Early the next morning,

Zhang Lie hurriedly stepped into the meeting hall, only to see Zhang Bao sitting at the desk, but the right hand of the usual knife soldier was holding a brush, and was scribbling on a white cloth. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Oh~Tianyi is here~" Zhang Bao raised his head and raised his hand to signal, "Sit down and say!" ”

"Thank you~" Zhang Lie respectfully sat down on the seat on Zhang Bao's side, and then said, "The lord hurriedly summoned Lie to come, I don't know what is important?" ”

Zhang Bao raised his head and asked, "Tianyi, the casting of our army's armor and weapons was contracted to Xu Ming, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping, right?" ”

"It was true that only three of them were contracted before~" Zhang Lie said in a deep voice, "However, the mining rights of iron ore have always been the responsibility of the Zhen family, due to the continuous battles of our army, the consumption rate of weapons and armor has greatly exceeded the speed of production, so in order to improve efficiency, Lie divided part of the weapon production rights to the Zhen family!" ”

"Hmmm! That's fine, competition is efficient. The more blacksmith shops there are, the more difficult it is for them to form a monopoly. However~" Zhang Bao said in a deep voice, "Whether the weapons and armor are good or not not only improves the survival rate of our soldiers, but even affects the final trend of the war." Therefore, while implementing the contract system, it is necessary to assign responsibilities to each individual. ”

"Don't worry, lord!" Zhang Lie said thoughtfully, "Every weapon, every piece of armor is engraved with the name of the maker, once something goes wrong, the snucker will definitely not be able to escape!" ”

"Engrave not only the name of the maker, but also the number of copies of the maker!" Zhang Bao's face was full of solemnity, and he said in a condensed voice, "The benefits from the production of weapons and armor are far greater than those of other projects, but the responsibility is even greater, and there can be no negligence!" So since they want to get a high income, they have to take on high risks. ”

Zhang Lie said in a deep voice: "The lord is wise, and Lie must remember it in his heart." ”

"That's right~" Zhang Bao picked up the sketch on the table and handed it to Zhang Liedao, "Tianyi, look at this~"

Zhang Lie took the cloth and frowned slightly, only to see all kinds of sketches drawn horizontally and vertically on the white cloth, looking like a sketch of a weapon, but this is too sloppy, some even only drew a horizontal bar, saying that it looks like a sword, but it is not right, and although the sword is more popular in this era, it is mostly used for decoration, if it is to kill the enemy, the main weapons are knives, guns, and spears!

Thinking of this, Zhang Lie said suspiciously: "Lord, what is this?" ”

An inexplicable charm flashed in Zhang Bao's eyes, and he said in a condensed voice: "The sharp weapon of the country, the horizontal knife!" ”

"Horizontal knife?"

"That's right! Horizontal knife! ”

The horizontal knife is the war knife of the Tang Dynasty army, the biggest role is to fight, its production process is strict, not only that, but the more important one is to break the armor! Armor piercing requires hardness, and the cutting edge is narrow, and durability requires toughness, so the Tang Dynasty horizontal knife adopts the most advanced steel-clad technology. Wrought iron is used as the outer skin, hundreds of steels are sandwiched in the middle, and part of the cutting edges are partially quenched by local quenching technology, that is, covered with soil and burned edges. The blade is hard enough to cut through armor, while the blade is tough and durable.

This is a weapon that is a hundred years ahead of this era, if the Yellow Turban Army can be equipped with such a sharp weapon, then what other Yang's army in the world can compete with the Yellow Turban?

"This knife is so sharp and hard that it can even cut through enemy weapons." The corners of Zhang Bao's mouth raised a hint of evil smile and said, "Tianyi, if our army enters the battlefield with a horizontal sword, and when the two armies fight, the enemy's weapons are cut off one after another, then do you still need to think about the final outcome?" ”

Zhang Lie's eyes lit up and said: "If the horizontal knife is really as sharp as the lord said, it is a divine weapon." ”

"Of course!" Zhang Baodao, "Tianyi, you go and call Lao Tie and all of them, this general has something important to ask!" ”

"No!"

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Qingzhou, Beihai County.

Kong Rong was unkempt, looking like a mad tiger, holding a long sword and saying with a hideous expression: "Yuan Shao, you call the name of the fourth world and the third prince in vain. Thou shalt do what thou hast done, and thou shalt stint for ten thousand years! ”

"Hahaha~" Yuan Shao wore a golden helmet and gold armor, straddled a snow-white war horse, and pointed at Kong Rong with a horsewhip in his hand and laughed at the sky, "Kong Wenju, it's just a matter of becoming a king and defeating a king." Even if this general is stinking for 10,000 years, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to see it. However, this general thinks that God has the virtue of a good life, as long as you surrender obediently, this general may be able to save you from death! ”

"Phew~" Kong Rong said angrily, "Yuan Shao Ruxiu is going to be rampant, a certain henchman Zongbao has led the army to come to the rescue, and it is unknown who will kill the deer!" ”

"Really?" The corners of Yuan Shao's mouth turned into a mocking smile, and he waved his big hand, "Kong Wenju, look at who this is?" ”

Kong Rong fixed his eyes and looked at it, and couldn't help but be angry and angry, and a member of the generals who flashed out next to Yuan Shao was kissing a tiger with a tiger kiss, a tiger body, and a steel gun, who else could there be if it wasn't the general Zong Bao of Peking University?

"Zongbao, the betrayal!" Kong Rong said angrily, "This assassin treats you well, why do you betray the master?" ”

Zong Bao Yin said compassionately: "The history of the hole thorn, as the saying goes, people go to high places and water flows to low places, now Yuan Gong is famous in the sea, you should have given up Qingzhou, but you don't want you to be greedy for rights and cause the people of Qingzhou to be displaced, and you are the world's ten thousand death sinners." What face do you have now to rebuke my betrayal? ”

"Bastard, I'll kill you!" Kong Rong roared angrily, and used all the strength of his life to throw the sword in his hand towards Zong Bao viciously.

"Huh~"

The cold light passed, and the terrible scream almost wanted to tear people's eardrums, Zong Bao's face was like earth in an instant, and the general who was standing on Yuan Shao's side, Koji Yi, showed disdain, snorted lightly, raised the steel spear and gently blocked it, and then dropped the sword that Kong Rong threw with all his might. At the same time, hundreds of black holes in the first camp emitted crossbow arrows that rained down on Kong Rong and one hundred and eight pro-soldiers~

"Alas~ Why bother!" Yuan Shao looked at Kong Rong, who was like a hedgehog, shook his head, and said lightly, "Although Kong Wenju is plotting to rebel, he is the grandson of the sage Confucius, so he will be buried with the rites of a scholar~"

Xu You sneered and said, "The lord is wise! ”

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Youzhou Ji County, Zhang Bao's mansion.

On the cloth in Lao Tie's hand, it is a weapon that looks like a sword and a knife, which is what Zhang Bao said. In fact, Japanese katana and horizontal swords are very similar, but they are completely different in terms of structure, design concept, and thickness.

The horizontal knife belongs to a kind of Tang knife, and the Tang knife has four systems, the instrument knife, the horizontal knife, the barrier knife, and the Mo knife. Among them, the role of the ritual knife is limited to dependence, so it is no longer considered by Zhang Bao, and the practical skills of the obstacle knife are higher and shorter, and it is not suitable for large-scale equipment, so this is no longer considered.

As for the Mo knife, it is actually better than the horizontal knife, and it is more practical, but the biggest flaw of the Mo knife compared with the horizontal knife is that it requires great financial and material support, and even has to catch up with the cost of the heavy armor iron horse, not to mention that Zhang Bao does not have so much financial and material resources at all, even if he has this ability, Zhang Bao will not choose the Mo knife, if there is such a large financial and material resources, why not form a heavy armor iron horse?

So in the end, Zhang Bao chose the horizontal knife.

Historically, when horizontal swords and barrier swords were introduced to Japan, they became the predecessors of the Japanese katana. However, although the Japanese sword originated from the Tang sword, they were modified to design a katana suitable for their own local combat.

Ancient China had a lot of resources, so when fighting, both the enemy and us would wear iron armor and armor, and the horizontal knife, as an advanced weapon in the Tang Dynasty, was first used to break the defense, and then cut people.

However, Japan has a narrow territory, scarce resources, and iron armor is rarely seen on the battlefield, so the katana later developed into a weapon that focused on slashing and slashing rather than breaking defenses.

Therefore, the horizontal knife is the outside, soft on the inside, and tough in the middle. Katana, on the other hand, is sharp and hard, and the back of the sword is tough. This is the essential difference between the two types of knives, and if two knives are slashed against each other, there is no doubt that Japanese swords will definitely become two swords.

Lao Tie since following Zhang Bao, perennial to build weapons, so the skills and exquisite, as soon as you start the sketch, you faintly feel that this knife is very unusual, after Zhang Bao's explanation, it is more determined that if this knife can be cast into an absolute weapon, but at this time Lao Tie's thick eyebrows almost condensed into an inverted figure.

"Lord, if it is as you say, our army is ready to use such a divine weapon, and the lord will unify the world just around the corner!" Lao Tie shook his head in embarrassment and said, "It's just that according to the description of the lord, this knife is too small, although it can be forged with the most advanced method of 100 steel, but the result of fighting on the battlefield is definitely not as good as the lord said, according to my experience, it is definitely the opposite ending." ”

"No, no, no~" Zhang Bao shook his head and said, "The horizontal knife can't be made purely by the method of 100 steelmaking, otherwise it will be too rigid and easy to break as you said." Instead, it is necessary to use the process of cladding steel, use wrought iron as the outer skin, sandwich hundreds of steels in the middle, and then part of the cutting edge adopts local quenching technology, that is, the method of covering the soil and burning the blade to complete the production of a horizontal knife! ”

Zhang Bao said this, and then said: "In this way, the horizontal knife can be soft inside and strong outside, and it is called a divine weapon!" ”

"The steel cladding method? Covering the blade? Lao Tie was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement, "Lord, Lao Tie doesn't dare to say that it is comparable to the famous craftsman of the ancients, but he has also beaten iron all his life, and he can't be more familiar with iron smelting Lao Tie!" It's just that the lord said that the method of smelting iron has never been heard of in ancient times? ”

Hearing the words of Lao Tie, Zhang Bao sighed in his heart, his face gradually became gloomy, the horizontal knife as a product that spans a hundred years, then the production method must also be produced after a hundred years, at this time the production technology is mainly to make weapons by the method of making steel, if the horizontal knife is made in this way, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Lord.... Lord~ Don't worry, "Lao Tie has been following Zhang Bao for a long time, and he has long been familiar with Zhang Bao's temper and character, at this time, seeing Zhang Bao's face covered with haze, his heart trembled, and he knelt on the ground with his knees bent, and said in a trembling voice, "Little... Villain.. I will not disappoint my lord."

"Hmmm! Get up~ You can't blame you for this, it's General Ben who is not thoughtful! Zhang Bao took a deep breath, his blazing gaze fell on Lao Tie, and said in a deep voice, "In this way, you go back and study it carefully, and report to me when there is a breakthrough." As for what you need, just ask Mr. Zhang Lie for it! ”

Lao Tiedao: "The villain understands! ”

"Wait!"

Lao Tie was about to be ordered to leave, but was suddenly called by Zhang Bao again.

Meeting Lao Tie's inquiring eyes, Zhang Bao muttered: "You remember, the method of covering the soil and burning the blade should refer to covering the blade with mixed soil that does not need high hardness, then heating the blade to a specific temperature, and finally putting the red-hot blade into the water. This will cause the bare part to cool down quickly, and the temperature change of the soil-covered part will not be very obvious, so that the hardness will be different from the bare part, so as to achieve the effect of both rigidity and softness, and in the case of high edge hardness, it can maintain the good toughness of the blade. ”

"General Ben has already told you everything he knows, as for the rest of the Farr and the others, you need to study it yourself, in a word, do everything you can to build this horizontal knife for me!"

Lao Tie hugged his fists and said: "The villain obeys!" ”

Watching Lao Tie's departing back, until Lao Tie disappeared outside the door, Zhang Bao turned around and said to Zhang Lie: "Tianyi, General Ben takes it for granted. Although the horizontal knife is good, its production process is also very complicated! ”

Zhang Lie comforted: "Lao Tie has been immersed in this way for most of his life, and he will not disappoint the lord in the future!" ”

"Hmmm! Don't talk about this~" Zhang Bao waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "Tianyi, General Ben heard that your little guy knows how to fight when he is only three years old?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't!" Zhang Lie smiled bitterly, "I want Lie to be a scholarly family, but that little guy is good, he is making trouble in the school with a group of little guys, and the angry gentleman doesn't know how much strength he has told Lie!" His mother beat and scolded, but she didn't have a long memory! ”

"Tianyi, children, they are active by nature, this is understandable, you don't have to be sad all day long." Zhang Bao said with a smile: "But you can't let these kids be lawless, a few days ago I heard that the bastard boy of the Dian Wei family beat up the kid of the Xu Chu family on the street!" This is much more majestic than your boy! ”

Zhang Lie said in a deep voice: "Lord, Lie is about to talk to the lord about this matter. Over the years, we have all married with my lord, and the children have gradually grown up. However, because I have been following the lord all year round, these children lack discipline and some are lawless. Take Dianman and Xu Yi as an example, although they fought each other, they also violated the criminal law. However, the patrol soldiers did not dare to take action, and they were afraid that if this continued, these boys would cause a big disaster! ”

Zhang Bao's dark eyes swept through the depths of a subtle light, Dian Man, Xu Yi is the son of the generals Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the patrol soldiers dare not take people, I am afraid of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, this wind cannot be fueled.

"Tianyi~" Zhang Bao said indifferently, "Pass the order, and let the cultural relics ministers send all the cubs of each family to the camp outside the city early the morning after tomorrow, and also send their cubs to the camp in the herald order!" ”

"No!"

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