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    At Hangu Pass, Lu Chao stroked the cold barrel of the artillery, looked at the dark muzzle, and then looked down at the round shells in the box next to the artillery. His face was very heavy. Behind him, there were several others.  Tianjiaping saw with his own eyes the Qin army officers who were showing off their powerful artillery. Xu Yahua sent them here from Lubin.  Because of the invention and application of cement, the road from Lubin to Hangu Pass has now been entirely built with cement. The journey between the two places has been shortened from the original ten days to three days. This has great military significance.  Benefit, of course, this benefit also applies to enemies.  After Xu Yahua sent his general Qian Zhongyi to defeat the third division of the 20th Army of the Han Army, he unexpectedly grabbed about ten artillery pieces. To Xu Yahua's pity, there were originally ten more, but they were killed by Han Army soldiers at the last moment.  Blow up.  After grabbing these powerful weapons, Xu Yahua felt like he had found a treasure and immediately sent two of them to Hangu Pass.  "Is this thing called an artillery piece?" Lu Chao asked.  "Yes, General, the Han army calls it artillery." An officer replied respectfully.  "Tell me about the specific situation." "The general was stationed in Xiyangping at that time. In the distance, about a mile away, I could vaguely see the muzzle flash of this artillery gun and a huge explosion.  Bursts of smoke rose, and then the iron ball shot out from the muzzle, like a fireball in the air, and rushed toward our city wall. With a bang, a section of our city wall collapsed. "The officer described it vividly.  Lu Chao closed his eyes slightly and sketched the scene in his mind.  After a while, Lu Chao opened his eyes and said, "Find someone to give it a try. I want to take a look." "No, General!" the officer said in shock, "In Lubin, General Xu also wanted to give it a try, but this is the result.  The artillery exploded, and dozens of soldiers around were killed or injured. Finally, we brought the captured Han prisoners for questioning, and found out that these artillery were operated by specially trained people, and ordinary people could not use them. "  ?  Lu Chao was slightly stunned: "Then we didn't catch the person operating these artillery pieces?" "At that time, we didn't know that these artillery pieces needed to be operated by specially trained people, so we didn't pay attention to this matter. The battlefield was chaotic at that time. The opponent's third division  The main force was retreating, and the place where we attacked was not far from Tianjiaping, so we grabbed these things and immediately retreated. We finally found out about this matter and asked the prisoners, but no one would.  Operate these artillery pieces," the officer said.  Lu Chao patted the cannon body with some regret. He grabbed something, but he didn¡¯t know how to use it. This thing was just a decoration!  "Han people!" He shook his head. They can always come up with some incredible things. Cement makes everyone's travel extremely easy. It is also very meaningful in military terms. Wrapping the outside of the city with a layer of cement  After that, the defense is greatly increased.  What Lu Chao couldn't understand was that the Han people didn't seem to hide these things that were obviously military weapons. Like the cement formula, they easily sold the production formula to the Chu State.  I also obtained this production technology from the Chu State. I heard that the Chu people bought the patent for this technology from the Han State for millions of taels of silver, but I only spent 5,000 taels from the Chu State.  Just silver.  Lu Chao laughed.  With five thousand taels of silver, he bribed an official of Chu State, and then came back with the cement formula easily.  However, the cost of cement production in the area under my control is now a bit high, about 10% more expensive than the one smuggled in by Guo Yang.  However, Lu Chao believes that as time goes by, his own costs will inevitably come down.  There are also reinforced concrete houses and bridges. It is difficult to obtain specific technologies from the Han State, but it is difficult to get them from the Chu State.  But it's quite different.  However, I had never heard of this artillery before. It seemed that the Han people regarded it as a treasure. They got these few by themselves, but they couldn't do anything. They patted the heavy cannon body and said: "This guy has at least several thousand  "It's heavy!" "Yes, this iron thing is too heavy. It took us a lot of effort to get them back. Fortunately, they were cavalry who attacked their logistic baggage, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get them back."  road.  "The advantages are obvious, but there are also many disadvantages. This thing is too heavy and makes marching extremely difficult. There is no need to worry about it for the time being." Lu Chaodao.  "Take one to the craftsmanship department and let our master craftsman study it carefully." Putting these things aside, Lu Chao returned to his study. As a general in charge of the army, he is naturally extremely eager for powerful new weapons.  , but he is not superstitious. He always firmly believes that the most essence of war is human beings. The emergence of a new weapon is not enough to change the general trend of war, not to mention that this weapon still has big flaws.  At that moment, Lu Chao thought of no less than ten ways to deal with this kind of cannon if they met again on the battlefield.  He believed that if Xu Ya?If he encounters this thing in Lubin, with Xu Yahua's experience and the resources Lubin now has, he can also think of this.  It¡¯s just that the performance of the Han army is so strange!  Tianjiaping Fortress has been lost. Although the third division of the Han Army that marched into Lubin was defeated, it was a drop in the bucket for the Han Army with more than 100,000 troops stationed in Jinyang. The 20th Army was not their core battle force.  force.  But why did they stop moving forward after losing the battle?  It¡¯s already the fourth day, and the intelligence coming in shows that the Han army is still staying at Tianjiaping. What does Gao Yuan want to do?  Could it be that when he came to Jinyang, he really made a special trip to inspect it?  Definitely not, he must have a conspiracy.  I have sent 10,000 reinforcements to Lubin, and Lubin must hold on.  Staring at the map, Lu Chao's eyes moved slowly. Xianyang was about to launch an attack, but the messenger sent to Wang Jian had no news yet. Now he needed Wang Jian to fulfill his promise and send troops to contain Han.  So that you can have free time to do your own important things.  No matter how the Han Dynasty moves, the actions on our side are irreversible. The worst-case scenario is to hold on to Hangu Pass while continuing to launch attacks in Xianyang.  The best result is to hold Hangu Pass and capture Xianyang at the same time. Of course, it is also possible that although Xianyang is captured, Hangu Pass is lost. At that time, even if one successfully controls Qin, what will happen next?  He could also immediately face a wave of attacks from the Han people.  But when the time comes, I will be in a different position and have more resources at my disposal, so I won¡¯t necessarily lose completely. What¡¯s more, I will still be able to borrow the power of the Chu State. I will just cut some meat for them when the time comes.  .  Lu Chao, who had already made up his mind, no longer ignored the Han people's actions. Soldiers were coming to block him, and water was coming and the soil was flooding him. He would not fail so easily.  Good news came quickly, but not from Lubin. There was still no movement in the direction of Lubin. It seemed that the Han army's action was not to take down the fortresses in Tianjiaping and other places. However, Xu Yahua seized this rare opportunity.  Time, once again strengthened Lubin.  The feedback from him is that his confidence is getting stronger day by day.  The good news came from Shannan County. They had been camping outside Shannan County. The Han army's Hun cavalry division, which was threatening Shannan County, led by the grim-faced general Gu Li, suddenly broke out of camp and left. Then the spies found out again that they had originally stayed.  The Donghu Cavalry Division of the Han Army in Dai County also broke out and left. The direction of the two cavalry units was pointed at one target, Dayan County.  Wang Jian should have moved.  After receiving these two pieces of news, Lu Chao breathed a long sigh of relief. The strength in Wang Jian's hands should not be underestimated. It seems that his promise to break the earth and become the king still moved this guy. Returning to his hometown will definitely have a certain affection for him.  It's not a small attraction. With his move, can the Han army in Jinyang still be able to surround him here?  At least some of them will be mobilized to go to Dayan County to deal with Wang Jian, and the pressure here will be greatly reduced.  In the next ten days or so, various information continued to arrive at Lu Chao's desk from the spies. First, the spies in Jishi County discovered that a large amount of arms were being shipped out continuously, and their destination was Mengchi in the Han Dynasty.  This is the Third Military Region commanded by He Lanxiong. It should be the front line of the Han army's defense against Wang Jian. However, they do not have many soldiers and their combat power is limited. In the end, they have to mobilize troops from the interior to watch the Han people transport ordnance to Mengchi.  From the size of these transport teams, Lu Chao speculated that they could equip thirty to fifty thousand troops.  Immediately afterwards, the Han army, which had been silent in Jinyang County, finally responded. Two reorganized armies set off. The powerful Ding Wei Fifth Army and Yan Haibo's Sixth Army left Jinyang and headed towards Dai County.  Lu Chao breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing the news. These two armies were definitely the main force among the Han armies stationed in Jinyang. Ding Wei and Yan Haibo were Gao Yuan's immediate confidant generals. Their  Leaving means that Wang Jian's momentum is much better than he imagined.  Closing the thick file in front of him, Lu Chao felt extremely comfortable. Okay, Xianyang can start. The next month will be the most important moment in his life.  Lu Chao never thought that he would fail. From the son of a soldier in Fufeng, he rose step by step to the highest position in the Qin State. This achievement was enough to make him proud forever. Of course, Gao Yuan's achievements were greater than his own.  But I still have a lot of time to compete with him.  He planned to have a few drinks after returning home today. Lu Chao usually had extremely strict requirements on himself. Due to the shortage of food, brewing was not allowed in Hangu Pass. In order to boost morale, Lu Chao himself also set an example and rarely  Drinking, although there will never be a shortage of these things in the general's mansion.  "General, general, the Han army has sent an envoy." Gou Yi stepped in. The only one who could enter and exit the study room freely was Gou Yi.  "Messenger?"Have they finally sent someone?  Who is here?  "A smile appeared on Lu Chao's lips. "General, the person leading the way is Guo Yang, but the protagonist here is Cao Tianci!  "Gou Yidao. (To be continued.)
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