My Father in Law is Lu Bu

the Yangtze River as a natural river but Jingzhou could not do that!” What Yang Hong said was correct.
If Liu Biao were to block Wan Cheng, that is all they could do.
However, if the Jiangdong Army were to block Wan Cheng, they could attack at any time.
Besides that, even Liu Biao’s Jingzhou Army was less of a match to Lu Bu’s Army compared to Sun Ce!

 

Jiangdong also has a natural barrier that prevents ground forces from attacking at full power.
On the other hand, the Lu Bu’s Army would still be able to attack Jingzhou even if they were blocked at the Yangtze River.

 

“Elder Yang! Yang Hong! Brother Yang!” Zhang Zhao became shameless and quickly grabbed Yang Hong’s hand.
“Brother Yang! Do not go! We can talk about this!”

 

“But Zhang Zhao was not willing! My Lord told me that I must obtain craftsmen and shipwrights! If I cannot get those then there is nothing to discuss!” Yang Hong was very indifferent.
If he were to take out the ballistae, not only would Jingzhou Liu Biao panic but it would also make Jiangdong restless.
Especially those that were on the receiving end of the ballistae.
30,000 soldiers were like 30,000 pigs.
Out of the 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 were elites.
They were elites like the ones commanded by Zhou Yu right now.
In fact, even the 30,000 pigs would try and fight back.
These 30,000 soldiers were simply destroyed without a chance to fight back.

 

“It can be discussed! It can be discussed!” Zhang Zhao was helpless.
Yang Hong now has complete control of the discussion.
It can be said that anything Yang Hong proposed right now would be accepted by Zhang Zhao.

 

“I want 100 craftsmen per noble!” Yang Hong was direct.
The craftsmen were the main objective of the negotiation.
If Lu Bu does not want to be trapped, he would need the craftsmen for development.
Building ships was time consuming and could not be done immediately.
Now that Sun Ce, Liu Biao, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were busy, this was the best time for development.
This opportunity must not be missed.

 

“Can! 900 craftsmen! Let me arrange it to send it over!” Zhang Zhao could no longer reject as the card played by Yang Hong was too big.
It was so big that it could waste many years of efforts of Sun Ce and the Jiangdong Army.
Even if Sun Ce was not willing to do it, Zhang Zhao had no other choice.

 

“This is the best! Since we have finished the discussion, I shall take my leave and report it to my lord!” Yang Hong said and left.

 

“Yang Hong! Wait!” Zhang Zhao could not let Yang Hong leave yet.
He promised the 900 craftsmen because of the issue with the ballistae.
If the Lu Bu’s Army gave the technology to Liu Biao anyway, his efforts would be wasted.
“Yang Hong do you know about the matter with the ballistae!”

 

“The ballistae? It is our armies’ weapon.
It is a killing instrument!” Yang Hong explained to Zhang Zhao about the ballistae extravagantly.
Zhang Zhao did not know them! Although he knew that the ballistae could destroy towered ships, it was exaggerated until Zhang Zhao thought it was some kind of guided missile.
(AN: That is if he knew what guided missile actually is.)

 

“State your price! Yang Hong!” Zhang Zhao looked straight at Yang Hong.
This was one of his main objectives as the ballistae was the greatest threat to Jiangdong.

 

“Not for sale! This is the nation’s secret weapon! How could we sell it!” Yang Hong was firm and would not sell the technology.
He even showed a confused expression as if asking how did Zhang Zhao even think it was possible to buy the technology.

 

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Not for sale? You said you want to sell it to Liu Biao!? If it is not for sale, why did you tempt me!?

 

In fact, Yang Hong did not even want to mention the ballistae.
It only appeared 3 times.
The first time, it almost killed Sun Ce, the second time, it destroyed the siege tower.
The third time, it destroyed the navy.
These ballistae, was a weapon that should be hidden until the last moment instead of using it as a bargaining chip and sell it to the highest bidder.
However, if the Little Lord said he wants to sell it, he also could not do anything.

 

“Yang Hong.
Jiangdong is willing to raise the price!” Even if Zhang Zhao needs to take out several tens of thousands, he needs to bring back the ballistae to ensure the stability of Jiangdong.
They have all seen the power of the ballistae and if they had it, their strength would increase further.
They would also be able to permanently destroy the Jingzhou Navy.

 

After they defeated the Jingzhou Navy, they would come back and settle the score with the Lu Bu’s Army.

 

“10,000 gold!” Yang Hong opened his mouth.
The 9 nobles was already 9,000 gold.
Now one ballistae would be 10,000 gold!

 

“Can!” Zhang Zhao gritted his teeth.
Now they have 10,000 gold in the storage.
It was meant for Jiangdong to buy horses but now it is necessary to use that 10,000 gold.

“Haha.” Yang Hong did not say 10,000 gold on his own.
It was a figure that Chen Gong gave to him.
He had obtained most of the money from the noble children and also the crossbow.
That way, Sun Ce would not be able to use the money on forage and horses.

 

“Then an additional 2,000 craftsmen.
Total it up to 3,000 including the craftsmen discussed earlier!” Yang Hong continued to increase the price.
Three thousand craftsmen and an additional 10,000 gold for the ballistae technology.

 

“3,000 craftsmen!” Zhang Zhao was stunned.
There less than 10,000 craftsmen in Jiangdong.
Now he is being extorted for 3,000 craftsmen and 10,000 gold.
Zhang Zhao felt like he fell into a trap.

“Can the price be reduced?” Zhang Zhao asked.
“We at Jiangdong could not suddenly come out with so much!”

 

“In that case you can forget it.” Yang Hong shook his head and did not let Zhang Zhao bargain.
“The blueprint for the ballistae is extremely detailed.
Just drawing the blueprint would take half a month.
In that case, it would be better to sell it to Liu Biao first.
When Sun Ce has enough money, they can come back!”

 

One blueprint needs half a month? If they really had given the blueprint to Liu Biao first, there would be a lot of variables in half a month.
One Liu Biao has the ballistae, the warships of the Sun Ce’s Army would face a nightmare.
Even if they managed to obtain the blueprint, the Jiangdong Navy would have already been destroyed.
It was not a price that they could afford.

 

“Fine!” Zhang Zhao felt like he was slaughtered a pig.
However, he had no choice.
Whose fault was it that they lost? Who was it that send those 30,000 soldiers to die at the river? Now Zhang Zhao really hated Jiang Qin and Lu Su. They should have stayed in the water camp! Why did they go out for a decisive battle! You see! Now all of our soldiers were fed to the fishes! Zhang Zhao was confused.
He did not know that there were only 7,000 soldiers on the opponent’s side while they had 30,000 soldiers.
Jiang Qin also did not know about the ballistae and never thought it would be the deciding factor of the battle.

 

“Yang Hong! I have a request.
That is, the first blueprint must be given to Jiangdong and if there were any other blueprints, it can only be given to Jingzhou one month later.”

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“That is a bit troublesome.
If they had paid for the blueprint, it would be difficult to not give it to them!” Yang Hong replied.

 

“An additional 500 craftsmen! Do not give the blueprint to Liu Biao until one month later!” Zhang Zhao wanted to have an additional month to create the ballistae.
At that time, even if the Jingzhou Navy have the ballistae, they could only retreat.

 

“Still cannot!”

 

“Another additional 100!”

 

“Still can’t! We, the Lu Bu’s Army, are honest to all customers!”

 

“200!”

“300!”

“Give you a full 4,000 craftsmen! If Yang Hong continues to be like this.
Zhao would also have no alternative!”

 

“Fine! Since Brother Zhang is like this, it would be as if I do not respect you if I continued to reject you! It shall be 4,000 craftsmen! I will try and delay it for another month!” Yang Hong gritted his teeth as if he was making a great sacrifice but he was laughing internally.
It won’t even be a month! The promise was not to give the blueprints.
He did not promise not to give an entire set of ballista.
He got a free 1,000 craftsmen.

 

Both sides agreed and were happy.
Although Zhang Zhao sacrificed a lot, he was also very happy.
With the ballistae, the amount he gave was very cheap.
Even the 4,000 craftsmen he planned to send were not senior craftsmen.
That way Lu Bu’s Navy would not develop as fast.
It was impossible for Jiangdong to give the senior craftsmen!

 

Now that Zhang Zhao has obtained the ballistae, it can be said that Lu Bu’s navy was no longer a threat to the Jiangdong Navy.
They could use their superior numbers and the ballistae to defeat Liu Biao and Lu Bu.

 

Yang Hong was also very happy! Chen Gong and Lu Bu gave him the minimum conditions of 2,000 craftsmen and the families of the Danyang soldiers.
Now he obtained an additional 19,000 gold and another additional 2,000 craftsmen! The 19,000 gold itself was comparable to an entire year of tax money! How could he not be happy?

 

The two were very happy and had a banquet and even called each other brothers.
Who knew that a few hours ago, they were red in face and trying to extort each other.
Even their lords were trying to kill each other and caused tens of thousands of casualties.
There are only interests.
There are no real allies or enemies.