After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 166
After the Qi army left, Han Zhan led the cavalry to kill a carbine, and Ji Kuang led the troops to withdraw without even resisting.

The two sides agreed very tacitly that there was no battle, and just like that, Zhongqiu City changed hands again.

Meng Di arrived at Zhongqiu City with Yang Hu, and Han Zhan came out of the city to meet him in person.

In Zhongqiu Chengyang Hu got it. The gift Mengdi gave him was a set of iron armor, including a matching sword.

This was the first time Yang Hu saw the iron armor, he had some doubts in his eyes, he stretched out his hand to weigh it, and it felt very heavy.

At this moment, Meng Di smiled, stepped forward and walked to Yang Hu's side, and said.

"Let me borrow your saber."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand, pulled out the bronze sword from Yang Hu's waist, and then swung it directly on the iron armor. His strength was not small, and the bronze sword broke directly, but only a shallow line was left on the iron armor. Shallow marks.

Seeing this situation, Yang Hu was dumbfounded, and stretched out his hand to grab the iron sword, but realized his current identity, so he withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and Meng Di laughed when he saw this.

"You can try this iron sword. Although it is a bit heavier, it is much stronger and sharper than the bronze sword."

After getting the permission, Yang Hu directly pulled out the iron sword, which felt much heavier than the bronze sword, and the edge looked quite sharp, and it gave off a fierce murderous aura. A look of surprise appeared on his face.

At this moment, Meng Di handed over the remaining half of the bronze sword in his hand. Yang Hu didn't talk nonsense, and stretched out his hand to take it, holding the iron sword in one hand and the bronze sword in the other. The bronze sword broke again.

He raised his eyes to see the iron sword, it was almost intact, which shocked him so much that he asked hastily.

"Mengzi, no, my lord, how many armors and accessories like this do you have?"

Asked by him, Meng Di bowed his head and thought for a moment, and then gave his own answer.

"Because of the artisans, it takes a lot of time to make such armor and iron swords. About one hundred sets of iron armor and about three hundred weapons can be produced in about a month. This is because the craftsmen are not skilled, and the speed will become faster and faster in the future. quick."

Yang Hu was a little shocked by this answer, and couldn't help asking again.

"My lord, do you want all the cavalry to wear such armor and weapons?"

Meng Di nodded without hesitation, with a look of contempt on his face, and said in a deep voice.

"Jin's current hegemony is on the verge of collapse. Although Qi is determined to seek hegemony, it has no soldiers but no generals. It will have no chance in the future. Moreover, after being defeated by Wu, the southern hegemon, Chu, will not be able to recover within a short period of time."

"The world today is already in chaos, so I thought about taking advantage of this period of time to create an invincible cavalry, sweep all the vassal states, and set a new set of rules for the world."

You must know that all the vassal states now want to imitate the Jin State and dominate the world. Meng Di's words now shocked Yang Hu's heart. He finally understood why Meng Di wanted to keep him. life.

This is a difference in perspective. What Yang Hu wants is to ensure his status in Lu State, but Meng Di has already looked at the whole world. Under such circumstances, as long as he is a little bit motivated, he cannot be satisfied with the status quo .

Yang Hu is capable and ambitious, but today, he met a person with greater ambition than him.

So Yang Hu couldn't help feeling ashamed, he felt like a clown in front of Meng Di, so he didn't hesitate anymore, put the iron sword into the sheath, and paid respects.

"My subordinate, Yang Hu, has met the lord. From now on, Yang Hu is willing to do his best to help the lord rule the world."

Seeing Yang Hu lying on the ground, Meng Di was deeply moved. Who would have thought that Yang Hu, who was once mighty in the world, would show his convincing appearance now. He stretched out his hand to lift Yang Hu up, and said with a smile.

"If you want to complete the unification of the world, you need more talents. I hope you can guard against arrogance and impetuosity in the future and concentrate on doing things. Then I will give you more authority, so that you can become an existence that most people admire."

At this time, Yang Hu also showed shame on his face, he shook his head lightly and said.

"In front of the lord, I am like the stars compared to the bright moon. They are totally incomparable. Today, Yang Hu made an oath that he will be loyal to the lord in the future. If he violates it, he will be punished by heaven and man!"

Afterwards, Meng Di introduced the pros and cons of the cavalry in detail to Yang Hu, and then let him go back to rest first.

At this time, Han Zhan took a few steps forward, walked to Meng Di's side, looked at Yang Hu's leaving back, and said with some worry.

"My lord, a person like Yang Hu who used to be in a high position must be an ambitious person. If you keep such a person by your side, you may rebel at any time. Why does your lord treat him so favorably?"

Hearing what he said, Mengdi chuckled lightly and asked rhetorically instead of answering directly.

"You have led the cavalry for a while. If you encounter a fierce horse, who do you think can subdue it?"

"Naturally a person with superb riding skills, otherwise, he will be thrown off by a fierce horse in a short time."

"That's it. This Yanghu is a group of fierce horses with extremely unruly personality. It is difficult for ordinary people to control because they don't have that ability. Now, my ambition is far greater than his, so he will be convinced."

"And you also heard the oath made by Yang Hu just now. Once such a rebellious person recognizes his lord, he will definitely not rebel again. The next step is to restrain him with appropriate rules. It’s guaranteed to be worry-free.”

Han Zhan was a little puzzled, but felt that what Mengdi said seemed to make sense.

Seeing the afterglow of the setting sun filling the whole land, people felt a kind of shocking beauty. Meng Di closed his eyes and looked into the distance, which was his next target, Ju country.

Now that Yang Hu has been convinced, Meng Di has an idea brewing in his heart.

In the palace of King Qi.

When Qihou heard that the Jin State sent troops, his face turned livid. Although he already had this kind of worry in his heart, it was still difficult for him to accept it as a reality. This shows that it is impossible to seek hegemony in a short period of time.

He is now waiting for his Gao Zhang and Guo Xia to come to see him, but at this moment, an internal official hurried over.

"Report to Your Majesty, Lord Yan Zi sent someone to send you a letter."

At this time, Qihou was in a bad mood, and he frowned when he heard that it was Yan Ying who sent it.

(End of this chapter)