From Chief to Ball

This may not have been thought of by Au Yue himself, it is likely that the priests in Au Castle thought of this issue with their professional sensitivity, and thus persuaded Au Yue.

The incident in this city is accidental, but the incident that may lead to disputes or wars is inevitable. Even if it is not caused by the incident in this city, it will be caused by other things sooner or later.It was impossible for those priests to be exhaustive. They knew when people died, but they cleverly put everything that could be involved on Chen Jian, the high priest.

Chen Jian didn't know if he was thinking too much, but he clearly understood that Xia Guo was walking on thin ice, so he could only trust it and be careful.

Therefore, when Ling was about to seize power, Chen Jian encouraged and vaguely supported it.But when Ling signaled to use Xia Guo's army to violently seize power, Chen Jian hinted that he would not agree.

This made Ling a little confused, but he still followed what Chen Jian taught him.At least one thing, Ling doesn't have to worry about being killed, this place is too close to Yucheng, and Yucheng is the capital of Xia Kingdom, Xia Kingdom has always given the impression of relatives and nobles to the leaders of various cities, which is based on the concept of the unity of the tribes of Dahe Protecting and practicing, naturally Ling's brothers did not dare to kill Ling.

After Chen Jian figured out that Su Yue was plotting against him, he had already decided to get along with each other. What he couldn't get, no one else could get it.

Focus on this trigger to expand and make the conflict public, but for the time being, don't tear your skin apart and go into battle shirtless, leaving room for each other.

The issue surrounding the succession of the city leaders is that it is time for those cities between Xiayu to clearly stand in line, and it is also time for them to be prepared to smell the smell of gunpowder, so as to clarify how many people really support themselves, and then Make a decision about what system will be in the future.

Therefore, when the sons of the old chief of the city were at war, Chen Jian watched all this with an attitude of watching a drama, without clearly expressing his full support for Ling.

After waiting in the city for three days, Ling's elder brother temporarily lost to Ling in the matter of how to bury him. In terms of words, he couldn't compete with his younger brother who had someone in the backstage. The relatives and nobles who have close ties in Yucheng support.

From Chen Jian's point of view, this is a temporary victory, and the time to make peace has finally come.

So after hiding for three days, Chen Jian finally showed up.

First, as a gentleman, he encouraged Ling and then praised Ling; as the leader of the Xia Kingdom, he suggested that the old leader should not be buried until the envoys sent by the relatives; With his identity, he intimidated the people in the city, and anyone who caused kinship quarrels would be regarded as the enemy of the Xia Kingdom, which was regarded as giving Ling a shelter.

In the end, he asked the brothers to discuss in advance what to do, and waited until the envoys or leaders of the relatives of all tribes had arrived, and then elected a leader to gain everyone's approval.

He said that this is the first time since the interests of the various ministries of Dahe came first, the leader died of illness and no electors were left behind, and it must be taken seriously.

It seemed to be very fair, and neither Ling nor his brothers objected—Ling's elder brother believed that Su Yue was related to his mother by blood; Ling believed that Chen Jian would definitely support her as a husband.

Chen Jian didn't care what they thought, and left the city with all the cavalry, and went to Sucheng to continue messing with the mud.

1 Chapter [-] Guide

June is already the last month of summer, and even riding a horse doesn't feel like a horseshoe. What's more, you have to face a whole group of city chiefs, and even if you say something wrong, it may lead to hostility.

However, Chen Jian was still very ostentatious. Two hundred riders stepped on the newly appeared stirrups, which were polished by stones. When they were approaching Sucheng, several riders chased a panicked wolf on horseback, trying to use the horses brought from Dongyi. Back to the horn bow shooting, very frightened several millet farmers who were by the river.

The envoy went to Sucheng early to apologize for being late, and also to announce the news of the death of the head of the family.

However, when they approached Sucheng, many leaders led by Su Yue had already left the city to welcome them. Chen Jian hurriedly got off his horse, and the other side also got off his horse, but his eyes were fixed on the sunlight-reflecting stirrup of the rider behind Chen Jianjian.

"Xia Chilai, I was supposed to plead guilty, how can I let the leaders welcome you?"

"Jixia doesn't need to care, it's what it should be. Last year's expedition to Dongyi to save relatives, this should have been a sacrifice to the ancestors, and all the leaders unanimously praised it. It's just that the war was sudden last year, and many people couldn't come. How can they still come now? Why don't you come to welcome Ji Xia?"

Su Yue spoke very politely, and some leaders also praised a few words, but their eyes were full of envy for the riders behind them.

Xia Guo’s riders only have a stirrup, which is a rarity. The leather armor on their bodies is made of leather. It looks like a beggar in a previous life. Some have a row of wooden or bamboo armor hanging on their chests. connect them in series.

A saddlebag hung under the saddle, and beside it hung a spear with a piece of rubbish cast-iron not as good as bronze.Next to the saddlebag is a leather scabbard, a very short bronze sword, and there is no magical weapon such as the first sword Tang Zhijian.Only a few had curved bows, but that was a special gift rather than standard equipment.The short javelin that used to be the rider of Xiacheng has completely disappeared on the horse.

But in the eyes of those leaders, this is a set of extremely luxurious equipment.Not to mention those bronze swords and stirrups that have never been seen before, but even the neat black clothes. It is difficult for many small towns to make [-] sets in a short period of time.And they are familiar with Xiacheng's military system, knowing that these black-clothed soldiers are specially trained soldiers who don't need to work... This is already a sky-high price for them.

It's just that they don't know that some of these horses and people are actually supported by other cities, but they are secretly not robbed.

Su Yue didn't feel this kind of envy. As one of the largest cities with many slaves, it would be no problem to gather an army. What he cared about was the stirrups on the horse's back.

"Ji Xia, why haven't I seen you for several months, and there is this extra thing on your horses? What is it?"

"Stirrups. Riding on them and stepping on them makes it easier to exert strength. You all know that before riding on a horse, there is always a feeling of rootlessness under the feet, and it is inevitable that there is a kind of strength that makes you swing with the strength of your waist." I can’t feel it. But it’s different with stirrups, and you can shoot arrows on horseback.”

In fact, whether you can shoot arrows on a horse has nothing to do with whether you have stirrups, but Xia Cheng's previous bow was too weak and too long, so he couldn't shoot on a horse.With the stirrups, at least you can stand up and pretend to shoot on horseback, and make those leaders think that horseback archery will be the mainstream of riders in the future. With the reputation of chariots, horses and gunpowder, many people are sure that Xiacheng will definitely be the future. mainstream.

Chen Jian waved his hand back and shouted: "Ji Bo, demonstrate with all the leaders."

Ji Bo's equestrian skills are not bad, and his archery skills are also not bad - but this is as far as the people of Xiacheng are concerned, even though there are birds flying by at this time, they dare not boast such as saying that they must shoot their left eye, Instead, he rode slowly and approached a big tree not far away, and said shyly, "Look at that big tree twenty steps away."

The personal guards of several leaders all laughed secretly, and when the feathered arrow did not pierce the tree after the horse started to run, but floated away from a distance, those secret smiles finally turned into bright smiles.

Someone thought: "I heard that Xiacheng people are not good at archery. There are not many good archers. They rely on army formations, gunpowder, chariots, and riders to win. Now it seems that this is true. I have also heard of archery. Dongyi made a great effort, this archery is really ridiculous."

Some people thought: "Xiacheng people are not good at archery, but they can win repeatedly. The strictness of the army formation, the sharpness of the chariots, and the sickness of the riders are frightening. When shooting, I heard that the army formation restrained the archers and heard the drum salvo. There can also be mutual casualties, the strength of Xiacheng can be seen from this arrow that misses."

Some leaders who are familiar with the battle formation have different thoughts. After seeing Ji Bai riding and shooting, they thought: "In the past, riders used to throw spears, and they would finish in twenty or thirty steps, so they could only harass the enemy. Now if there are three or five A warrior who can ride a horse and control the strings, the horse is fast, the bow and arrow are far away, and when he gets close to the enemy's formation, he shoots and runs away. The enemy wants to chase but can't catch up. Three to five hundred people are like flying a kite, and they can shoot thousands of people..."

They saw the spear on the horse, but they didn't think about how the spear was used, and they didn't see the fear of riding a horse, so they naturally thought of the method of riding and shooting from the arrow.

Su Yue also thought about it, but he knew that the people of Xiacheng had no archery skills, so he wasn't worried, and he didn't say anything.

Out of curiosity, several leaders who had already learned how to ride a horse without pedals wanted to try it out. After feeling the pleasure of standing on a horse with both legs, they felt very happy and hearty.

After running around for a few laps, Su Yue asked: "The ancestors really cared for Ji Xia, and even instructed Ji Xia to make such a thing, I'm so envious."

"Leader Suyue, the ancestors guided the entire Dahe tribe, so how dare Xia use it exclusively? From now on, this thing will be the same as agricultural tools such as plowshares and sickles. If relatives want to buy them, they can go to Yucheng to exchange them."

Sell ​​it first, and everyone is quite satisfied. In fact, this thing does not have any technical content. Other cities do not have iron, but copper or wood is still available. This is just a way of thinking, and there is no way to hinder the spread of technology. .

In particular, some cities that have always admired Chen Jian felt that Chen Jian was indeed the same as in the legend, and he had nothing to hide.They thought that if they had such a thing, they would not necessarily take it out, and they were a little ashamed at this point. When they looked at Chen Jian again, they felt that there was really a convincing halo covering him.

When everyone was still immersed in the shock brought by the stirrups, Chen Jian said again: "This time, I have prepared some gifts for all relatives. I don't think there are any other places. Although the stirrups are novel, they can't compare with these gifts."

After selling off, coupled with the shock brought by the stirrups before, the leaders' necks stretched out, and their hearts were full of expectations.They all know that there are many new things in Xia City, if even Ji Xia finds something new and must not be found elsewhere, then it must be the most precious treasure in the world.

Even if he is as calm as Su Yue, his heart is pounding at this moment, and his eyes are fixed on a hemp rope bag handed over by a rider behind him. There is a clanging metal sound inside, which looks extremely heavy.

Chapter 1 Eleven

In the hemp rope pocket is an upper body armor that can be called a "treasure armor" in this era.

It took a lot of labor, a little bit of iron sheet knocked out by hand, and thick copper wire pulled out, the cost is really expensive.

This is neither chain armor nor scale armor, but a cloth face armor that can be simply called armor.Those thick copper wires are drawn into rings by making chain mail, but the copper is very soft and the actual protection ability is limited; the thin iron sheets are put in woven cloth bags, and the bags are connected with hemp rope or the like. , Imagine that there are two layers of clothes, the two layers of clothes are divided into many small pieces, and the small pieces of fabric are sandwiched between iron sheets.

The copper wire ring and the cloth armor are not a set, but are worn on the inner layer, mainly above the chest, to facilitate the movement of the shoulders, and there is also a hat-like thing buckled on the head by the way—it is a hooded coat, but it is made of thick braided copper wire.

It is such a simple and crude armor, but it is like a treasure in the eyes of these leaders. Several people stretched out their hands to touch the copper wires, and felt the iron pieces sandwiched in the cloth, and they were shocked.

Because the forging technology and wrought iron smelting technology are not up to standard, these iron sheets cannot be made very thin, so they are very thick and heavy.There are a bunch of messy iron plates hanging on his body. It is true that the protection per unit weight is far worse than armor such as locks, scales, ties, and plates, but it is better than being naked.

Chen Jian held the cloth face armor and the associated copper wire hat with both hands, and handed it to Su Yue, who also hurriedly took it with both hands, suddenly felt his arms sink, and secretly marveled.

"Xia knows that the leader of Suyue is often in battle, and he is brave and unparalleled in his own bow and arrow, but the arrow has no eyes, and the Dongyi people are good at shooting. If he fights Dongyi in the future, he may be injured. After returning to Yucheng, he thought hard and finally thought of it. This item is given to Chief Suyue."

"The linen cloth is covered with iron sheets. Although the thickness varies, it may not be able to withstand the blow of the stone axe, but it can always protect it. The copper armor on it can withstand the arrows. If the arrow is hit from thirty or fifty steps away, it cannot be seen. The blood, please Chief Su Yue accept it."

He said it very modestly, but all the leaders knew that this thing could really save lives on the battlefield, Su Yue even thanked him repeatedly, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart.