Three Kingdoms: Take care of Lady Gan on behalf of Liu Bei at the beginning

Chapter 18 Xu Shu: "No, no, I came here on the orders of my lord to save you Jiangdong"

A meeting once again determined the subsequent strategic plan for Nanyang County.

Liu Wu began to get busy quickly.

He first needed to produce steel that was better than that of the late Han Dynasty and have it in his own hands.

However, before that, Liu Wu first gathered his own men.

Soon, Ding Dian, Gan Ning, Wang Shun, Weekend and other four people came to the courtyard.

"Lord!"

When they saw Liu Wu, Dingdian, Wang Shun and Weekend people immediately bowed respectfully to him.

The humble attitude of the three people made Gan Ning frown slightly.

Although the situation had been improved after Liu Wu captured Wancheng, he also recognized Liu Wu as his master and was willing to follow Liu Wu to start a career.

After all, it was just like how he surrendered to Huang Zu of Jiangxia several years ago.

Even though the other party only treated him as a pawn and did not use him seriously.

However, even though he recognized Liu Wu as his master, there was no need to be so humble and respectful in his ceremony, right?

Gan Ning frowned as he watched the three big men beside him show respect to Liu Wu.

Liu Wu could see that Gan Ning was uncomfortable, and couldn't help but laugh:
"Xingba, you don't have to do this. Wu is already very happy that you can lend me a hand."

"They are quite special. You can understand that Wu had provided for them in the early years, so they respect Wu more."

Liu Wu explained to Gan Ning with a smile.

Hearing this, Gan Ning breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the three people beside him with understanding.

Liu Wu opened the attribute panel and took a look at the guards he had.

【Guardian Types】:
Iron Eagle Warrior: 53/81
Beiwei Army: 59/81
【Army level statistics】:
Sergeant level: 18 people

Rank: 9 people

Team level: 4 people

Village chief level: 3 people

At this time, more than a month, nearly two months, had passed since the last time they captured Wancheng and sent Dingdian and his men to ambush and kill Cao Ren.

The guard troops, which had been almost completely killed or wounded, became strong again.

Now the number of Iron Eagle Warriors and Beiwei Army soldiers available to him has reached an unprecedented high of 112.

With so many loyal and powerful guards gathered in Wancheng, Liu Wu felt a strong sense of security.

Liu Wu also gave a name to the special type of soldiers he obtained by signing in, calling it "Loyal and Brave Guards."

The three big men in front of him, Dingdian, Wang Shun and Weekend, were the three loyal and brave guards of the garrison commander level that he had.

"This time, the high-level officials of Nanyang have decided on the next development plan. Although Wu is called the Lord of Nanyang, he does not have much power at present. You are all Wu's confidants. From now on, whether I can completely control Nanyang depends on you!"

Liu Wu said to Gan Ning, Ding Dian and the other three.

Hearing this, Gan Ning immediately understood Liu Wu's situation and patted his chest, saying:

"My Lord, please tell me what to do."

Needless to say, the three Dingdians all bowed and waited for Liu Wu's instructions.

Liu Wu did not hesitate and said:

"Xingba, Dingdian, next, I will arrange for you to go out with Chen Dao and lead an army. When you go to the army, you only need to train soldiers and horses, train a group of elite troops for Wu, and obey Wu's orders."

Hearing Liu Wu's words, Gan Ning's face lit up and he said:
"Haha, my lord, don't worry. Ning has long wanted to lead an army on his own."

After hearing this, Liu Wu was quite convinced of Gan Ning. After all, in history, Gan Ning was a general of the Eastern Wu.

Needless to say, the smallest detail.

Liu Wu then looked at Wang Shun and Weekend. They were both of the same level of talent as Ding Dian, and were both guards at the level of village chiefs. Unfortunately, they had just come out and had not made great contributions in the capture of Wancheng like Ding Dian had before, so they could not be sent out to form an independent army.

You know, Nanyang has just been conquered and is recruiting soldiers on a large scale. Now is the time to divide the cake.

However, although the two could not be sent out, Liu Wu had made arrangements for them.

"Wang Shun, from now on, you will take over the duties of Chen Dao's personal guard general. Select thirty "loyal and brave guards" to stay in the left general's mansion and be responsible for the safety of the left general's mansion. In addition, when I go in and out, arrange a personal guard team of twenty people."

Compared with others, Liu Wu still attaches importance to his own safety in this chaotic world.

He didn't want to be like Sun Ce or Liu Bei, who died before achieving success.

Loyal and brave guards will appear as long as time accumulates.

He can even open source it.

Liu Wu could never attach too much importance to his own safety.

"Promise! I will not let you down, my lord!" Wang Shun said loudly to Liu Wu.

Gan Ning on the side was astonished. He knew about the establishment of the Loyal and Brave Guard, and he had even competed with the Loyal and Brave Guard at the suggestion of Liu Wu. But it was only after the real competition that he felt how powerful and abnormal the Loyal and Brave Guard was.

A combined attack formation of ten loyal and brave guards could knock him down or even kill him.

Now, Liu Wu actually uses so many of them as his personal guards! !
waste!

Gan Ning complained inwardly but remained calm.

When he learned that Liu Wu had such a personal guard team, he became much more obedient.

"This weekend, you will lead sixty loyal and brave guards as the core and recruit another five hundred strong men. Wu is going to raise funds to build weapons and plan a new business. You will be fully responsible for the protection. This matter is of great importance and the technology must not be leaked."

Liu Wu once again gave instructions regarding something concerning the future of Nanyang.

Whether it is new steel or profitable business, Liu Wu will not hand these over to others. He will only feel at ease if he puts them in his own hands.

Moreover, he was the one who took this thing out.

He uses his own people, and no one can say anything.

However, Liu Wu still felt that the number of loyal and brave guards under his command was too small and not enough.

Next, after Liu Wu had arranged the personnel under his command, he found Chen Dao and told him that he wanted him to be sent out to lead an army. Chen Dao was both happy and worried.

The good news is that he finally doesn't have to serve as the general of the royal guard and can lead the troops.

What worries him is that Liu Wu may not trust him.

However, thinking that he had repeatedly reported Liu Wu's affairs to Liu Bei, it was normal for Liu Wu not to trust him, so he felt relieved and relaxed.

So, Chen Dao, Gan Ning and Ding Dian all went to report to Guan Yu.

According to Liu Wu's intention, he wanted to lead an army alone. Liu Wu's series of actions caused quite a stir among Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

These three are undoubtedly the real decision makers of the Xinye forces.

However, in the end, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei agreed to Liu Wu's series of actions.

Liu Wu has won a great victory in Wancheng, and has killed Yu Jin and Cao Ren. Today he also proposed a future development strategy for Nanyang and is willing to take out sharp weapons. These three profitable businesses are all offers that Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cannot refuse.

These actions of Liu Wu were still within their acceptable range.

At least, that's what Guan Yu thought.

Of course, although Liu Bei was furious, he never showed it.

When Guan Yu learned that Liu Wu was going to arrange Chen Dao, Gan Ning and Ding Dian to lead an army alone, he did not feel unhappy at all.

In Guan Yu's heart, Liu Wu had done so much for them.

Therefore, Guan Yu personally asked Chen Dao, Gan Ning and Ding Dian to each select 4,000 soldiers from the new military camp.

Even though many of the three men were strong and powerful, Guan Yu just stroked his beautiful beard and watched without stopping them.

Just when Liu Wu began to build up his own power in a big way and replaced the left general's personal guards, Mi Zhu came to visit him, accompanied by Mrs. Mi whose belly was slightly protruding.

On that day, Mi Zhu walked out of the Left General's Mansion with a big smile on his face, looking full of energy.

……

Time flies, and another half a month has passed.

During this half month, Liu Wu was not idle but very busy. He marked out a piece of land surrounded by mountains and rivers in the south of Wancheng and built a blast furnace.

Molten iron gushed out like a fire dragon. Liu Wu estimated that there were more than 200 tons of molten iron. He had studied this in Hefei after his time travel, so everything went very smoothly.

However, Mi Zhu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others on the side were stunned. They had never seen such a scene before.

However, this is not the end for Liu Wu.

The blast furnace produces pig iron. In fact, weapons made from it are better than those made at the end of the Han Dynasty.

However, there is still no qualitative difference.

What Liu Wu really wanted was to use blast furnace iron smelting as the cornerstone, and then use the steel pouring method of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to create sophisticated weapons.

The steel produced by the pouring steel method is of a much different quality than the steel used to make weapons in the late Han Dynasty.

The pouring steel method, also known as the "lump steel method" or "raw and wrought iron method", is a smelting method that combines pig iron and wrought iron into steel. The specific operation process usually includes mixing pig iron and wrought iron in a certain proportion, heating the pig iron until it melts and pouring it into the wrought iron. After the molten pig iron and wrought iron penetrate and mix with each other, they are forged to make steel with uniform texture.

During his several years of seclusion in Hefei, Liu Wu had studied things thoroughly and was familiar with everything.

After the first batch of 300 fine steel knives were made.

Xu Shu took the twenty "loyal and brave guards" arranged by Liu Wu and set off for Jiangdong at full speed.

It was not that Liu Wu and Xu Shu were anxious, but they were procrastinating and were slow to express their attitude. Liu Biao was quite impatient and had ordered General Wen Pin to mobilize 50,000 troops to move to the north of Xiangyang.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also mobilized an army of 40,000 men and stationed them in Xinye.

There is a subtle confrontation between him and Wen Pin.

……

Jiangdong, Wu County.

County Magistrate’s Mansion, meeting hall.

A young man wearing black brocade clothes, with purple beard, blue eyes, bright eyes, square chin and big mouth, and obviously with a strange and extraordinary appearance, sat in the main seat.

Below, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Yu Fan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and other civil and military officials are lined up on both sides.

Undoubtedly, the person sitting in the main seat is none other than the current lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan!

Sun Quan looked at Xu Shu with a pair of eyes, but said in surprise:
"I just heard that Liu Xuande killed Cao Ren and seized Nanyang, and then I saw Liu Xuande's envoy coming. I wonder why? Could it be that Cao Cao and Liu Biao's troops are approaching, and the envoy is here to ask for help from Jiangdong?"

Sun Quan chuckled, and Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Yu Fan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others in the hall all chuckled.

They were also a little surprised at Xu Shu's sudden arrival. After all, the situation in Nanyang County had only been reported a few days ago.

Xu Shu didn't care about the ridicule from everyone. He straightened his back and laughed:
"No, no, it's not my Nanyang County that is in danger, but your Jiangdong. I came here to obey the order of the lord to save your Jiangdong!"

"what?"

In the hall, everyone from Sun Quan to Zhou Yu looked drastically different and looked at Xu Shu with unfriendly expressions.

Xu Shu, however, did not care. He glared at the Jiangdong generals and without waiting for them to say anything, he kicked away the box he brought with him, and more than ten steel knives fell to the ground.

Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others all looked at Xu Shu's actions in confusion.

I don't understand why Xu Shu brought so many weapons with him.

However, they did not stop it.

Xu Shu looked like a scholar, and he was surrounded by soldiers. They didn't believe that Xu Shu could hurt them.

Xu Shu picked up a steel knife, threw it to Cheng Pu, and said, "General, please try this."

"Good sword!" Cheng Pu held the steel sword, weighed it, his eyes shining, then saw Sun Quan nod, and without hesitation, took out his sword.

Along with the sound of golden swords colliding, the next moment, the hundred-forged sword in Cheng Pu's hand broke directly.

Cheng Pu was stunned. He looked at the steel knife in his hand, which only had a cut mark but was still sharp, with disbelief in his eyes. He said:
"How is this possible? My sword is a forged long sword picked from hundreds of thousands!"

Cheng Pu was shocked, and Sun Quan and others in the hall became agitated.

As princes, they naturally knew about weapons.

"I am dissatisfied with the general who is suppressing the enemy. Xu Shu has come here on behalf of my lord to give Jiangdong three hundred of these magical weapons to help Jiangdong resist the crisis!"

Xu Shu said to Sun Quan with a smile.

"What? Three hundred of these magical weapons!"

Inside the hall, all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong were shocked, but they were shocked by Xu Shu's generosity.

You know, hundred-forged weapons are not common and are very valuable.

These are weapons that are better than the Hundred Forged Weapons, three hundred of them!!

Many people reacted immediately and realized that Xu Shu had been mentioning the crisis in Jiangdong?
Is the Jiangdong crisis real?
How come they don't know?
"Someone, arrange a seat for the envoy!" Sun Quan said thoughtfully as he looked at Xu Shu, who had a faint smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Xu Shu kept smiling and sat down calmly.

That posture seemed to be really coming to decide the fate of Jiangdong...

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