Chapter 376: Zhiping Riding the Sword

Su You said "Ah", waved his hand and said: "Of course I have sincerity, but this is just a gift from the master. I also have a gift for the governor. Let's take a look at the gift first, and then talk about business."

Shi Wei took out a strange-shaped scimitar.

Su You handed the machete to Dong Xiang: "The sword is given to the martyrs. This sword is a little thing of mine."

This is a sword with a strong Western style.

The guard of the sword is made of hollow shell-shaped brass. When holding the handle of the knife, the guard can wrap the entire back of the hand from the swallowing position. It is decorated with a hollow roaring wolf head.

Behind the sharp blade, there are two blood grooves, one is thin and deep, and the other is wide and shallow.

The blade is a burnt edge, and the beautiful burnt edge line shows that this knife is not a batch of goods, but a hand-made fine product.

The blade of the blade is mirror polished, allowing Dong Fei to see his own reflection as clearly as looking in a mirror.

The width of the blade is only one inch, the thickness is only one-third of an inch, and the length reaches three and a half feet.

The scabbard is made of brass with black waxed leather, and only a small round iron plate with a crow's foot pattern at the end serves as a counterweight.

This combat knife has simple decoration and beautiful lines, giving people the impression that it is made of a practical tool and then finely processed.

There is also a line of small characters etched on the back of the blade: "Shangzhou Zhou Case No. 0001 in the first year of Zhiping".

On the inside of the front guard of the handguard, there are also three lines of small characters: "Shi Tong, Gao Shilin, Su You".

Dong Felt lifted up his robe and wiped his sword lovingly: "Why is there still the name of the prefect? ​​Who are Shi Tong and Gao Shilin?"

Su You smiled and said: "This is the new law for armor cases. The names of the craftsmen and supervisors must be left on all weapons. If they are unqualified, they must be held accountable according to the law."

"There are no exceptions for things that come out of the case, even if they are gifts for the governor."

"But how can the work of ordinary craftsmen match the eagle of the Liugu Department? Therefore, the craftsman of this knife is Shi Tong, now a master of weapons in the Song Dynasty; the quality inspector is Gao Shilin, the younger brother of the current Queen Gao; the inspector

Well, it’s up to me to take charge.”

Dong Xiang stood up, stepped forward, bowed and waved his sleeves, and gave a Tubo salute: "Thank you very much, Grand Administrator, for your kindness. Dong Xiang will definitely use this knife to drink the blood of the Western thieves on the battlefield!"

Su You laughed and said: "Hahaha, I don't deserve such a big gift, but it shows that the governor is a knife lover. What? Your hands are not itchy?"

Dong Zhan was a little worried: "Here?"

Su You pointed at several straw mat figures erected on the grassland: "The targets have been set up, and we are about to see the bravery of the governor."

Dong Zang laughed loudly: "Then you're welcome."

After speaking, he put his hand to his mouth and whistled, and a black horse suddenly ran out of the valley.

Dong Xiang hung his sword on his waist, waited until the horse came close, and started to run forward. When the horse was more than half his body length, Dong Xiang stretched out his hand to grab the saddle bridge and flew up.

"Good!" Su You applauded: "Good riding skills!"

The horse was very good, and it accelerated to the extreme in an instant. Dong Felt stepped on the stirrups, lifted his buttocks off the saddle, leaned forward, drew the knife in his hand, straightened his upper arm and turned his wrist, turning the blade upward and the tip downward.

posture.

The galloping horse passed by the dummy at high speed. Dong Zhan didn't make any move. He directly used the kinetic energy generated by the horse's speed to cut off the dummy's outstretched arm, and then ran to the next target.

This time there was no extra movement, just a flip of the wrist and a horizontal arm, with the blade in front and the tip slightly backward.

Just hearing Dong Fei yelling "Hi", the straw man in front was directly carried by the sword, cutting him in two!

The next target was on the left side of the war horse. Dong Felt adjusted the sword to the left side of the horse's head, with his right arm still stretched forward and the tip of the knife pointing forward. When the war horse ran past the target, Dong Felt made a horizontal swing to the upper right, hitting the straw man's neck.

The upper part flew up into the air, and the sword returned to the right side of the horse's body.

Dong Zhan burst into laughter and exclaimed: "It's so enjoyable! It's really enjoyable!"

After a charge, the dummies on the route had their limbs broken and their heads separated in the blink of an eye.

Dong Xiang turned around in the distance, charged again, and slashed all the way back.

When they arrived in front of everyone, Dong felt the reins and the big black horse stood up with its front hooves, making a long neigh and stopped.

Dong Felt rolled his saddle and dismounted, sheathed his sword, and held Su You's arm: "Good friend! What a good weapon!"

Su You also smiled and said: "The governor is good at riding! He is also good at swordsmanship!"

The two of them sat down again, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious now.

Dong Felt was extremely pleased: "This sword is light, long, and extremely sharp. Is it specially used for cavalry charges? It is not so easy to use on the ground."

After talking about the setting of the targets: "Mingrun is very secretive. From the design of the knife and the setting of the targets along the way, we know that he is a great expert in mounted combat."

Su You waved his hands and said: "The governor is so complimentary. I really don't know how to do this. However, this sword was designed based on the suggestions of the Erlin cavalry and took many years to improve."

After saying that, he handed over to Dong Felt and said: "The governor is very powerful. As soon as he saw the style of this sword, he knew how to use it. The sword technique you used and the skill of using horse power are exactly the same as the fighting method of the Erlin rider using this sword. This shows that you are a natural.

An expert in riding and fighting."

Dong Xiang took off the knife and threw it to Qing Yi, who had been swallowing saliva for a long time: "Let me show you, this knife is really beautiful!"

Then he picked up the milk tea cup and said: "Mingrun, I like this gift very much. It's indecent to come back without reciprocating. This Wu Yunlie is given to you! How many more of your swords do you have? Can you sell me some?"

Su You smiled and said: "Wu Yunlie, how many more do you have? Can you sell me some?"

Dong Xiang turned his head and looked at the sword in Qing Yi Jie Guizhang's hand, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Su You laughed loudly: "It doesn't have to be like this. Although it is not as exquisite as the governor's hand, there is still a Zhiping riding sword, Wei'er!"

Shi Wei brought another riding sword over, and Su You said, "Look, this is the standard sword."

This knife is much simpler, with an ordinary brass plate guard, wooden handle, and scabbard made of wood and cowhide, with a few iron hoops in the middle for reinforcement.

Dong Felt pulled out the knife and looked at it. The style of the blade was the same, but the burning blade pattern was gone.

Su You smiled and said: "Thank you, Brother Shi, for the gift of the horse. The high-quality riding sword is just like Brother Shi's Wu Yunlie. It is impossible to have it just because you want it."

"But it's okay to settle for the second best. This kind of mass-produced Jihei sword has less than 600 handles. Brothers can still make the decision."

"I won't ask for a higher price than Brother Shi. A four-foot-eight-inch male horse will cost you one dollar per horse. A female horse of the same size will cost you two dollars per horse."

Wen Xixin was probably the general manager in charge of Dong Xiang's business and property. At this time, he handed over his hands and said: "Prefect, this size requirement is too high. How about we exchange it with a shorter horse?"

Su You waved his hand and said, "No problem. For shorter horses, we are limited to four feet and three inches. Look at the lawn. All these goods, except Zhiping's sword, can be exchanged."

"Don't feel that you are at a disadvantage. This riding sword is not only unique in style. Sir, you can try the steel one. Do you have a Qingfeng sword in your hands?"

Hearing this, Wen Xixin took out the dagger from his waist and carefully touched the tail edge of the dagger with the tail of the standard riding sword.

After comparing the bright spots on the blades of the two knives, he handed both knives to Dong Felt.

Dong Zhan was a little surprised: "Brother Mingrun, you can't deceive me."

Su Youhao was very angry: "Weier, ask someone to bring a box up!"

Soon the two of them brought up a large wooden box. Su You patted the box and said, "There are thirty knives here. We were randomly inspected by the general manager. One of them failed. I don't dare to ask for such a price!"
Chapter completed!