On the avenue leading to Xianyang in Chang'an City, a horse from Xiliang carried a military general with bruises on the road, his young face was covered with scars, sweat mixed with blood flowing down his hair all over his face, making people daunting, the war horse knocked down the pedestrians on the road from time to time, and touched the carriage on the side of the road, but the military general on the horse seemed to be unconscious, just tried to urge the war horse, and rushed directly to the west gate of Chang'an City.

At the west gate of Chang'an City, Dong Zhuojun, the head of the city gate, saw this crazy man and one horse from a distance, and immediately ordered: "Resist the horse pistol!" "Dozens of long repulsion rifles were layered on top of each other, forming a line of defense in front of the city gates that could not be impenetrable by the cavalry. The young military general was already exhausted, he couldn't stop the horse, and he crashed into the horse rejection gun, and the horse was stabbed into meat skewers on the spot, and the young military general was also thrown into the air by inertia, and fell heavily to the ground, dozens of steel guns immediately hit him, and the city gate chief shouted: "Who are you, dare to ride a horse into Chang'an City?" ”

The young military general took out a scroll, gasped and said: "I am Pang De, the general of the Western Liang Taishou Ma Teng Department, and I asked to see the Great Han Dong Taishi on the order of Ma Taishou, Han Sui colluded with the Qiang people, and has captured Wuwei City, and Liangzhou is finished." ”

"Liangzhou is finished?" The head of the city gate was taken aback, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately sent someone to tell Taishi Dong, and asked people to carry Pang De into the cantonment to rest, and find a military doctor to treat him.

When Pang De rushed to Chang'an City, Kang Peng was still in the school field to watch Chen Gong read the second weapon newly made after reading "Mozi Maker" - the foot bow to test the power, the foot bow made of horn glue is about five feet long, one foot wide, the bowstring is made of animal tendons and sheep intestines tanned, the range is more than double that of the ordinary compound bow, the maximum range is 400 meters, has far exceeded the English longbow, but because it is too big, the archer can only use the foot to open the bow, so the name of the foot bow is the sharp weapon used by the pre-Qin to break the Six Kingdoms.

Five hundred Xiliang Iron rode horses and galloped, running clockwise with a hundred two-meter-high wooden pillars three hundred meters away as the center of the circle, Chen Gong waved the red flag, Xiliang Iron rode his left hand to control the stiffness, his body was slightly tilted outward, his right foot stepped on the bow, and the index finger and middle finger of his right hand pulled the bowstring, and pointed obliquely to the sky; Xiliang Tieqi ran around again, Chen Gong's red flag waved again, Xiliang Tieqi let go together, and the foot bow stretched into a full moon and contracted rapidly, making a dull buzzing sound, and five hundred arrows nearly one meter long came out of the string, disappeared in mid-air, turned lightly in the air, and roared towards the target.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" After a series of dull sounds, the thick wooden pillars were shot into a thousand holes, and several wooden pillars were shot to explode from them, the castration of the arrows was not eliminated, and the hard ground made of deep ** soil pads.

"Good!" Kang Peng applauded loudly, Jia Xu, Li Ru and others were also happy, the range of the foot bow is twice that of ordinary bows and arrows, with catapults, siege warfare can be much easier in the future, and in field battles, the foot bow will make the enemy even more frightened. Kang Peng frowned again, "It's just that the accuracy is poor, and less than half of the five hundred arrows hit the wooden target." Also How much time does it take for an archer to release an arrow? Before we have released our arrows, the enemy has already rushed in front of us. ”

Chen Gong smiled and said: "Back to the Taishi, the accuracy of the arrow immediately is slightly worse, if the infantry is lying on the ground and the arrow is released, the hit rate can be increased by at least three percent." As for the rate of fire, Taishi doesn't have to worry, the rate of fire of the foot bow is far higher than that of the crossbow arrow, although it is slightly slower than the ordinary bow and arrow, but we have the advantage of range. ”

Kang Peng nodded, gritted his teeth and said: "The lack of hit rate can be made up for by quantity, tens of thousands of feet and bows are released together, and they can get close and die almost." Kang Peng turned to Li Ru, "Xianjia, pass the order, reward the public platform and the craftsmen involved in the bow making, use the assembly line production method mentioned by the prime minister, try to produce as many foot bows and catapults as possible, don't be afraid to spend money, spend more money in peacetime, and die less in wartime." ”

Li Ru smiled and agreed, Chen Gong hurriedly thanked Kang Peng, but he didn't expect Dong Man, the living treasure brother of Boss Dong, to punch him heavily, "Don't talk nonsense in the public station, that set of "Mozi Maker" is a gift from me, a treat, Zuixianglou, I want the most popular girl." Dong Man coaxed this, Dong Chong immediately followed, and other generals also surrounded him to blackmail Chen Gong. Dong Man muttered in his heart, Damn, those rolls of broken bamboo have such a big effect, fortunately I didn't throw them away.

Kang Peng smiled and watched the generals fighting with Chen Gong, thinking in his heart that in another month, the first batch of nearly 1,000 mu of potatoes could grow, at least more than one million catties of potatoes could be harvested, half of which was left for seeding, and the other half was enough to sustain himself in a battle and use it for training.

Kang Peng was thinking about choosing which unlucky guy to start with, and the herald sent Ma Teng's recital to him, Kang Peng opened it and looked at it, and hurriedly shouted to Li Ru, Jia Xu and others: "Don't make trouble, everyone is in the account." ”

According to Ma Teng's report, at the beginning of Ma Teng's army with the help of Dong Zhuojun's materials, defeated Han Sui's army under Wuwei City, and advanced the battle line to the area of Xijun, and was about to capture Xijun, but Han Sui suddenly asked for help from the Qiang King Wu Gutuo, I don't know what preferential conditions Han Sui gave Wu Gutuo, on April 11 of the second year of Chuping, Wu Gutuo led 60,000 Qiang soldiers to raid the flank of Ma Teng's army, Han Sui took advantage of the situation to counterattack, Ma Teng's army was attacked from both sides, and was forced to push back Wuwei, on the second day of May in the second year of Chuping, Wuwei City fell, and Ma Teng was injured by Wu Gutuo, had to retreat to Longyou, after the Qiang soldiers invaded Wuwei City, they burned and looted, took away a large number of property and women, and slaughtered the defenseless Wuwei people, avenging the revenge of Dong Laoda's massacre of countless Qiang villages and towns in the past, and now Wuwei City is already a hell on earth. In late May of the second year of Chuping, Longyou City was surrounded by Qiang soldiers and Han Sui army, and Ma Teng had no choice but to send his troops to kill Pang De out of the siege and ask Dong Zhuo for help.

"Fuck, these Qiang dogs are tired of life!" Niu Fu yelled: "Father-in-law, give the son-in-law 50,000 cavalry, and let the son-in-law kill those Qiang dogs!" "Niu Fu is a Wuwei person, his hometown was robbed, so he can not jump like thunder. Other partial generals of the Xiliang Army also echoed one after another, and they all asked to return to Xiliang to avenge their hometown.

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and bled out, rushed to Kang Peng and knelt down on one knee, "I beg the Taishi to send troops to rescue my father, and the last general is willing to be the vanguard of the front." ”

The brother-in-law spoke, Zhao Yunna could not follow, "Taishi, Qiang soldiers and Han Sui are in the rear of our army, and they are always a threat to our army. ”

"Go, go, why should you be a pioneer?" Lu Bu pushed Zhao Yun and Ma Chao away, and knelt down on one knee in front of Kang Peng, "Father-in-law, the child has been bored for more than half a year, let the child be the pioneer general this time, the child will definitely kill those Qiang dogs and make his father-in-law angry." ”

Gao Shun knelt next to Lu Bu and said to Lu Bu first: "Wenhou is not kind, two months ago Qinchuan suppressed bandits, and you have already gone out once. He turned to Kang Peng again, "Taishi, this expedition, let the last general open the way for you, since you came to Chang'an, the last general has been bored in Chang'an City, how can it be the turn of the last general." Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Niu Fu were willing to let go, and a few people quarreled with Gao Shun.

Kang Peng shook his head, others are too few fierce generals when they return to the Three Kingdoms, but I am too strong to worry about fierce generals, these perverted generals, no one is happy to take anyone.

Several of Kang Peng's strategists also asked for a lesson to the Qiang people, first Li Ru shouted: "Father-in-law, last year, our army lost a battle at Bishui Pass, and lost unjustly under a group of mud-legged men, and the Qiang people thought that our army was not good, so they dared to put their noses on the face, and this time we must teach them a good lesson and let them know the strength of our army." ”

Lu Su nodded, "The Qiang people are rampant, and this threat to the rear of our army should also be removed." ”

Sima Lang arched his hand and said: "Taishi, our army is now with high morale, weapons and armor are all insufficient, this time it is fighting for his hometown, and he will definitely be able to clean up these alien races fiercely." As for the food, Taishi can rest assured that General Zhang Rust of Jincheng has enough food for 100,000 troops to support March, and we have not used it in the most difficult time, not to mention that in more than a month, the wheat will be ripe, and the divine fruit that Taishi said is also ripe, and it is completely in time to supply the front line. ”

Chen Gong also said: "Taishi, let's fight, two thousand foot bows have been produced, more than 30,000 long arrows are used, and there are thirty catapults. Moreover, our army has sufficient supplies, and within five days, Chang'an City can also produce 10,000 long arrows and five catapults, which is enough for the Qiang people to drink a pot. ”

Jia Xu said with a sneer: "The Qiang people make a living from animal husbandry, and August and September are the fattest times for cattle, sheep and horses. Chang'an City is becoming more and more populous, and expanding the city also requires many strong slaves. ”

"Taishi, let's fight." "Let's fight." The military generals of Wenchen all stared at Kang Peng, their faces full of expectation, and Kang Peng did not disappoint them, and squeezed out a cold word from between his teeth, "Fight!" ”

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On the eighth day of June in the second year of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuoliu Li Ru, Gao Shun and Sima Lang guarded Chang'an, and personally led Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Niu Fu, Li Qi and Guo Yan and other generals, with Jia Xu and Chen Gong as the main and deputy military divisions, and set up 60,000 flying bear troops and 50,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, a total of 110,000 troops, known as 200,000, and rushed to Xiliang with murderous spirit, to teach those Qiang people who did not know the height of the sky, and by the way, they took those unlucky people to train their troops.

On June 22 of the second year of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuojun arrived in Jincheng, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew went out of the city to greet each other, Dong Zhuojun took a short rest, Kang Peng left Zhang Ji to defend the grain road, and took Zhang Xiu, who was known as the god of small guns, to Longyou together. On June 30 of the second year of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuojun's army met with the 80,000-strong army of Qiang King Wugutuo 300 miles away from Longyou, and the first major battle after Dong Zhuojun's withdrawal to Chang'an was about to begin.

On the vast prairie, the two armies met in the wild, each shot their feet, set up a good formation, and the Qiang soldiers rushed out of the formation, with a spear in their palms, and a yellow fat horse under the seat, nine feet tall, with a face as big as a basin, a leopard's head and a swallow's forehead, although the ugly face was comparable to Kang Peng, but it was very majestic, and he shouted in half-baked Chinese: "I am Sahasi, the general under the throne of Wugutuo, a vulture, and a Han dog, who dares to come and die?" "It's the common heads-up battle in the late Han War!

Sahaxi called for a battle in the field, but Dong Zhuojun ...... here, "Hammer head scissors paper, hammer head scissors paper." Zhao Yun cheered: "I won, I will take the lead." ”

Zhang Xiu sighed, Ma Chao and Pang De comforted each other, Pang De said: "Son, what we want to kill is Han Sui and Wu Gutuo, this kind of young general will be given to General Zhao." Ma Chao nodded, "Besides, Zilong is also half of our Ma family, so it's nothing to let him." Lu Bu said to Zhao Yun with a hippie smile: "Zilong, let's let Ben Hou fight this first formation, it's a big deal that Ben Hou will grab a few Qiang beauties to send you in the future." Zhao Yun was willing to let go, and as soon as he took a picture of the night lion horse, he immediately rushed out of the formation.

Sahasi over there saw Dong Zhuojun's generals guessing boxing from a distance, knowing that this was looking down on himself, he was furious, and with a spear on his ape arm, he rode his horse straight to Zhao Yun, and shouted in his mouth, "Han dog looking for ......" Sahasi's word 'death' has not yet been called, and Zhao Yun's anti-scale gun has pierced his throat.

Zhao Yun flicked the gun, and Sahasi's 200-pound corpse flew out far away, Zhao Yun shouted with a sad face: "That Wu He Wang, please send a few generals who can handle it, don't take out this useless thing to show ugliness." ”

Dong Zhuojun laughed up and down, morale suddenly boosted, Qiang King Wu Gutuo jumped like thunder, with a wave of his hand, two generals rushed out of the Qiang soldier array, each with a big knife, together to attack Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun was not in a hurry, leaned over to dodge the big knife swept by the Qiang general on the left, the reverse scale gun was oblique, bounced off the weapon that the Qiang general on the right cut straight down, the tail of the gun was retracted, and it hit the chest of the Qiang general on the left, and the Qiang general was knocked into the mouth and nose on the spot. Relying on the light of the night, the lion and horse were fast, catching up in the blink of an eye, the ape's arms were lightly extended, strangled the neck of the Qiang general, dragged it back to the formation and threw it down, and the soldiers had already pounced on the Qiang and tied it strongly.

In an instant, the Qiang soldiers broke three generals in a row, and the morale of the Qiang soldiers was greatly depressed, Kang Peng took the opportunity to pull out the ghost head knife and shouted: "Soldiers, the time has come to avenge our fathers and fellow villagers, kill!" The drums of war were beating together, and Dong Zhuojun couldn't hold back for a long time, shouting, "Kill!" "Rush forward together.

Over there, the Qiang king Wu Gutuo saw that Dong Zhuo's army was covering up, and he was busy letting the whole army meet it, who knew that the Qiang soldiers had not yet rushed to the range of ordinary bows and arrows, and a white flower of arrows suddenly rose in Dong Zhuo's army, which was overwhelming like the wax moon and falling one after another, roaring and falling on the heads of the Qiang soldiers, bringing disaster to the Qiang soldiers.

The Qiang soldiers never dreamed of such a long bow and arrow, and under the guard, the arrows shot by the foot bow pierced the heads, collarbones, chests, and thighs of the Qiang cavalry, until they were inserted into the horse's back, and the infantry was even more miserable, screaming one by one and being nailed to the ground by arrows, and the two armies had not collided, and the Qiang soldiers had fallen a large piece.

After each of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry released three arrows, the Qiang soldiers met them, but in the cavalry collision, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was protected by fish scale armor, and the Qiang soldiers came from a remote place, so many armor and equipment, three or two were rushed by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the spears and spears that the Qiang soldiers relied on to become famous were not cheap in front of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry who also made long weapons, and many of the people in this batch of Xiliang Iron Cavalry fought with the Qiang soldiers for many years, and were familiar with the tactical characteristics of the Qiang soldiers.

It didn't take long for the Qiang soldiers to resist, and the Qiang king Wu Gutuo had no choice but to order the withdrawal of his troops, and Dong Zhuo's army took advantage of the situation to chase and kill more than 100 miles, beheaded thousands, captured more than 3,000 people, and won the first battle. This time, Kang Peng did not show mercy to these Qiang soldiers who killed his compatriots, and immediately ordered them all to be executed, and the blood flowed on the beautiful prairie......

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See the next chapter, "The Mantis Arm as a Car".