Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 459 Fragrance is beautiful and flowers are beautiful

It is ten miles away from the south gate of Xudu City. …

A woman was wearing a light white dress, with a light smile on her face, exuding a fresh and ethereal temperament from the inside out.

It is precisely because of this temperament like a flower fairy in the valley that she exudes a unique charm.

Her name is... Xia Houjuan, and she is Xia Houyuan's niece and daughter.

Xia Houyuan, the reason why he is called Shang Yiqi man is because... In the past, there were famines all over the place, and he gave up his own son in order to feed his dead brother and orphan!
These years, he treated Xia Houjuan as his own, and Xia Houjuan also changed his name to "Father"...

From a very young age, Xia Houjuan was very sensible.

He followed "Father" from poverty step by step. No matter how poor or rich, she always wore clean and simple clothes, and took care of everything in the Xiahou Mansion for several years.

Speaking of...

Xia Houyuan's first wife is Ding Xiang, but Ding Xiang has been married for so many years, giving birth to cubs one after another...

From Xiahou Hengsheng to Xiahouba, Xiahoucheng, Xiahouwei, Xiahourong, Xiahouhui, Xiahouhe... It can be said that Ding Xiang has been pregnant or on the way to pregnant, plus... so many sons need Take care, how can there be any experience to manage the trivial matters of the Xiahou Mansion.

That's why... the entire backyard of Xiahouyuan's mansion is managed by Xiahoujuan.

But she is used to being simple, and she doesn't like to let servants do many things, such as cleaning the courtyard and cooking meals, Xia Houjuan has always done it by herself.

Although the current Xiahou Mansion is not what it used to be, but... once this frugal temperament is formed, how can it be so easy to change?
Even if it was collecting firewood every day, Xia Houjuan would go there in person, and the only one who followed her was a groom.

"One firewood and one tree, one walk and one look..."

While picking up firewood... Xia Houjuan groaned softly.

At this time, she was near Rang Mountain.

But at this moment.

Not far away... Flying sand and walking stones, dust and smoke filled the sky!

The sound of "da da da" horseshoes resounded suddenly.

——"You idiots, follow me!"

——"Ride faster for me!"

About [-] cavalry were galloping, and the leader was a leopard with a leopard head around his face, his body was as black as coal, and he was holding a zhangba snake spear. He galloped wildly and yelled!

His... His skin color may not be clearly distinguishable at night, but it is extremely eye-catching in daylight...

But not Zhang Fei?Who else?

"Cao thief, I, Zhang Yide, came to kill me..."

That's right... Zhang Fei led [-] cavalry as the vanguard to kill Xu Capital.

Liu Bei's plan is very meticulous. In his opinion, the decisive battle between Cao and Yuan has already begun. Whether it is Cao Sheng or Yuan Sheng, it is absolutely impossible to return to Xudu immediately!

Zhang Fei and the three thousand cavalry were fast, swift, and sudden... Xu Ducheng might not be able to react!
And Liu Bei made an agreement with Fu Wan, who was beside the emperor, to cooperate with the inside and the outside, earn money to open the city gate, and welcome the emperor into Jingzhou!Not necessarily impossible!
At this moment, Zhang Fei came to kill him.

Three thousand vanguards are coming!
As long as he goes to the south gate, the matter will be more than half!
Of course...except for "robbing" the emperor, they don't mind if they loot more things, such as...women!
You know, although Zhang Fei is one of the three foundations of Taoyuan, but... the cavalry behind him are yellow scarf thieves. In their eyes, there are no rules or morals at all!

On the other hand, Xia Houjuan...

Seeing this scene, her face suddenly turned as white as paper!
"Run... run..."

Subconsciously, the only word "run" that she could think of in her mind, she had to hide in this Rang Mountain...

——"Report, General Zhang, at the foot of Rang Mountain ahead, a woman was found!"

——"Let me see!"

Zhang Fei's leopard eyes widened, and a pair of sharp eyes looked at Xia Houjuan, who was running away, wearing a white dress.

At last…

His eyes stayed on the waist of the white dress.

Although the woman was running, the green belt around her willow waist was fluttering in the wind. Zhang Fei subconsciously looked at his thick palms. He felt that the waist of the woman in the white skirt could be fully grasped with one hand. live?
"Hey…"

Zhang Fei sighed with emotion...

Needless to say, Zhang Fei was amazed by this small, fresh, thin and thin woman, especially her waist, which she really wanted to hold.

Oops, this is Temiao's heart-pounding feeling.

"Catch that girl to me!"

Zhang Fei immediately ordered...

"But... Liu Shijun entrusted the general with the task of kidnapping the emperor, not... kidnapping this woman!" a lieutenant immediately persuaded.

"Hey..." Zhang Fei smiled, "Isn't this all taken away by chance? Why are you still standing there, go..."

This time, several soldiers got off their horses and chased Xia Houjuan up the mountain road.

Zhang Fei watched this scene with great interest.

He even had a feeling that this little waist that was running was absolutely amazing!
...

...

Xu Capital City, Taixue, Workshop.

Zhuge Jun was debugging something.

It seems to be a mechanism... about eight inches in length, four inches in the back are cylindrical, and four inches in the front are tapered...

There are twelve small blood grooves in the first three inches, the tips are extremely sharp, and there is a faint cold light shining!
"That's right, Mr. Lu's blueprint shows sixteen holes, which can be released three times, but why... the one I made can only be released twice!"

Zhuge Jun was muttering something softly.

"Kong Ming..." At this moment, a crisp voice came out, and Zhuge Jun raised his head, but what appeared in his eyes was not Cai Zhaoji, the head of the imperial academy, who else could it be?
"Disciple pays homage to Master Cai!" Seeing Cai Zhaoji, Zhuge Jun didn't bother to continue to play with the black box in his hand, and quickly stood up and saluted as a teacher.

Speaking of which, although he is a student of the imperial court, he is also the earliest disciple of President Cai and President Lu. Apart from him, Cao Mu is the only one who has this honor.

Even Yang Xiu and Yang Dezu, whom Chief Lu holds in high regard, didn't have such a chance.

"No need to salute." Cai Zhaoji said politely: "You sent the thunderbolt car to Guandu, and since you came back, you have been staying in this workshop every day, and even asked Cao Mu to send you more than ten craftsmen. ? The door does not go out, the second door does not step... If someone hadn't told me, I wouldn't know? 'Kong Ming', you... what are you doing? As for such a waste of sleep and food?"

this…

Zhuge Jun paused, and replied truthfully: "Don't dare to hide from Master..."

While speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed to some drawings on the desk case. "These were given to me by Master Lu, who told me to make them as soon as possible, and even related to his safety."

Well…

Upon hearing Lu Yu's name, Cai Zhaoji's mood paused slightly, and her eyes turned to look at the blueprint on the table.

"what is this?"

"Concealed weapon!" Zhuge Jun replied truthfully.

"Hidden weapon?" Cai Zhaoji frowned, why did Brother Yu want to make a hidden weapon?Is it because the Guandu front line is too dangerous?Is he going to try to protect himself?So...then why don't you come back?

Just because of Zhuge Jun's word "hidden weapon", Cai Zhaoji's imagination was full of imagination, and she asked a series of question marks one after another!
...All of a sudden, she was worried about Brother Yu's situation.

Originally, Brother Yu's going to the frontline battlefield was enough for her to worry about, and she almost couldn't sleep at night.

this time...

The worry in my heart couldn't be contained.

Seeing Cai Zhaoji's expression was a bit wrong... How could Zhuge Jun not understand.

In the whole world, her younger brother is the only one who can make this world's most talented woman show such an expression.

"Sister Zhaoji, don't worry, everything is fine for Master Lu in Guandu, and he has won several big victories in succession..."

Zhuge Jun came back two months ago, so naturally he doesn't know the current situation of the Battle of Guandu, but... In his impression, because of the appearance of the Thunderbolt Chariot, Yuan Jun retreated ten miles away, and the morale of the army has long been slackened. advantage side.

speak up.

Zhuge Jun originally wanted to stay in Guandu and serve Master Lu, so... he could also learn some real skills.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yu directly handed him a roll of blueprints, and asked him to immediately go back to the Taixue workshop and try to forge the utensils on these blueprints.

What's more, Lu Yu's words left Zhuge Jun with lingering fear...

What is there to say that there is a peerless expert with high martial arts... If he doesn't have these tools to defend himself, he himself is not safe!
Obedient…

Are there Dian Dutong guards?Isn't it safe?

Zhuge Jun thought of this, how dare he hesitate!

After returning to Xudu City... I began to try to make it.

It's just... this object seems small, but it is extremely cumbersome to make, and... while making it, it has to be tested... Therefore, Zhuge Jun did not leave the gate of this workshop for almost two months.

"Let's not talk about Brother Yu..." Cai Zhaoji continued to speak, she lifted the blueprint delicately, glanced over, and softly recited the words on it——"Zhuge Divine Crossbow"!
That's right...

It is the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, not the Zhuge Liannu. This is one of the hidden weapons of the Tang Sect.

The first time Lu Yu heard this name in his previous life was because of a certain Chinese manga... But as he read more and more, he actually found this "Zhuge God Crossbow" in books related to hidden weapons!
He even made a special trip to the land of Bashu to look up the ancient books left by the Tang Sect... Not to mention, he really found some clues, and there was even a master who was proficient in it.

According to him, this "Zhuge Divine Crossbow" is an improvement of the Mohists based on the "Zhuge Liannu"...

It is a hidden weapon of the machine category, with the characteristics of strong lethality and large range.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is a small portable crossbow with some mechanisms added to press the crossbow into a small black box. There are a total of 48 crossbows in the whole box, which can be released three times.

Each time the machine must be loaded separately. There are sixteen holes at one end of the rectangular black box, which can release sixteen tailless crossbow bolts at the same time. The firing speed is extremely fast, enough to pierce gold and stone within 50 meters.

Purely as a hidden weapon, a surprise attack within 50 meters is enough to kill with one blow, extremely domineering!

But the disadvantage is that if it exceeds 50 meters, its power will drop sharply!

Of course, these are not important, more than 50 meters... who uses this thing?
Zhuge Jun took out a set of "Zhuge Divine Crossbow" from the ground and placed it in front of Cai Zhaoji. "That's right, this is what Master Lu asked me to forge. Although... it has not been fully completed, but... it already has a certain destructive power!"

When mentioning the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Zhuge Jun's words became denser.

"Master Cai, don't underestimate this Godly Zhuge Crossbow. Although it looks like a small crossbow, in fact, its craftsmanship is extremely complicated. It even contains three secret buttons. Once someone tries to dismantle it When you open it, it will touch the mechanisms inside, causing the most critical parts to be damaged, making them unusable, and that's why... Although this Godly Zhuge Crossbow is powerful, it is not afraid of people imitating it!"

Huo…

Zhuge Jun's words made Cai Zhaoji amazed again and again, she looked at this "Zhuge Divine Crossbow" carefully, it was very small and not heavy, even a woman could easily lift it up.

Even...according to what Zhuge Jun said, in Brother Yu's drawings, the prevention of imitation and disassembly was even taken into consideration, so...

"This crossbow? Is it really powerful?"

Cai Zhaoji blinked her eyes and asked curiously.

Her idea is very simple, if this small crossbow is really powerful, at least Brother Yu will be much safer, won't it?

"How about I give Master Cai a try..."

Zhuge Jun's operation...

In fact, although the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in front of me is only a "semi-finished product", the only difference between it and the finished product is the continuous shooting. The finished Zhuge Godly Crossbow can fire three consecutive salvos, but this semi-finished product can only fire two rounds. But the power has not been reduced.

Cai Zhaoji was full of curiosity, wondering if this novelty invented by Brother Yu...would be able to keep him safe.

Zhuge Jun wanted to perform well in front of Master Cai.

"Master Cai, you are watching, first aim, and then... send..."

The word "shot" has not been blurted out yet...

——"It's not good, it's not good..." A hurried shout came.

Cai Zhaoji and Zhuge Jun turned their heads to look outside the door at the same time.

But I saw a craftsman from the blacksmith break into the workshop panting.

——"There is a group of bandit soldiers...kill...kill them! There are thousands of them, they have already reached Rangshan, and they are almost...almost to the city of Xudu!"

what…

As soon as these words came out, both Cai Zhaoji and Zhuge Jun's expressions froze.

I never thought that the report of the craftsman is far from over.

——"Cao...Miss Cao is still... still in Rangshan Mountain. An iron mine was mined there today. Miss Cao will go...go..."

The Miss Cao whom the craftsman mentioned was naturally Cao Mu...

Hearing the name "Cao Mu" and hearing that the thieves had arrived at Rangshan, Cai Zhaoji frowned, and her eyes were full of worry for Mu'er!
Zhuge Jun ran out immediately.

As he ran, he yelled at the craftsmen who were testing the Godly Zhuge Crossbow...

"Quick, quick... Everyone pick up their Godly Zhuge Crossbows, come with me... come with me..."

I don't know why...

Zhuge Jun became so excited in an instant, as if he was facing a formidable enemy!

...

...

——"Miss, run away..."

At the foot of Rang Mountain, the groom had just shouted out that his back had been chopped off by the cavalry.

Although Liu Bei is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, who cares about the Yellow Turban Army led by Liu Pi, Pei Yuanshao, and Zhou Cang?They are used to being wild, and killing someone is just an extremely common thing for them.

"Do not…"

"Don't chase after me!"

Xia Houjuan was terrified. At this moment... she could hear footsteps coming from behind her, getting closer... getting closer.

"Juan'er..."

Just then, a voice came.

Xia Houjuan looked up, but who else could it be if it wasn't Cao Mu?
As Xia Houyuan's "daughter", she and Cao Mu have known each other since childhood, seeing Cao Mu this time is like seeing the last ray of dawn in the darkness.

"Sister Mu..."

"Quick...come up quickly."

Cao Mu pulled Xia Houjuan up the stone steps. Compared with Xia Houjuan, Cao Mu had a few guards from the Longxiao Battalion beside him.

This was specially left by Lu Yu for the forge.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the current forge plays a very important role in the Longxiao camp!

As for Cao Mu, today... She was here to inspect the mine dug out of Rang Mountain, but she never thought... Someone reported that a bandit soldier had come to kill her, and before she went down the mountain, she encountered Xia Houjuan being chased.

"Oops…"

Cao Mu's eyes froze.

It can be seen with the naked eye... at the foot of Rang Mountain, there are already hundreds of bandit soldiers rushing towards them.

——"Hey, it's not just one little girl...Two, no wonder General Zhang's eyes are staring straight!"

——"The waists of these two little girls are really thin..."

--"Hahaha…"

——"Come on, the woman that General Zhang has his eyes on, is it possible that you still dare to mess around? Are you going to kill yourself?"

——"Hey, General Zhang is looking at the little girl in white clothes. No, there is another one. Brothers haven't touched a woman for a long time!"

More and more obscene words came from the mouths of these bandits.

And the shouts of each sentence reached Cao Mu's ears, and Xia Houjuan's ears...

Cao Mu was still a little better, trying to straighten up, but...Xia Houjuan was already terrified.

Like a kitten being targeted by a tiger...

In Cao Mu's arms, curled up, trembling uncontrollably.

She... She was raised by Xia Houyuan's care and care since she was a child. She was afraid of melting in her mouth, and shattered in her hands. How have you ever met these thieves with red eyes?

"Pa-ta..." Xia Houjuan's legs staggered. If Cao Mu hadn't hugged her, she might have fallen limply.

"Sister Mu...what to do? What to do?"

Drops of sweat remained in Xia Houjuan's eye sockets.

"Sister Juan...if...if..." Cao Mu gritted his teeth, she was stronger than the timid Xia Houjuan. "If we are unfortunately caught, please...don't expose your identity and mine."

what…

Xia Houjuan raised her eyes, and she understood what Sister Mu meant right away because she was very soft-hearted.

Sister Mu was worried that this group of thieves would use them as a threat to force Xu Ducheng to open the door.

If... If so, how can their sisters be worthy of the Cao and Xiahou clans?

"I...I see..."

Although she was still very scared, Xia Houjuan nodded her head hard, she knew what to do!

Subconsciously tucking her hands into her bosom, Xia Houjuan bit her lips tightly, as if... forcing herself to become... stronger.

"The two girls quickly went up the mountain to hide, let me wait to stop the enemy for a moment... Maybe, maybe I can wait to come to support!"

Several soldiers from the Longxiao Battalion drew their sabers and waited in battle. This time they were going up Rangshan Mountain. They did not carry long-handled weapons, nor were their horses by their side, nor did they wear that heavy armor...

The only thing he has is the fine steel forged saber on his waist!

Besides, when it comes to fighting in the mountains... these cavalry may not be better than those bandits!

... Facing the charge of more than a hundred bandit soldiers, the possibility of being able to resist is very slim.

Can…

Every soldier in the Longxiao Battalion knows what Cao Mu means to the Longxiao Battalion and Commander Lu!

Support, they must hold on until...the support arrives!

It's just... will there be support?

The defenders of Xu Capital City are no more than [-]?

Facing such a sudden offensive?
Will they... will they come to the rescue?
In an instant, countless question marks condensed between everyone's brows.

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(End of this chapter)