The next time.

The three of them got up early to see how the work of the blacksmith and apprentice was doing, only to find that the tiger-headed knife was still being forged, and it would take half a day to complete.

It's not that Han blacksmiths and apprentices are lazy, it's just that all craftsmen have a kind of plot of excellence in their hearts, and they often treat the things they make as their own children, and they put their hearts and souls into it, and they can't be sloppy at all.

And the first time the blacksmith saw this high-quality iron, he was even more determined to make a good knife, and every time the hammer fell, it was done carefully, so after a whole night, the big knife had not yet been baked.

Yuan Mai also knows the truth of "slow work makes meticulous work", especially for forging weapons, which is even more urgent. Although he was in a hurry to find Wang Shuang, it was not bad at this moment, making a good knife was much better than taking a shoddy knife to visit someone's house, and the chance of success was much greater, so he waited patiently.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hao Zhao proposed to go outside to try the effect of stirrups, and Yuan Mai readily agreed. Hao Zhao took twenty cavalrymen out of the barracks and galloped on horseback in the open area by the Zhanghe River.

Half an hour later, a group of men and horses returned to the barracks, laughing from ear to ear, saying that with this stirrup, it was like a divine help, and the horse not only alleviated the bumps, but also freed up their hands to fight, which was simply an epoch-making invention.

Yuan Mai stood on the side with his hands behind his back, happily listening to the discussions of the soldiers, looking unfathomable, and said in his heart This is also called an epoch-making invention? I'll you......

This was the first time Zhen Yao saw a bilateral stirrup, and he couldn't help but be amazed. The heart said that this kid can't help but do a good job, and he can actually invent battlefield supplies, what a ghost! It seems that there are indeed a lot of goods in the stomach, and there is really great hope for the future kingship in the world.

So he asked for a pair of stirrups, put them on his saddle, and rode around excitedly, and was very addicted.

At noon, the treasure knife cast by the blacksmith Han was finally baked.

Under the sunlight, a big knife shaped like a tiger's roar was born, only to see that the blade was black and shiny, the blade was flashing, and the end was majestic and majestic, unparalleled in the world.

"Good, good knife! This knife resembles a tiger's roar, so let's use the name 'tiger roar' in the future! ”

Looking at this treasure knife, Yuan Mai was full of praise, he really wanted to keep it for himself to use, but his small body was not good, not to mention the twists and turns, it was hard to make two laps, and practicing archery was the right path for himself.

"Good knife, good name, it will be called 'Tiger Roar' in the future, such a good knife is just a warrior like Wang Ziquan, seeing this knife, Wang Ziquan must be able to feel the general's heart of seeking talent, and it will definitely be used by me."

After playing with the big knife twice, Hao Zhao was full of praise for the forging skills of the blacksmith Han. It's just that he has practiced spearmanship since he was a child, and he can only say that he has an axe when using a knife.

Hao Zhao was also full of praise for the name "Tiger Roar" that Yuan bought for this knife, thinking that it was completely consistent with the temperament of this treasure knife. When dancing the knife, I couldn't help but look forward to the appearance of a warrior like Wang Shuang joining and charging into battle with a knife; With such warriors fighting side by side, hegemony can be expected!

When making stirrups, the skills of the Korean blacksmith were not shown, and that was because the stirrups had no technical content. And as soon as this big knife came out, Yuan Mai, Hao Zhao, and Zhen Yao admired the skills of Han Blacksmith, and this forging technique, if he claimed to be the second in Yecheng, who would dare to boast of being the first?

Seeing that it was not too early, Yuan Mai decided to immediately set off to Lu County, Shangdang County, to find Wang Shuang. Hao Zhao agreed, ordered twenty cavalrymen to eat immediately, and escorted General Yuan to Lu County later.

It's not that Hao Zhao is afraid of too many people and is reluctant to send troops, it's just that Yuan Mai has only these horses available for deployment.

In addition to the two horses that Yuan Mai and Hao Zhao brought out from the state pastor's mansion, Lu Yi sent over twenty horses, which are all the horses that now belong to Yuan Mai. There is also a mount for Fan Hu and Fan Bao brothers, and the soldiers who can really follow them to Lu County can only lead eighteen people at most.

After lunch, Yuan Mai and Hao Zhao said goodbye to Zhen Yao, led a cavalry team of twenty people, carried the "Tiger Roar" sword, and set off to Luxian County to recruit Wang Shuang.

As for Zhen Yao, he had to continue to stay in the barracks, waiting for the "Han Blacksmith" to forge a sword for him.

The reason why Zhen Yao did not accompany him is his own reason, his main task now is to hide in the shadows and hunt for Yuan Mai, so naturally he can't follow Yuan Mai as blatantly as Hao Zhao.

Before Hao Zhao left, he repeatedly told the blacksmith Han to forge a high-quality gun for himself, go to rest first, and then start work after recuperating enough spirits, don't be in a hurry, it doesn't matter if it's a day earlier or a day later, the important thing is that the gun is good!

Yuan Mai didn't go to say goodbye to Koji Yi, anyway, this guy didn't take himself very seriously now, he always regarded himself as an ornament, thinking that he was gilded down, and he didn't discuss anything with himself. I don't bother to fight with him for power now, and when I recruit Wang Shuang back, it's not too late to worry about him.

Leaving the Yecheng barracks, a group of twenty-two people, hurrying up their horses, galloped towards Shangdang County.

From Yecheng to Shangdang, it is only more than 200 miles. With the help of stirrups, the team walked faster, and when it was dark, the group entered the territory of Lu County.

After a rough mountain road, the terrain gradually opens up and the terrain becomes flat. Hao Zhao pointed to the front and said, after walking more than ten miles, you will arrive at the "Funiu Ridge", and the Wang family's horse farm is on the ridge.

After an afternoon of trekking, everyone was already hungry, and Yuan Mai ordered a fire to be lit and cooked.

This era is not like later generations, just go out with your wallet, stay in a hotel, and have food stalls for dinner. In this sparsely populated era, if you take a fork in the road, it is normal not to see a village in a day. When you go out, you have to bring dry food and fresh water, otherwise you can't run away from hunger and thirst after eating the last meal.

The bonfire was raised, and the group had a simple dinner, and continued to rush to Funiuling under the leadership of Hao Zhao.

Although Hao Zhao said that there was only a dozen miles left, because he had just arrived and was not looking for the right way, the group went around and around, and it took a lot of effort to find the Wangjia Racecourse.

I saw that on a mountain ridge shaped like a lying cow, there was indeed a huge horse farm, and from time to time there were bursts of horse neighing, and it seemed that there were not a few horses, and there were always two or three hundred.

"Finally found it, the general waited for a while, Rong Zhao went to call the door!"

Hao Zhao turned around and said, and came to stop in front of the trench on the periphery of the racecourse, and shouted loudly inside: "Dare to ask, whether the second master of Wang Ziping is at home, Hao Zhao in Xiataiyuan, he had purchased more than a dozen horses in Guima Farm last year, and now he came to visit the second master of Wang." ”

Due to the troubled times, there are many bandits in various places, so the horse farm is closed at night and is heavily guarded. Moreover, this horse farm has been in operation for many years, with perfect defense facilities, and there is a surrounding trench outside, about one zhang wide, and there are wooden buildings inside, which can be climbed to overlook, shoot, and snipe the enemy outside.

Before Hao Zhao approached the trench, the fieldmen who were guarding on the wooden building had noticed that more than twenty horsemen were coming outside, and they had already whistled, and dozens of pine oil torches were immediately lit up in the racecourse, and forty or fifty fieldmen were fully armed, as if they were facing a great enemy.

A character with a strong appearance, a strong physique, and a leader-like appearance, boarded the wooden building and talked to Hao Zhao: "Taiyuan Hao Zhao? Tang doesn't remember, since you came to buy horses, why didn't you come during the day, but came to call the door when it was dark? I think you're a robber! ”

Hao Zhao looked at the size of this person, far less burly than the nine-foot Wang Shuang, knowing that it was not Wang Shuang, and said loudly: "Don't be suspicious of this brother, I'm not here to buy horses." I came to visit your prince Quan Wang Erye, I don't know if he is in Luxian recently, or in Longyou? Has it ever come? ”

"What are you looking for my second master, what do you want? You're followed by so many people, and you're clearly a robber, do you think I'm a three-year-old? ”

The leader surnamed Tang stood upstairs and looked into the distance, and saw more than 20 horsemen behind Hao Zhao galloping slowly, still not believing Hao Zhao's words, and stubbornly thinking that Hao Zhao was a bandit.

Seeing that the other party regarded himself as a bandit, Hao Zhao smiled dumbly, "Haha...... Don't get me wrong, brother, we are not robbers, we are officers and soldiers. It was the current general, the son of the Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao family, he heard that the second master of your family was very skilled, and he came from Yecheng to visit him, because of the long distance, so it was just after dark. If the second master is at home, please trouble him to come out and talk. ”

At this time, Yuan Mai led the entourage to gradually get closer, and helped Hao Zhao to speak, don't be suspicious of the people inside, we are really officers and soldiers from Yecheng.

The leader stood on the wooden building, and saw Yuan Mai and his party through the torch, they were indeed all dressed as officers and soldiers, so he believed Hao Zhao's words a little, "Could it be that you are really officers and soldiers?" Not a rogue or a thief? ”

Yuan bought a horse out of the ranks, hugged his wrist and saluted, and said loudly: "Although the strong man can rest assured, in the next Yuan to buy Yuan Xianyong, the father is Jizhou Mu Yuan Benchu." This time, I came to Luxian overnight to visit Wang Ziquan Zhuangshi, and I hope to invite him to come out to talk about it. ”