While they were discussing how to take Ruicheng, a small officer suddenly reported that Zhang Lu of Dongchuan had sent Ma Chao with General Pang De and his cousin Ma Dai to Jiameng Pass with an army of 50,000.
Everyone was shocked when they heard the news. Liu Bei said in panic,"If Jiameng Pass is lost, we will be attacked from both sides!”Liu Bei panicked, and Xue Bing panicked even more. He only thought that Ma Chao would come after the situation in Sichuan was settled. Who would have thought that because of his arrival, the development of history had already deviated from its original trajectory. Now that Liu Bei and Liu Zhang were in a stalemate, Ma Chao's sudden attack put Liu Bei in a difficult position.
Moreover, Sun Shangxiang was still in Jiameng Pass. He had thought that Jiameng Pass was a safe place, but who would have thought that such a change would happen? For a moment, he stood rooted to the ground, his mind filled with Sun Shangxiang, Jiameng Pass, Sun Shangxiang…
Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang,"Do you have any good ideas?"”Zhuge Liang smiled and said,"Although there is no good plan, my lord need not worry."”"What do you mean?" Liu Bei asked. "My lord," Zhuge Liang said,"you can send a general to Jiameng Pass. We only need to guard the pass and not let Ma Chao enter. You can pacify Xichuan and Sichuan as soon as possible, so Ma Chao is not afraid.”Liu Bei smiled and said,"You are right, Military Advisor." Who should be sent to guard Jiameng Pass?”
Before he could finish his sentence, Xue Bing was the first to stand up and say that his extraordinary reaction was vividly reflected at this moment. "I'm willing to go!"
When Liu Bei saw Xue Bing step forward, he immediately said,""If Zihan is willing to go, I can rest assured!”After saying that, he looked at Zhuge Liang and saw that he was nodding at him, so he said,"I wonder how many soldiers Zihan needs and who he needs help from?”
Xue Bing thought for a moment and said,"I only need Xiaozhi to come with me!"”Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this.”"Zihan, don't underestimate the enemy," Zhuge Liang said. Ma Chao was a fierce general who had beaten Cao Cao into a sorry state. Moreover, he had Pang De and Ma Dai under him. How can Zihan block it alone?" "Wei Yan, I order you to follow Xue Bing to guard Jiameng Pass." All the defenses in Guanzhong will be arranged by General Xue!”
"Yes, sir!" Wei Yan left his shift and said. However, he was happy in his heart,"Now that the lord has transferred the military counselor over, most of the credit for taking the river will be taken by the military counselor." If he went with General Xue and kept Jiameng Pass safe, he would definitely receive a lot of credit.”
"No matter what, we must ensure that Jiameng Pass is not lost!" Xue Bingxin said.”Then, he returned to the class and carefully thought about how to repel the enemy. He thought of the contents of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and sighed after going through it from the beginning. "In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jiameng Pass was not dangerous at all, and Ma Chao seemed to be rushing over to join Liu Bei. He fought with Zhang Fei a few times in the pass, and then he was said to have surrendered.”He thought about his situation. "Now that Ma Chao is leading an army to attack, Liu Bei is unable to split up and can only divide his forces to resist.”After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't find a solution and could only give up.
Moreover, Liu Bei had discussed with Zhuge Liang for a long time and decided to attack Ruicheng tomorrow. Xue Bing would also lead his troops to Jiameng Pass the next day.
Everyone dispersed and went back to prepare. Zhuge Liang called Xue Bing over and asked,""Does Zihan have a plan for this trip?" "There's no fixed plan," Xue Bing replied. Zhuge Liang said,"Zihan once told me many tactics. Now that we're going to Jiameng Pass, we can try them one by one."”Xue Bing looked at Zhuge Liang and replied,""I had this intention, but my soldiers have never practiced before, so how can I use it?”"Fight and train!" Zhuge Liang said. "I understand!" Xue Bing said.”So he went down to prepare.
Xue Bing left the mansion and led Wei Yan to gather 15,000 soldiers and prepare a lot of wood. They headed towards Jiameng Pass. On the way, Wei Yan saw the army carrying a lot of wood, so he asked,""General, why did you bring so much wood?" "But it's to test a weapon."”"What kind of weapon?" Wei Yan asked in confusion. They actually needed so much wood? Moreover, there were many mountains in the middle of the river, and the trees on the mountains were lush. Why not take them on the spot?”"It takes a lot of time to make it," Xue Bing said."If we go there and make it, we might not be able to catch up in time. So we brought it with us to the army and made it as we went.”
Wei Yan was about to ask again, but seeing that Xue Bing seemed unwilling to speak, he stopped and turned around to size up the craftsmen who were following the army.
Xue Bing ordered 15,000 soldiers, but 3,000 of them were craftsmen brought from Jingzhou by Zhuge Liang. This time, Zhuge Liang had brought the newly trained 5,000 craftsmen with him. Xue Bing was the one who proposed the establishment of this military unit. Because the combat method he had conceived had too high a demand for logistics and supplies, he proposed to train the soldiers into craftsmen so that they could manufacture on the spot during the war.
The army marched for a few more days, and the craftsmen would stop to make things until late at night. Wei Yan ran over to take a look out of curiosity, but he only saw that the wood was made into countless strange things that could not hurt people or transport things. The more he looked, the more confused he became. After observing for a few more days, he finally found something that could be used to hurt people. This thing looked like an arrow, but it was too huge. It was as big as a spear. Wei Yan couldn't figure out who used this arrow.
After traveling for a long time, the army arrived at Jiameng Pass. Meng Da and Huo Jun came out to welcome them and said to Xue Bing,""The general has finally arrived. "Ma Chao has led 50,000 troops to attack. I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to stop them.”
"Don't worry, General Meng," Xue Bing said with a smile,"but with me here, I'll definitely make sure Ma Chao doesn't enter this pass!”Thus, he entered the pass with Meng Da. Then they went to the mansion together to discuss the matter.
This pass was originally Meng Da's master, but once Xue Bing arrived, the highest commander in the pass became Xue Bing, so he invited Xue Bing to sit at the head. Xue Bing waited for everyone to sit down before asking,""Where is Ma Chao's army now?”
Meng Da said,"According to the spy's report, we're not far from here. I think we'll be able to pass in a few days."”
"It's best that he hasn't arrived yet. I'll prepare a welcome party for him first!" Xue Bing said with a smile.”So he ordered his men to bring the map and observe it carefully. Everyone knew that Xue Bing was thinking of a countermeasure, so no one made a sound and only looked at Xue Bing. Before long, Xue Bing said to Meng Da,"Do you know the terrain here?"
Meng Da stepped forward to take a look and replied,""This is the only way to Jiameng Pass. The road is narrow, but this place is slightly wider. Why not set it in a narrow place where the road is wide?”
Xue Bing smiled,"Only here can we damage his vitality!"”"Generals, listen up!" As soon as he said this, everyone in the tent stood up and waited for Xue Bing's orders. Xue Bing glanced at it and said to Wei Yan,""Wen Chang can lead 3,000 soldiers to ambush here. Once you see Ma Chao's front troops arrive, you can lead them to charge in. You don't need to kill the enemy, you just need to lead them here.”Wei Yan was confused, but he still accepted the order. "Meng Da will still lead his troops to guard Guanzhong. Xiaozhi, come with me to welcome Ma Chao."”
When everyone heard this, they were puzzled and thought that Xue Bing only wanted to use Wei Yanzhi's 3,000 soldiers to launch a sneak attack. Xue Bing did not explain and dismissed everyone, leaving Fa Zheng by his side. "Bring the chief craftsman to see me," he said to his attendants.”Because the craftsmen had never been formally organized, Zhuge Liang had temporarily created a craftsman lieutenant to lead these special soldiers.
Not long after, the craftsman lieutenant arrived and bowed."Greetings, General!" "I have a mission for you today!" Xue Bing said.”He called him to his side and pointed to a slightly wider area on the map."I order you to lead your men to bring all the stone chariots and ballistae here. You must install them before tomorrow. Can you do it?”The lieutenant looked at him for a moment and replied,"I won't disappoint you, General!"”Xue Bing heard this and nodded.”The lieutenant received the order and left.
Fa Zheng sat at the side for a moment. Seeing that the lieutenant had left, he said,"General, what are you going to use to attack him? What are stone chariots and ballistae?"
Xue Bing smiled." That was something I mentioned to you when I was chatting with you in Jing State. You found it useful and discussed it with me for a long time before finally drawing it." After that, he made it according to the map. Seeing that the effect was not bad, he put it away. At the same time, train craftsmen who can make these things and arrange them in the army for future use.”As he spoke, he took out two blueprints and handed them to Fa Zheng.
Fa Zheng took it and looked at it. When the first one appeared, he said,"I know about this thing. It's called a catapult." However, it was inconvenient to move it and it would take a lot of time to build it on the spot, so it was not used in the field. However, isn't it inappropriate for the general to use this item to set up an ambush?”
"This thing is different from a normal catapult," Xue Bing said with a smile. After a long discussion with Military Advisor Zhuge, we finally modified it to be suitable for field operations.”
"How do we change it?" Fa Zheng asked.”
"Can you see that there are four wheels, and they are slightly different from the other catapults?" Xue Bing asked.”
Fa Zheng looked at it carefully and said,"It's a little different. It looks more complicated." Is there anything mysterious here?"
"Other than being able to move around in four wheels, this thing can be disassembled at will!" Xue Bing laughed.”
"What do you mean?" Fa Zheng was puzzled.”
"Everything on this catapult can be taken down and then put back into its original state."”
"It's so magical?" Fa Zheng asked in surprise.”So he looked carefully at the drawings, really saw how to remove the washing book in the drawings, how to install it, so he was amazed. After looking at the first picture, he took the second one and asked,""What is this?"
Xue Bing glanced at it and replied,"This thing is called a ballista."”
"What's so mysterious about it?" Fa Zheng asked.
"Didn't you see the giant arrows made by the army?" Xue Bing asked. It is specially used for this carriage."
"If we can shoot this giant arrow, who can block its edge?" Fa Zheng asked in surprise.”So he looked carefully and saw that the chariot looked like a strong crossbow, so he understood the meaning of its name. After looking at it for a moment, he returned the two pictures to Xue Bing and asked,""These two items were made by General?"
Xue Bing thought for a moment and replied,"I made it with Mister Kong Ming!"”This was indeed true. He had proposed an idea, and Zhuge Liang had carefully improved it according to the content of his words. During this period, he had asked Xue Bing for many opinions before he could make these two objects.
However, Fa Zheng didn't know the details and could only sigh,""General is really a god! Ma Chao is in trouble!" Xue Bing didn't answer, but only smiled.
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While they were discussing how to take Ruicheng, a small officer suddenly reported that Zhang Lu of Dongchuan had sent Ma Chao with General Pang De and his cousin Ma Dai to Jiameng Pass with an army of 50,000.
Everyone was shocked when they heard the news. Liu Bei said in panic,"If Jiameng Pass is lost, we will be attacked from both sides!”Liu Bei panicked, and Xue Bing panicked even more. He only thought that Ma Chao would come after the situation in Sichuan was settled. Who would have thought that because of his arrival, the development of history had already deviated from its original trajectory. Now that Liu Bei and Liu Zhang were in a stalemate, Ma Chao's sudden attack put Liu Bei in a difficult position.
Moreover, Sun Shangxiang was still in Jiameng Pass. He had thought that Jiameng Pass was a safe place, but who would have thought that such a change would happen? For a moment, he stood rooted to the ground, his mind filled with Sun Shangxiang, Jiameng Pass, Sun Shangxiang…
Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang,"Do you have any good ideas?"”Zhuge Liang smiled and said,"Although there is no good plan, my lord need not worry."”"What do you mean?" Liu Bei asked. "My lord," Zhuge Liang said,"you can send a general to Jiameng Pass. We only need to guard the pass and not let Ma Chao enter. You can pacify Xichuan and Sichuan as soon as possible, so Ma Chao is not afraid.”Liu Bei smiled and said,"You are right, Military Advisor." Who should be sent to guard Jiameng Pass?”
Before he could finish his sentence, Xue Bing was the first to stand up and say that his extraordinary reaction was vividly reflected at this moment. "I'm willing to go!"
When Liu Bei saw Xue Bing step forward, he immediately said,""If Zihan is willing to go, I can rest assured!”After saying that, he looked at Zhuge Liang and saw that he was nodding at him, so he said,"I wonder how many soldiers Zihan needs and who he needs help from?”
Xue Bing thought for a moment and said,"I only need Xiaozhi to come with me!"”Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this.”"Zihan, don't underestimate the enemy," Zhuge Liang said. Ma Chao was a fierce general who had beaten Cao Cao into a sorry state. Moreover, he had Pang De and Ma Dai under him. How can Zihan block it alone?" "Wei Yan, I order you to follow Xue Bing to guard Jiameng Pass." All the defenses in Guanzhong will be arranged by General Xue!”
"Yes, sir!" Wei Yan left his shift and said. However, he was happy in his heart,"Now that the lord has transferred the military counselor over, most of the credit for taking the river will be taken by the military counselor." If he went with General Xue and kept Jiameng Pass safe, he would definitely receive a lot of credit.”
"No matter what, we must ensure that Jiameng Pass is not lost!" Xue Bingxin said.”Then, he returned to the class and carefully thought about how to repel the enemy. He thought of the contents of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and sighed after going through it from the beginning. "In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jiameng Pass was not dangerous at all, and Ma Chao seemed to be rushing over to join Liu Bei. He fought with Zhang Fei a few times in the pass, and then he was said to have surrendered.”He thought about his situation. "Now that Ma Chao is leading an army to attack, Liu Bei is unable to split up and can only divide his forces to resist.”After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't find a solution and could only give up.
Moreover, Liu Bei had discussed with Zhuge Liang for a long time and decided to attack Ruicheng tomorrow. Xue Bing would also lead his troops to Jiameng Pass the next day.
Everyone dispersed and went back to prepare. Zhuge Liang called Xue Bing over and asked,""Does Zihan have a plan for this trip?" "There's no fixed plan," Xue Bing replied. Zhuge Liang said,"Zihan once told me many tactics. Now that we're going to Jiameng Pass, we can try them one by one."”Xue Bing looked at Zhuge Liang and replied,""I had this intention, but my soldiers have never practiced before, so how can I use it?”"Fight and train!" Zhuge Liang said. "I understand!" Xue Bing said.”So he went down to prepare.
Xue Bing left the mansion and led Wei Yan to gather 15,000 soldiers and prepare a lot of wood. They headed towards Jiameng Pass. On the way, Wei Yan saw the army carrying a lot of wood, so he asked,""General, why did you bring so much wood?" "But it's to test a weapon."”"What kind of weapon?" Wei Yan asked in confusion. They actually needed so much wood? Moreover, there were many mountains in the middle of the river, and the trees on the mountains were lush. Why not take them on the spot?”"It takes a lot of time to make it," Xue Bing said."If we go there and make it, we might not be able to catch up in time. So we brought it with us to the army and made it as we went.”
Wei Yan was about to ask again, but seeing that Xue Bing seemed unwilling to speak, he stopped and turned around to size up the craftsmen who were following the army.
Xue Bing ordered 15,000 soldiers, but 3,000 of them were craftsmen brought from Jingzhou by Zhuge Liang. This time, Zhuge Liang had brought the newly trained 5,000 craftsmen with him. Xue Bing was the one who proposed the establishment of this military unit. Because the combat method he had conceived had too high a demand for logistics and supplies, he proposed to train the soldiers into craftsmen so that they could manufacture on the spot during the war.
The army marched for a few more days, and the craftsmen would stop to make things until late at night. Wei Yan ran over to take a look out of curiosity, but he only saw that the wood was made into countless strange things that could not hurt people or transport things. The more he looked, the more confused he became. After observing for a few more days, he finally found something that could be used to hurt people. This thing looked like an arrow, but it was too huge. It was as big as a spear. Wei Yan couldn't figure out who used this arrow.
After traveling for a long time, the army arrived at Jiameng Pass. Meng Da and Huo Jun came out to welcome them and said to Xue Bing,""The general has finally arrived. "Ma Chao has led 50,000 troops to attack. I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to stop them.”
"Don't worry, General Meng," Xue Bing said with a smile,"but with me here, I'll definitely make sure Ma Chao doesn't enter this pass!”Thus, he entered the pass with Meng Da. Then they went to the mansion together to discuss the matter.
This pass was originally Meng Da's master, but once Xue Bing arrived, the highest commander in the pass became Xue Bing, so he invited Xue Bing to sit at the head. Xue Bing waited for everyone to sit down before asking,""Where is Ma Chao's army now?”
Meng Da said,"According to the spy's report, we're not far from here. I think we'll be able to pass in a few days."”
"It's best that he hasn't arrived yet. I'll prepare a welcome party for him first!" Xue Bing said with a smile.”So he ordered his men to bring the map and observe it carefully. Everyone knew that Xue Bing was thinking of a countermeasure, so no one made a sound and only looked at Xue Bing. Before long, Xue Bing said to Meng Da,"Do you know the terrain here?"
Meng Da stepped forward to take a look and replied,""This is the only way to Jiameng Pass. The road is narrow, but this place is slightly wider. Why not set it in a narrow place where the road is wide?”
Xue Bing smiled,"Only here can we damage his vitality!"”"Generals, listen up!" As soon as he said this, everyone in the tent stood up and waited for Xue Bing's orders. Xue Bing glanced at it and said to Wei Yan,""Wen Chang can lead 3,000 soldiers to ambush here. Once you see Ma Chao's front troops arrive, you can lead them to charge in. You don't need to kill the enemy, you just need to lead them here.”Wei Yan was confused, but he still accepted the order. "Meng Da will still lead his troops to guard Guanzhong. Xiaozhi, come with me to welcome Ma Chao."”
When everyone heard this, they were puzzled and thought that Xue Bing only wanted to use Wei Yanzhi's 3,000 soldiers to launch a sneak attack. Xue Bing did not explain and dismissed everyone, leaving Fa Zheng by his side. "Bring the chief craftsman to see me," he said to his attendants.”Because the craftsmen had never been formally organized, Zhuge Liang had temporarily created a craftsman lieutenant to lead these special soldiers.
Not long after, the craftsman lieutenant arrived and bowed."Greetings, General!" "I have a mission for you today!" Xue Bing said.”He called him to his side and pointed to a slightly wider area on the map."I order you to lead your men to bring all the stone chariots and ballistae here. You must install them before tomorrow. Can you do it?”The lieutenant looked at him for a moment and replied,"I won't disappoint you, General!"”Xue Bing heard this and nodded.”The lieutenant received the order and left.
Fa Zheng sat at the side for a moment. Seeing that the lieutenant had left, he said,"General, what are you going to use to attack him? What are stone chariots and ballistae?"
Xue Bing smiled." That was something I mentioned to you when I was chatting with you in Jing State. You found it useful and discussed it with me for a long time before finally drawing it." After that, he made it according to the map. Seeing that the effect was not bad, he put it away. At the same time, train craftsmen who can make these things and arrange them in the army for future use.”As he spoke, he took out two blueprints and handed them to Fa Zheng.
Fa Zheng took it and looked at it. When the first one appeared, he said,"I know about this thing. It's called a catapult." However, it was inconvenient to move it and it would take a lot of time to build it on the spot, so it was not used in the field. However, isn't it inappropriate for the general to use this item to set up an ambush?”
"This thing is different from a normal catapult," Xue Bing said with a smile. After a long discussion with Military Advisor Zhuge, we finally modified it to be suitable for field operations.”
"How do we change it?" Fa Zheng asked.”
"Can you see that there are four wheels, and they are slightly different from the other catapults?" Xue Bing asked.”
Fa Zheng looked at it carefully and said,"It's a little different. It looks more complicated." Is there anything mysterious here?"
"Other than being able to move around in four wheels, this thing can be disassembled at will!" Xue Bing laughed.”
"What do you mean?" Fa Zheng was puzzled.”
"Everything on this catapult can be taken down and then put back into its original state."”
"It's so magical?" Fa Zheng asked in surprise.”So he looked carefully at the drawings, really saw how to remove the washing book in the drawings, how to install it, so he was amazed. After looking at the first picture, he took the second one and asked,""What is this?"
Xue Bing glanced at it and replied,"This thing is called a ballista."”
"What's so mysterious about it?" Fa Zheng asked.
"Didn't you see the giant arrows made by the army?" Xue Bing asked. It is specially used for this carriage."
"If we can shoot this giant arrow, who can block its edge?" Fa Zheng asked in surprise.”So he looked carefully and saw that the chariot looked like a strong crossbow, so he understood the meaning of its name. After looking at it for a moment, he returned the two pictures to Xue Bing and asked,""These two items were made by General?"
Xue Bing thought for a moment and replied,"I made it with Mister Kong Ming!"”This was indeed true. He had proposed an idea, and Zhuge Liang had carefully improved it according to the content of his words. During this period, he had asked Xue Bing for many opinions before he could make these two objects.
However, Fa Zheng didn't know the details and could only sigh,""General is really a god! Ma Chao is in trouble!" Xue Bing didn't answer, but only smiled.
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