Xu Zizhen was suddenly alerted: Ouch, why did I let it slip again?
He quickly changed the subject with a dry laugh: "By the way, from now on I am also the one who leads the troops."
As expected, Kou Qiaoyi was successfully diverted by him, and asked curiously: "Young Master has also brought troops? What kind of troops are you bringing?"
Xu Zizhen breathed a sigh of relief, and then told the story of selecting more than 200 people from the Lanzhou garrison today, and then adding more than 200 horse thieves to form a Shenji battalion.
After hearing this, Kou Qiaoyi was not as happy as Xu Zizhen expected, but said with some worry: "Master, half of your five hundred people are recruits, and the other half are lawless horse thieves. Such a team..."
Xu Zizhen smiled: "I have a way to train them, and you can watch them when the time comes." At this point, a thought suddenly came to his mind, and a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Qiaoyi, how about you tomorrow?"
Come with me? See how your young master leads the troops?"
Kou Qiaoyi was a girl after all, and she knew that families were not allowed in the military camp, especially women. She was immediately surprised and said: "Is this true? Thank you, sir!"
Xu Zizhen winked and said, "Thank you, no need. Please warm my bed tonight, hehe!"
Kou Qiaoyi's pretty face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. She lowered her head and grabbed the corner of her clothes and said, "Qiaoyi... just follow the master's orders."
"Uh... I'm just kidding, go get some rest." Kou Qiaoyi was so obedient that Xu Zizhen suddenly didn't know what to do. Looking at Kou Qiaoyi's shy and charming look, his heart beat much faster.
In order to avoid making mistakes, he quickly stopped and coaxed Kou Qiaoyi back to his room.
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The sun hadn't risen the next day. Xu Zizhen got up early. Just after washing up, He Liangliang and Bu Fen had already arrived. Yesterday, Xu Zizhen secretly made an appointment with them when no one was around, just to complete the meeting.
The key weapon of his Shenji Battalion - Fire Gun.
Xu Zizhen took Kou Qiaoyi with him, and the four of them quickly arrived at Tangji Iron Shop without disturbing anyone. It was still early in the day and the door of the iron shop was still closed. Xu Zizhen was about to knock on the door when he heard the door creak.
Opening it, Tang Lun's dark face was revealed.
Xu Zizhen said happily: "Uncle Tang, did you know that I am coming?"
There was still no smile on Tang Lun's face, and he just stared at him for a long time, then nodded: "Come in and talk."
The four of them followed Tang Lun into the backyard. He Liangliang paid it back. Bu Fen couldn't help being surprised when he saw the weapons in the yard: "Good craftsmanship!"
Tang Lun still walked forward calmly and ignored him. Xu Zizhen sneered: "Brother Bu, my Uncle Tang has a craft inherited from his ancestors. He can definitely be regarded as a weapons master."
Bu Fen has been a horse thief for so many years, so he naturally has a very good sense of weapons and horses. The weapons on the shop outside are already of the highest quality, and the ones hanging in the yard are even more rare weapons.
Sharp weapon, he had never imagined that such a master craftsman existed in this inconspicuous corner of Lanzhou. He was even more stunned when he heard Xu Zizhen's introduction.
Tang Lun suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xu Zizhen: "What else do you want to do with me?"
Xu Zizhen was touched by what he said, but he didn't feel ashamed. He laughed and said: "Uncle Tang, you are wrong to blame me. These words I said came from my heart, and there was no falsehood at all."
, how about you dig out my heart and take a look."
"Huh, I don't know you yet?" A rare smile appeared on Tang Lun's dark face, and then he asked in a deep voice, "How was your trip to Xixia this time? Are you hurt?"
Xu Zizhen's smile gradually faded, and there was unconcealable hatred in his eyes: "I'm fine, but Xiao Meng... will never come back."
Tang Lun was startled, then nodded without saying anything else. He never spoke much, and no matter how much anger he had in his heart, he rarely showed signs of it on the surface. After a long time, he asked in a low voice: "Who?
Made?"
Xu Zizhen gritted his teeth and said: "Xixia, Sanjuetang!"
Tang Lun turned around to pack his things, but said: "What do you want me to do, tell me."
Xu Zizhen got straight to the point, pulled out the gun and put it on the table: "I want to ask you to work hard and hit this thing more."
Tang Lun said: "Lend me ten people, one hundred for a week."
Xu Zizhen was startled and looked at Tang Lun in disbelief: "A hundred? You...are you serious?"
Tang Lun glanced at him and then turned back to do his own thing. Xu Zizhen came to his senses and said with great joy: "Okay, I'll send someone over when I get back."
He Liangliang on the side saw the fire gun for the first time, and couldn't help but take it in his hand and look at it. Xu Zizhen finished explaining the fire gun and was about to leave for the military camp. The Xixia army did not escape far, and Li Luoyan was in a very serious situation.
Unfortunately, there was too little time left for him, so he had to race against time to do his thing.
He Liangliang volunteered to stay in Tang Lun's shop. Xu Zizhen had no objection and went straight to the military camp with Bu Fen and Kou Qiaoyi.
On the way, Bu Fen couldn't help but ask: "There are five hundred people in the Shenji camp, why do you only need a hundred fire guns?"
Xu Zizhen smiled and said: "This thing may not require a human hand, and Uncle Tang can't make it in time. Brother Bu, please find a few close brothers to help Uncle Tang later. I don't want to use the fire gun method for the time being."
Pass it outside."
Bu Fen nodded solemnly and said: "Okay, this is a serious matter, so we should be cautious."
It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive at the military camp. The five hundred new recruits from the Shenji Battalion had gathered together and were neatly lined up in the field. However, they were obviously divided into two halves. One half was the newly selected recruits, and they all looked excited.
He looked at Xu Zizhen lustfully, and the other half were Bu Fen's horse thieves brothers. They were already familiar with Xu Zizhen. At this time, they saw that Xu Zizhen had no concept of superiors and subordinates at all, and they were still chatting happily, without any communication.
He took it seriously.
Xu Zizhen stood in front of the team, coughed slightly, and suddenly shouted: "Everyone stand at attention!"
Everyone was stunned and could not react. Xu Zizhen also came to his senses. Damn it, he forgot that this was the Song Dynasty again and shouted the wrong password...
Seeing him standing in front and feeling embarrassed, everyone couldn't help laughing. Xu Zizhen was not angry and said leisurely: "Laugh, just laugh, you will cry later."
At this time, a large group of people suddenly brought a lot of things over, including armor, bedding, and weapons. They were all piled up in a big pile. A dark-faced young man who looked like an officer walked up to Xu Zizhen, cupped his fists and saluted: "Arms Supervisor Sun Tie"
I've met Xu Dutong! Everything you want is here."
Xu Zizhen was surprised: "What is Xu Dutong?"
Sun Tie said with a smile: "Sir Wen appointed you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Shenji Battalion of the garrison under Lanzhou Prefecture yesterday. Now our entire army knows it. How come you are the Commander-in-Chief and you don't even know about it?"