Large-scale espionage operation, this incident alarmed Mongo no one dared to slack off, about the stolen things were quickly found out, a total of three things were lost, all of which are the new research results of this armament institute, respectively, the best steel knife, the standard crossbow and the incomplete ladder design drawings, it can be said that this time the loss is heavy, the future may be these things will play a key role, although weapons are not the only criterion for determining the war, but the role is absolutely immeasurable.

Needless to say, this thing is the treasure that Mongo dreamed of, if there is a steel weapon, then the combat power of the army will definitely go to a higher level, it took a lot of time and manpower and material resources, and finally made some semi-finished products, just give it to people, Mongo has long been unhappy to the extreme, and there is the standard strong crossbow, the important surname of this thing does not need to be mentioned, now the powerful attack power of the crossbow battalion is mostly due to the strong crossbow, there is no strong crossbow, and the current crossbow battalion is at least reduced by two to three percent of the combat power.

Losing the advantage of this weapon, in turn, will increase the advantage of the enemy, the combat command of the wise general is a point, the quality of this weapon is also one aspect that affects success or failure, Meng Ge does not need how powerful the generals are, he only needs his own people to understand the basic tactics, put the position open, and be able to do the order and prohibit this is enough, but if you lose the advantage of the weapon, then your own losses will inevitably rise, and there is no need to say much about the harm, everyone understands.

Under the dim light, Meng Ge hugged his hands, and he couldn't see what mood he was on the surface, but the people next to him could clearly feel Meng Ge's anger at this time, but this time Meng Ge was on fire, and he couldn't speak ill of his subordinates, and the fault was not the people below, no one could have thought that the enemy would choose to pay such a big price in exchange for these things, and everyone couldn't get rid of this responsibility if they wanted to say responsibility.

After Chen Chengyu reported the specific situation, there was silence in the dim room for a while, it was not a way to go on like this, Jia Xu had to bite the bullet and said: "General, the thief has just forcibly snatched these things, we should immediately send more people to search, if we can recover the stolen goods, it would be better, if we can't recover them, we can also delay the time when the enemy can get these things, the general should make a decision quickly." ”

Meng Ge nodded, and said with a wry smile: "This article is arranged with you, and I will report it directly to me if there is any situation!" For today's plan, there is only this, hurry up, there are also defensive measures here that need to be strengthened, this matter is still left to Chen Cheng you to do, in addition to external personnel, there are also internal personnel who also need to pay attention, do not easily let people infiltrate, especially the confidential formula and production process, to be properly kept. ”

"Yes!" Chen Cheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Meng Ge said this because he didn't plan to investigate it deeply, at most he would send a document to scold him, but if something happened again in the future, it would not be so good, Chen Cheng secretly made up his mind that he must not make such a mistake in the future, the dignified armament station was actually captured, this matter is really a bit difficult to speak, with the number of enemies in the field, and the chaos of the scene, but a mistake is a mistake.

Sooner or later, the enemy will come to steal the weapon's craft, whether it is to use fine work, or to buy the people of the armaments, as long as you have money, you can find opportunities, people will always have weaknesses, Mongo does not expect these advantages to remain for a long time, but he does not want to leak these things at this juncture, the coalition is huge, if these things flow into their hands, the consequences will be used to fight themselves, what is this called!

Meng Ge looked at the roof, touched his temples with a headache and said, "Old Zhao, I want to ask you, the enemy has obtained these three things, can they get the manufacturing technology according to the items!" If so, in your estimation, how long will the process take? Bother Zhao Lao to make a guess! ”

Zhao Lao suddenly looked embarrassed, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "This is not easy to say, the hundred steel knives are a little difficult, just relying on a knife is like mastering technology from it, this is a bit exaggerated, at most it is used for reference, but the other two things are not the same, the production of the strong crossbow is clear at a glance as long as it is disassembled, the only difficulty of this thing is the processing of the bowstring, but there are many ways to deal with beef tendons in the world, and it is not difficult to find a cow tendon of similar strength, not to mention the ladder drawings, As long as it is made as it is, it will be done, according to the old man's opinion, except for the difficulty of making a hundred steel knives, the rest are not difficult, and the only difficulty in making a strong crossbow is capital and manpower, and the general needs to deal with it as soon as possible. ”

Meng Ge listened and closed his eyes, although this result was expected by him, but hearing the judgment of this professional, Meng Ge still felt uncomfortable in his heart, which meant that he needed to face the attack from the strong crossbow in the future, and he still designed the strong crossbow himself, this kind of thing feels ridiculous to think about, Meng Ge finally knows why any country in the future is so disgusted with this kind of thing.

At this time, Jia Xu was like a frosted eggplant, his face was extremely ugly, Lao Zhao and Chen Cheng were no better, the three of them stood aside and didn't dare to say anything, the atmosphere was extremely solemn, everyone knew that leaking secrets had become inevitable.

Some people are happy and some are worried, Meng Ge is worried about how to face the situation in the future, the advantage of weapons may not be sustainable, the thief who is a thief is also worried, how to get things out, and some people are worried about whether things will be robbed, or whether something will happen on the way.

At this time, the coalition camp was brightly lit, and the coalition soldiers who had been fighting all day were already exhausted, and now the battle was lost again, everyone's morale was not high, and their faces were listless, and their eyes drifted out from time to time, as if they were afraid that someone would come to sneak attack at night, everyone knew that Mongo's favorite thing was sneak attack, especially when this kind of black light was blind, the more chaotic the scene, the more he liked it, and the chaotic battle was the magic general's forte.

The soldiers were nervous, and the big men were not easy, and the small chessboard in Cao Ying's camp looked at the chessboard, fiddling with the Go in his hand alone, but he was obviously a little absent-minded, his eyes looked out from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone, and the small chessboard obviously could not satisfy the taste of Xi Zhicai.

"If you want to defeat Mungo's army, the first point is in the strong crossbow, there is no strong crossbow comparable to it, and the crossbowmen have no way to suppress it, old friend, don't blame me!" Xi Zhicai fiddled with the chessboard in his hand, but his mind was not on the chessboard, in order to deal with the current situation, he wasted a lot of effort, and it was really not easy to get what Meng Ge was holding in his hand.

Not long after, Cao Ying entered the big tent, and saw Xi Zhicai fiddling with Go with a leisurely face, and immediately complained and said: "When is it, Zhicai, are you still in the mood to play chess here, do you know that our army has been defeated again, if it goes on like this, we have no chance to pose any threat to Hangu Pass, Meng Ge is really difficult to deal with, what should we do?" ”

Xi Zhicai fiddled with the chess pieces unhurriedly, and said calmly: "Battle, to this extent, we have no chance of winning, don't want to pose any threat to Hangu Pass, and even if you want to retreat, it is not so easy, once the coalition retreats, Menggo will regain control of the Sili region, so that Menggo's position will be difficult to shake, after all, it is difficult for the coalition army to assemble, if it is not successful this time, maybe there will be no next time, all the princes have suffered a lot of losses this time, and our only way is to fight." , Meng Ge only masters Yongzhou, he really wants to fight he does not have any advantage, as long as it can form consumption, then Meng Ge is not terrible, but now our army can't even go up the city wall, talk about consumption, as long as he doesn't come out, we have no chance to consume his strength at all, what does the lord think? ”

Xi Zhicai was calm, but Cao Ying was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "I understand, everyone understands, who is not desperate in mind, but now there is no way to work hard, what should you tell me to do?" ”

Xi Zhicai shook his head disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "The lord ignored one point, Menggo's army is powerful, the most important thing is that his army is elite enough, obviously after Menggo's careful training, there is now this iron-blooded army, the lord said that he wants to compete with Menggo in the future, and it is bound to need to train an army equal to or even surpassing him, otherwise there is no chance of winning at all, relying on this kind of alliance will always be destroyed by Menggo, and there is Menggo's strong crossbow, the lord also saw how powerful Menggo's strong crossbow is, The coalition has spent so many troops, but they can't even go up to the tower, we need to have weapons like or even better than Mongo, the lord understands! ”

Cao Ying's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Zhicai said that training must be strengthened and equipment must be improved!" ”

Xi Zhicai nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, if you want to break this situation, this is necessary, otherwise our army will have no way to compete with Mongo, and there is the cavalry army, we must comprehensively strengthen the combat effectiveness of our army, otherwise there is no chance of winning, not only has no chance of winning, but it is also very likely to be annihilated by Mongo!" ”

Strengthening training and improving weapons and equipment is not something that can be done in a day, but now it is only from this aspect, and the situation that the coalition forces must face is to do these things while fighting, some people say that strong armies are fought out, although there is a certain truth, but the current situation is to fight with Mongo is to send food, and it is an idiot to dare to fight.

Comprehensively strengthen the combat power of the army, Cao Ying immediately appeared in his heart an outline, but Meng Ge will not let the enemy have the opportunity to complete the rest, this Cao Ying has no bottom, to be honest, he never believes that Meng Ge will let the enemy complete the plan to strengthen the army so easily, and what is even worse is that when you don't want to fight, Meng Ge wants to fight, when you want to fight, Meng Ge will not fight with you, once the coalition forces do not move, Meng Ge is bound to carry out the operation, and now the initiative is completely in the hands of Meng Ge, and it is no longer the coalition forces that have the final say.

Counting on Liu Bei in the south to open the situation from Wuguan, then forget it, the defense of Wuguan must have been stabilized, Liu Bei went to Wuguan is just a five-five situation, open Wuguan Unless Wuguan guards will open the city to meet the enemy, Liu Bei's little force does not want to capture Wuguan at all.

Just when Cao Ying was in a dilemma, Xi Zhicai said again: "Lord, the coalition army can't attack for a long time, it's better to retreat to Caoyang and Mianchi to station, on the one hand, to rest the troops, and on the other hand, it is better to slow down, the matter of Hangu Pass is not urgent!" ”

Retreat, this is another way out, retreat to Caoyang and Mianchi, first with the support of the city, the pressure exerted by Meng Ge will be less, and Meng Ge does not dare to take risks easily, and then these two places to rectify the army and fight again is indeed a way, but I am afraid that Meng Ge will play some new tricks, if Meng Ge can really defeat Cao Yang and Mianchi, then it will be a big trouble, this Mianchi and Cao Yang will become a dead place, Cao Ying is a little undecided in his heart.

Seeing that Cao Ying was undecided, Xi Zhicai immediately said: "Lord, take a step back and open the sky, since it is not possible to form a camp and confront each other, it is better to change the way, not to mention that it is difficult to destroy Meng Ge in this battle, it is better to retreat and seek another way, since this place is dangerous, Mian Chi and Cao Yang are places that can be relied on, and they are defended in these two places, not afraid of Meng Ge and his attack!" It's best to put your troops in order here! ”

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll suggest that the coalition forces retreat to Caoyang and Michi!" Cao Ying finally made up his mind, since this battle was unfavorable, there was indeed no need to continue such a confrontation, rather than risk being broken by Menggo, it was better to rearm in Michi, which was the best policy.

In this way, you can buy a certain amount of time, the whole army is one aspect, and there are reinforcements is also one aspect, the battle situation is unfavorable, and increasing troops is also a way out, but whether the princes are willing or not is a problem, but with the current power of Menggo, Cao Ying is sure to persuade the princes from all walks of life to increase the troops again, and no one will be at peace if they don't overthrow Menggo, everyone understands this, since they have offended Menggo, they will simply offend them completely, Cao Ying's heart suddenly became ruthless.

With Cao Ying's approval, Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, and turned to concentrate on studying his Go......

From a long-term point of view, there is nothing wrong with Xi Zhicai's approach, but he is a little wrong, Meng Ge is by no means the kind of person who does not have the courage to fight to the death, and when it is time for a decisive battle, Meng Ge will not have any softness, and the time is far from coming.

Dian Wei, who is far away in Luoyang and the Tiger Prison Pass, is also worried, this time he seems to have done a big deal, the amount of goods is really a lot, and there is also a lot of grain and grass, but he is also in trouble, what to do with so many things, this is a problem, looking at the group of people one by one with a smile, Dian Wei really wants to kick this group of guys to death.

Dian Wei's heart was like a mirror, he didn't want to be pitted by these things, and immediately said: "Put it down for me, Li Daniu, find me a place to make a trap and put some poison!" ”

Li Daniu, who was counting the gold, looked at Dian Wei with a blank face, and said puzzledly: "Duwei, you are not mistaken!" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, do it for Lao Tzu, look at you all like bears, I haven't seen money!" Dian Wei glared at Li Daniu viciously, he had a bad premonition in his heart, anyway, these things couldn't be kept.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and put the things down with a reluctant face, and the ones who should dig the pit went to dig it......

(To be continued)