Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan responded with a smile:

"Commander Zhou is the most respected person by my father's side. There is no need for him to salute me."

Before coming to the northern border, he also thought so. After all, he was a personal guard of Emperor Dingwen and did not need to salute the princes.

But when he saw the 180,000 Beishang cavalrymen being killed in the desert, he felt a sense of submission to the King of Zhenbei.

This kind of submission comes from the heart and is not just superficial flattery.

"The King of Zhenbei has made military achievements that shocked the world. I am convinced and must pay my respects."

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan arranged a banquet.

He entertained all the Jinyiwei who came.

During the banquet, Jinyiwei Commander Zhou Changzhi raised his glass and respectfully toasted the King of Zhenbei:

“How did the King of Zhenbei manage to destroy so many Beishang cavalry without losing a single soldier?

On my way from Beishang City to Baidi City, I saw the corpses of the Beishang cavalry scattered all over the ground. This scene was horrifying.

Among so many soldiers who died in the battle, there really wasn't a single one from our Dafeng Nation. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would have believed it."

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan drank the wine in the cup.

He knew that his achievements were too shocking, and it would be hard for people to believe if he didn't give a clear reason.

"I was able to do all this thanks to the bravery of the Dafeng soldiers. Of course, I developed a weapon called the crossbow."

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei ordered the Qilin Guard to bring the composite military crossbows.

Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi took over the composite military slave from Qilinwei.

When he saw this composite military crossbow, he knew that it was King Hongxuan of Zhenbei who could achieve such a brilliant record.

It all depends on the composite crossbow in his hand.

"King Zhenbei, can I try the power of this weapon?"

Zhenbei King Hongxun said with a smile,

"Of course you can, Commander, just shoot at that pillar!"

Zhou Changzhi held the composite military crossbow in his hand, aimed it at the distant pillar and pulled the trigger.

call out!

In just a blink of an eye, the crossbow sword was deeply embedded in the pillar.

"This! This crossbow arrow is so powerful!"

Now Zhou Changzhi was completely convinced.

He finally believed why the 120,000 infantry led by King Zhenbei could destroy the 180,000 cavalry of the Northern Shang Kingdom.

With such penetrating power, speed and advanced weapons, even the thickest defensive armor worn by the cavalry would be useless.

Zhou Changzhi couldn't help but stand up.

He walked quickly to the pillar, and the crossbow arrow he shot was made of pure iron.

Deep in the pillars,

He pulled hard and felt that it had been welded to the pillar. It took a lot of effort to pull out this pure iron crossbow sword.

But after he pulled it out, he found that the crossbow sword had penetrated two-thirds of the distance into the pillar.

Such power, such penetrating power, what in the world can withstand it?

Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi came to the King of Zhenbei and knelt on one knee.

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan was stunned:

"Commander Zhou, why are you kneeling down to me all of a sudden? You are my father's personal guard, not my subordinate. There is no need to do this."

I only heard Jinyiwei Commander Zhou Changzhi say:

"I beg the King of Zhenbei to grant me five hundred new-style crossbows! If our Imperial Guards and Embroidered Uniform Guards have such powerful crossbows, then the safety of His Majesty will be absolutely guaranteed in the Imperial City!"

Hongxuan heard what Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi said and realized it was indeed true.

We already know that Zhenbei King Hongxuan has such an advanced and powerful military crossbow.

This matter will definitely be known to Emperor Dingwen Hongjing.

At that time, he would definitely ask Hongxuan for a batch of composite military crossbows to protect his own safety.

It was impossible for Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan to refuse.

Hongxuan thought for a moment and said:

"It's not that I am stingy and unwilling to equip the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards with this composite crossbow, but this weapon is now confidential, and only my Great Feng Kingdom has it now."

"We should not take our advanced weapons lightly. If the enemy succeeds in imitating them, it will be the biggest threat to Dafeng Nation!"

In fact, it is not difficult to make the military crossbow arrows in the hands of Zhenbei King Hongxuan.

As long as we understand the lever principle of the wheel axle, we can actually build a military crossbow, which even the Beishang Kingdom can do with the current level of technology.

"How about this, I'll give you one, and you take it and report back! If my father insists on equipping it, you should first explain the interests involved to him, and then I'll send someone to deliver a thousand composite military crossbows!"

Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"King Zhenbei, I will not delay here any longer. I will go back and report first!"

What he wanted now was to let Emperor Dingwen Hongjing know as soon as possible that there was such a powerful military crossbow in the world.

As for Emperor Dingwen Hongjing,

How many military crossbows to ask for from Zhenbei King Hongxuan is not the business of this subordinate.

Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi was eager to leave. He held the composite crossbow tightly in his hand as if it were his own life. Even if his life was lost, he had to protect the composite crossbow in his hand.

Hongxuan asked Qilin Guard to bring five thousand taels of gold and one hundred military crossbows and swords.

Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi was overjoyed when he received the five thousand taels of gold.

This is how the officialdom works. After accepting the money from the King of Zhenbei, when reporting back to His Majesty, one will naturally try to say good things.

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan certainly understood this.

Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi and his 500 men set out immediately.

After Zhou Changzhi left,

The Qilin Guard who was in charge of the composite military crossbow came to the side of Zhenbei King Hongxuan and reported:

"Your Highness! Your Highness, please give this composite crossbow to Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi to take back, and also take the crossbow arrows made of pure iron back with it."

"That's what I'm worried about! Your Majesty can get the composite military crossbow and have the craftsmen make it directly."

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan smiled.

"It's okay, it's okay! This composite crossbow is just a weapon that I know of that has low lethality. No matter how powerful the composite crossbow is, it's just a cold weapon."

In fact, when Hongxuan asked Zhou Changzhi to take the composite military crossbow back, he knew that his father, Emperor Dingwen, would definitely imitate it.

However, Hongxuan didn't care about all this. He knew a lot of things that transcended the times, not just this composite military crossbow.

Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi spent another five days.

He rode back to the capital of Dafeng Kingdom at full speed.

Emperor Hongjing of Dafeng Kingdom couldn't wait to know the truth.

He gathered all civil and military officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony early on.

When Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi returned to Kyoto, the first thing he did was to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the imperial city.

Not only Emperor Dingwen wanted to know whether what the Qilin Guard sent by King Hongxuan of Zhenbei said was true, but all the civil and military officials wanted to know.

Prince Hongze has been paying attention to when Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi will come back and bring back the real news.

Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi came to the palace with a huge wooden box in his hand and entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony with excitement.