The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 428

Lu Shikui and Lu Shibao didn't know why, they asked in unison: "Why is the general laughing, and what is this Su Luding?"

"Shikui, Shibao, and Suluding are the weapons used by Genghis Khan in Mongolia. They are honored as divine weapons in Mongolia. After Genghis Khan's death, this magical weapon has been kept by his successor Khan. I didn't expect it to be in the hands of Ashu today. See, I am not wronged, I am not wronged." Lu Wenxin seemed to have regained his confidence, and said happily, "As long as I can find a weapon that can counter Su Luding, I will definitely fight Ashu again. Although the Wind, Cloud, Thunder and Lightning Art is powerful, it is not impossible to break it."

After saying this, Lu Wenxin felt salty in his mouth, and immediately spit out a small mouthful of blood.

"Ah, General,"

"It's okay, it's okay," Lu Wenxin said after a pause, "I'll recover after a few days of recuperation, and Ashu may not be much better. Okay, you guys go to clean up the battlefield and prepare to go back to the city."

As Lu Wenxin estimated, after passing through the small forest in the north of Anyang Beach, Ashu's face became paler, and a trace of blood oozed from his mouth.

"Marshal, do you want to take a rest?" Ajahan asked.

Ah Shu wiped the blood from his mouth with his hands, and forced a smile and said, "It's okay, let's rest after meeting up with Huaidu and the others in Gucheng ahead."

"Yes, handsome,"

In the battle with Lu Wenxin, although Ashu had the upper hand, he also suffered internal injuries. The wind, cloud, thunder and lightning formula was extremely exhausting, and because of the battle, Ashu could only forcefully support the continuous charge, unlike Lu Wenxin. able to rest.

At this time, A Shu couldn't hold back despite his profound skills.

"Arahan, I'll make adjustments right away, you bring a centurion to postpone,"

Asahan said: "Follow the command of the commander-in-chief."

Xiangyang City.

After listening to the report, Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan shouted almost at the same time: "What, it's really Ah Shu."

Lu Wenxin nodded and said: "It's absolutely correct. I fought with him for dozens of rounds, and I was at a disadvantage. Except for Ashu, who among the Mongolian generals has such abilities?"

As for the victory or defeat of Lu Wenxin and Ashu, Lu Wende no longer felt that it was so important. The Xiangyang governor sighed and said: "Your Majesty's god is indeed correct. No wonder your Majesty can predict the changes in the sky. Second brother , how to write this battle report, "

Lu Wenhuan said: "Brother, in the face of the current emperor, let us seek truth from facts."

Lu Wende thought for a while and said, "That's right, third child, go and rest first."

It was already the seventh day after the war when I received the battle report from the Xiangyang Military Region about the Battle of Anyang Beach.

Battle report of the Xiangyang Military Region: When the Mongolian army withdrew from Xiangyang, our Xiangyang Military Region set up an ambush on Anyang Beach and dispatched 2000 people from the Heitan regiment. A total of 12 soldiers from the Mongolian Pioneer Battalion were killed, about 19 enemy soldiers were injured, and more than 800 captured civilians and a large number of looted supplies were rescued. In this campaign, our army suffered 820 casualties, Among them, 910 people were killed and [-] people were seriously injured, including Lu Wenxin, the commander of our army and the commander of the Heitan regiment. The casualties of the two sides were roughly the same. In addition, our army lost two warships.

At the court meeting the next day, I first said: "The Battle of Anyangtan opened the prelude to the third war between Song and Mongolia. Our dynasty has neither won nor lost. This battle is considered a draw. However, it can be seen from this that Mongolia The ability of the cavalry is indeed stronger than that of ordinary soldiers in our dynasty. Even the Heitan regiment in the Xiangyang Military Region is only slightly better than the opponent, and similar to the Heitan regiment, our dynasty has only a few troops such as the Yangzhou Polu Army. There are less than 3 people together, and there are [-] Mongolian Qixue troops. Therefore, the large-scale military training must continue. Also, the number of cavalry troops in our court is insufficient, and all military regions are strictly ordered to prohibit unsure field battles with the Mongolian army. ,"

Lu Xiufu said, "Yes, Your Majesty,"

Fan Wenhuan said: "Xiangyang Lu Wenxin's martial arts are outstanding, I didn't expect that he would also be defeated by Ashu."

Lu Xiufu continued: "There are detailed records in the battle report, saying that Lu Wenxin was defeated by Ashu's weapon, Suluding. According to Lu Wenxin, this Suluding was the weapon used by Genghis Khan, known as the number one magic weapon in Mongolia. ,"

Shi Yanzhi said: "That's right, General Lu is right, this Su Luding is indeed a sharp weapon, and there are many legends about its origin,"

"Really, Shi Aiqing, what are the legends?" I was somewhat influenced by Fang Ling, and I became interested in listening to stories.

"Your Majesty, according to the legend of the Mongols, about a hundred years ago, when Genghis Khan was very young, he was forced by his enemies to a mountain peak. It was split open, so that Genghis Khan escaped, the stranger gave Genghis Khan the spear before he left, and this spear named Suluding accompanied Genghis Khan in his battles all his life, and was honored as an artifact by the Mongols, "

"Sacred Artifact, Shi Aiqing, will this Sulu be able to compete with the Divine Artifact of our dynasty?" I laughed and said, "Lu Aiqing, I have a saber that has been treasured for many years in my palace, named Jianglong, and it belongs to Shenzong. It was made by the famous craftsman Han Qi during the Xining period, and this knife is given to Xiangyang Lu Wenxin to help him fight Ashu again in the future."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

According to the records in Xianwen Pavilion, during the Northern Song Dynasty, Han Qi, a famous blacksmith, discovered the ruins of the Taimiao Temple of the Shang Dynasty in a deep mountain, and opened the seal to obtain the fragments of the three evil swords of dragon tooth, tiger wing and dog god. "There is black air faintly in the broken iron, and it will explode when you touch it." Later, Han Qi dedicated this fragment to the imperial court, and joined hands with the court swordsmith to cast it. It took one year and eight days to cast it into the dragon-subduing and ambush swords. The tiger and the chopping dog are three big swords, of which Jianglong is a machete, and Fuhu and Zhangou are big guillotines. On the day when the swords were completed, Han Qi used his body as a guide to jump into the furnace and finally achieved great success. Bao Zheng, who was the governor of Kaifeng at the time, became the first "Kaifeng double guillotine" knife holder, while Jianglong stayed in the palace.

More than 100 years ago, the Kingdom of Jin invaded Bianjing. The descendant of Han Qi, Han Shixiong, who was the commander of the imperial guards at that time, took the Sword of Subduing Dragon out of the palace. Before Han Shizhong died, he returned the knife to the palace. Since then, Jianglong has been kept in the palace of the Southern Song Dynasty, but the whereabouts of Fuhu and Zhangou have been unknown since then.

After Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty Zhao Min came to the throne, he named Han Shizhong "King Qi", perhaps to commemorate Han Qi's achievements in casting knives.

Shi Yanzhi, who is quite familiar with this period of history: "Your Majesty, with the advantage of subduing the dragon, you should be able to compete with Su Luding. I have a proposal to change the name of this knife to Polu to show that we are fighting against the Mongols." heart of,"

"Polu, okay, Shi Aiqing, I will take the name of Polu, this name is very suitable for me, so I will call this knife Polu, Zhao Huai Zhao Aiqing,"

"The minister is here,"

"Zhao Aiqing, I want to send a minister to Xiangyang to inspect the military situation, condolences to the frontline soldiers, and at the same time bestow the Polu War Sword to Lu Wenxin, the commander of the Heitan Regiment. I wonder if Zhao Aiqing is willing to go,"

Zhao Huai said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am willing."

"Okay, Zhao Huai, I will appoint you as an imperial envoy, and I will set off westward tomorrow. I will order Lu Wende, the governor of the Xiangyang Military Region, and Lu Wenhuan, the appeasement envoy, to strictly guard against it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order,"

Jia Sidao came out and said, "Your Majesty, will the Xiangyang Army be rewarded or punished for this battle?"

"Master, since there was no victory or defeat in the Battle of Anyang Beach, the generals in the Xiangyang Army will not be rewarded or punished, and it is enough to let them sum up their experience. As for the soldiers in the army, let the Xiangyang Military Region provide Information, rewards for meritorious deeds, "

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

After the discussion on military affairs was over, Ma Tingluan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have a written statement."

"Ma Aiqing, please tell me,"

"Your Majesty, the Battle of Anyangtan opened the prelude to the third war between Song and Mongolia. For more than 30 years, our dynasty has resisted vigorously, and the national treasury has been consumed. Although our economy has developed rapidly in the past two years, our military equipment The expenditure is still beyond our means, therefore, I ask Your Majesty to halve the salary of the minister until the war is won."

As soon as this remark came out, Jia Sidao also came out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal, and the minister is also willing to halve the salary."

Afterwards, Jiang Wanli also supported: "Your Majesty, I am a literati and cannot fight the enemy for Your Majesty. I am also willing to donate half of my salary as military funds to support our dynasty in the war against Mongolia."

"The minister seconded the proposal,"

"I support Lord Ma's proposal,"

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The courtiers in the main hall, no matter if they were sincere or not, they all joined in. Calculated, this is actually a huge expenditure. After all, this is a long-term matter, and no one knows how long the war will last.

I stretched out my hand to signal, and when they calmed down, I said: "My dear friends, I understand your kindness. I have you loyal and sensible ministers in my court. Why worry about being invincible in wars? Ladies and gentlemen, I have issued an order to start the war from next month. , the expenses in the palace will be halved, and the salaries of you and officials at all levels will continue as before,"

Under the watchful eyes of all the ministers, Jia Sidao played again: "Your Majesty, ministers,,,,,,,"

I interrupted: "Everyone, you have a patriotic heart. Of course I know that although the military expenditures for the war are huge, they can still handle it. I suggest that you take the lead in purchasing the war bonds issued in the middle of next month. Even if the imperial court The temporary loan from everyone is also a support for the Song-Mongol war. I know that many of you have gone to the Red Cross branch to donate a lot of money and goods. I can see such acts of kindness and righteousness. Li, I am very happy, if one day, the court really can't afford money, I will naturally ask you to reduce your salary."

Ma Tingluan said: "Your Majesty, the palace's expenditure has been reduced by [-]% since the beginning of this year. If it is further reduced by half, it will definitely affect the daily life of the palace. Please think twice, Your Majesty."