Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 897;
Chapter 840;

In August of the fifth year of Zhenguan.

The city of Chang'an is overcrowded.

From all directions, men, women and children came to watch the excitement of Chang'an City.

At that time, Zhuque Avenue was crowded with people's heads from south to north.

The Imperial Army of Beiya dispatched 600 people, divided into two rows like javelins, and blocked the common people on both sides of Daku.

On the gate of Suzaku City, Li Shimin was dressed in pure black court uniform, sitting upright, with civil and military officials on both sides, and then envoys from various countries.

"coming!"

"Look, here we come..."

"come yet?"

"Nonsense, how neatly do you hear footsteps?"

"Step, step..."

A dozen meters ahead of Li Shimin, a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang, held a trumpet made of iron, cleared his throat, and stared at the south end of Zhuque Street.

Today's errand, but he has gone through many ways and prayed to God and Buddha to get it, so he dare not be careless.

No matter the Ministers of Wenwu or the envoys of various countries, they all stretched their necks and looked into the distance.

Finally, the black army walked over neatly in a sharp formation.

Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Rituals saw that he was approaching Suzaku's gate, so he picked up the loudspeaker and looked at the thick stack of papers in his hand.

"The ones coming now are 2000 Nanya Imperial Guards, and the first formation is the Tieshuo Formation of the infantry."

The formation of 500 soldiers approached the gate of Suzaku City step by step with neat steps. The pure black armor covered the soldiers' bodies tightly from head to toe.

The envoys from various countries upstairs in Suzaku City were dumbfounded, and a discordant voice broke the shocking scene.

"Hey, I said General Cheng, a certain family is a civil servant who doesn't know about these military affairs, but looking at the armor worn by the boys, they seem to be very powerful?

Can General Cheng explain a thing or two?I can't thank you enough! "

This civil servant really doesn't understand?
no!
This was arranged in advance by the court. Today, many civil servants will ask many questions, and the three loudest people in the court will be arranged to answer.

That's right!

All guessed right.

They are the famous Chang'an Three Fools.

Cheng Yaojin had already rolled up his sleeves and pinched his waist, waiting for this question.

"Look at you who are ignorant all day long, these armors are the latest models from my dynasty, ordinary swords can't hurt the bodies of sons and daughters.

It was the first time to use the full moon scimitar to fight on the grassland. It would take three consecutive cuts to cut off the armor leaf with the usual round moon scimitar. It would be wishful thinking to break the armor with one knife. "

The inquiring civil servant deliberately pretended to be very shocked;

"My God, it's so powerful?"

Cheng Yaojin let go of his voice, and answered with some complacency;
"Exactly, this kind of armor, one set needs to be hundreds of times, can it not be powerful?"

"Good guy! So precious?"

"That is, our dynasty has had a bumper harvest for two consecutive years. The people have no shortage of grain and rice, and the imperial treasury is extremely full. Spending some money is a common thing. What is so rare?"

"Then... General Cheng, the sons and daughters wore this kind of armor and survived being cut three times, wouldn't they take advantage of the sky?"

"Hahahaha, that's for sure. Think about it, it's okay for someone to cut me with a knife, and then I will stab the thief with a big hole. Can I take advantage of it?"

"Really? General Cheng, don't you want to coax me into a civil servant?"

"What do you mean, I am a great general of the celestial dynasty, can I bully you, a fifth-rank civil servant?"

Cheng Yaojin put on an unhappy look, and waved his hand at a soldier standing guard on the tower of Suzaku City;
"Come here!"

"People are here! General, please order!"

The soldier took two steps forward with a swipe, and Cheng Yaojin drew out the knife he had prepared in advance with a stabbing sound.

"Some people don't believe that our armor can block swords and guns, so you stand still, I will use this knife to test the might of my armor from the Celestial Dynasty."

the soldiers shouted;

"Order!"

Of course, this soldier also explained in advance.

Without saying a word, Cheng Yaojin turned around and walked behind the soldier.

"Look at it, Ben cut this knife to Erlang's shoulder, where the flesh is thick and it is not easy to get hurt.

"ah……"

Cheng Yaojin slashed down with his sword, and a series of sparks immediately appeared from the armor on the soldier's back.

The soldier of the imperial army who sat on the horse with his waist down was not cut down by Cheng Yaojin, but he was also shocked by the powerful force and leaned forward, and then quickly stood up again.

Just looking at the soldier's restrained expression and the twitching muscles on his face, the more than 100 envoys who were watching intently from the upstairs of Suzaku City understood that this Cheng Yaojin did not cheat, and this soldier was obviously in pain.

Emperor Li Shimin didn't show any expression, he was still looking at the approaching infantry formation under the city tower, as if he didn't care about the movement here at all.

Cheng Yaojin yelled at the disbelieving civil servant;

"Do you believe it this time? If you don't believe it, you can come and check it out. If you don't believe it, come and take a look. Although the armor is a little damaged, it doesn't matter..."

Cheng Yaojin was still pointing at the backs of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army to explain, and more than 100 envoys cheered, and dozens of them surrounded him.

Seeing the envoys getting more active one by one, Li Shimin, who didn't turn his head back, showed a smile on the corner of his mouth.

A large group of envoys inspected the armor of the Imperial Army soldiers with their own eyes, and stared at the knife in Cheng Yaojin's hand!Many people started whispering.

"Why? The general's sword is not paper, it's a real precious sword."

"Children!"

"people at!"

"Find some previous weapons for the general!"

A general with the appearance of a school lieutenant immediately agreed;

"The end will be ordered!"

Cheng Yaojin took advantage of the fact that he was going down to the tower to find the weapons that had been repulsed before, and he held up the Tang saber in a brazen manner;

"I can see it clearly. This is called Tang Dao. My nephew gave it the name. It is also a treasure of my dynasty. It is not a fool. It weighs three catties and 13 taels. If it is not for holding this Tang Dao, it is impossible. It hurts to cut me out of the strongest armor."

"Oh?"

"The general, can you ask me to wait to check the authenticity?"

"Yeah, tell me to wait and see!"

"That's right. If you say it's a treasured sword, then it's a treasured sword? Who knows if it's a dull thing?"

Cheng Yaojin was about to lose his temper when the captain grabbed two old weapons and ran over.

"Report to the general, and the general will open at the end."

"Give me both."

"Order!"

Cheng Yaojin inserted the Tang knife into his waist, took two old knives, and slashed each other lightly twice, making harsh sounds.

"Look at these two former guys first, whether they are real or not."

Cheng Yaojin sent out the weapon while talking, and dozens of envoys rushed to check it.

"Well, it is indeed a real weapon, not a fake made of wood."

"Indeed."

"Ready, everyone?"

"All right."

"finish watching."

"Now that I've finished reading it, it's time to prove it. Someone, hold this knife, and fight against this general."

"only!"

When the envoys from various countries heard this, they hushed and dispersed to make room. Cheng Yaojin and the captain each took a knife and slashed towards the middle.

Clang.

The old long knife was chopped into two pieces, but the Tang knife in Cheng Yaojin's hand was intact.

Cheng Yaojin sneered and looked at the stunned envoys around him.

"Do you still need to check the authenticity?"

More than 100 envoys, you look at me, I look at you, and you all shook your head in unison.

Cheng Yaojin took another old-fashioned long knife, called a soldier again, cut it on the back, and then called a group of envoys to come up to check.

"Sure enough, the damage to the armor is much lighter this time!"

"Yes, obviously, this kind of guy who is similar to the weapons we use cannot harm soldiers wearing black armor."

"Good guy, it's amazing!"

"Yes, the weapons of the Celestial Dynasty are really powerful, and the armor is equally powerful..."

Everyone was discussing, and the official of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of explaining shouted again;
"The [-] troops coming here are the archers of the Nanya Imperial Army. This is the latest bow and arrow issued to the sixteen guards last year. Its shooting range is [-] steps longer than the old bow and arrow..."

"what?"

"What a god!"

"My God, thirty steps more?"

"Didn't it shoot thirty paces?"

"Where? Where?"

A group of envoys ran over there in a panic again, staring at the five hundred troops who had just walked over.

A prairie man with a beard pointed at the formation of archers below and shouted in surprise;

"Look, these people also have Tang Dao in their waists, which is the one hanging on the waist of the general who chopped up soldiers just now!"

As the bearded man shouted, hundreds of envoys turned to look at Cheng Yaojin.

"That's right, this Tang knife is exactly the same as what they wear. It's not picked and picked, it's the usual distribution of my dynasty. Let me tell you, this kind of Tang knife, soldiers of my dynasty, everyone Everyone has one, whether he is a cavalryman, an infantryman, or an archer, everyone has one."

"Don's soldiers are really rich."

"No, no, Tang's soldiers are blessed."

"I think Li Tang's soldiers..."

A large group of envoys chattered, and the archers also walked over.

"The next thing to come is the heavy crossbow formation of the Beiya imperial army. This heavy crossbow shoots specially made iron spears instead of bows and arrows. Each heavy crossbow requires at least three soldiers to operate... "

Looking at the soldiers pushing the cart, the envoys upstairs of Suzaku opened their eyes wide again.

"Hey, I said General Cheng, why are there so many heavy crossbows? Didn't we pull all the heavy crossbows from our military department?"

"Bullshit, the barracks of the sixteen guards distributed ten to each guard last year. Up to now, the Ministry of War has added 23 more to each guard. Now there are [-] heavy-duty planes in each guard battalion. crossbow,
You didn't see that there are three planes walking side by side, so it seems that the formation is very long, but there are actually 23 planes. "

"Oh, so that's it, can General Cheng shoot such a heavy crossbow?" Can it hurt people?This heavy crossbow? "

"Nonsense, of course I have shot it before. After shooting this kind of heavy crossbow, it can pierce through the chest and back of a person, and it has to be shot a little further. Sometimes even the iron spear shot out can After stringing three lives, this heavy crossbow is so powerful!"

"Good guy."

"Tang Jun is really amazing..."

"Yes, yes, there are bows and arrows, armor, Tang sword, and this kind of heavy crossbow. Who dares to fight against them? You will suffer a lot."

"Isn't that right, if you cut someone with a knife, his soldiers are fine, but you are still in a daze, and they will kill your life..."

"This kind of scene...isn't there only a chance of winning?"

"Yeah, besides winning the battle, what other consequences can there be?"

"That can't be helped. Li Tang has money now, and he can't spend it all. Of course he doesn't care about anything."

"The few of us said that Li Tang's soldiers and horses are powerful. What do you think they are doing with money? Is money related to the strength of soldiers and horses?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. Without money, how can such a good thing be made? It is precisely because Li Tang has money that he distributes a set of good things to everyone. Only with good things can we win battles. Here are some It’s a big relationship, not just a normal relationship.”

"Baguyin is right. How do you get these good things without money? Of course, it has a lot to do with money. In the words of the Tang people, it has a lot to do with it."

The more than 100 envoys were very busy, some were arguing, their faces were flushed, and some were still watching the soldiers coming from under the tower.

Some tilted their heads to look at the sky, and some stared at their feet in a daze.

The officials from the Ministry of Rites were still shouting desperately with loudspeakers;
"The army that is coming over now is Qin Qiong, General Zuowuwei of our Celestial Dynasty, the soldiers and horses under General Qin."

The shouts of the officials woke up many envoys;
"Look at these soldiers first, let's talk about the daytime things at night."

"Succeed, I didn't watch the excitement seriously, so I won't talk to you guys anymore."

"The five hundred troops leading the formation are the heavy crossbowmen and light crossbowmen under General Qin."

When the envoys heard the light crossbowmen, they immediately shouted again;
"Why are there still light crossbowmen?"

"It's for sure. Tang people pay attention to symmetry. Of course, if there is a weight, there will be a light. It's not surprising."

"Isn't it good to make them all heavy crossbows?"

"That's right, the light crossbow is definitely not as powerful as the heavy crossbow."

"Hey, I'm talking about General Yuchi, why are you still equipped with light crossbows in your barracks? I don't know about this as a civil servant, why don't you tell us? So that we civil servants can gain insight?"

Finally it was his turn to play, Yu Chigong had been looking forward to this meeting for a long time.

"Of course there must be light crossbows. Heavy crossbows are not easy to move when fighting, but they also need sharp weapons that are stronger than bows and arrows, so the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry made these light crossbows.

It is more powerful than bows and arrows, and less lethal than heavy crossbows. Its range is not as far as bows and arrows, but it is dozens of steps longer than heavy crossbows. It is very suitable for action and fighting. "

Yu Chigong's words were explained very clearly, and the envoys all looked like they understood.

"Oh I got it."

"Tang's weapons are really complete."

"Who said no? They are rich!"

"Yeah, people have money so they dare to waste like this. When they are fighting with someone, they use these powerful things to shoot them out. They can shoot as much as they want. We take advantage of it. We don't have so much money, so we can only use children. They mortgaged up."

"you do not say."

"Shoot as much as you want? Maybe the Tang people don't have much money?"

Yu Chigong heard clearly, the words of these envoys were all guessed by the civil servants in advance, so Yu Chigong responded freely, and shouted at the civil servants who spoke before;
"People are right. These crossbows are good, but if you don't have money, you don't dare to shoot randomly."

"Hey, I'm talking about General Yuchi. I'm an outsider, right? When it comes to war, it's up to you generals, but when it comes to other places, you can't do it. We have money in the court."

"Oh? As long as you have money, as long as you have money, I can shoot with confidence."

"Of course I have money. The harvests have been bumper year after year, and the barns of the people's homes can't hold it. The grain depots in all counties are full, and new grain depots are being built."

"Great, hahahaha, I will have the confidence to go out to fight again in the future."

"Did you hear that? They have a good harvest year after year?"

"Keep down, let's send people to the four directions to inquire from tomorrow, and the people in the countryside will not tell lies."

"Yes, yes, go to the distant countryside to inquire, not around Chang'an City, who knows if the Tang people are in collusion?"

"The next thing to come is the five hundred hand crossbow."

"Why is it a crossbow again?"

"Ok?"

"Are they Tang Ren and the crossbow engaged?"

"Yeah, just now the crossbows were heavy and the crossbows were light, and now there is another formation of hand crossbowmen, what are they doing?"

"Hey, look, look, don't you see the big guy?"

"Yeah, didn't you push any frame?"

Upon hearing this, Niu Jinda immediately stood up from the crowd;

"The hand crossbows are very small, smaller than the bows and arrows usually used. They are all carried on their backs. Just look at their backs."

"Really?"

"It's really on the back."

"Hahahaha, what's the use of this small bow and arrow crossbow? It's just a kid's thing."

"Hahahaha, you're right, I thought the Tang people made some big guy again."

"Needless to say, this little thing won't be able to shoot very far, and it won't die if it shoots someone. We don't need to be afraid."

The emissary who spoke was triumphant and didn't pay attention to the tone of his voice. Everyone could hear him clearly.

Niu Jinda sneered twice;
"The hand crossbow is indeed small, but the shooting range is not too short, compared to the bows and arrows used in those years, it is only half the distance.

And they are all magic weapons, made of refined steel, not the bamboo arrow body, let alone the wood arrow body.

It can penetrate armor and cause fatal injuries. The sixteen guards of my Tang army were allotted with five thousand hand crossbows. They were used for close combat, and they didn't ask for range. "

"God is above."

"My god, five thousand hand crossbows are distributed to one guard?"

"real or fake?"

"I guess this Yuchi Heizi is lying."

The envoys talked endlessly, but they couldn't cover the introductions of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

"The army that came over at this moment is General Jin Wuwei..."

(End of this chapter)