Whether it is Saleh, the Sultan, or the even more country bumpkin Prince Ojin, they have been completely conquered by the so-called telescope held in front of their hands at this moment.
Sometimes they put down the telescope and looked into the distance, sometimes they raised the telescope to cover their eyes, and made gestures over and over again. It was hard to believe that the thing in front of them could allow them to see so far, and that the scenery could be so clear and thorough!
The scenery was completely blurred with the naked eye, but with the help of this thing, everything was seen clearly!
The Dashi soldier he brought with him was nervously clutching the weapons in his hands. On the other side, two military generals who looked exactly the same had bloodthirsty smiles on their lips, and their eyes were full of blood. With murderous intent, they looked straight at their cavalry in the distance.
"Isn't it boring to charge?" With a cruel smile on his lips, Sudan held up the telescope and turned to look at Li Hong. However, he found that Li Hong in front of him could only see the white teeth talking, so he had to put down the telescope. .
"Of course, how about throwing it into the woods? There are no crossbows, only horizontal swords and horses. The charge is just relying on brute force and the skillful coordination of the battle formation. Even if you win, you won't win with force." Li Hong looked at Sudan His eyes were black and blue, mixed with redness and swelling. He had been beaten by him many times on the first day of the year.
"How can I sell this thing? I want it for as much money as I want." Saleh said more decisively, pointing to the telescope in his hand.
He discovered that this thing looked no different from the glass of Datang, but in fact the difference was very big, because after he came to Datang, he never found that when looking out of the windows with glass in Datang, I can see so clearly with this thing in my hand.
"Are you mentally ill? I told you I won't give this thing away."
"So I paid for it."
"I won't sell it!" Li Hong refused decisively.
"Then...how to do it, I will do it myself." Saleh was completely conquered by the telescope. He knew very well that if he had this thing in hand, he would have an advantage when leading troops in battle.
Before the enemy notices you, you can clearly see the enemy's position through this thing, you can even see clearly who their generals are, and you can even completely avoid them when they are stationed in camp. Their scouts patrolled, and their camp was clearly visible.
Although there were very few battles between Dashi and Datang in Tocharo, every time they were in Tocharo, everything they did in Tocharo was completely touched by others. They had no privacy at all, and they didn't even see the enemy. From such a long distance His crossbow shot his own people from the darkness. He believed that their crossbowmen must have this thing as an assist.
When Li Hong heard Saleh's serious voice and serious look, he burst into laughter. Looking at this guy who lost his mind because of the telescope, it was hard for Li Hong not to laugh out loud.
"Are you really stupid? Do you think I will tell you? This is unique to our Tang Dynasty. Only generals above Zichong Captain will be equipped with this. Don't even think about trying to trick him. And , do you think I will stupidly tell you how to make it?" Li Hong leaned on the saddle and said relaxedly.
Although glass was not completely popular in the Tang Dynasty, this expensive thing was completely accepted and sought after by the wealthy and aristocratic merchants.
Just because of its high cost, the quality of glass developed over more than ten years has also improved with the continuous improvement of technology, but its price has never dropped. Even in the past ten years, the supply has been in short supply.
And all this is because Li Hong deliberately controlled its output, but he never deliberately controlled the accumulation and progress of technology, so glass has always been an expensive commodity and has been restricted to foreign countries living in exile.
But no matter what, glass is forming a variety of commodities, such as bottles, jewelry, decorations, mirrors, etc., and it still flows out to foreign countries like a trickle.
However, due to the control of the Tang Dynasty, even Dashi, in their palace, the glass, mirrors and other items brought back by Ye Yue are stored as treasures, and any use and preservation must be done with extreme caution. , I am deeply afraid that if I accidentally break my heart, I will become a completely useless waste.
It is precisely because of this that foreign countries cherish items made of glass very much when they get them. Coupled with their high prices, they never dare to break them, dissect them, or study them from the finished products. How this glass is made helps Li Hong protect the secret of the glass in disguise.
Li Hong relaxedly discussed with Sultan how to fight decisively, while Saleh looked at the telescope in his hand with great reluctance, as if looking at an extremely precious work of art.
And someone from the island country never put down the telescope he raised in his hand.
Before and after, left and right, Prince Otsu raised the telescope with curiosity and joy, and took a clear look: "Don't tell me, this thing is really good. Not only can you see far, but you can also see very clearly." , if you use it to peek at the woman you like taking a shower, wouldn’t it be... ugh... "
"Why did you kick me again!" Prince Dajin was accidentally kicked off the horse by Li Hong again.
He hurriedly got up from the ground, without even having time to dust himself off, and asked Li Hong angrily.
"You really deserve to be from an island country, or is this your island country? What's wrong with your unique and weird genes? Why do you have these bad habits of peeping now!" Li Hong said in a leisurely manner, not caring about the angry look on Prince Ojin's face.
What's more... isn't the brother-in-law just for beating
And on this horse, there is also a future brother-in-law, who is hanging his head in dejection because of his ruthless rejection!
"I didn't say peeping in the Tang Dynasty, and... even if it was peeping, peeping in Pingkangfang would not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, right?" Prince Dajin had long been immune to the word "island country", and he saw Li Hong on the first day , he was called the prince of the island country.
Although he knew it was a derogatory term, he didn't know what it meant. Li Hong also vaguely said that because of the territorial relationship between their Japanese countries, shouldn't they be called island countries
Prince Ojin went back and thought about it for a night. His mind kept thinking about his territory surrounded by the sea, and he felt that what Li Hong said was right.
But why do I always feel that the island country he talks about has another layer of ironic meaning that I don’t understand.
But no matter what, because I just blurted out my true thoughts, I really deserved to be kicked by the prince of the Tang Dynasty. After all, in the Tang Dynasty, if you peeked at a woman taking a bath, it was a serious matter that was indecent and offensive to human ethics.
In this empire where morality is valued very much, I think I have to be more careful in the future, but I can't get caught peeping.
Li Hong was sitting on the horse. Although he didn't know why Prince Dajin, who was so angry just now and had a righteous look on his face, suddenly became weak, he wanted to be conservative and prevent the guy from using the telescope to spy on the women of the Tang Dynasty. , so he immediately ordered Lieutenant Tu Qi to confiscate the telescope in Prince Dajin's hand.
"Hey... I'll take one more look and let's start a fight." Prince Ojin faced Yu Tuqi, who looked like he was made of black iron. He was only as tall as his chest, so he easily snatched away the telescope he was holding tightly.
Li Hong raised the telescope in his hand and watched Dashi's cavalry rushing towards the woods. However, Datang's cavalry still stood motionless and said to Wei Tuqi impatiently: "Give him, give him, Don’t forget to take it back later, lest he use it to do bad things.”
Sultan and Saleh ignored Prince Ojin who climbed onto the horse in excitement. At this moment, they were just looking at the motionless cavalry of Tang Dynasty, or looking at the Dashi cavalry that had already slipped into the woods and flashed past.
This was a rule that the Sultan and Li Hong had agreed on, because compared to the Tang cavalry who were familiar with the terrain in the woods, the Great Eaters were not familiar with it at all. So after discussions between the two, they decided that the Great Eaters' cavalry would enter first. In the forest, the Tang cavalry followed up.
Saleh originally thought that Li Hong would not agree, but unexpectedly, Li Hong readily agreed.
Entering early and late seemed to be due to the familiarity of the terrain, but in fact, Datang had lost its strategic advantage. After all, as long as they entered the woods late, it was equivalent to letting Dashi's cavalry ambush them.
Therefore, from this perspective, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty had already taken a step ahead of their cavalry.
As the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty began to slowly enter, the expressions of Saleh and Sultan became more and more solemn. If this continues, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty cannot defeat the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, then they are really inferior in skills and speechless. It can be said that the losers are convinced that they can't even accept a draw.
The forest suddenly seemed to be filled with a suffocating feeling. Even on the hill where Li Hong and the others were standing, the air became tense in an instant.
Occasionally through the telescope, you can see the bright light reflected by the weapons ringing in the woods. In the whole forest, after the two cavalrymen entered, another group of birds that were roosting in the woods flew out of the woods with flapping wings. .
You can even see some hares, deer and other living animals running out from the edge of the woods quickly. At this time, you can see a bird falling from the sky like a meteor, hitting the ground like a meteor. passed.
Just when the bird was about to approach the ground, it suddenly opened its huge wings, then vibrated the wings vigorously, and slowly pulled up its body. On the two iron claws, there was an extra one who was still struggling. Fawn.
And this is like blowing the horn of attack, and there are more and more weapons reflecting light in the woods.
The few people on the hills have been paying close attention to everything in the woods, but maybe it's because the woods are too vast, or maybe because everyone knows that this competition is very important, and no one wants to give up to anyone else's master. It was embarrassing, so the entire forest fell into deathly silence again after the birds flew away in fright.
(End of chapter)