Day camp in the outskirts of Beijing, the first day after the snow, is full of flags and banners.

The five-clawed Golden Dragon King flag roared in the wind, and the war drums beat and vibrated.

This situation is quite similar to the posture of the two armies before the charge on the frontier fortress.

At the moment, all the officials above the fifth rank of the country are on the spot.

Wen is in the West, and Wu is in the East.

The civil servants were all dressed in crow-blue furs, and each held a gold-plated incense burner.The generals are all armored with golden swords, and their red felt cloaks are neatly brushed against the white snow, looking very dignified.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month in the third year of Yongding.

It was also the day when the alloy battle armor led by Han Mochu was first formed.

Before the end of the new year, Huang Lin, head of the Armament Supervisor, risked his hands being scalded, and brought the first piece of real alloy metal to Gu Xiu.

With a flick of his ink brush, Gu Xiu named this alloy "Zhaojin".

He also decreed that Huang Lin, the chief supervisor of the military equipment, should be named the third-rank Zhongwuhou, rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, and dispatched by the court as before.

矌禣

The first Zhaojin battle armor was woven by Han Mochu himself.

The first person to wear this new armor was also King Gu Xiu.

On the basis of retaining the shape of the old Mingguang armor, this new armor has strengthened the three items of shoulder armor, arm armor, and wrist armor.

The scales of the armor have been polished into a web-like shape, which is thicker and tighter than before, making it difficult to break through.The heart armor on the chest and the vulnerable waist and abdomen are made of silk, which can keep warm in winter and absorb sweat in summer.There are hidden compartments embedded at the interface between the heart guard and the leather belt, which can be used for filling wound medicine and alum for filtering sewage.The shawl is also changed from the original shawl style to retracting. The closing part is made of alloy woven mesh, and there are hidden buckles on the edge to connect with the breastplate, so that there is no gap between the neck and throat, but it will not cause breathing difficulties. .

There are also two small outward-turned copper hooks on both sides of the temple's forehead, which are used for conquering some extremely evil places like Nanzhao, and for soldiers to hang miasma-resistant masks.

Before today, various rumors about this new armor had been circulating among civil servants and generals.

Now, everyone present is waiting to see how powerful this unheard-of alloy is.

It never occurred to him that the person who tried on this first pair of battle armor today was actually King Gu Xiu.

As the sound of war drums became more and more intense, Gu Xiu, dressed in new armor, came on foot on the back of a high-spirited war horse named Fifty Gold.

With a sword hanging from his waist and a longbow on his back, he reined in his horse with his left hand and held a gun in his right. He was fully armed without any slack.

On the opposite side, Han Mochu rode on a snow-white warhorse from the Western Regions, wearing a silver helmet and silver armor. He reined in his horse and stood three hundred steps away from where Gu Xiu was.

As Han Mochu got off his horse, all civil and military officials standing on both sides of the column also bowed down one after another, shouting long live three times in unison.

Gu Xiu, who was on the horseback, lightly raised his left hand, signaling to all the gentlemen to avoid courtesy, and at the same time turned the horse's head to face the crowd and said loudly: "All gentlemen, today the new armor that I and the Taifu worked together has just completed, in order to avoid the doubts of the three armies. , I personally tested the battle armor with myself, and I invite you to witness together!"

All the courtiers watching the ceremony, whether civil or military, looked at each other face to face, but no one dared to refute it, so they could only respond in unison: "I will obey the order."

Gu Xiu stood opposite Han Mochu under the watchful eyes of all civil and military officials, with a distance of three hundred steps.

Three hundred steps is the maximum range of archers in Turkic and other places.

Two hundred steps behind Gu Xiu, Su Che and twelve military doctors were waiting there in case of accidents.

Behind Han Mochu stood several personal soldiers, holding longbows and guns with different arms!Crossbows, all kinds of missing arrows.And a long-handled broadsword most commonly used by Turks and other Yi people.

Gu Xiu nodded slightly to Han Mochu, and Han Mochu also nodded to the soldiers around him.

The first soldier took the tray in his hand, took a step forward, and shouted loudly: "Da Zhou's yellow birch bow, sink a stone with force, take a flying mallard arrow."

Holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, Han Mochu aimed his eyes straight at Gu Xiu's chest.

The feather arrow pierced through the wind, and Gu Xiu on the opposite side didn't dodge or dodge, like a stone sculpture of a vase, let the feather arrow hit the chest mirror on his chest with a clanging sound, and bounced directly to the ground.

The surrounding officials gasped in unison, and then someone in the general's team cheered.

"Okay! It really is a good armor!"

"Your Majesty is courageous! Peerless!"

Gu Xiu flicked the mirror that was still clean, and signaled Han Mochu to continue.

Han Mochu put down the yellow birch bow in his hand, and another soldier walked up to Han Mochu holding the tray, and announced loudly: "The bow of the tendon and horn of the Great Zhou, it can sink three stones, and take a flying horsefly arrow."

Han Mochu's expression was calm, he bent his bow and shot, this time it directly hit Gu Xiu's forehead, and there was another clang, Gu Xiu even took a step back with his horse and man, but the arrow still bounced away, only hitting the pocket above Gu Xiu's head. A shallow groove was left on it.

The flying horse's arrow is four feet long, with a triangular blade. With Han Mochu's arrow skills and arm strength, if it is an ordinary battle armor, Gu Xiu's brains must have burst out.

After the arrow passed, voices of opposition appeared in the ranks of the civil servants, and several veteran officials who had been around for a long time had already knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please take good care of the dragon's body for our court! Don't put yourself in danger again!"

"Your Majesty! Please think twice!"

"Taifu Han, you have to be a little bit more modest!"

The next trial will continue amidst the pleas of these courtiers one after another.

Uyghur recurved bow, sinking five stones with force, take an arrow with oolong iron spine.

The chest and abdomen are in the middle, the horse is startled, and there is no injury.

Great Zhou Divine Arm Crossbow, with the power to sink eight stones, with a three-pronged arrow

Middle scapula, like a prickly needle piercing, frightened horse stumbles, no red wound.

The Turkic bow is so powerful that it sinks nine stones, and it takes three swords and arrows with one gun.

The Turkic Shocking Bow is the heaviest hand-held bow and arrow in Dazhou and its surrounding countries. It is heavier than the "Iron General" who paid tribute and demonstrated in Monan in the past.Except for those large machine crossbows created by Han Mochu, they are almost unrivaled in the world.Even in the camp of the Turks at the border outside the border, there are less than a hundred people who can pull this bow.

One shot and three swords arrows, as the name suggests, can shoot three arrows at a time. The whole body is made of iron, and the arrows have no feathers at the tail and are extremely fast. They can shoot through the tiger's head or a five-cent-thick iron plate at 450 steps away.

This time, some of the generals finally couldn't sit still.

The first one who couldn't sit still was Meng Shao, the hereditary Duke of Ding. He was not only a military officer of the country, but also the uncle of Gu Xiu's direct relative.

In terms of closeness, he is no worse than Yun Jue in the Yun clan.

Han Mochu held the sky-shaking bow. He had seen its power on the battlefield before. He saw with his own eyes that this Turkic warrior shot his lieutenant's head to pieces with his own eyes, and the brains splashed on his face. .

When Han Mochu picked up the bow, Meng Shao didn't hesitate at all. He knelt on one knee and cupped his hands to Gu Xiu who was on the horseback: "Your Majesty, the power of this bow is extraordinary. If you want to test the new armor with it, please grant me your permission." replaced by ministers."

"Meng Guogong, I understand what you mean." Gu Xiu sat firmly on his horse and straightened his body: "However, this Zhaojin battle armor was developed by me and Taifu Han. If I don't try it first, how can I let the soldiers of the three armies feel at ease? Believe in this Zhaojin battle armor, and also believe in Taifu Han."

After Gu Xiu finished speaking, he raised his hand to stop the commotion among the officials, and cast an extremely firm look at Han Mochu who was opposite him.

Han Mochu also nodded firmly towards Gu Xiu, he raised his arm as smoothly as possible, bent his three fingers, and clamped the three iron arrows.Slowly aim with both hands, trying to avoid the vital points on Gu Xiu's body as much as possible.

The bow arm of Zhentian Bow is heavy, and the iron arrow is hard. After Han Mochu aimed for a long time, the palm of the bow arm involuntarily emitted a thin layer of sweat, and the fingers holding the arrow also produced a feeling of shaking due to too much force. Refers to the pain of punishment.

Everyone was holding their breath at this moment, even slowing down their breathing as much as possible. Some of the more timid civil servants had lowered their faces at this moment.

A gust of wind brushed against Han Mochu's forehead, and he let go of his right hand at the right time.Due to inertia, Han Mochu's war horse was also shaken forward and almost fell over.

There were three whistling sounds, and the iron arrows rushed towards Gu Xiu like three falcons.

Gu Xiu didn't dodge, and let the three iron arrows pierce the air and directly nailed to the iron armor on his body. The shocking recoil of the Sky-shaking Bow directly sent him flying off the horse.

Fortunately, the tip of the Dragon Spear in his hand was strong, and the moment Gu Xiu was about to fall, he inserted the tip of the gun into the sand, and the left hand holding the gun exerted force to give himself a buffer, so that he would not fall When he landed, he broke his spine.

For a while, there was chaos on the school grounds.

The first one to rush to Gu Xiu's side was Han Mochu who was three hundred steps away. He got off his horse, knelt down beside Gu Xiu and picked him up, calling out the king's little-known name repeatedly: "Yun Chi, how are you doing, Yun Chi?" ?”

Gu Xiu propped up his body with the tip of the gun, put his arms around Han Mochu's neck, and comforted Han Mochu's back under the eyes of everyone: "Ziran, don't be afraid, I'm fine."

Han Mo let out the strength of his shoulders, pressed against Gu Xiu's forehead selflessly, and said in relief, "It's fine, it's fine."

At the same time, more than a dozen military doctors led by Su Che also rushed over, surrounded Gu Xiu to check his injuries, and after finding that there was no serious problem, they surrounded Gu Xiu and helped him up.

Gu Xiu stood still, pulled out the three iron arrows wedged on his body with his own hands, held them up high, showed them to the officials, and then threw them heavily on the ground.

Although there are three obvious depressions on the battle armor, there is nothing else in the depressions except soybean-sized damage.

All of a sudden, there was thunderous applause among the officials watching the ceremony.

Some people praised the strength of this Zhaojin battle armor, some people praised Han Mochu's arrow skills as gods, and some people praised their lord Gu Xiu without hesitation. .

Among the crowd, only one person was pale.

This person is Song Yu.

It was Song Yu who had been worshiping Gu Xiu since he was a recruit eight years ago.

After the Goguryeo war, he stayed in the Linjiang Navy because of his military exploits, and was later transferred to Lingnan and promoted to General Mingwei.

The Lingnan Mountains are high and the roads are far away. He originally thought that it would be difficult to have the chance to meet Gu Xiu every day in this life.Unexpectedly, Duan Wang Gu Shen, who just went to Lingnan to become a vassal, thinks highly of him, and praises him as a general who can help the king gallop the world.He even drew up a letter for him to apply for transfer and wrote a letter of recommendation, so that he finally had the opportunity to return to Bianjing Wangshi.

In the early autumn of last year, Song Yu took up his post in the Ministry of War and became a head of the staff who could go to the palace and participate in politics.

Every day he could meet Gu Xiu at the Great Court Meeting, and he felt satisfied.

Once upon a time, he regarded Gu Xiu as the god in his heart.

He adores Gu Xiu, a young man who is about his age, as long as he can lead the horse and carry the whip for him, even if he is just an unknown pawn for the rest of his life, he is willing.

But gradually, he became dissatisfied.

Because beside Gu Xiu, a lonely emperor, there will always be a man with a clear smile.

This man is the chief assistant of the dynasty, a first-rank Taifu.

This man can accompany the king, inseparable.

Sleep and live together, drink and eat together.

It seems that the king only accepts the long-term company of this person.

He watched Gu Xiu treat this person with extraordinary importance in the previous court.

As a king, Gu Xiu will stand up for this man and support all the political views and opinions put forward by this man in the previous dynasty.

As long as it is what this person wants to do, Gu Xiu will never consider the cost, no matter right or wrong.

Just now, when Gu Xiu fell off his horse, everyone's eyes were on the battle armor and Gu Xiu.

Only he, Song Yu, noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Gu Xiu and Han Mochu.

That is not what should exist between the monarch and his ministers, nor can it be what should exist between the emperor and his ministers.

His eyes seemed to be burning with some thick acid.

That kind of intimacy was beyond his imagination even in his dreams.

Forgotten of his identity, he whispered, crossed his neck and hugged, his noses pressed together, and the corners of Gu Xiu's mouth even slightly lifted up.

In his memory, he has never seen the corner of Gu Xiu's mouth curl up, not even in a big victory.

He originally thought that Gu Xiu was born to be so resolute and unsmiling.

Until today, he saw it.

Not only can Gu Xiu smile, but he can only smile at that person, he can comfort that person's anxiety, and he can hold that person in his arms.

Why are these three words like a small hammer with a sharp spike, constantly beating in his mind.

Why is this person Han Mochu, but not him?

Whether it was loyalty or courage, he boasted that he was no less than Han Mochu.What Han Mochu can do, he can also do.

Why can he just stare helplessly like this?

In the early years, when he went out with Gu Xiu for the first time, he had seen Gu Xiu leaning on Han Mochu's shoulder and sleeping lightly.

At that time, he simply thought that it was just a teenager's dependence or respect for his teacher.

He also once sincerely admired Han Canjun who used soldiers like a god, and he also worked hard to accumulate military merits, so that one day he could accompany Gu Xiu on the battlefield like that Han Canjun.

But today, it's different.

As a king, Gu Xiu no longer needs to rely on anyone, and the barrier between them has also disappeared.

They also have admiration for the current emperor, why can Han Mochu love so openly, but he wants to love so humblely?

So humble that he can only mix in the crowd and shout long live, without even the right to go forward and say a word to the king?

The rally is over.

After leaving the banquet, Song Yu returned to the house he rented in Beijing, like a mangy dog ​​with a broken leg.

Song Yu's wife Lin came to the door with a snow duster.

"Husband, you've worked hard today. Is it cold in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing? I made some hot ginger tea with you. Husband, please go and greet your mother after drinking it." Lin gently held Song Yu's arms Arm, very unusually trying to talk to him about something homely.

Lin's warm smile was greeted by her husband's slap in the face.

She was knocked to the ground, her ears were buzzing, her eyes were blackened, her cheeks swelled rapidly, and her mouth was filled with fishy sweetness.

"How many times have I told you that you are not allowed to call me husband! You are not allowed to touch me!" Song Yu's eyes turned red and he looked fierce.

"My concubine is wrong, my mother is at home today, so I think, I think..." Lin covered her face and explained cautiously.

"What are you thinking?" Song Yu grabbed Lin's thin shoulders and pulled her up, with a contemptuous and vicious tone: "You are just a bitch that my mother forced into my room! I will give you food and drink, and you will give me food." Be content with yourself and never expect anything else!"

Lin's body was randomly thrown on the ground like a rag, and she watched her husband walk away without looking back while covering her swollen and painful side face.

Three years ago, in order to provide for her younger brother to marry, she was married to Song Yu, who was then General Mingwei, at the discretion of her stepmother.

She had never seen a man as indifferent and irritable as Song Yu. He never allowed her to get close, let alone touch him.

She didn't know what she did wrong at all. They were strangers before marriage, and she never went out of line after marriage.

She didn't want to get close to this man at all, but her mother-in-law is on top, if she was a little bit further away from her husband, she would have to hear those harsh nagging.

She can only try her best to please him, even if she is ignored from the beginning to the end.

How did she know that the pain that her husband forcibly added to her body was the pain that her husband was also going through.

The difference is that her pain originated from Song Yu, but Song Yu's pain was his own fault.

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炮灰必死,炮灰必死,炮灰必死,重要的事情说三遍。感谢在2021-07-1613:44:48~2021-07-1718:40:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: dsf1;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 1 bottle of demon;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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