Chapter 45: The Sword of Honesty and Integrity
Sun Wu has no martial ethics!
Seeing this, Meng Ben couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed.
In fact, he himself knew very well that the warriors of the opposite Xianzhen Camp were all very skilled and had extraordinary arm strength!
The arrows they shot could travel much farther than those shot by ordinary soldiers, so they were able to seize the initiative.
"Archers, cover!"
"Go! Charge forward!"
"Cut down Sun Wu's banner!"
Following Meng Ben's orders, the shield formation was immediately withdrawn, and replaced by teams of archers.
They drew their bows and arrows, and at the same time as their own soldiers launched the attack, they shot a large number of arrows towards the trap camp!
However, it's all just thunder with little rain.
Most of the arrows shot by Meng Ben's side were chopped off by the sharp soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp with their swords, or blocked by their shields.
These arrows caused minimal damage to them!
Meng Ben was unwilling to give in, so he led a group of soldiers and rushed towards the direction where Sun Wu was.
At this moment, with a wave of Sun Wu's arm and the unfurling of the command flag, the Xianzhen Camp changed its formation again, semi-encircling the enemy troops that were rushing over aggressively!
By the time Meng Ben realized that his side was sinking deeper and deeper, it was too late.
"kill!"
Sun Wu shouted loudly, his eyes extremely sharp.
Following Sun Wu's command, all the sharp soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp divided the enemy troops and began to strangle them one by one!
Each of them is a sharp warrior who can fight ten enemies at the same time, so they are not afraid when facing the enemy soldiers who are already in chaos.
The winner is decided!
After watching this, Qingji was filled with emotion.
You know, it’s only been a month since Sun Wu formed this trap camp!
This is certainly because the Xianzhen Camp is elite and equipped with the most sophisticated weapons and armor.
However, whether in terms of the personal ability of the commander, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, or the weapons and equipment, the Xianzhen Camp was completely defeated by Meng Ben's side!
If all the soldiers of Wu could become sharp warriors like the Xianzhen Camp, Great Wu would dominate the world.
This thought came to Qingji's mind.
But, that’s all!
This is because Qingji knew that it was not easy to build a trap camp, which would consume a lot of financial and material resources of the Wu State. How to maintain it?
…
After leaving Xianghu Camp, Qingji went to inspect Huangjintai and Zhaoxian Hall.
The construction of these two buildings was supervised by Qingji himself and no mistakes were allowed.
At this moment, the Golden Terrace and the Hall of Recruiting Talents have been completed and people can go up to the stage or stay there, but Qingji did not see many scholars entering Wu.
Those who can truly be called virtuous are nowhere to be seen!
This made Qingji feel more or less lost.
However, Qingji himself knew that without the first person to eat crabs, no one in the world would know how delicious crab meat is!
Although the State of Wu is now actively seeking talents, not many scholars come to Wu. There are mainly two reasons for this.
Firstly, Wu was located in a remote area with little information. The edict to recruit talents had just been issued less than a month ago, and many talented people from Jin, Qi, Song, Wei, Lu and other countries were still unaware of it, or were still on their way.
Secondly, the talented people all over the world are still taking a wait-and-see attitude towards Wu’s search for talents!
The State of Wu could not compare with hegemonic powers like Jin, Qi and Chu, but it was not a small country with a small population. It was at least stronger than Wei, Lu, Song and other countries, and could be called a medium-sized country.
In the State of Wu, can the scholars realize their ambitions?
No one knows about it!
After inspecting the Golden Terrace and the Recruiting Talents Hall, it was already late and Qingji prepared to return to the palace.
But when passing by the palace gate, Qingji suddenly saw a young couple arguing with the guards on duty.
"Your Majesty!"
Qingji was quite curious, so he asked someone to summon a guard to the side of the royal carriage and explain the reason for the incident.
The guard reported, "Your Majesty, this couple came to see you with swords in hand, claiming they wanted to present a precious sword, which is a rare treasure. I dare not take the initiative, fearing that these two are assassins who want to harm your Majesty!"
Qingji nodded slightly.
No wonder the guards guarding the palace gate stopped the couple!
Assassinating powerful enemies was Helu's usual tactic.
In the past, Zhuan Zhu tried to assassinate King Liao of Wu, and Yao Li tried to assassinate Qing Ji. One succeeded and the other failed, but the process was both extremely thrilling!
The guards were afraid that the strange couple were assassins sent by the enemy country or Helu, who wanted to harm Qingji, so they stopped them. This was understandable.
"Send them over."
"only!"
The guard agreed and immediately brought the young couple at the palace gate to Qingji.
The two men were about twenty years old, dressed simply, and had healthy wheat-colored skin. The husband had a slightly dark face and could be considered handsome, but he seemed timid when facing King Qingji of Wu.
My wife has a pretty face and a dignified temperament. She can maintain a neither humble !
"I, a humble commoner, come to see the king! Long live the king!"
The couple immediately bowed, but did not kneel, and paid homage with great respect.
This era was not the feudal era that was too deeply poisoned in later generations, and the monarch's power was not yet strictly centralized. Therefore, when facing the monarch, the subjects did not have to kneel down at every turn!
"No need to be polite."
Qingji raised his hand and supported the king's carriage.
Suddenly, Qingji seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes lit up!
Gan Jiang and Moye?
He had already realized that this couple's background was not simple.
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye are not just characters in a game, nor are they just two famous swords that became famous throughout the world. They are living historical celebrities!
It is said that Moye is the daughter of the famous sword-making master Ou Yezi, and Gan Jiang is Ou Yezi's disciple. The two got married, inherited Ou Yezi's sword-making skills, and became famous sword-making masters.
Moreover, Gan Jiang seems to be from Wu!
"I heard that you two wanted to present the sword to me?"
"Exactly!"
Gan Jiang quickly took out a long sword hidden in a scabbard, raised it high with both hands, knelt down and said: "My king, this sword is called 'Longyuan', also known as the Seven Star Longyuan Sword!"
"This sword was forged by me and my father-in-law, Ou Yezi. To forge this sword, we traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, looking for places that could produce iron, cold springs, and bright stones."
"The common people dug open the Cishan Mountain, released the mountain stream water, and led it to the sword-making furnace to form seven pools in the shape of the Big Dipper, which was named 'Seven Stars'."
"After the sword was completed, looking down at the sword body was like climbing a mountain and looking down into the abyss, ethereal and deep, as if there was a giant dragon lying there. It was named 'Dragon Abyss'!"
After a pause, Gan Jiang continued, "I heard that Your Majesty wants to seek talents to strengthen the country, so I want to offer you the precious sword Long Yuan to help Your Majesty achieve an unprecedented feat!"
It turned out to be the legendary Longyuan Sword!
At this moment, looking at the sword with cold light raised by Gan Jiang with both hands, Qingji couldn't help but have his eyes shining and was very greedy.
