Chapter 14: Ordnance I

Bang!

Thunder and lightning.

The humane spring rain is as expensive as oil, but Liu Chuang now feels that this annoying spring rain has come at an inopportune time.

The spring thunder sounded, and everything recovered.

This was an excellent omen, but it caused a lot of trouble for the caravan.

Heavy rain poured down, making the roads particularly muddy. Although he was wearing a robe, he was useless in this pouring rain.

Liu Chuang took a mouthful of saliva and wiped the rain off his face.

He urged the horse to walk a few steps, and shouted loudly to Pei Shao's side: "Boss Pei, how long do you think it will rain again?" ”

Pei Shao's situation was similar to Liu Chuang's at this time, and he had already been poured into the appearance of a chicken in soup. He steadied his horse and replied in a loud voice, "It's hard to say...... Looking at it like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop for a while. Damn, how could it rain so heavily at this time, but something I've never encountered before. I reckon that the rain will fall until dark, and it will take the whole night to get it wrong, which is really troublesome. ”

The ancients had the ability to see the celestial phenomena and could infer the changes in the weather from some meteorological characteristics.

At dawn, Pei Shao warned that there might be heavy rain.

However, at that time, the sun was shining, and neither Liu Chuang nor Lu Shi cared about it, and insisted on urging the convoy to go on the road. How do you know that when you go until noon, the wind and clouds change color, and a pouring rain suddenly comes, which catches Liu Chuang and others off guard. But the problem is that there is no shop in front of the village and behind the village, and there is no shelter from the rain in the wilderness. I knew that it would be difficult to march in the rain, but I gritted my teeth and persevered to move forward.

But this path ......

Liu Chuang cursed secretly, urged the horse to go forward, and rushed to the side of Elk She.

"Steward Moose, looking at the rain, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop for a while...... This kind of heavy rain is the most dangerous, or find a place to rest and take shelter from the rain, what do you think? ”

The situation of the moose is not much better.

This kind of rainy day walking requires more effort than usual, and he is almost unable to hold on.

"I have sent people to explore the road ahead to see if there is any shelter from the rain.

Let's move forward harder, and as long as there is a shelter from the rain in front of us, we will stop and rest...... Damn, this rain is so weird. At this time of the year, even if it rained a lot, it was mostly light rain, and it looked like it was now, as if the day was going to fall.

Could it be that this thief is warning something? ”

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the words of the Wei Wei were very popular.

For example, if a lightning strike strikes a house, it is a warning from heaven that if the military flag in the barracks is broken, it may be a sneak attack by enemy soldiers...... Liu Chuang was stunned in his heart, and suddenly had a strange thought. Is there really any meaning in this heavy rain? Could it be that it is to warn Liu Bei that Lu Bu wants to rebel?

Thinking of this, Liu Chuang couldn't help but smile.

If this is the case, I am afraid that Liu Bei may not be able to see the clues.

Forget it, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me. Since it has been decided that it is to send charcoal in the snow, I hope that Lu Wenhou can drive Liu Bei away along with him.

Only in this way can I show my ability!

Just thinking about his thoughts, he suddenly heard a wail from the car and horse in front of him.

Immediately after, with a clang, a large car fell on the road...... The boxes in the car also fell into the mud. Two chests shattered on the spot, and bundles of arrows were scattered in the muddy water.

Elkwa's face changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward, "What's the matter?" ”

"The chief steward, the horse stumbled and broke his leg, so that the chariot overturned......"

Youding immediately stepped forward to report, Elkwa's face was a little ugly, and he hurriedly instructed Jiading to clean up the boxes on the car and the arrows scattered on the ground.

Although he was already reacting quickly, he was still looked at by Liu Chuang.

Red-stemmed white-feathered arrows?

Liu Chuang couldn't help but sigh in his heart...... Is this car loaded with ordnance?

The red-stemmed white feather arrow is a standard standard arrow, and ordinary workshops do not dare to produce it at all, and only government-run workshops will make zuò. The elk waded into Huaiyin, is it for these arrows? A bundle of arrows is thirty, and there are at least nearly 100,000 red-stemmed and white-feathered arrows on these dozens of carriages. Why did the elk family buy so many arrows? There are so many arrows, enough for people to rebel.

While thinking about it, I suddenly heard a burst of scolding.

It turned out that a housekeeper who was carrying a box fell to the ground carelessly, and the wooden box on his shoulder shattered, and the ten knives suddenly came into Liu Chuang's eyes.

Liu Chuang suddenly woke up, these ordnance was probably not used by the Elk family, but prepared for Liu Xuande.

As we all know, although Liu Bei won Xuzhou, he did not have too strong strength in his hands. Most of them were recruited on an ad hoc basis, and many of them didn't even have a weapon to hand over. In such a situation, how can Xuzhou be kept? And Liu Bei did not dare to buy ordnance on a large scale, after all, this Xuzhou was located in the land of four wars, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were eyeing each other. He must secretly strengthen his armaments so as not to provoke the enemy.

In such cases, the smuggling of ordnance is the way to go.

And the most suitable person to come forward to take charge of this matter is none other than the elk family, who is the head snake of Xuzhou.

Born in the elk family, he is a businessman, and he knows the situation of the two Huai well...... This must be the case, otherwise the Elk family's acquisition of these many ordnance would not be able to explain it clearly.

The elk had dismounted, rushed up with a whip in hand, and whipped the man for a while.

The family members screamed and begged for mercy in the rain, but the family members next to them looked blank and turned a blind eye to this scene.

Liu Chuang frowned, turned his horse and retreated to the back of the convoy.

He can't interfere in this kind of thing...... The best thing to do is to pretend that you don't see anything, otherwise you risk getting into unnecessary trouble.

"Meng Yan, what's going on ahead?"

Pei Shao urged him forward and asked softly.

Liu Chuang smiled, "It's nothing, it's just that a carriage has fallen down and is being cleaned up."

Let's just stay here, the elk has just said, and has sent the scouts out, and if there is a place to live, we will rest and avoid this heavy rain. ”

Pei Shao said: "This is the best!" This kind of weather is really not suitable for traveling, so it is better to find a place to shelter from the rain. ”

After saying that, he wiped his face again, and began to curse in his mouth. Liu Chuang didn't really hear it, and Pei Shao used the Qingzhou dialect, so he didn't understand. He rode on a horse, put his hand on the pergola and looked up, but he saw that the sky and the earth seemed to be shrouded in rain, and he was confused.

I don't know why, I suddenly have an ominous premonition.

He subconsciously clenched the iron-spine spear and looked around vigilantly, but he couldn't see anything clearly.

In about a quarter of an hour, the convoy was put in order. The dumped wagon was no longer usable, and its contents were moved to other vehicles. Liu Chuang rode past the toppled chariot and saw a chariot and horse falling into the muddy water, and Xi Yuyu screamed incessantly. It struggled on all fours, trying to get up, but was unsuccessful.

"This horse, it's scrapped!"

Pei Shao sighed softly, "The toe bone is shattered, and the front leg is broken...... Even if you stand up, you can't do anything, and in the end you still can't escape a knife. ”

Listening to the mournful roar of the carriages and horses, Liu Chuang felt a little heavy in his heart.

He jerked his horse's head and rushed over and stabbed his spear around the horse's neck.

The horse immediately stopped neighing, and blood flowed down the wound instantly, and the rain soon stained the ground red.

"It's okay to kill it...... In this case, they are either eaten by wild beasts or slaughtered by people.

Giving it a pleasure is also a relief. Chang Sheng came to Liu Chuang, looked at the body of the carriage and horse that was still twitching, and said gloomily: "Today you give it a pleasure, but I don't know who can give you a pleasure in the future...... Meng Yan, I know that you are kind, but this woman's kindness is unacceptable. If you are merciful on the field, if you don't do it well, you will lose your life, and you need to be careful in the future. ”

Liu Chuang turned his head and looked at Chang Sheng.

After a while, he asked softly, "Who are you?" ”

Chang Sheng smiled slightly, "Naturally, they are friends...... Meng Yan doesn't have to worry, even if we have the intention to be unfavorable to you, Brother Zhu will never agree.

It's you, can you think of a way out in the future? ”

Way out?

Liu Chuang's eyes couldn't help but narrow into a slit and looked at Chang Sheng.

However, Chang Sheng did not speak again, but turned the horse's head and urged the horse to run towards the convoy.

Looking at Chang Sheng's back, Liu Chuang's face flashed with a strange look.

Zhu Hai!

Uncle Hai, you are really a person with a story......

Including Pei Shao, as well as his subordinates in the salt water flat, I'm afraid it's not easy. It's just that Liu Chuang can't figure it out, whether it's Zhu Hai or Pei Shao, what are these people staying in Qu County for? Could it be that it's really just because Zhu Hai wants to repay the favor?

This era is getting more and more interesting!

Liu Chuang took a deep breath and wiped his face.

Now that I've said that, let's see where you come from......