Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 519

The red iron block was clamped to the thick anvil, and the heavy hammer struck one after another, splashing a series of sparks, making a crisp sound of steel impacting, which was combined with the sounds of labor chants, bellows, and iron quenching from a distance. Converged together, the ensemble became a wonderful movement.

Countless iron hammers fluttered up and down, and countless pieces of steel were gradually forged and formed under the beating of the hammers. When the color was dark red, they were suddenly immersed in the water again, making piercing bubbles bursting, like acid The slightly fishy smell, after being caught out of the water, a pair of tough and narrow sabers, as well as pieces of fish-scale steel armor, have basically taken shape, and then are used by other craftsmen to polish the blades, sharp and sharp. The edge of the blade gradually appeared in front of the eyes, which could be broken by blowing hair, cutting iron like mud, and the fish-scale steel armor was dyed jet black, and gradually woven into a solid steel armor, which was both light and tough, and could not be pierced by spears or pierced by crossbows. The ordinary bronze long sword stabbed at the steel armor, and it was directly broken in two.

Countless craftsmen are busy in the huge workshop, and countless sabers and heavy armor are constantly being forged in the workshop. The air is full of the smell of sweat, and the fire is raging. You can swing a hammer and forge without taking off your shirt, and you can sharpen your knives. The busy scene is fascinating.

The sudden sound of shouting and killing alarmed these hard-working craftsmen. Groups of sturdy and strong soldiers of the Yan army seemed to descend from the sky, holding high the blue flag of the Yan army (Yan Chongshuide, the color of the sea) The colors used for the flag), armed with swords and guns, rushed into the workshop from all directions, and the craftsmen were in chaos. Although the pitiful Han soldiers tried to resist, they were stabbed and stabbed by the brave and invincible Yan soldiers in a blink of an eye. On the contrary, the slogan of surrender and not killing resounded through the sky, and the blood of the soldiers of the Han army also splashed into pieces in an instant, splashing on the saber and heavy armor that had just been forged.

"Let Nai Weng listen to it!"

A tall and mighty general of the Yan army appeared in front of the craftsmen, and shouted at the crowd of craftsmen who were kneeling and begging for mercy: "From now on, you are the craftsmen of our country of Yan! Give Nai Weng a good sword and forging armor , Nai Weng promises that I will not treat you badly! If anyone dares to play tricks, these Han dog soldiers are your role models! Long live King Yan!"

"Long live King Yan—!" The craftsmen shouted together, all of them were full of expressions of admiration and excitement.

As soon as the picture changes, the flag of the Yan army is like a vast blue sea, charging and galloping on the land of North China where the winter snow has not yet melted. After the Yan army cavalry, there are rows of Yan army heavy armored soldiers wearing black steel armor, like a copper wall and iron wall, arranged in a neat formation, pressing towards the Han army step by step, heavy footsteps The ground trembled slightly with the sound of horseshoes, and the poor soldiers of the Han army quickly collapsed. Countless people fled in all directions, and countless people kneeled and surrendered. Countless Han soldiers were still crying wildly, " We surrender! We surrender! Long live the King of Yan! Long live the King of Yan——!"

"kill--!"

Zang Tu, King of Yan, was wearing golden armor and holding a golden sword. He shouted loudly in the flag formation of the Yan army. The army cavalry charged like a dragon, and the sound was like a thunderbolt, echoing on the mountains and lands of Kyushu, "Kill! Kill me! Kill me in Guanzhong! Kill me in Xianyang! Capture Xiang Kang'er alive—! Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

"Hahahahahaha."

The maniacal laughter he uttered in his sleep forced Zang Tu himself to wake up from his dream. He suddenly raised his head and found that he was still in the Palace of King Yan left by Han Guang. Only then did Zang Tu realize that he was only on his lunch break. Having a dream, he smacked his lips regretfully, and wiped away the remaining saliva from the corners of his mouth with his hand, Zang Tu asked his confidant eunuch who came up to serve him, "What time is it?"

"Report to Your Majesty, it's almost time." The little eunuch quickly replied, and then asked curiously: "My Majesty, did you have any good dreams just now? Did you smile so happily in the dream?"

"It's not a good dream, it's a good thing that's about to come true." Zang Tu cheered himself up, and then asked, "Where is the prince, do you have any news?"

"Report to Your Majesty, not yet." The little eunuch replied truthfully.

"What happened?" Zang Tu said with some dissatisfaction: "The widow asked him to build Fanyang New City before the first day of December. Today is November [-]th. Why is there no news?"

"My lord, please wait patiently." The little eunuch said: "The prince has always been reliable in his work, and Fan Yang is less than a day away from Jicheng. It is estimated that within two days, there should be news from the prince. delivered."

As if to verify the little eunuch's words, at this moment, the Yellow Gate of Yan Kingdom suddenly ran in quickly, presented a memorial to Zang Tu and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the news that the crown prince just sent is The Fanyang new city he was ordered to build was officially completed yesterday evening. In addition, according to your order, the prince also ordered people to rush to build more than 200 houses in the city, and the residential houses were planned in advance."

"Well done!" Zang Tu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said quickly, "Quickly, get your pen and ink, I will report this matter to the court in person. In addition, I will tell the prince to hurry up and organize manpower to mine more iron ore and hoard coal." , so that the craftsmen of the imperial court can smelt iron and forge knives as soon as they arrive."

During this period of time, our King of Yan, Zang Tu, was full of happy events. First of all, it was only in the first ten days of November, and the land of North China was full of snow. It was obviously colder than in previous years. It was beneficial; then the secret envoy sent to contact Han Xin returned to Jicheng smoothly, and reported that Han Xin, who had caused Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou a headache, had accepted the invitation of Yan State and would go to Yan State to serve Zang Tu in a short time.During this period, the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's tribe repeatedly harassed Daijun and Yanmen and other places, effectively restraining the Han army in northern Xinjiang for Zang Tu, and also made the Yan army's army expansion move more justified.Now Fanyang New City was completed one month ahead of Xiang Kang's request. Many Guanzhong craftsmen who were able to smelt steel and forge sabers and heavy armor were about to move to Yandi. Of course, Zang Tu was overjoyed and ecstatic.

Not to mention, in mid-December, the envoys who went to Guyan Mountain to contact the Xiongnu returned to Jicheng smoothly, and brought Zang Tu the news that the Xiongnu had accepted Yan's request to borrow troops. Mao Dun personally promised to send reinforcements to Yan State as soon as possible after Yan State rebelled against the Han court.And then, Xiang Kang, who had changed the beginning of the year from the first day of October to the first day of the first lunar month, sent envoys to bring Zang Tu new year rewards, and also planned for Zang Tu in the imperial edict, expanding his army in advance to guard against the Xiongnu in a restrained manner. The Southern Invasion praised it a lot, and obviously did not have any doubts about Yan's military expansion.

In addition, Xiang Kang also specifically asked Zang Tu in the imperial edict to exploit the Fanyang Iron Mine as much as possible and hoard more iron ore and coal so that the Guanzhong craftsmen could immediately establish the North China Arsenal and put it into production. Of course, Zang Tu immediately agreed , and then proudly said in his heart: "Come on, come on, this king can't wait long ago. When your craftsman arrives, this king can let go of his hands and feet and work hard."

But Zang Tu soon realized that something was wrong. First, Han Xin, the soldier fairy who had promised to come north to help him, had never been seen, and he hadn't heard any news about him. Then, he waited until the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month. However, no craftsman from Guanzhong arrived in Fanyang New City. Fortunately, when Zang Tu discussed the situation with several of his confidants, Prime Minister Yan pointed out the reason in time and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the court just wants us When the Fanyang New City was built before, the imperial edict did not say when the craftsmen would arrive in Fanyang, so it is normal that the craftsmen have not arrived yet, and there is nothing strange about it.”

Zang Tu felt a little relieved by Zhaoshe's reassurance, but Zhang Sheng, the pioneer of the Leading Party, was very worried about it, and said, "My lord, should we hurry up and continue to expand the army? Although the winter in Yandi is long, it will take more than a month at most. , the climate will gradually get warmer, and at the same time the Xiongnu will also migrate to the northern part of the grassland to breed cattle and sheep, and if we start at that time, the situation will be very unfavorable to us, right?"

Zang Quan, who was eager to replace Zang Yan as the crown prince, also persuaded him in the same way. Zang Tu hesitated and had to ask Zhaoshe Huawei and Zhai Xu for their opinions. As a result, Zhaoshe Huawei and Zhai Xu strongly opposed continuing to expand the army now, saying: " Your Majesty, please don't be in a hurry. The population of Yan is less than it was during the war, and the army has been expanded to 3 people under the pretext of resisting the Huns. For us, Yan has almost reached its limit. Now the craftsmen sent by the imperial court are coming again. We are on the way to the Yan Kingdom, if we are in a hurry to expand our army at this time, I am afraid that the court will be alerted immediately and all previous efforts will be wasted."

"Especially Hengshan County, which is very close to us." Zhai Xu, governor of Guangyang County, quickly added: "Although Hengshan County is named as the land of Zhao State, Yan Yao, the governor of Hengshan County, is the emperor's confidant who was born in the young commander. It is also clear that he is someone sent by the imperial court to monitor us. If he receives news that we continue to expand the army, he will probably stop the artisans sent by the imperial court without the approval of the imperial court, and will not allow them to come to the country of Yan again. At that time , Not only did we build Fanyang New City in vain, but we also spent more than two months waiting in vain.”

If he hadn't received the detailed investigation report from Guanzhong in advance, and learned that Xiang Kang had indeed sent a team of more than 3000 craftsmen led by Han Tieguan to Yan, Zang Tu would never have listened to Zhaoshe Huawei and Zhai Xu. This persuasion, but because he knew that such a team was indeed coming to the country of Yan, Zang Tu made up his mind after thinking about it, and said: "Wait a little longer, wait until the craftsmen arrive, otherwise we two More than a month was wasted."

After making this decision, Zang Tu, who was actually very irritable, forced himself to calm down. Even though he was determined to rebel, he still held his temper and did not rush to immediately expand the army and prepare for war. Xuezhong continued to wait patiently for the arrival of the crucial team of craftsmen, but waited and waited, day after day passed, and until the end of the first month, Zang Tu never waited for the damn team of craftsmen, and sent several All the secret agents also reported that although the damn artisan team had entered the territory of Zhao State, they only traveled less than forty miles a day, and the journey was very slow. As of the last spy report, they had not even reached Mount Heng within the county.

"What on earth did Xiang Kang send those craftsmen to eat? He told the king to build Fanyang New City before the first day of the first lunar month. Why is it that the end of the first lunar month is coming soon, and those people haven't arrived in Hengshan County yet? And that Han Xin Man, even if he crawls, he should have crawled from Huaiyin to Yandi, right? Why hasn’t he come yet?”

After Zang Tu uttered this angry roar, a few more days passed, and finally on the first day of February, another envoy from the Han court suddenly arrived in the Kingdom of Yan, and brought Zang Tu two edicts from Xiang Kang, anxious to know Zang Tu suppressed his anger, and honestly greeted Xiang Kang's edict according to the etiquette. As a result, the first edict read out by the envoy of the Han court made Zang Tu feel like a bolt from the blue——Xiang Kang clearly announced in the edict that he would give up on the imperial edict. Fanyang New City built a workshop, and the army directly under the Han court took over Fanyang New City, so that troops could be dispatched at any time to help the Yan army resist the Huns' invasion!

"Why?" Zang Tu couldn't bear it anymore, and asked the Han court envoy directly: "Didn't the court agree to build a big workshop in Fanyang? Why did the order suddenly change? Instead, it will be stationed in Fanyang?"

"Your Majesty, this matter is to be blamed on the Tieguancheng Wangfa of the imperial court." The Hanting envoy replied with a wry smile: "When Wang Guancheng organized people to compare the ore, he was careless and mistaken the origin of the ore. In fact, the ore produced by Fan Yang The quality of iron ore is not good, and it is not suitable for making sabers and heavy armor. Fortunately, Yang Neishi discovered it in time and reported it to the court, so His Majesty changed his mind and decided to recall those craftsmen and garrison in Fanyang instead. Wang Guancheng, who made a big mistake, was severely punished by His Majesty's decree."

He did not hesitate to waste the most favorable time for raising troops for the sake of sabers and steel armors. As a result, not only did the sabers and steel armors not arrive, but Fan Yang, who was stationed by the army directly under the Han court and was only one day away from the capital, nailed them to his throat. When a nail was nailed, Zang Tu's complexion immediately turned green and black, and the veins on his forehead began to twitch violently. The envoy of the Han court saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Gao Yanghe that His Majesty promised to belong to you Aling City will continue to be assigned to you and will not let you suffer."

His fists were so clenched that his joints turned white, and his teeth were almost shattered, Zang Tu said coldly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Your Majesty, don't thank me in advance. Your Majesty still has a reward for you." The envoy of the Han Dynasty replied with a smile, and took out another imperial edict, and read it aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Zang Tu, the king of Yan, accompanied by Zang Yan, the crown prince of Yan State, and Zang Er, the crown prince's daughter, rushed to Guanzhong before the first day of March to participate in the celebration of the relocation of the capital of Han Dynasty to Chang'an! The army of Yan State will immediately dismiss [-] people upon seeing the edict, and the standing force will not exceed [-] from now on! This is yours!"

"The emperor wants the widow to go to Guanzhong? The prince also goes? Do you want the widow to reduce the army to 2 immediately?" Zang Tu's surprise was of course no small matter.

"Your Majesty, this is His Majesty's kindness to you." The envoy of the Han court said with a smile again: "Your Majesty moved the capital, and called you and the Crown Prince of Yan Kingdom to participate. This is a great kindness. Please, Your Majesty, please give the gift to our Majesty's son." Take your granddaughter away, and stay in Guanzhong from now on, and get married as soon as she becomes an adult. This is another kind of grace. Dismiss the army under your command, let the soldiers disarm and return to the fields, and resume farming. The army of the court will help the Yan Kingdom to resist the Xiongnu. It is a great grace."

Zang Tu looked at the envoy of the Han court with a look that could kill people directly, and asked word by word: "The widow and the prince have gone to Guanzhong, what about the country of Yan?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Majesty also has arrangements." The envoy of the Han court could not help trembling in his voice when he saw something was wrong, and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty still has an edict, which is for Yan Xiangzhaoshe and Zhai Xu, the governor of Shangyang County. Yes, I will seal Zhaoshe Xiangguo as Marquis of the Yuan family and let him temporarily act as your king's agent for state affairs. There will also be an edict to Zhai Xudi Junzun, and I will seal Zhai Junzun as Haohou, who will also serve as the false minister of Yan State, and assist Zhaoshe Xiangguo to act as the military and political agent of Yan State. business."

After listening to Xiang Kang's arrangements for him, Zang Tu didn't say a word. After a while, the envoy of the Han court, who felt that the atmosphere was not right, carefully reminded: "My lord, you haven't thanked me yet?"

It was Zang Tu who thanked the envoy of the Han court who got up suddenly, and pulled out the sword at his waist with a clang. The envoy of the Han court was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly said, "My lord, what do you want to do? My envoy..., but my envoy..." People from the imperial court!"

"This king killed people from the imperial court!"

First played by Xiang Kang as a monkey, then forced by Xiang Kang to kowtow in Guanzhong, and even bribed his subordinates to hold him off, Zang Tu, who was completely mad, with red eyes, roared, raised his hand and stabbed Han The chest of the envoy of the court, he personally opened the prelude to the rebellion of the Yan Kingdom, then drew out the blood-stained sword, and shouted at the confidant eunuch who was waiting next to him: "The Bank of China said, immediately send someone to arrest Zang Quan, Zhang Sheng, Zhao She Tuowei and Zhai Xu are all called! Hurry up! The sooner the better!"

(End of this chapter)