- When the chaos in Higashikura reached Qingchuan Castle, King Qingchuan had just finished washing and was about to go to bed with Aiji in his arms.

I learned that those who dared to take advantage of the night to rob the big warehouse in the east of the city were actually a group of mountain bandits of unknown origin?! At the end of the incident, although the grain and grass in the warehouse were saved, the group of mountain bandits escaped! King Qingchuan's angry flames suddenly burned to the top of his head, and regardless of the most spoiled Xiao Ji who served him tonight, he pulled out the sword hanging at the head of the bed, and cut one of the bed legs into two sections, and another reverse front, cutting off the golden silk tassel at the head of the bed.

The carved dragon and phoenix, covered with soft silk, spacious and comfortable red acid branch bed collapsed to the ground, Xiao Ji only saw the slightly sudden angry eyes of King Qingchuan, and immediately climbed out of bed like a trembling sieve, regardless of whether the clothes were neat or not, wrapped up indiscriminately, and hurriedly saluted and ran out of the dormitory barefoot.

If it weren't for the fact that she was deeply loved by King Qingchuan, with the style that middle-aged man was used to when he was angry, I am afraid that she would have been in a different place, not a bed leg and a string of tassels for her.

King Qingchuan's anger is not a woman's vain attempt to be appeased with tenderness, and even Xiao Ji, who is full of favors, does not dare to make such delusions.

After venting some of his anger, King Qingchuan calmed down a little, of course he would not continue to stay in the dormitory where there was still a little residual fragrance of fat powder, but immediately changed into his clothes and armor, took the big sword he usually brought with him when he went out, ordered hundreds of personal guards, and rode directly to Dongcang.

When such a thing happened, he could no longer calmly listen to the information relayed by others. He wanted to see with his own eyes who was so bold and capable that he dared to move the munitions warehouse he built in Dongcheng. He didn't believe it, and the group left no trace after they left.

He must find that group of fanatics and punish them with his own hands, not only to make that group of people regret being born, but also to let the other bandits in this Qingchuan realm understand what the Qingchuan King is!

However, after Dongcang's accident, there was another important reason why King Qingchuan was so angry. Among the three warehouses built by King Qingchuan, Dongcang is the most tightly fortified and complex warehouse, and someone dares to reach out to Dongcang, which makes King Qingchuan feel some kind of provocation.

But before that. He has always been the only one who provokes others! How could he allow someone else to touch him!

In addition, this group of bandits was able to retreat with their whole body, which was a detail that King Qingchuan felt a little strange after calming down.

This group of guys, I'm afraid they really have some origins.

Thinking that Nanzhao's side had already begun to make some moves, King Qingchuan, who was reining in front of the Dongcang gate, frowned and did not continue to move forward. After a while, he suddenly turned his horse's head and headed toward the guard to the west of the storehouse.

The Dongcang Guard Station has 5,000 soldiers, and the war horses and armor are fully equipped. It is more than enough to deal with the habitual mountain bandits in the Qingchuan Valley, but when he encountered the incident of the day before yesterday, he didn't even catch a single thief, how could the king of Qingchuan not be angry.

Fortunately, Qingchuan Wang Xingxing traveled more than ten miles at night. The cool night breeze reduced his irritability a little, so that after the Dongcang recorder who stayed in the guard station trembled and finished talking about the robbery of the warehouse, King Qingchuan just scolded him and suppressed the killing intent to draw his sword.

When the king of Qingchuan waved his hand to drive people away, the warehouse clerk not only did not feel the slightest displeasure of humiliation, but as if he had been amnesty, he kowtowed more than a dozen times in a row like a chicken pecking rice. He bowed his back and retreated. Where he knelt, there was also a drowning mass.

A trace of disgust appeared in King Qingchuan's eyes, and he got up and left the house.

He walked to the bottom of the porch and stopped in front of a cluster of camellias. With his temperament and character, of course, he will not be in the mood to enjoy the flowers at this time, but it is better to stand by the flowers than to sit in front of the dirt.

He was waiting for the chief of the guard to bring Song De.

Knowing the effect and following the cause. He handed over such an important place as Dongcang to Song De, and now that something has happened, it must be explained by Song De himself!

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A makeshift arena was set up in the camp, because a batch of new ordnance was sent from a separate route, and it took some time. Let the soldiers get acquainted. In detail, this batch of ordnance is actually a more in-depth functional development on the original ordnance, or the quality of the equipment itself has been increased, or more functions have been added, and the overall appearance is not much different from the ordnance used by the soldiers in their usual exercises, so it will not take too much time for the soldiers to become familiar with it.

Camped in the wilderness, the conditions are limited, and the martial arts arena will be too close to the Chinese military tent, so the noise will inevitably disturb people's thoughts. Wang Chi knew the reason very well, and he could also understand the novelty of the soldiers getting the new weapons, so although he was so noisy that he couldn't sit still in the tent, he didn't get angry.

A fairly spacious high platform was erected in the middle of the martial arts arena, and the three sides of the high platform were full of soldiers, all of whom looked intently at the cloth-clothed officer on the stage, whose face was a little pale as ordinary people, explaining the crossbow in his hand.

Wang Chi smiled and walked to the end of the crowd, and sat cross-legged on the ground like those soldiers. Not long after he walked into the crowd of soldiers, one of the generals recognized him and was stunned for a moment. After a while, the general came back to his senses, and when he was about to speak, he saw Wang Chi raise his hand to signal for a sigh, he quickly closed his mouth again, but the hand hanging down on his side couldn't stop shaking a little.

Wang Chi quietly participated in the soldiers, not wanting to disturb others, not only because this scene suddenly reminded him of his previous life in the army in Northern Xinjiang, he deliberately wanted to relive it for a while, but also because he knew that if he revealed his identity at this time, these soldiers watching the new ordnance drill in the audience would be much silent, and then some novel ideas and wisdom might be buried because of this.

He knew that the routine used by the man on the stage to explain new things to the soldiers would surely inspire the soldiers to enthusiastically suggest them, and he had his own decision in his mind as to whether to adopt them or not. In this lecture, he not only had to bring the advantages of the new ordnance to all the soldiers who listened to the lecture, but he also had to collect more improvement skills from the soldiers in the field. I have to say that his strategy of acting like this has indeed gathered a lot of new wisdom for Nanzhao's ordnance improvement cause.

Sure enough, not long after Wang Chi sat down, one of the soldiers listening to the lecture stood up, first gave a military salute to the stage with his fist, and then asked: "Dare to ask the army lord, if the shooting ordnance does not have a long range and has limited penetration, isn't it equivalent to a half-crippled thing?" In the same battlefield, against the same enemy, do the soldiers use the original bow and arrow, and have a better chance of winning? ”

On the high platform of the martial arts arena, Lin Shan, who was a lieutenant of the Western Expeditionary Army who joined the army in a light car, explained the use of the new ordnance to the soldiers in the field today, and as he did a few days ago, he did not wear armor, but wore a light cyan cotton robe that was cut a little loosely. The green cotton robe is printed with a gray ripple of water. It's not very conspicuous, but the pattern can slightly bend the light that falls on it, hiding some of the thin figures in the clothes.

Lin Shan appeared in this costume in the martial arts arena, and at first many soldiers thought that there was a teacher in the barracks. But through guò a few days of new ordnance explanatory exchanges. In addition, some of the veterans who had fought with Lin Shan in the early years of this group of soldiers passed on word of mouth to each other with the recruits, and most of them had already let go of their prejudices and suddenly increased their surprise.

Whatever the dress code is, it's not a problem. It is not surprising that this military adult is on the front line even like this. Of course, this idea was only speculated by the soldiers, but all veterans knew that Lord Lin was usually uninhibited in the barracks, but in the official battle. He will definitely prepare everything meticulously. Never disappoint in the face of business, so the occasional relaxation is just a matter of one's temperament, not a mistake.

Mavericks who do not become a burden to the group can be tolerated.

In the hearts of veterans. Although Lord Lin, who had met again after many years, had lost a lot of weight and haggard, they still firmly felt that they would only get more help if they could meet this Lord in Qingchuan. Once, how many life-and-death battles this adult escaped with them! If it weren't for his leadership, I don't know how many of the soldiers sitting around the high platform of the martial arts arena would be absent.

However. If Lin Shan could fully understand the meaning of the anticipation in the burning gaze of this group of veterans, he might first laugh bitterly and mock himself.

He didn't wear armor when he explained ordnance in the martial arts arena these days, partly because of habit, but the most important thing was that he couldn't afford to wear it. The set of folded iron scale armor tailored for him by the military department belongs to the ranks of light armor, but the quality of resisting sharp weapons and stabbing is excellent. It does not belong to heavy armor. But such a set of light armor weighs nearly thirty catties in total, not including the weight of the sword and bow.

The venue for the exercise is limited, and it will take at least six days for all the soldiers of the army to listen to his explanation. Today. He had been speaking for three days, standing on this high platform for five hours a day, demonstrating several types of ordnance, and he was already tired. The damage to his body caused by his adventures in Kyoto three years ago has not yet fully recovered, but the war cannot be delayed any longer, and he must act. Therefore, in order not to affect the arrangement of the war, in addition to forcibly cheering himself up, the other is to try not to consume in places where he can save his body.

When the soldier's questioning voice fell, Lin Shan on the stage did not answer, but seemed to be pondering something.

However, one of the generals standing beside him shook his eyebrows and said: "Although crossbow arrows and bows and arrows are both shooting weapons, they are slightly different in use, and their power can only be seen when they are used in the appropriate battle array. Then the general repeated what he had answered yesterday to another soldier who had also asked the same question.

After finishing speaking, the general looked at Lin Shan and asked respectfully: "The Lord of the Army thinks that there is something missing from what he said?" ”

Lin Shan retracted his thoughts, smiled slightly, and said, "No, you have spoken very carefully, it seems that you have already dialysed the function of this crossbow, which is very good." ”

The general was slightly happy in his heart, and at the same time said with some doubts: "Then what did the army master do just now?" ”

"Nothing." The smile on Lin Shan's face gradually faded, and he wanted to cover up the matter and not mention it, but after being silent for a moment, he still said to the general: "It's about the improvement of the hand crossbow, I'm afraid that this matter won't be able to make progress for a while, let's move on to the next game." ”

The general hurriedly responded and beckoned several heads of hundreds of households to sort out and carry the next new ordnance to be introduced.

Soon, a weapon rack was brought up, and strangely enough, in addition to a knife, there was also something resembling a wooden stick.

Lin Shan had just taken off the knife on the shelf, and was about to start a new round of explanation, when he saw that the soldier who questioned the crossbow arrow just now stood up again, still gave a military salute first, and then asked respectfully: "Master Strategist, the villain has always had something unclear, it is still about the crossbow arrow, and I ask the adult to forgive the villain for being offended." ”

At this point, the little soldier paused, and his gaze moved back and forth between Lin Shan and the general beside him.

"Please." Lin Shan casually hung the knife he had just taken off back on the knife holder, and then instructed the general next to him who was supposed to explain to him to take another crossbow arrow.

"Adults who join the army must know that there are different types of troops in the army." The questioning soldier swallowed his spit, concentrating on smoothing out the many thoughts in his head, trying to make his words as coherent as possible, "spearmen, shield soldiers, heavy cavalry...... These are all assigned categories. Archers are also among them, but it is not known what kind of array this crossbow arrow belongs to? The villain listened to General Xia's explanation just now, but he still didn't understand that this kind of light slave was sent to the army. What kind of array will they be fought? ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an immediate burst of discussion among the soldiers in the audience, which was obviously what everyone wanted to know. At the same time, the hundreds of household chiefs and deputy generals who were in charge of the discipline of the surrounding people all changed their faces, because this little soldier unconsciously mentioned the strategic topic that could not be talked about, but at this time, the interest and yearning of everyone present were ignited again.

"Arrays are changeable, this is something that cannot be said for sure, the only constant is the weapons in your hands. Without knowing the weapons you rely on to kill the enemy, it is not worth the cost to spend too much energy on superfluous things. Lin Shan's words are here. The general Xia Yuanqi who helped him get the crossbow arrows returned. Lin Shan took the crossbow arrow he handed over, held the crossbow handle tightly with one hand, and bent his fingers on the crossbow body with the other hand, and the arrow magazine opened. Holding the half-opened crossbow arrow, he continued to the audience, "Do you really know about this weapon? I want you to be there when I explain. Attention is focused on the function of the weapon. ”

The little soldier who stood up in the audience and asked a question trembled slightly.

"It is true that the range and penetration of this hand crossbow are not as strong as those of the longbow, but it is far superior to the longbow in terms of the amount of fire, the amount of carrying, and the speed of filling. In hand-to-hand combat, the army carrying this weapon has a high probability of winning more with less. This time Qingchuan started the war, because the battlefield is dangerous and densely forested, there will be more places where this kind of crossbow will be used. In my opinion, this will be a lethal weapon in guerrilla warfare. Lin Shan's explanation is over. turned his face sideways and said to Xia Yuanqi beside him: "Yuanqi, call the people of the third team to come and practice." ”

Xia Yuanqi took the order.

"At present, the function of the hand crossbow is mainly assisted, and it is true that it cannot be regarded as a home weapon, but don't despise it because of the word auxiliary." Lin Shan said. With one hand, he took the crossbow arrow, and pulled the crossbow at the three grass targets erected at the other end of the high platform, and fired three shots in a row, respectively. At this time, Lin Shan turned his face and said: "At present, this crossbow developed by the military department can be filled with six short arrows at a time, if you face several enemies from different directions. With this crossbow in your hand, your chances of victory can be greatly increased. A crossbow is as heavy as an empty bow when fully charged, and it can be operated with one hand without interfering with holding a sword or shield in your other hand, saying that it is a secondary weapon, but if it is used appropriately, it can be used to kill the enemy with its main attack. ”

There was a sigh of sigh from the soldiers in the audience, which was roughly the same as the feedback that Lin Shan got yesterday when he explained to another group of soldiers, and it was obvious that most of the people had let go of the vanity in their hearts, and had indeed begun to accept this seemingly thin and fragile weapon, and gradually had some high hopes for it.

The process of people's identification with new things, expressed in the feelings, is actually somewhat similar.

When the soldiers took their orders to the battlefield, it was inevitable that they would question the weapons that the military had given them. With this in mind, Lin Shan will be very patient with all the questions and questions of the soldiers who listened to the lecture. And before today, he had also made sufficient preparations for this, and he had practiced the arrows and shooting techniques of this crossbow no less than 10,000 times.

"Although the step of pulling the string of the arrow is omitted, and the speed of shooting is greatly improved by reloading after six shots, because it is controlled with one hand, there is still a certain difference in the use of the bow and arrow. Beginners, there will be a lot of deviation in the quasi-head, even if the army uses bows and arrows of the strong hands, it is difficult to avoid this adaptation period, I hope you practice diligently, as much as possible. Speaking of this, Lin Shan changed his hand, shot the remaining three short arrows in the crossbow arrow box, and then set up the open arrow box and stretched it out to the soldiers, and then said: "Although the loading of arrows is relatively simple, it must be learned to be used well. At the bottom of the arrow box, there are six shallow grooves, which are loaded accordingly and as flat as possible to prevent the arrow from jamming or pulling the empty string, which is a skillful and self-leading skill, so I will not explain more. ”

Most of the soldiers in the audience had a look of "I see" on their faces, and a few of them were eager to try it, wanting to immediately take their crossbows and go to the playground to practice hard.

Lin Shan's gaze finally fell on the little soldier who had stood up to ask a question, but at this time he was stunned and had forgotten what he wanted to ask, and he muttered for a moment before he spoke: "If you have to talk about what kind of array this kind of crossbow will use to participate in the battle, there is only one answer I can answer at present, and the crossbow will be used as the basic weapon of the cavalry." However, its function is changeable, and it cannot be ruled out in other battle formations. Just like all of you, who can say that you, as foot soldiers today, will not be able to participate in the cavalry array in the future? How can a person who creates a device restrict his action by what he creates?

But. As for the array, it is not a thought, it can be decided on the spur of the moment, and it needs to be measured according to the nature of the battlefield and the difference in the composition of the enemy's troops. This is something that a general needs to think about. Because the generals need your trust, they will not make you go to war in vain. ”

After Lin Shan's long words were finished, his eyes were still fixed on the little soldier's face.

It took a long time for the little soldier to come back to his senses, and there seemed to be many words in his heart that were in a hurry to come out, but when he opened his mouth, he only said one word: "I ......"

Just when the little soldier couldn't say a complete word, among the soldiers sitting around the stage, another person suddenly stood up. With such a sudden movement, the saber hanging from his waist and the strange iron rings on the hilt of the knife clanged and clanged, and the sound was a little dull. But it attracted a lot of attention in the past.

Everyone saw that it was another man without armor, although they didn't know his identity, but when they made eye contact with him, no one dared to be contemptuous. Most people just have a vague sense that this person is not small, and he is not just a small soldier. Immediately afterwards, several veterans who had fought with Wang Chi in the northern Xinjiang before recognized him.

"Ahh It's the emperor! ”

"Hooray!"

"Hooray! Banzai! ”

Emperor Wang Chi of Nanzhao was finally willing to stand up from the last of the crowd, and no longer continued to listen to the lecture as a casual pretending to be a small soldier. As soon as he walked to the stage, all the soldiers in the audience were in an uproar, but they quickly regained their neat phalanx, bowed and bowed in unison, and the chanting that began to be a little messy soon became uniform. It can be seen that the discipline of the sergeant on this road is strong. These soldiers were originally the elite soldiers selected by Wang Chi from various armies, and seeing that their self-control was so strong at this time, Wang Chi was very satisfied.

Standing on the high platform, Wang Chi first raised his hand to signal the soldiers to flatten down, and then under the gaze of more than a thousand pairs of eyes, he lifted the forest fir in front of him with both hands.

Lin Shan got up and looked up. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Wang Chi quietly blended in with the soldiers who listened to the lecture, which was what he used to do in northern Xinjiang. It's just that now everyone's identity has changed, and the location has also changed. This is not the base camp of the Northern Xinjiang Royal Army, and it is unknown whether there will be sudden dangers around. And Wang Chi, as a generation of kings, has a lot heavier burden on his shoulders than before. There must not be the slightest mistake, and some things really can't be done as recklessly as before.

Wang Chi knew the worries in Lin Shan's heart, but he also knew that the opportunity to blend in with ordinary soldiers like just now would become more and more difficult for him to have as time went by, so he didn't regret the somewhat disrespectful behavior just now.

Wang Chi looked at Lin Shan, who was standing up in front of him, and a smile quickly appeared on his face, and then disappeared.

Lin Shan understood, didn't say much, walked slowly to Wang Chi's side, and stood still one step behind.

Wang Chi put his sleeves on his waist with one hand, and pressed the other hand on the handle of the iron ring he carried with him, standing like a green pine and cypress in the middle of the high platform, looking down on the soldiers in the audience. It is said that it is a high platform, but in fact, because of the limited materials, the table is only about three feet above the ground, but Wang Chi stands up like this, and he has a kind of contempt, which is completely different from the temperament when Lin Shan explained the new ordnance just now.

Lin Shan gave people the impression of being smooth and even, just as he wanted to teach the functions of the new armament evenly to every soldier. And Wang Chi gives people the feeling of coercion, he is the emperor, and he only needs soldiers to obey orders.

The condescending gaze swept several times on the different faces of the soldiers, Wang Chi's hand holding the handle of the knife suddenly clenched, and with the handle of the knife a string of iron rings trembled and made a deep sound, Wang Chixiong's voice like a bell was pushed out from the dantian to the strength of the body, shaking the eardrums of everyone present: "Fight Qingchuan, fight a group of rogues, the defense is personally supervised by me, the dynasty provides you with the best weapons, what questions are there to ask?" ”

There was silence in the audience, but there was a bright flame in the eyes of all the soldiers.

Wang Chi's eyebrows raised slightly: "I am waiting for you to triumph!" ”

The atmosphere among the soldiers in the audience suddenly froze, and then the noisy roar came out:

"Fight! War! War! ”

Before, when the Yanwuchang Mountain shouted long live, the imperial guards on the side of the Chinese military tent had already begun to run towards this side. At this time, when the noisy battle spirit in the audience was rising, the group of more than a dozen imperial sword guards had already approached him. After Wang Chi's identity was revealed, he didn't plan to stay in the field for long, so he glanced sideways at Lin Shan, didn't say much, and returned to the Chinese military tent with the escort of the sword guard.

All the soldiers bowed down in unison.

When Wang Chi's figure disappeared between the tents, the excitement on the side of the martial arts arena gradually calmed down, not far away. The three teams responsible for the training of crossbows to assist guerrilla warfare also arrived. The three teams of the Right Route Army did not move, they were moved directly from the Beida Battalion, and they have been personally led by Lin Shan for drills, and they are the most familiar with all the new armaments. In the course of explaining the new ordnance in recent days. At the end of the day, this detachment of soldiers will practice again, so that the soldiers who have just come into contact with these unfamiliar weapons can also experience the use and power of these weapons from actual combat.

The arrows used in the crossbow were all wooden blunt heads, but they inevitably accidentally injured such a fragile and important part of the eyes, and the soldiers of the three teams still wore fully enclosed helmets woven with rattan weaving, but the thin slits between the rattans did not obstruct their vision.

After inspecting the crossbows used in the drill, the three teams were divided into friends and foes, and each stood on one side. The pseudo-enemy holds knives and spears and other weapons, all of which are blunt wood, and everyone is lined up in a phalanx. Allies are mostly armed with crossbows and knives. And it is a group of two or three people, scattered in the field, like a cluster of weeds on the flat ground, such a strange and familiar weapons are mixed together, at first glance it is quite strange.

However, as soon as the "war" began. With a balanced number of friends and foes, the outcome is almost instantaneous.

Sure enough, as Lin Shan said, although the range of the crossbow is limited, in close combat, this weapon can play the advantage of being outnumbered, which is still very terrifying.

When the pseudo-enemy first appeared, he was knocked over by a row of crossbow arrows about 30% of his troops. The word array became sparse, and there were loopholes everywhere, and the power of the rushing formation suddenly sharpened a layer of sharpness. When the two sides began to fight with knives and guns, the friendly side diverted a few crossbowmen and took a few steps back, except for the archers who were waiting for the opportunity to shoot the opposing team. The close-range parallel rays of the crossbow can also shoot and destroy the shield arrays built by the pseudo-enemy for their archers, just like a fine needle drilling.

The travelogue tactics of a group of two or three people, fighting in the woods, can obviously have a good advantage with its flexibility. The six-hit, one-reload of the crossbow made up for the lack of scattered combat power of guerrilla warfare troops.

In contrast, if you carry a longbow on your back to carry out this kind of guerrilla warfare, the soldier's combat reaction speed will be much slower when encountering surprise attacks and sneak attacks.

The terrain of Qingchuan was not at all suitable for the battle formation on the plains, and the soldiers met the enemy in this location with high mountains, many cliffs, and dense forests, and eighty percent of them still mainly engaged in guerrilla warfare. This kind of lightweight hand crossbow, if everyone can use it, will greatly improve the self-hygiene storage rate of soldiers.

Although it is inevitable that people will die in war, the time and financial resources required for a soldier to grow up to the age when he can join the army, and then after several years of training to go to battle, are much higher than the time and material consumption of a crossbow. Therefore, if there is no other way to improve the number of soldiers and equipment as much as possible, we must complete the battle with the minimum number of troops possible, and in the end it is actually an effective protection of military strength, and we must not be stingy with foreign things in this regard.

Halfway through the "enemy-to-friend battle" organized by the three teams, they saw that the skillful use of this new type of hand crossbow made the infantry burst out with extremely strong combat power, the loading and shooting movements were as fast as a cloud, and the hand crossbow was perfectly coordinated with other usual weapons.

Lin Shan watched this scene calmly from the side, just waiting for the end of the first drill, and then making some omission summary explanations. Although more than a dozen such drills have been conducted, and the ordnance and formation have not changed, if a group of people are replaced to operate them, some new problems will arise every time, and if they can be corrected, they will always be able to gain benefits.

Xia Yuanqi stood beside Lin Shan, he had seen such a scene in front of him more than a dozen times, and he couldn't help but get a little tired. Looking at the wooden arrows and wooden knives in front of him, and then at the adults who were watching indifferently beside him, he suddenly couldn't help but say: "Lord Joiner, I don't understand why these new ordnance can't be sent to the barracks earlier to participate in the soldiers' drills?" Squeezing time together in this way will have little effect, and adults will also be tired and sad. ”

Lin Shan retracted his gaze, fell on Xia Yuanqi's face, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is a decision made by His Majesty." ”

Xia Yuanqi was stunned and forgot to say anything for a while.

Looking at Xia Yuanqi's brief gaffe, Lin Shan lowered his gaze slightly, raised it again after a while, and said with a faint smile: "Speaking of this, I do have a responsibility. I'm delaying everyone's time! ”

Xia Yuanqi's eyes twitched, and he already understood what Lin Shan meant by "delay". His lips moved, and after a moment of silence, he was about to speak, when suddenly a sword guard ran from the side, he recognized it as the emperor's personal guard, and quickly swallowed back the words that slipped to his lips.

"Join the army!" The sword guard clapped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty calls you." ”

Lin Shan nodded at the sword guard. Then he turned to Xia Yuanqi and said: "The matter of the three teams drills must be supervised by Lao Yuanqi." ”

"Please rest assured." Although this kind of thing, Xia Yuanqi has helped Lin Shan many times in the past few days, but in the face of Lin Shan's every appointment. He was still very serious.

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Lin Shan followed the sword guard to the Chinese military tent, and as soon as he stepped into the front foot, he felt that the atmosphere in the military tent was slightly different. After looking around calmly, he saw the clue, it turned out that Wang Chi sent all the sword guards in the general's tent away, leaving him alone. Having just left the arena where more than 1,000 people gathered and the noise was everywhere, it is no wonder that people can clearly feel the change in the atmosphere when they enter such a quiet and somewhat cramped room in an instant.

As soon as Lin Shan was about to make a big gift to the monarch and ministers, Wang Chi had already stretched out his hand one step ahead and raised it falsely. Then he smiled and said: "I deliberately drove out all the guards and idlers, just to want you and me to talk alone, so I won't fiddle with those false courtesies!" ”

Lin Shan noticed the change in the title in Wang Chi's words, and also smiled slightly, and said, "The war is imminent. Big brother, I'm afraid this is not the time for small talk, right? ”

"Ten years, three years." Wang Chi sighed lightly, obviously only halfway through his words, and stopped by himself, and then he raised his hand and pointed to the straw rope woven pier that had been placed on the opposite side of the table, "Sit." ”

Lin Shan did as he said. No longer observing, or fiddling with etiquette, sat generously across from him.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Chi picked up the teapot on the table again, poured a full cup, pushed it in front of Lin Shan, and said warmly: "You have been talking for most of the day." Take a sip of tea to moisten your throat. ”

Lin Shan was stunned for a moment, and then he picked up the teacup without hesitation and drank it empty, he was indeed very thirsty, but he was used to patience and did not show it.

Unexpectedly, he put down the teacup, and Wang Chi came over again with the teapot.

Watching the pale tea fall into the white porcelain teacup. The ripples swirled in the teacup and there was a crisp sound of water, Lin Shan's fingers rubbed on the edge of the teacup for a moment, feeling the just right amount of warmth through the porcelain wall, this time he didn't drink again, but said after thinking for a moment: "Is it really just for small talk?" ”

"Can't you just take a break?" Wang Chi smiled a little helplessly, "It's not good to always be tense, this is what you persuaded me." ”

Lin Shan just smiled when he heard this, didn't speak, and then picked up the teacup and sipped it slowly. His gaze wandered freely, pausing at a somewhat familiar box in the corner of the table.

At this moment, Wang Chi's voice came again: "I came to you this time, in fact, it was for what we talked about yesterday. ”

Lin Shan pointed to the box on the table with his eyes, and said slowly, "Is there a new spy report?" ”

"How can it be so often, these are old newspapers." Wang Chi paused, then his eyes froze, looked at Lin Shan and said very seriously: "But my concerns about the northern country are still there, you ......"

Lin Shan sighed.

Wang Chi's expression was slightly sluggish, knowing that the result of today's conversation was probably no different from yesterday. But he was a little unwilling, and he still held on to his confidence and wanted to convince the person in front of him. There are no more than three things, but he is willing to spend more time with his old friends.

After a moment of silence, he stood up and turned his face to look at the wide map behind him, actually thinking about something that had nothing to do with it.

Seeing Wang Chi standing up, Lin Shan was not ready to continue sitting. However, he put down the teacup and was about to get up, when suddenly his mind was dark for no reason, and the vision in front of him was blurred for a moment, and his figure shook uncontrollably. He secretly felt that something was wrong, subconsciously closed his eyes, and took a deep breath before gradually suppressing the churning clouds in his mind, and when he opened his eyes again, the hazy things in his vision gradually became clearer.

This kind of physical abnormality only lasted for a moment, so when Wang Chi heard the strange noise behind him and looked back, he saw that Lin Shan's complexion seemed to be a little worse, and there was nothing else unusual.

Despite this, Wang Chi still asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Although he didn't see Lin Shan's way of pranayama just now, he was still keenly aware that the rhythm of Lin Shan's breathing was a little chaotic.

"It's fine." Lin Shan replied lightly, and then walked slowly to Wang Chi's side, and looked at the wide map hanging and unfolded with him.

Lin Shan walked to the map and stood still for a long time, Wang Chi suddenly said, "I'm not looking at the map. ”