Han Bing saw Yang Peng return to Youzhou. Yang Peng walked in front of Han Bing. Han Bing snorted and turned away. But after taking a few steps, he came back again. When he came to Yang Peng, Yang Peng said puzzledly.
Looking at her, Han Bing suddenly raised his hand and slapped Yang Peng. There was a crisp sound. "What are you doing?" Yang Peng shouted angrily.
Han Bing said coldly: "Nothing, I'm happy." After saying that, he turned around and left. Yang Peng touched his burning cheeks, looked at Han Bing's beautiful back, smiled and murmured: "It's really spicy!"
He was very puzzled and said: "How did I offend her?" Yang Peng really couldn't figure it out, and in the end he could only blame the woman's heartache...
Yang Peng returned to the stay-at-home residence in Shangjing and announced to Liu Kui the court's order: the court revoked Liu Kui's post as stay-at-home in Shangjing and replaced him with General Yang Peng of the Yulin Guard. Liu Kui returned to the capital that day to resume his duties. After hearing this order, Liu Kui
He breathed a sigh of relief. "Master Liu, this is the order of the imperial court. Please leave Master Liu quickly," Yang Peng said.
Liu Kui looked embarrassed and said: "I don't dare to disobey the imperial order. However, banditry is rampant on this road, I'm afraid it's not safe!" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will send an army."
Send your Excellency out of Yanyun on horseback." Liu Kui was still hesitant, because during this time he had thought that the entire Yanyun army had been beaten by bandits and huddled in the city and did not dare to leave the city. In his mind, apart from the city,
The entire Yanyun was a terrifying place where bandits were raging, just like a wild jungle with dangers every step of the way. He didn't think a single army could send him out safely.
Yang Peng saw his worries, so he said: "If you are not worried about the land route, just take the water route. The water route is relatively safe now." Yang Peng's words played into Liu Kui's hands, and Liu Kui said quickly: "That's it.
Right." Then he requested: "But we still have to ask you to send troops to escort you!" Yang Peng nodded, "It should be so." He turned around and called: "Luan Tingyu."
Zhang Yan, who was wearing a helmet and armor, came forward and clasped his fists to promise. "I will give you five thousand troops and horses. You will escort Mr. Liu to the mouth of the sea. You must ensure Mr. Liu's safety." "That's your order." Yang Peng said to Liu Kui, clasping his fists: "Liu
Sir, it's easy for you to go. I have some official business to attend to, so I won't see Sir Liu off." "You're welcome, Mr. Yang." Liu Kui said with fists in his hands, and then hurriedly left, followed by Zhang Yan.
Yang Peng smiled and said to Zhan Jinguo: "Send a group of cavalry, disguised as Liao troops, to scare them." Zhan Jinguo smiled and clasped his fists in agreement, and left immediately. Later that day, Liu Kui and his cronies took the
Five large ships hurriedly left Shangjing, and five thousand officers and soldiers led by Zhang Yan protected the coast. Unexpectedly, in the evening of the same day, the Liao army suddenly appeared high on the north bank. Because it was already late, it was difficult to see clearly, but it felt like they were everywhere in the mountains and fields.
The Liao army, the unique jackal-like shouts of the Liao army filled the world. Liu Kui and others were frightened to death. They all huddled in the cabin and trembled, praying to gods and Buddhas, and they invited gods and Buddhas all over the sky to come out.
Already.
Fortunately, the Liao army did not attack. After struggling for a long time, they went north. Maybe they thought there was no chance, or there were other reasons. The tense nerves of Liu Kui and others relaxed a little, and they just hoped that the ship would be faster.
Driving on the sea, as long as you reach the sea, you will be safe...
More than half a month later, Zhang Yan returned to Beijing to resume his life. When he talked about the embarrassment of Liu Kui and others, everyone laughed. Yang Peng laughed and said: "Okay, the god of plague has finally sent away. Speaking of Liu Kui
During this period, it helped us a lot." Duan Zhixian said with a grin: "That's right! If not for this, there wouldn't be such a good chance to get rid of those prefects sent by the imperial court!"
Everyone smiled. Yang Peng warned: "Duan Zhixian, don't say this again from now on. We didn't kill those prefects, it was the bandits who did it." Duan Zhixian smiled and nodded, "I understand." Everyone saw him.
He couldn't help but laugh at this look. Qian Letian said to Chen Xiao solemnly: "General, don't forget that there is also Xue Dongpan!"
Everyone fell silent. Chen Xiao asked: "What did Xue Dongpan do during my absence?" Duan Zhixian said angrily: "That guy didn't stop our investigation for a moment! It's so smelly and hard!" Then he said
Then he sighed: "But this guy is really a good official! We have never seen such an honest official! If we want to get rid of him, I don't agree! It would be great if he could join us!"
Yang Peng looked at Qian Letian. Qian Letian said: "What General Duan said is true. However, Xue Dongpan's investigation intensity during this period was far less than before, because the disagreement with Liu Kui involved too much of his energy.
Liu Kui violently expropriated the people, and Xue Dongpan often argued with him. The two often quarreled in the lobby of the left-behind mansion, and more than once, the subordinate heard Liu Kui fiercely saying that he wanted to beat Xue Dongpan to death."
Yang Peng thought for a moment, "How much do you think he knows about us?" Qian Letian said: "He should have grasped all the policies we implemented in the civilian and military sectors. However, his subordinates felt that he was very conflicted about these things.
, he felt that our actions were against the court regulations and suspected that we had evil intentions, but on the other hand, he had to admit that these actions were of great benefit to the people. He is a good official who cares about the people's sufferings.
, so my subordinates estimate that he must be very hesitant about reporting these things."
Yang Peng frowned and said: "We can't let him dictate our destiny..." Everyone thought that Yang Peng was going to kill Xue Dongpan. Duan Zhixian sighed, "Everyone agrees with whatever eldest brother does. But this matter
Never do it! Just do it and let others do it!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Duan Zhixian, you misunderstood, I didn't mean to kill him. He is a rare good official. Although getting rid of him is the simplest and most effective solution, I can't do it!" Duan Zhixian!
He laughed and said, "I knew yesterday that eldest brother would never harm him!" Yang Peng joked: "Monk, you seem to like him quite a lot!"
"That's right, there are too few good officials like this!" Yang Peng thought and nodded. Zhang Yan frowned and said, "If we don't get rid of him, wouldn't it be too dangerous?" Yang Peng thought, "Let's
You can use another method." He glanced at Qian Letian and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that Xue Dongpan and Liu Kui were having a very serious quarrel?" Qian Letian smiled and clasped his fists and said: "Exactly. I understand what the general is saying.
That's cool." Yang Peng glanced at him and said, "You are responsible for this matter." "Yes."
Yang Peng's brothers didn't quite understand what Yang Peng was going to do, but they didn't care much about this kind of thing. Yang Peng returned to his boss and sat down, "Okay, let's talk about serious things.
.Jin Guo, please tell me about the situation of the army."
Zhan Jinguo clasped his fists and promised, saying: "The size of the army is still the same as when the eldest brother left, 220,000 troops, neither increased nor decreased. However, after almost half a year of training, the combat power is no longer what it used to be.
Moreover, they are extremely loyal to the Huaxia clan and to Big Brother. I dare say that as long as Big Brother gives the order, these soldiers are willing to go through thick and thin and go to hell!"
Yang Peng nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, we finally have the capital to dominate the world!" Everyone couldn't help but smile. Yang Peng thought: "I want to further expand the army, what do you think?" "Okay!" Duan Zhixian thought.
He said loudly without thinking.
Qian Letian objected: "I think this is not allowed..." Duan Zhixian glared and shouted: "A scholar like you, are you going against the yesterday family?" Qian Letian said quickly: "General, don't misunderstand, how dare a subordinate to talk to the general?
Right? The reason why the lower official is opposed is based on the actual situation." Then he said to Yang Peng, "I understand that the general wants to expand the army, but the size of the army that the eight states of Yanyun can carry is limited."
"The entire Yanyun Eight Prefectures only have a population of more than one million. Now there are 220,000 troops, which is already very large. If the army is expanded further, the Yanyun Eight Prefectures will not be able to bear it. Of course, today's money and food are just the burden
There is no problem with an army of 300,000 or even 400,000. However, if most of the young and middle-aged people join the army, there will be no one to farm, no one to engage in handicrafts, and no one to do labor, and the entire society will be difficult to develop and will slow down.
Decline slowly. This is killing the goose that lays the egg. I hope the general will learn from it."
Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look and said nothing. "What you said is very good and very correct. However, I judge that it will not be long before we will face a direct threat from the Liao Kingdom, so we cannot discuss this matter under normal circumstances.
. Without enough troops, we cannot protect ourselves. No matter how well the eight states of Yanyun develop, they are just making wedding clothes for others. So I decided to expand the army."
Qian Letian frowned and clasped his fists and said: "Since the general has decided, my subordinates will fully assist the general!" Yang Peng stood up, walked to Qian Letian, patted his shoulder, "I will leave this internal affairs matter to you.
Done!" Qian Letian's eyes revealed a look of perseverance, "General, don't worry, my subordinates will do their best to die!" Yang Peng patted his shoulder with appreciation, turned to Zhang Yan and said: "You are responsible for the recruitment work.
""yes."
Later that day, Yang Peng came to the ordnance field in charge of Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen was originally the deputy envoy of the Tokyo Battle Bureau. When Huyan attacked Heifeng Mountain, he was sent to help. After Huyan Bixian was defeated, Yang Zhen was captured and had no choice but to
He defected to Heifeng Mountain. Later he learned that Huyan Bixian had surrendered to Yang Peng, so he quietly left Heifeng Mountain with his family and came to Shangjing. He became a member of the Shangjing Left-behind Mansion. But at this time
, Yang Peng was still detained in Tokyo. Not long ago, Yang Peng returned to Beijing and learned the whole story from Hu Yanbixian and Chen Jie, so he promoted Yang Zhen to the person in charge of the ordnance field. From then on, Chen Jie could finally concentrate on managing his subordinates.
of the army.
When Yang Peng and his party arrived at the ordnance field, the ordnance field was very busy. Thousands of blacksmith furnaces were burning in a large area on the left, and the flames burned half of the ordnance field. Thousands of blacksmiths were sweating and waving.
The loud sound of ping-ping-pong-pong can be heard constantly.
Some of them are making steel plates for plate armor, while others are making weapons. In a bamboo shed not far away, there are piles of semi-finished products such as gun heads and blades that have just been made, as well as a large number of plates waiting to be assembled.
Armor steel plates, many workers are continuously transporting these semi-finished products to two large rooms without four walls side by side in front. Countless people are sitting and busy in the large rooms. In the large room on the left, they are adding handles and other items to the weapons, and in the large room on the right
The craftsmen, almost all of whom are women, are connecting the various parts of the armor with hemp ropes.
The finished swords, guns, swords and halberds were continuously shipped out of the big house on the left, while the finished armors were shipped out of the big house on the right. When the group came to the armor warehouse, they saw that several hills had been pushed up in the huge warehouse, and there was still a steady flow of goods.
The armor was delivered. Yang Zhen picked up a pair of armor and returned to Yang Peng, excitedly saying: "This is a new type of heavy armor built according to the general's suggestion. It is more than ten kilograms heavier than the original heavy armor, and its defensive capabilities are very powerful.
Most of the parts are made of wide steel plates instead of small armor pieces, making it easier to make. It used to take half a month to make a set of heavy armor, but now it only takes four or five days."
Yang Peng took the armor from his hand, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Yang Peng had previously given Yang Zhen suggestions for making plate armor. After all, Yang Peng was not an expert in this field, so his words were very brief, but
I didn't expect Yang Zhen to turn plate armor into reality so quickly, and it was very well-made and beautiful.
This kind of armor is much heavier than the heavier version of the walking armor. A steel plate that protects the entire chest is the most important part of the armor. This steel plate is engraved with the traditional Taotie pattern and is made to fit the human body.
The curvature of the chest is not polished, giving people a very thick and solid feeling; above the breastplate is the shoulder armor that protects the upper arms and shoulders. This part is relatively complicated and consists of two parts. The upper part
It is made up of two large bent steel sheets superimposed, and the lower part is a barrel sleeve made of many small armor sheets, which are specially used to protect the upper arms.
Other parts of this set of armor also include a waist guard made of small armor pieces, a detachable skirt armor made of a mixture of large armor pieces and small armor pieces, foot guards, knee guards, arm guards, and accessories.
A red tassel helmet with a steel visor and a thick neck protector on the lower edge of the helmet to completely protect the neck.
Yang Peng asked a soldier to try on the armor. The whole person, except for a pair of eyeballs, was basically covered tightly. It was like an iron man, exuding a strong and iron-blooded aura, which made people palpitate.
Yang Peng was very satisfied, "Good! Even better than I imagined!" Yang Zhen couldn't help but grinned after hearing Yang Peng's praise. Yang Peng asked: "How many sets of such armor are there now?" "Reporting to the general, because
We didn't get the general's order, so we only made more than a hundred sets on a trial basis." "I'm very satisfied with this new type of armor. From today on, we will stop the production of old heavy armors and produce all this new type of armor." "Yes.
"
Everyone came out of the armor warehouse and entered the weapons warehouse next to it. Yang Zhen picked up a huge sword and came to Yang Peng, "General, this is the Mo Dao of the Tang Dynasty, but my subordinates have made improvements!"
Yang Peng took the sword and looked at it, exclaiming in amazement, "This is the legendary Mo Dao?!" Yang Peng's heavy-armored sword soldiers, although sometimes called the Mo Dao Army by good people, are actually not that
The thing is, what they use is just an improved simple sword, which is completely different from the Mo sword.
The Mo Dao in Yang Peng's hand is the legendary weapon of the invincible Mo Dao Army of the Tang Dynasty. The Mo Dao is long and heavy, with three points and two blades. It is wide at the front and narrow at the back.
The momentum of blood. In the past, Chen Xiao was a little skeptical about the legendary description of Mo Dao's "One strike, all men and horses were broken into pieces", but now seeing the real thing in his hand, Yang Peng couldn't help but feel that Mo Dao really had that kind of frightening effect.
The terrible power of God.
"Our heavy infantry will use this weapon from now on!" Yang Peng said. He handed the Mo Dao back to a worker next to him, who put it back in its place. Yang Peng asked: "This weapon should be very expensive, right?"
Yang Peng replied: "Making one Mo Dao can almost make five Pu Dao, but compared with its power, this is obviously worth it!"
Yang Peng nodded. Everyone left the weapons warehouse and came to the second area of the factory. The scale and number of craftsmen here are not inferior to the first area. This is the place for crossbows and arrows.
After viewing the two areas, everyone went to the third area of the factory, which is where heavy weapons are made. The most eye-catching one is the huge three-bow crossbow. In addition, it is worth mentioning.
There are also a fierce fire oil tank and a swarm of fire bees. The former is an ancient flamethrower. Modern people may not be able to imagine that the fierce fire oil tank uses rough-processed oil, not tung oil as most people think; and a swarm of fire bees
The car is a weapon similar to a rocket launcher. The arrows are tied to a gunpowder barrel and fly out to kill the enemy with the power of the gunpowder. The range is very long. Thousands of such arrows roar out together, and the scene is really like a swarm of bees.
The chaotic dance was so overwhelming that it was called a swarm of fire bees. It was also one of the most lethal weapons of this era.
Yang Peng spent a whole day in the ordnance field, giving instructions on the production ratio of various equipment, and returned to the left-behind residence after dark. Zhan Jinguo walked quickly to Yang Peng, cupped his fists and said, "Brother."
Yang Peng smiled, "Jin Kingdom, is something wrong?" Zhan Jinguo said: "Xi Zuo sent to Shunzhou is back." "Oh?" "Now we can be sure that there are only 112,000 Liao troops in front of us.
Around!" Zhan Jinguo said excitedly.
Yang Peng showed a pensive look, "I remember that when I left for Beijing, the Liao army had expanded to more than 200,000 people. How come such a long period of time has passed and their military strength has declined instead of increasing?" "My younger brother judged that half of them
The Liao army should have rushed to Liaodong Road for reinforcements." Yang Peng nodded, "That should be the case." "Brother, now is a great time! Our army has 220,000 soldiers without new recruits.
After training, we have sufficient food and grass and well-equipped equipment. It is a great opportunity to completely defeat the Liao army and regain all the sixteen states of Yanyun!" Zhan Jinguo's eyes shone and he was very excited.
However, Yang Peng looked thoughtful and said nothing. Zhan Jinguo finally noticed that his eldest brother was hesitant and asked in confusion: "Brother seems to have some scruples?" Yang Peng looked at the northern sky and murmured: "I don't know yet.
What is the outcome of the Battle of Liaoning and Tokyo!" "Does this matter?"
Yang Peng lowered his head and thought: "If the Xixia army wins, we cannot take action. This will only help the Xixia people. Once the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, the Xixia people's military front will inevitably point at us. With our current strength, I am afraid
It’s hard to withstand the Xixia people’s full attack!”
Zhan Jinguo felt that what Yang Peng said made sense, and couldn't help but nodded, "Then, what should we do?" Yang Peng thought: "I think I should meet with the Queen Mother Xiao of Liao Kingdom and have a good talk.
Let's talk." Zhan Jinguo shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's impossible. They regard us as life and death enemies, how can they talk to us?"
Yang Peng said: "Let's give it a try. The Queen Mother Xiao of the Liao Kingdom is a smart person and should not be impulsive. Zhan Jin Kingdom, you choose a reliable officer who understands Khitan script and go to see the Queen Mother Xiao of the Liao Kingdom. I will
I will write a letter to you and bring this letter to her." Zhan Jinguo promised with clasped fists.
Yang Peng wrote the letter, sealed it and handed it to Zhanjin Kingdom. At this moment, a guard ran in, cupped his fists and said, "I am reporting to the general, the Xixia envoy is asking for an audience."
Both Chen Xiao and Lin Chong looked surprised.
Three Xixia envoys came in. Chen Xiao was quite surprised when he saw them. Who do you think these three people are? "General, we meet again." Li Jiqian said. Yang Peng smiled, "I didn't expect it.
Three. Are you three going back to China?"
Li Jiqian nodded, "I came here specifically to talk to the general." Yang Peng extended his hand and said, "Please sit down." The three of them walked to the three chairs on the left and sat down. Yang Peng walked to the right and sat down.
Zhan Jinguo stood beside Chen Yangpeng with his sword pressed and looked at them. Li Jiqian said: "I think it would be more appropriate to discuss such a big matter as a flanking attack on Liao with the general."
Yang Peng smiled and glanced at the envoy, "I guess you have already settled this matter with the imperial court, so I don't need to ask about it." Li Jiqian said: "It has indeed been settled. Song Ting promised to pay homage to Liaoxi Capital within one year.
Dao launched an attack." He smiled mockingly, "But I think they are too busy taking care of themselves now, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to launch an attack as promised. Even if they launch an attack, the Song army's weak combat power may not have much effect." Yang Peng was noncommittal.
Li Jiqian looked at Yang Peng, "I still say what I said, the general is a hero, why should he sacrifice his life for such a cowardly and incompetent court? In the words of you Han people, isn't this a secret betrayal? If I were a general, I would definitely abandon the secret and surrender to the bright!
As long as the general nods, you can immediately become the king of the South Branch of our Xixia Kingdom, and the wealth is unimaginable!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I remember I have already answered this question." Li Jiqian shouted coldly: "Yang Peng, don't you know how to praise me!" Li Jiqian glared at the envoy unhappily, and the envoy shrank his neck. Li Jiqian turned his head.
Lai said to Yang Peng: "The situation today is different from the previous situation. The general may not know something, but our Xixia army has defeated the main force of the Liao army and wiped out all the troops of the rebel general Gao Yongchang of the Liao state. Now the entire Liaodong Road
All belong to the territory of our Xixia Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom will be destroyed in an instant."
Yang Peng remained motionless, and Lin Chong on the side showed a very shocked look. Yang Peng smiled, "Congratulations to you." Li Jiqian said proudly: "So now is your last chance. If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid you will be in trouble."
What awaits you will be an eternal fate!" Yang Peng said calmly: "I still said what I said before. But if the imperial court orders me to attack the Liao Kingdom, I will definitely obey the order!"
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.