With two more subordinates, Ruan Xiaoer should be arrogant and like a successful villain, showing off his power in the city.

But in fact, for a long time, Ruan Xiaoer became disgusted.

As a warrior, he has always believed that he is a reasonable person. He must conquer his subordinates with virtue. After experiencing the knowledge of the Imperial Boxing Gym, his martial arts have indeed improved by leaps and bounds, but in essence, he is still a fifteen-year-old boy. No matter how powerful he is, he still has a ruthless character that he cannot deal with?

He is not Li Kui!

However, Ruan Xiaoer learned Li Kui's bad habits and thought that his martial arts could be invincible. When he stopped his subordinates, he always had to make a move. Originally, Zheng Tu and Lu Da didn't think there was any problem. After all, he had to use money and do things for others. It was understandable that the master had to weigh his own quality. After all, his monthly salary was 20 trump cards, which was already a very attractive income for warriors. If he wanted to earn more, he had to become an official and a rich man.

However, being an official requires a way. Zheng Tu was born as a butcher and had no way to the officialdom at all.

Lu Da's uncle and uncle were born and died with General Zhong, and he was considered a military household with some connections in the army. However, Zhong Yan died more than ten years ago and died of a serious illness. Although the Zhong family still had a reputation in the Western Army, they went alone to have a cold tea. After Zhong Yan died of illness, the Zhong family had no one in the army who could carry the tripod. If they continued to decline, the Zhong family would become a second-rate general in the Western Army.

As for Zhong Shidao, it is not called Zhong Shidao, but Zhong Jianzhong. He changed his name to Zhong Shidao because he wanted to avoid the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song. Now Song Huizong is good at taking charge of his king Duan. As for Zhong Jianzhong, he is not in the army, but is a civil servant, and is still his advisor. Without the control of the army, the Zhong family naturally dared not raise a large number of subordinates, and many of his personal soldiers were dismissed. Lu Da was young at this time and had no place to surrender, so he was just wandering around in the city. Unexpectedly, Li Kui recruited people and surrendered to the Li family.

Ruan Xiaoer originally thought that Lu Da was just a down-and-out warrior like a lonely ghost, but when he took action, he was fighting on the battlefield, and he was cruel and effective.

Something happened this time.

Zheng Tu is a bull, and with only strength, he doesn't take such an opponent Ruan Xiaoer seriously at all, and he can't lose and easily win. But Lu Da, this guy is hard, he is still black in his attack, and he is amazingly strong. He pretends to be honest on weekdays, but he is full of bad water and is so mean. When he didn't do it, the little brother called Qingre!

But after really taking action, Ruan Xiaoer was panting after less than thirty moves. But the problem is that Lu Da was so honest that he seemed to give way to Ruan Xiaoer, and he couldn't bite the bullet and continue to beat him. Ruan Xiaoer was also angry, but he was still repaired by Lu Da and lost his temper. After this guy beat him, he was so angry!

"My second brother, you have good kung fu. I will definitely not be able to beat you when I was fifteen!"

Ruan Xiaoer was so angry that he could not ascend on the spot. What does it mean that he would definitely not be able to beat him when he was fifteen years old? Could it be that he really let Lu Da eat?

It's true. Since the fight, Lu Da has never listened to Ruan Xiaoer again.

He drank with him on his back and smiled foolishly at people like a drunkard all day long. But if he really couldn't get along with Lu Da, he could not beat this reckless man. Ruan Xiaoer wanted to pee in Lu Da's wine.

On that day, Ruan Xiaoer followed Li Kui out and slandered Li Kui: "Young Master, Zheng Tu is a person with vision and will definitely be of great use in the future. But Lu Da..." He was of course a good subordinate who could use his monthly salary to pay Ruan Xiaoer Xiaojing. When Zheng Tu received a deposit, he gave Ruan Xiaoyi a short dagger. Although the value was not high, it was appropriately favored by Ruan Xiaoer.

And what about Luda?

After this guy actually paid back the money he had owed the previous alcohol debt, he dared to borrow money from him with a shameless face. Ruan Xiaoer wouldn't lend it? The bad boy smiled and said that his hands were itchy, and he wanted to exercise with Ruan Xiaoer. Ruan Xiaoer, who is known as the number one master under Li Kui, is already in danger. He is obviously the leader, but he was blackmailed by a minion. It would be strange if he could be in a good mood.

What's even more terrible is that no matter how much Ruan Xiaoer hates Lu Da, he has never won a private contest, and he will cry when he says it.

"It's not a big mistake to like drinking, as long as it doesn't delay things?"

Li Kui was a little funny. Ruan Xiaoer was so strong that no one was convinced at the beginning, but now he was given a lot of food by Lu Da. Even Ruan Xiaoer was used for conspiracy and tricks that Ruan Xiaoer looked down upon. But the problem is that Li Kui didn't want to care at all, but instead said funny: "Zheng Tu has the eyesight, but unfortunately Mr. Lu fell in love with him and wanted to call him as a guard."

"Young Master, isn't this the only one I can use around you in the future?"

Ruan Xiaoer was shocked and finally caught a little brother. In a blink of an eye, someone was about to leave. As for Lu Da, Ruan Xiaoer didn't think that this guy could share the worries for Li Kui. His eyes were circling, and Ruan Xiaoer said, "Young Master, why don't you let Lu Da go? Lu Da's Kung Fu is much better than Zheng Tu, and he is still staying in the family for a few days and knows some official etiquette."

"It's a pity that Mr. Lu looked down upon me!" Li Kui said helplessly. As the war became more and more intense, Lu Huiqing also knew that he needed a warrior to protect his safety. Those who could make Li Kui like him would definitely not be wrong. Unfortunately, when he came to pick people, Zheng Tu showed his feelings in every possible way to kneel down to Lu Huiqing's son in front of Li Kui.

Li Kui doesn't even look down on such a person.

Of course, the reason for Zheng Tu did this was very simple. He thought Li Kui was a civil servant, and the top military and political leaders in the city had a good relationship with him. The ranks were so big that he would definitely make a fortune in the future. But when he learned that Li Kui was just a county magistrate in Yangquan County, he immediately regretted it. Zheng Tu was not a literati, nor could he have access to the officialdom, nor did he know how fantastic the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, especially the civil servants.

I really thought it would take decades for the ninth-rank sesame official to be promoted to a third-rank civil servant.

It took Kou Zhun only more than ten years to be promoted from county magistrate to prime minister. The eighth rank to the second rank was rare in the Song Dynasty, but it was not very rare.

But Zheng Tu didn't know at all, and he thought that following Li Kui had no future. On the contrary, Lu Da came here and he was at peace. He borrowed money everywhere when he had no money, and he would eat and drink.

He is still not treating himself as an outsider.

Unfortunately, the day when Lu Huiqing came, Lu Da was so drunk that Lu Huiqing was quite displeased. Fortunately, Li Kui liked Lu Da more because he could trust him. On the contrary, a guy like Zheng Tu liked franchise too much, and he really didn't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster to stay by his side in the future. Especially Li Kui was not sure whether this guy would become Zhenguanxi in the future.

In short, Li Kui still likes people who use simple thoughts when using people.

While talking, Li Kui arrived at the workshop. As the supervisor, Lu Da came out of the workshop and waited outside while squirting alcohol.

Li Kui didn't care, but Ruan Xiaoer said angrily: "Luda, you're drinking again!"

Luda touched the back of her head and smiled silly: "I didn't drink it, I just smelled it."

"You are so scented with alcohol, but you dare to say that you didn't drink it." Ruan Xiaoer didn't have any other way, but he was Luda's creditor. He reached out and shouted to Luda: "Repay the money."

"Waiter, don't be angry. Go to the workshop to find Gongsun Sheng. I'll ask about the situation first." Li Kui sent Ruan Xiaoer away, then looked at Lu Da and asked, "I asked you to come and watch the craftsmen do things. These weapons will be used on the battlefield in a few days. If something goes wrong, many people will die."

Then Lu Da smiled and said distressedly: "Sir, but I don't understand, but don't worry, the villain has become a craftsman, and according to my opinion, there will be no trouble."

"Oh, you got along with the craftsmen?" Li Kui was surprised. Lu Da's personality was said to be unruly and free, so there was no problem, but it was unlikely that he could subdue the craftsmen in just a few days. This is also what Li Kui was worried about. If Lu Da was deceived... it was mainly because Lu Da was too easy to trust people and he had no sense of accomplishment at all.

Luda stared at her big eyes and smiled silly: "The craftsmen all like to drink, just ask them to drink, it's very simple."

Lu Da's personality may not be able to save money in his entire life.

"There is no reason, you do things for me and ask you to pay for it. This bag of gold beads is only a few, not worth a few dollars, but eating meat, drinking and eating for a year is not a problem." Of course, Li Kui was not a stingy person. He took out a purse from his waist and threw it to Lu Da and said, "In a few days, Zheng Tu was afraid, so he went to curry favor with Mr. Lu. I, Li Kui, are a reason for me. If you don't want to go, for example, if my mother wants to support her at home, she has not yet married and have children, it is a reason. But if you go to the battlefield, if you want to run, you have to be controlled by the military law. If you are not careful, you will be a death sentence. You have already thought about it!"

Speaking of Zheng Tu, Lu Da narrowed his eyes, his eyes full of contempt, and spat on the ground, "I, Lu Da, are ashamed to be with him."

"Sir, you are here."

Gongsun Sheng trotted over with a gray-haired but energetic craftsman: "Sir, today's test of the artillery is not enough, there is still a chance to change it. Now it's all ready. Do you have anything to say? Until today, thirty-nine artillery pieces, three large-caliber and thirty-six small-caliber. All of them have been put into storage. The biggest problem now is that the copper is almost gone. It's not that it's not here, but that there is no suitable copper. There is still a lot of iron, so you can cast shells."

"I'll go and have a look first!"

Li Kui took the lead and walked into the workshop and cannon. As the god of the army's battlefield, since his appearance, it will have been the most useful offensive weapon for the army.

In the warehouse, Li Kui saw the cast artillery.

The caliber is not much larger, but the gun wall is much thicker. Because solid bullets are required to fire, there are also great requirements for the smoothness of the inside of the gun bore.

Li Kui held the gun, stood up, took a lit piece of paper from Ruan Xiaoer and threw it into the barrel.

The moment the burning paper entered the barrel, it immediately illuminated the inner wall of the barrel. There was no obvious bumps and the surface seemed to be quite smooth. Li Kui asked: "It was polished well, what method was used?"

"I don't know if it's done in the mill. I haven't cast this kind of utensil before, and I don't know if it's good or not. Manager Gongsun said he wanted to test the cannon, so he pulled it out and tried it. If it doesn't work, we will continue to change it."

The craftsman was not nervous at all. Anyway, Li Kui was wearing a green robe and didn't look like a high-ranking official: "There is another kind of cannon barrel with a large outlet. We made it a little heavier, which is more than 800 kilograms. It is still polishing, but it can't be used today."

Li Kui did not follow up, but asked the craftsman: "Where is the cannonball?"

After taking the cast iron cast, Li Kui weighed the shells that were more than three kilograms. The craftsman hurriedly explained: "The shells are heavier due to the entrance problem, but not more than four kilograms."

Li Kui put the shells into the entrance of the cannon, and the shells slid into the bottom with a clang. If gunpowder is installed, there will be no problem when it is shot out.

Now Li Kui finally said with satisfaction: "I will ask Mr. Lu to tell you that he will drive away the thief Dangxiang and celebrate your merits."

I was worried that the craftsmen would not complete it, but I didn’t expect that the officials of the Song Dynasty were unreliable, the army of the Song Dynasty was unreliable, and the most reliable one was the craftsmen of the Song Dynasty.

Just like the craftsmen of the Taishi Bureau, although they cannot access geometry and other knowledge, their understanding of machinery has reached the extreme value of craftsmen. Yan'an Prefecture is not a wealthy place, and it is even very poor. But the craftsmen here are as useful as ever. No wonder the Western Xia plundered the population of the Song Dynasty. First of all, they had to pick out the craftsmen and provide them with delicious food and drink.

Such craftsmen are buried anywhere without reason.

At the school ground, the artillery soldiers looked at the new artillery and couldn't feel any difference. As always, they began to fill gunpowder, load the projectiles, seal them, and after they were ready, they ignite.

A thick smoke blocked a lot of the fire of the artillery, but the huge sound of the artillery could not be concealed.

Two hundred steps away, a brick wall was punched with a hole as thick as a bowl by a shell. Although the wall was not thick and was temporarily built, it took four or five days to work. It was impossible for ordinary manpower to achieve such great power. Not to mention war horses, even an elephant could not withstand it.

Lu Da looked at the gap on the wall in horror and asked Li Kui in surprise: "Sir, I can't stop this artillery!"

"Do you think you can't stop it, but others can stop it?" Li Kui sneered: "The Xixia army actually requires not many artillery attacks, and Iron Harrier is one of them. Not to mention the heavy crossbow, it is mainly too bulky and not flexible enough on the battlefield. However, after the artillery appears, the crossbow is of little use."

As long as the iron kite can be destroyed, the current situation will be so courageous that the people of Xixia will not be able to continue fighting. We will definitely win this battle.

He turned to Gongsun Sheng and ordered: "Let the workshop do its best to cast shells. Once the artillery is polished, you can leave the city to save Jinming Village."

Yan'an Prefecture, government office.

Lu Huiqing has been angry recently, and the bad news brought by the cavalry who left the city has one after another. The only good news is that Jinming Village is still in Zhang Yu's hands. He covered his mouth with a humming voice and asked Li Kui: "Hareb, Jinming Village is now shaking, although it has been persistent for many days. Our cavalry has also caused a lot of trouble for the Dangxiang people. But the Dangxiang people probably also realized that we have few cavalry and dare not contact and fight with the Dangxiang people's cavalry."

"It is unlikely that the main force of the Dangxiang people will be restrained. Moreover, the cavalry has been away for almost ten days, and it is too late to continue to harassing people. Moreover, according to the scouts who came back, the Dangxiang people were carrying iron kites this time, and the number was not large, just about one thousand. But the Dangxiang people's purpose was to capture Jinming Village."

Lu Huiqing's eyes showed a look of annoyance. He had thought that Dangxiang people came to the Song Dynasty just like in previous years to rob them just for the New Year.

Dangxiang people have been here every year in recent years, and there has been a lot of noise every time.

But this time, Lu Huiqing guessed the purpose of the Dangxiang people. They clearly wanted to embarrass the Song Dynasty, capture Jinming Village, and even capture Yan'an Prefecture, which was the real purpose of the Dangxiang people. Once the Dangxiang people did it, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Song Dynasty. Not everyone in the court was a war pro-war faction. The emperor was young and intended to rule, but if he was defeated by an unprecedented defeat, he would probably be embarrassed by the ministers.

When the king is humiliated and his ministers die, Lu Huiqing doesn't need to really worry about his life, but once the Dangxiang people slapped the Emperor of Song Dynasty in the face, he, as the Xuanfu envoy, may not have a better life.

Li Kui said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, I'll send troops immediately. Although the ten-day period was originally scheduled, I didn't care about a little earlier or later, but the artillery was consumed in an astonishing way on the battlefield. And this time I would take away 800 large cars, and the rest would be relied on the adults to dispatch them."

"My nephew, I know that the commander Cheng is the main general, and you are the supervisor of the army and order 5,000 troops to leave the city. Eunuch Hao has agreed to let Gao Qiu's infantry fight. But everything is the best." Lu Huiqing was also a decisive person, and immediately agreed to Li Kui's request.

One day later, the big cars in Fushi City directly blocked the north and south streets in the city.

Cheng Zhijie was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, sitting on the tall war horse, with a Xuanhua axe in his hand, which was so cold that he looked behind him. He immediately ignited a wave of heroism in his heart, and shouted: "Set out!"
Chapter completed!