Liu Hua was a famous swordsmith in the Yongjia period of the Jin Dynasty, and the reason why Zhang Jun knew him was mainly from the content of Tao Hongjing's quotation in the Taiping Yulan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once the new sword was cast, it was popular to try the knife method, that is, to bundle the ears of several rice and wheat into a bunch, tie the end of it with a hair strand, hang it on the top of a wooden staff, and one person will pick up the ear mang with a cane, and the other person will swing the sword to cut the mang. If the mangs are broken and the hair is connected, the quality of the sword is judged by calculating the number of mangs. The so-called "cutting off the slightest strand of hair" refers to this.

Because the weight of the ears of rice and wheat is very light, and it hangs in the air without support, it must be an extremely sharp sword to cut it out of thin air. If anyone who has ever seen rice mango will know that there are many small thorns densely growing on the mang, if it is cut continuously, it will inevitably cause the hair hanging from the rice mango to be cut off by the previous generation. Liu Hua's "Thousand Cattle Knife" and "Thirteen Mangs", that is, thirteen rice mangs bundled into a bunch; "And a hundred steel-making knives, and twelve mangs. This is the only thing that can be called absolute in the country."

If this Liu painting is really the Liu painting in history, it is definitely a great talent. If this person is obtained, then Liangzhou's weapon manufacturing can definitely be upgraded by several levels. But the ending of Liu Hua's in the history books is unknown, could it be that after the fall of Liangjing, he lived in seclusion with the remnants?

Zhang Jun was unsure in his heart, so he asked, "Where is Craftsman Liu from?" ”

"Liujiazhai people ······" Liu Hua replied: "I have always been a child of my own clan. ”

"This general has heard that there was a swordsmith in Shenjing during Yongjia, also called Liu Hua, who happened to have the same name and surname as you······" Zhang Jun stared at Liu Hua's eyes tightly and asked, "I don't know if you know?" ”

"The little one is just a craftsman, and he has always helped the clan, and he doesn't know any masters." Liu Hua replied.

Zhang Jun saw that his words and deeds did not seem to be fake, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and sighed: "Get up, do things well, your reward is indispensable." ”

"No······" Liu Hua bowed again, got up and retreated.

In the past two days, Zhang Jun has re-turned the terrain near the left side of Liujiazhai several times. Now that the enemy is present, the Huns may enter the mountain at any time, so they put down the matter of Liu Hua and summoned Han Hu and Song Pei, who are the most military experts around them, to discuss tactics.

Song Pei has a deep education, although he does not have much practical experience, but the theory is very sufficient; Han Hu has a lot of practical experience, but his father Han Pu did not teach by word and deed, but only let him understand it himself in the army. The two of them can complement each other and save Zhang Jun a lot of trouble.

I saw Song Pei speak first: "Lord, the location of Liujiazhai is very ingenious, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side is outward, and it is very simple to defend, just focus on the front." We only have more than 300 soldiers, and with the newly recruited young and strong, the total number is less than 500. It is not enough to take the initiative to attack, but if you rely on the fortifications to defend to the death, consume the enemy's sharp energy, and wait until they are tired and then attack with elites, there is still a chance of victory. “

Zhang Jun nodded, and looked at Han Hu again, Han Hu hurriedly said: "I agree with the opinion of the military division, I have heard that the Huns are good at field warfare, and I don't know how strong the county soldiers of Caohan are, but we have fought against more than 200 elite horsemen······ Although they could not ride horses in the deep mountains and dense forests, they were not weak in foot combat. Therefore, it is not advisable to go out of the village to fight in the field, at least not in the beginning! ”

Zhang Jun said: "It is true that we cannot take it lightly, but since we want to completely annihilate the enemy, it is not feasible to blindly defend······

He pondered a little and said, "In ancient times, the walls were heavily defended, and if the walls were broken, it meant that the city had fallen. Why don't we do the opposite, and try to lure the Huns into between the outer and inner walls. In this way, the fortifications and terrain could be used to make it impossible for the Huns to deploy, and the enemy could be annihilated by means of walls and alleys. ”

Song Pei and Han Hu looked at each other, they had never seen the defending side take the initiative to abandon the city wall during the battle. However, when I thought about it carefully, I felt that this method was very ingenious, as the so-called heart won without intention, even they couldn't think of it, and the Huns couldn't think of it.

Han Hu hugged his fists and said: "The lord's plan has never been seen since ancient times, it should have a miraculous effect, you can give it a try!" ”

Song Pei also said: "The outer wall is higher than the inner wall, and the outside does not know the reality. If you lure the enemy with deception first, you can catch a turtle in an urn! ”

Seeing that the two of them also felt feasible, Zhang Jun felt a little more confident in his heart, and immediately said: "Since this is the case, then arrange it······"

Three or five days passed in the blink of an eye, and the fortifications of Liujiazhai were basically ready under the efficient cooperation of the whole village with the participation of the whole village. After all, it is a major event involving everyone's life and death, and no one dares to be sloppy, regardless of men, women, and children, they all work hard.

In the winter, everything is silent in the mountains, and the peaceful days seem to continue. The Liang soldiers were all gearing up, intent on cutting off a few more ears in exchange for fertile land; The villagers were also eager to try it and were full of curiosity about the battle.

"Why haven't those Hun dogs come yet?"

On a mountain bag eight miles away from the stockade, Li Yi was holding a knife with a handle ring and nesting behind a boulder to avoid the wind. Now he has been promoted to the rank of captain, and he is in charge of a veteran soldier and three newly recruited young foot soldiers. Don't look at Li Yi's age, but he can be regarded as a veteran who has experienced a big battle and has battlefield experience. Even though his men were older than him, they listened respectfully to his commands.

Because everyone knows that this kid's name is still given to the master, and the general is a person with a big identity, and being able to be favored by the general shows that this kid is very unusual.

Hearing Li Yi's complaints, a recruit complimented: "It must be the captain of the Wu who is guarding here and scaring off those dogs." ”

"!" Li Yi waited for the man to take a look, and said, "I still have a ······ of the chief, the team leader, and the uncle."

Sensing that his horse seemed to be patting on the horse's hooves, the man touched his head and sneered, and said no more.

In fact, Li Yi is quite useful in his heart, but he can't say this clearly, after all, he was promoted at a young age, and someone has already said strange things, if it is rumored that there is no one in his eyes, I am afraid that he will be blamed by Shangfeng again.

To be honest, at the beginning, he was pulled into the army and forced to join the army. Later, when the major general laid off the troops, he was left behind because he was not an only son. It was only because the major general promised that cutting his ears could be exchanged for fertile land, so he did not escape with the intention of making a handful. Now that he has more and more ears, he is reluctant to escape, and besides, the young general has named himself again, which is a great favor, and he can't do anything that violates his conscience.

Sighing, Li Yi rubbed his numb hands, and said, "I will be on duty in rotation tonight, if anyone dares to be lazy, don't blame me for not being emotional!" ”

"No, no, no!" The three new soldiers shook their heads again and again, and promised: "Captain Wu, don't worry, the military lawyer remembers it, and if you leave your post without permission, you will be killed." ”

Li Yi snorted and said, "It's good to know." ”

At this time, another old soldier said: "Chief Li Wu, you can rest first, and I will take them to watch for a while." ”

Li Yi nodded and said, "I can trust you." ”

With that, the cat got into a heavy snow nest not far away and disappeared.

PS: Liu Hua, a famous swordsman in the Jin Yongjia period, see Tao Hongjing in the "Taiping Yulan" volume 665.