The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 157 The Catapult Has Been Improved Again
Liu Qi is also very satisfied with his current life, and he has a good relationship with Zhang Wu in private. He can feel that Zhang Wu sometimes cares about him. Diagnose and take care of your body.But Liu Qi is just a person with no big ambitions. He just likes fine wine and beautiful women, so he must have fun in time in life, can't he?Just like some people obviously have serious diabetes, but they are willing to drink while injecting insulin into their belly.

But at this time, Liu Qi was also a little worried. Cao Cao's army of 30 troops was pressing down on the border. It would be false to say that he was not afraid. Moreover, Cao Cao had destroyed Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shao in the past few years, and now he came to conquer Jingzhou. I wonder if the governor Zhang Wu could stop him. ah!

Liu Qi asked: "Grand Governor, how confident are you that you can defeat Cao Cao? I heard that Cao Cao's army has 30 troops. Now it is only separated from Xiangyang by a river. I wonder how many defenders there are in Xiangyang City?"

Zhang Wudao: "Lord Zhou Mu, please rest assured. Although Cao Cao has many soldiers, he has no water army. The army dare not cross the river."

"I believe that the Governor will be able to defend Xiangyang and repel Cao Cao. I still remember that when I was in Jiangxia, Sun Quan's [-] soldiers came to invade. I was so scared that I almost ran away. In the end, the Governor not only defended Jiangxia, but was also defeated. Sun Quan. If it weren’t for the Governor, I would inevitably be scolded by my father even if I fled back to Xiangyang. Then Cai Mao would definitely take the opportunity to frame me. If it weren’t for the Governor to protect me, I would have been killed by Cai Mao’s dog thief. I give a toast to the Governor! Liu Qi raised his glass and said to Zhang Wu.

"Master Zhou has a kind heart, and it is a blessing for the people of Jingzhou to have Master Zhou in charge of Jingzhou!" Zhang Wu also raised his glass.

Liu Qi took a sip of wine and said, "I know what I am capable of. Not to mention being compared with the governor, I am far behind even my father. To guard Xiangyang this time, it is all up to the governor. Whatever needs me to do, the governor can just say it."

"The subordinates will do their best to protect Xiangyang and Jingzhou. Please don't worry, Mr. Zhou Mu. I heard from Mr. Zhongjing that Mr. Zhou Mu is a little too drunk. Please pay attention to your health and give birth to a son as soon as possible!"

"Uh, I remember this matter. Don't worry, the governor. Come on, after this drink, I will quit drinking tomorrow!"

Zhang Wu knew that it would be more difficult for Liu Qi to stop drinking and sex than the later generations asking elementary school students to quit cell phones, so he had no choice but to say: "Wang Wei, when I'm not around, you are responsible for admonishing Master Zhou."

Wang Wei looked helpless, and could only agree: "Don't worry, the governor, I will definitely persuade the Lord Zhou Mu a lot in the end." Even the governor Zhang Wu, Jingzhou Biejia Liu Xian, Zhizhong Deng Yi and others couldn't persuade them. How can I persuade you.

Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang at the prefect's mansion in Xiangyang: "Dudu Zhang said that Cao Cao's army is suppressing the border, and Xiangyang is not safe. Let me take Adou to Jiangling to escape. What do you think?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Cao Cao's army of 30 conquered Jingzhou, which has the potential to pacify the south of the Yangtze River. Fancheng cannot be defended for long, and Xiangyang must become the last line of defense. Although Cao's army is large, it lacks water troops, and the army cannot cross the river. Xiangyang is relatively safe. There is no problem for Wu Zhineng to guard Xiangyang for at least three years. Cao Jun came from a long way, and there are Ma Teng and Gongsun clans in the north, and Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Cao Cao are at a stalemate in the Yangtze River, so Cao Jun must not last for three years. The only variable is Jiangdong Sun Quan, if the Jiangdong army takes the opportunity to attack Jingzhou, Jingzhou will be in danger."

Liu Bei said: "Then Sun Quan doesn't know about the death of lips and teeth? Cao Cao is powerful and has enough soldiers and food. If Jingzhou is destroyed, I am afraid that Jiangdong will not be able to survive alone."

Zhang Fei also said: "If Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou secretly, it would be too shameless, wouldn't he be afraid that Cao Cao would take advantage of the situation and clean him up?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Zhang Wu has a good saying. There are no permanent enemies, and there are no permanent friends. There are only permanent interests. It depends on how Sun Quan weighs it. For the current plan, it is also a good choice for us to go to Jiangling. If If Zhang Wu can't withstand the pincer attacks of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and if Xiangyang is destroyed and Zhang Wu is also killed, we may occupy Jiangling and unite with Sun Quan to defeat Cao Cao first, and then take the four counties in south Jingnan as our base."

Liu Bei said: "Although I want to gain a place to stand on, I really can't bear to see Zhang Wu defeated. In today's world, there are not many people who can compete with Cao Cao." Liu Bei still admires Zhang Wu, and Zhang Wu once After saving Liu Bei, Liu Bei also led his army to support Zhang Wu. Several generals under Liu Bei also admired Zhang Wu very much.Zhang Wu also implemented a lot of benevolent policies in Jingzhou, and now the people of Jingzhou are very supportive of Zhang Wu, Liu Bei has long since lost his desire to take Jingzhou himself.

Zhang Fei said: "Brother, why don't we help Zhang Wu resist Cao Cao together, and then decide whether to stay or leave."

Zhuge Liang also sighed in his heart that Zhang Wu would indeed buy people's hearts. Even Liu Bei's generals admired Zhang Wu. If Zhang Wu could repel Cao Cao this time, his prestige in Jingzhou would be unmatched. One step will never have a chance to be realized.Taking a step back, even if Zhang Wu couldn't stop Cao Cao and Sun Quan from joining forces and was defeated and killed, with Liu Bei's strength, he might not be able to win Jingzhou in the hands of Cao Cao and Sun Quan.

"My lord, Jingzhou is the land of the Four Wars. Both Cao Cao and Sun Quan have the ambition to annex Jingzhou. In the long run, it is better to take Xichuan as soon as possible."

"Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang is also a member of the clan of the Han family, and he really can't bear to take away his foundation, so let's wait and see!"

Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei was worried, so he sighed in his heart, all the good land was taken by others, the calculation was good at the beginning, after Liu Biao died, his second son was incompetent, so he took the opportunity to seize Jingzhou, who would have expected that Zhang Wu would move too fast, and the others would Before he could react, he took control of Jingzhou.

After Cao Jun made preparations, he finally began to attack Fancheng. Thousands of catapults advanced together, vowing to raze Fancheng to the ground.

The catapult in Fancheng was improved by Zhang Wu again. In fact, the modified part is very simple, and its effect is to increase the range of the catapult.The arm length of the catapult could not be increased any further, but Zhang Wu added a piece of rope to the end of the catapult's throwing arm, which indirectly increased the throwing arm and increased the shooting range by more than fifty steps.

Therefore, when Cao Jun's catapults advanced 550 steps away from the city wall of Fancheng, they were mercilessly hit by the catapults in Fancheng, and Cao Jun suffered heavy losses immediately.

The frontline commander Xia Houdun was shocked. Why did the opponent's catapult have such a long range? Could it be that the opponent has a newer catapult?Xiahou Dun quickly stopped the catapult and reported the situation to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was also a little surprised, why this weapon is unexpected every time, it seems that the opponent's catapult has improved again, but he doesn't know, what should we do?
(End of this chapter)