My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 86: The dazzling star shower streaks across the dangerous building (please vote!)
Wisps of black smoke floated out of the chimney, a mass as dark as rain clouds.

The smell of burning wood and coal was in the air. Su Chen took Dian Wei and fifty soldiers as they walked through the workshop. Each workshop had two to three forging furnaces. The blacksmiths and apprentices were topless, wearing only a halter top. Pi Wai swung the hammer and kept hammering, smashing out pieces of sparks to create the expected outline. Then, he quenched, returned to the furnace, and hit again...

There was a clanging sound all around.

The craftsman in the workshop was originally a yamen official in Ding'an City. Xun Yu saw that he knew something about iron forging, so he transferred him here.At this time, he accompanied Su Chen to inspect the shop, walking cautiously, fearing that he would go too fast and exceed the general's toe.

"Go in and see!"

Walking into a workshop, there are dozens of iron awls neatly piled up in the open space on the right side. Weigh them in your hands, weighing about two or three kilograms and less than one meter. The awls have a slender and sharp head, and the handle can be held by three hands.

"Can it break armor?" Su Chen studied it for a moment and looked at the craftsman.

"General, please rest assured, these are all tested." As he said that, the general quickly asked a blacksmith to put the test armor about three steps away. He picked up an iron awl, held it in his hand, and sucked it. After taking a breath, he took a step forward, pushed his hand and threw it, with a crisp sound, the iron awl directly broke through the armor and inserted into the small section of the wooden stake behind.

Dian Wei stepped forward and pulled out the armor-breaking awl, touched the broken armor leaves, turned back and nodded to Su Chen, making sure that there was no problem.

"reward!"

Su Chen then turned around and left with satisfaction, stepped out of the courtyard door, and said to the craftsman who followed him as he walked: "For anyone who participates in forging, the blacksmith will give you five taels of silver, and the apprentice will receive two taels. If there are any innovators, you can recommend them. The finished product is usable, and I will reward you with a house in the city."

"Oh, thank you General for the reward!" The craftsman knelt down quickly, but Su Chen who walked in front stopped, turned his face slightly, and rolled his eyes to the corners of his eyes: "What I have rewarded today, if you are greedy for ink, I will Just be prepared to wash your neck."

"Yes! I will definitely send all the rewards to the craftsmen."

"That's good!"

After leaving the workshop, Su Chen got on his horse and Dian Wei walked on foot. He was tall and weighed more than an ordinary person. An ordinary horse could not carry him. As soon as he got on, he was pressed to the ground and he urinated.

"I'll find you a good horse from now on. It's not good for a dignified general to guard the army. It's not good to walk all day."

Seeing Dian Wei lagging behind by seven or eight steps, Su Chen felt something was wrong, but it was a bit nerve-wracking to find a good horse that could match Dian Wei.

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Above the sky, a black spot let out a ferocious cry, and then rushed towards this side. The next moment, Dian Wei stepped forward and raised his hand. The two-foot-spread eagle patted the wind with a "whirring" sound, and its sharp claws Buttoned it on the giant man's right arm.

The giant man holding the giant eagle in his hand seems to match.

"It's time to go to the barracks."

Su Chen touched the eagle's head on horseback and took the note tied to the eagle's claws from Dian Wei's hand.This big snowfield eagle was sent by Kitamiya, along with the slave who drove the eagle. Within a month, Dian Wei basically learned the skills of taming the eagle and became proficient in it.

Flying over at this time, it was natural to deliver a message. Su Chen dropped the note and shouted: "Drive!" Then, galloping out, Dian Wei lifted his arm, and the eagle spread its wings and let out a "chirp" , flew high into the sky, followed the team below, bypassed the west gate of Ding'an, and rushed to the Bingzhou Army barracks in the southern suburbs.

In the wilderness of the countryside, there was the roar of horse hooves. Groups of cavalry teams were galloping holding the banner with the word "Su", gathering in the wilderness outside the military camp. In the eyes of the team coming from the west, the horses galloped into the camp gate and stopped in front of the commander's tent. He dismounted, threw his sword to the soldiers who came to hold the horse, and walked into the tent.

In the commander's tent, Dong Zhuo, Zhang Liao, Guo Jia, and new faces such as Li Jue, Niu Gai and other generals all came together and sat on both sides.

Su Chen strode in, everyone stood up and held hands, their voices uniform and loud: "I've seen the general!"

In the big tent, the furs of wild beasts and the weapon decorations of swords, guns, swords and halberds set off the atmosphere of killing.

"Sit!" Su Chen pulled off his cloak and sat on the big tiger-skin chair. The generals on both sides followed suit and made a neat sound of 'boom'. Everyone sat upright, clenching their fists and placing them on their knees, with serious eyes. murderous look.

"March is about to pass, and I will go to Qizhou to join the alliance with the princes in early April. However, the new army has just been formed, and there are still many troops that have not yet entered Ding'an. I mean..."

At a certain moment, an eagle flew across the sky and screamed.

There was a burst of noise outside the tent, and the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer to the central military camp gate.Su Chen frowned slightly and looked at the curtain. Everyone turned their heads and saw the curtain suddenly opened. Lu Bu stepped into the tent with a dusty look. He took a few steps forward and raised his hand to Su Chen: "Bu, surround Yanzhou and set off beacon fires in seventeen places. I'm here to give you the order!"

Good guy, I just came back after a month.

Su Chen nodded expressionlessly, raised his hand and said, "General, take a seat."

Lu Bu, who was opposite him, did not move, but looked at Zhang Liao with a smile: "Wen Yuan, guess who is here?"

"Who?" Zhang Liao already knew that the subordinate was coming, and seeing Lu Bu being so happy, he couldn't help but ask, "Mrs. sister-in-law?"

"Gao Shun!"

Lu Bu said, turning around and shouting to the other side of the curtain. The curtain moved, and a not-so-tall figure walked in. He was stout, wearing iron armor, and had a ring-headed sword at his waist. He had a heroic face, lips and chin. He had a beard. As soon as he came in, he bowed to Su Chen who was around him and said, "I've seen the general."

Perhaps he was a man of few words, so he looked at Zhang Liao and simply said: "Wenyuan, you look much older."

Zhang Liao's smile was gentle, but he was joking.

"Liao, you died too late."

Gao Shun was stunned, and Lu Bu raised his eyebrows. The three of them looked at each other, and then they all laughed. After sitting down, Lu Bu knew that the Bingzhou Army had been established, and he was the general. His already happy mood became even happier now.

"Feng Xian, let me tell you another piece of good news. You are now the Registrar of the General's Mansion and will be restored to your original position."

Lu Bu's smile instantly froze on his face.

"Co-authored, a certain family walked around and then came back?"

Perhaps he was happy because he couldn't help but joke with Zhang Liao, which made Gao Shun, who was sitting behind him, sigh with emotion. The headstrong Lu Bu seemed to be different here.

Everyone in the tent laughed, but Li Jue still looked at Lu Bu's figure warily and asked in a low voice: "Dong Gong, that Lu Bu...isn't it..."

"Shut up and I'll explain to you later."

Dong Zhuo kept smiling, but his voice was as low and cold as before.Others would have stayed away from the sound, or might have felt unhappy, but Li Jue was the worst at it, and immediately shut his mouth and sat upright again.

There were rustling sounds from the people in the tent. Su Chen looked at the generals who had gathered and chatted with Gao Shun for a few words. Then, his eyes became serious and he spoke coldly, continuing what he had said before.

"I intend to lead the Xiliang army into the Qizhou Alliance. Lu Bu and Zhang Liao will continue to train the Bingzhou army. The remaining three thousand cavalry will be handed over to you. Lejin and Li Dian will continue to guard Changchuan in the north. When they return from Yunqi, I have gone to Changchuan to meet with the two generals."

Seeing Lu Bu's gaze, Su Chen knew that he wanted to speak, so he kept talking and hit the name of the city marked on the map with his fist.

"...Rongzhou has three counties. Marquis Yunqi occupies the north, and several counties have been returned to him. At present, Ding'an is to the south next to Zhangzhou, and there is Gulang County, which has four counties under its jurisdiction. The few generals I want to stay include During the alliance meeting, I hope that several generals can capture most of Rongzhou."

Hearing this, Lu Bu showed a smile on his face, and immediately stood up. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun beside him also stood up and raised their hands: "Yes!"

"General Dong!" Su Chen turned his gaze to the other side.

Dong Zhuo dragged his plump figure to stand up: "Here you are."

"The Xiliang army has pulled out of camp, loaded the trucks with grain and fodder, and followed me to Yunqi, and then transferred to Lingzhou!"

"Yes!" Dong Zhuo and Li Jue also stood up.

Su Chen stood up and raised his hands towards the generals: "Then please, generals!"

"promise!"

More than a dozen voices roared together, causing the tent to shake.

Su Chen, who was standing at the top of the list, walked past the long desk and strode towards the tent, with a deep voice: "Go to war——"

On this day, the military camp was agitated, horns sounded continuously, and clouds rolled across the blue sky.The wind and clouds moved, and the flags moved. On this day, the three military camps moved together. The [-] Xiliang troops received two thousand armor-piercing cones and one thousand pairs of iron armor. Li Jue rode on horseback and ran among the ranks like a long dragon. , behind him were six hundred cavalrymen called Flying Bears.

The black "long dragon" spread across the official road leading to Yunqi County. Su Chen followed closely with five thousand Ding'an troops to escort the grain and grass. He bowed his hands to Zhang Liao and Lu Bu who came to see them off, leaving them with two engraved coins. With the token of 'Yuan' Ma', he was escorted away by the Halberds Battalion.

"This is Xia Houyuan... someone has seen it before. His archery skills are pretty good, but who is this horse?"

Watching the flags covering the sky and the sun go away, Lu Bu withdrew his gaze and looked at one of the two tokens in Zhang Liao's hand.

"Xiliang Majia?"

Zhang Liao rubbed the token in his hand and said with a smile: "Back then, Duke Cao said that Xiliang's horses are as brave as Lu Bu."

"Hmph, after I die, everyone will compare me with me. Who do I think I am?" Lu Bu snorted coldly, turned his horse's head, and asked Gao Shun to leave.

……

The goshawk flew over Yunqi County. Two days later, the advancing army arrived at the border of Yunqi. There was already a force of ten thousand soldiers and horses waiting here. It was Wu Huizhi, the Marquis of Yunqi. He looked at the troops approaching from afar. The Xiliang army and the cavalry running past brought up smoke and dust all over the sky. They opened their mouths slightly, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses and step forward to greet Su Chen.

He glanced at the giant man in iron armor and the shield warriors around him, and he couldn't help but admire them.

"I haven't seen you for a month. The general's troops are getting stronger and stronger."

"I believe that the soldiers under the command of Marquis Yunqi are also good soldiers and generals."

After the two exchanged a few polite words, Wu Huizhi said no more and made a gesture of invitation, "General, please merge the two armies and move to Lingzhou, so that others can see the majesty of the northwest soldiers!"

"Please!"

Su Chen also stretched out his hands on the horse.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped from the direction of Yunqi. The man was armed with eight knives. His upper body was covered in white clothes and leather armor. His lower body skirt and armor undulated with the horse, and opened and closed with shaking. He rushed in front of Su Chen and pulled the reins. The warhorse man stood up, and the woman above smiled.

"Master Su, are you still in need of guards?"

On the side, Yun Yuhou came over and whispered: "The Fang family can't control her anymore."

"It's missing."

Su Chen smiled, and no longer refused politely to the woman who helped him many times, "Let's go, it's just a long journey, don't act like a young lady."

"No, practicing is even harder than this. I can even bear it!"

Fang Xuejun urged his horse to come over and walked side by side with Su Chen. He raised his hand and punched Dian Wei on the arm as a sign of friendship. Then, she hugged her right hand in pain, grimaced in pain, and almost shed tears.

Dian Wei's ferocious face showed an innocent expression, and he looked at Su Chen: "I didn't even move."

Haha!

Su Chen immediately laughed, swung his whip, slapped the horse on the buttocks, and ran to the front line along the line. The woman blew her red fists and hurriedly urged the horse to follow.

……

The sky gradually dimmed, and the night slowly passed by like water, far away to the north, to the vast snow forest.

A team of several people has arrived at the destination. As far as the eye can see, there is only a little green among the white snow.

In the snow-white mountain forest ahead, there are buildings populated by people. A high pavilion stands under a cliff, covered with snow.

There were seven or eight of them who came here originally, but when they arrived, only five were left. They conveyed the news of He Jinchen's death, and no one in the mountain gate came out as soon as they entered.

I have been waiting here for two full days now.

After another half an hour, just when he was about to lose it, someone walked out of the snow forest, "Master said, He Jinchen has been down the mountain privately for thirty years and has enjoyed all the glory and wealth. He should have suffered this disaster. As a military general of the imperial court, , wrapped in horse leather, dying for the country is his fate and has nothing to do with hatred, so please go back."

"This..." The leader stepped forward and held his hands, and wanted to say more, but Lin Zi's figure had already retreated, and it seemed that he did not want to have too much contact with the people of the court.

"It seems that there is no way to complete the tasks that His Majesty has given me. How will I deliver the tasks when I get back now?"

On the way back, several people discussed what to say after returning to Yanjing. However, not far ahead, a snow-white figure stood in the snow in front of them.

The man was in his thirties, with a thin face, a short beard on his chin, a white robe all over his body, and a long sword in his hand.

"I heard that Senior Brother He died in the battle?"

"Yes, I don't know, Your Excellency..."

"One of the disciples of the Sword God, Gu Longcheng!" The man turned around, and the snow under his feet swung away in a circle. "Now that my senior brother is dead, does the court want to add another general?"

The envoy was also a shrewd person: "As long as a strong man can kill the leader of the rebels, Your Majesty will naturally be delighted. Isn't this great general position within reach for Gu Daxia?"

"Where is he?"

"Ding'an, but I heard that the rebels will go to Yazhou to form an alliance with other thieves, so they must have gone to Yazhou. Don't worry, strong man, even if he has an army, it won't be able to use it in the city. I have some people below who can help you. "

The man frowned slightly, probably feeling that facing an army with a small number of enemies, he had no chance of winning.

"Which manpower?"

"The Aragami Cult...the leader of my family will take action personally even if there is no chance."

"Huh, desert cult, but we can still barely use it together!" Gu Longcheng turned around and left with his sword. The man's face lit up with joy and he quickly asked someone to follow him.

almost at the same time.

Going west, the pale snowfields fade away, revealing light green fields, and among the majestic mountains, Xiongguan is located. The roads in the pass are crisscrossed. Many people from nearby villages have set up tea stalls along the way for business travelers passing through the grasslands. Stop and drink tea.

The passes that stretch for miles, the city walls are simple, and the mottled knife marks and scratches tell the story of a tragic fight that took place here many years ago.

Downstairs, Qi Baoguo looked at a handwritten letter, with a majestic face and pulsating veins.

"Your Majesty, why are you so confused..." He finally swallowed the word 'Tu' at the end and looked at the trembling envoy on the other side, "Do you know what it means to let the Xirong people in?"

"General Qi, I am also on an errand under the emperor's order. Don't embarrass me." The envoy said with a bitter look on his face, "I also know that the general's family has been guarding the border for generations and has worked hard and achieved great results. However, Your Majesty wants to do this. I am the youngest one to read. How dare they dare to persuade. But even if the Xirong are allowed in, they will not dare to run wild in the general's territory. When the time comes, the general will close the Yantang and beat the dogs, which will also be regarded as revenge for the people in the future... …”

boom!
Before the messenger could finish speaking, he was punched hard in the face. His eyes were suddenly swollen and his nose was collapsed, and he collapsed on the ground. Stars were flying everywhere in his eyes like a hallucination.

"My Qi family has been guarding it for generations. I never thought that one day I would personally let the Xirong barbarians in!"

On the city wall, many soldiers watched this scene.

After a long time, the man gritted his teeth, punched the wall, and whispered to the bloody envoy on the ground: "Go back and tell your majesty that I will protect the country's decree."

"I will obey the order..."

　Today is nearly [-] words again...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)