Chapter 43: The Trial of the Knife

Ouyang Fei has been studying weapons all his life, and it is precisely because he knows the sword so well that he has reached the point of pure affection, so he only needs to look at the painting and listen to Du He's introduction to roughly understand the surname of a weapon.

The three blades mentioned by Du He are all extremely subtle, and they show their advantages to the fullest.

The first Damascus knife used a wavy and streamlined blade, imbued with the principles of mechanics, and when slashed, it was able to produce more power. Cavalry on horseback, close combat is only suitable for slashing, and the Damascus knife just gives full play to the advantage of slashing.

The second Mad Dog Advanced Tactical Assault Knife is the same, one inch short, one inch dangerous, the short knife is conducive to hand-to-hand combat, but because of the close fight, more attention is paid to killing with one blow, in order to prevent others, after being hit hard, there is still room for the same end, so it must be extremely sharp and fierce, and the Mad Dog Advanced Tactical Assault Knife is also extremely fierce and ferocious, which can be called a murder weapon.

The third seven-eyed big dog-legged scimitar is not far behind, the sharp and streamlined blade can tear everything apart, causing the most damage to the enemy, and the sharp tip can be used to break the armor, that is, no matter how thick the armor is, it can't resist the fierce stabbing of the seven-eyed big dog-legged scimitar at close range.

Looking at the simple forging diagram drawn by Du He, Ouyang Fei's heartstrings trembled violently, he was born in a family of blacksmiths, his ancestors were well-known blacksmiths for eight generations, he was nurtured since he was a child, and he was deeply fascinated by the art of forging. His lifelong wish is to be able to forge similar divine weapons like Ou Yezi and the cadre Mo Ye and his wife in history, and dedicate himself to forging.

Although so far, he has not forged similar divine weapons such as Long Yuan, Tai'a, Ganjiang, and Mo Ye, but he personally designed the ritual knife, barrier knife, and horizontal knife in Tang Sidao, which is enough to make him one of the few forging masters in the world.

But the three knives designed by Du He made him look at the dust, and looking at the three blades that were almost flawless, he admired Du He. In the face of such a divine weapon, he was already fascinated, and his mind had already flown to the forging table.

"Yuanzheng, such a divine soldier can dominate the world for my Tang Dynasty, I wonder if you can let me and others forge it immediately and use it in the army?" Ouyang Fei didn't notice that his tone had become extremely respectful, it was admiration for the capable.

The surrounding members of the Weapons Prison were stunned one by one, and Ouyang Fei, who had a very high opinion of himself, actually showed such an expression. There was also a faint awe in their eyes when they looked at Du He, they had already heard of Du He's name, but they didn't expect him to have such a shocking attainment in designing weapons.

Du He knew their intentions, and did not refuse, and divided the more than ten people into five groups, each group acted together, and all made the same blade.

"Same?" Ouyang Fei was a little dumbfounded, what was Du He's intention?

Du He explained with a smile: "You all have your own talents, and this weapon is the first time to interview. I would like to build an ideal weapon in your mind based on your understanding of this design drawing, and finally summarize the advantages of the five weapons and fuse them to bring out the full power of such a divine weapon. ”

Ouyang Fei's eyes also lit up, and he smiled and praised Du He for using a good method.

Du He recalled the memories in his mind, drew five copies of the design drawings again, and handed them to the five groups to let them forge knives according to each other's talents.

The first thing to be cast was the seven-eyed big dogleg scimitar, which belonged to the special knife for foot soldiers, and was the most widely used in Datang, so it was an object to be conquered.

These more than ten people are all famous blacksmiths in the Tang Dynasty, and each of them has extraordinary skills, integrating their own experience into the design drawings and starting the forging of this weapon.

Because it is the first time to build, how long to build, how wide the collective to build need to go through rigorous calculation and thinking, Du He gave them three days, three days of time to arrive, Du He invited ten veterans with more than 20 years of military experience from the army, let them try the knife.

Whether a knife is good or not, where is it good!

What Du He said doesn't count, and what the blacksmith says doesn't count, only if the real user says it's good, that's really good. The old soldier rolled over on the battlefield and used the knife for more than 20 years, and his experience in using the knife is by no means inferior to that of any knife expert in the world, and their experience is the most worthy of reference.

Five knives, ten veterans tried them one by one, that knife is good, what is good, what is the shortcomings of that knife, the old pawn pointed out one by one.

Du He asked them, the master craftsmen, to improve them one by one according to the requirements of the old soldiers, and then combined the advantages of the five knives into one, and made the most excellent and satisfactory sharp weapon.

Du He touched the brand-new seven-eyed big dogleg scimitar, and finally showed a satisfied smile. This knife has been unanimously approved by ten veterans, which is enough to prove the significance of this knife's existence.

"Next is the Damascus knife, you've been busy for a few days, do you need a break?" Du He is still very considerate of his subordinates.

But the greatest interest of those craftsmen is to cast knives, they unanimously regard casting knives as pleasure, do not feel tired at all, one by one rejected Du He's kindness, and even said that the sooner the next step, the better!

After a few days of getting along, they already knew that Du He didn't know any forging skills, but no one was convinced of him, not only because he had "invented" these three types of divine weapons, but also because of his command.

Just like Han Xin, Han Xin is a general, but he doesn't need any martial arts, he can still be invincible, although Du He doesn't know any forging skills, but he commands the overall situation, let them forge separately, and then try the knife with the old pawn, and use the old pawn's years of experience to personally experience the shortcomings of their knives, step by step, there are no mistakes, which is unconvincing.

In just four or five days, Du He has completely fulfilled the order and prohibited, and no one will disobey his order.

Damascus knives and Mad Dog advanced tactical assault knives, Duhe also forged them in batches in the same way, and then found experts from the army who were familiar with this kind of weapons, let them evaluate the quality of the weapons, let them give pertinent opinions with their years of experience, and finally finalize these two knives.

More than a dozen people looked at their crystallization and shouted.

Du He said with a smile: "In order to celebrate the completion of the great achievement, I have a treat to the drunken fairy boat, please have a good meal and rest for a day!" ”

More than a dozen people were even more happy and coaxed one after another.

"I don't know if I have a chance to drink this wine!" There was a loud shout in the distance, and the voice was familiar, it was Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Du He looked at it from a distance, Li Shimin laughed and walked out of the corner, followed by a general wrapped in battlefield blood. Li Jing, Hou Junji, Li Ji, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Duan Zhixuan, and even Qin Qiong, who has never been a director, are also included.

I don't know why, because of the brave competition, Qin Qiong's body gradually improved. As the old saying goes, emotional health is the panacea for a long and healthy life.

Du He had planned to take three treasure swords to invite merit, but Li Shimin's arrival this time just saved him from having to make an extra trip, and many experienced generals were there, and it also happened to let them evaluate the newly made treasure swords.

Du He led a group of people to come forward to pay respects.

"Flatten down, get up!" Li Shimin was a little worried at first, Du He was too young to convince the public, but in the dark, he saw that he had tamed this group of arrogant technicians in just half a month, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help Du He up, smiled very heartily, and pointed to the vote behind him: "The virtuous son-in-law also came to see your uncles......

bent down all the way and bowed to the people, and just when he got up, Cheng Biting Jin was silent and smashed straight over with a punch.

Du He rolled his eyes, won't this thing play some new tricks? He took a small step back and dodged.

Cheng Yanjin muttered: "This can't be hit, it looks like I'm going to attack next time!" He muttered "quietly", but in his voice it was like that of a normal person.

For this living treasure, a cadre instinctively ignored it.

"I said that there was nothing to do today, and I gathered my brothers who had fought the world in the past to get together. In the chat, the virtuous son-in-law is the most dynamic here, and it seems that he is researching a new type of weapon, so he is curious, so let's take a look! Li Shimin said very intimately and kindly, his eyes full of smiles.

Pretending to be confused, Du He secretly despised himself, his recent actions were not kept secret, as long as he asked those who tried the knife, everything would naturally be understood.

This is obviously giving itself strength by bringing a group of people. Du He also heard some of the movements in the court in these days: there are many officials who say that they are too young, the official worships the loyal general, holds 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the title of county is the county, which is the supreme glory, and now he is a part-time civil servant, mastering the cutting-edge technology of the Tang Dynasty, which is too kind to himself.

Du He also knows that his status is not only unmatched among the younger generation, but even among the older generation, there are faintly unmatched people. In response to a sentence, the tree is a big wind, so I don't care.

And Li Shimin's purpose is to let himself get the support of the military, as long as they are supported by these bigwigs, plus Fang Du's influence in the court, it is enough to break this turmoil.

"Du He happened to invent three war knives with a cadre from the Academy of Science and Technology in the past half a month to help my Datang enhance its strength!" Du He said with a smile and asked people to bring three knives up.

The Mad Dog Advanced Tactical Assault Knife, the Seven-Eyed Big Dogleg Scimitar, and the Damascus Knife appeared in front of Li Shimin and a veteran respectively.

They are all well-informed characters, but they are confused when they see these three knives.

The construction of these three knives is far different from that of common weapons, and they are not craftsmen, so they cannot see the key to this at a glance.

Only Wei Chi Jingde stepped forward movingly, he was striking iron for a living when he was young, and he knew a little about it, and saw the mystery, stepped forward, took the Damascus knife in his hand, and asked Li Shimin for instructions to try the knife.

Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

Yu Chi Jingde quietly pulled out the instrument knife and handed it to Cheng Yanjin.

Cheng bit Jin understood, the two raised their knives and slashed at each other, with a crisp sound, the instrument knife was broken into two on the spot.

Wei Chi Jingde looked at the knife in his hand, and it was intact.

(To be continued)