"However, this bicycle is only suitable for lightly armed soldiers, and once it is carried with heavy weapons, it will not work. So, I needed to make another bicycle-like vehicle, but bigger than a bicycle, acquainted, powered by a steam engine, which I named a motorcycle. Lu Bu said.

Ma Jun hugged his fists and said: "This is easy to do, I can make it now." ”

"It's as simple as that? Don't you need me to tell you about it? ”

"Uh... Please make a public announcement. Ma Jun also realized that he was reckless.

Lu Bu took out a few drawings, handed them to Ma Jun, and said, "You take a look at this bicycle first, and then look at the motorcycle and various parts on the drawings." I believe that with your wisdom, you will be able to make it. ”

"Yes."

Ma Jun carefully put away the drawings.

Lu Bu was about to leave, but suddenly saw a truck in the distance, and on a whim, he turned around and said, "Ma Jun." ”

"Yes."

Lu Budao: "You can build another kind of car for me." He looked like the truck. But the ground should be higher, the body should be smaller, and then the two iron rods that grasp the direction should be replaced with a round one... ”

Lu Bu told Ma Jun again according to the appearance of the off-road vehicle in later generations.

Although it was difficult to manufacture, there were steam engines and tires. Lu Bu believes that even if it is built with fewer functions (no horns, no headlights, no odometer), it is still no problem to drive.

Ma Jun also wrote down everything Lu Bu said on paper very seriously, and said: "Don't worry, the lord will put this car in the shortest possible time..." ”

"Dirt bikes."

Lu Bu hurriedly gave him a name.

Ma Junying said: "Yes, off-road vehicles, as well as steam engine motorcycles, are all manufactured." Never let your lord down. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Bu nodded and left the Academy of Science and Technology.

Jian'an 10th August.

After several days of negotiations, Cao Cao finally agreed to Lü Bu mining coal in Chang'an.

Chen Gong contacted Pan Jinlian of the Huainan Chamber of Commerce and sent a large number of caravans to Chang'an to mine all the coal and transport it back to Shouchun. Pan Jinlian was investigating the matter of saltpeter, but she didn't dare to slack off.

He sent hundreds of mining teams in a company, including bodyguards to escort the mining team, as well as shadows. As long as you don't encounter Cao Cao's regular army, there is absolutely no problem.

"Husband."

In the Assassin's Mansion, Pan Jinlian sat down next to Lu Bu and said, "I already have eyebrows about saltpeter. ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

Lu Bu was extremely looking forward to it.

Pan Jinlian said: "According to our chamber of commerce in Jingzhou, there are often a large number of unfamiliar goods transiting. On one occasion, they deliberately intercepted their vehicle and found that it was full of saltpeter. And then I followed up several times and found out... All saltpeter comes from Hanzhong! ”

"Hanzhong County?"

"Yes."

Lu Bu seemed to say suddenly: "Yes, there should be saltpeter mines in Hanzhong." Someone must have discovered saltpeter and mined it for sale. I didn't think of that. ”

"Hanzhong is Cao Cao's territory, we want to mine saltpeter there, I'm afraid it won't work, right?" Pan Jinlian said.

"Of course not!"

Lu Budao: "Not to mention the importance of saltpeter to us, once discovered by Cao Cao, saltpeter can be made into explosives, and the consequences are unimaginable." I don't want Cao Cao to have that kind of strength. ”

A few steps back and forth...

Lu Budao: "You continue to collect those saltpeters first, no matter how expensive they are, buy them all." I'll find a way to get Hanzhong as soon as possible! Only when Hanzhong becomes our territory can we mine saltpeter. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Bu went to the military plane.

Chen Gong, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, and Jia Xu and Xu Shu, the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department, are all there.

Lu Budao: "The saltpeter, which is necessary for us to make explosives, has appeared in large quantities. Now it's up to you to see if you dare to pick it up? ”

"What does the lord mean?" Xu Shu didn't understand.

Chen Gong said: "The lord is not talking about the saltpeter that has appeared on the market recently, right?" ”

"Exactly. Jin Lian has found his provenance. It's up to us now, do you dare to get it?! Lu Bu's words are very seductive.

Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Don't sell the princess, just say it." Is there anything in this world that the lord doesn't dare? Let's say it together and try to get saltpeter as soon as possible. ”

"Hmm."

Everyone nodded.

Lu Budao: "According to Jin Lian's secret visit, it was found that all the saltpeter came from Hanzhong. This indicates that saltpeter mines appeared in Hanzhong County. If we can take Hanzhong, then the saltpeter mine will be ours! ”

"The lord wants to start a war?" Jia Xu asked.

"Well, but..."

Lu Bu frowned and said, "I have already said that in June next year, the war to unify the whole country will be launched, how can it be extraneous now." Besides, there are more than 100,000 Cao troops in Hanzhong County, and it is not so easy to capture. ”

"My lord is very right."

Xu Shu pointed to the map behind him and said, "There are 150,000 Cao troops in Hanzhong County (I borrowed 50,000 from Liu Bei before). There were 100,000 volunteers in Yuzhou, guarding against Liu Bowen's 50,000 border guards. and about 130,000 Tuntian troops. If we attack Hanzhong, then Cao Cao will immediately gather more than 400,000 troops to encircle us. Therefore, although Hanzhong is small, it is not easy to attack. ”

"You can't attack, you can only outwit..." Jia Xu said: "We should change our thinking and use a non-war method to obtain Hanzhong." ”

"Mr. Wenhe, are you talking nonsense? Can Hanzhong be obtained without war? Chen Gong chuckled.

"I'm not talking nonsense."

..............

Lu Bu interjected: "Mr. Wenhe's words are exactly what I want to say. It's best if you don't use a sword. We need to gather strength and prepare for next year's big war. Don't make a fuss this year. ”

Chen Gong said: "But the question is that if you don't go to war, can you get Hanzhong?" Saltpeter can be related to the artillery of our new army, and it cannot fall into the hands of Cao Cao. ”

"It's up to you to be wise." Lu Budao.

Lu Bu sat aside and drank tea...

And they all fell silent.

After a while.

Jia Xu said: "If you can't grab it, then buy Hanzhong!" ”

"Buy? How much does that cost? ”

Everyone was stunned by Jia Xu's bold idea.

Generally, in troubled times, fists have the final say, and whoever has a hard fist can get the territory. But when it comes to buying... Think about how many houses are in a city? How many supplies? How many counties are there? Counting the strategic position or something, it's simply priceless.

"What Mr. Wenhe said is a solution. What we have is money. Money is just a number to us, so why care? Compared with money, saltpeter is more important. After listening to Jia Xu's words, Lu Bu also began to consider buying Hanzhong.

Because money is not important to him, saltpeter is the key to the victory or defeat of the war.

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