Two days later, Zhu Youjian had just had lunch when Wang Chengen walked into Wenyuan Pavilion.
"Your Majesty, Wu Xiang requests an audience."
"Let him in."
Zhu Youjian and Wang Chengen had said that in a few days, other than Wu Xiang, no other officials would be seen.
After a while, Wu Xiang walked into the back hall.
Wu Xiang was tall. Although his hair and beard had turned white, he was still in good spirits.
It seemed that he could eat and sleep well recently.
Zhu Youjian was still very polite to this old man. Right now, he still needed to calm down his son, Wu Sangui.
"Old General Wu, you've been frightened these past few days.”
"Aiya, Your Majesty, I can't share the country's worries, but I still need Your Majesty's concern. I'm ashamed! I'm extremely ashamed!"
Zhu Youjian cursed in his heart. This old fellow was really shameless.
In his memory, half a month ago, Chongzhen had looked for Wu Xiang and asked his son, Wu Sangui, to send troops to rescue Beijing.
In the end, the old man said that he needed a million taels of military spending to send troops.
It was obvious that Wu Xiang was prepared to be a loyal minister of the Great Shun Kingdom.
Would Li Zicheng not value the tens of thousands of Guanning Iron Cavalry under his son's command?
Unfortunately, Li Zicheng knew nothing about political games.
He didn't know how to win Wu Xiang over. He only had silver and Chen Yuanyuan in his eyes.
Moreover, Li Zicheng did not expect Wu Sangui to surrender to the Qing army and become a traitor.
"Old General Wu, don't be like this. Uncle Chang is guarding Shanhai Pass, and Slave Jian is eyeing us like a tiger.
Moreover, a million dollars in military expenditure was not easy to get.”
Speaking of silver, Wu Xiang laughed awkwardly.
"Your Majesty, I really didn't mean to shirk. This military expenditure…"
Zhu Youjian raised his hand, indicating for Wu Xiang to stop explaining.
"Old General, how can an army fight without money?
It was indeed difficult for the court to spend money now, but with a loyal official like General Guan Shou, they would definitely be able to eliminate the intruders.
At that time, there would be longevity on the inside and Uncle Chang on the outside. Haha, why worry about the world being unstable?”
Rather than saying that Wu Xiang was a general, it was better to say that he was a bureaucrat.
Wu Xiang understood these words very well.
In the future, Wu Sangui would stay at Shanhaiguan. The credit for suppressing the rebels would go to Guan Shou.
"Uncle Chang has done a lot to guard Shanhai Pass. As long as he guards Shanhai Pass, it will be a great merit. In a few years, he will definitely be conferred the title of Marquis.”
The last sentence was to give Wu Xiang an empty check as a consolation.
"Aiya! It is the Wu family's fortune to serve the country and benefit the country's life and death. Your Majesty, don't be like this!”
As Wu Xiang spoke, he cupped his fists and saluted with a smile on his face.
Zhu Youjian also smiled and said,"Old General Wu must have something to do today."”
"Your Majesty, this old minister has a presumptuous request. I hope Your Majesty will grant it.”
"Please speak, Old General."
"Can I see General Guan Shou?”
"Of course, General Guan."
Guan Shou was also in the palace. Ever since they became sworn brothers, Zhu Youjian and Guan Shou were inseparable.
When Wu Xiang saw Guan Shou, his eyes widened. He had never seen such a majestic and mighty person.
"Aiya! It's General Guan! General Guan is really a god!"
Guan Shou didn't have much of a reaction. He just cupped his fists and bowed, not even opening his eyes.
"I heard that when His Majesty beat the drum, General Guan defeated two hundred thousand rebel soldiers with three thousand cavalry.
Seeing General Guan today was believing. He was really lucky!”
Zhu Youjian laughed coldly in his heart. Presumably, you, this old fellow, have also heard about the matter of Guan Shou's blood splattering all over the Duke's estate.
Seeing that Guan Shou did not speak and his attitude was very cold, Wu Xiang turned his head and said to Zhu Youjian.
"Your Majesty, this old minister is a martial artist. I have nothing but weapons and armor.
Today, I would like to choose a set of copper armor to give to General Guan. May I ask Your Majesty to give it to me?”
"Haha, of course! Old General Wu gave me a piece of armor and a younger brother. Why don't you thank the old general?”
Guan Shou still only cupped his fists, his eyes still slightly closed.
When Wu Xiang saw this, his face twitched a few times.
Seeing the old fellow suffer a setback, Zhu Youjian was secretly delighted.
After Wu Xiang left, Zhu Youjian and Guan Shou came to the drill ground to inspect the Iron Futu.
On the drill ground, Guan Shou put on the armor that Wu Xiang had given him-the Golden Suozi Mountain Wen Armor. It was golden and dazzling.
Guan Shou wore a green robe and golden armor. He rode on a flaming red rabbit horse, looking extremely domineering.
"Brother Yu, you're so awesome!"
Guan Shou heard Zhu Youjian's praise and quickly dismounted.
"Thank you for the armor, Imperial Brother."
"Eh? Brother Yu, this armor was clearly given to you by Wu Xiang. How can you say it was given to you by me?”
"Shou is a martial artist, but he also knows a little about the ways of the world. If it wasn't for Imperial Brother's favor, how could someone give this armor?”
"Haha, little brother Yu must be joking. He had to treat Wu Xiang well. After all, there were still 30,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry in Shanhai Pass.”
Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Guan Shou snorted coldly.
"Hmph, what cavalry? In front of Tie Futu, they are just a group of scattered soldiers.”
Guan Shou's haughty personality could not be changed even after more than a thousand years, but Zhu Youjian appreciated this.
"Brother Yu, did our side suffer any casualties from the horse stampede?”
"There are no dead soldiers, but the intruder's firearms are indeed powerful.”
After saying that, Guan Shou called over a soldier and pointed at his armor.
"Imperial brother, please take a look. The pits left on the armor were left by those fire guns.”
Zhu Youjian examined it carefully. From the historical knowledge of his previous life, he knew that the armor of the Iron Futu was made of small steel pieces.
Moreover, these small steel sheets had been processed with a technique similar to cold rolling, so they were unusually tough.
Bows and arrows could not cause any damage to this armor, but this musket had actually left a small pit on the armor.
One could imagine that without the armor, Tie Futu would have been injured by the bullet.
Zhu Youjian said very seriously," Brother Yu, times have changed. This Iron Pagoda can still be used, but it needs to be improved.”
"How do I improve it?"
"Do you know about the Three-Eyed Musket?"
"I know that it is used by the Guanning Cavalry.”
"That's right. In the future, you will also be equipped with this powerful weapon. I will think of a way to upgrade this firearm.
"Also, it's not enough to just use the Iron Futu Charge. I'll give you other troops.
On the battlefield, the cooperation of multiple troops was the way to go.”
"Multi-unit cooperation? What do you mean, Imperial Brother?" Guan Shou was confused.
"Brother Yu, you understand this." Zhu Youjian smiled.
When attacking a city, you can't just have archers. We can't just rely on Mengchong warships for water battles.
In a field battle, the cavalry would be in the front, followed by strong crossbows and shields. Only in this way could they deal the most fatal blow to the enemy.”
Guan Shou's eyes widened as he looked at Zhu Youjian in shock. He did not expect that this person with a high position in the court would actually know the art of war.
"Only by combining the long with the short and combining the short with the long can we achieve the combination of hardness and softness and make our army invincible.”
Guan Shou looked at Zhu Youjian with a surprised gaze that was close to admiration.
"Imperial brother, you really are Li Weigong!”
"Haha, little brother Yu, you flatter me. I hope that one day, you and I can fight side by side.”
Guan Shou said sincerely,"I will, Imperial Brother!"”
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