Wei's side. After seeing off the clan elders and family members, Wei Hao, Wei Min, and Wei Gong gathered together at Dongyuan Lake Pavilion.
Wei Min took out the drawing he had hidden, his expression a little unnaturally excited. Wei Hao frowned and said: "Zhong Ping, what can't you say in front of everyone, why don't you drive them away?" Wei Min glanced at his elder brother angrily, and then spread the drawings on the table. .
"Look what this is." Wei Hao was stunned, but Wei Gong was not surprised. He had personally handed this letter to Wei Ming. He also saw Wei Ming's little actions and didn't care at that time. , only then did I realize that the content on the paper was not just words.
The two of them took a look and saw a line of words on the paper: [Details of Liannu transformation].
"This is it?" Wei Hao frowned slightly. Wei Gong felt like he was shaking all over. He continued to look down, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.
The crossbow is an important long-range weapon in the cold weapon era. It was developed from the bow, but it is more powerful and has a longer range than the bow. It was widely used in ancient wars in my country for thousands of years until the emergence of firearms.
Especially during the Han Dynasty, crossbows were used in a wide range of applications. The strength of the crossbows in the Han Dynasty was as high as
"Stone" to calculate. Drawing a crossbow full of one stone is equivalent to the force required to lift one stone (about 30 kilograms).
According to Han bamboo slips and ancient documents, Han crossbows are divided into one-, three-, four-, five-, six-, seven-, eight-, and ten-stone types. Their power ranges from weak to strong and is suitable for use in different situations.
The strength of Han crossbows must be strictly verified. Records of testing the strength of damaged crossbows have been found in Juyan Han bamboo slips. Among them, the ten-stone crossbow is also called the Dahuang crossbow, yellow shoulder crossbow or Dahuangli crossbow. maximum.
According to "Mengxi Bi Tan", a kind of arrogance in the Song Dynasty was recorded.
"Bianjian Crossbow" estimates that the range of the Han Dynasty's powerful crossbow can reach about 400 meters, which is a distance that many pistols in later generations cannot reach, let alone ordinary bows and arrows.
When Li Guang, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, fought against the Huns in 121 BC, he used a large yellow crossbow to kill the opposing general and turn the tide of the battle when he was outnumbered. You must know that when it comes to riding and shooting, the Huns have always been the best on the grassland. shooter.
The Han Dynasty also formed infantry regiments mainly composed of crossbowmen.
"Caiguan" is called "caiguan" if the commander has some official title.
"Strong Crossbow General". It can be seen that the status of the crossbow was of vital strategic significance in the Han Dynasty.
Anyone who is familiar with Han crossbows knows that there is a pain point in using crossbows, that is, the stringing is very slow. The more powerful the crossbow, the more troublesome it is to string it. Some crossbows even require the combined efforts of several people to pull the string.
However, it seems that the answer to this problem has been solved today, and the answer lies in the drawing sent by Wei Cheng.
Wei Gong took a deep breath and said: "Yes, for hundreds of years, no one thought of using the foot to wind the bowstring, and why no one thought of adding an arrow box to the crossbow. In this way, as long as you kick it with your foot, it will not only succeed When the string is wound, the arrows can also be automatically loaded in place, it’s amazing!”
"Hahaha..." Wei Min smiled happily. After laughing, he looked at Wei Hao, who had a dull look on his face, and said with envy: "Brother, you have a Qilin!" Wei Hao struggled to move his Adam's apple, looked at Wei Min, and then looked at the drawings on the table in disbelief, and asked Said: "Zhong Ping, do you think what is written above is not a fantasy?" Wei Min was startled for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I don't know either. We will have to wait for the craftsmen to try it before we know. But, I think It's almost as if the idea on this drawing can come true." Wei Hao nodded, and after thinking for a while, he sighed: "The only obstacle may be the material of this crossbow arm. In order to have both hardness and such a strong pulling force, , I’m afraid that ordinary wood can’t reach it, so we have to use iron, but iron... is troublesome to bake.”…Here in Haojia Village.
After Wei Cheng released the first mission, the villagers went wherever they could to recruit people. Even Chengtou ran to Wujiacun and pulled Wu Santong's family over.
Wu Santong was reluctant at first. After all, no matter how small the village was, he was still a village leader and an official.
But as soon as they heard that they had moved to Haojia Village, where they would have meat every meal and wear new clothes every season, the eyes of his children immediately lit up.
"Let's go, Dad, let's move to my aunt's house. Dad, if you don't want to go, we will go alone."
"You brats, are you going to rebel?" Wu Santong was so angry that his teeth itched. In the end, he couldn't resist the pleading eyes of several children. With a wave of his hand, he led the villagers of Wujia Village to move collectively. Anyway, this is the Wei family. The banker who went there was also the banker of the Wei family, so it was no problem for them.
As for those fields, Wu Santong had already handed them over to the village leader of the next village. The villagers in the next village were so happy that they killed a sheep that day to celebrate getting so many good fields.
Fei Yao also went back to Xiezhuang to recruit people. His family had conflicts with his uncle's family, so this time he simply brought his father, mother, younger brothers and sisters to live in Haojia Village. At first, his father and mother were not happy, but they heard that they would not have to worry about food and drink. , the old couple agreed instantly.
In this era, food and drink are the biggest problems in life. It can solve the problem of food and clothing, and it is no problem for them to live in mass graves.
Not to mention that if you move to Haojia Village, you can still live in a brick house. In just two days, the population of Haojia Village more than doubled. From the early three hundred at the beginning, it skyrocketed to 657 people. They were counted one by one from house to house, including Wei Cheng and Cai. Yan and his wife, as well as Xie Yu, who refused to leave.
Cottage, in the yard.
"Hey, start a prairie fire and start a hundred slashes!"
"Haha, within six feet, I am invincible, hahaha!" Xie Yu took the newly obtained Yunying Fiery Gun, shouted the lines Wei Cheng taught her, and danced tirelessly in the yard .
Cai Yan looked at Wei Cheng with a blushing face and said angrily: "Why do you teach her such a shameful chant? Every time she shouts it, I get goosebumps all over." Wei Cheng poured the dried herbs in the dustpan into the wood Sealed in the box, after hearing this, he said with a smile: "Don't you think she is very happy? Although she is a little bit in the second grade, but as a person, it is good to live happily." Cai Yan didn't know why, tilted his head and asked: "The second grade What does that mean?" Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Xie Yu who was smiling and waving a spear, smacked his lips and said, "Maybe it's a disease." During lunch.
Aning asked for no reason: "Sister, didn't you leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why haven't you left even after two days?" The reason why Aning asked this was purely to protect his food from being robbed. Don't look at Xie Yu looks thin, but her food intake is no worse than that of an adult man, even more than that of Wei Cheng. There is nothing we can do about it, after all, she is a martial arts practitioner, so it is normal to eat too much.
However, Aning was unhappy when she ate too much. Even if she didn't steal her food, she felt like she was at a loss.
That's why Xie Yu was urged to leave quickly. Xie Yu stuffed a chicken wing into his mouth, frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "I don't know either. According to the agreement, Uncle Jiu should have come to pick me up the day before yesterday, but there has been no news so far, and I don't know if it is." Something happened at home." Wei Cheng looked at Cai Yan after hearing this.
The news of He Jin's death must have spread, and it is impossible for Xie to not get the news. Perhaps Xie Yu's family is also considering what to do now, and there is no way to take care of a little girl like her.
The couple had a tacit understanding and did not say it out loud, but Cai Yan took Xie Yu and comforted him: "In that case, you can live here with peace of mind. When Uncle Xie Jiu thinks of you, he will naturally send someone to take you back." Yu nodded and smiled heartlessly, gnawing on the chicken wings and said proudly: "Yeah, I think so too."... Mangshan.
Dong Zhuo's army has been stationed here for more than half a month. At ten o'clock in the morning yesterday, the city of Luoyang was in chaos, and the news that He Jin had been beheaded had been reported to Dong Zhuo by a spy.
Dong Zhuo still refused to send troops to Beijing, but read with interest with a bundle of bamboo slips. Counselor Li Ru was so worried that he was worried, but Dong Zhuo was unmoved. I don't know if it was an illusion. Every time he read this "Biography of Lu Buwei", he felt that he was the powerful Lu Buwei, and he was so excited. The sense of immersion is very strong!
Niu Fu, the son-in-law, raised his head and said, "Sir, this book is very interesting. Why don't you drink wine and eat meat with the soldiers? We won't be able to share the soup anyway. After this meal, we should go back to Xiliang and continue to be our slaves." What a good native emperor." Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, glanced at Niu Fu, and was not worried. He wanted to know now, if He Jin dies, which bastard will get the final fruit, is it Yuan Shao?
Or is it Cao Ah Ma? Or which one in the family? Li Ru walked closer and said, "Sir, I think it's better to go to Beijing. No matter who benefits, we should always show up. The snipe and the clam will compete with each other and the fisherman will benefit. Even if we go late, We will definitely get some benefits." Dong Zhuo looked at the bamboo slips in his hands, nodded slightly, raised his eyes and was about to speak, when a pawn suddenly ran in from the door.
"Report, report..."
"Tell me what's going on!" Niu Fu shouted. The soldier said tremblingly: "A dozen floating corpses floated upstream by the river. We picked them up and checked them. We found that they were all eunuchs from the palace, including this one." The soldier handed over a token.
When Li Ru saw the token, his expression changed drastically, and he asked in shock: "Where is the man, where is he now?" Dong Zhuo asked curiously: "Wen You (characterized by Li Ru), why are you scared?" Li Ru took the token and said, He turned to Dong Zhuo and said, "This, this is Zhang Rang's waist card."
"What?" Dong Zhuo was also shocked when he heard this, and asked curiously: "Why did his body appear here?" Li Ru rolled his eyes and had a bold guess in his heart, and said hurriedly: "I suggest that we mobilize our troops immediately. Let's go upstream and have a look." Dong Zhuo didn't dare to ask for help. After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "Okay, Wen You quickly went to order the troops. For safety reasons, order two thousand cavalry. The rest will wait where they are. My orders are not to mobilize troops at will."
"Yes!" Woo woo woo, bang bang bang, the horn blew, the war drum beat, and the army set off. The sound of horse hoofbeats was thundering, and Dong Zhuo was sitting in the carriage, still holding the "The Biography of Lu Buwei" he had been thinking about in his hand and thinking about it.
Arriving at the foot of Beimang Mountain, more than ten horses in front of the army attracted everyone's attention. At this moment, a young man in a yellow shirt ran out from the bushes, followed closely by a child in white. The young man was panicked and seemed to be avoiding something.
From behind the bushes, a sergeant suddenly jumped out, hugged the boy in yellow, and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." The surprise was palpable.
After the man hugged the young man in yellow, his expression suddenly changed when he saw Dong Zhuo's army from a distance. At this moment, a cavalry group arrived behind him, led by Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, Wang Yun and other important officials of the court.
What they didn't expect was that a thousand-man cavalry force appeared on the opposite side.
"Who is coming!" Yuan Shao shouted loudly, Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, looked at the "Biography of Lu Buwei" in his hand, and remembered what Wei Cheng said before leaving: "This world belongs to the Han after all." He couldn't help but look at the young emperor Liu Bian who was being held in Min Gong's arms.
The world of the Han Dynasty...the emperor...the prime minister...Zhongfu...Dong Zhuo's eyes became brighter and brighter. As soon as I thought about this, I couldn't take it back. There were only dozens of people on the opposite side, how could I stand up to my own thousand-man cavalry!
Dong Zhuo sneered, got off his horse and stepped forward and said: "I am the Marquis of Ao County, and Dong Zhuo, the Shepherd of Bingzhou, has seen a fight." Behind the young emperor, Yuan Shao and Wang Yun looked at each other, and both of them had a bad premonition in their hearts. Yuan Shao stepped forward with intention. But seeing the large number of people behind Dong Zhuo, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
The young emperor Liu Bian led his younger brother Chenliu Wang Liu Xie. The two brothers were in shock. Suddenly they saw the army and felt much relieved.
Liu Xieren was a big kid with quite an imperial power. He said in a childlike voice, "Are you Dong Zhuo?" Dong Zhuo glanced at Yuan Shao and others, clasped his fists and said, "I am Dong Zhuo." Liu Bian also looked back at Yuan Shao behind him. , thinking of the thrilling scene of escaping from Luoyang last night, I couldn't help but feel a little more wary of Yuan Shao and others, and instead felt a little dependent on Dong Zhuo, an outsider.
He plucked up the courage and said: "Former, when the Yellow Turbans rebelled, you failed in the crusade and lost troops and generals. Do you know your guilt?" Dong Zhuo was stunned. Damn it, he had fought so many victorious battles. Why did he lose his troops and generals here?
However, he still nodded and clasped his fists, and responded respectfully: "I acknowledge my guilt." Liu Bian and Liu Xie looked at each other, feeling quite satisfied. Dong Zhuo looked like a big and thick man, but he was actually quite easy to talk to.
Therefore, Liu Xie said: "This is a new creation in the imperial court. You came to the rescue in time, which is really a great achievement. I need to make up for it in the future so that I can take credit for it." Dong Zhuo felt happy, and Li Ru, Li Su and others behind him also raised their heads frequently, with eyes in their eyes. He couldn't hide his surprise. He didn't expect that the blind cat encountered a dead mouse and did nothing. He ate meat and drank alcohol every day in the mountains and yet managed to save a man!
Dong Zhuo hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "I obey the decree, how dare I not do my best to help protect the imperial court." Leopard's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth hidden under his beard could not help but curl up, not knowing what to do.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo was protecting Liu Xie, he nodded happily and ordered, "Guard him back to the palace." Behind him, Yuan Shao and others felt as if their hearts were filled with despair. They all looked at each other and felt helpless. The form was stronger than the person.
Dong Zhuo got up, mounted his horse, and personally led the army to protect the young emperor Liu Bian and Chen Liu Wang Liu Xie. The army first returned to where Dong Zhuo's garrison was located. When they saw Dong Zhuo's army, Yuan Shao and others knew that the situation was over.
Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, didn't care so much. He sent someone to take the two children to bathe and change clothes, and then took Li Ru back to the tent.
Dong Zhuo clutched the "Biography of Lu Buwei" tightly along the way, his eyes flashing, and his mind kept flashing with Lu Buwei's legendary experience, especially when he was granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, and asked the emperor to respectfully call him "Zhongfu".
He thought of Liu Bian and Liu Xie. Both children had their own merits. So which child should be allowed to recognize him as his father?
This terrible thought came to Dong Zhuo's mind.
