The next day, Liu Fan led his guards to Mayi Iron City.

Liu Pi, who is now promoted to lieutenant, is stationed in Tiecheng.

Liu Pi broke away from Xu Huang's department, and he now commanded not only the 1,000 Han army in Tiecheng, but also the 1,000 Han army in the Mayi South Horse Farm.

Twenty thousand new cavalry were stationed at Xiahu.

He also ordered Zhang Liao to recruit 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 beggar troops.

A total of 50,000 recruits needed to forge weapons and armor.

Obtain a lot of weapons and iron in the battle against Xianbei.

Most of the weapons were melted down and refined into fine iron to create the standard weapons of the Han army.

The sophisticated armor of the Han army was the Mingguang armor. However, at this time, there was no production capacity of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and Mingguang armor could not be manufactured in large quantities.

Liu Fan wanted to first arm all the three thousand Yinshan Iron Cavalry under Guan Yu's command into Mingguang armor.

Liu Fan also asked the blacksmiths to jointly make a batch of vests for the Yinshan Iron Horse.

This armor is not the kind of horse armor that is heavy and armed to the teeth.

It only has a "curtain of face" to protect the horse's head, a "chicken neck" to protect the horse's neck, and a "dang chest" to protect the horse's breast.

In addition to the above protection, there are also "horse body armor" to protect the horse's body, a "hitch" to protect the horse's hips, and a "parasite" erected on the horse's hips. This is the heaviest part.

Compared to the outfit, this waistcoat is much lighter.

The Yinshan Iron Cavalry was not a light cavalry in the first place. His existence is to surprise the enemy formation.

Heavy armor affects the speed of assault, but normal armor does not have defensive power.

The Yinshan Iron Cavalry can shoot arrows from afar and fight at close range, creating extraordinary combat capabilities.

The sophisticated armor of the Han army, in addition to the Mingguang armor, also has heavy armor, which is not based on "scale armor", but is equipped with plate armor of the highest specification. There are iron skirts, and shoulder armor.

Due to the small composition of the structure, the heavy armor is much easier to cast than the bright light armor.

However, Liu Fan used his troops to pursue the mobility of the army, and in the north, the enemies he faced were all cavalry, and he did not like heavy infantry.

Therefore, in addition to making a batch of heavy armor to hand over to Xu Huang's infantry and Gao Shun's camp, the Iron City no longer manufactures heavy armor.

Normal armor is two-crotch armor and is currently being manufactured in large quantities. The armor of the armies is temporarily equipped with this.

The long weapons made in the army are spears, and the knives are ring-headed knives. The arrows are three-winged and triangular cone-shaped, the arrowheads are made of iron, the rapier shaft is made of wood, and the tail end has a feather that controls the stability of the bow and arrow.

"Meet the General."

Liu Pi, dressed in a drape, went out of the city to welcome Liu Fan into the iron city.

"Great work! The Iron City is my heart, and it must be guarded by the generals. If you want to go to the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, he will have an opportunity one day. Liu Fan nodded and encouraged Liu Bi.

"Thank you for the trust of the general, the last general will not let Tiecheng have any mistakes. He gave an order from the general, and the last general went to the soup and fire, and he did not give up. ”

Liu Pi's face was excited, and he bowed to Liu Fan again.

Liu Fan's sentence of "heavy general" made Liu Pi have the urge to die as a confidant.

has been stationed in the Iron City, and it is inevitable that there will be some different emotions.

He defended the city here, but his colleagues fought everywhere, and the credit was passed by him, of course, he would be unwilling.

The current lord regards Tiecheng as an important place like a confidant, and he undoubtedly trusts himself.

At the invitation of Liu Pi, Liu Fan entered the Iron City.

In addition to blacksmiths, there are also carpenters, lacquer workers and other craftsmen.

Blacksmiths accounted for the largest proportion, and in addition to the group of blacksmiths that Shentu had just led from Hedong, Tiecheng recruited a group of craftsmen in Yanmen.

Displaced people and ordinary people from all over the country went north to take refuge. Those craftsmen who have a skill are absorbed. There are also many apprentices.

In the Iron City, there are now more than 5,000 craftsmen of all kinds.

Today, Liu Fan came to Tiecheng, which was recommended by Cai Yong. It was also invited by Shen Tugang.

Because Cai Yong has an old friend from the same county who works as a lacquer worker in Tiecheng.

Cai Yong said that his name was Shen Tupan, but Liu Fan was a little unfamiliar with this name and didn't think so.

But Cai Yong said: "Shen Tu Pan is subtle, sensitive and sensitive, and his father almost ruined himself when he died." He has a good character, which is difficult for others to do. Be content with poverty, cultivate self-cultivation, and not deteriorate due to climate change, and do not lose integrity due to poverty. Compared with me Cai Yong, he is older than me and virtuous than me. He governed the Five Classics and governed the Tuwei. ”

Cai Yong's remarks made Liu Fan very interested in Shen Tupan.

And Shen Tugang asked him to observe the Mo knife that was finally successfully cast.

I heard Shen Tugang say that some time ago, a blacksmith from Hanoi was recruited into the Iron City.

This blacksmith used to manufacture weapons in the imperial court weapons supervision, and he not only made combat weapons, but also made the honor guard weapon "Chopping Horse Sword". It was only when he was old that he returned to his hometown. Because his family lived in Hanoi, he was invaded by the Montenegrin army, so his family went north to Yanmen.

The sword of chopping horses has appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, but it has always been used as a palace honor guard. It wasn't used on the battlefield.

The Mo knife is made by combining the sword of chopping horses and the long knives of the past dynasties.

With the help of this blacksmith, coupled with the shape of the Mo knife described by Liu Fan, Shentu Steel used the 100 steel made by the steel filling method as the blade, and successfully cast the Mo knife.

This heavy steel is very resistant to cutting and does not deform during long battles.

Liu Fan wants to see if the Mo knife made in this era has the ability to "break everyone".

In the iron city, on an empty weapon field, in addition to Shen Tugang and Dian Wei standing beside him, there was also an old man who was nearly fifty years old.

He was the blacksmith who assisted Shentu Steel in the manufacture of the Mo Knife.

is named Zhao Changsong, and his double name is the name of the common people. His ancestors had been blacksmiths for generations, and they were skilled in the art of iron smelting.

After a while, two blacksmiths came up with a Mo knife.

Dian Wei stepped forward and took the Mo knife with one hand. The Mo knife seemed to be as light as nothing in his hands.

Dian Wei presented the Mo knife to Liu Fan, Liu Fan stared at the Mo knife tightly, and reached out to take it.

The Mo knife is cut on both sides, and it is somewhat like the three-pointed and two-edged knife of Erlang God, but it is single-pointed.

"General Yu, according to Brother Changsong, the sword of chopping horses weighs thirty-two catties, while the Mo sword weighs forty-five catties and is eight feet five inches long, and it cannot be used by non-wrestlers."

Shen Tugang introduced Liu Fan.

The Mo knife is an infantry weapon, holding the Mo knife, must wear heavy armor, not one in a hundred strong men, can not exert its power on the battlefield.

"Bring me up and let me try."

Liu Fan instructed the two blacksmiths.

The blade of the Mo knife is wide and heavy, but the blade is cold and shining, and it seems to be extremely sharp.

Mo knives can be stabbed and slashed, and their deterrent power on the battlefield is far beyond that of guns and spears.

After a while, a bucket-thick wooden stake was carried by two blacksmiths and placed in front of Liu Fan.

Liu Fan held the knife in one hand and slashed it from top to bottom.

"Click."

The stake was split in half, which was expected by Liu Fan. Even with an ordinary broadsword, he could split the stake in half.

He wanted to see if the Mo knife had any chips or flaws after this blow.

Whether the stakes are cut neatly or not.

(End of chapter)