Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Cao Cao assassinated Dong, and I was abandoned

"If Wen Ruo knew where Liu Bei is now, you wouldn't object."

"where?"

Xun Yu asked curiously, where is Liu Bei able to influence his aspirations and ambitions?

Xi Zhicai replied: "According to our Jinyiwei's information, after the Eighteenth Route princes withdrew from Luoyang, Liu Bei followed Gongsun Zan to Youbeiping!"

"My grass!"

Xun Yu, Xun You, Jushou, Tian Feng, Xin Pi and the others all looked horrified. How could that bastard Liu Bei follow Gongsun Zan to Youbeiping?

"Now you understand why I did this. Liu Yu can't beat Gongsun Zan. If Liu Bei is added, Gongsun Zan will be even more difficult to deal with. Instead of letting him develop in Youzhou, it is better to let him go to Yuzhou to let him go. .”

Cao Shuo explained to everyone, took out a letter from his pocket, and handed it to Xun Yu first.

Xun Yu read the content above and said eagerly: "Liu Bei must not stay in Youzhou."

The above is about Liu Bei buying grain and grass from Cao Shuo. He was willing to exchange war horses for grain, grass and medicinal materials.

His behavior completely ignored Gongsun Zan, he wanted to develop his own power in Youzhou.

Cao Shuo continued: "You should be able to understand now, Liu Bei is kind-hearted and cruel, and he is extremely hypocritical. I must not let him develop in Youzhou."

Xun You asked: "My lord will offer the governor of Yuzhou in exchange for him leaving Youzhou, can he really agree?"

"He is with Gongsun Zan, and sooner or later he will break with Gongsun Zan. If he agrees to go to Yuzhou, he will still be able to ask Gongsun Zan for help in whatever happens in the future."

"My lord needs to act on this matter as soon as possible!"

Chapter 94 Upgrade Equipment Again

"My lords, although my Xuanjia army became famous in the first battle, it also let the princes see our cards. They tried every means to buy war horses, and wanted to shorten the gap with our army. We must know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace."

Tian Feng said: "I heard that Gongsun Zan selected [-] elite soldiers in Youbeiping to ride white horses, named White Horse Yi Cong, and wanted to form a cavalry similar to the Flying Bear Army."

Zhao Yun said with a look of disdain: "Dong Zhuo's Feixiong Army was selected from an army of 30. All of them have experienced hundreds of battles and have been famous for many years. The fighting power of Baima Yicong may not be as good as that of the Feixiong Army's Seventh Army. layer."

The Xuanjia Army trained by Zhao Yun was superior in numbers, and with the addition of bilateral stirrups and horse irons, it cost more than 1 cavalry, led by many generals, to destroy the Feixiong Army.

If he wanted to gradually become an elite cavalry force, he had to pass the test of the battlefield. With the current combat effectiveness of the Xuanjia Army, if he fought another battle with the Feixiong Army, Zhao Yun was sure to defeat the Feixiong Army with 5000 men.

He, Gongsun Zan, wanted to catch up with the Feixiong Army, which was simply a dream.

Ju Yi said: "Cavalry has always been a sharp weapon on the battlefield, which can change the trend of a battlefield. I have been in Xiliang for many years and am familiar with the fighting methods of the Qiang cavalry. I think it can be used in our army training."

Cao Shuo took a deep look at Ju Yi, and then said: "General Ju said that the Qiang people are good at taking advantage of the speed of cavalry, holding shields and short knives, which can not only block bows and arrows from a long distance, but also display the flexibility of close combat?"

Ju Yi was amazed. Cao Shuo grew up in the Central Plains, how did he know how the Qiang cavalry fought?

No wonder he was able to sit on the State Shepherd at a young age, no wonder he came up with such heaven-defying equipment as double-sided stirrups and horseshoes.

"My lord is right!"

"All the princes want to shorten the gap with our army's cavalry. We have to improve our combat effectiveness again, which makes him feel desperate."

The crowd of civil and military men were extremely horrified. Could it be that the lord wants to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry again?But the current cavalry seems to have nothing to improve except for enhancing the quality of the soldiers themselves and the quality of the horses.

Zhao Yun asked excitedly: "Does my lord have a new training method?"

"That's not true. I have a method of forging iron ore, which can increase the production of steel. If we replace all the weapons of the soldiers with the same quality as my Overlord Gun, wouldn't it increase the combat effectiveness?"

Zhang Ying, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun, Ju Yi, Hua Xiong and the cavalry generals were horrified. They did not expect that the lord would use the method of improving the equipment of the soldiers to improve the combat effectiveness.

Xun Yu said: "My lord, increasing the production of steelmaking will inevitably require a lot of ore and charcoal. This consumes a lot of money, so be careful."

Zhang Yan slapped her forehead, and said excitedly, "I remembered, what kind of coal mine is being exploited by the lord in Xishan, is it for smelting iron ore?"

"Yes, this thing is more useful than charcoal, and we don't need to cut down trees, we just need to send enough labor to mine."

Coal smelting iron ore, although there are also disadvantages, the impurities contained in it are easy to make steel react, but compared to the technological level in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it is already considered an absolute leader.

Xi Zhicai said: "If we can increase the output of Baisteel, the combat effectiveness of our army will be greatly improved. If the two armies are facing each other, if our armor is stronger and our weapons are sharper, it will indeed increase the attack power of our soldiers." Increased a lot."

Zhang Yan couldn't wait to say: "My lord, can you equip the general with hundreds of weapons and equipment made of steel?"

Cao Shuo glanced at Zhang Yan and said teasingly, "Okay, then I will give you a set first, and I will prepare a set for others that is more advantageous than Baisteel."

"what?"

A group of generals looked at Cao Shuo in horror. My lord, is there any better steel than Baisteel?

Cao Shuo explained: "This forging method does not produce much, so it can only be rewarded to meritorious ministers."

The generals regretted for a while. If the whole army could equip it, even if the princes mastered the technology of double-sided stirrups and horseshoes, it would be in vain.

However, Cao Shuo did not explain the forging method of the Tang knife to everyone. This is all a secret, and if it is stolen by other princes, he will suffer a lot of losses.

Zhang Yan chuckled, and said awkwardly: "My lord, I have to put away the hundred-steel-smelting knife first, let's use a more advanced one."

Cao Shuo continued: "The output of Baisteel Refining is not very satisfactory. In a year, it can barely equip 2 people. Therefore, I decided to select a group of elite fighters from the Xuanjia Army and equip them first."

"That's what the lord said!"

"Zilong, you select [-] soldiers from the Xuanjia Army and hand them over to Dian Wei, Han Hao, Wang Ling, and Wang Chen to lead them!"

"promise!"

"Come here, bring up the weapon I prepared for your lord."

After a while, dozens of weapons were brought in.

Zhao Yun saw that among the pile of weapons, there was a weapon that was very similar to his own gentian gun, so he knew that Cao Shuo had carefully prepared it for everyone.

Zhao Yun unceremoniously picked up the 'gentian gun' on the ground. I had a strange feeling in my hand. It was a little lighter than his gentian gun, but I could tell from the cold light on the tip of the gun that this gun The sharpness of his is definitely better than his.

"when!"

When everyone heard the voice, they all looked at Xun Yu, only to see that Xun Yu was holding a broken blade in his hand, a sword sent by Cao Shuo.

"My lord, this is truly a magic weapon!"

Although Xun Yu's saber was not as high-quality as Cao Shuo's Overlord Spear, it was considered a middle-grade steel in hundreds of steel refineries, and he didn't expect it to be cut off.

"I created this carefully for you adults. There are only so many for now. Whoever wants it in the future can only claim it from me with merit."

Xi Zhicai couldn't help frowning and said, "We literati also have them?"

"Of course, I absolutely can't favor one person over another, everyone present has it!"

"Thank you my lord!"

Everyone fell to the ground one after another. This kind of magic weapon is worthy of their kneeling. It is a life-saving thing on the battlefield.

With the magical weapons Cao Shuo gave them, the generals had no choice but to take their weapons home and use them as decorations.

"If you have nothing else to do, gentlemen, go back and rest first. Tonight, I will entertain you, your wives and children in the state capital."

"promise!"

After everyone left happily, Cao Shuo called Diao Chan and Zhen Jiang over.

"What is your husband looking for us for?"

"Tonight, I'm going to invite all the adults and their families to a banquet. You go and make preparations, Chan'er. As the mistress, you have to entertain their families."

"This……"

Diao Chan was very surprised. There were no less than five women around Cao Shuo who were more noble than her, such as Cai Yan, Tang Ji, Zhen Jiang, and Lu Wen. It was unexpected that Cao Shuo would let her appear in the In front of the ministers.

"What's the matter, are you still not happy?"

"How can I be a concubine..."

Before Diao Chan finished speaking, Cao Shuo kissed her red lips.

After a long time, Cao Shuo said, "You deserve it!"

Chapter 95 the nectar of jade dew

"Thank you, husband, for your kindness!"

Diao Chan lay in Cao Shuo's arms, tears streaming down her face unconsciously.

Zhen Jiang looked at the two jealously, and teased, "Can you please consider my feelings first, and call me here just to see your affection?"

Cao Shuo took Zhen Jiang into his arms and said, "You are all equally important in my heart, but there is only one position."

"I know, so why did you call me here?"

Zhen Jiang looked at Cao Shuo curiously. If it was just to determine the choice of wife, then everyone should be called here, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to call her alone?

"I'm inviting you to a banquet tonight, I need you to sell things to me!"

Cao Shuo smiled mischievously, and gave Zhen Jiang a look that could only be understood but could not be expressed in words.

"Sell something?"

Zhen Jiang thought carefully about what Cao Shuo would have in hand, and she needed to sell it to the wives of the adults.

"Is the brewing recipe I gave you already brewed?"

"Yes, what's the matter, do you want me to sell wine to them?"

"You take out twenty jars of high-quality wine to entertain the adults, and take out another twenty jars of fruit wine and flower brew to entertain their wives."

Zhen Jiangbai gave Cao Shuo a look, and said angrily, "So ruthless? You want me to pay for it by taking out so much all at once?"

"It's called promotion. After they feel the difference in this wine, won't you be able to earn back twice as much in the future?"

"Then I'll go get ready!"

"Wait, you need to prepare another batch of medicinal wine, and I will give it away when the banquet is over!"

"What kind of medicinal wine?"

"Medicated wine to replenish the body!"

Zhen Jiang and Diao Chan remembered the efficacy of the medicinal wine, their faces flushed instantly, they gave Cao Shuo a resentful look, and left the meeting room.

In the evening, the adults and their families came to the state capital early. The reason why they came so early was not to make a living.

There are not many servants in Cao Shuo's mansion, entertaining more than a dozen ministers' family members at one time is a very heavy task, they have to come in advance and ask their wives and children to help.

The meals Cao Shuo prepared for them were all carefully selected, and each dish was fried. He wanted to promote the cooking technology and improve the living standards of the people in Jizhou.

Because of boiling lard and refining soybean oil, only Zhen's Chamber of Commerce knows the method.

When all the dishes were ready, Cao Shuo asked his servants to take the adults and their families to sit in the corresponding seats.

When everyone saw the dishes on their table, they were surprised, what are these?None of them had seen it.

Then he looked at the jug of wine prepared on the table, and couldn't help but smile, the lord was too economical, and only prepared a jug of wine.

"Good wine!"

Dian Wei took a sniff of the wine on his table and was amazed that what the lord prepared for them was the best wine on the market.

No wonder there is only one jug, this wine is worth [-] yuan per catty, it can definitely be called a fine wine in the world.

Cao Shuo picked up his wine glass and said, "Your Excellencies have worked hard recently, I would like to offer you a toast!"

"I'm equivalent to toasting the lord!"

Everyone picked up their glasses and drank it down.

"Ah... good wine! It is indeed a good wine in the world!"

Cao Shuo continued: "My lords, you can try the dishes I specially prepared for you. This is a new dish I developed. I can assure you that you have never tried it before!"

Everyone looked at Cao Shuo in surprise, the lord can cook?Does he still have time to cook?This is too ridiculous, some mistress must have ordered the servants to do it.

"It's so fragrant!"

"What kind of dish is this? Why haven't I eaten such a delicious dish before."

"My lord, how is this mutton made? Why is it so fragrant!"

"My lord..."

After everyone ate a few mouthfuls of food, they felt that what they had eaten before was all dung, and it was incomparable with the dishes in front of them.

Xun Yu asked in disbelief: "Is this really developed by the lord?"

"It can be false, adults just eat it. I have already ordered several ladies to hand over the method of frying to the family members present, so that you can all eat this kind of delicacies in the future."