Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 431 Where is 5000 taels of gold sent?

Chapter 5000

Zhao Jiqing entered the Tang army's camp nervously, when he learned that Chen Ying was eating.Zhao Jiqing secretly looked at Tang Jun's barracks, and he was shocked when he saw it.

Most of the soldiers in the Tang Army's barracks were between eighteen and nineteen years old and under 35 years old. Without exception, they were all eight feet tall, and all of them were strong and sturdy.And the soldiers of the whole army are actually wearing fine steel armor.Zhao Jiqing could swear that he didn't need it, he could hear it just by the sound of the armor blades colliding.

The sound produced by steel and iron is absolutely different.

Zhao Jiqing was really taken aback by this astonishing discovery.

At this time, the common steelmaking techniques are either crucible steelmaking, hundred steelmaking, or fried steel. In fact, these three steelmaking methods all have a characteristic, which is extremely low output, low efficiency, and high cost.Just like the heavy battle ax battalion under Wang Renze's command, they are equipped with only three pieces, two pieces of fine steel armor, and one axe.

Axes are not worth much, at most the price of two or three horizontal knives, and three or four knives cost the sky.However, the equipment of the heavy battle ax battalion was as high as nearly [-] guan.In fact, the equipment of the soldiers of the heavy-armored Tomahawk Battalion was only more than fifty catties, less than sixty catties.

However, although the cost of high manganese steel made by Chen Ying is slightly higher than that of high carbon steel, the cost is only slightly more than one-third of the market price of high carbon. However, the high manganese steel Mingguang made of high manganese steel castings The total cost of the armor is only one-tenth of that of fine steel armor.It only needs more than [-] guan, and with the Mo Dao, it can be worth [-] guan.Equipping [-] Modao troops is only equivalent to the cost of Wang Renze's equipping [-] heavy Tomahawk battalions.

However, even if the Tomahawk Battalion doesn't use the hook and sickle to deal with it, but confronts the Modao Army head-on, the Modao Army can still turn the Tomahawk into scum.

In fact, the price of Chen Ying's equipment is only half of the high price. Even if it's not the entire army of the Tang Dynasty, but only the 20-odd troops of the Sixth Commander of the East Palace, Chen Ying can still earn more than [-] to [-] yuan a year on equipment.

Of course, Zhao Jiqing couldn't see these things, but what he saw was that the soldiers of the Tang Army (Modao Army) were all over eight feet tall and generally weighed more than 150 catties. This can only explain one situation , The Tang army has a very rich source of soldiers, and it can select the best from the best, and pick out the kind of young men who are not too big or too small, who are young and middle-aged, and have strong backs.

The entire army is equipped with fine steel armor, which shows that the Tang army is very rich. They have enough money to give to the soldiers, let go of eating meat, and the entire army wears armor. What is the concept?

In the whole state of Zheng, there is only one army with all soldiers wearing armor. This is Wang Shichong's Habayashi Army, with a number of about [-]. (Historically, Wang Shichong defended the imperial palace, but Li Shimin did not take it down after ten days of fighting.) However, most of this army is equipped with leather armor, which is not bad against light arrows. That's hardly defensive.

However, everyone in the Tang army was wearing iron armor. This shock was too great for Zhao Jiqing.

Could it be that Datang is already so powerful?

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiqing smiled bitterly.

He brought 5000 taels of gold and was ordered by Wang Xuanqiong to negotiate peace with Chen Ying in an attempt to buy a way out, but Tang Jun is now so rich, do they still care about 5000 taels of gold?
Zhao Jiqing had no confidence at all.

Chen Ying really didn't expect that the Mo Dao Army could play such a role.

While Zhao Jiqing waited anxiously and anxiously, Chen Ying finished his meal.

Then they met Zhao Jiqing in a row. Chen Ying didn't pay much attention to the meeting, and didn't even prepare a formal venue. Instead, he met Zhao Jiqing directly in the four-wheeled carriage that Chen Ying used as a caravan.

Seeing Zhao Jiqing's arrival, Chen Ying said with a deliberate impatient look on his face, "What is your intention in asking to see this great general?"

Hearing this, Zhao Jiqing was very surprised.Chen Ying has already heard about the fact that he is very young.He also thought that Ashina Simo standing in the carriage was Chen Ying. After all, Ashina Simo had a breathtaking aura at a glance, unmoving as a mountain, and a strong threat The pressure is coming.

He thought that Chen Ying was young, but he never thought that Chen Ying would be so young.Looking at Chen Ying's handsome face, Zhao Jiqing couldn't connect Chen Ying with his rumored image.

According to the rumors, Chen Ying is taller than ten feet wide, with arms that can run horses, kills people without blinking an eye, likes to behead people, builds the capital to stand up, and it is very exaggerated to say that Chen Ying is a murderer. Eating human hearts raw, he likes to eat a human heart and drink a bucket of blood every meal.

However, all these rumors could not find any shadow on Chen Ying at all.On the contrary, Chen Ying didn't look like a general, but more like a scholar, with a tall and thin figure, he seemed to be frail.The skin is fair and delicate, even more coquettish than a woman.What's even more rare is that Chen Ying is really too young.

From Zhao Jiqing's point of view, Chen Yingting is probably 20 years old, not even as old as his eldest son.But his eldest son, Zhao Dingguo, is 25 years old, and he is still a ninth-rank Cao Canjun (a small official who manages the armor warehouse), but Chen Yingnian, Fang Ruoguan, is already the guest of the Eastern Palace Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, The champion general and the inspector Shandong Xingtai Minister Shupu shot.

Any official position in Chen Ying's body is already comparable to the limit of a minister.Seeing Chen Ying and thinking of his own son, Zhao Jiqing had to sigh secretly: "People are more angry than people!"

Zhao Jiqing quickly threw out the messy thoughts in his head, and said with a slight smile: "God has the virtue of being good at life, and my king also has this benevolence. Although your ministry and my Dazheng Kingdom have just experienced a big battle, but It was also caused by a misunderstanding, my king is also magnanimous, and deliberately put aside the previous suspicions, and reconciled with your ministry."

When Ashina Simo heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes. In Chen Ying's words, if you can express surrender and begging for life so freshly and refinedly, you will be convinced.

Chen Ying's face was neither happy nor angry, he didn't speak, and his face was always expressionless.

Chen Ying's reaction was beyond Zhao Jiqing's expectation.In his mind, since Chen Ying is so young, he must have the usual problems of young people, being competitive.As long as Chen Ying refuted his words, he could find the loopholes in Chen Ying's words and use his advantage in debating to render Chen Ying speechless.

But Chen Ying didn't like Zhao Jiqing's tricks at all, which made him feel like punching the air and having the urge to swallow blood.

In fact, Zhao Jiqing didn't know that Chen Ying was a perfect pragmatist.If something is meaningless, he would not even bother to do it. Now that Chen Ying has an overwhelming advantage, there is no need to be hypocritical with Wang Xuanqiong, because there is no need at all.

Chen Ying believes in a saying of later generations: "The truth always appears within the range of the cannon. Once the cannon opens, all the abnormal noises will stop abruptly." Chen Ying likes this sentence very much. If the enemy is not strong and we are weak, if It's not a last resort, Chen Ying is unwilling to take risks, nor is he willing to use tricks, he prefers that kind of hearty crushing.

This is Chen Ying's favorite way of fighting.The Hooked Gun Cavalry crushed the opponent's cavalry, and the Modao Army crushed the opponent's infantry. As for the Hengdao, Shesheng Army and other arms, they were only used to pick up heads when the outcome of the war was clear.

Chen Ying didn't answer, Zhao Jiqing was helpless.He paused and then said: "Although my king doesn't know the details of your ministry, it is expected that your ministry will be able to win by surprise, killing my general and defeating our army. The military strategy is very admirable, but those thousands of soldiers are very important to us. It’s nothing to talk about. Military and state affairs, after all, we must speak with strength. My Dazheng Kingdom is adjacent to the Canghai Sea in the east, Xiaoshan Mountain in the west, Jingxiang Huaihe River in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. There are more than [-] people. If there is any plan, just march forward and step down, and there is no need to use any tricks. However, my king can't bear to see the soldiers and wives of our Tang and Zheng Dynasties scattered, and we can hear crying everywhere. New graves are being planted everywhere, so the two of us should sit down and have a good talk to turn the conflict into friendship."

Zhao Jiqing's words were soft and hard, and the other party's sentence "there are [-] horsemen who control the strings, and more than [-] men with armor" is even more nonsense with open eyes.

Ashina Simo was about to refute angrily, but was suppressed by Chen Ying's eyes, and finally dared not speak.

What kind of strength Wang Shichong has is no secret in the world.If it was nine years before the great cause, when there was no Yang Xuangan chaos, Wang Shichong occupied 300 counties in the 30 counties of the Central Plains. At that time, these [-] counties had a population of more than [-] million, and Wang Shichong would naturally have strength. , Formed [-] cavalry and [-] armored men.

However, times have changed. Although Wang Shichong now has such a large territory, the Central Plains is also a fertile land, which is no worse than Guanzhong. However, the population of the Central Plains has increased greatly after years of wars. Now the Central Plains has less than one-tenth of the original population.

For 40 soldiers, Wang Shichong needs to organize all the men, women, and children in the Central Plains. Maybe he can make up the 40 horses. The number is one hundred thousand.

Chen Ying smiled slightly.

He wanted to hear what Zhao Jiqing had to say. As the so-called weak country has no diplomacy, no matter how sharp the words are, it will not change the balance of power between the strong and the weak.

Seeing the smile on Chen Ying's face, Zhao Jiqing's face became colder and colder, and his heart sank. Knowing that Chen Ying's patience was about to run out, Zhao Jiqing couldn't help showing his trump card: "Of course, my king is also a sensible person. The general has worked hard from afar, and the general should not come in vain, my king is willing to give the general 2000 taels of gold to use as military funds!"

Chen Ying sneered coldly and said, "2000 taels of gold? How about sending the beggar?"

Zhao Jiqing said timidly: "No, then 5000 taels!"

"Wang Xuanqiong's life is really cheap enough!"Chen Ying's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Go back and tell Wang Xuanqiong that if you want to survive, take out 5 taels of gold, otherwise, hehe..."

(End of this chapter)