Chapter 276 Innovate the fuel, use coal to coke Liu Bei, and kill Liu Bei with thunder!
Nanyang.
In the north of Pheasant County, there is a smelting and casting workshop.
Zhiwuwu—!
Horse-drawn carriages came here pulling goods.
Han Ji greeted: "Master Qin!"
Qin Fen hurriedly came over to greet him: "Here you are."
"Quickly unload the charcoal. Use this as fuel in the future. Don't use charcoal anymore."
"Charcoal?"
Qin Fen was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward and opened the curtain.
really.
The car was filled with dark coal.
However, there was no surprise on Qin Fen's face, but a slight look of astonishment: "Han Yezhe, don't you know that using charcoal as fuel can easily cause a furnace to explode?"
"Ha ha!"
Han Ji smiled and said with absolute certainty: "Master Qin, don't worry, this kind of charcoal has been specially treated and will never cause the furnace to explode. Just use it with confidence."
Although iron smelting and military casting began to use coal as fuel on a large scale only after the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, in fact, coal has been used since the Western Han Dynasty, but it was rarely used after several major furnace explosions.
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In addition, coal contains a large amount of sulfur, which is an extremely harmful element for smelting iron and steel. It can promote the combination of iron and carbon, making the iron hard and brittle.
What can really be used as fuel is not ordinary coal, but coke.
Fang Yizhi records the method of coking in "Little Knowledge of Physics": "Coal is produced everywhere. The smelly ones are melted and closed to turn into stone. Then they are chiseled into the furnace and called the reef. The fire can be kept for five days, frying the coal and boiling the stone."
, which is particularly labor-saving.”
Reef means coke.
It means that in a sealed state, burning stinky coal at high temperature can produce a rock-like reef. The firepower is durable and strong, and it can be used to smelt iron, which is very labor-saving.
Yingchuan is located in the current Henan region, surrounded by Luyang and Jiaxian, which is the current Pingdingshan area. It has rich coal resources, and it is only about 300 meters underground.
In the middle and late Warring States period, the ancients used simple tools to initially solve the problems of underground ventilation, lighting, drainage, lifting, and support by combining vertical shafts, inclined merges, inclined lanes, and level lanes.
By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, mine excavation technology had become more complete and could reach a depth of more than 100 meters. It was especially experienced in mining copper ore and iron ore.
On this basis, the Military Advisor Alliance made corresponding improvements and sent an engineering team to Yingchuan to dig coal secretly, and set up a coking field nearby to send the processed coke to Nanyang.
"really?"
Qin Fen still didn't believe it.
After all, how can the words passed down from our ancestors be false?
This is already a well-known rule in the smelting industry.
But now...
Han Ji actually said that charcoal would not explode the furnace.
Such remarks have completely subverted Qin Fen's cognition.
"certainly."
Han Ji was sure and affirmative: "If Master Qin is worried, you can send some people to use it first. If they can't blow up the furnace, it won't be too late to use it fully."
"but......"
Han Ji shook the bamboo slip in his hand and said softly: "Our mission has changed. Nanyang's farming is progressing very fast. I'm afraid the previous plan will not be able to meet production."
"Your Majesty has ordered us to adjust the progress of forging farm tools. From now on, we must work harder. This wooden bellows and charcoal are what your Majesty ordered me to provide, just to speed up our forging speed."
Qin Fen looked in disbelief: "Ah? Your Majesty...is this provided by Your Majesty?"
Han Ji nodded: "That's right! And His Majesty has already found someone to try it. As long as the slag is cleaned up in time, the furnace will definitely not explode. Don't worry, after this period of time passes, there will be new things."
call-
Qin Fen breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with difficulty: "Since it is provided by His Majesty, let's give it a try. If it is true that it won't hurt anyone by blowing up the furnace, we will definitely promote it. This thing has high heat, and with the wooden bellows, the smelting efficiency will be great.
Increased amplitude.”
"good!"
Han Ji responded with a smile on his face: "In that case, I'll leave this thing to you. Put it in the warehouse quickly. I'll go find Ji Kai. There's something I need him to do."
Qin Fen nodded: "In that case, Han Ye, please do as you please."
Han Ji thanked him and went straight to the casting workshop.
At this moment, what he was holding in his hand was a simplified diagram of the bearing on the high-tube rotating car.
This thing requires very high requirements for smelting. I am afraid that only Jikai can complete the entire workshop.
*****
Nanyang, Xinye.
Zhao Biao's Mansion.
Squeak—
Zhao Biao opened the study door and came in.
suddenly.
A dagger was pressed against his waist, and a cold voice immediately sounded: "Don't move, or I'll kill you."
Zhao Biaoran was startled and gasped in fright: "Hero, if you have something to say, please tell me. Did Zhao offend you?"
"Do you want to avenge your son?"
"ah?"
"Let me ask you, do you want to avenge your son?"
"I do! Of course I do! I think about it day and night!"
"very good!"
The voice behind seemed very satisfied: "I can help you, and when it is done, I can also help you escape from the new wilderness, escape into the mountains and forests, and become a bandit. Are you willing?"
Guru—
Zhao Biao swallowed and nodded affirmatively: "As long as I can avenge the dog, let alone committing a crime, I, Zhao Biao, will never frown even if it takes my life."
"He is indeed a good father."
Immediately.
A figure turned to Zhao Biao and said in a cold voice: "I have been observing you for ten days. Ever since the death of my son, you seem to have lost your soul and have completely lost the meaning of living."
"I think!"
The man took a deep breath and said solemnly: "You are someone who can take risks for my son's sake."
Zhao Biao frowned and nodded affirmatively: "I can! But you have to tell me first, who are you?"
The man did not care about Hu: "I am Wang Fang, from Hanting, Chang'an."
Zhao Biao was stunned: "Are you from Dong Zhuo?"
"That's right."
Wang Fang said with great certainty: "This general is the prime minister's man. Why are you afraid?"
Zhao Biao snorted coldly: "I'm not even afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of Dong Zhuo?"
Wang Fangdan smiled: "Although King Hongnong founded the Han Court in Nanyang, how can he compete with the Han Court in Chang'an? He will lose sooner or later. If you join the Prime Minister now, your future will be unlimited."
"I at least..."
Wang Fang took a deep breath and said with absolute certainty: "You can be guaranteed to become the magistrate of Xinye County. If you can perform a little better, it is not impossible to become the magistrate of Nanyang County."
call-
Zhao Biao didn't care about his official position at all: "I don't care about those things. I just want to know how you are going to help me?"
Wang Fang was very satisfied with Zhao Biao's reaction. He was an avenger in the pure sense: "Now I have more than thirty people in Xinye, all of whom are elites in the army, who can help you."
"More than thirty people?"
Zhao Biao said coldly: "Isn't it true that these men and horses can't even get in Liu Bei's body? I heard that this man has been fighting since the Yellow Turbans, fighting hundreds of battles, and his swordsmanship is extremely superb."
"And the two brothers under his command were even more courageous. When he went west to attack Dong, they raided Zhang Miao's camp and forced Zhang Miao to abandon Yanling."
"You only have about thirty people..."
"snort!"
Zhao Biao snorted disdainfully: "You still want to kill Xin Yeling? What a joke!"
Wang Fang stared at the other party with burning eyes: "Don't you think I don't know? There are nearly two hundred people in your clan. You have been in contact with the Li family, the Wang family, and the Lu family these days. Do you want to assassinate Xinye Ling?"
"This imperial decree has not harmed the interests of the Deng family and the Yin family, but you and other wealthy families can no longer hire tenants. How can they swallow this bad breath?"
Zhao Biao took a deep breath: "You know quite a lot."
Wang Fang said softly: "I have already said that I have been observing you secretly these days."
"But......"
Zhao Biao changed the subject and said coldly: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other. No one in these guys is willing to help me. They are like me and cannot be the head of the family."
Wang Fang said solemnly: "I don't need them to take action. I just need them to help me bring people in from outside the city. You have two hundred people. I will gather another hundred people, enough to kill Liu Bei."
"oh?"
Zhao Biao was stunned for a moment: "Do you still have someone else?"
Wang Fang Aoran: "Of course."
"good!"
Zhao Biao nodded: "I promise you, I will contact those brothers tomorrow and ask them to help bring some people into the city. It is up to you to decide how to act. I will listen to you."
Wang Fangdan smiled: "One word is settled."
Zhao Biao: "One word is settled."
Noon the next day.
County government.
Liu Bei was handling government affairs.
suddenly.
A call sounded outside the hall:
"Brother—!"
“Brother—!”
"Ha ha ha ha."
It's Zhang Fei.
Liu Bei judged it all at once.
He looked up.
really.
Seeing Zhang Fei leading someone to the palace: "Brother, the node reward issued by the court to us has arrived. It's a full 20,000 yuan. Can we buy some good wine this time? I'm almost suffocated lately!"
"This is..."
Liu Bei ignored Zhang Fei and turned his eyes to the man next to him.
But see...
He has a tall and straight figure, a face like a crown jewel, exquisite facial features, a high crown, and a bookish look on his face. I can't help but be curious. In the past, all the node rewards were escorted by military attachés. Why was it replaced this time?
"oh."
Without waiting for Zhang Fei to take the initiative to introduce, the man took a step forward and bowed: "I am Yin Ji, named Jibo, from Shanyang County, Yanzhou. I am the third batch of people who passed the public transportation department examination. I was ordered to come to Xinye to assist
Uncle Emperor."
"This is the edict."
After saying this, Yin Ji took out the edict from his backpack and handed it to Liu Bei: "Please ask your uncle to read it."
Liu Bei waved his hand: "No need. Bei is busy with government affairs. I didn't expect that His Majesty has already considered it for you. Welcome to Xinye. The rewards are just coming. I will help you tonight."
"Yide!"
Liu Bei turned to look at Zhang Fei: "You haven't had a drink for a long time, haven't you? Tonight, you can drink as much as you want, but you must keep Brother Ji Bo with you, do you understand?"
Zhang Fei was ecstatic, his eyes suddenly brightened, he patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, brother, just leave it to me."
"Uncle Emperor."
Yin Ji on the side quickly bowed his head: "I'm afraid it's really hard for me recently."
Liu Bei frowned: "Oh? What do you mean?"
Yin Ji took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Bei: "Uncle, this is your Majesty's personal letter. You'd better read it. The school affairs office has found out that a group of people are gathering in Xinye recently, which may be detrimental to you.
Let you be careful in everything."
hiss-!
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, took the letter and started browsing: "Ah, this..."
Yin Ji said softly: "Uncle, Your Majesty does not want anything to happen to you."
Liu Bei nodded slowly: "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I just feel sorry for you and can't help you."
Yin Jidan smiled: "We will spend a lot of time together in the future. Sooner or later we can catch up and wash away the dust, so why rush for this moment."
"good!"
Liu Bei took a long breath: "Bei is very pleased that you can think so. After dealing with the traitors in Xinye City, we can clean up the dust and hold a celebration banquet together."
Yin Ji nodded: "Here."
Liu Bei ordered: "Yide, call Yun Chang back to discuss important matters."
Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Not long after.
Guan Yu rushed back to the county government office.
Liu Guan, Zhang, Yin Ji, and Jian Yong gathered together to think about countermeasures.
Although the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open, it is easy to hide with open guns and difficult to prevent hidden arrows, but Liu Bei also has a certain understanding of Xinye County and has a general understanding of who may take action.
After a long discussion.
Liu Bei finally figured out a way to make arrangements in advance to prevent unexpected events.
Three days later.
night.
The end of the Zi period and the beginning of the Chou period.
Xinye, who was tired all day, calmed down completely.
While the people were sleeping soundly and unable to extricate themselves, hundreds of firelights suddenly lit up in Xinye City, illuminating Xinye.
Xinye, which was originally quiet, immediately became noisy. The barking of dogs and the shouts of killing were intertwined and resounded throughout the city, which was frightening!
If viewed from a high altitude, the sparks in Xinye City were swimming like two giant pythons from the east and west directions, approaching the county capital at high speed.
Bang!
The gate of the county government was knocked open by more than a dozen strong young men, and hundreds of people holding torches swarmed in, directly past the government hall in front, and went straight towards the inner courtyard in a killing spree.
"kill-!"
"Kill Liu Bei!"
"Avenge Mr. Zhao!"
"..."
Wang Fang even moved his hand and rushed into the inner courtyard.
As long as Liu Bei can be killed, it will definitely have a strong deterrent effect on the Han court in Nanyang.
At the same time, he can also get an army of two hundred people, which is simply killing multiple birds with one stone!
"Brother Zhao, follow me quickly!"
But then, Zhao Biao took the Huanshou Sword and rushed in with a single stride, shouting at the top of his voice: "Come in! Everyone rush in! Whoever kills Liu Bei will be rewarded with one hundred thousand coins!"
"Chop Liu Bei into pieces for me!"
"kill-!"
This roar.
It's like spring thunder bursting out of the mouth, and thunderbolts shaking on the tip of the tongue.
Zhao Biao completely vented the anger deep in his heart.
Zhao Biao's hoarse voice is enough to prove the extent of this person's resentment towards Liu Bei. If it hadn't been covered by the night, you would have seen Zhao Biao's extremely distorted face, how terrifying it was!
But alas...
He just chose the wrong opponent.
At the moment when Zhao Biao burst into the inner courtyard.
However, dozens of torches were lit up all around. Dozens of elite soldiers rushed out from the corridor and the wing room in an instant, with strong bows and crossbows drawn. A strong general suddenly rushed out from the inner room.
It’s none other than Liu Bei!
Liu Bei, whom Zhao Biao wanted to kill in his dreams!
Wang Fang was stunned on the spot: "Damn it, we have fallen into a trap."
"Ha ha!"
Liu Bei looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, pointing at Zhao Biao angrily: "Zhao Biao, I didn't expect you to dare to collude with foreign thieves to rebel. Since you took the initiative to send me to my door today, don't blame this county for being rude."
Canglang!
Liu Bei drew his sword out of its scabbard and gave a sonorous order: "Leave no one alive, kill them all!"
In an instant, a wave of dense and sharp arrows suddenly struck from all directions, and the Zhao Family Tribe fell down like wheat, without the slightest ability to fight back.
Although this group of county soldiers were all cowards before Liu Bei came here, after Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's training, they already have a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
certainly!
The most important thing is.
They all came from poor backgrounds, and their interactions over the past few days convinced them that Liu Bei was a good official who could make decisions for the people, and they were naturally willing to fight to the death for him.
Now, Zhao Biao actually dared to collude with foreign thieves to rebel, but fell into Liu Bei's clever plan. Naturally, they were merciless and spared no effort in killing them.
"Brother Zhao, retreat quickly!"
After a wave of arrows struck and killed.
Zhao Biao, Wang Fang has shown signs of retreat.
How could Liu Bei let them get their wish? He immediately gave the order: "Kill -!"
The soldiers put away their crossbows, wielded their Huanshou swords, and rushed over like a tide:
"kill-!"
Although Liu Bei's personal bravery was not as good as Guan Zhang's, he still crawled out from the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood. Facing the rabble like the Zhao family tribe, he took the lead and plunged directly in with a single blow.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The sword flashes and the blood flows like a river.
In the blink of an eye, as many as five or six enemy soldiers died in Liu Bei's hands.
However......
Liu Bei had no intention of stopping.
He raised his hand, and a green light came out of his sleeves!
The cold long sword danced wildly.
Suddenly, the sword energy was everywhere.
Zhao Biao, who was originally prepared to risk his life, was stunned.
Although, he had already expected that Liu Bei was by no means an easy person.
But I couldn't believe it.
Liu Bei's swordsmanship was so superb.
The sharp sword energy continuously harvested the lives of his tribe. As if in the blink of an eye, under the cover of his own soldiers, he rushed forward several feet, and was only a few feet away from himself.
I don’t know what’s going on?
The moment Zhao Biao stared at Liu Bei, the timidity in his heart suddenly disappeared, replaced by a heartfelt anger. He subconsciously swung the Huanshou Sword in his palm.
"Big-eared thief, give back my son's life!"
"ah-!"
The blade of the knife rises, and the cold light flashes.
Sen Leng's murderous intent seemed to have transcended the limitations of time and space, and exploded in anger.
However......
Liu Bei, however, looked indifferent and unhurried.
He turned his body slightly to the side and poked out the long sword in his palm. The ruthless and cold sword energy flew past, like a unicorn's clear and fierce force.
The next second, an extremely shrill howl suddenly sounded.
"ah-!"
But he saw a huge head rising into the sky, with bright red juice rising three feet like a fountain. Zhao Biao's head rolled to the ground, still retaining his last trace of fear and anger.
"idiot!"
"Insufficiency and conspiracy!"
Wang Fang cursed secretly, abandoned Zhao Biao, and charged out with all his strength.
However, he just led his troops out of the main gate.
In an instant, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each brought a team of troops and horses to outflank them from the left and right sides. Although their troops were slightly insufficient, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were two thousand enemies, so why should they fear these hundreds of miscellaneous soldiers?
!
Zhang Fei, in particular, charged forward on his horse, danced wildly with his snake spears, and with the roar of a tiger, the already defeated enemy army was so frightened that they were scared to death and panicked.
Many soldiers were stabbed to death by Zhang Fei's spear before they had time to react. Although some soldiers reacted, they were so overwhelmed by Zhang Fei's terrifying aura that they were so frightened that they could not even lift a knife.
Although Guan Yu on the other side was not as fearsome as Zhang Fei, he was more bold in his attacks. The war spear in his palm stabbed like a gust of wind one after another, whether it was the heart or the throat. In short, all the vital points were injured, killing him with one move.
Under the leadership of Guan Zhang, the morale of the county soldiers soared. They charged like wolves and tigers with swords in hand, fighting wildly and constantly taking away the lives of the Zhao family's Buqu.
This group of tribesmen were originally people who had never been on the battlefield. They were just tools for the nobles to bully the weak. They could bully the defenseless people, but compared to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they were as weak as novices!
"Damn it!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led their troops to block the gate, while Liu Bei personally led his elite troops to charge from the inner courtyard.
The attacks from both front and back suddenly made Wang Fang panic, and he secretly shouted: "If you can't break through, you will die here!"
"kill-!"
At that moment, Wang Fang had no choice but to charge with a knife.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
After all, he was also a military commander under Dong Zhuo.
If you don't take action, that's it. If you do, it will be like lightning.
Five or six county soldiers died in Wang Fang's hands one after another, which immediately attracted Guan Yu's attention.
"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"
Guan Yu locked his eyes on Wang Fang, opened and closed the war spear in his palm, and hit people, and the people died, and hit the horses, and the horses died. He really has a domineering momentum that can be blocked by one man and no one can stop him!
"What a great general!"
Wang Fang watched Guan Yu coming to attack him, and his heart was shocked.
He knew he was no match for him, so he simply gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, raised his eyebrows, and shouted sternly: "Brothers, in ancient times, Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, and finally defeated the Qin army!"
"Today, you and I are thrown to death. We must have Xiang Yu's momentum before we can survive! Brothers, fight with all your strength, make a breakthrough at any time, and do not hesitate to take your own life. Only then will you have a chance to survive!"
"kill-!"
Give an order.
More than a hundred elite soldiers from the headquarters rushed towards Guan Yu.
However......
Guan Yu had no fear at all, he snorted softly, raised his spear, and swept away thousands of troops with one move. Although this group of soldiers and horses were elite, they still had no power to fight back under Guan Yu's offensive.
Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!
A cold light like the moon swept across, and there were seven or eight thieves in front of him. Each of them was hit by at least one spear and died on the spot. Splashes of blood filled the air and lingered around Guan Yu.
Wang Fang was shocked!
His warriors were even more shocked!
Guan Yu under the night is no longer a human being, he is simply the God of War coming to the world!
"snort!"
Guan Yu snorted coldly, holding a spear in one hand and stroking his beard with the other: "You bunch of cowards can't even hold a sword tightly, and you still want to imitate Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu? You are simply overestimating your capabilities!"
The phoenix's eyes widened, and murderous intent suddenly arose!
Guan Yu charged with a spear and showed no mercy. In an instant, he stabbed down several thieves who had sneaked into the county government office. Wang Fang's eyes suddenly turned red and he was filled with hatred.
clang-!
There was a crisp explosion.
Wang Fang took Guan Yu's spear and took a few steps back before regaining his balance.
However, before Wang Fang could organize another attack, Guan Yu suddenly increased his speed, and the war spear in his hand drew a wonderful curve in the air, and quickly stabbed Wang Fang's neck.
puff!
The war spear flew forward, and the cold tip of the spear emerged from the back of Wang Fang's neck, and was immediately withdrawn, as graceful and elegant as a dragonfly touching water.
Wang Fang stared and fell down, dying on the spot, with unwillingness and fear in his eyes.
"Yun Chang, Yide."
At this moment, Liu Bei's voice sounded.
"Brother!"
Guan Zhang shouted outside.
"Leave this to me."
Liu Bei charged forward with his sword and ordered sternly: "You will lead your troops as quickly as possible, attack the Zhao family in Xinye, and kill the whole family for treason. No one will be left alive!"
Guan and Zhang shouted in unison: "Here."
Immediately.
The two men led their troops and went straight to Zhao's house.
Act at night without giving the other party a chance to react, so as not to let any fish slip through the net.
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