Three Kingdoms

The Qiang messenger in front of Zhang Liao's infantry formation was about to blow the horn to turn when he suddenly heard a chilling sound, and then saw a sudden rise from the Han infantry formation. Black clouds!

The Qiang cavalry, who thought they were at a safe distance, did not expect that the Han people would have such a long-range attack. There was not much defense at all. Under the crossbow fire, the galloping horses seemed to have lost their way. With normal control, he flew up in the air and fell to the ground. Many Qiang soldiers rolled in the air like war horses and fell to the ground screaming!

The Qiang messenger opened his mouth wide, and the horn horn in his hand fell down unconsciously. He saw that some of the Qiang cavalry who were originally sitting on the horse were pierced by crossbow arrows and flew up, and some followed the fallen horses. Flying out, some were nailed to the back of the horse, some were knocked into the air by the horses rushing up from behind, and some were trampled into meat patties. In just a short moment, the cavalry soldiers in the rows in front of them, together with them, The war horse suddenly disappeared, and his eyes were filled with blood.

The Qiang messenger was stunned. His ears were filled with the roar of war horses, the sharp roar of Han crossbows piercing the air, the shrill howl of Qiang people before their death, and the sound of the bones and flesh of humans and animals being trampled. He couldn't even think of what to do for a while. Forgot everything, even the fear, leaving only an incredible numbness.

He saw another wave of crossbow bolts rising into the air in the Han army formation, and then several Qiang men riding past him were pierced by the crossbow bolts in the blink of an eye, and flew out of their horses bloody, Then fell into the yellow dust.

Suddenly, as if being pushed violently, a crossbow bolt penetrated the Qiang messenger's chest. The moment he got off his horse, the Qiang messenger saw the clear blue sky. Suddenly I remembered that he hadn't had time to blow the horn yet...

The Qiang people who were close to the Han army's infantry positions fell in pieces, frightening the other Qiang people to quickly hit their horses and run away from the area. When they were glad that they had escaped the range of the damn crossbows of the Han people, in fact, they Little did they know that after three rounds of shooting, the Han people's crossbow vehicles would need to be re-wound and loaded with crossbow arrows. There would be a period of time when no crossbow arrows could be fired at all...

The crossbow has a longer range than the ordinary crossbow, but it has its own shortcomings. One is that there is no concept of aiming at all, because ten crossbow arrows are projected in a row, so they can only hit with a general coverage. The second flaw is that it consumes a lot of money. Generally speaking, out of ten projected crossbow arrows, you can only get back one or two for reuse. The rest are basically disposable items. In addition, the bow string of the crossbow vehicle is After a period of use, the strength weakens and must be replaced, and the overall cost is very high.

As for the shortcomings of the lack of a steering shaft, the entire steering has to be turned around, resulting in unfavorable steering, and the difficulty of loading and winding, resulting in a low rate of fire, etc. These shortcomings are all originally shared by ballistas, so needless to say.

Overall, the modified ballista has huge advantages, but it also has its own shortcomings.

However, for the Qiang people like Yao Kehui, this was the first time they saw the power of the ballista, and they were frightened. In the past, they had heard that the Han people were good at weapons and had all kinds of weird gadgets, but they had only heard about it before and didn't understand what the Han people's weapons were like. But now they have experienced it personally, and they can see that kind of powerful and powerful weapon in an instant. The ability to strike makes these Qiang people frightened.

Fortunately, I ran a little slower. If those guys had rushed ahead, wouldn't I be the one who died at this time?

At that moment, many Qiang people suddenly had thoughts like this in their minds...

"Bang the drum!" Zhang Liao shouted, "Cheer up! The great man will be victorious!"

Immediately more soldiers responded in unison, roaring like thunder: "Wan Sheng! Big Han! Wan Sheng!"

"Blow the trumpet!" Yao Kehui sighed, "Blow the trumpet... withdraw, we withdraw!" Yao Kehui originally did not want to fight to the death with Zhang Liao and others, but after seeing such equipment, he became even more Good reason to retreat. But for Yao Ke to come back, this reason is naturally enough, but for the Tibetan people, it may not be enough...

……_(:qゝ∠)_……

Since routines can become routines, the main reason is not the routine itself, but human nature. Just like it is easy to evaluate others, but when you need to evaluate yourself, you often lose this ability. This is why routines can succeed again and again, just like the routine loans of later generations. Even though they know it is a trap, there are still people who jump in one after another.

Yuan Tan is also facing a big pit now.

In other words, the three Yuan brothers are actually facing a big pit. Although they are in different places and their situations are different, they are actually teetering on the edge of the big pit...

The name of this pit is "Fame and Fortune".

Why does Yuan Tan think he should give up his fame and fortune? Why can't someone else let go, but only myself? Especially Wen Chou's behavior at night gave Yuan Tan the illusion that there were still many people supporting him in Yecheng. However, they had not yet found a chance and had not escaped from that damned place. It's just the third brother's control...

If you can show a stronger side, then I believe many people will fall in favor of you!

So the question now is, how to make yourself stronger?

Is it krypton gold...?

Ahem, are you looking for an outsider?

Yuan Tan seemed to have seen a small advertisement for routine loans. He usually scoffed at it, but suddenly something happened, and he thought about it over and over again.

Yuan Tan is still very confident about his ability to repay in the future. As long as he can overcome the current difficulty, then after taking over Jizhou in the future, won't he get whatever he wants? Even if there is no new income, the properties left by his father are enough to repay the principal and interest of the loan provided by Cao's company...

In this case, then...

"Borrow!" Yuan Tan gritted his teeth, slapped the table and stood up, angrily, "I want to borrow troops!"

……ヽ(`DRIN’)?……

"This defeat is not because our son is not brave!" Yan Rou said loudly, which immediately attracted everyone's attention and a burst of whispers.

Bu Dugen lost the first battle and had to retreat and recuperate. However, it was obvious that he could not surrender because of this, so he convened the leaders of the commanders to discuss the matter. Yan Rou also lost Bu Dugen's respect because he saved Bu Dugen. , letting Yan Rou sit in a relatively front position.

But Bu Dugen didn't expect that when Yan Rou opened her mouth, he would be frightened and even a little angry. It’s not that the men are not brave, does that mean I made a mistake in my command?

"Oh? Yan Da Danghu? Then what do you mean?" Bu Dugen frowned, narrowed his eyes slightly, and stared at Yan Rou.

Yan Rou stroked her chest and saluted, "Dear King, what I mean is that this guy Kebineng used a conspiracy! He used the Han soldiers to fight against us. Of course our son suffered a big loss!"

Bu Dugen's frown widened, "Oh? Is there such a thing?"

"Dear King, yes..." Yan Rou said, and then greeted outside, "Come here, bring in two of the captured weapons!"

Immediately, some guards brought some swords and armors into the tent and placed them in the middle.

"Your Majesty, please take a look..." Yan Rou pointed at the sword and armor and said, "This is what Kebi Neng's men use! It's not that our son is not brave, but with such a sword and armor, it is indeed... Alas!"

Bu Dugen slowly raised the sword, and then slashed it on the armor. Amidst the clanging sound, fire splashed everywhere.

"This is the sword and armor of the Han people!" someone shouted in the tent.

"We don't have such swords or armors!" Someone said, "If all Kebineng's men have such swords and armors, then..."

Bu Dugen frowned again.

Yan Rou said calmly: "Everyone! Not all of Kebineng's men must have such armor and swords and guns! These swords, guns and armor must have been obtained by Kebineng from the Han people in recent years! Before! The battle... The king was also present at that time. If Kebi had not used such swords, guns and armor, how could he have resisted the king and the warriors under his command?"

"Well..." Bu Dugen nodded slightly. : :

Everyone also nodded.

"Respected king and noble lords, if we also have such a sword and armor, what advantage does Kebi Neng have?" Yan Rou encouraged, "Our sons are all brave. If we add such a sword and armor, A, just like a tiger with wings, it will definitely defeat Kebineng!"

"Oh, so Dadaanghu has these swords and armors?" Bu Dugen said.

Yan Rou smiled and said: "You don't know what my men are holding, but I think we can get a batch of swords and armor from the Han people in Yuyang! Those Han people must have them!"

"Haha! Of course the Han people have it, but will the Han people give it to us? They just want us all to die!"

"Of course the Han people will not give it to us for free, but we can exchange it!" Yan Rou said decisively, "We can exchange it with cattle and sheep!"

"Exchange cattle and sheep?! Are you crazy?!" someone shouted.

Yan Rou ignored it and said to Bu Dugen: "If the Han people in Yuyang don't have swords, guns and armor, wouldn't they be like tigers... well, there's no such thing as tigers at all, just like cattle and sheep without claws and teeth. ? What else is there to worry about? Besides, if we defeat Kebineng, then do we still have to worry about these cattle and sheep? By then, I’m afraid we will be worried about having so many cattle and sheep that there is no place to raise them! And to take a step back, Exchanging cattle and sheep for the swords and guns of the Han people is actually just a temporary deposit of some of our cattle and sheep in the hands of the Han people. Think about it, everyone, the Han people will no longer have swords and guns in their hands. When the time comes, haha, ah ?Isn’t it, hehe..."

Bu Dugen immediately understood, nodded repeatedly, laughed, clapped his hands and said, "Well said! That's right! Everyone! What do you think of this method?"

……????……

"So..." Although Liu He was hanging by one arm, he was still smiling, as if the wound didn't hurt at all, "Now is the perfect opportunity for the young master..."

Although Yuan Xi was a little moved, she still had some worries in her heart. Over the years, Yuan Xi is not as capable as Yuan Tan in commanding troops to fight, and he is not as popular as Yuan Shang in Yuan Shao. Therefore, he is on the political fringe, so he does not have much self-confidence. He depicts Liu He There is still some hesitation about the wonderful future.

"What are you worried about, young master?" Liu He drank the honey water with a smile.

Yuan Xi pondered for a moment and said: "I heard... that Xianbei Budugen was defeated? If this happens, wouldn't it be..."

Liu He said with a smile: "Don't worry, young master!... Bu Dugen has great ambition and talent, but he is not enough to achieve his goal. He will definitely lose to Kebineng... If this matter goes as expected, Bu Dugen should send someone here..."

"Report!" A soldier ran over, bowed down and reported, "Xianbei has sent an envoy!"

Yuan Xi was startled and looked at Liu He with wide eyes.

Liu He smiled enigmatically, stood up and said, "Don't worry! You will know the difference when you see me... I'll just avoid it for now..."

Yuan Xi stood up quickly, sent Liu He behind the screen, then turned out again and ordered Xianbei's envoy to come in.

Xianbei's envoy was a close guard beside Bu Dugen. Although he could speak Chinese, he was not that fluent. When he saw Yuan Xi, he said blankly: "We want knives, guns, and armor! All of yours should be good! I want a lot of them, preferably five thousand sets!"

Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment and said, "What? Five thousand? So much?"

"We don't want it in vain, we will give it to cattle and sheep!" The Xianbei envoy still said with a straight tongue, "We want it now!"

Yuan Xi was about to say something when he suddenly heard Liu He's subtle voice behind the screen. He coughed to cover up, and then said: "Five thousand sets, it's not a decimal. I have to think about it... In this case, you can go and rest first." , how about I give you an answer tomorrow?"

The Xianbei envoy frowned, obviously a little unhappy, but now that he was asking for help, he nodded and said, "Okay! Tomorrow! Answer!"

The Xianbei envoy left, Liu He smiled and turned out from behind the screen, greeted Yuan Xi again, then frowned and looked at the mat where the Xianbei people had sat...

Yuan Xi understood and waved his servant to change the mat. Liu He sat down, straightened his robes, and said slowly: "Young master can agree to this matter..."

Yuan Xi frowned and said, "Why does a certain person have five thousand soldiers and armor?"

Of course, Yuan Xi could still make up five thousand sets of armor by force, but if it were replaced, would Yuan Xi's soldiers be prepared to go into battle wearing sheep's skins and carrying big ox bones?

Liu He smiled and said: "Don't worry, young master, this is the armor... Haha, so-and-so has some, if not so, the young master gives half of it, and so-and-so also gives half of it, how about it? But when the young master replies tomorrow, you might as well If I want more cattle and sheep, I believe Budu Gen will agree to it..."

"So...since you have your say, I can agree to it..." Yuan Xi thought about it for a moment. If it were half the quantity, two thousand and five sets of soldiers and armors, he would scan the inventory and put it all together. Although it would have some impact, But the impact was not very big, and Liu He's attitude seemed to have some merit in it, so he finally nodded in agreement, and then said, "But... the Xianbei of cattle and sheep are like the people of Zhuanghe... How can Xianbei give up?"

Liu He laughed, "Now that Bu Dugen has been defeated for the first time, he urgently needs a victory! No matter how many cattle and sheep there are, what's the use? What's more, after accepting our soldiers, Bu Dugen can rest assured..."