The production of Pu knife and Mo knife led to the handicraft industry of the Han Dynasty, and the smelting industry began to develop rapidly.

There are not many iron ores in the area controlled by the imperial court, but the existing iron mines are frantically mining ore every day, and then sent to the Xuzhou Arsenal to start smelting 100 steel, and then generating Pu Dao and Mo Dao.

The imperial army began to equip the Tang Dynasty Mo knife, which was newly invented by the Ming sword, and some were also equipped with the Song Dynasty's Pu knife.

Ming Jian also sorted out the bow and crossbow of the Song Dynasty, and after sorting it out, it was found that the weapons and equipment of the Song Dynasty were actually very advanced, such as the divine arm crossbow, the eight-bull crossbow, the bed crossbow, etc., all of which were advanced bows and crossbows.

These bows and crossbows have a long range and great power, and if they are equipped with a large number of Han troops, they will definitely be able to dominate the world in the shortest possible time.

To make these crossbows, the material is a problem, as well as the mechanism inside.

Ming Jian summoned the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Xi Zhicai into the palace and handed him the bow and crossbow he had drawn, and after Xi Zhicai saw it, his face showed a shocked look.

"Your Majesty, this kind of bow and crossbow looks more complicated, and its power must be amazing, if our Han army is equipped with these bows and crossbows, then there will be no problem in dominating the world! Your Majesty, the minister will send someone to make it, and then inspect them one by one, and then ask Your Majesty to review them! Xi Zhicai said.

Ming Jian said with a smile: "Aiqing, these bows and crossbows need good materials to make, as far as I know, they need mountain mulberry wood, sandalwood, steel, fine silk and linen, as for this quiver, it must be carefully polished, so that it can shoot farther, this machine must be made of the best steel, so as not to be damaged on the battlefield, so as to miss the fighter." ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will personally supervise the construction." ”

Now Xi Zhicai's health is good, Ming Jian is also relieved to let him personally supervise the manufacture of these bows and crossbows, after they are manufactured, these bows and crossbows will be quickly equipped into the army, which is absolutely enough to defend and attack, and will naturally be invincible.

The factory date of this first divine arm crossbow did not come out until a month later, that is, on Chinese New Year's Eve.

When the tired Xi Zhi broke into the palace with a big bow and crossbow, the ministers who were participating in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet were shocked!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the minister has succeeded, and the divine arm crossbow has come out! It's out! ”

Xi Zhicai fell to his knees, raised the crossbow above his head, and shouted excitedly.

Ming Jian hurriedly stood up, hurriedly stepped forward and copied the divine arm crossbow in his hand, and helped Xi Zhicai up with one hand.

This divine arm crossbow bow is more than one meter long, ordinary people are afraid that they can't pull it, Ming Jian carefully looked at it, pulled the bowstring, and said with a smile: "It's really good, today's Chinese New Year's Eve night, Shu added another joy, you Aiqing, although you come out, you want to try the bow!" ”

The ministers hurriedly followed Ming Jian out of the palace and came to the school grounds.

"Come on, move the grass target three hundred steps away!" Ming Jian shouted.

"Yes!"

A palace guard personally ran and moved the target used in the school premises to a distance of three hundred steps, and then ran back and reported: "Your Majesty, the grass target has been set up, please Your Majesty fight God's might!" ”

Ming Jian shouted, raised the divine arm crossbow, and then loaded the three bows and arrows, opened the bracket, pulled away the contribution, shouted angrily, and released the bow and arrows!

With a 'whoosh', three bows and arrows shot out in one salvo, and after the quiver came out, the three bows and arrows formed three rows of upper, middle and lower rows, and flew out quickly.

Hearing a crisp sound, three bows and arrows hit the target, and then shot the target directly, and continued to fly forward a few meters away before landing on the ground!

"Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! ”

In the school field, the shouts that resounded in the sky made the entire Xuzhou City hear.

As soon as Ming Jian raised his hand, he stopped everyone's shouting and said with a smile: "This thing is an artifact, with this artifact, why worry about the world?" Spread my will: The Ministry of Industry has meritorious research and development, everyone is promoted to the first level of the title, the Ministry of Industry is still loyal to the play, the credit is the greatest, the Marquis of Pi is sealed, the food is ten thousand households, and the hereditary replacement! ”

Xi Zhicai immediately knelt down and thanked him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

It is not an exaggeration to create a divine arm crossbow and seal a marquis of ten thousand households, and in the hearts of the ministers present, in addition to envy, they are still envious!

After Chinese New Year's Eve, the Ministry of Industry began to supervise the manufacture of various weapons, and within a month, a total of 1,000 Mo Dao, 5,000 Pu Dao, 300 Divine Arm Crossbows, and 10 Eight Ox Crossbows were produced, and these weapons were immediately escorted to Qingzhou by Ming Jian, so that Xiahou Yuan could immediately equip the army.

After Xiahou Yuan received these weapons, he was naturally overjoyed, and immediately ordered the formation of a 1,000-person Modao battalion, a 300-person Shenjian battalion, and a 5,000-person Pudao infantry battalion.

These advanced weapons have greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou army in a rapid manner.

After a month of training, Xiahou Yuan suddenly sent troops and ordered a large army to go out of Le'an and attack Bohai County!

In this war, Ming Jian, accompanied by Cao Cao, quietly came to Le'an to observe the changes on the battlefield.

At the beginning, the imperial army took advantage of the weapons and attacked smoothly all the way, breaking through several defensive lines of the Yuan army with small casualties, and smoothly advancing to the city of Bohai County.

Yuan's army stubbornly waited for reinforcements, Xiahou Yuan ordered a forcible siege of the city, and the Shenjian battalion fired ten thousand arrows at once, shooting the city tower into a sieve, and the imperial army then smashed open the city gate in one fell swoop, attacked the city, and completely brought Bohai County under the rule of the imperial court.

Throughout the battle, the advance speed and ability of the imperial army were unobstructed, which made Ming Jian feel very powerful.

In this era, the competition for wars is weapons and equipment, grain and grass and people, with such advanced weapons and armament, the army of the Han Dynasty should be invincible!

After pacifying Bohai County, Ming Jian returned to Xuzhou City.

In this attack, the role of cavalry was not obvious, and it turned out to be a military branch of strategy.

Ming Jian saw the problem, the current cavalry is not equipped with stirrups, and the saddle is also very simple, if it can be equipped with stirrups and Takahashi saddles, the role of the cavalry will be more obvious, and the attack power of the cavalry will be increased several times at that time, with the Modao Battalion, the Divine Arrow Battalion and the Pudao Infantry Battalion, the Han army can quickly sweep the world.

The stirrups and saddles were relatively simpler, and after Ming Jian drew the drawings, he called Xi Zhicai and handed him the drawings.

When Xi Zhi saw it, he was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped, and he felt that this was another treasure.

He deeply felt that it was worthwhile for him to be able to meet a master like Ming Jian in this life.

After these two pieces of equipment were produced, Ming Jian immediately ordered to equip the Qingzhou army first, and the Qingzhou cavalry only had a total of three thousand, and they were all equipped soon.

After the training after the equipment, Xiahou Yuan's happiness index quickly became full, and he began to take the initiative to ask Ying, asking to attack Jizhou.

In this regard, Ming Jian ordered a meeting to discuss.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou Army has been greatly improved, the Qingzhou Assassin has requested an attack on Jizhou, what do you think?"

Ming Jian threw out today's thesis.