"This matter is urgent, I'm worried that Liu Miao will take action tonight, so I can't wait for the morning meeting tomorrow."

In the main tent of Shuizhai, Yuan Yao dictated what happened in the morning, and because of the sudden unpreparedness, when Yuan Yao gathered three subordinates, plus Zhang Xun, Sun Ce and Liu Xun, it was already afternoon.

Lu Suli said: "What the lord said is very true, I didn't expect that Liu Miao to be so cautious and react so quickly, we should really be careful." ”

Yuan Yao nodded in approval, and asked Liu Ye again, "How is the fort built by Ziyang now?" ”

Liu Ye arched his hand and said: "Back to the lord, until today, his subordinates have built five forts, each with 10 ballistas and one gunner. ”

"Oh, so fast?" Yuan Yao was surprised to hear that five had already been built.

Liu Ye nodded and said: "The main body is made of mud, plus a shed roof protection, so it is not troublesome, the key is to find a suitable firing position, in order to facilitate the operation of the naval warship, if it is placed at will, there is no problem with dozens of batteries a day." ”

Yuan Yao was stunned, and then found the problem and said: "In this way, wouldn't it be better to cooperate with the water army to conduct a drill?" ”

"My subordinates are about to discuss this matter with General Sun." Liu Ye nodded.

Hearing this, Sun Ce clenched his fists and said to Yuan Yao: "The last general is waiting at any time." ”

Yuan Yao frowned and thought for a moment, then asked Sun Ce, "Is there anyone under Bo Fu's account who can take over the affairs of the fort?" ”

Sun Ce was stunned, but immediately replied: "Lu Fan, Lu Ziheng may be." ”

Yuan Yao said happily when he heard this: "There must be no problem with Lu Ziheng here, so that the naval army and the fort will be handed over to Bofu together, so that it is convenient to quickly form combat power under your account." ”

"The last general commands." Sun Ce was very happy in his heart, because he had already seen the training of the ballista in the past two days, and the stone projectile that was not much worse than the accuracy of the bed crossbow flew out with amazing destructive power, and it was like a tiger to be handed over to him with such a sharp weapon.

Yuan Yao turned to Liu Ye again and said, "Ziyang immediately taught Lu Ziheng to build a fort and train gunners, and handed over this matter to him as soon as possible, I still have something for you to do." ”

Liu Ye asked in some surprise: "I don't know what the lord said?" ”

Yuan Yao said: "You also said before that the more accurate the ballista, the higher the requirements for the roundness of the stone projectile, and now there is a need for specialized stonemasons to make ballista shells." Yesterday, dozens of cannonballs were cast in iron and thrown into the water, and the effect was really good, but the cost was too heavy, and Liu Fujun was already about to turn his face with me, so we had to think of other ways! Ziyang, do you remember the catalogue when I first recruited you? ”

Liu Ye suddenly said: "The lord wants to make trebuchets instead of ballistas?" ”

Yuan Yao shook his head and said, "It's not a replacement, it's a supplement of firepower." The trebuchet has a slightly longer range than the ballista, and it shoots anything without being picky, so it can hit enemy ships on the river even if it is placed behind the water wall, so I wanted to make something to try the effect. ”

Liu Ye nodded and said: "If it's just used as an auxiliary attack, it's okay, but the accuracy of the trebuchet is too poor, and it's not suitable for attacking moving targets like ships, unless dozens of them are used intensively, it may be able to achieve a certain effect." ”

Yuan Yao said: "You can set the shooting Zhuyuan first, so that you can achieve the effect of pre-targeting." ”

Liu Ye was stunned and said: "What is shooting Zhuyuan, please teach the lord!" ”

Yuan Yao recalled the ultra-long-range firing methods of artillery in later generations, and patiently explained according to his own understanding: "It is to divide the direction in advance within the range of the trebuchet, when the enemy warship is about to sail into these directions, you can aim at this place in advance and prepare for the attack, so that you can aim first, and you can even test the accuracy in advance to improve the hit rate before the battle, I think this should increase the hit effect of the trebuchet." ”

"The meaning of the lord is to lay out the position first like gossip, and then attack the fixed formation gate when the enemy army enters the formation, without aiming at the target......"

After listening to Yuan Yao's explanation, Liu Ye used the logical mode he could understand to repeat and think about it, but before he could finish speaking, he had already understood the benefits of this method in his heart, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he shouted as if no one was around: "Hiss! The Lord is so good! I didn't think of it! If the formation can be used to arrange troops, why can't it be used to guide shots! The gossip diagram with the trebuchet is simply wonderful! ”

Lu Su next to him couldn't help but interject: "The lord's method is really wonderful, the trebuchet plus the gossip map, and then the use of the Lingqi remote command can indeed have an unexpected effect." It's just that gossip is not something that everyone can understand, and it has to be visually inspected, so I'm afraid this method can't be popularized on a large scale. ”

"Zijing's words are wrong!" Liu Ye immediately retorted when he heard this: "The application of gossip here only needs its shape and does not need its god, and even only needs to know the layout of the three directions of Qian, Xun and Dui, rote memorization may not be impossible to learn, and the biggest advantage of this method is that it can be arranged in advance, as long as you train more, you will definitely be able to reduce the occurrence of mistakes." ”

After hearing this, Lu Su thought about it again and nodded in approval: "What Zi Yang said is very true, this method is promising. ”

Liu Ye also nodded and said: "This method can be studied more deeply, but I don't know if the lord can give it a detailed method, thinking that we will solve the puzzle?" After that, Liu Ye looked at Yuan Yao expectantly.

Seeing that the eyes of several people turned to him, Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment and said, "Ah, what are you talking about?" ”

In fact, when Liu Ye linked shooting with gossip, Yuan Yao was already confused.

Seeing this, Liu Ye saluted and said: "Please give the lord the full method of "Shooting Zhuyuan", thinking that his subordinates will solve their doubts. ”

"This ...... No! ”

Shooting Zhu Yuan, this Dongdong Yuan Yao, is only half-understood, but if you want to add gossip, he won't understand it all, so he can only say embarrassedly: "I forgot where I saw it, I only remembered a fur, and I don't understand how to operate it, so this thing of shooting Zhu Yuan and what Jiugong gossip will be handed over to you to improve, and now the theory is there, and I believe you will be able to figure it out through practice." ”

Seeing that several strategists looked disappointed, Yuan Yao diverted the topic and said to everyone: "But it's good that these Ziyang are in charge, the main purpose of I summoned you all today is to try to set up a wartime staff!" ”

Lu Su was stunned for a moment and asked, "May I ask my lord, what is the wartime staff?" ”

Yuan Yao thought for a moment and replied: "Or it is more appropriate to call Cao Cao to join the army in wartime." As the name suggests, it is the Cao Department of the Staff Military, but because it is wartime, the personnel are not fixed, and anyone who participates in the war can participate in it. The main function is to formulate tactical plans and tactical training for facing war, and the purpose is to enable the whole army to have a plan to follow no matter what situation it is facing, so as to avoid unnecessary mistakes. ”

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