Chapter 262: Warm heart

"Crossbowmen?"
In Cangzhou Daying, when Xiao Ming said his thoughts, everyone looked puzzled, even Niu Ben shook his head slightly.
Because there has never been a crossbow cavalry in the history of Dayu, because the crossbow cannot be opened immediately.
Xiao Ming knew that these people would react like this.
At this time, Xiao Ming said: "In the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Army had a crossbow cavalry. It was this crossbow cavalry who defeated the Huns, so it is not impossible to say that the crossbow cavalry is not feasible."
There are records about the Qin Dynasty crossbow cavalry in the knowledge of the science and technology library, but many specific examples are no longer available for research, leaving only a few words.
Then Xiao Ming said: "The crossbow is powerful and accurate. This is the advantage. The only drawback is the difficulty of winding. But this king will provide you with a brand new crossbow, which will be very easy to pull. Now, Guan Ning’s cavalry will not be afraid of the barbarian’s riding and shooting, and there is another one. Dismounted soldiers can also form a crossbow to kill the enemy. At the same time, each person is equipped with a saber for close combat, so that even if facing the enemy directly I'm afraid it won't let the barbarians get any advantage."
"A brand-new crossbow?" Niu Ben heard the words and said, "I said that His Royal Highness will not be aimless. There have been preparations for a long time. If there is such a crossbow, it would be a good idea at this stage."
Lu Fei also said: "Haha, now our army must have a powerful weapon."
A kind of Guanning Iron Cavalry also looked excited when they heard this, they could have enough of the feeling of being hung far away by the barbarians, and being constantly shot by bows and arrows.
Now that the Cangzhou affairs have stabilized, there is no need for Xiao Ming to stay in Cangzhou. He said: "I will return to Qingzhou in the past two days and order the military workshop to produce this kind of pulley crossbow."
After talking about the pulley crossbow, Xiao Ming talked about the future development of Guanning Iron Cavalry.
He looked at Lei Ming and said: "Thunder, Guanning Iron Cavalry will guard Cangzhou in the future and will continue to harass the barbarians on the grassland. Are you confident that you are competent for this function?"
"His Royal Highness, I can!" Lei Ming said firmly.
Xiao Ming continued, "But when you enter the grassland, there is one more thing you should pay attention to."
"His Royal Highness, please speak." Lei Ming said.
Xiao Ming and Niu Ben looked at each other, "This time, before the city of Cangzhou, the barbarians and the slave soldiers clashed, which made this king see that some of the slave soldiers were still unwilling to be barbarians, especially in this old place of Youzhou. Many people in Youzhou live under the rule of the barbarians, and you must try your best to win over these people when you enter the grassland this time. If they can return to the country of Da Yu, this is also the fortune of my country."
Thunder nodded.
This time he and Lu Fei entered the grassland and found that some cities still remained in some places, and many people from Youzhou lived in the cities.
After the barbarians occupied Youzhou, although a lot of cultivated land was turned into pastures, the barbarians did not kill the Youzhou people, but they carried out another, more evil way of rule.
Mentioning this, Lei Ming had scarlet eyes. He said: "According to the captured barbarian captives, the barbarians call the people of Youzhou a two-legged sheep. This sheep is not a four-legged sheep, but a two-legged sheep. The city is the sheepfold."
"These Youzhou people living under the rule of the barbarians have a very miserable life. Not only do they have to pay heavy taxes, once the males in the family are over twelve years old, they will enter the barbarian tribes as slaves. Anyone who disobeys will be killed, and the women are even more miserable. Before marriage, young women must offer to the leader of the barbarian tribe. The barbarian’s name is the right of the first night. Many people will even kill their first child because he does not want a child of mixed barbarian descent to be born."
Having said that, the soldiers of Guan Ning's cavalry clenched their fists, their teeth clenched.
Xiao Ming said at this time: "This king is ashamed. There were two wars, but it was my own people in the country of Da Yu who were killed. The barbarians did not hurt their muscles at all, but facing the people of Youzhou in my country, I can only watch their lives so miserably, hey..."
"His Royal Highness does not have to blame himself. I believe that the victory of the Battle of Cangzhou will definitely give the people of Youzhou see hope. As long as Your Highness can stand it, they will have freedom one day." Niu Ben said.
Lei Ming also nodded, "His Royal Highness, now only His Highness in the entire Great Yu Kingdom can defeat the barbarians. We will believe whatever you say. After we enter the grassland, we will find a way to help these Youzhou people escape."
Xiao Ming nodded, "But you also have to be careful, there will inevitably be some people who forget their ancestors, and they are not very sure. Don't act rashly."
Thunder nodded.
A development plan was formulated for Guanning Iron Horse, and Xiao Ming's work in Cangzhou was basically over.
The next day, he and Niu Ben, Lu Fei, and Luo Xin marched towards Qingzhou City, while Thunder stayed. From then on, the grassland was his battlefield.
Five days later, the group returned to Qingzhou City.
At this time, almost two months have passed, and the season has entered winter, and ice layers can already be seen on the river in Qingzhou.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ming felt a sigh of emotion in his heart. It has been a year since he came to this world.
Too many things happened this year, he also went from being a vassal with nothing to now facing the 100,000 army of barbarians alone.
He is the only one who can experience the hard work here.
But all the hard work is worthwhile, at least now he also has his own family business, and he doesn't have to worry about losing his life at any time.
"His Royal Highness is back, Your Highness is back!"
When he arrived at the Qi Palace, the servant sweeping the floor at the door saw Xiao Ming coming back, dropped his broom, and happily ran back to the Palace to announce.
After a while, Aster and Luluo ran out wearing delicate quilted jackets.
"Your Highness." Seeing Xiao Ming, Aster and Luluo exclaimed in excitement, their voices as clear as a lark.
Xiao Ming smiled indifferently, the killing spirit in his heart melted like ice and snow at this moment~EbookFREE.me~ He suddenly felt a kind of going home.
Yes, in a year, he has regarded the palace as his home, and these servants of the palace are his family.
"Did you miss this king?" Xiao Ming dismounted, grinning at this moment.
Both Aster and Luluo blushed, and this highness was too unruly, how could he say such humiliating things in front of so many people.
Seeing the shy looks of Aster and Luluo, Xiao Ming smiled happily.
However, when he saw two small quilted jackets, one green and one purple, he couldn't help asking: "This is from the textile workshop?"
"No, during the past two months, your Highness has spun a lot of cloth in the textile workshop. We just used this cloth to make quilted jackets for ourselves. We also sewed two pieces for His Highness. Would you like to see it?"
Xiao Ming's heart warmed, and the two girls were caring. He said, "Go, go back and have a look."
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