Chapter 40: Brother Kede, look at the equipment of my song
When Liu Cheng came out of the room, Niu Fu had been waiting here for a while.
Seeing Liu Cheng who still looked energetic and fierce after walking out, Niu Fu couldn't help but show a strong feeling of envy.
"Young is good!"
Niu Fu couldn't help but praise loudly.
Hearing Niu Fu's compliment, Zhang Xiu, who was pulled over by Niu Fu to join him for the banquet, suddenly turned red and lowered his head.
He is also a young man, and he is also called the Gun King of the North by some good people.
But now...
Liu Cheng couldn't help but smile. There was no way. It was not good for people who were too good. They always unknowingly flashed into other people's eyes just because the light was too bright, causing harm to others.
"I just like to associate with you, brother Kede. You are a person with real abilities. The most important thing is that you take care of others when doing things. This time, if it weren't for you, brother Kede, we would all have made a big fool of ourselves.
Got it!"
Niu Fu poured Liu Cheng a glass of wine himself and said with emotion.
Zhang Xiu and Li Jue and Fan Chou nearby couldn't help but twitch when they heard what Niu Fu said.
Is this how things are calculated?
If it weren't for this guy in front of me, I and the others wouldn't have encountered this at all, right?
These people wanted to refute, but one of them was his immediate boss, and the other was a very powerful person, and was currently a very popular figure in the eyes of the Prime Minister, so they all held their noses in recognition.
"Brother Kede, we are all so familiar with each other, take a look at the equipment of my five hundred people, when can you return it to me?
We agreed at the beginning that when we came to Luoyang and met my father-in-law, you would return all these things. Now we have been in Luoyang for almost half a month..."
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Niu Fu looked at Liu Cheng and said these words with a smile.
This is what Liu Cheng did when he first crossed Sishui Pass.
When he led his people through Zhongmu County where Li Jin was stationed, he still had to get some equipment to pay for the hard work.
At that time, with Niu Fu in hand, and passing by Sishui Pass where many elite troops were stationed, Liu Cheng certainly had no reason to leave empty-handed.
Right there, he gave the most luxurious equipment to the five hundred people under his command.
Including five hundred war horses, five hundred handle crossbows, five hundred bows, five hundred pairs of armor, corresponding crossbow arrows, feather arrows, waist knives, swords, and lances.
It can be said to be very luxurious!
I don't know how much better the equipment is than that of Liao Hua, who has been licking blood with swords for many years.
How to respond to people who come to ask for equipment? In later generations, a guy named Li gave a very classic example.
So at this time, Liu Cheng didn't panic at all when faced with Niu Fu's request.
"Oh! Look at my memory, how could I completely forget about this matter?!"
Liu Cheng slapped the back of his head and said as if he just remembered.
Then he pondered for a moment and worked up his emotions: "This matter was easy to handle before, but now it's really troublesome.
In the past, we were not a regular army, and the equipment was as shabby as it was, but it is different now. The Prime Minister asked me to become the Cavalry Captain, and I am still in Luoyang. If the equipment is still shabby, I will go there by myself.
It doesn’t matter, the key point is that it is too detrimental to the dignity of the Prime Minister!"
Liu Cheng said very sincerely.
Niu Fu was speechless for a while, and after a while he spoke again: "Brother Kede, this is not a long spear or a waist knife. If it were these things, I wouldn't even be able to speak!"
These are five hundred fine war horses, five hundred pairs of fine armor, five hundred strong bows, five hundred hard crossbows, five hundred...
Captain Zhang Ji wrote to me again about this matter, saying that the sudden loss of so much equipment made it difficult to defend Sishui Pass..."
Liu Cheng said with a smile: "Otherwise, Brother Niu will tell Captain Zhang that even if I borrowed these war horse equipment, I am really in trouble here now. Without these equipment, my officers and soldiers will probably have nothing to lose."
Go to war with your buttocks and sticks in hand.
Let’s take it easy for a while. After a while, I will have more money and my brothers will have decent weapons to use. Then I will return these equipments. What do you think of this, Brother Niu?”
Niu Fu thought for a while, then nodded and accepted the matter.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiu wanted to say something, but was pulled back by Li Jue, who had a weak hand, and did not speak at that moment.
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"General Zhonglang, this guy surnamed Liu is not a good person at first glance. He said he would borrow it and return it when he has decent weapons to use. But when will he be able to have decent equipment?
Whether the equipment looks good or not is not up to him. General Zhonglang should not agree to his condition."
After the banquet, Zhang Xiu said this to Niu Fu, looking a little anxious.
After Niu Fu was stunned for a moment, he shook his head and said: "Don't be suspicious, Kede is not such a person. He said that time will return it, and he will definitely return it, and he will not lie to me."
Hearing Niu Fu say such words, Zhang Xiu almost burst into tears. He was really tired of having such a boss in front of him!
The key is that most of these war horse equipment were unloaded from the men and horses commanded by his uncle...
But his boss has shown this attitude, and he has nothing to say...
Looking at the backs of Zhang Xiu and others leaving, Niu Fu shook his head slightly.
In fact, he didn't really want to ask Liu Cheng for these equipment.
After all, this guy has a good temper with me, has such a strong fighting ability, has a good relationship with me, and is very favored by his father-in-law.
Moreover, now that they are all his own, these equipments in Liu Cheng's hands are just transferred from left hand to right hand. There is no difference. They are all doing things for his father-in-law.
It's just that in order to stabilize his rule over his subordinates, he has to show off and comfort his generals.
Niu Fu, who has been marching and fighting with his father-in-law for such a long time, has learned from his experience that he is quite good at some things...
