Chapter 498: Cao Cao's Development
Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, it was already late autumn.
Because of Li Ru's conspiracy, the joint attack of the Kwantung princes on Dong Zhuo was also over. Even if Yuan Shao and the others were unwilling, when they came to the Tiger Prison Pass again for the second time, they all returned in vain.
After all, this time, there are no previous princes of the Eighteen Roads, like Gongsun Zhan, who have already run back to their own territory in Dong Zhuo with the reward of Emperor Han Xian.
Therefore, the second alliance of the Kwantung princes was much worse than the first one, and the strength was only half of the first.
And this time, Dong Zhuo was not polite, and directly took the initiative to attack, and the Xiliang army led by those newly recruited fierce generals led him, but they beat Yuan Shao and them to their heads.
I have to say that Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army at this time is really the top army in the world, and Yuan Shao's army really can't beat Dong Zhuo.
So in the end, it ended with the defeat of Yuan Shao's side. Although Yuan Shao and the others were very unwilling, they couldn't do anything, Dong Zhuo was too strong.
And at this moment, many of their base camps are about to be occupied by others. Especially Yuan Shao, because Li Ru's strategy had been successful before.
Liu Yu came to Jizhou alone, this guy himself is really amazing, in just over a month, he has attracted a large number of people.
Of course, this is also his identity, and he is also a member of the Han family, and at this time, there are still some people who are more loyal to the Han family.
So soon, this Jizhou was quickly taken by him and took two counties, which can be regarded as a competition with Han Fu. This caught Yuan Shao off guard.
Originally, he was very covetous of Jizhou.
And because of his Yuan family's reputation, it was still easy to deal with Han Fu. In fact, in the original time and space, this guy was used by Yuan Shao, and the entire Jizhou fell into the hands of the latter.
And he himself later ended up committing suicide.
But now it's different, because Jizhou has a Liu Yu, and this person is not as simple as Han Fu.
Yuan Shao wants to take Jizhou, it's not so simple. And if he doesn't return to his own Bohai Sea, I'm afraid that when the time comes, even this territory of his own may fall into the hands of the other party.
So in the end, Yuan Shao still left. And as soon as Yuan Shao left, the remaining princes no longer had any ideas.
Even Cao Cao was full of disappointment at the moment, and he was speechless for those princes. It even inspired him to be ambitious like he had never been.
So the big man fell into a 'weird' peace.
Of course, this peace means that there will be no large-scale wars. It's like the Tiger Prison Battle before.
However, small-scale wars still occur from time to time, especially in Jingzhou.
Sun Jian and Liu Biao were already in full swing, and even Yuan Shu had a kick in his hand. The whole of Jingzhou is in turmoil.
And Jizhou, Yuan Shao, Liu Yu and Han Fu are also constantly fighting with each other for this Jizhou, but they are still relatively restrained.
As for the other princes, they are also constantly increasing each other's strength.
And Dong Zhuo, of course, is also constantly accumulating strength.
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"Haha! Zi Yu didn't expect you to be so proficient in the art of the Mo family, with this steel-making technique, our weapons will continue to increase, and the steel made by this smelting is even better than those craftsmen."
Li Ru looked at the unusual high-temperature furnace in front of him, and the molten iron that was slowly refined, and suddenly said with some excitement.
He knew that in the future, their Xiliang army would no longer lack any weapons, and with the weapons created by this molten iron, it would make their Xiliang army even more powerful.
He could see this from the swords made of molten iron before. The weapons made of the steel water made from the high-temperature steelmaking furnace proposed by Xiao Ziyu are far stronger than them in terms of sharpness, hardness, and strength.
This is the reason why Li Ru was excited and even shaken.
"Huh!" Regarding Li Ru's shock, Xiao Ziyu shook his head with a smile.
This high-temperature steelmaking furnace is far inferior to the one on earth, and it can be said to be the most primitive technology. In Xiao Ziyu's eyes, the technology of this high-temperature steelmaking furnace is at most the technology of the era of the 17th and 18th centuries on the earth.
However, compared to the iron-making technology of this era, it is greatly enhanced.
Whether it is the quality or speed of refining, it is a great improvement.
"How many of the Divine Arm Crossbows have been made?" Xiao Ziyu asked suddenly.
"With your iron-making technology, this steel has greatly increased, and the number of divine arm crossbows has of course been greatly improved, and now 30,000 pieces have been created."
The smile on Li Ru's face kept going. For this divine arm crossbow, he has seen its power with his own eyes, and it is definitely the only weapon to deal with their Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
This divine arm crossbow is much stronger than ordinary bows and crossbows, regardless of range or lethality.
What's more, this divine arm crossbow is still fired in bursts, although it is only three consecutive shots, but it is definitely a rare weapon.
Equipping it on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has increased the combat power of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Think about it, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is equipped with a divine arm crossbow, shoots angrily at the enemy before charging and killing, disrupting the enemy's formation, and then charging into battle.
This will definitely make the enemy 'scared'.
The original Xiliang Iron Cavalry relied on the impact force, but with this divine arm crossbow, it increased their long-range strike, so to speak, this is the greatest power of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Even if you face the alien race on the grassland in the future, it will be an absolute upper hand.
"Now that this Divine Arm Crossbow has been crafted here, it must be able to equip an army as well! How? Doesn't Sangkook want to see their power? ”
Xiao Ziyu looked into the distance and suddenly said.
"Hmm!"
Li Ru was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he thought of something.
"Ziyu is still so anxious," Li Ru responded.
"Huh! The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Xiangguo to dominate the world in the future, and those princes are not so simple."
"That Cao Mengde in Xuzhou, isn't it developing very rapidly now, Tao Gongzu may not be able to suppress the other party now."
"I'm afraid that in less than a year, this Xuzhou will fall into the hands of Cao Mengde. Isn't Sangkook in a hurry? ”
Xiao Ziyu glanced at Li Rudao.
"Huh! I didn't expect Ziyu to care so much about Cao Cao."
"This person is not simple, he is definitely a hero in troubled times, in that Kanto princes to block, I am most optimistic about him,"
"Oh! I didn't expect Ziyu to attach so much importance to him" Hearing Xiao Ziyu say this, Li Ru's face became solemn.
He knows Xiao Ziyu's ability to see people. So for Cao Cao, he also had a plan in his heart.