Ma Jun quickly walked into the side hall and was about to kneel down to salute, when he saw the pair of horse armor in front of the emperor's case at a glance. He couldn't help but be stunned and blurted out: "What a beautiful horse armor."

"Rare!" Shizhong Gao Tanglong lowered his face and shouted.

Ma Jun was startled and knew that he had been rude in his rudeness. He quickly lowered his head and bowed to the ground.

"Forget it." Cao Rui coughed lightly and interrupted Gao Tanglong: "Ma Qing must have been happy to see the hunt, so he lost his composure for a while."

Ma Jun nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for your kindness. I am indeed happy to see the hunter. This horse armor is so exquisite. I wonder who made it?"

Cao Rui did not answer Ma Jun's words and pushed Ma Kai in front of Ma Jun: "Ma Qing, take a closer look at this horse armor, can it be copied as if it is."

Ma Jun looked at Cao Rui in surprise, then quickly lowered his eyes. It would be impolite to look directly at the emperor. If it is serious, you can even be sentenced to death. Gao Tanglong next to the emperor is such a strict person, but

Be careful.

Ma Jun carefully observed the horse armor for a moment, tried the strength again, and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I can't make a conclusion for a while. However, I can basically judge that the metal used in this horse armor is not commonly used.

Copper and iron. The fundamental reason why this horse armor can be made so light and thin is that it is possible to imitate this special metal. If you want to imitate it, you must first find similar materials."

Cao Rui nodded: "Sir, it seems you have hit it. This is Wei Ba's demonstration to us."

Gao Tanglong sighed, a little helpless.

This pair of horse armor was just sent from western Liaoning with a fast horse. A letter from Wu Qiujian was also accompanied by Wu Qiujian. Wu Qiujian was captured when he was in Bailang Mountain. Wei Ba did not kill him, but just asked him to do so.

Bring Cao Rui a letter of persuasion and a horse armor. The letter of persuasion is written very gorgeously, but Cao Rui knew too well Wu Qiu Jian's writing style. He knew that this was just Wu Qiu Jian's helpless move. It was fake to persuade him to surrender, so he called the police.

It's true.

The evidence of calling the police was this horse armor that Ma Jun couldn't let go.

Although Gao Tanglong was a scholar, he was the prefect of Chenliu before returning to Beijing to take office and had experienced wars personally. He knew the significance of this horse armor. Wuqiu Jian had the advantage of a thousand Wuhuan cavalry.

The defeat of Wei Ba's troops was at the hands of 120 cavalry, so naturally there was a reversal of the power brought by the horse armor.

With this kind of horse armor, Liaodong will not be protected, Liaoxi will not be protected, and the entire Youzhou will be shaken by Wei Ba. The left wing of the Great Wei Dynasty is in danger, so there is no need to say much. But for now, what makes Cao Rui most worried

It is not Youzhou, but the Yanyu battlefield.

On the battlefield in Yanyu, Zhang He and Sima Yi led more than 10,000 cavalry to compete with more than 10,000 cavalry led by Wei Yan. Wei Yan was Wei Ba's father and probably had equipped this kind of horse armor. In this way, Zhang He may not be the opponent.

Ten thousand imperial guards may be defeated at any time.

In the face of absolute strength, even if you are good at fighting like Zhang He, you may not be able to maintain your later years.

If the Yanyu battlefield is defeated, Cao Wei will completely collapse. Not to mention the impossible strategy of retaking Guanzhong, whether Luoyang can be saved is a problem. If you want to compete with such a heavy cavalry, you must build the same horse armor as soon as possible.

So, Cao Rui found Ma Jun as soon as possible, but Ma Jun pointed out the key points with a professional perspective.

Horse armor is not difficult to make, materials are the key. Without suitable materials, the horse armor made is too heavy, which affects the speed of the cavalry, has insufficient practical significance, and has spent a huge amount of money but cannot achieve the desired effect. That is better than

Don't do it.

You should know that Cao Wei’s current treasury is not abundant. After several fierce battles, Cao Rui’s purse has been deflated.

Ma Jun is good at machinery, but he is not very familiar with metallurgy and can't help anything as soon as possible. Cao Rui asked Ma Jun to go down and rest first. Ma Jun is now a Servant, specializing in creating various military ordnances, and is also responsible for improving warships. The work is very heavy

, he cannot spend his energy on other matters.

Ma Jun left, and the monarch and ministers in the hall were a little silent. This horse armor was like a heavy weight of scale, pressing on their hearts, slowly changing their estimates of the situation.

After a while, Jiang Ji, the attendant of the Sanqi cavalry, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Ba's intentions are unpredictable. If Qiu Jian is captured, he should choose another good general to prepare for the western Liaoning and comfort the Hu Hu, so as not to be Wei Ba.

Disturbance.”

Cao Ruiliu thought: "Who can take on this important task?"

"I recommend Chen Tai."

Cao Rui frowned slightly: "Who can replace Chen Tai as the chief secretary of the General of the Guard?"

"You can replace Huan Fan."

Cao Rui's eyes lit up and he laughed: "This is indeed a suitable candidate." He then sighed again: "But even if Chen Tai went to Youzhou, the problem of horse armor would not be solved, it would be useless.

”

Jiang Ji also sighed. He had no idea how to solve the problem of Ma Kai. Cao Rui looked at him and said nothing.

After the meeting, Cao Rui asked Liu Ye, a senior official from Xuan Taizhong. After half an hour, an eunuch came to report that Liu Ye was seriously ill and could not afford to meet him.

Cao Rui's eyes flashed and he was a little angry. Liu Ye was originally his close confidant, but later he found that Liu Ye had thought about his superiority and was incorrect, so he gradually alienated him. Liu Ye's official position had been adjusted several times, but now he was just a person.

Since then, Liu Ye has been sick often and does not know whether he is true or false, and Cao Rui is too lazy to pay attention to him.

Now, Cao Rui encountered a problem and remembered that Liu Ye had come and sent someone to proclaim him into the palace. He actually said that he was seriously ill and could not do it. This is a bit too much. If you don’t go to work if you are sick, then forget it. The emperor issued an edict to invite him.

, he actually took the brochure, this is not what a minister should do. Even if he carried it on a sickbed, he should carry it into the palace.

In normal times, Cao Rui might really do this, but today, he has to ask others for help and has to give in. He took a few men and officials and quietly left the palace and went straight to Liu Ye's house. When he arrived at Liu Ye's house, he

I know I misunderstood.

Liu Ye was really sick. He lay on the bed, his eyes closed and his face was decayed, only one breath away from the dead.

Cao Rui felt soft and sat down beside the couch, and called softly: "Liu Qing, Liu Qing?"

"Is it your majesty?" Liu Ye opened his eyes and struggled to sit up. Cao Rui gently pressed his shoulder and signaled him not to move. Liu Ye really couldn't get up anymore, so he tried it twice, so he forced himself to do it.

, so I gave up.

Cao Rui said the situation softly, and then asked politely: "Liu Qing, do you have a clever plan to help?"

While Cao Rui was talking, Liu Ye's son Liu Tao brought two bowls of medicinal soup to Liu Ye and poured it. Liu Ye's face became a little more angry. He looked at Cao Rui with complex eyes, both regretful and

Cao Rui felt sad when he was ashamed and some of his requests.

"Your Majesty, it's better to worry far away than worry far away."

Cao Rui was puzzled, why didn’t he worry too much? Wei Ba had horse armor, Youzhou was about to lose his protection. If Wei Yan also had horse armor, then there might be a disaster defeat on the Yanyu battlefield immediately, and the entire situation could be instantly

collapse.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the Firebomb?" Liu Ye gasped and said, "What happened when the Firebomb was first released?"

Cao Rui's face froze. The fire bomb was launched in the battle of Wancheng, and the battle of Wancheng was his greatest shame. Cao Yu and Wuqiu Jian lost Nanxiang County, and Wei Ba rushed to Wancheng from the west.

Forced to evacuate from Wancheng, the imperial army was finally a joke. Liu Ye raised the fire bomb at this time. Could it be that he wanted to remind me of the battle in Wancheng?

Cao Rui thought about it and couldn't help but feel ashamed. He knew that he had misunderstood Liu Ye.

Sima Yi guarded Wancheng, but the reason why he lost the situation was that the fire bomb suddenly appeared and caught Sima Yi off guard. Any weapon was the most shocking when it was first released. After a long time, you will find a way to restrain yourself.

Wei Ba used the first time the fire bomb was used in Wancheng instead of other places, so he naturally took a fancy to Wancheng's strategic position.

What did the launch of horse armor bring? What else was there besides Wuqiu Jian and more than a thousand Wuhuan cavalry? There is only one deterrent effect.

With Wei Ba's habit of trying to maximize profits in everything, if he has greater interests, how could he be satisfied with a deterrent effect? ​​He should be used to achieve a major victory in a substantial surname, such as the Battle of Yan and Yu,

Just like he defeated Wuqiu Jian, his father Wei Yan completely defeated Zhang He.

But Wei Ba did not do this, he was just intimidating the monarch and ministers of Cao Wei.

Of course, this is not that Wei Ba is ruthless. He can only say that he can only do this at the moment, or for some reason, he has to scare out the horse armor that has not yet been truly equipped with the entire army.

Smart people talk to smart people simply, and Liu Ye's words awakened Cao Rui.

Cao Rui felt a big stone in his heart fell to the ground. No matter what, at least Wei Ba's threat was not as great as he thought.

"Your Majesty, if Wei Ba can sell fire bullets, he can sell horse armor." Liu Ye gasped for a moment and said again: "This person is interested in profit, so he should use it to lure him."

Cao Rui smiled and nodded and said, "As Liu Qing said, I understand. Liu Qing, take a good rest, I still need your advice."

Liu Ye smiled weakly: "The old minister is nearly seventy years old, and I know that I don't have many. Even if I have the will to contribute to Your Majesty, I am afraid I can't do anything. The old minister has several sons, but they are not worthy of view. Only the youngest son Liu Tao may be able to offer His Majesty the

Drive.”

Cao Rui turned his head, looked at Liu Tao standing beside him, and nodded: "If he had Liu Qing, he would be a good minister."

"Your Majesty praised you, and the old minister is ashamed of you."

"Liu Qing, Jiang Ji said, how about you? "

"Very good."

"Then... Liu Tao followed Chen Tai to the expedition and became the chief clerk of the army, how about?"

Liu Ye was silent for a moment, slightly slight. "National affairs are the most important, and it is barely feasible."

...

After one day, Liu Ye, a veteran counselor who served three dynasties, passed away.

After two days, Chen Tai was transferred to the governor of Youzhou, and was appointed as General Zhenwei, and was in charge of justice. Liu Ye's son Liu Tao should be filial, but the military situation was critical. Therefore, he inherited Liu Ye's will and obeyed the filial piety for the third time. The emperor issued an order to seize the love and appointed General Zhenwei.

The chief clerk went to war with the army.

At the same time, Cao Fu received a large order and rushed to Xiangyang.

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Chapter completed!