"When the subordinates rushed back to Xiabil, the city had been breached by the combined forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and Lü Bu and his daughter were gone," Wang Kai replied.

"I see", Liu Xun's heart swelled with a wave of disappointment, "Where did this Lu Qiling go?" ”

In addition to being disappointed, Liu Xun had another thought, "Lu Bu's combat power is so strong, it actually needs Cao Cao and Liu Bei to join forces to defeat him." In addition to the strength of the Xiliang cavalry, it is said that his trapping camp is also an important reason. ”

Thinking of Lu Bu's trapped camp, Liu Xun couldn't help but feel a little hot, and couldn't help but ask: "I heard that Lu Bu has a trapped camp composed of heavy armored infantry, shield hands, and sword and axe hands, and General Wang knows how to train." ”

There is no free lunch in the world, and in addition to Lu Qiling, in addition to Lu Qiling, it is also a big reason to know the secret of Lu Bu's camp.

"Back to my lord, the training method of trapping the camp, except for Lu Bu's father and daughter, only Gao Shun understands. At present, Gao Shun has surrendered to Cao Cao, and the training method of this camp should have been mastered by Cao Cao", Wang Kai's answer once again disappointed Liu Xun.

"It's really unlucky, how did I save a waste, I offended Cao Cao for him, it's really not worth it", Liu Xun felt sorry for himself, and his disappointment can be imagined.

"However, although the subordinates don't know how to trap the camp, they have mastered the method of breaking the camp", Wang Kai saw Liu Xun's disappointment and said immediately.

"Oh, there is such a thing, do you know this method Lu Bu? You said to hear about it? Liu Xun suddenly became full of interest.

"I once made a suggestion to Lu Bu, but unfortunately he was stubborn and did not listen to advice, thinking that my invention was child's play, and was finally defeated by Cao Cao," Wang Kai sighed.

"Your invention? You're saying you invented a tool to break the Band? Liu Xun became more and more interested, and he didn't expect that this Wang Kai was unknown and turned out to be an inventor.

"My lord saved my next life, and I, Wang Kai, am not a person who doesn't know what to do. If I don't repay my kindness, I'll draw what I've invented, and ask the adults to bring pen and paper," Wang Kai said.

The left and right quickly put the pen and paper, and Wang Kai picked up the pen and drew it.

After a while, Wang Kai drew a figure with four wheels on it, which looked like a car.

"Is this a car?" Liu Xun asked curiously, "You rely on this to break the camp?" ”

"This is no ordinary car, this is a stone thrower."

"The soldiers trapped in the camp are dressed in heavy armor and armed with strong shields, and although they are very powerful in the face of the enemy, their weaknesses are also obvious."

"The weakness is that the soldiers are overdressed, have limited mobility, and are less mobile on the battlefield. Each of these stone-throwing carts can throw 100 catties of boulders, and they are equipped with wheels, which can be used to deal with trapped camps by using horses and stones during wars," Wang Kai explained.

"Good way, General Wang is really a genius, this thing is transformed into a mortar on the battlefield", Liu Xun shouted happily, and if he was not careful, he said that he had leaked his mouth.

"Subordinates don't understand, what is a mortar?" Wang Kai was confused, and his eyes were full of confusion.

"Oh, the mortar, it's a weapon produced in the country of Xilihuala, thousands of miles away, and it's similar to your stone-throwing truck," Liu Xun said casually.

"It turned out to be a weapon produced in the country of Cilihuala, how can the name of this country be as strange as the name of the weapon?" Wang Kai touched his head and couldn't figure it out.

"Okay, General Wang, I will set up an engineer battalion and appoint you to be fully responsible for the affairs of the engineer battalion, specializing in the production of your stone thrower," Liu Xun solemnly admonished, "This matter must be kept absolutely secret from the outside world, and this weapon must not fall into the hands of others." ”

"In the future, on the battlefield, I will send a team of military horses to protect you and your engineer battalion, and you will not be damaged", Liu Xundao, who was originally a technician, immediately saw the value of Wang Kai's invention.

"The subordinates must do their best to produce the stone-throwing cart as soon as possible", Wang Kai said happily, for the first time in his life, he had the joy of being reused.

The first stone-throwing car was soon produced, although it could throw boulders, it was too cumbersome, and Liu Xun was very dissatisfied.

put forward suggestions for improvement, and convened a group of skilled craftsmen to study them with Wang Kai.

The final stone-throwing cart produced can only throw fifty or sixty pounds of stones, but it can throw one or twenty meters away, and it is also very light and easy to transport.

Wang Kai and these craftsmen became members of Liu Xun's engineer battalion, and Liu Xun specially asked Deng Xian to bring a team of military horses to protect the engineer battalion, on the one hand, to protect, and on the other hand, to monitor, to prevent the leakage of technology for the production of stone-throwing vehicles.

As a precaution, fire-igniting materials such as sulfur and saltpeter were specially prepared and loaded on the car.

In case the enemy could not be defeated on the battlefield, the stone-throwing carts were set on fire.

In a word, the stone-throwing cart must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy.

Of course, Liu Xun promised Wang Kai that he would defect with Lu Bu's news, and he didn't plan to fulfill it.

In his heart, he also thought that Lu Bu was dead.

However, thinking that Lu Qiling may also be gone from now on, her nose is a little sour.

It's a long time to say, but it took half a month to really do all this.

Everything was ready, Liu Xun led the engineer battalion and led the army to Luoyang.

The army marched towards Luoyang, all the way to the flag, people shouted horses neighing, mighty like iron rushing.

The army that Guo Yan used to block was crushed at the first touch, and the army drove straight into the Luoyang territory.

It is only two or three days away from Luoyang City.

There have long been spies who have reported to Guo Yan, Yang Feng and Cao Cao.

The three warring parties are all muttering, although they don't know what Liu Xun means, but they roughly guess that it must be related to Emperor Han Xian.

Guo Yan immediately found Yang Feng to discuss, "Now that Liu Xun's army has invaded the territory, if he and Cao Cao jointly attack, we will be in danger." ”

"I heard that Liu Xun has just broken Zhang Lu in Hanzhong recently, and his morale is currently booming, so instead of going to war with him and suffering the enemy on his back, it is better to send an envoy to unite and promise to cut the land east of Luoyang to him. Wait until Cao Cao is broken, and then turn back to deal with him. Yang Feng said.

"It's a great plan, so let's do it. Let the messenger set off on the same day, so as not to be robbed of the opportunity by Cao Cao", Guo Yan patted his thigh and said.

Here, Cao Cao also got the news and was discussing countermeasures with the strategists.

"Liu Xunxiaoer, the last time I took in Wang Kai, I didn't say anything about Xiahoudun. Now I want to pick up a ready-made cheap one, what do you say? ”

Guo Jiadao: "Although Liu Xun said that he was new to Hanzhong, after all, the scholars were not attached, and the people did not really return to their hearts. We'd better rush ahead of him and defeat Guo Yan and Yang Feng's army, and then we can turn around and deal with him. ”

"Now that the two sides are deadlocked, what good strategy does Feng Xiao have to break the deadlock," Cao Cao asked.

Guo Jia said something in his ear, and Cao Cao nodded secretly.

Liu Xun's army entered the Luoyang territory, only to see the former land of gold dust, a dilapidated and desolate scene, and it had long lost its former prosperity.

The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.

The contrast between the present and the past, the endless desolation and vicissitudes of life.

"Xing, the people are bitter; Death, the people suffer", Liu Xun sighed.

On this day, the former army came to report: "There is a person who calls himself Jia Xu, who asked to see the adult, saying that he has something important to tell him. ”

Liu Xun was overjoyed, "Please." ”

Then he said, "Wait, I'm going to pick up Mr. Jia in person." ”

The purpose of this trip, in addition to wanting to kidnap Emperor Xian and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

The other two purposes, one is to see Lu Qiling, and the other is to see Jia Xu.

Seeing Jia Xu, Liu Xun was overjoyed, gave him a hug, and shouted: "Brother Jia, I can hope that I am so miserable." ”

"Lord, Jia Xu greets", Jia Xu knelt down on his knees and formally saluted.

"Brother Wen and brother please get up, and with the help of Brother Wen and brother, I will be like a tiger with wings from now on", Liu Xundao.

"Brother Wenhe, as soon as Lu Bu had an accident, I inquired everywhere about your whereabouts, and there was no news until now, you are really a dragon who can't see the end."

"Jia is a nobody, the labor lord is so bothered, dare not do his best, in order to repay the kindness of the lord and the public", Jia Xu shook his head.

After a pause, he said: "The lord is really a god and a man, Dong Zhuo was really assassinated, and then there was a Li Guo dispute. ”

"With my understanding of Brother Wen He, I shouldn't have come to join me because I predicted that Dong Zhuo would die, right?" Liu Xun asked.

"Yes, good birds choose trees to perch, I, Jia Wenhe, am in this eventful season, and I must vote for the master."

"Although I don't understand how you would have expected that Dong Zhuo would die at the hands of his generals, this one thing alone is not enough for me to surrender."

"The reason why I defected to the lord is that you defeated Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and you can already be king behind closed doors, and you are short and long compared with the heroes of the world. Second, the reputation of the lord for loving the people spreads far and wide, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world, this is the most important reason why I defected to you", Jia Xu said bluntly.

"Brother Jia's visit this time will definitely solve my urgent need. I'm currently in trouble, and my brother's arrival seems to have been sent by God to help me", Liu Xun said happily, this is true.

At present, Guo Yan and Yang Feng are fighting with Cao Cao, how to make a move, the timing of the shot, and who the opponent to deal with are all questions that Liu Xun has to consider.

In case it gets bad, it is not impossible for the two warring parties to unite and turn against themselves.

"If Jia didn't guess wrong, the lord came to Luoyang this time to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, right?" Jia Xu broke the mechanism in one word.

"Brother Jia is worthy of being a wise man, that's exactly the case. It's just that the current situation is complicated, and I don't know where to start? Liu Xun was embarrassed.

"It turns out that for this matter, the lord doesn't have to be anxious, if Jia's prediction is good, I'm afraid that the two warring sides will send envoys to unite. The Lord's justice is a strange commodity to live in, and he can completely reap the benefits of the fisherman", Jia Xu twisted and said.

"Brother Jia is worthy of being a person with hills and valleys in his chest, and Liu admires him. In Brother Jia's opinion, if both sides send envoys to unite, what should I do? Liu Xun listened to Jia Xu's words and was convinced.

"The lord might as well agree to come down first, and then unite Guo Yan and Yang Feng to defeat Cao Cao. Cao Cao came from afar, and after being defeated, he would inevitably return to Yanzhou. Next, the lord can rest assured to deal with Guo Yan and Yang Feng. ”

"Brother Wenhe sees it, so he follows his brother's words."

As Jia Xu expected, the army did not leave for a few days, and the forward reported: "The envoys of Guo Yan and Yang Feng ask to see them." ”

"Biography", Liu Xundao.

"Brother Wen He, how should I deal with Guo Yan's envoy later?" Liu Xun sought advice.

"The lord doesn't have to worry too much, Guo Yan's envoy is here to ask for a joint deal against Cao Cao, and most of them will also deceive the land? It's just the Lord and the Snake," Jia Xu said with sophistication.