"My Lord asked me to stay in Jiaozhou to cooperate sincerely with you two to maintain the stability of Xishu and the South China Sea." At the banquet, Li Liu held up the wine cup without any pretense.
"Regardless of age or qualifications, I, Li Liu, am the most humble. Li Liu respects both of them."
"Drink together."
Zhao Dong and Ruan Qiu each sat at a table and drank from their cups.
"By the way, Li Liu, what does the trident the King of Shu mean?" Zhao Dong put down his wine cup, thought for a while and asked.
"I don't quite understand... It's probably about letting the three of us work together to protect the country and the people."
"That's probably true. The King of Shu is truly a genius in the world."
"My lord... indeed." Li Liu smiled.
In the past few days, because of Xu Mu's instructions, he had been paying attention to the movements of the states in the South China Sea. Of course, there is also the seaport of Cangwuzhou.
Just as my lord said, the third force is already ready to move, waiting for opportunities to plot evil.
"Zitang, what's wrong?"
When he heard someone calling him, Li Liu stopped his thoughts and bowed his hands.
"It's okay, it's just that I couldn't help but be happy when I drank with the two of you."
"Haha, Zitang's mouth is really eloquent."
Li Liu smiled calmly. There was a calm look on his young face.
There are a lot of things to do on your behalf, but as long as you have a clear idea, you will be able to do it like a fish in water. Tomorrow, as an envoy of Shu, he will visit the five states in the South China Sea, from Zhuya Prefecture in the west to Pearl Hezhou in the east.
No matter what, he must find out the third secret force and protect the rear of Xishu. As a staff member of Xi Shu, he understands that if there is a loss in the South China Sea, or if the Haiyue people suddenly rebel, it will be a disaster for Xi Shu. Because of this, his lord did not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to enter Jiaozhou with Zhao Dongqi, using his greatest ability to stabilize this alliance.
Li Tao took a breath and slowly calmed down her thoughts. He knew that he was not a great strategist, but no matter what, it was like fighting on the front line. Today, the five states in the South China Sea are his battlefield.
In the bottom of his heart, he has always regarded the affairs of Western Shu as his own responsibility and pride. Just like what his grandfather Li Tao had always taught him.
Xishu will surely achieve great things through the ages!
…
Chengdu, Tiefang.
At this time, Xu Mu was licking his face, carrying two jugs of good wine, and even brought Xu Qiao, and finally managed to calm down Chen Datie's anger.
"If I remember correctly, the iron armor was only put on in the spring?"
"indeed……"
"What a fool you are!" Chen Datie jumped up and was about to point and scold him, but when he thought that Xu Qiao was also present, he hurriedly endured it.
"What kind of battle are you fighting? The protective power of this iron armor is unparalleled in the world, and you actually lost more than a thousand pieces!"
"Beiyu Changsheng... came up with the hammering method."
"Hammer?"
Chen Datie listened and suddenly understood. He frowned and took a helmet from the side. Then he grabbed a hammer and quickly smashed it down.
The helmet was not cracked, only a corner was dented, but a harsh sound suddenly hit his ears.
Chen Datie sighed.
"Boy, that little strategist in Beiyu is not simple. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be able to come up with such an armor-breaking strategy in a short time. Tell me, did the boy's white-armored cavalry at the rear win? "
"We won after all, but the armor that was broken was a bit too much."
"Tell me what you mean?" Chen Datie sat down, held Xu Qiao in his arms, raised his head and spoke calmly.
Xu Mu thought for a while, "In this case, there needs to be a barrier to disperse the force of the hammering and reduce the noise of the hammering."
"If you say that, it will take at least one or two years to produce it."
"If there is a way to block the horse, that is also possible."
"How to block the horse? I understand. Once the charging momentum of the white-armored cavalry stops and is surrounded, the horse's hooves will be blocked."
Xu Mu struck while the iron was hot and smiled, "I forgot to mention that last year there was abundant sunshine and rain, and Baiduo's harvest was good. I also have plans to cover the war horses with cotton armor as protection."
"For cotton armor, of course. If you say that iron armor covers the horse, I will beat you. If you pull like this again, the horse will become heavy and how can it run."
Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
In the short term, he had no good solution. But no matter what, Wei Feng's white-armored cavalry is the key to Xi Shu's victory. It can only be improved step by step according to the battlefield situation.
However, apart from these, Xu Mu also wanted the five thousand auxiliary troops of Bai Jiaqi to enter and exit the battlefield together. Although the white-armored cavalry is unparalleled in power, it also has drawbacks, as it is afraid of being surrounded.
He was confident that Chang Sheng would be able to come up with a hammering method. Next time, as the white-armored cavalry perfected, he would also come up with other methods.
The three thousand white-armored cavalry will eventually need a mobile auxiliary army as support.
"Auxiliary army?"
"Indeed, the auxiliary army mainly uses cotton armor, with several thick layers to ensure the speed of roundabout response."
Chen Datie sneered, "Boy, if Chang Sheng sets a fire, your auxiliary army will be burned. You should know that cotton armor is afraid of fire."
"On top of the cotton armor, I want to cover it with a thin layer of iron armor. Also, we don't have much time. Dad... may have to meet the deadline."
Chen Datie, who was hugging Xu Qiao, was stunned for a moment, then cursed and was about to find something to beat someone. When he looked up, he realized that Xu Mu had already run away at an unknown moment.
…
When walking out of the iron workshop, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Feng's white-armored cavalry has finally been temporarily improved.
"My son, my son Li Poshan!"
Just as Xu Mu was thinking about it, he suddenly looked up and found that on the balcony of the iron workshop, the old scholar was looking at him with joy and kept shouting.
"Did my son win another battle?"
"Indeed!" In the sunshine, Xu Mu raised his head, equally happy.
"After a few days, I will take eight sacks and go to the Changyang Palace to ask the emperor to collect the reward! If he doesn't give it, I will overthrow the palace!"
"Excellent, excellent, excellent!" The old scholar danced and held up the wine bowl, smiling happily.
Xu Mu walked up to the balcony, took a wine bowl, and helped the old scholar fill it up again. The two of them were like father and son, with no barriers at all, and they left happily.
Only after putting down the wine bowl did Xu Mu face the north. A pair of eyes gradually became lost in thought.
The real General Li who conquered the north is still dormant in the grassland, still waiting for him to conquer the grassland.
Seeing the words is like the face, just like what the letter said.
Why return home if Di Rong is not destroyed?
My brother, father, I’ll leave you to take care of me.
