The last three kingdoms

Chapter 162 Don't Open Your Mouth
Zhang Leke was very excited, this time he caught such a big fish, what an amazing feat, what status is Deng Ai, the general of Wei Guozheng Xi, the governor of Yongliang's military forces, such an important minister of Cao Wei fell into his own hands , You can't run away if you become an official and become a noble.

"Deng Ai, you've got nowhere to go, and you're going to catch him!" Zhang Le pointed at Deng Ai with a knife, and now the people surrounding Deng Ai are all Liu Yin's private soldiers. For such a great contribution, Zhang Le did his part. Will not let others share the profit.

Deng Ai stood at the foot of the cliff, standing upright from beginning to end, looked at Zhang Le proudly, sneered, and said: "The nameless rat dares to order you in front of this old man. There are only beheaded generals here, no one who surrendered." Coward! Deng Ai's head is here, if you have the ability, just come and get it, don't make a fuss!"

Zhang Le laughed back angrily, and said to the left and right: "This old guy, after losing the battle, is still so arrogant. Damn, he said that I am an unknown person, what's wrong with the unknown person, and a famous person like you I was also defeated by Lao Tzu, what is the air? I don’t believe it anymore, I will take your head today!”

"Second brother, don't be rude to old General Deng!" Liu Yin pushed aside the crowd, walked in, and stopped Zhang Le.

Zhang Lewu refused to accept it, and shouted: "This old guy is too arrogant, he is a bachelor, and he is so domineering."

"Back down first!" Liu Yin's words were full of majesty, so Zhang Le had no choice but to quietly shut up and back down.

Liu Yin clasped his fists at Deng Ai, and said with a smile: "My younger brother is reckless, he offended old general Deng, and invited old general Haihan."

Deng Ai glanced sideways, and said coldly, "Who are you?"

"I'm Liu Yin."

There was a trace of strangeness in Deng Ai's eyes. In the past few days, Liu Yin was the name he heard the most. Deng Ai even imagined what kind of person Liu Yin was more than once, but he couldn't think of it anyway. It turned out to be so young, gentle and elegant, with an extraordinary bearing.He sighed dejectedly, and said: "Thinking that I, Deng Ai, has been galloping all my life, and I have experienced more than a hundred battles, and I am defeated by you today, God's will, God's will!"

Liu Yin said indifferently: "The old general is a world-class talent with a great reputation. I was lucky to win, but I relied on the strength of my weapons and the advantage of the geographical advantage. If not, I would never have the slightest chance."

Deng Ai's face was full of desolation, and he sighed: "Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. A general who doesn't know astronomy, geography, and people's harmony is mediocre. Your Excellency, make good use of the geography and use the power of firearms." Wei, the defeat of the old man is beyond words. Before Deng died, he still had a wish unfulfilled. I wonder if the general can take a look at the firearm. The old man just wants to see how there is such a mighty power in the world. weapon?"

Liu Yin immediately ordered someone to fetch a bamboo tube grenade and handed it to Deng Ai. "General Deng, please take a look."

Deng Ai had only seen the explosion of a bamboo tube grenade before, the sound was like a thunderbolt, and its power was astonishing, but at the moment he was holding it in his hand, it turned out to be a very ordinary piece of bamboo. He pried off the sealing mud at the bottom of the bamboo tube, and poured it out of the bamboo tube The black powder on his face revealed a look of astonishment. This inconspicuous black powder has such astonishing power?
Liu Yin smiled and said: "This is gunpowder. It can detonate after being ignited. The more you fill it, the greater the power of the explosion. If you use a cart of gunpowder, it will not be a problem to blow up a city tower."

"What exactly is this thing made of?"

"This..." Liu Yin pondered for a while, the formula of gunpowder is definitely a secret, because the raw materials are easy to get, anyone who masters the formula can easily make gunpowder, so Liu Yin will never disclose the formula of gunpowder to anyone revealed.

Seeing this, Deng Ai didn't ask any more questions. After all, he was a defeated general. If people don't want to answer him, they can't force him to do so. It is very large, but it may not be able to withstand the cavalry attack, my defeat is not all due to this thing, it is also time and luck."

Liu Yin was silent, and Deng Ai pointed out the lack of gunpowder straight to the point. If it was not limited by the terrain, it would be impossible for gunpowder to play such a big role. When rushing forward, the grenade can only be thrown for one round at most, and it cannot pose a fatal threat to the cavalry at all.Needless to say, these simple firearms, even the emergence of artillery and muskets in the Song and Ming Dynasties, could not stop the iron cavalry of the Liao, Jin, Meng and Qing Dynasties. Perhaps only the appearance of machine guns would end the status of cavalry as the king of the battlefield.

Holding the sword in hand, Deng Ai looked up to the sky and sighed: "The winner is the prince and the loser is Kou. Today, I, Deng Ai, have lost. I have nothing to say. I have to see my dignity. I know that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I, Deng Ai, have never lost my life." Who have you ever admired? Your Excellency can defeat my tens of thousands of troops with hundreds of people. In this battle, I am convinced. You have the right to take this head. A heart of admiration." After saying that, Deng Ai wanted to kill himself with a sword.

"Wait a minute!" Liu Yin shouted, but he and Deng Ai were several zhang away, even if they rescued each other, it would be too late, so they could only stop at a distance.

Deng Ai slashed his sword across his neck, but he didn't wipe it off immediately. He glanced sideways and said proudly: "I, Deng Ai, was born as a Wei Chen and died as a Wei ghost. Although I admire Your Excellency, if you want to persuade me to surrender, you'd better not Open your mouth."

Liu Yin smiled slightly and said: "I have no such intentions, General Deng, aren't you curious? There is no one on the Yinping trail, why did I appear in Jingjun Mountain, and why I stopped you by no coincidence? ?”

Deng Ai was slightly embarrassed. Indeed, Deng Ai was puzzled by this issue. Although Deng Ai had already drawn up the plan to smuggle into Yinping, Deng Ai never told anyone about this plan. He didn't reveal it until before the march. It came out, but it was only known to the top officials of the Wei army. Even if the plan was leaked at this time, the Shu army would have no time to take precautions anyway.Therefore, Deng Ai can only regard this situation as a coincidence. If he can think of a sneak attack on the Yinping trail, it may not be that no one in the Kingdom of Shu sees through this and deploys defenses in advance.

Deng Ai shook his head lightly and said, "What's the point of talking about this now?"

Liu Yin said: "If General Deng knew in advance that the Han army had set up ambushes on the Yinping Trail and that all cities in Jiangyou, Fucheng and Shuxi had been prepared, would General Deng take the risk?"

Deng Ai snorted coldly and said, "The sneak attack on the Yinping trail was originally a surprise attack. If the Shu army had taken precautions, no matter how stupid this old man is, he wouldn't be able to throw himself into the trap."

(End of this chapter)