Chapter 5: The Thunderbolt Ride

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After leaving Xudu, Cao Cao asked Taizhong doctor Kong Rong to take over his class and go to the Jian'an Shijing project. However, Kong Wenju asked him to read the scriptures, and it was a little difficult for him to study the scriptures, and as for planning and coordinating and assigning duties, he was not incapable, but he was really lazy. So he summoned a group of boring literati all day long to feast and sing, and pushed all the work to Xu Ci. Xu Ci has the ability and energy, but unfortunately his reputation is too low, so in the end, this nameless leadership identity fell into the hands of his senior brother and Cheng Xi in the imperial history.

In more than a year, the "Book of Songs" and "Three Rites" were engraved, and the three transmissions of "Spring and Autumn" were the longest, and the time was also long, and the work was almost finished. When Shixun was still in Hedong, Xu Ci sent someone to send him the revised "Book of Songs". This time, Xi Xian came to the door, but he brought him "Three Gifts".

However, this "Three Rites" is neither written on bamboo slips or wooden slips, nor on paper, but in white characters on a black background, which is seriously rubbed down from the stone tablet, integrated into a large stack, and moved over after a roll. The Han Dynasty has understood the most primitive rubbing technology, plus the technical enlightenment of Xunming printing, so this stack of paper is quite clear. It's Hoon who unfolds it and takes a closer look, huh?

"This is not the word of Yuan Chang (Zhong Xuan)."

Xi Wei replied with a smile: "It was recorded by Uncle Handan." "It turned out that at the beginning of the engraving project, it was Xun who built the imperial court and sent people to Jingzhou to recruit Handan Chun to participate in the writing, at first Liu Biao refused to agree, and later heard that Cao Cao was defeated in Guandu. Only then was he willing to let Handan Chun come to Xudu. Uncle Handan was lucky enough to catch up with the entire set of "Three Rites" copying work. He's so happy that he's messing around - this is a big project that will go down in history!

Xi Shu said: "Uncle Zi will also come to visit and thank you in the near future. "One is that Handan Chun and Shi Xun had a relationship in Xiangyang, and the other is that the engraving project was originally built by Xun to Cao Cao, and served as the first commander-in-chief of the project, so Uncle Handan Zi can't help but say thank you, thank you for giving me such an opportunity to show my talent. When Shi Xun heard this, he couldn't help but laugh - just take this opportunity to ask Handan Chun about the current situation of those "Cao Dang" (Pei Qian, Zhao Yan, Du Xian and others) who are under Liu Biao.

The two of them were talking. Suddenly, a report came from the door: "There is a Shangshu who has come to announce the edict." Shi Xun was taken aback when he heard this, and said in his heart, what is the matter? It's been just a day since I came back, and I haven't rested yet, so I'm arranging work again? After thinking about it, do you want me to re-copy the old business and engrave the stone scriptures again? This kind of work is not refused.

But he didn't expect that after getting dressed. Reading the edict, it turned out to be - "The envoy is the commander of the military department", that is, to serve Cao Cao as a staff officer. Is Xun Xin saying what does this mean? Haven't I been giving you advice to Brother Cao? Why do you have to hang a title? At the moment, he accepted the edict suspiciously, and then sent the edict to the book, and then sent Xi Xian out.

Xi thought about his front feet before leaving, and he handed over a stack of famous notes. Shi Xun saw that there were no important people, so he pushed it casually - he was not in the mood to take care of those backwards now. Returning to the study, he sat down on the back chair, straightened his legs, and pondered there: Cao Cao did this. What is the purpose? Is it possible to move troops again?

I was thinking about it, but I heard a familiar voice at the door: "Hongsuke has a good time-huh." What is Qing sitting on? ”

Originally, it was Xun's study, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter, even Yuhe, and even his wife, were not allowed to enter without a summons, but this person came in with a swagger, and stared up and down the chair with great joy. Shi Xun was stunned, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up to salute: "The lord is coming, and he has not been far away to greet him, forgive his sins." ”

The person who came was Sikong Cao Cao, and he didn't care about Shixun, but he turned around and sat down on the chair, and twisted his butt and stretched his waist: "Well, this thing is comfortable, and it is different from the Hu bed - what is the name?" ”

Yes Xun had no choice but to make it up: "This is also a thing in the middle of the hu, and the name of the honor is a chair - you can lean on its back, go to the person and easy to use the wood." ”

Cao Cao said yes, I'll go back and make two tricks. Suddenly raised his head and asked Shixun: "Is the edict coming?" The silk edict on the handle of Shixun was raised: "It has been received." "By the way, tell Cao Cao that in the future, this kind of unimportant edict would be better to switch to paper, it's cheap.

Cao Cao stood up: "Okay, Hongfu can come with Cao." As he spoke, he strode out. Shi Xun was inexplicable, so he had to follow, and saw Cao Cao out of the mansion, and there were simple honor guards lined up outside the door, and there was a horse Gao Xuan waiting. Cao Cao got into the car first, and then beckoned Shi Xun to come up, and the two rode together, and hurried to the north of the city.

It was Xun who asked Cao Cao, where are we going, why are we going? Cao Cao twisted his beard mysteriously: "You don't have to ask, you'll know when the time comes." Seeing that the carriage had left the city gate, he walked along the main road for about twenty miles, and soon came to the shore of the water.

There were rovers on both sides of the road, but there was not a single pedestrian in sight. When he looked up, he saw a long earthen wall in the distance, half a foot high, and there were even horses outside the wall—he had already roughly estimated in his heart what this place was.

Sure enough, Cao Cao's car drove close to the earthen wall, and the gate had already opened, and a group of mermaids came out to greet each other. The first two, one of them was dressed in plain clothes, and he had the general idea of a fairy, but it was a pity that the thief's eyebrows and rat eyes were like a rooster and a dog thief, and of course Xun recognized it - ah, thank you Daoist, you are not dead!

Cao Cao took Shi Xun's hand and jumped out of the car, and introduced him to the person next to Daoist Xie: "This is Gongda's brother Xin Zigongye." The man hurriedly saluted: "The last official Xin Tao, meet Cao Sikong, and meet the servant." ”

Since he is Xun You's cousin, Shi Xun also hurried to return the gift. Cao Cao pointed again: "Xie Zhengqing knows himself." Then he asked Daoist Xie, "Are you well prepared?" ”

Xie Zheng said with a smile: "As soon as you are allowed, wait for Sikong and the waiter to come and inspect it." ”

Sure enough, it was Xun Xin who said that Cao Cao set up his secret weapon base here.

Cao Cao brought Shixun over this time to inspect the newly built "Thunderbolt Car". At that moment, Xin Tao and Xie Zheng led the two to a huge empty field, and there were three stone throwing carts standing on one side of the empty field—which Xun had never seen alive in his previous life...... Well. is really a stone-throwing car, and this life is also in the head of Qi County. I saw Gao Gan come out, but the distance was too far to see clearly. Only then did he know that this thing was so big - it was two stories high, and the throwing rod on it could not be held together by both hands, and it was more than three feet long.

Cao Cao glanced at Shi Xun, and said in his heart, you haven't seen it. But he wasn't so surprised - he had seen the tallest tower crane in his previous life. A rock-throwing truck of this size is a piece of.

But Cao Cao couldn't help but show off, he first led Shi Xun to the nearby watchtower, and then let hundreds of soldiers push the stone throwing cart for more than a hundred meters, and then pushed it back, and then held the rope, turned the throwing rod left and right thirty degrees, and then turned back again - so tired that those little soldiers were snorting and panting. Cao Cao gestured and said: "The ancient law is a law. Those who are heavy and difficult to move also, I will make a wheel under it, and put a shaft on the machine, which is feasible to go further, whirlwind, hence the name 'thunderbolt'. ”

Shi Xun pretended to nod his head in compliment: "The lord is ingenious." ”

Cao Cao then ordered to try. The soldiers weren't even breathing yet. Hurry up and start the operation - first put the stone throwing car in a good position, fix the wheel and the shaft with a wedge, and then place the rounded stone bullet into the rope net tied to the shorter end of the throwing rod......

Xie Zheng also ran over, checked them one by one, and then aimed his eyes at the target—it was a dirt fence more than 200 steps away—and took a branch and scratched the ground for a long time. It is possible to calculate the distance and angle, and finally arrange for people to pull the three stone throwing trucks one by one.

Each stone thrower is on a longer throwing pole. There were more than 100 ropes tied to it, and Shi Xun saw that the hundreds of soldiers were divided into four piles according to Xie Zheng's assignment, three piles were used to pull the ropes, and one pile was left idle. Visually, there were no full people in front of each of the rock-throwing trucks, and there were probably 50 or 60 people gathered.

Xie Zheng was ready, so he came to ask Cao Cao for an order. Cao Cao personally held the wooden pole and beat the drum, and the drum sounded three times, and the soldiers shouted in unison and pulled the rope together. "Huh~~" The stone bomb was thrown out, only to hear a few "bang" sounds, and the smoke and dust came from - none of them hit......

It's Xun Xin who said such an unscientific method of force, it's strange if you can get it. I saw two stone bullets smashed near the earthen fence, and one stone bullet flew directly over the past, and I couldn't see the landing point.

Cao Cao was quite satisfied, and said to Shi Xun: "If it is a city in person, it has already been carried out - this car can throw fifty catties of stone balls at the farthest two hundred and twenty steps." ”

In the second test, instead of throwing stone balls, gunpowder canisters were thrown. Cao Cao deliberately asked Shixun to beat the drum to command, and after the drum sounded three times, some soldiers lit the medicine twist, and then threw the three clay pots out with a "whew". One of them exploded in the air, the second one was blown out by the wind, and it smashed on the fence with a "pop" - it was hit, it was unbelievable - the third fell on the side of the fence, about three feet away, and it burned with a "boom" and sprayed sparks all over the ground.

Cao Cao's education is Xun: "The weapon of long-range shooting must be accurate, so the rocket of Qing is useless." Although this is not refined, it is a sharp weapon to attack the enemy camp and defeat the enemy city. ”

It's Xun Xin talking nonsense, don't I understand this truth? In fact, the accuracy of ancient projectile weapons was generally very poor, and only a few archers could be produced in one lifetime? Not to mention this kind of man-powered stone throwing vehicle, think about the Jurchen people who later attacked Kaifeng, seized hundreds of stone throwing machines abandoned by the Song army outside the city, and threw stones into the city every day, killing an average of 10 soldiers and civilians every day...... In this way, the stereotype still thinks that it is not lawful, so there are many dead people!

The effect of this thing is to destroy the city tower and deter the enemy, and even if the earthen wall of this age is strong enough, it may not be able to break it. It's Xun Xin who said that this thing can't work, you really want to use this thing to attack Ye City, how many pieces do you have to work? Not to mention that this thing is so heavy that it can't be carried at all - even if Cao Cao puts wheels on the stone thrower, it will only run a few hundred meters on the plain and change the shooting position, and it is impossible to really travel long distances.

Just thinking about it, I saw Cao Cao swing his sleeves and draw a big circle with his left hand: "This matter, Hongfu, please Qing!" ”

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