Chapter 720: Cao Cao is so shameless (second update)

Although the soldiers and horses led by Chen Da are elite, they are too few after all, and they add up to only a thousand people. And now I finally got my chance.

Kou Feng intended to put him in command of the crossbowmen.

If you want to say the bravest, of course Chen Da is not counted. But Chen Da is the most reliable, just look at his many years of governance and loyalty.

Therefore, the commander of the crossbowmen is none other than him.

When everyone gathered, Kou Feng took out a few drawings, as well as the repeater.

"Come around." Kou Feng took these things, stood on the floor in the middle, and knelt down casually.

Although Mi Zhu, Zhang Dao, Chen Da and the other three had doubts in their hearts, they knelt down without any hesitation.

"You see, this is a repeating crossbow invented by the lonely lady, capable of carrying ten iron arrows and firing ten times. It's not ten in unison, but ten times. Can kill up to 10 people. Whether it is power or range, it is not inferior to ordinary hand crossbows. How is it? Kou Feng took the Chu State crossbow and said with a smile.

What Kou Feng said is really a bit fantastical. In this era, there were already four or five repeaters, but they were only fired all at once.

It is to shoot four or five arrows at one person. I have never heard of a repeating crossbow capable of firing four or five rounds in succession, let alone ten.

That's the equivalent of one person carrying ten repeating crossbows. In a fight with the enemy, no, in a fight with the enemy cavalry, what a great power.

Not to mention Chen Da, the leading general, even if it is Mi Zhu, Zhang Dao is trembling and excited. However, although what Kou Feng said was fantastical, no one was convinced that since Kou Feng said it, there must be something to do.

"If so, this is really a weapon of the country." Mi Zhu's face was excited, and he said.

"Whether it is against cavalry or foot soldiers, it can have a miraculous effect. The road to Shu will be smooth. Chen Da was even more excited, and he had the urge to laugh three times.

"Hehe, that's true. However, this little thing is also somewhat flawed. Kou Feng couldn't help but be relieved to see that everyone knew the power of this repeating crossbow. Immediately, the defects of these repeaters were explained one by one.

If so, be careful. And it's a bit bigger. Otherwise, it is not easy to face the enemy's tens of thousands of iron horsemen. When Kou Feng finished speaking, Chen Da thought exactly the same as Kou Feng out of the general's consideration.

Always protect yourself carefully from damage to your repeater. And the amount should be huge, forming an effective lethality.

And the cost is not within the scope of Chen Da's consideration.

"That's exactly what Lonely means. I'm going to fight 10,000 in a row. As for recruiting soldiers, I'll leave it to you, the general of the town army. Kou Feng nodded with a smile, very trusting to Chen Dadao.

"The last general will be fortunate not to be dishonored." Chen Da happily agreed, and said.

"It's just, Your Majesty, it's a lot of money." Mi Zhu, who was in charge of finance, said with a sad face.

Now the finances of the state of Chu have just become rich by relying on the book of Chu and the salt tax. These 10,000 crossbows, 10,000 additional troops, plus the horseshoe to be built, stirrups, and 20,000 soldiers recruited by Zhao Yun. The financial situation of the state of Chu will become ordinary again.

It was very distressing to Mi Zhu.

"If you have money, you have to spend it, don't be a miser. It's not going to end well. Kou Feng shook his head and said very solemnly.

Zhu actually knows this truth, in troubled times, it is not the time to reserve money, but how to spend it. For example, Liu Biao has been in Jingzhou for many years, and he is rich enough to rival the country. But as a result, overnight, the property was sealed by Kou, and Cao Cao and others occupied it.

Therefore, he quickly figured it out and promised to say.

"The matter of recruiting craftsmen will be left to Wuwei." After Kou Feng finished Mi Zhu, he turned around, shouted Zhang Dao's words, and admonished.

"No."

Zhang Dao didn't have any pressure, he was just in charge of the craftsman, and he was very happy to hear the words.

Immediately, Kou Feng arranged the details and told the three of them to cooperate with each other and not to feel distressed. In a very short period of time, recruit soldiers and let the crossbow army be established.

When the time comes, the iron cavalry with Zhao Yun will be the second wing of the Chu State and the wings of the country.

Soon, Zhang Dao, Mi Zhu, and Chen Da all went down. Kou Feng planned to forge 10,000 repeaters and build 10,000 crossbowmen. That's a lot of pressure on all three.

Finance, conscription, forging all take time.

Although Chu is now safe, the three of them still feel that the sooner the better.

After the three of them left, Kou Feng sat down alone in the study, his eyes a little deep.

The so-called win first and then fight.

In the near future, the state of Chu will have 30,000 iron cavalry and 10,000 crossbowmen. The crossbowmen can not only be used to fight with the Xiliang cavalry, but also in the mountainous Shu land, there is also a place to use.

It should be a weapon of the state.

Thinking about it, Kou Feng couldn't help but be ambitious.

Now that the state of Chu is gradually on the track, the army is gradually sufficient. It can be said that the soldiers are strong. Just wait for the east wind to arrive, and you can cut down Shu.

The new state of Chu must be a big country with a vast territory, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, how majestic.

Kou Feng's eyes couldn't help but burn.

…………………….

Sixteen years of Jian'an, winter.

Cao Cao defeated the coalition forces of Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, Wuhuan Ren, Gongsun Kang and others in the north, although Kou Feng later responded in the south, and went north with a large army, entering Xudu, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, etc., so that Cao Cao was forced to return to the army to rescue.

However, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were still beheaded, the Wuhuan people were greatly injured, and Gongsun Kang suffered a lot of casualties, and retreated to Liaodong, blocking the attack of Cao Cao's general Zhang Liao with Liaodong's sinister nature.

Since then, the power of the Yuan clan has completely disappeared in the Central Plains.

Only Yanhou Gongsun Kang is left in the north, but the morale is not there. Cao Wei's situation is slightly better.

This matter has been transmitted from the north to Yizhou for several months.

Chengdu, Yizhou, on the residence of Fazheng.

Fa Zheng sat in the study with a frown, and now that Cao Wei's situation has improved, it is equivalent to that the situation in Chu has become a little worse.

If the Duke of Chu is sealed, he can't enter Xishu before Cao Cao pacifies Ma Teng and Han Sui, and then the environment of Chu will become bad.

Now that Fa Zhengxin belongs to the Chu State, it is naturally for the sake of the Chu State.

"I don't want Cao Cao to be defeated by the Duke of Chu several times, but the majesty is still there. Gongsun Kang, Wuhuan people and other hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were actually defeated by him once, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were also beheaded on the spot. Fa Zheng frowned and sighed.

Just when Fa Zheng was thinking about the current situation. A subordinate entered the door and reported: "Master, Liu Yizhou sent someone to summon you." ”

"Prepare the car." Fa Zheng nodded and waved his hand.

Immediately, he tidied up his clothes and walked out. After a few moments, take a horse-drawn carriage ride to the Thorn Mansion.

When Fa Zheng arrived, many officials had already gathered in the hall of the Assassin's Mansion.

Among them, Huang Quan, Wu Yi, Zheng Du, Zhang Song and others are all there. And as the main owner, Liu Zhang is of course also there. However, Fa Zheng's focus is not on these people, but on another person.

This person has a white face and beard, a slender body, and an extraordinary momentum. It's very raw.

After retracting his gaze from this person, Fa Zheng realized that Liu Zhang was different today, and he was very happy.

"It's pretty much it." Seeing Fa Zheng coming in, Liu Zhang nodded with satisfaction, and then introduced: "This is the general under the account of Gong Cao, full of favor, Mr. Man Boning." Saying that, Liu Zhang paused and sighed: "Now that the rice thief Zhang Lu is in turmoil, Cao Gong, as the prime minister, is very concerned about the war in the southwest. Some time ago, he developed a Wei knife that can compete with Chu and Chu knives, and sent Mr. Berning over to bring Wei Dao and more than 100 blacksmiths over. ”

"The prime minister deserves to be the pillar of the Han family." All the ministers were surprised and delighted, and they couldn't stop complimenting.

With the rise of Kou Feng, the Chu knife he relied on to dominate has become famous all over the world. It can be said that everyone knows and everyone knows.

Now Yizhou and Hanzhong are at war, Yizhou is obviously invincible, although Zhang Ren has established a lot of meritorious services in the north, but overall, it is still at a disadvantage.

Now with the help of Wei Dao, which is comparable to Chu Dao, it should be able to defeat Zhang Lu.

How can the crowd not be excited?

The crowd was excited and rejoicing. Only Fa Zheng, Huang Quan, Zheng Du and other wise men are cold bystanders.

These three people are rare wise men in Yizhou, and they can see Cao Cao's intentions at once. This is because Cao Cao currently has Ma Teng in front of him, and Han Sui is in chaos. I can't spare my hands to clean up Yizhou.

I was afraid that Yizhou would be weak and would be attacked by Kou Feng, so I didn't hesitate to take the Wei knife that I had developed with great difficulty.

In order to let Yizhou have a little self-preservation, at least wait for Cao Cao to pacify Ma Teng and Han Sui.

And it has nothing to do with protecting Liu Zhang and resisting Zhang Lu.

Who is Zhang Lu? Among the heroes of the world, they are just clowns who jump off the beam.

"Cao Gong is full of fists. General Man Boning even came to Yizhou at the expense of thousands of mountains and rivers. Lord. Zhang Song first hugged his fist at the north, and then said to Liu Zhang: "If the heroes rise together today, they don't respect the Han family." But Cao Gong is the only Han family and a model for the world. Now that we are in full swing, we should take the opportunity to contact Cao Gong to show our loyalty to the Han family. ”

If you want to say that the most excited is probably Zhang Song.

He's a hardcore subduer.

Now Cao Cao has also shown kindness to Liu Zhang, and in Zhang Song's opinion, this is an excellent opportunity. Thinking about it, in his mind, for all the care of Yizhou, the Tun army has very detailed information.

Zhang Song's heart was extremely hot.

As long as you dedicate this information to Cao Gong, you should have the merit of Yizhou. Not only has he made outstanding achievements, but he can also protect himself in this troubled world.

It's the best of both worlds.

"Don't drive Mr. Zhang, right?" Full Pet raised his fist against Zhang Song. That's right, Cao Cao's purpose was to burden Liu Zhang and resist Kou Feng.

When he came, he learned about the faces of some officials in Yizhou in detail, and Zhang Song naturally recognized him.

"Exactly." Zhang Song clenched his fists and saluted.

"It's been a long time." Man Zhong smiled at Zhang Song and said. Immediately, he said to Liu Zhang: "Cao Gong often has this intention, saying that Liu Yizhou is sitting in the southwest and has made outstanding achievements. When Yongzhen is southwest, it is the Marquis of Shu. ”