On the second day, Yin Hu followed Xu Mu's order and quietly led 7,000 people out of Zhenlan City.
As for the barracks in the city, martial law began to be enforced according to Xu Mu's wishes.
"Naguli, from now on, you will be in charge of the affairs in this city for the time being."
Nakuli, who looked like a woman and wore a battle armor, bowed and nodded.
"By the way, is Shen Zong back?"
Shen Zong was the previous guide. He has made great achievements in the desert and has become an official and businessman in Western Shu. After entering the Western Regions, Xu Mu entrusted Shen Zong and a group of Hu merchants to purchase iron and steel products.
"The King of Shu has returned two days ago. He also sent people to the palace to inquire about the King of Shu's free time."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "Very good, I'll go find him myself. Si Hu, and Yan Yong, you can come too."
To be honest, Yan Yong definitely has the ability to be the leader of the security guard. But Xu Mu hoped that such a famous general would be able to show great power on the battlefield.
It's time to learn more about it.
For example, Chao Yi has a decisive temper and dares to fight and kill. He is a bit like Chang Laosi, but he is definitely not the reckless person like Fan Lu who rushes in hastily.
Another example is Yu Wen, whose name is "Yong". He is a very standard soldier who obeys orders. Of course, this temperament has its pros and cons, but now, Yu Wen has slowly moved closer to his general.
Xu Mu can also understand the remaining people such as Chai Zong, Chen Zhong and Weifeng in all aspects. Jia Zhou also said that his greatest ability is to enable each general to perform their duties well.
"Yanyong, are you good at horse fighting?"
Yan Yong looked sad, "My lord, you also saw the horse I was riding, which was beaten to death by Brother Hu. I used to be a brewer, and I didn't have any good horses. This Crescent Halberd is just an ancestor's halberd." Weapons uploaded.”
Xu Mu was not disappointed. With Chao Yi and Wei Feng here, Ma Zhan is full of talented people. On the navy side, there is also Miao Tong, who is also not too anxious.
The most scarce thing is the infantry general. In the past, many infantry battles could only be entrusted to Fan Lu, a reckless man.
"Infantry camp?" Yan Yong thought for a while, "Although my ancestor of the Yan family was a general on horseback, the art of war recorded by his ancestors also included the infantry warfare methods of the other two founding tiger generals. I also know a little bit about it. Some."
Xu Mu was startled, and his face was overjoyed.
"Yanyong, how about you show your hands when you have time?"
"certainly."
Chao Yi is the cavalry officer and Miao Tong is the navy commander. If Yan Yong can serve as the main offensive infantry general, the formation will basically be established.
For example, Yu Wenchai Zong and Chen Zhong often served as guard generals, called marshals along the way, and they were able to express themselves freely. And when the time comes, those who will really follow the army will be people like Chao Yi and Miao Tong.
"My lord, we have arrived at the city."
Different from the cities in the Central Plains, there are peripheral cities in the Western Regions, which are mostly settlements for the people and places for selling and trading goods.
Someone had already gone to notify Shen Zong. Not long after, Shen Zong looked anxious and rushed over with several other Hu merchants.
"I'll pay my respects to the King of Shu."
"No gift."
Xu Mu sat down with a smile, "Shen Zong, I heard that you have been looking for me these past few days, but what about the iron and steel?"
"Of course." Shen Zong said happily. After waving, a few caravan guards behind pushed the full carriages in.
"King Shu, please see, these carriages are full of iron and steel. After entering the Western Regions, I contacted many friends and collected them together. Almost all the iron and steel in the Western Regions have been collected by me."
"So many?" Xu Mu was shocked. You know, even a powerful country in the Western Regions over Louzhu only has 300 pairs of iron armor.
But no matter how you look at the current carriages, there are more than a thousand of them.
"The most important thing is that there was a country that was destroyed... Ah, of course, it was not destroyed by General Yin Hu, but by Xi Guo. That small country was mostly dominated by iron and iron a few decades ago. I was temporarily Come to think of it, I found the tribes that were migrating from that small country and bought them all. At least half of them."
"Xiguo?"
Xiguo, isn't it the big country to the west that vaguely wants to sing the opposite tune?
"Forget it, let me take a look at these irons first."
Xu Mu stood up, opened the curtain of the first carriage, and found that inside the carriage, there were bulging weapons such as iron swords.
If it is built at that time, it will need to be melted again. According to Xu Mu's plan, these iron objects were given priority to Wei Feng's heavy cavalry for use in iron hoof charges.
Following the larger carriages, Xu Mu looked at them one by one. As expected, most of them were weapons. He picked up a short knife, thought about it, and put it on the ground.
"Si Hu, give it a chop."
"Okay, Brother Mu."
Si Hu swung the giant axe, and with a bang, he not only split the iron sword into several pieces, but also sent up a cloud of smoke and dust.
"Si Hu, please step back first..." Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. He had almost forgotten that a monster like Si Hu could even split meteorite mines for you, not to mention the iron sword.
"Oh, okay." Si Hu walked back unhappily.
"Yanyong, come and try."
Yanyong nodded and also drew a short knife from the guard next to him. Then, he shouted angrily towards the iron iron on the ground and chopped it down.
clang.
Unfortunately, although there were cracks in the iron iron, it was not broken after all.
Regarding Yan Yong's strength, Xu Mu had no doubts. A person who could overthrow his stupid brother was already extremely strong. In other words, this iron object was, as he thought, much harder than ordinary iron stones, and its load-bearing capacity would also be reduced.
Of course, the most helpless thing is that iron is too scarce. If it needs to be re-refined at that time, it will need to be matched with ordinary iron stone.
If you calculate carefully, you might be able to collect 3,000 pieces of armor. Of course, it's the kind that's mixed with iron and stone.
"Shen Zong, are there any good blacksmiths in the Western Regions?"
"There was a good one-armed man in the Zheng Kingdom before, but he disappeared for some reason. If the King of Shu is in a hurry, I would have asked some other blacksmiths to come over first."
"Forget it for now." Xu Mu sighed. After all, Wei Chun needs Wei Chun's help to slowly put the things in his mind into practice. Moreover, the ironworks in Chengdu have blast furnaces, so re-smelting and forging them will be faster and the quality will be better.
Thinking about it this way, I can only take these pieces of iron with me when I return to Shu.
"Shen Zong, you just mentioned it. What was the name of that small country that was destroyed by Xiguo?"
"Changpeng Kingdom. After the country was destroyed, many people of Changpeng Kingdom moved to the small oasis in the east. I heard that the royal family of Changpeng Kingdom still has descendants."
Xu Mu frowned.
"Shen Zong, if it is true, can you find a way to find it?"
"Ah... King Shu, what are you doing with them?"
Xu Mu smiled calmly, "If we can find it, you can send a message for me and say that Xu Mu, King of Shu, is willing to help Chang Peng restore his country!"
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