Chapter 528: The remaining soldiers and defeated generals
Ma Liang fell...
Just when he thought he was sure of victory and would take advantage of this victory to drive Yi Xiaotian away, he was knocked down by the sudden collapse of salt prices.
He thought that Yi Xiaotian's strategy was just to forcefully bring down their family alliance's private salt business by buying and selling at a loss, or even giving it away for free.
So he felt that Yi Xiaotian was just trying to hold on and smile.
However, Ma Liang, who had not understood the situation at all, after a day of waiting and hearing the news from other families, he just woke up from the bed and passed out again.
The message was very simple, and after just a few words of conversation, Ma Liang received an unbearable blow.
"Four...Fourth Master...you...don't get excited first, listen to me slowly..."
Li Yue knelt on the bed, trembling uncontrollably.
There was fear in his eyes, mostly the fear of not being able to understand what he was seeing...
"The gate to the south of the city opened, and dozens of oxcarts came in from outside the city, all containing snowflake salt from a salt shop... It seemed that there were nearly 30,000 shi..."
So Ma Liang passed out...
Because the two refined salt wells in Xiangshan and Fanshan may not be able to produce 30,000 shi of refined salt a year...
The family alliance has completely lost...the already weak alliance has completely collapsed after today.
As for Yi Xiaotian, no one mentioned whether to sanction them again... Haha, Yi Xiaotian has made a lot of money, and when Youjian Villa is built... It will be good if Yi Xiaotian does not sanction them... So smart people have already
Start playing dead - where are the smarter ones?
The smarter Huang Chengyan put his hands behind his back and smiled as he looked at the continuous mining of coarse salt in the Lumen Mountain salt field. After a series of wonderful operations, it soon turned into pure white crystal salt like snowflakes.
Afterwards, he just felt refreshed... He had never felt so comfortable in decades.
"Master Yi, you are truly a noble member of my Huang family..."
Huang Chengyan is in a particularly good mood these days - in the private salt business war, Yi Xiaotian won a complete victory and defeated the arrogant family alliance. This is certainly something to be happy about...
It's just the things that make him, Huang Chengyan, so happy that he walks in the wind... Of course, there are only happy things about Huang Yueying.
"Daughter...you must seize this opportunity..."
Huang Chengyan's eyes were full of expectation... looking towards the direction of the villa... There, Yi Xiaotian has been hanging out with Huang Yueying these days...
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Of course, if Huang Chengyan knew that Yi Xiaotian pulled Huang Yueying every day, for no other reason than to explore the possibility of military use of dexterity, Huang Chengyan might vomit blood on the spot...
It's just that the two people involved obviously enjoyed it...
Lumen Mountain, on the mountainside, in a small temporary stronghold, smoke is rising...
Zhen Luo seemed to have prepared a meal in the room. She rolled up her sleeves, and a few drops of sweat dripped down her cheeks. Her hair soaked with sweat made Zhen Luo look even more hazy and beautiful in the mist.
She picked up the food, stuck out the door curtain, and shouted to the two people who were arguing animatedly in the courtyard:
"Sir! Sister Yueying, the food is ready!"
…
As Yi Xiaotian said, he invited Huang Yueying in good faith just to allow her talents to be used...and Huang Yueying enjoyed it because she felt that her talents had been fully utilized.
So now, Yi Xiaotian gave him this opportunity.
--arms--
The theme is weapons, and the reason why Yi Xiaotian thought of this was naturally because he was inspired by the mechanism in front of the Huang Mansion gate at that time...
"Can a Liannu... be made?"
Later generations had machine guns, which were real weapons of mass destruction on the battlefield, and during the Han Dynasty... there was a legendary weapon, the Yuan Rong Crossbow called the Zhuge Liannu...
A single-shot ten-shot crossbow fires continuously, but in written records, it seems to be mentioned that if the previous specifications are followed, the Zhuge Liannu is heavy and complicated, difficult to carry around, and is extremely effective when defending a city.
As for Zhuge Liannu, after seeing Huang Yueying's magical skill, Yi Xiaotian only said a few words:
"Can that village boy Zhuge Liang do such an exaggerated thing? Are you kidding..."
Yes, after visiting the extremely exaggerated precision coupling mechanisms in the Huang Mansion, everyone will have the urge to swear.
So Yi Xiaotian also understood that why there would be Zhuge Liannu in later generations was actually the rumor that Huang Yueying helped Zhuge Liang create. Looking at it this way, Yi Xiaotian felt that if Zhuge Liang really paid more attention to it, Huang Yueying could create more horrors.
weapons.
only…
"It's only because you, Zhuge Villager, are not so lucky..."
So Yi Xiaotian informed Huang Yueying of Zhuge Liannu's design ideas and discussed with her how much the cost would be if this kind of thing was to be mass-produced...
But now... let's eat first...
"I'm coming!"
Yi Xiaotian responded into the room and said to Huang Yueying who was still frowning in front of him:
"Let's stop here today... take a rest after eating, and then we'll continue."
When Huang Yueying heard what Yi Xiaotian said, she also put down the tools in her hands... The drawings in front of her were revised again and again. In one day, Yi Xiaotian had actually seen the prototype of Zhuge Liannu... and had to sigh, Huang Yueying's
Superb craftsmanship.
"Just Mr. Yi."
Huang Yueying smiled and unknowingly showed off her charm...
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There are still fifty miles away from Xiangyang outside the mountains...
A chaotic sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the mountain forest...
The birds and animals seemed to be frightened and fled in all directions...
A group of cavalry was galloping along the narrow mountain road... However, the broken armor on their bodies showed that they were not here to announce the good news...
"Zixiao! How far is it...?"
The leader of the group has disheveled hair... and is covered in mud. If it weren't for the sword on his waist, which could show his extraordinary status, from a distance, the rough man on the horse looks like a homeless man in extreme poverty...
"Prime Minister! It's not far! Wen Yuan has already taken the lead and arrived in Xiangyang... Master Yi will definitely find a way!"
The general covered in blood was carrying a long knife. The knife was stained with blood. It seemed that it could be seen that they had experienced a bloody battle not long ago...
He is Cao Ren, Cao Cao's general. At this moment, he is in an unprecedented state of despair.
"Prime Minister!"
Suddenly, a hurried call came from behind. It was a group of tiger and leopard riders. They were extremely fast. Judging from the blood stains on their bodies, they had just experienced a big battle.
"The Prime Minister is General Yu! General Yu and the others are here!"
Cao Ren shouted excitedly, but Cao Cao, who was just running away in front, heard that Yu Jin was coming. He didn't care about the beauty, so he reined in his horse and turned around...
I saw Cao Cao shouting at Yu Jin:
"Where's Dian Wei! Didn't I tell you to go back to him? Where are the others!"
In silence...only the sound of horse hooves could be heard, and the surrounding area was deathly silent...
Yu Jin's face was dusty... his face was bleak. He seemed to have been struggling for a long time... Finally he could only answer with a trembling voice:
"Prime Minister...General Dian Wei...died in battle..."
