These 50,000 soldiers were different from those he had seen before.
Although the soldiers he had seen before were all wearing leather armor, they could be considered Kunming's bright armor after all, and their equipment was pretty good. However, the leather armor on the people in front of him was already in tatters.
Except for the halberds in their hands, which look pretty good now, what are they wearing all over their bodies?
A piece of iron attached to the chest serves as a heart armor, and some people even have their toes exposed from the boots on their feet.
Everyone seems to be doing evil things. Is this his own army?
Liu Deng was completely dumbfounded. Did he expect such an army to protect him?
"Is my country's army so miserable? I just want to know where our annual military expenditures go? Is it possible that the lieutenant is also lining his own pockets?"
Liu Deng's face was extremely gloomy, and he stared hard at the general next to him.
He didn't know this person, but that was normal. Except for the few ministers who followed him around all day, he basically didn't know the rest of the people.
"Your Majesty, you have wronged the lieutenant. We represent a small country and a poor people. There is nothing we can do about our backward armaments. All the armaments allocated to us by the imperial court every year are given priority to the soldiers of the border army. The remaining These brothers, we can only feel aggrieved first, there is nothing we can do about it..."
The leading general said a little aggrievedly.
"But look at them, one and two are wearing these. What are they?"
Liu Deng said angrily.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Even if we only have the halberds in our hands, if those Hun dogs come, we can still kill them without leaving any trace behind!"
What he said almost made Liu Deng angry. I am telling you a fucking specific issue, but you are here shouting slogans at me.
Liu Deng really wanted to ask him, how did you learn to act like a gangster?
Shouldn't this kind of thing be my patent? How come this kid learned the essence so quickly?
"I'm just asking you, how much would it cost if the entire army were equipped with iron armor?"
Liu Deng didn't mean to be deceived by him. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his weapon. It is impossible for Liu Deng not to understand this truth. This is the age of cold weapons. If you have a suit of iron armor, the enemy's bow and arrow will be shot. If you come over, if you can't shoot through it, if you slash with a sword, if you come over and it can't hurt, the damage ratio will be greatly reduced.
Daiguo didn't have that many lives, so they were wasting them like grass. If possible, Liu Deng really hoped to use equipment to greatly reduce the casualties of soldiers.
After all, you can make more money after you spend it, but if your life is gone, it is really gone.
If you want to wait for a baby waiting to be fed to grow up, it will take at least eighteen years!
In addition, the environment is so bad these days, and if there is another illness or disaster in the meantime, it is already incredible that three out of 10 children can grow up smoothly.
The population base of Dai country is not large to begin with, and the total population is only about three million people. If we compare this to later generations, it is actually the level of a city.
Moreover, it does not even meet the standards of ordinary provincial capital cities and can only be regarded as a second-tier city.
"Your Majesty, this is not the way to settle the score. Our country is really too backward. Let alone full-body iron armor. Even if we equip all our soldiers with leather armor, we won't be able to get it together in a short time... Even you You have enough money, but you have nowhere to buy it..."
After listening to what this guy said, Liu Deng calmed down a lot. Indeed, he was a little too impulsive today.
Things always have to be dealt with one by one. It is indeed a matter of the weapons supervisor, which makes me too irritable today.
"What's your name? What position do you hold now?"
This guy's speech is quite coherent. At least he can convince himself. He doesn't seem to be an unknown person.
"Your Majesty, the last general, Zhong Liyi, will be the chariot and cavalry general of our country!"
When he heard this surname, Liu Deng was stunned. There was a ruthless person with this surname in history, and that was the legendary Zhong Limei.
He was really a ruthless man back then. Although he later died at the hands of Han Xin, he still lived up to his reputation as a hero.
However, because of the conflict between Chu and Han, he was Xiang Yu's subordinate. Although the world has been at peace for a long time, it seems inappropriate to ask people about this matter face to face at this time.
"Your Majesty's guess is correct. The ancestor of the last general is Zhong Limei, who served under King Xiang. However, I don't have any disobedient intentions. Please enlighten me!"
Looking at Liu Deng's face, he immediately understood that Liu Deng was questioning his truth, but he himself was very calm.
"This is because my little family is angry. General Zhongli invites you. Since you are a general under my command, I have no doubts about your reasons. I am just a little curious. General, please don't mind!"
This sedan chair was carried by everyone. Although he is now the leader of a country, after all, this country is in a mess now. If he didn't have these civil servants and generals under his command, he might have his head damaged at some point. This guy's ancestor turned out to be a fierce man, so I guess this kid shouldn't be too bad...
but. Liu Deng had never heard of his name in history, but after seeing the military camp in front of him, Liu Deng felt that this was understandable.
With this damn environment in front of you, do you still expect everyone to be Han Xin?
Having said that, although these soldiers are all wearing bad clothes and have bad deeds, their spirits are still good.
"General Zhongli, I'll leave these soldiers to you. The ordnance thing is my fault. I can't ignore my conscience and let the soldiers go to war with these things. That's not going to fight, that's going to die!"
Liu Deng took a deep breath, patted Zhong Liyi on the shoulder and said.
"Your Majesty..."
What Liu Deng didn't expect was that not only Zhong Liyi, but also the soldiers who were training suddenly knelt down on one knee. The expressions on their faces were as if they were mourning for their heirs, and they were almost about to cry...
These damn ancients were too rich in emotion. They just said a few empty words, and now they are so moved that they are about to cry. If they listen to a few sensational speeches, they will burst into tears... …
"Long live the king, may the country be victorious!"
"Long live the king, may the country be victorious!"
"Long live the king, may the country be victorious!"
Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd. This scene made Liu Deng feel a little embarrassed.
