Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 199 Temporary withdrawal of troops to the north
At the beginning of June, Xia Houyuan finally built the trebuchet. Cao Cao's trebuchet was indeed very big, but the stones he threw were not that big.

Cao Cao's traditional thinking made him not pay attention to craftsmen.There is absolutely no problem with his craftsmen's work. After all, they rely on this ability to make a living, but they are far behind academically.

Why do you say that?To give an example from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang made wooden cows and horses, but Sima Yi robbed several of them. grain inside.

What Zhuge Liang used was that Sima Yi didn't understand the principle of making wooden cows and horses. He made a small switch on it.Sima Yi's craftsmen didn't know why, and so did Cao Cao's craftsmen.

They will only build trebuchets according to drawings, or maybe not drawings, but text.After all, there have been records of trebuchets since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but there was no paper at that time, so drawings may not necessarily be left behind.

They only know how to make them, but they don't know how to make the stones thrown by the trebuchet bigger or throw it farther. This is the limitation of the craftsmen. Even the principle of leverage may not be clear.

But I can't stand Cao Cao's many people!Cao Cao erected forty or fifty trebuchets directly outside Zhang Yi's camp, throwing stones at Zhang Yi's camp every day.And sent heavy troops to guard the stones, while these trebuchets were destroyed.

Zhang Yi's camp was only a small area, and it was barely enough to support ten trebuchets.And because the shooting range is much shorter than Cao Cao's trebuchet, it can only be passively beaten.Moreover, the camp was located near the water, in a low-lying place, and there was no way to fight back.

On the first day of the attack, Zhang Yi decisively transported most of the soldiers away by boat.Only a few hundred people were left here to stare. The main reason is that Cao Cao will not attack the camp. They will stay in the camp and pay attention to the stones in the sky. The stone is flying over, as long as you jump off the wall to avoid it, it is absolutely safe.

Catapults, a big killer, are definitely very deterrent when dealing with many people, but if there are few people, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.

When watching "The Lord of the Rings", those orc phalanxes, when a big stone fell down, it was smashed into pieces, it was so exciting!But if there is only one person there, even if you throw a hundred stones, you may not be able to kill him. At that time, the protagonist will change.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yi only left a few hundred people. His camp is definitely not small, and Cao Cao will definitely notice if there are too few people left.But if you leave too much, someone will definitely be hit by a stone, and the sacrifice will be in vain.

The remaining task is still very dangerous.But wealth and wealth are in danger, Lu Meng saw this was an opportunity, so he applied to stay.

Zhang Yi told Lu Meng his purpose. He just wanted to keep Cao Cao as much as possible, so that he would not have time to attack the Yuan family. As long as he could hold off for a few months, it would be basically impossible for Cao Cao to use troops this year.

Cao Cao's army is in Ling County, and the food and clothing are consumed huge every day.Moreover, the surrounding area of ​​Ling County was basically plundered by Zhang Yi. These expenses had to be transported from hundreds of miles away. The supply line was too long and the consumption on the road was too much.

However, Zhang Yi used fewer soldiers and horses than Cao Cao, and the transportation cost was very low when he walked to the waterway. It was also a hundred shi of grain. It would be good if Cao Cao could transport fifty shi. ten stone.

That's the difference!It was also Zhang Yi's confidence, and he spent time and energy to kill Cao Cao.If Cao Cao hadn't built too many trebuchets at once, Zhang Yi would not have retreated at all. He didn't want the soldiers he had trained so hard to explain here, it was too uneconomical.

Zhang Yi re-accepted Bu Zhi as the prefect of Guangling, guarded Huaiyin with Tang He, led 5000 troops, and guarded Huaipu with Lu Meng, led 3000 people, and set up a water village in Huaipu for Li Jun's water army to station.Jiang Qin guarded Huai Ling and led 3000 men, while Zhou Tai guarded Xuyi and led the navy.He dispatched Luo Guanzhong, Wang Xuanmo, Guangling Commander and Yandu Order.

The defense and government affairs of Guangling County are basically the same.Zhang Yi appointed Zhuge Jin as the governor of Lujiang County, transferred Li Jing and Di Qing to Yuzhang, and stationed in Chaisang. He assembled troops in Chaisang and sent people to infiltrate Jingzhou.

Cao Cao soon discovered that Zhang Yi had withdrawn his troops, and immediately ordered people to rush into the camp, only to find that there was an empty fortress inside.Cao Cao ordered the Shuizhai to be withdrawn, and the people of Ling County were moved to the Xiapi area.

The whole city of Xiapi was evacuated by Zhang Yi at the beginning, except for the Xiapi King and his family. Cao Cao finally had to get Xiapi King to Xuchang.

For these kings surnamed Liu, Cao Cao couldn't beat or scold them, and he still supported them. This is the price of serving the emperor.If you treat these kings surnamed Liu a little bit badly, someone will jump out and criticize them.So Zhang Yi kept dumping the blame on Cao Cao, and Cao Cao had to bear the blame if he didn't.

After repelling Zhang Yi, Cao Cao also began to make arrangements for the north.A lot of food and supplies were consumed in Xuzhou, and Cao Cao was temporarily unable to attack Jizhou. He planned to wait until after the autumn harvest before acting.

But before attacking, he wanted to cause some trouble for Yecheng.Jushou is still unable to integrate Shenpei, Xin Ping, and Guo Tu. In the end, in desperation, he can only talk to Yuan Tan, hoping that he will lead troops to Qingzhou and take Guo Tu away at the same time, so as not to let him go. Yecheng has entered a state of disintegration.

Yuan Tan thought about it, and felt good.After he arrived in Qingzhou, he was even closer to Zhang Yi's Huainan, so he could trade with Zhang Yi nearby.Bohai County is his sphere of influence, he can easily get horses, and put the horse trading place in Qingzhou, which is much closer than Yangxin.Moreover, it may be possible to form an alliance with Zhang Yi and find a foreign aid.

Yuan Tan's ideas coincided with Zhang Yi's. He directly built a seaport in Buqi County, Donglai (where Qingdao is now), and traded with Yuan Tan here.

As for Yang Xin, he also has reservations, after all, he still wants to get some benefits from Yuan Tan!Zhang Yi even asked Master Shang and his disciples to lead troops to Yangxin, and then drive horses from Yangxin to Buqilai, and then transport them to Yandu by sea boat.

From Buqi to Yandu, it only takes a few hours if the wind is downwind, and it takes less than a day if the wind is headwind, which is very convenient.

Zhang Yi not only collected horses, but also slaves.There is never a lack of struggle on the grassland, and it is not uncommon for Hu people to become slaves.Zhang Yi wanted those slaves who could fight on horseback. He only needed two or three ring swords to buy one, which was very cheap!

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