Three Caos fighting for a bride? Zhen Ji, I, Cao Zhi, will take her!

"Invitation, maid???"

After hearing the concierge's narration.

Cao Zhi instantly understood that Fu Wan was trying to show goodwill to him.

The so-called invitation.

He was planning to invite me to his house to discuss surrender with me.

After all, with Fu Wan's current status, he couldn't bring himself to visit Cao Zhi.

As for the maids, they were sent to serve Empress Fu.

Fu Wan wanted to do this.

Communicate to Cao Zhi that he has accepted the fact that Cao Zhi and Empress Fu are together.

As expected of the emperor's father-in-law, his attitude towards work is much more decisive than that of the little emperor.

"Go tell the father-in-law that I will definitely attend the banquet!"

"If it's a human, bring it in and give it to this... girl!"

Cao Zhi pointed at Empress Fu.

"Here!"

The doorman bowed slightly and then turned and left.

"Don't bully her. I told you two that you will be sisters from now on!"

Cao Zhi looked at Lingju and Empress Fu and said seriously.

"I don't want my backyard to be in turmoil!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Cao Zhi's serious face, Lingju immediately shut her mouth.

Everything she has now was given by Cao Zhi, and she dared not destroy her image in Cao Zhi's mind.

"Yes!"

Empress Fu also imitated Lingju, lowering her eyebrows and looking pleasing.

Although she knew that her father had tacitly approved of her relationship with Cao Zhi.

But considering his identity, he cannot be exposed.

Naturally, she did not dare to offend Cao Zhi at this time.

No, not just Cao Zhi.

She didn't even dare to offend Ling Ju at this moment.

……

He saw the two women "shake hands and make peace" under his pressure.

Cao Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

Then he gave Jia Xu a wink.

Jia Xu hurriedly followed Cao Zhi's footsteps.

In the study.

When he saw the drawings of Zhuge Crossbow handed over by Cao Zhi.

Jia Xu was stunned at first.

Then all attention was drawn to the drawings.

This is a wild idea;

This incredible design;

It turns out that parts can be designed like this;

So these two parts are connected like this...

……

After a cup of tea time.

Jia Xu put down the blueprint and said excitedly:

"May I ask, Fourth Young Master, where did this blueprint come from?"

“Where did it come from? Naturally, I designed it!”

Cao Zhi said with a serious face.

Anyway, in this era, Zhuge Liang had not yet designed the Zhuge Crossbow.

So it is not an exaggeration for Cao Zhi to say that he designed it himself!

"How about it, can this thing be reproduced?" Cao Zhi asked.

"This blueprint is very detailed. As long as the craftsman's skills are sufficient, they can definitely design it, but—"

Jia Xu paused.

"But what?" Cao Zhi asked.

"From the blueprint, it looks like this is a crossbow mechanism. It's a repeating crossbow that can fire ten arrows at a time. I've never seen a repeating crossbow of this power before!"

"But this crossbow's arrows are short and lack penetration, making them incapable of damaging heavily armored soldiers and high-speed cavalry!"

"The range is short. According to my estimation, it's only about fifty steps at most!"

"Because ten crossbow arrows are fired simultaneously, if they are not aimed correctly, all ten arrows will be wasted. Therefore, the requirements for soldiers are very high!"

"Plus, this is a brand-new process with very high requirements for materials, so both the manufacturing cost and the maintenance cost are very high!"

"Furthermore, the crossbow is too large and heavy to be used by a single soldier. Therefore, it is only suitable for defending fixed locations like cities and barracks. It faces significant limitations when marching in the open air or in complex terrain!"

Jia Xu pointed out many flaws of Zhuge Crossbow in one breath.

After listening to Jia Xu's narration, Cao Zhi was dumbfounded.

It feels like you work hard for a month, and when it’s time to get paid, you find out you still owe the company a few hundred dollars.

At this moment, Cao Zhi's idol filter for Zhuge Liang was shattered.

As for Jia Xu, he saw the expression on Cao Zhi's face change from confidence to disappointment, from disappointment to loss, and finally to anger.

Jia Xu said quickly:

"What I just said are only the shortcomings of the crossbow. In fact, its advantages are also very obvious!"

"Tell me about it?" Cao Zhi urged.

"Although this crossbow is difficult to operate, as long as we train soldiers specifically to operate it in advance, I believe we can greatly reduce the probability of error!"

"Also, because this crossbow can fire ten arrows at a time, its rate of fire is very fast. At close range, once the crossbow is aimed, the enemy will basically be unable to dodge!"

"Although a single crossbow arrow may not be able to penetrate armor, the combined power of ten crossbow arrows is definitely enough to penetrate armor. And who says that crossbow arrows must hit armor? We can definitely shoot at the enemy's face and limbs, places that armor can't protect!"

"Also, judging by the armor-wearing rates of the subordinates of the major vassal states, even the imperial court can only achieve 10%. For the other vassal states, achieving 50% is already quite good. Since they don't wear armor, then the question of whether to wear armor or not doesn't exist!"

"Also, although the crossbow is difficult to move, if we use it to reinforce the city defenses, it will definitely be a deadly weapon!"

"Plus, during a siege, the enemy advances in large groups, so there's no question of whether to aim or not. As long as you fire, you're sure to cause casualties!"

"Another factor is its deterrent power. Just imagine, if we use this weapon on the battlefield, will the enemy be terrified? If they are terrified, that will be our chance!"

Jia Xu said quietly.

Accompanied by Jia Xu's explanation.

Cao Zhi finally understood the purpose of Zhuge's crossbow.

In other words, if you want to carry it with you and use it to shoot moving targets, it will be very useless.

But if placed on a city wall or used in offensive and defensive battles, its power is absolutely astonishing.

Considering the advantages and disadvantages of Zhuge Crossbow are very obvious.

Cao Zhi made the final decision.

Reproduce Zhuge Crossbow.

"You just said that this method requires very high standards from craftsmen. Do you have anyone in mind?" Cao Zhi said.

"I wonder if the Fourth Young Master has heard of Liu Ye!" Jia Xu said.

"Liu Ye...but is it Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, who invented the Thunderbolt Chariot in the Battle of Guandu?" Cao Zhi said excitedly.

Cao Zhi knew Liu Ye very well.

In Cao Zhi's impression.

Although Liu Ye was born into the Han Dynasty, he was a relative of the Han Dynasty.

In terms of blood relationship, he is more noble than Liu Bei.

But Liu Ye did not regard himself as a relative of the Han royal family.

He didn't shout about supporting the Han Dynasty all day long.

Nor did they develop their own power.

On the contrary, he was very loyal to Cao Cao.

During the Battle of Guandu, Liu Ye presented Cao Cao with the Thunderbolt Chariot (an improved catapult), which greatly increased the combat effectiveness of Cao's army.

Previously, when Cao Zhi persuaded Zhao Yun and Chen Dao, he also used Liu Ye as an example.

At this moment, seeing Jia Xu suddenly mention Liu Ye, Cao Zhi couldn't help but say:

"Where is Liu Ziyang now?"

"He is in Xudu right now!"

Jia Xu said.

"In that case, I'll call him over now!"

Cao Zhi said.

As he was speaking, Cao Zhi called Wang Bi to his side and asked Wang Bi to personally invite Liu Ye to his house.

"Liu Ye???"

After hearing Cao Zhi's words.

Wang Bi's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Liu Ye was a relative of the Han royal family.

The king must know this.

At this moment, Cao Zhi ordered him to "invite" Liu Ye over.

Instinctively, Wang Bi thought that Cao Zhi was preparing to attack the Han royal family.

Thinking of this, a cruel look immediately appeared on Wang Bi's face.

He knew that his chance to show his loyalty had come!