A gloomy rain of arrows fell, and suddenly shot these dozen Hu people into sugar gourds.

"My lord, here we are!" With a burst of shouts from the east, a knight in a black helmet and black armor appeared on the grass in the east and galloped over.

The leader is Zhao Da.

Seeing his family rushing to respond, the dozen or so black-armored army riders behind Chu He suddenly cheered, and then rode out and rushed towards the remaining Hu people on the opposite side.

To Song Nian's surprise, these remnants of the Hu people, although some of them were shot like sugar gourds, and some of the war horses were shot to death but their hands were not heavy, but these people, without exception, seemed to not know the pain, pulled out the scimitar on their waists and rushed towards the mount of the Black Armor Army.

But it's a pity that the black-armored soldiers around Chu He are all elite, and a few charges down, and they will kill these Hu people.

Even the thick scimitars in the hands of these Hu people were cut and shattered a lot.

After that, it was Song Nian who went up to check.

These Hu people, without exception, all carry that kind of magic medicine on their bodies.

Not paste, but ...... After purification, it is in powdered form.

Song Nian had collected a lot, and it just so happened that the magic medicine powder on her body was about to run out.

chatted with Chu He and Zhao Da for a few words, and the three of them all decided that these Hu people had found a way to purify the magic medicine, and then ...... Their tribe uses these elixirs to stimulate their potential and turn these Hu people into painless killing machines.

Thinking of this, several people couldn't help but think of Hu Ren's recent repeated offenses, and they all frowned.

"What do these Hu people want to do? I see, is it better to cut off their salt? Song Nian frowned and asked.

People must not lack salt, otherwise they will soon lose their physical strength. Salt is one of the most precious commodities in the grasslands and deserts.

Chu He shook his head slightly: "It's okay for a while, but if it goes on for a long time, it will definitely anger the Hu people." ”

Song Nian thought about it, the Hu people didn't have salt to eat, so they could only come to grab the ...... Through the field, on the one hand, it can give the needs of the Hu people an outlet, so as not to force the other party to a dead end. On the other hand, it can also weaken the Hu people outside the Saiwai by selling salt.

She asked: "Then these Hu people have repeatedly violated the border, and if they continue like this, something will happen sooner or later." ”

Chu He frowned: "Maybe...... It was Holo who was too gentle...... These Hu people are testing his bottom line. ”

Song Nian suddenly realized.

Indeed, the Hu people committed a border offense, and this matter should be the business of Helu, the border landlord.

But so far, there has been no movement on the Mikawaguchi side.

Song Nian didn't believe that He Lu hadn't received any news. It can only be said that he intends to use the policy of appeasement to buy these Hu people.

It's a pity...... Hu people are such creatures, but they are afraid of ...... It's always going to be an inch.

Zhao Da scratched his head when he heard Song Nian and Chu He talk about this, he was a rough man and couldn't understand these at all.

Simply, he went to find some broken scimitars of Hu Ren, put them in his hand and played with them for a while, and suddenly said, "My lord, look at this!" ”

Chu He borrowed these scimitar fragments to take a look, and his eyes suddenly became cold.

These scimitars are broken in pieces, thick and strong.

The reason why it is easy to break is that there are many pores in it, and the steel is too hard and brittle, so it was smashed when he fought against the black armor sergeant.

Having said that, the Hu people have this kind of thing, which also makes Chu He extremely vigilant.

"This is the ...... It doesn't seem to be my Great Eternal Country's sword-making method......"

Song Nian immediately picked it up and looked at it. The iron was heavy and rough to the touch, and she couldn't help but say, "This one looks like it's been cast." ”

"Cast?" Chu He was stunned for a moment, and randomly came to his senses.

"It's true that the cast has a lot of pores and a fragile texture. Therefore, Dayongguo has long abandoned this method. ”

Turning mould casting is a very ancient craft, the earliest used to cast bronze and the like, and there are very few iron casting. The main reason is that Dayongguo has long mastered the technology of folding and forging, and the iron tools created through the folding and forging technology are of excellent quality and durable.

In particular, the folding and forging steel knife has a tough texture, and the black armor army and the Hu people faced each other, although they broke the mouth of the steel knife, but they shattered the scimitar of the Hu people, which verified the quality of the steel knife of Dayongguo.

Of course, folding and forging steel knives are good, but they are too time-consuming. The thousands of steel knives of the Black Armor Army were actually the result of the Chu family's repeated accumulation for several generations.

"It turned out to be the method of casting, haha, my lord, this cast ironware, I know, is brittle and loose, and it is extremely easy to rust on rainy days. The Hu people used this thing as a treasure, and they really laughed to death. Zhao laughed and laughed.

Song Nian didn't think so, she thought for a moment, and said to Chu He: "Lord Chu, my subordinates feel that there is a big problem here. ”

Chu He nodded: "Let's hear it?" ”

Song Nian said: "These Hu people we met are not the elite of Hu people, they are just harassing the border land at will. It was already equipped with such a cast-iron scimitar...... I'm afraid that on this grassland, there are not a few Hu people with cast-iron scimitars. ”

Chu He frowned: "You mean, someone fornicated outside the territory and smuggled a large number of iron tools?" ”

Song Nian sighed and said to Chu He: "Lord Fang Cai also said that this extraterritorial Hu people use different methods from Da Yongguo. So these iron tools were made by the Hu people themselves. And if it is the smuggling of the people of Dayongguo to the outside of the territory...... Ready-made weapons should be smuggled directly, not this kind of goods. ”

Chu He was stunned: "What do you mean?" These Hu people have learned how to make iron tools? ”

In other words, the Hu people have their own blacksmith!

This is even more frightening than the smuggling of iron.

A large part of the suppression of the extraterritorial Hu people by the Great Yongguo comes from the advancement of science and technology!

If the Hu people also have craftsmen, then who knows what the Hu people will do on the vast grassland? How many weapons will you build little by little?

Song Nian turned his head and looked at the green and continuous grassland in front of him: "Lord Chu, I mean...... These Hu people, I'm afraid they are...... Possess a huge iron mine! ”

Chu He's face suddenly turned cold, and he asked sharply, "You mean!" The Hu people may have owned iron ore! ”

Song Nian nodded silently: "That's right, only if you have a large amount of iron ore, you will use the casting method to create a large number of weapons." His subordinates felt that Hu Ren did not understand the method of folding and forging...... Oh, these merchants have not known how much benefit they have gained from the Hu people over the years, and it is not a big deal to buy a blacksmith. But...... They didn't use the method of folding and forging because it made a good weapon, but it was too slow......"

"Only if you have a good iron ore, smelt molten iron, and inject it into a mold, you are a weapon! This is much faster than a blacksmith who repeatedly hammers and polishes it to build a weapon in several days! ”