Seeing that Dian Wei agreed, Zhang Hao immediately appointed him as the Sima of the infantry army, and selected a hundred strong wrestlers from his command to hand them over to him. Let him and his cousin Zheng Meng be the commander of his own personal guards.

At dinner, Dian Wei really didn't lie, he was really able to eat. Zhang Hao watched him eat a jar of wine, two barrels of rice, and ten dishes, and then said with satisfaction, "I'm full."

Capable people and people have something different, and this difference in the amount of food is also a symbol of ability.

Zheng Meng saw that a new colleague had arrived, so he naturally wanted to compare himself with Dian Wei, but he couldn't eat half of the bucket of rice, and the rest was asked to leave by Dian Wei.

So Zheng Meng asked him to try something else, and the two people they just met became good friends so quickly.

Being able to bring back a Dian Wei this time is already a great harvest for Zhang Hao. If he could bring back a celebrity every time he went on an expedition in the future, Zhang Hao would definitely come out every once in a while.

At this time, a team leader came over and reported to Zhang Hao: "General Qiyu, just now when his subordinates were patrolling with soldiers, they caught a spy. When his subordinates captured him, he took this strange crossbow and shot several brothers. ”

As he spoke, the team leader handed a crossbow to Zhang Hao.

What makes this crossbow unusual is that it has a tall crossbow groove with several short arrows inside.

Zhang Hao tried to wind it, and then a short arrow fell from the crossbow groove into the chamber, and shot the arrow, and the arrow fell dozens of steps away. Then it was wound again, and another short arrow fell.

"Repeater?" Zhang Hao was a little surprised, is there already such a thing at this time?

"What about that person?"

"It's right outside the tent."

"Bring him in."

Ren Li, who was tied up with five flowers, was brought in, and his eyes were full of fear when he looked at Zhang Hao, obviously he guessed Zhang Hao's identity, that is, the general who defeated Huaxiong.

Ren Li is very remorseful now, he just ran away, and he shouldn't have come back to get something. It's good now, but I didn't get the things and I was arrested.

Zhang Hao took the repeater crossbow in his hand and asked, "Look at your outfit, you are a soldier of the Xiliang Army, and you made this thing?" What is your name? ”

Ren Li was too scared to speak. Zhang Hao thought to himself, this guy is quite backbone, and at this time, he actually dares to resist.

"If you don't say it, it's an admit, come on, drag this spy outside the camp gate and behead it."

"General don't, I say I'll say!" Ren Li hurriedly shouted, "My name is Ren Li, it's true that I am a soldier of the Xiliang Army, but I didn't join voluntarily, and I am not a spy, this thing was not made by me, it was made by a friend of mine." ”

Zhang Hao saw him say it all at once, and didn't embarrass him anymore, and asked, "Who is your friend?" Where is he now? ”

"His name is Ma Jun, and he is now in Chang'an."

It turned out to be Ma Jun, the great inventor of the Wei and Jin dynasties. Zhang Hao nodded, expressing his approval of his answer.

"Let him go." Zhang Hao commanded.

The soldier untied Ren Li, and then Zhang Hao continued to ask: "Ren Li, since you have already escaped, it means that you know that this place has been occupied by me, so why do you still run back?" ”

Ren Li rubbed his shoulder, which was hurt by being forcibly subdued when he resisted just now, and replied: "I secretly fled during the battle, and it wasn't until I ran out for ten miles that I remembered that I was in a hurry and pulled down the things I was carrying. ”

"What is so important that you risk your life to come back and get it?"

"It was a relic left to me by my master, and some tools that I used to make things myself. I don't need those tools, I must get the master's relics back. ”

"Tell me what it is, and I'll ask the soldiers to find it for you."

Although I was a little offended just now, it's too late to brush up on goodwill now. Zhang Hao is not for anything else, just for the fact that Ren Li is Ma Jun's friend, it is enough to make himself a corporal Lixian.

Ren Li replied, "It's a black package." ”

Zhang Hao immediately ordered someone to look for it, and it didn't take long for the soldier to come back with a black package.

"This is it!" Ren Li said happily. Then he opened the package and took out the items and examined them one by one. "It's okay, I didn't lose it."

Zhang Hao saw that there were a few bamboo slips in the package, as well as some tools such as hammers and axes, so he asked curiously, "You are also a craftsman?" ”

Ren Li found his things, and he was happy in his heart, so he said: "That's right, don't hide it from the general, I am a senior brother with Ma Jun just mentioned, and I am his senior brother when I am older." ”

Zhang Hao was surprised, it turned out that the person in front of him was also a baby.

"But what I learned was different from my junior brother, he mainly studied carpentry and secondary blacksmithing. And I learned both forging and carpentry, but I am not as good as my junior brother. Look, General, this is the gadget I make in my spare time. ”

Zhang Hao took a look, this is a small trebuchet model, unexpectedly it added a weight box, as long as you press a button on the side, the rope holding the net pocket will be released, the weight box sinks, and the small stones in the pocket are bounced out.

Today's trebuchets are mainly pulled by manpower, which is extremely cumbersome and time-consuming. This is more convenient.

Zhang Hao felt that happiness came too quickly, and he would not know how to accept it. first recruited Dian Wei, and now he has picked up this one of the skilled craftsmen.

"What's your master's name?" Zhang Hao asked.

"The master said that he was not allowed to say his name in front of people when he came out in the future, and the general forgave his sins." Ren Li said apologetically.

This master is also an ancestor-level figure. Zhang Hao thought of it with a bad taste in his heart, and then asked: "Then did you make this repeater and trebuchet?" ”

Ren Li was a little embarrassed, and said: "The general forgives me, the crossbow was given to me by my junior brother for self-defense, and I don't know how to do the structure and crossbow machine."

In the case of trebuchets, if they are to be as large as a normal trebuchet, the requirements for wood are very high, and there are few such timbers in the Central Plains. ”

It's a pity to have a repeater, but it's okay to do it with a trebuchet. Wood is not a problem at all, there are trees in Liaodong.

Zhang Hao smiled and said, "Put this aside in advance." Since you are a soldier of Xiliang, you are now a prisoner. But for the sake of your talent, I can give you the opportunity to atone for your sins. ”

Ren Li immediately agreed: "I choose to atone for my sins." ”

Of course, this kind of thing is given priority to breaking away from the Xiliang Army. Xiliangjun's reputation is so bad now, everyone shouts and kills, and he doesn't want to be killed inexplicably one day.

"Good."

……

After breaking through the revolving gate, Zhang Hao did not run directly to Luoyang, but went around the back of the Tiger Prison Pass along the road. Dong Zhuo must have left the garrison, and if he goes to Luoyang now, he can't attack it with his current strength alone.

He wanted to break through the Tiger Prison Pass, join Cao Cao's army, and then go to Luoyang.

Outside the Tiger Prison Pass, Cao Cao and Bao Xin have been confronting Lu Bu for almost half a month, but they are mainly defensive.

Unlike Hua Xiong, Cao Cao had just led his army to arrive here, and Lu Bu directly led his troops out of the city to challenge. Several generals under Bao Xin's command fought one after another, but they were all killed by Lu Bu one by one.

The morale of the Bingzhou defenders under Lu Bu was greatly shaken, while the morale of the coalition army was low. Then Lu Bu would come to challenge every day, but Cao Cao had to hold on for the time being, waiting for the news that Zhang Hao would come back.

There is no way, the Bingzhou Army, the Xiliang Army and the Pingzhou Army are all border armies, and they have been fighting with the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei and other nomadic tribes all the year round, and they are extremely powerful elite divisions.

Except for Zhang Hao, Gongsun Zhan, and Sun Jian, who are the elite of the war, the rest of the coalition forces are all newly recruited soldiers to crusade against Dong Zhuo, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to the border army officers under Dong Zhuo's command.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao and Bao Xin are discussing countermeasures.

"Mengde, it's not a way to go on like this, if we keep being blocked here, sooner or later we will be defeated because of the loss of morale. At that time, there will be no need to say anything to crusade against Dong Zhuo and rescue the Son of Heaven. ”

Cao Cao was also helpless: "There is no way, the Tiger Prison Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now there are 15,000 defenders, plus a fierce general like Lu Bu, we only have 30,000 people, and we can't attack it at all."

However, when we divided the troops, we also discussed, you and I are just here to prevent Lu Bu from going to support the revolving gate, now let's wait for the news from Mingde's side. ”

Bao Xin hesitated: "But the revolving gate pass is as easy to defend and difficult to attack, do you believe that Zhang Hao can capture the revolving gate pass?" ”

"Now there is no other way but to believe."

"Meng De, you said that we should be suspicious, and then rush to the revolving gate overnight, take the revolving door by surprise, capture the revolving door with Zhang Hao, and then return like this?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, this is a good way. In the face of the sudden appearance of the large number of men, the defenders will definitely be very panicked, and it will be much easier to capture the city pass when the time comes.

"In that case, then without further ado, we'll ...... tonight"

"Report~" Before Cao Cao could finish speaking, a soldier came to report and interrupted his words. "General Qiyu, General Zhang's envoy has arrived outside the camp gate and wants to see the general."

"Come near, please." Cao Cao hurriedly said

Bao Xin said to Cao Cao suspiciously: "Could it be that Zhang Hao took the initiative to come to us for help?" ”

"You'll know what's going on when you see it."

The envoy walked into the big tent and bowed to Cao Cao: "General Cao and General Bao have brought General Zhang's orders. ”

"Messenger, please speak."

"General Zhang has captured the Turngate Pass and is making a detour to the back of the Tiger Prison Pass. General Zhang hoped that General Cao would see the opportunity to act and capture the Tiger Prison Pass together. ”

The news was so sudden that Cao Cao and Bao Xin couldn't believe it for a while. "You said General Zhang has captured the revolving door?" Bao Xin asked in shock.

"Yes."

"How is that possible!"

Cao Cao quickly reacted from the shock: "What are you talking about acting at the opportunistic?" ”

The envoy said: "General Zhang said that when he starts the siege, three fires will be raised behind the Tiger Pass, and as long as General Cao sees the three pillars of smoke, he can start the siege." ”

"Okay, I got it."