A wooden plate that is huge enough to stand for more than a dozen people, inside are countless rolling stone balls, the stone balls rub against each other, making a rustling sound, as far as the eye can see, in a plate, there are at least two hundred stone balls, not to mention anything else, just the weight of these stone balls, it is enough to surprise people with the bearing capacity of this wooden plate, not to mention the constant movement.

What kind of liliang can be brought to such a heavy wooden disc and polished over and over again? This question is coiled around everyone's mind.

Wei Ba didn't see it, he made a big circle to bring these people to the workshop, and deliberately let people play music, in order to hide the source of motivation. The more mysterious it is, the more it can breathe people's hearts, so that they can see these heavy wooden disks turning, but they don't know what they are used to drive them, so that they can be mysterious enough to show their "Taoism", so that they can be amazed and arched like gods.

Judging from the eyes of these Guanzhong Haoqiang and Heavenly Master Dao believers, it was obvious that he had achieved his goal.

Wei Ba deliberately said in a light tone: "There are more than three hundred stone balls on each plate, and one stone ball is about seventy-five stones. There are ...... wooden plates like this in total" He turned his head and asked Zhao Sudao: "By the way, Master Zhao, how many wooden plates do we have now?" ”

Zhao Su said solemnly: "As of today, there are a total of one hundred and fifty-two, and more than 15,000 stone bullets can be produced every day. Considering that the war is imminent, the production of woodware is being intensified, and about twenty wooden plates can be added every day. ”

Wei Ba lowered his face a little unhappily: "Why is it so slow?" Let them speed up a little, and in three days, add another hundred. Nearly 10,000 stone bullets have been used up in one day today, and thirty more Thunderbolts will be added tomorrow. ”

Zhao Su said nervously: "Please rest assured if you join the army." I immediately asked the woodwork to speed up the progress, and I will definitely be able to catch up with the amount of use, and ensure that it will not affect the war. ”

"Hmm. I know you're working hard, but before the big war, we must not take it lightly. Wei Ba softened his face and reprimanded Zhao Su. Only then did he turn his head and say to Xiahou Mao: "Let the governor see and laugh, these people don't have much knowledge." If you have some achievements, you will be proud and complacent, and you will not seek to improve. ”

Xiahou Mao was embarrassed, and the heroes behind him were also as pale as earth, as if they were sick. Fifteen thousand of these stone projectiles in a day? Oh my God, is Wei Ba going to use these stone bullets to resurface the floor of Jianzhang Palace? Or is it that these stone bullets are not just for Jianzhang Palace?

Wei Ba saw the nervousness of the heroes in his eyes and was happy in his heart. But his face did not show it, and he continued to walk, casually explaining a few words as he went, so that they could see with their own eyes how the stones turned into stone balls. The question is not complicated. It's similar to making rice balls, except that these rice balls are huge, so it takes a lot of time to rotate and rub against each other before they can be formed. If you use manpower, this is simply an impossible task, and using the inexhaustible water power to push, day and night processing, a stone to zuihou molding, three days is enough.

The more relaxed he was, the more shocked Xiahou Mao and the others were, at this moment, their doubts about how many days the stone bullet could last had flown to the clouds, even if Wei Ba said a discount, it was expected that Jianzhang Palace would be smashed, as for their fortress, they believed that as long as it was smashed for a day like today's scene, no matter what kind of fortress it was, it would be smashed into slag. Even if the walls were to be preserved, the houses inside the walls would be razed to the ground.

It was as if they had a stone bullet in their hearts, and they were so heavy that even their steps became sluggish.

After visiting the stone bullet workshop, Wei Ba took them to visit the knife workshop and the arrow workshop. In the knife workshop, Wei Ba picked up a ring knife that had just been completed, and handed it to Xiahou Mao with both hands: "Dudu, try the knife edge?" ”

Xiahou Mao hesitated, took the knife, and a blacksmith next to him took two iron bars and placed them on the iron bar. Xiahou Mao clenched the ring knife and slashed it hard, and with a "dang" sound, an iron bar broke in response. Wei Ba laughed, "Dudu, you are not ruthless enough." ”

Xiahou Mao's face was flushed, and he laughed twice. Wei Ba pointed at Jin Xu again: "Jin Jun, you try?" ”

Jin Xu didn't shirk, stepped forward to take the knife, and with a strong swing, the two iron bars broke at the same time.

Wei Badaxiao: "It's still Jin Jun who has some strength. ”

Jin Xu smiled, touched the blade with his fingertips, carefully examined the blade, and found that there was not even a single scratch left on the blade, and he couldn't help but be surprised. "Wei joins the army, your subordinates all use such swords?"

"Of course." Wei Ba said lightly: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." The weapon in the hand is sharper, and when you start a battle, you have an extra chance of survival. In this regard, I have spared no effort. ”

"Joining the army is really clever and unpredictable." Ma An interjected in a rare way: "If 5,000 people are equipped with such a sword, even if they are novices, they can break through the Jianzhang Palace and annihilate all the soldiers in it." ”

Wei Ba glanced at Xiahou Mao, who looked embarrassed, and smiled: "Having said that, but I attacked Jianzhang Palace, not for the sake of attacking, training soldiers and letting them experience actual combat, which is more meaningful than attacking Jianzhang Palace itself." No matter how well you practice in peacetime, if you don't go to the battlefield to experience it for yourself, you still can't form combat power. I'm going to play a few more days to give everyone a chance. ”

Ma An licked his lips and silently retreated.

After visiting the workshop, the heroes in Guanzhong were in a heavy mood, and they gathered together in groups to talk in a low voice, one by one. A few sacrificial wines of the Heavenly Master Dao were chatting and laughing around Wei Ba, and they believed that with such a sharp weapon to help, there was no doubt about guarding Guanzhong. In front of these heroes, they have to show their excitement.

Wei Ba easily dealt with them, announced that he would fight again tomorrow, and then disbanded and returned to his residence.

Xiahou Mao returned to his residence a little depressed, and Xiahou Hui was talking with Princess Qinghe. From a high-ranking princess to a captive, Princess Qinghe has not yet adapted to the role. She didn't dare to speak ill of Wei Ba in front of her, but behind her back, she scolded the ancestors of the Wei family to the point of blood, and even scolded Xiahou Mao to the point of incompleteness. In her opinion, all this is Xiahou Mao's fault, if he hadn't mistakenly believed Wei Ba, things would never have come to this point.

Seeing Xiahou Mao's frustrated face, Princess Qinghe was even more angry, pointing at Xiahou Mao and scolding. In the past, Xiahou Mao was scolded by her, either saying good things with a smiling face, or arguing with a white face, but today Xiahou Mao didn't say anything, as if he hadn't heard it, he silently walked to the bed, sat down, and didn't speak for a long time.

Xiahou Hui saw that Xiahou Mao's expression was wrong, and hurriedly dissuaded Princess Qinghe and signaled her to pay attention to Xiahou Mao's abnormality. Princess Qinghe came back to her senses and reluctantly stopped.

"Uncle, what are you...... What's wrong? ”

It took a long time for Xiahou Mao to raise his head and look at Xiahou Hui with a dull look.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Xiahou Hui became nervous, reached out and grabbed Xiahou Mao's arm and shook it. Princess Qinghe also became nervous, bent down, stared at Xiahou Mao's eyes, and stammered, "Husband, you ...... Don't you ...... Scare me. ”

Maybe it was because he saw Princess Qinghe, Xiahou Mao finally had some reaction, he told Xiahou Hui and Princess Qinghe what he saw and heard today, and Zuihou dragged his cry down: "Yuanrong, you said we ...... Will we ever be able to return to Luoyang alive? ”

Xiahou Hui was also shocked, she sat aside in a daze, pondered for a long time, Zuihou said with a wry smile: "Uncle, it is not difficult to return to Luoyang, perhaps, you can go back decently." ”

"Decent?" Princess Qinghe sneered: "Just like him, can he still go back to Luoyang decently?" ”

Xiahou Mao ignored Princess Qinghe's cynicism, and looked at Xiahou Hui with a blank eye: "Say it quickly, this is weishenme?" ”

Xiahou Hui took a deep breath and slowly spit it out, his expression softened slightly. She turned her head, looked at Xiahou Mao, and then at Princess Qinghe: "Uncle, princess, do you remember, when you went out yesterday, Wei Ba once said that if you want to leave, you can leave at any time, but he suggested that Uncle wait a few days and leave when the time is right?" ”

Xiahou Mao and Princess Qinghe glanced at each other and nodded in unison.

"At the time, I didn't quite understand what he meant, but I understand a little bit now."

"What do you understand?"

"The possibility that the general will attack Guanzhong from Tongguan or Pubanjin ......" Xiahou Hui's face turned a little pale, and his lips lost their blood. Very small. ”

"How...... Possible? Princess Qinghe's disdain had just been exported, thinking of what Xiahou Mao had just said, her confidence was suddenly insufficient, and she said sneeringly: "Just because of those ordnance? ”

"Well, Wei Ba showed his uncle these weapons to show his determination to stick to Guanzhong. With these ordnance, even if the great general Zuihou can attack Guanzhong, the casualties will inevitably be staggering. ”

"No matter how big the casualties are, we must recapture Guanzhong." Princess Qinghe said without thinking: "If Guanzhong is lost, the place where Longyou raises horses will be lost, and there are war horses in Shu, how can I preserve the iron riding advantage of my Great Wei?" ”

Xiahou Hui smiled bitterly: "What the princess said is very true, and it is precisely because of this that Reverse Shu will take the risk of sending troops to the Meridian Valley." In guarding the pass, in order to seize the right of Long. It's just that the people who guard the pass and seize the right of Longlong are not the same person. ”

"Why isn't it the same person?" Princess Qinghe suddenly understood something: "Yuanrong, what do you mean ......?"

Xiahou Hui nodded: "If my guess is right, Wei Ba treats his uncle so politely, I'm afraid that he has realized his own situation and reserved a way back for himself." ”

Princess Qinghe was stunned for a moment, and then roared angrily: "Impossible, we have already been deceived by him once, how can we still believe him?" ”

Xiahou Hui shook his head: "The princess misunderstood, next time, he doesn't want to surrender, but wants to make peace." ”

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Routinely begging for a monthly pass, Lao Zhuang is already embarrassed to look at the list, so as not to be humiliated by Tang Sanzang's classmates again, do your best. (To be continued.) )