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Xu Shiji stood motionless for almost a cup of tea, in front of him was a used archery target with four arrows stuck in it.

He stroked the arrow stack made of hemp straw with his fingers, as if the scene of Ouyang Lianzhu shooting was flashing in front of his eyes.

"Dazi, is this possible based on your achievements?" Xu Shiji pointed at the target, and casually asked Xu Da, the head of the bodyguard who was standing beside him.

"If I don't practice archery, I'm six or seven percent sure that I can do it. I listened to the old boy Ge Ye tell me about the situation at that time. Ouyang didn't move the first three arrows, two of them were straight arrows, but the last arrow was extremely difficult." Running and shooting, I can't do it." Xu Da replied to Xu Shiji while lifting the target and leaning against the side of the big tent.

Xu Shiji turned around and sat on the short pier, squinting his eyes: "So this kid is really amazing in bows and arrows, but you don't have to belittle yourself. This kid is not an ordinary person, even I feel ashamed sometimes. I also don't know how his master is such an extraordinary man who can cultivate such an excellent disciple. If my Tang Dynasty has... no, even if there are only 3000 soldiers like him, then He is invincible." Speaking of this, he himself felt a little wishful thinking, not to mention 59 people, even if there were [-] people, he would cover his mouth under the quilt and laugh and couldn't sleep every night.More realistically, Ouyang only brought [-] people now.If it weren't for the old thief Changsun Wuji who kept saying that it would not be appropriate for Ouyang to have the military power of many people before verification.Xu Shiji had allocated two thousand from his subordinates to Ouyang to practice.

"Dazi, I heard that some of the survivors from the Battle of Dashitai insisted on making a fuss to come back?"

"Captain, they want to go to Ouyang's special brigade. You don't know, since the news that Ouyang in the camp brought a brigade by himself has spread to the news that Ouyang has brought a brigade alone. .”

"Well—that's the case, then it's okay, it's just that you are the gatekeeper for a certain person, and if it doesn't work, let him go back, or go home. A certain person wants to drop some of the veterans back and put them in the Ouyang camp. Give him more people, don't always have those faces, and don't get bored and crooked." Xu Shiji approved two strokes of a petition from Dashibao on the short table in front of him, and looked into the void with a wicked smile up.

Ouyang, whom the two of them talked about, was currently in the camp, twirling the armor in his hand repeatedly, smiling.

Chu Yun's three masters and apprentices did not keep him waiting, and within a few days, they sent over 61 sets of armor and equipment designated by Ouyang.At this time, what Ouyang was holding in his hand was a pair of armor made according to the blueprint he gave to Chu Yun, and he couldn't put it down after seeing it.

While checking, he exclaimed at the speed of the three of Chutian's building, secretly thinking that the three of them must have been working day and night to make this armor, and they should go back as a reward.

This set of armor is very different from Tang Mingguang armor. It can be said to be a completely new type of armor. This set of designs was also drawn by Ouyang from the "Gold Finger" Middle School and delivered to Chutian. At first, he was a little worried. I don't want Chu Tian to really create it.The overall style is closer to the design of later generations. All twisting places have live buckles and rotating shafts, and there is no dead angle of rotation; the outer layer of the upper body armor is buckled by 20 yuan steel sheets, with two chests and six abdomens, two ribs and two blades, four shoulders and four waists. , different sizes, very close to the human body, after wearing it, it is as close-fitting as wearing a tights, with a fine and dense layer of chain armor inside, which is tightly buckled on the buckle of the outer armor: the helmet is like a steel helmet of later generations, However, it is slightly elongated at the back of the head and sides.Ouyang removed the armor on his lower body, and only designed a pair of rotating knee pads to protect the joints.The average weight of the entire armor is less than 25 kilograms, which is nearly half lighter than the conventional armor weighing [-] or [-] kilograms.Although the lower chain group and leg guards are canceled, it is more suitable for running and turning, and it can also maintain physical strength.

Among all the characteristics, its sturdiness and toughness are far superior to the contemporary top armor, which is the result that Ouyang most wants to see.Since Ouyang did not report the detailed height and weight data of the team members to Chutian, when designing the armor, Chutian casually added some retractable buckles inside to make it easier to adjust the size.Unless there are soldiers with a particularly large size difference, this kind of armor is enough to wear on the body without being bloated or strangling.

In addition to the armor, there are two sets of thick linen military uniforms that Ouyang delivered to a familiar cloakroom in Jinyang City. The leather shoes for the left and right feet, as well as some epaulets, gloves and other odds and ends were made together.

It is a pity that some fragmentary objects delivered by Ouyang and the reduced version of the military crossbow of later generations have not yet been produced, but Ouyang smiled and touched his nose. If Chutian can really make it in a short period of time, then he is not a human being. It's a god.

All the equipment was packed in a rectangular wooden box, which was Ouyang's request. He promised the soldiers of the special brigade to surprise them after the military competition, but at that time, something happened in the cloud, and the competition was canceled accordingly.After the cloakroom made all the items, they sent them all back to Panlong Restaurant, and after Chutian finished them, they packed them into wooden boxes, and asked Li Jinlai to rent a couple of horse-drawn carriages to send them to the camp.

When Ouyang went to receive the supplies, the primary school guarding the gate was very curious, but when he heard Ouyang's word "top secret", he kept silent and didn't dare to ask any more.Just kidding, the governor personally ordered the special brigade to take care of everything on his own. If anyone finds fault with nothing, he will take his own head seriously.What's more, this Colonel Ouyang, oh no, has already been promoted to general. General Ouyang is very generous, and their food and drink are always indispensable on weekdays, so they respect and fear Ouyang.

The special brigade did all the moving of the equipment without asking others to do it themselves. A total of [-] boxes were piled up on one side of the Ouyang tent.Ouyang ordered that anyone who opened the seal to watch it would be directly expelled from the special brigade and not hired. This shocked the elders, who were very curious about what was in it, and the brigade commander took it so seriously.

Ouyang moved two boxes and went back to his tent to watch Tou Le, but he made a group of captains and fire chiefs anxious.Especially his brothers, when they received the goods just now, they heard Li Jinlai vaguely say something about armor, so they couldn't help being unhappy.In their current thinking, Ouyang's product must be a high-quality product.

"Eighth Brother, is it safe in the tent? Would you like me to come in and stand at the door for you?" Wu Lang yelled loudly, unexpectedly even thinking of such an excuse. If it was in another place instead of the military camp, he would have They jumped in, but what Ouyang paid most attention to was the word "discipline", that is, they dared not break in casually like their biological brothers, especially after Ouyang gave a warning.

Ouyang smiled and packed up the armor and military uniform, thinking to himself that Wulang, a bastard who can shout anything in a hurry, is there any danger in this tent?Ant?Flying insects?Or goblin?Fortunately, he can figure it out.

Walking out of the tent in two steps and blocking the sight of several people stretching their necks to look inward, he said with a smile, "What are you looking at? What are you looking at! Every neck is as big as ducks and geese, so don't be afraid to stretch it! Come here, everyone this afternoon. The mission is cancelled, let all the soldiers memorize this passage! It will be used tomorrow morning, if any uncle fails to memorize it or misses a word, he will just pack up and get out." After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket, Give it to the dozen or so people surrounded in front of you.

Four of them, Ge Ye, Wu Lang, Qin Feng, and Liu Zixuan, could read and write, while the others were half-baked or blind.Ge Ye opened his eyes wide at first, then laughed, and then quickly turned serious.Qin Feng looked at it silently, but the hand holding the paper shook visibly, and his usually fair face flushed.Wu Lang was the most exaggerated after watching it, shouting: "Singing! It's fun!".And Liu Yuxuan frowned from beginning to end, his cheeks bulged, and he was about to catch up with the toad by the pond.

Seeing the changes in the expressions of the four of them, the rest of the people really responded to Goro's words as if they were "watching a play", but what they were watching was a dumb play, and they didn't understand anything.

Ouyang smiled without saying a word, and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

"The years have not come yet, and I don't want to see great changes in Bingzhou. Jinyang is worthy of being one of the three capitals. It is really unpredictable and unpredictable. It's not bad. You have contributed a lot!" An old man with white beard and hair knelt down on the blanket On the face, the face is thin but full of energy, and the Confucianism emanating from the Ma Geshan can't be concealed, and he is watching Xu Shiji speak with a smile.

Xu Shiji wiped his sweat, he never expected this old man's sudden visit.This man, surnamed Li Minggang, was an official of the former Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty, and both were teachers of the prince.One was Yang Yong and the other was Li Jiancheng.The two princes both died before the major events were accomplished. I don't know whether it was the old man's bad life or the heaven's intentional tricks, which made him full of economics but unwilling.

"Old Man Li is absurd. He is only trying to understand the emperor's will and understand the people's sentiments, but he dare not take the credit. I don't know why Mr. Li came to Jinyang?"

Li Gang nodded, this Xu Shiji has a high position and authority, he has been an important minister after following two emperors, but he is still not arrogant or impetuous, he is really a good minister.He tapped the table with his index finger and said in a deep voice: "It's drought locusts in the year, and there are many refugees in Guanzhong. I heard that there are still people who change their sons and eat them. My heart hurts and I want to go out and take a look. The old man is old. I don't know how many days of life can be stolen, if there is still room to contribute, it can be counted as accumulating virtue for yourself."

Xu Shiji's face turned serious, he got up and clasped his fists and said: "I have been taught, the old man has the world in his heart, and he has high moral character and purity. It is really impossible for a reckless man like me in the army to catch up."

"Hey, what's the matter! Mao Gong was kind and charitable before he was born, and I'm not much worse than me. We are chatting, don't lead to the height of virtue. Let's drink." Li Gang picked up the teacup and invited it to change the topic.Although he was said to be so good by others, his heart was a bit bitter. He had served as the prince's teacher twice, but both of them lost their lives, which made him take his early utilitarianism very lightly, and now he only wishes to leave. Going around and doing some practical things can also be regarded as a way to relieve the depression in your heart.

But Xu Shiji didn't dare to speak too casually. One reason was that although this person had no job now, he was already famous all over the world, and he might not be able to become an official one day.What's more, this old man looks casual, but if he is serious, he is a bit stubborn. I am not as full of ink as he is to show off. If I say something wrong, I will be ashamed.

He was about to humbly ask the old man for some political experience, when he suddenly heard Xu Da singing outside the tent: "Ouyang, commander of the special brigade, begs to see you—"