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Chapter 144 Invincible Admiral Xing Daorong
Chapter 144 Invincible Admiral Xing Daorong
Zhuge Liang was still a little unwilling to give up, seeing that there were no other people around, he tried again: "Master Zhou Mu is the Jingzhou Shepherd conferred by the imperial court, but now the military power in Jingzhou is in the hands of the Metropolitan Governor, and the government orders and military orders also come from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. , I'm afraid it's a little out of order?"
Although Liu Qi has no ambitions, he is still a child of an aristocratic family after all, so he still has some knowledge. Of course, he knows that the real power in Jingzhou is controlled by Zhang Wu, but judging from the current situation, what can he do?To seize power?How to win?To whom do you hand it over after taking it?Do you let yourself deal with those annoying political affairs all day long!
When his father Liu Biao was alive, the various powers in Jingzhou were also in the hands of Cai, Huang, Kuai and other big families. Liu Biao didn't say that he had to take back the power, and he took care of everything by himself. How tiring ah!
It's so good now, let Zhang Wu do all the work, and he, Liu Qi, can just enjoy the wealth in the mansion, drink, watch dance, and play wherever he wants.Besides, now that the Pang, Huang, and Ma families have all defected to Zhang Wu, the Cai family is dead, and the Kuai family has been suppressed. Who does he expect to seize power?Could it be that he joined forces with Liu Bei to kill Zhang Wu?Even if it succeeds, then what?I'm afraid you Zhuge Liang are not so kind!
Liu Qi knows his own ability, and today is a troubled time. Cao Cao is sharpening his sword and preparing to attack Jingzhou. If he is allowed to take power by himself, can he lead troops to fight against Cao Cao?In Jingzhou, apart from the governor, who is Cao Cao's opponent, Liu Huangshu was also beaten by Cao Cao and fled around.
So Liu Qi said: "The governor's Wentao and military strategy can beat me ten times. I am also relieved to have the governor to handle Jingzhou affairs. Besides, if it is not for the governor, the grievance of my father will not be cleared. I am afraid that I would have been killed by Cai Mao long ago." If you die, how can you enjoy wealth? And the governor once said that Jingzhou is the Jingzhou of Jingzhou people. The common people are also very supportive of the governor!"
Liu Qi also went out in micro-services many times, and he knew a lot about the lives of the people in Jingzhou, and he was also very clear about the prestige of the governor Zhang Wu in Jingzhou.
Zhuge Liang gave up this time. Most of the Jingzhou aristocratic families have taken refuge in Zhang Wu, and the people of Jingzhou also support Zhang Wu very much. Now even Liu Qi has no interest at all. Who can shake Zhang Wu's position in Jingzhou?Unless Zhang Wu is dead, and he has no heir yet, for the sake of stability, Jingzhou may need a prestigious person to come out to control the situation.
wait!The only chance is when Cao Cao's army goes south, let's see if Zhang Wu can resist it.
At this time Zhang Wu was watching the training of recruits at the army camp outside the city. Huang Zhong was in charge of the training and it was divided into two parts.Part of it is that the city guards who specialize in defending the city conduct training in various subjects of defending the city. Experienced officers and veterans in the army conduct drills, familiarize themselves with the use of various defense equipment, and perform simulated exercises on the fake city wall built.
The other part is the five thousand archers trained by Huang Zhong according to Zhang Wu's instructions.In today's world, bows and arrows are still very important weapons, no matter in land or water warfare, and this situation will continue until the appearance of muskets.
In fact, based on Zhang Wu's knowledge, it is very easy to invent a musket, because the principle is very simple, but limited by the current technical level, it cannot be applied to war.If the materials do not meet the requirements, I am afraid that the number of enemies killed by the bombing will not be as many as those killed by the explosion!
But gunpowder shouldn’t be a problem. This thing is a mixture of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal. Although he can’t remember the optimal ratio, anyway, he remembers that it is roughly one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoals.He set up a secret workshop in his house to conduct experiments. This is absolutely confidential, because once it is developed, it is very simple to use, as long as it is wrapped together and lit.
Zhang Wu has sent people to secretly detect whether there are large-scale sulfur mines and saltpeter mines in the Jingzhou area. Mass production can only be carried out after a large amount of raw materials are found, because the original black powder is not very powerful and requires a large amount of gunpowder to function. Blow up or something.
Training a qualified archer is very time-consuming, it takes about three years in this era, but it may only take a few days to train a crossbowman.Zhang Wu also doesn't require all the archers trained by Huang Zhong to become sharpshooters like him, as long as they can draw the bow and know how to shoot arrows, that's fine.Because Zhang Wu intends to let the archers shoot a volley, if he fights alone when defending the city, he can use the crossbow.
Compared with the bow and crossbow, each has its own advantages.The crossbow has great lethality, is simple to operate, and is easy to master, but it has a short range and a low rate of fire.The bow has a fast rate of fire, a long range, and can also shoot upwards over obstacles, but it is not easy to master.
In this era, the army was equipped with more crossbows than bows. Both generals and soldiers in the Han army generally practiced using crossbows, and there were different types of crossbows.
Zhang Wu also attaches great importance to the innovative research and development of crossbows, which improves the status and treatment of artisans in the army, and encourages them to invent and create. What he is most envious of is the legendary "Zhuge Liannu". Now the master Zhuge Liang is in Jingzhou , After repelling Cao Cao's attack again, some things should be resolved.
Zhang Wu was talking to Huang Zhong when someone suddenly reported that Lingling prefect Liu Du and Lingling guard Xing Daorong came to visit.As soon as Zhang Wu became interested, this Liu Du was fine, but this Xing Daorong is a big celebrity, and his reputation on the Internet in later generations is no less than that of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others. It is said that he has undeserved courage. Together with Pan Feng and Fang Yue, they are called "Three Great Generals".
In fact, Xing Daorong's strength is not bad. In the original book, he was able to single-handedly fight Zhang Fei for several rounds, and then he was able to retreat completely. Judging from Zhang Fei's super-class strength, Xing Daorong's real strength should be better than that of Zhang Wugang. Time is better, even if it does not reach the second-rate level, it should be at the top of the third-rate.
Moreover, when facing a world-renowned fierce general like Zhang Fei, he was still calm and unafraid, at least he was courageous; after being captured alive, he was able to surrender immediately and actively asked to be Liu Bei's internal response. Very fast.Later, after being released by Liu Bei, he returned to Liu Xian's army, and even planned to use his tricks to capture Zhuge Liang alive.Seeing people's ability to adapt to changes, it is rare in the Three Kingdoms.
Among the counselors, there was a comment that "the crouching dragon and phoenix can secure the world", and among the military generals, there was also a saying that "Pan Feng, Xing Daorong, and the world could be secure", so Pan Feng was dead, and the only remaining "invincible general" did not expect Under his command, Zhang Wu was looking forward to seeing this funny general.
(End of this chapter)