Han Xiang

Chapter 350

Long Xiang and Lu Su walked side by side, while Cao Xing walked aside to report the situation.

Cao Xing's reconnaissance involved a wide range of areas, including the daily movements of Wu Jing's fleet, where Xia Houyuan escorted the food convoy, and the military mobilization around Shouchun, etc.

Long Xiang looked normal at first, but when he heard the important information, he suddenly stopped to confirm: "Cao Cao's food route has changed from land route to water route? Xia Houyuan's troops are assembled in Lu'an, and may they be transferred to other places to fight?"

"The news of changing the grain road came from Shouchun. It was said that it would be transported to Longshu by boat, and then transferred to land. It would take about the same time, but it would save a lot of oxen and horses. There are not many people in Shouchun who can collect it." ;

In addition, more than a dozen grain ships from the Central Plains have sailed into Shaopi, and they should wait until they reach a certain size. These two pieces of information can be mutually confirmed. It is true that Xia Houyuan assembled in Lu'an. Mr. Zijing guessed it. "

Cao Xing finished speaking and looked at Lu Su, as if to say that I am only reporting the facts, as for the deduction of the situation, you have to come.

Long Xiang bowed his head and said to himself, "The grain road adjustment should be a military secret. How could Shouchun spread it so easily? I guess there must be fraud in this matter. Wu Jing is also considered a veteran in the battlefield, so he shouldn't be fooled. "

Lu Su agreed with his beard: "I heard that after Sun Cao fought in Xiang'an, there was no movement within half a month. I guess Cao thief can't sit still. Now he is trying to break the situation with tricks, but he doesn't know how to drag Jiangdong into a trap. Xia Houyuan just came from Wan County Not long after being transferred to the rear, now they are suddenly gathering in Lu'an for preparations, and I guess there is a new military operation."

"The situation is not clear now, we can only continue to strengthen observation." Long Xiang shook his head, motioning for Lu Su to move on.

Cao Xing trotted to the front and said distressedly: "General, if Cao Jun's grain roads are adjusted and the reconnaissance range extends westward for dozens of miles, the horses of the cavalry battalion will not be able to run over at all, and they will be easily spotted by Cao Jun or Jiangdong scouts. .”

"Don't worry, I have a solution."

Long Xiang pointed forward with the bamboo tube, and said calmly: "Not far away is the South City Tower, I will solve it for you when I get to the city."

"really?"

Cao Xing was overjoyed when he heard it. Could it be that the cavalry battalion is going to introduce new horses?He didn't know that Long Xiang's solution was actually the bamboo tube in his hand.

Ever since he built the watchtower along the river, Longxiang has kept the telescope in his heart. This kind of sharp weapon can be used on the battlefield, and it does not require too complicated skills to make, so it was quickly listed as a secret project.

At this time, the core technology of simple binoculars is only lenses. The bamboo tube is a gift from nature. The metal pieces used to fix the bamboo tube can be seen everywhere in the forging workshop.

It took a total of nearly a year for the glass lens to be polished to a usable finished product from the start of the project.

In an ancient society without precision instruments, this kind of experiment required a lot of trial and error. Fortunately, Long Xiang did not plan to mass-produce it, and doing a small amount would not waste too much material.

For being able to make the telescope so quickly, Long Xiang needs to thank Yuan Shu the most.

If Yuan Shu hadn't raised a large number of craftsmen for his own enjoyment, Long Xiang would not have the ready-made talents for making glazed glass. Apart from his professional skills related to civil engineering, other traversers would not be able to make glass, generate electricity, make gunpowder, etc.

There are too many certificates to be tested in the project, and Long Xiang has no time to develop other skills.

Not long after, several people climbed onto the tower.

Long Xiang handed the binoculars to Cao Xing, and said while gesturing, "Put this object to your eye, then close the other eye like me, and try how far you can see."

"How far do you see?"

Cao Xing continued to be skeptical, following Long Xiang's example, he put it in his eyes, and was immediately shocked by the scene in the mirror.

I saw him stammering: "General, why is the scene inside here exactly the same as the scene five or six miles away?"

"The scene five or six miles away? Governor Cao, are you talking nonsense?" Lu Su frowned in disbelief.

Cao Xing raised the binoculars to Lu Su's eyes, and said excitedly, "Sir, close one and look into the bamboo tube. Is there a tree with a crooked neck? The general used it to mark the distance before. The door is just five and a half miles up and down."

"Hiss really."

Shocked, Lu Su sighed: "The knife marks on the branch are like shadows. This is really a good thing for scouting. Yun Qi, does this bamboo tube have a name?"

Long Xiang smiled and said, "Although I can't see Qianli for the time being, I still want to call him the telescope."

"It's such a telescope. Whether it's attacking or defending the city, reconnaissance or counter-reconnaissance, it's like a tiger with wings added."

While Lu Su was looking at it in his hand, he said to himself: "The inside of this binoculars looks like colored glaze. If Yunqi can make one, he should be able to make hundreds or thousands of them. I think the cavalry battalion can line up the entire battalion." equipment, the rest of the battalion generals can be equipped.”

Long Xiang hastily interrupted: "Zi Jing thought too much. This telescope looks simple, but it is very troublesome to polish, and it requires a certain amount of luck. Several craftsmen spent nearly a year and wasted a lot of raw materials. In the end, only It can be made less than ten, let alone the entire cavalry battalion, and the current five battalion commanders can't satisfy all of them."

"I will?" Cao Xing asked immediately.

Long Xiang nodded slightly, "This is the first finished product assembled in Zijing's hand, and the other eight pieces should be assembled within tomorrow. If you want to rush back to the new city today, you can take it away directly."

"That's really great. The end general can be used for reconnaissance immediately. This telescope can save a lot of scouts."

Cao Xing was so overjoyed that he stretched out his hand to snatch it from Lu Su's hand. He mistakenly thought that what was in front of him was going to be shared with him.

Lu Su grabbed the binoculars and pulled it back, smiling and joking: "Haha, Dudu Cao, don't worry, let me play with it for a while, Yunqi is indispensable for you."

"Oh"

Cao Xing bowed his head in response, then retracted his hands in embarrassment.

Lu Su raised the binoculars to look into the distance again, and asked Long Xiang along the way: "Yun Qi, now there are nine binoculars, how do you plan to distribute them?"

Long Xiang glanced at Cao Xing, and said seriously: "The binoculars are most useful to the cavalry battalion. I plan to distribute five to the cavalry battalion alone. The remaining four will be divided equally between the old and new cities. If there are not enough, we will slowly polish and supplement them. Craftsmen Now the proficiency has increased a lot, and I believe the success rate will also increase, what do you think?"

"I agree," Cao Xing couldn't help but start talking.

Lu Su remained silent instead, and did not respond for a while.

Long Xiang immediately added: "Does Zijing disagree? The scale of the new city is indeed quite large. Two telescopes may not be enough. If not, just keep one in the old city and allocate one more to the new city."

Lu Su held up his binoculars, he was neither moved by Long Xiang's generosity, nor answered the question directly, but asked a strange question instead.

"Yun Qi, I heard that you are the only son? Do you have a brother or brother? Or a more famous clan member?"

Long Xiang was taken aback for a moment, and replied without hesitation: "A member of the Long clan? Does the dragon count?"

(End of this chapter)