Qin Official

Contrary to what Shusun Tong thought, Hei Fu is not a water virtue, a fire virtue, or a soil virtue.

Instead, he stood under the Wuguan wall that collapsed due to blasting last night, with a wicked look on his face.

"Hahaha."

Heifu looked at the tunnel that was scorched black by the burning and explosion of black powder, with joy on his face.

"I really have to thank Wang Li and the guards for their counterattack skills. Otherwise, our army's sharp weapons would not be able to shake the Wuguan wall."

Although Heifu had sent Xu Fu some clerks who were proficient in "business skills", that is, engaged in civil engineering, they still underestimated the thickness of Wuguan and the strength of black gunpowder. A whole coffin of black gunpowder failed. Shake the three combined earths.

Rather, it was because of the technique of targeting the cave city, examining the location of the cave, and digging holes to welcome it. The tunnel battle between the two sides in the past two days started under the wall of the western section of Wuguan. You came and I fought, and a small section of the foundation was actually destroyed. It's half empty.

All kinds of coincidences came together to cause more than ten feet of the wall to collapse during the second explosion.

What collapsed together was the courage of the defenders. The fire from the sky and the earthquake had already exceeded the limit of their imagination. Many people began to believe that this was really the manifestation of the First Emperor and Marquis Tongwu. Their righteousness was in the south, and they were killed on the spot. Thousands of people gave up resistance and surrendered.

Wang Li, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, saw the guards of Wuguan running away with their heads in their hands. The governor could not do anything, so he only had time to fly back to the camp ten miles north of Wuguan. The other side was also frightened by the vision and was making a lot of noise, but they were far away and their morale had not yet completely collapsed.

Wang Li could only retreat overnight with the people who had been preparing for formation. A hundred thousand troops left without fighting and retreated to Shangyu. They were also chased by the Dongmen Leopard Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Those who walked rushed to the ground and ran for more than a hundred people. Inner room...

The number was counted the next day. In the Battle of Wuguan, the Northern Army surrendered and captured more than 10,000 people. They retreated all the way north and were trampled to the death of thousands. Dongmen Leopard was still leading the vanguard in pursuit, which may have greater results.

On the contrary, the casualties among Heifu's army were only over a thousand...

"I thought I would suffer heavy losses, but I didn't expect that the result was a lifeless defeat!"

"The commander is really a god! He can attract fire from the sky and earthquake from the earth!"

The way the soldiers of the Northern Expedition looked at Hei Fu changed, from admiration in the past to superstitious worship.

At this time, the bodyguard Yuanyong escorted a somewhat bald middle-aged man to Heifu:

"Commander, bring Gongshu."

Heifu looked back at the craftsman who had caused huge difficulties for them to attack the city:

"You are Gongsun Yu, why don't you escape with Wang Li?"

After all, Gongsun Yu was a smart man. He was frightened by the vision at first and wanted to break it with the blood of a black dog. But later he smelled the pungent smell of gunpowder and came to his senses. He felt that this was probably a new weapon of the Northern Expeditionary Army. .

He bowed to the ground and said: "From the moment when the sky fire hit the city and the earth shook and the walls collapsed, I knew that the Lord would win this war. Even if I escaped from Wuguan last night, it would be useless. Sooner or later, the Lord would win World, where can the Gongshu family flee by then?"

Heifu smiled and said, "You are a very smart craftsman."

Gongsun Yu paid his respects again and said: "Have you ever heard that Chu people have shields and spears? This man who sells spears and shields praises himself and says: 'My shield is so strong that nothing can break it.' He also praises his spears and says, : 'The sharpness of my spear will make it fall into anything.'"

Heifu knew that this was a story in "Han Feizi".

Gongshu said: "My Gongshu clan has been studying the art of siege since our ancestor Lu Ban, just like the sharpest spear."

"The Mo master studies the art of defending the city, which is like the strongest shield."

Although they have been feuding for two hundred years, both sides think highly of each other.

"Everyone in the world says that an impenetrable shield and an impenetrable spear cannot exist at the same time. Therefore, two hundred and fifty years ago, at the meeting in the capital of Ying, the ancestors of the family set up a plan to attack the city. Mo Zhai was nine years away from it, and the family The ancestors' attack weapons were exhausted, Mo Zhai's defense was more than enough, and the spears could not destroy the shield."

"But two hundred years ago, my family won another round. The Mohist giant Meng Sheng led his 180 disciples to defend Yangcheng for the Lord of Yangcheng, and the King of Chu attacked it. The Lord and Lord can know who helped Chu Poyang city?"

Yangcheng was the place Heifu had been to, where he met Qin Mo for the first time. He had already guessed: "It was the Gongshu family who did it."

"That's right." Gong Shuyu said with pride in his eyes, "That time, the shield failed to hold the spear!"

"And the king now has a spear in his left hand and a shield in his right hand. He has the most powerful offensive and defensive methods in the world at the same time."

"The three combined earth and the big yellow crossbow appear in Wengcheng in Xiangyang, and they are the strongest defenders."

"Yesterday's earthquake and wall collapse were the strongest attack."

"Therefore, the king will be invincible in the world. The Gongshu family dare not resist, but they are willing to surrender to the king!"

Heifu smiled: "What can Gongshu do for me?"

Gong Shuyu raised his head: "Although the technique last night shocked the world and was unheard of, is it the most powerful spear? I'm afraid not. If the underground caves inside and outside hadn't hollowed out this section of the foundation, I'm afraid it would have been like the eastern section of the wall. Do not move……"

"The art of being a king still needs improvement!"

"And my father-in-law, Shu Shi, can serve the prince!"

Heifu did not agree easily: "The Mohist made a shield for me and a spear for me. Your skills are almost the same. Why do I need Gongshu's?"

But Gong Shuyu said firmly: "My family is the enemy of the Mohist family, so we know best that the Mohists advocate non-attack and respect the morality of Mo Zhai. Even if they are temporarily used by the monarch, their desires are different from the monarch, and sooner or later they will be like the monarch. It’s like breaking up with Qin and parting ways with the princes!”

"As for the Gongshu family, they don't care about the moral principles of the Mohist scriptures or the interests of the world. We are just pure craftsmen. We will make whatever the emperor asks us to do. As for what it is used for, we don't care at all. By then, The prince will definitely make use of the Gongshu clan!"

"You can stay for now."

Heifu looked back at the messy Wuguan city wall: "I am not Hu Hai. I am a skilled craftsman. I only want too little, not too much."

Gongshu bowed his head and thanked him, but in the end he couldn't help but pointed at the burnt smell of the tunnel after the black powder blasting:

"The villain is racking his brains, but he still doesn't know how to do this?"

After all, it is technology that is a thousand years ahead of its time.

Hei Fu just smiled mysteriously.

"Gongshu Yu, when you go to worship your ancestors, just tell Lu Ban for me."

"May I ask you, sir, what are you talking about?" Gong Shuyu perked up his ears.

Heifu passed by on horseback, leaving only four words:

"Times have changed!"

…

"The prince wants to accept the Gongshu clan?"

Gongshu had just left, and Mohist Ah Zhong came back. He heard the news that Gongshu surrendered to Heifu, and he wanted to dissuade him.

Ah Zhong is really afraid now that Mo Zhe will repeat the same mistakes that Zhu made ten years ago.

Once upon a time, Qin Mo pursued Shang Tong to bring an end to the war.

For this reason, they gave up non-offensive and chose to support Qin's annexation, greatly improving Qin's military-industrial system, and ultimately helped Qin Shi Huang conquer the world.

Unexpectedly, after the unification of Qin Shihuang, he never stopped fighting. He fought in the north and south, and there was almost no peace. In order to pursue his extravagant desires, he even forced Mohists to contribute their skills to his extravagant palaces and huge mausoleums...

Those things led to a complete separation between the Mohist family and the Qin government, and some extreme people even thought of assassinating Qin Shihuang to "punish violence."

The shocking scenes he saw last night made Ah Zhong a little scared. Heifu had asked Xu Fu to secretly develop a power comparable to the punishment of ghosts and gods. He was afraid that he would be deceived again, and when Marquis Wu Zhong captured Guanzhong and pacified the world In the end, they will forget their original intentions, indulge in sharp weapons, resort to violence, and repeat the old path of Qin Shi Huang.

But Heifu's next words reassured him.

"Azhong." Heifu comforted him:

"Do you remember what I said?"

"There is no right or wrong in craftsmen and skills."

"Whether they are right or wrong depends on how those in power use them."

"The ladders and hooks made by the Gongshu clan are weapons for killing people when used to attack cities. But if they are used to build houses for the people and serve ships at the wharf, they are weapons to benefit people."

"Gunpowder is similar. It can be used to blow down city walls and destroy houses. But over time, the production cost has come down. It can also be used to crack mountains and crack rocks, and mine copper and iron. Think about it, how much manpower and material resources this can save. ?"

Ah Zhong nodded: "It's Ah Zhong who is shallow."

"You are still young." Heifu sighed:

"I hope that one day, Gongshu and Mo will not have to compete with your ingenuity, ingenuity, and dexterity in offense and defense, or in making murderous weapons, but can compete in benefiting the country and the people! "

Azhong was indeed young and easily deceived. After he got a satisfactory answer and left, Heifu muttered secretly: "I lied to you..."

It is true that we must make tools that benefit the country and the people, but we must not let go of weapons that are useful to the military and the country.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This has been proven by history. For civilization, there will always be pursuers behind you. If you do not advance, you will retreat. The future will require a long period of peace, but it does not mean abandoning arms.

Although the black gunpowder made by Xu Fu can only be used to make flying monkeys and two kickers, in the future, it will have a wider space...

Looking back at Wuguan, Heifu was full of regrets. He had been trying to show off this time, but he almost failed in cheating. Fortunately, he got it right and won Wuguan without any bloodshed.

But it is impossible to have such good luck every time, and the panic caused by the advent of gunpowder will gradually weaken.

Therefore, no matter how expensive it is to develop the technology, we still have to continue.

"If Warlock Fang continues to modify the formula to increase its purity and power. And the craftsmen of Gongshu and Mozhe are responsible for improving the smelting and pipe casting technology, I wonder if they can make a bronze cannon before the end of my story?"

He doesn't know either.

But if there are really a few rows of bronze cannons, and they can be placed under the city, Heifu must pretend to be majestic, wave his hand, let hundreds of cannons fire, and then chant the famous poem...

"The cannon is firing..."

"Boom his mother!"

…

Although taking Wuguan was considered as entering the pass, Heifu was not in a hurry now. He did not lead the whole army to attack the last line of defense of the Northern Army, Yongguan and Lantian, waiting for Han Xin to enter the pass from Chencang. Attacking together is the best solution.

So he first asked Dongmen Bao to occupy Shangyu (Danfeng County, Shaanxi Province), while he waited for the rear grain team at Wuguan, and then summoned Ji Ying and Gongwei.

"Where are the Chu troops?" Hei Fu asked Ji Ying, the captain of the protective army.

Ji Ying said: "The news I just received a few days ago is that the Wei army and Wei Wuwu's troops crossed the alliance from Hanoi to attack Luoyang, and cooperated with the Chu army to encircle Chenggao. Now all Sanchuan counties have fallen. Zhao Ben retreated to Hangu Pass, and Su Jiao led tens of thousands of remaining soldiers to retreat to Ruyang and Liang counties."

Liang County refers to places such as Ruyang in Henan Province in later generations. It was originally the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, but later fell to the barbarians. It belonged to Han during the Warring States Period and now belongs to Sanchuan County.

The local mountains and rivers were originally fertile and fertile. When leaving Luyang Pass in the south, we should look at the backs of Kaowan and Deng; if we head north to Yique, we should look at the chests of Gong and Luo; to the west, we should point to Songgao, where the forces of Shaanxi and Guo are moving; to the east, we should look at Fen and Xing, and towards Xu and Yingzhi. It’s time to lift it. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin and Chu fought for Zheng, often competing between Ying and Zhan. During the Warring States period, the divisions of Han, Wei, and Chu often fought under the Three Liangs. In the future, if the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Chu Army go to war in Sanchuan, Liang County will be a battleground.

"After capturing Sanchuan, the Chu army was divided into two. One group of 20,000 troops was stationed in Luoyang, and the other group of 50,000 troops was led by Xiang Ji himself and marched to Hangu Pass..."

"The Chu people expanded their army very quickly."

Heifu thought for a moment and said, "The generals will take 10,000 people to the front line of Wan and Ye, and join the Nanyang local soldiers guarding Nanyang to guard against the Chu army going south to attack Wancheng."

Don't just focus on the front. The more victory is in sight, the more careful you have to be about not being stabbed from behind.

"Let Sui He and Chen Hui go to the Sujiao camp in Ruyang and tell him that Guanzhong has been captured by the Northern Expeditionary Army, the false emperor has been killed, and the new emperor has succeeded. Ask him if he would rather join the Chu people and become a national traitor. A military thief, let yourself and your men’s wives be killed in Guanzhong, or do you want to be a loyal general of Qin and keep your glory and wealth?”

Su Jiao had no choice at all.

And now Heifu is ready to fight two battles at the same time...

After Lieutenant Gong left as ordered, Hei Fu asked Ji Ying again.

"Issuing the order now, how long will it take to reach Wu Yue?"

Ji Ying said: "Go down the Dan River, enter the Han River and the Dajiang River, and travel by boat all the way, faster than a galloping horse. Twenty days is enough!"

"good."

Heifu smiled and endured for a long time. Now, he could finally stab Xiang Yu in the back without restraint.

"My generals, Wu Rui, Anpu and Weiyang, will immediately send out ships and Vietnamese troops across the river to attack Huainan and the Chu bandits from the day they receive the order!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is at night.

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