After talking about the house, Qin Dong said to Liu Yang again: "Big brother, I want to select strong men from the more than 5,000 Han people who came this time to form a crossbow army of 500 people, their weapons are equipped with the kind of crossbows we have just seen, each soldier is equipped with four arrow boxes, in addition to the crossbows, they are also equipped with leather helmets and leather armor, and they are also equipped with melee short weapons, and the short weapons use this kind of knife I use to protect themselves, I call this kind of knife 'warrior knife'" After speaking, he handed the knife on his waist to Liu Yang.

The saber on Qin Dong's waist is somewhat similar to Liu Yang's saber, but it is somewhat different, and the shape is also somewhat similar to the Japanese samurai swords of later generations, but it is thicker and heavier than that of the Japanese samurai island, and the curvature is smaller, and it can be stabbed straight or chopped.

Liu Yang took the knife, pulled out the blade and looked at it, tried the edge with his fingers, and then knocked on the blade, and finally got up and played a few hands in the lobby, and said after putting the knife into the sheath: "This knife has a sharp edge, it is very easy to use, it can be used with one hand, it can also be used with one hand, the weight is suitable for ordinary samurai, and the material of this knife is hard and tough, can this knife be forged in large quantities?" ”

Qin Dong nodded and said: "The speed of forging is comparable to forging other weapons, it should be feasible to equip the army on a large scale, if such a crossbow army is established, a general is needed, I think the eldest brother is the most suitable, so I want to ask the eldest brother to be the centurion of this army, I hope that the eldest brother will never shirk, you and I brothers should work together to create a career, and lay a land for our Han people to survive here."

Liu Yang thought for a while and said, "According to my brotherhood with my virtuous brother, I should have avoided suspicion. I shouldn't be in this position, but I didn't want to hear what Brother Xian said just now. I can't help but think about other compatriots, well, I will do my best to be this centurion, if I can't do it, I will ask the virtuous brother to choose another merit! ”

After that, Liu Yang began to select strong men among the 5,000 Han people to set up a crossbow army, and those who could travel thousands of miles to the west were basically young and middle-aged, and the number of old people, children, and women accounted for a minority after all. It is too easy for so many young adults to pick 500 people out.

In order to prevent others from gossiping, Qin Dong transferred Muren's deputy Han Lazhen to serve as Liu Yang's deputy, on the one hand, he could avoid others from gossiping. On the other hand, it also relieves pressure on Liu Yang, and at the same time, it can be said to protect Liu Yang, and another point is that checks and balances can be formed.

After taking stock of his family in the past few days, Qin Dong was preparing to leave for Saidika to meet Modo. Pegasus was suddenly sent to the border post to deliver a ransom from the Eastern Roman Empire. It is currently waiting on the border line.

Qin Dong's plan to go to Saidika to meet Modo had to be postponed, so he immediately ordered his troops and horses, including two battalions of archers with 600 cavalry, two battalions of light cavalry with 600 cavalry, 500 heavy infantry, 600 light infantry, a total of 2,300 cavalry, Qin Dong had a lot of horses. There is no need to let the infantry on foot at all, and the infantry also rides horses. The heavy armor was all carried on horses, and the whole force was a mobile force with rapid reaction.

After completing the assembly, Qin Dong gave an order, 1,200 cavalry marched to the eastern border very quickly, and arrived at Sanshan and 36 villages in only one day, and 500 heavy infantry and 600 light infantry had already been assembled under the orders of Faisal and others.

When the cavalry and infantry converged, the entire team was commanded by Qin Dong and drove towards the border together, accompanied by the hostage Marcian.

According to Qin Dong's inner thoughts, he really wanted to kill Marcian after getting the ransom, after all, if he put Marcian back, would this old man feel ashamed after he went back, and raise the army of the whole country to fight him? This is really hard to say, no one dares to guarantee, but to kill Marsian, this is probably even worse, if he has captured Constantinople and captured Marsian, then he can kill Marcian without any scruples, after all, these two situations are different, now the Eastern Roman Empire is still intact, to have soldiers, to have generals, to have money, kill Marsian, the Eastern Roman Empire can also set up a new monarch, if the new emperor wants to get the support of his subjects, want to get the hearts and prestige of the people, It is necessary to start a war with Qin Dong to avenge the killing of the king, this is a national revenge, no matter who is the emperor, this battle must be fought.

Qin Dong was in a dilemma, he rode on his horse and thought for a long time before he got off his horse and jumped into the carriage that Marcian was riding.

Marcian's face was a little gloomy, he was the first time, and he had never experienced this kind of treatment, the emperor of a country was single-handedly captured by a small commander of the enemy country, to be honest, Marcian really wanted to die, it was just too embarrassing, if it was a common man, it didn't matter, the key was that he was an emperor, this face was really humiliating.

The door curtain of the carriage suddenly opened, and Marcian saw Qin Dong, Qin Dong's tall body, and the compelling momentum on his body made Marcian feel uneasy.

Qin Dong sat opposite Marcian, his eyes stared at Marcian without blinking, the murderous aura in his eyes made Marcian shudder, and he trembled and said, "You, what do you want to do?" ”

Qin Dong said calmly: "Presumably His Majesty the Emperor should know, this time I took you to the border, your country has prepared the ransom, and now the ransom has been transported to the border, I don't know if Your Majesty has been comfortable in Pazar these days?" ”

Marcian didn't understand Qin Dong's intentions at all, he said the ransom in the front, why did he ask inexplicable things later? Although he had a bad time, Marcian still said: "Thanks to the care of Commander Qin, I am doing well, the scenery on the grassland is very good, and the scenery is also good!" ”

Qin Dong's eyes lit up: "So you don't want to go back?" Since you like the scenery here so much, and you live here very peacefully, it is better to stay for a while longer, and you are not in a hurry to go back! ”

Marcian hurriedly said: "No, no, no, thank you for the kindness of Commander Qin, I also want to stay for a few more days, but the state affairs are busy." I really can't delay, so I ask Commander Qin to let me go back, since the ransom has arrived. According to the agreement, the adults want to let me go back, all you want is money, so why bother with me? ”

Qin Dong sighed: "The ransom is a lot of money, and with this money, I don't need to trouble His Majesty for a long time, so I must get this ransom." It's just that I'm worried that if I let your majesty go back like this, your majesty will definitely hold a grudge because I once kidnapped you, and I can't guarantee that after my majesty goes back, he will send troops to attack me in retaliation. So...... I really don't want to do this, but I can't help it, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for not being able to keep my promise! ”

"You, what are you going to do. Qin Dong. You can't do this, it's against professional ethics for you to do this, you're a thousand-commander, how can you talk doesn't count, break the agreement? You're going to be spit on by everyone, you can't kill me, really, you took the money. Let me go back, and I won't send troops against you!" Marcian saw the fierce light in Qin Dong's eyes. This made him really sure that Qin Dong was going to kill him, he was really scared in his heart, his face began to turn pale, and his eyes were full of fear, even if he was an emperor, he was no different from ordinary people in the face of death.

Qin Dong asked: "You said so, but who knows what you think in your heart, you said that you won't send troops to fight me after you go back, what guarantee do you get?" Why should I believe you? If you want others to believe in you, you have to show a little sincerity, right? ”

"Yes, yes, sincerity, there must be sincerity, you let me think about it!" Marcian was frightened by the fear of death, and he tried to think of what other chips he could give to Qin Dong as collateral to exchange himself back.

Suddenly, Marcian thought of it, and he hurriedly said: "I have a little daughter named Venina, who is nineteen years old this year, and can marry you, and I will cede Dirmit City to you, and the ransom this time will all belong to you, this is always okay, right?" ”

Qin Dong sneered: "I'm afraid this chip is not big enough, the north of the Rhodope Mountain and the west of Edine are all ceded to me, so that it can appear sincere enough, what do you say?" ”

Marcian was shocked: "What? You, your appetite is too big, this can't be! ”

If the land is ceded according to Qindong's requirements, then Edine, the capital of the Thracian province, will directly become a border city, and will directly face the military pressure of Qindong, the area of the ceded land is too large, so that the entire Thracian province has almost ceded one-third, dozens of cities!

Qin Dong said again: "Since this is the case, then take the Quesnel between Dirmit and Edine as the boundary, and all the areas west of Quesnel belong to me, if you don't agree to this, then I have to kill you first for the safety of myself and my territory, at least I can make your empire civil strife for a while, as for whether the future emperor wants to avenge you, this really doesn't know, if it really fights, then I will talk about it, and now I can only take care of the present!" Your daughter can marry later, but in the area west of Quesnel, your army must retreat first and let my people take over, half a month is enough time to evacuate, right? If you agree, then we will sign a treaty, and after Dimet's army has withdrawn, we will both be in the city, and you can go back after signing the treaty, but within a year, your daughter Venina must marry."

Marcian's face was pale, he had never been forced to be like this by a person, to this point, he was really a little depressed, at this time he could only save his life first, his expression was gloomy, he gritted his teeth and promised: "Okay, I promised!" ”

Qin Dong immediately got out of the carriage, rode his war horse and continued to lead his troops to the border.

In the afternoon of the same day, the army rushed to the border, and the armies of the two sides faced each other across a large ditch on the border line, because it was late, Qin Dong sent people to the side of the ditch to inform the people of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the issue of handover would be discussed tomorrow morning.

That night, both armies were on guard to prevent the other from crossing the ditch and attacking, but nothing happened throughout the night. The next morning, Qin Dong sent someone to shout to the other side by the ditch, asking the main official in charge of the ransom escort to come over and discuss the handover.

The Eastern Roman Empire was responsible for the ransom handover was Leo, the governor of Thrace, after he heard the news reported by his subordinates, he was in trouble, he was worried that he would not be able to go back, but if he didn't go, he couldn't go, Queen Pulkaria gave him the task of changing back to the emperor, if he didn't bring the emperor back, how could he explain to the queen? After weighing it many times, Leo decided to take the risk, the other party's biggest bargaining chip was the emperor, and he, the governor of the province, was dispensable in the eyes of the other party, and it was not worth mentioning.

Leo arrived at Qin Dong's camp through the wooden bridge over the big ditch, and the camp was full of neighing horses, weapons and armor, and the neat footsteps of soldiers, all of which made Leo realize that Qin Dong was ready for battle. He was politely received from Qin Dong's Chinese army, and Emperor Marcian was also present.

Leo saw that Marcian only looked a little bad and didn't seem to be hurt in any way, so he was relieved and saluted the emperor first.

"The great and honorable Barcellus (the title of Emperor, the Greek equivalent of a military chief), your humble servant, Leo, the governor of Thrace, salutes you!" Leo stepped forward and kissed Marcian on the right chest, which was the etiquette for high-ranking officials and ministers of the early Byzantine Empire to meet the emperor, low-ranking officials could only kiss the emperor's feet, and foreign envoys knelt to meet the Byzantine emperor when they met him. None of them had the right to speak to the emperor first, and could only wait for the emperor to ask questions from his attendants.

Although Leo was a member of Queen Pulkaria, but now Marcian saw him as if he had seen a relative, and hurriedly said: "Okay, good, no courtesy!" ”

Leo looked at Qin Dong after saluting Marcian, but did not speak, Qin Dong said, "You are Leo, the governor of Thrace?" Why didn't you salute when you saw General Ben? ”

"Humph!" Leo snorted coldly and said: "My official position is the governor of the province of the Imperial Region, and you are just a small commander of the Huns, let me salute you, a little commander, I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules, right?" According to the usual practice, you are not qualified to sit here and negotiate with me, your official position is too low! ”

Qin Dong laughed, and then his face changed: "Leo, I'm afraid you haven't figured out the situation yet, this is my territory, my territory is my master, your emperor is now in my hands, are you clear?" Then according to what you said, I'm going to invite my country's big order Yu Xià over now? I don't know if he will give face, even if he is willing to give face to come over to negotiate, how long do you think you still have to wait, how long do you need to wait for your emperor to wait with me, if Da Shan Yu comes in person, I am afraid that the ransom you brought is far from enough, he swallows it and doesn't know which corner of his stomach to put it, and my stomach is small, I can only hold so many things, do you want to pay more ransom, or pay the ransom this time and take the emperor back? (To be continued......)