Looking at the pair of ear cups placed on the low table, Geng Yong and Cui Jun both fell into deep thought.

Liu Bei had already informed the two that this cup was the cup that Yan Rou had eaten when she was a slave in the Hu camp. There are many Han slaves, each with one hand, and they can't eat without a cup. If you miss and break it, you don't want to starve to death, so you can only take others.

After saluting Liu Bei, Cui Jun picked up the two cups. One in one hand, look at it repeatedly. Suddenly, he handed the cup in his left hand to Geng Yong beside him.

Geng Yong subconsciously took it.

Cui Jun raised a glass to invite. Geng Yong immediately understood, and he also raised his glass. The two drank in pairs.

Liu Bei suddenly woke up: I see!

Cui Jun said with a smile: There will be results in the near future.

Geng Yong also sighed: I hope Yan Rou will go, and the grievances will be over. In the future, he will always accompany the lord by his side, and it will become a good story.

Unlike the two retainers, Liu Bei was faintly worried. Although Yan Rou has a lot of experience, she is still young. When you return alone, you must want to do something big. Whether it is revenge or hatred, he is young and in Huying. Even if the revenge is avenged, how can you get out of it?

Just don't hurt your life.

Before the winter solstice, the sectarians sent to Danyang to buy dragon skins returned with the Tian merchant ship. Bloody dragon skins littered the cabin. The endangered animals of later generations were so numerous that they were overflowing at this time, hurting people's lives. In this era, I heard that there were rhinoceros in the south of the Yangtze River, and elephants were everywhere in South Vietnam. The barbarians used rhinoceros skin as armor, and their swords were difficult to hurt.

Hides and skins should be disposed of as soon as possible. Su Bo ordered a good craftsman to work day and night to create dragon leather armor, not to mention.

Su Bo told Liu Bei that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the manufacturing skills of leather armor could be called excellent. In the "Examination of Work", for different raw materials, there are different processes such as tanning, forging leather, and drilling. Its "Way of Chage" article has specific standards for what kind of leather to choose, how to distinguish the color, thickness and toughness. As long as you follow this method, you can choose the best leather and sew it to a good worker, and you can create a pair of leather armor that "sits up and kneels down".

There are also records of lacquered leather armor and the use of ribbons to decorate leather armor. The raw material for leather armor comes from a wide range of sources. Rhino skin, shark skin, boar skin, elephant skin, cattle and horses, etc. The leather armor of the northern nomads is mostly self-made. In the Central Plains Dynasty, craftsmen made it uniformly. It is rainy in the south, and the leather armor also needs to be rubbed with waterproof tung oil. Etcetera.

The biggest advantage of leather armor is that it can quickly arm an army. From cutting the hides and skins to painting and piercing the pieces to make the armor, it does not take a long time.

On the first floor of the martial arts arena, the leather workshop.

Outside, the north wind is howling, and goose feathers are drifting snow. The fire in the house is blazing, and it is as warm as spring.

In ancient times, professional armor craftsmen were called 'Hanren'. There is also a sentence in the "Examination Record" that "the letter is A".

Liu Bei used to call him a nail maker, or simply a tanner.

There is a difference between leather and leather. Raw leather lacquer is leather armor.

In addition to Liu Bei, Huang Zhong and others, Xu Rong is also there. I act as a model and stand on the stage and am carefully measured by the craftsmen.

The standard armor piece of the dragon has been cut. Now we are measuring the size of the nail piece in some special parts. Cutting all the pieces is only the first step, followed by the first loose painting. Then it was sent to a hydraulic workshop and pressed into a composite armor. After that, it is braided into armor, and the whole set of paint is painted twice before it can be used.

The same is true of human armor and vest.

Liu Bei was carefully observing the armor making of good craftsmen, and suddenly heard the horn of Xique sounding.

Enemies are coming!

When the enemy comes from the west, he will take the official road. How is it possible that this road leads to the county seat of Zhuoxian?

Without waiting for Liu Bei to appear in the martial arts field, the horn of Xique sounded again. One short and two long, the alarm is lifted.

Liu Bei, under the protection of Bai Yu's elite guard, walked towards Xique. One of the eight views of Lousang is the Xilin Fenggu, not far from the Que Tower. It's just a few moments.

His Majesty Cui Ba was immediately supplied.

More than 100 sword and shield soldiers lined up in a phalanx behind him, cutting off the official road. The long street behind him gathered a lot of people who didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement. All kinds of expressions are used, but there is no fear. Also, those who dared to attack Lousang were all put into boxes by the heads of the owls and piled up at the entrance of Zhuoxian City. The sun is rainy, the frost is freezing.

Seeing Liu Bei coming, the crowd of onlookers saluted one after another, calling them the young princes. And they dispersed to make way for them.

The white soldiers scattered around Liu Bei, escorting him through the crowd and stopping behind the sword and shield soldiers.

Cui Ba was dressed in black enamel armor, his face was covered with a ghost, and his helmet was red tasseled. Dressed in wolf skin, he holds a double-hooked sickle. Single-handedly, he shouted at the sparse knight on the opposite side and asked, "The name of the person who came!" Why did you break into my Lou Sang! ”

"Phew!" Behind the sword and shield soldiers, with the sword to hit the shield, strengthen the prestige.

There was a strong man from the north, riding a Xianbei horse out of the team, and said in an urn: "I am Tiangang, a ranger in Liaodong, and I have come to vote for my brother Xu Rong!" "The momentum has never weakened in the slightest.

"Brothers, don't move lightly!" There was a loud shout behind him, and it was Xu Rong who hurriedly took off his armor and rushed from the workshop.

"Don't worry, lord. Everyone is the brother of (Xu) Rong, the righteous man of Liaodong! "They are all Northland rangers who have been with him in Liaodong for many years, Xu Rong raised his eyes to recognize them.

The more Liu Bei looked at it, the more happy he became, so he smiled and nodded: "That's it, and take it to the martial arts arena." ”

"Whoa!" Xu Rong crossed the battle formation and strode towards the opposite side.

Immediately, the strong man hurriedly dismounted and hugged Xu Rong. The knights also gathered around and spoke loudly to Xu Rong. Seeing that the rangers dismounted one after another, Liu Bei became the governor.

There are more than 100 Liaodong rangers, all of whom have Xianbei good horses. Come to vote for Liu Bei, you can become an army of your own.

How about calling Liaodong Ranger?

Skilled in archers and horses, and good at foot combat. Cooperate with each other tacitly, like brothers. They are all elite soldiers. Thinking about it, he fought with Hu Qi all day long, and he can still survive until now, he can be called a tiger and wolf sergeant. If you use this hundred people as the Chinese army, form a cavalry army. It can indeed defeat Sun Po!

Huang Zhong first escorted Liu Bei, who was smiling from ear to ear, back to the martial arts arena. Cui Ba then separated the battle formation and let Xu Rong and the others in.

The middle of the city is heavy and high, and the voices are boiling. Seeing a group of Liaodong big men, they were dumbfounded. Let's take a peek at Lou Sangbu. Sharp soldiers and elite armor are all tigers. Then he gathered his arrogance and led the horse away. Lucheng Hou Ancestral Hall, Liu Bei has ordered someone to rebuild it. Surrounded by high walls, heavy buildings are stacked. The old pine holly in the courtyard is vigorous and upright. In front of the door, a pair of stone lions and beasts, lacquered wood plaques hang high on the door. On the book 'Lucheng Hou Temple', four gilded characters.

When you look up, you can see that it is not a place to wait.

Walk further along the ancestral hall wall. A very wide, towering martial arts arena emerges coldly, reaching into the sky. Obscuring everyone's sight.

This is clearly an urn city military fort!

The martial arts arena is surrounded by heavy buildings, high and low in an orderly manner. The underground is a prison. The first floor is a large stable, a forage room, a saddle room, a tool room, and an armory room. The second floor is the barracks, the school, the medical hall, the ward, the general school dormitory, and the viewing platform is built on the second floor on the south side. On the east and west sides, there are doorways and towers for entering and exiting. There are also 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors on the north side. The front part of the third and fourth floors is the viewing platform, and the back part is the fine house.

The fifth floor is exclusive to the young princes. The large flat seat can overlook the entire building.

The strong man beside Xu Rong couldn't help but be amazed: "Who is so generous." ”

Xu Rong said with a smile: "Brother Ma Xing, the high-rise buildings in the city are all built fairly!" Passing by the 'Lucheng Hou Ancestral Hall' before, it is the main ancestral hall. The one who is called the young prince is the lord of my family. ”

Ma Xinghan smiled: "The eldest brother has a good background." ”

Tian Oka asked in a bowel voice, "Big brother, there are a lot of us. People eat horses and chew, which costs a lot of money and food. Will the young monarch refuse to take it in? ”

Xu Rong also smiled: "There are more than 20,000 people in the young monarch and marquis, and ten miles of beautiful fields. The industry in Yizhong is making money day by day. Why don't you and my brother take this bite! ”

Tian Oka touched his head and smiled: "Just eat if you can eat enough!" "The men who lick blood all day long, sleep in the open air, and fight with Xianbei rangers are getting older, and they also want their families to live a stable life.

Ma Xingxi said: "I can eat and sleep soundly, and my brothers will get together." This life is sold to the young prince, so what's the matter! Han Long, you said yes or no. ”

Another person said: "Brother Ma is reasonable. Brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are golden. ”

The four of them spoke loudly, and Cui Ba, who led the escort all the way, couldn't help laughing and said, "Tut, look at you waiting for this little family." Isn't it just a hunger to come to my Lou Sang? In this case, why not go to the righteous house and eat porridge! It is a good meal of wine, a meal of fish and meat, and the young master of my family can afford it. Just ......"

"All it takes?!" Tianoka swallowed his saliva, his eyes crossed.

"Just win the double-hook scythe in my hand." Cui Ba smiled arrogantly.

"Humph!" Tian Oka was unconvinced, and was dragged into the door by Xu Rong.