The ancient knife is a good knife, a good knife for sharpening iron like clay, no matter from which point of view it is a good knife, but this knife has a big problem, with Zhao Guang's eyesight, he can't see the casting material of the knife at all, that is to say, this is not an iron or steel knife at all, but forged with unknown metal, not only Zhao Lao is this opinion, almost everyone in the armament station is like this, so not to mention the forging process, even the material is unknown.

In front of Meng Ge is a knife that has removed the dirt on the surface, this knife is snow-white, after Zhao Lao and others scrubbed, this knife finally showed its original appearance, the sharp blade can even blow hair and break hair, originally Meng Ge didn't want to try to see if he could find out the forging process, but now he found that this idea is whimsical, this knife is actually cast from an unknown material, Meng Ge didn't expect such a result anyway, this has exceeded Meng Ge's cognition.

Looking at the scimitar carefully, Meng Ge suddenly asked, "Elder Zhao, where can you tell that the material of this knife is not iron?" ”

"This has to be judged from the special surname of this iron itself, to put it simply, to create an identical knife, the weight is much heavier than this knife, the general is a person who practices martial arts, and he should have a certain feeling for the weight of the knife, the general may wish to give it a try!" After speaking, Zhao Lao beckoned to the person next to him and motioned to present another knife.

Mo Lao, who had been prepared for a long time, took out an identical knife from the box behind him and placed it in front of Meng Ge, because the handle was also made of the same material, so there was no deviation, and there was no difference in the shape of the two, but one was bright and bright, and the other was slightly dim, and when he got it in his hand, he obviously felt that the weight was different, and the weight was not a little worse, because it should be quite bad.

As we all know, the density of different metals is not the same, so the metal components of the same volume are different, and this can be used to distinguish the types of metals, and Zhao Lao used this method, and Meng Ge also understood, but what he didn't understand was how someone would use rare metals to forge a knife, who found other kinds of ores, and then refined this metal from them, but the metals that could be refined in this era were nothing more than that, according to Zhao Lao, This is not any of the known metals.

The judgment of a professional like Zhao Lao is trustworthy, since Zhao Lao is so sure, then the material of this knife should be what Zhao Lao said, not any kind of material, which shows that someone has mastered the method of refining other kinds of ores, which is the problem that Meng Ge is concerned about.

Putting down the knife in his hand, Mungo asked again, "Is there a way to figure out what kind of material this is made of?" ”

Zhao Lao hurriedly said in embarrassment: "With the current means, I'm afraid there is no way, we don't know what material this knife uses to forge, and we haven't heard of where there is this kind of iron, if you want to find a material out of thin air, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do, not to mention that we don't know anything about the material of this knife, not to mention the forging method, no matter what method we use, we can't damage this knife at all, and we can't do anything about it. ”

It is not easy to find a material out of thin air, and it is difficult to refine it after finding it, since this is not an iron thing, it is difficult to refine it with the scientific and technological level of this era, but this knife is forged with other metals, which is the most puzzling place.

After thinking about it for a long time, Meng Ge said to Xiahou Lan again: "Xiahou Lan, immediately send someone to send a message back to Chang'an, and ask Qin Chuan to send someone to check around to see if you can find someone with special smelting technology, and if so, please come back to me immediately." ”

"Yes!" Xiahou Lan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly handed it over, he could see that Meng Ge attached great importance to this matter.

I'm afraid that no one understands the value of this better than Mongo, if you can find someone with special smelting skills, maybe you can find a more effective way to make steel, and the mystery of this knife may also be solved, this is a good time to open up the gap between the weapons of the enemy and us, if there is a special smelting technology that has not been lost, then it must be obtained in the hands anyway, this is not negotiable, if it is lost, it is another matter.

After explaining what should be explained, Meng Ge, who had been busy for half a night, was also tired, so he went back, the knife was still left in the armament station, if he could find out any valuable secrets, it would be good if he couldn't find it, and there would be no loss, and even Meng Ge asked Zhao Lao to test them with all their strength to see if they could find this material.

Being able to leave the ancient knife to continue researching, of course Zhao Lao was happy, and agreed in one bite, saying that if he was given time, he would definitely gain something, but Meng Ge didn't take it seriously, the discovery and application of a new material is not so easy, which Meng Ge knows better than anyone, so he didn't force it, just let them do their best.

There is a village not far from the Tiger Prison Pass, Tian Mao lives here, usually Tian Mao enters the city to inquire about the news from here, with the things to be sold into the city, as for the identity of the problem is nothing to worry about, this year the army is in chaos, there are displaced people everywhere, disguised as fleeing refugees is, this year I am afraid that there is no one to guide this thing, which also creates a certain convenience for Tian Mao and his party to pretend to be identified.

The village is exceptionally quiet tonight, but Tian Mao has never been able to feel at ease, the soldiers and horses in the pass are too frequent, and he doesn't even dare to be too public, basically except when necessary, Tian Mao is not likely to enter the city, in order to avoid exposure, this is also a helpless thing.

However, the abnormal movement of soldiers and horses in these Tiger Prison Pass made Tian Mao smell the danger, the large-scale transfer of soldiers and horses is not to escort military rations, from this point of view, there should be some action, Tian Mao's first reaction is that they are going to the poisonous dragon camp, but there are many things like these two checkpoints, so Tian Mao has not been able to pass on this news, and when he is fine, he always runs into the deep mountains and old forests, which is too eye-catching, and the investigation of the official army is much stricter, which also causes certain difficulties to his task.

Under the dim light, Mao Dazhuang said to Tian Mao in a low voice: "Qu Chang, you can't go on like this, you have to spread the news tomorrow, if it's against us, Lord Duwei should be prepared!" ”

Tian Mao frowned, and replied: "It is true that the news must be sent back, but the matter of this tiger prison has not been done yet, the plan of poisoning has not yet been realized, and there is still a period of time before the time of evacuation, if you leave rashly, I am afraid it will not be good to come back!" ”

Should he retreat or continue with the current plan, Tian Mao has no bottom in his heart, Dian Wei doesn't know where to go these days, the contact has been interrupted for two days, this is not a good sign, if something really happens, it will not be good, although he has confidence in the Poison Dragon Camp, but Tian Mao still can't help but worry.

However, Tian Mao's worries are a bit redundant, Dian Wei has begun to move towards the Tiger Prison Pass overnight, and it is the idea of the Tiger Prison Pass to attack the east and west, and the enemy's series of abnormal actions make Dian Wei alert, but the enemy's actions are often his own opportunities, Dian Wei, who has been playing the idea of the Tiger Prison Pass all day long, is accurate this time, since the Tiger Prison Pass has moved, then the force is bound to decrease, this is the opportunity, and let Li Daniu run around the mountains with people, this is Shengdong, and it is also the time for him to create an attack on the Tiger Prison Pass.

That is to say, Li Daniu must put on a deliberate plan, if this matter is just the enemy's negligence, then it doesn't matter, anyway, it's not a big mistake to be careful, it's the same as running in vain, it's better than being served by someone else, not to mention that he robbed so many things, how to do it is also a sure deal.

Dian Wei led the poisonous dragon battalion to copy the trail overnight, and quickly approached the Tiger Prison Pass, and when everyone came to the temporary station, the sky was gradually getting brighter, and after a night of night road, the soldiers were all tired, and the high-intensity night march was not so comfortable.

Dian Wei, who was tired enough to choke, looked depressed, and saw that the sky was almost bright, so he summoned the little dog and said: "Little dog, arrange a good vigilance, let everyone have a good rest, there may be action tonight, if Tian Mao's side succeeds, we may be able to do him with a big vote!" ”

"Understood, I'll do it right away!" The little dog hurriedly arranged Dian Wei's task, of course, this rest is a rest in batches, this is the enemy's occupied area, no one dares to be careless in this kind of place.

Dian Wei's long-awaited opportunity finally appeared, last night Zhang Liao's pursuit was in vain, caught a few lonely, irrelevant to the overall situation, but the situation in Hangu Pass early in the morning has changed, under Cao Ying's suggestion, the coalition forces have decided to withdraw to the area of Caoyang Michi, this time the coalition troops withdrew quite completely, Meng Ge did not have time to react, the enemy ran far away, did not give Meng Ge too much time to react.

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't let the enemy catch up!" Wen Ping rode a war horse, constantly shouting along the way, this order to retreat, the soldiers became relaxed, and their depressed mood was also relieved a lot, and the half month in Hangu Pass really put them under too much pressure.

Not to mention ordinary soldiers, the pressure on a general like Wen Ping is not small, continuous defeats, this kind of thing will be in a bad mood for anyone else, now there is a rare chance to breathe, Wen Ping is finally relieved, although he is unwilling to withdraw like this, but at this stage there is no way to deal with Meng Ge, the siege can not be captured, and the field battle does not seem to be dominant, if it is not for a strange formation, I don't know what Meng Ge will be beaten into, temporarily evacuate Hangu Pass for rest, this decision is undoubtedly wise for the coalition forces.

This time was bullied by Mongo like this, who was holding back a lot of strength in their hearts, Wen Ping is like this, so are the soldiers under him, and the same is true of other coalition princes, seeing the gap with Mongo's army, of course everyone will start to train hard, only the quality of the army has gone up, this battle has the meaning of going on, relying on most of the recruits who have only been recruited for a short time, and it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to want to defeat Hangu Pass.

Outside Hangu Pass, the coalition forces turned into several teams and began to retreat to the east, when Mongo got the news, it was already noon, when he heard the news that the coalition forces began to retreat, he was stunned at first, and then he was a little puzzled, where the coalition forces would retreat, this is a question worth considering.

The coalition army will not easily go out of the Luoyang area, which Meng Ge is very sure, although the three wars have caused certain losses to the coalition army, but now the coalition army still has more than 100,000 men and horses to mobilize, since this is the case, the coalition army has no need to retreat, the battle has reached this point, and the Kwantung coalition army has no reason to retreat.

After getting this news, Mongo immediately gathered all the personnel, and the movement of the coalition forces was unexpected by Mongo, who originally thought that the coalition forces would grind for a while, but they didn't expect them to run so fast, which was a result that Mongo did not expect, and the generals did not expect it to be like this.

It didn't take long for all the generals to gather together, and as soon as they were seated, Mungo asked, "Everyone, the two armies have withdrawn, this is good news, but don't be too happy, first tell me where the coalition forces will retreat?" My opinion is that they will not withdraw east of Luoyang, so the war is not over yet! ”

When he came up, Meng Ge poured a basin of cold water on everyone, so that everyone's minds were a little clearer, the coalition army was only temporarily withdrawn from the Hangu Pass, and it was unknown when it would make a comeback, so it would be too early to be happy at this time.

"Now that the coalition forces have just withdrawn, how is it possible to know where they will retreat?" Yang Dingfang felt that this question was completely meaningless, and there would be an answer when the results came out, and there was no need to rush to know.

"No, roughly speaking, the retreat of the enemy army should not be too far, because if it is far away, it will not be able to deter Hangu Pass, and if it is close, it will be disturbed by our army, so they will find a distance that is not close or far, Caoyang, Mianchi, and Luoyang are all possible locations, these places have cities to rely on, and it is not realistic for our army to besiege a city guarded by 100,000 troops, so they are most likely to withdraw to a place where there is a city." Jia Xu analyzed the possible movements of the coalition forces in one sentence, and the reason why he decided that the enemy would not withdraw was due to three reasons.

The First Coalition Army has no intention of peace talks, and since it does not negotiate peace, it will continue to fight; Second, the coalition forces have suffered heavy losses and will not rest on their laurels; Third, it is the strength of Mongo's army, the Kwantung coalition is afraid of Mongo's military strength, so they will not easily give Mongo a chance to breathe.

For Jia Xu's analysis, Meng Ge agreed, and immediately nodded: "Wen He is right, since the coalition forces have retreated, then our army should advance, and if the enemy retreats, we will advance, pass the order, quickly occupy the coalition camp, and pursue the rear army of the coalition army, Zhang Liao and Pang Lianhu will attack immediately, but be careful not to be fooled!" Watch out for fire attacks and more! ”

"Order!" The two immediately stood up, knelt down on one knee to take the order, turned around and stepped out of the big tent.

"Without further ado, the whole army will be pulled out!" Mongo would not let the coalition evacuate easily, and even if the coalition did, it would not be the time to let them go.

(To be continued)