Of course, it is impossible for Li Ke to know what his old Li is doing. I have to say that this cake is made with pure natural ingredients and white sugar. It tastes very good! It can be said to be a one-time success!
At least Jinyang and the others eat with bright eyes. Compared to all kinds of delicacies, Jinyang and the others obviously like sweets more. Children all like sweets.
But it was impossible for Li Ke to feed them too much.
When Li Ke was making cakes in the palace, in a courtyard of Qunxianfang in Chang'an City, a caravan that looked like nomads was loading here. It seemed that they were leaving Chang'an City.
It's just that they didn't notice that several children were playing here outside the door. After seeing them loading the car and leaving, one of these children left here quietly.
The few remaining children were still playing around.
In a courtyard not far from them, several captains, including the original captain Zhang Xi, were also here.
"The news has been confirmed. This group of people hurriedly sold all the goods this morning, and then bought a lot of grain, cloth and other materials. They said they would leave to return to Shiwei tomorrow. According to the shopkeeper who bought their goods, These people selling goods... don't seem to be here for the maximum profit of the goods." A lieutenant quickly reported.
"How many are there in total?" Zhang Xi asked with a sneer.
"The entire caravan has a total of forty-seven people."
"The five hundred most skilled men from each battalion will disperse out of the city today and prepare weapons and armor. Since they want to die, they can't blame us? Anyone who dares to harm His Highness will be killed!" Zhang Xi said fiercely. .
"yes!"
"Since they are leaving tomorrow, His Highness will hold a road unveiling ceremony outside Jinguang Gate the day after tomorrow. If they don't have ulterior motives, I don't believe it. Have you investigated clearly in the past few days? Are they connected with people in Chang'an City? "
"No, since they entered Chang'an City, they have not contacted anyone until now. We have investigated everyone who spoke to them. They cannot be their spies. As for Goguryeo, Khitan, Shiwei The country’s envoys have also been under our surveillance, and there is nothing unusual about them.”
"It seems that the purpose of this group of people was very confirmed before they came to Chang'an, so they don't need to exchange information with other people after coming here to avoid leaking some spies in Chang'an City, but this has nothing to do with us. "Zhang Xi pondered for a while and then made a rough guess.
As a captain, Zhang Xi had read some military books. Although he didn't read much, after following His Highness, he relearned a lot in this year. Not only did he become literate, but he also learned a lot of classics. He studied a lot by himself.
Compared with a year ago, Zhang Xi's perspective on the problem is naturally much higher.
From the behavior of these people, Zhang Xi immediately guessed that this was the purpose of their coming to Chang'an. The purpose was clear, so they did not need to contact other people at all.
In the evening, the group of assassins in Chang'an City have been cleaned up. Everyone is in the yard, but they are always being watched. But outside Chang'an City, five hundred soldiers with the best skills and few injuries have gathered. Several courtyards in nearby villages.
There is a pair of armor beside all of them. This armor is different from the distinctive Mingguang Armor of the Tang Dynasty. Its whole body is made of fine steel, with a standard thickness of 1.5 mm. The entire chest covers about the ribs of a person. All areas are molded in one piece, including the back.
Because Li Ke has tested it, the previous 3 mm stainless steel nail plates were too thick and not cost-effective.
Compared with the bright light armor, this hard-shell armor has an improved protective effect against blunt force attacks.
The inner lining is cowhide, and the shoulder joints are made of fine steel armor. The large and small arms below the shoulders also have hard-shell arm guards composed of two curved steel plates. The joints are armor connection methods to ensure flexibility.
The abdomen, also made of lobster shells, stretches below the waist and covers about half of the thighs.
The reason why the skirt armor is made of hard skirt armor composed of lobster shells is to prevent the vaginal legs from being teased. Because the original Mingguang Armor Skirt is made of armor pieces, although it has protective capabilities, if it is kicked up from below, the skirt armor composed of armor pieces will rebound upward with the enemy's strength, and the enemy's legs will still hit your own side. Crucial.
However, this kind of hard-shell skirt armor will not flip up, so the kicking leg will be directly blocked by the steel armor. Even if the enemy's leg is not protected, under the huge force, one of the enemy's legs will be directly disabled. Not allowed.
Inside the skirt armor are two independent leg armors. Like the arm armor, they are made of semi-circular hard steel armor, and the middle knee part is connected by a piece of armor.
Because most protective armors, including helmets, are stamped by hydraulic presses, the manufacturing speed is much faster than that of Mingguang Armor.
It's just a little cumbersome to put on and requires constant training to become proficient.
The protective area of this armor is larger than that of the original Mingguang Armor, but the overall weight is almost the same. And because it is made of fine steel, its protective capabilities are several levels higher than those of iron armor.
At least now, when the common heavy armor in various countries is iron armor, crossbows using armor-piercing arrows at close range can penetrate it. However, the 1.5 mm thick steel armor currently cannot be used even at close range. It can't be completely penetrated, and even if it is penetrated, it has basically no lethality because there is still a layer of cowhide lining inside.
The weapons in their hands, Tang knives and arrows are all made of fine steel blades, and all arrows are made of three-edged armor-piercing steel arrows.
These Tang knives are the first batch of Tang knives that have been folded and forged hundreds of times with a hydraulic press. The main purpose is to see how much the performance can be improved and whether it is worth continuing to forge like this in the future.
"Tomorrow, when they leave Chang'an City, take action directly. No matter where they plan to stay and sneak back to Chang'an City, we will directly ambush here!" Zhang Xi pointed to a map near Chang'an City and said directly. .
This place is less than ten miles away from Chang'an City. There is a hill nearby. There are places to hide people on both sides of the official road. It happens that the nearest villages on the left and right sides are not close.
"Yes!" Everyone shouted.
"Remember, give them a chance to surrender at the beginning. If they resist, kill them on the spot! These are their five leaders who were found through observation. These five people must survive." Zhang Xi handed over five stacks of white paper Got the captain below.
The white paper is a sketch of five people drawn by an artist from Yuelai Trading Company. After seeing these sketches, you can basically confirm it immediately by looking at the person himself.
"clear!"
"Rest now and go into hiding tomorrow morning."
