Chapter 669: Peerless Treasures
"Long Nangang?!" Although Li Dingguo has been active in the southwest region, he still knows the saying that "the world is good steel out of Longnan".
He reached out and pulled out the saber at the waist of his personal guardβthe more than 100 guards still had their own weaponsβand then slashed with the saber issued by the imperial court.
Hearing a crisp sound, a gap more than two inches deep suddenly appeared on his guard's knife, and it was obvious that if he used more force, it would be broken on the spot.
Look at the saber again, the blade is as smooth as new, and there is not even a trace left.
Liu Wenxiu also took a breath on the side, "It is worthy of Longnan Steel!" I'm afraid that the 'Changyang Treasure Knife' I used is not as good as ......."
Li Dingguo couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and asked the officer on the side of the carriage he pointed to: "It's loaded with such sharp weapons?!" β
"General Hui, a total of 5,100 handles, all of which are made of the same steel and the same skills."
"Good, good!" Li Dingguo rubbed his hands happily and turned to the next car, "What is this?" β
A soldier took out a spring wheel from the wooden box on the car and handed it over respectfully. Li Dingguo looked at it again and again for a long time, knowing that it should be a fire gun, but he couldn't use it with a dry stare.
Seeing that the scene was a little embarrassing, Deng Shan hurriedly stepped forward to take the short gun and demonstrate seriously, "Well, this is it." After the ammunition is filled, it is loaded on the body, and it can be taken out at any time to fire, which is most suitable for cavalry. β
As he spoke, he raised his gun and pointed to the distant clearing and pulled the trigger, and the reed wheel quickly sparked, followed by a roar.
Li Dingguo looked at the gun in a daze, "This, this thing doesn't use a fire rope?" β
"No, I don't. The cavalry rushed to kill, where is the time to light the fire rope. Deng Shan is also a person who has "seen the world", and he took it for granted, forgetting that he still took three coins as a treasure a year ago.
"Good! Great stuff! How far can this gun shoot? β
"Thirty steps is enough to kill the enemy."
Li Dingguo touched the reed wheel gun like a treasure, "This is better than the three-eyed gun, but it is to the sky!" β
Deng Shan was a little embarrassed and said: "It's just that the production of this gun is extremely troublesome, and there are only more than 1,500 pieces in the imperial treasury." What is lacking can only be grieved and quickly replaced with bows and arrows. β
"It's quite a lot." Li Dingguo was content, and asked, "I don't know what kind of bow and arrow?" β
"Ah, the bow is the best thing for Tartars." Deng Shan asked people to fetch bows and arrows, "a total of 5,000 horned bows, all selected from the bows of captured thieves. β
Because the compound bow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty used ox and sheep horns as bow arms, it was called the horn bow, which can be regarded as one of the strongest cold weapons in this era.
Li Dingguo secretly sighed, "It's really generous." You must know that Jianyu's bow-making skills are extremely secretive, and the imitation of the Ming Dynasty is far less useful than the "original". Jian Yu regarded his bow as a treasure, and it was rare to capture a few, but today the imperial court actually took out five thousand at once!
In fact, this thing is simply garbage for the Dragon Guard and the Broken Battalion with rifled guns, and after the previous few great victories, the captured Qinggong was piled up in a warehouse and no one used it. This time it can be considered to be able to "clean up" a bit.
"This is armor?!" Li Dingguo held the forged plate armor handed over by the officer, touched and knocked it, and his eyes were full of joy, "How is this armor made?" It's so smooth and flat, and so strong! He weighed his weight, "It's estimated that it's only thirteen or fourteen pounds, right?" β
"General Hui, this is a cuirass armor, made by a hydraulic forging machine. Weighs fourteen pounds. β
Li Dingguo took out the dagger in his hand and stabbed it in the corner of the plate armor, and the smooth surface of the armor with the tip of the knife slid away, leaving only shallow traces.
"Good armor! This is much stronger than regular cotton armor! The weight is light and does not tire the horses. β
He looked at the officers on the side and said, "I don't know how many sets of this armor there are, if I can give each officer in my battalion one set, it would be too ......."
Deng Shan coughed dryly, "That, there are only 3,800 pieces in stock in the warehouse, and the rest of the soldiers can only use cotton armor temporarily." Next month, next month, the Swift Battalion will definitely be equipped with cuirasses. β
Li Dingguo almost spurted out a mouthful of blood when he heard this, he thought it was a special fine armor for senior generals, but he didn't expect that the imperial court was planning to have one for everyone!
At this moment, he only felt that he was like a hillbilly, and the court took out something casually, which was like a peerless treasure in his eyes.
He couldn't help but look at Deng Shan and said curiously: "The soldiers of my Broken Battalion are all such armor and blades?" β
"Ahem......" Deng Shan was a little embarrassed, it was not good to lie, and to tell the truth, he was afraid of chilling the heart of the Swift Battalion. After a while, this upright man still stumped and said: "The rapid battalion formed the army too late, and some things can't be put together for a while...... But I promise, it won't be long before you all have what the rest of the camp has! β
"You mean, there are other sharp weapons?!"
"Ah, yes, it's still a little ...... Hunter guns, binoculars, earth-shattering thunder, cannons, etc., ......"
Li Dingguo's saliva almost didn't come out, and he pulled Deng Shan and said, "Lord Commander must take me to see these sharp weapons!" β
Deng Shan said: "General Li, you will have to distribute weapons to the whole army later." This, tomorrow the Holy Lord will come to Jiangning to preside over the military parade, and I must also make some preparations in the camp......" He saw Li Dingguo's disappointed face, and hurriedly comforted, "But during the parade, General Li can see all the utensils in the camp." β
"Military parade?" Li Dingguo was surprised, "The last general heard that the saint was going to get married in three days, how could he come to Jiangning for a military parade?" β
Deng Shan said with a smile: "Hey, you don't know the temperament of the saint, the big war is coming, and he will never sit in the palace." However, Nanjing is only half a day's journey away, so it will not miss the wedding. β
After Deng Shan left, the officers of the Broken Battalion took Li Dingguo to count other supplies.
Whether it was Zanxin's military uniform, or the mighty leather boots, or even the carriage transporting goods, General Li was amazed, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, compared to the things he used before, they were simply tattered! It's really right to follow the Ming court!
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Hundreds of Imperial Soldiers galloped south around a cloud cart.
In the car, Ma Wensheng twisted the tuyere of the charcoal brazier, making the fire brighter. Yang Tinglin, who was beside him, leaned half of his buttocks on the seat, and said carefully to Zhu Linmiao: "Your Majesty, when the minister came out, I heard that the Queen Mother was looking for you everywhere...... He seems to be very annoyed......"
Ma Wensheng shrunk his neck and whispered: "Ah, this time Grandpa Feng is miserable......
Zhu Linmiao glanced at him, "It's not that he's useless, leave him 'broken', and he will be exposed so quickly." He looked at Yang Tinglin again, "Yang Gebu hurriedly caught up, isn't it just to talk about this?" β
"Ah, go back to the emperor," Yang Tinglin said busily, "It's His Royal Highness the Tang King who has returned to Beijing." He paused and continued, "In accordance with His Majesty's will, he has been secretly sent back to the Yongshou Palace." β
Zhu Linmiao put down the music in his hand, nodded and said, "That's fine." How is the old lady there? β
"Back to the emperor, the old queen mother summoned the ministers to Yongshou Palace, and said that the ministers immediately arranged for the Tang King to become a vassal."