Chapter 180: The Heroes Gather
"Six hundred miles expedited!" A slanted post man in crooked armor held a letter of colorful feathers hanging high and galloped through Suzaku Street and rushed towards the imperial city directly north of Chang'an City. The common people of Chang'an have taken refuge in the side street storefronts along the way, making way for this hot post messenger to open a wide passage.
"There must be another Yanmen emergency." Ouyang Xizhao, who was on the third floor of the Hero Building, looked at the fast horse sweeping by Suzaku Street from a distance with a wine glass, and muttered.
Peng Wuwang, who was standing in front of the window with him, couldn't help but sweat a little bit in his palms, and he said in a deep voice: "Senior Ouyang, you said that the emperor would let us keep a big dart trip in the near future. Eldest brother, the second brother has been accompanying the seniors of Shaolin Temple to Yanmen to fight the enemy for a few days, and I have no hope of waiting here."
Ouyang Xizhao was also a little anxious, and said, "This trip is related to the honor and disgrace of my Tang Heavenly Dynasty, it is very important, I also want to go with you, don't you say I'm not in a hurry?" In this case, we will immediately return to the Chang'an branch and see if there are any eyebrows." Peng Wuwang hurriedly nodded yes, and the two hurriedly walked down the hero building.
Everyone in the Chang'an Branch of the Flying Tiger Dart Bureau waited quietly outside the door of the living room of the Chang'an Branch, and did everything possible to look inside. Even those usually unruly and pretentious darts had admiration and excitement on their faces, stretched their necks to the maximum length they could reach in their lives, and couldn't stop looking inside the door. As soon as Peng Wuwang and Ouyang Xizhao walked into the gate of the dart game, they saw this scene. Ouyang Xizhao was overjoyed and said to Peng Wuhopeless, "Brother Peng, it seems that the dart we are looking forward to has finally been sent."
At this moment, a loud and earth-shaking laughter came from your living room, and two military attachés with helmets and armor, soap robes and plain belts, and a majestic spirit walked out of the door. Dozens of dart-headed dart masters who had been waiting outside the door for a long time bowed respectfully and saluted, and said loudly: "Congratulations to General Cheng, congratulations to General Qin." It turned out that these two people were Cheng Zhijie and Qin Shubao, the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Ouyang Xizhao greeted him with a big laugh, grabbed the arms of the two and said with a smile, "Are the two of you here to be majestic?" Cheng Zhijie punched Ouyang Xizhao on the shoulder and said, "You old Ouyang, don't talk nonsense here. Hey, grandpa, I'm here to support the dart today." Qin Shubao came to Peng Wuwang at this time, looked at him carefully for a long time, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Young man, you have a job to do this time."
Peng Wuwang looked at Uncle Qin in surprise and said, "General Qin, I'm really happy to meet you again. Why is it so important that you and General Cheng have to work for you?"
Qin Shubao laughed and said, "I have already talked to Ling Mei Hong Sixue about the specific details." He looked back, just as Hong Sixue also walked out of the door with a smile on her face, nodded towards Peng Wuwang, and said, "This dart is reasonable, and we Flying Tiger Dart Bureau should not refuse, so I have already taken it on behalf of the eldest brother."
Peng Wuwang raised his eyebrows and said excitedly, "Okay, you decide."
Cheng Zhijie looked around at the darts in the Flying Tiger Dart Bureau, and said to him Peng Wuhopelessly: "Little brother, your Flying Tiger Dart Bureau is good anywhere, but the wine is too light, tomorrow I will have someone send three hundred altars of fine wine, so that the brothers can have a good drink." As soon as these words came out, a cheer immediately sounded in the dart game.
On the big table in the middle of the martial arts arena of the Flying Tiger Dart Bureau, there was a golden bright armor with golden light. The style of this set of armor has been handed down from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the present, and like chain mail, it was quite popular with kings and famous generals in the Tang Dynasty. On the big table, this set of peculiar armor mixes the advantages of chain mail and bright light armor, with four gold guards polished to be extremely bright to cover the front heart and back, shoulder armor, knee armor and body armor are all gold rings embellished into clothes, a ring set of four rings, like a ring lock, tightly locked to protect the body, in the shoulder and waist cleverly inlaid with several dazzling gems, by the sun, brilliant, colorful, like the treasure handed down from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.
Peng Wuwang was wearing a pure black warrior uniform unique to the Flying Tiger Dart Bureau, wearing white cloth leggings, tying a white belt around his waist, and a white sweat towel neatly tied around his left arm, full of energy, standing majestically on the side of this set of golden armor.
All the darts of the Flying Tiger Dart Bureau gathered on the martial arts arena, standing solemnly in front of the golden armor, and everyone's face was a look of eagerness.
"Brothers, you must be curious to know what kind of dart we are protecting, right?" Peng Wuwang smiled.
The people in the dart game laughed one after another, and for some reason, as soon as Peng Wuwang stood in front of them and spoke, they couldn't help but laugh at themselves.
Peng Wuwang patted the set of golden armor in front of him vigorously, and said, "The emperor has issued an imperial decree to escort this set of golden armor made of armor modeled after the battle armor worn by the son of today when he fought on the battlefield back then, to the city of Limo people of the Bohai Kingdom, which is being occupied by the Turks, and hand it over to the Lord of the Bohai Kingdom, Da Qirong."
As soon as these words came out, everyone whispered excitedly. Li Yu touched his short beard and said, "This is a bit difficult, I heard that the Bohai Kingdom was entrenched by tens of thousands of Turks, and the people of Limo were forced to leave their hometowns and flee south with their cattle and sheep, and there were bandits and enemies all along the way, which was really dangerous."
"Don't be afraid!" Peng Wuxing couldn't wait to grab the conversation, and said excitedly, "With my third brother here, everything will naturally turn evil into good."
"Chief Darthead, take us to the Bohai Sea Kingdom." Hou Zaichun said eagerly. He and Peng Wuwu practiced their two-handed swordsmanship day and night, and now they have achieved great success, and their martial arts are no longer the same as Wuxia Ameng in the past, so they can't wait to try their skills.
At this time, the scheming Lu Wuwu said worriedly: "Chief dartman, if you usually have a grass coating, or a small group of enemy soldiers, I believe that my Flying Tiger Dart Bureau has never been afraid, but if you encounter a large army of enemies, the Turks have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are brave and good at fighting, I am afraid that the manpower of my Dart Bureau will be wiped out." As soon as these words came out, Li Xiaotian and Zuo Lianshan nodded one after another. These three brothers have many years of experience in the green forests outside the Saiwai and know the ferocity of the Turks.
Peng Wuwang nodded and said, "Yes, to be honest, this trip is indeed difficult and dangerous. So I'm going to select the elite of the dart game to rush to the Bohai Kingdom together, so that everyone can take care of each other and ensure safety."
He suddenly smiled and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you honestly, the emperor wants us to be able to reach the palace city of the Limo people with our whole body, personally hand over the emperor's imperial letter and golden armor to the lord of the Bohai Kingdom, and then retreat with our whole body. If one person is lost, it will destroy the Tianwei of my Datang, and the dart silver will be halved." As soon as these words came out, the crowd in the dart game was excited and discussed.
Peng Wuwang said in a loud voice: "Before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, when my Han people saw the Turks, they all ran in a hurry, fled in a hurry, and lost face. And now, our Tang disciples want to show their majesty in front of the most elite soldiers and horses of the Turks, so that they can know the power of our Tang people. I wonder if you're interested in going?"
As soon as these words came out, the people in the dart game were thunderous, and immediately countless strong darts rushed forward, please get out of the plug.
Peng Wuwang looked back at Hong Sixue, who had been standing quietly behind him, smiled slightly, and said, "Sixue has already prepared the list of darts for this time, brothers listen carefully." As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, silently waiting for Hong Sixue to speak.
Hong Sixue nodded towards Peng Wuwang, held up a piece of white paper, and said loudly: "This dart is a big deal, at present, it is proposed that the chief dart head Peng Wuwang, the deputy chief dart head Hong Sixue, the dart head of the Chang'an Branch Li Xiaotian, the dart head of the Bashu Branch Lu Wuwu, the dart head of the Jiangnan Branch Peng Wuxing, the dart head of the Henan Branch Zuo Lianshan, the chief dart master Hou Zaichun, Keqing Luo Mingxian, Zhao Yixiang, the treasurer Li Yu, Fang Mengjing,. There is also the medical fairy Miss Jia who also wants to go with her." The dart masters who were read their names were all overjoyed, and the other children of the dart game who were named Sun Shan were all dejected and shook their heads.
Peng Wuwang frowned and asked in a low voice, "My two apprentices should indeed take them to see and see, but Miss Fang and Mr. Li don't have martial arts, is it a bit dangerous. Also, Miss Jia is not a dart player, so there seems to be no need to take such a risk."
At this time, Fang Mengjing came to him and said with a smile: "Brother Peng, why worry, Mr. Li and I have our own ways to protect ourselves, and this trip is dangerous, use your brains more than your hands, I believe you will eventually use our place." There is another ,......" She hesitated for a moment before smiling and said, "Sister Jia hopes to go outside the Saiwai to see it, with her rejuvenation skill, we will be more sure of this trip." After speaking, she looked at Hong Sixue.
Hong Sixue smiled mysteriously and said, "Big brother, actually, there are still many people who want to go with us."
Peng Wuwang asked curiously; "Really, who else?"
At this moment, a huge palm slapped heavily on his shoulder, Peng Wuwang hurriedly turned around, but saw Lei Ye's tall figure covering the sky and the sun, only to hear him say, "Brother Peng, this trip is so fun, if you don't take me, I'm going to turn my face with you!"
Peng Wuwang was overjoyed and said, "Brother Lei is also going, so I really can't ask for it." As soon as his words fell, a clear voice came: "Brother Peng, this dart is so dangerous, don't you need my three brothers to accompany you?" Peng Wuwang turned his head, but saw Lian Feng, Zheng Juchen and Xiao Liechen walking slowly from outside the gate of the dart game. Today, these three people are still dressed in white and robes, just as chic and complacent as in the Six Arts Gambling House that day.
Peng Wuwang came to them in three steps and two steps, and said happily, "If the three brothers can walk together, of course I, Peng Wuwang, will be overjoyed."
Lian Feng looked at Zheng Juechen, whose nostrils were facing the sky, smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Peng, the three of us still owe you 20,000 taels of silver, and I have to escort you on this trip no matter what, otherwise I don't know if there is a chance to pay it back in the future."
Zheng Juechen looked at Hong Sixue behind Peng Wuwang, with a look of longing in his eyes. Xiao Liechen bowed to Peng Wuwang too politely, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Peng, be a cow and a horse, and you will not give up." His stuttering has improved, but he still has occasional attacks, so he can only repeat his habitual words to ensure that he does not stutter. This is a cow and a horse, and he has been reciting the eight words since the day he was beaten. Now that he said it in one breath, his tone was extremely weird, which provoked Peng Wuwang and Zheng, and even the two of them couldn't help laughing.
Peng Wuwang said to Xiao Liechen, "Brother Xiao, you should be in a hurry to get married, why did you think about my bodyguard?"
Xiao Liechen nodded and said, "If you don't protect this dart, you will not marry." As soon as these words came out, the audience burst into laughter. His face turned red, and he quickly said, "No. It's a vow not to marry."
At this moment, a series of rumbling horses' hooves stomped on the ground sounded in the alleys of Chang'an Street, and countless fast horses flashed on the street. Immediately afterwards, children from all over the families playing on the street knocked on the door in groups, knocking and shouting: "Great victory at Yanmen Pass, great victory at Yanmen Pass!" This earth-shattering news drove all the people who were at home onto the street, and everyone rushed to tell each other happily. Since the siege of Yanmen, the people of Chang'an City have been worried all day long, and they are afraid all day long, and now they have heard the good news, how can they not be overjoyed.
I don't know which one started, the rich and noble families in Chang'an City began to set off fireworks, and all the alleys and courtyards were filled with the sound of firecrackers on the walls. The people gathered on the long street, and the cry of "Long live my emperor" was deafening.
When the heat wave of cheers swept through the Flying Tiger Dart game, Peng Wuwang finally set the list of darts for this trip. Among them, there are new Qiankun stick Lei Yechang, Yijian Gongzi Lian Feng, Yinying Gongzi Xiao Liechen and White Horse Gongzi Zheng Juechen.
"Tomorrow's sunrise dart!" After Peng Wuwang wrote these four prominent names into the list, he threw the brush to his side and said loudly.
Thousands of chestnut craftsmen were driven to the forest farm southeast of the city by the fierce warriors of Mantuo. Countless large-scale siege equipment is being built in full swing, and Mantuo leads his generals to patrol the forest farm majestically, and listen to the official in charge of overseeing the production explain in detail the purpose of the strange siege equipment here.
"Tell Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, the construction of the siege equipment you requested has begun, and I believe that it will be completed within ten days." The chestnut craftsman pointed to the machine in front of him with a blank face and stated, "This is a thunderbolt that has been handed down since the Three Kingdoms period, and during the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao used this powerful catapult to break through the towering wooden oars of Yuan Shao's camp in one fell swoop. The technology that the Han people have passed on to the Bohai Sea has been a bit backward, and I have now improved it, these stone-throwing tools are operated by twenty to thirty people each, and can shoot nearly 100 catties of boulders, up to five zhang high, and can attack the walls of any Han people, even the walls of Chang'an City."
Mantuo looked at the huge wooden frame in front of him, the stone thrower of the cowhide rope, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Yes, well done, I want to have more such guys."
Then he pointed to a wooden cart six feet high and one foot long, and said, "This is the so-called wooden donkey cart, with the top of the chevron shape," and then he gestured with his hand in the shape of a human figure, and then said, "The roof is covered with cowhides, which can hide several people, and this cart is strong enough to withstand the enemy's stone-throwing attacks and transport our archers to the city."
"Good!" Mantuo raised his finger and praised.
The woodsmith was indifferent to another group of wooden carts like wheelbarrows, and said aloud, "This is a toad cart used to fill the siege ditches, and can transport sand and gravel to fill the moats and trenches. The front is lined with sturdy wooden planks to shield the arrows."
Several people came to a huge wooden cart, and the chestnut craftsman showed a gentle smile on his face, caressed the wheel of the giant cart lovingly, and said softly: "This is a siege vehicle designed by me myself, which can erect two sets of folding ladders at the same time, and the wedge-shaped slope in front of the cart is three feet high, if the city is not large, the soldiers can directly step on it and rush into the city."
"Great!" The generals behind Mantuo couldn't help but let out cheers and admiration, and Mantuo's face was also full of satisfaction.
Glancing coldly at this group of wolf-like Turkic warriors, he came to a huge wooden cart of incomparably long proportions, and said, "This is my crashing cart made of hundred-year-old giant wood, with a roof made of cedar wood and cowhide, so that the soldiers who push the crash can hide inside it to avoid being injured by bows and arrows. Iron wedges are installed on top of the giant trees, and striking the gates of the city can do twice the result with half the effort."
"Hahahaha!" Mantuo couldn't hold back any longer, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said loudly, "With this unparalleled weapon, try to see who else in the world can stop our Turkic heroes."
Hearing his wild and unbridled laughter, the chestnut master bowed his head and a gloomy look on his face. "Okay, Huang Xuanzhong, you are worthy of being the first craftsman of Limo, if our clan wins a big victory this time, I will guarantee you wealth and glory for the rest of your life." Mantuo said happily.
Huang Xuanzhong shook his head and did not speak. As if unaware, Mando asked, "Where did you learn all these skillful carpenters?"
Huang Xuanzhong's expression darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Before the old chief died, he sent our senior brothers to the Central Plains to learn the art of skillful manufacturing. I met Mr. Li, a skilled craftsman, and finally became a great tool. It's a pity that several of my brothers and sisters are greedy for the prosperity of Middle-earth and refuse to return north. I had to go back alone. I thought I could defend my family and the country with my skills, but unfortunately ......."
"Hmph!" Mantuo smiled coldly, "It's a pity that you have to use what you have learned to serve the Turks who invaded the Central Plains in the south, yes or no?"
Huang Xuanzhong sighed, and said, "I know that Grace will take revenge, but heaven and earth will not allow it, if the Tang Kingdom falls, I should commit suicide to thank my teacher." I only ask Your Highness the Third Highness to spare the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in my Bohai Kingdom."
Mandol snorted coldly and said, "That also depends on how I feel. In ten days, I will come again." After saying that, he glanced at him disdainfully, waved the sleeves of his robe, led more than a dozen generals, and strode away.