Chapter 267 The King of Thailand 2
Like some other people, Mr. Peng was a disciple of the King of Thailand. The King of Thailand spent a lot of money to invite him from all over the country to give advice to the King of Thailand. Among them, he won over Lin Zhenghe and opened a gold mine in Jiangzhou. He used the gold mined from the gold mine to recruit soldiers and horses. It was Mr. Peng's hands.
However, Mr. Peng is not in a good mood now, and the information that appears in the King of Thailand also appears in his place. Of course, he knows what happened in Jiangzhou. He just learned the news that Zhou Lu, who was responsible for escorting gold, had returned, but the situation was not very good. So he planned to ask what happened immediately, but before he went out, he saw Zhou Quan approaching him in a panic.
Mr. Peng felt a little bad in his heart. He hurriedly asked, "Butler Zhou, what happened."
When he met Mr. Peng, Zhou Quanxi said, "Mr. Peng, it's great that you are here! I'm looking for you everywhere!"
"What happened?" Mr. Peng asked.
After Mr. Peng mentioned this, Zhou Quan, who had a happy face, immediately became obscene and said, "Zhou Lu is back. According to what he said, the batch of gold was robbed on the road. And all the 100 people sent were killed, and there was no one alive except Zhou Lu. At the same time, he also brought back a crossbow arrow, saying that it was a crossbow arrow that could shoot through the cabin!"
Mr. Peng was shocked and said, "All of them were killed? How could it be? Those people are the best ones in a hundred!"
"So what about a good guy?" Zhou Quan couldn't help but feel a trace of decline, "More than a hundred people died here, and the other party didn't even die!"
Mr. Peng couldn't help but look shocked and exclaimed: "No casualties? Even if the imperial guards, known as the most elite in the country, faced these 100 people, according to my estimate, everyone's victory or defeat was in the 55th. How could they face such a group of people without casualties!"
Zhou Quan nodded and said, "Mr. Peng is right, and the prince is also very suspicious of what Zhou Lu said, so he is now in the martial arts field and is planning to try whether the crossbow arrow can really shoot out of the cabin! That's why he came over and asked the gentleman to go to the martial arts field!"
When Mr. Peng heard this, he immediately pulled Jingquan's hand and said, "Then let's go quickly! I also want to see the power of that crossbow arrow!"
The King of Thailand's martial arts training ground is in the backyard, and it is a wide open space surrounded by wooden railings. There are some weapon stands on the edge of the martial arts training ground, with all kinds of weapons on it. At the same time, there are several arch targets not far from the martial arts training ground, but the current arch targets are replaced by a thick wooden board!
However, the martial arts training ground for a few days was already full of soldiers. Not far from the target, the Thai king in casual clothes was holding a crossbow with a cold light in his hand. Zhou Lu was accompanying him carefully.
Mr. Peng and Zhou Quan immediately met. When they heard the footsteps behind them, the King of Thailand turned around and saw that the expression on their faces finally loosened. He smiled and said, "It's Mr. Peng who is here!"
Mr. Peng immediately said, "See the Prince!"
The King of Thailand shook his head and said, "No need to be polite!" Then he handed the crossbow arrow in his hand to Mr. Peng, and said, "Look at this? See if you can recognize him from there!"
Mr. Peng's crossbow arrow first gave him the first feeling that the crossbow arrow was very heavy, and the steel arrow was flashing with cold light. He gently bounced the arrow with his hand, the sound was very crisp and there was a long lingering sound. At the same time, he stroked the arrow with his hand, which was very smooth. Looking at this crossbow arrow, he had walked through many places and could vaguely guess who produced this arrow, but he was not sure.
"What did you see?" the King of Thailand asked hurriedly.
Mr. Peng pondered for a moment and said, "To produce this arrow, you must have high skills and people who are very familiar with weapons manufacturing. At the same time, this crossbow arrow is worth several times more expensive than ordinary crossbow arrows, and if you can use it as an equipment for ordinary soldiers, you need to have strong financial resources to support it! Based on the above, I estimate that there is only one person who can produce this crossbow arrow in the Great Zhou Dynasty, that is, the Li family, which also belongs to the Fourth Economy Chamber of Commerce. Only with the strong financial support of the Fourth Economy Chamber of Commerce, can these people use these outrageously expensive crossbow arrows as ordinary crossbow arrows. Three years ago, I also went to Shangling and knew that in the Fourth Economy Chamber, there would be a person called Master Zhao to preside over the Li family's casting workshop. Master Zhao is famous for casting weapons! So it is reasonable for them to produce crossbow arrows!"
In fact, Mr. Peng has probably guessed it right. The only thing wrong is that according to my idea, the armor-piercing slave family only brings five armor-piercing soldiers in each operation, mainly used to deal with the enemy generals. The other crossbow arrows are still ordinary crossbow arrows, but only the special steel-arm crossbow used for the crossbow. This time, in order to deal with the enemies hiding in the cabin, this time, this armor-piercing crossbow arrows were specially equipped.
"Deng Long!"
When he heard Mr. Peng’s description, the King of Thailand easily thought of a person’s name, and Yu Shi gritted his teeth and said it.
Mr. Peng also nodded and said, "It's very likely!"
Zhou Quan, who was on the side, asked strangely: "Isn't Deng Long a third-rank official from the court? How could he do such a thing as killing people and causing trouble?"
Mr. Peng was about to explain, but the King of Thailand on the side interrupted and said fiercely: "The imperial court is appointing an official! Is even a dog like an official in the government office? Is that kid doing less to kill people and rob people?"
Mr. Peng waited for the King of Thailand to finish his speech before he interjected, "Butler Zhou, you have been underestimated by this Deng Long. This kid is not an ordinary person. This kid has done many things that seem incredible to us! According to our information, he led people into the Liang family and plundered Liang Shixian's family once! Later, the Liang family's destruction also had something to do with him."
"Hasn't the Liang family been destroyed by the Eighth Prince?" Zhou Quanqi said.
"Not bad!" Mr. Peng nodded and said, "But as long as the reason was that Liang Shisheng's body was found at the place where he was assassinated a year ago, the Eighth Prince destroyed the Liang family in anger, and the whole family was left without leaving any other children!"
As they spoke, the soldiers had already found a powerful crossbow that could fire crossbow arrows and were waiting in general.
Mr. Peng handed the crossbow arrow to the soldier.
After the soldier took it, he first bit the crossbow arrow on his mouth, then put the crossbow on his stomach, then held the bowstring with both hands and pulled it to the appropriate position, and then placed the crossbow arrow on the crossbow.
After doing all this, he reported to the King of Thailand: "Your Majesty, you are ready!"
The King of Thailand nodded and asked Zhou Lu to estimate the approximate distance between the ship and those people at that time, and then let the soldier stand in that position and shoot the wooden board.
The soldier holding the crossbow took aim and took off the plate machine.
A cold light flashed, and the crossbow arrow rushed towards the wooden board. After a light sound of the slightest sound, the arrow of the crossbow arrow had been nailed into the wooden board, and the tail of the arrow continued to tremble.
The King of Thailand and others immediately walked forward to check the wooden board. When they arrived, they found that the arrow of the entire crossbow arrow was only a small piece that shot through the wooden board.
Seeing this, the King of Thailand was furious and shouted at the soldiers in the distance, "Come on! Pull Zhou Lu down and chop me!"
Zhou Lu's face suddenly turned pale, and he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, "Prince, please spare me!"
"Give me your life?" The King of Thailand smiled coldly and said, "Say! Who did you collude with to rob the gold!"
"The little one dares not, the little one dares not!"
The Thai king said angrily: "You are still quibbling! You said that this crossbow arrow can shoot through the cabin, but now it seems impossible!"
Mr. Peng, who was beside him, said at this time: "Prince, if the person who robbed gold is Deng Long's man, it is very likely that he would shoot through the cabin!"
When the angry King of Thailand heard what he said, he temporarily let Zhou Lu, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, he came to Mr. Peng and said, "What do you say about Mr. Peng?"
Mr. Peng first took the crossbow in his hands, then handed it to Zhou Lu, who was kneeling on the ground and asked: "I ask you, what is the difference between the crossbows used by those people and this one!"
Zhou Lu took the crossbow, looked carefully, and said, "Prince Qibing, Mr. Qibing Peng, the crossbows used by those people are indeed different from this crossbow. The thin ones are too small to remember, but the big difference is that the crossbow is also black, the same color as this sword at the beginning, and the crossbow arms are flat."
Mr. Peng was startled and then said to the King of Thailand: "Prince, it seems that the Deng family must have created a new crossbow. The strength of this crossbow is greater than any kind of crossbow that can also shoot this crossbow arrow! And the crossbow arms must be made of other materials, or the same as the things on the arrow."
Mr. Peng also had his own reason for this. At this time, the crossbow arms of the preparative weapon crossbow of Dazhou were generally made of excellent and extremely tough wood. They were mostly round in shape, but according to Zhou Lu's words, the crossbow arms used by those people were flat, which means that new materials had been replaced, and this material exceeded the wood in terms of toughness and elasticity. So it had a longer range in crossbows of the same size.
After hearing Mr. Peng's explanation, the King of Thailand said in confusion: "It is very likely that Deng Long did this? Then how did he know that we were transporting gold? Is there a traitor?" After that, he stared at Zhou Lu who was kneeling on the ground.
Mr. Peng shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. Deng Long disappeared for a year, and no one knew where he had gone this year. It's not a month since he arrived in Beijing, and only a few days in Jiangzhou. Our gold mine has a tight defense, and it's impossible for him to arrange his in such a short time! So the only possibility is that the gold mine was monitored by his people. But how could they transfer so many people in a short time? It's really hard for me to understand!"
Chapter completed!