The Three Kingdoms: Steamed Buns and Pickled Cabbage, I Became the Emperor

Chapter 124: The Flying Man with the Aerial Bomb
In this era, there is actually something that has the same effect as No. 92 gasoline.

That was kerosene, which was later called petroleum.

Fiery oil once appeared in the geographical records written by Ban Gu.

There is flammable water in Gaonu County.

This describes oil.

but.

At that time, it was not called petroleum until Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty mentioned the name petroleum in his work "Mengxi Bitan".

Although this thing was discovered during the Han Dynasty, no one paid attention to it.

It was not until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period that it was used on the battlefield for the first time.

The effect of No. 92 gasoline is much more direct than that of fierce kerosene.

after all.

Gasoline is distilled from petroleum.

Unlike petroleum, which contains too many impurities.

Even using a torch, it was difficult to light.

But gasoline will ignite instantly when it encounters sparks.

Ye Chen really didn't expect that he could refresh such a good thing from the reputation mall.

then.

Ye Chen exchanged a barrel of No. 92 gasoline from the reputation system without any hesitation.

Let Lao Wang and others in immediately.

After whispering some instructions, I let them light the gasoline and have fun.

Through the system's violent return mode.

In a short period of time, he had collected thousands of barrels of gasoline.

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A week later, Ye Chen's army once again arrived at the city of Xuzhou.

"let's start!"

Following Ye Chen's order, the next moment, the rope of the newly built catapult was suddenly cut by the soldiers.

"call out!"

The catapult built using the principle of leverage directly threw dozens of kilograms of rubble towards the city of Xuzhou.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The rubble fell down, causing the earth to shake.

Rocks from the sky fell to the ground, and the wooden piles that had been piled up in advance were instantly smashed into pieces.

"My lord, this improved catapult can throw stones up to five hundred steps away!"

"With this weapon, Xuzhou City can be conquered in no time!"

Cheng Yu, who was standing aside, looked at this siege weapon and spoke excitedly.

Guo Jia was not at all surprised by the effect of the catapult.

After all, it was improved by him.

How could he not know the power of this improved catapult?

"Feng Xiao's catapult is indeed a sharp weapon!"

Looking at the catapult that was several meters high, Ye Chen sighed sincerely.

"However, using this car to throw stones is still a little lacking in power!"

Although the catapults broke many of the barricades in front of Xuzhou City, they did not cause much damage to the city walls.

Not to mention the soldiers guarding the city on the city walls.

"indeed!"

Guo Jia nodded when he heard this.

"After all, this catapult is too big to maintain accuracy like a bow and arrow."

He said helplessly.

Even though this catapult has been improved by him.

Although the throwing distance has increased, the throwing accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

The thrown stone can only land in an approximate position.

"Why don't you try something else, my lord?"

Cheng Yu suddenly suggested.

He also seemed to have it out.

Ye Chen meant that it had to be a catapult.

I think throwing stones is not okay.

If that doesn't work, just replace the explosive packs. Even if there is some damage, it will be fine as long as we can capture Xuzhou City.

No one can die in a war.

It depends on whether it’s worth it!

After hearing what Cheng Yu said, Guo Jia certainly understood what he was thinking.

He quickly persuaded.

"Marshal Ye, your explosive pack is too dangerous!" "After all, it cannot be timed accurately, it is simply killing one thousand enemies but injuring eight hundred of your own!"

"There is absolutely no fixed number. I don't recommend using it!"

"My lord, I have a plan!"

"Didn't we have quite a few prisoners of Tao Qian before?"

"It's better to let them hold the explosive packs and put them on the catapult."

"Then let them ignite the explosive pack in the air. Wouldn't that prevent the explosive pack from exploding prematurely and blowing up the catapult?"

Cheng Yu bowed and said.

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Ye Chen's mouth twitched.

Wow, this is the aerial bomb flying man, right?

In Cheng Yu's eyes, human life is really worthless.

To be honest.

If Ye Chen really has no other choice.

Maybe he really used Cheng Yu's method.

The lives of hundreds of prisoners are compared with the capture of Xuzhou city.

negligible.

In Cheng Yu's opinion, this is as it should be!
War is a matter of life and death.

What's the point of bringing hundreds of surrendered soldiers with the army?
Do you eat dry rice?

Instead of keeping it in vain, it is better to make use of its last remaining energy.

Ye Chen waved his hand decisively.

"Forget about this plan. I have a better way to break into the city."

"Sound the retreat!"

"Let's fight again in a few days!"

Ye Chen gave the order.

Today, when attacking the city, he just wanted to see the power and throwing distance of the catapult.

A few days later, the No. 92 gasoline and related siege materials were prepared, and that was the day to actually break into the city.

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In the second year of Chuping, at the beginning of May, on the city wall of Xuzhou.

"What the hell is Ye Chen doing?"

Tao Qian, Chen Gui, Liu Bei and others were all confused when they saw Guan Yu and Zhao Yun fighting fiercely below.

Since this time.

Ye Chen's army was stationed outside the city and sent people to challenge the enemy every day.

The city gates on both sides were only attacked a few times before the siege was abandoned.

This situation not only did not make Tao Qian and others feel at ease, but made them even more uneasy.

"Master Tao, something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. We must be on guard!"

During the entire month the army besieged the city, but they only attacked it a few times, and those attacks were obviously tests.

If Ye Chen said he had no conspiracy, no one in Xuzhou City would believe him.

just.

They were trapped in the city and had no idea what Ye Chen was doing.

"Xuan De, I will give you 10,000 elite soldiers tomorrow. Do you dare to go to Ye Chen's army and check the situation?"

Tao Qian held Liu Bei's hand and spoke earnestly.

Tao Qian wanted to send someone to check out what was going on in Ye Chen’s army, and in his opinion, Liu Bei was the best candidate.

"Master Tao has entrusted me with a request, so I dare not refuse!"

Liu Bei nodded heavily and agreed!
"Eh, it's over so soon?"

Just when everyone thought that Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were going to fight for one or two hundred rounds.

Zhao Yun suddenly rode back.

This situation made Chen Gui extremely puzzled.

? ?
Something is wrong!
What on earth is Ye Chen going to do?

Under the cover of night, outside the city of Xuzhou, in Ye Chen’s army.

"My lord, everything is ready!"

"Okay, send a message to the three armies, and attack the city!!"

Under the cover of night, in Xuzhou city.

"Brother, this old man Tao Qian asked us to help him fight the enemy, but he didn't give us any soldiers, and he also asked us to help him scout the enemy camp!"

"This is clearly a precaution against us!"

In Liu Bei's residence, Zhang Fei complained very unhappily.

Zhang Fei was particularly unhappy with Tao Qian's behavior.

He led 10,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to investigate the strength of Ye Chen’s military camp.

This is not seeking death.

If one is entangled by Ye Chen’s army and cannot escape, even a god will be unable to escape.

When Guan Yu heard Zhang Fei's complaints, instead of agreeing with him, his expression changed and he scolded him.

(End of this chapter)