Chapter 219 The game of wolf and sheep
The Jiangdong army was very fast, and Zhang Zhao was afraid that there would be more dreams at night and their ship industry was relatively developed. So as soon as Zhang Zhao's book review arrived in Jiangdong, the entire Jiangdong began to take action. The Danyang soldiers and the families of the surrendered soldiers carried hundreds of ships in total, and it took more than a dozen trips before the transport was completed. There was a population of nearly 70,000, which was enough to catch up with the population of some small counties.
And 19,000 gold was also arrived and transported to the prefect's mansion. The 4,000 boat repair craftsmen were also sent by the Jiangdong Army! The Jiangdong Army was still very fast and was very hungry in time. It depends on Lu Bujun's attitude now!
Lu Bu's army did not disappoint Zhang Zhao too much under Yang Hong's command. First of all, he had already let go of Lu Su and the nine gentry children. He could leave Lujiang and go to Jiangdong at any time. Zhang Zhao suffered a loss because Yang Hong said that anyone who was willing to go back could follow Zhang Zhao back. The hidden rule of this sentence is that if you don't want to, no one will force you. The result is that Zhang Zhao can really bring back Jiangdong. More than 1,000 of these 5,000 people are seriously injured, but 5,000 people are also flesh. Zhang Zhao could only endure the five thousand people on the ship. The most important thing was the drawing of the crossbow!
Lu Bujun did not break his promise. After everything in Jiangdong Army arrived, he immediately gave Zhang Zhao the drawing. Zhang Zhao took this treasure and felt like he had found a treasure! Lu Su was also on the side. He knew the mechanism, so when he saw the exquisite outlines and the explanations of those parts, Lu Su couldn't put it down!
"So that's it, that's it!" Lu Su's eyes became brighter and brighter, because he wrote it clearly on the drawings. How could these crossbows be fired continuously? It was Liu Mang loading a groove with giant arrows under these crossbows. Each arrow was pulled in advance. Every shot was the giant arrows above, and the giant arrows below were pushed to the top with the help of the mechanism, and then the shooting was reproduced.
"How is it, Mr. Zhang Zhao and Mr. Lu Su, there is no mistake in this drawing!" Yang Hong asked with a smile on his face.
"No, no, no, no, no! This is this!" Lu Su couldn't wait to go back to Jiangdong and let his craftsmen build it. With this country's weapon, it's still far away to take Jingzhou! On the Yangtze River! It shouldn't be the territory of their Jiangdong Army as long as there is water!
"If it is true, then Mr. Zhang Zhao and Mr. Lu Su, Yang Hong will be separated!" Yang Hong bowed to the two of them.
"Thank you for your hospitality in the past few days!" People were so excited when they were happy. After getting this weapon, Zhang Zhao's mission was over-completed. What he needed now was to leave Lujiang Wancheng. There were no warships in the village of Wancheng's naval army, which made Zhang Zhao very strange. However, in the information he received, the Ganning naval army did withdraw from Jiangxia and would not be in other places in Jiangdong. Zhang Zhao was not very clear where he went, but these were not problems. The ships that could threaten Jiangdong would be no longer a problem in at most half a month! At that time, he was still looking forward to the appearance of the Ganning naval army. I believe that the Jiangdong naval soldiers would happily send them to the bottom of the river!
The ships in Jiangdong took back the anchors and supported the canvas one by one, gradually moving away from the Yangtze River. In this war, the Lu Bu army really made a profit, including 20,000 gold and 4,000 naval craftsmen, as well as the subdued soldiers, as long as the Lu Bu army is given enough time, those people will become the elite of the Lu Bu army again.
"Are they leaving?" The Jiangdong Army's ship left, and a young man in a gorgeous costume suddenly appeared beside Yang Hong. This man was the young lord of Lujiang, the son-in-law of Lu Bu, Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang! He came to accept the more than 70,000 civilians and 4,000 craftsmen.
"Yes, they are gone!" Yang Hong nodded. He was already middle-aged. Logically speaking, he could see many things in this world, and many people could see a little, but he could not see through the person in front of him. As the head of Yang Hong's family, Liu Mang was very troubled by Yang Hong because Yang Hong could not see clearly what kind of person Liu Mang was. You said he was scheming in his heart, but sometimes Liu Mang really would not hide his expression and put all the words in his heart on his face, and all the joys, anger, sorrow and happiness.
But you say he is an ordinary person, can ordinary people repel Sun Ce's attack? Ordinary people can subdue the hearts of one general after another, such as Huang Zhong, Xu Sheng and Gan Ning. Although these people belong to Lu Bu, they have already been named Liu Mang. Fortunately, Lu Bu has no son. If Lu Bu has a son, you must be careful. At that time, it is very likely that Lu Bu's war with Liu Mang and Lu Bu's sons a hundred years later. I'm afraid that Lu Bu's army would have really split at that time.
Moreover, he invented this crossbow, a powerful weapon of the country. Yang Hong has also seen this thing, and it can even shoot with great power. It is really comparable to the ancient Gongsun Ban, and the Mo family members also have to give him a thumbs up!
"Thank you for your hard work!" Liu Mang smiled at Yang Hong. At first, he really looked down on Yang Hong. Because Yang Hong had no outstanding points in history, Yuan Shu made a move several times, but Yang Hong was extremely appreciated by Yuan Shu. Then there was only one possibility that Yang Hong was a flatterer. How could Liu Mang give him a good face if he said Yang Hong!
Yang Hong himself said that in order to take care of the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, he went to Liu Mang's residence to be a retainer. But as a retainer, you should do your best, but Yang Hong was like Xu Shu entering Cao's camp, without saying a word. What's the use of such a person? He will only waste food!
Old man Chen Gong asked Yang Hong to be in charge of this peace talk. Liu Mang thought Yang Hong would mess it up. Liu Mang didn't believe Yang Hong's ability, but who knew that he was surprised. The 20,000 gold and the 4,000 craftsmen were enough for Liu Mang to go to Shouchun, build a dock, develop territory, and rebuild Shouchun's walls. All of this cost money! Liu Mang confiscated all the gentry in Lujiang and exterminated the clans, and also obtained a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but those also needed to stay in Wancheng. After all, there were also large troops here that needed expenses!
Now! Originally, Lu Bu's bottom line was to seize two thousand shipbuilding craftsmen from Jiangdong, and then Lu Bu allocated 10,000 yuan from the mansion to Liu Mang for his development in Shouchun. Now there is no need to allocate funds. And there are also half of the craftsmen. These are all Yang Hong's credit! This old man Chen Gong has a good vision! He can actually see where this fat man's real skills are.
"Head of the family! I...!" Yang Hong wanted to speak but stopped. The questions he wanted to ask were too sensitive. Although he was a retainer of Liu Mang, he did not enter the real core of Lu Bu's army! So Yang Hong's problems may make Liu Mang uncomfortable.
"You are trying to ask me why I gave this country's weapon to the enemy, right? Do you think that Liu Mang is a very loser, or even a fool. This kind of thing should be held in your hand to give the enemy the final blow during the decisive battle?!" Liu Mang breathed out all his thoughts, Yang Hong!
After Liu Mang expressed his questions in his heart, Yang Hong's heart became more comfortable, because since Liu Mang knew all this, Liu Mang was really sure or it was not a loss-making deal at all.
"Master, did you give Jiangdong a fake drawing?" Yang Hong frowned. If he gave a fake drawing, then the reputation of Lu Bujun would be bad on the street. Who would believe Lu Bujun in the future? But then he thought that this was a powerful weapon for the country, and even without trust, it was understandable.
"How could they give fake drawings? If the fake ones are replaced by real drawings, as long as they are not fools in Jiangdong, they can be equipped with Jiangdong Navy in half a month according to the things on the drawings!" Liu Mang gave Jiangdong the drawings that Liu Mang gave to Gan Ning before, and even the part-time craftsmen that Gan Ning found could be created, not to mention that Jiangdong gathered all the efforts of Jiangdong to develop. It was just a big deal about it in half a month, because after all, Jiangdong had never been exposed to this knowledge system.
"Why!" Since it is a real drawing, why should I give it to people? Keeping it is a shock. You must know that Lu Bu's army also wants to get Jiangdong and Jingzhou! Will we not attack Jiangdong and Jingzhou in the future? Then why do we need craftsmen and shipbuilding? Because Jiangdong is also a part of hegemony, craftsmen need to develop naval troops to build shipyards in Shouchun.
"Since I dare to send it out, it's because we have something better!" Liu Mang turned his face and smiled at Yang Hong and said, "Now the crossbow can only shoot within three hundred steps. Although his power can penetrate the warship, it is because the hull is made of wood."
"What should I use to build without wood?!" Yang Hong was confused. Since ancient times, ships have been made of wood! How can there be anything else that can be built? Can I use iron? The wood has buoyancy so that it can float on the water surface, and other things sink as soon as they enter the water.
Liu Mang did not explain to Yang Hong what to use to build a ship, but continued, "Just like the hull has changed, these bed crossbows will be difficult to shoot through. Although these bed crossbows can be shot continuously, they can only shoot out five, which is not considered continuous shooting, and it also takes time! And it is really too consuming bowstring materials." Nowadays, bowstrings are basically made of animal tendons, and these things are very troublesome. Every time a bed crossbow is shot, one bowstring will be broken. Even if Jiangdong is rich and powerful, it cannot afford to consume it. You must know that there are many battles on the Yangtze River!
"And now we have something better!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Better!" Yang Hong was still a little unbelievable. The kind of thing that could shoot continuously could destroy the enemy within 300 shots was actually better now. How good is the better one!
"The range of the bed crossbow is 300 steps, and it can suppress most arrows! And our new ones can shoot 400 steps, or even more than 500 steps, just like the bed crossbows fighting bows and arrows now! Our new weapons can hit them before the enemy touches us! What is the scene when Jiangdong tries hard to build the bed crossbow equipment on the ship to fight us?" Liu Mang smiled happily!
However, Yang Hong was chilling. Jiangdong was really suffering a lot. Since this crossbow was a powerful weapon, his construction would definitely cost money. With Jiangdong's personality, he would definitely load all warships with crossbows and even equip infantry with crossbows. There might be no less than five hundred or five hundred. If he fought with Jingzhou, the construction would definitely be accelerated, which might be six hundred and seven hundred. Who can control the scale of the war at that time? At that time, it would no longer be the battle between the navy and the crossbows, but the shooting of the crossbows. The damage of the warships must be very large. A warship has a hundred gold coins. If this battle continues, it will be consumed by tens of thousands of gold. Even if Jiangdong in Jingzhou is rich, he will have to be poor as his pants.
But Lu Bu's army was watching these two companies fight, adding fuel to the fire, waiting for the two companies to decide the winner and lose. Even if the two companies can't decide the winner, Lu Bu's army, who has a certain amount of time, can directly sweep the two companies, because he has something better than these bed crossbows. Just like the bed crossbows now, the traditional building ships can also clean up the bed crossbows!
"Mr. Yang Hong!" Because of Yang Hong's power, Liu Mang began to respect Yang Hong. In this era, everyone would respect him as long as he is talented, so Liu Mang also changed his name to Yang Hong.
"I dare not!" Yang Hong is now a retainer of Liu Mang. Yang Hong has always thought that he could welcome superiors. Even if a person who was so difficult to serve as Yuan Shu was still comfortable and happy by Yang Hong, but Yang Hong didn't know how to please Liu Mang.
"Haha, although you are my retainer, you are her elder! So I can call you sir!" Liu Mang said that she was Miss Yuan. Liu Mang also found that his indifference to Miss Yuan was not deliberately made by Liu Mang, but that Liu Mang really would not deal with women like this. Especially for beautiful women, Miss Lu was careless as long as you follow his personality. He Yu was already Liu Mang's person. He knew how to take care of his husband and children, and he also understood the three and four virtues of obedience. Miss Yuan was Liu Mang's wife in the future, and Liu Mang would treat her well in terms of feelings and ruthlessness.
"Old minister, old minister!" Yang Hong didn't know what to say. He was a retainer. To put it bluntly, he was a servant and Liu Mang was the master. But now Liu Mang actually thought that Yang Hong was an elder and a family member. How could he not touch Yang Hong!
Liu Mang didn't mean to say this deliberately. He had no high sense of class since he was born. What was easier for him to accept was that everyone was equal, and the only difference was that the division of labor was different! But this was how others became more and more willing. For example, Huang Zhong and Liu Mang regarded Huang Zhong too much as an elder, which moved Huang Zhong. There was a saying in the ancients that I would treat me as a national scholar, and I would return it to the emperor. It was said that when a monarch treated a person with one's treatment, he would pay the monarch with the same importance as a monarch, then that person would definitely repay the monarch with the national scholar.
If Liu Mang treats Huang Zhong and Yang Hong from the perspective of his relatives, then these two people will definitely devote themselves to Liu Mang until they die.
"Mr. Yang Hong, don't slack off! There is another peace talk waiting for you!" Liu Mang didn't want to see Yang Hong's touching expression. It's so that's too! Can you imagine a middle-aged fat man crying in front of you! So Liu Mang hurriedly interrupted this lyricism.
Yang Hong put away the swaying in his heart. He knew that Liu Mang was talking about the representative of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. The Jiangdong army sent envoys and talks. Liu Biao in Jingzhou was also dispatched. The war outside Wancheng could not be concealed by others, especially Liu Biao, because the combat power shown by the Lu Bu army was too strong. That kind of weapon was really a nightmare for traditional tower ships. So when he saw that Jiangdong had sent people, Liu Biao in Jingzhou could not sit still. He also sent representatives! This time he came to Jingzhou a large family was an envoy sent by Cai Mao. Kuai Liang was named Zirou and from Zhonglu, Nanjun. Like Zhang Zhao in Jiangdong, this person was Zhang Liang, Guan Zhong, in Jingzhou, in the hands of Liu Biao, Guan Zhong, Kuai Liang, to set up a political direction for Liu Biao to appease Jingchu and assist him in his career. He was praised by Liu Biao as the "Yong Ji theory". He and his younger brother Kuai Yue were the two major strategists in Jingzhou. Basically, the general direction of Jingzhou was formulated by them.
Now Liu Biao in Jingzhou has sent Kuai Liang, one of his two major strategists, to attach great importance to this negotiation!
"The head of the family really wants to sell those warships!" Yang Hong was also a little embarrassed! Because the bargaining chips given by Liu Mang were those warships and the warships that the Ganning navy now used were loaded with crossbows.
"Kuai Liang also wants a crossbow here. You can promise Zhang Zhao, Jingzhou, that he will not give Jingzhou drawings within a month!" Liu Mang said to Yang Hong. For this month, Zhang Zhao spent one thousand additional naval craftsmen. One month is enough. The Jiangdong Navy and Jingzhou Navy are fighting a big battle in Jiangxia. Their Lu Bu army cannot break their promise!
"There is no need to sell the warships! Just give them a bed crossbow!" Yang Hong replied. Liu Mang actually wanted to sell all the warships in packages. If they sold the Lu Bu Navy's naval ships, although there are craftsmen now, it will not take a day or two to build ships. What will the navy do during this period?
"Give them a bed crossbow, thanks to you, Mr. Yang Hong, can think of it!" They can also know the method of building the Jingzhou Navy from it. This will not only break the previous oath but also enhance the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou Navy.
But this is not what Liu Mang wants. What if Liu Biao in Jingzhou cannot be eliminated in a short time! Even if he can understand it, he still needs to build it! It will take time to build it. By then, the crossbow of the Jiangdong Navy is also built, so what else can I do!
So Liu Mang had to pack the warships and sell them to Liu Biao, Jingzhou. Liu Mang didn't want these warships anymore. The tower ship could only travel in rivers, and there could not be too much wind and waves. Once the wind and waves were too big, it might overturn, because the upper building of the tower ship was too big! The resistance was also great, so the driving speed slowed down.
These warships were only allowed to be demolished by Liu Mang and Liu Mang. Dismantling the warships would take time, so it would be better to sell them to Liu Biao, Jingzhou. They could sell them at a good price and Jingzhou Liu Biao as a favor. Why not do it!
Liu Mang wanted to use the crossbow faster than the Jiangdong Navy. At that time, the Zhou Yu navy in Jiangxia would be a big deal. Originally, the Jingzhou navy might not be the opponent of the Jiangdong navy because of the lack of war. Now, a main force was destroyed outside Anhui City. If Zhou Yu's main force is destroyed, or the losses are heavy, then Jiangdong will really be at a disadvantage! What he needs at that time is defense!
Pulling out the teeth of this little overlord of Jiangdong is what Liu Mang wants! To put it in a bad way, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is just a sheep, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong is a wolf. Now the sheep is armed by Lu Bu's tiger, while the wolf's teeth are removed. This script is becoming more and more fun! (To be continued, please search Piao Tianwen, the novel is better and faster!
ps: Continue to ask for rewards! I have a shameless attitude! I can’t let the reward data be too ugly! There is still one day! Brothers, give me some face!
Chapter completed!