms present one by one. However, Duan Zhi's thinking obviously stayed on the purposes of exploding, arson, and poisoning. Therefore, although the appearance of the latter firearms is different, they are all similar to the Divine Fireball and the Wind and Thunder Rolling in terms of function. Its power should not have surpassed the firearms of the later Song Dynasty.

Seeing this, Cai Ji couldn't help but mention to Duan Zhi, "Has Zhong Miao ever thought of making a small firearm that can shoot small iron bullets like artillery?" ”

"The lord said to make a shrunken artillery?" Duan Zhi frowned and asked.

And Guo Jia directly poured a basin of cold water, "Isn't that copper-consuming?" ”

"Don't use copper pipes, you can add less gunpowder and use bamboo pipes instead." Cai Ji muttered quietly.

"With a bamboo pipe? That's a good idea. Duan Zhi slapped his head and looked at the light.

Cai Ji saw that Duan Zhi's train of thought opened, and then struck the ground while the iron was hot, "This mansion has heard that yellow phosphorus and copper wires can spark sparks, can Zhong Miao take advantage of this phenomenon to make a mechanism that can automatically ignite the divine fireball after encountering it?" ”

"And this? I'll have to try back. Duan Zhi nodded thoughtfully.

And just as Cai Ji was trying to recall a bit of knowledge about firearms, the guards who had been waiting not far away brought her a messenger who was dusty. But as soon as the messenger saw Cai Ji, he immediately took out a bamboo tube and offered it to him, "My lord, this is a five-hundred-mile rush from Langya County." ”

Everyone present heard that it was an urgent letter from Langya County, and their expressions all changed. It must be known that the guard of Langya County, Zhang Jaw, has a deep relationship with Yuan Shao, and everyone has been worried that he will defect to Yuan Shao. At this moment, Langya suddenly sent an urgent message, and everyone couldn't help but be moved. No, Cai Ji hurriedly took the bamboo tube and took out the letter and read it quickly. Seeing this, Tai Shici on the side asked even more eagerly, "Lord, but something happened to Langya County?" ”

But seeing Cai Ji take a deep breath, put away the letter in his hand and said, "Yuan Shao sent a secret envoy to Langya County to meet General Junyi. ”

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