But then again, Zhang Shihua just threw people into the mine, but he didn't expect that Yang Xitong would know to separate the bandits and bandits from the recruited miners. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Therefore, after seeing such a scene, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but praise Yang Xitong from the bottom of his heart: "Master Yang, you have done a good job in this matter." With you here, Ben Jiang is completely relieved this time. ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's praise, Yang Xitong's face couldn't help but show a smile, and his face looked extremely satisfied. After all, people need affirmation, especially affirmation by those who value themselves, and that is indeed a very satisfying thing.

After taking Zhang Shihua to visit the mining area, Yang Xitong thought that he should leave, after all, Zhang Shihua had been with him for more than an hour in this poor countryside, and there was nothing to see in this place, so it was natural to leave after the business was handled.

However, what Yang Xitong didn't expect was that after Zhang Shihua and him visited the mining area, Zhang Shihua discussed with him another thing, a major event that made him Yang Xitong famous in later generations.

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"Master Yang, do you know the waterwheel?" When Zhang Shihua and Yang Xitong finished visiting the mining area, the two couldn't help but walk to a river near the mine to rest, that is, when the two of them rested, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but ask Yang Xitong like this.

Hearing Zhang Shihua's abrupt question, although Yang Xitong was a little strange, he still bowed his head to his general at the first time and replied: "General Hui, the subordinate of the waterwheel does not dare to say that he is proficient, but he does know a little bit about it. ”

Hearing Yang Xitong's words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but show a smile on his face and said: "Master Yang is worthy of being Master Yang, and I will know what you know about making waterwheels." Master Yang, this waterwheel can irrigate the fields with the help of river power, which can be said to save time and effort. ”

"And Ben Jiang has also heard that in the Western Han Dynasty, Nanyang Taishou Du Shi once invented a thing called water drain, this kind of thing is specially used to smelt iron blows, it is said to be labor-saving and effective, I don't know if you have heard of Master Yang?"

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Yang Xitong couldn't help but say to Zhang Shihua: "The water drain made by Du Mu (Note 1), the lower officials naturally know about it. General, rest assured, the iron-making shaft furnace was built by the lower officials in a place near the river, and all the wind and water will be installed in a few days. ”

Hearing this, although Zhang Shihua showed a smile on his face, Zhang Shihua still said afterwards: "Master Yang, this is not what I meant. ”

"The subordinate is dull, please show the general." Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Yang Xitong couldn't help but show a touch of embarrassment, so he couldn't help but say to Zhang Shihua like this after that.

Hearing Yang Xitong's words, Zhang Shihua first walked to a stone by the river and sat down slowly, and then pointed to the river and said to Yang Xitong: "Master Yang, you see how huge and powerful the power of this river is flowing eastward. ”

"The waterwheels irrigate the fields with the power of the river; With the help of the power of the river, the water drain can make iron and blow wind. Then the general couldn't help but think, why can't refining armor use the power of the river? ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's question, Yang Xitong couldn't help but bow his head thoughtfully. But after a while, he couldn't help but suddenly bow down to Zhang Shihua, and then touched the ground with his forehead to face Zhang Shihua and asked: "Your Excellency is ignorant, please give the general advice." ”

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but smile. Although Yang Xitong is a craftsman, although his creativity is insufficient, as a senior craftsman, he is not complacent at all, on the contrary, he understands very well that there must be a teacher in a three-person line. And this is actually the most important reason why he made him, an old master, a master. ”

Therefore, when Yang Xitong bowed to himself, Zhang Shihua first accepted this salute from him, and then helped him up, and said to him: "Master Yang, you must also know that throughout the ages, the most difficult thing in the world to refine is armor. ”

"Whether it is Shanwen Armor, Mingguang Armor, Fine Scale Armor, or Buren Armor, it is all made by craftsmen who are good at managing armor, spending the power of the poor moon, using manual work, grinding little by little to create armor scales, and then perforating the armor, and then the power of the poor moon, in order to create a good armor. Am I right? ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Yang Xitong couldn't help but nod and said: "What the general said is good, the better the armor becomes, the more complicated it becomes, the step armor is okay, there are only twelve columns of small rectangular armor, but the various armor pieces of Shanwen armor and Mingguang armor must not be less than hundreds, otherwise it is difficult to create a good armor." ”

Hearing Yang Xitong agree with his statement, Zhang Shihua first nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "Yes, the better the armor, the more armor scales will change, and the more time and effort will be spent. ”

"But, I don't know if Master Yang has thought about it, instead of polishing the armor scales in such a time-consuming and laborious way, why can't we directly forge the iron into a whole piece of armor?" After speaking, Zhang Shihua also used a branch to draw a Western plate armor on the ground.

And said to Yang Xitong: "It's like this." ”

However, Yang Xitong shook his head when he saw this and said: "The general may not know that refining the armor, the armor pieces on it all require a craftsman to forge with an iron hammer. Although the adult's proposal was good, the lower officials thought that this was not something that could be done by manpower, and no one could use an iron hammer to forge such a large piece of armor. ”

Hearing Yang Xitong's firm veto, Zhang Shihua did not get angry, but said to him with a smile: "Naturally, manpower can't forge such a piece of armor, but what if we rely on the power of the river?" ”

"With the power of the river?" Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Yang Xitong couldn't help but widen his eyes suddenly, and then seemed to be shocked by Zhang Shihua, and couldn't help but ask: "How can adults use the power of the river?" ”

Hearing Yang Xitong's rhetorical question, Zhang Shihua just smiled, and then patted Yang Xitong on the shoulder and said: "Master Yang, you can build a water wheel and a water drain, how to use the power of the river, you should know better than this layman, right?" ”

"Ben will trust you that you can create an armor that can forge iron directly into a whole piece of armor. However, Ben will believe that with this alone, Master Yang will also be able to go down in history and become a figure like Xiang Zhaogong and Du Mu. ”

"Famous in history, call the father and mother." Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Yang Xitong's whole person seemed to be several years younger, and he knelt down at Zhang Shihua's feet again excitedly, and bowed to Zhang Shihua: "The subordinate Yang Xitong will live up to the general's expectations." ”

Hearing Yang Xitong's words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but help him up with a smile, and after lifting it up, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but say to him: "Master Yang, tomorrow the Japanese will lead the army south to conquer Fangcheng, and after Ben will come back from Fangcheng, I hope to hear the good news of your success." ”

"The subordinate will live up to the general's expectations." Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Yang Xitong couldn't help but say the same thing again.

When Zhang Shihua heard Yang Xitong's words, he couldn't help but pat Yang Xitong's shoulder as if he was encouraged, and then Zhang Shihua, who saw him, said to Yang Xitong again: "Okay, it's not too early, I will go back, and I will ask Master Yang for this matter." ”

"Xiaguan Yang Xitong, send off the general." Hearing this, Yang Xitong couldn't help but bow like this.

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua nodded, and then turned over the war horse brought by Li Wu and them, and then Zhang Shihua and his party rode out of the mine here and returned to Wuyang Xian City, thirty or forty miles away.

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Early the next morning, Zhang Shihua, who was wearing armor, said goodbye to his wife and parents, and surrounded by Li Wu, Zhang Mingtong and Guo Yu and other generals, Zhang Shihua came to the south gate of Xian City in Wuyang. At this time, except for the 800 people of Zhao Jiubu, who did not assemble here because they wanted to stay in Wuyang City, the remaining 3,000 people in Wuyang City were all assembled.

A team of 3,000 people doesn't sound like much, but in fact, 3,000 people gathered outside the city, and at a glance, it was also a piece of black oppression, which seemed to be full of oppression.

And when the three thousand soldiers saw Zhang Shihua, who was surrounded by the generals and came on horseback, the three thousand red scarf soldiers couldn't help but give a military salute to Zhang Shihua and him under the orders of the hundreds of household officials. This military salute is not a kneeling salute, but a fist salute of Western armies.

Zhang Shihua himself felt that this kind of etiquette would undoubtedly show the heroic nature of the soldiers when the army went out. Therefore, this kind of military salute was also designated by Zhang Shihua as a marching ceremony, which was a kind of etiquette specially used in the army.

Therefore, the three thousand soldiers I saw were all standing in unison, and then they clenched their fists with their left hands, beat their chests, and shouted at Zhang Shihua: "Meet the general, please show the general." ”

The three thousand soldiers roared in unison, and the people in Wuyang City who watched the army marching out saw this scene, and their faces couldn't help but show a touch of fear. Obviously, these people have been shocked by the soldiers under Zhang Shihua's command.

And Zhang Shihua, who came on horseback, saw this scene, but his face couldn't help but show a smile. Then, I saw that he also clenched his fist with his left hand, knocked the armor in front of his chest and shouted: "The whole army listens to the order, the army is marching out, and it is going south to ask for Tartar." ”

"The general has an order, the army is marching and going south to ask for tartar."

"The general has an order, the army is marching and going south to ask for tartar."

"The general has an order, the army is marching and going south to ask for tartar." Hearing Zhang Shihua's roar, dozens of herald soldiers carrying the order flag couldn't help but shout like this. And the shouts of these heralds couldn't help but spread Zhang Shihua's military orders to the ears of every soldier at once.

And the 3,000 soldiers who received Zhang Shihua's military order, after that, under the leadership of thousands of households, held high all kinds of order flags, and rushed towards Fangcheng Xian in the southwest of the country.

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Fangcheng Xian, is the northeast exit of the Nanyang Basin, since ancient times, the Fangcheng Xian built on the back of the mountain, it is known as the north gate of Nanyang Mansion, it can be said that it has a very important geographical location. And in fact, this is an important reason why Yuzhou wants to arrange the governance office in Fangcheng Xian.

And because Fangcheng Xian was built on the back of Fang Chengshan, so if Zhang Shihua wanted to attack this place, it was impossible to go in a straight line, so he could only lead the army to the southeast first, and wait for about sixty or seventy miles to go around Fangcheng Mountain, Zhang Shihua could go straight to the west and go straight to Fangcheng.

So in this way, Zhang Shihua's marching route was undoubtedly lengthened, and others did not dare to say that this march, Zhang Shihua estimated that it would not be possible to rush to Fangcheng Xian until noon the day after tomorrow.

Of course, even so, the two-day journey is not far, and besides, the army has Bai Xi, the pioneer who builds bridges in the water and opens the way in the mountains, and there will be no accidents on the way to the march.

However, when Zhang Shihua thought that it was best to go straight to Fangcheng Xian smoothly, Bai Xi, as Zhang Shihua's pioneer, was eager for any accidents to happen on the road.

After all, as a newly surrendered general under Zhang Shihua, Bai Xi's current position in the army is actually very embarrassing. Although he is also a thousand-household official, several other thousand-households with the same official position as him, such as Zhang Mingtong, Zhao Er, Guo Yu, etc., do not look down on him at all.

Of course, it is not that his status is the lowest among the thousand households, because Xu Ming's status is lower than him. In his own Qianhu camp, he Bai Xi's words are at least effective, but in Xu Ming's Qianhu camp, the real leader has always been the deputy Qianhu appointed by Zhang Shihua.

However, it is precisely because of this that Bai Xicai desperately wants to make meritorious contributions and has the status of peaceful dialogue with Zhang Mingtong and Guo Yu. Although he Bai Xi is a general, he is also a dignified person, he doesn't want to live without backbone and bottom line like Xu Ming, let alone live for the sake of living.

Therefore, when he heard that Zhang Shihua had appointed himself as a striker for this battle, the excitement in his heart could be imagined. He knew, "This time is an opportunity given to him by Zhang Shihua." And this may also be the last chance Zhang Shihua gave him. ”

"No matter what, he has to seize this opportunity, because the big husband is only seizing the day to make achievements."

"Order, disperse the scouts for thirty miles, and report them at one time. If an enemy enters our army for 30 miles and cannot be checked, he will be punished! Looking at the scout camp in front of him, Bai Xi said with a majestic face.

The scout battalion Baihu is an old soldier of the inspection department, and a person like him is actually the most despised by a military general like Bai Xi. However, although he looked down on Bai Xi, he had to obey the orders of Bai Xi, a pioneer officer appointed by Lord Wanhu himself.

Therefore, when they heard Bai Xi's military order, the hundred household officials couldn't help but bow their heads and clench their fists and said, "The last general will obey the order." Then, having said this, he strode back.