Chapter 34: The Storm is Coming!
When Shangshu Youbin heard that the master was here again, he hurriedly trotted out to greet him!
"See His Royal Highness King Qi!"
Lin Yan looked at You Bin's cautious appearance, and he was also a little dumbfounded, now he is already a second-grade official in the imperial court, and he is still like a mouse seeing a cat!
"Get up!"
"Your Highness! Catapults have been built! ”
Lin Yan bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "You have no intention!" ”
"The subordinates are here!"
"Let all the catapults be carried to the city walls, and the stones will be stockpiled!"
"Yes!"
Lin Yan looked at You Bin with a smile and a fiery gaze.
You Bin suddenly shuddered, I didn't hear that His Royal Highness had Longyang, but this naked gaze ......
"I wonder what else is going on with Your Highness?"
Lin Yan smiled and said, "I also want to ask Lord You to help make some gadgets!" ”
"Oh?"
Lin Yan waved his hand, and a huge ballista was pushed over, You Bin stepped forward to take a look, and suddenly his face was dull: "This is ...... Ballista? ”
"Lord You has good eyesight!"
“……”
You Bin was a little speechless, this fool can also recognize it as a ballista!
"This crossbow is called the Three-Bow Strong Crossbow, and it can shoot three giant crossbows at a time, and the distance is 1,200 steps!"
"Twelve hundred steps?"
"What!"
"Impossible!"
You Bin's mouth was almost O-shaped, he looked at the ballista blankly, and muttered to himself: "One thousand two hundred steps, how is it possible!" ”
If it weren't for the fact that this came from the mouth of His Royal Highness King Qi, he would definitely call over with a big-eared scraper: "I'll shoot you one by one!" ”
"Temple...... Your Highness! You Bin's eyes fell on the ballista and said softly, "I don't know...... Can you let the next official give it a try? ”
Lin Yan smiled faintly: "From now on, this ballista will be handed over to your Ministry of Industry!" ”
"Seriously!"
You Bin's face showed a hint of excitement, and his eyes continued to drift towards the ballista!
Lin Yan had a faint smile on his face, "Try it!" ”
Mu Su's eyes were also hot, and he strode towards the ballista, "I'll come!" ”
The four Chinese characters walked towards the bed crossbow, and came to a clearing, Mu Su and the four slowly turned the axle, and the bowstring with thick fingers was directly pulled away, and Mu Su shouted: "Release!" ”
"Collapse!"
With a loud bang, I saw three giant crossbows flying out violently, leaving a trembling body, and the three giant crossbows rushed straight out of a thousand steps, and with a bang, they hit a stone wall, and they directly collapsed that wall!
It wasn't until the smoke and dust rose that You Bin came back to his senses and was speechless in shock!
"Artifact, it's really a war artifact!"
"This ...... It's a big killer, once it's equipped on the city wall, it's a weapon to defend the city! ”
"I have this artifact in Yasukuni, why worry about it!"
All the officials of the Ministry of Industry were excited, and You Bin was already lying on the ballista to study!
Lin Yan coughed lightly and said, "Lord You! ”
"Ahh The lower official is here! ”
You Bin squeezed out a smile on his face: "Your Highness, give the lower officials time, and you will definitely be able to imitate these three-bow crossbows!" ”
"Good!"
Lin Yan smiled: "This king still gives you a deadline, within three days, to make a finished product, and within five days, mass production!" ”
"All the necessary resources, manpower, this king let them fully cooperate!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
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Back in the palace, the four generals Yue Fei had been waiting for a long time, and Lin Yan summoned the eldest grandson Wuwu and Xun You.
"See Your Highness!"
Lin Yan bowed his head slightly, and said softly: "Don't be polite!" ”
"Pengju, let's talk about the situation on the front line!"
"No!"
Yue Fei's face was dark, and he said softly: "The last general has already sent all the sentry cavalry, and now Xiqi's army is pressing the Li River, and in three days at most, they will be able to reach Jing'an City!" ”
Xun You's eyes narrowed slightly, "How many people do they have?" ”
Yue Fei paused for a moment and continued: "The King of Xiqi seems to want to drive the expedition in person, their Tiger Division in the three states of the Western Territory, the Leopard Division's 200,000 troops are pressing the border, plus the personal guards of the Xiqi Royal Court, I am afraid that there are more than 200,000!" ”
Lin Yan's face was dark, and he said softly: "Now there are only 25,000 forbidden troops in Kyoto, and even if you add 7,000 prisoners and veterans, it is only 50,000!" ”
The eldest grandson sighed lightly: "If you give us a year and a half, why not be afraid of Xiqi!" ”
Lin Yan looked at Xun Yu and said softly: "Gongda, is there a strategy against the enemy?" ”
Xun Yu's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "The Xiqi army has come from the three eastern states since I came, and it has traveled a long way, if it is not repaired, it will definitely be sleepy and lacking!" ”
"Moreover, there is the danger of the Li River, their logistical supply is very difficult, the loss of 200,000 troops is not a small amount, Xiqi is not good at farming, there is a shortage of food, and it has only barely survived by exploiting our Yasukuni for many years!"
"Now that the army is moving eastward, its grain and grass will definitely not last long!"
"The most important thing!" Zhou Yu had a gleam in his eyes, "From Xiqi to here, it is nearly a thousand miles away, even if they transport grain and grass from the three eastern states of our Yasukuni!" ”
"Their grain transportation route has dragged hundreds of miles, as long as we can control the route of their grain transportation team and send a small number of troops, we can cut off their supply!"
"At that time, as long as we can withstand their onslaught, within three days, the 200,000-strong army will definitely be defeated!"
Lin Yan sighed lightly: "It's not easy to cut off the supply of Xiqi, not to mention anything else, just Xiqi's grain transportation route is a problem!" ”
Xun You and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, and a glimmer of light bloomed in their eyes: "Lord Wang, you forgot, there is also the Li River!" ”
Lin Yan's face was stunned suddenly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, so that's the case!
This Li River is a natural risk, you know, even the narrowest part of the Li River, there are hundreds of meters, so if you want to transport grain, you must mobilize ships!
And they only need to observe the movement of ships on the banks of the Li River to find the grain traces of Xiqi, as long as they can find their grain and grass routes, everything is easy to say!
Seeing that Lin Yan's frowning brows gradually eased, the eldest grandson Wuji also said softly: "Lord, you can also send a message to the king of Yuzhang in the north, if he is allowed to lead the source of his troops, then under the attack from both sides, if he can defeat Xiqi in one fell swoop, it will be of great significance to my Yasukuni!" ”
Lin Yan pondered for a moment and said softly: "Yes! ”
"Since this is the case, the auxiliary machine will draw up a will, ordering King Yuzhang to immediately lead the army back to King Qin, and Gongjin and Li Changcheng will lead a team of elites to secretly go to the banks of the Li River to search for the grain transportation team in Xiqi!"
"Peng Ju and Xiao Yunjing are responsible for guarding the city wall, and there is no room for error!"
"The last will be ordered!"
Everyone was solemn, and Lin Yan did not forget to remind: "This battle is a matter of life and death, and we must be fully prepared, we will increase the recruitment efforts in the past two days, conduct short-term training for the recruited recruits, send orders to all departments, do a good job in material supply, and Jinyiwei will closely monitor the movements in the city!" ”
"In short, prepare for Xiqi with all your might!"
"No!"
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