After a false alarm, Liang Xiao called back Mei Gao and the others, and called the accompanying interpreter, only to know that these men spoke the native language of the border county., there are naturally some differences between the native language and the Xiongnu language, but for the Central Plains people, this difference is simply indistinguishable."
In the eyes of you Central Plains people, aren't we border people barbarians," Xie Guanglong said sourly.Liang Xiao smiled dumbly."
I didn't expect you to be such a rough man, and you can still say such careless things, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed?"
”Xie Guanglong shrugged his shoulders and wiped the dirt from the corners of his mouth with his sleeve."
The Huns invade every year, and thousands of people are taken captive, and the court has been in a hurry, but the people from the court are different, once they are in danger, we are desperately saving each other."
Liang Xiao's heart moved."
You said yes, the story of General Li in Shanggun" "That's right. ”Xie Guanglong nodded, and suddenly felt that something was wrong."
How do you know," Liang Xiao grinned.Li Guang is the last Yanmen Taishou, and this Xie Guanglong is likely to be Li Guang's old department.Li Guang is very good to his subordinates, whenever there is a reward, he never takes it home, he always gives it to his subordinates, plus he loves the soldiers, so he has an excellent reputation.This is true in Chang'an, and it must be the same in Yanmen.The Han people are simple and advocate courage, and Li Guang is a typical example.He is completely different from another famous general, Cheng Buzhi, he commands the army with personal charisma.He cared about the soldiers, and the soldiers loved him, and often talked about his examples, which was a normal thing.For example, in order to save the nobles sent by the imperial court, Li Guang confronted the Xiongnu condor archers, and was later surrounded by the Huns.The story of the near-annihilation of the army."
General Li is now the captain of the Weiyang Guard.I'm Weiyanglang.It was under General Lee. ”Xie Guanglong jumped up, surprised and delighted."
You are under the command of General Li" Liang Xiao laughed, pointed at Li Shuyun and the others and said, "Not only me, but they are." ”"Blessed are you."
Xie Guanglong said, undisguised his envy.Li Shuyun and the others raised their heads proudly.With a common topic, the atmosphere immediately became harmonious, and soon it became speculative.Xie Guanglong's complaint is not groundless, but a real difficulty.Yanmen is a border county.It was often attacked by the Huns, and every autumn, the harvest season of the Han people, that is, the beginning of the disaster.The Huns came by horse, more or less, less theft, more looting, Han people can only concentrate on protection, also known as autumn defense.Xie Guanglong and others pretended to be refugees and went out to investigate.It is to find out the situation of the Huns this year.Xiongnu customs, May will be in Longcheng.In July, the forest is harvested to count the harvest of the year.Once the Huns have a bad harvest this year, the autumn defense will have to increase manpower.In order to prevent the invasion of the Huns, it is not only necessary to organize a large number of border people to defend themselves, but also to have famous generals to guard them.When Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi and other famous generals were at the edge of the town, the Huns did not dare to act rashly, let alone go deeper, and usually just walked around outside the Great Wall.Now that Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi have been transferred back to Beijing, the border counties are guarded by unknown generals, and the Huns are unscrupulous, and the people have suffered.Xie Guanglong did not mention the name of Feng Yannian, the Taishou of Yanmen, but his disdain for Feng Yannian was overflowing, he was even reluctant to mention Feng Yannian, but he regretted Li Guang's transfer, and the death of the former Taishou Feng Jing, especially the acquittal of Goying Zhi."
You have been in Yanmen for many years" "I am from Yanmen, where else can I go if I am not in Yanmen." ”Xie Guanglong sighed."
I originally wanted to make meritorious contributions to the army and move to the mainland in the future, but now it seems that it is difficult.You can only defend, you can't take the initiative to attack, which year can you save enough for the head of the Huns. ”Liang Xiao and Mei Gao exchanged a look and smiled knowingly.After having a drink with Xie Guanglong and learning about some of the situation, Liang Xiao realized that their mission could not be smooth.May has passed, July is approaching, and whether the Huns will be interested in receiving them at this time is a question.There was almost no consideration for doing so, and Liang Xiao and Mei Gao unanimously rejected this opinion.The Son of Heaven's expectation of them will never be a passive wait, and they also know that the body of the Emperor Dou is not as good as day by day, and the war against the Xiongnu may start at any time, and their time is very short.They had to be proactive.Mei Gao once again found Taishou Feng Yannian and asked to arrange Xie Guanglong to be their guide.Feng Yannian had nothing to do, and agreed very happily.He only had one request, before the autumn defense, Xie Guanglong must return to his own post.It seems that even if he is conservative like Feng Yannian, he knows that real warriors are still needed in the event of a big war.Mei Gao agreed.As for whether he really agreed or was perfunctory, only he himself knows.Xie Guanglong soon came with twenty knights.These people were all subordinates who followed him that day, and although they were not as tattered as they were that day, the clothes on their bodies were obviously not very good.Of the twenty-one people, only Xie Guanglong has an iron armor whose paint is almost worn out, and the others are leather armor, and the traces of repair are obvious."
Your equipment is so poor" "If you don't save credit, how can you have the money to change your armor." ”Xie Guanglong said helplessly: "The border county is poor, even eating is a problem, and the iron armor is too expensive to afford." ”Liang Xiao discussed with Mei Gao and decided to buy some equipment first, and then buy some horses.In and out of the grassland, it is not enough to have only one horse, in addition to the pack horses that are fed, it is better for each person to have another war horse.The mounts of the Lang officials are good, but they are not real war horses.Of course, buying a war horse is the most suitable for the market.Guanshi is a place to trade with the Hu people outside the Saiwai, the Hu people have no special products, horses are one of the most important, to buy horses, to the Guanshi is the cheapest.However, the market is not open every day, so you need to wait.Before that, Liang Xiao and the others first came to the bazaar in Shanwu City to buy other supplies.Shanwucheng is the county of Yanmen, and the market seems to be not small, but for the officials who are used to seeing Chang'an City, this market is not worth mentioning, and they are not even interested in seeing it, so they go straight to the destination under the leadership of Xie Guanglong.As soon as he entered the market, Liang Xiao took out the brand that Daxing ordered Wang Hui to give him and tucked it into his belt.People who don't know this sign won't notice the piece of bamboo, but those who know it will recognize it at a glance.Entering the market, Liang Xiao came to the iron work specially made of armor, and found the armor decorated with long iron pieces.The armor, which has only two pieces in front and back, has been wiped clean and hung in the center of the store, demonstrating the owner's strength and skill.Seeing a large group of customers coming to the door, the sturdy shopkeeper rushed out from behind, wiped his hands on the black apron with one hand, and asked with a smile: "Guest officer, if you want to buy something for my king's blacksmith's craftsmanship, you can rest assured."
Yo, Sima Xie, you are together" Liang Xiao couldn't understand the local language of the shopkeeper, and seeing that he and Xie Guanglong were familiar with each other, he was in the middle of it, and motioned for Xie Guanglong to come forward to talk about business.Xie Guanglong explained his intention to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stretched out a hand and shook it.Xie Guanglong said with some embarrassment: "He said, a pair of armor five thousand." ”"So expensive" Liang Xiao was taken aback.Such a simple two-dang armor is estimated to be no more than forty Han catties, the price of one pound of iron is ten yuan, plus the leather lining inside, the cost will not exceed one thousand, plus the salary, at most it is one thousand five hundred yuan, not more than two thousand, how can you ask for five thousand "Border county iron is expensive, and the government is strictly controlled. ”"How much is a pound of iron here?"
"Eighty." ”Liang Xiao was dumbfounded.No wonder it is so expensive, the price of this iron is eight times that of the mainland.In this way, the shopkeeper actually didn't make much money.Seeing that Liang Xiao was surprised, Xie Guanglong was a little embarrassed."
This is too expensive, so don't buy it.Buy a pair of leather armor to deal with it. ”"This can't work, isn't a life worth five thousand dollars" Liang Xiao gritted his teeth and decided to cut some flesh and blood."
You ask him, how long will it take to get twenty-one pairs of armor.Also, each of you is equipped with a pair of swords, and if you don't have a weapon at hand, it will be very difficult to fight. ”This time, it was Xie Guanglong's turn to be dumbfounded.Twenty-one pairs are one hundred and five thousand, plus twenty-one pairs of swords, and you can't take it without 120,000 dollars.This is a huge amount of money, equivalent to several times his family property.What kind of noble man is this young man, so rich "In addition, do you want to change the iron spear" Xie Guanglong didn't know how to answer anymore, his mouth opened wide, and saliva dripped down the corners of his mouth until it was on the shabby armor.It wasn't until his brother next to him stabbed him a few times that he suddenly came to his senses, nodded his head again and again, and said in a loud voice: "If you want to," he paused, and said: "However, the ugly words are ahead, I will return the things to you at most at that time, and I will definitely not be able to pay back the money."
Even on average, each person will have nearly 6,000 yuan, and our brothers are all so poor that they have no money to pay back. ”Liang Xiao was amused by Xie Guanglong's honesty.He patted Xie Guanglong on the shoulder."
You don't need to pay it back, this is my gift to you."
Xie Guanglong breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and turned around to glare at the shopkeeper Wang Blacksmith."
Big business comes to the door, if you kid doesn't give me the best price, I'll go to another house to do it."
Blacksmith Wang didn't understand the official language very well, stared at a pair of big eyes, looked at Xie Guanglong, and then looked at Liang Xiao, not knowing what they were talking about.When he understood that the deal had been negotiated, he almost fainted with happiness, and promised to give Xie Guanglong the best price.Despite this, the business was still too big for Blacksmith Wang to take it alone, and the construction period could not be caught up.He immediately gathered a few colleagues to discuss with him.As soon as they heard that there was such a large business, the blacksmiths were red-eyed, as if they had been beaten with blood.After negotiation, the total price of this business is 110,000 yuan, which is jointly borne by seven iron workers, and the delivery will be delivered in three days.Liang Xiao happily handed over the hardware as a deposit.Although they hadn't taken the new armor and weapons yet, Xie Guanglong and the others were still excited like children.yznn: