Half an hour later, Liu Yu and Kong Ye stood side by side on a small slope outside the blacksmith camp, Kong Ye's name was Kong Jing, a native of Shanyin, Fujian, and the main source of the Beifu Army from the land of Lianghuai, he was a local hero, the owner of the manor, with four or five hundred children of the clan, servants came to join the army.

Because the ancestors of the Kong family made a fortune by striking iron, there are many forging secret methods, so their clan has become the main force of the blacksmith building in the baggage camp, in addition to these more than 500 people, Xie Xuan also specially allocated more than 2,000 strong and strong sergeants from various armies to join the blacksmith battalion to provide armaments for tens of thousands of troops.

The autumn wind blew Kong Jing's face, Kong Jing changed into an officer's attire, leather helmet and leather armor, looked at the river flowing outside the camp, and sighed: "Liu Yu, I thought that this time you came here, you should support my behavior." Shouldn't we pursue the excellence of weapons and armor? ”

Liu Yu hooked the corners of his mouth: "That person just took the wrong water, even if he violated military regulations, he would just be punished, why should he mutilate people's limbs?" He broke his finger like this, what else can he do in the future? ”

Kong Jing didn't answer this question directly, the corners of his mouth hooked: "Liu Yu, do you know that since ancient times, which dynasty and which generation has had the best weapons and armor?" ”

Liu Yu had never thought about this question, and he asked for a long time before he shook his head: "I don't know about this, the weapons of the past dynasties should not be bad, aren't they all in the arsenal?" Just like our equipment, if you really want to say it, maybe the Han army has the best equipment. ”

Kong Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Liu Yu, Liu Yu, although your art of war and martial arts are outstanding, you really don't know about this ordnance." The equipment in the arsenal is only enough to last for more than ten years, and the iron armor and swords will rust, even if it is leather armor, it will not exceed a hundred years, so only by repairing and maintaining it from time to time can you make the armor on your body resistant to swords and arrows, and the weapons in your hands can break the enemy's armor. ”

Speaking of this, he took off the leather helmet he was wearing and handed it to Liu Yu: "This time you committed the crime because you took off your companion's helmet, right?" ”

Liu Yu thought of Shui Sheng's death, and felt a pain in his heart, and said gloomily: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have taken off that brother's helmet on the battlefield when I knew that his ears were behind his ears." ”

Kong Jing said: "If you want me to say, your responsibility is only half of it, and the other half is what the craftsman of this helmet should pay." ”

Liu Yuqi said: "There is nothing wrong with the helmet, the protection is very good, and there is a leather lining inside, which ordinary arrows can't penetrate, how is it his responsibility?" ”

Kong Jing smiled slightly: "You wear this first." ”

Liu Yu picked up Kong Jing's helmet and looked at it carefully, this was an iron helmet, which also set off some animal skins, which looked no different from ordinary helmets, he put on his head and was about to speak, but he clearly heard Kong Jing's voice: "How is it, can you hear me?" ”

Liu Yu's face changed, and he took down this helmet, all the helmets he had worn before, as long as he put them on, it would be difficult to hear the sound of people outside talking clearly, even if Sun Wuzhong's loud voice spoke ten steps in front of him, it was as thin as a gnat, so when the army was teaching, all of them had to be free of helmets, as for people like Xie Zhifeng, who were more deaf in their ears, after wearing the helmet, they almost became deaf.

Kong Jing pointed to the side of the helmet: "See, the mystery is here!" ”

Liu Yu took a closer look, only to see the side of the helmet, the position of the ears, but there are more than 100 needle-sized holes, this is the fundamental reason why this helmet is worn, you can still hear others talking, these holes will not reduce the protective ability of the entire helmet, but people can hear others talking, I have to say, small changes, ingenuity!

Liu Yu sighed: "Such a simple truth, why didn't those helmeters think of it?" If this had happened, the Aquatic Brothers might not have died. ”

Kong Jing sneered: "Because the craftsmen who make helmets and armor, as well as ordnance, they don't have to wear these armors themselves, and they go to the battlefield with these weapons to fight for their lives, and do these things just to complete the task." How can you do your best? ”

Liu Yu understood a little, and nodded thoughtfully: "So, you have to set up such a rule to force every craftsman not to be lazy?" ”

Kong Jing Zhengse said: "This is only the first step, my ancestors are craftsmen, and I know that it is difficult to rely on beheading and military merits in this industry like a sergeant in a war, so since we can't give enough benefits to attract people to do a good job, we can only stand up first, so that people don't dare to cheat." After all, since ancient times, the craftsmen of this kind of armor and machinery have been either prisoners of war or slaves, and the only thing to mobilize their enthusiasm is the whip. ”

Liu Yu hooked the corners of his mouth disdainfully: "But our Beifu soldiers, even if they are craftsmen, are also ordinary people recruited from the army, good people, not slaves!" ”

Kong Jing smiled slightly: "There is no difference, they are people who have been eliminated from various armies, if you want them to work, you have to establish rules first, I asked you the question just now, I will tell you the answer now, since ancient times, the best armor and armor are not the Han army, but the Qin army!" ”

Liu Yuqi said: "Isn't the army of tigers and wolves of the Qin army often bare-chested and killed when they meet people?" When it comes to ordnance and weapons, they are not necessarily very strong. ”

Kong Jing smiled and took out an arrow from his arms and handed it to Liu Yu: "Look at what this is?" ”

Liu Yu took this arrow, let it go and looked at it twice, this is a typical three-edged bronze arrow, with a blood groove, even after hundreds of years of vicissitudes, it is already rusty, but the tentacles are still very sharp, Liu Yu nodded: "It's a good arrow, it can kill people today, Master Kong, do you mean that the quality of the weapons of the Qin army is extremely high, can it still be used in a few hundred years?" ”

Kong Jing shook his head: "You take a closer look at the arrow." ”

Liu Yu's face changed, and he pinched the arrow with his hand, and the bronze rust spots fell in his hand, and a small character as thin as an ant came into his eyes.

Liu Yu opened his mouth in surprise, he didn't expect that on this arrow, which was only two inches long, there were actually engraved words, he didn't know this kind of Qin Shi Xiao Seal very well, but he could vaguely see that it was a Qing character.

"This, this is a celebration word? What do you mean? ”

Kong Jing Zhengse said: "Qing, is the name of the craftsman who made this arrowhead, and it is also my ancestor. In the military system of the Qin army, all the weapons and armor made by craftsmen, every arrow, every armor leaf, must be engraved with the name of the craftsman, and they need to be inspected when cleaning the battlefield after the war. ”