After the last episode before leaving and abducting a blacksmith master, Liu Chan finally returned to Chengdu with the army.
I saw farmers busy with spring plowing along the way. Sure enough, many of them have already used curved plows. I hope the weather will be smooth this year and we will have a good harvest.
Xu Huang, who was in the prison car, peered out, staring at a man with only one person and an ox happily plowing the fields, his eyes full of disbelief.
After a long time, he sat back in the prison car.
"Sigh... I'm afraid it will be difficult to pacify Jing Yi." Xu Huang sighed, "I'm afraid King Wei's body won't last long. Although the court is full of talents, the prince... is a little behind."
Having become a prisoner himself, Xu Huang no longer thought about going back alive, so he had a lot less scruples in his words.
Slightly inferior is an understatement, but as for who it is inferior to... it goes without saying.
Xia Houshang acted as if the matter had nothing to do with him. He just laughed and didn't answer what Xu Huang said. After so many days, he also thought about it.
Now that he was in the enemy's hands, all his fame and wealth were in vain, but it made his heart feel much cleaner. Now he only hoped to receive news that A Yue was safe, so that he could die without regrets.
"Bo Ren, you... don't want to surrender, do you?" Xu Huang couldn't help but ask as he watched Xia Houshang leaning on the prison car and looking calmly at the fields outside with a smile.
Xia Houshang just smiled when he heard this and said in a calm tone: "Haha, Cao Zihuan and I are similar in age and have known each other for many years. He treats me well, so how can I betray him."
"That's true." Xu Huang was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "Although the prince is also a man of literary and military skills, and the court is full of talents, I have recently seen with my own eyes that Liu... after the soldiers of Shu and the people of Shu, but I always feel like this world is unified, but there are still going to be twists and turns.”
"The world will be populated by those who are virtuous and capable. This is the truth from ancient times to the present. Since we are already prisoners, why should we think about this anymore."
After Xia Houshang finished speaking, he withdrew his gaze towards the fields and began to stare at the sachet again in a daze.
The two brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi sitting opposite them were not in the mood to talk at all. They knew that they would die if they went to Chengdu, and they were only thinking about how to plead with the king not to kill their entire clan.
As for Meng Da...
"I thought that Cao Wei was in control of the Nine Provinces and would have many elite soldiers and wise men under his command. I have heard about your reputation as Xu Huang for a long time, but I didn't expect that you were defeated so easily at the hands of a young man. It also caused great disaster for me. I regret that I listened to you in the first place. You lobbyists are making false claims."
Meng Da really felt that he was wronged. If Huan Jie hadn't confused him with his clever words and seduction, how could he be where he is today.
Moreover, Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang were clearly superior in military strength, yet they were defeated so quickly and became prisoners of war. It seemed that Xu Huang was just a person in name only.
It's a pity that Meng Dayun, a man of great talent and great ability, now has to die with these idle people... What a trick of fate.
But he didn't want to think about how he got into this prison car. Villains are always used to blaming others for their failures, throwing the blame on others, but never looking for the reasons on themselves.
Xia Houshang dug his ears and said nothing, continuing to stare at the sachet.
Xu Huang only glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and sneered: "Hehe, if you, a greedy rat, make noise again, I will give you a ride right now."
You are already going to die, so it would be nice to kill a villain before you die.
"You! Um..." Meng Da wanted to say something more, but the soldier guarding the prison car hit him in the chest with a spear, causing him to feel chest tight and short of breath.
"What's the noise about? Just be honest. If you make any more noise, you'll have to look good!"
The prince only told him not to embarrass the two generals too much, but he didn't mention you. Seeing many of his comrades being burned by the fire, the reserve soldiers who were simmering in anger already wanted to hit them!
Meng Da was stabbed, and he felt even more aggrieved. It seemed like everyone had said it to you, but why did you only stab me? !
…
After traveling for more than half a month, Liu Chan and his army finally entered Shu County.
"You can go back home for a visit, and then you can come to the Prince's Mansion in Chengdu to look for you. Then you can tell me your name." Liu Chan said to Pu Yuan, "After you come to Chengdu, you can prepare whatever you need. All you need to do is concentrate on Build weapons for isolation and try out these new ideas.”
Along the way, Pu Yuan's favorability level has been brushed up to 65, and Liu Chan provided him with many new ideas for building weapons.
For example, short weapons include the Miao knife, which is shaped like a wheat seedling, and the hand knife, which has a thick back and a thin blade for chopping.
Long weapons include Yanyue Sword, Zhangba Snake Spear, etc.
The prince also said that the Zhanma Dao can actually be improved into a long sword. He said that there is a long knife called Mo Dao in the book, which can be used by large infantrymen to chop, with the power of crushing both men and horses...
Pu Yuan was surprised to find that the prince knew more weapons than he did!
These are weapons that have never been seen or heard of before, and they don’t sound like weird and unrealistic things. If they can be made, they will be of great use!
"Yes, we will leave immediately after the villain returns home for a visit!"
Needless to say, Liu Chan said that Pu Yuan, whose mind was filled with weapons research and development projects, had already flown to Chengdu.
"Well, your family can also move to Chengdu together." Liu Chan smiled, "Your monthly money will definitely be more than enough to support your family."
Liu Chan has never been stingy in treating useful people.
Pu Yuan only wanted to create magical weapons. Although he didn't value these things, he was very grateful to the prince for caring about them.
He was just a blacksmith, and he never expected to be treated with such courtesy.
"Thank you, Prince!"
[Pu Yuan favorability +5] (70)
[Pu Yuan's favorability is 70, constitution +5, forging talent +15×2]
[Blacksmithing talent increased to excellent talent] (20/200)
As his blacksmithing talent improved, Liu Chan had more relevant memories in this area that became clear.
In addition to various weapons, it also includes labor-saving smelting technologies such as "windmill blast furnace" and "waterwheel blast furnace" that I have seen before.
These can all be developed gradually by choosing a suitable location.
This time when he led his army back to Chengdu, Liu Chan received a much larger welcome than last time.
In addition to the officials who wanted to talk to the prince, there were even many wealthy families, merchants, and common people who had never seen the prince before, and they all gathered spontaneously.
People who have never seen Liu Chan want to see with their own eyes whether this brave prince who defeated Soochow first and then Cao Wei has three heads and six arms, a tiger's back and waist, and a big mouth...
As a result, the people greeting the triumphant people stretched along the road from Chengdu to more than ten miles away. Some petty officials who arrived late were blocked from the crowd. It was unseemly to go up and squeeze in, and they did not dare to drive away the people at this time. They were so anxious. Jump straight.
Liu Chan's Red Star Army was majestic and solemn, marching silently and swiftly, even if there were a large number of people watching on both sides of the road, they were still unaffected.
People who had never seen the Red Star Army were amazed and praised each other. When Liu Chan himself, who was in the center of the team, appeared in their sight, the crowd finally burst into the warmest cheers.
People are convinced that our side has won a great victory, which is a great thing with practical benefits for all walks of life.
What's more, these two victories were brought about by the same person, so you can imagine the excitement.
Liu Chan was also startled. He had not yet clearly realized the huge changes that these two victories had brought to his reputation. At this time, he was riding on his horse with a bit of confusion and a bit of joy, accepting the cheers of the crowd. .
However, the few people in the prison car, except for Xia Houshang who was completely lying down and wanted to get away, the others looked a little bitter when they saw this situation, and their hearts were even more bitter...
After the army finally returned to camp, Liu Chan, who entered Chengdu, did not go to see Lao Liu or visit his mother for the time being. Instead, he went directly to Uncle Wang's place with a few seriously injured people.
After such a long time, the lightly wounded are almost healed.
As for those who were seriously injured but not dead, they are all recovering under the treatment of Liu Changuang, who recruited doctors and spared no expense. However, the situation of six people is still not optimistic.
Among them is Chai Rong...
He was speechless every day even when he was awake, but he was often restless.
The burns in other places have almost healed with the application of medicine, but the hands and face still look scary, and I recently developed a high fever.
Even though Liu Chan warned him more, due to the sanitary conditions at this time, he still seemed to be infected...
(End of chapter)
