Listening to Huang Degong's words, Ma Shiying just smiled and said, "What's the matter, Liu Shuai is also an official soldier, how can it be like this." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info is mostly spread by others. There may be rumors made by rogues in this, and Huang Shuai must not ignore it. ”

When Huang Degong heard this, his heart suddenly sank, and he said: "The adult is reasonable, but the junior general is confused." ”

"But Huang Shuai, you said that Liu Shuai's soldiers didn't fight well, it should be true. Compared with Huang Shuai, Liu Shuai's record is indeed not very good, and the defense of Fengyang in Luzhou, especially the defense of the Imperial Tomb, still depends on Huang Shuai. Ma Shiying said again.

"The last general is willing to die for the adults." Huang Degong hurriedly said.

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After this conversation, Kong Zhang took his leave and left, and after half a month, he returned with some people to meet Ma Shiying, it is said that these people were the officers of the Tessie mercenaries they hired, but in the past, these people actually looked no different from Chinese.

Then more and more people continued to arrive in Fengyang. The men built a barracks on a wasteland outside the city. This wasteland was originally owned by a large local family surnamed Niu, but the last time Zhang Xianzhong broke the city, the family was killed, and the tenants were all coerced and ran away, so this land was deserted here. Now it was taken out by Ma Shiying to make a military camp for Kong Zhang's people.

The men moved quickly, and in a short time the barracks were built, and after that more and more people entered the barracks, and after a few days, even cannons were brought in.

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"Marshal, the pro-military camp of Lord Ma is really good, the villain saw that they just got a few more cannons, and a group of cavalry." A pro-soldier half-knelt on the ground and said to Huang Degong, who was practicing arrows over there.

"Oh? And cannons? Huang Degong was taken aback, then put down the bow in his hand and asked, "How many are there?" What kind of cannon is it? ”

"Qi Yu Dashuai, there are six in total, but those cannons are wrapped in cloth, and I can't see them clearly, and the small ones just look like a cannon. I don't know what the small ones look like, but they don't look big. The soldier replied.

"Hmm." Huang Degong nodded, and suddenly said, "This Kong Xiucai is really capable, and he can even get a cannon." You say, could his cannon be made of wood and dragged out to calm people's hearts? ”

"Probably not." The soldier said, "Marshal, I think the horses of their cavalry are really good, they are all tall horses, especially the horses that pull the cannons, it is like ...... It's like an elephant...... I really don't know where he got it. ”

"What elephants? You've seen elephants! Huang Degong scolded with a smile.

"Dashuai, I haven't seen an elephant, but someone who has heard of the book has said it." The soldier replied.

"Well, when, shall we go to his place?" Huang Degong said.

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"Dashuai, what does the letter say?" In Liu Zeqing's mansion, a man who looked like a master asked.

"It's not to persuade Ben Shuai to go to Fengyang." Liu Zeqing put the letter aside and said, "Zhou Shoufu promised that as long as I take the soldiers and horses and go to Fengyang, he will restore me to the official position of the chief soldier." Master Wang, do you think I should go to Fengyang? ”

Master Wang hurriedly said: "For such a major event, it is naturally the handsome man who makes his own ideas, and I will also write an official document, how dare I say this?" ”

"It's not been a day or two since you've been following me, so why be so cautious. Say whatever you want, and you won't be blamed for being wrong. Liu Zeqing said very gently.

Master Wang couldn't help but think: "It's just that I've been following you for a long time before I know it's hard to say." He knew that if he said everything in line with Liu Zeqing's meaning, he was afraid that he would feel that it was very unsafe to have someone around him who could see him through; If it doesn't suit him, he's afraid he'll feel too incompetent.

So Master Wang thought about it and said, "Dashuai, I'm afraid I still have to go." Zhou Shoufu has only come to power, and if no one listens to the first order, I am afraid that he will be very angry. Two months ago, the marshal personally escorted Zhou Shoufu to Beijing and sent 20,000 taels of gold, which can be regarded as having this affection. If he refutes his face at this time, isn't the hard work in front of him in vain? Moreover, it is good to repay military merits and benefits when you go. So it's still going to go. It's just that this army can't be moved lightly, and the marshal should also talk more about the difficulties with the court, there is a way that the emperor is not bad for hungry soldiers, and this money has not come, how can he go? It's better to ask Zhou Shoufu to dial more money. ”

Liu Zeqing couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Master Wang, what do you say?" It's just not just about doing things. What you said earlier is right, we can't help but give Zhou Shoufu face. And if you go to Fengyang, you can also make some military merits. When the time comes, Zhou Shoufu will also speak for us. It's just that the horizon behind you is too small. The last time I mentioned the silver in my book, I didn't really like the silver. It's not easy to let the court know that we are not easy. Where is it really that you really like this bit of silver? That's not as much as we gave to Zhou Shoufu. If you want to give Zhou Shoufu face, you have to give a whole one, don't you say? ”

Master Wang knew that there was a reason why Liu Zeqing had not yet said it, that is, since the imperial court had not given enough money, he could not be blamed Liu Zeqing for raising military funds in the local area. (Actually, it's robbery) But he wouldn't be stupid enough to say this, just laughed and said, "That's what the big marshal said." It's just that this small problem in my vision is not the first time I've made it, and I'm afraid I can't change it. ”

Liu Zeqing also laughed when he heard it. After laughing for a while, he said: "Master Wang, you help me write a reply letter, just say that a certain family will obey Zhou Shoufu's order and immediately send troops to Fengyang." I also wrote a letter to Governor Lufeng, saying that a certain family would be able to rush over soon. ”

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"Kong Xiucai, where did you get this horse from! Can you help someone buy a batch, the price is easy to say! Huang Degong stared at Kong Zhang with wide eyes, and even forgot to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

Huang Degong has always felt that he is well-informed, and he has never seen any kind of good horse. It's a tall horse weighing seven or eight hundred pounds, and he also saw it when he was fighting with the people of the Guanning Army! Of course, he has only seen it, and he doesn't have such a good thing in his hands, only drooling.

However, those horses of Guan Ningjun, compared with the horses in front of him now, are simply crows against phoenixes. Let's talk about the kind of horse that pulls the cannon, the one who stands a lot taller than himself! Ask about the weight, it is 1,600 catties, and a horse is more than twice as heavy as the war horse of the Guan Ning Army that made him envious back then. Although Kong Xiucai said that this horse is not a war horse, it is too heavy to run fast, but Huang Degong still thinks that this horse looks good. And this horse has the strength to pull up the cannon easily.

However, what made Huang Degong even more envious were the other two authentic war horses.

The first was a hybrid Arabian horse used by light cavalry. Among the war horses introduced by Zheng Sen, the Arabian horse is the smallest, weighing only about 800 catties, which is actually about the same as the larger Mongolian horse. But the speed of this kind of horse is not comparable to that of Mongolian horses, and even its endurance is not inferior to that of Mongolian horses. In fact, in the various regular long-distance endurance races of later generations, Arabian horses often won the championship. It's just that in terms of feed requirements, this horse is higher than the Mongolian horse, but it is not so high that it is unbearable. However, as a horse used by the Chinese light cavalry, the Arabian horse still has an obvious flaw, that is, as a tropical horse, its ability to withstand cold is not good. Therefore, Zheng Sen could only use it to breed Mongolian horses with better cold tolerance, and obtained the hybrid horses used by the cavalry today.

These hybrids do not seem to be as fast or large as the real Arabian horses, but they are significantly more resistant to cold, and their speed and size are not comparable to those of ordinary Mongolian horses. If it weren't for the Andalusian horse that he saw later, Huang Degong would almost have decided that this was the best war horse in the world.

The second type of horse that made Huang Degong drool was the Andalusian horse of heavy cavalry. This kind of horse is not only beautiful, to be honest, Huang Degong never thought that there would be a horse that could be so beautiful. Huang Degong couldn't help but ask if he could try to ride it. Naturally, this request would not be refused, and as a result, after running around the barracks on this horse, he was almost reluctant to get off his horse. The horse was so good that it ran like a gust of wind, a lot faster than the average horse.

"Guan Erye's red rabbit horse is probably like this, right?" Huang Degong even thought so. Moreover, this horse is so tall, although it is not as big as the kind of horse that pulls the cannon, but it is also bigger than any kind of horse that Huang Degong has seen before, weighing more than a thousand pounds. When the size is big, the strength is naturally great. According to Kong Xiucai, this horse is put on a vest, and a knight with heavy armor on his back can also run faster than ordinary unarmored cavalry, of course, just the sprint speed is fast, and with so much on his back, his endurance will not work. But, that's good enough, isn't it?

"Huang Shuai, this horse is from the Taixi merchant." Kong Zhang replied, "But that man has no horses to sell." ”

"Do you still sell them from other merchants?" Huang Degong hurriedly asked.

Kong Zhang shook his head and said, "How can there be? Huang Shuai thinks, let a horse take a boat, as soon as you walk thousands of miles, if you are not careful on the road, you will die. A boatload of horses may not be able to reach half a boat in the end, and the expenses along the way, as well as the money spent on dead horses, must be counted in the price of this horse, so this horse is not ordinarily expensive. Who can afford so many horses at once? Naturally, no one does this kind of business. ”

Huang Degong listened, but he didn't believe it: "Kong Xiucai, what you said is wrong!" If no one sells this, where did you get this horse from? ”

"I borrowed this horse from the Zheng family in Fujian. This horse was originally ordered from Taixi by Zheng Dashuai's family in Fujian Province at a high price. I am friends with Zheng Shuai's eldest son, well, he got married a few days ago, so he used these horses to pull the bride price and pick up the bride. Governor Ma also went at that time, and he saw it. Later, the governor of Ma wanted to build a personal barracks and war horses. Governor Ma wrote to Zheng Shuai and borrowed some from him. Kong Zhang argued.

"That's it." Huang Degong estimated his pocket, and felt that he shouldn't be able to take out the silver that people had traveled thousands of miles to send half a boat of horses, so he sighed and said, "Kong Xiucai, can you send me a horse!" ”

"It's not mine. They were borrowed, and when we buy war horses in the future, these horses will be returned to others. Kong Zhang said.

"Xiucai, do you think, for such a long time, plus a war in the middle, this horse will always die, right? When you borrowed this horse from someone, you said how much would you pay for the death? I'll give it to you, and you can have more. You just think it's a dead horse, don't you have it? Huang Degong thought of such a method in a blink of an eye.

"How's that going to work? Scholars are faithful to their friends! Huang Shuai, don't you want me to deceive my friends? And this is borrowed by Governor Ma! In addition, Huang Shuai and Governor Ma will not lie to their friends. Kong Zhang said immediately.

"Yes, this is borrowed by Governor Ma!" Huang Degong suddenly shouted happily, "Governor Ma's friends are enough friends and are willing to lend him this horse, and Governor Ma must be very good enough to lend me this horse!" I'm going to Governor Ma! ”