Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 147 Today is a day to be a bad guy

Yanzhou, under the city of Puyang.

Cao Jun Dazhai, the big tent of the Chinese Army.

"How many days of military rations are left?" Cao Cao would ask this question every day.

Not only him, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Xia Houyuan also ask this question every day.

For this reason, the food officer has to answer many times a day, and has formed a conditioned reflex... Today is no exception, he immediately blurted out: "It can last ten days, but... It seems that Lu Gongcao..."

Don't wait for the food officer to finish speaking.

"Brother..." Cao Hong hurried over, "I have already sent someone to investigate..."

While speaking, Cao Hong noticed the food officer, and swallowed the second half of the sentence on his lips.

Cao Cao understood, and immediately waved his hand at the grain officer, who stepped back tactfully.

Here, Cao Cao and Cao Hong are the only ones left in the Chinese army.

"Have you checked?" Cao Cao asked meaningfully...

"I've checked it!" Cao Hong's face became even more ugly when he asked this question, "I sent several groups of people to ask Cheng Sima overtly and secretly, but he couldn't even get a copper coin from him, let alone food. The poor ones are jingle!"

Cheng Sima was Cheng Yu, and the food and grass for Cao Cao's [-] troops were escorted by soldiers from the Mojin Camp.

According to this line of thinking, the food is about to run out, so he should send another batch.

But... the problem came, Cao Hong sent several waves of people, Cheng Yu didn't want to send food, but he couldn't do it... He is a clever woman who can't cook without rice!

"What about Lu Gongcao? What's the big move?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes and continued to ask.

It's okay if you don't ask, Cao Hong's face is even uglier.

"Don't mention it, big brother... Guess what? It's not that Lu Gongcao doesn't have money. The Longxiao camp has plenty of money, but... he either bought locusts with the last money, or distributed it to the families of some seriously injured or dead soldiers. The food here is almost bottomed out, and he still does it like this, what do you think is going on..."

Bought locusts?

Cao Cao had heard about this, but Xiahou Dun was the one who started this matter. In Yanzhou and even the four counties of Xuzhou, notices were posted that a locust could go to the government office to exchange for thirty copper coins!

And this money naturally came from Lu Yu's Long Xiao camp.

Although the price of each locust is not expensive, compared to the price of more than 200 million yuan for a horse, it is a drop in the bucket, but the key is not to support the large quantity.

I heard that the people in Yanzhou and Xuzhou went crazy because of this, and went to the fields to catch locusts every day without doing anything.

Thinking of this, for a moment, Cao Cao felt inexplicably sorry for the locust.

If you think about it, there are nearly 200 million people in Yanzhou, all of whom go to catch locusts one by one. If each person can catch one, there will be millions of them in that day. In a few days, Cao Cao felt that the locusts would be extinct.

even though…

Lu Yu's yin and yang school's calculations include "locust plagues", using money to mobilize the enthusiasm of the whole people to catch locusts is indeed a method that can curb the growth of locusts and form a locust plague!
But the key problem is that it costs a little money...

Besides, what can the hundreds of thousands, millions of dead locusts do?It can't be eaten as food, can it?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao felt an inexplicable pain in his heart... mainly because he felt sorry for the money, Yu'er was so wronged for spending the money!
As for...the other one.

Normally, if a soldier is killed or seriously injured, a certain pension will be paid to his family members.

But in fact, this pension is very small, just a few dendrobiums of grain, a few bolts of silk cloth, and a few bags of five baht money. Not to mention that these families can live a lifetime, even if they can survive two or three years. .

It stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with Lu Yu distributing the money to them. It can also reflect the general's care for his subordinates and improve the cohesion and morale of the army!

But... but this happened at this time of year, and the front line is almost in danger, so it's a bit...

Cao Cao shook his head, feeling more pain in his heart.

wrong!

Cao Cao's eyes rolled, and Lu Yu's Long Xiaoqi had never been on the battlefield at all. They were just fighting tombs, or protecting Yu'er's safety, or forging steel, could they be killed in battle?

Or... How many soldiers died in battle?How much is the pension?
No, Cao Cao felt something was wrong.

"Zilian? Has the Longxiao Battalion ever fought? How could they be killed or seriously injured?" Cao Cao asked.

"It's not the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion!" Cao Hong immediately replied without hesitation: "Yes...the soldiers under Yuan Rang's command, it seems that they were soldiers who died in the first battle of Puyang. Quite a pension."

what?
The war under Xiahou Dun's command?

Since when did Yu'er care about other people's soldiers?
He... really has a leisurely heart!

For a while, Cao Cao didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.

Speaking of which, he chose to attack Puyang City because of Lu Yu. Lu Yu may have promised to raise food and grass for military supplies during this period, and the first wave of food was indeed raised, but what about the second wave?Cao Cao is worried every day, and several white hairs grow out...

How is Yu'er?There is also leisure to collect locusts and distribute pensions to the families of the soldiers under Yuan Rang's command.

To know…

The current stalemate between Cao Cao and Lu Bu is, in the final analysis, to see who consumes more energy, and who consumes more energy than whom?

Once one party can't consume the opponent, then... there will be loopholes and weaknesses, and it is very likely that the opponent will catch it and kill it with one blow.

Cao Cao, who has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, will not understand this truth.

For this reason, he was worried.

"Brother..." Seeing Cao Cao's serious expression, Cao Hong said, "Should we withdraw the siege first and retreat ten miles, so that... if Lu Gongcao's food is not delivered on time, there will be room."

"Wait a little longer..." Cao Cao waved his hand, if someone else is in charge of food and grass.

According to Cao Cao's cautious and suspicious temperament, he would definitely retreat ten miles, but in that case... he would be vented in one breath.

However, it was Lu Yu who raised the food this time, and Yu'er had never disappointed him before.

He is worthy of Cao Cao's gamble.

wait, wait...

Yu'er might be able to find a way.

Inexplicably, Cao Cao always had confidence in Lu Yu.

Cao Hong frowned. He actually believed in Lu Yu, but in fact...

This time was different from the past, whether it was Lu Yu or Cheng Yu, even if it was money from Long Xiao camp...

It's really spent, unless Lu Yu is a god and can conjure food!
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Yanzhou, Chenliu County, Longxiao camp camp.

Today, Lu Yu rarely appeared here... Today, in the camp, from Cao Xiu to ordinary soldiers, the [-] Dragon and Xiao cavalry are all equipped with steel spears, steel halberds, and steel armor.

These were all produced by the forging workshop in the past month.

There is nothing to say about steel spears and steel halberds...it is nothing more than turning iron into steel. The weight has increased a little, but the power has increased several times.

After adapting for a month, the Knights of the Longxiao Battalion are already fully capable of mastering it.

As for the armor...

It is a steel chain armor in the category of "mirror armor" in the Song Dynasty...

This is a chain mail drawing specially drawn by Lu Yu. It is very difficult to forge... But Cao Mu deserves to be the woman who wants to be the legendary blacksmith master. After four or five days of hard work, she has already started to try forging, and...success The rate is astonishing.

You must know that the armor technology of the Han Dynasty is still very backward. Most of them are annealed and decarburized with iron sheets to increase their toughness and protect the body.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were thirteen kinds of armor, including Mingguang armor, Sanwen armor, infantry armor, and chain armor.

But... Even in the Tang Dynasty, steel was still rarely used as a material.

The reason is that the steel is too heavy. Not everyone is Dian Wei. Wearing steel armor weighing [-] to [-] kilograms is like a normal person, more flexible than a fat man.

Normally speaking, wearing this kind of steel armor will make the whole person unwieldy...

Although the pair of steel chain mail drawn by Lu Yu is a Song Dynasty style, it incorporates the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty chain mail, which greatly reduces the weight. Each pair of armor is about 25 catties.

The entire [-] knights of the Longxiao Battalion were all dressed in pitch black from top to bottom, reminiscent of Xuanjia war cavalry from the Tang Dynasty.

"Mr. Lu, all the soldiers have been equipped with armor and weapons, and the forge also sent a thousand sets of iron stirrups, but...according to Mr. Lu's order, the soldiers have not been equipped."

Cao Xiu reported to Lu Yu the recent situation of the Longxiao Camp...

Lu Yu nodded...

Because iron stirrups are too easy to imitate, Lu Yu's plan is to use them again in a critical battle or when facing a very strong opponent... In fact, there are high saddles similar to iron stirrups, but this thing is easier to imitate. As long as it comes out, in those three months, Dahan will be able to rot the street!

Therefore, the iron stirrups were almost completely sealed up in the warehouse of the Longxiao camp. Lu Yu secretly asked Dianwei to forge a pair by himself. Let's try to wear it and get used to it. I can add a lot of combat power!
"What about that matter? How is it going?" Lu Yu changed the topic.

Cao Xiu immediately understood, and replied: "It's all done. There are more than two hundred families, each of which sent people to send a large amount of gold, silver and cloth, but...do you really need to tell General Xiahou?"

"No need!" Lu Yu waved his hand...

Sophisticated, Lu Yu is very good at this...

Speaking of which, during this period of time, Lu Yu asked Cao Xiu to do one thing, distributing some money to the families of Xiahou Dun's soldiers who died in the first battle of Puyang.

I drank with Xiahoudun before, although... Xiahoudun didn't take the initiative to mention too many stories about the battle of Puyang.

But Lu Yu could see from his eyes that he regretted it. Not only did he regret going out of the city to chase Lu Bu and fell into a trick, but he also regretted that he did not follow Lu Yu's suggestion and let Cao Ren go to defend the city!
Otherwise, these brothers would not have died!

And this is the original sin of all. After all, Xiahou Dun is not feeling well, feeling guilty...

It just so happens that this guilt can be exploited.

For example, using money to transfer Xiahoudun's guilt towards them to Lu Yu, wouldn't the relationship become stronger?

...For this reason, Lu Yu rewarded these dead soldiers with money in place of Xiahou Dun.

Of course, spending money is always a bit of a pain.

Ahem...

Lu Yu coughed lightly.

"Where are those locusts? Are they all installed?" Lu Yu continued to ask, this is the key to this trip to Longxiao Camp.

"Are those dead locusts?" Cao Xiu was a little confused when he mentioned locusts.

He couldn't even understand... why the soldiers under General Xiahou's command sent so many locusts to the Longxiao camp one after another... tens of thousands of bags.

What he couldn't even understand was why Mr. Lu Yu would order... let him keep these locusts well!
Could it be that what's the use of these pests?

Of course... Cao Xiu wouldn't understand...

These locusts are treasures, they are meat!

You know, they were not caught during the locust plague. The locusts during the locust plague will be highly poisonous, and whoever eats them will die!

But most of these are in the development stage, and they have not gathered to form a disaster, so they are not toxic. They are a kind of plump Chinese rice locust.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu actually drooled.

"How many bags of locusts in total?"

"I'm afraid there are thousands of bags. In terms of quantity, I'm afraid it will exceed hundreds of thousands..." Cao Xiu was still full of question marks. Since Lu Yu mentioned this, he simply reminded: "I received an urgent mail last night, and there are still more bags today." Hundreds of bags of locusts will be sent..."

"Exactly, wait for them!" Lu Yu smiled...

He murmured in his heart, it's just too much, it's all food!

In fact, he didn't even think about it, how long has it been since the weather got warmer?

The people actually caught so many locusts...

If this makes them grow wildly, wouldn't Yanzhou and Xuzhou be finished?

Sure enough, everything in the world can follow a big rule - come from the masses and go to the masses.

As long as millions of people can be mobilized to do one thing, let alone a plague of locusts, Lu Yu thought, as long as the people want to, they can directly turn locusts into protected animals.

As for money... Don't look at a locust with a hundred coins, copper coins are really worthless these days.The copper coins paid by hundreds of thousands of locusts can't buy fifty horses, which is really cheap!

"General Cao will leave this place to you. I'll go back to Chenliu County to deal with some matters. After I come back, the new locusts will almost arrive. It's time for us to go to Puyang City!"

Lu Yu gave one last order...

Ah... ah... Cao Xiu is still a little confused, he feels that he is stupid.

Cheng Yu went to the front line of Puyang to deliver military rations, what are they doing?Send locusts?Sending millions of locusts?
This meow is too ridiculous, right?
Cao Xiu still wanted to ask, but Lu Yu had already boarded the carriage, and Dian Wei was driving the carriage.

"Get it..."

With the neighing of the horse, the carriage quickly left the camp of Longxiao Camp and headed towards the Cao Mansion of Chenliu County.

In Lu Yu's view, today is a day to be entrusted with loyalty, and today is also a day to be a bad person.

Alas... although it is a bit uncomfortable...

But this matter must be done, and this marriage must be withdrawn for Cao Mu...

Otherwise, I'm sorry Miss Mu spent all day and night...the seven hundred fine steel halberds, seven hundred steel knives, and seven hundred steel chain mails that she rushed out.

Hey, Xia Houmao, let's face the blast!

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Chenliu County, the forge in the south of the city.

A huge mansion, a courtyard larger than the Longxiao camp school, here is the forging workshop specially established by Cao Cao.

Lu Yu is in charge, and Cao Cao's daughter Cao Mu is in charge here...

Different from Lu Yu's hands-off shopkeeper...

Cao Mu appears here almost every day, and now she is not limited to forging steel, she puts more experience in the forging of weapons and armor.

Of course... Lu Yu posed a problem for her, to make the armor as light as possible without reducing the defense.

And this... is exactly what Cao Mu and a group of craftsmen have been trying in the past few days.

"Bang, kuang, kuang..."

Fierce sounds came from the forging workshop. When Lu Yu and Dian Wei walked into it, there were at least twelve large melting furnaces in the courtyard, and more than a hundred craftsmen were either forging or smelting, each performing their duties.

Among them are the craftsmen from the Longxiao camp, and there are also famous craftsmen carefully selected by Cao Cao for his daughter...

The stock of iron and iron is seriously insufficient, but as long as Cao Cao buys iron and iron, he will send it here as soon as possible. After all, he is his own daughter, and he kisses him openly and secretly!
"not bad…"

Lu Yu said with emotion...Speaking of which, this is his first time here.

Dian Wei came here often, and introduced him very familiarly: "Look, Mr. Lu, this house is specially used to store iron and iron. The courtyard next to it is a place for trying to improve weapons and armor. The one inside is forged with molten iron. Steel, after forging steel, cool it for half an hour, the steel at this time is the strongest, and it will be directly forged into corresponding weapons and armor."

Speaking of this, Dian Wei looked around to find Cao Mu...Unfortunately, there was no sign of her at all.

"Mr. Lu, Miss Mu is indeed a natural forging genius. Haha, she has never forged before herself, but when talking about every step, every detail, and every skill that requires special attention, she is very familiar. Even the most famous blacksmith in Yanzhou would be willing to bow down to her..."

Ha ha…

Lu Yu said "hehe", he has not forged himself, but became a master forging, is this awesome?
You know, the great man Lu Yu admires the most has never fired a gun, but the victories and brilliance he has achieved in his life are too numerous to count!Cao Mu is still far from here...

"Where is the person? We are almost done shopping, but we haven't found our Master Mu! Where is Master Mu?" Lu Yu spread his hands and looked around.

Dian Wei scratched his head. Logically speaking, Cao Mu should be here. She likes to observe craftsmen forging the most.

Can…

Without waiting for Dian Wei to speak.

"Who am I to say, who is swaggering in our forge, and doesn't take us seriously at all, so it's Mr. Lu!"

A female voice came from behind the two...

Lu Yu turned his head around, but who else could it be if it wasn't Cao Mu?

and many more…

I haven't seen her for a while, and Lu Yu almost didn't recognize her. The three thousand blue hairs like a waterfall disappeared, and turned into short hair, very capable short hair. The so-called body, hair and skin are affected by their parents. Ancient women could not cut it casually There is only one possibility, Cao Mu tied up.

"Oh, did you change your hairstyle?" Lu Yu took the initiative to ask.

"In this forge, I get wet all over from time to time. It's too inconvenient to have long hair, so I tied it up." Cao Mu's tone became more mature, as if... managing such a large forge made her change all of a sudden. Got a strong woman who loves forging more than men.

"Young Master Lu, even though you are in charge of our forge... it seems that you haven't been here yet? Today... you don't have to go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything, why are you here?"

Cao Mu said with a smile... and started to tease.

Lu Yu yawned and turned around, "I'll just say it once, I'm going to Xiahou's Mansion to divorce the engagement today, it's fine if you don't, love it or not!"

In a word, Lu Yu walked directly towards the gate of the forge...

Cao Mu was startled, then... trotted after him.

Retirement... She has been thinking about this for a long time.

Although her father didn't take the initiative to mention the date of Xia Houmao's marriage with her, Xiahou's family didn't take the initiative to inquire, and the matter was dragged on.

But... this matter has been hanging on for so long, Cao Mu is not at ease.

Hey, today, it's finally time!
"Master Lu..."

"Lu Gongcao..."

"Lu! Yu~~Brother Yu... just wait for me!"

Three titles in a row, in fact...Cao Mu was right in calling Lu Yu brother. Strictly speaking, Lu Yu is really her half brother!
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(End of this chapter)