That night, Xiao Yuan drank and chatted with the soldiers who had returned from the expedition in the military camp.
He is dressed in casual clothes, with his hair tied up in a hosta, and is located directly above the main seat.
On both sides below are generals at all levels, each with a case in front of them.
Further down, there were Qin army officers and soldiers sitting together in groups of three to five.
"Soldiers!"
Xiao Yuan picked up the wine bowl.
As he stood up, everyone quickly followed suit.
The eyes of the Qin army officers and soldiers below were all focused on him, and their eyes seemed to be in awe and worship of the gods.
"All officers and soldiers are all heroes of the country!"
"I'd like to give you a toast! Let's do it!" Xiao Yuan had no unnecessary sensational nonsense.
"Your Majesty!!!"
The whole crowd shouted loudly.
After Xiao Yuan drank a bowl of wine, he felt quite happy and said in a loud voice:
"Tonight, let's eat and drink freely!"
"Long live!!!"
"Long live--"
The atmosphere reached its peak.
At the open-air banquet, glasses were exchanged, glasses were exchanged, laughter was heard, and it was very lively.
Not long after, a general pretended to be brave and came up to Xiao Yuan and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am brave enough to offer you a toast."
Xiao Yuan looked at him and said with a gentle smile: "Shao Kang, I remember that you are not good at drinking."
"Ah?" Shao Kang was immediately flattered, and his voice trembled with excitement: "Your Majesty, you...you remember the general."
"What are you talking about? Can I not recognize my general?" Xiao Yuan picked up the wine bowl and touched it with him: "Done!"
"Ah, yes, yes." Shao Kang quickly raised his head, drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and said with slightly red eyes: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, my lord, my lord."
"Hurry and take a seat." Xiao Yuan stood up and patted his shoulder.
"No!" The latter was just a young general. How could he have imagined that the emperor could actually call out his name? Not to mention how excited he was.
After he returned, Yang Heng and other generals also wanted to stand up and propose a toast.
Xiao Yuan saw that the situation was not good, so he took the lead and said: "Let's agree first, the generals are not allowed to take turns in toasting, everyone must drink together!"
The next morning.
Xiao Yuan woke up, rubbed his temples, and still had a headache.
I am still in the commander's tent in the military camp. I vaguely remember that I was a little drunk last night and was helped here by Yang Heng.
"Someone is coming."
When the guards outside the tent heard the sound, they immediately came in, clasped their fists and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty."
"Go get some water."
"promise!"
After washing up, Xiao Yuan took a casual inspection. When the Qin army officers everywhere saw him, they immediately knelt down on one knee as usual.
Not long after, Yang Heng also trotted over and saluted: "Your Majesty, you are awake."
"It's not you yet. If you insist on toasting, I drank too much." Xiao Yuan was helpless.
"Hehe." Yang Heng smiled and said, "Then I will escort your majesty."
Xiao Yuan waved his hand: "No need, let's eat at the military camp at noon. You can accompany me to Wukou in the afternoon."
"Ah?" Yang Heng said: "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of Qin, the most respected person in the world. How can you eat with the soldiers?"
"What are you talking about?" Xiao Yuan glared at him: "Have you forgotten how we got here in the first place? Have you forgotten the hard days of eating grass and snow?"
"I made a mistake!" Yang Heng lowered his head.
"Let's go."
At noon, Xiao Yuan and Yang Heng had lunch at the military camp together and learned about the meals of the soldiers.
The military has daily training every day, which consumes a lot of physical strength. Of course, it is impossible to eat the same as ordinary people. From time to time, some meat must be eaten to supplement nutrition.
Xiao Yuan's food was the same as the food served by the soldiers. It was moderately oily and salty, and tasted delicious. Overall, it was good.
It's late afternoon.
Wukou is also within the Chang'an Camp. Not only Yang Heng, but also generals such as Su Yi, Peng Shuang, and Xu Hu came.
"See your majesty!" Seeing Xiao Yuan, everyone knelt down and saluted.
"Pingshen." Xiao Yuan stepped forward.
Yang Heng was secretly frightened. The people present were all founding fathers, and no one was lower than him. If His Majesty hadn't happened to be in the camp yesterday, he might not have been qualified to come.
The field was full of generals. Xiao Yuan looked around: "Where is Ji Ping?"
"Ah, Your Majesty, I'm here, I'm here." The latter responded from a distance and hurried over to greet him.
Xiao Yuan looked at him with a slightly strange expression: "Master Ji, how long has it been since your official uniform was washed? I remember that I also rewarded you with a lot of gold and silver, but why are you still so sloppy?"
Ji Ping laughed dryly and blushed: "Your Majesty, I was so absorbed in studying the drawings that I forgot to change my clothes."
Just as he was talking, the soldiers also pushed the two crossbow beds over. At the signal, Ji Ping trotted over, picked up a crossbow and returned, respectfully handing it to Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan took it, filled the arrows, and tinkered with it for a while.
Ji Ping explained from the side: "This is the latest powerful crossbow. I was ordered to improve the crossbow arm, crossbow string and crossbow machine. It took more than a year to finally complete it. It now far exceeds the range of the previous short crossbow. It is more lethal and accurate." The accuracy is also higher and at the same time, it is more convenient to use.”
"What's the effective range?" Xiao Yuan asked casually.
"About two hundred and sixty steps." Ji Ping said.
"So far!?" All the surrounding generals were shocked.
Xiao Yuan held the crossbow with both hands, pointed the sight at the straw man two hundred meters away, and pulled the trigger.
The crossbow machine vibrated slightly, and the crossbow arrows shot out.
In the blink of an eye, it had been nailed to the straw man.
"Your Majesty's perfect shot!"
The inside of the straw man is made of solid wood, not simply woven from straw.
A soldier went over to observe carefully and hurried back: "Your Majesty, the crossbow arrows penetrated deeply into the wood."
"Such a powerful killing power!" Everyone couldn't help but hissed. This powerful crossbow was completely different from before.
Su Yi said: "Your Majesty, if these powerful crossbows can be equipped in large numbers in the army and form an infantry crossbow formation, it will be a great restraint for the cavalry."
The crossbow is a deadly weapon. Although its range and lethality are greater than those of a bow and arrow, its reloading time is much longer than that of a bow.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded: "How about playing against the Beidi Cavalry."
"Under the crossbow formation, it is enough to make it run away with its head covered." Su Yi said neatly.
You know, the Beidi cavalry is very famous for its rampage and rampage, and their horses are tall and strong. If one day they want to attack Beidi, their cavalry must be effectively targeted.
Xiao Yuan threw the crossbow in his hand to Peng Shuang, who caught it, tried it with it, and then passed it to others.
After a lap, Peng Shuang couldn't help but said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this newly improved crossbow is much more powerful than the previous crossbow, and it is also easy to use. Soldiers can master it with just a little training."
Xiao Yuan looked at Ji Ping happily: "How about our ordnance hero, can we build it in batches?"
"This" Ji Ping said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Your Majesty, the Ordnance Department is really short of money right now."
"It doesn't matter." Xiao Yuan waved his hand: "You report to the court and I will approve it. After getting the approval, go to the Minister of Household Affairs and ask for the money."
When Ji Ping heard this, he beamed with joy: "That'll be fine, I promise to finish it as soon as possible!"
(End of chapter)
