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

Soon, the Ma family and his group arrived at the royal palace.

"Thank you for your help to the child."

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

At the bottom was a middle-aged gentleman in his forties, wearing a green robe.

He is Ma Han's father, Ma Xuan, the Heroine of Qinzhou.

When he learned that Ma Xuan had arrived at Yancheng with more than a thousand cavalry, he was slightly surprised.

Unexpectedly, this provincial governor would come to pick up his son in person.

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

Mahan sat on the chair and said, "Father, I almost couldn't see you this time?"

"Bastard, do you still have the face to say that if you weren't so impulsive, you would have been captured by the Beidi people and made such a joke? If His Highness hadn't been in charge of Yan County this time, you wouldn't know how you died." Ma Xuan pointed at Ma Han and scolded him angrily.

Zhao Xu's eyes swam against the father and son, and he said, "I have not done much, but the soldiers under my command have rescued him."

Ma Xuan put away his anger at Ma Han, turned to Zhao Xu with a smile on his face, and said, "Even so, your highness is good at governing the army. The fact that Your Highness defeated the Beidi people was not only spread to the capital, but now everyone in Qinzhou is also known."

In fact, he got Mahan's letter early, but in the letter, Mahan meant that King Yan took good care of him and did not have to worry about food and drink.

He then felt relieved and thought about trying to make trouble when he wiped out a Xiliang cavalry who had entered Qinzhou recently.

Unexpectedly, he sent back the message from the capital, saying 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 Ma family's army were defeated by Xiliang in Jinzhou.

In the past, Yuan Li had the final say in Yanzhou, and Yuan Li had always been afraid of their Ma family, fearing that the power of the Ma family would extend to Yanzhou.

Not to mention the convenience, it is already burning the incense without harming them.

But now that King Yan is in charge of Shanggu County, his mind is full of vitality.

The Dasong Imperial Guard has gradually declined since the battle of Ningjin Dusi.

It is really difficult to maintain the northwest of Dasong by relying on his Ma family to fight Xiliang alone.

The defeat of the Beidi people of Yan proved the strength of the army under his command.

If he can provide help on the wing, the pressure on his Ma family will be much less.

Of course, he had another purpose this time, which was to see the armor of Yanjun soldiers.

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

Thinking of this, he continued, "In addition, the officials have also heard many rumors about the armor of the soldiers under His Highness, saying that the armor of His Highness is invulnerable and very powerful. I wonder if this is the case?"

Zhao Xu chuckled softly when he heard this.

People of Ma Xuan’s level will not be aimless.

He mentioned this, naturally, not just for chatting.

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

Not to mention the Ma family, Mo Yu was extremely envious of the armor worn by the soldiers of Yanjun this time.

According to Chang Wei, when he was in Wu'an County, Mo Yu personally tried it out and tried it out.

In the end, he even asked for it directly. If it weren't for Chang Wei's fear of blame, he would have given it directly at that time.

But Mo Yu was still unwilling to give up and said that Yan Guan would let his father come forward to talk to him about armor.

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

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

Xu Lie nodded and turned around and left.

Ma Xuan suddenly became excited, and Ma Han, who looked like he deserved to beat up the young master, was also energetic.

"Father, let the child wear it." Mahan couldn't wait.

Ma Xuan could hardly hide her desire and almost blurted out a word. But when she thought of the King of Yan being beside her, she said, "This depends on what Your Highness means."

"It's okay. Since I have asked someone to take out armor, I will naturally let you try it on at will." Zhao Xu said.

For him, after this battle, the plate armor had lost the opportunity to fight the enemy.

The Beidi people who suffered the failure 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 when they face the enemy again, they are afraid that they will not be able to achieve the first time such a low proportion of casualties.

After all, plate armor also has weaknesses, and cannot get into swords, but it has poor defense against hammer weapons.

Once the enemy discovers this, the next hand-to-hand combat will not be as easy as it is now.

A one-to-one battle loss may turn into a one-to-ten battle loss, or even higher.

So, during this period, he was considering letting the Military Affairs Office create a new weapon - artillery.

The musket made him very irritated in this war, and it was really too useless.

If the cannon can be made, no armor can be used.

At that time, if Bei Di comes again, he will definitely be able to hit the head-on again.

And he must take the elite route.

After all, even if he took down Shanggu County, he had only 60,000 people under his command.

He can't afford to take the soldiers' lives to the Yuan family, Xiliang, and Beidi.

As for the scale armor and plate armor, he felt that it would be better to create some "low-fit versions" to sell it.

In this way, the military and military commander can not only make profits, but also win over some forces through arms sales.

For example, Ma Xuan, who is now full of interest in armor.

In the future, his trade route will pass through the Ma family's territory.

It is very necessary to win over it slightly.

Even if this kind of win-win can last for a period of time.

In this way, he will have time to build ships and trade through sea.

After all, neither the Yuan family nor the Ma family could fully trust him.

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

But shipbuilding is also an extremely expensive project...

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

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

Ma Han put on the plate armor and left the living room.

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

In the yard, Mahan directly asked the cavalry to slash at him.

Ma Xuan and Zhao Xu stood by and watched.

Like Chang Wei's experiment, the cavalry's full force chopping did not cause any damage to Mahan.

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 the army under his command wears such excellent armor, it will be much easier to face the people of Xiliang.
Chapter completed!