Liu Deng waved his hand, and several soldiers behind him hurriedly carried the box up.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what is this?"
Looking at the huge box, Guan Fu asked a little strangely.
"Open it and you will know. This is specially prepared for you by the king!"
With a smile on his face, Liu Deng motioned to Guan Fu to open the box.
After Guan Fu stepped forward to open the box in person with some doubts, he was suddenly stunned.
This armor was completely different from the armor he had seen in the past, and not only the armor itself, but the helmet on the head even had a visor!
"This is the armor I have prepared for Mo Daojun. General, you might as well try it yourself!"
Seeing Guan Fu eager to try, Liu Deng said with a smile!
"That would be rude, General!"
I have to say that compared to fish scale armor, this plate armor is indeed more troublesome to put on. However, after Guan Fu put it all on, he immediately felt the difference.
Putting down the helmet, the whole body is like an iron can. In order to protect the neck, there is an iron ring between the helmet and the breastplate!
Lined with cowhide, this thing is indeed a bit hot to wear in summer, but just by looking at its posture, you can tell that the defensive power of this thing is not comparable to that of fish scale armor.
"Are you satisfied, General?"
Although the appearance of this thing does look a bit frustrating, Guan Fu is a rough man. He doesn't care what this thing looks like, as long as the defense is enough to save his life on the battlefield, as for What does it matter whether it looks good or not?
"Satisfied! Of course I am satisfied! With this thing, our Mo Dao Army is a steel line of defense. As long as we block a favorable terrain, the Huns will die as many as they come!"
After having this armor, Guan Fu's confidence was unprecedented.
"I don't have much time to give you familiarity with the equipment and give you detailed training. I think you have heard about the battle ahead. I have decided to personally lead the army to assist Li Guang in ten days!"
"The last general, Guan Fu, is willing to accompany the king on the expedition!"
Guan Fu was immediately overjoyed. The iron rule left by Emperor Gaozu was: non-military merit cannot be rewarded with a title. Until now, he was just an inconspicuous official. Now he has the opportunity to fight on the battlefield, and he has this armor and Mo Dao. Now, as long as he is not surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, Guan Fu is very confident that he can kill him several times.
Learn martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family. Isn't this a good time to build a career?
"Okay! What about you? Do you dare to go to the battlefield with me, destroy the Huns, and gain a wife?"
These soldiers of the Modao Army exuded a fierce aura. Most of them were selected by Guan Fu from various armies.
They are very brave to begin with, and coupled with such a suit of armor and the fierce Mo Dao, with a little training, they become a tiger and wolf division.
"I am willing to die for the king!"
The soldiers knelt on one knee and saluted with their hands raised.
"Very good. As expected, they are all good men of my big man. During this time, you should pay close attention to training. I will equip you with weapons and equipment as soon as possible. In addition, I will give you each a horse for transportation. This time The war is a good opportunity for you to win military glory. Whoever kills the most enemies this time will be rewarded with 10,000 gold by me!"
In order to boost morale, Liu Deng once again offered a high reward. Just these last words made those guys red-eyed, wishing they could pick them up and fight the Huns right now.
The military spirit is available!
After seeing his Mo Daojun, Liu Deng suddenly had a plan in his mind.
The terrain of Ziwu Valley is dangerous, and the Huns ambushed me. Why couldn't I take advantage of their plan?
Just like the Modao Army, what can the Huns do against them?
The mounted archery that the Huns were best at could be used to deal with the scales, but if it were used to deal with the Modao Army, it would probably only scratch their itch at most.
As for the bows and arrows of the Huns, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to leave a white mark on their armor!
When he thought of this, Liu Deng suddenly had a crazy plan, but whether the plan would succeed or not would ultimately depend on how the new army Li Guang left behind!
Now that we have decided to personally lead the army on the expedition, the ordnance, food and fodder required for this must of course be prepared in advance.
After coming out of the military camp, Liu Deng drove directly to Zhang Tu's residence, discussed with Zhang Tu for a long time, and then returned to the palace.
As the king of a country, it is not an easy task to lead an army on an expedition. Liu Deng spent a lot of effort before he could barely convince Zhang Tu.
Zhang Tu finally reluctantly agreed, but the condition was that Liu Deng would take Tian Chong with him.
Compared with other officials, Tian Chong is the only one who has military affairs in Jingtong in Dai State and can be mobilized.
They just brought more people with them, and Liu Deng didn't take it seriously, so he just took them with him. However, before setting off, Liu Deng still wanted to prepare a secret weapon for himself.
"Little Dudu, please pay me 500 taels of silver in your account, and then go to the streets for me. Then there will be blacksmith shops big and small to place an order for me and make me the thinnest iron wire. Within ten days, no matter what I want them all!"
After looking at the huge sand table in the study for a long time, Liu Deng suddenly spoke to Du Ziteng.
"promise!"
Although he didn't know what his lord planned to do, Du Ziteng hurriedly answered.
The news that Liu Deng was going to go on an expedition in person spread like wildfire, and civil servants began to dissuade him. What kind of gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, and what kind of son of a rich man would not sit in the hall?
Liu Deng doesn't even bother to pay attention to these nonsense words. Do you think I am willing to fight for it?
Isn't it because you guys are so unsatisfactory? There are no civil and military officials in the damn dynasty who can fight...
After 10 days of commotion, Liu Deng personally led the army to the expedition, but he still issued strict orders to hide the whole matter from his mother.
Because Liu Deng personally led the army this time, in order to ensure Liu Deng's safety, Zhang Tu specially ordered people to mobilize 5,000 elite troops again, plus 5,000 troops from Liang Kingdom, plus 10,000 troops left by Li Guang. The new army, a total of 20,000 people, set off from Jinyang and headed straight for Shangjun.
In order to make Liu Deng more comfortable on the road, Cai Xin specially built a four-wheeled carriage for him overnight. This carriage had been equipped with the steering gear that Liu Deng had mentioned.
In addition, during this period, Cai Xin renovated the carriage and covered it with thick animal skins. During the entire march, Tian Chong was responsible for the specific matters, and Liu Deng just took a short nap. Asleep, he would step out of the carriage from time to time to stretch, and occasionally have a drink.
This made Tian Chong dumbfounded. He wanted to persuade his king, but when he saw Liu Deng's meaningful eyes, he held back and didn't say anything.
But gradually Tian Chong also discovered that the more casual Liu Deng was, the more relaxed the recruits became, and they even started to smile a little on their faces.
You know, when they set off from Jinyang City, although the recruits didn't say anything, they all felt sad...
