While Yang Yuanqing was talking to Li Jing, a report soldier leaned out at the door. When Yang Yuanqing saw it, he asked, "What's the matter?"
"General Manager, General Pei has reported the situation"
"Let him in"
After a moment, Pei Xingyan, who was fully armoured, quickly walked into the living room. He happened to be on duty today. Pei Xingyan stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "I am in charge of the general manager."
"General Pei asked him to get up, what happened?"
"Report to the general manager, today when Bei Zhi was patrolling the streets, he found that a store opened was selling very eye-catching."
"What do they sell?" Yang Yuanqing asked curiously.
Pei Xingyan turned around and waved his hand, "Take it in"
Several soldiers walked into the guest hall, holding bows or crossbows in their hands, and Yang Yuanqing's face sank, "Military crossbows are strictly prohibited, in the Great Sui Dynasty, in Fengzhou, there are people who dare to sell military crossbows."
"Is the store sealed?"
"Reported to the general manager, the store has temporarily stopped selling, but the store only sells bows and crossbows are just their display items and are not for sale. These two military crossbows are extraordinary. Bei Zhi feels it is necessary for the general manager to take a look."
Pei Xingyan's meaning is not that the store sells crossbows in violation of regulations, but that the military crossbows are very ordinary, which makes Yang Yuanqing a little interested. He stood up and walked to the side of the military crossbows and picked up the crossbows. This crossbow belongs to the Jiuzhang crossbow.
The bow arm is particularly long, half longer than the crossbows equipped in the army. If this is the case, the sheer route will be greatly increased. The crossbow bow will be longer and the sheer distance will be longer. Everyone knows this principle, but the problem is that the bow arm will be longer and the consumption will be
The greater the force, the ordinary soldier may not be able to pull it open, so the general bow arm length is designed when ordinary soldiers can pull the crossbow normally.
Yang Yuanqing stepped on the bow back and slowly pulled the string. What he expected was that the bow string was easily pulled open, which was easier and more labor-saving than usual military crossbows, which surprised him a lot.
Yang Yuanqing took a crossbow arrow, put it into the arrow groove, aimed at a big branch outside the living room thirty steps away, gently pulled the hanging knife, and a "click" sound of the crossbow arrow broke out from the string, and the arrow was powerful.
Abnormal, she was on the branches, based on her feelings, Yang Yuanqing knew that the power of this crossbow was much greater than that of a military crossbow. "Good crossbow" Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but praise him.
After a moment, the personal soldiers retrieved the branches, and the arrow actually penetrated the branches. Li Jing was also surprised and said, "If this is the case, this crossbow has a strong lethality outside two hundred steps."
Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but feel excited. He knew what the killing distance of these two hundred steps mean, especially for the Turks, which was the magic weapon for killing the enemy. He immediately said: "Take me to see the store."
Yang Yuanqing turned over and took his group to the street and rushed to the street. After a moment, the group came to the shop selling bows. The shop opened on the first day today, and was temporarily closed by soldiers on the street.
A dozen soldiers stood in front of the store, and a group of pedestrians watching the fun in front of the store were so scared that they dispersed. Yang Yuanqing dismounted and walked into the store.
The bows and crossbows hanging on the wall in the shop were taken off and placed on the long counter. More than a dozen craftsmen and shopkeepers were standing against the wall.
"Who is the shopkeeper?" Yang Yuanqing asked when he walked into the store.
A man in his thirties walked up and bowed and said, "That's right here."
Yang Yuanqing looked at him and was about thirty years old, with tall figures, straight facial features and very beautiful appearance. He nodded and asked, "What's your name? Where are you from?"
"I'm calling you Zhang Lei... Chang'an family"
The shopkeeper was a little stuttering. At this time, Li Jing also walked into the shop and saw the shopkeeper. He was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything
Yang Yuanqing took out the military crossbow and placed it on the table, and asked solemnly: "Where did you get this military crossbow?"
Zhang Leijia was nervous and stuttered: "It's under......Production"
Yang Yuanqing's attitude immediately became gentle, and there was a smile on his face, "You also made the crossbow machine by yourself?"
Zhang Lei nodded, "I made it"
Li Jing pulled Yang Yuanqing, "Master, talk outside"
He looked at Zhang Lei meaningfully, and Zhang Lei smiled bitterly. The head of the family made great calculations, but he forgot that Li Jing was in Fengzhou and Li Jing knew him.
"What's the matter?" Yang Yuanqing asked outside the store
Li Jing pointed to the store and said, "I know the shopkeeper just now."
"You know?"
Li Jing nodded, "He is not surnamed Zhang, but his surname is Dugu, and his name is Dugu Lei. He is the grandson of Dugu Tuo. He served as the crossbow chief in Shaofu Temple and is known as the No. 1 crossbow craftsman of the Great Sui Dynasty."
Yang Yuanqing did not expect that this would be the result. Could it be a spy sent by the Dugu family? But it seems unlikely that even if the Dugu family sent spies, they would not involve contraband such as military crossbows. This is obviously trying to be caught.
Li Jing smiled and said, "I think he intended to let Fengzhou army pay attention to them."
Yang Yuanqing thought about it and realized that Dugu Lei’s pseudonym Zhang Lei was not trying to hide it from him, but from people outside Fengzhou. This is a hidden thread set by the Dugu family. The Dugu family is very good at doing business.
Yang Yuanqing didn't go to the store anymore, so Pei Xingyan said, "Take all these people to the General Administration Office, and then bring the shopkeeper into me alone."
Yang Yuanqing turned over and urged the horse to go to the General Administration Office
...........
Soon, Pei Xingyan took the shopkeeper Zhang Lei to Yang Yuanqing's official room. Yang Yuanqing looked at him for a while and smiled and said, "Do I call you Dugu Lei, or Zhang Lei?"
Zhang Lei sighed and was discovered by Yang Yuanqing on the first day. This was really a failure. He stepped forward and bowed, "I'm here to see General Manager Yang."
Yang Yuanqing nodded, as long as he was willing to admit it, he asked him again, "What are you doing in Fengzhou?"
"Report to the general manager, I am hereby ordered by the head of the family, with the pseudonym Zhang Lei, and I came to Fengzhou to join the army. I hope General Manager Yang will not speak out."
Yang Yuanqing looked at him for a moment, then placed the military crossbow on the table, and asked, "Is this crossbow difficult to make?"
Zhang Lei shook his head, "I made this crossbow two years ago, but the court did not make it in large quantities. Compared with ordinary crossbows, it is because the crossbow machine is different. There are two more bronzes in the crossbow machine.
The mechanism greatly reduces the power required to pull the string. It can not only lengthen the bow arm and increase the sheer range, but also be used in cavalry crossbows to reduce the power of cavalry strings. It is also used in bed crossbows to make the power of bed crossbows.
Increase, I am also good at making large stone cannons and catapults.”
Zhang Lei talked about the crossbow he was good at. He stopped stuttering and became very fluent in his speech. Yang Yuanqing glanced at him deeply and said, "I don't care what you used to do or what you used to call me, from now on, I
Appoint you as the deputy supervisor of Fengzhou military weapons. I hope that within a few months, you can make Fengzhou's large-scale defensive weapons look brand new."
Zhang Lei was overjoyed, and he gave a deep tribute, "I am willing to serve General Yang in a humble position."
.........
Yang Xuangan's comeback shocked the world. He called on the heroes of the world to rise up and overthrow the foolish Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Although the response was not great in the government, the rebellion of all the kings in the world was once again surging, especially the south also launched a huge rebellion. The city father Zhu
Jie gathered more than 100,000 people in Huainan to rebel, called himself King Garolou, and led more than 100,000 people to burn, kill and loot the counties of Jingxiang, and no chickens and dogs were left wherever they passed.
Lin Shihong, a powerful tyrant in Poyang County, gathered his troops to rebel, and died in battle. Lin Shihong defeated the Sui army and led his troops to break into Yuzhang City. Lin Shihong established himself as emperor, his country was named Chu, with more than 200,000 troops.
Entering Jiujiang, going south to Linchuan, siege cities and villages, becoming the largest rebel force in the south
In Guanlong, the major tyrants who supported Yang Xuangan rose with the times. Li Gui, a son of the famous Li family in Xiliang, rose up to occupy Wuwei County with the support of his family and Sui officials, and claimed to be the King of Daliang, Hexi.
The powerful Jincheng County, Xue Ju, general of Yingyanglang, also raised his troops to rebel, quickly occupied Jincheng County, recruited 100,000 soldiers, claimed to be Emperor Qin, and led a large army to advance towards Hehuang.
At this time, Wagangzhai, which is located in the heart of the Central Plains, also had abnormal movements.
A cavalry rushed past the official road and rushed towards the Pushan Gong camp not far away.
In the central army's tent, Li Mi and dozens of generals were negotiating the attack on Xingyang. It was December and Li Mi had completely controlled his army. With the rise of Yang Xuangan's rebellion in Guanzhong, he believed that the time to attack Xingyang.
Already mature
"The Emperor of Sui fled to Jiangdu, Yang Xuangan occupied Guanzhong, and all regions responded. The collapse of the Sui Dynasty had already formed. Now the time is ripe. If the Wagang Army wants to become the leader of the Central Plains, it must go east to Xingyang and occupy the Central Plains city, and cannot retreat to the east anymore.
The county is in a different territory, even if Boss Zhai refuses to send troops, we will send troops.”
Li Mi's attitude was very firm, and there were whispers in the big tent. At this time, his aide Li Xuanying stood up and said, "Dear generals, please listen to me."
The big tent was quiet again, and Li Xuanying said loudly: "Now there is a prophecy circulating all over the world. Peach and plum, the queen circulates Yangzhou, Wanhuai Garden, Wulang verbal, Huai Dao Xu, in this prophecy, the queen circulates Yangzhou, pointing to
The one is the Emperor Yang Guang of Sui who fled to Jiangdu and turned to the garden, which means that he will die in Jiangdu. The Taolizi refers to our leader Li Mi. This is God's will. God believes that those who take over the world must be Duke of Pushan County, and all the generals
, This is the time for everyone to be prosperous and prosperous, don’t hesitate anymore.”
Li Xuanying was too explicit, and Li Mi stood up and explained: "In the future, Brother Zhai will be the emperor, and I will be the emperor. Everyone here will be the generals. Do you want to raise an army with me?"
"Rise up" the crowd was excited and shouted with all their arms raised.
At this time, a report soldier rushed into the tent and said, "Report to Mr. Li that the 100,000 troops of the Sui Dynasty had passed Luoyang and headed towards Chang'an."
Li Mi was overjoyed. He was waiting for this news. Yuwen Shu led an army of 100,000 toward Chang'an. The Central Plains were empty, so his chance came.
Li Mi immediately made a decision: "Tell me my order, the army packed up the tent and prepared to set off."
He took out another letter and handed it to his personal soldiers and said, "You go to Weicheng County and hand it over to Zhai Rang. If he is willing to go to Xingyang with me, then ask him to send troops to join us immediately."
......(To be continued)
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