The news of the Khitan cavalry's appearance in Fengzhou was not concealed because the scouts had passed back too many times. Although the soldiers below were still ignorant, the generals had already heard about it.

Regarding the speculation that the Liao State and the Western Xia joined forces to fight against the Great Song Dynasty, some people say it is true, some people say it is false, and the argument is fierce. Even after the troops were dispatched, there were still a lot of discussions in private.

"It doesn't matter if he's true or not, let's fight first! Whether you lose or win, you have to give it a try. You can't get weak before you go into battle. Zhi Keshi personally led the horse and trekked on the mountain road, "We haven't fought with the Khitans for decades, who knows if the Khitan cavalry is a real thing?" ”

The generals who followed him shook their heads, "It's best not to fight if you can, wait until you reach Xingqing Mansion, and then turn around and fight the Khitans." It's unbearable to come up together. ”

Zhe Keshi knocked on the helmet of his own general with his backhand, and there was a crisp sound, "There is a helmet on the head, armor on the body, bows, crossbows, knives and guns are all complete, but there is no sleeve for the teeth." Even if it is the equipment on the pawn, the Khitan generals will be red when they look at it, you are still afraid of a bird! ”

"Isn't the rice meant to be eaten in one bite? Even if you go to the kiln for recreation, you have to take turns, if you go together, I will have weak feet at the end of the night. "It is said that his feet are weak, but looking at this Li Tiejiao's appearance with raised eyebrows and a smile, he didn't take the threat of the Khitans to heart.

Zhi Keshi glared at the general fiercely, turned his head and laughed.

There is no shortage of bows, crossbows, knives and guns, and helmets and armor, so that Zhi Keshi will not worry too much about what trouble he will have when he encounters the Liao. It's just three or five hundred people, so you don't have to care about it at all, even if the Liao army comes to help in a big way, as long as you want to retreat, the Khitan cavalry can't stop it.

That's the benefit of being well-armed.

The Linfu army has always been regarded as the private soldiers of the folded family, and its equipment has always been worse than that of the upper-level forbidden army stationed in Taiyuan and Daizhou, not to mention compared with the four armies of Longwei, Shenwei, Tianwu, and Zhurishang.

It's just because of the previous defeat in Fengzhou, and now he has to follow Guo Kui out of battle. The Hedong Economic Strategy Division fought a lip service with the Privy Council, and his father and uncle also wrote to ask the Son of Heaven for a favor, and finally let several ministers in the east and west be generous once.

Unexpectedly, two thousand sets of plate armor were sent down in one go, and even the divine weapons such as the divine arm bow and the horse chopping knife were all equipped, and the five core commanders of the Zhejia army were equipped to the teeth at once. And some of the old leather armor and armor they replaced were assigned to the elite equipment of more than a dozen other commands, which also raised the combat power of these thousands of people to a higher level.

Half of the former army where Zhe Keshi was located were elite commanders with armor. And the commander with plate armor, there is also one, which is led by Zhi Keshi. At this time, the armor of the soldiers was carried by mules and horses, and they walked uphill step by step.

The cavalry galloped back and forth in the marching procession, passing back and forth the news of the reconnaissance. The squad that walked through the forest, clearing the lurking enemy sentry sentry, had already made quite a few gains in the past two days. The rangers, who had traveled more than ten miles, returned to the front and did not find the news that the enemy brigade had been found. This made Zhe Keshi breathe a sigh of relief, but he also inevitably felt a little disappointed.

Li Tiejiao followed closely with Zhi Keshi, and he walked steadily on the mountain road, so that he lived up to the name of Iron Foot: "I heard that these two thousand sets of plate armor are only the output of the Beijing Ordnance Supervisor for three or five days, and I think that the Ordnance Supervisor will have 150,000 or 60,000 sets of fine iron plate armor a year, and it will only take two months to make our Linfu army have iron armor all over their bodies." ”

"Don't expect more, the Western Army, Jingying, Hebei, Hedong, which one is not waiting to complete the iron armor? It's Lin Mansion's turn again, and it's not how many years later. Zhi Keshi raised his finger and pointed at Li Tie's feet, "It's true that you still have this set of plate armor on your body well maintained, and it won't be used after two years of rust." ”

Fragmentary accessories such as skirt armor, shin guards, and arm guards were not installed, but Li Tiejiao still hung up the two pieces of armor on his chest and back, his foot strength was amazing, and he didn't care about the extra ten or twenty pounds on his body when he was marching. The huge fist banged twice on the chest, "It can be used as a mirror." "The sheep's tail oil polishes the front and rear components of the plate armor to a shiny finish, and it can indeed be used as a mirror.

The officers at the bottom of the floor had the same style of plate armor as the soldiers, but they were all reddish-brown copper, and the decks on their chests and backs were also decorated with wavy patterns, and the red tassels on their helmets were also five inches higher than those of the soldiers.

After reaching the level of commander, it is equipped with arm guards and leg guards, and it is lined with an additional layer of silk to block arrows. As for the general, there are more accessories, not only the armor leaves of the armor as moving parts, the armor that matches the plate armor, but also the shell that resembles a river shrimp, and the armor that is riveted with nails.

And Zhe Keshi is in Taiyuan Mansion, and he has also seen more extreme plate armor. Wrap everything from head to toe in iron sheets, and even wrap your hands with iron gloves, which weighs a hundred pounds, and people don't want to walk anymore when they go in.

It is said that this was originally intended for Guo Kui, but when Zhi Keshi went to Taiyuan two months ago to receive the military weapons issued by the central government in Beijing, he happened to bump into it. A set of armor, up and down somehow made it shiny gold. It looks beautiful, and if there is a sun in the sky, it can be recognized from a distance of three or five miles. The only thing that is not good is that you can't wear it to battle, Guo Kui directly pushed it off after seeing it. The set of newly developed products of the Ordnance Supervisor after Han Gang left did not sell them - Guo Kui likes to collect weapons, but the armor and heavy crossbow, even if he is already the cadre of the country, the world's recognized number one general in the dynasty, does not dare to violate the law and keep a few more sets at home.

"Shiro has met with Xiao Han, who invented plate armor and spaceships, right? Now everyone says that he is the real Wenqu star. Li Tiejiao stepped forward and asked.

Zhi Keshi had only seen two sides in the Xuanfu Division, and he didn't have a deep friendship, and even just saluted and greeted him twice, but at that time, he had only been in office for a year, and he was able to withstand Han Jiang's majesty.

"Whether Han Longxue is a Wenqu star or not, I can't tell it with the naked eye. But he's really capable. Before him, how many sets of armor did the ordnance superintendent have a year? How many sets are there now? Now the capital only hates iron, so that the craftsmen who make armor become idle. ”

As he was talking, the wind suddenly tightened. Zhe Keshi raised his head, but found that before he knew it, they had arrived at the mountain pass. Looking left and right, you can also see a half-foot ridge, winding between the peaks and valleys. The remains of the ancient Great Wall have survived for thousands of years, and once you cross it, you will arrive at Toyoshu.

The party did not garrison troops to defend the mountain pass, and if they really planned to defend the mountain pass, the hearts of the generals of the Song army would be happy.

When you step on the mountain pass, there are still endless mountains and forests in front of you, but as long as you take a step, you will arrive in Toyoshu. This piece of land originally belonged to Fuzhou, but after the old Toyoshu was breached, the imperial court cut the land of Fuzhou and rebuilt Toyozhou.

Zhe Keshi looked at the land that belonged to his own family in the past, and the party and even the Khitan army were waiting for their arrival in front, and a sense of pride and ambition surged in his chest.

"Let's go down!" Zhi Keshi yelled at the soldiers under his command, "We are the pioneers, and we will report the first good news to the Son of Heaven first!" ”

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Zhao Ji's eyebrows and eyes were full of joy.

Guangxi reported yesterday that the number of Han people rescued has exceeded 6,000, and I don't know how many of them are genuine people of the Great Song Dynasty, but as long as half of them are true, it is also a gratifying and congratulatory matter.

Because Han Gang did not count the beheading of the Jiaozhi border tribe by the Xitong Barbarian Department as a merit, and in the military report of the Guangxi Economic Strategy Division, there was no clear report on the specific results of these days, but it was only inferred from the number of rescued Han'er that the losses of the Jiaozhi army should be tens of thousands. Jiaozhi Xiaobang, such a large loss of personnel, it is equivalent to a cut on the body and bloodletting, and it will soon be unable to support it.

The good news in Guangxi continues, and it is naturally the credit of Han Gang.

Han Gang went to the palace today to resign, and Zhao Ji was a praise without words. Seeing that Wang Anshi was also there, he said: "I heard that Han Qing is happy today, and Xianggong has also added two grandsons, which is really gratifying." Han Qing has worked hard and made great achievements, how can I be stingy with the reward......"

Yun Niang and Zhou Nan were on the verge of giving birth to Han Gang yesterday, and they were in the right mood. However, when he heard that Zhao Ji was going to give his newborn son Yinguan, he hurriedly excused himself: "Your Majesty is rewarded, and the minister is grateful." But the minister had already had two sons who had received great grace from His Majesty with his meager merits. Now that the new achievements have not been made, how can I invite the face again, and the ministers dare not accept it! ”

Although Wang Anshi had just lost a son, he had two more grandchildren at once—albeit in name—and his mood was much better. It's just that he still has to maintain the rules of the imperial court," Your Majesty, what Han Gang said is extremely true. And if you are still in swaddling clothes, you will be pampered with shade, and there is also a risk of losing blessings. ”

"That's fine." Zhao Ji didn't insist, "Just wait for Han Qing to make contributions in Jiaozhou, and I will reward him again." ”

Han Gang already had two sons, and this time there are two more, plus I heard that the wife who is still pregnant, that is, the daughter of Wang Anshi's family, maybe there is another one. After Zhao Ji was excited, he was a little depressed in his heart, and he had a lot of sons, but he couldn't raise them.

A report was hurriedly sent to the Chongzheng Hall at this time, and only the war report had this treatment. Since the prime minister is in the palace, there is no need to hide it, Zhao Ji took it directly. The smile on his face suddenly retracted, "There is a Liao army in Fengzhou?!" ”

"Liao Army?" Wang Anshi and Han Gang also changed color.

Zhao Ji's face turned pale, and asked Song Yongchen to hand the report to Wang Anshi: "It is said that it is under the banner of Western Xia, but in fact, it is the Khitan cavalry, and the clothes, costumes and war horses used are all of the Khitan series." ”