Therefore, steel contains a small amount of carbon. This metal will be tougher, more flexible, and more powerful than steel in the future. Moreover, this kind of steel is also forged with the most primitive metallurgical technology.
"Come on, cut off Lan Yuan's head and reward him with a thousand taels." Zeng Sihai also roared, and the generals behind led the black armored soldiers to fight in front of Lan Yuan and others.
The two groups of men and horses collided immediately. Although there were fewer people on Lan Yuan's side, the momentum was much greater than that of the Black Armored Army. As soon as they came into contact, it was like a sharp cone, piercing into the Black Armored Army. .
Lan Yuan was even more brave, and it took two or three generals from the Black Armored Army to be able to match him. Seeing this, Zeng Sihai had no choice but to order his army to move forward, hoping to defeat the few with more.
"Retreat." Lan Yuan entered and exited seven times in the black armored army, and lost more than 3,000 people. Lan Yuan had to retreat to avoid being besieged.
The 3,000 soldiers were ordered to retreat, but when they evacuated, they would try their best to retrieve weapons from their fallen comrades. Because making weapons was not easy, Lan Yuan issued such an order.
"Close the city gate." Three thousand soldiers retreated into the city, leaving an arrow on the city wall, blocking everyone.
"Attack the city, and the first one to enter the city will get one thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand." Zeng Sihai also gave the order. He knew very well that if the city was not captured as soon as possible, once Chen Nan came back to support, He will be embattled on all sides.
Zeng Sihai was obviously prepared, and in just a moment, five huge trebuchets were already in place.
In addition, they are still building more war machines. Being able to hide them from the emperor's eyes shows that Zeng Sihai has had different intentions.
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In a farmhouse on the outskirts of the capital, a man in black robes and a general in white robes walked in. The general in white robes was unconscious.
The general in white was placed on a simple bed, and the man in black took off his armor, revealing the bruised and swollen place where Lan Yuan punched him. Fortunately, Lan Yuan changed his movements in time, otherwise the arm would have been useless.
The man hurriedly bandaged the general in white. After a moment, a ray of moonlight fell on the general in white.
The man in black subconsciously touched the cheek of the general in white. Tears flowed down her cheek and landed on the general in white's face.
The general in white slowly woke up and was surprised to find a man in a black cloak rubbing his face with his hands.
"You...who are you?" He struggled desperately, but the severe pain from his arms prevented him from moving at all.
"Xiaojue, it's me, I'm my sister."
"You...you are my sister?" When the boy in white saw the familiar face, he was wary at first, then in disbelief, and then ecstatic.
"Sister." The white-clothed general never took a step back when facing a life-or-death crisis, but now his eyes filled with tears. He hugged Nalan Mingzhu, and the two hugged each other, crying loudly.
After a while, the two finally dispersed. Nalan Mingzhu helped the white-clothed general to the bed and began to talk about every detail of these years.
"You're not dead? Why didn't your godfather tell me?"
"Bah, who told you to call you godfather?" Nalan Mingzhu suddenly slapped the white-clothed general in the face.
"Sister, what's going on?" Nalan Jue asked in disbelief, and Nalan Mingzhu was also stunned.
"Xiaojue, I was wrong." Nalan Mingzhu slapped her face, feeling regretful in her heart. She was about to step forward to comfort Nalan Jue, but Nalan Jue had already stepped aside.
"Hey, Xiaojue, most of what happened to dad is related to that bitch Zeng Sihai. Maybe our siblings were used as guns blazing by him." Nalan Mingzhu sighed softly and told Nalan Jue some of the clues he found. road.
"Sister, are everything you said true or false?" Nalan Jue, a young man in white, said in disbelief when he heard Nalan Mingzhu's words.
"It is true, but sister has only found out so much. The emperor's innocence cannot be confirmed yet, but Zeng Sihai is definitely not a good person. It is better for us not to stand on both sides for the time being."
"Then let them kill each other, and then we can..." After Nalan Mingzhu said this, she raised her hand and made a wiping gesture on her white neck.
"Okay, I promise you." Nalan Jue nodded. He naturally trusted his sister more than Zeng Sihai. And after seeing that Nalan Mingzhu was not dead, he questioned everything Zeng Sihai said. .
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In Minzhou, in a simple tent, Chen Nan was holding a list.
"My dear friends, please take a look." Chen Nan was still not satisfied and handed the order to the ministers. When the ministers saw it, they all had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
When Concubine Lan took the order and looked at it, she became very angry: "Those thieves are really disgusting. They actually stole so many things, which we people in Minzhou have worked hard to earn."
Concubine Lan was very happy. With so many ministers in the tent, she was the only one who could figure out that these were all earned by the people of Minzhou.
"Yan Hai, I made a list for you, one of which is for the reconstruction of Minzhou and one for the construction of warships. After I return to Beijing, I will send someone to help you and Zhao Heng."
"I obey." Yan Hai was overjoyed. Twenty percent of the profits were under his control. He felt that he had made a lot of money.
"Yan Aiqing, there must be a detailed account for the expenditure of this amount. I have to check it at all times. Moreover, this amount is a special fund. Do you understand?"
Chen Nan saw Yan Hai's thoughts and asked with a gloomy face. As the magistrate of Minzhou, Yan Hai held a high position of power. If he didn't teach him a lesson, something might happen.
"Yes." When Chen Nan said this, Yan Hai felt like a bucket of ice water was poured on his head. He began to regret his previous decision.
"Besides, you don't have to worry about those who are captured. As long as it is the most painful and dangerous work, leave it to them."
"During the process of guarding, you have to select some stewards from among them, make them enemies, and let them manage their own army instead of running away, you know?"
"Yes." Everyone agreed. They didn't like these little devils, nor did they like little devils.
"Okay, it's getting late, you go down to bed first." After doing all this, Chen Nan was exhausted and was about to hug Concubine Lan and go to bed to rest. At this moment, Mr. Yun hurried over.
Seeing Mr. Yun's appearance, Chen Nan also realized that there was something big to do. As expected, Mr. Yun looked solemn and handed a document to him.
Chen Nan took it over and took a look, and his face suddenly darkened.
"Han Wu, Ling Feng, we are going back."
