I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 438, Strategic changes brought about by artillery
Dingtao, the camp of the coalition of princes!
Princess Lei went south to the Central Plains with the momentum of thunder, and her offensive was overwhelming. Yuan Shao's three-year preparation was useless in front of the artillery.

Even if there are more than [-] troops stationed on the front line of the Yellow River, they still cannot resist Lei Gong!

Even the coalition forces can't break through the cover of the cavalry of the main army on the battlefield. What is the situation on the front line?They know nothing.

"Lei Gong is a bastard, he deceived us, and I am so mad!" Yuan Shao looked at the battle report, thinking that the fortress he spent billions of dollars in three years to build did not play much role at all, and was submerged in Lei Gong's artillery. , he became more and more angry as he thought about it, stood up abruptly, and overturned the case with all his strength.

You must know that when Lei Gong created the bastion, 3000 people resisted 10 Huqi, such a record caused a sensation in the whole big man.Then Dong Zhuo's 10 troops lost troops and generals under the Taiyuan Bastion, and all the generals of the Han Dynasty began to pay attention to the strong defense of the Bastion.

Any military general who has carefully studied the bastion's facilities will admit that this should be the most powerful fortification in the world, and it will be difficult to break through the bastion in future battles even with an advantage of more than ten times the force!
Yuan Shao knew that Lei Gong had hundreds of thousands of Hu cavalry, and he couldn't compete with the big army in field battles!The bastion became Yuan Shao's only choice. In order to keep the Central Plains, Yuan Shao built hundreds of forts in three years, completely fortifying the entire Central Plains.

But through this attack, it is clear that facing Lei Gong's artillery, the role of the bastion is not much different from that of an ordinary city. If Yuan Shao used the money to build the bastion to cast artillery, I am afraid that the artillery in his hand will not be much less than Lei Gong !So Yuan Shao believed that Lei Gong had deceived him.Make him throw resources in the wrong direction.

Guo Jia approached Cao Cao and whispered, "After the lord goes back, we must pay attention to the power of the artillery, not to mention having as many artillery as Lei Gong, but it should not be too far behind, otherwise we will not be able to defend Qingzhou!"

Cao Cao smiled wryly and said, "Cannons are made of bronze. There are no copper mines in Qingzhou. Even if we collect the copper coins in Qingzhou, we can't make many cannons!"

Guo Jia said anxiously: "Without copper coins, everyone can still live. The big deal is bartering, but without artillery, we will definitely lose Qingzhou. Money does not have to be made of copper! We can also learn from Leigong printing paper to make money! "

"Paper!" Cao Cao was shocked!In his opinion, paper is something used for writing, and money is completely different!
But Guo Jia said calmly: "The thing that can be bought is money. Lei Gong can use paper to make money, so can we. When I traveled in Hebei, I knew that Lei Gong's paper money was guaranteed by woolen cloth. How much Lei Gong printed? How much fur and wool cloth will be put in the warehouse, although Lei Gong must have tampered with it, I am sure Lei Gong must have printed several times more money. But as long as paper money can be exchanged for wool cloth, everyone will trust paper money. "

"Although we don't have wool cloth, we have food. As long as the paper money we issue can be exchanged for food, the people will definitely be willing to use it. If we collect the copper coins in the hands of the people in Qingzhou, it should be enough to make hundreds of cannons!"

Cao Cao is obviously a little moved, such a matter of empty hands and white wolves, especially the currency that can be issued several times more.Enough for Cao Cao to take risks!
He thought for a while and said, "After this battle is over, let's go back to Qingzhou!"

And Liu Bei's side was obviously surprised by the power of the artillery!
Jian Yong said in a low voice: "Xuande's battle, it seems that this battle is more ominous! The power of Lei Gong's artillery has far exceeded our imagination. After we go back, we must find a way to make more. We can't be killed by Lei Gong like Yuan Shao. artillery suppression!"

Liu Bei nodded. The emergence of artillery has completely changed the pattern of the battlefield, and we should indeed be prepared.

Just thinking about the money and food that would be spent on casting cannons made Liu Bei feel distressed. Now that the Han Dynasty is implementing the New Deal, although the imperial court only occupies the four states, the food, grass and money collected by these four states alone far exceeds that of Emperor Ling. Even several times more.

But Liu Bei spent more, raising an army of nearly [-], of which [-] were elite armored troops. The consumption of this army alone was several times higher than that of Emperor Ling.

There are also the salaries of hundreds of officials in normal times, and the expenses of reclaiming wasteland, building water conservancy facilities, building roads, and building cities are all very huge, and Liu Bei also raises a huge navy in the south. These are all gold-swallowing beasts.

At this time, the big man's finances cannot be said to be beyond his means, but it can also be said to be very tight, but casting artillery is very expensive.

Yuan Ji behind Liu Bei said calmly: "Mr. Xuande, we are in serious trouble. Lei Gong's navy can cross the Yellow River to attack Chiping City. The Yangtze River is wider than the Yellow River. If Lei Gong's navy attacks Xiangyang City, it will be hundreds of thousands of people facing Lei Gong. What can the imperial court do to resist the bombardment?"

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this. The reason why they chose to move their capital to Xiangyang City was because of the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain of Xiangyang City, especially with the natural danger of the Yangtze River, it was very difficult for the large army to break through Xiangyang City. .

But now the emergence of naval guns has completely changed this situation. At this time, the Yangtze River not only cannot become a natural danger, but has become a smooth way for the enemy to attack Xiangyang.Lei Gong's fleet could go upstream from the Yangtze River and directly attack Xiangyang City, but now they are the ones who will feel uncomfortable.

After staying for a long time, Liu Bei could only smile wryly and said, "Unless the imperial court moves the capital again, the cannon will have to be cast if not cast!"

Yuan Jidao: "And this number must not be small. Not only will there be hundreds of cannons on Xiangyang City, but even our navy will have hundreds of cannons. We will also have to cast forts in the dangerous areas of the Yangtze River. On the front line, we cannot defeat the Leigong Fleet with artillery. Our strategy of defending the river and the Huai River will definitely fail completely because of the artillery!"

"With the artillery, the strength of Leigong's navy has surpassed ours. Warships without artillery can only become archery targets. If the navy becomes Leigong's advantage, all our cities on the Yangtze River and Huaihe River are within Leigong's attack range. Therefore, we must keep the advantage of the navy, otherwise, the whole Jiangnan will be safe to defend!"

Liu Bei did not expect that the appearance of the artillery completely changed the situation of the battle. Now not only Yuan Shao's power is about to collapse, but even the south is in danger. If Lei Gong completely occupies the Central Plains and destroys Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the big Han's territory in the south of the Yangtze River will not be able to hold at all.

Thinking of the terrible consequences of the Central Plains War, this strengthened Liu Bei's determination to block Lei Gong in the Central Plains.

Instead of fighting Lei Gong in Xiangyang, it is better to find a way to block Lei Gong in the Central Plains!

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