Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Sima Yi's tone was firm!
If the death of Sima Shi made Sima Yi hate Cao Rui, then the death of Sima Zhao was the final blow that crushed Sima Yi's heart.

Whether Zhuge Ke was instructed by Cao Rui or acted on his own, it could not change Sima Zhao's death.

Zhuge Ke's power was granted by Cao Rui!

Without Cao Rui's connivance, how could Zhuge Ke be so arrogant and reckless?

When Sima Yi learned that Sima Zhao was killed in public by Zhuge Ke, his heart became cold and crazy.

What Great Wei, what Cao family.

At this moment, in Sima Yi's eyes, nothing was as important as his son who died in vain.

Jiang Ji stared at Sima Yi blankly, feeling extremely conflicted and painful.

For someone like Jiang Ji who attaches great importance to his own reputation, whether it is betraying Cao Rui and being disloyal to his lord or abandoning Sima Yi and being unjust to his friend, it is a dilemma!

Jiang Ji closed his eyes.

Sima Yi did not urge him, but just quietly pressed the dagger in his sleeve with his right hand.

If Jiang Ji sided with Cao Rui, Sima Yi would kill Jiang Ji without mercy.

a long time.

Jiang Ji opened his eyes and sighed, "Zhongda, I just hope that the emperor of Wei will still be a member of the Cao family."

"Your son died because of your majesty. Your majesty should atone for Zhongda's sin."

Sima Yi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Zitong, I want to hear the truth."

Jiang Ji looked at Sima Yi and said, "Zhongda, you know exactly what I am thinking."

"It's just that I can't persuade you now. I just hope you can think more about Da Wei."

"Although the personal vendetta is a big deal, our biggest enemy is not Your Majesty, but Zhuge Qiao!"

"The real mastermind behind your son's death is also Zhuge Qiao!"

"Your Majesty was simply deceived by the brothers Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Ke, which led to a huge mistake."

Sima Yi removed his hand from the hilt and bowed respectfully to Jiang Ji: "Zi Tong, no matter what happens to the Wei Dynasty in the future, our friendship will not be affected."

Jiang Ji sighed and left.

Looking at Jiang Ji's departing back, Sima Yi's eyes turned crazy in an instant.

"In the past, Shen Pei arrested Xu You's family, and Xu You turned against his allies because of this."

"Today, Zhuge Ke killed my beloved son and humiliated my beloved wife. It's not that I am sorry for Cao Rui, but that Cao Rui is sorry for me!"

Sima Yi summoned the death squad in the army.

Order the death soldiers to spread rumors in the army.

The content of the rumor is very explosive.

In addition to the fact that Cao Rui used a borrowed knife to kill the noble family in the army, it was also concluded that Cao Rui was actually the son of Yuan Xi.

The reason why Cao Pi cruelly ordered the death of Zhen Mi was because he discovered that Cao Rui was not his biological son.

The most shocking thing is that Cao Pi’s death was not caused by a normal illness, but was caused by the medical officer bribed by Cao Rui, who caused Cao Pi to die young.

It was only because Cao Rui discovered that he was not Cao Pi's biological son that Cao Pi's illness worsened and accelerated his death.

Cao Rui would use a knife to kill someone, and he was also taking revenge on the Cao family on behalf of the former Yuan family.

"check!"

"We must conduct a thorough investigation!"

"I want to know who is spreading rumors and who is disrupting the morale of my troops!"

Cao Rui was so angry.

It's fine if you say I killed someone with a borrowed knife, but you say I'm Yuan Xi's son?
Just because my mother was once Yuan Xi’s legal wife?
Although most of the rumors were false, Cao Rui was still a little panicked.

Cao Rui never understood why Cao Pi was so heartless as to order the death of Zhen Mi.

And the rumors hit people's hearts directly.

As long as Cao Rui was Yuan Xi's son, Cao Pi, who was happy to be a father, would naturally develop hatred towards Zhen Mi.

Cao Pi was very concerned about his reputation, so he certainly could not tell the truth directly. He could only lie and say that Zhen Mi had an affair with Cao Zhi. This would not only allow him to sentence Zhen Mi to death, but also disgust Cao Zhi.

however.

The source of the rumor was Sima Yi's assassins.

The so-called death warriors will naturally die after completing their mission.

Cao Rui had no idea who was spreading the rumors, and ultimately could only blame it on Zhuge Qiao.

In order to quell the rumors, Cao Rui ordered Cao Zhen, Cao Zhang, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang and other generals to launch a fierce attack on Baima City.

Cao Rui had to use a great victory to establish his absolute authority in the army!
Although the decisive battle was more hasty than expected, after eliminating the aristocratic families in the army, Cao Rui's control over the hundreds of thousands of troops became stronger.

Even if the remaining noble families felt resentful, they did not dare to go against Cao Rui at this time.

The army advanced towards White Horse City like a torrent.

Compared with the last time on the battlefield in Yuzhou, Cao Rui has a greater advantage this time.

There is no need to extend the battle line, nor to worry about poor intelligence communication among various departments.

The army only needs to move forward and use the advantage of military strength to create an absolute crushing force on the plains.

Cao Rui was not a military idiot.

Knowing that Zhuge Qiao was good at commanding troops, he still led the army in person, just to take advantage of the home ground in Jizhou!

On the north bank of the Yellow River, Cao Rui's troops can exert their strongest combat power!
"Brother Yuanxun did a great job in Yecheng!"

At the same time that Zhang Chunhua sent out his death squad, Zhuge Ke also sent his death squad to follow him south.

Zhuge Qiao knew about the incident in Yecheng only one day later than Sima Yi.

Sima Shi died, Sima Zhao died.

Only Sima Yi was left.

In Zhuge Qiao's personal opinion, Sima Yi deserved to die far more than Cao Rui.

Although Sima Yi and his son had not done anything that would anger God or people, this did not affect Zhuge Qiao's heartfelt disgust towards them!
As long as Sima Yi is eliminated, the remaining members of the Sima family will no longer be a concern.

While sighing.

Someone reported that Cao Rui's army was advancing towards Baima City.

After getting this information, Zhuge Qiao felt more excited.

After waiting for so long, Cao Rui finally agreed to advance his entire army.

Military orders were issued in an orderly manner.

The entire Baima City's 100,000 Han soldiers followed the military order and moved, and from a bird's eye view, it was like a huge millstone turning.

The Arrow Tower, the Catapult Tower, and the Skyfire Tower all revealed their positions.

Tower refers to a high platform.

Each arrow tower was equipped with a hundred archers, and each trebuchet tower was equipped with three catapults.

The Skyfire Tower is equipped with catapults that specifically throw oil bombs, and crossbows that fire oil arrows.

What is rolling?

The weapon of the Han soldiers in Baima City is crushing.

The suppression from the defense tower made Cao Zhen and other generals feel very frustrated.

Especially the Sky Fire Tower, it will burn if you touch it, and even water can’t put it out!
The pungent smell of smoke from burning oil makes people dizzy and nauseous.

Not to mention capturing Baima City, Cao Zhen and his men couldn’t even get within a hundred steps of Baima City!

After three days of continuous attack, the Wei soldiers suffered heavy losses, while the Han soldiers only consumed a large number of bows, arrows and stones.

Such a result was not only difficult to accept for Cao Zhen and others, but even more so for Cao Rui.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops, several times larger than the enemy, and with the advantage of Jizhou, they couldn't even get a hundred steps into Baima City."

"Trash! They're all trash!"

Cao Rui was very upset.

The rumors challenged Cao Rui's prestige in the army, and the failure of the attack on Baima City greatly affected the morale of the army.

Cao Rui did not expect that although he had more advantages this time than in the Yuzhou battlefield, the results were far worse than in the Yuzhou battlefield.

even.

It would be better for Zhang He to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

When Zhang He used a knife to kill someone, he also killed a lot of Han soldiers. However, after three days of attacking Baima City, Cao Rui did not get any results in killing Han soldiers!
He is a soldier of the Wei Dynasty. Is he too old to lift a sword?
"Your Majesty, the Han army's weapons are sharp, whether it is bows and crossbows or catapults, the range is far beyond our army."

"Our army's Thunderbolt vehicles simply cannot advance beyond the effective firing range."

Cao Zhen was depressed.

Since when did wars begin to be fought with the number of long-range strike weapons?

Don’t arrows cost money?

Don’t stones cost money?

Aren't you afraid of wasting money and manpower to build so many crossbows and catapults?

Although he thought so, Cao Zhen also wanted to use long-range weapons in combat without restrictions.

The enemy doesn't even have the qualifications to rush up to you for close combat. It's exciting just thinking about it!

pity.

Now it is the Han soldiers who are excited, not the Wei soldiers who have suffered successive setbacks.

Generals such as Cao Zhang, Cao Xiu, and Xiahou Shang were also very depressed.

Especially Cao Zhang.

The proud cavalry was first shown off by Guan Yu, and now it was shown off by the crossbows and catapults of Baima City.

Cao Zhang doesn’t even know what use he is here!

"Tomorrow, I will personally supervise the battle!"

Seeing that the morale of his generals was low, Cao Rui looked stern and unquestionable.

However, after hearing Cao Rui's order to personally supervise the battle, Sima Yi's eyes became sinister.

That night.

Sima Yi sent his death squad out of the camp and quietly came to Baima City, and delivered the information to Zhuge Qiao that Cao Rui would personally supervise the battle on the battlefield tomorrow.

"Does Sima Yi want to use Bo Song to kill Cao Rui and avenge his son?"

"Bosong, there may be a conspiracy."

Jiang Wei keenly sensed that something was wrong.

Although Sima Yi's son died, the mastermind was the brothers Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Ke, not Cao Rui.

The person Sima Yi really wanted to kill was probably the Zhuge brothers, not Cao Rui.

Zhuge Qiao didn't care about the undercurrent: "Whether Sima Yi has a conspiracy or not is not important; what is important is that killing Cao Rui is beneficial to us."

"Will suffice!"

"Bring out the Thousand-Step Crossbow tomorrow and kill Cao Rui with one strike."

Hearing the words "Thousand-Step Crossbow", Jiang Wei couldn't help but be surprised: "If it's a Thousand-Step Crossbow, maybe it can really kill Cao Rui with one strike!"

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty once recorded that when Chen Qiu was guarding Lingling, he used "a large wooden bow and a feather spear as arrow, which he fired at a distance of more than a thousand steps, killing and wounding many people."

After Zhuge Qiao captured Xuzhou, he found Chen family of Xia Pi in Xuzhou and obtained the drawings of the Thousand-Step Crossbow after much research.

With the drawings as the basis, skilled craftsmen led by Ma Jun continued to speculate and improve.

Zhuge Qiao's military workshop successfully replicated Chen Qiu's Thousand-Step Crossbow.

However, this Thousand-Step Crossbow was too heavy and not very useful in actual combat, and was not suitable for Zhuge Qiao's northern expedition.

Zhuge Qiao also only prepared one thousand-step crossbow in Baima City.

after all.

If you want to shoot ordinary soldiers, there is no need for a thousand-step crossbow.

If you want to shoot the Wei army's main general, you must know his position in advance and the opponent will not move.

Although the Thousand-Step Crossbow has a range of a thousand steps, it is not a sniper rifle after all.

The sniper rifle is light and the angle can be adjusted at will; the thousand-step crossbow is heavy and it is impossible to adjust the angle at will.

With current technology, it is still impossible to solve the problem of making a crossbow have range, power and flexibility at the same time.

If Sima Yi had not sent his assassins to pass on the information, Zhuge Qiao would not have planned to bring out the Thousand-Step Crossbow.

Although there must be a reason why Sima Yi killed someone with a borrowed knife, for Zhuge Qiao, it is better to believe it than not to believe it, and the opportunity cannot be missed.

The most important thing is that Zhuge Qiao wants to take this opportunity to shoot Cao Rui in the most terrifying way that will terrify the Pseudo-Wei!

In the face of absolute strength, no matter how clever Sima Yi was in scheming and plotting, it would be in vain.

The next day.

Cao Rui personally came to the front to supervise the battle.

With the support of the imperial power of the Great Wei Emperor, the morale of the soldiers of the Pseudo-Wei was restored.

The brave soldiers wearing thick armor were in the front and kept advancing forward.

In order to paralyze Cao Rui, Zhuge Qiao deliberately reduced the frequency of bows and crossbows and stones, giving Cao Rui the illusion that the Han army was about to run out of arrows and stones.

If the crossbows and stones were too powerful and scared Cao Rui away, the Thousand-Step Crossbow that we had worked so hard to set up would be useless.

"All aimed!"

"You only have one chance!"

"As long as you shoot and kill the people under the enemy's banner, not only will you have no worries about food and clothing for several lifetimes, but your names will also be recorded in history books, and you will be remembered and admired for eternity!"

Zhuge Qiao stood beside the Thousand-Step Crossbow and made a promise to the craftsman who operated the Thousand-Step Crossbow.

The craftsmen and soldiers were also very excited.

Since its assembly, the Qianbu Crossbow has never been used on the battlefield.

And this group of craftsmen who specialized in the Thousand-Step Crossbow could only watch other craftsmen making contributions.

Now that they finally have a chance to use their skills, everyone is eager to put all their efforts into it.

"Don't worry, General. We will never fail!"

"Either remain unknown or become famous and make history!"

"Everyone, work harder. We only have one chance. We must aim in the right direction and not make any mistakes."

The bulky and huge Qianbu Crossbow was controlled by the craftsmen, from the initial large-scale adjustments to the subsequent fine-tuning.

Every step is taken cautiously, with careful observation and distance measurement.

Fortunately, the Thousand-Step Crossbow was placed in a high position, so Cao Rui's flag five hundred steps away could be seen clearly.

"General, it's ready to be fired!"

"You don't need to ask me. If you think it's okay to launch, then launch. This is your one chance. Your fate is in your own hands."

Zhuge Qiao did not try to influence the judgment of the craftsmen.

Professional matters should be done by professionals.

When it comes to operating the Thousand-Step Crossbow, these dozen or so craftsmen are more professional than Zhuge Qiao!

After receiving Zhuge Qiao's military order, everyone suppressed their excitement and calculated the direction again.

After making sure the direction was correct, the leading craftsman smashed the machine open with a hammer.

Zhuge Qiao only heard a sound of breaking air in his ears, and when he looked towards Cao Rui's flag, Cao Rui's flag was already in chaos!
"Did you hit it?"

Everyone looked up.

But the distance was too far, and no one could see clearly whether Cao Rui was hit or not.

now.

In the army of Cao Wei.

Cao Rui's chest was pierced by a feather spear, and he looked at the sky in disbelief.

Cao Rui is dead!

He was shot to death by a thousand-step crossbow from five hundred steps away!
The sudden feather spear not only killed Cao Rui, but also killed the morale of Cao's soldiers.

"This is the Thousand-Step Crossbow of the former Grand Commandant Chen Qiu. Even the Chen family of Xia Pi couldn't restore the Thousand-Step Crossbow, but Zhuge Qiao actually made it!"

"Not only has it been built, it can also hit your majesty from 500 steps away."

"The Han army is invincible!"

Jiang Ji looked at the feather spear that pierced Cao Rui with trembling eyes.

The strength of the Han army is beyond expectations! (End of this chapter)