Ah Si on the side did not expect that Chen Dao would ask such a question before he fully understood all the performance of the crossbow vehicle.
She could tell that although Chen Dao asked if it could be handed over to unified management, in fact, his original intention was to ask if it could be handed over to him, Chen Lai, to command.
Cao Asi has no official title and no power. However, in the Battle of Chibi, she commanded a large ship with the army and has been on a real battlefield. She knows how dangerous the battlefield is.
Although Lieutenant General Yang Ling looked down upon these ballistae, Ah Si himself knew that since the ballistae was successfully developed two years ago, Cao's army had not deployed them on a large scale because they were only engaged in offensive warfare. Now they finally have defensive warfare. , in this battle, the ballistae is the key to winning this defensive battle.
So, do you want to hand over such an important thing to a general who has just surrendered?
Ah Si obviously didn't have the ability to come up with this idea. Let her make a mechanism. She could work without sleep, but when it came to this kind of thing, it was beyond her understanding.
She could only force a smile and said: "The general who guards the city of Guangxin is General Le. Why would the general ask me about a female streamer?"
Chen Dao stroked the crossbow cart and said, "What would General Beifu do if he were here?"
Ah Si's expression was stagnant, thinking that if his general was here, this kind of thing would definitely not be considered a big deal. Whether it would work or not would be a matter of just one sentence.
However, this little girl couldn't make a decision for her general after all. As she was hesitating, she suddenly heard a voice.
"If you are willing to command these ballistas, why not?"
The two looked back and saw a short general wearing a helmet and armor, walking towards them. Behind him was a general who was much taller than him.
Chen Dao had already seen them after entering the city, and he quickly saluted and said: "General of the defeated army, I have seen Le Zhechong, and I have seen Captain Yang."
Chen Dao's salute was neither humble nor overbearing. Le Jin was very satisfied with the respect, but he did not return the salute to Chen Dao first, but nodded slightly to Cao Asi.
Ah Si responded with a blessing ceremony.
Chen Dao saw this in his eyes, but he didn't feel he was being neglected. He had heard too much about General Beifu these days. Today, he saw General Zhechong, a dignified man who had started in the military, and he actually treated a maid from Beifu with false words. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the prestige of General Beifu.
Little did he know that Le Jin's admiration for Cao Wu also came from the Battle of Chibi. In the final decisive battle, Le Jin personally participated and commanded a fleet. He saw Cao Wu leading the ship to block the river embankment, and he was the first to say thank you to General Beifu.
Because of this, Le Jin admired Cao Wu greatly. This time when he went south, he saw that every calculation of General Beifu was effective, and he couldn't help but admire him even more.
He heard that a maid in Beifu could make a crossbow, so he took it to heart. He didn't expect the crossbow to be made so quickly. When his subordinates reported that the crossbow was being tested, he quickly abandoned his official duties of defending the city and came over.
For a big city like Guangxin, three thousand defenders were not enough. Le Jin had been worried that he would be attacked by surprise, but Cao Wu told him that he had a backup plan.
When he just climbed onto the city wall and saw these three ballistae, he already understood what Cao Wu said's back-up plan was.
Le Jin nodded towards Chen Dao, then walked over and touched the bowstring of the ballista.
Ah Si Bingxue was smart and immediately saw through his thoughts and said with a smile: "General, you can try it out."
Chen Dao didn't mention what happened just now, but waited patiently for Le Jin to test fire.
Le Jin was short in stature and thought he would have to put in a lot of effort to pull the ballista. Unexpectedly, he easily pulled up the bowstring and shot an arrow under Ah Si's guidance.
He aimed further than Chen Dao, and his shot was slightly off.
But he was not depressed at all because it was cheap. Instead, he laughed excitedly: "Good things, good things! First the big arrows, then the ballistas. They are all good things in Beifu!"
Suddenly someone next to me said: "But this kind of crossbow has been around for a long time. It only shoots farther, but its accuracy is average."
Le Jin and Chen Dao turned around and saw Yang Ling speaking behind Le Jin.
Yang Ling was the deputy general who defended the city. He clearly looked down on these ballistas, but he was a little resentful because Ah Si asked Chen Dao to test the firing but not himself.
Ah Si was not happy when she heard this. How could a little girl be so popular? She blushed and said angrily: "Shoot further? The range of my ballista is more than double that of the existing ballista, and it is also more powerful." many!"
Yang Ling didn't expect that a mere maid could talk back to him, and said angrily: "I'm afraid I've never been on the battlefield, little girl. Even if you have this advantage, if your accuracy is wrong, what's the use?"
"I've never been on the battlefield?"
Ah Si crossed his arms across his chest and was furious. He pointed his thumb at himself and said angrily: "The Jiangdong navy claims to be invincible on the water. Their first defeat was caused by my command of the big ship!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Yang Ling obviously didn't believe it. It was just a little girl. The Battle of Chibi attracted the attention of the whole world and determined the trend of the world. A little girl directed the war? What a joke!
He sneered and walked up to test-fire the ballista.
"Wait!"
Le Jin raised his hand to block him.
Yang Ling looked over in surprise and found that Le Jin was obviously unhappy. She didn't understand why the city guard general had such an attitude towards him.
"Four months ago, at Chibi on the Yangtze River, I saw Miss Ah Si beating drums on a large ship. I also experienced that time when the Jiangdong fleet was frustrated and did not dare to fight for more than ten days. But you don't believe it, don't you? Huddled in Changsha, have you ever seen a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people?"
Le Jin said coldly.
This was said in an extremely rude manner, leaving no face at all for Yang Ling. Yang Ling stayed there, not knowing how to answer.
Le Jin said: "The moment General Beifu crashed into the river embankment, I made an oath that anyone who insults Beifu in front of me will be killed."
Le Jin was much shorter than Yang Ling, but when he said this, a murderous aura spread from his body.
This general, who came from a humble background in the army, could achieve what he did today only because of his bravery, which could not be compared to someone like Yang Ling who came from a Changsha family.
After a few words, Yang Ling didn't dare to say anything anymore. Le Jin glared at him so much that he was afraid. He was even a little lucky that he just insulted the Beifu maid and didn't say anything wrong about Cao Wu.
He could feel that if he really said Cao Wu, Le Jin would really go crazy and kill someone.
The veins on Yang Ling's forehead were exposed. Thinking that Cao Wu was powerful after all and that Le Jin was also the appointed general to defend the city, he finally decided to endure it and said bravely: "Miss Si, I don't know how to use this ballista." Good thing. I'm sorry... I'm sorry."
The last sentence was a little forced, but he saluted a maid as the deputy general of the city guard and the captain of the military. Ah Si's anger also subsided. She did not say whether she would forgive the other party, but just said: "The sight is not good, just a few more It only takes one test firing to adjust, Beifu has its own way, don't bother the general."
This sentence made Yang Ling embarrassed. He secretly scolded the Beifu maid for being sharp-tongued, but he didn't dare to judge whether the ballista could really adjust the crosshair, so he had to step aside with an uncertain expression.
Le Jin said: "In that case, I will let my uncle participate in the test firing adjustments. What do you think, Miss A Si? "
When Chen Dao heard that he was really going to be responsible for the test firing, he was immediately overjoyed. He voted for Cao Wu for the first time, and his opponent was Jiangdong Zhou Yu, who had deceived them in the Battle of Chibi. He wanted to use this battle as his vote, and got the approval of the city guard general. Immediately excited.
But he also knew that Le Jin valued the maid from Beifu in front of him very much. Whether he could get this position only depended on this woman's thoughts.
Ah Si glanced at Chen Dao and said with a smile: "The people on my general list are just trustworthy. I am willing to test the performance of the ballista with General Chen. When Jiangdong's army arrives, I will definitely give them a surprise!"
Chen Dao was extremely grateful and was about to thank Ah Si, but before he could make a move, a voice interrupted him again.
"General Le is so confused. How can a newly-reigned general be allowed to take charge of such an important thing as the city wall ballista?"
