Horse on the World

Chapter 169
Li Qing, who hurried back to Dingzhou from Fuzhou, only rested for a day, and then had to go to Shanglinli again. He was not lying to Xiang Xianhe when he said that he would launch an autumn offensive against the barbarians. There was an offensive, but It is not a full-scale war, but a targeted local strike.Lu Dalin had already made preparations, and he could launch an offensive only after Li Qing gave an order.

Recently, the information sent back from the grassland made Li Qing aware of some changes in the Bai tribe in Bayar, and Huhe's wolf army began to mobilize frequently. Go over all the details again.

Even though Li Qing was a general on horseback, his thighs were still burning from the side and felt extremely uncomfortable. So when he saw the carriage brought by Shang Haibo, he couldn't help being overjoyed, thinking that this military adviser Not only is his strategy outstanding, but he is also as careful as a hair, knowing that he has suffered hardships in the past two days.

Throwing the horses to the guards, they happily stepped into the carriage, and the group of people went out of the city to Zhilinli. The distance from Dingzhou to Shanglinli was not close, and it was hundreds of miles. Li Qing decided to take the carriage After arriving in Fuyuan, change to the remaining fast horses, so that we can rush to Shanglin tomorrow.

Not long after sitting in the car, Li Qing realized that this car was very different from the horse-drawn carriages he had ridden in before. The basic conditions of the border state are still very poor. Although Li Qing has spent a lot of effort on building roads and tidying up the roads after he came to power, it is not cold in a day. How can the huge Dingzhou be in twos? Years can do it.

"This car?" Li Qing looked at Shang Haibo on the opposite side.Shang Haibo smiled but did not answer.

Li Qing suddenly realized, "Did the shock absorber of the carriage I mentioned last time come out?"

Shang Haibo laughed, "The commander-in-chief guessed right. There are more than [-] craftsmen employed by craftsmen, and there are quite a few craftsmen who are good at making such small and ingenious pieces. Called several craftsmen with the highest skills, researched day and night, and finally made it, this is the first one built, and it was specially sent to the general for evaluation."

Li Qing pouted, "It's so dark, and its appearance is not dazzling at all. That's not what I said at the beginning. How much can this guy sell for? Even I don't think it's worth much!"

"Marshal, this car is for you. It doesn't need to be resplendent. It's not that you don't want money, but you don't need it now. Just like what you said before, you should do things with a high profile and be a low-key person."

Li Qing laughed, "You should remember what I said. Yes, I use it myself. It's better to be so inconspicuous. I don't want to be like a peacock, always turning on the screen to display it from time to time."

"The inside of this car, does it look okay to you?" Shang Haibo asked.

Only then did Li Qing pay attention to this carriage. It was inconspicuous on the outside, but it was quite elegant on the inside. Not only was it spacious, but it was also designed extremely delicately, effectively utilizing the space on every floor inside.Stretching out his fingers to tap on the wall, Li Qing couldn't help showing a puzzled look on his face, "What's the bread here? The sound is wrong?"

Shang Haibo said: "Marshal, there is a whole piece of specially made steel plates in the mezzanine, not only the four walls, but also the top cover, making this carriage is the most labor-intensive It's nothing else, it's these four steel plates that Xu Xiaodao took a lot of effort to get out."

Bulletproof car?A noun immediately popped into Li Qing's mind.

"Ren Ruyun and Xu Xiaodao have both tried it. Not to mention ordinary crossbow arrows, this kind of steel plate can't be pierced by even an eight-ox crossbow. Of course, the eight-ox crossbow is too powerful, and it can be knocked over when shot at close range. You sit In this car, incidents like the assassination in the capital will never happen again." Every time Shang Haibo thought of that assassination, he would feel lingering fear, and no one could have imagined that the dignified commander of Dingzhou would almost fall on a woman And in the hands of a moron.

Li Qing's expression was a little hesitant, which reminded him of the twelve dead bodyguards. "Wouldn't all carriages be equipped with this kind of steel plate? That's not acceptable. Steel is a big secret of our Dingzhou, and we must not let it out."

Shang Haibo said: "Of course, the entire Dingzhou, or the entire Dachu, there is only this one, commander, it is not easy to flatten and thin this kind of steel, it is Xu Xiaodao and the others who hammered it Hammered out."

"It's hard work for them. I'll ask someone to reward them with something later." Li Qing said.

"This is the personal grace of the commander in chief, but the commander, there are other tricks in this carriage!" Shang Tibo smiled and stretched out his hand to press in the corner behind him. It rose up and just reached the chests of the two of them. Li Qing couldn't help being surprised when he saw it, and looked down. It was a small table with four small drawers under the table. When it was opened, there were teacups and wine glasses inside. Silver chopsticks and other small items. "What an exquisite mechanism!" Li Qing laughed happily, this carriage is simply a small dwelling.

"There's more, Commander!" Shang Haibo lowered the table back, turned around, turned his back to Li Qing, and worked for a while, and when he moved away sideways, his original seat had been pulled away and spread out. , the bottom is actually empty, and there are some things like bedding sheets, pointing to Li Qing's buttocks: "Marshal, the bottom of yours is the same."

Li Qing was speechless, such a carriage could come up with so many tricks.

"There is more, handsome!" Shang Haibo said again, just like a boy with many treasures, he took out one thing, and another thing.At the door of the carriage, Shang Haibo pushed aside a piece of the floor, stretched his hand into it, pulled it out, and a metal object rose up. Li Qing couldn't help being surprised, it was a powerful crossbow.

Shang Haibo smiled and hooked the string, the steel string made a crisp sound, and a box next to the crossbow stand, the arrows inside were shining coldly.Li Qing couldn't help thinking to himself, if someone really opened the door, haha, seeing a strong crossbow pointing at him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have any other thoughts besides despair at that moment, right?
"Good guy!" Li Qing praised, and bought this crossbow again. This bulletproof vehicle can already be upgraded to an armored vehicle.

"For the safety of the commander in chief, all of us in Dingzhou have thought hard and worked hard. I also hope that the commander in chief will take care of himself, the son of a daughter, and not sit down. Things like riding to Fuzhou the other day, We don't want it to happen again." Shang Haibo put the crossbow back to its original place, sat back down again, and looked at Li Qing with piercing eyes.

Li Qing uttered an "uh," Shang Haibo was showing off to himself today like offering a treasure, and he thought he had changed his sex, but he didn't expect the root cause to be buried here!
With an embarrassing smile, he said: "This time it's Fuzhou, but I saw Deng Peng. It's a serious matter. Besides, I brought my personal guards and the Statistics and Investigation Department to make arrangements all the way to enter Fuzhou. Jiang Heiniu He accepted it again, what could happen?"

Shang Haibo snorted, and said: "Commander, when you leave Dingzhou, you have to tell us first, leave a message, and disappear. Besides, it's not that I don't trust Director Qingfeng, but Her investigation and statistics department is full of fish and dragons. If the news is accidentally exposed and someone with a heart finds out, it will be a big deal. Besides, if you want to see Deng Peng, you can come to Fuzhou secretly like him, even if you want to express your request If the virtuous are thirsty and value him, there is no need to go to unexpected places.”

"That's it!" Li Qing knew that Shang Haibo's words were right, but he also felt very embarrassed to be so merciless by a subordinate.His face turned slightly red.

Seeing Li Qing's expression, Shang Haibo knew that the fire was coming, so it would be extremely counterproductive to say more, "Marshal, you are the sky of our Dingzhou, and we are relying on Dingzhou. Now Dingzhou is booming, you There are many talents under his command, but these people are gathered together because of you. With you, we are monolithic. Without you, I am afraid that we will be riddled with holes. Every one of our subordinates hopes that the commander-in-chief can take care of himself! "

Li Qing nodded. What Shang Haibo said was reasonable. Although it was not pleasant to listen to, but as the saying goes, good medicine is good for the disease, and honest words are good for deeds. Among his subordinates, only Shang Haibo dared to talk to him like this. The reason why I think highly of him is that Lu Yiming is talented but too pedantic; Xu Yunfeng is loyal but not as talented as them; , and will not raise objections, not to mention other people such as Wang Qinian, they are all guys who point at east and west, and point at west and west.But Lu Dalin was unable to say anything to him because of his status.

"Mr. Shang, I know this. It is my fault. I will never do this again in the future. I will keep your words in my heart!" Li Qing bowed his hands to Shang Haibo solemnly.

Shang Haibo didn't dare to accept this gift, he bent one knee and said shortly: "It's the blessing of our servants and Dingzhou that the commander-in-chief can accept it!"

Li Qing laughed loudly and pulled Shang Haibo up, patted the carriage, and said: "Look, look, it's this carriage that made us drag so far, oh, yes, I Is the carriage number one?"

Shang Haibo shook his head, "This car has no number, and neither can your car! This is for safety reasons, as you have seen, this car looks no different from an ordinary carriage!"

"Well, it's fine, then I told you before, after the build, I will send the car with the number one to Qingfeng, haven't you forgotten?" Li Qing said.

This time it was really that the pot couldn't be opened and the pot was lifted, Shang Haibo didn't even think about it, and said directly: "No way!"

"Why?" Li Qing was also a little upset. I didn't make a sound when you said so much to me earlier, and I apologized to you at the end, but didn't I tell you about this earlier, why didn't I lose face? do not give?

Shang Haibo saw that Li Qing was getting a little annoyed, if it was something else, he could give in, but this is absolutely impossible, "Marshal, you gave the No. [-] car to Qingfeng, dare to ask Princess Qingcheng After passing the gate, I want car No. [-], what should you do?"

"This..." Li Qing couldn't help being startled, "Isn't it just a carriage, what about it?"

Shang Haibo shook his head and smiled wryly, "Master, this is not just a car!"

(End of this chapter)