Chapter 234 The same banquet with different hearts
Although he showed his face in front of his colleagues, Pang Tong was not happy...
There are actually many types of new weapons and equipment developed, but only these basic models can be shown off, otherwise special tactics may be exposed.
There were three types of equipment that were originally going to be displayed, and one was an imitation of the Divine Arm Crossbow - it needed to be strung by foot, had a range of more than 200 steps, and its effective killing distance was more than double that of the existing standard crossbow, and even exceeded that of a longbow!
Compared with the longbow, the crossbow itself is a medium-to-short-range weapon. At close range, the crossbow is faster and more powerful. However... because the crossbow arrow cannot be equipped with a tail fin, even if the initial speed is higher than that of the bow, the range is still lower.
Far from being comparable to the longbow.
Just like a dart - if you remove the tail of the dart, it will be difficult to stick the dart on the target even if the force is doubled.
The current divine arm crossbows of the Ministry of Industry use pedal-type winding, which is equivalent to converting more power into potential energy. They are weaker than the divine arm crossbows of the Song Dynasty. This is probably because the materials have not formed an industry.
Even so, the range and power are already terrifying...
It was just that in the previous battle in Jiangxia, the repeated crossbows appeared in Huang Zu's army, which made Pang Tong unwilling to display the divine arm crossbow.
Although in comparison, the two should have their own strengths - the penetration power and range of the Divine Arm Crossbow are far from comparable to that of the Repeating Crossbow, but it is true that on the battlefield, the Repeating Crossbow is more dominant than the Divine Arm Crossbow at medium and short ranges.
Especially when samples were obtained, the Ministry of Industry was unable to copy them. The most important mechanical part included many settings that would cause self-destruction if opened improperly.
Under such circumstances, Pang Tong, who was striving for perfection, was unwilling to take out the divine arm crossbow...
At the same time, Pang Tong also took the opportunity to suggest to Bai Tu to further expand the recruitment of machine learning talents.
"Yes, it is precisely because of these heavy weapons that our generals can suffer less casualties and manpower can be wasted less! This time we won a great victory in Jiangxia, thanks to the sacrifice of the three armies. The commander took the lead, but the opponent's repeated crossbows,
It also caused us a lot of trouble...
From now on, the Ministry of Rites will cooperate with the Ministry of Work to increase the recruitment of talents in the talent selection examination and recruitment hall. Not only in Yangzhou... in Jingzhou, but also in the Central Plains, they must also publicize it! If there are suitable people, they will also
Recommendations can be made based on the best. We must not relax our efforts to cultivate reserve talents. Projects of the Ministry of Civil Affairs such as water conservancy that will be promoted in the future will also indispensable talents from machine learning. Corresponding professor categories should also be established at county schools and above." Bai Tu said.
This is also something that Bai Tu has already suspected, and this is even one of the original intentions of establishing the talent selection examination and the rural and county school system...
If it had been proposed at the very beginning, the resistance would have been considerable, so the Ministry of Rites had always focused on Confucian enlightenment in education.
But now the time is getting more and more mature. Not only has the resistance in the past been much smaller, but more and more supporters have emerged for the Ministry of Civil Affairs' people's livelihood projects and the Ministry of Industry's military industry.
Baitu also promptly began to promote the transformation of the township school and county school systems...
Even if some people find that this transformation from the foundation of education will bring about changes over time, and are resistant to it, they can no longer shake the general trend that has gradually formed.
After the Three Hundred Tiger Bensu Guards changed their clothes, not only did the blades in their hands look more handsome, but the armor also turned on "three modes".
After entering the fully armed state, the torso of the gilt armor is also complex and much thicker. At first glance, it looks like a gold and jade armor...
Of course, this is just "like". In fact, due to the increase in weight and the impact on flexibility, in fact, in the fully armed state, except for the defense power, all other performance of the armor is completely reduced.
However, the defense will not be weaker than the bonus effect of the Golden Jade Armor...
To a certain extent, the foot armor and the castle princess world armor are a perfect match. There is no problem of difficulty in transporting them, and they can be changed in one second!
At this moment, another military message was sent, and Taishi Ci was sent to Bai Tu alone. Although he did not see the messenger, but he was sent to Bai Tu at this time, it was obviously important military information.
But after Bai Tu saw it, he didn't say anything. He just informed Tai Shi Ci and gave him his official seal... obviously asking him to go to Chengji Mansion to deliver orders on his behalf!
Many people noticed this scene, but since Bai Tu didn't mention it, no one took the initiative to ask.
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Later, during the banquet, Sima Lang used the skill of drinking and drinking to get closer to Jian Yong.
Jian Yong is Liu Bei's ace diplomat. He has good temperament and appearance, and is good at talking. As long as he is around, no matter how many people are in the chat, no matter his status, he will not feel left out.
Kong Rong specifically did not let Mi Heng come over today, otherwise Jian Yong might encounter an opponent - if Mi Heng deliberately wanted to provoke him, would Jian Yong fall into the trap?
Sima Lang was also an eloquent person, and he and Jian Yong were rivals in chess. After exchanging scholarly blows, Sima Lang began to inquire about Xuzhou's attitude toward the General's Mansion, both overtly and covertly.
In Sima Lang's view, Bai Tu's armor can only be sold to Xuzhou and the Prime Minister's Mansion...
However, Jian Yong showed no effort at all. He did not follow Sima Lang's hint and mentioned that he and the Prime Minister's Mansion could inform each other about the "transaction with the General's Mansion" in Xuzhou and did not directly disclose the matter of lowering the price.
, whether Xuzhou Prefecture will have a trading plan.
After Sima Lang tried hard several times, he finally understood - the staff of the Xuzhou Mansion were now very afraid of the Prime Minister's Mansion because the Prime Minister invited Liu Xuzhou to Xudu!
Even though the Xuzhou Mansion and the General's Mansion are no longer as harmonious as before because of the award of Jiuxi, they are still... no matter how close they are to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Bai Tu, who was sitting on the main seat, was whispering something to Lu Lingqi in a drunken voice, seemingly asking her to come to him, but...he only received a blank stare.
In fact, Bai Tu had already mentioned to Lu Lingqi whether he wanted to change the way of getting along, such as...
But there was no such thing as Lu Lingqi's direct refusal - after the marriage of women in the Shang Dynasty, from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States to the Han Dynasty, there were no more female generals.
Under today's customary system, female generals only exist in the "anti-thief" camp.
Previously, Lu Bu's army was a group of stragglers. As Lu Bu's only daughter, it would be okay for her to hold a military rank independently.
But... Bai Tu's general's mansion is now the top prince in the world and has its own rules.
At this time, Lu Lingqi was appointed as the head guard, and Bai Tu was already under a lot of pressure. If she were replaced by "Mrs. Chuhou", she might have to take care of her husband and raise her children in the mansion, without any freedom.
Although Lu Lingqi's reasons for refusing were all strange, Bai Tu could actually feel that Lu Lingqi felt that Guard Chief Su was much more comfortable than "Mrs. Marquis of Chu".
Far better than any lady.
Bai Tu let her go for the time being. After all, he had to eat his food one bite at a time. He even shouted, "Women hold up half the sky," but no one paid him any attention.
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At this time, in the backyard of the General's Mansion, on the way to Cheng Ji's Mansion, I saw a man in green walking around furtively, sometimes looking left and right, as if he was very nervous.
But the more he was afraid of something, the more something... suddenly a figure sounded behind him: "General, today's banquet is in the atrium, and there are also places to relieve yourself near the atrium. Is it the wrong way to come here?"
"Ah! I... yes, I am relieving myself. Ahem, I seem a little drunk. Thanks for the directions." The man in green was startled and explained quickly.
When he turned around, he realized that the speaker was probably a woodcutter based on his dress and the bundle of firewood under his arm. Although his voice was hoarse, he was very young.
Seeing that it was just a woodcutter, the man in green breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he blamed himself - was it because he was too close to "revenge" that he lost his mind?
A woodcutter holding firewood came so close that he didn't even hear the footsteps behind him!
The woodcutter stared at him, then nodded and walked to the woodshed nearby.
"Well? General Ling, you are today's protagonist, why are you hiding here from drinking?" Taishi Ci was coming from the direction of Chengji Mansion. When he saw the man in green, he smiled and teased.
Yes, the man in green is no one else. He is the young general Ling Tong who participated in the banquet as a representative of Sun Ce's Ministry and who made an early contribution in the battle of Jiangxia!
Seeing Taishi Ci, Ling Tong's heartbeat skipped a beat. He tried his best to relax his face, drooped his eyelids to block his eyes, and said in a drunken voice: "General Taishi, please don't tease me. I'm just a fool for a while. How can I bear it?"
This credit?"
"Hahaha, if you dare to charge when the time comes, you can be regarded as a brave general!" Taishi Ci said and patted the young man on the shoulder.
But he didn't see that under his lowered eyelids, Ling Tong's eyes showed even more hatred after hearing the words. He tried his best to control it and only said: "Yes, it is difficult to dare to rush when you are charging... After all, whoever gets there first
, ten meritorious deeds...nine deaths!"
Taishi Ci just thought that he was thinking of some comrades in arms, so he said: "It seems that the young general is really drunk. I will take you back to your residence... Let's avoid the atrium to prevent you from being caught drinking again."
"No, I'll just blow some air..." Ling Tong refused, but followed Tai Shici.
good.
Both Taishi Ci and Bai Tu's memories have been blurred, and even...Sun Ce also neglected to miss a story!
Before, when Bai Tu rushed to aid Lu Kang in Shu City and Sun Ce attacked the city, and Bai Tu and others were defending the city, there was a green-armored general who was about thirty years old, with a slight beard, and was also gilded. He was also the first general to ascend...
...In the end, after being attacked by Tai Shi Ci, he was shot in the chest and stabbed on the tower (see Chapter 73).
That person is Ling Cao, the father of Ling Tong!
Although they were enemies on the battlefield and each had his own master, after all, it was the revenge of killing his father, and Ling Tong never let go of it, and...not long after that, Sun Ce joined Bai Tu's command, and Ling Tong did not mention this matter publicly.
, Sun Ce also forgot to pay attention to this relationship.
Ling Tong only entered the army two years after his father died, that is, last year. Because of the legacy of his elders and his courage to fight, he soon became a captain and won the first place in the battle of Echeng...
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Never before had Ling Tong felt that the opportunity for revenge was so close to him - Taishi Ci was walking in front of him unpreparedly, with his back completely exposed to him!
Ling Tong adjusted his breathing nervously. On the one hand, he could think of his father's figure and the voice urging him to take revenge. On the other hand, after killing Tai Shi Ci, not only was he captured, but Sun Ce's entire department was also implicated. He was demoted and beaten.
Break it into pieces, refrigerate it...
Although Tai Shici heard this, he just thought it was because he was drunk. Instead, he chatted: "General Ling is young and promising. Your parents must be very pleased, right?"
Hearing Taishi Ci mention his father, Ling Tong's originally troubled expression became even more cold.
"My father was also a lieutenant colonel in the army, but he was killed in the battle... If he was still alive, he should be!"