"There is... there is Mr. Rauma."

"This... this repeating crossbow is... different from the ones made before, but... it can fire fifty rounds per crossbow, and its power... is greatly increased."

"Okay, I... I will ask the crossbow soldiers to practice diligently... and use this magical weapon on the battlefield... as soon as possible."

"You...how can you learn...to learn my speech?"

"I...I respect you sir, how...how dare you do this? But Ai...Ai was born with a stutter, which is...hard to correct."

"I see...that's how it is, I...it's the same for me too."

Deng Ai and Ma Jun looked at each other quietly, feeling like they were in the same boat.

Although they have some inconvenient physical flaws, this does not prevent them from becoming leaders in their respective fields.

Therefore, it must be a special fate that made the two stutterers become members of the same country.

Deng Ai selected a thousand crossbowmen, practiced day and night, and finally achieved success.

Whether in terms of range or frequency of firing, the power of this new type of repeating crossbow is indeed several times greater than that of the original repeating crossbow.

Deng Ai told Deng Tong: "My lord and Sun Quan have only formed a temporary alliance, and there will be changes in the long run. Therefore, I have to send the new type of repeating crossbow to the Danyang front line as soon as possible. Now that Zhu Huan has withdrawn, you should not have ten thousand troops left to guard the Poyang border."

Is it too much of a problem?”

Deng Tong said: "General, don't worry."

Deng Ai packed up his troops and equipment and set out for Yicheng immediately.

From Poyang to Yicheng, you can first go north to Lujiang County, and then go east to Yicheng. This road is all Li Qi's territory, and it is safe and convenient to walk. At the same time, he can also take advantage of the alliance between Sun and Li to cross

Pass through more than half of Danyang County and reach Yicheng.

Deng Ai chose the latter, not because of the short distance, but most importantly, because Deng Ai planned to get familiar with the water and landforms of Danyang County along the way and lay the foundation for the complete pacification of Jiangdong in the future.

Therefore, along the way, Deng Ai stopped and walked, wrote and drew, and drew pictures of some important mountain topography in Danyang.

However, it was said that the Gansu and Ning tribes were passing through Wancheng in Lujiang County and were resting when they heard that Zang Ba and his 20,000 troops had arrived at Ruxukou.

Gan Ning calculated that Zang Ba's move was to cross the river to join Zhang Liao and strengthen Zhang Liao's troops, so that Cao Wei's army could gain a firm foothold in the east of the Yangtze River.

"By the time we arrive at Ruxukou, Zang Ba has already crossed the river. When we capture Ruxukou and cut off its supply line, Cao's army will have to be shaken in morale." Gan Ning made up his mind to leave immediately tomorrow.

The next day, Gan Ning set out in formation. Less than thirty miles away from Wancheng, he received an order from Li Qi to retreat to Wancheng to observe the changes.

It turns out that after Li Qi arrived in Yicheng to make an alliance with Sun Quan, he further learned about Cao Wei's movements and learned that Cao Wei's reinforcements were divided into two teams, with Zang Ba in the front and Jiang Ji in the rear. If Gan Ning went to attack Ruxukou now,

It is easy to be blocked by the rear troops led by Jiang Ji on the edge of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, Li Qi ordered Gan Ning to retreat to Wancheng and either wait for Jiang Ji's troops to cross the river before capturing Ruxukou; or Jiang Ji stationed at Ruxukou and Gan Ning could choose an opportunity to attack Hefei.

Now Li Qi is waiting in Yicheng for the war situation to change.

Anyway, Yicheng belongs to Danyang County, and Sun Quan is responsible for the logistics and supplies, and all the food he eats is Sun Quan's food.

Of course, Jiangdong's heroes are not stupid and have long seen Li Qi's intention.

Zhang Zhao reminded Sun Quan: "Li Qi's passive preparation for war is actually consuming our food and grass supplies. I'm afraid that after repelling Zhang Liao in the future, we will no longer have the strength to fight against him."

Sun Quan nodded and said, "What are your countermeasures?"

Zhang Zhaodao: "You can tell Li Qi that Danyang's food and grass are limited, so he should prepare his own food and grass to deal with the enemy."

Sun Quan followed this and expressed his intention to Li Qi tactfully.

The general idea is that Jiangdong has been in turmoil for many years, which not only consumes a lot of grain and grass, but also directly affects the farming situation. The income is less, and the expenses are high, and it has reached a situation where it cannot make ends meet. If it falls into a protracted war with Cao Wei, it will be difficult for grain and grass.

Long term supply.

The implication is, do you also provide some food and grass yourself?

Li Qi listened silently to Sun Quan's complaints and expressed that he could completely understand Jiangdong's situation, and regretfully said: "We have been in Poyang County for a long time, and there is not much food left from Xichang. Of course, I completely understand Wu Hou's

In order to reduce the supply pressure on Danyang County, I think I should move to Lujiang County. After all, the front line of Jiangxia is now under our control, and it is relatively convenient to transport grain and grass along the river from Jiangling."

Sun Quan: "..."

Now Zang Ba is coming from Ruxukou to support Zhang Liao, and Cao Wei's troops are getting stronger. Li Qi actually said to move to Lujiang. Wouldn't that mean that he would be left alone in Danyang County to bear the pressure of Zhang Liao and Zang Ba?

Sun Quan had no choice but to say: "Zhenghong doesn't have to be like this. Gu just explained the current situation to Zhenghong truthfully and has no intention of not providing food and grass. In Gu's opinion, some food and grass can be transported from Yuhu first to meet the urgent need."

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Li Qi smiled: "Yuhu belongs to Danyang County and is the territory of Wu Hou. You can make arrangements accordingly."

He originally planned to dig a hole for Li Qi to jump into, but he didn't expect that this guy avoided the hole perfectly and ended up trapping himself instead.

But as Zhang Zhao said, Li Qi has been passively preparing for war since arriving in Yicheng and has never taken the initiative. If this continues, how long can his own food and grass last?

He's not really waiting to run out of food, is he?

Therefore, Sun Quan asked again: "What strategy does Zhenghong have to defeat the enemy?"

Li Qi still said calmly: "The time is not yet ripe."

Sun Quan sighed and said: "Although the food on the other side of Yuhu can still help us persist for a few months, with the support armies of Zang Ba and Jiang Ji arriving in Spring Valley one after another, the war will only become more and more difficult. If it really comes

When we are short of food and grass, are we afraid that both our armies will be defeated by Zhang Liao?"

Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Marquis Wu. I have defeated Cao Mengde many times, how can I be defeated by one of his subordinates?"

Sun Quan said no more.

He knew that Li Qi would probably not tell him the truth about his plans, and no matter how hard he pressed, there would be no results.

It's just that it feels really uncomfortable to be manipulated by others.

Xu Sheng paid a private visit to Sun Quan and said: "We have lost several counties in a row, and among the three parties, we are the one that can't afford to be held back. Danyang County is our place, and Li Qi will naturally not take it seriously, so he sincerely asks Wu Hou to gather in Jiangdong."

soldiers, take the initiative to fight Zhang Liao decisively."

Sun Quan said: "Gu Ye has exactly this intention. What should we do if we just concentrate all the elite troops from Jiangdong in Danyang, and Li Qi's army and horses attack the rear?"

As a person who often breaks alliances, Sun Quan naturally has to consider whether others will think the same as him.

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