Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 278 Everything is ready, only the trebuchet is owed!

Qiao County.

When Zhao Yun arrived at Qiao County with two thousand cavalry and fifty crossbows, it happened to be the third day after Huang Zhong killed four generals.

Ever since Huang Zhong pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger and beheaded Ji Ling's four generals, Ji Ling's army never went out to fight again.

Originally, his mission was just to delay, because Yuan Shu sent another three-way army, aiming at Pengcheng and other places in Xuzhou.

As long as Yuan Shu captures Pengcheng guarded by Chen Deng, most of Xuzhou will fall into Yuan Shu's pocket except for Xiapi and Guangling.

At that time, Yuan Shu's seven armies will gather, and if Cao Cao wants to take Xuzhou again, the difficulty will increase exponentially.

Now Cao Cao has been confronting Qiao Rui in Xiapi City for almost half a month. The situation on the other side of Xuzhou is because Lu Yan's diary leaks news from time to time, so Cao Cao is still stable for the time being.

He now hopes that Lu Yan can break through the situation earlier, as long as he can break through the blockade of Ji Ling, the whole situation will be revitalized in an instant.

Huang Zhong beheaded the four generals of Ji Ling before he was out of the scabbard. His bravery was instantly overwhelmed by Cao Jun. The soldiers were also full of curiosity and various speculations about Huang Zhong's precious sword.

The arrival of Zhao Yun brought freshness to many soldiers, so some people who were more restless began to open the market secretly.

"I said, General Huang must be a master of the same level as General Zhao. It is impossible to say that the treasured sword can beat General Zhao! I beat General Huang to win!"

"I bet that General Zhao will win!"

"I also bet on General Zhao to win! Five hundred coins!"

On the way to the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Yan suddenly heard the sound of betting.

Hearing someone bet Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, Lu Yan walked outside the tent where the soldiers were hiding, and said abruptly: "Do you know that gambling in the army is a felony?"

"Ah! It's Lu Hussar's voice"

"It's over."

The soldiers in the tent came out in a file, and they all kowtowed to the ground, begging for mercy:
"Lu Hussars forgive me!"

"I'll be found guilty, please forgive me, General!"

"We don't dare anymore, I beg the general to be merciful!"

Gambling in the army is a felony in Cao Jun's military discipline.

But since these people committed crimes for the first time, Lu Yan did not punish them too severely.
"The newly arrived cavalry is setting up camp, you all go and help them."

Hearing that they were only punished to go to work, several people kept kowtowing their heads as if they were being pardoned.
"Yes! Thank you Lu Hussar for your kindness!"

"Let's go now and make sure everything can be done before dark!"

Zhao Yun commanded the soldiers to set up the camp, and fifty Liannu were placed in the most core and most strictly guarded places.

After the arrangements were made, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan came to Lu Yan's camp, and told Lu Yan everything they did in Henan Yin before, in every detail.

This lecture lasted for two hours, and by the time Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan felt their mouths were really parched, it was already dark.

Zhao Yun glanced at the already dark sky outside, and regretfully said to Lu Yan: "Oops, I said too much before I knew it, and it's already dark. It seems that I can't show the power of the Liannu to you today, Mr. .”

Lu Yan smiled slightly, and said: "It's okay, just go to Jiling camp tomorrow for a test shooting."

However, there are only fifty Liannu, which is still far from what Lu Yan expected.

You must know that crossbows must reach a certain amount in order to form a suppressive effect on the battlefield.

Seeing that Lu Yan seemed a little dissatisfied, Zhao Yun said with a wry smile: "Before coming, Lao Geng also explained to me why there are only so many Liannu.

He said that the internal structure of the crossbow was too delicate to be mass-produced.If you want to speed up the construction, you have to expand a group of people for specialized training."

Lu Yan thought about it, and thought: "That's right. In this era, there are no lathes, no assembly lines, and no precise measuring tools. To make a continuous crossbow, it all depends on the master's personal craftsmanship."

In fact, after thinking about it, "It's not impossible to reduce the time to build the crossbow.

Except for some more delicate structures, many parts are relatively simple and can be mass-produced.

As long as the master craftsmen can make those precise parts, then they can reach the level of mass production by recruiting a group of people to assemble them. "

Only in this way, the amount of money that needs to be spent will not be a small amount. Thinking of this, Lu Yan feels a little headache. When the headache comes, how can he ask Mao Jie and Yi Ji for money?
"Forget it, don't think about it, let's think about these things when we go back." Lu Yan simply put these headaches behind him, and then asked curiously, "You said, you rescued Cai Yan? How is it, is it pretty?"

Men, after all, are still full of curiosity about women.

Even if you can only watch but not eat, you still try to get gossip.

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "I didn't pay attention."

"." Lu Yan was speechless, so he stopped continuing this topic.

After Zhao Yun finished talking about the experience of his group, Lu Yan also briefly explained the situation here for them.

When they heard that Wei Yan asked for orders to cut off Ji Lingliang road alone; Huang Zhong beheaded four generals under Ji Ling's command without drawing his sword, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Firstly, because of the strength of their teammates, they aroused their desire to win, and secondly, there were a lot of opportunities for meritorious service in today's battlefield, which made them a little impatient.

After the conversation, each went back to the camp for rest.

The next day,

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Yan named Zhao Yun and Xiahoulan and said, "Zhao Yun, Xiahoulan!"

"The last general is here!" Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan stood up together, and replied in apologetic voices.

"Order the two of you to lead the cavalry from the headquarters to Xiaopei to intercept the scouts hunting down the enemy!"

"Here!"

When Xiahou Dun heard Lu Yan's arrangement, he immediately said anxiously: "Changsheng, the strategy of encircling the spot and attacking reinforcements is no longer effective! I was caught by this trick and was defeated by two sides."

Lu Yan saw that Xiahou Dun was honest and dared to speak out, so he nodded, "I don't want to surround the spot for reinforcements, but I just want to cut off the connection between Ji Ling and Xiaopei's garrison."

Xiahou Dun was not stupid, and he understood Lu Yan's intention after a little thought, "You want to swallow Ji Ling?" Xiahou Dun said in surprise.

"Why not?" Lu Yan asked with a slightly raised mouth.

Xiahou Dun frowned, and said, "Ji Ling still has about 5000 people, so I'm afraid it will be difficult with just five thousand of us."

"There are two thousand cavalry from Zilong, plus the current five thousand infantry, that's enough!" Lu Yan's confident appearance inspired the generals in the big tent, and their self-confidence inadvertently increased.

Seeing that Lu Yan seemed to have his own plans, Xiahoudun said, "Okay, as long as you can defeat Ji Ling, no matter what you want to do, I, Xiahoudun, will follow your arrangements!"

Lu Yan was very satisfied with the spirit of Xiahou Dun and the other generals, so he said: "Today we will make equipment, and tomorrow we will go out to fight!"

"Here!" All the generals clasped their fists in agreement.

Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan led two thousand cavalry and circled from the north to the place between Ji Ling's camp and Xiaopei City.The intention was to cut off Ji Ling's connection with Xiaopei's garrison, delaying or even preventing him from getting support from Xiaopei's reinforcements.

And Wei Yan's activities in the south will definitely affect Ji Ling's food supply, and his morale will not be too high.

Everything is ready, and it is only thanks to the catapult that the ray of wind is completed!

(End of this chapter)