Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2978 Be the first stone

  Water drops stone, water wins or stone wins?

   It's all right, it's people who won.

  Water and stone, in most cases, have no sense of winning or losing, just like the mobilized people, whose words and deeds really reflect the true will?

  Cui Hou was covered in sweat, and hurriedly approached Cui Jun's hall, and then he saw Chen Rui, the prefect of Daijun, beside Cui Jun.

Daijun Taishou Chen Rui smiled, stood up and said that he still had some chores to deal with, and he would come to visit Cui Jun in two days, Cui Jun also got up quickly, and apologized repeatedly, saying that he was rude today, please Chen Shijun Haihan, and personally Send Chen Rui outside the gate...

  Cui Hou also accompanied him, bowing down all the way to make amends.

  Now under the rule of Feiqian, the original Wuyuan Shuofang and other counties have been merged into Yinshan County, which is ruled by Yinshan Shou, while Dai County is merged with Changshan County, Shanggu County, etc., and is the area of ​​the northern region. Of course, in most areas where Cao Cao is handed over, there may be two prefects. For example, Cao Cao also has a prefect of Changshan County, or a prefect of Shanggu County.

  Chen Rui has now become the governor of the Dai County. Although he is also called the Taishou, the population of the Dai County is actually thin. Compared with other large counties, it is more like a county with a larger territory.

Moreover, it is obvious that there is no way to do any large-scale development with only one place in Dai County. It must rely on the support and cooperation of surrounding counties and counties. Therefore, Chen Rui also came to Taiyuan County, mainly for the purpose of negotiating with Taiyuan to borrow some labor. …

  Dai County, when it was big, was very big, even including a part of the northern part of Jizhou, but when it was young, it was also very small, only a few counties around Dai County.

  The shortcomings of the administrative system in the Han Dynasty are also reflected in the fact that the boundaries between counties and counties are basically not fixed, and they are divided at will, which leads to many opportunities for local officials to take advantage of the imperfect administrative system. Even in the land of southern Japan in later generations, there are still local officials who openly jumped and yelled. I don't believe that they can't find out the fault and fine them, let alone in the Han Dynasty when communication and information were more closed?

  Chen Rui, as the governor of the acting county, at least until now, has no qualifications to make money. There is no way, the county is short of manpower, even if he wants to repair roads, dig ditches, and clear silt, it is hard to avoid. Moreover, Daijun also undertook the transfer of food, grass and various supplies for the Northern Territory Protectorate. The requirements for roads are also relatively high. If it is not corrected for a long time, the transportation will be delayed at that time. The grain transport officer had his own problems, but if there were too many problems on the Daijun road, Chen Rui would inevitably have to go to Chang'an to report on his work.

  Winter slack is naturally the best time to rest, so he came to Taiyuan specially to discuss with Cui Jun.

  To be honest, Cui Jun is not very happy about this matter.

  Not everyone in the Han Dynasty was a certain Lei!

It's just that he refused directly, and it was a bit out of favor, so when he was considering his words, Cui Hou broke in, which saved Cui Jun a lot of effort, but it might make Chen Rui feel that it was Cui Jun. Deliberately arranged...

   After sending Chen Rui away, Cui Jun frowned slightly, and after returning to the hall and sitting down, he looked at Cui Hou, "Why are you panicking?" 』

  Cui Hou swallowed a mouthful of saliva, smelled his mind, and then glanced at the servants in the hall.

  『You all stand down! 』Cui Jun flicked his sleeves.

  The entourages withdrew their chrysanthemums and retreated.

  Cui Hou gritted his teeth, "General Zhang of the Shangdang was assassinated!" 』

  Cui Jun twitched his eyebrows, but his expression was still calm, "Is there such a thing?" But casualties? 』

  『It is said that the injury was serious, and he was recalled and turned off...』 Cui Hou said, sweating on his forehead, took out a towel, and wiped it again and again.

   Cui Jun watched, and gradually felt that something was wrong, staring at Cui Hou, "It's this time, what are you thinking about? Say what you have! 』

  Cui Hou trembled and rolled on the ground, "Brother! save me! This assassin... this assassin...」

Cui Jun felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in front of him, causing his stable aura to collapse suddenly, and he couldn't help the veins appearing on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't tell me, this assassin...is sent by you." of! 』

  Cui Hou repeatedly waved his hands, "No! The assassin was not sent by me! 』

  『Huh…』 Cui Jun let out a long breath, and then felt that something was wrong, 『Why don’t you say it yet? ! What is the connection? ! 』

  If there is no relationship, Cui Hou would not be so panicked.

  Cui Hou lowered his head, hesitating, "Also... but... that person... came to Jinyang... before, before..."

  Cui Jun's eyes turned cold, "What's going on! 』

  Cui Hou explained the reason intermittently.

   After being caught by Fei Qian once with a sore foot and beating him hard, Cui Hou naturally calmed down somewhat, but after all, dogs can't change their food...or cats can't change their smelly food? Probably this is what it means. Just like a gambler swears that he will never gamble, and an alcoholic cuts off his finger to express that he will never drink again, etc. The secretion of dopamine on certain nerves can make people addicted and difficult to stop.

   As time goes on, the oath gradually fades away, and then I feel that those who follow the rules are old antiques, just know how to open a **** shop, and can't keep up with the trend of the times...cough cough...

   So Cui Hou figured out a new method.

   If "export" is not allowed, then switch to "domestic sales"!

   Without approval, smuggling with a caravan to Shandong again openly is undoubtedly jumping up and slapping Fei Qian in the face. No matter how courageous Cui Hou is, he would not dare to do so, but...

   What if it’s only for “domestic sales”?

  It is sold under the rule of Fei Qian, can it be regarded as "smuggling" to the outside world?

   What's more, what is sold is not the first-class ordnance from the military workshop, but the defective products and imitations from Cui Hou's own second-class workshop, just under the guise of "Hussar Supervisor"...

  Can this count?

   Not to mention!

  So, now it's troublesome.

  Hu Chi'er is naturally Cui Hou's domestic sales distributor.

   Moreover, the Shangdang Huguan Gukou military stronghold was destroyed. It is said that someone leaked the specific location of the military stronghold...

  With such a connection, Cui Hou naturally felt that a catastrophe was imminent, and rushed to discuss with Cui Jun.

Cui Jun didn't care about stabilizing his aura, so he stepped forward and grabbed Cui Hou. Originally, he wanted to lift Cui Hou up, but Cui Hou was too fat to lift him up. I tell you to restrain yourself! Restrain some! How did you promise me? How did you promise me? ! 』

  Cui Hou cried with a sad face, "I really didn't know this would happen... If I had known..."

  『What’s the use of saying this now? ! ”Cui Jun pushed Cui Hou, then walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, and after walking around twice, he said, “Who else knows about this now? I mean, who else knows about Ni and this assassin... **** it! Anyone know? ! 』

  Cui Hou cried, "Many people..."

  『Such a thing, how can so many people know? ’ Hearing this, Cui Jun couldn’t stand still, and felt dizzy for a while, “You...could it be you, you...”

  Is life alive, do you eat, drink and have fun? Since Hu Chier is a Hu man, of course he can also get some Hu women. I just know that this beard girl is so white, so big, so thin, and so long, so naturally everything is in good shape.

  『Brother! Save me! ”Cui Hou cried bitterly, “If this matter is known to the hussars, I... I will lose my head! 』

  『Don’t be in a hurry, this matter is still a bit strange...』 Cui Jun sat down, 『How do you know...General Zhang was assassinated? 』

   Cui Jun felt a little strange. After all, he hadn’t received any official notification yet, but Cui Hou got the news before him?

  Cui Hou wiped his face, and said with a sigh: "Someone came to report..."

  『A special report? Cui Jun asked, "Where is that person now?" 』

  『Already gone...』 Cui Hou raised his head, 『Uh...brother means...』

  Cui Jun suddenly trembled, his face changed drastically, "Not good! It's going to be a mess! 』

  As soon as Cui Jun finished speaking, he heard someone rushing from the corridor. When he got to the hall, he suddenly saw Cui Hou still in the hall, he was taken aback, and then hesitated.

  『What is it? Hurry up! 』

   Cui Jun asked. He knew that since he had just ordered the servants to retreat, if it was not an important matter, no one would come to disturb him, now...

  『Report to the envoy! The man saluted, "I don't know when, rumors spread everywhere in the city!" In the posthouse, Mr. Chen Shijun, the Daijun, sent people around to investigate, it seems that...』

  The aura that Cui Jun tried to maintain finally collapsed...

  …Σ(oдo)…

  Going west of Zigui is Xiling Gorge.

  After Xiling Gorge, there is Wu Gorge.

   Gorge, narrow also.

   After Huang Gai suffered a bad loss in Zigui, he became more and more calm.

  No matter how Gan Ning tried to lure him, he just refused to enter the dangerous areas, which made Gan Ning very depressed.

  In the area of ​​Xiling Gorge and Wu Gorge, there are almost towering peaks on both sides. Once a large-scale ship enters, it is easy to form a long snake formation.

  So Huang Gai is naturally cautious and cautious.

   But for Gan Ning, it was depressed and depressing.

  Fake defeat, continue to bluff, continue to bluff.

  Gan Ning lowered his posture so seductively, Huang Gai seemed to have emptied his ammunition, his mind was calm and indifferent.

  Different from the high-spiritedness before, Gan Ning also gradually realized the difference between large-scale surface battles and the water bandit mode he had in his early years. The more people there are, the more emphasis is placed on mutual cooperation, and the dispatching ability gradually surpasses individual martial prowess. Even if Gan Ning can overturn a ship by himself, Huang Gai can dispatch other ships to overturn Gan Ning's ships...

  Gan Ning came to harass again.

  Huang Gai continued to add bricks and tiles to the old city of Zigui one after another, cleaning up the wreckage, as if he wanted to build Zigui City into a steel water village, a permanent stronghold.

   Around the water village, there are some small boats. Use small boats to hook them together, like a soft door, to block the enemy, but you can also untie the hooks at any time to dispatch the warships inside.

  The previous times of harassment, Gan Ning did not try to break through the outer defense line of the water village, but just drifted away and harassed, but Huang Gai ignored it at all, even if Gan Ning took a small advantage, he did not send people to chase and intercept. So this time, Gan Ning felt that he could go deeper. He raised his finger and pointed in the direction of the Huanggai water village, and shouted: "Come closer!" Shoot me with a bed crossbow! **** inside! 』

  This order was actually somewhat dangerous, but Gan Ning and his subordinates didn't think there was any problem at the moment.

  Gan Ning's ships are mainly medium-sized and small. The advantage is flexible steering, but the disadvantage is that they are not powerful enough. Therefore, in the middle of the ship, a bed crossbow is added to increase firepower.

  If they rushed into the water stronghold, relying on these ships and manpower, they would undoubtedly seek their own death, so the focus naturally fell on these additional bed crossbows.

  Huang's workshop, bed crossbow of military quality.

  Gan Ning's subordinates responded loudly, and then began to approach Huang Gai's water village, shooting with bed crossbows.

The shooting speed of the bed crossbow is not fast, but the crossbow gun bundled with kerosene can easily cause damage to the opponent's hull, and at the same time ignite some sails or other things. Lethal. Moreover, the range of the bed crossbow is far beyond that of ordinary bows and arrows. If you want to hit Gan Ning and other ships, you must use the bed crossbow as well.

   But here comes the problem, Jiangdong’s bed crossbow has a slightly shorter range than Gan Ning’s.

  Yes, just a little bit.

Although the bed crossbow is obviously different from the effective range and the maximum range, but when Gan Ning’s bed crossbow hits Jiangdong’s hull, it can still retain more kinetic energy, while Jiangdong’s bed crossbows are often only It can be shot, but the lethality is much worse. So Gan Ning was always out of Jiangdong's killing range, crazily mocking Huang Gai, and expressing his contempt for Jiangdong's navy...

  Huang Gai knows that this is a manufacturing difference in military equipment and a lack of technology, but he knows it. There are also long-range weapons that want to attack Gan Ning, such as the catapult, but the problem is that the catapult is more accurate than the wake-up crossbow. It is more effective against large fixed targets, but if you want to deal with A small and medium-sized warship that can move and run is a bit thankless.

  『Whoosh! 』

"Whizzing! 』

  Gan Ning's crossbow guns seemed to be free of money, and they shot wildly at Huang Gai's water village.

  The crossbow guns are all wrapped with sackcloth soaked in kerosene, and before shooting, soldiers ignite them. Although the lit tarpaulins might be extinguished in the air, most of them can still maintain a little flame, and then they will burn in retaliation when they land or are stuck on the Jiangdong hull.

  The Jiangdong soldiers in the water village in the distance began to run, either busy dismantling the crossbow spears attached to the hull, or extinguishing the flames with sand.

The bed crossbows wound by a winch have a longer range and a more stable rate of fire, while Jiangdong's bed crossbows are a little different, so most of the counterattack bed crossbows fail and fall on the water, only to get Gan Ning and his men. Laughing.

  Jiangdong Water Village, which was under attack, did not release the boats connected to the outside.

  『General! This time, Jiang Dong is being a coward again! 』

"Hahaha! "Gan Ning laughed and said, "Jiangdong can't do anything else, he's pretty good at being a turtle! 』

"Ah ha ha…"

  Gan Ning's words sparked another burst of laughter.

  Gan Ning waved his arm, "Shoot!" Shoot Koto's turtle shell! 』

"Oooo! 』

The Jiangdong soldiers in the water village seem to be running in a hurry, but if you are more careful, you will find that these running are all soldiers from the periphery of Jiangdong, while the central building where Huang Gai is located and the surrounding areas are quiet. Quietly, nothing happened.

  Passively beaten will naturally lose morale.

   Everyone knows this.

  Gan Ning and the others were on small and medium-sized boats, with fast turning and explosive power. If a large force was dispatched to encircle and suppress, the small boat might be able to catch up, but the big boat would definitely not be able to catch up...

  Unless there are special circumstances.

  Jiangdong, whether it is a bed crossbow or a trebuchet, has a lower range and accuracy than hussars, and everyone knows that.

   It's just that there are always problems, and the most critical factor is the person who can solve them.

  Huang Gai stood on top of the building boat, coldly watching Gan Ning's boat circle around, estimating the distance.

  Generals on the battlefield must have a strong ability to estimate distances. At a glance, the approximate distance is almost inseparable. If the calculation is wrong, then it is possible that the pawns that are dispatched by some side of themselves will fall into the empty space.

"It's now! Huang Gai suddenly shouted in a deep voice, "Raise the flag!" drum! 』

  On the Huanggailou boat, Jiangdong soldiers erected a flying tiger flag with red and yellow borders, and immediately in the Jiangdong water village, there was a rush of drums...

When he heard the sound of the drums, Gan Ning thought that Huang Gai was about to attack, so he became a little excited, because since there were kerosene-stained sackcloths on their boats, of course there were also kerosene jars, and they would burn Jiangdong again when they had a chance. A wave, although it may not really be able to burn Huang Gai, but it can be regarded as an outlet for oneself, at least it can refresh for a few days.

  But soon, Gan Ning discovered that Jiang Dong did not send out soldiers and boats, but the catapult first!

  The stone bullets drew arcs full of death in the air from different places in the Jiangdong Water Village, and smashed down towards the direction of Gan Ning's ship!

  『Om! Tom! 』

A stone bomb roared and hit a small boat under Gan Ning's command. It smashed into the hull of the ship and drilled a hole of flesh and blood without any effort. Almost all the soldiers hit died on the spot, and a few others died. I don't know if it's luck or misfortune, and howls miserably!

  『Wow! 』

  Gan Ning saw a stone bomb hit the water about ten feet away from his boat, and the water splashed all over the sky!

  『Spread out! dodge! Get out of here! 』

  Gan Ning shouted.

  When will Jiangdong do this? !

   This is a range attack!

  Range attack, everyone knows, everyone knows, but it is not easy to play well.

  Jiangdong people did not aim at a certain ship at all, but attacked with indiscriminate catapults, and this not only required the catapult to measure the distance and azimuth in advance, but also needed to calculate the time when the stone bomb fell! This is different from smashing fixed targets in the river, Gan Ning's fleet is constantly cruising up and down!

As long as the coordination is a little bit worse, and the timing is a little bit staggered, the range attack may either be an air drop, or it can only be splashed behind the cruising Gan Ning fleet. To accurately cover the area where the Gan Ning fleet is advancing, the most critical thing is undoubtedly the experience accumulated by the veteran naval officer over the years in dispatching...

Just when Gan Ning yelled and the boats under his command started to disperse, the Jiangdong navy opened the small boats connected to the outside, and then in the water village, some of the boats were covered with pointed boats with long sculls, like crazy Generally rush out!

  (end of this chapter)