Wet water, in later generations, should be called Luanhe, located north of Chengde. /.М//

At the end of December, perhaps the last snow of the winter fell, it was white and desolate.

80,000 beggar soldiers were stationed on the banks of the Lishui River, looking at Baitan City.

Since He Qi returned to the helm of the begging army, the conquest of the Xianbei grassland in eastern Liaodong has never stopped. The rejuvenated beggar army may not have the combat effectiveness of the Xianbei War, but its number has increased several times.

The 300,000 beggar army advanced layer by layer, squeezing and devouring Gongsun Du's forces outside the fortress little by little.

Under the auspices of Fei Wo, there was no shortage of supplies for the beggar army, and Wangbei County became more prosperous than before after more than a year of adjustment. The grasslands are full of cattle and horses, and the population is increasing.

Adhering to the policy set by Dong when he was in the Western Regions, Fei Wo has made a lot of adjustments.

For example, the ban on killing Hu was lifted, the intermarriage between Hu and Han was promoted, and the Hu people were eliminated, and they were uniformly called Han people.

On the grassland, you can believe in immortality or Buddhism.

Anyway, no matter what you believe in or what your original lineage is, now you have only one name, which is Hermes-Epitek.

Anyone who wishes to become a Hermes-Epitek must be registered and follow the law.

And for those Hu people who are unwilling to become Han people, or Hu people who are unwilling to submit to the rule of Wangbei County, Fei Wo's answer is even simpler and clearer, one word: kill! In this respect, Fei Wo's means were no more merciful than those of Heqi.

So much so that when Huang Chengyan arrived in Wangbei County. I didn't recognize my own disciples.

When Fei Wo went to the Western Regions, he weighed more than 200 pounds. The man was chubby, like a round ball.

At that time, Ma Jun and Pu Yuan both called him a meat ball, and even Dong felt that Fei Wo was a bit too fat.

But now, Fei Wo's weight is only about 130 pounds, and he looks lean and thin, completely different from his early years. The face is full of wind and frost. There are still layers of calluses on his hands, and when he grits his teeth, the lines on his cheeks are as clear as a knife and axe, with a murderous aura, with a ruthlessness, which makes people feel awe-inspiring.

Heqi is also very satisfied with Fei Wo!

Let's be honest. To be able to support the actions of an army of 300,000 in such a short period of time, relying on such a small amount of manpower and material resources, is by no means something ordinary people can do. In September, in the report that must be submitted to Chang'an every month, the arrogant He Qi even described it with such a paragraph: Wangbei can be without He Qi, but it cannot be without loads.

This sentence is enough to show the importance of Fei Wo in Wangbei County.

In the early morning, the grassland was still filled with thick fog. The horn sounded in the joint camp of the beggar army, and it was lined up outside the city of Baitan.

Rows of giant ballistas were pushed from the camp to the front. With the sound of the order. Just listen to the sound of squeaking, and rows of giant crossbows are tilted and raised at an angle of thirty degrees. A crossbow bolt the thickness of a child's arm. aimed at the white sandalwood city.

These ballistae are not the same as ordinary bow crossbows.

First of all. The ballista does not have the drawstring used in ordinary ballistas, and the bowstring the thickness of a thumb is opened, and it is completely pulled by the gears and bearings under the ballista. And above the crossbow machine, there is also a knob, which is the key to launching.

This gear is the item mentioned by Dong in a casual conversation with Pu Yuan in the middle of last year.

Originally, it was an unintentional sentence, but to Pu Yuan's ears, it was an unprecedented whimsy. Later, when inspecting the camp and watching the ballista, Mr. Dong felt that the crossbow machine was a little insufficient when it was ejected.

In fact, in the Three Kingdoms period, all stone throwing machines relied on the ground that was only the simplest principle of centrifugal force.

Dong said at the time: "How good would it be if there was a spring?" ”

Ma Junqi said: "What is a spring? ”

"This spring, the spring is ......" Dong really couldn't say clearly. So he drew a pattern with his hands and handed it to Ma Jun. Don't underestimate such a simple gadget, the knowledge in it is very big.

It includes not only the physics of later generations, but also the elements of mathematics.

Dong said that, but for Ma Jun and Pu Yuan, the energy contained in this small spring should not be underestimated. Dong shook his hand and left, but Ma Jun Puyuan forgot to sleep and eat, and ordered someone to send the drawings to Liu Hong in the Taixue Mansion in the Western Regions. In mathematics, Liu Hong was the most outstanding expert in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Of course, Fiwer also got a drawing.

It happened that Huang Chengyan arrived in Wangbei County, and saw this spring drawing by chance, and he was a little stunned.

If you talk about the art of machine making, Huang Chengyan is also a great character.

I didn't go anywhere, I stayed in the Wangbei County Mansion all day long, calculating, and researching...... At the same time, the post station between Wangbei County and Han'an Chengtaixue has hardly rested. Every day, new data is passed between the two places.

After more than half a year, the spring was fully formed.

However, the materials and time required to manufacture the finished product are unimaginable, and compared with the springs of later generations, they are not very qualified. But even so, the new ballista, equipped with gear bearings and springs, can reach a range of 700 paces, and the bolts fired can crush hard stones.

The Beggars were the first troops to have a new type of ballista.

Relying on this new type of ballista, Gongsun Du's fortress on the grassland was almost vulnerable.

Of course, the use of this kind of ballista will undoubtedly add a greater burden to Feiwo, and it is almost unbearable.

At the end of the day, the fog cleared!

He Qi turned his head to look at the five Dianman brothers behind him, with a depressed look on their faces, and couldn't help but smile at the five brothers?

That's right, it's five brothers, and it's not including Niu Gang's five brothers!

The two brothers are both over twenty-five years old, and the little monkeys of yesteryear are full of pawns. Now I'm twenty-one years old.

In addition, the two twin brothers of the Dian Mandi are preserved. He has also grown up.

Fifteen years old may be very young in later generations, but in this era, it is already possible to marry and have children.

Adhering to the lineage of Dian Weidi, the tiger's back and bear waist of the pawn are savored, and the complexion is pale gold.

The two brothers, like the Dianman, made the hammer. And it is a study under Dong. has practiced a good martial arts.

Sometimes, the power of this idol is really hard to explain. So much so that Dian Wei complained to Dong in private: "If this continues, my Dian's mastery can only be passed on by Niu Gang, which is really a great sorrow for someone in this life." ”

At the beginning of the year, the two brothers were waved by Dian Wei and rushed to the beggar army.

Even with the pawn, they also served in the beggar army. In the words of Dian Weidi: "It is upset to look at." The cubs are all older, they should go out and fight, otherwise they won't be able to become men. You know, your second uncle killed people like hemp at the age of thirteen......"

Dong even wanted to remind Dian Wei: You are wrong, the first time I killed someone was when I was seven years old!

The pawn brothers, originally thought that they could make contributions on this grassland. But who knew that the emergence of a new type of ballista gave them no chance to show it at all. From September to now, these three boys have indeed been suffocated.

There is no way, casualties can be avoided. Just try to avoid it!

He Qi could only apologize. At the moment when the fog dissipated, he raised his hand and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”

Crunch ...... Disheveled!

There crossbow arrows the thickness of arms were off the ground for a moment. There was a screeching sound. Sharp Ya roared and flew towards Baitan City. Listening only to a series of fluffy sounds, the thick walls were beaten to the ground in an instant. Dense cracks.

The crossbow was stuck in the wall, surrounded by a sinuous crack.

After a round of crossbows was fired, it was followed by the second row of ballistas, the third row, and the fourth row......

The bowstring is pulled apart, fired, pulled again, fired again......

The Youzhou army at the head of the city was frightened and at a loss. They were ready to meet the beggar army, but they didn't expect that it would be such an outcome. The beggar army did not make any direct contact with them at all, and after only a few rounds of giant crossbow firing, the walls of Baitan City were already crumbling, and they were about to be unable to support the next attack.

At the time of the two pillars of incense, the city wall was shot to the ground like a hedgehog.

With a loud rumbling sound, the tall and solid White Sandalwood City collapsed violently. He Qi raised the command flag and pointed forward.

The five brothers of the Didian Family, who had already been suffocated, roared angrily, and rushed to Baitan City.

Behind him, tens of thousands of beggars swarmed up, like a black wave, rushing into Baitan City.

The white sandalwood city was broken, and the plump and soft abdomen of Yuyang and Youbeiping was exposed on the mouth of the begging army.

Hao Zhao tapped lightly on the table, looked at the map, and frowned.

Dianman asked strangely: "Bodao, why are you unhappy?" ”

"Previously, we relied on Xipingche to attack like a bamboo, on the one hand, because Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses did not dare to move, and on the other hand, because of the low combat strength of Youzhou. These Youzhou troops on the grassland are not the main force of Gongsun Du. ”

"Oh?"

"The main force of Gongsun Du should be the Karasuma soldiers and horses attacking Lelang. Now that Lelang has been breached, Gongsun Du will definitely transfer the Karasuma army to the border of the Great Wall. And the lord and Yuan Shao tore the dough, and Yuan Shao was afraid that it would be ......"

"I'm afraid of him!"

Dianman said: "He Karasuma Army comes one, I kill one, come a pair, I kill a pair, Bodao you are too cautious." ”

Dianyou frowned, "Xiaoman, close your beak." Uncle said that if you talk less and do more things, and if you talk nonsense, I will report to my uncle and let you go back to Chang'an to stay. If the Karasuma Army is really what you say, why should Bodao mention it? ”

Hao Zhao couldn't help laughing, "Don't say that, uncle, uncle is brave and martial, so he is naturally a master of art and bold." The reason why I mention the Karasuma Army is not simply to say how much their combat power is at stake. The Lou class, including Na Su Fuyan, are just a group of clowns who jump off the beam, and they can't become a climate. I'm worried about the other two. ”

"Who?"

Hao Zhao said softly: "Wei Qiu, Yan Rou!" ”

"Even the birdman, I haven't heard of it!"

"Yan Rou, you may not have heard of it. Can you defend this person...... When the lord was in distress outside the fortress, it was a trap set by this person. Defend this person, and he can hide his identity. His true origin has not yet been discovered. This person uses strange soldiers and likes to use strange soldiers to win; And that Yan Rou, although he is a Han Chinese, has lived in the land of Xianbei Karasuma for a long time, and once led the Xianbei people to attack Gongsun Zhan. Although it failed in the end, Gongsun Chan also suffered a lot of losses. ”

"Traitor!"

The pawn who had not said a word suddenly spoke.

The twin brothers said with disdain in their words, and said coldly: "The second uncle said it." Such people should be cut with a thousand cuts. ”

"Exactly!" Hao Zhao said: "But you also have to be careful, this person is not simple. ”

He Qi's eyes were closed, as if he was thinking about something.

After Hao Zhao finished speaking, he asked in a deep voice: "Bodao, you must have a plan, but it doesn't hurt to say it." The end of the sale. ”

"Senior brother really knows me!"

Hao Zhao unfolded the map, "Now that we are hating the water, the battle line is open, and it is a little too long. If Yuan Shao went out of the Great Wall from Dai County and attacked my grain and materials, even if Lord Fei had no last resort, it would be difficult to take care of it. Therefore, it is imperative that Youzhou is not my great enemy, the real enemy. But it was Yuan Benchu's father and son in Jizhou. ”

"How are you?"

"Senior brother can lead an army. The troops are stationed in the wet water, and the tiger looks at Youzhou. so that they do not dare to act rashly. I have a plan. It can make Youzhou have no time to send troops, maybe the entire Liaodong grassland. It doesn't cost a single soldier, and it's all in the hands of the senior brother. ”

He Qi smiled slightly, "Bo Dao, you want me to fill the water, so what are you doing?" ”

Hao Zhao's face turned red all of a sudden, scratched his head and said, "This...... Senior brother, you have made so many contributions, so naturally you don't need to go out in person. Yuan Tan rat, the younger brother is enough to deal with, why don't you give this credit to the younger brother? ”

For Hao Zhao's shamelessness, He Qi had nothing to say.

"You talk first, how to take the Liaodong grassland."

"It's not that hard!" In order to be able to lead the army to attack Daijun, Hao Zhao naturally did not have reservations, "Actually, if you take Youzhou, you will break Karasuma first." The Karasuma Army is the elite of Gongsun Du, and it is his dependence...... On the surface, the Karasuma Army seems to be monolithic, but in reality? After the death of Qiu Liju, this Karasuma King was supposed to be inherited by his son.

But at that time, Lou Ban was too young, and Qiu Liju was worried that Lou Ban would not be able to control the situation, so he let his subordinate son Bandun inherit it. ”

He Qi's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand what Hao Zhao meant, "You mean, instigating Lou Ban and Qiu Liju to fight?" "Not bad!"

Hao Zhao said in a deep voice: "Lou Ban has grown up and is quite ambitious; Bunton was supposed to hand over the throne when Lou Ban came of age, but now he didn't say a word. What he relies on is Gongsun Du's trust in him. Presumably, Lou Ban must have been very angry about this, and Su Muyan is Qiu Liju's cronies, so he is very close to Lou Ban......"

He Qi nodded again and again: "In this way, the two of them will definitely fight." But whoever wins, in the end, my fisherman wins. ”

"Senior brother Gao Jian!"

He Qi's face flushed, and he raised his foot and kicked at Hao Zhao.

"Anyway, my lord must be very eager to see you make a contribution...... Blessings! ”

"The last general!"

"You two will join me in the water!"

"Huh?"

Dianyou Dianfu thought that he was letting them go with Hao Zhao to fight on behalf of the county, but who knew that he was actually letting them stay on the bank of the Lishui River?

He Qi smiled slightly, and his gaze swept towards the three Dianman brothers.

The three of them hurriedly puffed up their chests, and they looked like they were afraid that He Qi had missed the three of them.

"Pawn, pawn, pawn!"

"Whoa!"

"The three of you assisted Bodao and sent troops to the county...... Hao Zhao listened to the order, I will give you 50,000 beggar troops, and the battle of Daijun must be completed within a month. Where is Wellcome! ”

In the big tent, a young general stepped forward, "The young general!" ”

"You hurry to Danhan Mountain, inform Lord Fei, and ask him to send troops to Danhan Mountain, and be sure to delay the recruitment for a month. After you go, you don't need to go back to the water, and you can listen to orders under Master Fei's account. Remember, a month of time. ”

"Whoa!"

This Weikang, the character general, is a native of Chang'an.

His father, Wei Duan, has a benevolent reputation and is extremely prestigious in the land of the division.

At the age of fifteen, Wei Kang was appointed as the chief secretary of Fufeng County, and once served under Li Guobian. However, Wei Kang was obviously not very satisfied with Li Guobian, and after Dong attacked Guanzhong, he persuaded Fufeng County Taishou to surrender.

Dong also attaches great importance to Wei Kang.

Wei Duan is now appointed as the Taishou of Anding County, and he is one of the very few scholars who can be reused among the locals of Chang'an.

He Qi took a fancy to Wei Kang when he was recuperating in Chang'an, so after returning to the command of the beggar army, he brought Wei Kang with him and appointed him as the military commander.

After everything was arranged, Hao Zhao and the others left one after another.

He Qi let out a long breath, walked out of the big tent, looked up at the stars in the night, and after a long time, turned back to the big tent.

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