In the land of Snake Hill, Liu Qi met with local officials and explained the importance of ensuring the smooth flow of food and grass on the front line.

On the day of his stay, Sun Guan and his men went south first, and he himself took the opportunity to inspect the countryside.

The northern counties of Yanzhou, such as Mount Tai, Jibei and Dongping, have all stepped into the recovery from the first lunar month to the present.

The restoration of people's livelihood has also brought peace to the local people.

On the contrary, it is the land of Dongjun, which is also at the forefront of the war this time, with Wei Zhen and other troops in Hanoi coordinating, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, and Xiahou Lan each leading their men and horses to defend it.

In addition to the war situation in Xuzhou, the progress of Cao's army in Yanzhou was suppressed by Zhao Yun, Lu Qian and other departments in the headquarters.

Xiahou Yuan, who had the most momentum, failed to find benefits from Zhao Yun in the Shouzhang War, that is, he had to go to Chengyang in the disadvantage.

Taking this opportunity, in recent months, Zhao Yun and others have successively taken Fangdong, Shan Father and other places from Cao Cao's hands, and the troops have continued to advance in the direction of Chen Liu.

Xu was at a disadvantage in Yanzhou, and Cao Cao sent a letter to Yu Ban, Lü Bu and others to increase the attack on Xuzhou on the flank, so as to attract the Qingzhou soldiers in Yanzhou, go to support, and provide help for further taking the land of Dongjun.

But the location of Yanzhou was the focus of Liu Qi's defense with a large army. The battle on the south side of Xuzhou is only the worst result expected, and the core county of Yanzhou must not be lost. Prior to this, the states and counties each had months of preparation for war, including the replenishment of soldiers and the reserve of ordnance and materials.

But after leaving from Snake Hill, a few days later, he came to the front line of Jinxiang, saw Zhao Yun, and reported to Zhao Yun, and learned that the pressure of Xiahoulan, who assisted in defending Dongjun, and the difficulty of attacking and defending Shanyang and other places, and the battle might spread for a longer time, and aggravate the difficulties of the place, Liu Qi knew that he had to find a way to end the battle in the land of Yan and Xu as quickly as possible.

Among them, some killer tools that have not been used should also be used, so as to establish his advantage in the north in one fell swoop.

The killer weapon here is nothing else, it is the firearm that was carried before the revolving door was closed that day!

Gunpowder originated from alchemy, which was recorded as early as the Warring States period, but the real invention and use was in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

It is also an epoch-making product.

When Liu Qi was the magistrate of Changxi County in the early days, combined with the saltpeter mine owned by the local area, he specially found an alchemist to conduct research in secret.

However, after a few years of hard work to fill the gunpowder, it appeared. But this method has been kept secret.

After he became the prime minister of the Bohai Sea, Liu Qi set up a firearms workshop alone in the land of the Bohai Sea to serve as a guard room, and continued to let people study the available things such as rockets, and in the continuous increase in power, the formation of projectiles and rockets that can be used for projectiles.

The use of weapons here is undoubtedly a sharp weapon for siege operations, and with this cooperation, it is not seeking to play a decisive role in the war, but it is beneficial for the counterattack of the army to the Cao army.

And this time from Linzi, there were all kinds of firearms in the accompanying military supplies.

Zhao Yun and other front-line generals, including state and county officials, many people still don't know this.

In the face of confidants such as Xun You, Xun Or, and Guo Jia, Liu Qi only mentioned it occasionally, but did not explain it in detail.

But on the day of Jinxiang, when Liu Qi heard Zhao Yun's report, he led the crowd to the school outside the city. And take out the firearms and let the soldiers set them off, and the destructive power can be seen with the sound of a loud explosion. Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and other generals were shocked.

"Is this heavenly?"

After Liu Qi led everyone to look closer, many generals surrounded them and kept murmuring.

Guo Jia squatted down, touched the dark burning thing with his hand, then put it in front of his nose, sniffed it, and said in a deep voice: "Envoy, but the burning of this thing caused an explosion?" ”

Guo Jia saw through the truth at a glance, and Liu Qi was still a little surprised.

He then bowed his head and said: "What Feng Xiao said is good, the things here are indeed done in this way. But in war, there is only a preemptive effect, and if it is used for a long time, the enemy will also find a way to crack it.

And it's hard to rely on! ”

After understanding that it was such a burning thing, all the generals were relieved, but at the same time they were a little excited.

Zhao Yun took the lead and hugged his fists and said: "Envoy, what is here may quickly equip the whole army?"

But with this thing, it can be used for siege and harassment, that is, in our department, it is enough to catch Cao Jun off guard and set Yanzhou by surprise! ”

Zhao Yundao is really very confident.

In their previous battles with Cao's army, both cavalry and foot soldiers, under these years of training, they were evenly matched. What is lacking is to break the situation, and now make Jun Liu Qi hold it, so that the war is more certain.

The generals on the left and right also nodded one after another.

Liu Qi immediately responded: "That's what I mean!"

The next battle arrangement, how to fight a decisive battle with Cao Jun, I will discuss it again with the official house! ”

On the same day, Liu Qi, together with Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and others, made another subdivision of the war. Along with the arrival of reinforcements, there is another kind of support.

The original stalemate should be broken.

In this battle, the Cao army should also be driven out of Yanzhou, so as to complete the encirclement of Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and other horses in front of them, and save the land of Xuzhou.

Boiled jujube city.

Cao Cao also left Chen Liu, and as the front line, he was personally the commander!

Two months ago, except for some gains at the beginning of the war, Cao's army did not gain a greater advantage because of the containment of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu's troops on one side.

The situation here made Cao Cao very worried, and he also understood why Cheng Yu and Chen Qun told each other before the war that the current situation of the Tao was not a wartime opportunity. But Xu Youtong thought well with him, and without this opportunity, it would be difficult to have another chance.

The richness of Yanzhou and the large population are by no means comparable to Yuzhou.

Now I am in a dilemma, so today and the tent are also arguing.

"Ming Gong, this is the case, that is, we are waiting, but we have made wedding dresses for Yuan Shu and Lu Bu!

At present, it is also necessary to recall Wen Ze and other ministries to concentrate troops.

The news from the front line that the enemy army has the appearance of going south, and it is Xu that Liu Xide has sent reinforcements, and he has come here! ”

Cheng Yu's face was serious, and his heart was also heavy, as for the other people in the camp, the same.

Xu You looked a little embarrassed, he offered his plan three times before, but all of them were recognized by the enemy generals and defeated. In particular, the young general named Lu Qian was summoned before Cao Cao was the pastor of Yanzhou.

Xu You thought that Lu Qian was a general, so he made a proposal to break it first.

Who knew that Lu Qian was perfect in the application of the art of war, and he broke Cao's camp several times.

After letting Cao Ying's people suffer several losses, Xu You paid attention to this person.

And after Yu Cao Cao learned that it was Lu Qian who led the troops, he thought of the name of Lu Qian that he heard when he was in Yanzhou, and he kept sighing. It is a promise, but it has become a stepping stone for the foil.

As a result, there have been several military meetings in the past two days, and Xu Yu has lost much of his previous words.