Liu Xun stepped forward to help Yongyan up, and then said: "Now Liu Zhang asks for help from Zhang Lu. Once Zhang Lu comes to help, our army will suffer the enemy back and forth. The consequences will be very bad. How to defend against the enemy, what are your opinions?"
Zhang Ren on the side said: "Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang have a vengeance for killing their mother, how can they help him?"
Fazheng shook his head and said, "Zhang Lu wants to win the middle of Shu for a long time, because there is no gap to take advantage of, and now he is taking advantage of the chaos to attack, and he can take advantage of the fisherman's benefit."
Liu Xun said, "I think so too. Zhang Lu is in the north of Yizhou. They have mouths and teeth. If their lips die, they will have cold teeth. Liu Zhang will definitely speak to Zhang Lu at a disadvantage, and Zhang Lu will probably listen."
Pang Tong said, "I'm afraid that Liu Zhang won't ask Zhang Lu for assistance. This is a godsend!"
Liu Xun turned around, looking confused, looked at him, and asked, "How is a godsend opportunity?"
Pang Tong said, "It's fine if Zhang Lujun doesn't come out. As long as their main force is dispatched, then we can take the opportunity to destroy the main force of Zhang Lujun. It will be much more convenient to win Hanzhong in the future."
As soon as this remark came out, the sentiment was stirred. Although Liu Xun knew that he loved to talk nonsense, he was still very honest when he made up his mind. Since he dared to say that he could eliminate the main force of Zhang Lu's army, he must have carefully considered it, and he should have some certainty.
Liu Xun asked calmly: "If you have any ideas, let's talk about it."
Pang Tong asked people to take a map and put it on the case. He looked at Liu Xun, but didn't speak. Liu Xun understood, named a few confidant civil and military names, and waved to make others retreat. The crowd stood in a circle around the table, and Liu Xun said, "These people can trust them, you can speak freely."
Pang Tong pointed at the sword pavilion and said: "Zhang Lu must pass the sword pavilion in the south. We only need to hold there first to block his way forward. Our army can wait for work, wait for the army to be exhausted, and then launch and attack it, then Zhang Lu can be destroyed. Lu’s army."
Zhang Ren supported Yi with his hands and pondered: "From what I know about Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu is a person who is greedy for money and good fortune. How can he get out easily?"
Pang Tong smiled slightly and said, "It's very simple. There is a villain under Zhang Lu called Yang Song, who is Zhang Lu's confidant. Zhang Lu trusts him extremely and obeys his words. But this servant is extremely greedy for money, as the saying goes, "We have money." Can make the ghosts grind, "Just feed this kid with gold and silver, don't worry about Zhang Lu not sending soldiers to come." This kind of trick of bribing a villain to kill the kingdom was rare in the Three Kingdoms, but in the Warring States period. Times are very normal. Qin Shihuang once sent someone to bribe Zhao Wang's confidant Guo Kai with a thousand taels of gold to plot the Kingdom of Zhao, but the man only used three thousand jin to buy Guo Kai. Afterwards, King Zhao replaced Li Mu when he was in battle, and he destroyed the Great Wall and destroyed the country and his family. It was all from Guo Kai, a wicked villain.
Liu Xun looked solemn and asked, "Is this Yang Song really bribery?"
Fazheng nodded and said, "It's true."
Liu Xun was pleased and said overjoyed: "As long as he is greedy for money, it will be easier to handle."
Huang Zhong said: "War depends on real swords and guns. It's boring to play tricks." Huang Zhong is a military commander. He always likes to fight the enemy with real swords and guns on the battlefield. Even if he is invincible, he is also inferior in skill. Because of people, there is nothing to say. But this kind of bribing the villain for victory is against his nature.
Liu Xun smiled and said, "I can understand General Huang's mood. But our goal is not to kill more people, but to rejuvenate the Han room and achieve the ultimate peace. In this process, we can use such a strategy. It is a merit to reduce the number of deaths!"
After hearing this, everyone nodded frequently.
Liu Xun asked: "Who wants to go north"
Deng Zhi said: "If the Lord can trust me, let me go."
Liu Xun smiled and said, "If Bomiao goes, I have no worries. I will give you five thousand taels of gold for you to use. Buy more treasures to bribe Yang Song."
Deng Zhi replied: "Yes!" After finishing speaking, Deng Zhi took the gold silk book written by Liu Xun and retired.
Pang Tong looked at Deng Zhi's back and said, "Before this, we have to make preparations first."
Liu Xun asked: "What preparations?"
Pang Tong said: "First of all, our army must reach Jiange first. Then after pacifying the peripheral counties and counties, the soldiers will encircle Chengdu and encircle Chengdu instead of fighting, which has caused tremendous psychological pressure on Liu Zhang."
Fazheng said: "In this way, our military supplies are divided into four groups. One way is besieging Qianwei County. The second way is to Jiange, blocking Zhang Lu's army; the third way is attacking Brazil County and other Yizhou counties; there is another way of attacking. Mianzhuguan and Luocheng are close to the city of Chengdu."
Pang Tong pondered for a long time and said: "In this way, our army is not enough to be able to be a general."
Liu Xun thought about it for a long time and said: "Well, let me ask the general Zhuge Liang to lead his army into Sichuan to help me."
When everyone heard it, they were shocked and asked, "What about Jingzhou?"
Liu Xun slowly said: "You can go straight to Jingzhou, and Kong Ming is better at fighting."
"I would like to go to Jingzhou with General Youjun to defend against the enemy."
The rebel general Zhang Ren, because Liu Zhang was his former master, was unwilling to drown in this muddled water, so he took the opportunity to request a transfer to Jingzhou.
Liu Xun knew what Zhang Ren meant, so he readily agreed.
Xu Shu's army had already captured the city near Qianwei County, one by one, they were attacking Qianwei, and suddenly received Liu Xun's order. So Xu Shu handed over the 20,000 army to the general Huo Jun, and he went back to Fucheng to meet Liu Xun. Huo Jun stationed his army in Jiangyang City, waiting for the arrival of the new general.
Xu Shu followed Liu Xun's order and rushed to Jingzhou with Zhang Ren and a team.
At this time, Zhuge Liang of Jingzhou was inspecting the academy in the city. Said to be an academy, in fact, it is equivalent to a kind of research institute of later generations, which specializes in various weapons and equipment. In order to protect this institution, Zhuge Liang specially sent a team of 1,000 people to be stationed in the academy, responsible for protecting the safety of the academy.
The boss of the academy was engaged in borrowing from Iraq, and the equipment wizard Pu Yuan was entrusted by Zhuge Liang to lead craftsmen to make improved equipment. These craftsmen are recruited from all over the world, and they are all excellent craftsmen.
In order to attract outstanding artisan talents, Zhuge Liang not only gave preferential treatment to artisans in material, but also gave a high status in politics. The craftsman’s rank is linked to his grade, and he is equivalent to a clerk. Very good craftsmen can also be awarded a certain grade, just like Pu Yuan is already a ninth-grade official.
In various places in the Han Dynasty, the status of craftsmen is extremely low. They are basically handymen in the government and large families, and their status is similar to that of slaves. This contrast in status has aroused the fanatical yearning of craftsmen from all over the world. They tried their best to escape to Jingzhou, and many people died as a result.
Every day, Yiji receives various talents who come and defect. For the outstanding talents, after review and technical assessment, they will choose the best to enter the various institutions of the academy. Those who could not enter the academy were also absorbed by every need. All provide them with basic living conditions such as housing.
Artisans from all over these regions have played a very good role here. Zhuge Liang wrote out the various technologies that he had come into contact with, and handed them to the academy to distinguish between military and civilian use and conduct separate research. With the completion of each project, some of the advanced equipment of the time was also manufactured.
Zhuge Liannu was also transformed by the craftsmen led by Pu Yuan to be able to fire 50 rounds, and it was more powerful and had a longer range. Pu Yuan also developed a "thunder-thunder car" on the basis of the predecessor's catapult. The thunder-thunder car can throw a hundred catties of boulders with a range of nearly two hundred steps. It is even more powerful than the Thunderbolt car invented by Liu Ye.
There is also a kind of composite fortification shield which is Zhuge Liang's unique invention. It is a rectangular steel shield with an area of about one square meter, with grooves around it, which can be quickly pushed and pulled to form a two-meter-high shield wall. There is a steel bracket behind it, which can resist the impact of the cavalry, even the legendary Li Yuanba’s If the sledgehammer is not hit repeatedly in one place, there is no problem. The problem is that the battlefield will not give you time to calmly strike.
The steel shield is usually disassembled and placed on the carriage, and the assembly can be completed by three people. The steel shield has shooting holes and assassination holes for soldiers to defend. This is a quick way to form a strong position in field conditions.
With such equipment, coupled with the support of long-range weapons, the Han army will inevitably be even stronger. Zhuge Liang has trained more than 10,000 Liannu fighters, known as the "Zhuge Liannu Camp", and they all use the "Zhuge Liannu". The power is quite amazing. Each crossbowman is also equipped with a saber to protect himself.
After Xu Shu arrived in Jingzhou, he handed Liu Xun's letters to Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu respectively. The letter requested Zhuge Liang to lead his army into Sichuan for assistance, and asked Xu Shu to take over Zhuge Liang's work in an all-round way. And asked Guan Yu to be restrained by Xu Shu. Guan Yu didn't understand at first, even a little angry. However, he knew that Liu Xun's appointment must be justified, and he would not make random appointments.
Moreover, from Zhuge Liang's body, Guan Yu realized that these scholars still had certain talents. Therefore, he naturally accepted Liu Xun's arrangement. Guan Yu also wanted his eldest son Guan Ping to have more experience, so he handed Guan Ping to Zhuge Liang and brought him to the battlefield in Yizhou. Before Guan Ping set off, Guan Yu held a special ceremony for Guan Ping.
At Guan Yu's gesture, the soldiers brought a large knife that looked like a Qinglong Yanyue knife.
Guan Yu took it with one hand, and handed it to Guan Ping, "This is a knife made by several famous craftsmen in the academy for the sake of his father, Zhuge Liang, an army master. I will give it to you that day. But now that the expedition is imminent, I will give it to you in advance for my father, with a sharp weapon in hand, don’t miss its reputation."
Guan Ping took the treasured sword with both hands, looked at Guan Yu firmly, and said: "My father, don't worry, this time I will definitely help the lord to ** Ping Yizhou and fight for his father."
Guan Yu said approvingly: "Okay, this time I will go to Yizhou with the military division. I wish you an immortal meritorious service and surpass you as a father in the future."
Guan Ping said firmly: "Ping dare not stand shoulder to shoulder with my father, but I will work hard." After saying goodbye, Guan Ping bid farewell to Guan Yu, mounted his horse, and went to Xiangyang and Zhuge Liang to meet.
Three days later, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, and Guan Ping led ten thousand crossbowmen to Yizhou...