Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 253 Mo Dao Mo Dao
Xi Chao frowned and looked at the Grand Master's chair for a while, imitating Gao Jingzong's appearance, sat on it, leaned back, and sighed: "Wonderful! Wonderful! From now on, the knees will not have to suffer."

Immediately, Chi Chao laughed and said, "Seeing that brother Jingzong is like this, you know that brother is also an elegant person. With such tables and chairs, I wonder if brother can introduce a craftsman to know him a little bit?"

"Brother, why is Taiwan so troublesome?" Gao Jingzong said with a smile: "The tables and chairs are just playthings, Jingzong has built four sets, when Xi Chao returns, you might as well bring back two sets to Xiangyang, and borrow the other set from Brother Xi to give to Da Sima. "

"So... that's fine!" Xi Chao pondered, "Brother Jingzong is also a man who knows how to fight. Do you have many archers in your army?"

Gao Jingzong shook his head and said: "I am ashamed of my lowly position. I have brought some new recruits who have just entered the battle, and I haven't had time to train them to shoot arrows!"

Xi Chao frowned, and Gao Jingzong said with a smile: "Unfortunately, the Beifu army has been in the army for too short a time, and the training is insufficient. Now this Central Plains is no longer the Central Plains. Things, besides bows and crossbows are expensive, Jingzong is powerless even if he has the heart!"

Xi Chao casually summoned his attendants, who leaned over, and Xi Chao whispered in his ear for a while, and after a while, Xi Chao's attendants brought a picture, and Xi Chao took the picture and handed it to Gao Jingzong.

Gao Jingzong is no longer a novice now, and he can tell at a glance that the painting is a bed crossbow.This is a heavy crossbow machine improved on the basis of the bed crossbow in the Jin Dynasty, called Wanjun crossbow.Jun is one of the units of measurement in ancient China. Thirty jin is one jun, and Wanjun is equivalent to 30 jin. Of course, Wanjun crossbow does not require 30 jin of pulling force to open. It is just an adjective here.The Wanjun crossbow is the national treasure of the two Jin courts, and it is very powerful.For the first time, this kind of Wanjun crossbow adopts the method of ratchet winding, which is relatively labor-saving. It can be operated by a hundred people. The range can reach more than a thousand steps, and the effective range can reach [-] steps. It can almost ignore all current shield vehicles and shields, and any armor. In front of it, it was like paper.

Xi Chao said: "Brother, I can give you a hundred seats!"

"Oh—?" Gao Jingzong was really surprised this time.The Wanjun crossbow is equipped with very few armies and towns. Except for the five cities of Jiankang, even the Xifu army does not have many places to equip it.Xi Chao is really a big deal.

"Hands are short, and people are soft-spoken. Jingzong still understands this truth, brother Xi's gift is too heavy!" Gao Jingzong hesitated and smiled: "Jingzong is afraid that he won't be able to bear it..."

Xi Chao sighed softly: "My dear brother, you are too worried! Giving a gift is all about sincerity, and asking for something is not a gift. These hundred Wanjun crossbows are a meeting gift for the Beifu army. They are not for trading The bargaining chip, my virtuous brother can accept it with peace of mind. Now the world is in turmoil, and the hearts of the dead men are not dead. Their lips and teeth are attached to each other, and their lips are dead and their teeth are cold. The stronger the army of the north government, the safer the army of the west government. , but sincerity..."

"Okay, Xiongtai is so generous, Jingzong can't be too petty!" Gao Jingzong said with a smile: "Forget it, Brother Xi's big gift is accepted by Jingzong. Come and don't be indecent, Jingzong will give Brother Xi another one A small meeting ceremony, please brother Xi to make amends, let Jingzong make a fool of himself first!"

The two sides talked for nearly an hour, but they never got into the topic.Patience is the key to negotiation, and Gao Jingzong, who has been a man for two generations, knows this very well.Even if Xi Chao was chattering, Gao Jingzong was not in a hurry.Whether they can get the support of the Huan family of the Xifu army is extremely crucial to Gao Jingzong and the Beifu army, but those who open their mouths to ask for help will eventually be inferior to the other party when bargaining.In Gao Jingzong's view, if Huan Wen wanted to support a weak Yuzhou puppet regime, Xie Wan, Chenjun, was a more suitable choice.If Huan Wen wanted a strong and reliable ally, then Gao Jingzong would be a good choice.But Gao Jingzong really couldn't think of what Huan Wen could get from him.

Allies and so on are nothing more than a verbal promise. Gao Jingzong understands this issue very thoroughly.The so-called allies are for betrayal, and the covenant is also for tearing up.It would be foolish to abide by the covenant.

The Manchu Qing court signed more than 600 traitorous treaties, and paid war reparations back and forth totaling more than one billion taels of silver, but Manchu Qing did not exchange for real peace.Similarly, at the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union, in order to obtain the understanding and support of Germany, it ceded more than 300 million square kilometers of land. However, at the beginning of World War II, Germany did not care about this ally and covenant, and directly launched the Eastern Expedition Plan.

Even the Northern Song Dynasty, which we have always looked down upon, resolutely tore up the treaty and launched the Northern Expedition after signing the Tanyuan Alliance.

It doesn't matter whether the covenant is concluded or not. Once the Beifu army is weak, Huan Wen doesn't mind coming up to eat meat and drink blood...

No one is a fool, and everyone knows that a compromise must be reached at the negotiating table. Xi Chao already knows the conditions of Gao Jingzong and the Beifu Army. Gao Jingzong would rather have an empty Sui county than transfer more than [-] troops from the fourth and fifth Zhonglang generals of the Beifu army to the north. It can be seen that Gao Jingzong is really worried about the imperial court and Huan Wen.Xi Chao was thinking about another question.

As the grandson of Xi Jian, the former Taiwei of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xi Chao, the son of Bei Zhonglang General Xu Yang, the governor of Shi Xi, and the chief Huan Wen joined the army. He has spent half his life in affairs, and he knew at a glance that these soldiers under Gao Jingzong's command were rare fighters. soldier.In this troubled world, there are soldiers who are Caotou kings, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and self-proclaimed kings can be found everywhere. What Xi Chao thinks is that Gao Jingzong, who seems to be still immature, wants to be a simple Huo Qubing Well, I still want to be the second Sima Yan.

The two parties talked intriguingly for nearly two hours. Near noon, Gao Jingzong hosted a banquet.Looking at the dishes coming up like flowing water, Huan Xi said rather displeased: "How can there be no singing and dancing?"

Gao Jingzong said with a smile: "Prince Huan, please forgive me, I have no prostitutes or musicians in the governor's mansion."

Huan Xi's drunken eyes were hazy: "Isn't there some red sleeves...to add fragrance?"

Murderous intent suddenly appeared in Gao Jingzong's eyes, seeing this scene, Ji Kan shouted that he would be killed.Ji Kan hurriedly said, "Master Huan, you are drunk!"

Huan Xi ignored Hui Jikan, and walked towards Gao Jingzong with a drunken staggering step, holding a wine glass: "How... there is no... singing and dancing to add to the fun! It's too bad to entertain guests, Governor Gao, what do you think..."

"Haha..." Gao Jingzong laughed back angrily: "My friend has good wine when he comes, if... a bad guest comes to the door..."

"Looks like I'm a villain!" Huan Xi said, "Governor Gao, I'm going to disappoint you today!"

"It's not disappointment, but despair!" Gao Jingzong said lightly: "You will regret it!"

With the armor clanging, a group of soldiers from the Modao Army entered slowly with heavy steps.Huan Xi's complexion changed drastically, and he screamed, "What do you want to do?"

"Without him, singing and dancing to add to the fun and wine!" Gao Jingzong yelled coldly: "I heard that, Mr. Huan wants to see what you are capable of!"

"Obey!" Sixteen Mo Dao soldiers, Mo Dao suddenly unsheathed, the hall was full of swords, and sixteen humanoid tanks over eight feet tall shouted in unison: "Kill——"

(End of this chapter)