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Chapter 487 Inventory
From west to east, the people of Mengyangxuanweisi crossed the Mengxia River and crossed the Shenqing Gorge, and fled to the territory of Yongchang Prefecture, Yunnan with their families and Yunnan horses carrying luggage on their backs.

"These are the wives and children of my men and women in the Meng Yang army. The old people have all gone to the mountains and forests. I don't know how long this battle will last, but I will be loyal to the imperial court and stop Mang Yinglong in Shenhu Guanxi."

Sigu was born with taller bones than ordinary people, and now wearing elephant skin inlaid iron armor is more powerful. At this time, he is sitting astride a short Dian horse, with his legs bent and his bare feet almost touching the ground, holding his weapon horizontally and pointing To the west, he looked back at Yang Yinglong who was welcoming the people and said, "I just want to ask the envoy Yang Xuanwei to help me."

The same is true for horses in one side of water and soil, and the same is true for horses. Yunnan horses are shorter, almost a foot shorter than northern horses, so they are naturally not good-looking. If they are in other places, they may not be good horses, but in Yunnan, they are the best horses. Even if you take Andalusia, you won't change it.

No matter how dangerous the mountain road, no matter how difficult the dense forest is, the hard-working Yunnan horses can carry heavy loads and endure hardships, and they can walk on flat ground.

Walking this road from Mengyang to Shenhuguan, since entering the canyon, the mountain road is winding and dangerous. Even if Yang Yinglong walks on these roads on two legs, he would feel flustered. Once bumped, there is no need to rest for dozens of miles.

Yang Yinglong's eyes have been wandering around Sigu's weapons, the folk customs here are different, Sigu's armor and the habit of riding barefoot are enough to make him look sideways, but the most special thing is the short spear in Sigu's palm.

The spear is only six feet long, which is not considered long. This length is suitable for walking and riding in the densely forested areas in the southwest, but the spear tip is very long. On the ear of the spear hangs a male and a female captive iron man like an ancient ritual vessel, and the spear grip is a A small iron melon.

Noticing the look in Yang Yinglong's eyes, he smiled thoughtfully, and said, "It's inconvenient to wear iron armor to enter the forest in the southwest, and it's too expensive, so there are many leather armors, cowhide, rhinoceros skin, elephant skin, oil-soaked knives can't be cut, only spears can pierce."

"The long spear is for killing elephants."

Yang Yinglong nodded, thinking that Sigu really looked like a military general, not many chieftains were willing to work hard on their weapons these days, most of them bought precious knives and kept them at home, who would go into battle in person? ?
Obviously Mengyang Tusi Sigu is one of them.

"Brother, if you need anything, please tell me."

Yang Yinglong didn't tell Sigu that the governor of Yunnan didn't allow him to reinforce the army, because he felt ashamed. When he heard Sigu's request, he was right in his heart, and quickly showed an expression of serious listening.

"I heard that after Longchuan's rebellion, all the artisans in Muzhuang fled to Yongchang Mansion. I want Muzhuang military craftsman in Hulasa to give me a hundred bayonets. I wonder if I can get them."

"Hurissa, the bayonet?"

Mu Zhuang Yang Yinglong knew that Qian Guogong Mu's private property was not far from Tengchong. When repairing fortifications, at the request of Mu Zhuang's steward, he built two forts and shooting platforms at the main road near Mu Zhuang to the west.

But Hu Lasa really didn't know what it was, but he knew the bayonet, and asked in surprise, "Mu Zhuang still makes gun bayonets?"

What are you looking for at Mu Zhuang? Look for my brother-in-law!
That's the professional householder who makes gun thorns, the stuffed cards are all in one, nothing!
"A blunderbuss, a blunderbuss? I don't even have a blunderbuss. What kind of blunderbuss do I need? It's a bayonet, not a flat-headed machete, and the two-handed waist knife is turned back. The swordsmiths in the two villages of Husa and Lasa in Muzhuang make the best knives."

Sigu listened to what Yang Yinglong said and laughed sarcastically, and said: "If you can have a hundred good knives, you can kill Mang Yinglong's front army if you have a conflict."

"I'm afraid the knives from the Duke's Mansion are hard to come by, not to mention it's too late for them to fight now. I have knives made by the Military Armament Bureau of the Nanyang Military Mansion, which are no better than the best Miao knives, and most likely no better than the Hulasa knives you mentioned. The best treasured sword in the world, but I can give you a thousand bites."

The Miao Dao mentioned by Yang Yinglong is not the one modified by Qi Jiguang because it was named Miao Dao because of its shape like He Miao, but the sword used by the Miao people under his command. It is very different from the knives made by the government because they do not know how to use steel and lack Baotou Steel’s technology of saving good materials and reducing costs, such as embedding steel, still uses ancient methods.

Some are of better quality, but are harder to build, produced in smaller quantities, and more expensive to build.

"One, a thousand mouths?"

Sigu felt that Yang Yinglong was bragging, that was not the tip of the spear, Meng Yang, the iron spearhead, could make tens of thousands by himself, but the knives were different.

They are all chieftains, so Yang Yinglong from Bozhou can give away a thousand mouthfuls with a wave?

"My brother-in-law is the governor of the Nanyang Army Mansion. This time the imperial court sent someone to bring me three thousand knives, and I brought three thousand Bozhou troops, which can support a thousand at a time. They are all the latest inlaid steel swords from the imperial court. A military-style waist knife crafted with great skill."

Meng Yangjun's wife and children were all sent to Yang Yinglong's hands. Now he is absolutely at ease with Chieftain Meng Yang, saying: "The transfer order from the military government has not yet been issued, so Yang can only help Meng Yang take care of his family. Battle of Horses, unless you retreat to the Divine Guard Pass, I can't send troops to help you."

"It's okay, as long as the imperial court helps me, I think about the ancient times and I'm not afraid of him recklessly responding to the dragon!"

The two walked along with the group of men and horses, talking while walking, Sigu raised his spear to pick up the branches protruding from the forest on the way, and said to Yang Yinglong: "His army is coming, but if the road goes south, there will not be too many vanguard soldiers. When the follow-up soldiers and horses arrive, the court reinforcements can come, and I can hold it even for two months."

Thinking about ancient times is quite big.

"Ha, you and I have similar temperaments, don't worry, if you can't hold on, you can retreat to the pass, even if the order doesn't come, I will keep you safe!"

Yang Yinglong said in his heart that if he moved to another place, he would definitely hate him according to his own heart, but Sigu not only didn't hate him, but also comforted him and made him clap his hands happily, saying: "In addition to the waist knife, I will give it to you from the military equipment." You adjust the ring armor, a light and good thing, and I will give you a thousand pairs!"

This was a surprise to Sigu. The war is approaching, and there is no need for too many weapons. Besides, his subordinates really lack armor. He looked at Yuanshan and said with emotion: "I can see that they are all Xuanweisi In the hinterland of the imperial court, those who are richer than me and the Xuanwei Department who live outside the territory—eh, this pass, this pass?"

Sigu walked this road many times in his life. He rubbed his eyes on the horse, looked at the pass hidden in the sea of ​​clouds on the mountain road not far away, rubbed his eyes again, was greatly frightened, and said: "This pass should not be in the Here!"

"I just repaired it, and the imperial court did not allow me to send troops. This is the farthest I can move the defense to the west, thirty miles."

Weapons and armor were gifted to Sigu in favor of the water, Yang Yinglong didn't feel bad at all, he knew why his brother-in-law gave him three thousand Bozhou troops equipped with enough ordnance to arm thousands of people.

His brother-in-law talked about 'clearing inventory' and 'new market' all day long, and wanted to rely on the battle of the Bozhou Army to lure the battalion officers of the Quartet Guards transferred by Liu Xian and let them send people to the Nanyang Army Mansion to buy armor.

In the past, the Nanyang Guards used to guarantee the quality of the weapons and armors. They were the old heroes of the first refitting, but after all, Guangdong is already dominated by breastplates and bird guns, and Guangxi is almost the same. .

Yang Yinglong, who looked like a young man in a plain shirt, raised his horsewhip and pointed to the pass in the mountains in the distance, then suddenly turned his head to Sigu thoughtfully: "By the way, you said you didn't have a gun."

The next moment, on the back of the Dian horse, the little chieftain winked half-slantedly, and asked a question in the tone of opening his coat and covering his body with CDs 400 years later.

"Do you want to shoot?"

(End of this chapter)