After leaving the training ground with Wei Zheng, Wang Feng still didn't react from the excitement and enthusiasm just now.

With a flushed face, he said to Wei Zheng with emotion: "General, what you just said is too good. I can guarantee that with what you just said, even if you let the soldiers die immediately, the soldiers will not hesitate to nod their heads in agreement. ”

"And the name 'trapped', it's really powerful. Just by listening to the name, the enemy knows that our pikes are an elite unit that is invincible to us, specializing in breaking through the enemy's defense lines on the battlefield and completing tasks that ordinary troops cannot do. ”

Wei Zheng nodded, and Yan Sù's face also showed a heartfelt smile. Answer to Wang Feng.

"Brother Wang, don't shoot the fart...... Whether the Lancers can really live up to the title of 'trapped' depends on your follow-up training. I didn't train well, and I was too embarrassed to call it out. ”

Speaking of this, a trace of sternness flashed on Wei Zheng's face again, and he said to Wei Zheng.

"I have just said in front of all the soldiers that the training volume of the pikes in the future will definitely far exceed that of ordinary troops. Coupled with the current situation, your pikes must hurry up and train..."

"My opinion is that the pikes will start tonight and practice for an hour every night, and then I will have the gang prepare supper for everyone to eat well... In a word, after three days, the pikes must be able to pull out...."

Wang Feng also became stern, and loudly assured Wei Zheng: "Please rest assured, general, as long as there is enough meat supply, the pikemen can train for five hours a day. So, in three days, the initial formation of combat effectiveness without any problems ...."

Wei Zheng nodded with a satisfied face and replied: "You only care about training, and I will help you solve other things..."

Wei Zheng had just stepped into the Juyi Hall with his front foot, and Zhao Yun followed in with his back foot.

At the same time, five subordinates who could already see a trace of blood on their faces also walked in behind Wei Zheng.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng immediately remembered the two tasks he had assigned to Zhao Yun in the afternoon.

Just after Wei Zheng shifted his gaze to several subordinates, several people quickly knelt down in front of Wei Zheng, and said with a sincere look of fear: "I've seen the general......"

"Get up....several brothers are up....... have you forgotten the military regulations I said when the Haw Par Army was established, in our Haw Par Army only has military salutes, no kneeling salutes..."Wei Zheng frowned subconsciously and said with a little dissatisfaction.

"Thank you, General... －”

After several people stood up one after another, Wei Zheng asked Zhao Yun directly: "Brother Zhao, are these people the craftsmen I am looking for..."

Zhao Yun first pointed to three of the older men and said, "General, these three are the blacksmiths you want me to find, and the remaining four are carpenters, all of whom I found after I asked everyone in our Tiger and Leopard Army." ”

"In addition, I searched the entire cottage, plus a large number of iron tools and surplus armor we seized in Mushroom Valley, a total of 2,500 catties of iron weapons were collected. I've sent all these iron tools to the back of the barracks for storage, and if you want to use them, General, you can send them right away..."

As soon as he came back from the training ground, he heard another good news, and Wei Zheng's mood can be directly described as good.

He sighed directly at Zhao Yun: "Two thousand five hundred catties, it's enough...."

"Even if you calculate according to two catties of iron and one spear head, two thousand five hundred catties is enough to create more than one thousand two hundred spear heads..."

Zhao Yun asked with a thoughtful face: "General, you are going to build a spear head..."

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied, "Although our number of spears is far from enough, spears are not the most urgent weapon we need..."

"Everyone has heard of this weapon I want to build, and it is called chicken ribs among the officers and soldiers..."

A middle-aged man who used to be a craftsman and had built weapons for the army immediately understood what Wei Zheng said, and whispered: "General, what you want to build is not a throwing gun..."

"As far as I know, among many officers and soldiers, because the throwing distance of the spear is too close, it is far inferior to the bow and crossbow and musket in the attack distance, and there is basically no threat to the Tartar cavalry, and it has been eliminated one after another..."

After casting a hint of admiration at the craftsman in front of him, he asked with interest: "I don't know who this brother is, you seem to know very well about the performance of various weapons equipped by the official army." ”

The blacksmith who had just spoken hurriedly stood up and said with a frightened expression: "Report to the general, the little one's name is Wang Tiezhong, and he was originally a blacksmith in the army. It's just that because of the harshness of the superiors, the life of us craftsmen in the guard house is not as good as year after year, and in order to survive, we have to leave the guard house and live here..."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's brain quickly became active: you must know that under the military household system of the Ming Dynasty, the craftsmen in the guard not only had to bear some iron tools in the guard, but also had to bear the annual weapon forging task of the military department.

Therefore, almost all the craftsmen in the army in this era have mastered a very sophisticated forging technology, and all kinds of infantry weapons in the Ming army, as long as they are given raw materials, can almost be forged in their hands.

The fact that he was able to find one such talent among his more than 200 subordinates is enough to show that he is lucky.

For a while, Wei Zheng's gaze at Wang Tiezhong in front of him could already be described as hot. Facing Wang Tiezhong in front of him, he asked expectantly: "Brother Wang, I want to know, what weapons you built when you were in the guard, and what weapons you will build......

Seeing that the general valued himself so much, Wang Tiezhong's vicissitudes of life quickly flashed with a trace of heartfelt excitement. A pair of eyes, and I can't help but burst into tears...

You must know that in the former guards, craftsmen can definitely be called the lowest class of people. Not only were they exploited and bullied by officers at all levels of the guards, but ordinary military households with the same status as themselves also used various means to oppress themselves.

It is safe to say that since he became a craftsman, he has never been looked down upon.

At this moment, Zhao Yun, who knew something about these craftsmen, suddenly spoke: "Brother Wang, don't be excited, the general is still waiting for you to answer..."

"Yes, Captain Zhao..."Wang Tiezhong quickly wiped his already red eyes with his sleeve and reported to Wei Zheng.

"Report to the general....When I was in the guard house before, I not only made ordinary broadswords, spears, iron armor, but even made muskets. However, due to the harshness of the raw materials from the superiors, the musket we created would explode because the chamber was too thin to blow up at most three shots, and it was basically unusable..."

The opponent will not only build conventional weapons, but also muskets...

Hearing this answer, Wei Zheng couldn't help but exclaim in his heart: "I found a treasure myself..."

The excited Wei Zheng didn't think about it, so he ordered Wang Tiezhong in front of him: "Brother Wang, since you know so many things, then I will appoint you as the head of our Haw Par Army Weapons Manufacturing Factory, and specially forge all kinds of weapons for my Haw Par Army..."

At this moment, Wang Tiezhong didn't believe what Wei Zheng said in front of him at all, and he was actually an official in the Tiger and Leopard Army.

It wasn't until Zhao Yun reminded him that Wang Tiezhong, who was stunned, reacted and excitedly assured Wei Zheng: "Thank you, General... Small....no, lowly duty, lowly duty will definitely help the general take care of the weapons factory, and forge more and better weapons for our Haw Par Army..."

"Okay, I believe you....however, because we don't have too many people in the Tiger and Par Army, I can only give you a maximum of ten people in the weapons factory....these people behind you will all be under your command from today onwards. As for the remaining few people, I will ask Captain Zhao to send them to you. In addition, I will also ask Captain Zhao to circle a piece of land for you at the back of the barracks to be used as a site for the weapons manufacturing factory. ”

"Yes....General...."Zhao Yun and Wang Tiezhong affirmed at the same time.

After the matter of the weapons factory was decided, Wei Zheng immediately shifted the topic to the throwing gun that he had already determined.

Facing Wang Tiezhong, who still hadn't reacted from the excitement, he ordered loudly: "Lord Wang, I can only give you one day to build the furnace for striking iron, but whatever, Captain Zhao will prepare something for you." A day later, the arsenal had to go all out to build the throwing gun. I don't care what method you use, in three days, I want you to build 500 throwing guns and give them to me..."

"Please rest assured, the general will fight for his life and build five hundred throwing guns..."Wang Tiezhong assured loudly.

Wei Zheng replied with a satisfied face: "Very good....After the throwing gun is built, I still have important tasks for you to complete." ”

After speaking, Wei Zheng directly turned his head and explained to Zhao Yun: "Brother Zhao, if you have any needs for Lord Wang, you must meet them as much as possible." Because, 500 seemingly simple throwing guns determine whether we can survive the catastrophe in front of us. ”