Liu Qingsheng did not expect that he would still be alive after being shot by an arrow, nor did he expect that he would be lying on his bed when he woke up.
He lowered his head and looked at the wound on his chest. It had been cleaned and bandaged. Apart from some pain, it was not life-threatening. He could clearly feel that his body was getting better.
Has it been many days?
He knew very well about the injuries he suffered. It would definitely kill him. Even if he survived by chance, he would become a "consumption ghost" in the future. How could he be like this?
Just when he was puzzled, a young man wearing red armor walked in.
He could tell the identity of this person at a glance. The red standard battle armor was clearly owned by Zhou Jun.
coming!
They are finally here!
Liu Qingsheng's eyes filled with tears. This excitement affected his wounds and he coughed violently.
The young man looked at him and frowned, and said, "Can you still walk? We adults are here to invite you!"
"Yes! Yes!"
Liu Qingsheng quickly turned around, endured the pain, and got up from the bed.
Seeing how hard he was struggling, the young man stepped forward and offered his hand, helping him out of the room.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and the red sun had just passed over the treetops, but the heat of summer had already begun.
The two came to the flower hall, which was the second entrance to the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the door, Liu Qingsheng saw two young men in their 23s and 44s sitting in the hall.
One person sits at his desk, and the other person sits under him.
The young man in front of the desk has a handsome appearance, his eyes are like lightning, and there is a scar standing upright between his eyebrows, like a closed eye, adding a bit of evil charm.
Liu Qingsheng's eyes immediately focused on the young man's clothes. He was wearing composite fish scale armor and a heilong crown on his head.
This kind of attire undoubtedly shows that this person is a mid- to high-level military officer of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Seeing that he is only twenty-three or four years old, it is unlikely that he is a general.
Since Zhou Zhaowu came to the throne, the management of the army has become stricter. Every general must have great military exploits and often have deep qualifications in the army.
Therefore, he deduced that this person should be a famous school captain, and the young man sitting under him wearing the same uniform was undoubtedly a school captain.
Just as he was sizing it up secretly, a voice sounded in his ear: "Master Liu?!"
"I can't bear the word "adult"!"
Liu Qingsheng quickly bowed and saluted: "Liu Sheng of Ji County in the Great Zhou Dynasty has met these two adults!"
"Dazhou Ji County?"
Wang Cheng heard another meaning from these words, and said neither praise nor disparagement: "After so many years, it's rare that you still remember your identity."
"Don't dare forget!"
Liu Qingsheng raised his head, with tears on his face, and cried: "For twenty years, Liu has been looking forward to the homeland's army to regain the old land all the time, and has been waiting for this day all the time. Oh my God, my lord is finally here!"
"Twenty years. Liu has been in agony every day for these twenty years. No one regards Liu as a human being. Although Liu is a state official, even a dog in the Xia Kingdom can bully Liu."
The more Liu Qingsheng talked, the more excited he became, and the pain he had held in his heart for so many years was poured out like water.
Wang Cheng sighed secretly in his heart. He learned from the memory of Captain Tuoba that Liu Qingsheng had indeed lived a miserable life for so many years and suffered all kinds of humiliation.
On the surface, he is the chief of Jizhou, but the Xia people don't buy him at all. They just treat him as a mascot and mess with him when they are in a good or bad mood.
Wang Cheng raised his right hand and said, "Master Liu, please sit down!"
Liu Qingsheng wiped away his tears and carefully came to the seat below Zhu Pengfei and sat down, but what Wang Cheng said next made him uneasy again.
"You killed all those people in the Yamen?"
Liu Qingsheng stood up from his chair in a hurry, his expression couldn't help changing, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "They deserve to die!"
"Oh?" Wang Cheng frowned.
Liu Qingsheng explained: "They have already become the minions of those Xia people. Relying on the power of the Xia people, they are tyrannical in Jizhou City. The people of the Zhou Dynasty in the city are often bullied by them."
Wang Cheng nodded without commenting. He took out a crossbow arrow in his hand and said, "Where did you get this?"
Liu Qingsheng bowed and said: "Don't dare to deceive your lord! Liu's grandfather was a craftsman in the army, and he also knew a thing or two about how to make iron-armed copper crossbows. Liu studied with his grandfather for a while, and decades later, Liu was lucky Made several pairs of iron-armed copper crossbows.”
Wang Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Zhu Pengfei also looked at Liu Qingsheng in surprise and said: "You are really a talent! The iron-armed copper crossbow is an important weapon in our Zhou army. No one has imitated it in so many years. There are people from Zheng and Lu. This is the first time for me. I heard someone succeeded!"
The iron-arm copper crossbow is much more complicated than the ordinary crossbow. It contains many parts. The specifications and dimensions of these parts have been strictly designed. Even if there is a slight difference, the iron-arm copper crossbow cannot be assembled. Even if the assembly is successful by luck, a series of problems will occur during subsequent use.
This is the biggest problem in making an iron-armed copper crossbow, but for those who can make spiritual weapons, copying parts of the same size is actually not a big problem.
The second major problem in the production of iron-armed copper crossbows is materials, which is also the core point.
All refining craftsmen attach great importance to the refining materials and rarely disclose them to outsiders. Otherwise, after other craftsmen know about it, it will not be difficult to imitate them after trial and error.
Therefore, the materials used for the iron-armed copper crossbow were kept secret throughout the Zhou Dynasty. No one knew it except the King of Zhou and the big bosses from the Ministry of Industry.
In this way, even if others can copy the parts, the materials are so different that they still cannot exert their power.
In order to find out the truth, Wang Cheng asked again: "Is the iron-armed copper crossbow in your hand completely made?"
Liu Qingsheng shook his head and said: "How can Mr. Liu have that ability? In the past, his grandfather brought back the parts of the iron-arm copper crossbow after he was discharged from the army, and Mr. Liu just assembled them."
Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the iron-armed copper crossbow would be copied by outsiders.
Zhu Pengfei, who was sitting at the bottom, said: "So, your grandfather committed the grave crime of killing the nine tribes! He dared to secretly take the parts of the iron-armed copper crossbow out of the army!"
"no!"
Liu Qingsheng quickly waved his hand and said: "What my grandfather took was an iron-armed copper crossbow that was scrapped on the battlefield. They were items that no one wanted. They were not stolen from the generals."
Wang Cheng and Zhu Pengfei looked at each other. They believed in this explanation.
After the war, many weapons would be left on the battlefield. Even if some intact iron-armed bronze crossbows were left behind, it was not impossible. Especially if Zhou Dynasty was defeated, those weapons would inevitably fall into the hands of others.
However, being able to assemble an iron-armed copper crossbow without drawings is enough to show that Liu Qingsheng is a rare talent.
Wang Cheng thought slightly and said, "I wonder what Master Liu has planned in the future?"
Liu Qingsheng knelt on the ground with a plop, put his hands on the ground, and said excitedly: "If you don't give up, Liu is willing to be your servant!"
Wang Cheng hurriedly came forward, helped Liu Qingsheng up from the ground, and said, "Sir, you are a man of great righteousness, and Wang respects him. If you are willing, sir, how about the post of Chief Wei Cheng?"
Liu Qingsheng was stunned. The principal of the school was the lieutenant of the school captain. He was in charge of the clerical department and was a well-deserved confidant of the school captain.
This is to cultivate him as one of our own!
He quickly bowed and saluted: "I am willing to die for your Excellency!"
Wang Cheng said "Okay" and asked Liu Qingsheng to sit back.
Zhu Pengfei on the side blinked at Wang Cheng, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
They were discussing important military matters, and it would be inappropriate to leave Liu Qingsheng here.
"It doesn't matter!"
Wang Cheng knew what Zhu Pengfei wanted to say, so he waved his hand and said, "Since Mr. Liu is our school's Wei Cheng, he can participate in the discussion. Besides, Mr. Liu has lived in Jizhou City for a long time, so he must know the situation in Xia Kingdom better than we do. "
Zhu Pengfei pondered for a moment and said, "That makes sense. He does know the situation in Xia Kingdom better than we do."
With the approval of the two captains, Liu Qingsheng was no longer as restrained as before and slowly participated in the discussion.
Regarding the identities of Wang Cheng and Zhu Pengfei, he also gradually learned that they were both lieutenants under Jianwei Zhonglang General Zhu Bangguo. They had made great contributions in fighting the Black Eagle Army and were two rising stars in the entire Western Army. .
To his slight surprise, Wang Cheng not only received the post of captain, but was also made a viscount.
Having worked hard in the officialdom for many years, he knew exactly what this meant. With this status, Wang Cheng's future promotion would basically be smooth.
Xungui is a huge force in the entire Zhou Dynasty, and even the king of Zhou has to unite. Having the title of Honorable Lord is equivalent to plating oneself with a layer of gold.
He also saw that although Zhu Pengfei was the legitimate son of General Jianwei and was a captain like Wang Cheng, all military operations were conducted by Wang Cheng.
This is the impact of identity!
So, he put aside some thoughts and did not look down upon Wang Cheng because of his youth.
He took the initiative to ask about their military intentions: "Do you want to regain Ji County, or do you have other plans?"
"What do you say?" Wang Cheng asked.
Liu Qingsheng said: "If you want to regain Ji County, you will definitely not be able to defend it with the three thousand troops under your command! Let alone three to five days, I am afraid that I will not be able to defend it for even one day!"
"Can't you keep it for a day?"
Zhu Pengfei suddenly felt ashamed on his face, and said angrily: "Do you know that our three thousand men and horses are all carefully selected. Each of them is superb in martial arts and skilled in bow and horse!"
In order to gather these three thousand troops, Zhu Bangguo exposed all his lies and selected again and again from more than 10,000 people. All the elites in the camp were here.
"I think you have been kneeling here for a long time and don't understand the strength of our surrounding army." Zhu Pengfei said angrily.
Seeing that Zhu Pengfei wanted to continue speaking, Wang Cheng stretched out his hand to interrupt and said, "What do you mean, Xia Kingdom will send troops to attack soon?"
"Not soon! Maybe they're on their way now!"
Liu Qingsheng directly dropped a bombshell, which shocked Wang Cheng and others.
He explained: "Your Excellency, you should know that the terrain of Jizhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Once it is recaptured by me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, from now on, the eastern defense line of Xia Kingdom will be undefeable and will always be under the iron hoof of my Great Zhou Dynasty! So, The Xia Kingdom will never allow Jizhou City to be occupied, and will definitely send heavy troops here as soon as possible."
Wang Cheng and Zhu Pengfei were all silent after hearing this. They all knew the terrain of Jizhou.
The west side of Jizhou is a smooth road with no danger to defend. If Xia State really wants to send heavy troops to capture it, it will be really difficult for them to hold it with three thousand troops.
"For the present plan, sir, make a decision early on. Should you leave, or should you think of another way?"
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