Liu Qingsheng didn't expect that he would be alive with an arrow in his body, let alone lying on his bed when he woke up.

He looked down at the wound on his chest, it had been cleaned and bandaged, except for some pain, it was not life-threatening, and he clearly felt that his body was getting better.

Has it been many days?

He knew very well that his injuries would definitely kill him, even if he was lucky enough not to die, he would become a "tuberculosis ghost" in the future, how could it be like now?

Just as he was puzzled, a young man in red armor walked in.

He could see the identity of this person at a glance, and the red standard armor was clearly only available to Zhou Jun.

Here it comes!

They're finally here!

Liu Qingsheng burst into tears, this excitement touched the wound, and he coughed violently.

The young man looked at him and frowned, "Can you still walk?" We're invited! ”

"Yes! Yes! ”

Liu Qingsheng quickly turned around, then endured the pain and got up from the bed.

Seeing that he was struggling, the young man stepped forward and took him by the hand and helped him out of the room.

The sun was shining outside, and the red sun had just crossed the treetops, but the summer heat had already begun.

The two came to the flower hall of the second courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Qingsheng saw two young men of twenty-three or four-year-old sitting in the hall.

One sat at his desk, the other at the head of the other.

The young man in front of the desk was handsome, his eyes were like electricity, and there was an erect scar at the center of his eyebrows, like a closed eye, adding a bit of evil charm.

Liu Qingsheng's eyes immediately focused on the young man's clothes, wearing a composite fish scale armor and a crown on his head.

Such a costume undoubtedly shows that this person is a middle- and high-ranking officer of the Great Zhou, and judging that he is only twenty-three or four years old, it is unlikely that he is a general.

Since Zhou Zhaowu ascended the throne, the management of the army has become stricter, and every general must have outstanding military exploits and often have deep qualifications in the army.

Therefore, he deduced that this person should be a famous lieutenant, and the young man who sat under this person in the same attire was undoubtedly also a lieutenant.

Just as he was looking secretly, a voice sounded in his ears: "Lord Liu?!" ”

"I can't bear the word "adult"! ”

Liu Qingsheng hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Liu Sheng of Dazhouji County has seen two adults!" ”

"Da Zhouji County?"

Wang Cheng heard another meaning from these words, and said without praise or disparagement: "After so many years, it is rare that you still remember your identity." ”

"Don't dare to forget!"

Liu Qingsheng raised his head, his face was already full of tears, and he cried: "Twenty years, Liu has been looking forward to the army of the old country recovering the old land all the time, and he is waiting for this day all the time. God, my lord is finally here! ”

"Twenty years, Liu has lived a painful life every day for the past twenty years, and no one regards Liu as a person. Although Liu is a state official, a dog in Xia Guo can bully Liu. ”

The more Liu Qingsheng spoke, the more excited he became, and the bitterness that had been held in his heart for so many years was poured out like water.

Wang Cheng sighed secretly in his heart, he learned from the memory of that Tuoba Commander that Liu Qingsheng had indeed lived a very hard life for so many years and had been bullied.

On the surface, he is the governor of Jizhou, but Xia Ren doesn't buy his account at all, he just treats him as a mascot, and he him when he's in a good mood or when he's bad.

Wang Cheng raised his right hand and said, "Lord Liu, please take a seat!" ”

Liu Qingsheng wiped away his tears and cautiously came to the seat where Zhu Pengfei was headed, but Wang Cheng's next sentence made him uneasy.

"You killed all those people in the yamen?"

Liu Qingsheng Huo stood up from the chair suddenly, his expression couldn't help changing, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "They should be damned!" ”

"Oh?" Wang Cheng frowned.

Liu Qingsheng explained: "They have long become the minions of those Xia people, relying on the strength of the Xia people, they are rampant and domineering in Jizhou City, and the people of the Great Zhou in the city are not less humiliated by them. ”

Wang Cheng nodded, didn't comment, took out an extra crossbow arrow in his hand, and said, "Where did you get this thing from?" ”

Liu Qingsheng bowed down and said, "Don't dare to deceive adults!" Liu's grandfather used to be a craftsman in the army, and he also knew a thing or two about the iron-arm copper crossbow making method. Liu studied with his grandfather for a period of time, and after decades, Liu was lucky enough to make several pairs of iron-armed copper crossbows. ”

When Wang Cheng heard this, his eyes lit up.

Zhu Pengfei also looked at Liu Qingsheng in surprise and said, "You are really a talent!" The iron-armed copper crossbow is the heavy weapon in my Great Zhou Army, it is not that no one has imitated it for so many years, Zheng Guo and Lu Guo have a lot of people, I am the first time I have heard that someone has succeeded! ”

The Iron Arm Copper Crossbow is far more complex than the ordinary bow and crossbow, and it contains many parts, and the specifications and dimensions of these parts are all carefully designed, and even a little bit of it is impossible to assemble the Iron Arm Copper Crossbow. Even if the lucky group is successful, a series of problems will erupt in subsequent use.

This is the number one problem in making an iron-armed copper crossbow, but for those who can make spiritual weapons, it is not a big problem to imitate parts of the same size.

There is a second major problem in the production of iron arm copper crossbows, which is the material, which is also the most core place.

All the refining craftsmen attach great importance to the refining materials and rarely disclose them to outsiders, otherwise it will not be difficult for other craftsmen to imitate them after groping.

Therefore, the materials used for the iron-armed copper crossbow were kept secret throughout the Great Zhou, and no one knew anything except for the King of Zhou and the bigwigs of the Ministry of Industry.

In this way, even if others can imitate the parts, the materials are very different, and they still cannot exert their power.

In order to find out the truth, Wang Cheng asked again: "The iron-armed copper crossbow in your hand is completely forged?" ”

Liu Qingsheng shook his head and said, "How can Liu have that ability?" In the past, after his grandfather was discharged from the army, he brought back the parts of the iron arm copper crossbow, and Liu just assembled them. ”

Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, he was really a little worried that the iron-armed copper crossbow would be copied by outsiders.

Zhu Pengfei, who was sitting at the bottom, said: "In this way, your grandfather has committed the great crime of the Nine Clans!" Dare to sneak the parts of the iron arm copper crossbow out of the army! ”

"Not really!"

Liu Qingsheng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "My grandfather is holding an iron-armed copper crossbow that was scrapped on the battlefield, and they are all things that no one wants, not something that the general stole back." ”

Wang Cheng and Zhu Pengfei glanced at each other, and they believed in this explanation.

After the war, there will be a lot of weapons left on the battlefield, even if some complete iron-armed copper crossbows are left, it is not impossible, especially if the Great Zhou suffers a defeat, those weapons will inevitably fall into the hands of others.

However, being able to assemble the iron arm copper crossbow without drawings is enough to show that Liu Qingsheng is a rare talent.

Wang Cheng's mind moved slightly, and he said, "I don't know what Lord Liu's plans are in the future?" ”

Liu Qingsheng knelt on the ground with a "plop", put his hands on the ground, and said excitedly: "If you don't give up, Liu is willing to be a lackey for the adult!" ”

Wang Cheng hurriedly walked closer, helped Liu Qingsheng up from the ground, and said: "Mr. has great righteousness, Wang admires, if Mr. is willing, how about the position of captain Cheng?" ”

Liu Qingsheng was stunned for a moment, the lieutenant was the lieutenant's adjutant officer, in charge of the clerkship, and was a well-deserved confidant of the lieutenant.

This is to cultivate him as his own!

He hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I am willing to die for my lord!" ”

Wang Cheng said "yes" and asked Liu Qingsheng to sit back.

Zhu Pengfei on the side winked at Wang Cheng, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

They were discussing important matters in the army, and it was not good to leave Liu Qingsheng here.

"It's okay!"

Wang Cheng knew what Zhu Pengfei wanted to say, waved his hand, and said, "Since Master Liu is already a lieutenant of our school, he can participate in the discussion. Moreover, Lord Liu has lived in Jizhou City for a long time, and he must be clearer about the situation in Xia Kingdom than we are. ”

Zhu Pengfei pondered for a moment and said, "It makes sense, he does know the situation in Xia Kingdom better than us. ”

With the approval of the two captains, Liu Qingsheng was no longer as restrained as before, and slowly participated in the discussion.

Regarding the identities of Wang Cheng and Zhu Pengfei, he gradually learned that both of them were captains under Jianwei Zhonglang General Zhu Bangguo, who had made great contributions in the battle against the Black Eagle Army, and were the two rising stars in the entire Western Army.

To his surprise, Wang Cheng not only received the post of captain, but also was made a viscount.

has been in the officialdom for many years, he knows very well what this means, with this identity, Wang Cheng's future promotion will basically be a smooth road.

Xungui was a huge force throughout the Great Zhou, and even the king of Zhou had to unite. With the title of honor, it is equivalent to plating a layer of gold on yourself.

He also saw that although Zhu Pengfei was the son-in-law of General Jianwei Zhonglang, and he was also a lieutenant like Wang Cheng, all military operations were dominated by Wang Cheng.

That's the impact of identity!

So, he put away some of his thoughts and did not despise Wang Cheng because of his youth.

He took the initiative to ask about the military intentions of the two: "Do you want to recover Kei County, or is there another way?" ”

"How?" Wang Cheng asked.

Liu Qingsheng said: "If you want to recover Ji County, you will definitely not be able to hold it with 3,000 men and horses under the command of adults!" Not to mention three or five days, I'm afraid I can't even hold on to a day! ”

"Can't hold on for a day?"

Zhu Pengfei suddenly felt panicked on his face, and said a little angrily: "Do you know that our three thousand people are carefully selected. Each martial arts are exquisite, and the bow and horse are skillful! ”

In order to gather these 3,000 people, Zhu Bangguo exposed the old bottom, selected and selected from more than 10,000 people, and all the elites in the battalion were here.

"I see that you have been kneeling here for a long time, and you don't understand the strength of my large surrounding army." Zhu Pengfei said angrily.

Seeing that Zhu Pengfei was about to continue, Wang Cheng stretched out his hand to interrupt and said, "Listen to what you mean, Xia Guo will soon send troops to attack?" ”

"Not very quickly! Maybe they're on their way now! ”

Liu Qingsheng directly threw a bombshell, which shocked Wang Cheng and the others.

He explained: "Your Excellency should know the terrain of this Jizhou, surrounded by mountains on three sides, once it is recovered by my Great Zhou, the eastern defense line of the Xia Kingdom will be in no danger from now on, and it will always be under the iron hooves of my Great Zhou!" Therefore, the Xia Kingdom will never allow the city of Jizhou to be occupied, and will definitely send heavy troops to come. ”

After Wang Cheng and Zhu Pengfei heard this, they were all silent, they both knew the topography of Jizhou.

The west of Jizhou can be described as a smooth road, there is no danger to defend, if the Xia State really wants to send heavy troops to take it, it is really difficult to hold it with their 3,000 men and horses.

"For today's plan, adults should make a decision as soon as possible, should they go, or should they think of another way?"

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