The Qing people are immersed in the sense of security protected by heroes like Li Yiheng, completely forgetting that Li Yiheng is just an outsider and will leave after all, and Qingping clearly knows that He Luo Niu is not the real enemy of the Qing people, the real enemy is the Qing people's obedience to the oppression of the same kind, and their habit of unfair treatment, which eventually leads to the Qing people becoming real slaves. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Yiheng looked at Qingping, who was flying towards the Qing people's council hall with him at this moment, this reconnaissance captain who was about the same age as himself, and thought of the situation where he was ridiculed by the elders in the palace before, and realized that the man in front of him really had the determination to resist and fight to the end. Thinking of this, Li Yiheng felt that it was also his luck to know Qingping.

The two of them came to the gate of the Qing people's palace to ask for a meeting, and the Qing soldiers came back after going in to report, and motioned for Qingping and Li Yiheng to go in. Qing Ping and Li Yiheng came to the council hall, and the scene in front of them was almost unchanged from when they came before, except that there was an old Qing man dressed gorgeously and looked like a businessman. The old man's ever-smiling face and restless rolling eyes revealed that he was very shrewd.

The patriarch asked Qingping: "Qingping, what's the matter?"

Qingping hurriedly took out the iron crossbow stuffed in his arms and showed it to the patriarch: "Patriarch, the finished product of the iron crossbow has been manufactured, although it still needs to be improved, but it is very powerful, and the wooden arrows shot are enough to penetrate the hard shell of Heluo Niu, and Li Yiheng said that the wooden one can also achieve the same power, and the drawings have been drawn, so I asked the patriarch for mass production, if it can be built before the next round of attacks of the Heluo herd, it can completely destroy the Heluo herd and never suffer from future troubles." ”

Qingping stepped forward and handed the iron crossbow to the patriarch to inspect. The patriarch took it and put it in his hand, and looked at it carefully, as if he was looking at a precious piece of porcelain, for fear of falling to the ground by mistake. After reading it, the patriarch exchanged it with Qingping and said, "Why don't you demonstrate it on the spot, so that everyone can see how powerful it is." ”

Li Yiheng stepped forward and helped Qingping load the nine wooden arrows, Qingping pulled the catapult into place, aimed at the wooden pillar near the door in the council hall, aimed and launched, the nine wooden arrows were accurately nailed in, the patriarch looked at the wooden arrows embedded in the wooden pillar, clapped his hands, and the elders on both sides also praised again and again.

The patriarch said to Qingping: "Now send twenty craftsmen to help you make wooden crossbows, I hope you will produce the first batch for the Qing soldiers to equip as soon as possible, if you still need anything, just mention it." ”

Qingping hesitated for a moment and said to the patriarch, "I want a pair of elite soldiers to collect the strings needed to make wooden crossbows. ”

"Oh, what kind of material is the string rope, and it requires a team of elite soldiers?" asked the patriarch curiously.

Qingping hesitated again, and then said: "The string rope is indeed special, it is made from the inner core of the thorn strip. “

As soon as these words came out, the hall exploded, and the elders began another round of accusations:

"The thorn net is used to defend against Heluo Niu, how can it be cut down?"

"Thorn Strip will actively attack the person who hurts it, it's too dangerous. ”

"Isn't this opening the door to welcome the herd of Heluo, no, no!"

The patriarch listened carefully to the elders' opinions, and then scolded: "Quiet!" The council hall fell silent, and the elders looked at the patriarch, as if expecting the patriarch not to agree to this. The patriarch looked at the old man who looked like a merchant and said, "Mr. Qing Wanjin, what is your opinion?"

"It turns out that his name is Qing Wanjin, no wonder he looks so shrewd, and his identity can be revealed from his name", Li Yiheng thought secretly and looked at the old man again.

I saw Qing Wanjin stand up, first bowed deeply to the patriarch, and then said to the elders: "Captain Qingping wants to build the wooden crossbow before the next attack with Luo Niu, so that he can destroy the Heluo herd in one fell swoop;

Qing Wanjin turned around and bowed to the patriarch again: "Patriarch, but that's what you mean?"

The patriarch happily motioned for Qing Wanjin to sit down, and said to Qing Ping: "What Mr. Qing Wanjin said just now is not unreasonable, have you thought about it?"

This can be Qingping asked, previously explained to Li Yiheng, Li Yiheng did not think about this matter, it can be said that the two of them are thinking in a good direction, without considering these potential dangers, and now after the old man of Qingwanjin, he found that the original plan was loophole, and he didn't know how to reply for a while.

Seeing that Qingping was in difficulty, Li Yiheng stepped forward and said: "We can use rattan to weave a huge net in advance to block the mining place, although it is not as strong as the thorn net itself, it can resist for a while, besides, we don't want to mine in the same place, we can make multiple dots, the area of the thorn net is so large, it can also confuse the route of Luo Niu's attack." ”

Li Yiheng's answer was like a heart booster, which strengthened Qingping's confidence in making wooden crossbows, but the old man asked Li Yiheng: "As far as I know, Thorn Strip will take the initiative to attack any creature that harms it, presumably you have also suffered a lot this time when you go to pick the inner core of Thorn Strip, how to solve this problem? Many soldiers will be sacrificed." ”

"If there is a war, there will be sacrifices, it depends on whether it is worth it, if it is to sacrifice oneself in exchange for the safety of the entire clan, it is also heavier than Mount Tai", Li Yiheng replied in front of Qingping, Li Yiheng knew that even if he didn't say it, Qingping would say it, but this sentence would have a better effect when it came out of the mouth of an outsider.

Looking at Li Yiheng, who made a generous statement, the patriarch didn't know what to say for a while: agree, they are his own people, and he can't bear to see them not die in the war against Heluo Niu, but are killed by the thorn strips that serve as a defensive barrier;

Qing Wanjin saw the patriarch's embarrassment, so he said to the patriarch: "I came this time, and there is another very important matter to report to the patriarch, it seems that now is the best time." ”

When the patriarch heard that Qing Wanjin came out to relieve the siege, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What is the important matter, Mr. Qing will say it quickly." ”

"I came to the Ying tribe this time in trade, and saw the light source of our world - the light tree "mulberry ginseng", and I found that as long as the light source is sufficient, the thorn net will be thicker, and Luo Niu does not dare to enter, so the Ying and Huo countries can avoid the large-scale attack of the Luo herd, but we have a dim light here, the thorn net is relatively sparse, and there are many gaps, so He Luo Niu can come in in large numbers, if we can obtain the seeds of the light tree, cultivate a new light tree "mulberry ginseng" , you can have enough light to stimulate the thorn strip to become thicker, and then stop the attack of Luo Niu. Qing Wanjin looked at everyone, waiting for everyone's response.

Li Yiheng felt strange and asked Qing Wanjin: "Why are you able to enter and exit the Huo and Ying tribes, and you can come back safely?"

This question is also Qingping's question: That is, I just escaped from the Huo clan, how can you be an old man who can enter and exit safely?

The patriarch explained to Li Yiheng: "I forgot to introduce to you that Mr. Qing Wanjin is the only person who can trade freely between the three countries of the Qing people, after all, although we are at the bottom here, there are special items that the Huo and Ying people need-the shrine, which can only be made by the skilled craftsmen of our Qing people, so Mr. Qing Wanjin was selected as a merchant to trade between the three countries, and he is the only one." The patriarch's words deeply stimulated Qingping's heart: Is this politics? Even if they hate each other, there will still be trade? The patriarch is willing to let his people succumb to this place?

Li Yiheng recalled seeing some old Qing people carving some tower-like things on the street, which looked quite exquisite, and he almost bought them back at that time, presumably it was a shrine.

It's really a thing to wake up from a dream, Qingping only now realizes that he is still too young, and there are many things that he can't understand, and many things that can't be done with just his blood.

Li Yiheng was thinking about other things: according to the description of the old man Qingwanjin, it was proved that his guess in the Huo clan was not wrong, the light source has an important impact on the growth of thorns, but compared with the fruit of the light tree "mulberry ginseng" and the manufacture of crossbow machines, although the former is more difficult, but if it fails, only a few people need to be sacrificed, and even if the latter succeeds, many people will be sacrificed, so in comparison, if the patriarch makes the decision, it is better to steal the fire, after all, only the least sacrifice is needed to complete.

Sure enough, the patriarch expressed his opinion, the same as Li Yiheng guessed: stealing the fruit is the first choice. is really a conservative person, no wonder the Qing people failed to turn over under his leadership.

Li Yiheng patriarch said: "It's better to be like this, one side steals seeds, and the other side makes crossbow machines, so that although the sacrifice may be greater, there will be guarantees, and if one side fails, the other party can remedy it."

After discussion, it was finally decided: the two parties carried out at the same time, but the manufacture of the crossbow machine should be careful, and then find a way to take the string rope; since Mr. Qing Wanjin can enter and exit the Huo and Ying tribes, then try to let Qing Wanjin communicate with the two tribes, saying that he is physically inconvenient and needs to bring a few apprentices to serve, and take the opportunity to steal the fruit of "Sang Shen".

On the way home, Qingping repeatedly recalled what the patriarch said, the patriarch was ostensibly thinking about the people, but this was more harmful to the Qing people: the Qing people could only live at the bottom of the dim light forever, and they had to resist the attack of Luo Niu, why not resist once, even once, it would arouse more children's sense of resistance, and a new hero would appear in the near future to lead the Qing people to regain their original homeland.

Qingping's sullen expression also affected Li Yiheng, saying that emotions would be contagious, this time Li Yiheng saw it and believed it, Qingping's mood also experienced several ups and downs in one day, looking at Qingping's frowning brows, I believe that if you pour some water into it, you can store it inside.

"Hey, what do you think, so unhappy?" Li Yiheng couldn't bear it anymore and asked Qingping.

"You say, if our Qing clan attacks the Huo clan, is there a chance of winning?", Qingping's whole face twitched because of nervousness when he said this question.

Hearing Qingping's question, Li Yiheng finally saw that the seeds of rebellion in Qingping's heart had sprouted, and he was even more determined to help Qingping regain his lost homeland, and what made Li Yiheng feel even more relieved was that he was now able to influence others.

"There is no chance of win!", Li Yiheng did not hesitate to say the answer in his heart, it was obvious that he was not ready to leave Qingping a little room for luck, he wanted Qingping to recognize the situation and realize the huge gap between the Qing and Huo people, and even the Ying people who had never met.

Qingping smiled bitterly: "It seems that the patriarch's forbearance has been right, the Qing clan does not have the strength to start a war with the Huo nationality, even if there is a war, the Qing clan is the one with the heaviest casualties." ”