It turned out that Cai Yan was a sensible woman, and she knew that Wei Xuan was fighting abroad, and she would never send any family letters to mess with his mind, but this letter was sent by Huang Yueying, a little girl, in the name of Cai Yan. However, Huang Yueying didn't have any bad intentions, she just thought about it for a while, and finally designed a counterweight trebuchet called "Xiangyang Cannon" by Wei Xuan, eager to show off in front of Wei Xuan.www.biquge.info

The reason why Huang Yueying wrote it as "cannon" instead of "cannon" was because she thought that the thing was throwing a stone and had nothing to do with fire, and she also made a special explanation behind the pattern to "correct" Wei Xuan's mistake.

The drawings were drawn very carefully, and even the dimensions were clearly marked, which was very rare at the time, but it was the teaching of the benefit of Weixuan. In addition to the Xiangyang cannon, there are also siege equipment such as heavy hammer trucks, ladder trucks, and well cars, all of which Huang Yueying has improved and drawn new patterns marked with dimensions.

Wei Xuan took the pattern and couldn't help but exclaim: "Genius! What a genius!"

Du Su'e said strangely: "Who does Lang Jun say is a genius?"

Wei Xuan said with a smile: "A ten-year-old girl is simply unprecedented in terms of mechanical production, and there is no one else to come. Forget it, I'm afraid you don't even understand what machinery is, and you will be introduced to Xiangyang when you get to know it. Come, Lone is happy tonight, and have a good time with Lone. ”

Du Su'e agreed, but she had already silently recorded that there was a ten-year-old genius in the Xiangyang Prefecture Pastoral Mansion.

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There were ready-made craftsmen in the ranks of the Chu army, and Wei Xuan asked them to rush to make them overnight. However, the Xiangyang cannon was exquisitely conceived and had a complex structure, and it was not until the evening of the next day that three samples were produced.

At this time, Yuan Shao's fifty-five percent army had slowly advanced for thirty miles, and the camp was like an iron bucket, approaching Yanyangju step by step, not giving Wei Xuan any chance to break through. According to the Tanma Urgent Report, Gongsun Zhan's 200,000 horses have also arrived.

The total distance between the two armies and Fanyang is no more than fifty miles, and if this continues, the two armies will be able to shoot each other with bows and arrows in their respective camps.

Faced with this situation, Guo Jia couldn't think of any good way to deal with it, so he persuaded: "Every time Yuan Shao builds a new village, he will make the shield bearers line up outside to prevent my arrows." If our army wants to break it, it will defend it by relying on the fortress. Hebei has a lot of grain, and Yuan Shao will be able to hold it for a long time. It is better for the lord to return to Liyang for the time being, and then make a good plan. ”

Wei Xuan said with a smile: "Yuan Shao has indeed taken the four words step by step to the extreme, but there is no retreat in the Chu Military Code. Just wait for noon tomorrow, and ask you to wait to see a good show. ”

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Half a day passed quickly, and Yuan Shao's step-by-step march for another fifteen miles, the two sides could already clearly see each other's movements in their respective camps, and even the horses were omitted. Yuan Shao just dismantled the camp at the back and transported the materials to the front to continue camping. In the unfavorable situation of field warfare, it is really difficult for him to come up with such a strange tactic.

Wei Xuan was unwilling to continue to watch his knotting performance here, and ordered someone to push the three Xiangyang cannons to the front camp.

The old-fashioned trebuchet can only throw 100 catties of stones at a time, while the Xiangyang cannon not only has a great range, but also can throw a weight of 2,000 catties. Of course, the Chu army did not prepare such large stones, so they could only pile up the gravel in the throwing bucket. With Wei Xuan's order, the Xiangyang cannon made a loud bang, and hundreds of large and small stones were divided into three ways and smashed towards the Yuan army who was camping.

Yuan Jun had never seen this kind of weapon, and he was immediately smashed to the point that his head was broken and bleeding, his bones were broken, his tendons were broken, he was killed and wounded, and the camp could not be completed. Yuan Shao had no choice but to order to come and attack the Chu army camp, but he was blocked back by a strong bow and crossbow, and he lost a lot of men and horses in vain.

Wei Xuan unexpectedly found that the landing point of the Xiangyang cannon was much more accurate than that of the trebuchet, and if it was replaced with a 500-kilogram boulder, no matter how strong the city wall was, it would not be able to stop it from coming three or five times. Unexpectedly, the Xiangyang cannon was so powerful, Wei Xuan was overjoyed, and immediately ordered a large number of constructions, and recruited craftsmen from hundreds of workshops and various places to accompany the army.

After a few throws, the soldiers who operated it became more and more familiar with the performance of this new weapon, and they could already control the distance of the firing range by adjusting the counterweight, and the longest distance was more than three times that of the old trebuchet, and they were thrown directly into Yuan Shao's back village.

In this way, Yuan Shao didn't want to build a new village, and even the back village couldn't stay. The camp was supposed to be a relatively safe place, but no one knew when a pile of stones would fall from the sky. Yuan Shao himself could not be safe, so he had to order to abandon the camp and withdraw to Fanyang. Yuan Jun was busy for several days, but he did useless work.

Wei Xuan sent cavalry to chase and kill for a while, and captured countless baggage.

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After another two days, the Xiangyang artillery had increased to ten, and Wei Xuan led the army to attack Fanyang. Fanyang is just a small county town, and the Xiangyang Cannon throws a bunch of stones in the southern suburbs, which can be smashed directly at the north gate, and the entire Fanyang City is within the attack range of the Xiangyang Gun. The walls of Fanyang City are not high, let alone strong, and a large piece of stone can collapse if two hundred catties of stones fall.

The Xiangyang cannon had already formed a panic among Yuan Shao's army, and seeing that Fanyang City could not be defended, Yuan Shao could only abandon the city and leave. Even so, in the process of withdrawing from Fanyang, many soldiers were still stoned to death and injured, and even Xiahoudun was smashed with a broken leg and became a waste.

Fanyang further north is Yecheng, here is the foundation of Yuan Shao, the city is tall and strong, the grain and grass in the city are piled up like a mountain, and then Gongsun Zhan is in a joint army, there are 700,000 horses. Yuan Shao gasped and said, "Although the Demon Law of the Guardian Thief is high, it can't break through this city. ”

Guan Yu frowned and said, "The general is trapped in this city, when will he be able to rescue my eldest brother!"

After the defeat of Tangyin, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could only defect to Yuan Shao, hoping that Yuan Shao could defeat Wei Xuan and rescue Liu Bei. Who would have thought that Yuan Shao was also a lost soldier, defeated again and again.

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Our army is newly defeated, and the morale of the enemy army is high, so it is advisable to avoid its front for the time being." His division has come from afar, and he will be tired for a long time, and then he can strike at it. General Guan, please calm down. ”

Zhang Fei had a fiery temper, and immediately said: "Although the three of us are righteous, they have a deep brotherhood, how can we ignore the eldest brother in prison!

A white-robed general turned out behind Gongsun Zhan and said loudly: "Yide is loyal and brave, Zilong admires him very much, and he is willing to go with you!"

It turned out that this person was Zhao Yun, although he served Gongsun Zhan, he was not trusted, but had a good conversation with Liu Bei, so he was also worried about Liu Bei's capture, so he ignored Gongsun Zhan's face and intended to help Zhang Fei.

Fu Zhu suddenly sighed and said, "Several generals are loyal and righteous, and Fu is moved. However, there is one thing that Fu has never dared to say, but today he has to say it. ”