On the seventh day of August, Zhao Hongrun inspected the military camps of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army stationed in the "Langgang" area to the west of Daliang.
Langgang, as the name suggests, is a hilly area where wolf plagues are quite serious. Zhao Hongrun ordered 30,000 Shangshui Army and 30,000 Yanling Army to be stationed here a few days ago, waiting for the replacement of equipment, and also to save the power of these two armies.
The soldiers wanted to solve the local wolf plague situation by the way.
After all, Wei State is a country most affected by wolves. Natural and man-made disasters are not as big a threat as wolf disasters. Especially in the autumn and winter every year, wolf disasters become more serious. It is unknown how many people are hunted and devoured by these beasts.
Maybe for ordinary people, wolves are scary, but for the army, killing local wolves is just a kind of entertainment.
He said he was inspecting the military camp in Langgang. In fact, Zhao Hongrun just wanted to see if the soldiers of the two armies, Shangshui Army and Yanling Army, were satisfied with the new weapons and armor built for them by the Smelting Bureau. After all, no matter how good they were,
Weapons and equipment must also cater to the habits of frontline soldiers. This is the guideline of the Manufacturing Bureau in designing military equipment.
Because it was a sample, the Smelting Bureau did not make too many. In terms of armor, it only made a hundred sets of armors for soldiers and a total of thirty sets of armors for generals of different ranks. In addition, there were some more conventional spears, machetes, and iron shields.
, long sword, short sword, crossbow, etc., but there are slight improvements in design.
Because Zhao Hongrun was accompanying him, the transportation convoy of the Metallurgical Bureau was personally led by Director Wang Fu. Although Wang Fu claimed that it was to better explain the new weapons and equipment to the soldiers of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army.
There are advantages and disadvantages, but I believe everyone present can see his true purpose.
In addition, Zhao Hongrun was accompanied by a guest with a special status, namely Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao.
Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Sheng were really surprised.
He felt that Yao Zhujun Zhao Sheng seemed to be born with a very special personality charm. To put it simply, he was extremely friendly and familiar with everyone. He seemed to be able to get along with anyone. He was elegant, funny, and a handsome noble man.
It's hard to feel disgusted with this person.
It's just that this handsome young man is already over thirty, and his two sons can read and write.
Therefore, when Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, said that he had accompanied the Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli to a banquet hosted by a wealthy family in Daliang City in the past two days, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but want to make a joke on him.
"Follow my sixth uncle? Oh, then your reputation will be ruined." Zhao Hongrun joked with a smile.
However, Yao Zhujun Zhao Sheng did not understand the ridicule in Zhao Hongrun's words, and asked with confusion: "Does Prince Yi have a bad reputation in Daliang? No way..."
Behind Zhao Hongrun, all the sect guards secretly laughed.
The Sixth Prince, Zhao Yuanli, was a well-known dandy throughout the country, a libertine, a playboy, and a lover of countless women. From a certain point of view, his reputation was indeed not much better.
Looking at Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, who looked puzzled, Zhao Hongrun smiled and said nothing.
Of course he understands the reason why Lord Yao Zhu Sheng, Zhao Sheng, has been following the Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli to visit the wealthy gentry of Daliang these days. It is just to become familiar with each other. If nothing goes wrong, Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao Zhu, will most likely settle in Daliang in the future. As the Zhao family and the
The mediator between Wei's.
"By the way, have the daughters of those noble families ever felt sad because Master Zhao Sheng is already married?"
"Your Majesty, King Su, what you said..." Lord Yao Zhu Sheng was a little embarrassed.
Not to mention, Zhao Sheng, the thirty-year-old Yao Zhujun, has handsome appearance and graceful demeanor. Moreover, he now holds important positions in the Zongfu and the Ministry of Rites, so he will become the favorite of the noble family's daughter.
After arriving at the military camp in Langgang, Qu Cheng and Wu Ji personally brought people to greet him.
After greeting each other, Qu Cheng and Wu Ji called some soldiers from their respective armies to replace them with new weapons and equipment built by the Smelting Bureau.
In fact, it doesn't matter which army you call for trial, because the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army have the same positioning. They are both very comprehensive garrison forces. Unlike the Fenxing Army, which focuses on defense, the Dangshan Army
Focus on offense.
It's just that in the past, in the eyes of many people, Shang Shuijun was the biological son of King Su, and Yanling Jun was just the godson. But this time, the biological son and godson were treated the same.
But no matter what, Qu Cheng and Wu Ji each asked their soldiers to try out the weapons and equipment built by the Smelting Bureau.
During this period, Wang Fu, the director of the Metallurgical Bureau, explained the advantages and disadvantages of the new equipment to Qu Cheng and Wu Ji. Unfortunately, this was just playing the harp to an ox. Anyway, he explained a lot, and Qu Cheng and Wu Ji knew about the new shields and armors.
Stronger, new weapons are sharper, that's all.
While the soldiers were trying out new weapons and equipment, the clerks of the Metallurgical Bureau were on hand to record some of the soldiers' opinions. For example, Ran Teng, a thousand-man general of the Shang Shui Army, wanted to install a sword on the back of the shield.
It is convenient for the sword and shield hand to insert the dagger there.
Because on the battlefield, once the sword and shield player loses the main weapon of their right hand, their first reaction is to hold the shield with both hands. In this way, it is more difficult to draw the spare dagger from the back of the iron shield than to draw the spare dagger from the back of the waist.
Faster.
The Yanling Army's thousand-man general Gong Ying hoped to leave a groove about the size of a gun barrel on the top of the shield so that the soldiers could place their spears more easily and with less effort when raising their shields to form a formation.
on the shield.
These requests or suggestions of the frontline soldiers were recorded by the clerks of the Metallurgical Bureau, and the design was revised after returning to the Metallurgical Bureau.
Because with the increase of Wei's army, the previous method of eliminating equipment that was replaced every two years will be banned by the court and changed to every five years. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun has paid more attention to the design and manufacturing of military-made weapons and equipment by the Smelting Bureau.
Strict. After all, on the battlefield, excellent weapons and equipment can make a Wei soldier live longer.
About two hours later, Zhao Hongrun took Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, who had visited the military camp, and prepared to return to Daliang. Before leaving, he invited the generals of the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army to come to his Prince Su's Mansion for a drink when they were free in the future.
After all, if nothing goes wrong, these 60,000 troops will have to wait until next year to replace their equipment.
In this regard, Qu Cheng and Wu Ji repeatedly agreed and said that after arranging the army's training tasks, they would form a team to go to the Prince's Mansion to make trouble.
When Zhao Hongrun returned to Daliang, outside the west gate of Daliang, he saw a convoy of several carriages, which seemed to have a dispute with some soldiers.
Zhao Hongrun frowned, drove over on his mount, and shouted in a deep voice: "Stop!...What's going on?"
The guards under the city were startled. They turned around and saw Zhao Hongrun's appearance and attire. Even if they didn't recognize him, they understood that he was a big shot. So, a guard captain came forward and clasped his fists and explained: "This young master is like this."
.......These people claimed to be businessmen, but they could not provide proof of the way. The humble officials asked them where they came from, but they hesitated and answered incorrectly. Therefore, the humble officials wanted to search the carriage, but these people stopped them from searching.
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Zhao Hongrun's face brightened slightly when he heard this. He originally thought that the soldiers and guards were deliberately making things difficult for others.
Nodding, he turned to look at the strong men guarding the carriage.
Although those strong men were all dressed as civilians, they were all tall and burly. From Zhao Hongrun's perspective, they did not look like ordinary people.
What's more, this team also has more than a dozen good-quality horses that sell well. You must know that in Sanchuan, high-quality horses have long been classified as controlled products. It is impossible for the Sichuan-Luo Alliance to sell high-quality horses to businessmen because they
Priority should be given to the cavalry of Wei and the tribe.
Therefore, these people are indeed worthy of suspicion.
"Who are you?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
The dozen or so strong men looked at each other, and then one of them stood up and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "We are a caravan traveling to and from Sanchuan."
Zhao Hongrun looked at the strong man for a few times, vaguely feeling that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
I have to say that this is a very strange thing for him with a super memory.
"Where's the cargo?" he asked.
"Already sold, not yet acquired."
Zhao Hongrun narrowed his eyes when he heard this: As a caravan, if you don't purchase sheepskin, wool and other items in Sanchuan, who are you bluffing?
"Bingwei, capture them!" he shouted in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, the nearby soldiers and guards gathered around him even though they did not know Zhao Hongrun's specific identity.
After hearing this, Wei Jiao and other clan guards also took out military-made hand crossbows from their horses' bags.
At this moment, a soft shout came from the carriage at the front of the motorcade: "Everyone, stop it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man about the same age as Zhao Hongrun stepped out of the carriage and said with a bit of sarcasm: "Is this the way of hospitality in Wei? It's really disappointing."
Zhao Hongrun frowned, turned to look at the young man, and retorted: "Hey, what you said is enough to prove that you and others are definitely not businessmen."
"..." The young man looked up at Zhao Hongrun who was sitting on the horse.
Eye contact.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
There was a hint of surprise in Zhao Hongrun's eyes as he looked at the man, and there was also a hint of surprise on the young man's face.
"Is it you?" they both said in unison.
Seeing this, both the powerful men and the clan guards on Zhao Hongrun's side showed expressions of surprise and confusion.
"Your Highness, do you recognize this person?" Wei Jiao asked in surprise.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked at the young man with great interest and nodded slowly.
Immediately, he asked the young man: "What are you doing here in the Wei Dynasty? As a... Qin man."
"Qin people?!"
The nearby soldiers and guards were surprised when they heard this. They raised their weapons again and looked at the people in the convoy with eyes full of vigilance and hostility. After all, after the Wei family in Longxi defected to the Wei State, the word "Qin"
Gradually it became a common topic of conversation among the people of Daliang after dinner.
Of course, as the enemy.
"Stop!" Zhao Hongrun shouted to stop the soldiers, but the soldiers had no intention of putting down their weapons.
Seeing this, Wei Jiao shouted: "How dare you disobey His Highness King Su's order?"
"His Royal Highness King Su?" All the soldiers and guards looked at each other and then hurriedly put down their weapons.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun looked at the young man and said with a smile: "Long time no see."
Indeed, this young man had been chatting with Zhao Hongrun for almost a whole night at the Chenggao Hunting Party two years ago.