Tiger Hill is only 100 miles away from Chang'an and is an important military town.\ There is an elite army stationed here all the year round, about 50,000 people, responsible for defending the Beijing Division.They are brave and good at fighting, and their style is fierce, and in the late Spring and Autumn War, they have terrified the enemy army, and can be called the army of tigers and wolves.They stood majestically on Tiger Hill and were given the name Tiger Benwei by the imperial court.Before Ren Zhen set out on the expedition, the empress promised to hand him 50,000 soldiers and horses, referring to this elite tiger guard.Let them leave their duties and escort grain and grass to the front line, which is enough to show the importance that the imperial court attaches to logistics supply.As early as a month ago, when Xiahou Chun led the main army to the south, he transported the urgently raised 600,000 stone grain here, and Huwei took over the care.After Ren Zhen left the capital, he went straight to Tiger Hill, just to gather with Huwei and grain and grass.Of course, there is another purpose.He once asked Mo Yuqing to bring a message, asking the strong people of the Mo family to go out of the mountain to assist, and agreed to meet in Tiger Hill.Because he couldn't wait for Yang Xuanji, he suspected that Mo Yuqing, who delivered the letter, had made a mistake, so after entering Tiger Hill City, he did not immediately go to the Soldiers and Horses Division to transfer troops, but hurried to a secluded inn accompanied by Xu Laoliu.This is one of the secret contact points of the embroidery workshop, and it is also the place where he asked everyone in the Mo family to wait.After communicating with the shopkeeper, under the guidance of the other party, the two walked to a spacious guest room.There were three people in the room.A middle-aged wealthy businessman sits at the table and sipps tea.The big man was lying on the couch and snoring.A woman in black leaned in front of the window, looking at the courtyard in a daze.Without waiting for Ren Zhen to get closer, the three of them turned around at the same time and stared out the door, obviously all sceiving.At this time, Ren Zhen pushed the door in, saluted them with fists, and said with a smile: "Junior, Ren Zhen, I am fortunate to meet the three heroes." ”Momen regarded himself as a ranger, and he acted chivalrous everywhere, calling them heroes, which could not be more appropriate.The rich man sat in the middle, staring at Ren Zhen with a smile, "The whole world is white." ”Ren Zhen replied: "I am the only one." ”The woman in black's eyes suddenly lit up, and her speech was crisp and refreshing, "Non-attacking the ink gate" Ren Zhen inexplicably felt that these three people were very pleasing to the eye, and smiled freely, "I love all living beings." ”The big man jumped up from the bed, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said enthusiastically: "My name is the Zhu family, the home of the Mo family, the Confucian Yin and Yang family, I heard about you" The middle-aged man coughed lightly, interrupted his words, and asked Ren Zhen to sit down, and praised sincerely: "In Xia Guo Jie, I heard that the giant son accepted a genius apprentice, and when I saw it today, he really had an extraordinary bearing" His face was fair, and his cheeks had a lot of fat, and when he grinned, his face looked particularly round, revealing a sense of harmony.Ren Zhen replied calmly: "Guo Daxia doesn't have to be tempted.I was never an apprentice of the giant, and I was called an uncle and nephew with him.If you doubt my identity, just ask. ”His little trick was recognized, Guo Xie didn't feel embarrassed, and laughed, "I'll just say, the three of them become tigers, and hearsay is unreliable" As he spoke, he glanced sideways at the woman and motioned for her to play a round.The woman seemed to be smiling, and teased: "Lao Guo, Ren Gongzi is a talent, what can he do as an apprentice, in my opinion, he naturally has to be the son-in-law of the Mo family" The weight of the son-in-law of the Mo family is extraordinary, Li Mubai first entered the Mo family, and then became the leader of the giants.Ren Zhen smiled bitterly.Guo Xie blinked his eyes, with a sudden realization expression, "Little brother, your sister Tian Yan is reasonable, in the future, you will be close to my young lady, maybe, the position of the giant will be yours" Ren Zhen was speechless, knowing that after Mo Yuqing went back, he must have said something to them, so they couldn't wait to match the matchmaker.He cleared his throat, quickly changed the topic, and began to talk about business, "I came to greet the three heroes on the order of the family teacher Blowing Water Marquis.I bother you to come all the way here, but it is really for the sake of the Northern Tang Society, and you have something important to ask for. ”Guo Xie restrained his smile, waved his hand and said: "Polite words are exempt, we are also acting on orders, and the giant gives a death order, which means that he can trust your master and apprentice."
If you have any difficulties, just say it, I will wait to go to the soup and fire, and I will not give up. ”The Zhu family and Tian Yan looked at Ren Zhen, their eyes were awe-inspiring, revealing firm thoughts.Ren Zhen likes to deal with this kind of cheerful person the most, and he doesn't ink, and said: "Please three of you, I have heard the prestige of the Mo family's mechanism for a long time, and I want you to help me design two kinds of mechanisms, to be exact, it should be called tools." ”Guo Xie didn't interject, waiting for him to make a request."
These two tools were conceived out of thin air by the master of the family, and he only had vague ideas in his mind, but he did not understand the actual principles of the mechanism.So, he asked me to pass it on to you and see if I could actually make it. ”As he spoke, he took out two hand-drawn sketches from his sleeve and handed them to Guo Jie."
The first one is an improved crossbow bolt.My master believes that the current bow and crossbow can only shoot one arrow at a time, which is too slow and lacks lethality.Therefore, he wanted to connect several crossbows into one and become the Cai Hou repeater with strong firepower. ”Fortunately, there is no Zhuge Kongming in this world, otherwise, he would definitely be angry and come back to life."
The second one, my master's drawing skills are a bit poor, this is a kind of wooden cart, the main purpose is to escort military rations, using this wheel, you can walk flexibly on the rugged mountain road, so as not to wear out too much on the way.By the way, the master said, this is called a wooden ox and a flowing horse. ”From ancient times to the present, grain and grass have always been the top priority of war, and in many cases, logistics often determine success or failure.Due to the backwardness of science and technology, the cost of transporting grain through mountains and rivers is unimaginably high.It is said that in a certain dynasty, roughly calculated, when every 192 stone of grain is delivered to the destination, only 1 stone will be left, which shows how difficult it is for the front-line soldiers to eat.If there is a mistake in the rear transportation, it is likely that there will not be even a grain of rice left in these 192 stones, and all of them will be consumed halfway through.Combined with the current national conditions, the pressure on grain transportation in the Northern Tang Dynasty is even greater.As a result of natural and man-made disasters, grain production has been greatly reduced this year, and military grain and herbs are extremely scarce and cannot afford serious losses.Improving the efficiency of grain transportation has become a difficult problem in front of Ren Zhen.Fortunately, Ren Zhen is not an ordinary person, he was familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, and he knew a little about the wooden cow and flowing horse.Although he doesn't understand the actual principle, fortunately, with the help of the strange people of the Mo family, this kind of technical work should be handed over to the technicians.If his hypothesis came true, the advent of the Zhuge Repeater and the Wooden Ox Flowing Horse would definitely improve the overall military strength of the Northern Tang Dynasty and make up for some shortcomings.This will not only benefit the Northern Tang Dynasty, but will also subvert the current war history of the mainland.Guo Xie and the three of them held the sketch, and their eyes lit up, as if they had discovered a new continent, "My Tianfushui Hou is really a genius of the world, how can he have such a whimsical idea" "With this unbridled imagination, if you don't join the Mo family, it will be a loss for the entire organ field" "Well, you must tell the giant when you go back" Ren Zhen ignored their beautiful words and said: "Recently, I have been bothering the three of them to stay in Tiger Hill and concentrate on developing these two tools.The tutor will arrange an acquaintance to provide you with material support. ”Guo Xie was stunned for a moment, and asked vigilantly: "Who?"
"Mr.
Confucian Six, Xue Yubing."
He is a passionate and righteous person, and he has a lot of friendship with the Mo family, you should be trustworthy. ”The Zhu family was overjoyed, obviously knowing Xue Yubing, "Brother Xue is also too good in Tiger Hill, I am suffocated in the room every day, and I am about to suffocate to death" Ren Zhenwan smiled and said: "After the development is successful, Mr.
Six will take you to the front line to meet with the Hou of Blowing Water."
When the time comes, I will rely on you to kill the enemy," the three of them nodded vigorously.Ren Zhen was about to say goodbye, but suddenly turned around and came back, and asked: "Since Qing'er sent a message, why didn't you see Mr.
Xuanji go to the capital to attend the meeting" "He" Guo Xie looked at the sketch and replied casually: "After entrusting Xiaofu to Juzi, he left in a hurry." ”Ren Zhen was stunned.The message was not delivered, it turned out that Yang Xuanji was not there
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