In the Battle of Weinan, after being trapped in a horse trap, Pound jumped out, killed several people in a row, and cut through the encirclement on foot.
Cao Ren's general Cao Yong was chopped off his horse by him!
Pang De fought his way through the crowd and rescued Han Sui!
During the Battle of Nanzheng, Pang De fought fiercely against Zhang He, Xia Houyuan, and Xu Huang, and even fought fiercely with Xu Chu for more than fifty times!
When Fancheng faced off against Guan Yu, he and Guan Yu fought twice. Although there was no winner, they still hit Guan Yu's arm with a cold arrow.
If Yu Jin hadn't been afraid of him attacking, Guan Gong, who was famous in China, would have fallen into his hands!
Although he had the experience of flooding the Seventh Army and being captured alive, his loyalty and righteousness, which he would rather die than surrender, are widely spread!
Pound's various achievements are worthy of the title of the second warrior in Xiliang.
In Yang Ling's view, it may be debatable whether Pang De can squeeze into the ranks of super first-class generals such as Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, but he can definitely have a place among the first-class generals!
How could Yang Ling not be happy to have such a fierce general under his command?
After bidding farewell to Ma Teng, Jiang Xu, Cheng Gongying and others, Yang Ling also led the army on the journey.
Compared with when they arrived, Yang Ling's army not only had the talented woman Cai Yan and the fierce general Pang De, but also a father and son like Jiang Ji and Jiang Wei.
This trip can be said to be full of rewards!
According to the original plan, Yang Ling planned to take the route he took, passing through Lueyang, leaving Liangzhou from Longguan and entering Guanzhong, and then all the way east.
Not far after leaving Ji County, and before reaching Lueyang, Yang Ling suddenly saw a group of people surrounding a stream not far ahead, not knowing what they were doing.
This made him curious.
"Master Jiang, go and see what they are doing."
Yang Ling ordered.
Jiang Wei has worshiped Yang Ling as his teacher. In order to give him a bright future, Jiang Jiong also moved his family to Xudu.
Now he serves as the chief bookkeeper under Yang Ling.
After hearing Yang Ling's instructions, Jiang Ji didn't hesitate and walked towards the people by the stream.
After some questioning, he returned and
"Report to the General that they are getting stone paint for home use."
Stone paint?
Yang Ling was slightly startled, then an idea flashed in his mind, and he lost his voice and said,
"They're getting oil?"
"oil?"
Jiang Ji was a little confused, shook his head and said,
"We mostly call that stuff stone paint, fat water or water fertilizer, but we never call it oil!"
Yang Ling hurriedly called to the army, and then walked towards the creek himself.
When the people near the stream saw Yang Ling's arrival, they all saluted him.
Yang Ling nodded towards them, then looked at the stream.
As expected, the creek was not clear, with a layer of yellowish stuff floating on the surface.
Yang Ling stretched out his hand, put a little on his finger, and smelled it slightly, and could smell the pungent smell!
It is indeed oil!
As early as the Western Han Dynasty, oil had been discovered.
According to Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he recorded in "Hanshu Geography" that "Gaonu County, Shangjun (referring to the Yan'an area) has water and fertilizer that can burn".
It's just that people in the world lack awareness and only use oil as fuel and lubricant for driving.
But they don’t know how terrifying this thing is when used as a weapon!
Seeing a river full of oil, Yang Ling couldn't help but feel elated!
He turned his head and ordered Zhou Cang,
"You immediately send someone back to Ji County, call the governor here, and tell him that I have something important to ask him!"
"Brother, is there anything wrong with this thing?"
Zhao Yun asked doubtfully.
"No, it's too appropriate!"
Seeing Zhao Yun, Gan Ning and others' confused looks, Yang Ling took matters into his own hands, took part of the oil above the stream and sprinkled it on the grass.
Then he took out the fire stick and lit it.
With a "hoo", the grass burst into flames!
"This thing is so flammable."
Zhao Yun was slightly startled.
"What will surprise you even more is yet to come."
Yang Ling signaled Zhou Cang to take off the water bag from his waist, and then sprinkled water on it.
I saw that oil is not destroyed when exposed to water and is still burning!
Except for Yang Ling and Jiang Ji, who are locals in Liangzhou, everyone else was shocked!
In everyone’s perception, water is inherently capable of extinguishing fire!
However, the fire ignited by oil was not extinguished by water!
This is really beyond their knowledge!
"Tell me, if this thing is used as a weapon, how powerful would it be?"
Yang Ling said with a smile.
Everyone gulped at the thought of setting fire to the enemy with kerosene and being unable to extinguish it.
ruthless!
Too cruel!
Yang Ling called Ma Teng here with the intention of developing oil into weapons.
The army waited patiently for a long time, and Ma Teng finally rushed over with Jiang Xu and others.
Yang Ling told Ma Teng his plan.
He hopes that from today on, Ma Teng will search for oil and exploit it in Liangzhou.
Liangzhou is rich in natural resources. Not to mention the creeks mixed with oil, there are also people who specialize in digging oil wells.
Therefore, Ma Teng readily agreed!
After admonishing Ma Teng, Yang Ling and others embarked on their journey again.
This time there was no more trouble. They left Liangzhou smoothly and entered Chang'an City.
Yang Ling stayed in Chang'an City for one day and accepted Zhong Yao's banquet before leaving.
After several days of long journey, Yang Ling and his party finally arrived in Xudu City.
But the person waiting to receive them at the city gate was not Cao Cao, but Cao Cao's son Cao Zhi.
This surprised Yang Ling.
When he returned victorious from the Battle of Youzhou, Cao Cao took the emperor, the queen and all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him.
This time Liangzhou successfully suppressed the rebellion, so there was no need for such a big battle, but it was still necessary for Cao Cao to personally come forward.
Cao Zhi seemed to have noticed Yang Ling's doubts. When he walked forward, he bowed and said in a low voice,
"Mr. Xi didn't know something. Mr. Xi...he's gone!"
Yang Ling said "Ah" and was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was Xi Zhicai who died.
"Why so suddenly?"
"The weather turned cold suddenly in the past few days. Mr. Xi felt unwell last night and passed away before Mr. Zhongjing came for consultation."
"Right now, my father and brother are in his house."
Cao Zhi sighed, his sadness beyond words.
Yang Ling remained silent.
This was the case in ancient times. Productivity was low, and a small cold could kill a person.
Although Xi Zhicai's reputation is not as famous as that of Xun Yu and Guo Jia, he is still a rare counselor.
Cao Cao is able to achieve what he is today, and Xi Zhicai also has great contributions.
But I didn't expect that I would die of illness. It was really a trick of fate!
Yang Ling sighed and followed Cao Zhi and others into the city.
Xi Zhicai's personal relationship with Yang Ling was pretty good during his lifetime, so after arranging his troops, Yang Ling went straight to the opera house instead of returning home.
At this time, the theater house was filled with gloom and gloom, and everyone wore sackcloth and mourning.
