Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 338 If you don't succeed, you'll die! (Thanks to 鈊彷硬 and 貝will for their monthly ticket support~)

In response to Zhang Liao's praise, Lu Bu laughed out loud. He immediately asked Zhang Liao to sit down with him and started eating skewers with the other generals.

Of course, Lu Bu was still a little reluctant about the locusts he roasted himself, and did not eat much.

He did roast some pork, however, and kept eating it.

But compared with the barbecue with lots of sauces in later generations.

The barbecue he grilled himself was undoubtedly less heavy and more light, but it also had its own unique flavor.

While eating, Zhang Liao said to Lu Bu:

"The next city we are going to attack is Mianzhu County.

“Although Xingba killed Ling Bao, a famous Xichuan general, judging from the attitude of Mianzhu City, they may not surrender directly.

“Although the power of the gunpowder jar is amazing.

“But I feel that this extremely powerful weapon is not suitable for excessive use.

"Otherwise, the enemy may develop defensive items against it."

Lu Bu spat the pork bone in his mouth onto the table and shook the bamboo stick in his hand:

“Don’t worry, it’s not that easy to make something that can fight against black powder.

"By the time they actually make it, I'll have already made an even more powerful weapon!"

Zhang Liao smiled bitterly, revealing his real worries:

"But what if all of Lord Chu's technologies are stolen by the enemy in the future?

"At that time, all armies will abandon cold weapons and turn to this kind of hot weapons of mass destruction.

"Wouldn't it cause great casualties to both our enemy and our soldiers?"

Lu Bu looked at the worry on Zhang Liao's face, his eyes turned, and he said calmly:

“Your concerns are not unreasonable, but there is no need to be too anxious.

“First of all, as long as the formula and production method of our black powder are not leaked, it will be difficult for the enemy to replicate it.

“Even if there is someone who can reverse engineer the manufacturing method from the composition of black powder.

"The limitations of the material itself will not allow black powder to spread throughout the world. At least, it is impossible now..."

Looking at Lu Bu's thoughtful expression, Zhang Liao nodded slightly:
"In that case, let's continue to use black powder when attacking Mianzhu.

"To be honest, I'm looking forward to seeing whether our opponents can create something that can counter black gunpowder..."

As Zhang Liao spoke, he once again shoved a whole bunch of locusts into his mouth.

……

After lunch, Zhang Liao led another 30,000-strong army to set off.

Lu Bu continued to stay in Guanghan City to carry out post-locust plague relief work.

In Mianzhu City.

The magistrate of Mianzhu County was Zhang Su, the brother of Zhang Song.

At this moment, I heard that only 5,000 people out of the 10,000 troops led by Ling Bao escaped.

After Ling Bao was directly killed by the enemy general, Zhang Su suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart!
At this time, Zou Jing, who had served as a lieutenant under Liu Yan, said to Zhang Su:
"I heard that your brother Zhang Song has joined Lü Bu's army.

"If the county magistrate does not want to resist, you can tell your brother. I think the enemy will be happy to accept our surrender."

Hearing this, Zhang Su felt extremely humiliated and glared at Zou Jing coldly:
"I am receiving a salary from my master, how can I sell out my master for fame and fortune like that villain Zhang Song?!

"I, Zhang Su, would rather die than surrender!"

Zou Jing showed admiration in his eyes, but he still said to Zhang Su:

"It is a blessing for the lord that the county magistrate is able to understand the great principles.

“However, the enemy has a strange kind of canister that can be thrown directly onto the city walls, blowing the large metal shields into pieces!

"Faced with this unprecedented weapon, how should the county magistrate respond?"

Faced with Zou Jing's question, Zhang Su was suddenly speechless.

After a long time, he looked at Zou Jing for help and asked, "Captain Zou, do you have any countermeasures?"

Zou Jing sighed inwardly, thinking, you don’t even have a plan to deal with it, so why are you talking so big just now?
However, on the surface, Zou Jing still replied patiently:

"I have two plans. First, the county magistrate can abandon Mianzhu City immediately.

"He led the 20,000 troops in the city to retreat to Luo County and joined forces with General Zhang Ren.

“Second, the enemy’s jars seemed to require a catapult to launch.

“It is extremely difficult for our army to defend the city, so it is better to lead the army to fight the enemy outside the city.

“But the enemy army is full of brave generals, and our army has few good generals, so it is extremely difficult to win a head-on battle.

"If you want to win, you must come up with a surprising strategy to have a chance..."

After listening to Zou Jing's two plans, Zhang Su could clearly feel that the first plan was better than the second plan.

However, giving up a city is equivalent to giving up one's own county and one's position as county magistrate.

When I go to Luo City, won’t I have to look at Zhang Ren’s face every day?

Zhang Ren is the most famous and the most powerful general among the Four Generals of Xichuan.

His prestige is much higher than that of himself, a county magistrate and deputy governor.

Considering this, Zhang Su looked at Zou Jing with the last bit of hope:
"Captain Zou, do you have any tricks to defeat the enemy?"

Zou Jing saw what Zhang Su was thinking and sighed helplessly:

"There is a method, but it is extremely risky. If it works, the enemy can retreat. If it doesn't, then both you and I...will die!
"I wonder if the county magistrate is willing to take the risk?"

When Zhang Su heard that he was going to gamble his life, he instinctively felt very repulsed.

However, considering that if he succeeds, he can not only repel the enemy, but also keep his official position, there is a high probability that he will be promoted directly!

Driven by desire and the idea of ​​"seeking wealth and honor through risk", Zhang Su gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Just give it a try! The worst that can happen is that you will die!"

Hearing this answer, a gleam of fearlessness in face of death appeared in Zou Jing's eyes.

He immediately whispered the plan in Zhang Su's ear.

After listening to this, Zhang Su nodded in realization:
"This is a brilliant plan! Let's follow the captain's plan.

"If we don't succeed, we will die!"

……

Zhang Liao led a large army into Mianzhu.

According to investigation, the magistrate of Mianzhu County was Zhang Song's elder brother Zhang Su.

Zhang Liao immediately called Zhang Song and asked:

"Mr. Zhang, I heard that the magistrate of Mianzhu County is your brother. I wonder if Mr. Zhang can go into the city and persuade your brother to surrender voluntarily?"

Zhang Song heard this and waved his hands:
"General, you may not know that although Zhang Su and I are brothers, our relationship is not good.

"I was born short and crude, and he was born tall and majestic.

"So from childhood to adulthood, all the benefits went to him, and all the blame was borne by me.

"Later, I studied very hard, passed the imperial examinations, and finally became an official, able to support myself.

"I immediately parted ways with my brother and no longer had to endure his bullying.

"If I go into the city to persuade them to surrender, I will most likely be captured by him, which will have an adverse effect on our army!"

After listening to Zhang Song's explanation, Zhang Liao showed an expression of enlightenment.

I didn't expect that the two brothers had such a bad relationship...

Zhang Liao knew that Zhang Song was a man of great talent, so he would naturally not let such a talent take risks.

Since we can't persuade them to surrender, let's just use force to intimidate them.

I believe that when Zhang Su sees the power of the gunpowder jar, he will be scared to death just like Fei Shi in Deyang City!

(End of this chapter)