Both knives were designed by Cheng Yue, and the saber was modeled after the six-five style saber of the improved famous "Xuefeng knife", slightly lengthened by a few centimeters, with a thin blood groove, fine steel, extremely sharp, extremely exquisite, and shining with snow-white light in the sun.

The handle of the horse chopping knife is long, can be held with both hands, thick and sharp, although there is no blood, but it has its own murderous aura.

When the generals heard that the new saber had arrived, they all rushed over, and watched the cold light on the saber that seemed to be nothing, and only heard the sound of swallowing saliva.

Cheng Yue called Zhang Xiaozhong over, took out a pair of double knives made for him separately from the house, handed them to him, and said, "I promised you, this is what you deserve." ”

Zhang Xiaozhong held the double knife, took the knife out of the sheath twice, and with a wave of his hand, two pieces of snow-white Senran knife light immediately bloomed. These two knives are based on the double knives in Zhang Xiaozhong's hands, because the steel is good, so they are a little thinner, but they are even more murderous.

"Ho!" All the generals are knowledgeable, and they can't help but applaud loudly: "Good knife!" ”

Zhang Xiaozhong picked up a piece of wood, put it on the side of the stone table, stepped on it, and slashed it with a knife, and the wood turned into two pieces in response.

Zhang Xiaozhong carefully inspected the edge of the knife, and played a set of knife techniques with two knives, before he was convinced: "Good knife, really good knife." Dadu Governor, subordinates, thank you Dadu Governor for the sword. My two knives have drunk the blood of four or five hundred people, and my subordinates must let them drink more than two thousand before they can be worthy of the love of the Grand Duke. ”

Cheng Yue said with a smile: "I'm still willing for you to shoot the enemy to death with a gun, and let my general fight with the enemy, I can't bear it." You can use these two knives first, and when you have better steel, I will give you two more. ”

Zhang Xiaozhong smiled, put the knife away, and happily held it in his arms.

Bao Liudao: "Metropolitan Governor, when will this new knife be sent to us?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "Don't worry. More than thirty were sent this time, and each of you has one, but the soldier's knife will have to wait a little longer. Before the blast furnace in Suzhou was not operational, it was impossible to produce the saber in large quantities. The demand for stainless steel products is too great, and now you have to make more money to make sabers. ”

Zhang Guidao: "Metropolitan Governor, do you want to try the match Metropolitan Governor?" I can't wait. ”

Cheng Yue laughed and said, "I thought you only cared about the knife and forgot about this thing." This time, Liu Shun sent two hundred boxes of samples, you can use them first, say okay first, don't be afraid. ”

The freshly made matches are still a little rough, but they are no problem to use. Cheng Yue picked up a box of matches, took out one, and wiped it on the black bar next to him with a round head.

With a "snort", a flame immediately burst out.

"Ahh The generals were all shocked, and many people even took a few steps back, almost running away from the door.

Cheng Yue smiled, blew out the match, and said, "How is it?" Good stuff, right? Don't bother saving your fire anymore. If you want it, you will get it if you want it. ”

The generals are happy to see the hunt, and there are too many new things from the Governor of the Heart Dao, and they can't take it. Each person received two boxes, and the excess Cheng Yue put it away.

Zhou Shifang said: "Governor, if the matches are sold to the north, you might as well sell them more expensively, and let the Yuan Dynasty send us some military expenses." ”

Cheng Yue said: "The raw materials are not enough, it will take a while to produce in large quantities, and the demand in the south will take a long time to meet it, and I can't take care of the north for the time being." But you're right, the north will definitely buy it at a high price, and I will naturally not be polite. ”

A sergeant came to the courtyard at this time and reported: "Qiyu Dadu Governor, the first batch of more than 1,000 people of the Sichuan Song Army carrying more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians has arrived, and they are disembarking. ”

Cheng Yue clapped his hands and smiled: "Great, there are people in Changzhou now." Zhang Gui took off, when they enter the city, you go to arrange for the people, and you can't let them go. Come, everyone, come with me to meet these heroes. ”

All the generals received sabers, put on new military uniforms, and lined up in two rows at the gate of Changzhou with Yang Ting, Li Fu and others who came to hear the news.

Cheng Yue was also dressed in formal clothes, ordered people to hang firecrackers at the city gate, prepared snacks, fruits and tea, and patiently waited for the Sichuan Song army to enter the city.

After a while, a horse galloped, a knight dismounted, saluted Cheng Yue and said: "Report to the Metropolitan Governor, this time it is Wang Li of Hezhou and Wang Ming of Fuzhou, Han Wenguang, and Zhang Yuchun, with more than 13,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 12,000 people, commanded by Deputy Commander Gu, and will arrive immediately." ”

Cheng Yue nodded, stuffed a few eggs into his hand, and ordered someone to take him down to rest.

After a while, a large number of people, led by a few soldiers, entered the city shoulder to shoulder. Cheng Yue immediately stepped forward to offer condolences.

When the people learned that it was Cheng Yue, the governor of the land and water capital, who greeted them personally, they were moved to tears one by one, and they fell to their knees in pieces, calling themselves living Bodhisattvas.

Cheng Yue immediately ordered someone to help them all up, and Zhang Gui and Totoku took them down to arrange food and lodging.

After more than 10,000 people entered the city, they saw that Deputy Commander Gu Changde was accompanied by four depressed civil and military officials, with a haggard and heavy face, and there were two chamberlains who passed the decree behind them. The Sichuan soldiers and horses of the brigade followed closely behind, their faces were uncertain, although they wanted to puff up their chests, but in front of Cheng Yue's great military exploits, they knew that they did not have such qualifications.

When Gu Changde saw Cheng Yue waiting in the city gate, he immediately jumped off his horse, walked a few steps quickly, and saluted Cheng Yue in front of him, and said, "Gu Changde, the deputy commander of the Fourth Army of the Water Army, has given orders to the Governor of Dadu. After the final general paid the order, he had to return to Chongqing immediately, where there were more people and horses, and there were not enough boats. ”

Cheng Yue smiled and comforted him, stuffed a few snacks into his hands, and said, "Okay, the soldiers are fast, you guys will return immediately, don't delay, go." ”

Gu Changde saluted again, turned around to salute the four civil and military officials, and then led his soldiers and horses back to the dock.

The four civil and military officers glanced at each other and hurriedly came up to salute. Although they failed to win, they finally had a clear conscience.

Cheng Yue greeted them with a spring breeze, and let them greet Li Fu and others, and the two sides were also warm.

Wang Li was a famous fierce general, who once led 50 men to dare to charge to the death, killing the Yuan army and fleeing. Cheng Yue was interested in wooing him, asked him about his background experience, and asked him for warmth. I heard that he didn't have time to eat, and there were injuries on his hands, so he immediately didn't say a word, and peeled a few eggs with his own hands and stuffed them into Wang Li's mouth, so moved that Wang Li almost cried.

The army behind immediately entered the city, Cheng Yue stretched out his hand to greet him, and the firecrackers on both sides immediately rang out.

The soldiers standing in two rows on both sides of the city gate applauded together with full smiles to welcome the return of the Song army, and sent snacks, fruits, and tea greetings.

Almost all of the Song troops who entered the city froze, they thought that it would be good to be stationed or tuntian after they returned, and they would admit that they would deduct some food and salary. Unexpectedly, it was Cheng Yue, the governor of the capital, who welcomed them into the city with firecrackers, even when they won a big battle, they didn't have such treatment.

The military status of the Song Dynasty was very low, which was the key to the decline of the Song Dynasty.

Cheng Yue shook hands with them one by one as much as possible, or patted them on the shoulders, and said a few words of condolences and some snacks when he saw the injured.

The generals behind him also did the same, and even the four civil and military officers who were still greeting Cheng Yue just now followed Cheng Yue silently to do the same thing with tears in their eyes.

The two messengers were deeply moved, and just wanted to step forward, but when they thought of their identity, they sighed secretly and hid to the side and didn't dare to raise their heads.

The Song army who entered the city was all grateful, and with tears in their eyes, they gave Cheng Yue and other generals a deep salute before moving forward, and many people cried, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cheng Yue, and were helped up by Cheng Yue one by one.

There were many empty houses in the city, so there was no need to camp outside the city, and more than 10,000 Song troops all entered the city to rest.

As soon as Song Jun moved in, someone brought hot water and food, as well as soap for bathing, and a large number of military doctors came to take care of the wounded.

A little later, someone came to inquire about the needs, wrote down the different needs of each person, and quickly sent someone to deliver them.

Some of Song Jun took a bath with soap they had never seen before, and some were reluctant to use it, so they collected it, eating meals made with new methods and refined salt, and they were so beautiful that they praised Cheng Yue, and they couldn't wait to join the command immediately.

Cheng Yue and the generals brought the four civil and military officers and the two messengers to the temporary Dadu Governor's Mansion, and when they arrived at the main hall, the six people were about to come up again to formally greet the ceremony, but Cheng Yue waved his hand and refused to let them.

Invite the six of them to sit down, and then bring tea and pastries, watch them eat, and then ask them about the process of fighting the Yuan army.

Wang Ming, Han Wenguang, Zhang Yuchun, Wang Li and others said it separately, and Cheng Yue praised them in a down-to-earth manner.

Wang Li took the opportunity to say: "Governor Dadu, this time the official returns to the court, and I don't know what the future is. The lower officials have admired the Metropolitan Governor for a long time, and they really want to serve under the Metropolitan Governor, but I wonder if the Metropolitan Governor is willing to accept it? ”

He is not a fool, the order issued by the court is to let him return to the vicinity of Lin'an to station, which is obviously to guard against Cheng Yue. He was in Sichuan, and he didn't know anything about Cheng Yue, but he heard a lot about Cheng Yue along the way, and saw that the army was strong and the military discipline was strict. When I saw Cheng Yue in Changzhou, I was very impressed, and the military uniform was even more handsome. What's more, Cheng Yue obviously wants to entrap him to work for himself. With Cheng Yue's strength and identity, there is really no need for such courtesy to such a small general, and the adults in the court have never looked at him squarely. Zhang Yu is his boss, and he also wants to pull Zhang Yu to Cheng Yue, which is much stronger than going back to the court to be angry.

Wang Ming, Han Wenguang, and Zhang Yuchun saw that they didn't even hesitate at all, and they also wanted to join Cheng Yue's men to serve them. Their official positions are not big, and they are all officials from Fuzhou, and they have already discussed it on the ship, and they don't want the imperial court to use them against Cheng Yue.

Who saved these people? It's Cheng Yue. The imperial court didn't care about them at all, and it couldn't control it. Only Cheng Yue thought about stopping the war first, saving their lives, and then sending someone to take them back, and still respected them so much and treated them well. If they still want to help the imperial court fight against Cheng Yue, I'm afraid they won't even be willing to do their soldiers. Cheng Yue's wings are gradually plump, and if he doesn't work at this moment, not only will he have no chance, but he is afraid that he will lose his life.

The faces of the two messengers were extremely ugly, and these four people didn't even avoid them when they joined Cheng Yue, they were really iron-hearted. In fact, they are also white in their hearts, these four people are very smart, if they are themselves, they have to hug Cheng Yue's thighs quickly. But they didn't dare, Liu Mengyan made it very clear before they left, if they betrayed Liu Mengyan, they would die if they went back. But the object they want to woo for Liu Mengyan and Chen Yizhong has already been lured to Cheng Yuemen despite the coercion of the two prime ministers, their task is equivalent to not being completed, what should they do when they go back? It is not enough to die, but there will certainly be no good fruit to eat.