Chapter 363: Pingcheng Prepares for War
In the flat city, everyone is actively preparing for the battle. In the past, there was a lack of food and clothing, and it was inevitable that people would be panicked, but now they have food in their hands and do not panic in their hearts, whether it is the army or civilians, everyone is contributing to the defense of the city.
The city's original wells were protected by the army, and everyone had to queue up to receive water. Under the personal command of Gao Lang, the construction began today, and five wells were re-excavated in the south, east, west, and center of the city, and the excavated earth was transported to the city wall to strengthen and build the wall. The craftsmen of the city gathered together to repair and manufacture weapons and equipment.
In a very open warehouse, the blacksmiths of the whole city were concentrated, they were repairing the weapons damaged in the battle, and when Ye Heng appeared here, the blacksmiths were having lunch. After seeing Ye Heng, everyone greeted him warmly and invited him to eat together. Ye Heng shook his hand again and again, signaling that everyone had eaten it themselves.
Now Ye Heng is a celebrity in Pingcheng, and he is treated as a hero by the people in the city, although the blacksmiths are eating, they still chat about family life around Ye Heng. During the chat, Ye Heng learned which of these people had good craftsmanship and which ones had any specialties, and when everyone finished eating, Ye Heng explained the purpose of coming here.
"We have captured a batch of equipment from the enemy, the quality of these equipment is good, I asked General Gao to gather everyone together, just want to ask everyone to help transform these equipment into equipment belonging to our Pingcheng army, let's see if there is a way. Ye Heng took out a complete set of iron-clad guard equipment and said.
Several of the older blacksmiths immediately gathered around to take a closer look, and most of them praised it.
"Little Brother Ye Heng, this set of equipment is already very good, most of our blacksmiths here can't reach this level, even if the craftsmanship is enough, it will take a lot of time to transform this set of equipment more perfectly, I'm afraid it won't be able to catch up with the use of the army." An old blacksmith who seemed to be in the lead said.
Ye Heng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "As long as everyone can transform it, we have a lot of damaged such equipment in our hands, all of which were captured from the enemy." I mean use the ones that are intact with minor changes, and the damaged ones are re-melted to create a batch of new equipment. ”
"I see! This suit of armor is pitch black, and I don't think it should be like this in order to distinguish it from the enemy. The old blacksmith pointed to the equipment and said, "Here, here, and here, we will change these places slightly, change the edges and corners, and change these places to bright red or gold, so that the process will be simpler, and it will not take much time." ”
Ye Heng nodded, looked around and asked, "Do you have any other suggestions?"
Everyone came up with suggestions to improve the old blacksmith's suggestions, and finally everyone gathered their opinions together and drew the drawings, and Ye Heng immediately took the drawings to General Gao Lang.
General Gao Lang was very happy to look at the drawings sent by Ye Heng, and said: "With such a change, this batch of equipment can be changed into the appearance of our Pingcheng characteristics, and it is best to equip our cavalry!"
"Then let's transform it now, and strive to use it for our cavalry as soon as possible, I estimate that there is not a lot of time left for us, and the enemy will soon counterattack wildly!" Ye Heng said.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you, how about it?" Gao Lang looked at Ye Heng and asked.
"No problem! I'm going to reforge the damaged equipment and the Iron Guard's weapons to make a batch of better quality armor, so you can send someone to send all the Iron Guard's equipment to the blacksmith now." Ye Heng said confidently.
"Okay, Brother Ye Heng, then it's hard for you, I'm really busy now. Gao Lang said gratefully.
"This is what I should do, then you are busy with yours, and I will personally train our cavalry as soon as the equipment matter is resolved. Ye Heng replied, "In addition, I suggest that the training of the infantry be handed over to General Li Quan, and I think his ability is fully capable of this position." ”
"Well, let's have a meeting together in the evening, and as long as everyone agrees, I personally have no opinion. Gao Lang hesitated and said.
"Alright then, we'll see you in the evening. After Ye Heng finished speaking, he returned to the blacksmith's concentration place.
Not long after Ye Heng returned, several truckloads of equipment from the Iron Guards were delivered. The old blacksmith first demonstrated how to transform a set of equipment, and then said to all the blacksmiths: "Everyone must be careful when transforming, these equipment are related to the lives of the soldiers, and they must not be careless." Apprentices who have not learned the craft must carefully observe and study, during the war, there must be a lot to do, I hope you can learn as soon as possible!"
After all the blacksmiths said yes, they went to the car to get their equipment, returned to their operating stations, and immediately began to renovate.
Ye Heng took a piece of seriously damaged equipment and came to the old blacksmith and said, "Master, what kind of material do you see these pieces of equipment made of? I want to return these damaged pieces of equipment to the furnace and rebuild a batch of more sophisticated equipment, do you think it is feasible?"
"Don't call me master, my surname is Feng, there are many children in the family, the fourth in line, you just call me Feng Laosi, everyone calls me that, listen to it. The old blacksmith said with a smile.
"Alright then, Feng ...... Fourth, do you think my proposal is feasible?" Ye Heng hesitated for a moment, but still called the old blacksmith. Book every day
"Show me first. Feng Laosi took the equipment and looked at it carefully for a long time, and said: "These equipment are made of fine iron, logically speaking, it is already very good that the army can be equipped with such equipment, and it is not impossible to improve the quality, but it is a little troublesome." ”
Of course, Ye Heng knew that he himself was an excellent blacksmith, so he said seriously: "It doesn't matter if it's troublesome, it is the purpose of transformation to better protect the lives of the soldiers." I'm going to build a terrifying elite squad, and the team members must be one out of a thousand or even one out of ten thousand, each of whom is a treasure in our army, and must not fall easily!
Feng Laosi immediately understood what Ye Heng meant, frowned and said, "Since this is the case, then we can't build it as it is, and we should also add some other materials when we build it." But the redesign is time-consuming, and we don't have enough time!"
"I've got the drawings, so let's just build them according to this. Ye Heng said with a smile, and then sent a few drawings to Feng Laosi.
Feng Laosi took it over and looked at it carefully, and suddenly his face changed greatly: "This is, this is, isn't this the God of War Armor?
Ye Heng approached Feng Laosi and whispered: "I am the current head of the God of War Regiment, you must keep it secret for me! The God of War Regiment has gone to the Northern Frontier, and I have brought a hundred students from the Hero Martial Academy here." I don't want to be noticed yet, I can kill more enemy generals before the enemy knows my identity, and if the enemy knows my identity, he will definitely send a master to come, which is not good for us to defend the city. ”
The old man didn't expect that the young man in front of him would be the head of the God of War Regiment, and he said excitedly: "It turns out that the God of War Regiment is here, that's good, we have saved Pingcheng!"
"Shhhhh
Feng Laosi smiled knowingly and said, "That's it, when the equipment in our hands is transformed, we will start to build new equipment, what do you think?"
"I'll leave the transformation to someone else, I'll cooperate with you, let's build a set first, what do you think?" Ye Heng said with a smile, the technical content of the transformation is too low, and Feng Laosi's personal use is a bit overkill.
"You can also build?" Feng Laosi asked incredulously.
"Of course, come, let you see my craft!" Ye Heng said with a smile and immediately started to act. As the saying goes, as soon as an expert makes a move, he knows if there is one, and seeing Ye Heng's skillful operation, Feng Laosi immediately understood that Ye Heng was indeed an excellent blacksmith.
The two of them worked together to bring the broken equipment back to the furnace, during which they discussed what materials should be added to make the new equipment not only more powerful in defense, but also not too much in weight.
"Brother Ye Heng, there is a kind of ore in our southwest, although the output of our Guping Prefecture is not very large, but there is also it. The metal extracted from this ore is not only light, resistant to damage, but also highly reducible. Generally, the potholes left by heavy blows can be restored on their own, why don't we add some of this metal?" Feng Laosi proposed.
"Oh, and this kind of metal, is there a lot of stock in our Ping City, is it enough for us to build equipment and use it?" Ye Heng asked with great interest.
"It's enough for us, haven't you noticed that many of our city walls are made of boulders? That is, this ore, which is not only light but also strong!" Feng Laosi replied with a smile.
"Okay, let's give it a try!" Ye Heng immediately clapped his head.
Feng Laosi explained a few words to the apprentices nearby, and it didn't take long for them to push a cart of ore. Feng Laosi personally purified it, apparently he used this metal a lot, and it was quickly purified, and then mixed the metal liquid with the remelted Iron Guard equipment, and after cooling, the two began to build according to the drawings.
Ye Heng's craftsmanship quickly conquered Feng Laosi, he didn't expect Ye Heng's skills to be so exquisite! After the initial run-in, the two cooperated more and more tacitly, and the blacksmiths around them kept coming to watch. Many of the apprentices were even around with their eyes shining, and they were reluctant to blink their eyes.
In the afternoon, the two of them built a set of armor, because there was a meeting in the evening, Ye Heng had to leave, and the helmet could only be left for Feng Laosi to build.
After dark, the top of Heijo gathered at the head of the city to start today's meeting. Compared with usual, the executives are obviously much more relaxed, and there is a lot less worry in their eyebrows and eyes.
"I have gathered everyone today to discuss what to do next, we are a lonely city after all, although the rebels will not attack in the short term, but after surviving these few days, with new assistance, they will definitely attack us again, and in the limited time, we must improve our Pingcheng defense ability again. Gao Lang simply explained the intention of the meeting.
"Brother Ye Heng sneak attacked the enemy camp last night, we must also be careful of the rebels sneaking up on us from tonight, those who can jump over the city wall and enter Pingcheng must be good hands, even if the number of people who come is not large, the destructive power cannot be underestimated, so I suggest that all of you here take turns on duty, and there is no big mistake in being careful. Li Quan said first.
"General Li is reasonable, but there are always things to be busy with in what they are doing, I don't think it's better to do this, just give me this task!" Ye Heng took the initiative to ask, "The team I brought may not be well known to everyone, except for some of the students of the Hero Martial Arts Academy, there are many people from a killer organization, and they are responsible for this task, I think it is very suitable." ”