Chapter 146: The Legend of Thor's Descent

The results of this test did not satisfy Liu Houtai, and judging from the test results, this kind of mine was effective against stationary ships, but against those ships under sail, I am afraid that the effect was not good.

To solve the problem of dealing with ships in motion, the best way is to solve the problem of triggering the fuse, that is, when the mine hits the ship, it explodes as soon as it hits the ship, so that there is no need to stupidly hang on the hull and wait for the fuse to burn out before exploding, and there is no need to worry about the problem that the mine is not hung tightly enough and is washed down by the current.

However, the matter of triggering the explosion will not be solved for a while, so I have to put the problem forward and hand it over to the research team to solve it slowly. It's hard to say about the things that are studied, sometimes the inspiration comes, and the problem is solved with a pat on the head, and sometimes it enters a dead end, and it can't be figured out for decades, so Liu Hou doesn't dare to force them too much to say that you can only grow and how long you must come up with results.

Anyway, this time to teach Soochow the action, the collision trigger fuse can not be counted on. Fortunately, according to intelligence, most of Soochow's fleets are concentrated in one place, and most of them will not be able to operate except for some patrol and training ones, so that these first-generation mines are enough to use.

Liu Hou issued an order to make every effort to produce this kind of mine. The city of Jingzhou had enough reserves of gunpowder to make the lead a problem, and the focus of production was mainly on the containers, that is, wooden barrels and clay pots, as well as lids that needed to be sealed. Not only the craftsmen in the army, but also the carpenters and ceramicists in the city were recruited to help produce containers.

For ten days in a row, the production department of the entire Jingzhou City was running at a high speed, and the craftsmen worked overtime to produce this kind of thorny mine, and finally produced a thousand of these water killers.

Looking at the 1,000 mines piled up on the wharf, the largest being one person tall, the shortest being half a man tall, and the thickness of a bucket, Liu Hou was very happy, and today was the time to release mines and light artillery battles, and he personally came to the wharf to see off the mine-laying troops.

The whole operation was named the "Thunder Sea" plan by Liu Hou, and the plan included the process of making mines, and the main action was to release mines to bomb the Soochow fleet this evening. However, three days ago, there was another very important action, and that was to send a letter to the people of Soochow.

This letter was dictated by Liu Hou, written by Guo Youzhi, and written after polishing, to the effect that Zuo Ci Zuo Xian Weng is the best at watching the sky at night, a few days ago, Zuo Xian Weng watched the sky at night, and learned that the thunder god will descend to the Yangtze River within a few days, pass through Jingzhou, and reach the territory of Wu State.

In view of the fact that Shu and Wu were close allies, and that Qin and Jin were good, the emperor of the Han State kindly reminded King Wu to do his best to protect against mines. Specifically, it is to drive away the fleets gathered on the border as far as possible to avoid unnecessary losses.

Of course, the last sentence was not so direct, but was carefully polished by Guo Youzhi and euphemistically put forward this proposal.

However, no matter how tactful it is, it can't hide Shu's attempt to drive the Dongwu fleet away. A discerning person can see at a glance that this letter is all nonsense, what thunder god descends to earth, what lightning strikes the Yangtze River, isn't this pretending to be a god and fooling people?

Who has ever seen this kind of deification of the gods, even if there is really a heavenly court and an immortal, who can know the secrets of this heavenly court? Could it be that Zuo Ci is really an immortal with the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth? If he was an immortal, would he still go to Shu to be some kind of bullshit professor? Shouldn't the gods all live in seclusion in the deep mountains and old forests?

This letter is clearly the rhetoric used by Shu to excuse itself, and this is clearly the pit that Shu has buried in advance to shirk its responsibility, and it is a piece of ugly cloth specially covered to prevent the two countries from tearing their faces.

However, not everyone in this world is a person who understands, and Gan Ning 1, who is now in charge of the camp of the Dongwu Naval Division, is a person who does not understand so well.

Gan Ning, whose name is Xingba, once formed an underworld gang to rob ships and property on the river, wearing bells and gorgeous clothes, and was known as a brocade thief. Until he stopped robbing # robbery in his twenties, he was familiar with Zhuzi. At the age of 18, he served as Shu Juncheng, and later was not reused under Liu Biao and Huang Zu, during which he shot Ling Cao, the father of Ling Tong.

Later, Gan Ning led his troops to defect to Sun Quan and began to make contributions. Break the Huang Zu according to Chu Pass, attack Cao Ren to take Yiling, Zhen Yiyang rejected Guan Yu, defended Xiling to obtain Zhu Guang, led the cavalry to attack Cao Ying, and made great achievements. Sun Quan once said: "Meng De has Zhang Liao, and Lone has Gan Xingba, which is enough to be defeated." It can be seen that Gan Ning is a very remarkable character.

In fact, Gan Ning is strong in martial arts, but he has an irritable temperament, is easy to get excited, and when he is angry, he will often beat people or even kill people, which is a bit like Zhang Fei in this regard. Unlike Zhang Fei, he sometimes did not fully obey Sun Quan's orders, while Zhang Fei was obedient to his eldest brother Liu Bei.

In addition to being irritable, he also has a good personality, he is brave and resolute, bold and cheerful, resourceful, talented, light on money, and cares about his subordinates, so soldiers are happy to obey their orders.

Liu Hou's letter was delivered to him as soon as possible, and when he took it and looked at it, he couldn't help but sneer: "Cut! This little emperor of Shu is really good at talking nonsense, what thunder god descended to earth, it is obviously nonsense, but it's a pity, a generation of heroes Liu Bei died so early, and Gan has one less good opponent. If Shu is handed over to such a little kid, sooner or later he will lose the family property that Liu Bei has worked so hard to accumulate. ”

After speaking, Gan Ning disdainfully threw the letter on the desk. Gan Ning, who had not fought with Liu Hou's Hong army, naturally did not know the strength of the Hong army, although the army of Eastern Wu was repeatedly deflated by Liu Hou, but the arrogant Gan Ning would only think that Bu Qi, Lu Xun and the others were too unpopular, and they couldn't even beat such a little kid.

He didn't think that he was not Liu Hou's opponent, he was stationed at the border this time, and he wanted to rush to the territory of Shu several times to find Liu Chan's stubble, but he was always suppressed by his boss Lu Xun, so that he could not act rashly. In addition, the garrison general in Jingzhou opposite is Guan Gong, although he looks down on the little emperor of Shu, but Guan Gong's prestige cannot be underestimated.

The shadow of the famous tree, Guan Gong is now a recognized hero and hero of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, even if he finally failed in the Northern Expedition before, he is still impaired, everyone thinks that he is defeated because he was attacked by the superior forces of Wei and Wu, not because of his own ability. During the ensuing siege of Jingzhou by Wei and Wu, which lasted for almost a year, he once again proved his ability.

For a whole year, besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops, he firmly held the city of Jingzhou, making it impossible for the hundreds of thousands of troops of Wei and Wu to advance an inch. He personally experienced dozens of major battles, during which he killed countless generals of Wei and Wu, and proved that his sword was not old with battles again and again.

For such an opponent, Gan Ning has enough respect in his heart, but he is also conceited and has enough fighting spirit, and he always hopes to have the opportunity to challenge him, defeat him, and replace him as the hero of Megatron Huaxia.

"It's a pity, the heroes of the Yun generation have to assist such a little kid. If it weren't for the assistance of Yun Chang and Yide, how long would Liu Chan be able to support Shu Kingdom? Gan Ning continued to whine.

Gan Ning's complaint was not talking to himself, there was someone listening to him, and the person who was listening was about eighteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, and he looked so handsome. He is the long history of the army, named Gu Tan, the word is Mo, this Gu Tan is from a famous family, the son of Gu Shao, and the grandson of Gu Yong. Gu Yong and Gu Shao are both important ministers of Eastern Wu, and it is no wonder that in this era of fighting for fathers, Gu Tan can be in a high position in the army at a young age.

"General, I'm afraid this matter is not so simple, Liu Chan led his troops to conquer all parties alone at the age of thirteen or four, and he has never been defeated along the way. In Gu's opinion, this son is by no means a good person, and besides, even if he is absurd and uninhibited, he is often accompanied by Deng Zhi, Guo Youzhi, and Bu Qi, the three of whom are capable people, which is extraordinary. Guo and Deng, you don't know, don't you know Buqi? ”

Gan Ning is not an understanding person, but although Gu Tan is young, he is also a knowledgeable person, his family has a family background, and when he was a teenager, he was a friend of the prince Sun Deng, known as the "Four Friends", and has emerged among the younger generation of Eastern Wu. At this time, seeing that Gan Ning was disdainful of Liu Hou's letter, he couldn't help but admonish.

"Hmph, Bu Qi, this dog thief, dares to betray the lord, if you see him next time, you will definitely break him into pieces." Gan Ning Road.

Seeing that Gan Ning's words deviated from the topic, Gu Tan hurriedly said: "General Gan, this letter was sent by Emperor Shu Han, so it is equivalent to a letter of state. Moreover, since this letter is intended to be a warning, we also need to be vigilant and be prepared to face the battle in case we are attacked by someone. ”

"The Taijian of this letter is the governor of the navy, this is a letter to Gan. Hum! Where is this letter a warning, it is clearly nonsense, and the gossip confuses the public, Liu Chan sent such a letter, and I don't know if it was used to tease Gan. Whatever it does, if you present this letter to the lord, you won't make fun of him. Gan Ning said.

"General Gan, don't do this, no matter what this letter says, this is also a letter from Emperor Shu Han, it is a letter of state, it shouldn't be read by us, let alone we can't decide what to do with it. At the very least, we have to hand him over to Governor Lu. Seeing that Gan Ning refused to listen to persuasion, Gu Tan said anxiously.

Lu Xun is the governor of Eastern Wu and the boss of Gan Ning, but unfortunately his line is in Xiakou, although it is not far from here, but he is not resident in the camp of the water division. The master of the water division camp will be Gan Ning, and Gan Ning has the final say here. However, the unruly Gan Ning may not even listen to Sun Quan's words, let alone Lu Xun.

"Hmph, Lu Boyan is known for his wisdom, and he is not defeated by Liu Chan. A certain asked to play several times, but he suppressed it and refused to give it to a certain fight, and he saw that he was scared by Liu Chan and was frightened. Maybe he showed him this letter, and he took it seriously, and it was funny that he was about to turn into a rat gall. After speaking, Gan Ning waved his sleeves and was about to walk out of the handsome tent.

"General, no, no, don't." When Gu Tan saw that Gan Ning was leaving, he was in a hurry, stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, and begged bitterly.

As soon as Gan Ning shook his hand, Gu Tan was thrown back a few steps and hit a pillar before stopping. Gan Ning has infinite strength since he was a child, and his martial arts are strong, although he is so casually thrown, a weak scholar like Gu Tan can't bear it, and he is thrown a few steps away, if it is not for a pillar to block it, he may have to take a few steps back, maybe he will have to fall his butt.

Rao is like this, Gu Tan was pushed by a strong force, and he hit the pillar hard, and his back was also hit painfully.

Note 1: Gan Ning originally died in 220 AD, but for the sake of the plot, the author consulted with King Yama and agreed to postpone his death by two years.