Great Military Division

Chapter 444 The city defense technology is upgraded again, and the fire and thunder are not afraid!

Liu Biao changed into fresh clothes and led Kuai Yue all the way through the corridor and courtyard. When he arrived at the living room, as expected, a man with a slightly thin but straight figure was waiting in the living room.

Seeing Liu Biao and Kuai Yue approaching, this man rushed forward with a smile on his face, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Xun Chen, I have seen Liu Shijun and Kuai Junshi."

Liu Biao and Kuai Yue returned the salute with a faint smile, and said softly, "I've heard the name of Xun Youruo in Yingchuan before, and when I saw it today, it really is a well-deserved reputation."

"Where is that—!"

"Liu Shijun's absurd praise, how can Chen deserve it."

Xun Chen naturally understood that this was just Liu Biao's praise, so he didn't take it seriously. After all, his brother was in Nanyang, and he was truly famous all over the world. Compared with him, he could only be an unknown person.

"Come on, sit down."

Liu Biao waved his hand as a petition, motioning for Xun Chen to take a seat beside him. An attendant had already cooked tea, and in the winter season, the faint green smoke rose leisurely, creating a special artistic conception.

The guests and hosts were divided into seats, and after a brief chat over tea, Xun Chen stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point: "Actually, the next trip to Jingzhou is for my lord."

"Nanyang Hanting, founded by King Hongnong, was the only big Han at this time, but it seemed not very friendly to veterans such as envoys. Just like Liu Dai, he took the lead in announcing his submission to Nanyang and helped King Hongnong exterminate Yuan Yi. , but in the end he was nothing more than a servant.”

"This is enough to prove how arrogant the current King Hongnong is and how he doesn't take you seriously. Liu Dai is already like this. I'm afraid Liu Shijun is not as good as Liu Dai when he returns to Nanyang."

Liu Biao was naturally aware of this and Xun Chen's purpose for coming here, so he directly stated his point of view: "Yes, Nanyang Hanting is indeed not friendly to me and other veterans."

"Brother Gongshan has made outstanding achievements in battle after all, but he ended up in such an end, even worse than some young people under Nanyang Hanting, it is really chilling."

"Ugh-!"

Liu Biao sighed, feeling very melancholy.

Xun Chen was overjoyed.

As long as Liu Biao expresses his dissatisfaction with Nanyang, the next thing will be much smoother: "Some time ago, when Prince Hongnong tried Duke Yuan, Gao Ji actually stood up to testify, and even Duke Yuan pleaded guilty."

"This kind of thing obviously has suspicions. King Hongnong closed the case in a hurry and didn't give the world time to question it. It proves this point. The four generations and three princes of the Yuan family are true loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, but in the end they were wiped out. The fate of the three clans."

"actually."

Speaking of this, Xun Chen immediately shook his head and sighed wryly: "People with real insight should understand that King Hongnong's move is just to destroy the Yuan family and occupy the Yuan family's ancestral property for himself, so that we can speed up the process." The process of publicizing private land has encroached on more gentry lands, making the imperial family the only one.”

"As for the reason for the destruction of the Yuan family, it is not important to King Hongnong at all. Even if there are still many doubts that have not been resolved, as long as the goal is achieved."

"Hard!"

"It's too cruel!"

Since Xun Chen wants to stand for Yuan Shao, he should raise the banner of his four generations and three princes again, label the Yuan family as a victim, and label Liu Bian as a conspirator, so that he can place himself under the banner of justice.

Liu Biao pinched the goatee under his chin, and nodded slowly: "In this case, there are indeed some details that are debatable. Although I didn't come to the scene in person, I think there must be a misunderstanding."

"It is indeed unfair for King Hongnong to hastily close the case and convict him. Perhaps it is true, as your Excellency said, that the nationalization of the Yuan family's property is an advance preparation for the next year's spring plowing."

"It must be so."

Xun Chen nodded with great certainty: "According to reliable information, Zaozhi, the Nanyang rice field emissary, is already making a clear farming plan based on the returned cultivated land, and even has to make a budget for the production of chemical fertilizers in advance."

"All these tasks need to be solved in advance according to the amount of cultivated land, and then they can be written into the agricultural production responsibility letter. If King Hongnong does not take it back in advance, it will definitely delay the next spring plowing. This is the reason why he hastily closed the case and convicted him."

Kuai Yue on the side gritted his teeth, and echoed in a grim voice: "King Hongnong's move is indeed cruel. If he enters our Jingzhou, I'm afraid we will still suffer from this disaster."

"This is inevitable!"

Xun Chen immediately picked up the conversation, and turned to Kuai Yue.

In fact, these words just now were originally intended to be said by Xun Chen to the Jingxiang family.

After all, Liu Biao has only been in Jingxiang for two years, and it is impossible for him to have much assets. What he is worried about is his official position, which is his own interests, while the Jingxiang gentry are worried about their assets, which are their personal interests. Benefit.

Only by giving consideration to both and making them all have a sense of crisis can they truly reach a cooperation, so that they can unanimously resist the big devil Liu Bian and protect their own rights.

Xun Chen felt that things were going well, and the other party was full of emotions, and it was time to establish a united front: "King Hongnong's methods are too vicious, if we sit and wait to die, we can only become fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered. "

"Yes."

Kuai Yue nodded and echoed, "We must not sit still and wait for death, but fight back vigorously, find ways to overthrow Nanyang Hanting, and support Chenliu Wangxie as emperor."

"This"

Liu Biao frowned, hesitant.

Although, theoretically speaking, there is nothing wrong with doing this, but who can understand Chen Liu Wang Xie's attitude?

Xun Chen immediately added: "Not only that, the officials of Chang'an Hanting also complained about this. They can't stand Nanyang's system. Many people have left Nanyang. They are also our targets."

"As long as we are sincerely united and support each other, Nanyang Hanting may not be able to get much advantage. Moreover, my lord has already sent people to Yangzhou and Yizhou. If we can unite and fight between the north and the south, it is still unknown who will win or lose."

"If you fight hard, you may be able to win the future, but if you don't even dare to fight, we people will always have to be slaughtered by Nanyang."

Kuai Yue immediately echoed: "Your words are reasonable, indeed, but Nanyang's strength is strong, especially Fuhuo Leiting. I heard that it has the ability to open mountains and crack rocks. Our city is not worth mentioning in front of it."

"Don't worry about different degrees!"

Xun Chen interrupted immediately, and said loudly: "Although Fu Huo and Thunder are powerful, we are not helpless. As long as we can prevent this thing, we will have a way to fight against it."

"Oh?"

Liu Biao was surprised: "You guys actually have a way to deal with Fu Huo Lei Ting?"

Kuai Yue was even more stunned: "Is this really true?"

"of course."

Without the slightest hesitation, Xun Chen took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Liu Biao, and said softly, "This is the city wall strengthening formula that Dong Zhuo researched when he was in Chang'an. Please take a look."

"The craftsmen of the Chang'an court proposed a way to burn stone bricks to wrap the entire city, and fill the gaps with this kind of slurry. Not to mention the fire and thunder, even strong earthquakes may not be able to collapse it. .”

"Oh?"

Kuai Yue couldn't help being stunned: "Then why didn't Chang'an implement it?"

Xun Chen sighed, shook his head, and said softly, "Mr. Yuan wanted to carry it out, but Nanyang didn't give enough time at all, and firing stone bricks would also take time, so there was no time to carry it out."

"However, my lord has already started using it in Jizhou. From the current point of view, the effect is very good, especially at the junction of the city gate and the city gate. We can bury the iron parts in advance. The door is as strong as iron."

Liu Biao thought Kuai Yue's method was safe enough, but Xun Chen's method was even more secure. The other party even studied the paste between stone bricks, which is simply incredible.

"Alien, look."

Liu Biao didn't make a speech for the time being, but handed the letter to Kuai Yue.

After all, in the future, the outer walls of Xiangyang City will need to be completed by major families, and only with Kuai Yue's consent can it be officially implemented, not by himself.

"it is good."

Kuai Yue responded, took the letterhead, and started browsing.

As for the stone bricks, the gentry of Jingxiang agreed. The only point of confusion about this plan was the slurry. If the ingredients of the slurry were acceptable to the gentry of Jingxiang, then naturally there would be no problem.

but
When Kuai Yue found the materials needed to make the slurry, he was almost dumbfounded: "What? Use rice milk to make the slurry? Wouldn't this be a bit too extravagant and wasteful? Nuoda's Xiangyang City has to be consumed How much rice?"

Xun Chen immediately said: "Yidu, the viscosity of the rice paste is very good. If there is rice paste between the stone bricks, once it solidifies, it will certainly be able to resist the fire and thunder. The city wall is our first line of defense, and we must not lose it." what."

"But."

Kuai Yue frowned, he really couldn't accept such a plan: "The cost is too high, how much food will be consumed if we want to cover all of Xiangyang?"

"You should be clear that in Jingzhou this year, rice fields and fish have failed. The grain production is not high. The government has not received much tax rice at all. I am afraid that no one will agree to rely solely on Jingxiang's gentry."

"Is that so?"

Xun Chen didn't know that Jingxiang had experienced a grain production crisis. It sounds like it is not appropriate to use rice milk to reinforce the city wall, and it may even arouse public outrage.

"kindness."

Kuai Yue said with certainty: "Indeed."

Xun Chen paused, thought for a moment, and said softly: "If you don't use rice milk, then you can only use yellow mud, but yellow mud is not as adhesive as rice milk."

"My next suggestion is to use rice milk within ten steps near the city gate, and use yellow mud for ten steps away. If you calculate it like this, you won't actually need much rice milk."

Liu Biao's eyes brightened, and he nodded slowly: "This is indeed a good way. The Fuhuo Leiting is mainly used at the entrance of the city gate. We only need to reinforce this part, and use yellow mud for the rest."

"kindness."

Kuai Yue followed suit and nodded: "That's very good. In this case, if you want to come to Jingxiang, you can agree that we will build bricks in winter, and after spring, we will strengthen the city wall and widen the moat."

"If thousands of masons can be summoned, it may take less than two months to reinforce the entire Xiangyang City. In this way, we will no longer be afraid of the fire and thunder in Nanyang."

Xun Chen said with great certainty: "If this is the case, the city of Xiangyang will be as strong as gold. At that time, Yangzhou will respond to it from the east, and Liu Yan will respond from the west. It will definitely have an excellent effect."

"Oh?"

Liu Biao frowned and said tentatively, "Liu Yan agreed?"

Xun Chen shook his head: "I don't know yet, but you think that King Hongnong really won't attack Yizhou? If Jing and Yangzhou are destroyed, how can Yizhou survive alone?"

"Liu Yizhou is a smart man. I think he should be able to understand how to choose. This will be our last chance. If we can defeat Nanyang, the big man will surely usher in a new life."

Liu Biao pinched his beard under his chin, and nodded his head with deep conviction: "That's right, King Hongnong will never abide by the agreement with Liu Yan and not attack Yizhou? Don't say it's me, it's the ghost capital." Do not believe!"

Xun Chen smiled lightly: "That's right, that's exactly the case."

Liu Biao said kindly: "My friend, don't worry, I, Jing Xiang, will definitely stick to Xiangyang and contain the troops in Nanyang. As for the matter of uniting Liu Yan and Liu Yao, it all depends on you."

Xun Chen bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Don't worry, we will fulfill our mission."

*****
Yizhou, Shu County.

State Shepherd House.

Snapped!
Liu Yan slapped Shuai's case fiercely, his eyes were like bells, his beard and hair were stretched, he glared fiercely at the man below, and said coldly: "What do you mean? Are you trying to provoke the relationship between Yizhou and Nanyang?"

"Humph."

The examiner snorted softly, facing Liu Yan's anger, he showed no trace of fear on his face: "Liu Shijun, based on your experience, it should be clear that if there is no crack in the relationship between the two parties, no matter how much you try to provoke them, it will be useless. "

"But if such a relationship is unrealistic in the first place, then it proves that its existence is unreasonable in the first place. Since it is unreasonable, how can it last long?"

"Let's think about it differently. If you are King Hongnong, can you allow Yizhou to be in the hands of others when the world is unified? If King Hongnong really has such a stomach, I'm afraid he won't just give Liu Dai a servant. middle."

"He should show enough sincerity, and then Liu Biao and Liu Yao will naturally submit to the court. This is the fastest way to complete the unification, isn't it?"

"But Shijun, have you ever thought about why King Hongnong didn't do this? Is he really stupid and unwilling to give Liu Dai a higher official position? Or is there something else that Shijun hasn't thought of for the time being?"

The judge is well-versed in eloquence, and can always find an entry point that is beneficial to him in seemingly ordinary events, so that he can firmly control the entire negotiation rhythm in his own hands.

as now
Originally, Liu Yan was very excited. By his own means, most people in Nanyang knew that the imperial court had an agreement with him, and he would never attack Yizhou easily.

However, at this moment, the examiner said a few words, and the agreement between the two parties was questioned, and there was even a faint urge to break the agreement.

"What do you mean by that?"

However, Liu Yan is not easy to get along with.

He is not so easy to be fooled and become a tool in Yuan Shao's hands.

"It's easy!"

The judge remained calm, and said calmly, "King Hongnong is an emperor with a very low sense of security, especially after experiencing the incident after the death of Emperor Dong Zhuo."

"That's why he will firmly hold the power in his own hands, even at all costs, to control the land in the hands of the imperial court from the aristocratic family that has helped him so much."

"What's more, since the establishment of Nanyang Hanting, the three princes have no right to expropriate. All officials need to pass the exam before they can enter the Nanyang regime."

"Isn't King Hongnong's purpose like this to limit the power of the family? He is like this to Nanyang and the family, so why does the envoy think that King Hongnong will give up Yizhou and obey the orders of the envoy?" What about the agreement?"

hiss-!
Surprised, Liu Yan gasped.

In fact, Liu Yan himself was not very confident about such an agreement.

After all, the strength of His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang lies there, completely overriding all the princes. Why should he abide by such an agreement? Although public opinion is a means, it does not mean that there is no way to break it.

This kid Liu Bian can pull Yuan Kai down from the position of the four generations and three princes respected by all people, and the loyal and good for generations, so it shouldn't be too difficult for him to spend a little effort to deal with this little public opinion, right?

Hard to do.
Do you really want to pin all your hopes on public opinion?

However, if he unilaterally broke the contract, wouldn't that give King Hongnong a reason to attack him, and wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?
Tangled!

Really tangled!
Liu Yan frowned, staring at the trial match below: "Shen Zhengnan, right?"

The judge nodded: "That's right, it's next."

call-

Liu Yan let out a long breath, and said softly: "Yuan Shao is lucky to have a subordinate like you."

Shenpei nodded and bowed: "Your envoy's false praise, I can't afford to be worthy."

"but."

Liu Yan changed the subject and said in a cold voice, "Will you know how much I will pay for this?"

Shen Pei naturally understood Liu Yan's meaning, but he still remained calm: "If you make Jun believe that King Hongnong is invincible, then naturally you have to pay a huge price."

"But."

The examiner took a deep breath, and asked solemnly: "Is King Hongnong really invincible?"

Liu Yan frowned, and followed the train of thought of the judge: "At least, since he escaped from Luoyang Palace, he has no defeat so far, and you should be aware of the power of the fire and thunder, how can you stop it?"

"Your Majesty."

Shen Pei bowed his head, but his expression didn't change at all: "When the siege ballista came out, some people said that no one can stop King Hongnong."

"But why, not long after, King Hongnong invented the Fuhuo Thunderbolt? Since there are siege ballistas, why spend a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to invent this thing?"

Liu Yan frowned, and tentatively said, "What do you mean?"

The judge nodded: "That's right, because Chang'an innovated the city ramming process and reinforced the walls of Wuguan and Hanguguan, which caused the siege ballista to lose its effect."

"It is precisely because King Hongnong is aware of this that he has no choice but to invent the fire and thunderbolt, so as to attack the weakly defended city gate."

Liu Yan suddenly realized, with a bright light in his eyes: "It turned out to be like this?"

The judge nodded very calmly: "Yes, that's true. I just want to tell the envoy that there is nothing invincible in this world. He is innovating, and we are also working hard."

"Oh?"

Liu Yan was astonished, and raised his eyes to stare at the judge: "So, you already have a plan to deal with Fu Huo Lei Ting?"

The judge did not say anything dead: "It is currently undergoing experiments, and the effect is very good. Not surprisingly, starting from next year, the Nanyang court's Fuhuo Leiting will not be so easy to work."

Liu Yan suddenly sat up straight, and hurriedly asked: "Oh? What is the method that can actually defend against the fire and thunder, can Zhengnan tell me?"

"this."

The judge frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Although this technology is currently being kept secret, as a token of sincerity, I'm still willing to tell the envoy."

Liu Yan bowed his hands, ecstatic: "I still look at Zhengnan, and I will not hesitate to teach you."

"My lord, this is a brand new city reinforcement plan."

The judge did not hesitate, and directly handed the plan prepared in advance to Liu Yan: "We plan to fire stone bricks, and then reinforce them with yellow mud on a large area, and partially reinforce them with rice paste, so that the city will truly be as solid as gold. "

"Rice milk?"

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment: "Reinforce it with rice milk?"

The judge nodded: "Rice milk is very viscous. Once solidified, it is indestructible. Even a fire and thunder can't do anything to it, and it's only near the city gate. The actual cost is not as high as imagined."

Liu Yan frowned and pondered for a moment.

Have to admit.

This is indeed a good plan.

The outer wall made of stone bricks is indeed stronger than that made of rammed plain soil. If it is used in the key city on the road of King Hongnong's team, it can effectively prevent him from entering Yizhou.

Not only that, Qinchuan at eight hundred miles can be called a natural moat. How to cooperate with the defensive ability of the stone brick city wall can basically ensure that Xichuan remains invincible.

Undefeated is victory!
Liu Yan's mind suddenly became active, and he let out a long breath: "You mean, we will join hands with the three parties to attack Xuzhou and Guanzhong from Jiangdong and Yizhou, and let Jingzhou contain the elite soldiers in Nanyang?"

"Yes."

The judge said with great certainty: "Two ways go hand in hand, one way is restrained, and after my lord swept Youzhou, he immediately went west and entered Bingzhou, and divided his troops to the south to threaten Yanzhou. How can Nanyang Hanting be against?"

Liu Yan paused, and from a strategic point of view, it was indeed a good encirclement strategy: "Your lord has fought against Youzhou for a year, but he still hasn't taken it down. Why can you sweep it in a short time next year?"

"Of course!"

Speaking of this, Liu Yan hastily explained: "Liu didn't mean to belittle Yuan Shao, it's just the fact, and after a winter, Liu Yu has a chance to ease, and it will be even more difficult."

The judge said very calmly: "I understand that no matter what I say, the envoy will not believe that my lord has the ability to win Liu Yu, but here, I still have to say that Liu Yu will not last."

"The year-long battle has caused Liu Yu to demolish all the houses in Ji County. Whether they can survive this winter is another matter, let alone a chance to breathe."

"Winter may be a respite for others, but for Liu Yu, it must be a catastrophe. This is much easier than my lord sending thousands of elite soldiers to storm Ji County."

Liu Yan was naturally aware of the horrors of winter in the north, so he had to admit that there was some truth to what the trial said: "How about this, let me think about it, and then tell you the decision, how about it?"

The examiner bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "This matter is related to the future of Yizhou, so you should naturally think about it carefully. I will wait for your good news and hope that you can make a correct decision."

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