The night is bleak and cold.

A waning moon hangs in the sky.

Under the expected eyes of Lu Meng, Sun Deng arrived as scheduled, he used the command flag to make the sword and axe hand let go of Lu Meng, and personally put on the armor for Lu Meng.

"I guarantee my father, General Lu is in command, if I can't capture Hefei City before sunset tomorrow... I'm going to Huangquan with General Lu—"

Sun Deng held a halberd in his hand, his eyes were scarlet, and a wisp of green silk was lifted by the wind, covering his handsome face.

At the same time, he took the long sword from the hand of the guard and handed it to Lu Meng.

The sword, shining with a piercing light.

Lu Meng placed the sword in front of his chest.

After a long time, he jumped directly onto the stake in front of him, and he shouted: "Beat the drum..."

- Knock knock!

Under the silent sky, the drums beat like thunder.

When all the Jiangdong soldiers heard the sound of the drum, they rushed over...

At this moment, Lu Meng was holding a sword and looking at the soldiers in the audience.

His loud voice shook the sky: "Jiangdong disciples, since the defeat of Xiaoyaojin, I, Lu Meng, have never slept a full night, it's not that I don't want to sleep, but I'm afraid... I was frightened, I was panicked, every time I closed my eyes, I thought that we 100,000 people were beaten by 800 people and were embarrassed, I was ashamed, how could I sleep? ”

"Today, our Jiangdong disciples once again killed under this Hefei city, that Zhang Liao is not there, and those Shanxi soldiers are not there, if so, Hefei City still can't be captured, then my Jiangdong children simply change their names to Jiangdong rats... We will be ridiculed by the people of the world, and our children and grandchildren will be shrouded in the sword and halberd of the Cao thief..."

"This is our hometown that haunts our dreams, is it because of our cowardice and our incompetence that we let the thieves gallop? Brothers, today's eldest son is a guarantee to the lord, and I, Lu Meng, am the temporary commander, if I can't take Hefei at sunset tomorrow, I, Lu Meng, will die together with the eldest son... You will also bear the name of the rat generation for a lifetime! ”

"There is only one way to overcome fear, and that is to defeat him, and General Ben asks you... On the Chibi battlefield back then, Cao Thief's army of 800,000 went south, how did we win? Have you all forgotten? Have you forgotten all the slogans before the war? ”

"No—"

"No—"

"How can you forget?"

"Don't dare to forget!"

With Lu Meng's voice, there were already soldiers responding, and more and more people responded.

Lu Meng glanced at Sun Deng, and he said loudly: "This is the courage of Jiangdong's son, my Jiangdong son..."

The crowd shouted in unison:

"Jiangdong Erlang, swear not to surrender, I would rather die on the battlefield than die in the hotbed-"

"Good..."

Lu Meng waved to the left and shouted, "Where are Zhou Tai, Lu Fan, and Zhu Huan?" ”

"In!"

"The three generals led 3,000 soldiers to feint to attack the West City Gate, the early offensive should be fierce, and they must attract all the defenders to come, and wait until the Tianming offensive slows down!"

"No!"

Lu Meng stretched out his hand again and waved to the right, "Where are Jiang Qin, Xu Sheng, and Ding Feng?" ”

"In!"

"The three of them led 3,000 soldiers to feint to attack the east city gate, which was the same as the offensive of the west city gate, and the momentum was greater, attracting all the defenders! The offensive slows down at dawn! ”

"No!"

Lu Meng ordered again: "Where are the generals Han Dang, Gan Ning, and Pan Zhang?" ”

"In!"

"The three led 30,000 troops to attack the north city gate, which is diametrically opposed to the east and west city gates, the early offensive should be slow, and when the morning comes, the defenders will be relaxed, and then they will concentrate their forces to break through the city!"

"No!"

The North City Gate, this is the main line of defense!

"Where are Ma Zhong, He Qi, and Zhang Cheng?"

"In!"

"There is no need to attack the south city gate, you will lead 20,000 troops to ambush in the bushes on both sides of the official road outside the south city gate, if there are thieves who escape, a small group of troops will be spared, if you encounter thousands of soldiers, hit it! Don't let a thief go! ”

"No..."

After giving these orders, Lu Meng faced Sun Deng, "Does the eldest son have anything else to order?" ”

Sun Deng hurriedly surrendered his hand: "General Lu is in command, deployed properly, and strategized, which is admirable——"

Lu Meng didn't answer, but he was secretly in his heart.

- "Guan Yun has a son Guan Lin, and he has Jiang Xia, and now he has a son and grandson Deng... Otherwise, who will persuade my lord?'

With this in mind...

Lu Meng drank coldly again: "I heard it clearly, then, go on the expedition immediately... Hefei! ”

"Between sunset tomorrow, Ben Shuai is going to break the city!"

- Knock knock!

For a while, the drums sounded again.

- Half of the city's smoke and sand, rising with the wind;

- Half of the city is smoky, blood and tears fall;

——Riding iron armor and spreading the world.

In just a moment, under this dark sky, countless torches were lit... The fire clouds are fighting the city, and the city wants to wither!

"Kill, kill..."

"Rush up."

"A ladder, a ladder..."

Suddenly, countless Jiangdong soldiers rushed to Hefei City.

——Siege the teacher must be que.

- Scratching it on all sides.

This former Wuxia Amon has already become a handsome talent who can take charge of his own affairs... His command shocked Sun Deng, and also shocked Sun Quan in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Some guards had already reported Lü Meng's deployment to Sun Quan.

After hearing this, Sun Quan's mood seemed to have become much more complicated, and he asked the guards to retreat.

He stood alone, with his hands on his hands, his purple beard unkempt by the wind outside, and... This messiness is far less than the messiness in his heart.

Thinking back to Lu Meng's deployment, and then thinking about his own commander, and... Guan Lin's sentence of "a dog can win" kept coming to mind.

Finally, Sun Quan muttered.

As if recognizing a fact, he groaned, "So... When it comes to command, Lonely, is it indeed inferior to a dog? Huh? ”

- "Wang! ”

At this moment, the wild dogs that came from nowhere happened to appear around Sun Quan's military tent.

The barking of the dog, which would not have been noticed, at this moment... But Sun Quan's originally calm eyes suddenly became gloomy and abnormal.

"Someone!"

"In!"

"Catch the barking dog just now, and I'm going to divide it into five horses—"

Belch... A group of guards looked at each other, and immediately gave up their hands.

"Whew-"

Who would have thought that the lord of Dongwu at this moment would be "reduced" to compete with a dog!

How would they know?

Sun Quan at this moment... How much do you hate these barking dogs?

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…

This side, under the city of Hefei, the war is raging... Bloodstained sky.

Over there, a night in Changsha County, but it was unusually peaceful.

Guan Lin had a spring dream, dreaming that a woman was thinking about his body...

There is more than one, at least three, and they are all young girls.

One is that you can put on armor to straddle the battlefield, and when you remove the armor, you can store it in the cave.

One is a barbaric princess who can make the big and small inside and outside the house, completely unlikely, and an arrogant one.

One is a peace-loving, Mu Mu Chunshan, a quiet princess who puts her home in order...

All in all, different styles, Guan Linyou remembers, when he slapped the unruly princess in the face, all of a sudden, the unruly princess was honest and cooperated.

This can be regarded as a dragon in a dream...

When he woke up from the dream, it was already the morning light, and Guan Lin found... He was still sloppy in his adolescence... There was still something left behind in that spring dream last night!

Guan Lin couldn't help but shake his head, it was really a bad and embarrassing feeling.

He said to himself...

"How do you come up with spring dreams?"

Mi Yang, who was waiting outside the door, seemed to hear the movement in the house, and hurriedly reminded: "Mr. Han just sent someone to spread the word, saying that the guests from Jiaozhou have arrived, and when the fourth prince wakes up, let me inform the fourth prince." ”

"Oh..."Guan Lin bowed...

He quickly put on his shirt, quickly wiped his body, and put on his pants... Then he opened the door and commanded:

"Let's go..."

…

There was a banquet on Han Xuan's house, and Han Xuan, Gong Zhi, and a guest from Jiaozhou knelt and sat here.

The age of this visitor from Jiaozhou is not young, seventy years old, but he looks like a fairy wind and bones, and he is very well maintained, especially the goat's whiskers, which hang down neatly one by one, showing the unique spirit and precipitation that does not belong to his age.

Han Xuan said with a smile: "I never thought that Mr. Shi came so quickly, and he sent someone to invite him, but Guan Sigongzi hasn't woken up yet, I'm afraid he will..."

The visitor from Jiaozhou didn't mind, and while brushing his beard, he said: "It's me who came in the starry night, it's a little abrupt, since I have something to do with the fourth son in Jiaozhou, so what's the matter?" ”

That's when it happened.

- "Guan Sigongzi has arrived. ”

With a pass, Guan Lin strode in, and he still felt something strange on his kidneys, this feeling, adolescent men... I know it all!

He noticed Han Xuan, Gong Zhi, and also noticed this old man with immortal wind bones.

Guan Lin said uncharacteristically modestly: "The younger generation has seen Han Gong, and this..."

Without waiting for Guan Lin to ask, Han Xuan hurriedly introduced, "This is Mr. Xieshi, the Governor of the Seven Counties of Jiaozhou!" ”

Oops...

As soon as these words came out, Guan Lin's heart "groaned", and there was no abnormality on the kidneys!

His eyes were straight to Shixie...

muttered in my heart.

- "This is the living immortal of the Yue Kingdom? The famous 'turtle'... Ah no, is it the famous Shixie? Really, alive..."

Thinking so in his heart, Guan Lin bowed respectfully, "I didn't expect that Jiaozhou was actually Mr. Shi in person, and the junior Guan Lin admired Mr. 's name for a long time. ”

It's no wonder that Guan Lin is so heavy.

This Shixie is at least three generations old...

When later generations saw him, they were all in the temple and worshipped him... It can bless a long life.

However, Guan Lin's etiquette surprised Shi Xie.

- "Isn't this fourth prince always at odds with his father, Guan Gong? Why... So polite?'

With such idleness in his heart, Shi Xie returned the salute without losing his courtesy: "I don't dare to be such a big gift to the fourth prince of Guan..."

"Guan Lin is a junior, this gift is deserved." Guan Lin responded with a smile... Not to mention, after coming and going, the relationship between the two has become a lot closer.

At first, Han Xuan was also worried that because of the incident in the Guanshan Stone Cave in Changsha, the two would be tense as soon as they met.

It's good now...

"Hahaha..."Han Xuan immediately smiled: "The two of them, one old and one young, although there is a big difference in age, they are both dragons and phoenixes among people!" ”

After some greetings, Han Xuan sat on the main seat, and Guan Lin and Shi Xie knelt on the bamboo mats on both sides.

Gong Zhi got up with interest, personally poured tea for the three of them, and then beckoned his subordinates to step back and give the room to the three of them.

Guan Lin didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "I heard Han Gong tell that Dongwu doesn't talk about martial arts, and Jiaozhou is already its vassal country, but he especially sent troops and fought in a vain attempt to pocket Jiaozhou under the governance of Mr. Seven Generations of Foundations.

Guan Lin's words blurted out, and Shi Xie also replied: "The world is crowded, it is difficult to find a place to avoid chaos, and the troubled times are chaotic, and it is a good policy to avoid the evidence... I have no quarrel with people all my life, since Dongwu has become big, what he wants, I will give what I will give to the state, I only hope that I can exchange the peace and contentment of the people of my Jiaozhou, and the peace of my Shi family, but it's a pity... The current situation forced me and Jiaozhou to be involved in this war... Don't hide it from the fourth son, the Lu family army is conquering, my Nanhai County and Cangwu County... It is already a lot of life, and many people have died! ”

Guan Lin could hear it.

Shi Xie said this, not pretending...

It's really feeling.

He was a man who "avoided the turmoil of the moment and sought the stability of the long life".

Tracing back to the source, the war between Soochow and Jiaozhou was caused by Guan Lin's batch of ordnance.

There is also the demarcation of Xiangshui...

If it weren't for the agreement on the demarcation of Xiangshui, it would have been reduced to empty talk, and if it hadn't been for the dispute between Jiaozhou and the Lu family, the armament would have been a big fight.

Jiaozhou will definitely continue to be a vassal state of Soochow until Shi Xie's old age dies... will be bloodily suppressed and slaughtered by Sun Quan.

But...

In Guan Lin's view, he doesn't need to feel guilty.

For the Shi family, sooner or later they will be slaughtered by Sun Quan, sooner they can wake up and resist early... Fight back, that's the way to go.

In this sense, Guan Lin is a good person!

"Ahem..."

Coughing slightly, Guan Lin asked solemnly: "I'm going to leave for Jiangling tomorrow, and I'll meet with Mr. today, to make a long story short... Sir wants to buy ordnance, right? ”

"The fourth son is refreshing, and the old man has nothing to hide." Shi Xie nodded heavily. "Yes, now I need a lot of ordnance that can defend against the enemy."

"For example, the repeater, the side box, and the wooden ox and horse?" Guan Lin then asked.

"Yes!" Shi Xie's head.

Guan Lin shook his head, "These ordnances, made by Huang Laoxi, are actually used to resist the northern cavalry, there are many infantry and naval troops in Eastern Wu, and the partial van is not used at all, even the crossbow has a limited range, and it cannot resist the enemy outside the country, as for... Wooden Ox Flowing Horse, IMHO, the war is in Jiaozhou, and Dongwu needs Wooden Ox Flowing Horse more than the guys... Go and deliver grain, grass and supplies! ”

This...

Guan Lin's words were like pouring cold water on Shi Xie.

Shi Xie's eyes condensed deeply, "That..."

"This..."Guan Lin took out an object from the package, a simple model of a bed crossbow, "Does Mr. Shi recognize this?" ”

Without waiting for Shixie to speak...

Han Xuan took the lead and said, "Isn't this a bed crossbow?" ”

"Exactly." Guan Lin replied with a smile, "However, this model of mine is more special, his name is Ba Niu Bed Crossbow!" ”

As Guan Lin said, his model is a bed crossbow, but not just a bed crossbow.

You must know that the bed crossbow first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was launched by a winch with a long range, but the accuracy was not good, and the tactics of large-scale salvo fire were generally used.

In the Han Dynasty, the bed crossbow was improved to a certain extent.

For example, Taiwei Chen Qiu once in a war, "the string is a big wood for the bow, the feather spear is the arrow, the machine is launched, the distance shoots more than 1,000 steps, and many kills!" ”

This kind of bed crossbow that is difficult to open with only hands and feet.

And Guan Lin's is a hundred times more fierce than the Han version of the bed crossbow.

Speaking of which, there are many classifications of bed crossbows, ranging from two-bow to four-bow.

The number of people who twist the string when the multi-bow bed crossbow is tensioned, and the small one uses 5 to 7 people... Large, such as Guan Lin's "Eight Ox Crossbows", required a hundred people to work together to twist the shaft.

Aiming and firing are all operated by special personnel.

In particular, the arrows used are made of wood and iron, and they are known as "one gun and three swords and arrows".

This arrow is actually a spear with a feather, which is extremely destructive, and when attacking... It can be nailed to rammed earth walls in rows, and besiegers can climb the city.

When defending, the range of the bed crossbow can reach three hundred strides, about six hundred meters.

It is the farthest and most powerful shot in the Huaxia strong crossbow.

If you follow the original trajectory of history, it was already the Song Dynasty when it appeared, and it was generous and brilliant in the Battle of Lanyuan.

Guan Lin Kankan roughly told Shi Xie about the power of this "Eight Bull Crossbow", how to use it, and the strategic effects that can be achieved.

Of course...

In line with the principle of honest management, Guan Lin did not forget to tell the shortcomings, "Although this eight-bull crossbow is powerful, it can only be used as a strategic defense, because the structure is too cumbersome and the mobility is extremely poor... If you want to carry, especially attack, it is extremely difficult! So..."

Don't wait for Guan Lin to finish speaking...

Shi Xie hurriedly waved his hand, "In troubled times, self-protection is enough, don't attack Jiaozhou... Jiaozhou only needs to be able to defend against the ordnance of the invading enemy! ”

There was a glint in his eyes, a light of great longing.

He hurriedly asked Guan Lin. "Is what the fourth prince said true? Can these eight-bull crossbows really shoot 300 steps, and they are powerful enough to penetrate the rammed earth walls? ”

"What are you lying about?" Guan Lin smiled, "After all, it takes more than a hundred people to winch the shaft, and the power can be imagined... It's just that this eight-bull crossbow is good, but it's not easy to make... Huang Laoxie also specially instructed me not to sell it cheaply! ”

Shi Xie's eyes when he looked at Guan Lin again, and they all became hopeful.

"The fourth prince might as well say a price, the Jiaozhou Shijia will not let the fourth prince suffer, nor will Huang Laoxie suffer!"

Shi Xie once again showed his local tyrant side.

Seven generations have been operating on a single piece of land, and there have been no major wars for seven generations.

This confidence may not be able to be possessed by Gongsun Zhan, who "stocked up grain for three million stones" in Yijing back then.

"Actually, it's not that these eight-bull crossbows are expensive, it's mainly that the heavy 'spears' made in the follow-up are expensive..."Guan Lin tried to quote a price, "A bed of eight-ox crossbows with twenty spears, what's the matter... The price gets this one, too. ”

Guan Lin gestured two fingers...

It means two thousand gold.

Having said that, he has already reported quite high, after all, the materials are all wood, and there is no shortage of wood in ancient times, the difficult thing is the drawings, and the workmanship... It just so happens that the drawings are here in Guan Lin, and if you are working, there is Lao Huang in... I can't do anything.

Considering that as soon as Shi Xie buys it, he will have to have hundreds of beds if he can't keep it.

Two thousand gold, Guan Lin has to earn a thousand gold with tears... A bit of a profiteer... I have a bad conscience.

Of course, Guan Lin is not the kind of person who cares.

This two thousand gold still leaves some room for counteroffer, and his bottom line is 1,500 gold.

Really...

When Shi Xie saw these two fingers, he looked embarrassed, and "chirped" his mouth: "If it is really as Guan Sigongzi said, although the price is high, this eight-bull crossbow is indeed a good thing, and it can also help Jiaozhou!" In this way, I will pay for a hundred beds of this 'Eight Bull Crossbow', and Guan Sigongzi will give a discount, from 20,000 gold to 10,000 gold per bed, how about it? ”

As soon as this statement came out...

"Ahh

Guan Lin subconsciously exclaimed, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked incredible.

- "Turtle... Ah no, Comrade Shixie, have you misunderstood? I compared two fingers, which means two thousand gold! How dare you love you as 20,000 gold? Do you pay back the price to 10,000 gold? You make me... It's embarrassing!'

Han Xuan didn't know why, and thought that Guan Lin's surprised expression was because this price was not profitable.

He hurriedly said, "Although Mr. Shi has ordered a lot, but... But... You can't let the fourth prince and Huang Laoxie make a loss-making deal, right? Look... Can you add a little more? ”

Han Xuan wanted to facilitate this business.

Of course, according to Guan Lin's meaning, in this business, Guan Sigongzi can leave a share for him Han Xuan...

Considering that it is tens of thousands of dollars at every turn, this one is not a decimal number!

"This..."

Shi Xie hesitated, he stroked his long hair, "Then add a little more, how about 12,000 gold and a bed of eight ox crossbows?" However, when I talk about the front, I need to send someone to Jiangling with the fourth prince, and I must first see the power and range of this eight-bull crossbow! ”

Guan Lin opened his mouth, he wanted to speak, and said "Enough..."

Let's catch the "fat sheep" and pick up the wool... You can't like this!

Almost!

Han Xuan shook his head and said first: "Or Mr. Shi will add another thousand... In this way..."

didn't wait for Han Xuan to finish speaking.

Shi Xie once again showed his "turtle", ah no... It's the side of the "local tyrant", "Actually, I can add another two thousand, but I need to give a promise from Guan Sigongzi, if these eight-bull crossbows are broken, I need Guan Sigongzi to send someone to repair them... You have to repair it if you sell it! ”

"Then this..."Han Xuan didn't dare to answer.

He felt that it was almost over, since Guan Lin had reported two fingers, according to the criterion of 'bargaining', there should always be some leeway, considering this amount, it should be within a reasonable range to let six thousand gold.

Immediately, Han Xuan looked at Guan Lin.

"The fourth son... This price..."

Belch... Guan Lin was finally able to speak, he didn't say anything directly, but asked.

"Old Han, is there any wine here?"

"There's... There are..."

Han Xuan hurriedly sent someone to bring wine and poured it for the three of them.

When the wine bottle was full, Guan Lin couldn't wait to raise the wine bottle, "People say, suffering is a blessing, this price is a little low, but I, Guan Lin, am not such a mercenary person... I will help Mr. Shi, not for anything else, but for justice! ”

"In order to let the paradise of Jiaozhou continue, in order to let the criminal invaders receive the punishment and price they deserve, 14,000 gold and a bed of eight oxen crossbows, what can I do? According to me, according to the price quoted by Mr. Shixie, 10,000 gold..."

"How precious is justice? Is it still worth the 4,000 gold? I, Guan Lin, represent Huang Laoxie today, the two of us are making a loss-making business, and this time we will also support justice, so it's decided! 10,000 gold, long live justice... This bottle I Guan Lin respects justice, respects justice, respects the sky, and respects Mr. Shi, who is not afraid of power, I did it, two at will! ”

While speaking, Guan Lin rarely drank the wine in the wine bottle.

He realized.

It's no longer a question of 14,000 gold and 10,000 gold.

This is him Guan Lin found a cornucopia;

A cornucopia of wealth that can be drawn from it.

You can't be greedy!

We'll have to take our time...

We also have thieves... Ah no, for the sake of justice, in order to fight against evil, we must continue to support Jiaozhou! Support the Shijia! To resist the evil Soochow.

No wonder in later generations, some people always like to do arms business, this is really profitable, blood earning!

After a very refreshing mental journey.

In fact, Guan Lin still has one question left.

- "Which Shixie, Shixie, the seven generations of your Shijia have been sitting in Jiaozhou? How much food do you have left? How many years will I be able to build it?'

- "Thank you so much!"

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(End of chapter)