Xiliang Iron Cavalry

When escorting food and grass in the future, we only need to equip some of these weapons in the team, which can have a great deterrent effect on the enemy. Cao Cao, who was a little disapproving of Liu Bei, chose to cooperate with all his strength. Not only that, but even Jiangdong Sun Quan is also in Cao Cao's alliance. After all, Liangguo is too strong, so strong that it is daunting. Facing Liangguo's army, it is difficult to develop a heart of resistance, especially the kind that can directly blow up the city gate. Even if Cao Cao breaks his head, he can't think of a solution in a short time. The only way is to completely block the city gate with big stones, so as not to give the Xiliang army a chance. But this is equivalent to cutting off The retreat of the army and civilians in the city is blocked, and the morale of the army is unstable, so how to fight.

Fortunately, Liangguo was busy with scientific research and had no time to care about him, so he gave Cao Cao time to prepare. Under the stimulation of Xiliang Army, Cao Cao also came up with the idea of ​​upgrading Cao Jun's equipment, which increased his support for Cao Cao. The craftsman's reward system, the aristocratic families under Cao Cao's rule, basically have decades of experience, not comparable to the emerging power of the merchants in Liangguo, and the resources they have in their hands are particularly strong.

Under the encouragement system, Cao Jun invented a kind of kerosene, which burns very violently, about ten times stronger than ordinary oil, and only needs a little spark to burn a monstrous fire in an instant. flame.

With thunderbolt chariots and kerosene equipment, when facing the Xiliang army again, Cao Cao has confidence that the Xiliang army can blow open the city gate, nothing more than letting the soldiers approach the city gate, and then only need to blow the fire Dropping the oil was enough to disintegrate the Xiliang army's attack.

The grand capital scientific examination is over, and there are about 100 talents selected. These people are talents from all over Liangguo, and their writing skills are absolutely top-notch.

Inside the main hall, more than 100 students stood inside without feeling crowded at all.

"The Holy Majesty is here." After a thin voice, Jia Rong came out surrounded by maids and walked slowly to the emperor's throne.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." All the students bowed at the other end. This is also a compulsory course before they enter the palace, and the basic etiquette to meet the Holy Majesty.

Jia Rong saw the crowd of talents, and he was also very happy, and said with a smile: "Pingshen."

"The subject of the scientific examination is people's livelihood." The gray-haired Cai Yong said the subject of the scientific examination himself.

Cai Yong is a well-known Confucian in the country, especially in Liang Country, he has a status that ordinary literati can hardly match. It is said that the books on scientific research in Liang Country are also compiled by Cai Yong himself. When people mention Cai Yong, they will definitely think of him contribute.

A group of students frowned and thought deeply. In front of the Emperor Liang, they were already a little excited, and some even lost their former composure.

After waiting patiently for an hour, a thick stack of answer sheets appeared in front of Jia Rong.

Jia Rong personally promulgated the rules, the talents who can stand out in various places can be named scholars, the No. That system was copied directly and divided the ranks of literati.

Most of the selected students entered the six divisions, and even Juren and his like were given official positions. In the eyes of ordinary people, a scholar is already a very important person. Liangguo has regulations. You don't need to kneel at times. As for Juren, he is already at the same level as the county magistrate, but he has no official position. Once Juren can soar in the scientific examination, his future is limitless, so the officials will definitely not offend Juren.

Liangguo's scientific examinations, to a certain extent, greatly stimulated the study enthusiasm of the people under the rule. If you want to get ahead, you must first do business and secondly be an official. This has become an unwritten rule in Liangguo.

After the establishment of the country, Jia Rong did not deliberately suppress the merchants. On the contrary, he raised the status of the merchants a lot. After all, in the repeated battles, the merchants played a very important role, and the source of information is closely related to the merchants.

In the third year of Kaiyuan, Jia Rong once again proposed war in the court. At this time, Liang State was already rich and powerful, and the combined land ruled by the other three princes was not as good as Liang State, and more importantly, Liang State was rich.

"Since I ascended the throne, the weather has been favorable, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the rebels in Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other places are still there, and the people's hearts are settled. It is imminent to pacify Jingzhou." Jia Rong glanced at the officials in the hall and said slowly, sitting in the emperor's seat On the throne, one has the power to look down on all living beings, and at the same time assumes the responsibility of maintaining the world. Power and responsibility complement each other.

"The Holy Majesty's words are right. Liu Bei in Jingzhou doesn't want to take refuge. Instead, he hoards soldiers and horses in Nanjun and Jiangling, and drills day and night. His intention is obvious. I think we should send envoys to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Bei." Chen Lin said.

As an official of the Ministry of Rites, although Chen Lin is not the leader, her status in Luoyang is not low. He is in charge of the newspaper office, and Luoyang's public opinion is controlled by him. His name will appear in every newspaper. No one knows Chen Lin's name.

"Aiqing's words are justified. Going to Jingzhou is a matter of great importance. The Ministry of Rites should take the time to prepare." Jia Rong said lightly: "The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first. The Ministry of Households and the Minister of Finance should do a good job of food and grass. Don't let it happen." error."

"The Ministry of War is responsible for the main task of sending troops this time, dispatching generals and the deployment of troops, and handing over the documents to me later." Jia Rong at this time can be said to be a complete hands-off shopkeeper. Handing it over to his subordinates, while he was only in charge of the final decision, there are only a handful of emperors like this in all dynasties.

However, Jia Rong's behavior did not make the officials under him feel arrogant, but he was more dedicated. Among the three provinces and six ministries, there are many capable people. In high positions, there will naturally be many people peeping. If there is any omission, the first time It was reported to Jia Rong's ears that on the surface, Jia Rong didn't care about the affairs of the court, but in fact, he couldn't hide any small matter from God's punishment.

To attack Jingzhou, the Ministry of War is tentatively scheduled to be [-] soldiers and horses, and the commander is naturally drawn up by Jia Rong himself.

The situation in Jingzhou became critical. Liang Guo used veteran Huang Zhong to lead [-] soldiers and horses to Nanyang. The momentum was so great that it had already spread throughout Jingzhou.

Surprised, Liu Bei hurriedly sent envoys to Cao Jun.

As soon as Liu Beijun's envoy left, Liangguo's envoy came. The envoy to Jingzhou was Bing Yuan. Like Guan Ning, he was a well-known scholar. If Liu Bei dared to act, he had to consider the gains and losses. The influence of great Confucians is no small matter.

Liu Bei received Bing Yuan with the highest etiquette, which fully demonstrated Bing Yuan's status. After entertaining him with good wine and food, Bing Yuan explained his intentions.

Liu Bei sneered and said, "Bing Daru is familiar with history books and classics, why should he help Liangguo with affairs? The 400-year-old Han Dynasty has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Is Bing Daru going to act against the sky?"

"Hehe, General Liu was joking. The 400-year-old Han Dynasty has long since gone to sunset, but the Holy Majesty inherited God's will, unified most of the world, and ruled the people in peace. He is a rare wise emperor. General Liu must have understood this point. The Xiliang army is powerful, they have fought many times without defeat, they are as strong as Xianbei outside the Great Wall, and they have also become under the rule of the Liang State, can it be that General Liu can't see the situation clearly?"

"Since Bing Daru is determined to help the evildoers, this general has nothing to say, come here, take Bing Daru down to rest, and see how this general defeats the Xiliang army."

"Wait and see." Bing Yuan turned and left, his tone full of disdain.

Liu Beiqi's face was pale, and even great Confucian scholars like Bing Yuan and Guan Ning had defected to the Liang Kingdom. Could it be that, as the rumors all over the world said, the 400-year-old man's energy was exhausted? ,

To be honest, Liu Bei is not reconciled, the Xiliang Army is very powerful, he has to admit that, even if the forces of the three families are united, they may not be fully sure of fighting the Xiliang Army, and now Liangguo is booming Today, the people in Jingzhou are still worrying about food and clothing.

Huang Zhong commanded an army of [-] troops without any slack in the slightest. There are capable men like Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou, and there are many elite soldiers and fierce generals among them.

Explosives are the most strictly supervised weapons in the Liang Kingdom, and the princes cannot be given any chance. As the commander-in-chief, Huang Zhong carried ten packs of explosives this time, which will surely become the key to changing the situation on the battlefield. .

Huang Zhong first chose to attack Jiangling, guarded by Wei Yan. Jiangling is the most important city in Jingzhou. Once it is breached, it means that the entire Jingzhou will be paralyzed. One-third of Jingzhou's money and food comes from Jiangling. .

The pioneer Lu Bu led 20 soldiers to open roads in the mountains and fill bridges in the water. The speed of the march was very fast. It took only more than [-] days to send troops to the city of Jiangling.

Jiangling is an important town in Jingzhou. The city is tall, the walls are thick, and there is a wide moat outside the city. Even if the Xiliang army has weapons like explosives, it is impossible to swim to blow up the city gate. They can only fight step by step.

Looking at the dense Xiliang army outside the city, Wei Yan felt his scalp tingling. Since Liu Biao died and Liu Bei took charge of Jingzhou, he has naturally become a general in Jingzhou. own value.

Liu Bei's kindness to know him is as high as the sky. No matter how powerful the Xiliang army is, it cannot shake his belief in sticking to the city.

At the same time that the Xiliang army sent troops, Cao Jun also moved, hoarding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, intending to attack Hanoi in Dongjun. Faced with this situation, Jia Rong ordered Zhao Yun to lead [-] soldiers and horses to guard Hanoi. Will not be afraid of Cao Cao's small tricks.

It was already one month later when Huang Zhong arrived at Jiangling, he set up camp, rested for three days, and began to attack Jiangling.