"The princess asked Master Lu to send a message, but do you have any other instructions?"
Lu Zhi stood up and cupped his hands and said: "There are no other instructions. The princess just asked the subordinates to personally deliver the proclamation to the hands of the general. There is no other explanation."
Qin Xiao nodded, thought for a moment, and then said: "Master Lu, just work harder and rush back to Xuzhou as soon as possible to convey my words to the princess. In addition, Master Lu can also tell the princess that my heart is always with the princess."
This is quite true.
From what Bai Yulou and others heard, Qin Xiao naturally favored the princess, but he did not directly declare his intention to swear allegiance to the princess.
However, when the princess heard this, she naturally felt something else.
"Master Lu, please!"
Bai Yulou is also an extremely shrewd person. He knows that it is not appropriate to let Lu Cang punish Shuo?
Lu Zhi hesitated to speak, but finally gave up his hand and left with Bai Yulou.
Qin Xiao waited for Bai Yulou to leave before sighing.
He knew that She Yue was an extremely shrewd person, but after all, he did not have the broad vision to look down on the world.
Yanzhou's hasty deployment of troops was naturally too hasty.
However, she could understand She Yue's thoughts, which was simply hoping to use a big victory to inspire people and establish prestige.
If Yanzhou is really captured, the Li-Tang flag raised by the princess will naturally be more attractive.
But this move is too dangerous. Once defeated, the troops loyal to Kyoto will naturally continue to advance towards Xuzhou, and the princess may not even have a foothold.
Yu Wen Huaiqian gently stroked his long beard and said nothing. Fei Xin hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.
Both of them knew about such a big event, but Qin Xiao didn't ask, as it was really hard for him to be the first to ask.
"What do you two think?" Qin
Xiao pondered for a moment and then asked with a smile.
The two looked at each other, and Yuwen Huaiqian said: "The general's response is naturally very wise. It is not appropriate for us to express any position at the moment. The strength in Kyoto is still there, and the emperor has been in power for twenty years, and everyone in the world knows that
The existence of the Empress of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the empress took out the last emperor's edict. Although many people had doubts, the empress finally ascended the throne based on the last emperor's edict." After a pause, she continued: "Although the princess is of the blood of Li Tang
, but in her statement she claimed that the emperor forged the imperial edict, and also said that the late emperor was murdered by the empress, but these were all baseless and she had no ironclad evidence."
"Master Yuwen's words are reasonable." Feixin immediately said: "Without ironclad evidence, the content of the statement is not enough to win people's trust. Although there are still many people in the world who support Li Tang, the current situation is unclear and no one dares to express their attitude easily.
I think back when the empress ascended the throne, three states and seven counties raised armies, and the world was in chaos, which even led to the invasion of the surrounding barbarians and the devastation of life. Less than twenty years have passed, and everyone in the world still remembers the tragic scene. Many people really don't want that scene.
Do it again.”
Yuwen Huaiqian said: "After the rebellion in the three states and seven counties was put down, the empress showed no mercy. After the war, she killed many people. Many officials and generals who participated in the rebellion were killed by their entire clan. Now the princess only controls Xuzhou.
In one corner, the three states in the south of the Yangtze River have not yet expressed their allegiance to the princess. Although Yuzhou has made its position clear, it remains to be seen how it will develop in the future. In this case, the princess is actually an enemy of Kyoto in a corner of the country. Everyone knows that the princess does not occupy it at all.
Upward."
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If you want the states to respond, you must have a strong force to take the lead in offering allegiance to the princess." Feixin said: "Especially the four northern towns and Pei Xiaogong's southern army, these two groups of soldiers have not expressed their attitude."
Yu Wen Huaiqian shook his head and said: "Pei Xiaogong is a person promoted by the Xiahou family. Pei Xiaogong values love and justice, and the Xiahou family is very kind to him. Moreover, the current emperor is still Xiahou, so he cannot be defeated in public or private affairs."
Princess Xiang." He stroked his long beard and thought for a moment before saying: "As for the four towns in the north, the situation is complicated. Wuchuan Town is a direct descendant of Tantai Xuanye, so he must be determined to be loyal to Kyoto."
"Huaishuo Town was also attracted by Tantai Xuanye." Qin Xiao said: "Wuchuan and Huaishuo must be determined to follow Kyoto." He frowned slightly before continuing: "The situation in Woye Town is unknown, but Tai Shicun
Xu's Rouxuan Town still has the possibility of being won over by the princess. Tantai Xuanye has an old grudge with the Taishi family. Taishi Cunxu must now know that Tantai Xuanye controls the capital, so it is absolutely impossible for him to be loyal to Tantai Xuanye
Ye. But to say that he immediately raised the flag to respond to the princess is not necessarily true."
Feixin said: "If the princess can quickly win the support of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, and then keep Yuzhou, the five states are connected together, and she has money and food in hand, she can really compete with Kyoto."
"So whether the princess can stand still depends on whether she can withstand this offensive from Kyoto." Qin Xiao thought thoughtfully. If not every decision he made was related to the survival of Long Ruijun, he would already be alone.
Alone, Qin Xiao asked himself that he would probably go to the princess's side without hesitation and help her charge into the battle.
But it's different now
In the past, although he and the princess had a very close relationship, things related to the overall situation should not be acted out of impulse.
Suddenly I heard footsteps coming from outside, and then I saw Huo Mianzhi coming in with several people.
Two people were carrying a pair of battle armor, and someone behind them was carrying a bracket.
When Qin Xiao saw this, he immediately went up to meet him. Huo Mianzhi had already held up his hand and said with a smile: "This is the He family's Guangming Armor. Another subordinate officer has sent people to look for it, and they should be sent over later." He ordered people to bring the Guangming Armor.
Expand the branches.
Qin Xiao put his hands on his back and took a closer look. He saw that this bright armor had a hood to protect his head. There were upturned ear protectors on both sides of the hood.
There is a vertical girdle, a round guard on the left and right, with a raised arc-shaped pattern on it. The shoulders cover the shoulders, there are arm guards on the arms, a tie around the waist, and two knee skirts below the waist to protect the thighs.
The calves are covered with hanging legs.
The entire set of bright armor is very complete, very exquisite, and extremely protective.
However, there are a few cuts on the armor, which should have been left on the battlefield.
However, the slash marks were very subtle and did not have much impact on the armor. I think the descendants of the He family deliberately left these slash marks without repairing them to prove the bravery of their ancestors.
Calculating the time, this armor belongs to the cavalry of the Guards around Emperor Wu Zong. It has been in existence for a hundred years and is still so intact. It is naturally regarded as a family heirloom by the He family.
However, it can also be judged from the knife marks that the protection of the bright armor is indeed amazing. When the enemy cuts it on the armor, only shallow marks will appear, which cannot effectively kill the armor at all.
Qin Xiao naturally understood that a warrior
If a soldier is protected by armor, not only will his defense be enhanced, but his combat effectiveness will be doubled.
The reason is very simple. Wearing this armor, you don't have to worry about your life being killed by the enemy's sword. So as long as you protect your vital points, you can attack the enemy unscrupulously.
On the battlefield, life and death only take a moment.
The more sophisticated armor you have, the more lives you have.
The more Qin Xiao looked at it, the more he liked it. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch it carefully, and sighed: "It is indeed a good armor. If you have such armor for self-defense, one person can probably deal with several opponents."
"The Royal Guards Cavalry around Emperor Wuzong back then were all carefully selected, and their combat effectiveness was only as strong as the current Dragon Scale Guards." Yuwen Huaiqian also observed the Bright Armor carefully and said with emotion: "
I heard that those royal cavalrymen are equal to ten."
Qin Xiao burst into laughter, suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Master Fei, could you please go to the front yard and bring some of the Kou Nanlun craftsmen over? By the way, there is a man named Kou Nanlun, please ask him to come with you."
The tough-tongued craftsmen that Luantan Nuhan selected for Qin Xiao were all carefully selected. They were all over thirty years old and their skills were not bad.
The leader among them is a mouth-hard craftsman named Kou Nan Lun. He is over fifty years old and has particularly outstanding skills. He is also a Qijin. Before setting off, he was appointed by the Nutang female Khan as the leader of this group of mouth-hard craftsmen. He is responsible for
Managing this group of tough talkers.
Feixing went out immediately and soon brought four or five hard-working craftsmen over.
Several hard-spoken craftsmen stepped forward to salute Qin Xiao, and they all appeared extremely respectful.
The epidemic spread among the Hegu tribes. Qin Xiao met Taoist Yeling in the Kounan tribe and discovered the batch of antidote. So after getting the antidote, the first person to benefit was the Kounan clan. The latest and fastest update.
Many of the infected family members of these mouth-suffering craftsmen were among the first people among the Hegu tribes to receive the antidote. Qin Xiao saved the lives of many people in the mouth-stricken clan. Naturally, these mouth-suffering craftsmen were grateful to Qin Xiao.
When they raised their heads, the eyes of several hard-spoken craftsmen were immediately attracted by the bright armor. Without waiting for Qin Xiao's instructions, they couldn't help but gathered around him.
The etiquette of the grassland people is not as strict as that of the Tang Dynasty, and because of their profession, the hard-spoken craftsman is naturally much more sensitive to armor and weapons than ordinary people.
Qin Xiao didn't stop him, but took a few steps back to let the others observe carefully.
One of the Kou Nanlun couldn't help but reach out to touch the armor. Fortunately, Kou Nanlun stayed awake and stopped drinking immediately. The Kou Nanlun was startled, came back to his senses, and hurriedly withdrew his hand.
"It doesn't matter." Qin Xiao said warmly, "Just be careful. You can observe carefully and don't miss the details."
He was naturally not stupid, so he vaguely understood something and ordered the others: "Be gentle!"
The hard-spoken craftsmen were carefully examining Guangming Jia, while Qin Xiao was sitting and drinking tea with a few others.
Kou Nanlun knew that there must be a reason for the general to take out this pair of bright armor, so he looked at it extremely carefully, from beginning to end, not missing a single place. The other Kou Nanlun craftsmen were also extremely attentive, even from time to time.
Whisper a few words to each other.
By this time, half an hour had passed.
Qin Xiao and others were very patient and kept waiting.
Finally, I saw Kou Nanlun walking forward, bowing and saluting: "General, this is the best armor, made of the best materials.
It’s high-quality, and the production is complicated with many processes.”
Qin Xiao took a deep breath, stared at his mouth and asked Nanlun: "If you were asked to make such an armor, would it be possible to complete it?" After asking this question, Qin Xiao's eyes were filled with anticipation, and he even felt his heartbeat speeding up.
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He knew very well that if the answer was no, then the plan to make the Bright Armor would have to be abandoned.
Not even a hard-working craftsman can create this kind of armor, let alone an ordinary blacksmith.
He hesitated but did not answer immediately. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and walked to the side of Guangming Armor again. He circled around it three times, walking very slowly. When he stopped, he lowered his head and was silent for a long time, and finally came back again.
When he came to Qin Xiao, he said respectfully: "Although it is very complicated, we can make it!"
As soon as this statement came out, not only Qin Xiao, but also Huo Mianzhi and others showed joy.
"As expected, he is an unparalleled oral craftsman." Qin Xiao stood up suddenly and looked at the over fifty-year-old oral craftsman in front of him. He wished he could kiss his forehead twice and hold his hand. He could not hide his excitement at this moment.
Confirm again and ask: "Are you sure there is no problem?"
"As long as the materials are complete, there will be no problem." Kou Nanlun said: "We will draw every part of this armor in detail, and then build it step by step, and finally we can make the same armor."
Qin Xiao's heart finally dropped after receiving such a definite answer.
"Master Huo, please arrange a place for everyone to stay." Qin Xiao said, "Bring good wine and food on your back tonight and entertain them well."
Huo Mianzhi stood up and said: "General, don't worry, just leave everything to your subordinates." He stepped forward and said something difficult.
The others said: "Everyone, please rest for a while, I will make arrangements immediately." They led Kou Nanlun and others back.
"Master Yuwen, Master Fei, we have set up a forging office on Penglai Island. This will cost you a lot of trouble." Qin Xiao said to Yuwen and Huaiqian: "You have made preparations. If there is anything you still need that cannot be solved, just come to me.
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"There is nothing missing." Yuwen Huaiqian stood up and said: "There are high-quality iron mines on Brother Island, and we have prepared various tools for building a forge. Mr. Huo has recently recruited nearly a hundred blacksmiths and they are ready to go at any time.
In addition, mining ores on the island requires young and strong labor, and houses, warehouses and other buildings need to be built on the island, so we also recruited a group of craftsmen. There will be about three to four hundred people going to Brother Island, and then the navy will
Allocate ships to take everyone to Penglai Island."
"The officials sent there must be capable." Qin Xiao said: "I have told you before that after stationing on Brothers Island, Tianzhai should not be affected. However, if there are any difficulties, you can also send people to ask Tianzhai for help. Yes.
Yes, there are also logistics. We must ensure that they have food and drink on the island, and there must be no shortage. All the work done on the island is strenuous, so they must be fed and clothed."
Yuwen Huaiqian said: "General, don't worry, we will not let the people on the island suffer. Kou Nanjiang likes to eat beef and mutton. We will send people to build a place to raise cattle and sheep on the island to ensure that they have enough food and clothing.
Nuan." After a pause, he added: "The cowhide needed to make armor can be traded with the grassland tribes. It will take a while to build facilities on the island, so we can use this time to stock up.
Pile up cow hides and send them to the island."
Qin Xiao knew that an expert acted in his own way. The matters related to setting up a forging office on the island were cumbersome and complicated, and were not simple. These matters could only be left to officials who were good at handling them. It was not appropriate for him to interfere too much.
Fortunately, officials like Huo Mianzhi and Yuwen Huaiqian are both capable and conscientious. If we leave this matter to them, there will naturally be no problems.
The iron ore on Brother Island is rich, which can not only make armor, but also forge weapons.
With Kou Nanjiang, Brother Island will become the equipment warehouse of Long Rui Army in the future, and it can continuously supply weapons and equipment to Long Rui Army. This can be regarded as solving a major issue.