Time flickered, spring went to summer, and the people around Chang'an turned their backs to the loess in the fields all day long, as if the big war outside Tongguan had nothing to do with them, even if the ground shook the mountains, they could not delay the crops in the field this year.

Busier than the people in Guanzhong is Qin Jin, the lieutenant general of the Shenwu Army, and the Shenwu Army he is responsible for training has begun to see its scale at this time. The three thousand people are also as natural as breathing and eating, and what satisfies Qin Jin the most is the queue training and weight-bearing long-distance running.

Most of the soldiers of the Shenwu Army come from the children of the Guanzhong family, and the quality is not a star and a half higher than the unity soldiers in Xin'an, even if it is not good, when joining the Shenwu Army, it can be clearly distinguished, after months of training, queue walking, complex formation changes, it is not inferior to the army of later generations.

It's just that this kind of boring training every day also makes the officers and soldiers of the Shenwu Army complain one after another, and they all shout, hoping that Qin Jin can let them have a real drill as soon as possible, instead of walking in the wilderness with bare hands all day long.

Walking in a group was a ridicule of the Shenwu Army by the other new armies, and whenever someone took this opportunity to sue Qin Jin, Qin Jin always laughed in return, and told them that in the future, he would naturally know that the hard work and ridicule of these months were worth it.

Qin Jin has a very high prestige in the Shenwu Army, and naturally no one doubts what he said, but only the soldiers hope that real swords and real guns are drilling, but the call is getting louder and louder.

It wasn't until Zheng Xianli, the weapons supervisor, visited the Shenwu Army garrison that Qin Jin smiled, patted his thigh, and said to Pei Jing and the others: "Your 'Divine Arm Bow' has arrived!"

Pei Jing and the others looked at each other, it turned out that the mysterious weapon that Zhonglang had been asking them to wait for was actually the "Divine Arm Bow". The sample of the Divine Arm Bow has only been seen by a few people in the Shenwu Army, and its small bow body and amazing power have left a deep impression on everyone.

Qin Jin also said that everyone in the Shenwu army should be equipped with a heavy crossbow that was worth ten gold on the black market. But people think that this is a fantasy, not to mention the amount of 30,000 gold, even if the entire Chang'an, the entire Guanzhong black market may not have 300 such exquisite heavy crossbows. Even if there were, the black-hearted merchants would definitely destroy most of the heavy crossbows, leaving only a hundred and ten, so as to make them scarce and expensive.

Thinking of Zheng Xianli's identity as the Weapons Supervisor, Pei Jing and the others, even if they realized it later, they could understand that it must be that the Weapons Supervisor had successfully built a heavy crossbow that was enough to equip the Shenwu Army.

Sure enough, Zheng Xianli rushed over, didn't even breathe, and said: "Three thousand 'Divine Arm Bows', all of them have been made, and the military department has been handed over today, and Zhonglang will send someone to receive them!"

"Brother Zheng has made great contributions to this matter, please accept Qin Jin's worship!"

Zheng Xianli's completion of the task of three thousand "Divine Arm Bows" a month ahead of schedule was really unexpected by Qin Jin, which also made Qin Jin rarely excited. As for whether the quality of the Divine Arm Bow will have moisture due to the rush of the construction period, he is not worried about this at all.

Because the Tang Dynasty had its own set of strict processes in craftsmanship, as small as each part will have the manufacturing time and the name of the craftsman, once there are unqualified defective products, there will naturally be someone to hold them responsible.

Therefore, those who dare to take chances have nothing to hide, and the quality is naturally guaranteed to the greatest extent.

"Seeing that the flood season is coming, and the river is gradually rising, the hydraulic stamping plate armor can also be put on the agenda. ”

Qin Jin's eyes were full of longing.

"The Ordnance Superintendent has long arranged for craftsmen to build a waterwheel on the bank of Weishui, but I don't know what the effect will be, and everything can only be seen on the day the waterwheel is built. Zheng Xianli was very modest in his words.

"Time is getting more and more pressing, and now that the task of the 'Divine Arm Bow' has been completed, this one is imminent......"

As soon as Qin Jin's matter of the ordnance supervisor was mentioned, he changed his calm style in the past, and he seemed to be anxious everywhere.

Zheng Xianli couldn't figure out why Qin Jin would run out of time all day, or if he didn't have enough time, he thought that this was nothing more than Qin Jin's mantra, but with his understanding of Qin Jin, he felt that Qin Jin had never had a precedent without a target. The more you think, the more your heart will always be uneasy.

Pei Jing led people to the military department to receive the divine arm bow with official documents, and they were excited for a while on the way. In the army, everyone, whether a soldier or a general, wants to have a heavy crossbow that is both small and powerful.

Pei Jing was received by two officers of the Ministry of War, and after receiving the public diploma, the officer first ordered someone to serve tea.

"Please wait a minute, the subordinate will go to check the number, and when it is done, I will inform the general!"

The officer was very polite and complimented Pei Jing as a general.

Pei Jing didn't care about this, took a sip of the tea and soup first, and then told the officer to handle it as soon as possible, and the army was still waiting for him to go back.

Who knew that after the official left, he waited left and right until sunset, and the officials of the military department had already left the government office one after another, and there was no "divine arm bow" appeared.

"Someone, someone!"

Pei Jing shouted impatiently. Immediately, two miscellaneous officers came in and asked, "What's the matter with the general?"

"The one who received so-and-so in the morning...... Where's the magistrate?"

At this time, Pei Jing remembered that he had forgotten to ask the name of the official in the morning. It turned out that he was also from a family of eunuchs, and he looked down on this kind of unpopular miscellaneous officials, so he didn't even bother to ask his name and surname.

The two miscellaneous officials looked at each other, "There are seventeen officers on duty in this hall today, but I don't know which one the general is looking for?"

Pei Jing was speechless for a while, but fortunately, he reacted quickly.

"There is a delivery document in his hand, and you will know which official it is when you go and check it. ”

One of the miscellaneous people asked:

"Dare to ask the general what kind of weapons will be delivered, and which guard does it belong to?"

"Divine Arm Bow!

Pei Jing's answer was very crisp, but he suppressed the raging anger, and he was on the verge of exploding. His intuition told him that something was wrong today, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to get the Divine Arm Bow as he wished.

The miscellaneous man said yes and turned his head to go out, but the other miscellaneous man stayed, putting on a look of being ready to listen and greet him. Pei Jing looked at him even more upset, so he waved his hand and blasted out the miscellaneous people who were left.

The efficiency of Miscellaneous Ren was not slow, and after a while, he returned to see Pei Jing.

"General, I have checked all over and there is no official document from the Shenwu Army. ”

Pei Jing's heart was cold, and he knew that the premonition had come true.

"Impossible, it was handed over to the official in black and paper, how could it not be?"

Miscellaneous Ren looked embarrassed, and spread his hands, "The humble boy has taken a closer look, and it is indeed not." However, today someone has ordered someone to hand over the 'Divine Arm Bow'"

"Who?"

Pei Jing's intuition was that his temples jumped suddenly, according to what he heard Qin Jin say, the ordnance supervisor only made three thousand divine arm bows in a hurry, and once they were led by others, the Shenwu army would not be enough.

"Long Wujun, the right leader guard, the left guard. ”

The miscellaneous voice was not loud, but when it fell into Pei Jing's ears, it seemed to have struck three heavy drums in a row.

Long Wujun is led by Chen Xuanli, the right leader Wei is led by Yang Guozhong, and the left Wuwei is Gao Xianzhi, who is a prominent statement.

These three people are all among the best figures in the imperial court, not to mention Pei Jing, a small school captain, even if Qin Jin, the lieutenant general of the Shenwu Army, personally goes out, he may not be able to compete with them!

"Are you sure?"

Pei Jing still didn't give up, and further confirmed to the miscellaneous man.

"There aren't many things in the church today, how can you remember wrong?"

"Okay, so-and-so got it!"

Pei Jing returned to the Shenwu Army garrison with his subordinates in despair, and was speechless after seeing Qin Jin.

"Pei Jing smashed the errand, please Zhonglang will punish him!"

Qin Jin was also shocked and angry when he heard this, but he quickly figured out the joint, and at the same time deeply regretted it, he took it into account, but he ignored the link of the military department, otherwise he would not have been passive today.

"What does it have to do with you? Originally, someone was watching from the side, and it was taken away, but Qin was not thoughtful!"

Pei Jing gritted his teeth, "These shameless people let Pei know who is behind the ghost, and they must let him taste regret!"

"Don't be reckless, don't be angry and tell the truth, at this time, you must keep a useful body to serve the court!"

Pei Jing was still young after all, and Qin Jin was afraid that he would be carried away by anger and do something foolish, so he persuaded him with this kind of reason that was easy for the world to accept. In fact, one or two of the masterminds of this matter can be analyzed from the three guards who received the "Divine Arm Bow" first.

Chen Xuanli has always acted cautiously, and Gao Xianzhi has been very low-key since he led Zuo Wuwei, so the most suspicious person is only Yang Guozhong.

"It must be Yang Guozhong's old thief, why did the Son of Heaven use this person again...... No, you have to theorize. ”

Qin Jin said: "This matter has its own arrangement, you must not act arbitrarily, otherwise you will be severely punished!"

"Nakaro will ......"

Pei Jing still wanted to argue, but he didn't want Qin Jin to stop him.

"Without the Divine Arm Bow, can't you go into battle to kill the enemy? Long Wujun and Zuo Wuwei are both Tang Army, and the Divine Arm Bow is in their hands to go into battle to kill thieves, and if you go into trouble, what good results can you make?

In order not to delay the progress of the training, Qin Jin ordered Pei Jing to go to the military headquarters again, and took out 3,000 old-style crossbows, and at the same time brought out 3,000 spears.

The next day, the school gathered all the troops, and Qin Jin distributed them one by one, each with a spear and a crossbow.

The spear weighed thirty pounds, and the crossbow weighed another twenty pounds, adding up to fifty pounds.

Many people complained on the spot, and at the same time they were tired to death with spears and crossbows, let alone marching to fight.

Qin Jin sneered: "It's difficult to carry a weight of fifty catties?"

Pei Jing, who was closest to Qin Jin, was speechless for a while, and only after a long time did he suddenly open up.

"It's no wonder that in the past few months, Zhonglang has only used queue training and weight-bearing robes as necessary subjects, could it be that the weight-bearing long-distance run is for this spear and heavy crossbow?"