In the depths of the palace, Fushou Tang Ji finally cleaned up.

The two daughters, a queen and a princess, are all noble.

At this moment, listening to the urging of the general next to him, Fu Shou whispered to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, please be relieved, this time I will go to Yangzhou, I will definitely ask for reinforcements for Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie nodded, but his heart was uneasy.

Because he always felt that this time Fu Shou was a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, after all, everyone knew that the reinforcements were only Chu Feng, and Chu Feng was an extremely famous womanizer.

Especially a young woman who has a family!

Such as the Zou family, the Cai family, the Xu family, the Gan family, the Mi family, Diao Chan, etc., are all other people's wives and concubines, but they are all occupied by Chu Feng as his own, and now Liu Xie can only look forward to,

That Chu Feng would be afraid of Fu Shou's identity and would not dare to trespass.

Stepping on the lotus step to board the carriage, immediately, the general who led the team shouted and set off, and two teams of elite cavalry escorted a carriage and began to march towards Tongguan.

Cao Mansion, Study Office.

Xun You strode over, and Cao Cao immediately asked, "Gongda, but the queen has already set off?" ”

"Well, the queen has set off, and her subordinates have also let out rumors from all over the country, rendering the news that the queen will go to Yangzhou to inspect, and it will be known to the whole country in a few days."

Xun You nodded and immediately spoke.

"Very good, when the queen arrives in Yangzhou, it will be the time when the plan begins. When the time comes, the teacher will be famous, and it will definitely make Chu Feng difficult to take care of. Cao Cao smiled for the first time in a long time.

"Lord, don't forget to marry your daughter to the Son of Heaven, you can be a noble person first, and as soon as the news of Fu Shou's death comes out, you will be directly established as the queen."

Xun You chuckled and said ruthlessly.

"This is nature, this is nature, tomorrow I will talk to the Son of Heaven about this matter, you don't know, this Son of Heaven is trembling when he sees me."

Cao Cao Lang laughed and sneered at Liu Xie.

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Jian'an five years, early December.

Cao Cao has already spread the news that the queen will inspect Yangzhou on behalf of the Son of Heaven, which can be said to be well known, and everyone knows that Cao Cao is not well-intentioned.

Chu Feng is naturally no exception!

In the general's mansion, Chu Feng was wearing cotton clothes,

All the civil and military officers in the house were also wrapped in cotton clothes, drinking hot tea, chatting from time to time, and the stove in the middle was still crackling and burning flames, increasing the temperature of the house.

As for the outside of the house, the goose feathers and snow fell whirringly, and it didn't take long for the land to be wrapped in silver.

"The snow is falling, and there will be a good omen for the coming year!" Chu Feng put down the tea in his hand and sighed.

At this time, Zhuge Liang took the time to visit.

Since serving as the chief director of education, Zhuge Liang has not had much time to communicate with Chu Feng, and the weather has taken a turn for the worse in the past few days, and students have temporarily suspended classes and waited for the early spring to study again.

"Oh, Kong Ming is in trouble?"

Chu Feng looked at Zhuge Liang, hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over.

"Lord, although the school has been open for half a month, there are still many problems, and I need the full support of the lord, this is a list of items, please take a look."

Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also served hot tea.

Chu Feng raised his eyebrows, took it and looked at it, Zhuge Liang listed it in great detail, including how many books are missing now, how much is still missing, how much is still missing, how much is still missing, how much is still missing, etc.,

"The list is very detailed, these are all working overtime to do, I think these can be done in the spring of next year, Kong Ming doesn't have to worry about this." Chu Feng said with relief.

"As for the number of teachers, this still needs to be paid attention to by Kong Ming, I have also hired them in several states, but few people are still willing, and they can still be trained independently."

Zhuge Liang nodded,

And at this moment, Lu Su walked quickly from outside the mansion, his cheeks were red from the cold, and he dusted off the snowflakes on the fur on his collar, and Lu Su said eagerly: "Lord, the queen is here!" ”

"Queen? Which queen? ”

Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, and didn't react for a while.

"Empress Dahan Fu, who inspected Yangzhou on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and this matter has been coaxed to a very high reputation, I am afraid that the whole world knows about it."

Lu Su said with a wary face.

"Fushou? Inspecting Yangzhou? ”

"Hehe, it's interesting, what kind of calculation did Cao Cao make, he actually asked the queen to come to Yangzhou." Chu Feng squinted, revealing a bit of solemnity, or curiosity.

"Lord, Cao Cao is not well-intentioned!"

Lu Su was also vigilant, he knew when he learned the news that Cao Cao was absolutely uneasy and kind, but he didn't know what the specific calculation was.

"Kong Ming, what do you think?"

Chu Feng looked at Zhuge Liang next to him and asked.

"The lord might as well think about it, what happened to the queen in Yangzhou is the most beneficial to Cao Cao and the least beneficial to the lord?" Zhuge Liang asked directly with a chuckle.

"Murder with a knife? And then blame me? This makes the pro-Han people in the world hate me even more. Chu Feng stroked his shoulders and raised his eyebrows to look at Zhuge Liangdao.

"That's not all!"

"Cao Cao won't do meaningless things,"

"If his purpose is to bury the queen here, then the Han has not yet perished, but the lord kills the queen, and it is a big taboo to be disobedient."

"Second, Cao Cao can justifiably further elevate the Son of Heaven, let the clansmen serve as queens, and strengthen his position,"

"Of course, the main thing for him may be that he wants to be famous, I suspect that he wants to compete with the lord, otherwise there is no need to waste so much time!"

Zhuge Liang pondered a little and briefly analyzed.

When the words fell, Chu Feng couldn't help but nodded, Zhuge Liang's analysis was very comprehensive and thorough, at least Chu Feng recognized it, Cao Cao would never make such trouble just to blame himself,

In other words, there are other things hidden under him.

"Lord, what Kong Ming said is not unreasonable, Cao Cao must have hidden bad water, and he has only one purpose for doing this, that is, he wants to use troops."

"I'm afraid that it was Xiliang Ma Chao and others who took refuge in him and gave him courage." Lu Su also frowned and said.

"My lord, this matter must be guarded against. Especially the Xiliang cavalry, I had more dealings with in the early years, these people are proficient in horsemanship, and they are by no means weaker than Wuhuan and other grassland people,"

"And I suspect that if Cao Cao really wants to move troops, I'm afraid that not only himself, but also Yuan Shao, the two of them have 300,000 troops, not to mention 300,000, not to be underestimated!"

On the side, Jia Xu said with a bit of solemnity.

Hearing this, everyone shrank and became a little dignified.

The Cao Yuan alliance was inevitable, but they didn't expect this decisive battle to come ahead of schedule.

"Lord, Wen He is right, and as far as I know, Cao Cao has a good relationship with Xiliang and Xiqiang, and Yuan Shao has a close relationship with Wuhuan and Xiongnu,"

"Both of them want to seize the Central Plains with the help of external forces. The cavalry of our army is only more than 10,000 people in the south and the north horses, but it guards the entire Central Plains, even if the soldiers fight bloodily, it is difficult to win. ”

Lu Su also frowned,

The Central Plains has a lot of flat land, which is suitable for cavalry operations, but what Chu Feng lacks most is cavalry, there are only more than 10,000 people in total, and if you want to add a little, you have to rely on horse dealers to steal some of it.

Can't quench your thirst at all!

"Xiqiang, Xiongnu, Wuhuan?"

"Hehe, his family is vying for the foundation, but he has led foreign enemies into the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are also worthy of being Han? It's really a shame for the big man. ”

Chu Feng snorted coldly, with disdain.

However, he knew in his heart that the current situation was not optimistic.

The three nomads can casually engage in more than 100,000 cavalry, counting Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's own, the number will only be more, that is to say, this battle must really be fought,

Chu Feng's odds of winning were too low.

"Where is Fushou now?" Chu Feng asked.

"It is reported that it has left Luoyang, and this meeting should have reached Yingchuan, and it will take some time." Lu Su hurriedly explained.

"Regardless of what Cao Cao will do for the time being, for now, Cao Cao's idea of borrowing a knife to kill people is avoided. Come to inform Zhao Yun and let him personally lead three thousand iron horses to Yingchuan to pick up people, and be sure to ensure the safety of Fushou. ”

"In addition, let Gan Ning lead the boat division out of Huaishui to Chenguo, Runan and other places, and Zhao Yun will transfer to Hefei by water after receiving it." Chu Feng immediately made arrangements.

"No!" Someone immediately responded.

"As for the rear hand of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's coalition army, it is indeed necessary to pay attention to the fact that the cavalry in the Central Plains is invincible, leave this to me, and I will find a way to deal with these cavalry!"

Chu Feng pondered slightly, frowned, and said.

"My lord, but the loud thing you used earlier?" Zhuge Liang instantly asked excitedly, he had heard of this thing a long time ago, but he had never seen it yet.

This thing is said to be the key to Chu Feng's defeat of Yuan Shao,

If this item is equipped with all infantry legions, then the enemy's iron cavalry will not be a concern.

"Sort of, but it's almost ready, and it needs to be redeveloped." Chu Feng frowned, there was a lot of pressure in his heart, he really couldn't do gunpowder.

At most, he knew a basic ingredient list, which was nothing more than nitrate, sulfur, and carbon, but this thing needed to be experimented over and over again to get the final result, and then he could make black powder.

Of course, Chu Feng only needs to make something that can make a sound now, there is a difficulty, and when it can be developed is a problem.

"From scratch?" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up.

What he wanted to know most was the knowledge he couldn't learn at the moment, and Chu Feng was just able to satisfy Zhuge Liang.

"Kong Ming doesn't want to learn?" Chu Feng's eyes lit up, he looked at Zhuge Liang and said, with Zhuge Liang's intelligence, it is much easier than making it himself,

When the time comes, I pretend to be training him, let him ponder, and he can save a lot of worry.

"Naturally!" Zhuge Liang nodded excitedly.

"So, when it's over, you go with me to a place, and I'll show you how to get it when the time comes. However, learning requires practice, not immutability. ”

"When the time comes, I will tell you the principle, and whether you can make it depends on your personal ability." Chu Feng's voice was solemn, with a deep voice.

"No!" Zhuge Liang was excited.

Lu Xun's eyes were hot, and he also said: "Lord, I am willing to study with Kong Ming, and I will never live up to my lord's cultivation." ”

"Yes, you can!" Chu Feng nodded.

The main thing is that he doesn't know exactly how to do it.

As for Jia Xu, Lu Su and others, although their eyes are hot, they consider that they have something to do, and it is better to hand over this thing to young people, so they are not involved.

In fact, gunpowder has appeared many times in the Warring States and Han dynasties as early as the Warring States and Han dynasties, but at that time, it was mostly used by warlocks for alchemy, and it had not been thoroughly excavated.

No one deliberately calculates the specific ratio,

But since there have been, with the talents of Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, it shouldn't be difficult to figure it out!

Soon, the people's council ended, and Chu Feng took the two of them straight to the backyard, and at the same time told the guards to prepare things such as nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal.

Chu Feng can't remember the specific ratio,

He only remembered a sentence of smoothness, one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoal, these are the materials of black powder, and how to match them needs to be studied.

The ratio is closest to the chemical reaction, in order to burn most fully, so as to produce the greatest power, can not achieve the best ratio, it is not impossible to react.

For a long time, the guards brought something.

There are several things, but it's just a matter of purity.

Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun also know these things, saltpeter is a good thing to burn, sulfur is also to increase combustion, and charcoal is more suitable for the products of combustion.

"Now, the thing that can make a loud noise before is called gunpowder, and this thing is a combination of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, as for the specific ratio, you still need to figure it out for yourself."

"But I can remind you that saltpeter accounts for at least seventy percent of the ratio between the three, and when the three are mixed and stirred, they will explode violently when burned, resulting in a loud noise."

Chu Feng looked at the things in front of him and said to the two.

The two glanced at each other, with excitement in their eyes, if this thing could really come from their hands, it would definitely go down in history, but what made them admire even more was Chu Feng,

Chu Feng is very knowledgeable,

Their knowledge was like babies and young children in front of Chu Feng, and they couldn't be compared at all.

"These things are flammable and explosive, you want to study, but you must pay attention to safety, your safety is thousands of times more valuable than this thing!"

Chu Feng looked at the two solemnly,

Lu Xun had been with him earlier, and Zhuge Liang was also the future pillar of the country, and these two were going to take over the mantle of Jia Xu, Zhang Zhao and others.

"No!" The two nodded.

"Okay, you guys research for the time being, feel free to contact me if you have any questions, I also need to do some research." Chu Feng gave the two of them an encouraging look,

"Hmm!" The two nodded.

Chu Feng is so good or so diligent, they are far worse than Chu Feng, how can they be lazy. What's more, they were extremely looking forward to gaining knowledge from Chu Feng,

Acquire some knowledge that is not recorded in ancient books,

For them, Chu Feng was already a person who surpassed the sages, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was sent down from heaven, the main thing was that he knew too much.

Astronomy and geography,

Excellent in every way,

The personality is full of charm and admiration.

After explaining this, Chu Feng immediately strode away.

Gunpowder is a thing that must be developed, what Chu Feng needs to do now is to purify these things, the purity is not high enough, and the reaction will be discounted.

Purify this he still knows,

He himself has to try to mix gunpowder to see if he can research it, not to become a fat man in one bite, just to get something that can explode first.

Making a loud noise is the first step,

The second step can add steel ball steel sheets to the sealed gunpowder, thereby increasing the lethality of the explosion.

The third step was to study the gunpowder that could propel the projectiles, build the guns, and enter the industrial age, but these were still a long way off, and all he needed to do now was make loud noises.