Chapter 892: The Magnificent Power of Han (Part 17)

Over the years, the Eastern Expedition Army has been invincible on the battlefield. In addition to the soldiers' fighting will and the strong support of the people under its command, the military workshop in Jishi City can also be said to have made great contributions to the Eastern Expedition. The military has always been far ahead of its opponents in the development of weapons, and can always suppress its opponents on the battlefield. Gao Yuan, who has had a lifetime of experience, naturally understands the importance of weapons.

Guo Jingzhi, the director of the military workshop, summoned together the foremen and some important craftsmen from each workshop area. Gao Yuan delivered a passionate speech, fully affirming the contributions they had made over the years to the Eastern Expedition Army's success on the battlefield. Under the leadership of Gao Yuan, the military giants present bowed to thank these craftsmen for their huge role in the victory.

Guo Jingzhi never expected such an incident. When he saw Gao Yuan thanking the craftsmen represented by him, he, like all the craftsmen present, was moved to tears. In this era, craftsmen The status of the masters is very low. Many of them come from Langya. To put it bluntly, they used to be the private property of the Ye family. Since they came to Jishi City, they have not only lifted the enslavement relationship of the previous people and become free. Among the people, the outstanding ones have even obtained official status. As long as you can make a contribution, Zhengdong Mansion has always been generous with generous rewards.

In Guo Jingzhi's small conference hall, several large tables were put together. These tables were originally used by Guo Jingzhi and the old craftsmen when they were studying weapons, but now they were filled with food and wine. Gao Yuan took him The generals crowded together with these craftsmen, drinking wine and eating meat. Guo Jingzhi asked the kitchen to prepare the dishes at short notice, but Gao Yuan brought the wine.

Guo Jingzhi didn't know that Gao Yuan was going to eat here at that time, so the food was naturally not very good, that is, ordinary food. This made him very uneasy, for fear that these generals would be dissatisfied, but he didn't know that these things would come in the wind on the battlefield. The guys who go to the rain are not very particular about food. A big bowl of meat and a big bowl of wine are enough. The big bowls of food Guo Jingzhi brought made them feel more comfortable. What they cared more about were weapons. Improvement, several generals were drinking and eating meat while discussing aspects of certain weapons that needed improvement with the craftsmen around them. The scene was extremely lively.

There is no general who leads troops into war who does not want the weapons of his soldiers to be sharper.

Gao Yuan was surrounded by Guo Jingzhi and several old craftsmen with white beards and hair. A few younger ones wanted to squeeze in, but there was really no place to move, but even if they were on the outside, it would not hinder them. They stared at Gao Yuan with starry eyes and pricked their ears, for fear of missing a word Gao Yuan said.

Every craftsman here knows that the first sketch of the now famous arm-shaped crossbow was drawn by Governor Gao. Over the years, the craftsmen have continuously improved the arm-shaped crossbow, and it is now the same as the original one. A sketch has undergone earth-shaking changes, and its power has been greatly improved, but without a source, how can there be living water?

I heard that the governor was the first to come up with the idea for the divine machine crossbow, and it took several experienced crossbow masters nearly two years to build this prototype. It seems that the governor is extremely satisfied with this. It was a sure thing that the masters would soon get the official status issued by Zhengdong Mansion. Now that they finally had the opportunity to have close contact with the governor, how could they let it pass?

"The punching machine you are using now is not powerful enough. You can try using water power to drive it." Gao Yuan gestured. In fact, he had only heard of this thing but had never seen it before. This does not prevent him from giving eloquent lectures to these craftsmen. Anyway, they will do the later experiments, and he only needs to come up with such a concept.

Listening to Gao Yuan's narration, many craftsmen, regardless of whether they understood it or not, first wrote down every word carefully, and then thought about it carefully. Isn't this how the divine machine crossbow came about?

Yi Bin walked in amidst the lively atmosphere. He stood there and looked around for a while. Only then did he realize Gao Yuan was surrounded by craftsmen, and immediately squeezed towards him.

Yi Bin is one of the elders of the Oversight Yuan and is now the Vice President of the Oversight Yuan. However, after Ning Xin arrived, all the foreign affairs he was previously responsible for have been handed over to Ning Xin. He is now mainly responsible for actions and the entire Supervision. The layout of the hospital is that Cao Tianci is in charge of the overall situation, Ning Xin is in charge of external affairs, and Zhang Yi is in charge of internal affairs. During this period, Ning Xin had just married Gao Yuan, so he took over the temporary management of the foreign affairs department.

Several young craftsmen were pushed aside by Yi Bin and were about to express their dissatisfaction, but when they saw the black uniforms on their bodies, they immediately shut their mouths.

"Captain!" Yi Bin walked up to Gao Yuan and called out in a low voice.

"Well, Yi Bin, why are you here?" Gao Yuan asked a little strangely.

"Captain, something happened in Quwo." Yi Bin said.

Gao Yuan nodded slightly. On the other side of Quwo, it was naturally King Yan's Ji Ling. Since Yi Bin came to him in person, he was afraid that the matter would be serious. He turned to Guo Jingzhi and said: "You accompany the generals to continue the discussion, generals." You should pay special attention to my opinions. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."

"Yes, I will send you to the governor!"

"There is no need to send it off. You can have a good discussion with these craftsmen here, summarize it, and write down the generals' requirements and opinions on weapons. Doing your job well is the greatest respect for me. Don't do it during these greetings." Come and be sent to the top, do you understand?" Gao Yuan waved his hand and left the house.

After leaving the square area, Gao Yuan, surrounded by guards, headed towards the Governor's Mansion.

"Tell me, what happened?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Just now, an emergency report came from General Ye Zhen from Tianhe. The veteran sent by Kong Fang to deliver a message to General Kong De came back. The news he brought back was that Kong De had been arrested. And then our Supervisory Yuan also A secret report was sent back, which said that it was confirmed that General Kongde had been killed, and almost all the middle- and high-level generals that General Kongde had brought to Quwo were captured." Yi Bin said in a low voice.

Gao Yuan tightened his grip and stopped his horse, "Does Kong Fang know?"

"Not yet. When General Kong Fang comes back this time, he has to escort a batch of ordnance for Army Group Central. The ordnance is still being loaded on the truck. I'm afraid it will take two or three days before we can set off."

Gao Yuan took a deep breath, looked up at the gloomy sky, and sighed, "The rain is about to come, the wind is blowing all over the building, let's go, let's talk when we get back. Wei Yuan."

He Weiyuan rode his horse and ran to Gao Yuan's side, "What are the orders from the Governor?"

"Go in person and ask General Kong Fang to come to the Governor's Mansion. Tell him that I have something important to see him."

Returning to the Governor's Mansion, Gao Yuan immediately sent for Jiang Jiaquan and Ning Xin.

"I've met Madam!" Seeing Ning Xin entering the door, Jiang Jiaquan and Yi Bin both stood up and saluted Ning Xin. In the past, Ning Xin always had to salute Jiang Jiaquan when she saw her, but now that their status was different, Jiang Jiaquan was unwilling to do so. Lost etiquette.

"Mr. Jiang, I've broken my body!" Ning Xin quickly turned away half of her body. Even Gao Yuan was very respectful to the Jiang family. How could she be willing to accept this courtesy from the Jiang family? As for Yi Bin, we had worked together for a long time. , seeing Yi Bin salute to him solemnly, he felt a little awkward for a moment.

"Well, we are all family members, so there is no need to pay homage." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Everyone, sit down, Yi Bin, tell me the information you got again! Let Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang understand this. The whole story."

Yi Bin nodded and succinctly explained the information that the Overwatch Council had just received. After listening to Yi Bin's story, Jiang Jiaquan twisted his beard and thought for a while, then looked at Ning Xin, "Madam, you have always been in charge of the Overwatch Council's affairs department. Qu Wo's You have been following up on the matter, and I want to hear your thoughts first."

Ning Xin nodded, "After Ji Ling fled to Quwo, the Supervisory Council strengthened its monitoring there. At first, nothing unusual was found. Ji Ling seemed to have taken refuge there, and used tens of thousands of troops to help Wei resist. The Qin army came in exchange for the place of residence in Quwo. What really made us pay attention was that we discovered that Black Ice Platform suddenly intensified its activities there. Among them, the most important thing was the discovery of the appearance of Zhang Shuo, Lu Chao's chief adviser. In Quwo, he had close contact with Tan Feng, Zhou Yu and others."

"That is to say, the people of Qin are also plotting against Qu Wo." Gao Yuan said.

"Yes, the Qin army led by Lu Chao is now in a stalemate with the Wei and Zhao coalition forces. Wei and Zhao are unable to counterattack, but the Qin people cannot move forward any further. But if they persuade the Yan army in Ji Ling to counterattack, If there is water, Wei's left defense line will inevitably be breached, and Liang will be in crisis."

"Ji Ling can't be so stupid, right? In Quwo, he can still be his mountain king. If he really joins the Qin State, I'm afraid he won't be able to become a rich man." Gao Yuan shook his head.

"What if it's Tan Feng, Zhou Yu and the others?" Ning Xin asked.

Gao Yuan couldn't help but be startled. "So, the death of General Kongde is not an isolated incident of suspicion that General Kongde had an affair with us!"

"If it is an isolated matter, it would be fine, but if this is a cover in a series of conspiracies, then I am sure that the Qin people have controlled this Yan army, Tan Feng, and Zhou Yu have already surrendered to the Qin army, and the Wei state We will suffer a big loss, and we will have to face the Qin army in advance." Ning Xin said.

"Where are you looking, Mr. Jiang?" Gao Yuan turned to look at Jiang Jiaquan.

"Madam's concern is not unreasonable. We have just finished fighting with the Donghu and Qi people. Now, firstly, the army needs to be repaired. Secondly, we have to digest the results of the battle. The finance also needs time to recover. If Lu Chao If we succeed, we will have to face the threat of the Qin people. Therefore, we must formulate strategies in advance to minimize the threat." Jiang Jiaquan said.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Let Ye Zhen immediately deploy troops to the Quwo area on the Wei-Yan border. At the same time, order the infantry to lead the cavalry back to the Central Group Army."

"I'm afraid this is not enough. Ye Zhen's Central Group Army also needs to deploy troops at the Yanqi border. Now the troops he has are completely insufficient." Jiang Jiaquan said.

"Order the First Division of the Guards commanded by Yang Dasha to go to support Ye Zhen, and order Agu Huai'en to lead 10,000 Donghu cavalry to Ye Zhen's tent to listen to orders."

"If Lu Chao is really as we expected, we will order Ye Zhen to lead his troops to approach and assist the Wei people."

"But if this happens, we will have a direct confrontation with the Qin people!" Ning Xin reminded.

Gao Yuan smiled coldly, "Both the left and right are going to fight, and it's a good time for our army to test the strength of the Qin people. This battle will only be a local conflict, and it is unlikely to evolve into a large-scale battle between us and the Qin people. If Ye Zhen fights well and hard, maybe the envoys of the Qin people can come to our Jishi City again. Now we must not let the Wei people collapse. The Wei people have completely collapsed. We will have a large-scale conflict with the Qin people. Conflict will really come."

"Commander Gao Jian, right now, we really need the Wei people to hold back the Qin people for us." Jiang Jiaquan nodded in agreement. (To be continued)