Chapter 38 Wang Kai's Prodigious Plan for Liu Xun to Capture Jia Xu
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" By the time I returned to Xiamu, the city had already been breached by Cao Cao and Liu Bei's alliance. Lu Bu and his daughter were nowhere to be seen," Wang Kai replied.
" I see." Liu Xun was disappointed." Where did this Lu Qiling go?”
Disappointed, Liu Xun had another thought," Lu Bu is so powerful that Cao Cao and Liu Bei had to join forces to defeat him. Apart from the strength of the Western Liang cavalry, it was said that his Breaking Ranks Camp was also an important reason.”
Thinking of Lu Bu's Breaking Ranks Camp, Liu Xun couldn't help but feel a little envious and asked,""I heard that Lu Bu has a battalion of heavy armored infantry, shieldbearers, and axemen. General Wang, do you know the training method?”
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Other than Lu Qiling, another reason for saving Wang Kai was that she wanted to know the secret of Lu Bu breaking into the enemy camp.
"Milord, other than Lu Bu and his daughter, only Gao Shun knows the training methods of the Breaking Ranks Camp. "Gao Shun has already surrendered to Cao Cao, so the training methods of the Breaking Ranks should have been mastered by Cao Cao." Wang Kai's answer disappointed Liu Xun once again.
" How unlucky. How did I save a piece of trash and even offend Cao Cao for him? It really wasn't worth it." Liu Xun lamented. One could imagine how disappointed he was.
" However, although I don't know the training methods of the Breaking Ranks, I know the method to break through them," Wang Kai said immediately when he saw Liu Xun's disappointment.
"Oh, there's actually such a thing. Does Lu Bu know about this method of yours? Why don't you tell me?" Liu Xun suddenly became very interested.
" I once made a suggestion to Lu Bu, but unfortunately, he was headstrong and didn't listen to honest advice. He thought that my invention was child's play and was finally defeated by Cao Cao," Wang Kai sighed.
"Your invention? Are you saying that you invented a tool to break through the camp?”Liu Xun became more and more interested. He didn't expect this unknown Wang Kai to be an inventor.
"Daren saved my life. I, Wang Kai, am not someone who doesn't know what's good for me. "A man who doesn't repay kindness is not a gentleman. I'll draw out the thing I invented now. Please bring me a pen and paper," Wang Kai said.
Zuo Mo quickly handed over a pen and paper, and Wang Kai started drawing.
Not long after, Wang Kai drew a picture with four wheels. It looked like a car.
"Is this a car?" Liu Xun asked curiously," You rely on this to break through the Breaking Ranks Camp?”
"This is no ordinary carriage. This is a stone throwing carriage.”
" The soldiers of the Breaking Ranks wore heavy armor and held strong shields. Even though they were powerful, they were obviously weak.
"Weak reading means that the soldiers are too heavily dressed, making it difficult for them to move around and have poor mobility on the battlefield. "Each of these stone throwing carts can throw a hundred catties of stones and are equipped with wheels. Usually, they are pulled by horses. During wartime, they can be loaded with stones and can deal with the Breaking Ranks," Wang Kai explained.
" Good idea. General Wang is really a genius. This thing can be modified into a mortar on the battlefield," Liu Xun shouted happily. He accidentally let slip.
"This subordinate doesn't understand. What is a mortar?”Wang Kai was confused.
" Oh, the mortar. It's a weapon produced in the Silihuala country thousands of miles away. Compared to your stone throwing cart, it's similar," Liu Xun said casually.
"So it's a weapon produced by the Silihuala country. Why is the name of this country as strange as the name of the weapon?”Wang Kai scratched his head in confusion.
" Alright, General Wang, I will set up an engineering battalion and appoint you to be fully responsible for the affairs of the engineering battalion, specializing in the production of your stone throwers," Liu Xun warned solemnly." This matter must be kept absolutely confidential. This weapon must not fall into the hands of others.”
" In the future, I'll send a team of soldiers to protect you and your engineering battalion on the battlefield. We won't let you get hurt," Liu Xun said. He was originally a technician, so he immediately saw the value of Wang Kai's invention.
" I will do my best to produce the stone throwing cart as soon as possible," Wang Kai said happily. For the first time in his life, he felt the joy of being put in an important position.
The first stone-throwing cart was produced very quickly. Although it could throw boulders, it was too cumbersome and Liu Xun was very dissatisfied.
After suggesting improvements, he gathered a group of skilled craftsmen and asked them to study with Wang Kai.
The final stone throwing cart that was produced could only throw 50 catties of stones, but it could throw stones 10 to 20 meters away. It was also very light and easy to transport.
Wang Kai and this group of craftsmen had become members of Liu Xun's engineering battalion. Liu Xun had specially asked Deng Xian to bring a team of military horses to protect the engineering battalion. On one hand, it was for protection, and on the other hand, it was for surveillance to prevent the technology of producing stone throwers from being leaked.
As a precaution, he had even prepared sulfur, saltpeter, and other kindling materials and loaded them on the car.
If they could not defeat the enemy on the battlefield, they would set fire to the stone-throwing carts.
In short, they must not let the stone cart fall into the enemy's hands.
Of course, Liu Xun had promised Wang Kai that he would seek refuge with Lu Bu once he received news of him. He had no intention of fulfilling his promise.
In his heart, he also believed that Lu Bu was dead.
However, thinking about how Lu Qiling might also disappear forever, he felt a little sour.
It took a long time to talk about it, but it only took half a month to do all of this.
Once everything was ready, Liu Xun led the engineering battalion and headed towards Luoyang.
The army marched towards Luoyang, flags fluttering along the way, people shouting and horses neighing, surging forward like a mighty iron current.
The army that Guo Si had used to stop them was defeated in a split second. The army marched straight into the territory of Luoyang.
They were only two to three days away from Luoyang.
A spy had already reported to Guo Si, Yang Feng, and Cao Cao.
The three sides were all muttering. Although they didn't know why Liu Xun had come, they could roughly guess that it had something to do with Emperor Xian of Han.
Guo Si immediately looked for Yang Feng to discuss," Now that Liu Xun's army has invaded our territory, if he and Cao Cao attack together, we will be in danger.”
"I heard that Liu Xun recently defeated Han Zhanglu and his morale is currently high. Rather than fighting with him and being attacked from both sides, it is better to send envoys to ally and promise to give him the land east of Luoyang. After defeating Cao Cao, he would turn back to deal with him.”Yang Feng said.
"This is a brilliant plan. "Let the messenger set off today to prevent Cao Cao from seizing the opportunity," Guo Si said as he slapped his thigh.
Cao Cao had also received the news and was discussing countermeasures with his strategists.
"Little brat Liu Xun, the last time you took in Wang Kai, you defeated Xiahou Dun. Now, they wanted to take advantage of the situation. What should they do?”
"Although Liu Xun has just taken over the Han Dynasty, the scholars have not yet submitted to him, and the people have not truly submitted to him," Guo Jia said. We'd better defeat Guo Si and Yang Feng's army before he does, then we can turn around and deal with him.”
" Now that both sides are in a stalemate, what good plan does Fengxiao have to break the stalemate?" Cao Cao asked.
Guo Jia whispered into Cao Cao's ear, causing him to read his mind.
When Liu Xun's army entered Luoyang's territory, they saw that the former land of golden dust was a desolate scene. It had long lost its former prosperity.
The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no cock crowing for thousands of miles.
Compared to the past and the present, it was filled with endless sadness and vicissitudes.
" Prosperity brings suffering to the people; death brings suffering to the people." Liu Xun sighed.
On this day, the vanguard came to report,"A man who calls himself Jia Xu has requested to see you. He says he has something important to tell you.”
Liu Xun was overjoyed." Please."
Then, she said," Wait a minute. I want to pick up Mr. Jia personally.”
The purpose of this trip was not only to kidnap Emperor Xian, but also to control the princes.
The other two reasons were to see Lu Qiling and Jia Xu.
Seeing Jia Xu, Liu Xun was overjoyed. He gave him a hug and shouted,""Brother Jia, I've been waiting so hard.”
" My lord, Jia Xu greets you." Jia Xu knelt on both knees and formally greeted him.
" Brother He, please rise. With Brother He's help, I'll be like a tiger with wings," Liu Xun said.
"Brother He, when something happened to Lu Bu, I went around asking for your whereabouts. I only got news now. You're really elusive.”
" I'm a nobody. I've troubled my lord to put in so much effort. I dare not do my best to repay my lord's kindness," Jia Xu said with a bow.
After a pause, he continued," My lord, you are truly a god. Dong Zhuo was indeed assassinated, and then there was a fight between Li and Guo.”
"Based on my understanding of Brother He, he wouldn't come to me just because I predicted Dong Zhuo's death, right?”Liu Xun asked.
"That's right, a good bird chooses a tree to perch in. I, Jia He, am in this troubled autumn, so I definitely have to join a wise master.”
"Although I don't understand how you predicted that Dong Zhuo would die at the hands of a general, this matter alone is not enough for me, Jia Xu, to submit.”
"The reason why I sought refuge with my lord is firstly because you defeated Han Zhanglu and can already become a king behind closed doors, competing with the heroes of the world. "Secondly, my lord's reputation for loving the people has spread far and wide. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. This is the most important reason why I came to you," Jia Xu said bluntly.
"Brother Jia's visit this time will definitely solve my urgent problem. "I'm currently in trouble. Brother's arrival seems to be sent by the heavens to help me," Liu Xun said happily.
Now that Guo Si had joined forces with Yang Feng to fight Cao Cao, Liu Xun had to consider how to attack, when to attack, and who to deal with.
If things didn't go well, it wasn't impossible for the two sides to join forces and turn against him.
"If I didn't guess wrongly, my lord came to Luoyang this time to threaten the emperor to order the princes, right?”Jia Xu exposed the trap.
"Brother Jia is indeed a wise man. However, the current situation was complicated, and he did not know where to start.”Liu Xun felt embarrassed.
"So it's because of this matter. My lord, you don't have to worry. If this Jia's guess is right, both sides will probably send envoys to join forces. "My lord is a rare commodity that can be hoarded. You can completely sit back and reap the benefits," Jia Xu said as he twirled his beard.
"Brother Jia is indeed worthy of being a person of great ambition. In Brother Jia's opinion, if both sides send envoys to unite, what should I do?”When Liu Xun heard Jia Xu's words, he was convinced.
"My lord, why don't you agree first and then join forces with Guo Si and Yang Feng to defeat Cao Cao? Cao Cao had come from afar. After he was defeated, he would definitely return to Yanzhou. Next, the lord can deal with Guo Si and Yang Feng with ease.”
"Brother He is wise.”
As Jia Xu had expected, the army had only left for a few days when the vanguard reported,""Guo Si and Yang Feng's envoys are here to see you.”
" Biography," Liu Xun said.
"Brother He, how should I deal with Guo Si's envoy later?”Liu Xun asked.
"My lord need not worry, Guo Si's emissary is here to ask for an alliance to deal with Cao Cao, so he will most likely try to cheat us into ceding territory? "Lord, just pretend to be polite," Jia Xu said skillfully.
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