Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 221 Guan Lin: I'll drink this cup, you can do whatever you want

Night, 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 let go of Lu Meng, and put on the armor for Lu Meng himself.

"I will serve as a guarantor to my father, and General Lu will be in command. If the city of Hefei cannot be captured before sunset tomorrow...I will go to Huangquan together with General Lu—"

Sun Deng held a battle halberd in his hand, his eyes were scarlet, and a strand of black hair was lifted by the wind, covering his handsome face.

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

The sword was shining with a stern light.

Lu Meng put the sword on his chest.

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

- dong dong dong!

Under the dark sky, drums sounded like thunder.

All Jiangdong soldiers rushed over when they heard the sound of the drum...

At this moment, Lu Meng held his saber and looked at the soldiers in the audience.

His resonant voice shook the sky: "Jiangdong disciples, since Xiaoyaojin was defeated, I, Lu Meng, have never slept a whole night. When I close my eyes, what I think of is that 10 of us were beaten by 800 people, and we ran away with our heads in our arms. I am ashamed, how can I sleep?"

"Today, our Jiangdong disciples once again killed the city of Hefei. Zhang Liao is not here, and neither are those Shanxi soldiers. If this is the case, Hefei City still cannot be captured. Then, my Jiangdong disciples should simply change our name to Jiangdong Shudai... We will be punished." Despite the ridicule of the people in the world, our children and grandchildren will be shrouded in the swords and halberds of the Cao bandits..."

"This is the hometown we dream of. Are we going to let the thieves gallop because of our cowardice and incompetence? Brothers, today the eldest son is the guarantor of the lord, and I, Lu Meng, will temporarily act as the commander. If tomorrow I can't take Hefei at sunset, I, Lu Meng, and the eldest son will die together...you will also bear the name of a lifetime of rats!"

"There is only one way to overcome fear, and that is to defeat him. This general will ask you... How did we win the battle with 80 bandits on the Red Cliff battlefield? Have you all forgotten? The slogan before the war , have you all forgotten too?"

"No--"

"No--"

"How can I forget?"

"Don't forget!"

Following Lu Meng's voice, soldiers responded, and more and more people responded.

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

The crowd shouted in unison:

"Jiang Dongerlang, I swear to die rather than surrender, I would rather die on the battlefield than the hotbed of immortality—"

"it is good…"

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

"exist!"

"The three generals led [-] soldiers to attack the west city gate. The early offensive must be fierce, and all the defenders must be attracted. Wait until dawn to slow down the offensive!"

"promise!"

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

"exist!"

"The three led three thousand soldiers to attack the east gate, which is the same as the attack at the west gate. The momentum should be bigger, and they will attract all the defenders! The offensive will slow down at dawn!"

"promise!"

Lu Meng asked again: "Where are Han Dang, Gan Ning, and General Pan Zhang?"

"exist!"

"The three lead an army of [-] to attack the north gate, which is completely opposite to the east and west gates. The offensive should be slowed down in the early stage. When it is dawn, the defenders will relax, and then go all out and concentrate their forces to break through the city!"

"promise!"

North City Gate, this is the main line of defense!
"Where are Ma Zhong, He Qi, and General Zhang Cheng?"

"exist!"

"There is no need to attack the south city gate. You and others will lead an army of [-] to ambush in the bushes on both sides of the official road outside the south city gate. If any bandits escape, the small army will let them go. If you encounter thousands of soldiers, attack them hard." No! Don't let a thief go!"

"promise…"

After giving these instructions, Lu Meng turned to Sun Deng, "Is there anything else you want to order, Young Master?"

Sun Deng hurriedly cupped his hands: "General Lu is in command, well deployed, strategizing, which is admirable—"

Lu Meng didn't answer, but thought secretly.

——"Guan Yunchang has a son, Guan Lin, and Fang won Jiang Xia. Now, thanks to my lord, he has a descendant Deng... Otherwise, who can persuade my lord?" 』

Thinking about this...

Lu Meng sneered again: "I heard everything clearly, then, let's go to Hefei immediately!"

"Between tomorrow and sunset, I'm going to destroy the city!"

- dong dong dong!

For a while, the drum beat again.

——Smoke and sand in half the city rises with the wind;

——Half of the city is smoke and sand, blood and tears are falling;
——Remnant riding iron armor, paving the end of the world red.

In just a moment, under the dark sky, countless torches were lit... Fire clouds rushed to the city, and the city was about to wither!

"Kill, kill..."

"dash forward."

"Build a ladder, a ladder..."

Suddenly, countless Jiangdong soldiers rushed towards Hefei City.

——Waiting teachers must be queried.

—— Scratch it in all directions.

This former Wuxia Amon has already become a handsome talent who can be alone today... His leadership shocked Sun Deng, and it also shocked Sun Quan in the Chinese army's tent.

A personal guard had already reported Lu Meng's deployment to Sun Quan.

After Sun Quan heard this, his mood seemed to become a lot more complicated, and he asked his personal guards to retreat.

He was alone, standing with his hands behind his back, his purple beard was blown by the wind outside, making it look abnormally messy, and... this mess was far less than the messy event in his heart.

Thinking back to Lu Meng's deployment, thinking about his commander in chief, and... Guan Lin's words that "a dog on a leash can win" kept coming to mind.

Finally, Sun Quan murmured.

He seemed to have recognized a fact, and he chanted: "So... In terms of command, is Gu really not as good as a dog?"

——"Wow!"

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

The sound of the dog barking that would not have been noticed at first... made Sun Quan's calm eyes suddenly become gloomy again.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Catch that barking dog just now, if you want to tear it apart—"

Uh... the bodyguards looked at each other, and immediately surrendered.

"Well—"

Who would have thought that the Soochow King at this moment would be "reduced" to the point of competing with a dog!
How could they know.

At this moment, Sun Quan...how much does he hate these barking dogs?

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On this side, under the city of Hefei, the flames of war raged...the sky was stained with blood.

On the other side, the night in Changsha County was extremely peaceful.

Guan Lin had a erotic 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 straddle the battlefield when you put on the armor, and put it in the bridal chamber when you take off the armor.

One is a savage princess who can make the house big and small, and the other is arrogant.

One is peace-loving, Mu Muchunshan, the quiet and orderly princess who put her home in order...

All in all, different styles, Guan Linyou remembers that when he slapped the unruly princess in the face, immediately, the unruly princess became honest and cooperated.

This can be regarded as a game of dragons in a dream...

When he woke up from the dream, it was already dawn, and Guan Lin realized that... he was still sloppy in his adolescence... There was still something left from the spring dream last night!
Guan Lin shook his head involuntarily, it was really a terrible and embarrassing feeling.

He talks to himself...

"How do you start a spring dream?"

Mi Yang, who was waiting outside the door, seemed to have heard the commotion in the house, and quickly reminded: "Mr. Han just sent someone to say that the guests from Jiaozhou have arrived. After the Fourth Young Master wakes up, let me inform the Fourth Young Master."

"Oh..." Guan Lin nodded...

He quickly put on a shirt, wiped his body quickly, put on his pants... then opened the door, and ordered:
"Walk…"

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There was a banquet at Han Xuan's mansion, where Han Xuan, Gong Zhi, and a visitor from Jiaozhou sat on their knees.

This Jiaozhou visitor is not young, seventy or above, but he looks like a fairy, and he is well maintained, especially the goat whiskers, which hang down neatly, showing that he does not belong to his age That unique spirit and precipitation.

Han Xuan smiled and said: "I never thought that Mr. Shi came so fast, and just sent someone to invite him. The fourth son Guan has not woken up yet, so I'm afraid he will..."

The visitor from Jiaozhou didn't mind, and while stroking his beard, he said: "I came here at night, it's a bit abrupt, since I have something to ask about the Fourth Young Master from Jiaozhou, so why not wait?"

at this time.

——"Guan Sigong is here."

With a word of communication, Guan Lin strode in. He still felt something strange in his kidneys. Adolescent men... know everything about this feeling!
He noticed Han Xuan, Gong Zhi, and also this old man with a sense of demeanor.

Guan Lin was uncharacteristically modest and said: "This junior has met Han Gong, and this..."

Before Guan Lin could ask a question, Han Xuan quickly introduced, "This is Mr. Xieshi, governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou!"

Whoops...

As soon as these words came out, Guan Lin's heart thumped, and there was no abnormality on the kidneys!
His eyes stared straight at Shi Xie...

I muttered in my heart.

——"This is the living god of Yue Kingdom?The famous 'Turtle'...ah no, is it the famous Shi Xie?Really, alive...」

Thinking this way in his heart, Guan Lin bowed respectfully, "Unexpectedly, Mr. Shi came here in person in Jiaozhou. The junior Guan Lin has admired Mr.'s name for a long time. Today, seeing Mr. with such a celestial spirit, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. There are really living gods in this world. !"

It's no wonder Guan Lin gave such a heavy gift.

This Shixie is at least the third generation of Daguanlin...

When the later generations saw it, they were always in the temple, worshiping him... is able to bless a long life.

It was Guan Lin's courtesy that surprised Shi Xie.

——"Isn't this fourth son always at war with his father Guan Gong?How can you be so polite? 』

With such a leisurely heart, Shi Xie bowed his hands and returned the gift without losing courtesy: "I dare not be such a big gift as the fourth son of Guan..."

"Guan Lin is a junior, so this ceremony should be done." Guan Lin responded with a smile... Not to mention, the relationship between the two has been brought closer by a lot.

At first, Han Xuan was still worried that because of the matter of the Changsha Guanshan Cave, the two of them would be at odds with each other as soon as they met.

it's good now…

"Hahaha..." Han Xuan immediately laughed and said, "You two, one old and one young, although there is a big difference in age, they are both dragons and phoenixes!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Han Xuan sat in the main seat, while Guan Lin and Shi Xie knelt and sat on the bamboo mats on both sides.

Gong Zhi wisely got up, poured tea for the three of them himself, then called the servants to leave together, and gave the room to the three of them.

Guan Lin didn't make any detours, and said straight to the point: "I heard from Han Gong that Soochow didn't emphasize martial ethics, and Jiaozhou was already a subsidiary state of it, but You sent troops to fight, trying to destroy Jiaozhou, which was governed by Mr. Seven Generations. In the bag, I, Guan Lin, can't bear this kind of bullying behavior the most.

Guan Lin's words blurted out, and Shi Xie also replied: "The world is full of hustle and bustle, and it is difficult to find a place to avoid chaos. In a chaotic world, it is a good strategy to avoid doc Jiaozhou will give me anything, I only hope that in exchange for the people of Jiaozhou to live and work in peace and contentment, and in exchange for the peace of my scholar family for a lifetime, it is a pity... the current situation forced me and Jiaozhou to be involved in the flames of war ...To tell you the truth, the Lu family's army conquered, our Nanhai County and Cangwu County...has been devastated, many people have died!"

Guan Lin could hear it.

What Shi Xie said was not pretending...

It's really emotional.

He is a person who "avoids temporary chaos and seeks long-term stability".

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 the Xiangshui River...

If it weren't for the agreement on the demarcation of the Xiangshui River, it would have become empty talk, and if it wasn't for the dispute between Jiaozhou and the Lu family, they would fight with each other.

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

but…

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

For scholars, sooner or later they will be slaughtered by Sun Quan. The sooner they can wake up and resist...counterattack, this is the right way.

In this sense, Guan Lin is a good person and a good deed!
"Cough cough..."

Coughing slightly, Guan Lin asked solemnly: "Tomorrow I'm going back to Jiangling. I'll meet you today. To make a long story short...Mr. wants to buy armaments, right?"

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

"For example, what about the Liannu, the van, and the wooden cow and horse?" Guan Lin continued to ask.

"Yes!" Shi Xie nodded.

Guan Lin shook his head, "These ordnance were manufactured by Huang Laoxie. They are actually used to defend against the northern cavalry. There are many infantry and navy in Eastern Wu, and the van is not useful at all. The range of the continuous crossbow is limited. You can't keep the enemy out of the country, as for... Mu Niu Liu Ma, with all due respect, the war is in Jiaozhou, Soochow needs Mu Niu Liu Ma more... to deliver grain, grass and supplies!"

This…

Guan Lin's words seemed to have poured cold water on Shi Xie.

Shi Xie's eyes were deeply condensed, "Then..."

"This..." Guan Lin took out something from the package, which was a simple model of a bed crossbow, "Does Mr. Shi recognize this?"

Before Shi Xie could speak...

Han Xuandang said first: "Isn't this a bed crossbow?"

"Exactly." Guan Lin replied with a smile, "However, this model of mine is rather special. It's called the 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. It was launched by a winch and has a long range, but its accuracy is not good. Generally, large-scale salvo tactics are used.

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

For example, Taiwei Chen Qiu once said in a battle, "Using a large wooden string as a bow, and a feathered spear as a arrow, you can use the machine to fire it, and shoot it at a distance of more than a thousand steps, killing many people!"

This kind of bed crossbow that is difficult to open only by breaking it with the hand and stepping on it is the big man's version of the bed crossbow.

And Guan Lin's is a hundred times more powerful than the big man's version of the bed crossbow.

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

The number of people who twist the shaft when the multi-bow crossbow is stretched, small ones use 5 to 7 people... large ones, such as "eight-ox crossbows" such as Guan Lin, require 100 people to twist the shaft.

Aiming and launching are all operated by dedicated personnel.

In particular, the arrows used have wood as the shaft and iron sheets as feathers, which is known as "one gun and three swords".

This kind of arrow is actually a spear with feathers, which is extremely destructive. When attacking... it can be nailed to the rammed earth wall in rows, and the attackers can use it to climb the city.

When defending, the bed crossbow has a range of up to three hundred strides, about 600 meters.

It is the farthest and most powerful shot in China's crossbow.

According to the original trajectory of history, it was already the Song Dynasty when it appeared, and it was generous in the Battle of Chanyuan.

Guan Lin spoke to Shi Xie about the power of the "Eight Bull Crossbow", how to use it, and the strategic effect it can achieve.

certainly…

In line with the principle of honest management, Guan Lin did not forget to point out his shortcomings, "Although this eight-ox crossbow is powerful, it can only be used as a strategic defense. This is because the structure is too heavy and its maneuverability is extremely poor... If you want to It is extremely difficult to carry, especially to attack! So..."

Before Guan Lin finished speaking...

Shi Xie quickly waved his hands, "In troubled times, self-protection is enough. Jiaozhou should not attack...Jiaozhou only needs to be able to resist the invading enemy's ordnance!"

His eyes glowed with the kind of extremely longing light.

He hurriedly asked Guan Lin. "What the fourth son said is true? Can this eight-ox crossbow really shoot three hundred strides, and is it powerful enough to penetrate the rammed-earth city wall?"

"Why did you lie to you?" Guan Lin smiled, "After all, it takes more than 100 people to twist the shaft, and the power can be imagined... However, this eight-ox crossbow is good, but it is not easy to manufacture... Huang Lao Xie also specifically told me not to sell it cheap!"

When Shi Xie looked at Guan Lin again, his eyes became eager to see through.

"Fourth Young Master, why don't you just say a price, handing over to the state scholar's family won't make Fourth Young Master or Huang Laoxie lose money!"

Shi Xie once again showed his rich side.

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

This kind of confidence, even Gongsun Zan who "garnered 300 million shi" in Yijing back then, might not have had it.

"Actually, it's not that the eight-ox crossbows are expensive, but the heavy 'spears' manufactured later are expensive..." Guan Lin tried to quote a price, "A bed of eight-ox crossbows with twenty spears, What's the matter...the price also gets this."

Guan Lin showed two fingers...

It means two thousand gold.

Having said that, he has already quoted a high price. After all, the materials are all wood, and there was no shortage of wood in ancient times. The difficulty lies in the drawings and workmanship... It's just that the drawings are here with Guan Lin. If the work is done, Lao Huang is here... What can't be done? .

Considering that once Shi Xie bought it, he would have to pay for hundreds of beds if he didn’t keep it in order.

For two thousand gold, Guan Lin would have to earn a thousand gold with tears in his eyes...somewhat a bit of a profiteer...with a taste of conscience.

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

The two thousand gold still leaves some room for bargaining. His bottom line is fifteen hundred gold.

really…

When Shi Xie saw these two fingers, his face showed embarrassment, and he said "baji": "If it is true what Mr. Guan Si said, although the price is high, this eight-ox crossbow is indeed a good thing, and it can also help Jiaozhou! How about this, I want [-] beds of these 'eight ox crossbows' in Jiaozhou, how about a discount from Mr. Guan Si, from [-] gold per bed to [-] gold per bed?"

As soon as this statement comes out…

"what--"

Guan Lin subconsciously exclaimed, his eyes widened suddenly, looking incredible.

——"Turtle...ah no, Comrade Shi Xie, have you misunderstood?"I compared two fingers, which means two thousand gold!How dare you treat it as [-] gold?You can pay the price back to [-] gold?You embarrass me... so embarrassing! 』

Han Xuan didn't know, so he thought Guan Lin's surprised expression was because the price was not profitable.

He hurriedly said: "Although Mr. Shi has ordered a lot, but...but...you can't let the fourth son and Huang Laoxie make a loss-making business, right? Let's see...can you add more."

Han Xuan wanted to facilitate this business.

Of course, according to Guan Lin's intention, in this business, Mr. Guan Si can save a share for him, Han Xuan...

Considering that it costs tens of thousands of dollars, this share is not a small number!
"this…"

Shi Xie hesitated for a moment, and stroked his long beard, "Then add a little more, how about 1 gold and a bed of eight oxen crossbows? But, let me get to the beginning, I need to send someone to Jiangling with the fourth son, Let’s see the power and range of this eight-ox crossbow first!”

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

Let's catch the "fat sheep" and roll the wool... you can't do it like this!

Almost got it!
Han Xuan shook his head, and said first: "Mr. Shi, add another thousand... so..."

Before Han Xuan finished speaking.

Shi Xie once again showed his "local turtle", ah no... a "local tyrant" side, "Actually, I can add another two thousand, but I need a promise from the fourth son. Fourth Master Guan has to send someone to repair it... If you sell it, you have to repair it!"

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

He felt that it was almost the same. Since Guan Lin had reported two fingers, according to the principle of 'bargaining', there should always be some leeway. Considering this amount, it should be within a reasonable range to give up six thousand gold.

Immediately, Han Xuan looked at Guan Lin.

"Fourth son... this price..."

Uh... Guan Lin was finally able to speak, he didn't express his opinion directly, but asked.

"Mr. Han, is there any wine here?"

"There is... there is..."

Han Xuan quickly sent someone to bring wine, and poured it for all three.

When the wine bottle was filled, Guan Lin couldn't wait to raise the wine bottle, "It is said that a loss is a blessing. This price is a bit low, but I, Guan Lin, are not the kind of people who are mercenary... I, Mr. Helper, don't do it for others It's for justice!"

"In order for the continuation of this paradise in Jiaozhou, and for the evil invaders to receive the punishment and price they deserve, what can I do? According to me, I will report it to Mr. Shi Xie." The price of [-] gold..."

"How precious is justice? Is it worth the four thousand gold? I, Guan Lin, represent Huang Laoxie today. The two of us are doing business at a loss. This time we must uphold justice. That's it! Ten thousand gold Long live justice... I, Guan Lin, respect justice, respect justice, love heaven, and respect power, Mr. Shi, I did it, you two can do whatever you want!"

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

He realized.

This is no longer a question of fourteen thousand gold and ten thousand gold.

This is him Guan Lin found a cornucopia;

A cornucopia from which wealth can be drawn continuously.

One cannot be greedy!
we have to take it slow...

There are also pirates... Ah no, for the sake of justice and the fight against evil, we must continue to support Jiaozhou!Supporters!To resist the evil Soochow.

No wonder in later generations, some people always like to do the arms business, it’s real money, blood money!
After a very refreshing mental journey.

In fact, Guan Lin still has one question left.

——"Where is Shi Xie, Shi Xie, seven generations of your scholar family sit in Jiaozhou?"How much surplus food do you have?How many years will it take me to make it? 』

——“I really have to thank you all! 』

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(End of this chapter)