The birth of the Dahan Bedzi Crossbow made Li Yan, the Minister of Public Affairs, begin to pay attention to Liu Chan, the young emperor, because Liu Chan shocked him.
In fact, the people who were shocked were not only Li Yan, but also Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
"Is this really made by His Majesty?"
Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, carefully looked at the Han Dynasty bed crossbow brought by Zhuge Qiao several times, and asked Zhuge Qiao incredulously.
Was this really done by His Majesty?
"Yes, father;" Zhuge Qiao said with certainty: "This is indeed designed and manufactured by His Majesty himself. Your Majesty even drew the drawings for your son to inherit from his father."
As he spoke, Zhuge Qiao took out a blueprint from his arms.
The drawing is relatively rough and does not look like it was drawn by a professional. At least in Zhuge Liang's eyes, the drawing is indeed average.
However, although the painting is rough, the components are very clear, and there are descriptions of each component next to it, and the handwriting is Liu Chan's handwriting.
"Father, why don't you try it yourself?"
Zhuge Qiao said casually that this big man's bed crossbow had been tested several times in Chengdu, and he had also seen its power.
"That's fine!" Zhuge Liang nodded.
As the saying goes, whether it is good or bad can only be known by testing it yourself.
Chang'an——
Chengdong Campus.
More than a dozen guards arranged and fixed the big man's crossbow brought by Zhuge Qiao.
Zhuge Liang was calm and relaxed, but he carefully watched every step of the operation.
Chang'an East Campus was once a training ground for Cao Wei.
Now that Zhuge Liang has come to Chang'an, he still chooses to train his troops here.
The school grounds are quite large, about two thousand steps long from east to west and about eight hundred steps wide from north to south.
"Get ready!"
Upon hearing Zhuge Qiao's order, four guards lined up on both sides of the tail of the crossbow, and they turned the gallows at the same time.
Creak, creak.
The bowstring, which was as thick as a finger, was slowly pulled apart.
But at this time, Zhuge Liang will be attracted by three stiff bows.
These three bows are not all arranged in one direction. The first two bows are facing forward, and the last bow is facing in the opposite direction.
The arms of these three bows are all as thin as the wrist. It would be difficult to pull them by deadlifting alone, but now with the help of the gallows on the back, four guards can pull them open.
Gao Ming——
Of course, Zhuge Liang also designed many objects in his life, and he could understand many of the principles at a glance. The arrangement of the three rigid bows made him secretly praise it.
The bow string is completely pulled open and fastened to the movable cork at the tail.
A guard who had been serving for a long time skillfully placed a spear on the crossbow, and then picked up a hammer.
Zhuge Qiao looked around, especially after there was no one in front of him.
"Let it go!"
As Zhuge Qiao shouted loudly, the hammer-wielding guard immediately swung the hammer and hit a wooden stopper of the crossbow with a bang.
Phew——
The spear instantly took off its string and flew out.
After a few breaths, only a muffled groan was heard, and everyone present suddenly looked surprised.
This is too scary, okay?
Zhuge Liang's waving feather fan suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, a soldier ran forward quickly.
"Range—six hundred and thirty steps."
The soldiers who ran away shouted loudly.
The spear was lying next to him at the moment, because Zhuge Qiao did not set up a target for today's test, but shot out of thin air. He just wanted his father Zhuge Liang to see the true range of this big man's crossbow.
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Zhuge Liang, who has always been calm, could not conceal the joy in his heart at this moment.
"Father!"
Zhuge Qiao looked at Zhuge Liang who was in a daze, bowed and said: "Your Majesty once said that the maximum range of this crossbow can reach 800 steps. This bed crossbow is made for the first time and there are still some shortcomings. If it can be improved slightly,
, its range will definitely be higher."
Zhuge Liang did not answer when he heard this. Instead, he walked to the bed crossbow and looked at each part one by one. The more he looked back, the people around him could see the joy from the bottom of his heart on his face.
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Of course he was really happy.
Even though he has discovered that there are still many areas for improvement in this bed crossbow, this has exceeded his expectations.
"Joel!"
After watching the bed crossbow, Zhuge Liang said seriously to Zhuge Qiao: "As my father, I will entrust you with the responsibility of supervising the production of the bed crossbow."
"Really?"
Zhuge Qiao was overjoyed when he heard this. Ever since he was a child, his father would not allow him to participate in any major events. He would always say that you are still young and should study more.
Sometimes it makes Zhuge Qiao very confused. Is it really because I am an adopted son?
But now——
"Thank you father!"
Zhuge Qiao immediately saluted and said: "My child will definitely live up to his destiny."
Although Zhuge Liang left the development of the bed crossbow to Zhuge Qiao, Zhuge Liang would often intervene in the subsequent production process.
Time flies by, and it’s March 229 AD in a blink of an eye.
Early morning on March 5th.
Chang'an——
"Prime Minister!"
Yang Yi, who joined the army, came in nervously from the outside: "Sima Yi is here."
Zhuge Liang did not panic when he heard this. He just slowly put down the bamboo slips in his hand and asked casually: "How many troops and horses are coming?"
"Return to Prime Minister," Yang Yi said: "Sima Yi personally led the main force, about 80,000 people, which has reached the highest level."
"Yeah~" Zhuge Liang nodded slightly when he heard this.
It was only a matter of time before Cao Wei invaded Guanzhong. As early as the second half of last year, Sima Yi had been constantly dispatching troops and generals, so this time Sima Yi led his troops to Shangyong, which did not surprise Zhuge Liang.
"Prime Minister, the matter of moving the capital..." Yang Yi asked in a low voice: "Can it be postponed?"
"No!" Zhuge Liang immediately waved his hand and said: "At the beginning of the year, we vigorously promoted the relocation of the capital, and now a large group of troops have arrived in Hanzhong. If we postpone it at this time, Sima Yi will be alert."
"But -" Yang Yi seemed to have doubts, but Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Mr. Wei has come to Hanzhong personally to welcome His Majesty."
"This..." Yang Yi stopped talking, and Zhuge Liang then reminded: "The matter of moving the capital needs to be completed within a month, and Wei Gong can do it quickly."
Yang Yi was completely confused.
The Wei army saw that the army was approaching, and Lu Xun of Yiling had been moving frequently recently. After more than half a year of dispatching troops and generals, at this time, the main force of Soochow had gathered in Yiling City, no less than 100,000 people.
Years ago, the prime minister also sent an envoy to Wu to inquire about Soochow's intention to mobilize troops to Yiling, but Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, ignored him.
"Your Prime Minister is too worried. Our army is stationed in Yiling not to target you Han people, but because our army intends to expedition to Shangyong in the north and contain the main force of the Wei army. Your Prime Minister just takes this opportunity to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong and then capture Liang.
State."
I guess Sun Quan himself wouldn’t believe this.
Would he have such good intentions to buy time for the Han to send troops to contain Cao Wei?
Zhuge Liang naturally wouldn't believe it.
Soochow attacked Shangyong?
What's going on?
Soochow has conducted many Northern Expeditions over the years, but their main direction of attack was either Hefei or Jiangxia.
Last year, Soochow Wu had occupied the entire Jiangxia County, but now it said it wanted to attack Shangyong?
Aren't you afraid that if the Jiangxia garrison is withdrawn, Cao Wei will take the opportunity to seize Jiangxia?
Cao Wei constantly dispatched troops and generals, but Soochow Wu dispatched its main force from Jiangxia.
With such an unusual operation, even a fool can see that there must be something fishy in it. I am afraid that Cao Weizhi is not in Jiangxia, and Soochow is even less likely to really attack Shangyong. They may have formed some kind of tacit understanding, or some kind of deal.
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Before the Battle of Guanzhong, Han and Wu were weak and Cao and Wei were strong.
If Han and Wu want to survive, they can only deal with Cao and Wei together.
After last year's Battle of Guanzhong, the Han Dynasty is no longer the weakest party among the Three Kingdoms.
Cao Wei was afraid that the Han Dynasty would become bigger, so how could Soochow Wu allow the Han Dynasty to become stronger?
Therefore, there is no need to think about it. Cao Wei mobilized troops with the intention of retaking Guanzhong. It is inevitable that Han and Wei will restart the battle of Guanzhong. At this time, Soochow, as a third party, will naturally choose to attack the opponent that is most beneficial to itself.
Should we help Han conquer Wei or help Wei conquer Han?
If we want to attack Wei, we can only continue to raise troops to attack Hefei, or send troops to Jiangxia to attack Wanluo.
But Sun Quan knew very well that Soochow's current strength was simply unable to shake Cao Wei.
Compared with attacking the Wei Dynasty, it is not as effective as attacking the Han Dynasty.
Because Zhuge Liang finally captured Guanzhong, he will definitely try his best to defend Guanzhong, and Han and Wei will launch an unprecedented war in Guanzhong.
In terms of strength, Cao Wei's army is stronger than the Han army. If Zhuge Liang wants to defend Guanzhong, he will inevitably mobilize the entire country's troops into Guanzhong to resist Cao Wei.
This is the opportunity.
Soochow took advantage of the fierce fighting between Han and Wei in Guanzhong to seize the Han's Yizhou in one fell swoop. If Cao Wei finally destroyed the Han, Soochow could also rule across the river with Cao Wei.
This is Sun Quan’s wishful thinking.
Of course, he hoped that Zhuge Liang could withstand Cao Wei in Guanzhong and still maintain the three-legged situation. However, after this battle, the Han occupied the two states of Yongliang and continued to contain Cao Wei, while Soochow added Yizhou, a wealthy land.
If this is true, after this battle, the strength of Soochow will be greatly enhanced, while the strength of Han and Wei will be weakened.
Zhuge Liang naturally saw Sun Quan's plan clearly.
Otherwise, Lu Xun had been stationed in Jiangxia for half a year, but he did not take the lead in marching into Shuzhong. Sima Yi of Cao Wei also frequently mobilized troops in Wancheng, but he had no intention of marching.
At the beginning of this year, Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, suddenly announced that he would soon move the capital to Chang'an.
In early February, the Han Dynasty began to move its capital.
In early March, Sima Yi sent troops to Shangyong, and Lu Xun then sent troops to Zigui.
Yang Yi originally thought that the war was about to break out, and the capital relocation should be stopped immediately and fully prepared for the upcoming war, but the prime minister had no intention of stopping the capital relocation.
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