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

Chapter 620 The Alliance 3
Lu Xiangsheng shook his head with a smile and said, "No way!"

Er Zhe was very frustrated.In the eyes of the Mongols, the draft horse is a bad horse, and it cannot be ridden to fight, and it is useless at all. The Mongolian grasslands really do not lack such things.But the Mongolian grassland is short of food, very scarce, even if he is not willing, Lu Xiangsheng can find other Mongolian tribes to trade, there will always be many Mongolian tribes willing to accept such a deal.Alas, forget it, although a horse can only be exchanged for a stone of rice, it is a bit of a loss, but this is a buyer's market, and how much it can sell depends on the mood of others. He can only accept it, and it is considered good if he can exchange it.

Just as he was feeling depressed, he suddenly saw a soldier walking in quickly, holding a saber in both hands and presenting it in front of Lu Xiangsheng.Lu Xiangsheng let him go down, and then he pulled out his saber casually, and a cold light came out of the box. The cold air pierced his skin, and E Zhe's spirit was lifted, and he shouted: "Good sword, good sword!"

Lu Xiangsheng handed him the saber: "Try it."

Ezhe took the saber and slashed it hard a few times. Although he was used to using a scimitar, it was a bit awkward to use a saber that was closer to the Miao sword, but the weight was just right and there were simple threads engraved on it, even if it was full He liked the handle of the knife even when he was fighting with soapy hands and would not let go of it. He liked it from the bottom of his heart.He flicked the blade with his fingers, and the sound was crisp and buzzing. It was obviously made of high-quality high-carbon steel, which made him like it even more - good steel is hard to find, and such a knife is hard to find on the prairie. You may not be able to buy a good knife even with the same weight of gold, so how could he not like it?
What surprised him the most was that the whole body of the knife was made of high-carbon steel, and did not adopt the method of clamping steel like traditional knives, which made this knife even more precious!

Lu Xiangsheng asked: "How is this knife? Is it easy to use?"

Er Zhe nodded again and again: "It's easy, it's very easy! It's much better than our scimitars made of inferior iron!"

Lu Xiangsheng threw the scabbard to him: "One shi of rice and one saber for one horse-drawn!"

E Zhe said quickly: "Deal, deal!" Turning his eyes, he said again: "Is it okay to exchange weapons for camels instead of rice?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Yes, we have riding bows, infantry bows, breastplates, sabers, spears, shields, whatever you like, just change."

Er Zhe asked: "Can you take me to your arsenal?"

Lu Xiangsheng said, "Of course. Qian Yu, you can take him there."

Qian Yu responded, and took E Zhe to the weapons storehouse.

Yinchuan's arsenal was expanded on the basis of the former Yinchuan Wei's arsenal, without much effort.However, the entire arsenal has been divided into two. One is dedicated to storing cold weapons such as knives, guns and spears, and the other is dedicated to storing artillery and shells. That is an absolute forbidden area, and even Lu Xiangsheng cannot just go there.Qian Yu led E Zhe into the cold armory. As soon as the door opened, E Zhe was startled by the mountain of weapons.In this arsenal, there are tens of thousands of horizontal knives for both walking and riding, at least [-] spears, and tens of thousands of riding bows. There are relatively few walking bows, only a few thousand, but there are more arrows. Scary, at a glance, there are at least a million pieces, and each one is well-made. Although there is a thin layer of rust, it can't hide their ferocity at all——the arrows in ancient times are like arrows. They have to be used only after a thin layer of rust has formed. Even if this kind of arrow slightly scratches the opponent, it may cause tetanus, which is very wicked.So don't think that the quartermaster is negligent when he sees the rusty arrows in the armory. He did it on purpose.Seeing so many weapons, E Zhe's saliva was about to flow down, and his voice was floating: "Qian...Master Qian, you actually have so many weapons stored here!?"

Qian Yu said: "What is this? The arsenal of our Daming Dao is scary. Each arsenal of firearms alone is enough for tens of thousands of people for several years!" The blade sighed: "It's a good knife. It can cut seven copper coins and five straw mats with one knife. When I fought against Jiannu, I don't know how many Jiannu's heads were beheaded! It's a pity that I don't need it now. .”

Ezhe is thinking about a riding bow. The riding bow is well-made. The arms are made of more than a dozen materials. It is only three feet long, but it can shoot 300 meters away. It is equipped with heavy arrows or armor-piercing cones. There is nothing Armor can stop it.Hearing what Qian Yu said, he was obviously taken aback for a moment: "You don't need such a good weapon anymore? Then what do you use?"

Qian Yu smiled lightly and said, "Of course we use better weapons." Pointing to the mountains of weapons, he said, "Little prince, you can change all these weapons, just bring them as many livestock as you have!"

Ezhe looked at these sophisticated weapons greedily, and while swallowing his saliva, he estimated how many horses and camels he would have to bring to replace all the weapons in this arsenal.However, he quickly gave up this unrealistic plan in frustration - there were too many, and even if he drove over all the horses and camels under Lin Dan Khan's account, he couldn't replace them all!However, the smart little prince rolled his eyes and realized that we don’t have so many horses to exchange for, but other tribes do!Just change a batch of sophisticated equipment, equip the troops, and then steal their horses, cattle and sheep, and then exchange them for them!After understanding this, the clever little prince suddenly became excited. Just as he was about to ask Qian Yu if he could get more weapons by using his war horses, the horn suddenly sounded.Qian Yu's expression changed, and he rushed out of the armory in three steps at a time. He raised his head and looked at the beacon tower outside the city. Sure enough, he saw a black column of smoke wrapped in sparks rising into the air. His expression became ferocious: "It's a dog's day." Yes, the bones are itching again!"

E Zhe chased him out, and he understood what was going on when he saw the beacon fire rising high, and asked, "Is there an enemy situation?"

Qian Yu said: "That's right, those guys who don't know how to write dead characters are here again... How many battles have been fought with them in the past six months, but they still haven't opened their eyes. They are always thinking of going over the side wall to rob!" With a gloomy complexion and a bloodthirsty aura all over his body, he snorted coldly: "I used to focus on opening up wasteland and building roads, and I couldn't spare a hand to clean them up. Now that most of the wheat and rice have been harvested, I have some free time for the time being. Go to them to settle accounts, and they will come to your door on their own initiative!" He took Er Zhe and went straight to the general's mansion.

Ezhe found out that after the flames were ignited, the people in Yinchuan City did not panic, they just took a look and continued to do their own work. Those who should cut rice continued to cut straw, and those who should transport millet continued to transport millet.However, the vigilance has been significantly strengthened, and the Tianxiong army who has been mobilized has three big characters clearly written on their faces:

impatient!

Yes, impatient.Since they entered the Yinchuan Plain, they have encountered dozens of such raids and looting. Although each time they easily beat up those wolves who were not fed enough, there are always so many guys who are not afraid of death being killed by the Yinchuan Plain. The bounty of the sunflowers fascinates the mind, like death squads, the waves come one after another, the Tianxiong Army is really a hundred impatient, I just hope that the wheat and sunflower seeds will be harvested early, and then take advantage of the crisp autumn to gather the troops Go to the prairie to settle accounts with those guys who don't know how to write dead characters!But before that, they have to bear with it. The harvest season is here, and the Mongols are moving after hearing the wind. From the Datong Basin to the Yinchuan Plain, there are green eyes everywhere, and cavalry roaring everywhere. They can only guard against it now. Don't let these prairie wolves break in and ruin this season's harvest, want to settle the score?We'll have to wait until the harvest season is over.

Back at the General’s Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng was already handling military affairs there. Seeing Qian Yu’s return, he said in a very flat tone: “A warning message came from the Yanchi garrison, saying that the Ordos Department had gathered more than [-] people to invade the army wantonly and tried to Break through the edge, you go and stop them."

Qian Yu cupped his hands and said loudly: "Yes! Lord Marquis, don't worry, the general will kill them all without leaving any trace behind!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "There is no need to force it, just defeat it, anyway, we will soon settle accounts with them."

E Zhe said: "Master Hou, I have three thousand cavalry, not far from Yanchi, and I can help General Qian!"

Lu Xiangsheng raised his head from the pile of official documents, looked at E Zhe, and smiled: "I am very touched that the little prince has such a heart... Let's do this, Qian Yu, you can take my warrant to the armory to get three thousand cavalry. The weapons were transported to Yanchi to equip the little prince's troops. After this battle, these weapons will belong to the little prince." After speaking, he took out a document and signed his name on it, then stamped it and handed it to Qian Yu. Yu took it and strode out to arrange things.

In fact, it didn't take much trouble. Qian Yu just handed over the documents signed and issued by Lu Xiangsheng to the Military Supply Department. As for how to pick up and transport the goods, that was the matter of the Military Supply Department. He just ordered [-] Lancers to go with E Zhe Go to Yanchi.This made E Zhe very puzzled. It is said that the Ming army should be very nervous when seven thousand cavalry invaded. They should mobilize tens of thousands of troops to defend. Why did so few people appear?

He wondered, but his cronies were complaining and cursing the damn Ordos Ministry.It was hard for them to eat a decent meal and have a decent bed to rest in. Fortunately, the meal they ate hadn't been digested yet, so they called over there!Fortunately, the road from Yinchuan to Yanchi has been built with concrete, which is very flat, otherwise they would have cursed even harder.Not only they scolded, but also the Mongols. Along the way, they saw a lot of Mongols driving cattle and sheep cursing towards them. Cowhide, sheepskin, bone meal, etc. can be exchanged for daily necessities such as food, quilts, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. Their living conditions have been greatly improved. They enjoy this relatively comfortable life. Entering the side wall, grazing and mowing are delayed, it is strange not to scold.

From time to time, Mongolian knights rode their own steeds, equipped with dual-purpose cross swords for stepping and riding, and held compound bows to join Qian Yu's team. This team grew like a snowball. people.No wonder Qian Yu dared to set off with 300 people, so there were so many people waiting halfway!Seeing so many fierce Mongolian knights equipped with Han weapons, they frantically followed the Han banners, talking and laughing along the way, talking about how many heads they had to cut off in exchange for the qualification to settle in Yinchuan City , Er Zhe has a feeling that he is about to collapse——

God, those who attacked Yanchi are descendants of Genghis Khan, they are of the same language and species as you!
(End of this chapter)