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Ma San nodded and said: "In the process of improvement, every time I asked my brothers to try it, after more than ten modifications, this one was finally finalized, how do you feel about trying it?" ”

Liu Zhibang looked at it for a while and said: "Well, yes, tie the knife tightly to the arm with a belt and you won't lose the knife because of the force, the T-shaped grip is more protective of the wrist, and the knife is more labor-saving, cutting, chopping, stabbing, and blocking are very easy, it is indeed better than the original knife, but you have to tie the knife in advance before going into battle, and you have to untie the belt after the war, it's a little troublesome, find a way to make an arm guard with this knife, you can easily embed the handle of the knife into the arm, and it doesn't have to be so troublesome to take it out, after all, the battlefield has to change weapons at any time according to the situation......"

Ma San nodded and said, "Okay, I'll improve ......."

"Patriarch, where are you?"

Liu Zhibang looked up and saw that Xia Zhuangzhuang was looking for him in the workshop, and when he answered, Xia Zhuangzhuang ran over, and it could be seen that his body had become stronger in the past few days.

"What are you looking for me?"

Xia Zhuangzhuang took a few drawings in his hand and unfolded: "Patriarch, according to the drawings you gave, taking into account the materials and technologies we currently have, I have changed this crossbow, you can see ......"

Liu Zhibang looked at it carefully, Xia Zhuangzhuang's redrawn drawings were extremely neat, and they were almost printed by the computer, and said with satisfaction: "You have really put in the effort, but are you sure that these wheels can also be made of wood?" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang nodded seriously and said: "I made a model myself and tried it, although it is easy to wear out, but there is no problem in shooting hundreds of arrows, and the loss of range and strength is not large, but the speed of pulling the bow is a little slower, as long as it is lined up in several rows and shot in turn, there is still an overwhelming advantage, which can make up for the disadvantage of slow speed of changing arrows......

Liu Zhibang then asked: "We used all the metal brought by Shopkeeper Mu last time to use these crossbows, I hope these weapons will not be too disappointing." By the way, did the black powder I let you experiment with have any samples? ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang nodded and said: "It has already been made, and I have tried a few, the power is amazing, but because the raw materials are too scarce to produce in large quantities, I can only make these dozens of ......."

Liu Zhibang said helplessly: "It's not enough materials, how many minerals can we have in this territory, only a larger territory can collect more materials......

Xia Zhuangzhuang stared at Liu Zhibang for a while, and Liu Zhibang asked, "Do I have flowers on my face?" ”

"Patriarch, are you really only willing to be a mountain king?" Xia Zhuangzhuang asked.

Liu Zhibang stared at Xia Zhuangzhuang and said, "I know what you kid thinks, do you want me to attack Xia Yuancheng?" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang clapped his hands and said: "That's right, strike first, strike later, this truth is what you told me, we can't always wait for the enemy to attack us, we should take the initiative to attack, hit the enemy by surprise, so that the initiative can be in our hands, everything is ready, the enemy is also ready, then the fight is financial resources, do we have this advantage?" ”

Liu Zhibang nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, then our plan will be greatly revised, you calculate, how much combat strength can we organize now?" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang raised his head and silently calculated, and said: "Although our Han nationality has nearly 10,000 registered Han troops, there are only more than 3,000 soldiers who are truly qualified......

Liu Zhibang also made a silent calculation, and said: "There are only more than 1,000 veterans of the three main regiments, there are less than 500 veterans of the Fire Cavalry Regiment, and even fewer veterans of the special regiments, only more than 100 people......

Xia Zhuangzhuang said again: "If you just gather two thousand main forces, you can complete the formation within ten days, and then equip a strong crossbow battalion of two hundred people, a bow and arrow battalion of one thousand people, an engineer battalion of one thousand people, and a logistics battalion and health battalion of one thousand people, plus a reserve army of one thousand people, then you can form an army of six thousand people within fifteen days, if there is no major accident, it is still more likely to defeat Xia Yuancheng's 50,000 army." ”

Liu Zhibang patted Xia Zhuangzhuang's shoulder, and said with relief: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, you do better than me, the next battle, I will let you command ......"

Xia Zhuangzhuang was overjoyed when he heard this, thought about it, and said a little timidly: "Commander...... You've been so good to me, I'm ...... I have a request! ”

Liu Zhibang looked at Xia Zhuangzhuang curiously and asked, "What you want, as long as there are some in the clan, it is easy to discuss!" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang pondered for a long time before he timidly spoke: "I want to recognize you as my father-in-law!" ”

"Ah......h

Liu Zhibang's brain paused for a long time before he came to his senses, and said, "Zhuangzhuang, military advisor, I am not yet twenty-four years old this year, and I am only four years older than you, don't make fun of me, okay......"

Xia Zhuangzhuang shook his head lightly and said seriously: "Patriarch, you are the savior of my family, you let my father join the Han nationality, these days I feel that he has laughed more times than he has in previous decades, and you also gave me the precious 'Fountain of Immortality' water, which not only saved my life that was about to die, but also became as healthy as ordinary people, these are unimaginable great blessings." And you are against all the odds, insisting that I be a military advisor, under one person and above ten thousand, this is the grace of knowing the situation. The grace of saving lives, the grace of knowing the encounter, this is the greatest kindness in life, I only hope to be your righteous son, for you to saddle the horse and the horse, for you to share your worries and solve problems, you just promise me......" said Xia Zhuangzhuang knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

Liu Zhibang was stunned for a while, and saw that Xia Zhuangzhuang was still kowtowing, and blood was coming out of his forehead, for fear that he would hurt his body, so he hurriedly pulled him up.

"Okay, I promise you, don't knock ......"

"Great, righteous ......"

Liu Zhibang stretched out his hand to stop Xia Zhuangzhuang and said, "Wait, I promise you, but instead of being a father-in-law, I will be your brother-in-law......"

Xia Zhuangzhuang looked at Liu Zhibang's insistent eyes, and it took a long time before he shouted: "Yes...... Big Brother ......"

"Commander, Commander......"

Liu Zhibang turned his head to look, a herald was looking for him everywhere, and agreed, the soldier ran to Liu Zhibang's side and saluted a military salute and said: "Report, commander, there is a team of people from outside the city, it is Captain Hu Gang Hu who led the team, Captain Hu said that he brought a distinguished guest to the clan, I hope you will pick it up......"

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