Huang Chengyan thought for a while and said, "There will be auspicious days for several days next month, I think..."

Huang Yueying hurriedly said: "No next month. I will leave for a while and wait until I get back." Although Huang Yueying is a woman, she often travels, so Huang Chengyan was not surprised when she heard this, and asked, "You are going. Where? How long?" Huang Yueying turned her head and glanced at the huge waterwheel beside her, and said unconvincedly: "I really don't believe that Lu Bu can build so many exquisite waterwheels for different purposes! I'm going to Xuzhou to see it with my own eyes. Look! Well, I will be back in about two or three months!" Huang Chengyan didn't say much, just nodded.

Ellen heard that the gunpowder had come out and hurried to the hall. Seeing Jia Xu, he hurriedly asked; "Old Jia, did the gunpowder come out?"

Jia Xu clasped his fist and said: "Yes." Then he waved his hand to the craftsman who was following him, who hurriedly stepped forward and presented a square wooden box with both hands. Ailang couldn't wait to open the wooden box, and saw a box full of black powder, emitting the pungent smell of sulphur and saltpetre, which was undoubtedly black powder.

Ailang was very excited and said: "I didn't expect you to get it out so soon! Great! Great!"

Jia Xu clasped his fist and said: "Lord, although the gunpowder was made according to the lord's formula, it seems to be a little different from what the lord described!..." Ailang didn't understand what Jia Xu meant, and asked, "Lao Jia, what do you mean? Jia Xu said: "Although this gunpowder can burn violently, it can definitely be used as a ignitor. It is indeed infinitely powerful when used in fire attacks. But when it comes to opening mountains and cracking rocks, it is far from enough...." Ai Lang heard this. Then I felt unbelievable, and immediately said: "Come to the backyard, let's try it." Then he led the two hurriedly into the backyard. Finding an open area, Ai Lang asked the craftsman to get some gunpowder and put it on the grass, and then asked a soldier to bring a lighted torch.

Ellen took the torch, told the two to move away, and carefully approached the pile of gunpowder on the ground with the torch. I saw that the flame was put on the gunpowder, and there was a firework on the gunpowder, which burned violently, but it was far from the fierce and violent that Ailong expected. It took about two seconds to completely burn out. I felt that the gunpowder burned. Very gentle, feeling lack of a fierce strength. Ellen couldn't help but frowned, feeling that this gunpowder might be difficult to make a bomb. Turning his head to ask Jia Xu: "Old Jia, have you made bombs in the way I taught you?"

Jia Xu said: "It has been trial-produced many times. But either it cannot be ignited, or it only emits some fireworks, which is not very lethal. It is impossible to say that the mountains and rocks are broken!"

Ailang was puzzled. In his impression, the power of black gunpowder was also quite strong. It was definitely not tepid like this cat farting? I immediately recalled the episode of "Discovery" about the restoration of ancient gunpowder. The black gunpowder in it was made up of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter. The proportions were correct, but why the black gunpowder on TV can be used Fired a cannonball with great power, but in your own hands, this black powder turns into a cat farting? ! Is it possible that the TV station has hidden some important elements in the production of the program, and is afraid that everyone will make a powerful black powder after watching his program? I think this is unlikely, because the formula and ratio of black powder are not the only ones mentioned in "Discovery". In that era of information technology, the formula and ratio of black powder is no longer a secret. It is easy to find, and I have checked it myself, and there is absolutely no problem with the formula. But there is no problem with the formula, so where is the problem?

Ellen thought hard for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason at all.

Jia Xu said: "Lord, don't worry! Gunpowder can have the power it is now quite amazing!"

Ailang said in an unpleasant manner: "Old Jia, don't comfort me! This kind of power has a fart! The fire attack with kerosene is much easier to use!" Ailang said rightly, if only for fire In the case of attack, this gunpowder does have a feeling of being too high or low, and in most cases it is not as easy to use as kerosene.

Ailang felt that he hadn't fully understood the secret of the black powder, so he could study it slowly when he had time. Ailang was a little disappointed. The refreshing scene of the 18th-century gunboat tormenting the Jiangdong navy had to stay in his imagination. Ailang saw that the craftsman was still holding the wooden box full of black powder, and said: "These gunpowder stay with me. I have to think about it. You don't need to configure the gunpowder for the time being." Jia Xu and the craftsman bowed and agreed. . Ai Lang suddenly said: "There is also this formula, this is the top secret, no one is allowed to disclose it!" The two promised again.

Unknowingly, more than a month passed, and Ailang finished preparations. Ailang personally led a 150,000 army out of Hefei to march towards Lujiang. At the same time, Xu Huang led his 50,000 army in Guangling to cut down trees to build rafts, and set up a posture to cross the river to attack Wu Jun.

In the city of Lujiang, Sun Jian and Zhou Yu discussed a strategy to meet the enemy. Sun Jian said: "Just received the news from Huang Gai that the enemy Xu Huang's 50,000 soldiers were building rafts in Guangling, and there are signs of crossing the river to attack Wu Jun!"

Cheng Pu worriedly said: "We only have 10,000 navy troops and 10,000 infantry troops in Wu Jun. If the enemy army attacks, I am afraid..."

Sun Ce laughed loudly and said proudly: "The old general doesn't need to worry! That's just Lü Busheng's strategy! He wants to attract our army to separate guards so that he can attack Lujiang! Humph, his navy has been destroyed by us. , What else can you do to cross the Yangtze River! If they really attacked recklessly, Huang Gai’s navy would not let them go ashore, and they would be completely wiped out on the water! I'm not afraid of them launching an attack, but I'm afraid they will not attack! "The generals couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Yu said: "Lü Bu is clever and wants to disperse our forces, but disperses his own forces. We don't need you to be in the direction of Guangling, we only need to concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of us. Now our army has assembled 20,000 navy forces. 120,000 infantry, a total of 140,000 troops. Since ancient times, it would be impossible to attack the city without more than twice the force. I want to see how Lu Bu will fight this battle?"

Sun Jian nodded and said, "Ce'er and Gong Jin are right to the point. We have discussed the strategy of this battle many times, and I don't think there is any need to change it. Defend first, then attack, relying on Lujiang to consume Lu Bu's forces first. He Ruiqi, when their morale is low, they will launch a full-scale counterattack, but they can capture Lu Bu in a battle!" The generals whispered, everyone was excited.

Sun Jian glanced at the crowd and said, "If you don't have any opinions, go down and prepare immediately. Lu Bu has sent troops, and the battle is not far away!" The generals agreed in unison and filed out. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not leave.

Sun Jian stood up, walked to the hall, looked at the sky outside the door with his hands behind his back, and asked Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, how many wins do you think we have in this battle?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, holding a fist and said: "The subordinates wanted to say that there is a ten percent chance of winning! But considering that there may be a little change, the subordinates think that we have at least a 90% chance of winning in this battle!

Sun Jian was surprised and delighted, and said; "Gong Jin is so sure? The opponent is Lu Bu!"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Although Lu Bu is brave, he is just a man. Although Jia Xu is resourceful, his plan at the moment has not yet started, but he has already been defeated!"

"Oh? What do you say?"

Zhou Yu smiled confidently. "The reason why Jia Xu is eager to fight this battle is because he feels the threat of Cao Cao. He hopes that before Cao Cao completely eliminates the Yuan family’s forces and occupy the northern states, he can expand his territory and strengthen his strength as much as possible in the future. Confronting Cao Cao. There is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking. Unfortunately, Lu Bu's strength is not much stronger than ours. The active attack is strategically disadvantaged. We can deal with it calmly. We and Lu Bu are equal in strength. It is impeccable, but the flaws in Lu Bu's move have been exposed. They are eager to defeat us in a short time to seize the territory. We can use Lu Bu's eager mentality to set a trap in Lujiang to annihilate his main force in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the trend Swept Huainan! That's why I dare to assert that our army will win this battle!"

Sun Jian was overjoyed and praised: "Gong Jin's analysis is so thorough, I don't have any doubts!"

Zhou Yu was preparing to speak. At this moment, Zhuge Jin, a servant of the wind and dust, stepped forward and worshiped Sun Jian: "Lord!"

Sun Jian asked in surprise: "Are you coming back so soon?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I was just about to talk about my husband, and my husband will be here. Seeing my husband's face full of joy, I must have learned a lot from this trip?

Zhuge Jin smiled and clasped his fist and said: "You can't hide anything from Gong Jin!" Then he clasped his fist to Sun Jian and said, "Master, this trip to Jingzhou by his subordinates is very smooth! Liu Biao is as Gong Jin expected, for Lu Bu. His strength has skyrocketed and I am worried, and promised to join forces with me Jiangdong to deal with Lu Bu! Now his general, Cai Hao, has hired two generals Wei Yan to lead an army of 120,000 to come east, and within five days he can enter the ground of Lujiang, ready to cooperate with our army to deal with Lu Bu!" Sun Jian was overjoyed and clapped his hands in praise: "Okay! With these 120,000 troops assisting the battle, this battle can be said to have been won! Those who are concerned, can you wipe out the main force of Lu Bu in this battle!"

Three days later, Lu Bu led an army into the Lujiang River and immediately lined up in an army formation. General Zhang Liao rode his horse to the outside of the city gate and shouted: "Jiangdong Rats, Zhang Liao is here, can anyone dare to come out and die?"

The Jiangdong generals were sensational, everyone was angry, and one general clasped his fists at Sun Jian and said: "Lord, the final general will play against Zhang Liao, cut his head to the lord!"

Seeing that it was Zhao Chong, his subordinate hero, Sun Jian nodded with a smile and said, "Okay! If you can kill Zhang Liao, I'll make a note for you!"

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