I’m The King Chapter 1355: : Han Banner World (45) 4 Fang Yundong (5)

In Hangu Pass, Lu Chao caressed the cold body of the cannon, looked at the dark muzzle, and then looked down at the round shells in the box next to the cannon. There were several officers of the Qin Army who had seen the cannon in Tianjiaping with their own eyes. They were all sent by Xu Yahua from Lu Bin.

Because of the invention and application of cement, the road from Lubin to Hanguguan has been completely built with cement, and the journey between the two places has been shortened from the original ten days to three days, which has advantages above the military Great benefit, of course, this benefit also applies to enemies. After Xu Yahua dispatched Qian Zhongyi to defeat the 3rd Division of the 20th Army of the Han Army, he accidentally snatched about ten cannons. To Xu Yahua's pity, there were still ten cannons, but they were captured by soldiers of the Han Army at the last moment. blew up. After snatching these powerful weapons, Xu Yahua immediately sent two of them to Hangu Pass as if he had found a treasure.

&=pig=pig=island=novel ww.zhuzhnbsp; "Is this called a cannon?" Lu Chao asked.

"Yes, General, the Han army called it artillery." An officer replied respectfully.

"Talk about the specific situation."

"The last general was stationed in Xiyangping at that time. From a distance of more than a mile, he could vaguely see the muzzle fire of this artillery flashing, making a huge explosion sound, and bursts of smoke rising. , and then the iron ball sprayed out from the muzzle of the gun, and rushed towards our city wall like a fireball in the air, and with a bang, it knocked down a section of our city wall." The officer described it very vividly, and Lu Chaowei closed his eyes Eyes, outline the scene at that time in the mind.

After a while, Lu Chao opened his eyes, "Get someone to try it, I want to see."

"I can't, General!" The prisoners of the Han army brought them to inquire, and only then did they know that these artillery pieces were operated by specially trained personnel, and ordinary people would not know how to use them.”

Huh? Lu Chao was stunned: "Didn't we catch the people who operated these artillery?"

"At that time, we didn't know that these artillery pieces had to be operated by specially trained personnel. We didn't pay attention to this matter. The battlefield was chaotic at that time, and the main force of the opponent's third division was retreating. The location of our attack was not far from Tianjiaping. So we snatched these things and retreated immediately, and finally figured out the matter, and asked the captured prisoners, but no one knew how to operate these artillery." The officer said.

Lu Chao patted the cannon body with some regret. If you grab something, you won’t be able to use it, it’s just a decoration!

"Han people!" He shook his head. They can always produce some unimaginable things. Cement makes everyone's travel extremely easy. After a layer of cement, the defense power is greatly increased. What Lu Chao couldn't understand was that the Han Kingdom was clearly a military weapon. The Han people didn't seem to keep him in the dark, like the formula of cement, they easily sold the production formula to the Chu State, and they themselves also got this production technology from the Chu State. In China, I found a patent for this technology that cost millions of taels of silver. But from the state of Chu, I only spent five thousand taels of silver in the end.

Lu Chao laughed, and with five thousand taels of silver, he bribed an official of Chu State, and then easily returned with the cement formula. However, the cost of cement production in the area under its own control is somewhat high. It is about 10% more expensive than the one smuggled by Guo Yang, but Lu Chao believes that with the passage of time, the cost on his side will definitely be reduced.

There are also houses and bridges made of reinforced concrete. It is difficult to get specific technology from the Han country, but it is quite different from the people of the Chu country.

However, I have never heard of this cannon before. It seems that the Han people also regard him as a treasure. I got these few by myself, but I can't do much. I patted the heavy cannon body: "This guy at least It weighs several thousand!"

"Yes, these iron guys are too heavy. It took us a lot of effort to get them back. Fortunately, the cavalrymen who attacked their logistics at that time, Ma Duo, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to get them back." The officer said. .

"The advantages are obvious, but there are also many disadvantages. This thing is too heavy, and it is extremely difficult to march. Don't worry about him for the time being." Lu Chao said. "Send one to the Craftsmanship Division, and let our masters study it carefully."

Aside from these things, Lu Chao returned to his study. As a general in command, he is naturally eager for powerful new weapons, but he is not superstitious about him. He always firmly believes that the ultimate goal of war The essence is still human, the appearance of a new weapon is not enough to change the general trend of the war, not to mention that this weapon still has a lot of flaws, just at that moment, Lu Chao thought of no less than ten ways to deal with this A cannon method, if we meet again on the battlefield. He believed that if Xu Yahua met this thing in Lubin, with Xu Yahua's experience and the resources that Lubin now has, he would also be able to think of it.

It's just that the performance of the Han army is so strange! The Tianjiaping Fortress has been lost. Although the third division of the Han army that marched into Lubin was defeated, it was completely a drop in the bucket for the Han army with more than 100,000 troops stationed in Jinyang. The 20th Army was not their core battle. force. But why did they hold back after losing a battle?

It's already the fourth day, and the information from the news shows that the Han army is still staying in Tianjiaping and has not left. What does Gao Yuan want to do? Could it be that when he came to Jinyang, he really made a special trip to inspect it? Certainly not, he must have a conspiracy. I have sent 10,000 reinforcements to Lubin, and Lubin must defend it.

Staring at the map, Lu Chao's eyes moved slowly. The Xianyang side is about to launch, but there is no news from the messenger sent to Wang Jian's side. Now he needs Wang Jian to fulfill his promise and send troops to contain it Han Guo, so that I can do my own big things in a leisurely manner.

No matter what the Han country does, the actions on my side cannot be changed. The worst case scenario is to hold on to Hangu Pass while continuing to launch in Xianyang. The best result is to hold Hangu Pass and take Xianyang at the same time. Of course, it is also possible to take Xianyang but lose Hangu Pass. At that time, even if you successfully control Qin, the next It also immediately faced the flood-like attack of the Han people.

But at that time, my position is different, and I have more resources to use, so I don't necessarily lose in a mess. What's more, there is still the power of Chu State to borrow. Just give them that.

The preoccupied Lu Chao no longer paid any attention to the actions of the Han people. He would not fail so easily when the soldiers came to block him, and the water came and the earth flooded him.

The good news came quickly, but it wasn't from Lubin. There was still no movement in Lubin's direction. At this rare time, Lubin was once again reinforced. The feedback from him is that his confidence is getting stronger day by day.

The good news came from Shannan County, who had been camping outside Shannan County, threatening Shannan County. The Xiongnu Cavalry Division of the Han Army, led by the grimace general Gu Li, suddenly broke out of camp and left. , The Donghu cavalry division of the Han army who had been staying in Daijun also pulled out their battalion and left. The direction of the two cavalry troops both pointed to a target, Dayan County.

Wang Jian should have moved. After receiving these two pieces of news, Lu Chao breathed a sigh of relief. The strength in Wang Jian's hands cannot be underestimated. It seems that his promise to crack the earth and seal the king has moved this guy. Returning to his homeland must also have something for him. Not a small attraction, with his move, can Jinyang's Han army still besiege him here? At least some of them should be mobilized to Dayan County to deal with Wang Jian, and the pressure here would be greatly reduced.

In the next ten days or so, all kinds of news continued to flow from the spies to Lu Chao's desk. First, the spies in Jishi County discovered that a large amount of arms were being shipped out continuously, and the destination was Han. Mengchi, which is the third military region under the command of He Lanxiong, should be the forefront of the Han army's defense against Wang Jian, but they don't have many soldiers and their combat power is limited. In the end, they have to transfer troops from the interior to watch the Han people go to Mengchi. The amount of ordnance transported shows that the scale of Wang Jian's attack is not small. Judging from the size of these transport teams, Lu Chao speculates that they can equip 30,000 to 50,000 troops.

Immediately afterwards, the Han army, which had been silent in Jinyang County, finally reacted. Two reorganized armies set out. The powerful Ding Wei Fifth Army and Yan Haibo Sixth Army left Jinyang and marched towards Dai County.

Lu Chaochang heaved a sigh of relief when he got the news. Among the Han troops stationed in Jinyang, these two armies are definitely the main force among the main forces~IndoMTL.com~ Ding Wei and Yan Haibo are even more far-reaching His immediate confidant generals, their departure represented that Wang Jian's momentum was much better than he had imagined.

Closing the thick file in front of him, Lu Chao felt extremely comfortable. Well, Xianyang can start to activate. The next month will be the most important moment in his life. Lu Chao never thought that he would fail. From the son of a soldier in Fufeng to the highest position in Qin State step by step, this achievement is enough to make him proud forever. Of course, Gao Yuan's achievements are greater than himself. But I still have a lot of time to compete with him.

He plans to have a few drinks after going back today. Lu Chao has always been extremely strict with himself, because food is in short supply, and wine making is not allowed in Hangu Pass. In order to boost morale, Lu Chao himself also set an example , seldom drinks alcohol, although the general's mansion will never lack these things.

"General, general, the Han army has sent envoys." Gou Yi stepped in, and only Gou Yi could freely enter and exit Lu Chao's study.

"Messenger? Have they finally sent someone? Who is it?" Lu Chao's mouth curled into a smile.

"General, Guo Yang is leading the way, but Cao Tianci is the main character here!" Gou Yi said. (To be continued.)