Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

"After entering the city, among other things, it's not a problem to find a temporary place to clean and rest..."

Looking at the wheat fields in the distance, Zhang Yan's eyes became a little dull, and Zhang Yan's expression became a little painful when he recalled the journey and life during this period.

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Chapter 2 I will share weal and woe with the soldiers, unless I am too tired

In fact, according to Zhang Yan's original thinking, this journey should have been very easy.

In terms of distance, Luoyang is only a few hundred kilometers away from Wancheng, the capital of Lujiang. Although this distance is far away, it is not too difficult for a schedule of more than ten days.

In terms of time, although he had to stay in the carriage for more than ten days in a row, for Zhang Yan, who often traveled on business in his previous life, with his wife Qiao Ying accompanying him along the way, obviously his life would not be too boring.

It can be said that according to his original expectation, the two should have eaten hot pot and sang songs, happily traveled and watched the scenery along the way, and arrived near Wancheng in this way, and took their wife back to their natal home to have a look...

It's just that he didn't expect that he still somewhat underestimated the double damage to a person's spirit and body caused by a long journey.

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If he had the chance to choose again, Zhang Yan would definitely not choose to travel hundreds of kilometers in a carriage.

No, when he got to Lujiang, he didn't want to go out any longer.

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Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Yan only felt that his buttocks were about to be smashed into eight petals by the dirt road along the way. Now he didn't feel any soreness in the tailbone, only felt a burst of numbness.

Different from the later generations of carriages used for test rides by tourists, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the spring structure had not been invented yet, so the carriages did not have any shock absorption at all, and all bumps would be fed back to the carriage in the most direct way. in.

Perhaps his carriage is already very good compared to those two-wheeled carriages, but after more than ten days of journey, any small things will add up to bring about a very obvious change in things.

It's okay on the stone road in Luoyang City...

Ever since everyone set foot on the dirt road between the two counties, the shaking of the carriage never stopped.

Two days ago, in order to show his determination to share weal and woe with the soldiers, Zhang Yan rejected the coachman's idea of ​​taking a shortcut to go to Lujiang first, but insisted on fighting with the soldiers. Walk with the people.

It's a pity that the sky didn't come true. After only three or four days passed, Zhang Yan had to give up his naive thoughts.

Is it because he can't bear hardships and suffers, and hates that the journey is too hard and tiring?

Of course not, Zhang Yan was quite interested in seeing the scenery along the way that he had never seen in his previous life, and he didn't find the journey unbearable.

Was it because he was so anxious that he wanted to go to Lujiang to show his skills as soon as possible?

In fact... There are also some reasons for this, but Zhang Yan knows that this part will definitely not account for the majority.

What really made him unbearable was the sitting posture that lasted for several hours, or even more than ten hours.

You know, unlike Qiao Ying and Cai Ku, two petite girls, Zhang Yan is about 1.8 meters tall. He feels a bit aggrieved in this special carriage, even in those ordinary cars. , he will be a little bit unable to lift his head.

And this height may bring him some advantages at some point...

But after maintaining one position for too long, Zhang Yan didn't even have the right to lie down and rest for a while in the carriage.

Looking at Qiao Ying in his arms with pity, Zhang Yan moved his legs, trying to make the other party lean in his arms in a more comfortable posture.

"Sigh... I don't know how many serious crimes this girl suffered when she came to Luoyang..."

Gently twirling the opponent's hair with his fingers, Zhang Yan's eyes fell between the opponent's eyebrows and eyes, and he was a little dazed for a while.

But fortunately, it didn't take long, and with the bumping of the carriage, he quickly came back to his senses.

Now, Zhang Yan's car was driving on a somewhat remote road. He changed his mind a few days ago and asked the driver to take a few close people with him to take a shortcut to the territory of Lujiang.

Up to now, they only need to spend another hour or two at most, and it is estimated that they will reach Wancheng, and then they can have a good rest.

A little tired, and a little dull looking at the scenery outside the window, Zhang Yan also made up his mind silently in his heart, unless Ma Jun found a way to make some shock absorbing devices with spring structures when he had enough time later, otherwise In other words, after he arrived in Lujiang this time, he probably didn't want to travel far in three to five years.

Looking at the curious eyes of the people along the way towards his vehicle, Zhang Yan was also thinking about how he would develop Lujiang into his base camp step by step through those actions after he arrived at Lujiang. In the future, after the productivity is developed, what will this remote and dilapidated border county look like.

But it didn't take long, after recalling Lujiang's original fate, Zhang Yan's expression became a little gloomy.

In the original world line, Lujiang, a fringe city, can be said to be full of disasters.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, before the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, Lujiang was a large county with a population of 50 million. Even though it was incomparable with the top counties such as Nanpi, Runan, and Nanyang, from the perspective of population, But Lujiang can also be said to be a pretty good place.

In the territory of Lujiang, there are not only vast and endless plains that can be used for early rice and wheat cultivation, but also the complex water network of the Yangtze River system also brings a lot of abundance and diversity to the people of Lujiang in the surrounding buried hills and Chaohu Lake. food source.

It can be said that if there were no subsequent wars, under the development of the Jiangdong gentry, Lujiang would soon have a population of one million and become one of the top counties in the late Eastern Han Dynasty...

It's just a pity that in the next 50 years, Lujiang can be said to be a typical place where the Central Plains fought four times. It was repeatedly occupied and divided by the Han, Huang, Wei, and Wu forces. The original population of 55 also declined rapidly. It looks like it's less than 20.

Occupied and looted by the Yellow Turbans.

It was recovered and exploited by the Han court.

It was then occupied and plundered by the Yellow Turban.

In just ten years, Lujiang River was swept twice by Yellow Turban bandits. It can be said that during the period from 188 AD to 200 AD, the people of Lujiang River suffered great loss and fear, making the originally thriving town like a blessed island. It became extremely dilapidated and decayed, with corpses everywhere.

And after that, not long after Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, stabilized the situation, the people's livelihood in Lujiang, which he thought could be restored for a period of time, was forced to become precarious again because of the invasion of a foreign nobleman.

Chapter 3 "Big Wind Song"

AD 194 was a special year, and it was also a year when the entire Eastern Han Dynasty was in turmoil and full of blood and rain.

During this year, Cao Cao in the north gained a firm foothold in Yanzhou and made his voice heard in the Central Plains for the first time.

During this year, Liu Bei from the East finally decided to take control of Xuzhou. After ten years of fighting with his brothers, he won the first fiefdom in his life.

Similarly, it was also in this year that Sun Ce led the remnants of his father Sun Jian to the south to attack the ancient Lujiang County guarded by Lu Kang, the prefect, and finally broke through the then Wancheng of Lujiang County two years later, massacred nearly half of Lu Kang's clansmen, and gained Earned his first fortune on the road to entrepreneurship.

They all have bright futures.

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Sighing slightly, Zhang Yan remembered clearly that after Lujiang managed to restore some vitality through Lu Kang and others' management and compensation, the soldiers from his own people once again took this somewhat troubled land Completely breaking through and tearing it apart also caused the original population of hundreds of thousands in the county to drop to an extremely low level in just ten years.

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In 194 A.D., Yuan Shu went south to garrison the Shouchun area because he was beaten by Cao Cao in the north. At the same time, he collected [-] hu of grain from Lu Kang, who was then the prefect of Lujiang, for military use.

Considering the food rations of the people in Lujiang, Lu Kang justly rejected Yuan Shu's request and did not give him any good looks.

It's a pity, although among the warlords in the northern area, Yuan Shu can only be ranked at the bottom, and even Liu Bei can't match... But in the south, especially in the Jiangdong area, Yuan Shu's strength still does not allow Lu Kang to easily refuse.

It was precisely because of Lu Kang's refusal that Yuan Shu dispatched Sun Ce as the chief general to attack the entire Lujiang River with the remnants of his father Sun Jian.

If Zhang Yan remembers correctly, about two years later, that is, in 196 AD, it was the day when two famous Jiangdong flowers, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, "married".

In this life, Zhang Yan, who came to Lujiang a few years earlier, will naturally not let the people here repeat the same mistakes, and will not let Sun Ce find the slightest chance in his hands.

"When Ma Jun and the others arrive in a few days, try to light the early firearms."

"I remember that simple black powder can power the shells, and I don't know if it's reliable..."

Of course, even though that was the case, as the "Little Overlord of Jiangdong", Sun Ce, who had shined in the original world line, according to Zhang Yan's estimation, must be a second-rate general at the peak level.

Even in his peak state, the opponent is likely to have the strength to hit the first-class level. Even Yang Feng and Han Xian, the well-known generals of the three kingdoms in the early stage, may not be able to directly win the opponent.

And with the assistance of a counselor who is no less than Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang... at least Zhou Yu, who is no less than too many of them, Zhang Yan really has no confidence to dare Shout out in front of these two big men.

Fortunately, it's still early now, and if the opponent sends troops over six years later, even if Zhang Yan couldn't hold the entire Yangzhou in his hands at that time, his strength would not be as weak as it is now.

Silently meditating, Zhang Yan's right hand, which was attached to the folding fan, was also affected by his thinking, and his movements became mechanically stiff.He is still thinking about what method he should use to improve the combat capabilities of those soldiers under his command.

The number of soldiers, the quality of soldiers, and even military discipline are definitely very important.

But to be honest, the most significant improvement in the combat effectiveness of the army in war seems to be the update and iteration of weapons and equipment.

Just like the watershed importance of level [-] military technology in some games, firearms can be said to be decisive in changing the combat of the army and even the navy.

And if the early firearms can be researched and produced before the opponent's attack, or even before the outbreak of the vassal alliance, let alone the "Little Overlord" Sun Ce, the real "Jiangdong Overlord" Xiang Yu will be resurrected, and so will Zhang Yan. Have the confidence to drown the other party in the Wujiang River again.

Don't look at the fact that generals in this world are generally stronger than those recorded in the books of Zhang Yan's previous life. You must know that in any battle, or war, the role of personal bravery is not as exaggerated as shown in those myths and novels. .

After all, in this world, those who really occupy the mainstream level of soldiers are those ordinary people who have not even touched the edge of personal martial arts.

Even Yang Feng, the strongest general under Zhang Yan at present, may be caught by a group of soldiers practicing under the leadership of Pei Yuanshao if he can't eat enough and can't sleep well, let alone be caught by those soldiers. After soldiers are equipped with firearms, what kind of role will ordinary people play in war?

It is a pity that firearms and firearms cannot be generalized. If you want to design or even manufacture firearms that can be used by a single person, that is, firearms, then whether it is the current casting technology of the Eastern Han Dynasty or the development level of the handicraft industry, it is difficult. It is very difficult to meet Zhang Yan's need to deploy soldiers under his command on a large scale.

Under such circumstances, what he intends to bring to the Eastern Han Dynasty 2000 years ago through Ma Jun's hands is another simple firearm, that is, the uncrowned king of war-cannon.

There is no need for curved fire, no need for secondary detonation of shells, and even no need for rifling calibration and rear loading. Just the simplest front-loading smoothbore gun can meet Zhang Yan's current psychological expectations and needs.

Another name for this kind of artillery is the early Dutch cannon that was unrivaled across the entire European continent 500 years later, or the Hongyi cannon in the words of Dai Ming.

As long as he can make this kind of cannon, he only needs 10... no, only 8, and Zhang Yan is sure to defend Wancheng, the gateway to the Lujiang River, so that 90.00% of the troops in this era will be able to face it. This city is daunting.

In addition, if it is possible to design some copper cannons of different tonnages and different purposes according to different needs, let alone defending the city, even attacking Hulao Pass will be more difficult than the eighteen-way guns in the original world line. The situation of the princes taking turns sending them to Lv Bu's door to practice leveling is much better.

As described in "The Great Wind Song":

"The cannons are fired and his mother is bombarded, and Vega is home and returned to his hometown."

"Counting the heroes, Zhang Zongchang, and the giant whales, swallowing Fusang."

If he could get the help of artillery earlier, Zhang Yan would be sure to quickly gain a huge advantage in land and sea battles in this era, and even imitate his fellow clan, Zhang Zongchang, the commander-in-chief of the Zhilu coalition army, by relying on Strong boats and sharp guns, let the Fusang country next door feel the love of the "black boat" 800 years in advance.

But now, sitting on this swaying carriage, Zhang Yan decided to wait until Ma Jun passed his test and integrated the entire modern scientific experiment method, and then borrowed the other party's idea of ​​designing a powerful long-range weapon, Bring the artillery to this somewhat barren land full of misery.

Chapter 4 More important than weapons is the output of food

It's just a pity that benefits and risks have always coexisted.

As Zhang Yan knows, although artillery is good, but if you want to directly copy this weapon of war more than 1000 years ago, even if it is only the simplest version, Zhang Yan and his people still have a lot of way to go.

Not to mention the difficulties in large-scale metal smelting and molding, just teaching Ma Jun some knowledge of aerodynamics or thermodynamics is not something that can be completed in a day or two.

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As an ordinary person of normal background, although Zhang Yan has learned a lot of knowledge because of his interest, he would not be able to find the design drawings of artillery, unless he is a little seriously ill, to learn and observe, so the system Among them, there are no artillery-related design drawings for him to exchange.

Not to mention, during the entire experiment process, the risks such as bombing would cause harm to his subordinates, and even directly to Ma Jun.

According to Zhang Yan's thinking, no matter how eager Ma Jun is for his dream, he must root the methods and concepts of safety experiments in his heart, so that Zhang Yan may start the research line of artillery, and at the same time use black powder as a weapon. For the front-end technology of the artillery, the best ratio was first found out through Ma Jun's work, and he tried to refine it and mass-produce it.

But having said that, although black powder is not as serious as the risk of metal explosion, and it is not as easy to detonate as nitroglycerin, it is still flammable and explosive. Residents are still at risk.

It is precisely because of this that although the production of gunpowder was Ma Jun's first job after entering Lujiang, as an assessment, this kind of thing is inevitably a bit beyond the standard.