Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 545 Uneasy
Xun Yu and Guo Jia, in front of Cao Cao, analyzed the pros and cons of Chu's move to Wei from both positive and deceptive aspects.

In general, this is undoubtedly good news for the Wei State - even if the Chu State wants to seize the east and attack the west, it is undeniable that it is now the stage of "claiming the east", which is better than directly intervening in Liaodong!

For now, although the Chu State has not directly responded to the Wei State, from an action point of view, it will use the time that the Wei State conquers Liaodong to capture Xichuan...

That is to say, both sides left the Han Dynasty aside and each stabilized their "rear area" - because of the Yangtze River waterway, Xichuan should be regarded as the "rear area" of the Chu State to a certain extent.

It's okay for Liu Zhang to be weak now. If Hanzhong loses, the feudal vassals of the Han Dynasty will be united together, and they will have Xichuan, the upper reaches of Jingchu, and they will have the support of Guanzhong, Longyou, and most of the Central Plains. It will be very difficult for the Chu State. !

That's why Chu State reacted so "violently" when the Han princes wanted to invade Hanzhong - this is the current analysis of Chu State's move by Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others.

As for the possibility of "attacking the east and attacking the west", it cannot be said that there is no possibility, but at least they have not seen what benefits it will bring to the Chu State to let Hanzhong be captured by the Han Dynasty and compete with the Wei State for Liaodong. The only thing to guard against should be the Chu State. The country may be "inflated" in a two-front war!

Cheng Yu and Man Chong also echoed the opinions of Xun Yu and Guo Jia. Man Chong mentioned a little more about the recent "disobedient" new wealthy families in the Wei State. He hoped that Cao Cao would allow him to start more " "Somewhat ruthless"...

But at this moment, Ma Jun, who has always been quiet on such occasions, suddenly mentioned: "Wait! Your Majesty, what is the marble crossbow mentioned in the third message...? If it is true If the Chu army is fully covered, it is likely to have a great change in the Chu army’s combat mode, and we have to guard against it!”

There is nothing surprising about Ma Jun's strategy. The reason why he appears here is usually just to see if there are any important new inventions in the Craftsman Camp. Others may not be able to predict the impact it will have on strategy, so he is here. Ask him to be present to remind you of this matter.

In addition, if for a certain strategy, the Craftsman Camp needs to cooperate with large-scale production or develop something, you need to consult Ma Jun whether he can do it.

But this time Ma Jun couldn't help himself and asked a question that had nothing to do with Qiaojiang Camp, but related to Chu State's Ministry of Industry!

Indeed, among the new news from Chu State, the last of the three most important ones is to fully start training the "pinball crossbow".

Suddenly spreading to the entire army, training a new weapon is naturally considered important news.

Theoretically, this is also a military secret in Chu State, but since it has been extended to the entire army, it can no longer be kept secret. In fact, when it was promoted to the captain level before, basically all the princes had heard about it, but the news was very limited. Fuzzy, but after the real promotion by the whole army, now even the people of Chu State know something...

I just don't understand what the "Zhen Qi Bullet Crossbow" is, but many people have vaguely heard some similar rumors.

For example, Wei Guo got the news even two years ago.

Bai Tu didn't expect how long he could keep it secret, as long as the other party couldn't get the samples for the time being. Even if some were witnessed by spies, unless there was detailed data and evidence to support it, the information obtained by all the princes must be to a certain extent. The distortion!

After all, the spies at this time were very inefficient in transmitting messages to each other due to lack of communication means.

The princes of all parties also knew this, so they believed the spies' information at a discount.

Especially the evaluation of new weapons is not like where there is trouble, where there is rebellion, where there is attack...the "evaluation" itself is very flexible and subjective.

For example, although there were spies in the Wei State, they described the "grand occasion" of collective training, but descriptions such as the sound of thunderbolts, the power of punching through gold and stone, and killing the enemy a hundred steps away... When I arrived at Cao Cao's place, of course I just took a look at it. good.

However, Ma Jun paid special attention to this matter through assembling the entire army and being sensitive to Chu's new ordnance...

"Deheng don't need to be too nervous. Although there are no samples yet, judging from the description, it must be some kind of long-range military crossbow, and... what it shoots seems to be just a knuckle-sized marble? What's more, if this thing is really equipment How can a delicate crossbow equip the entire army? And if it can equip the entire army, it should be just a cheap substitute for bows and arrows." Liu Ye persuaded Ma Jun not very concerned.

"Ahem... Deheng is worried... Ahem, Jia has been worried before... But in fact, there are some small pieces of information in the intelligence... Ahem, Deheng may not have gotten it... This time he changed his clothes. It does not involve middle-level officers. In terms of the military ranks of the Chu State, the generals at the school level basically still use the new version of the Qi crossbow that was improved the year before last. Ahem, there is no change in the crossbow..." Guo Jiatom is still feeling a little uncomfortable. said.

However, he looked better than before. After saying one sentence, he was able to breathe more fully.

As Guo Jia said, the reason why Chu State did not show much vigilance against this major change of clothing was actually because of the support of previous intelligence - although this new "crossbow" is very special, it is obviously just Cheap stuff!

In terms of pure power, it is not as formidable as the Chu State's intimidating Zhenqi Crossbow, otherwise it would not be equipped only among Ji Zao soldiers.

But Ma Jun was very brave this time and directly refuted Guo Jia, the leader of Wei State: "No, military advisor, Chu State's Zhenqi crossbow, when full of Zhenqi, exists entirely to snipe and kill generals. , the latest infuriating crossbow, in terms of pure penetrating power, is even as good as a bed crossbow. Naturally, it cannot be compared with ordinary ordnance. However, if it is assembled by the entire army, even if it is only slightly stronger than the standard ordinary bow and arrow, it will be enough to make the battlefield Produce qualitative changes!”

As for reaching the level of Chu State's Zhenqi Crossbow, if it can be assembled on a large scale...then other princes can also go to sleep.

"Well, we need to urge the secret agents on this matter. Even if we have to pay some losses, we must get the sample as soon as possible." Cao Cao interjected at this time.

It can be regarded as the final determination of this matter - it is impossible to judge too much for the time being, let alone react. At least, we must know what is going on.

It's just that... what makes Ma Jun a little uneasy is that other people in Wei State are still very surprised by the great progress in equipment.

If he were to apply it to others, Ma Jun asked himself, what kind of equipment would make him give up swords and spears, but also have the intention of completely changing the uniforms of the Wei army and using long-range weapons as the main weapons?

Thinking about it like this, Ma Jun became more and more uneasy, but he couldn't give any more warnings and could only wait anxiously for the samples to be sent as soon as possible!

As for the latest big news in Chu State, the last remaining thing is naturally that the Han River Weir has been officially completed. The previous diversion project has begun to be dismantled and filled, and the Han River Weir has begun to store water and raise the water level...

(End of this chapter)