"In, in River East."
Xu Zhen laughed out loud and asked inexplicably,""Are you really going to help me get married?"
"Of course. You haven't woken up yet. Today, sister has already come to see you. She said that a general Zhao is inviting you to the military camp.”
Xu Zhen immediately got up and lifted the blanket to get ready to go out. Then, he remembered something. He put on his shoes and went to the place where the backpacks were piled up. He found a camouflage backpack in the safest place.
He took out a set of Chinese chess from his backpack. On the wooden board, there was a drawing of the Chu River and the Han Dynasty. He placed it on the bed. There was also a rule written in Han Dynasty characters. He believed that these ladies from rich families should be able to understand it.
After leaving him behind, Xu Zhen did not think too much about it. He put on his robe and went to the military camp.
After taking down Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou would be connected, and his initial goal would be achieved.
Liu Bei had been ambushed and only a few hundred men had been taken in. No matter how powerful he was, he could not make a comeback in a short period of time.
Now, he could only go to the north to seek a way out. The emperor was still in Chang 'an, and it would take at least a few years for him to have his own thoughts.
Then, he would escape from Chang 'an. That would be the next step.
Right now, the most important thing was to strengthen his own forces first.
When Xu Zhen arrived at the military camp, the forty craftsmen had already lit up the furnace. When he arrived, Zhao Yun led the way and had been looking forward to it for a long time.
"The military supplies have sent over thirty stones of pig iron, and it's almost finished. The repeating crossbows that the general mentioned earlier are now ready to be made by the craftsmen.”
The craftsmen in the Snow Dragon Riders were not just blacksmiths. There were also stonemasons, carpenters, and craftsmen with unique skills.
" Alright, I'll prepare the blueprints later. I'll make 500 sets first, and I need to assemble them immediately." Xu Zhen thought about how to make the crossbows recorded in his previous life. In this era, there were no repeating crossbows yet. Even the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow that appeared later was the incarnation of the Yuanrong Crossbow.
It was extremely huge and required three or four people to use it together.
However, Xu Zhen could discuss it with the craftsmen and use delicate techniques to slowly make it smaller.
It would be best if it was simple and could be held by everyone. The crossbow bolts would be made of silver and coated with poison. This would ensure that after a round of crossbow bolts were fired, they would cause great damage to the enemy.
Therefore, Xu Zhen stayed here for three days to supervise and did not leave.
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Yangzhou.
In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu finally had the strength to dominate Jiangnan after winter this year. Moreover, he had more than 300,000 soldiers and was still expanding.
Among the aristocrats, because the Yuan family had been the four generations and three dukes, they had long since established relations with the aristocrats and the Humble Class in the north and south, obtaining a large number of advisers.
For a moment, Yuan Shu, who had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, did not want to see Cao Cao grow stronger.
So he gathered the civil and military officials and prepared a plan. Coincidentally, after Lu Bu escaped from Yanzhou, he could not go to Xuzhou and could not return to Jizhou. Zhang Yang would definitely not want him.
Due to insufficient rations, many of the soldiers under his command had been separated and were taken in by Xiahou Dun in East County.
Therefore, he went straight to Yuan Shu's place.
"You're saying that Cao Cao has less than 20,000 people in Yanzhou?”
"Not bad!"
Lu Bu stood among the Yangzhou civil and military officials, looking extremely tall. Beside him was Chen Gong, who was wearing a hat and a black robe.
The two of them were now bound together by fate. Therefore, they were bound together.
Of course, Chen Gong suggested that he join Yuan Shu. At this moment, the most suitable person for Lu Bu to join was Yuan Shu.
"Deacon Yuan, Cao Cao has less than 20,000 soldiers in Yanzhou, and they are not elite Tiger Leopard Cavalry. They can only defend to the death and cannot be defeated!”
"As long as Lord Yuan sends 100,000 troops into Yanzhou and uses Cao Mengde as an excuse to cause chaos in Xuzhou and destroy the alliance, he can take down Yanzhou in one fell swoop. When that time comes, he can surround Xuzhou, and Jiangnan will truly be stable.”
Chen Gong spread his hands and shouted loudly. His confident attitude made people believe him.
At this moment, Lu Bu's mind was filled with the desire to salvage the defeat in Yanzhou. Otherwise, his reputation as a great general would become a laughingstock.
Yuan Shu had a moustache and triangular eyes. He looked rather wretched as he curled up on the couch and leaned against the high seat. He supported his face with one hand. His eyes were unfocused, but he looked at Lu Bu with worry.
" Aiya," he said softly," the general was defeated in Yanzhou and was beaten by Xiahou Yuanrang. I heard that he even fell into a trap. You, Chen Gong, are one of the top thirty strategists. How could you have fallen into such a trap?"”
Chen Gong gritted his teeth." Xiahou Dun is definitely not that powerful! There must be someone guiding him from behind, or it really was a trick up his sleeve! That's why we can resist the enemy."
"Really?"
Yuan Shu smacked his lips lightly, as if he wasn't interested.
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