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Chapter 558 Nanyang Taishou (1/2)

"It's only been a long time since you've been back, and you're leaving again?"

In Cao Fuzhong, Xingyang County, Zhang muttered and complained. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Counting up, Cao Peng has been home for almost two years. But in Zhang's eyes, two years passed in the blink of an eye, which is really not enough. Mothers naturally want their children to be by their side. It's best to be by your side forever. Zhang's is now nearly fifty years. She is in good health, and she has children and grandchildren, and her family is worry-free, which can be regarded as happiness in the eyes of ordinary people.

But for Zhang, he doesn't think so.

My husband is in Liangzhou, Northwest China, and he only comes back for a month or two a year.

The daughter and son-in-law are in Dongjun, and it is also difficult to stay home. Now, the son who is most concerned about is about to leave. Although Xingyang and Nanyang are not far apart...... At least it must be close to Liangzhou. But in Zhang's heart, it is inevitable that there will be reluctance.

She muttered non-stop and helped Cao Peng pack her clothes.

Originally, this kind of thing was just for the maidservants to do. But Zhang still insisted on cleaning up for Cao Peng by himself. Cao Peng sat on the sidelines, quietly listening to his mother's nagging, always with a smile on his face. It's been 10 years...... He was reborn on this plane for a full decade.

He has put a lot of effort into this family.

For the mother in front of him, he has become a real family from the strangeness and resistance at the beginning, to the closeness and foam of the present.

For ten years, he traveled everywhere.

From Haixi in the east to Hexi in the west.

Counting up, the days with my mother are only about five years. He was born again for ten years, and more than half of it was outside. I have stayed in Xingyang for the past two years, although we can see each other every day. But when it was really different, Cao Peng also felt extremely reluctant.

"Mother, don't be busy."

Cao Peng stepped forward and hugged his mother.

"Nanyang is our hometown, not far from here.

After a while, when the son has gained a firm foothold in Nanyang, he will plead with the lord to take his mother over. Hehe, let's go back to Wuyin and go back to Zhongyang Town......"

Zhongyang Town?

Zhang's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

It's been almost ten years, but she has never forgotten the house in her hometown.

"When you go over this time, remember to go back and have a look. The house in my hometown, as well as your uncle's house, must be begged to come back. ”

"Got it!"

A kind smile appeared on Zhang's face.

She took Cao Peng's hand, sat down on the kang, and then gently patted Cao Peng's head.

"After returning to Nanyang, you have to be more careful.

I've heard people say that it's not too peaceful over there now. Don't charge forward every time like in Liangzhou. You are now the father of several children, Xiaohuan is about to give birth again, and you can bear a large family. went to Nanyang, do things well, don't worry about your mother. My mother is not ready to go back to Xudu, it is too noisy over there, and it is really uncomfortable. Mother, with Xiaoluan Xiaomi and Xiaohuan, live here again. By the way, don't forget before you go, go meet Miss Cai. Her lonely mother and son were on the other side of Donglin Lake, and they were really a little lonely. Take her over, I heard that she is a talented girl, and she just happened to help me teach them well. ”

Cai Yan's mother and son arrived in Xingyang in mid-October.

At that time, Cai Zhenji also came to Xingyang from Nancheng County to help Cai Yan settle down on the shore of Donglin Lake.

During this period, Huang Yueying, Xiahou Zhen and others visited the door many times. For Cai Yan's talent, Huang Yueying also has great respect.

This time, Cao Peng will go to Nanyang, and Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen will be allowed to accompany him.

However, Buluan Guohuan's three daughters are not allowed to follow...... First, Guo Huan has a body, and second, the Zhang family is determined to settle in Xingyang, and they also need someone to take care of them. As for the Fengche Marquis Mansion in Xudu, it has become the Wuting Marquis Mansion. Cao Cao originally planned to give Cao Peng a mansion, but Cao Peng refused. However, he asked people to buy the two houses next to the Hou Mansion and use them as the residence of Deng Ji and his wife in the future. Deng Ji is away all the year round, and he doesn't even have a property in Xudu. Even if he can't stay in the center in the future, this pomp and circumstance is still needed. Instead of buying another one at that time, it would be better to settle next to the Hou Mansion, and the family could also move around each other.

Cao Peng listened to his mother's advice very carefully and nodded from time to time.

He was not very sure about letting Cai Yan move over. But presumably it is not too difficult, let Huang Yueying come forward, and she will be successful.

To be honest, Cao Peng also felt that Donglin Lake was too deserted.

Although there is a Donglin Temple, in fact, incense is not particularly prosperous.

Instead of letting Cai Yan and Cai Mei live there alone, it is better to let her mother and daughter come over, and they can take care of each other, right?

After all, the Zhang family is very grateful to Cai Yan.

Moreover, Cao Juan and Cao Yang, one is five years old and the other is four years old, they have both reached the age of enlightenment.

There is no need for such a talented woman as Cai Yan, and Cao Peng is really not particularly relieved to find other people...... Cai Di, this time as Cao Peng's book, will accompany him to Nanyang County. In this way, Cao Peng has more reason to take care of the lives of Cai Yan's mother and daughter.

In addition to Cai Di, Deng Ai will also accompany him.

This is Deng Ai's own decision.

"Uncle, I'm ten years old...... Anyway, I don't like the ones taught in the school, but I might as well go with my uncle and increase my knowledge. ”

Cao Peng was reluctant to take Deng Ai, but seeing Deng Ai's resolute attitude, Zhang's did not object, so he nodded and agreed......

In addition, Cao Peng will also order Pang De and Jiang Jian to go to Nanyang together.

These two people have the talent to command the army, and it is really a pity to stay in Xingyang.

Even so, the garrison of Xingyang Cao Mansion will be a little empty. But the question is, who dares to come here and find trouble with Caofu?

Xingyang Taishou Wang Zhi, and Guo Yong, who was promoted to the Arsenal Order and the Zhuye Supervision Order, were enough to protect Caofu. Not to mention, there are hundreds of families in this grange in Cao Mansion. They are all soldiers who can fight people with weapons, so there is no need to worry too much.

Du Yi and Lu Yu, together with Pu Yangyi and Lu Mao, have left Xu Du and are waiting in Yingyin.

Now Cao Peng is waiting for Deng Zhi to arrive, and then he can set off.

Deng Zhi also expressed his willingness to play for Cao Peng. It's just that Deng Ji was not very happy, so he sent a letter to Cao Peng through the post station and scolded Cao Peng.

Fortunately, now that the wind and rain in Dongjun are smooth, there is no need for Deng Ji to bother too much.

He still has the old troops transferred from Haixi around him, so even if Deng Zhi leaves, it will not have much impact on Deng Ji. It's just that such a staff member who can give him advice was taken away by Cao Peng...... Deng Ji was of course very unhappy.

For this reason, Cao Peng also wrote a letter to explain to Deng Ji.

However, at this time, Chen Qun solved such a problem for Cao Peng.

In the capital at that time, Guo Jia and others were planning to reset the Prime Minister's Mansion and open the Thirteen Cao. Chen Qun was conquered by Cao Cao, and once the Thirteen Cao was established, then Chen Qun would play Cao, which was an extremely important position. After hearing about this, Chen Qun recommended someone to Deng Ji, who was Jiang Ji, a native of Chu Guoping who had just come from Jiangdong to vote. Jiang Ji is more than 30 years old, and he is a county planner in Zeng Shi. Jiang Ji came from Yangzhou and wanted to defect to Cao Cao to seek a fortune. didn't want Chen Qun to insert a lever and introduced him to Deng Ji.

When Jiang Ji was in Yangzhou, he had also heard of Deng Ji's name.

In particular, he praised Deng Ji's achievements in Haixi.

He traveled thousands of miles to join Cao Cao, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart. After all, he was not such an astonishing celebrity, and he didn't have many friends in Xudu. Chen Qun was one of his few friends, and after inquiring about Deng Ji's situation, Jiang Ji decided to defect to Deng Ji for the time being. After all, at this time, even if he defected to Cao Cao, it would be impossible to get Cao Cao's reuse all of a sudden.

In addition, Jiang Ji's identity is still very special.

He was born in Jiangdong and served as a county official in Jiangdong, so it is inevitable that people will be suspicious.

Especially when an assassination accident just happened, Cao Cao will have a lot of considerations when selecting talents.

If you follow Deng Ji, it's not bad.

First of all, Deng Ji was appointed as the Taishou of Dongjun as a man with a stump arm, which is enough to see Cao Cao's trust in him. And behind Deng Ji, there is also the behemoth of the Cao family. Cao Ji is the history of Liangzhou Thorn, and Cao Peng is even more loved by Cao Cao. If Jiang Ji takes refuge in Deng Ji, the opportunities will also increase. Not to mention, Chen Qun came forward to introduce him, and Jiang Ji couldn't refuse the invitation even if he saw Chen Qun's face.

As everyone knows, Jiang Ji in history, in the thirteenth year of Jian'an, served as the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It was such a mistake that made Jiang Ji's fate change. Deng Ji got Jiang Ji, so he was naturally very happy. Jiang Ji then recommended his fellow villagers to Deng Ji, who was also a close friend. is also a well-known figure in the Jianghuai region, Hu Qian.

In fact, Jiang Ji and Hu Zhen have some reputation in Jianghuai, and Zhu Ji and Yangzhou Sanjie.

It's just that Zhu Ji's identity is much higher than Jiang Jihu's. He is the son of Zhu Ran Danyang Taishou Zhu Ran, so he is called the head of the three masters. But relatively speaking, the relationship between Zhu Ji and Jiang Ji is not very good, which is one of the reasons why Jiang Ji came to Cao Cao.

Hu quality, the word Wende, Shouchun people.

After Jiang Ji defected to Cao Cao, he recommended Hu Zhen and recruited him as Dunqiu Ling.

During the time of Emperor Wei Wen, Hu Qianguan worshiped Dongguan Taishou, and was in Dongguan for nine years, and the government was harmonious. Later, he was promoted to the assassin of Jingzhou, with outstanding political achievements, and was a famous minister during the Three Kingdoms period. This person attaches great importance to agriculture and is very good at government affairs. The arrival of Hu Zhen made Deng Ji very happy.

In short, after having these two people, Deng Ji no longer nagged.

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Deng Zhi had already set off from Puyang and came to Xingyang.

It is estimated that in these few days, they will arrive in Xingyang and join Cao Peng.

Therefore, Cao Peng is in Xingyang, mainly waiting for Deng Zhi's arrival. After he returned to Xingyang, he immediately found Guo Yong and asked Guo Yong to transfer the eighty-three eight-bull crossbows that had been designed by Cao Peng. The so-called eight-bull crossbow is actually a kind of bed crossbow.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were relevant records.

The large-scale use of bed crossbows was in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty? According to the Biography of Chen Qiu, Chen Qiu once used 'the string big wood as the bow and the feather spear as the arrow, and the trigger was launched, shooting more than 1,000 steps from a distance, and killing many people'. The bed crossbow in the late Eastern Han Dynasty had a crossbow arm of about two meters or more, and its lethality was quite powerful. However, before the Tang Dynasty, this kind of crossbow machine was called a car crossbow, and until the Song Dynasty, it was collectively referred to as a bed crossbow.

In Cao Peng's previous life, he once saw the introduction of the Eight Bull Crossbow in the Song Dynasty in a scientific exploration program.

According to his vague memory, Cao Peng and Huang Yueying basically attached the almost lost Eight Bull Crossbow to the courtyard after two years of exploration.

He adopted the form of a multi-bow bed crossbow, with as few as 5-7 people and as many as 100 people when opening the strings, so that he could succeed.

Aim, launch, need to be a special person. The arrows used are made of wood and iron, and basically achieve the shape of the legendary 'one shot and three swords and arrows'. This kind of crossbow arrow is actually a spear. In the Song Dynasty, it was called a stepping arrow. Fired in rows, they can be submerged into the rammed earth walls, and then the besiegers can climb the city. At the same time, Cao Peng also designed different types such as jackdaw arrows.

Originally, he designed this bed crossbow with extremely poor mobility to equip Zhou Cang's naval army.

Of course, Cao Peng hoped to invent gunpowder, but in this era, he couldn't. Because the process of producing gunpowder is not safe. At least as far as Cao Peng himself is concerned, he doesn't want to be involved. Of course, he didn't want Huang Yueying to run to the experiment. He knew very well that with Huang Yueying's character, if he knew such a fun thing, he would definitely try it. What if something happens......

Therefore, Cao Peng still decided that it was best to wait for the right time to study the issue of gunpowder.

Equipping the bed crossbow on a ship of a naval force can increase the attack power of the naval army. Think about it, after a building ship is equipped with twenty bed crossbows, what kind of great power will it produce in the event of a water war? However, the water army is still in preparation...... In Zhou Cang's words, in less than five or six years, it is absolutely impossible to form a naval army. Cause? It's very simple, the foundation of Cao Cao's water army is too bad!

From shipbuilding, to the training of the navy, it is almost completely a blank slate.

Due to the influence of geographical location, shipbuilding technology is almost monopolized by the south, concentrated in Ba County in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Changsha County in Jingzhou, and Chaisang area in Jiangdong. These three regions are also the most developed areas of the shipbuilding industry. In contrast, the shipbuilding industry in the Jiangbei region is very weak. Even if Cao Cao was determined to build a naval army, just building a ship was enough for Cao Cao to feel a headache.

No way, no one, and no dockyard workshop.

Although the construction of the Tanglin Island Navy has begun, the weak foundation is destined to be impossible to achieve success in just a few years......

Just imagine, Cao Wei's navy has always been at a disadvantage in history.

It was not until the Western Jin Dynasty, after decades of development and the confrontation with Jiangdong, that the north could be regarded as having its own naval army.

Cao Peng originally wanted to give those eight-bull crossbows to Zhou Cang.

But once the navy on Zhoucang's side came, it was still in a state of preparation; Second, Cao Peng felt that he needed such a weapon when he went to Nanyang.

The first day of December in the 11th year of Jian'an.

The Lü Han mission, after a difficult long journey, arrived at the mouth of the Haihe River in Bohai County.

On the same day, Cao Peng finally waited for Deng Zhi.

After being inseparable from his mother, wife and concubines, Cao Peng led Pang De, Jiang Jian and Deng Zhi, led 600 white camel soldiers and 200 flying camel soldiers, left Xingyang and embarked on the journey to Nanyang. On this day, Xingyang ushered in a heavy snowfall......