Become a feudal king from today

"No, it's the Ma family who has arrived. I didn't expect that the kid who had been eating and drinking for so many days in Yancheng was really Ma Han, the legitimate son of the Ma family." Zhao Xu said.

Not long after, the Ma family arrived at the palace.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my son's life."

Zhao Xu sat in the main seat in the reception hall.

A middle-aged, elegant man in his forties, wearing a green robe, sat below.

He was Ma Han's father, Ma Xuan, the governor of Qinzhou.

He was slightly surprised to learn that Ma Xuan had arrived in Yancheng with more than a thousand cavalrymen.

He didn't expect that the governor would come to pick up his son in person.

Compared with Zhao Heng, who sent the ninth prince to Yan County, the quality of this father is reflected.

Ma Han sat on the chair and said, "Father, I almost didn't see you this time?"

"Asshole, you still have the nerve to say that. If you weren't so impulsive, would you be captured by the Northern Di people and make such a joke? If it weren't for your highness sitting in Yan County this time, you wouldn't know how you died." Ma Xuan pointed at Ma Han and scolded.

Zhao Xu's eyes wandered over the father and son, and he said, "I didn't do much, but my soldiers rescued him by the way."

Ma Xuan put away his anger at Ma Han, turned to Zhao Xu and smiled again, and said, "Even so, it was your highness who managed the army well. Your highness's victory over the Northern Di people was not only spread to the capital, but now everyone in Qinzhou knows it."

In fact, he had received Ma Han's letter early, but in the letter, Ma Han meant that the King of Yan took good care of him and had no worries about food and drink.

So he was relieved, thinking that he would make a plan after wiping out a group of Xiliang cavalry that had recently entered Qinzhou.

Unexpectedly, his spy in the capital sent back the news that the emperor gave Shanggu County to the King of Yan.

This made him decide to come to Yan County in person to meet the King of Yan.

After all, Shanggu County is adjacent to Jinzhou. At present, both the imperial guards of the court and the army of the Ma family in Jinzhou have been defeated by Xiliang.

In the past, Yanzhou was ruled by Yuan Li alone, and Yuan Li has always been afraid of their Ma family, fearing that the power of the Ma family will extend to Yanzhou.

Not to mention providing convenience, it is already a blessing not to harm them.

But now that the King of Yan is in charge of Shanggu County, his mind has become active.

The Dasong Imperial Guard has been declining since the loss of its elite troops in the Ningjindusi Battle.

It is a bit difficult for the Ma family to fight against Xiliang alone in the northwest of Dasong.

The victory of the King of Yan over the Beidi people proved the strength of his army.

If he could provide help on the flank, the pressure on his Ma family would be much less.

Of course, he came here for another purpose, that is, to see the armor of the Yan County soldiers.

In the letter, Ma Han mentioned the armor of the soldiers of the King of Yan many times, and even said that if the soldiers of the Ma family could wear such armor, they would not be afraid of the heavy armored cavalry of the Iron Buddha of the Xiliang people.

Thinking of this, he continued: "In addition, I have heard a lot of rumors about the armor of the soldiers under your highness, saying that your highness's armor is invulnerable to swords and spears, and it is very strong. I wonder if this is true?"

Zhao Xu laughed softly when he heard this.

People of Ma Xuan's level would not shoot without purpose.

He brought up this topic, of course, not just for chatting.

In fact, he knew very well that after this war, the matter about the armor of Yan County could not be concealed.

Not to mention the Ma family, this time Mo Yu was also very envious of the armor worn by the soldiers of Yan County.

According to Chang Wei, when he was in Wu'an County, Mo Yu personally asked for a pair of armor to wear and tried it himself.

In the end, he even asked for it directly. If Chang Wei hadn't been afraid of blaming him, he would have given it directly at that time.

But Mo Yu was still unwilling, saying that he would ask his father to come out and talk to him about the armor after meeting Yan Guan.

Unexpectedly, before Mo Di came, the Ma family had smelled the smell first.

"Xu Lie, go get a set of plate armor." Zhao Xu said.

Xu Lie nodded and turned to leave.

Ma Xuan was immediately excited, and Ma Han, who looked like a young man who deserved a beating, also became excited.

"Father, let the child try it on." Ma Han said impatiently.

Ma Xuan could hardly hide his desire and almost blurted out a line of words, but thinking that the King of Yan was by his side, he said: "It depends on your Highness's opinion."

"It doesn't matter, since the king has asked someone to get the armor, naturally let you try it on at will." Zhao Xu said.

For him, after this battle, the plate armor has lost the advantage against the enemy.

The defeated Beidi people will definitely study how to deal with soldiers wearing plate armor.

Of course, these two types of armor are still better than other armors, but they may not be able to achieve such a low casualty ratio as the first time.

After all, plate armor also has weaknesses. It is invulnerable to swords, but has poor defense against hammer weapons.

Once the enemy finds this, the next melee will not be as easy as it is now.

The casualties of one to one hundred may become one to ten, or even higher.

Therefore, during this period, he is considering asking the Armory to manufacture a new weapon - artillery.

The fire gun made him very annoyed in this war. It was too useless.

If artillery could be made, no armor would be useful.

When the time comes, if the Northern Di comes again, he will be able to hit them head-on again.

And he must take the route of elite soldiers.

After all, even if he takes Shanggu County, he will only have 60,000 people under his command at most.

He can't afford to waste the lives of his soldiers to fight with the Yuan family, Xiliang, and the Northern Di.

As for the scale armor and plate armor, since they have become famous, he thought it would be better to make some "low-end versions" to sell.

In this way, the War Division can not only make a profit, but also win over some forces through arms sales.

For example, Ma Xuan is now very interested in armor.

From now on, his trade route will pass through the Ma family's territory.

A little win-over is necessary.

Even if this kind of wooing lasts for a while, it’s okay.

This would give him time to build ships and trade by sea.

In the final analysis, he could not completely trust either the Yuan family or the Ma family.

There is a sea in the southeast of Yan County, and the sea is the most stable commercial route for him.

However, shipbuilding is also an extremely expensive project...

While he was thinking, Xu Lie came back holding a pair of plate armor.

When Ma Han saw it, he immediately took the plate armor and tried it on in the living room.

Putting on the plate armor, Ma Han left the living room.

This time Ma Xuan came with more than a thousand cavalry.

In the yard, Ma Han directly asked the cavalry to chop at him.

Ma Xuan and Zhao Xu stood aside and watched.

Just like Chang Wei's experiment, the cavalry's full chop did not cause any damage to Ma Han.

Then Ma Xuan asked the soldiers to use bows and arrows, and the effect also shocked him.

After seeing the power of these armors, Ma Xuan was speechless for a long time.

If his troops wore such sophisticated armor, it would be much easier to face the Xiliang people.

"Your Highness, although it is a bit hard to say this, our Ma family, like Your Highness, is also trying to defend Dasong from foreign enemies. I hope Your Highness will be kind enough to build a batch of these armors for the Ma family."