Chapter 205: Persistence and Concession
Bailiyan (Wei Xian) attacked the Hanti Copper Mine, caught a big fish, and caught the "Holy Envoy" of the Black Turban Army stationed in Hagiting, so he also knew the Holy Envoy of the third function of the Black Turban Army.
There are roughly two kinds of holy envoys sent by the Black Turban Army before, one is the holy envoy sent by the two armies in battle, and the second is the holy envoy who demagogues and incites riots and mutinies.
This third bell holy envoy has been interrogated by Baili Yan, and is a holy envoy who is specifically responsible for collecting special minerals or magical phenomena. The captured envoy was stationed at the Hagiting Copper Mine and was responsible for collecting azurite, or basic copper carbonate. The common state is azeru, and the copper ore is mostly azurite.
Basic copper carbonate is mainly used to make blue dye and medicine, and can also be used for sterilization, it is said that there is no problem, the problem is that the black turban army collects copper sulfate on a large scale, which can only be used for dyeing, or used for medicine, hundreds of tons of mining is obviously too much, and eating too much is to kill people.
However, the latest uniforms of the Black Turban Army are all black, and it is obviously impossible to use azurite for dyeing cloth, so it can only be used for other purposes.
"Zhao Shuai, after interrogation, this holy envoy does not know the inside story of the Black Turban Army's use of blue copper, and the last general is worried that the Black Turban Army will use blue bronze for sinister places, so it is better to be careful."
"General Wei thinks that blue copper can still be used to harm people?"
"Blue copper is poisonous, can be used as medicine to cure diseases, and excessive amounts can be fatal. At the same time, it can be mixed with other minerals, and there is a lot of toxicology, so it is difficult to determine what the Black Turbans intended to collect the blue bronze. ”
"In this matter, the commander will order the scout battalion as soon as possible to find out the intentions of the Black Turban Army. This time, you have worked hard and made great achievements, and Ben Shuai will immediately perform and ask for credit for you. ”
"Xie Zhaoshuai, the last general will retire first."
Riding back to the station, Su Hong stood outside the tent and looked left and right, and saw Bailiyan coming from afar, and Su Hong ran head-on:
"General Wei, you've finally returned to the camp."
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Luo has arrived, and he is talking to General Lu."
"Luo Songting!"
After Bai Liyan took up the position of policy envoy, he never returned to the Guangxin army camp, presumably Jiang Min asked Luo Songting to test the situation and what to do.
Stepping into the account, I saw Lu Gao and Luo Songting sitting opposite each other.
"Mr. Luo, don't come unharmed."
"Oh, it's Wei Xianfeng."
Luo Songting smiled, stood up and gave a slight salute, Lu Gao bowed knowingly, turned around and left the tent.
"I'm busy with military affairs, and I haven't had time to ask the lord for peace, and the lord is doing well recently."
"The lord is all right, Luo was sent here today, I want to invite Wei Xianfeng to go to the Guangxin army for a talk, the lord is slightly feasted, please Wei Xianfeng talk."
"Oh......" Bai Liyan sighed lightly, his attitude tended to be cautious, and the next moment he said: "The lord will not be in a hurry to urge Wei to complete the marriage." ”
"No, no, this matter has not yet been notified to the county lord, and the lord thinks that he should talk to the county lord about this matter in person, so as not to cause complications."
"I see, but Mr. Luo is here, it shouldn't be as simple as the lord inviting Wei to dinner, you and I are not outsiders, Mr. Luo will say it."
"Huh." Luo Songting hid the embarrassment on his face, and said at the next moment: "Wei Xianfeng's treasure knife and iron cloth shirt should have a mystery. ”
"What does Mr. Luo mean?"
"That's the case, a few days ago, Chen Yunfeng, who stayed in Guangxin, sent a letter, which said that the Black Turban Army frequently attacked the surrounding boundaries of Guangxin, and the Guangxin Army sent troops to exterminate it, although it was said that the Black Turban rebels were defeated in the fierce battle, but it was found that the iron cloth shirt produced by Guangxin was several times inferior to the iron cloth shirt produced in the deserted village.
The size of the iron cloth shirt in the deserted village is eight or nine out of ten unscathed, and although the iron cloth shirt produced by Guangxin is also invulnerable, it is tired after several battles, and it is very easy to damage, especially when encountering the iron blade of the black turban army, the iron cloth shirt made by Guangxin is extremely damaged, I don't know why Wei Xianfeng knows? ”
"It turned out that it was for this matter, didn't Mr. Luo have a secret stake in the deserted village, almost two years have passed, don't you know the secrets of the deserted village?"
"This ......"
Luo Songting's face was embarrassed, he never expected Bai Liyan to tell the truth. He knew at this moment that Jiang Min had inserted Xizuo into the deserted village, which was a huge mistake, and he should not monitor Wei Xian too carefully, but it would be easy to be detected by him, otherwise there would be no unpleasantness in the future.
The chain mail of the Guangxin army is far inferior to the original goods of the deserted village, after several battles, the chain mail produced by Guangxin is often damaged, and the effect of dealing with the strong bow can only be improvised.
Heavy crossbows, crossbows, or conical arrows used by individual soldiers can be pierced directly at medium distances, and compared to the steel chain mail of the deserted village, the strong crossbow is difficult to penetrate even when fired at close range, and the quality is vastly different.
"Mr. Luo, you and I opened the skylight to say something, when Mr. Luo was not there last year, the lord sent people inside and outside to monitor me from the beginning, and this matter was avoided from beginning to end, believing that the lord was just a temporary move, and it was intended to be investigated.
But almost two years have passed, and the fine work of the deserted village has not decreased, but has increased more and more, even if he is the next city trough transfer envoy to exterminate the horse thief Huo Xing and others, the lord still wants to control Wei.
Not to mention the above, the sword and iron cloth shirt were sacrificed to enhance the combat power of the Guangxin army, and I never thought that the lord would secretly spy on the secrets of the deserted village without consulting Wei, and imitate the iron cloth shirt and iron sword by himself.
Now that there is a problem, you have to come to me, try to ask the world if there is such a wary of the lord of his subordinates, not to mention that Wei is now the son-in-law of the lord, dare to ask Mr. Luo, what does my father-in-law regard Wei as. ”
Bailiyan unabashedly tore off her mask, it was necessary to give color to her future father-in-law.
"Alas......" Luo Songting sighed for a long time: "Chen Yunfeng also disapproves of the above things, but he can't persuade the lord, Luo has to return to Guangxin to learn about this, and he also complained that the lord neglected Wei Xianfeng, and the root cause of today's situation may be the source of this." ”
"It seems that Mr. Luo is still prescient, and he dares to ask Mr. Luo, why is Mr. Luo so desperate to assist Guangxin Gong, when the veteran Wei Dan asked Mr. Luo to participate in the military aircraft many times was politely rejected by Mr., but why did he want to assist Guangxin Gong, can Mr. Luo solve his doubts."
A brief sadness flashed in his eyes, and a little sadness faintly appeared on Luo Songting's face:
"Luo met a Hongchen woman when he was young, and he missed her because he was poor and poor, and it was the lord who ransomed her, and Luo was grateful, so he has assisted the lord since then."
"So, that woman is Mr.'s Lady of the Knot, could it be that Mrs. Ling has already gone first?"
Luo Songting nodded, the grief was even worse, Bailiyan knew that he had touched Luo Songting's sadness, and even the compensation was not:
"It's Wei who is reckless!"
"No problem, the old man has passed away, and now people are seizing the day, Luo's long-cherished wish in life is to help the lord achieve great causes, but unfortunately people are not as good as the sky, the Black Turban Army has disrupted the overall plan, and now the situation is also a last resort. Originally, he hoped that Wei Xianfeng could assist the lord to divide one side, but now it seems that there is no such possibility. ”
"Mr. Luo's far-sightedness is extraordinary, and knowing this, Mr. Luo should know that the armor and sword are the foundation of the country. At present, the Xian army has not yet been equipped with high-grade iron blades, if I, Wei, tell the lord the secret, the Guangxin army is better equipped than the Xian army, where my father-in-law will put my son-in-law, Mr. Luo can know. ”
"It seems that Wei Xianfeng has thought of this step, and Luo still underestimated Wei Xianfeng."
"Mr. Luo, for the sake of the lord being Wei's father-in-law, Wei helped him once, but not as an example!"
"Wei Xianfeng is serious!" Luo Songting was surprised, and hope was rekindled in his heart.
"Mr. Luo, don't think too much, I will never hand over the secret. I had expected that the lord was secretly copying the sword iron cloth shirt, and I also knew that the texture could never match the ordnance produced in the deserted village, and today's incident was the inevitable result.
Wei only taught the method of improving the quality of fine iron to the Guangxin Army, and would never hand over the secret of the deserted village. Even so, the iron blade armor of the Guangxin Army will increase its combat power by more than three percent, which is enough to match the Black Turban Army. ”
Of course, it is impossible to teach the method of coking metallurgy and steel filling to the Guangxin Army, only on the basis of the current mainstream iron smelting and forging, improve the forging and quenching process, which can make a qualitative leap in the quality of the existing iron blades, which is comparable to the traditional sword.
took the four treasures of the study, wrote down the smelting, forging, and quenching processes in detail and handed them to Luo Songting, and finally instructed repeatedly:
"Mr. Luo, you know and I know this matter, if it leaks even a little, in the current situation, Xianguo will be in danger of dying, and it must not fall into the hands of Xiaoxiao, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"
Luo Songting was very grateful and said solemnly:
"Luo knows that this matter must be carried out in secret."
"Okay, Mr. Luo, please go back. Tell my father-in-law, there will be a chance to move after the Lantern Festival, let him do it himself, and don't make mistakes again and again. ”
Luo Songting heard the news thoughtfully, and asked the next moment:
"Is General Wei serious?"
"I don't know yet, but Wei can get to the bottom here, the Guantang Canal is going to repair the Acropolis, and the Guangxin Army is bound to move to where Mr. Luo doesn't need to say. Once the Acropolis is completed, the Yongxing River defense line will be trained into a line, Wuping will build a city fortress, and the Black Turban Army will never break through the Yongxing River. ”
Hearing this, Luo Songting's chest sank, and he knew that he was still one step less.
If the Yongxing River does not repair the city, the Black Turban Army will attack the Yongxing River in the next year and take the Lingling, once the Yongxing River is connected to the city, it is almost impossible to cross the river to seize the defense line, and the only feasible strategic direction is to detour to Beihai County.
Although I don't know where the Xian army came from such a huge amount of military funds, since Bai Liyan said it himself, it means that there is a chance that there is such a thing. Thinking of this, Luo Songting couldn't help but feel sad for Jiang Min's villainous heart. He didn't say anything as he left, bowed and bowed, and then turned away.
Looking at Luo Songting's disappearing Beiying, Bailiyan was full of emotion:
"It's a pity that Luo Songting, if he can assist Wei Dan, why would Xianguo be in today's situation, maybe he would have already become the prime minister to assist King Xian, create and make people, one wrong step, one wrong step......"
Rubbing her face, Bai Liyan thought of "azur mine" again.