[In the first year of Jian'an, in mid-June, Zilong returned and led two thousand elite cavalry to join the Battle of Xuzhou! 】
In Lu Yan's tent, Lu Yan used the flickering candlelight to write down what he felt and thought today.
The cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan were very effective in their experience in Sizhou.
Although almost one-third of the three thousand cavalry were lost, the remaining two thousand cavalry seemed to have transformed into elites.
And what’s rare is that each of these cavalrymen has a strong fighting spirit. I think it’s because they had battles with the powerful Huns cavalry. They came to Xuzhou now, maybe because they came to Xuzhou in a mood to abuse food...
[A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. Even if Zilong and his cavalry are strong, we cannot take it lightly!]
[During the day today, the twenty trebuchets have almost been completed. They just need to be debugged and they will be able to break through Ji Ling’s camp tomorrow!]
[Haha... A large stone weighing one hundred and ten kilograms can be thrown nearly two hundred steps away. A salvo of twenty-four trebuchets is enough for Ji Ling to drink a pot. ]
[However, the number of trebuchets is still not enough, and it cannot influence the victory. It can only give a certain blow to the enemy's morale. In the end, the final decision must be made by the soldiers' lives...]
After writing this, Lu Yan shook his head regretfully and said: "After all, we are short of time and have insufficient firepower... If there were two hundred trebuchets, I could smash Ji Ling Camp to pieces!"
[Observation during the day today, there seems to be some slight commotion in Ji Ling's camp. I haven't seen any grain trucks arriving at Ji Ling's camp for a long time. It seems that Wei Yan's successful attack on the grain road has gradually begun to show its effects.
.]
Lu Yan was still very relieved about Wei Yan. A famous general was overqualified to harass a small grain road.
[Zilong has also set off to go between Ji Ling's camp and Xiaopei to cut off the communication between them. If necessary, he can delay Xiaopei's reinforcements. As long as Zilong can delay it for a day and a night, Ji
Lingbian is completely hopeless!]
Thinking of this, Lu Yan took another look at the map and thought to himself: "The reinforcements from Xuchang and Wancheng should arrive in about ten days, but I can't wait for them, and I'm afraid Gong Cao can't wait either."
[Tomorrow, we must defeat Ji Ling tomorrow, otherwise Yuan Shu’s army will merge into one place, and Boss Cao will probably have to walk around without food...]
[Use the trebuchet to lower morale first. If you are lucky, you may be able to break through the camp wall directly.
[I still have fifty repeating crossbows in my hand. When the time comes, whether it is breaking formations or blocking enemies, it will be my most powerful trump card.
[I have to say that Zilong came back at the right time! With the new black technology produced by these workshops and Zilong’s two thousand elite cavalry, breaking the situation is close at hand!]
Lu Yan has always been at ease and trusting Zhao Yun. No matter what time, he can always appear when you need him most.
"It's perfect!" Thinking of Zhao Yun, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh with a smile.
Then, he picked up his pen and continued writing,
[Henan Yin, Zilong, and Ziheng completed the task perfectly. No, it should be said that they overfulfilled the task. 】
[They not only killed nearly a thousand Huns, but also rescued more than a thousand Han people who had been taken captive from the hands of the Huns.]
[The fate in this world is so wonderful. Among the rescued Han people, there was actually Cai Yan hidden inside!!]
[Tsk tsk... A beauty who has both beauty and talent. I really want to see who is better between her and Diao Chan. 】
[Hmm... I suddenly miss that girl Lingqi. I wonder if she will always bully others now? 】
Lu Yan found that his thoughts were somewhat unruly.
After gathering his thoughts with a wry smile, Lu Yan returned to the topic just now,
[Originally, Cai Yan was supposed to be kidnapped by the Xiongnu and sent to the north for twelve years, but unexpectedly, she was rescued by Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan due to some strange combination of circumstances... Well, this would at least save her the pain and darkness.
life.]
Thinking of Cai Yan... Lu Yan naturally thought of Boss Cao, who seemed to have something to do with Cai Yan.
[It has been said that Cai Zhaoji is knowledgeable, talented in eloquence, and good at music. The most important thing is that she seems to have an affair with Boss Cao...]
[I’m really looking forward to Boss Cao’s expression when he sees Cai Zhaoji! It will definitely be very, very, very interesting, hahaha!]
Lu Yan couldn't help laughing as he wrote. He really wanted to see Boss Cao's expression when he saw Cai Yan, "Interesting, interesting!"
[The serial crossbow must be mass-produced. Before thermal weapons appear, it will be one of the top killer weapons on the battlefield.]
【But where does the money to expand the workshop come from? 】
After thinking about it, Lu Yan lowered his head and saw Cai Yan's name again. His mind was spinning and he suddenly laughed,
[It’s not too much to exchange Cai Yan for some investment with Boss Cao, right?]
...
The next day, early morning.
Ji Ling camp, in the Chinese army's tent.
There were only two people in the big tent, Ji Ling and the grain officer, and the grain officer was reporting to Ji Ling the news that the grain and grass had not yet arrived.
"General, our grain and fodder should have arrived the day before yesterday, but now there is still no news." The grain officer asked tentatively, worriedly: "Is there something wrong with the grain channel?"
Ji Ling turned his back to the grain officer and did not answer. He seemed to have been looking at the map intently.
After about ten breaths passed, Ji Ling slowly spoke and said, "If you wait two more days and there is still no food delivered, send someone south to check."
"Here!" the grain officer agreed and exited the tent.
Shortly after the grain officer left, another messenger came to report, "General, Cao Jun is calling for formation outside the camp!"
"Ignore them." Ji Ling replied without looking back.
"Here!" the messenger agreed and was about to exit the camp when a huge roar suddenly sounded outside!
"Woo~~~!!!"
The whistling sound came from far and near, and a huge boulder, almost the size of an adult's arm, suddenly fell from the sky!
One hundred and eighty steps away from Ji Ling's camp, Cao Jun's twenty-four freshly made trebuchets were lined up one after another, and they were hurling huge rocks at Ji Ling's camp.
The side of the trebuchet is filled with big rocks. Look at the head, the smallest one probably weighs fifty or sixty pounds!
The sky above Ji Ling Camp.
A large stone weighing a hundred kilograms and with a ferocious shape flew over a distance of almost two hundred steps, and crashed down hard not far from the Chinese army's tent with a huge sound of breaking through the air!
"boom!!!"
There was a loud noise, and Ji Ling even felt the ground shaking!
And the huge boulder hit a soldier patrolling the camp.
In an instant, dozens of Ji Ling's soldiers in the camp who had witnessed this moment, including the orderly soldiers who had just walked out of the Chinese army's tent, fell into a state of petrification in an instant.
When the boulder hit the unfortunate guy, it rolled forward for several meters before stopping.
When the boulder rolled away, the onlookers discovered that the upper body of the soldier who had been hit had completely disappeared!
Red, white, and yellow were painted all over the floor...
After the soldiers who had witnessed this tragedy were quiet for a moment, a sound of "Ouch!" and "Ouch!!!" suddenly rang out in the military camp.
Finally, they could no longer suppress the turmoil in their stomachs and began to vomit one after another.