A few days later, Lu Bu's letter arrived in Cao Cao's army. There was almost no obstruction. Lu Bu allowed Liu Bei to return to Xiaopei. After all, almost all of Xiaopei's money and food supplies came from Xuzhou. Even if Liu Bei went to Xiaopei, as long as Lu Bu was careful, it would be easy to kill Liu Bei. Most importantly, Cao Cao still held the title of Xu Prefecture Overseer. To Lu Bu, this title was more important than anything else.
After receiving Lu Bu's reply, Cao Cao immediately sent Liu Bei to Xu. Liu Bei was also 'loyal', and without any delay, he led his troops to the southeast. After Cao Cao comforted Zhang Xiu, he returned to Wan City. Cao Ang was deeply regretful about this. He had heard that Zhang Xiu was known as the Spear King of the Northern Lands and had been taught skills by Spear Master Tong Yuan. He had wanted to ask him for advice, but now he had missed such a good opportunity.
After resting for a while, Cao Cao returned to Xudu. By the time he reached Xudu, it was already late autumn. The autumn wind in Henan was also quite bone-piercing, but it did not have much of an impact on the soldiers who were homesick and had fought in other places for a long time. As for Ma Jun, Cao Ang temporarily brought him back to Sikong Manor as his personal attendant.
"Big brother! You're finally back!" As soon as he returned to his small courtyard, Cao Ang's head began to swell again. Compared to his usual size, it was twice as big. Cao Pi and Cao Zhang's personalities did not seem to have changed much, but they seemed to have grown taller and stronger than when he had just left. Cao Zhang, in particular, was much stronger than his peers.
"Why are you guys here?" Cao Ang let go of his desire to rest and helplessly smiled bitterly at the two. "Ever since I heard that Father had returned from the army, Third Brother and I have been waiting here for the past few days in case you ran away.”Cao Zhang, who was at the side, nodded heavily in agreement.
"Young Master! You're finally back." Yang Yuan led a group of servants from Cao Ang's courtyard and hurried over, including Lady Cai's maid Yu 'er. Cao Ang nodded his head lightly and asked Yu 'er,""During this period of time, how has Miss Yu been in the residence?”
Yu 'er bowed and said,""Young Master Meng, please ask. Yu 'er is fine.”Cao Ang smiled and turned to Yang Yuan."Yang Yuan, prepare a room for this Mister Ma Jun. Mister Ma is my valued guest, so remember not to neglect him. Also, immediately arrange some food and wine in the hall. I want to have a few drinks with Mr. Ma.”
After Yang Yuan left, Cao Ang said to Ma Jun,""I'll have to trouble you for the time being. Come, please come in.”Ma Jun was born in a humble family, when did he receive such courtesy? He was moved and determined to not let Cao Ang down.
"Brother! Why didn't you bring us along when you were drinking!" Cao Ang hurriedly smiled at Cao Pi and said,""Second Brother, be good. Big Brother has something to discuss with Mr. Ma. Why don't you two go play somewhere else first?”
"Why? No, we want to drink with you too! Right, Third Brother?" "We want to drink too!" Cao Zhang hurriedly added.”Ma Jun smiled lightly and said to Cao Ang,"Young Master need not worry about Ma Jun. Since the two young masters have come together, there is nothing wrong with it.”Cao Ang was angry in his heart. They haven't even grown their hair yet and they want to drink. I'm doing this for their own good. No wonder the ancients didn't live long. Not only did they marry early, but they also matured early!
However, since he had already said this, Cao Ang was also helpless. The two adults and two children immediately entered the hall. After a while, the food and wine were ready, and the four of them began to talk in detail. The two boys 'alcohol tolerance was really high, especially Cao Zhang, who could drink even more than Ma Jun. After the meal, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang kept asking Cao Ang about the situation of the battle in Huai River. Cao Ang was impatient and could only tell them bit by bit. Cao Pi was fine, but Cao Zhang's eyes were shining brightly, and his face was filled with yearning and anticipation.
"Big brother, you have made a contribution this time. I believe that the emperor will soon issue an edict to make you a general, right?”After Cao Ang finished speaking, Cao Zhang looked at Cao Ang with envy. Cao Ang smiled and said,"Big brother isn't too sure either." Although he had received a hint from Cao Cao that he would replace Yuan Shu as the rear general after returning to the capital, Cao Ang felt that it was better not to let too many people know about this matter.
Little Cao Zhang looked at the roof beam in deep thought and said solemnly,"A man is born between heaven and earth. He should naturally hold a spear and ride a horse to sweep across the frontier! This is the only way to live up to a man's ambition." Cao Pi frowned." Third Brother, how many times have I told you? Since we are men of the Cao family, we should take responsibility for the country!" How can you learn that stupid way?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Zhang retorted,""A real man should learn from Wei Qing and Huo Qubing and lead an army of 100,000 to gallop across the desert to drive out the Rong Di. He should make a great contribution and establish a title. Otherwise, he should read the Book of Songs, the Book of Classics, Laozi, and Zhuangzi every day.”
Just as Cao Pi was about to reply, Cao Ang smiled and said,""Alright, second brother, everyone has their own aspirations. Since Third Brother has the ambition to be a general and wipe out the Hu slaves for the country, you and I should support him. Why force others to do something difficult and force our own thoughts to pass on to him? Third brother, if there is a chance in the future, big brother will definitely go with you to conquer the northern border and sweep the desert!”
Ma Jun chuckled and said,""That's right. Since Third Young Master has the ambition to contribute to the country, Ma Jun should also do his part. It just so happens that I have something to offer to Eldest Young Master today. In the future, it might be beneficial to Third Young Master's ambition.”
After Ma Jun finished speaking, he immediately stood up and took out a few leather maps from his chest. Then, he presented them with both hands and said,"Eldest Young Master, please take a look. Are these things to Young Master's liking?”
Cao Ang took the Pi Tu in confusion and looked at it for a while. Then, he suddenly said happily,"So you remember everything that Cao Ang told you earlier!”
Ma Jun chuckled,"Young Master, you have many wonderful ideas, and Ma Jun has benefited a lot. This 'Double Horse Stirred' and 'War Horse Blade' were drawn according to Young Master's description."
In the later generations, the earliest stirrers unearthed in the Chinese dynasty were the single stirrers of the Western Jin Dynasty. Ever since Cao Ang returned to the Han Dynasty to practice riding, he discovered that the cavalry of the Eastern Han Dynasty had also begun to have the scale of 'single stirrings'. However, the things used were not iron stirrers, but leather rings. Although they were not perfect, they still had the effect of single stirrers.
After experiencing riding a horse, Cao Ang had the idea of making a pair of stirrers. However, it was not as easy as he thought. It was not something that could be made by a random sketch. This included the strength of the pivot point, the shape of the stirrers, the degree of expansion and contraction between the horse's abdomen, and the balance with the human body. All of these needed to be calculated accurately.
Therefore, Cao Ang had always been paying attention to talents in this field. When he overheard the conversation between Ma Jun and the village woman at Bagong Mountain, although Cao Ang did not understand the reason, he still asked Ma Jun patiently subconsciously. Who would have thought that he would actually pick up such a treasure like the mechanical master Ma Jun!
However, Ma Jun did not disappoint Cao Ang. Under Cao Ang's subconscious infiltration, Ma Jun started to draw the sketch of the 'Dual Stirred'. At the same time, he also drew the Mongolian riding saber that Cao Ang had mentioned to him.
The cavalry saber of the modern Chinese cavalry was based on the Mongolian cavalry machete modified by Genghis Khan. The curved part of the blade was long, while the part near the handle was very straight, much longer than the ordinary machete. This could ensure that the cavalry would not hurt themselves when they were in conflict. It also saved a lot of physical strength when they rushed to hold the handle.
For Cao Ang, who came from the post-modern era, it was not a problem to describe these things. However, if it was drawing and making, it would be impossible without professional means and techniques. Now that Ma Jun had fallen from the sky, he could complement Cao Ang.
Following that, Ma Jun explained the functions and effects of these two items to Cao Pi and Cao Zhang on behalf of Cao Ang. Cao Pi did not mind, but Cao Zhang's eyes lit up and he kept asking questions. After a long while, Cao Ang finally had the time to interrupt,"De Heng, can these two diagrams be considered finished products?”
Ma Jun shook his head and said," According to Eldest Young Master, the drawing has been completed. However, if we want to put it into practice, we still need to forge these two items. However, we need to make careful adjustments. According to the practice, it will take at least two months to complete.”
Cao Ang nodded." Go ahead, Deheng. I'll instruct Yang Yuan to take care of all the manpower you need."”"Young Master, don't worry. Ma Jun will not disappoint you!" Ma Jun immediately bowed.”Cao Zhang hurriedly said,"If Mister Ma needs any help, I can also help you!"”Cao Ang and Ma Jun couldn't help but smile when they heard this, then they looked at each other and smiled.
Not long after instructing Yang Yuan to arrange for Ma Jun's production and iron materials, Cao Ang received a message from Cao Cao, ordering him to attend the court meeting in four days and wait for the Emperor to confer him the title of Marquis!
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