Chapter 146: Seeing the Poor Dagger (Part 1)
Chapter 146: The picture is revealed (Part 1)
After chatting with Lu Yin for a while, Huang Chong felt boring. The style and argument of the third-person Lu family were the same as those of the ministers of the Eastern Wu. They either refused or took turns, and had no substantive content.
Lu Yin intervened and stopped Xun Xu at the critical moment when he was about to attack Xun Xu, and was definitely not the kind of vulgar talker in front of him. Thinking of this, Huang Chong stood up and raised his left hand, and a dagger fell on the table, making a big splash.
The sudden action scared Lu Yin, and he looked up and saw Huang Chong's sleeves shaking, saying, "I am here to communicate the favors of the two countries. I didn't expect that all the people in Jiangdong were snakes and rats. It would be too much to do it perfunctorily!"
Lu Yin did not answer Huang Chong immediately. He stared at Huang Chong for a while, got up and went outside the house to order the servants to be alert, and then closed the door before signaling Huang Chong to sit down and speak.
"Jiangdong is Western Shu, so Lord Huang must not do what he is doing today. The Northern Expedition was unsuccessful and there were many people in the court to discuss peace, even if there were many voices in our family. With the ability of my elder brother, it is difficult to dispel the public. This matter is urgent, so I can only take it slowly."
These remarks were naturally within Huang Chong's expectations. Most of what Lu Yin said was the scene that Huang Chong could see. What is certain is that the situation in Jiangdong is definitely not as simple as Lu Yin said.
"The Lord Wu is smart and his military power is in the hands of the Lu family. How can others dare to obstruct others? Cao Wei stationed heavy troops on the west side, and the eastern front will inevitably be empty. Ding Feng and Zhu Yi held 100,000 troops in the Huai River. He just looked around every day. After a long time, how can he not lose the people's hearts and people's expectations?" Huang Chong shook his head and sighed.
"The previous Northern Expedition lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and there were complaints from the country, and all ethnic groups cherished their troops again. It was a helpless move in the Huai River." Lu Yin said with a wry smile.
"Wei State is strong, Shu Wu is weak, and it is the time when we work together. Why are the people in Jiangdong all fascinated the north? The teachings are unthinkable, and I hope you can teach me." Huang Chong continued to ask.
"Your country defeated Yongliang in one fell swoop, and all the west of Chang'an were included in the bag. I am happy to do so. Tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiangdong were only able to obtain a county in Xiangyang. How could the civil and military officials in the court continue to support the Northern Expedition?" Lu Yin asked back.
"Cao is a thief in the Han Dynasty, so how can we not seek it? What Cao Wei feared was that you and my two families joined forces, so they sent out defending formations repeatedly to consume our patience. Under the attack between the east and west, how can we last for a long time even if the Central Plains have strong troops? Wouldn't it be nice to divide Shu and Wu into the Central Plains at that time? Unexpectedly, the characters in the Eastern Wu would be so short-sighted, which made me very disappointed!" Huang Chong said.
"Shouchun's city is difficult to get down, Wei generals are well guarded, and Ding Chengyuan is also a famous rank-in-law general, and he is still helpless. But..." Lu Yin said this and deliberately stopped talking and looked at Huang Chong's expression.
Huang Chong followed the trend and asked, "How about it? Jingzong just said it's okay."
"Haha, I just heard that there are extremely exquisite stone casting cars in Shu. The chariots of dozens of stones are extremely powerful and can be regarded as a weapon to attack. If you have such a weapon in hand, our army will first break Shouchun and divide the Central Plains equally with your country." Lu Yin said his thoughts in his heart with a constant expression, and then waited for Huang Chong's reply.
In terms of the situation, it was indeed the rapid expansion of Shu Han and the pale and powerlessness of Dongwu, but this was just a superficial situation. The ministers of Dongwu always used this as an excuse to get close to Cao Wei, but the purpose was that Shu Han could repeatedly defeat the city's magic weapon and casting cart.
During the battle between Shu Han and Cao Wei, the catapulted car created by Ma Jun showed great power and showed incredible combat power on both sides of the offense and defense.
Due to the combat power of the catapult, the Wei State had to adjust its strategies one after another, and finally lost a lot by Liu Chan and Jiang Wei. The intelligence of Liu Chan and Jiang Wei and others was given by Liu Chan and Jiang Wei, but it was the dilemma of the Wei army's retardation and no choice.
The extremely fast news spread was the focus of Wu and Wei. Wei could only find ways and means to crack it, while Wu decided to introduce this technology from the Shu people.
The chips are the current situation!
The State of Wei wanted to use the State of Wu, and the State of Wu wanted to maintain its own interests and balance of the situation. Shu Han needed the State of Wu to work together to bear the pressure from Cao Wei. These are all articles on the table.
With Ma Jun’s special catapult cart, would Cao Wei win the president of Chang'an even without the help of Wu?
Master Wu Sun Liang didn't care about this at all. How Shu Han used a catapult cart was the business of Shu Han, and it was not his turn to worry about it. If Dongwu had a catapult cart of this kind, he could knock on Shouchun and then advance into Xuzhou, Qingzhou and other places.
Siegeing a city and breaking a village is like destroying it. Who is not moved by such power?
Take a long-term view. After Wei was divided by Wu and Shu, how could Wu be the opponent in the Shu Han with such technology?
The requirement to obtain a catapult from Shu Han is also a guarantee of one's own interests.
Lu Yin said in one sentence that the king and ministers in Jiangdong wanted, and Huang Chong was naturally as clear as a mirror and had a thorough understanding. Unexpectedly, the people of Wu thought so far, no wonder they had delayed this month and never made any statements. Now Sima Zhao counterattacked Chang'an was a critical moment. Losing the support of the Eastern Wu was equivalent to pushing the Eastern Wu to Cao Wei.
If Ma Jun’s special catapult cart is not guaranteed, the interests of Eastern Wu will not be guaranteed. Then joining forces with Cao Wei to destroy Shu first is a natural thing. For the people of Wu, the potential threat of Shu Han, which was leading in ordnance technology, was no longer inferior to Cao Wei, and to some extent, it was more difficult to deal with than Cao Wei.
"Trailing carts are just weapons, and they are also common among expensive people. Why do you like this?" Huang Chong said in discomfortably.
"Hahahaha, why did Brother Huang pretend to be confused when he understands it?" Lu Yin sighed in his heart that this transaction might not be easy to do.
"That's just an excuse for the defeat of the Wei people. Could it be that the monarch and ministers in Jiangdong take it seriously?" Huang Chong smiled silently.
"Brother Huang should not hide it from me. Such a big thing is not a joke. Your country's catapult cart throws dozens of huge rocks at a time. It is as easy as breaking the city and attacking the tough situation. If you get this cart, Wu and Shu can accomplish the plan of Wei!" Lu Yin said seriously.
"I wonder what Master Wu is thinking?" Huang Chong thought for a long time and asked in a daze.
Lu Yin observed that Huang Chong's expression was not as artificial as he was, so he stood up and said, "If Lord Huang has this intention, please follow me to see Your Majesty immediately."
"That's the point!" Huang Chong knew it, so he stood up and rushed to the palace with Lu Yin.
It was late at night, and Wang Fan, He Shao, Quan Shang, Xue Ying and other important officials in the Wu Palace accompanied the Wu Lord Sun Liang to discuss state affairs.
The moment before, these important officials were still drinking with Xun Xu, and they were drunk one by one. If Xun Xu saw that these important officials of the Eastern Wu were so sober, he would definitely be fooled.
The waiter in the palace led Lu Yin and Huang Chong in. The eyes of the Lord Wu Sun Liang couldn't help but illuminate. The plan to delay time and use the situation to oppress Shu Han to submit seemed to be a success. As long as he had the technology to make special catapults, Jiangdong could still win the battle and win the whole world with Shu Han!
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The huge rock fell down with a bang, and the city gate was completely blocked. There were about 2,000 Wei troops in the city who were all red-eyed. Without a way out, there was no way to escape. It was too late to wait for the brothers outside to dig out the huge rock. Liao Hua commanded more than 4,000 Shu troops nearby. Although many Zhuge crossbowmen were damaged under the battle of the Wei army, hundreds of crossbowmen were finally rescued.
Zhuge crossbowman is allowed to go into battle after a lot of training and meets certain standards. Although the characteristics of Zhuge crossbow with fifty consecutive shots are good, the inability to aim at this defect is also fatal. Every time one dies, it means that there will be no new crossbowman to supplement it in a short period of time.
The Wei army attacked Chang'an outside the city and fought hard. All the generals and schools had made military orders before, and they were dead if they could not go back. The Wei army kept falling from the city, some had already died, while others were knocked off the city and fell to pieces.
Seeing the fierce attack of the Wei army, Du Zhenliu commanded the defense of the city wall and rushed down the city to order five thousand soldiers and opened the door and killed them.
The Wei army at the city gate was hitting the city gate. Unexpectedly, as soon as the city gate suddenly opened, the Wei army pushing the cart into the city gate. Following this were Du Zhen and the five thousand Shu troops. The Wei army at the city gate were all killed while the big sword flew over. The rushing cart was also pulled into the city by the Shu army to avoid hindering entry and exit.
These five thousand Shu troops were like tigers out of cages, sweeping along the city walls. They overturned and smashed, burning countless ladders and well railings. The Wei army's offensive was seriously blocked, with sorrow everywhere, and heavy casualties.
When the general of the Wei army saw the tiger roar, Xu Yi led his personal soldiers to fight Du Zhen. Du Zhen mainly used the destruction of the Wei army's offensive. Seeing that several nearby Wei troops were all coming to fight him, he did not respond to the battle and turned his horse head to lead the army to the other side. For a time, all the Wei army offensives around Chang'an City were disrupted, so he had to gather troops to surround and kill the Shu army first.
Du Zhen and thousands of Shu soldiers were surrounded and fought to the death. Xu Yi and others were all famous brave generals of the Wei army. The Shu army gradually began to collapse along the way.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Shu general Ma Xiu also put on his horse and brought 20,000 new recruits to open the door and kill him!
These 20,000 people were all slaves and servants from the city's wealthy families, and they could still make clear orders after more than ten days. Although they were not good at array battles, it was enough to fight as surprise soldiers.
The total number of Wei troops in besieged the city was only 50,000. Except for the Wei army that sieges and besieged Du Zhen, the remaining mobile troops could not stop the 20,000 Shu troops. Ma Xiu's sudden attack actually defeated the Wei army side in one fell swoop!
"How many Shu troops are there in the city!" Sima Zhao saw that there were already many Shu soldiers on the top of the city, and Du Zhen's five thousand Shu soldiers had always been the only remaining troops, but he did not expect that another 20,000 people were killed here.
This is far from the information of more than 30,000 Shu soldiers in Shuhan City before. How can people not be surprised?
"Don't panic, I'll go to support you as soon as possible!" Seeing this, several Wei generals asked for their orders and led their troops to the city of Chang'an to support the Wei army.
Before thousands of Wei troops approached Chang'an City, stone rains began to fall from the sky, which was much smaller than in the past, but it was incredibly inspiring the Wei army's spiritual shock.
These Wei generals knew that Duke Jin was watching behind his back and did not dare to retreat, so they had to fight hard. The Shu army was just blocked by the Wei army's offensive, so they had time and energy to launch the catapult. After launching two rounds, they had no time to take care of the Wei army in the distance, and rushed down the city tower and fought out to cooperate with Ma Xu's army to kill the enemy.
A fierce battle ended in the east to see Bai Fangxiu. The Wei army suffered heavy damage in succession, and the Shu army was not much better. The 20,000 new recruits were quite effective at first, but after a long time, they revealed their background. When they encountered a slight impact from the Wei army, some people began to retreat and give up resistance, making it difficult to maintain their formation.
The Wei army was able to fight against the Shu army until dawn. Sima Zhao saw that Chang'an could not be taken down, so he called Jin to withdraw his troops. Du Zhen, Matthew and others fought all night and dared not pursue him. Seeing that Wei's army retreated, he hurried back to the city to assist Liao Hua.
Chapter completed!