The clairvoyant that Chen Yi gave to Ma Teng was specially made by the masters of the Youzhou Special Military Products Manufacturing Supervision with great effort, and this kind of single-tube clairvoyance was actually only produced in a few units when it was first developed, and then all of them were converted to the production of binocular lenses.

The reason why several masters will work hard is because they have to set up a self-destruct mechanism on the lens barrel to prevent artificial disassembly. Of course, the masters can't apply the ultra-modern technology of self-bombing to the small clairvoyant mirror, they just try to make the inner wall of the lens barrel and the lens form a whole, once the lens barrel is subjected to more than the strength of the external force collision and squeezing, it will be connected with the lens inside to break fine, making it difficult for people who want to imitate it to find the real secret.

The design idea of the clairvoyant mirror is actually not complicated, just like a layer of window paper, as long as you poke it lightly, the craftsmen will understand. The key technical difficulties are the raw materials used to make the lenses and the process of polishing the crystal into concave and convex lenses. Liu He's secret technology in his hands is far more than a clairvoyant, and he is not worried about how big a wave Ma Teng can make with the monocular he sent alone.

In addition to giving Ma Teng three sets of Mingguang armor and a monocular clairvoyant, Chen Yi also brought Ma Teng gifts such as jade, pearls, and mountain ginseng, which can be regarded as extravagant and generous.

Ma Teng held a banquet in the mansion that day, warmly entertained Chen Yi, and there were also Qiang girls who were scantily dressed and dressed in particularly enchanting clothes to add to the fun. Although Chen Yi was anxious to complete the task assigned by Liu He as soon as possible, he understood the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, so he forcibly endured the words he really wanted to say in his heart, and pushed the cup with Ma Teng, and drank drunk.

When Chen Yi woke up, it was already the next morning, Ma Teng asked people to prepare the carriage, and Ma Chao had already packed up and stopped, just waiting for Chen Yi to have breakfast. He accompanied Chen Yi to the scenic spots near Guzang.

When Chen Yi got into the carriage, he said casually: "I have long heard that Xiliang Tie is the best in the world, and I don't know if I have a chance to see it this time." ”

Ma Chao didn't say anything, but he took Chen Yi's words to heart.

In the next few days, Ma Chao accompanied Chen Yi down the Lushui River and wandered until Xiu Tuze, and then turned back. Chen Yi is an elegant person, and he is the best at touring mountains and rivers, not to mention that among the subordinates who traveled with him, there are a few who are good at the map supervisor of the Military Intelligence Department. Just remember the situation near Guzang clearly.

A few days later, when Chen Yi's carriage returned to Guzang, Ma Teng was waiting outside the city with a cavalry.

"I don't know if Mr. Chen can have Yaxing to watch our army's camping drills?" Ma Teng greeted Chen Yi.

"I can't ask for it, just take a look at the demeanor of Xiliangxiong!" Chen Yi showed an expectant look.

Ma Teng then took Chen Yi to the northeast for thirty miles, came to an open wilderness, and then set up a tent, ready to show Chen Yi the strength of his army in the coming day.

Chen Yi and his retinue were settled in the camp on the left side of the distance by Ma Teng, and were guarded by Pang De's son Pang Hui with men and horses. After everyone rested at night, Ma Teng called Pang De and Ma Chao into his tent. Arrange the specific matters of tomorrow's cavalry exercises.

Ma Teng said to Pang De and Ma Chao: "If you are courteous to others, you must have the truth of what you want, I believe you should all know." This time, Chen Yi came all the way from Jicheng and sent heavy gifts. There must be something very important to turn to us. I have been silent for the past few days, just to take the initiative when I am counteroffering. In the past few days, I have been pondering, our Xiliang land is not as prosperous and rich as Youzhou, and the only good horses and brave knights from the Western Regions can be obtained. Therefore, tomorrow's martial arts drill must not only let Chen Yi see the power of Xiliang Tieqi, but also not completely expose our strength. ”

Pound and Ma Chao understood what Ma Teng meant. Return to the left and right battalions for overnight preparations. Tomorrow, Pang De's left battalion and Ma Chao's right battalion will conduct a cavalry drill in the wilderness, not only to show Chen Yi, but also to organize a regular drill.

In Chen Yi's tent, several commanders and military marquis in the cavalry guard were called into their tents by Chen Yi. According to the Han military system, the tun chief led 100 people, and the military marquis led 200 people. These commanders and military marquis, in later generations, are the grassroots officers in the army, and they are also the key to an army linking commanders and ordinary soldiers.

Chen Yi said softly: "Several strong men have hidden their identities all the way to escort Chen, this time is really hard for you!" ”

"Special Envoy Chen, don't be polite! Since we have accepted this special mission, we have already put life and death aside, so what is the point of enduring a little hardship? A tun chief said.

"Envoy Chen called us here, but what do we need to do?" Another marquis asked.

"Tomorrow, I will take everyone to watch the Xiliang military exercise, and Ma Teng will definitely show off to me. In order to facilitate the subsequent talks, I would like to ask you to bring the brothers who came this time to thwart Ma Teng's arrogance. You are all the elite of the cavalry guards, can you be sure that you will face the elite cavalry of the Xiliang army? ”

Several people did not answer Chen Yi's question immediately, but asked Chen Yi how to solve the problems of war horses and equipment, and how to compete. Zhao Yun, the commander of the cavalry guard, is resolute and calm by nature, and even brings out the temperament of the officers in the middle and lower ranks of the general, and he will not be blindly arrogant when he encounters anything, but first find out the specific situation before making a judgment.

Chen Yi told several officers that after watching the Xiliang cavalry's military exercises tomorrow, they would ask Ma Teng for a fight, and then each side would send 100 people to use the equipment in the Xiliang army to attack, regardless of victory or defeat, just for "friendly" exchanges.

A team leader frowned and said: "During this time, our war horse has rested for a few days, although the fat has not been fed, but the strength should be fully recovered, but it will not affect the performance." It's just that when we left Macheng, we had already left the standard Takahashi saddle and two-foot stirrups in the camp, and if we used the harness of the Xiliang Army, it would definitely not be conducive to us to fully exert our strength. ”

Another team leader said: "Although we don't have the advantage of harness, and we don't have the convenience of blade protection, don't forget that we are horse guards, and what we are best at is not fighting alone, but working together!" I think I can give it a try, even if I lose, it is a very valuable test! ”

After some discussion, several people finally unified their thoughts and thought that they could compete with the Xiliang cavalry. Chen Yi then deliberately confessed that when he competed tomorrow, he would try his best to get to the end, as long as Ma Teng's soldiers did not kill him, he would not kill him here, but if the other party did not do things authentically, he would not be polite. Although this was an away game, Chen Yi thought that Ma Teng was not arrogant enough to kill the envoy's entourage casually.

The next morning, the weather was fine, and Ma Teng mobilized 5,000 Xiliang cavalry to perform martial arts in the east of Guzang City.

Ma Chao and Pang De each led 1,500 cavalry, of which Ma Chao's troops were directly east of the sand dunes where they watched the martial arts, while the team led by Pang De was due west of the dunes. Ma Teng asked people to blow the desolate and melodious horn at the top of the sand dune, and after a while, Chen Yi saw two rolling "yellow dragons" appear on both sides of the field of vision, and then collided fiercely together.

To be honest, this kind of drill of two cavalry hedging is not the first time that the scribe Chen Yi has seen it. Before he set off from Macheng, he had stayed in the Xiao Cavalry Guard for a few days, and Xia Houlan, the deputy general of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, accompanied him to watch several military exercises, and the troops dispatched each time were at least more than 5,000 troops, and often two cavalry captains led 2,000 brothers under their command to fight to the death with another cavalry captain. Although it will not really be killed, after all, all weapons are made of wood, plus protective gear to defend themselves, but after a martial arts exercise, there are always hundreds of people who are either slightly injured or seriously injured.

In order to make Ma Teng feel glorious on his face, Chen Yi deliberately widened his eyes and opened his mouth when he saw Pang De and Ma Chao fighting fiercely, showing a look of surprise.

"Mr. Chen, how is the Xiliang'er Lang under my command compared to the Youzhou cavalry?" Ma Teng asked Chen Yi proudly.

Chen Yi bowed his head and said seriously: "Well, the general governs the army well, and the Xiliang cavalry under his command does live up to the title of 'the courage of the world', and can catch up with the combat power of the cavalry battalion of the Youyan Army." ”

Well...... What does Chen Yi mean by this? What is the Xiliang cavalry that has caught up with the combat power of the cavalry battalion of the Youyan Army? Isn't the most awesome cavalry in Youzhou called the Xiao Cavalry Guard?

I'll rub it, Chen Yi, tell me what you say!

Ma Teng's heart instantly saw thousands of Xiliang horses rushing by, looking very unwilling.

Chen Yi still wants to talk to Ma Teng about business, and naturally he can't be offended to death at this time, so he continued: "General, the more than 100 people who escorted me to Liangzhou this time happened to be a team of people in the Xiaocai Guard, last night they heard that the general invited me to watch the military exercise today, and one by one they shouted at me that they wanted to learn from the Xiliang brothers, I don't know if the general can arrange it, and let this group of soldiers who don't know the height of the sky know that they are powerful!" ”

Haha, Ma Teng was happy, and he was worried about how to find a place to come back, Chen Yi sent it up, it's really good!

"Since the heroes from Youzhou have this requirement, as a landlord, he naturally has to try his best to meet it, but he doesn't know how to compete?"

Chen Yi then expressed the idea of sending 100 people from each side to use the same equipment, protective gear, and horse harness to have a "friendly" match under the sand dunes. Ma Teng then turned down the dunes, shouted his henchman Pound to the side, whispered an explanation, and returned with a smile.

Chen Yi's side had already finished discussing it last night, so he only needed to send someone to bring the hundred Xiao cavalry guards who were still wearing ordinary caravan guard clothes in the distance into the venue, and prepare them according to the protective gear and horse harness provided by the Xiliang Army. (To be continued......)