The speed of the Jiangdong army is very fast, and Zhang Zhao is also afraid of long nights and dreams. Their ship industry is relatively developed, so as soon as Zhang Zhao's repair book arrived in Jiangdong, the entire Jiangdong began to move. Hundreds of ships had to go back and forth more than a dozen times before the transportation was completed. It has a population of nearly 70,000, which can catch up with the population of some small counties. .
And the 19,000 pieces of gold also arrived and were transported to the prefect's mansion, and the 4,000 craftsmen who repaired the ship were also sent by the Jiangdong Army! The speed of Jiangdong Army is still very fast, and they are also very hungry in time. Now it depends on Lu Bujun's attitude!
Under the command of Yang Hong, Lu Bujun did not disappoint Zhang Zhao too much. First of all, he had already released Lu Su and the nine gentry children. If he wanted to leave Lujiang and go to Jiangdong at any time, Zhang Zhao was one of the captured soldiers. I suffered a loss, because Yang Hong said that anyone who is willing to go back can follow Zhang Zhao back. The unspoken rule of this sentence is that you are not willing and no one will force you. The result of this is that Zhang Zhao is truly There are less than 5,000 soldiers who can be brought back to Jiangdong, and more than 1,000 of these 5,000 people are seriously injured, but 5,000 people are still meat. On the boat, his most important thing is the blueprint of the bed crossbow!
Lu Bujun did not break his promise, and immediately gave the blueprint to Zhang Zhao after everything from the Jiangdong Army arrived. Zhang Zhao took this as if he had found a treasure! Lu Su is also on the side, he knows mechanism skills, so when he saw the exquisite outline and the explanation of those parts, Lu Su couldn't put it down!
"It turned out to be like this, it's like this!" Lu Su's eyes became brighter the more he looked, because it was written clearly on the blueprint, how to make these bed crossbows fire continuously, that is Liu Mang loaded a giant placed under these bed crossbows. The arrow groove of the arrow, each arrow is drawn to the full bowstring in advance, every shot is shot by the upper giant arrow, and the lower giant arrow is pushed to the top with the help of the mechanism, and then the shooting is repeated .
"How about it, Mr. Zhang Zhao and Mr. Lu Su, there is nothing wrong with this drawing!" Yang Hong asked with the same smiling eyes.
"It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong! It's this, it's this!" Lu Su couldn't wait to go back to Jiangdong and let his craftsmen build it. With this country's sharp weapon, it's still far from winning Jingzhou! Above the Yangtze River! It shouldn't be that as long as there is water, it is the territory of their Jiangdong army!
"If it's true, then Mr. Zhang Zhao and Mr. Lu Su, Yang Hong will leave now!" Yang Hong cupped his hands towards the two.
"Thank you, brother Yang Hong, for your hospitality these few days!" People feel refreshed on happy occasions. With this sharp weapon, Zhang Zhao's task can be regarded as overfulfilled. What is needed now is to leave Lujiang Wancheng. Zhang Zhao was very surprised that there were no warships in the army village anymore, but according to the information he got, Gan Ning’s navy had indeed withdrawn from Jiangxia and would not be in other places in Jiangdong. Where did Zhang Zhao go? It's not very clear, but these are no longer a problem. Those ships that could pose a threat to Jiangdong in the past will be no problem in half a month at most! At that time, he was still looking forward to the appearance of the Ganning Navy, and he believed that the officers and men of the Jiangdong Navy would happily send them to the bottom of the river!
Jiangdong's ships retracted their anchors, one by one propped up the canvas, and gradually moved away from the Yangtze River. In this battle, Lu Bu's army really made a profit, 20,000 gold and 4,000 sailor craftsmen , and those soldiers who surrendered, as long as the Lu Bu army is given enough time, those people will become the elite of the Lu Bu army again.
"They're gone!" The Jiangdong Army's ship left, and suddenly a young man in Chinese clothes appeared beside Yang Hong. This man was the young master of Lujiang, Lu Bu's son-in-law, Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang! He came to accept those more than 70,000 civilians and 4,000 craftsmen.
"Yes, they're gone!" Yang Hong nodded. He has entered middle age. It is reasonable to say that he can understand many things in this world, and he can also see a little bit of many people, but the one in front of him But he has never been able to see through people. As Yang Hong's patriarch, Liu Mang made Yang Hong very troubled, because Yang Hong couldn't see what kind of person Liu Mang was. You said he had a city in his heart, but there was Sometimes Liu Mang really doesn't hide his expression, he puts all the words in his heart on his face, full of joy, anger, sorrow and joy.
But you said he is an ordinary person, can ordinary people repel Sun Ce's attack? Ordinary people can conquer the hearts of generals one after another, such as Huang Zhong, Xu Sheng, and Gan Ning. These people can be said to belong to Lu Bu, but they have already been named Liu Mang. Fortunately, Lu Bu has no sons. If Lu Bu If you have a son, you really have to be careful. At that time, a hundred years from Lu Bu, it is very likely that there will be a war between Liu Mang and Lu Bu's son. I am afraid that Lu Bu's army will really split at that time.
Moreover, this bed crossbow, the sharp weapon of the country, was also invented by him. Yang Hong has also seen the power of this thing. It can shoot continuously and is very powerful. It can really be compared to the ancient Gongsun class. !
"Thanks for your hard work!" Liu Mang smiled at Yang Hong. He really looked down on Yang Hong at the beginning because Yang Hong had no outstanding achievements in history. However, Yang Hong was extremely appreciated by Yuan Shu, so there is only one possibility, that is, Yang Hong is a flattering villain, how could Liu Mang give him good looks with such a Yang Hong!
Yang Hong himself said that in order to take care of Miss Yuan's family, he came to be a retainer in Liu Mang's mansion, but as a retainer, you should do your best, but Yang Hong is like Xu Shu entering Cao Ying, without saying a word, so What's the use of those people, it's just a waste of food!
Old man Chen Gong asked Yang Hong to be in charge of the peace talks. Liu Wei thought that Yang Hong would mess it up. Liu Wei didn't believe in Yang Hong's ability. Who knew that there was a surprise. The two thousand gold and the four thousand craftsmen were enough. Liu Mang went to Shouchun, building a dock, developing the site, and rebuilding Shouchun's city walls all cost money! Liu Mang confiscated all the gentry in Lujiang and wiped out their families, and got a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but those also need to stay in Wancheng, after all, there is also a large army here to spend!
it's good now! Originally, Lu Bu's bottom line was to seize 2,000 shipbuilding craftsmen from Jiangdong, and then Lu Bu allocated 10,000 from the government to Liu Mang to let him develop in Shouchun. It is Yang Hong's credit! This old man Chen Gong has a good vision! He was able to see the real skills of this fat man.
"Patriarch! I...!" Yang Hong hesitated to speak. The question he wanted to ask was too sensitive. Although he was Liu Mang's retainer, he did not enter the real core of Lu Bu's army! So Yang Hong's question may make Liu Mang uncomfortable.
"You want to ask me why I gave this country's sharp weapon to the enemy? Do you think that I, Liu Mang, am a prodigal, or even a fool, and that this kind of thing should be held in my hands as the final blow to the enemy in a decisive battle? !" Liu Mang said all of Yang Hong's thoughts in one breath!
After being uttered by Liu Mang about the doubts in his heart, Yang Hong's heart felt more at ease, because since Liu Mang knew all this, Liu Mang was really sure or it was not a loss-making business at all.
"Could it be that Patriarch, you gave Jiangdong a fake blueprint?!" Yang Hong frowned. If he gave fake blueprints, then Lu Bujun's reputation would be ruined. Who would trust Lu Bujun in the future? But then he thought about it. However, the sharp weapon of the country is justifiable even if it is not true.
"How could it be possible to give fake blueprints? If the fake ones are real blueprints, as long as Jiangdong is not a fool, they can be equipped with Jiangdong's navy within half a month according to the blueprints!" Liu Mang gave to Jiangdong. The blueprint was given to Gan Ning by Liu Mang before, and the part-time craftsmen Gan Ning found could make it, not to mention that Jiang Dong gathered the strength of the entire Jiang Dong to develop it. It took half a month to talk about it, because After all, Jiang Dong has never been exposed to this kind of knowledge system.
"Then why!" Since it is the real blueprint, why give it away? Keeping it is a deterrent. You must know that Lu Bujun also wants to get Jiangdong and Jingzhou! Don't you want to fight Jiangdong Jingzhou in the future? Then why do you need craftsmen and shipbuilding! Because Jiangdong is also a part of the hegemony, craftsmen are needed, and only then do we need to go to Shouchun to develop the navy and build the dock.
"Since I dare to send it out, it's because we have better ones!" Liu Mang turned his face and said to Yang Hong with a smile, "The current bed crossbow can only be fired within 300 steps. Penetrate warships, but that's because the hulls are made of wood"
"If you can't build it with wood, what can you use to build it?!" Yang Hong was confused. Since ancient times, ships have been made of wood! How can there be other things that can be built, can it be made of iron! Wood has buoyancy so that it floats on the surface of the water, and other things sink when they enter the water.
Liu Mang did not explain to Yang Hong what to use to build the ship, but continued to say, "If the hull of the ship changes, it will be difficult for these bed crossbows to shoot through. Although these bed crossbows can be fired in succession! But they can only shoot five of them. That’s not considered continuous shooting, it also takes time! And it consumes too much material for the bow string.” The current bow strings are basically made of animal tendons, these things are very troublesome, and every time the bed crossbow is shot, it will break Lost a bowstring, even if Jiangdong is rich and powerful, he can't afford it. You must know that there are still many battles on the Yangtze River!
"And now we have better ones!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Better!" Yang Hong still couldn't believe it. The thing that can shoot the enemy in three hundred shots is now even better. How much better is it!
"The range of the bed crossbow is 300 steps, he can suppress most of the arrows! And our new one can shoot 400 steps, or even more than 500 steps, just like the current bed crossbow versus bow and arrow! Our new weapon We can defeat the enemy before they have contacted us! What do you think it was like when Jiangdong worked hard to build bed crossbows and equip them on ships to fight us?" Liu Mang smiled happily !
However, Yang Hong felt a sense of chill. This Jiangdong is really suffering a big loss. Since this bed crossbow is a sharp weapon, its construction will definitely cost money. With Jiangdong's personality, he will definitely give all warships Loading bed crossbows, or even equipping pawns with bed crossbows, there may be no less than 500, 500. If there is another fight with Jingzhou, then the construction will definitely be accelerated, maybe 600 to 700, and the scale of the war will be Who can control it? At that time, it will no longer be a naval battle, but a crossbow shooting. The damage to the warship must be huge. A warship is worth a hundred gold. If this fight continues , is the consumption of tens of thousands of gold, no matter how rich Jingzhou Jiangdong is, he still has to be poor.
As for Lu Bujun, he was watching the fight between these two families, adding oil and vinegar to the sidelines, and waiting for the two to decide the winner before cleaning up. He can directly wipe out these two, because he has something better than these bed crossbows in his hands. Just like bed crossbows clean up traditional building ships now, those new weapons can also clean up bed crossbows!
"Mr. Yang Hong!" Because of Yang Hong's strength, Liu Mang also began to respect Yang Hong. In this era, as long as he is a talent, everyone will respect him, so Liu Mang also changed his address to Yang Hong.
"Don't dare!" Yang Hong is now Liu Mang's retainer. Yang Hong has always thought that he can serve his superiors. Even a person as difficult to serve as Yuan Shu can be served comfortably and happily by Yang Hong, but Yang Hong didn't know how to please Liu Mang.
"Hehe, although you are my retainer, you are her elder! So I can call you sir!" Liu Wei said that she is Miss Yuan, and Liu Wei also found out that he has feelings for Miss Yuan. Indifference is not intentional by Liu Mang, but Liu Mang really doesn't know how to deal with women like this, especially beautiful women. Miss Lu is careless, as long as you follow his personality, He Yu That is already Liu Mang's man, he knows how to care for husband and raise children, and also understands the three obediences and four virtues, and Miss Yuan will be Liu Mang's equal wife in the future, and Liu Mang will treat her well no matter what the reason.
"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 Wei was the master. But now Liu Wei thought that Yang Hong, a servant, was an elder and a family member. How could this not move Yang Hong!
Liu Mang didn't mean to say that, he didn't have a high sense of class when he came from this world, it was easier for him to accept that everyone is equal, the only difference is the division of labor! But it is this that makes other people more and more loyal, such as Huang Zhong, Liu Mang regards Huang Zhong as an elder too much, which makes Huang Zhong moved. There is an ancient saying that the king treats me as a country, and I will return the king as a country. , It is said that when a monarch values a person as much as a person treats a talent, then that person will definitely repay the monarch with a national scholar.
And Liu Mang treats Huang Zhong and Yang Hong from the perspective of relatives, then these two people will definitely bow to Liu Mang and 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 moved expression, it was too bad! Can you imagine the expression of a middle-aged fat man crying in front of you! So Liu Mang hurriedly interrupted this lyricism.
Yang Hong put away the turmoil in his heart. He knew that Liu Mang was talking about the representative of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. The Jiangdong Army sent envoys to negotiate peace, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou also dispatched. It is impossible to hide the battle outside Wancheng from other people. , especially Liu Biao, because the fighting power displayed by Lu Bujun is too strong, and that kind of weapon is really a nightmare for traditional building ships, so seeing that Jiangdong sent troops, Jingzhou Liu Biao couldn't sit still, so he also sent representatives. ! This time, the envoys from a big family in Jingzhou were sent by Cai Mao. Kuailiang, whose name is Zirou, is from Zhonglu in Nanjun County, just like Zhang Zhao from Jiangdong. This person is Zhang Liang in the hands of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. The political direction of Jingchu was hailed by Liu Biao as "the theory of Yongji", and he and his younger brother Kuaiyue were the two counselors of Jingzhou. Basically, the general direction of Jingzhou was formulated by them.
Now that Liu Biao in Jingzhou has sent one of his two advisers, Kuai Liang, it can be said that he attaches great importance to this negotiation!
"The Patriarch really wants to sell those warships!" Yang Hong was also a little embarrassed! Because the bargaining chips given by Liu Wei are those warships. The warships currently used by the Ganning Navy are loaded with bed crossbow warships.
"This Kuai Liang also wants a bed crossbow when he comes here. You can promise Zhang Zhao of Jingzhou that you will not give Jingzhou blueprints within a month!" Liu Mang said to Yang Hong, it took an extra day for Zhang Zhao this month. Craftsmen of the Qianshui Army, one month is enough time, the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy are fighting a big battle in Jiangxia, and their Lu Bu Army can't break their promise!
"Then 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 a package. , although there are craftsmen now, building a ship is not a matter of a day or two. What are the sailors doing during this period of time!
"Give them a bed crossbow, thanks to you, Mr. Yang Hong, who can figure it out!" Give the Jingzhou navy a bed crossbow and they can learn how to build it. This can not only break the previous oath, but also strengthen the Jingzhou navy. army's combat effectiveness.
But this is not what Liu Mang wants, what if Liu Biao in Jingzhou can't get rid of it in a short time! Even if you can understand it, you still need to build it! Construction also takes time, and the bed crossbow of the Jiangdong Navy will also be built by then, so what are you playing with!
So Liu Mang will pack and sell those warships to Liu Biao of Jingzhou. It may overturn, because the upper building of the building ship is too big! The resistance is also high, and the driving speed slows down.
These warships can only be dismantled by Liu Wei and Liu Wei. Dismantling warships is time-consuming, so it is better to package them and sell them to Jingzhou Liu Biao. You can sell them for a good price, and you can also sell Jingzhou Liu Biao. Humanity, why not do it!
Liu Mang wanted Jingzhou Liu Biao to use the bed crossbow faster than the Jiangdong navy, and then Jiangxia’s Zhou Yu navy would have more fun. Originally, the Jingzhou navy might not be the opponent of the Jiangdong navy because of the lack of generals. , and now a main force has been wiped out outside Wancheng, if Zhou Yu's main force is also wiped out now, or if the loss is heavy, then Jiangdong will really be at a disadvantage! Then all he needs is defense!
Pulling out the teeth of this Jiangdong bully is what Liu Mang wants! And Jingzhou Liu Biao said something bad, although he has such a big foundation, he is just a sheep, and Jiangdong Sun Ce is a wolf. Now this sheep is armed by Lu Bu, a tiger, while the wolf has its teeth pulled out. The script is getting more and more fun! (To be continued.)