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Liu Jing's curiosity was aroused and he smiled and said, "Ma Yuanma, don't let go of the bell, just take out the treasure."

Ma Jun smiled and took a pottery jar from an apprentice. He walked to the table and poured out the things in the pot. He saw a ball of sugar glue, which was very sticky and black all over. Liu Jing came forward and smelled it, and said in surprise: "Crout oil"

Ma Jun nodded, "This is indeed tinea oil. After adding some things, it becomes like this. We call it oil glue."

"This is similar to the tincture sludge used on warships, is the effect the same?"

"It burns longer than tinder sludge and has greater firepower. More importantly, it does not extinguish when it encounters wind. Zhou Mu might as well think about the shortcomings of the Rockets."

Liu Jing of course knew that the biggest problem of the rockets was that the arrows would be extinguished in the air when they were halfway through. At least eight of the ten arrows would be extinguished in the wind, so using rockets to ignite fire is actually very unreliable. Generally, they use rockets to shoot in groups, and they expect one of the rockets to not be extinguished.

Liu Jing's heart immediately became eager and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I might as well give it a try."

He ordered a man to stand a straw man outside the step and took his own bow and arrow. Liu Jing used a stone hard bow, which could shoot up to 100 or 50 steps. At this time, Ma Jun handed him one, and the governor might as well use this special rocket.

Liu Jing was stunned. He took the arrow and saw that the appearance was exactly the same as that of an ordinary arrow, but he still carefully discovered that the arrow was different. There was an empty groove on the arrow, as if it could hold objects. Obviously, this small groove was used to hold oil glue.

"The state master should not underestimate this groove, it can ensure that the arrow burns a cup of tea."

Liu Jing nodded, secretly praising Ma Jun's intelligence in his heart. He applied a layer of oil glue to the arrow, and a ball of oil glue was applied to the arrow groove. He set his bow and arrows on the straw man outside. At this time, a soldier lit the arrow with a torch, and saw a blue flame igniting. Liu Jing loosened the strings and the rocket shot out, carrying a black smoke, directly shooting the straw man outside.

Liu Jing had good eyesight, and he could see clearly that although the flames of the arrow were torn tightly by the wind, they were never extinguished. The rocket shot into the grass man's chest. In just a moment, a fire broke out from the grass man and burned wildly. The soldiers around couldn't help but shout loudly.

Liu Jing nodded, but it was not extinguished. He turned around and asked Ma Jun, "Master Ma, how many of these two treasures have you brought?"

Ma Jun smiled and said, "There is enough oil glue. The catapult can be transformed by wooden cows. However, we took two years to make this casting rod and only made into a root. In other words, at most, it can only be converted into a catapult."

"It's okay to wear it, how much time will it take?"

Ma Jun thought for a while and said, "I need all the military craftsmen to cooperate with me, and it will take ten days at the fastest."

Liu Jing was full of expectations, and he resolutely said: "Then it will take ten days. In ten days, I will try to attack Cao's camp."

The news of the arrival of the Han army reinforcements soon reached the Cao army camp. At this time, Xun You was discussing military information with several generals in a camp in the middle. Xun You looked solemn. He was not because of the arrival of the enemy's support, but was worried about the recent situation of Mumen Village. According to his agreement with Zhang He, Zhang He should put a carrier pigeon to Shangfang Valley every day to indicate that Mumen Village was safe, but the carrier pigeon had been interrupted for two days, which made Xun You feel worried.

Could it be that Mumen Village has been conquered by the Han army? Otherwise, how could there be no news? However, Xun You believed that Mumen Village was dangerous and had five thousand troops to guard, and even tens of thousands of troops were difficult to conquer. What should the Han army do?

If Mumenzhai is lost and the Han army has a food transfer area, they can attack Shangji calmly. Then can Shangji County still defend it?

Xun You was very anxious. Once Shangji County was lost, it would be like cutting off the connection between Longxi and Guanzhong. The consequences were very serious. Of course, you could also cross the Wei River, go north to Jieting, and go around to Guanzhong, but the journey would be twice as far away.

At this time, Xiahou Dun next to him said, "I heard from the scout that Jia Xu has come too. Will Jia Xu use a trick to seize the upper valley?"

Xun You shook his head, "I respond to changes with the same change. It's useless for Jia Xu to come. Now I'm very worried about Shangbi County. There are only a thousand defenders in Shangbi County. Whether Zhang He can withstand the attack of Zhao Yun's tens of thousands of troops, and the Prime Minister. Now he is in Guanzhong. If Shangbi County falls, the Prime Minister will not be able to get through."

Xu Huang bowed and said, "Since the military advisor is worried, the humble official is willing to lead the army to support Shangqi and withstand the attack of the Han army."

After thinking about it, Xun You had the only way. Instead of worrying here, it would be better to send troops to rescue him. Xun You nodded immediately and said, "Since General Xu is willing to support Shangji County, I will give the general five thousand troops, and I hope General Xu will set off immediately."

"Abide by the order"

Xu Huang led the order away, and Xun You stood in front of the sand table again, staring at Liu Jing's army. It turned out that Liu Jing had only 40,000 people left, but now tens of thousands of reinforcements have come. His strength has increased again. I am afraid that he will soon launch an attack on Shangfanggu.

Xiahou Dun walked aside and whispered: "Does the military advisor think we can't defend Longxi?"

Xun You sighed, "Although I have been deployed for a year, it is easy to say that I can't miss it, but the specific battle depends on people after all. The battlefield changes rapidly, and it is not something I can't expect. For example, in Mumenzhai, I am worried that Zhang He will not be able to demolish the wooden bridge in time, so my defense deployment will be halfway, so the key is still to depend on execution."

"The military advisor said that Zhang He would make such a mistake."

"I have no idea"

Xun You shook his head and said sadly: "But I know one thing, if Mumen Village is broken, then the wooden bridge will definitely not be demolished. Maybe he wanted to demolish it but it was too late and was seized by the enemy. In short, I have begun to have no confidence in my deployment now."

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After Zhao Yun's army captured Mumenzhai, he ordered the general Deng Xian to lead thousands of troops to station Mumenzhai. Zhao Yun's army continued to go north and gradually arrived at Shangji County two days later. Shangji County belongs to Guangwei County and is located on the southern edge of the Weishui Valley, equivalent to a location like the Shanggu, which is transitioning from the plateau to the valley basin.

Shangji County is just a small county. Due to its small commercial value, the county town has a small population, with only more than eight households and thousands of people. However, its military status is very important. Although it does not belong to Guangwei County, it is the gateway to Guangwei County. When it seizes Shangji County, the open Wei River Valley suddenly appears in front of you.

It is precisely because of its important military status that Xun You increased the strength and strengthened the county town, making it have certain defensive functions. However, compared with Jicheng, Shangbi County is still far behind.

Ten miles away from the county town, and it was gradually coming to the evening. Zhao Yun was cautious in his marching. He was not familiar with the terrain in Shangbi County, so he ordered to camp on the spot and go north after dawn tomorrow.

In the big tent, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren and Fa Zheng discussed the strategy of seizing Shangqiu County. Fa Zheng pointed to Shangfanggu and said, "It only takes ninety miles from Shangfanggu to Shangqiu County. When Mumen Village is lost, Xun You will definitely not sit idly by the Shangqiu County and will definitely send troops to rescue him. I suggest that you can use the strategy of besieging the city to fight aid. On the one hand, you can surround Shangqiu County, and on the other hand, you will send the main force to defeat the reinforcements from Shangfanggu. As long as the reinforcements are defeated, Shangqiu County will not be able to defend, and Zhang He will definitely abandon the city and flee."

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Zhang He has lost Mumen Village. Does the military advisor think he will give up on Shangji County?"

Zhang Ren also said, "I also think Zhang He dare not throw him to Ji County again, otherwise he will not be able to explain to Cao Cao."

"I think he will give up"

Fa Zheng smiled and said, "If we only have 10,000 troops, maybe Zhang He would defend the county town to death, but we have more than 25,000 people, and Shangbi County could not defend it. More importantly, Xun You gave him 8,000 troops. If the entire army was wiped out, he would not be able to explain to Cao Cao. Anyway, the county town could not be defended, so it would be better to preserve the vitality and give up the city and retreat eastward."

While discussing, a slight commotion came from outside the tent. Zhao Yun asked a little unhappy: "What happened?"

"Report to the general, the rope of the military flag was broken, and our military flag was blown away by the wind."

Zhang Ren was shocked. He said to Zhao Yun and Fa Zheng: "I believe in the will of heaven. There is an abnormality in the military flag. It usually implies that there will be a sneak attack on the camp at night. Zhang He will definitely make some movement tonight."

Zhao Yun also pondered for a moment and said, "Although it sounds ridiculous, I wouldn't be surprised if Zhang He would come to steal the camp tonight. This is indeed his only way to save the losses of Mumen Village."

Speaking of this, Zhang Ren and Zhao Yun looked at Fa Zheng together, but Fa Zheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "If there is really a steal, we might as well take the trick."

In the night, an army of thousands of people rushed southwards. This was a remote small distance away from the official road. Usually, woodcutters or herb collectors would walk on this mountain road. But today a rather spectacular army appeared.

He held a steel spear in his hand and a black-maned horse under his crotch. He was majestic. It was the general Zhang He. In the Longxi defense deployed by Xun You, Zhang He was responsible for Shangji County and Mumen Village, leading a total of 8,000 troops. Unexpectedly, in the battle between Mumen Village, the entire army was wiped out. In the blink of an eye, he only had a thousand people left to guard a small Shangji County.

Zhang He knew better than anyone else that Shangbi County and his thousand troops could not withstand the attack of nearly 10,000 people in Zhao Yun. If Shangbi County was lost again, or his army was wiped out, he would not be able to explain to the Prime Minister.

After repeated consideration, Zhang He finally made up his mind. Instead of waiting for death, he might as well give it a try and take advantage of his familiarity with the terrain to attack the Han army camp at night and completely defeat Zhao Yun's army.

Zhang He was still very sure. He knew there were a few small patrols and provocates that could avoid the Han army. As long as the patrols were not discovered by the patrols, he could catch the Han army off guard. At this time, he was getting closer and closer to the Han army camp. He looked up at the sky. It was almost two o'clock.

"The entire army is suspended"

Zhang He sent the military order and the army stopped. At this time, he found several scouts and whispered to them: "Go and investigate the enemy camp and report to me immediately."

"Abide by the order"

Several scouts quickly rode away, and Zhang He gave another order, "The whole army is hurrying up and resting for half an hour and ready to fight."

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As time came, Zhang He led a thousand troops to the northwest corner of the Han army's old enemy. Through the bushes, he could clearly see the Han army camp, and it could not even be called the camp. There were no fences, and nearly a thousand large tents were densely packed together, and the surroundings were full of guns. A team of patrols patrolling both sides of the gate, looking around carefully. On a high mail tower, a soldier was stretching his long and stretching waist, squatting down and never seeing him again.

Zhang He sneered in his heart. Even if he was discovered, what could the Han army do? They didn't have time to defend. Now it was the time for the soldiers to sleep well. The time was right. Zhang He turned over and waved his spear and shouted: "It's time to make contributions tonight. Brothers, let me kill you with me."

"Kill" Zhang He urged his war horse and waved his long spear to kill him at the gate of the Han army camp.

"Kill" Qian Cao's army shouted in unison and rushed out of the woods, like a surging black wave, following the commander Zhang He, roaring towards the camp.

The sentries in the barracks shouted and fled in scattered. Zhang He rushed into the Han army camp. He kicked down seven or eight large tents in a row, but he did not see a single soldier. Zhang He stopped the war horse and was stunned. At this time, the Cao army soldiers rushed into the large tent one after another, but they, like Zhang He, did not see an enemy.

"General, this is an empty camp" someone reported urgently.

Zhang He secretly shouted terrible in his heart, and he was trapped. At this moment, the shouts of killing around him shook the sky, and the drums were like thunder. Zhang He was panicked and led the soldiers out of the camp. Suddenly, the left and right general Ling Bao came to kill him, and the right general was white horse and silver spear, with a tall figure and a tall appearance. It was Zhao Yun, the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army.

Zhao Yun rushed over quickly, thrust his spear and grabbed Zhang He's throat, "Thief General, come with his life."

Zhang He had a fierce battle with Zhao Yun in Dangyang, Nanjun. He knew that Zhao Yun was powerful and he was not his opponent. He wanted to escape, but Zhao Yun's silver spear had already reached him. Helplessly, Zhang He had to raise his spear to greet him. The two fought fiercely for more than ten rounds. Zhang He gradually lost his support. He shouted loudly and swung his spear to stab Zhao Yun's left rib. Just as Zhao Yun flashed, Zhang He clamped his legs and rushed out.

Unexpectedly, he heard Zhao Yun sneering, and the sound of the wind behind his head was shocked, which made Zhang He heartbroken. This was a gun hammer that hit Zhang He directly, as fast as lightning. If this blow hit, Zhang He would definitely break his brain and die.

But Zhang He was a famous Hebei general who had been fighting. He realized that this was not the sound of a gun thorn, so he suddenly lay on the horse, avoiding the fatal blow of the gun hammer on the back of his head, but the gun rod thrust hard on Zhang He's back.

There was only a dull sound, and the armor pieces flew out, causing Zhang He to squirt out a mouthful of blood. He hugged the horse tightly and fled in panic. Zhao Yun couldn't catch up with him. He strangled the war horse and turned around and shouted loudly to the Qian Cao army: "I am Zhao Yun, Changshan. Those who surrender are exempt from death. If those who do not surrender, they will be killed regardless."

The Thousand Cao army witnessed Zhang He being beaten to the point of vomiting blood and fled. He also heard that this was Zhao Yun, the world's most famous general. The soldiers were so scared that they knelt down and surrendered. Five thousand Han troops surrounded them from all directions and disarmed all of the Thousand Cao army.

This battle was like catching a turtle in a jar. Except for the commander Zhang He and two followers, none of the soldiers of the Thousand Cao Army escaped and all surrendered to the Han army.

At the same time when Zhang He led his army to attack the Han army camp, Zhang Ren led 10,000 troops to Shangbi County. Looking at the dark county town a mile away, Zhang Renyi waved his order and said, "Stop moving forward."

Ten thousand troops stopped moving forward, Zhang Ren stared at the city for a moment, turned around and said, "Go and ask the city to open the door."

The Junhou led two cavalrymen to rush forward and shouted loudly under the city: "The Han army has arrived. If the city gate is not opened, the city gate will be broken and the city will be massacred."

There were only a shortage of people left in the city. When they saw the black army outside, they heard that the Han army had arrived, and they were so scared that the defenders threw away their armor and fled, hiding among the civilians.

At this time, the county magistrate Lu Yan and more than a dozen yamen runners were inspecting the security of the county town. They happened to meet soldiers who fled down the city. He hurried forward and asked, "What happened?"

A soldier said tremblingly: "Qizi County Magistrate, the Han army has arrived, and there are more than 10,000 people. He ordered us to open the city gate, and all the brothers fled."

Lu Yan was shocked. Zhang He led his army to steal the camp. It was probably a good fortune. Now that the Han army has arrived, he was panicked, but he quickly calmed down and said to himself: "I am the commander of a county. My personal reputation is small, and my life is big in the city."

He immediately ordered the yamen runners to open the city gate. After a moment, the yamen runners put down the suspension bridge and opened the city gate. Lu Yan urged the horses to leave the city and shouted: "I am the magistrate of the county, I am willing to surrender in the county town, and I hope the Han army will calm down the war and treat the people well."

Zhang Ren led 10,000 troops to the city gate. He looked up and down at the county magistrate. He saw that his robes were half old, over ten years old, and he looked quite smart and capable, so he asked, "You are the county magistrate of Shangji."

Lu Yan stepped forward to salute, "Report to General, I am the county magistrate Lu Yan. There are no troops in the county, only thousands of people. I am willing to welcome the Han army into the city. I hope the general will not hurt the people."

"The Han army has strict military discipline and never hurt the people. You can appease the people for me. In addition, I want to know how much food there is in the city."

"Report to the general, I will ask for ten thousand stones."
Chapter completed!