Three Kingdoms: Hegemony System

During this time, Liu Jue had formed an alliance with Jiangdong, and Sun Quan sent Zhou Yu to lead a fifteen thousand water troops, and at Liu Jue's suggestion, stationed here in Chibi.

Probably because Sun Quan was worried about Zhou Yu, so he gave him an extra 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Although Liu Jue thought that he had seen through Cao Cao's intentions and was recognized by Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, he was worried about the inertia of history, so he asked Zhou Yu to garrison Chibi and sent Guan Yu to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to supervise.

At this time, Liu Jue came to Xiakou to inspect the situation of Ganning's defense.

Liu Jue, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong, accompanied by Gan Ning, came to the camp in the east of the city to inspect, and at this time, in front of everyone, were tall catapults, a total of 300.

These catapults are the drawings that Liu Jue exchanged from the system, and after he took charge of Jingzhou last year, he began to manufacture them secretly, and a total of more than 700 vehicles were built.

Although these catapults are tall, they are quite simple in structure, and can even be dismantled to facilitate the transportation of large armies, and can also rotate from side to side.

Catapults, now the most famous being the Thunderbolt, were used by Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu.

When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were holding each other on the white horse, Yuan Shao ordered the construction of an arrow tower and shot arrows at Cao Cao's camp for several days, which shook the hearts of Cao Cao's army. Subsequently, Liu Ye offered a thunderbolt to break Yuan Shao's crossbowmen, so that Cao Cao could get a place to defend in Guandu.

Liu Jue's catapults are very different from Cao Cao's thunderbolts, not only are they larger, but they also have a longer range.

Liu Jue made so many catapults, of course, not to siege the city, but to deal with Cao Cao's army.

Now Cao Cao is still in Jiangling, and according to the report of the spies, Cao Cao cast many iron chains to connect the end of the warship to form a huge water camp.

This root is almost the same in history, Cao Cao's intentions, Liu Jue is almost clear.

That is, the army went down the river by boat, and after reaching the opposite bank of Chaisang, it could quickly form a water position, and launch an attack on Chaisang with overwhelming momentum.

"Xingba, will these catapult soldiers be able to operate?" Liu Jue asked a question he was most concerned about.

"You're already very skilled!"

Gan Ning's face was full of excitement, and he said: "The average catapult has a range of less than 100 steps, such as Cao Cao's thunderbolt, but the lord's catapult can shoot 150 steps, which is really too powerful." "

Liu Jue smiled slightly: "Now Cao Cao connects the warships with iron chains, and when they cross the river, we will frame the catapults on the shore, and then attack them with special cannonballs, and then those warships will be the coffins of Cao Cao's army." "

Liu Jue's catapult uses not stones, but a kind of explosive bag, which is a strengthened version of the thunderbolt, each of which weighs 20 pounds, and the power has increased many times.

Not only that, Liu Jue also added some powder to the explosives bag, which could produce toxic smoke after the explosion, making the local soldiers cough and cry.

Liu Jue also specially instructed that the explosives package be made into a spherical shape to reduce the resistance of the wind.

Gan Ning nodded and said, "Yes, besides, our warships are also equipped with ballistas, and we can also attack Cao's army from the water when the time comes." "

To make these catapults, as well as those explosive bags, Liu Jue spent nearly 10,000 gold, which really made his flesh hurt for a while, but as long as he could defeat Cao Cao and make Cao Cao's losses heavier, it would be worth it.

Moreover, these catapults can not only be used to deal with Cao's army this time, but also to attack Xiangfan in the future, and the siege is also essential, which can greatly reduce the casualties of the soldiers and the time spent on the siege.

After all, whether it is Jiangling, Xiangyang or Fancheng, the city is tall and heavy.

Historically, after the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu attacked Jiangling and was defended by Cao Ren for more than a year, and Liu Jue didn't want to waste time so much.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong's faces were already full of joy, and they only heard Zhuge Liang say: "Now that we have all the soldiers and horses, grain and grass, and utensils, it depends on Cao Cao's movements." "

Pang Tong followed and said: "It's November soon, it is estimated that Cao Cao will definitely go down the river soon, and now that they are coming from afar, they will definitely not delay the war, and they will definitely fight quickly." "

Liu Jue nodded and said, "I have sent a lot of meticulous work to infiltrate Jiangling City to inquire about the situation, and it is said that many of Cao Cao's soldiers have been unable to adapt to the water and soil. "

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "There is no doubt about it, when the soldiers from the north come to the south, there will definitely be discomfort, and maybe there will be a large-scale epidemic, and the situation does not allow Cao Cao to drag it down." "

Liu Jue pondered for a moment in his heart and said: "At the latest, in December, that is, when we have a decisive battle with Cao Cao, as long as we win this battle, the general trend will come to our side." "

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Gan Ning all nodded, their eyes flashing with excitement.

At this time, a personal guard came over and said to Liu Jue: "Lord, there are spies from Jiangling who have come to report. "

"Bring him here. Liu Jue nodded and said.

"Whoa!" the guard immediately turned and left, and a moment later led a spy over.

"My lord, Gangneung has important information. The spy bowed to Liu Jue and said, "We found out in Jiangling City, Liu Zhang sent Zhang Song to Jiangling to visit Cao Cao. "

"Zhang Song went to see Cao Cao?"

Liu Jue couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then he remembered that Liu Zhang did send Zhang Song to see Cao Cao at this time in history, if it wasn't for this spy report, he would have almost forgotten about it.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong both frowned.

Pang Tong opened his mouth and said: "Liu Zhang sent an envoy to see Cao Cao, but I am afraid that he is afraid of Cao Cao's strength and wants to submit to him, which is not a good thing for us. "

Liu Jue rewarded the spy with money, asked him to go down to rest first, and then said: "It's not okay to return to Shun, although Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, but he is not without ambition, he also wants to divide Shu and become a remote prince, this time at most it is just to express surrender to Cao Cao." "

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said: "Cao Cao is dealing with us now, and we can't take care of Shu for the time being, and when we defeat Cao Cao, Shu will be safe." "

Liu Jue smiled slightly: "I think we can prepare for the acquisition of Shu land now." "

"What does the lord mean?" Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were both a little puzzled.

"We can woo Zhang Song. "

Liu Jue smiled and said: "Zhang Song is short in stature, a little ugly in appearance, although he is a Yizhou driver, but he is very inferior, and at the same time he is proud and cares about the eyes of others. Cao Cao is complacent at this time, and it is estimated that he will not look down on Zhang Song, so we can take the opportunity to contact Zhang Song. "

"Although Zhang Song is expensive, he doesn't look down on Liu Zhang, if we can conspire with him and get the help of this person, it will be much easier for us to enter Shu in the future. "

Liu Jue is not sure now whether Cao Cao will snub Zhang Song like in history and make Zhang Song hold a grudge, but he still wants to give it a try.

Such a good opportunity, how could Liu Jue give up, if he didn't give it a try at this time, he would be so sorry for himself.

Yizhou is the country of abundance, Liu Zhang occupies such a piece of territory, and his subordinates have Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, Huang Quan and others, but they don't know how to use it, but they are oppressed by the rice thief Zhang Lu.

How is this like the momentum that a prince in troubled times should have?

And Liu Jue's most coveted thing is the legendary Xichuan map.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong's eyes lit up, and Zhuge Liang immediately said: "In that case, I will send a small official to sneak into Jiangling City quietly and contact Zhang Song?"

Liu Jue nodded with a smile and said, "Just send a bold little official over." "

Because the matter was very important, Liu Jue didn't know what Zhang Song's situation was, and after discussing it with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, he immediately turned around and went down to arrange.