Chapter 207 Even Dongwu is Cao Ying's [Subscription Request]

Yecheng.

"Father, there is news from Yanzhou."

Yuan Tan strode into the main hall of the Mu Mansion.

"Yanzhou robbed my Yuan family members, and in addition to exchanging the families of those craftsmen, they also demanded 3,000 bows and crossbows. This is outrageous.

It's really infuriating."

Yuan Shao sat in the main seat in the hall, and next to him was Yuan Wei, who had a hunched back and an old face.

The next three were Guo Tu, Ju Shou and Tian Feng.

Yuan Shao looked a little pale, and said in a deep voice: "Allow him to do so first. We will capture Yanzhou one day and take everything back together."

Yuan Wei pursed his lips tightly, made up his mind and said nothing.

Yuan Tan suddenly said: "Father, have you ever thought that if Yanzhou can ambush me, we can also ambush him.

Yanzhou has just won a victory and is now in a state of arrogance. We in Jizhou can also use a surprise attack to attack them and fight back. "

"You have no experience in leading troops in battle, so don't just talk about military matters. You must know that military matters involve life and death."

Yuan Shao paused and said, "If you act rashly, you will only suffer greater losses."

Yuan Wei's lips trembled as if he wanted to speak.

Tian Feng, who was on Yuan Shao's right, had been keeping an eye on Yuan Wei. When he saw that Yuan Wei was about to speak, his heart skipped a beat and he spoke first:
"The climate in Jizhou is excellent this year, and the grain production is quite good..."

Yuan Wei waited for Tian Feng to finish speaking before he spoke again, but Ju Su continued:

"We do have extra bows and crossbows in Jizhou, but the most we can promise Yanzhou is to give them 1,500 bows and crossbows, no more."

Yuan Wei said suddenly: "Let me say this, I have a plan that I have carefully considered, and I will never give Yanzhou another chance..."

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Qin Hua Ji refers to a pattern of a precious craftsmanship of the Mohist school.

That is the production diagram of the ink bag, which is known as one of the four treasures of Mohism.

There is only one ink bag in existence, and it is in Cao Cao's hands.

The engineering drawing he provided was of great appeal to Qin Huaji, who came from the Mohist school. If he studied it carefully, it could help him improve his engineering skills.

For example, the creation of several of the Mohist treasures has been lost over a long period of time.

But there is in the tomb.

When the tomb raider dug out the thing, Cao Cao also had it.

He took it out, which was equivalent to fishing.

Qin Huaji has no family in Jizhou, so naturally he would not come to Yanzhou.

Lacking the means of control, it is difficult for him to settle down in Yanzhou with peace of mind.

The drawing is the hook.

The Mohist treasure, the craftsmanship diagram, which has been sought by generations of craftsmen, actually appeared in Yanzhou... Qin Huaji was puzzled.

"I also have a scroll of atlases, which contains many craft drawings, including the specific preparation method of this ink box," said Cao Cao.

The ink bag was made by Mozi himself.

For other Mohist engineering, being able to produce a lower-grade ink box is considered the highest achievement.

The so-called Mogong box is a small wooden box, but it can also open up space. It looks small but is actually large and can hold many things. It is magical.

After Cao Cao gave a brief explanation, Qin Huaji was already in a state of agitation and wanted to see the scroll that Cao Cao mentioned.

Cao Cao pointed to the blueprint he had just taken out and said, "If you can make 60% of these creations, I'll lend you the scroll for a look. If you can make 80%, I'll give it to you."

Qin Huaji looked back at the many patterns on the picture, including shields, armor, crossbows, and large siege vehicles.

Including several tools for farming.

Qin Huaji pointed to another drawing on the picture:
"This drawing is ingenious, but imperfect. It is mostly based on guesswork and does not show the ingenuity of craftsmanship. Who designed it?"

Qin Huaji refers to the simple structure of Zhuge Liannu, which was drawn by Cao Cao based on the memory of later generations.

There were already repeating crossbows in the world.

But it cannot do what Zhuge Liang did, which is to fire more than ten rounds from a box of short crossbows continuously.

The Zhuge Crossbow was an improved design by Zhuge Liang. He added an "arrow box" on top of the crossbow, which was equivalent to a magazine, and increased the crossbow's ability to fire arrows by more than several times.

In the late Cao Wei period, repeated research was conducted, but the crossbow's continuous firing capability was only improved to half the level of Zhuge Liannu.

This is equivalent to improving the configuration of a single-shot pistol into a submachine gun.

From a conceptual perspective, it is not complicated.

There is an arrow box on the top with the crossbow arrows in it. After the crossbow is fired, the arrows in the box will sink automatically and fill the hole.

But to actually make it, it involves continuous firing without arrows getting stuck, internal pressure, precise coordination of the machine buckle, etc.

Cao Cao drew a rough design based on his memory, and asked the craftsmen to start working on it.

Let’s see if it’s possible to bring Zhuge Crossbow to the market earlier.

In addition, there is also a crossbow cart.

If you can do continuous firing, it will be possible to achieve multiple firing like rowing. Once successful, you can fire a powerful crossbow continuously.

Used in positional warfare and city attack and defense, you can imagine how powerful it is.

Cao Cao stayed in the construction camp for an entire afternoon. He took out the curse pattern copied from the Xiantai seal and asked Qin Hua about it.

Qin Huaji looked at it for a long time:
"I have seen a pattern slightly similar to this in an ancient scroll. It is called a superimposed array pattern.

There is a legend in our Mohist school that says our founder Mozi used this carving technique to carve several divine objects for sacrifice.

No one in later generations will be able to imitate it.”

Qin Huaji said: "This kind of crafted pattern is also called 'divine crafted pattern'."

"I have seen another secret scroll left by our ancestor, the first disciple of our ancestor."

“It says that the most important treasures of our Mo Sect are all divine works, and they were all taken to the ancestor’s tomb. If we want to decipher this divine pattern, we must find the ancestor’s tomb.

But that is impossible..."

"Mozi's tomb."

Cao Cao had heard Ling Jin mention Mozi's tomb more than once before.

The tomb of this Mohist saint is like a treasure house, containing everything.

It seems that most of the treasures circulating in the world are in Mozi's tomb.

It is said that Mozi advocated simple burials and would not build a large tomb for himself.

However, the artifacts he made were not replicable and attracted great attention from people all over the world. Therefore, in his later years, Mozi built a hidden tomb and buried the artifacts he had made during his lifetime.

When Cao Cao's reputation exceeded two million, he got two directions, which have not been used yet.

He left the construction camp and got into the carriage back to the city. He closed his eyes and the words emerged in his mind.

[Fixed direction: tombs, beauties, luxury cars, generals, famous officials...]

The fixed location chosen by Cao Cao for his tomb is the burial place of Mozi!

[Mozi was a native of Song during the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty and early Warring States Period. He was a descendant of the Song noble Mu Yi and served as a minister of Song. He was an ancient Chinese thinker, educator, scientist, military strategist, and founder of the Mohist school]

[He is a representative figure among the Hundred Schools of Thought]

[His tomb is located in the former territory of the Song State, and is hidden and hard to find. Sequence 21]

[The first 100 tombs in the sequence cannot be fully opened. Mozi's tomb is particularly special. There are still "living things" in the tomb. Please open it with caution. There are "many treasures" in the tomb.]

The entry immediately pushes out the specific direction of the tomb.

The location was within the territory of the State of Song during the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, Yuzhou south of Yanzhou, only a few hundred miles away from Changyi.

evening.

When Cao Cao returned to his mansion, he ordered Ling Jin to open Mozi's tomb.

This time, you need to be more prepared and strictly follow the route indicated by the entry.

Otherwise, a tomb with such a high sequence would have no exit.

Ling Jin prepared for several days and repeatedly observed the map given by Cao Cao. Only in mid-August did he set off with enough people.

Because he is acting on his own territory, he will get a lot of support when he opens the tomb this time.

study.

Cao Cao summoned everyone.

"It is a good thing that there have been no major disasters in the world in the past two years."

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Xun You were all there.

Cao Cao sat in the main seat, petting the tiger and listening to people report on changes in various places.

Yin lay beside him, squinting his eyes comfortably, as docile as a big cat.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

He has noticed that these two people seem to be a little abnormal, so he plans to watch the fun.

As long as no one was killed, it would be fine. There were some small hills below, so it was not surprising. He also planned to provide them with a place to fight and a chance to be alone...

"How's Yuan Shu doing?"

"We have made preparations. We will create an auspicious sign in the next few days to help Yuan Shu ascend the throne."

Jia Xu said: "In addition, the power in Jiangdong has changed, and the Sun family has developed rapidly."

"After Sun Ce and Sun Bofu borrowed troops from Yuan Gonglu, they established close ties with local nobles and celebrities such as Zhou Gongjin, as well as the scholar-official class. They won the hearts of the people in the counties of Jianghuai and had a good reputation."

"Currently, Sun Bofu has crossed the Yangtze River to assist his cousin Sun Ben and uncle Wu Jing in defeating the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Yao, and his generals Fan Neng, Yu Mi, Zhang Ying and others."

"He is still actively uniting all parties, including Yanzhou."

Sun Ce sent a letter to Yanzhou.

It was just delivered to Cao Cao yesterday.

In the letter, Sun Ce talked about his father Sun Jian, and how he had joined forces with Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo. He said that after Sun Jian returned, he often said that among all the armies in the world, he only valued Cao Mengde of Yanzhou.

This is the Jiangdong version of the heroes of the world, only Cao and Sun Wentai.

Cao Cao appears in both versions.

Sun Ce was extremely brave and wise, and he had the same spirit as his father.

But the letter he wrote to make friends with Yanzhou was full of tentativeness and the intention of governing the four directions. Cao Cao suspected that it was written by Zhou Gongjin.

For some things, it is time to make early arrangements and start long-term fishing.

Cao Cao: "Fengxiao, you should also write a letter to Sun Ce, saying that I also often miss the friendship with his father Sun Wentai. The court can appoint him as the Cavalry Commandant and inherit his father's family background.

They even joined forces with him to help him expand in Jiangdong.

But I heard that his younger brother Sun Zhongmou was known as a child prodigy when he was young, and I really want to meet him.

Let him send his brother Sun Quan to live in Yanzhou for a while. At most one year, and ensure that his brother returns safely to Jiangdong."

Boss Cao tried to recruit famous generals and good officials everywhere, but he rarely recruited people from Jiangdong.

In addition to Taishi Ci's ability to fight and conquer, he was recruited to Cao's camp first.

As for others, Cao Cao did not intervene too early.

The reason is that he plans to directly dig out Sun Quan in the future and dig up Jiangdong and bring it under the command of Cao's camp.

In history, Sun Quan did surrender to Cao Cao, although it was only a temporary measure.

In order to avoid direct confrontation with Cao Cao, he was also observing the dynamics between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, looking for opportunities that would be beneficial to him.

But this time, if he surrenders, he can forget about rebelling again.

Cao Cao planned to make the first move to see if he could train Sun Quan into the shape of Cao's camp.

In the future, in the Battle of Red Cliffs, we will defeat him severely and destroy his hopes.

Sun Quan's false surrender will become real surrender.

All the troops and territories of Eastern Wu belong to my Caoying.

Cao Cao made many arrangements and set off for Daye Lake in mid-August.

The team was large, with family members accompanying them, including Mrs. Zou Yuan, who was also brought along.

Cao Cao checked on the farm work along the way. In the fields he passed by, the grains were full and golden in color, and it was almost harvest time.

Changyi was not far from Daye Lake. When approaching the destination, Cao Cao let his family go first.

He stayed and went to the fields to check on the farming himself.

In the afternoon, a team of people found Cao Cao's location.

He stood on the ridge of the field, looking at the people coming, thinking to himself, these bastards, scheming and scheming, just to cheat the common people. They must have never done farm work, let them go to the fields to experience the hardship of farming, and tire them to death.

Cao Cao ordered Dian Wei and Xu Chu:
"After a while they came close, and dragged them all into the fields. They would not let anyone leave unless they plowed half an acre of land."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu were overjoyed and agreed loudly.

On the opposite side, the man dismounted from his horse, unaware of the fate he was about to face.

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