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Volume 4 of the Ecstasy, Chapter 28, Ancient Technology

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    In fact, the Jingzhou Front Army was much calmer than Shixun about the triple danger near Yufu.  ©Æ¨b¨e.  This is because before last year¡¯s plan to launch a three-pronged attack on Shu, Jingzhou conducted repeated reconnaissance on the key passes into Shu and formulated a corresponding combat plan.  In particular, Jing and Yi are connected, and business travelers are connected through the Yangtze River. Whether by water or by 6 routes, we have already had a clear understanding of the dangerous terrain and the difficulties of military movement, and naturally we have certain countermeasures.  Unlike the northern front, for the Shu army's defense in the Hanzhong area, spies have already reported to Chang'an - although it may not be completely accurate, but they will not turn a blind eye - so they can make use of the situation and make plans. But when Hanzhong is captured,  If you want to go deeper into Shu, the fog of war gradually thickens.  That's why Xun Cai lamented that the road to Shu was far more dangerous than entering Hanzhong from the tunnels in Nanshan. Therefore, Cao Zhen was stretched thin in attacking Baishui Pass. If it weren't for Xun Da's "demon magic", it would have been almost impossible to advance.  Speaking of which, on the eastern front, Sima Yi and Lu Su rushed to Jiangling almost immediately. Jingzhou Governor Jia Kui had already prepared a supply of food and supplies, so he chose a day to set out to fight to return to Yu.  After the army arrived at Zigui, Sima Yi wrote a letter to persuade Gan Ning to surrender and promised him a noble title, but Gan Xingba refused.  Sima Zhongda checked the terrain and decided to advance the main force from the north of the Yangtze River to recover from Yu, and sent General Zhang Xi to lead 4,000 troops along the south of the Yangtze River to attack Jiangguan.  He discussed with Lu Su and said: "Our army is four times that of the enemy. Even if the enemy is guarding the dangerous point, it is not difficult to defeat him. But I am afraid that the move will be delayed for a long time, and most of the governors will be alone in Hanzhong, and it will be difficult to advance. But Qi Zijing  The navy has made great achievements." Lu Su nodded and said, "I have a plan now, don't worry Zhongda." So he personally led more than a hundred boats of the navy up the river, heading straight to Qutang.  He had already found a number of old boatmen who were good at boating on the pond. As guides, in theory, he could cross the Qutang Gorge and go straight to Bazhong without any danger.  ©Æ¨n©Á¨T©Á©Ä©Å.£Û¡´.  Of course, that is under the premise that there are invincible obstacles ahead.  Gan Ning was also born on the water and had already prepared dozens of warships.  They lined up across the river to block the Wei navy. At the same time, they also sent general Lou to lead his troops to ambush near the channel in the north of the river. He ordered him: "If the thieves send troops in front, they will block the road with rocks and trees and do not move forward; if the trackers are in front,  , you can shoot him with an arrow." As expected, Lu Su ordered Jingzhou general Su Fei to lead his army forward, and Lou followed the plan to attack and cut down the trees and stones to break the channel.  Su Fei hurriedly rushed forward to seize the passage, and the two sides started fighting fiercely on the narrow passage.  Exclamations and screams were heard from time to time. Only 30% of the casualties were killed by the enemy's swords and arrows, while the remaining 70% all lost their feet and fell into the cliff. When the river rolled up, no bones were left.  There was a mass of killing in front of us, and trackers behind us were dragging small and large boats. We couldn't get through here, so we had to stop.  But it would be fine if we keep dragging our feet.  After this pause, the ropes on their shoulders seemed even heavier. Several trackers were almost lying on the ground, crawling forward on their hands and feet. However, the boats on the river were tossed left and right, and there was still the risk of being swept away by the strong waves - and  The rope is getting tighter and tighter, and it's about to become unbearable.  Because they were dragging boats forward, Lu Su's navy could only line up in a long snake. As long as one group of boat boats broke, the ships would move sideways.  The entire formation will be scattered, and the ships will collide with each other and eventually capsize.  When Lu Su saw that the situation was not good, he immediately ordered: "Lower the fiber rope. Cut off the wheel rope!" The ship raised the flag high and swayed left and right. Each ship responded one after another. In a short time, the order was conveyed to every warship.  Immediately, each ship stuck to the correct time and all loosened their ropes.  But it is strange to say that in the crosswind and the current, more than a dozen large boats were not rushed downstream by the rapids, but suddenly accelerated, cutting through the waves, and sailed straight to the west.  When Lou saw it on the shore, he was shocked on the spot: "Even if you paddle, you can't beat the water in Qutang. How can the Wei boat lose its weight and go forward instead? Is there no magic method?!" He is from Ba, and he is also very superstitious at heart.  , as soon as a phenomenon that does not conform to his past common sense appears, his first reaction is "demon".  .  Since Wei Chuan could not be stopped, it was useless to block the trackers here. Lou was forced to retreat and quickly went to Yufu to report Gan Ning.  Of course the Wei people didn't know how to use any magic, and there were no steam engines or diesel engines on the Wei ships. How could they rush upstream automatically without wind?  In fact, this is all the result of Ma Jun and Ma Deheng.  Last year, when it was planned to advance from Jingzhou to Bazhong, Lu Su wrote to Shixun, saying that my navy was unrivaled across the river, but there was one thing.  You have to go upstream, from Zigui to Yufu. Many river sections can only be dragged forward. Once harassed by Shu thieves, it will be difficult to drag. Even if a mountain of giant ships cannot reach the battlefield, it will be of no use.  What's the use of just having a giant gale crossbow?  You have to get close before you can shoot.  Shi Xun was trusted but also felt a headache, so he discussed with Zhuge Liang that it would be better to send Ma Deheng to the Navy and let him study how to improve the boats.??Use the method that makes it easier to sail against the current.  Ma Jun was very happy to receive this fate, but he felt that I had to use force to cut off the wheel, so he hurried to Peng Li.  In fact, the research and modification of ships is by no means an overnight success. If the attack on Shu was really carried out last year, the Lusu Navy might still not be of much use and would be blocked to the east of Qutang Gorge by Gan Ning.  .  But since it was postponed for a whole year, Ma Deheng was not a vegetarian, and he finally came up with a jaw-dropping new trick.  First, Ma Jun understood "ship".  The "ship" mentioned here refers to a wheeled ship in the original sense, also known as a "paddle wheel ship". In the original history, it would not appear until more than 500 years later, and it only became popular in the Song Dynasty¡ª¡ª  Zhong Xiang and Yang Yao immediately drove boats across Dongting. Later, the Song army's chariots and boats blocked Wanyan Liang's southern invading army in quarrying.  The principle of this machine is very simple, that is, several huge wooden wheels are installed on the outside of the ship, driven by gears and belts, rotated by human power, and paddled forward.  Ma Jun's construction of this "ship" was inspired by the waterwheel his father built in the countryside.  Compared with paddling, pedaling on the ship's wheel may not save much manpower, but the power is stronger and it is easier to use force uniformly.  Ma Jun built this kind of ship let's call it a chariot or boat. He tested it on the river and found that it could still travel quickly against the current. Lu Su couldn't help but clasped his hands and was overjoyed.  However, when this kind of vehicle and boat was transported to the Xiling Gorge near Zigui and later tested on the Xiling Gorge, it was found that the power was still insufficient - it could no longer move faster against the current, and was as slow as a turtle crawling.  Ma Jun thought about it for a long time, and suddenly got inspiration from the new type of trolley - the new type of trolley that he and Zhuge Liang improved, no longer uses human power to pull the pole, but uses a winch instead.  So Ma Jun placed an extra winch on the inside of each wheel on the ship, with four giant bows across it. When the winch was swung up, the giant bows would be opened. Once the winch was released, the kinetic energy generated by the bow arms would be enough to drive the paddle wheel to rotate.  It was more powerful than the stampede of fifty people.  As a result, a new "black technology" that was influenced by Shi Xun, but completely without the guidance of Shi Xun, and completely deviated from the original history, emerged.  Nowadays, the more than ten huge building ships led by Lu Su are all equipped with both paddle wheels and capstans. When setting sail, they crank up the capstans. When the ropes are loosened and the capstans are released, the paddle wheels spin rapidly.  , immediately cut through the waves and drove straight to the bottom of Yufu City.  With the help of the winch and the paddle wheel, it is really easy and gets twice the result with half the effort. Dozens of miles of waterway can be passed in an instant.  Of course, only these large-scale ships can be equipped with such complex and heavy equipment. The rest of the small and medium-sized ships can either only use paddle wheels, or cannot even install paddle wheels, but can only paddle, and cannot go fast at all.  , had no choice but to follow from a distance - some of the boats capsized in an instant due to lack of power, or were forced to retreat, and they turned back to Zigui as fast as an arrow. ???????????????? The dozen or so tall ships in front of them are already very scary. They are densely covered with arrows and sculls, and are fully equipped with gunpowder arrows and baking pots. In addition, they are equipped with shooting poles and a gale-force crossbow on the bow.  When Gan Ning was in Yufu City, his envoy general Zhan Yan commanded the navy. As soon as the two sides came into contact, the Shu ships collapsed, 30% of them capsized, and the rest ran away in shock. The Wei army also damaged four tower ships, basically  These are all self-inflicted injuries caused by the paddle wheel turning too much and eventually falling apart.  When the remaining boats came to the shore, Lu Su's general Ding Fengnian was weakly crowned. With a long sword in each hand, he jumped up first and killed the Shu army defenders on the river.  Lu Zijing issued an order, saying that since the ingot had been placed, except for a very small number of people left to guard the ship, the rest - including those who stepped on the paddle wheel - must hold weapons and board the ship. If one wins, he will be awarded a civil title!  Under the heavy reward, everyone was enthusiastic and soon captured the port outside Yufu City.  Gan Ning was shocked when he heard the report and hurriedly led his army out of the city to fight.  Here Lu Su had just captured the port, and before he could build fortifications and form formations, he was attacked by the Shu army.  The large group of warriors under his command lacked battle formation training, and they had just followed Ding Feng to fight against the wind and showed great bravery. However, when they hit the iron plate, they immediately dispersed and disrupted his own team.  Ding Fengbao left Lu Su in embarrassment and fled back to the boat. Gan Ning wanted to join the gang and seize the boat, but Lu Zijing gave the order: "Fire the crossbow!"  The body is fixed, but the crossbow arm can still rotate 90 degrees to the left and right, and it has already been tilted to aim at the shore.  As a result, dozens of crossbows were fired at once, and most of the Shu army's leaders were penetrated. Even Gan Xingba himself was in danger of being hit and was forced to retreat.  So under the cover of Lian Nu, the Wei army reorganized their formation on the boat, lowered the springboard again, lined up neatly, and landed ashore for the second time.  Then without going far, they started to build a camp with the ships and trees as a fence.  Lu Su did not dare to get off the ship this time, but ordered him to carefully dismantle half of the repeating crossbow and transport it to the shore. Then he used the repeating crossbow and foot bow to try to drive the Shu people away bit by bit, so as to completely occupy the port.  During this period, Gan Ning led his army to charge twice, but was forced back by enemy crossbows. He was so angry that he flew into a rage.  He discussed with Wang Ping and said that the enemy's weapons were very sharp and difficult to break through. He could only wait until dark for the time being, and then I would lead hundreds of elite daredevils to kill them at night.?.  Wang Ping said that this plan was very clever, but: "The general is the commander-in-chief of the Ba army, how can he do it lightly? Ping is willing to go!" (To be continued.) Mobile users please visit http://m.piaotia.net
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