Black powder, a topic that the people of the early Tang Dynasty can never avoid; Because since the invention of firecrackers, black powder has gone down the altar and is close to the lives of the people, and since then, it has become a thing that is often seen by the people of Limin.

This week, since he entered the chalky city of the king, he has also searched for information about sulfur and saltpeter. I never thought about it, but I asked all the merchants in the treasury and the streets, but I had never heard of these two things.

Later, when I thought about it, this sulfur and iron ore are also companions, and where there is iron, there is probably sulfur. Therefore, as soon as I inquired, I learned that in the mountains ten miles east of the south city gate, there was indeed an iron-making workshop.

Therefore, he didn't have time to shout Xiao Liu and the others, so he rode a fast horse to find it.

Sure enough, after taking a closer look at this ironmaking workshop, there was really a lot of sulfur, and my heart was also very happy. After negotiating all this, he led the horse back with a relieved mood.

There happens to be a river that meanders through it; Looking tired of walking, I was ready to wash my face and rest in this small river; Suddenly, it was discovered that there were many deposited saltpeter mines in the damp places on the shore.

I feel that the sky is not worth it, and God bless the Tang Dynasty. He did not think that he would find these two things in just one day, so he was full of joy, and he got up and returned to the city despite his weariness.

After Zhou Zeng arranged all this, he returned to the camp to freshen up, and after changing into clean clothes, he hurried to Wang Xuance's military tent.

"Where have you been, I asked Xiaoliu to find you?" Wang Xuance raised his head and glanced at Zhou Zeng, who had rolled over the curtain and entered, and said to him while writing this document with a wolf pen!

"Big brother, I'll tell you good news, I've found this sulfur and saltpeter, and I've just told Xiao Liusu to handle it," Zhou Zeng said to him with endless joy!

"Is that true? It's really good, so that the way that is blocking our progress is worry-free," Wang Xuance said to him with a look of surprise and joy.

"Yes, big brother, this is enough for them to eat a pot"

"So very good, so very good, let's go to Mr. Zhang's place to have a look" Wang Xuance casually put down the wolf pen in his hand, got up and said to him. So, with endless joy, the two walked towards Mr. Zhang's forge with a rather confident and relaxed pace.

Since the army entered the chalky city of the king, Mr. Zhang moved his forge to a secluded place in the northwest corner of the city, next to the large pool.

Between the high degree of confidentiality and accuracy of the forging of this Mo sword, Wang Xuance asked some trustworthy soldiers to handle the periphery, and the inside was just this Mr. Zhang, the thirty or so Han apprentices brought over from Tubo.

When they arrived at the door of the forge, they handed the fish talisman according to the rules, and after they were strict about their identities, the two of them were introduced by the soldiers to the well-defended forge!

Although Mr. Zhang has passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, he has also fought hard for this career. At this time, he was wielding a sledgehammer beside the blazing fire; With his bare arms soaked in sweat, he is energetically forging a divine weapon!

Seeing Wang Xuance come in, he couldn't care about putting down the guy in his hand, and said to him while rotating the sledgehammer: "General, please redeem the old decay, this is the last Mo knife, it has just been annealed, and it can't be stopped!" ”

Wang Xuance and Zhou Zeng saw that the old gentleman was so persistent, and hurriedly saluted him: "Mr. has worked hard, take care of your body."

After some answers, the two watched the old gentleman's every move. I saw that this iron rod weighing more than ten catties turned red under the blazing roasting of the fire, and after the old gentleman took out the iron rod from the fire, he kept slamming it with an iron hammer, and after a while, there was the prototype of this sharpening knife. After this continuous quenching and tempering, and then after this thousand two hundred tempering, a Mo knife was forged in this way.

Seeing that Mr. Zhang had finished it, Zhou Zeng hurriedly found a towel and handed it over. Mr. Zhang, casually threw down the sledgehammer in his hand, wiped the sweat all over his body, and said to the two of them: "The old man can finally give an explanation to the general, these more than 7,000 catties of pig iron, the old man and this group of apprentices, have all been forged, a total of four hundred and twelve Mo knives." After the last process of tonight, we will start to attack, and we will be able to deliver it to our Datang coalition army tomorrow! ”

Wang Xuance was not only very pleased when he heard that the old man not only completed the task on time, but also forged twelve more, but was also moved by his sincere spirit, and then bowed down again: "Thank you, sir, for such an immortal feat for our Datang, it is really grateful!" ”

"Eh, where is the general, contributing to the country is the duty of the old decay, who made us all Tang people?" The old gentleman casually helped Wang Xuance and said.

Seeing that it was very hot in the hot house, Mr. Zhang invited Wang Xuance and them into the hospital; Under the warm breeze, not only the mood is cooler, but also the mood is calm......

At this time, Zhou Zeng took the Mo knife that had been polished, walked out of the house, checked it, and felt very good. I saw that this Mo knife that had opened the edge, the whole body was dark, it was forged from a complete fine iron, the handle was about four feet long, the blade was distributed on both sides, about five feet, and the top was a rather sharp knife tip, which was equipped with chopping, chopping, and stabbing.

The blade has been sharpened by a whetstone, and the color of the iron itself is in harmony with it. After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Zeng took advantage of the excitement and danced, only to see that this Mo knife was danced by him, and it was impossible to get close to it within two feet!

As the hand fell to the knife, a small banyan tree with a thick arm was immediately cut off by his brush, only to see that the section was very smooth, as if a planer had been gouged, and the blade of the Mo knife was not rolled up at all, and it was as complete as ever.

Looking at such a handy and sophisticated weapon, Wang Xuance also clapped his hands and applauded loudly!

"Big brother, Mr. Zhang, whether you agree with this Mo knife or not, it is my Zhou Zeng's; I will use this knife to dominate the five Indias, and the shame of our Tang Dynasty will be snowed" When the two heard this, they also looked at each other and smiled.

"In this case, this weapon will be given to the general," Mr. Zhang said to him with great joy.

Then he turned to Wang Xuance and said: "I often hear that the princess said that the general is good at using guns, and she has been a famous teacher since she was a child. Along the way, I heard that the general, in the spirit of peace and good thoughts, sent the envoys to the countries did not bring this personal divine weapon, but only brought a green sword for self-defense. In the face of this imminent battle against the enemy, how could there be a weapon that could be missing, so according to the style handed down, the old man made a fire and thunder gun for the general, please give it a try."

As he spoke, he saw an apprentice of the old gentleman and brought this newly forged divine weapon......

The editor said: The prosperity of Datang is inseparable from these skilled craftsmen, just as our strength today is inseparable from the craftsmen of a great country~

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