Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 157

Wu Yong stayed in Nanyang for half a month, and took the 500 taels of silver from Liu Jintang and Yang Menglong, and set off on his way back satisfied.The impact of this battle was very resounding. The grassroots bandits in the Thirteenth Village of Tongbai Mountain were almost wiped out, and the officials who could speak in Nanyangwei were really wiped out. Even the Chief Secretary of Henan was also affected a little. If he is implicated, a scolding will probably be inevitable.Only Yang Menglong, the undead Xiaoqiang, was fine. Not only was he fine, but he also gained a lot. With his achievements in the Battle of Shahe, it is not impossible for him to succeed Liu Jintang's Ban Cheng and Nanyang Wei's new commander.The people and local officials in Nanyang were happy to hear about this. After all, Yang Menglong was famous for his farming skills, and he was also good at fighting. With him, Nanyang would be safe.The common people are not afraid of natural disasters or man-made disasters, but they are afraid of the chaos in this world.Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, you can always get through it by gritting your teeth, but once the world is in chaos, you don't know when it will be the end!They will support whoever can keep one side safe. The common people are so practical.

Local officials in Nanyang Prefecture are also very happy.The Nanyang Guard will definitely be removed this time, and will be replaced by the Wuyang Guard. This is a very powerful force that can keep one party safe. In this troubled world, it is stronger than anything else.Raising more than 5000 trash who only eat and do nothing is completely different from spending a little more money to raise [-] elite soldiers. Anyone can settle this account, not to mention that these [-] soldiers have not asked them for a penny so far.After all the calculations, Yang Menglong is not happy. It is understandable that he loses money when he is an official. The bigger the official, the more he loses. Be happy!But...whether he is happy or not, he can't get away with anything he should do anyway.

Just when he was depressed, Qi Hu, Han Peng, Wang Tiehammer, Xue Siming and others came to the door, and bowed their hands to him with malicious intentions: "Congratulations! Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir!"

Yang Menglong's eyes bulged, and he said, "Congratulations! If you have something to say, don't be sloppy with me, or I will be flattered!"

Han Peng exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, who has offended our commander? Aren't you afraid of being beaten into a pig's head in Nanyang?"

Xue Siming said: "That's right! The whole Nanyang Guard is under our lord's world, how dare you make us angry? I don't know how to write dead words!"

Qi Hu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Why don't we send someone to catch him and let the commanding officer give him a hard punishment?"

Yang Menglong slammed the table and roared: "You are gloating over others' misfortune, right? Believe it or not, I will turn against you and beat them up?"

Everyone hurriedly cupped their hands: "Don't dare, don't dare!" It's just that the appearance of the hippie smiling face didn't mean not to dare at all.

Yang Menglong was completely depressed. The fact that he lost 3 taels of silver when he was an official for four months has spread throughout Nanyang and has become synonymous with being taken advantage of. It is said that the casino has now opened a bet on how much he will lose if he takes over the Nanyang Guard. With money, it’s hard not to be depressed even if you become an official to this extent.He said weakly: "Tell me, what do you want to see me for? Don't tell me you are just here to laugh at me!"

Qi Hu finally got serious, sat down, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I remember you once said that you would equip us with a strong crossbow. Where is the strong crossbow now?"

Han Peng said: "That's right, it's been several months. What about the strong crossbow? If there is a strong crossbow, our losses in the Battle of Shahe would not be so great!"

Wang Tiechui said: "Also, where is the heavy armor we agreed on? Words don't count, right?"

Yang Menglong shouted: "You have colluded to come to collect debts, right?"

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, we are here to collect debts!"

Yang Menglong muttered: "I'm such a fucking dog!" Turning around and running into the study, he took out a bunch of things, took out a round iron bump from it and threw it to Qi Hu: "This is the helmet I made, you Let's see how it goes."

Everyone gathered around and took a look, ouch, it’s really a helmet, but it’s round and not inconspicuous at all. After wearing it, it covers the whole head, only the face is exposed. Wearing such a helmet must be uncomfortable , but it is not a problem to defend against bows and arrows.Qi Hu handed the helmet to Xue Siming: "Try it."

Xue Siming put it on, shook his head, and said, "It's a little heavy, and the field of vision is a little narrow, but it's enough for an ordinary infantryman." He took off the helmet and put it on the table, pulled out the horizontal knife and chopped it up. Go down, when!Sparks flew everywhere, and there was a thin knife mark on the helmet.Everyone nodded, they knew how sharp the horizontal knife was, and it was really rare that this inconspicuous helmet was fine after being hit so hard.

Han Peng said, "I have the helmet, but what about the armor?"

Yang Menglong unfolded a set of leather armor, and everyone discovered that it turned out that there were six steel plates nailed to the leather armor. The steel plates were not polished very much, so they were not very eye-catching, but they were dark and high-quality.Yang Menglong said: "These four steel plates are enough to protect the vital points of the chest and abdomen. I have done experiments, and a light arrow within [-] steps can't penetrate it at all."

Qi Hu picked it up, ouch, it's quite heavy.He gestured to himself with this pair of leather armor, and nodded: "It's okay, it's not a problem to defend against light arrows and swords, but it can't defend against armor-piercing heavy arrows."

Yang Menglong said: "This thing is not used to defend against armor-piercing heavy arrows at all."

Xue Siming flicked the back of the leather armor and asked, "Why isn't there a steel plate on the back?"

Yang Menglong pouted and said, "My soldiers always face the enemy. The enemy has no chance to see their backs. Is it necessary to put steel plates on their backs?"

It makes so much sense, and no one can refute it!

Qi Hu pondered for a while, and said, "For ordinary infantry, such helmet armor is enough."

Wang Tiechui asked: "The armor of the ordinary infantry is there, but what about the heavy armor of my Shaking Mountain Battalion? Where is it?"

Yang Menglong apologized and smiled: "I'm working hard, I'm working hard!"

Han Peng said: "Heavy armor is not in a hurry. Anyway, the soldiers of the Shaking Mountain Battalion will not be able to go to the battlefield without a few years of training. Hurry up with a hammer! What about the strong crossbow? Our strong crossbow has not even been seen yet. What do you say?"

Yang Menglong said: "I was just trying to discuss this matter with you!"

Qi Hu smiled half-smile: "What's your idea?"

Yang Menglong said: "I heard from Xue Siming that there are many skilled craftsmen who are good at making crossbows in his hometown Yulin. I plan to go to Yulin myself and invite those skilled craftsmen over!"

Everyone was shocked, and Qi Hu shouted: "You want to go to Yulin? Are you crazy? Do you know how chaotic Shaanxi is now?"

Xue Siming said: "That's right, my lord. There have been years of severe drought in Shaanxi, countless victims have been displaced, and killings of officials and rebellions have happened from time to time. Now go to Shaanxi..."

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going alone, I will bring dozens of people with me! Xue Siming, you go with me!"

Xue Siming opened his mouth wide: "Sir, I..."

Yang Menglong stared: "What, you don't want to go home?"

Xue Siming said: "I want to, even in my dreams! It's just..."

Yang Menglong scolded: "Where are there so many! Go pick fifty soldiers, we will set off tomorrow!"

Everyone was shocked again: "Leaving tomorrow? In such a hurry!?"

Yang Menglong snorted: "I still think it's too late. If Mr. Cheng wasn't ready, I would have wished to set off today, so I can finish things earlier and relax earlier, so as not to be urged by you every day!"

Now everyone was speechless, and secretly checked whether he had pushed him too hard, so that he was afraid and wanted to hide in Shaanxi?Qi Hu tried to ask: "Your Excellency, you say yes, are you going with Mr. Cheng?"

Yang Menglong nodded: "That's right, he bought a large amount of tea, salt, cloth, and ironware, and he was going to ship them out of the customs for sale, and exchange horses with the Mongols, so we happened to be on the way." Hehe smiled, "Of course, I also bought a lot. The supplies that are in short supply on the grassland, if they are sold at the border, they will definitely make a lot of money, and they can be exchanged for large herds of cattle, sheep and horses, hehe..."

Qi Hu asked depressedly: "How long have you been planning? Why haven't we received any information?"

Yang Menglong said: "You don't care how long we have been preparing! In short, during my absence, you have to manage the guard for me, keep everything in mind, and don't mess around! If I find out that you have set up the guard for me It's messed up, I'm going to turn my face!"

The debt collector got rid of the creditor's footsteps, and everyone couldn't laugh or cry, so they had to repeatedly tell Yang Menglong to be careful on the road, and then hurried back to the barracks to select the most elite soldiers to ensure the safety of this living treasure on the road.He can't have an accident, if he has an accident, it will be a big deal!

Yang Menglong really didn't fool these able-bodied generals, he had thought of going to the border a long time ago, and came back with some horses, cattle and sheep.There are horses in Henan, but the problem is that there are too few qualified horses. Cavalry, cavalry is the master of the battlefield in this era. Without excellent horses, cavalry cannot be formed. understandable.As for cattle and sheep, Wuyang Guard now has some, but no one thinks their own livestock pen is too crowded, right?And there are many of these livestock on the grassland, and a piece of iron pot can be exchanged for a goat. It is an idiot who does not do this kind of business!It happened that Cheng Ji's injury was almost healed, and he wanted to transport the grain in his hand to the border area for sale, and the two hit it off and stopped by.Not only that, Cheng Ji also pointed out to Yang Menglong which goods are the most sought-after at the border, which goods the Mongolian chiefs like the most, and helped him get a lot of good things, otherwise this stunned green eyes will be smeared, and he doesn't know what trouble he will make Come.Now that the goods are ready and Cheng Ji has recruited enough manpower, we can set off.

After sending Qi Hu and the others away, Yang Menglong cheered, "I'm coming to the wild and vast prairie!"

(End of this chapter)