Huge rocks are still falling from the mountains——

In all directions, there are gravels everywhere, dust and smoke everywhere, and flying sand and rocks.

The Lu Family Army's military formation, which was majestic just half a stick of incense, has now been completely reduced to a Shura field.

Countless Lu Jiajun soldiers prayed desperately...

I pray that the arrow from heaven will end soon.

However, the magic arrow eight hundred steps away had no intention of stopping. As the arrow pierced the air on the tower, it made a continuous whistling sound.

Another huge arrow shot out, exploding where sawdust and stone piles gathered, and even bigger flying sand and thick dust spread...

The tens of thousands of Lu family sergeants crowded here were coughing desperately, and through the dust... they watched helplessly as their comrades who were still beside them just now were blown away by the huge impact, or were submerged by more rocks. The scene was extremely bloody. .

here…

There were screams of terror everywhere. They wanted to hide, but there was nowhere to hide because there were stone steps everywhere.

Gradually, they could no longer tell the direction, and they bumped into each other like headless flies. More people fainted or were trampled on the ground. Occasionally, they could hear shrill shouts from under the rocks.

help me--

Pull me up——

However, this kind of voice seems to be in vain in the current situation where it is difficult to protect oneself.

Climb up, climb up...

There were huge rocks piled everywhere, making it extremely difficult for the Lu family's army to escape. They climbed up the huge rocks crazily, even though their hands and legs were covered with blood stains from the stone steps.

For so many years, the faith that Lu Xun had spared no effort to forge for the Lu family army suddenly collapsed and shattered overnight!

None of the current Lu Jiajun sergeants care about the illusory military discipline and law anymore, and no one would think about what the consequences would be if they retreated from the battle...

In the face of life and death, nothing matters. Every Lu family sergeant has only one idea left, a pure idea, and that is to escape from here.

Leave this Shura field.

Fortunately, Lu Xun is still conscious...

Perhaps it was the bayonet left by the rocks and sawdust that allowed him to survive under the heavy rocks and sawdust, but he felt pain all over his body. He felt as if every part of his body was injured, especially Legs...he had no feeling in his left leg.

Compared with these, his mood was undoubtedly more broken and more sad.

He realized a serious fact. Since Jiaozhou could shoot the crossbow bolts from 800 steps away, then... the Lu family army had... no chance at all to capture Jiaozhou.

In addition, Bu Zhao was smashed into a pulp, which made Lu Xun think of the more terrible consequences. He realized that not only had he lost, but even if he escaped from death, he would definitely lose even more miserably and tragically!

There is no room for a comeback...

He was already deep in hopeless despair!

When he thought of this, his body trembled violently, and his Adam's apple rolled. In the thick dust and smoke, he clenched his fists and beat the floor desperately.

He whimpered and wailed.

It's over, the Lu family is over, I, Lu Xun, am over, everything is over -

However, even this sound was quickly drowned out by the rumble of boulders... And as more and more boulders pressed down, the broken small stones hit him, and Lu Xun felt all over his body. The pain is even worse!

Over there... Sun Ru was originally at a high place.

When these ten huge crossbow arrows burst out from the city tower like divine arrows from heaven, she was also stunned.

And when he saw the wooden building being destroyed by huge arrows, his husband fell into it, and then countless stones buried his husband deeply.

Sun Ru subconsciously ran over there.

Along the way, she saw countless Lu Jiajun who had escaped and were breathing heavily.

They lamented to each other that they were extremely lucky to have saved a life...

Then he didn't dare to stop and ran away in a hurry.

There were also a few soldiers of the Lu Family Army who realized it later and asked, Where is General Lu? Where is the clan leader?

He was thinking of Lu Xun and Lu Ji...

But the only response they received was a long silence.

Sun Ru and the Lu family soldiers were running towards the opposite place. Her tears were rolling and she kept muttering: Bo Yan, Boyan——

Eight oxen crossbows, ten crossbows fired in unison, the huge crossbow attack continued.

The entire Lu Family Army was in pieces. In the dust and smoke that filled the sky, the faith that had stood for five years was completely destroyed with the rumbling sound of the falling boulder.

The standing chariot, the abandoned ladders, and the weapons, baggage, and chariots scattered on the ground...

It seemed like overnight, they no longer belonged to the Lu Family Army.

The glory is not there!

The strong wind was swaying the dust and smoke, and the aftermath of the stones was still falling like rain. The flying sand and the running stones formed a thin layer, covering the entire place where the Lu Family Army's military formation used to be, where they once showed off their power.

Less than a quarter of an hour…

The offensive and defensive momentum completely changed!

How dramatic and tragic are the people who are reduced to fleeing in panic when dark clouds fall over the city?

On the top of Bushan City Tower, Shi Yi looked at the scene in front of him, and he couldn't help himself.

He couldn't help but take a bottle of wine from the soldier and poured it into his mouth. With the sound of gudong and gudong, his mood became calmer.

Even so...

Hoo, ho--

The sound of heavy breathing still came from his mouth.

After pondering for a long time, he finally choked out a sentence, It's worth it, Ba Niu Crossbow... This money is really worth it for grandma...

Due to his emotions, Shi Yi didn't care that he was reading Spring and Autumn. He was a Confucian, how could he use foul language?

But how can I express the throbbing feeling in my heart without using foul language?

At this moment, Shi Hui was holding his hands on the city wall. He looked at the scene in front of him and said with emotion: Father made the right bet. Giving money and food to Master Guan Si is better than paying tribute year after year to feed Soochow. A dog that is not full is much more useful!”

Shi Hui's words were heard by Shi Yi, and he believed it, but he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Hui'er, tell me... if we beat these Lu family troops so hard and even bury their clan leader, will they incur more hatred and then fight us to the death regardless of the cost?

Shi Hui pondered for a moment, and he was also thinking about this issue carefully.

After a long time, he seemed to have figured it out, and smiled: Put yourself in their shoes, maybe if I were a member of the Lu Family Army, I would also have hatred, but...if I didn't know what method the other party used, he could... An arrow fired from a hundred steps away can cause mountains to collapse. How did they lose this battle? How did the clan members die without knowing? I think... there is more fear than hatred... Besides...

The words about Shi Hui came to an abrupt end...

Shi Yi was curious, What else can you say?

I was thinking... Shi Huiba sighed, I met the Fourth Master Guan in Jiangling City. He is a cheerful person, a person who is willing to help others, and a person who upholds justice. He is also an outstanding person in the invention and creation of ordnance. What a god!

Now that my father has established this ordnance purchasing relationship with him... in the future, he will have to purchase more sophisticated ordnance. I'm afraid his fear in Soochow will only increase!

Shi Yi nodded: It makes sense, but after hearing what you said, I think... maybe this is the result that Fourth Young Master Guan wants. This is of great benefit to him and us. It kills two birds with one stone and has the best of both worlds!

Haha... Shi Hui said with a smile: At least there is no need to send peacocks to Jianye anymore. That blue-eyed boy from Soochow is so greedy... Thirty last year, three hundred last year, but this year he asked for three thousand. Just the money and food he paid as tribute every year, It’s enough to equip hundreds of people with these eight oxen crossbows…”

Haha, you don't have to be so stupid! You can even beat him up! I feel so comfortable in my heart, thanks to Fourth Master Guan...

It’s not just Shan Shihui who says this.

As the battle situation turned, every Jiaozhou soldier on the tower was in high spirits...

Feel proud!

This is the pride and pride that belongs to the entire Jiaozhou——

At this point, Shi Hui stretched out his hand to signal that the Eight Ox Crossbow would no longer need to fire. He said to Shi Yi: Uncle, it's time for me to lead the troops to clear the area!

Should we forget it? Shi Yi was still a little worried, I'm afraid that the Lu family army will come back again...

No. Shi Hui said with a smile: Uncle has forgotten what the child just said? Once such unknown fear spreads, how can it be so easy to dissipate? Even with ten of their courage, they wouldn't dare!

Jiangling City is bustling with drums and music.

Someone is marrying a bride on the street. This is nothing.

But the person marrying the bride this time is very special. She is one of the nine thousand captives in Jiangxia.

It turned out that these nine thousand prisoners were placed in Jiangling City. Every day, they needed someone to take care of their meals, sleep, and daily activities, and to transport supplies.

Guan Lin also ordered someone to send extra clothes, bedding, and bread to these prisoners, and treat them properly.

It was nothing at first, but after a while, a young unmarried captive and a woman from Jiangling City who took the initiative to give material goods looked at each other.

And the news spread among the nine thousand captives...

When Mi Yang reported this matter to Guan Lin, Guan Lin originally thought it was just a piece of fun.

It turns out that love can really happen between prisoners and female jailers.

Can…

After thinking about it carefully, Guan Lin suddenly realized that this was a God-given opportunity.

This is a divine assist!

Immediately, he went to ask the woman in person, and after coming to the conclusion that it was true love and I won't marry her unless she is her, he asked about her family background.

Still a big business...

It turns out that this woman's name is Pang Rong, the younger brother of Fengchu Pang Tong, and now she is the daughter of Pang Lin, an official of the Shu Han Dynasty.

Her mother, Pang Lin's wife, is also from a wealthy family...

She is the daughter of the Xi family among the four major families of Pang, Ma, Xiang, and Xi in the second echelon of aristocratic families in Jingzhou, under Cai and Kuai.

Therefore, although this woman's surname is not Xi, she has been living with her mother in Jiangxia and has only returned recently.

Therefore…

This marriage requires the Xi family’s nod!

Guan Lin felt that he couldn't handle it, so he simply asked his father Guan Yu to go to the woman's house to propose marriage for the captive.

Originally, Guan Yu thought this was outrageous.

Thinking about it later, maybe Yun Qi wanted to set a precedent. Once these young unmarried captives married girls from Jiangling City, wouldn't their hearts be set on Jiangling?

It's logical, wouldn't he surrender?

From this point of view, it has strategic significance for the granddaughter of the Pang and Xi families to marry one of these captives!

So Guan Yu agreed to this matter and simply became the matchmaker for Guan Lin.

Next, Guan Yu personally took action. Even the elder of the Xi family, Xi Zhen, was not satisfied with his son-in-law who was a Jiangxia prisoner.

But... because of Guan Yu's face, because of his great righteousness... and because of the surrender of these 9,400 captives, he agreed.

Back and forth, three media and six hires...

Guan Lin prepared everything for the prisoner.

Today happens to be the day of the wedding, and Guan Lin will be the witness in person.

All of a sudden, nine thousand captives came to join in the fun. They selected hundreds of representatives to surround the groom and parade through the market.

Others are setting up banquets.

All the expenses for the banquet were paid by Guan Lin, the fourth son of Guan.

These prisoners never expected...

With their status, they thought they would be looked down upon in Jiangling City, but who would have thought that now they can eat well, dress well, and even get a wife in Jiangling City...

This is compared to the days of fighting like a dog in the Cao Wei Dynasty, being a military household for one day, and being a military household for generations, the endless days...

This is simply paradise!

And the female workers under Guan Lin also came together to celebrate at Guan Lin's order.

They surrounded the green hut where the bride Pang Rong was sitting, clapping and singing...

The so-called Qinglu refers to a wedding in the Han Dynasty, where a green cloth was often used as a tent. The bride sat in it, covering her face with a fan without covering her head.

now…

The bride sat shyly in the green house and covered her face with a fan, but she smiled quietly.

Guan Lin and Zhang Xingcai were wearing casual clothes and cheering with everyone...

The whole scene was quite lively.

Not long after, a group of Jiangxia prisoners pushed the groom to the Qinglu. The groom had an official face, a sword-shaped eyebrow, and was very heroic. He was wearing official uniform, with a big red flower on his chest, and his face was full of simple joy.

Guan Lin remembered that Mi Yang said that the captive man was called Hao Ri, who was from Jiuyuan, and whose name was Kou Kou Dao!

What a strange name and epithet. It is said that he is the commander of a group of nine thousand captives, commanding a thousand people, with a very high status and great prestige.

At this moment, the groom and the bride are together...

A group of prisoners joked about their community capital.

Brother Hao is here. I don't know whether he is Brother Hao or a good brother...

Good brother, good brother - the bride should also call me...

The bride, Pang Rong, although she is a lady, has lived alone with her mother in Jiangxia for more than ten years. How can she bear this? She quickly moved her fan away in anger: Good brother... I can only call you this, you are not allowed. Call!

Now Xi Zhen, the elder of the Xi family, was anxious, Girl, cover it up quickly.

Pang Rong hurriedly covered his face with his fan again.

Seeing this scene, everyone burst into laughter, and Guan Lin also laughed...

In fact, Guan Lin knew that Pang Rong's mother had left a mark in ancient books and documents.

It is true that she is the wife of Pang Tong's younger brother Pang Lin, but after Cao Cao captured Jingzhou, Pang Lin and Xi Zhen followed Liu Bei and escaped...

Pang Rong's mother could not be taken away, so she stayed in Jiangxia. Since then, she has been separated from her husband and brother. She has guarded the family and raised the young daughter by herself for more than ten years.

If we follow the original trajectory of history...

It was not until Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Yiling and Pang Lin followed Huang Quan and surrendered to Wei that Pang Lin's mother and her daughter were able to meet her husband again.

Of course, it doesn't matter.

Because the atmosphere is warm and full of joy...

Zhang Xingcai watched the bride and groom pay their respects to heaven and earth. His hand involuntarily touched Guan Lin's, and his body got close to Guan Lin...

Guan Lin thought Zhang Xingcai was hinting, so he grabbed Zhang Xingcai's hand.

Zhang Xingcai shook it off with a blush on his face.

They are getting married, not us? Why are you holding my hand? Hurry... let go...

As he spoke, he didn't know whether he was shy or angry, but he blushed and ran away.

This is just a small episode.

After the banquet, Guan Lin also drank some wine. He was very happy today.

After Zhang Xingcai left, the third sister Guan Yinping came to Guan Lin and asked in a low voice: Did you bully your sister Xingcai?

Guan Lin scratched his head and spread his hands to indicate to Guan Yinping that he was confused.

Me? Can you bully Sister Xingcai? Even ten of me can't beat her?

Guan Yinping laughed Pfft, and moved his eyes back to the Xitang, I didn't expect that you would use this method to make them surrender... With you...

Guan Lin said calmly, This is just a seasoning. The real strong material has to come from the north. I guess it will only take one or two days. Soon, soon...

Guan Yinping puffed up her lips and said, Father has asked you to leave for Jiangxia several times. You have repeatedly postponed it. Are you waiting for this?

Guan Lin nodded slightly...

I can't hide it from Third Sister.

Here, he asked himself, he had done enough for these nine thousand prisoners, and it was good enough...

This has completely transcended the boundaries of preferential treatment of prisoners. Let dad Guan Yu act as a matchmaker, and this is a marriage...

Next, it’s time to look at Lao Cao.

Let's see if the wind that will blow over Lao Cao sooner or later will be a gentle breeze or a storm.

——Old Cao, you should understand widows! 』

Thoughts on this…

Guan Lin couldn't help but put his chin in his hands and fell into deep thought.

On the contrary, over there...

The song used by both husband and wife to enter the bridal chamber is Hao Ri!

He suddenly ran out of the bridal chamber with a whoosh. Because of the tightness of his dress, he stumbled several times and almost fell down.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on this Hao Ri, and some even asked the new son-in-law's natal elder, Xi Zhen, Why is this son-in-law of the Xi family so frisky?

The son-in-law of the Xi family, he is obviously the son-in-law of the Pang family - Xi Zhen felt quite embarrassed and couldn't help but turn his head.

Right in front of everyone...

Hao Ri knelt down in front of Guan Lin with a snap, and knocked his head to the ground, Young Master Guan is so kind to me, I...I am guilty, I deceived Young Master Guan!

Because I was worried that my mother at home would be implicated, I used a false name... My name is not Hao Ri, nor is I called Daokou... My surname is Hao, my name is only Zhao, and I am Bodao. I... I shouldn't lie to you, nor should I Lie to everyone.”

This... no wonder!

Guan Lin was still confused, how could anyone be named Hao Ri, how could anyone be named Jiaojie...

The combination of 日 and 刀口 forms the character 赵.

Of course, the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. In order to prevent his mother from being implicated, he changed his name to Hao Ri... This is understandable.

Even if the news spreads, it will still be a good story!

Can…

etc!

While Guan Lin was thinking for a moment, he finally realized something was wrong.

——Hao Zhao...Hao Zhao? Why is this name...so familiar? 』

——It seems...when Zhuge Liang first left Qishan, he attacked Chencang. The Wei general who defended the city was Hao Zhao, right? Then Zhuge Liang had tens of thousands of people and Hao Zhao had more than a thousand people. They attacked and defended day and night for several days, but Zhuge Liang failed to capture it! 』

--No way? Could this...could he be Hao Zhaoben, the famous general of Cao Wei fifteen years later and the top defensive master of the Three Kingdoms era, Hao Zhaoben? 』

Thinking of this, Guan Lin could even think of his iron-clad lines.

——The bones can be destroyed, but the will can survive.

——I would rather die defending the city than being a general who humiliates the army.

——I hold this city alone, who among the ten thousand people can open it?

Obedient…

Guan Lin muttered in his heart.

——Is this a blind box opening to a divine general? 』

Thinking of this, Guan Lin quickly asked: Are you from Taiyuan?

How do you know, Fourth Young Master? This villain is from Taiyuan!

Following Hao Zhao's words, Guan Lin let out a long breath.

He sighed in his heart:

——This wave is so profitable! 』

Fancheng, in a side room.

Cao Cao is still in bed.

Cheng Yu bowed and said: Li Miao's dealings in Jiangling City have been found out. It is true that he was stripped of his clothes by Guan Lin in front of everyone at the city gate. It is also true that he openly bit Guan Lin under the Shengsheng Bridge, with his mouth full of blood. Except that In addition, Li Miao was angry with Guan Yu because of the fourth son of Guan, and repeatedly scolded Guan Yu in the city, saying that he was a simple man with no brains, no wonder he gave birth to an uneducated son.

It can be seen that Li Miao indeed suffered a lot of grievances in Jiangling, so after arriving in Fancheng, he spared no effort to help the two young masters! No matter what his intentions are?

Cao Cao smiled lightly, Haha, Yun Changao, this Li Miaokuang, if it weren't for the Guan family, how could such a piece of jade belong to me, Cao Wei?

As he spoke, Cao Cao stood up and said, Change your clothes and summon the courtiers.

Cheng Yu said worriedly, The Prime Minister just had another headache. Can you rest a little longer?

Cao Cao smiled, Time waits for no one. The battlefields in Xiangfan and Huainan have been so unfavorable in the past few months. If Gu Ruo doesn't move, Yunchang and Biyan'er may think that Gu is either sick or dead!

At this point, Cao Cao was about to go out, but before going out, he paused.

One more question.

Zhongde? How is Zijian's execution of the 'Order to Recruit Widows' during this period?

Cheng Yu said quickly: Everything is going well. The states and counties have responded positively and have recruited 50,000 widows. In addition, the states and counties have come to report. There is an endless stream of people from all over the country who have come to join the army this year, which is more than double that of the same period last year...

Where is the morale of the soldiers? Cao Cao continued to ask while letting his maid put on his shoes.

“One of the ‘Wild Recruitment Orders’ is to reward meritorious soldiers with a concubine. Once this order is issued, the soldiers’ morale is high, their fighting spirit is high, and they can’t wait to make meritorious deeds!”

Hahaha... Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, After saving Shouchun, Li Miao has done another good job in isolation! With this kind of morale, what is lost here can be regained!

Cao Cao seems to be in a good mood...

Cheng Yu blinked his eyes and asked, Prime Minister, there is one more thing... there are many 'living wives' among the widows recruited by the local government, and among them are my soldiers of Cao Wei who were captured by the enemy. These' Living wife'...

Cheng Yu brought the words here and his voice stopped abruptly.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, Are you talking about the more than 9,000 soldiers in Jiangxia?

Then, he said loudly: Zhongde, you don't know yet, do you?

These bastards, their life in Jiangling is much better than ours. I heard that not only can they have enough to eat and wear warm clothes, but Yunchang even personally arranged for them to marry the daughter of a local aristocratic family!

At the end of his words, Cao Cao's eyes showed a bit of cold and fierce light.

Hmph, does Zhongde still think they are prisoners?

Their wives and daughters, who have not been assigned to official kilns as slaves or prostitutes, have already opened a wide net -

As he spoke, Cao Cao's chest rose and fell...

His eyes are extremely sharp!

Next, the only thing that could be heard was Cao Cao's heavy steps, resounding on the bluestone floor.

Boom, boom!

——Dong dong!

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