Chapter 678 The Battle of Science and Technology

Three packs of explosives in a row still did not have any effect in Jiangling City. Jiangling is an important city in Jingzhou. If you attack him down, you can directly wield Xiangyang, the capital of Jingzhou. The significance is not small. Jiangling still stands after continuous repair when Liu Biao was there and the test of some explosives.

It seems that everything is expected. Huang Zhong is not discouraged by the standing of Jiangling City. He is used to fighting in Shunfeng and experiencing a hard battle, which is not a good thing that can beat the army.

If you rely on explosives to seize the city for a long time, the military generals will inevitably have a feeling of dependence.

Huang Zhong is a veteran general in the army. He is many times better than a young general. With a simple order above, he can figure out more things from it.

The resistance in Jiangling is very strong. There are Thunderbolt cars and crossbow cars in the city, and even some fire oil developed by Cao Jun. Wei Yan is full of confidence.

The news that Zhao Yun defeated 50,000 soldiers and horses of Cao's army with 10,000 soldiers and horses in Hanoi County has also spread in Jingzhou. The shock brought by this news is still very big. On the surface, Liu Zang is the owner of Jingzhou. In fact, the power is in the hands of Liu Bei. These wise people know it.

Since Liu Qi's death, Liu Bei has supported Liucong to take office. His own power has not been weakened, but has become more powerful.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang also understand that the family in Jingzhou will not be as stable as it seems, and secretly attract a lot of families. As Liu Bei's eyeliner, if there are benefits, the family will not refuse to help Liu Bei with things, and there will be no obstacles in his heart.

The great victory of the Xiliang army has undoubtedly a huge impact on the family. Even the people know the strength of Jingzhou and Liangguo. The family is not so optimistic about Liu Bei. On the surface, there may be many means in secret. As long as Jiangling is lost, Liu Bei will immediately try the power of the family.

The siege of the city for half a month in a row caused Huang Zhong to lose nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses. This battle has been promoted to a confrontation between science and technology. The Thunderbolt car and crossbow car have become the most deadly weapon, rather than the wooden boulder as a sharp weapon to defend the city in previous wars.

Huang Zhong's face was a little bad. He had never thought of assassinating Wei Yan and getting Jiangling, but the news showed that Wei Yan was a very cautious general. Not only was the city heavily guarded, but there were hundreds of lurking soldiers around him.

In the end, Huang Zhong made up his mind. The main reason is that Jiangling is too important for Jingzhou. Even if all the explosives are used, he will not hesitate. The key is to make Jingzhou completely shake and capture a city, which can make Jingzhou, which is stable on the surface, make waves.

The remaining seven explosives were all thrown into the battlefield. The south gate of Jiangling was directly disintegrated in the successive explosives. The gate could not persist under the power of explosives, revealing a big opening of Hesse.

After this breakthrough, the defenders in the city soon began to break out and retreat. Wei Yan was very unwilling. Because of the fire oil in his hand, it was difficult to recover the disadvantage in weapons compared with the Xiliang Army. The main reason was that the gunpowder was too small to detect. What's more, when attacking the city, the dense soldiers, from Looking down from the city, the gate is in a dead corner.

After Jiangling got it, Huang Zhong came out of the list, and then there was no follow-up, as if he was waiting for something.

The loss of Jiangling shocked Liu Bei. He had personally visited Jiangling's defense, which can be said to be heavily guarded. Judging from the news brought back by Wei Yan, it was the kind of weapon that made the wall collapse and the Xiliang army could attack the city.

In Xiangyang City and Cai Mansion, Cai Mao was reading books in the study and sighed, "I don't know why Jia Rong has so many ideas. It's really much more convenient to have such books."

"Master, someone from the Aoi family came to see you."

Cai Mao waved his hand and said, "No, if anyone comes in the future, he will say that I'm sick and can't see the guests."

He naturally heard about what happened in Jingzhou, and he knew more about it than the big family in Jingzhou.

Cai Mao can understand the ideas of these families. In their opinion, his sister is Jia Rong's wife. Only in this point, the Cai family will not make any mistakes when the Xiliang army enters the city in the future. Maybe because of his sister, the Cai family will leap thousands of miles and become the largest family in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei's strength is too weak, and it is not that the family is unwilling to assist him. After taking charge of Jingzhou, Liu Bei did not attach much importance to the family. On the contrary, he believes that their existence has blocked the development of Jingzhou to a certain extent. He has arbitrarily placed cronies in the army, as if he did not pay attention to the family. The family with a hundred years of history, secretly If you put up with it, it doesn't mean you won't fight back.

Zhuge Liang has always been a little young. He is not old-fashioned enough to deal with such things. In Jingzhou, the important family is just an ordinary unknown family, such as the Ma family.

"Ha ha, the owner of the Cai family doesn't even dare to see his brother?"

Hearing the voice of the person who came, Cai Mao's expression was slightly stagnant. After Liu Bei gained power in Jingzhou, not only the Cai family, but also the Kuai family was weakened. The influence in the court became smaller and smaller, and Kuai Liang had always been a restless person. How could he let Liu Bei dominate the super program like this? After several conflicts, the Kuai family has been at the bottom. Feng, even less and less influential in the army, had to give up resistance and even took the initiative to support Liu Bei's batch of grain and fodder weapons.

"Lord Ke is a busy man in Jingzhou." Cai Mao said in a non-salty tone.

After Qi Liang came in, he rudely found a seat and sat down and nodded to the servant.

"What's the matter with Lord Kou? Ming people don't say secret words." Cai Mao said.

"The owner of the Cai family is still worried about what happened in those years. I apologized to you here. I hope that the owner of the Cai family can get back together regardless of the past." He said sincerely in a sincere tone.

"Lord Kua has something to say. It's been so long since then, and I don't have such a good memory."

A smile appeared on Kuai Liang's face. Cai Mao's ability to say this proves that things will take a big turn in the future.

"The situation in Jingzhou must be better known to the owner of the Cai family than I do. Liangguo is about to come in."

"Oh, Liang Guo came in? Why don't I know about this?" Cai Mao said, "When Liang Guo came in, Lord Kuai should show his minister's ability to resist the enemy."

"Master Cai, don't make fun of me. In those years, the two families were too stiff because of Cai Ling's affairs. Originally, our two families joined hands, and no one dared to touch it in Jingzhou. Unexpectedly..." Kai Liang said that he stopped here and quietly observed Cai Mao's movements.

"Lord Kuai, it's not as simple as the old story when you come here. Cai Ling has nothing to do with the Cai family in Jingzhou. For so many years, I'm afraid everyone in Jingzhou knows about it."

"To tell you the truth, I want to unite with the Cai family. Even if it's the end of the dead family, I won't hesitate." Kuai Liang suddenly said that the strength of the Xiliang Army is well known all over the world. Just when Liang attacked Jiangling, Kuai Liang had such a thought. He just wanted to observe it again. Now when he saw the Xiliang Army defeat Jiangling, he could no longer sit still. The icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. At this time, if there is no clear The real choice, I'm afraid the first bad luck is the Ao family. As a century-old family, Kurai Liang doesn't want the family's career to be in vain because of himself.

"Lord Kao laughed, but now I'm idle at home, and I'm also in vain in the court. I'm united with the Cai family, and it's a bit of a joke."

"Master Cai, everyone knows the relationship between the Cai family and the Xiliang army, so there is no need to hide it. Liu Bei is also the most resistant to the Cai family. I'm afraid that at this time, the Cai family is surrounded by Liu Bei's eyes and ears. Didn't the Cai family really think about making a force when the Xiliang army attacked Xiangyang?"

Cai Mao got up and paced repeatedly. From the words just now, he also understood the sincerity of the Kuai family. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to come to Cai's house to apologize to him in person as Kuai Liang. At the same time, he also knew that all this was based on his sister in the Luoyang Palace. Without him, maybe the Cai family would also fall into the Kuai family and Jingzhou. It's the same crisis as his family.

"Master Cai, the Cai family has been a little unsafe recently. I want to put my wife and children in Cai's house. I hope that the owner of the Cai family can complete it."

Cai Mao was moved and said, "Lord Kuai, Liu Bei's thoughts, you know better than anyone else that Zhuge Liang's methods are transcendent. The control of Xiangyang is not as simple as the two families unite, and there are also many families who secretly rely on Liu Bei."

"Master Cai doesn't have to be so pessimistic. Many families have turned to Liu Bei, but there are more big families in a wait-and-see state. They certainly don't want to entrust the family's career to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei doesn't have the strength to reassure them." According to the analysis,

"After you and I joined forces, we manipulated it secretly. At the critical moment, we will definitely have an unexpected effect." Kai Liang approached Cai Mao and said with burning eyes.

"Well, let's talk about this matter first. Lord Kuai is an old man in the court. Go back and deal with political affairs quickly. I'm afraid that the Xiliang army will attack Xiangyang soon, with national affairs as the priority." Cai Mao's tone suddenly improved a lot.

Kai Liang was very happy. After walking out of Cai's house, Kai Liang felt that the sun was so bright. He and the Cai family were completely united in their hearts. The situation of the Kai family had no choice but not to do so.

At this time, what the Kuai family wants is to be able to have a relationship with the Xiliang Army. Even if it is a little bit, it is willing to pay a little price. At the same time, Kuailiang also understands that paying at this time is also to be rewarded in the future.

As expected by Cai Liang, Liu Bei's spies were densely around Cai's mansion. As soon as he left, it spread to Liu Bei's hands.

"Kou Jia? The Cai family?" Liu Bei muttered softly.