Chapter 14: Kunpeng (2)

"Naturally, it is the best fine iron!" Hai Yunfan said conceitedly: "If the raw materials are enough, this blast furnace can get thousands of catties of fine iron in one day, although it is a little troublesome to refine it into fine steel, and it can't create any magic weapons, but it is completely enough to equip ordinary soldiers." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Thousands of pounds a day?" Sun Gan did a mental calculation on the side, and then said: "It is possible to build hundreds of ring-headed knives." ”

Liu Bei said: "There is no need to make all of them into ring-headed knives, and it takes less iron to get some spears." ”

"It's good to use this fine iron to make knives and guns, but it's not enough." Zhang Fei said to the young man: "My Han family has always given priority to bows and crossbows. There are many people in this Zhuo County who are good at making good bows, but I don't know if the third brother has a way to make a strong crossbow? ”

Hai Yunfan scratched his head and thought for a while, he really knew the method of making a strong crossbow, but it required a lot of strategic materials to make it. For things such as beef tendon, horn and other things, Zhang Fei can still make up some of them by relying on his own production, but if he openly starts buying a large number of them......... It is estimated that the one who comes to the door is directly the counterinsurgency army.

Therefore, he could only shake his head and say: "No way, instead of working hard to collect materials to build a strong crossbow Ming Haibu is trying to find a way to get some out of the arsenal." ”

The Han system was closely inherited from the Qin Dynasty, so the arsenal, a system that had existed since the Spring and Autumn Period, was also well inherited. Now the world of the Han Dynasty is full of smoke, but they have all been suppressed, and there is a credit to the arsenal. In the hundreds of arsenals in more than a dozen states of the Han Dynasty, there were tens of thousands of strong crossbows, good bows, and countless swords, guns, swords, and halberds in any of them, which means that there are weapons and equipment. The Han people's martial tradition made it so that even ordinary landlords would train their children and subordinates, so even good soldiers were available.

Once something happens, the chief officer of the county will give an order and open the arsenal, and he can instantly pull up an elite army of tens of thousands of well-equipped troops. This is an important reason why the Han family has been suppressed for decades, although it has been smoking.

Liu Bei has been in the Quartet for a long time, so he naturally has a clear understanding of this system. But want to pull something out of the arsenal? For them, the difficulty is similar to rebellion. Unless it is a family like the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, it is better not to pay attention to the arsenal.

Of course, if it is the beginning of a warlord melee, it will be a different matter.

Hai Yunfan looked at the people who were somewhat regretful on their faces, and suddenly smiled again: "Although you can't make a large number of strong crossbows, you can make some armor." ”

"But I don't know if it's a fish scale armor, a piercing armor, or a bundle of armor?"

"Neither," Hai Yunfan said: "We only have more than 200 warriors now, and Jingtie earns thousands of catties a day, so naturally we have to match them with the best armor." ”

"Oh, what kind of armor is that, is it better than fish scale armor?"

"This new type of armor, I call it plate armor!"

The advantage and convenience of the Chinese language is that even if you have not heard of that kind of thing, you can roughly imagine it just by hearing the name. Because of the previous incident, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and others were very confident in the new type of armor in the young man's mouth. It's just that after the stamped plate armor was taken out, Zhang Fei first discovered that something was wrong.

"This kind of plate armor is good," Zhang Fei frowned, "But if it is damaged, it is completely useless." Moreover, this plate armor is not very protective against blunt weapons. ”

Well, this plate armor can't be blunted against a blunt weapon, so it's really unbearable. Hai Yunfan looked at Zhang Fei with an innocent look, making Zhang Fei can't help but feel that he has asked a stupid question.

"We're just a few people now, and if it's broken, just take it back and replace it with a new one. As for the question of blunt objects," said the boy, "I don't think any armor can withstand blunt objects." ”

"That's just as well."

In less than two months since the first molten iron flowed out, a large number of weapons and armor have been piled up in the wooden houses of Zhangjia's Taoyuan. There is nothing to say about the training of non-commissioned officers, such a small number of people and horses, just train according to the "Infantry Drill Code" and "Cavalry Drill Code". Relying on these two or three hundred people, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. Now they are ready for everything, just waiting for the day when the world will be in turmoil. However, the news that came first was not the news of the Yellow Turban Uprising, but the news that Gongsun Zhan was defeated by Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju in Youzhou.

In the Zhang family's manor, Liu Bei said to Gongsun Zan in surprise: "The eldest brother is here to recruit soldiers again, and go to fight to the death with that thief (Zhang Chun)?" ”

Gongsun Chan was tall, very beautiful, and had a loud voice, and he said in a voice as firm as gold and iron: "That's right! I see that Xuande, you have a lot of strong men here, why don't you go out of me to beg for thieves? As long as Xuande comes, I will make you a captain! ”

Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan both used to listen to lectures under Lu Zhi's disciples, and they were still brothers and sisters who were not so strict. It's just that the two didn't have much contact before, until now..........

Before Gongsun Zhan was promoted to the head of the country, he was the county commander of Zhuo County, and at that time, he didn't talk to Liu Bei much. Now that the army is almost wiped out, I ran back to my hometown to pull people. In his opinion, Liu Bei is also a little capable, although he can't fight much, but there are hundreds of people, isn't it?

This is the case in the Han Dynasty, when he was in the army, he took his own subordinates and nephews with him, otherwise, he could only make a name for himself with a knife and a gun. Liu Bei was also greatly moved when he heard this, he is still white, if he can surpass the low-level officers such as the captain and the team leader, and become a captain...........

Liu Bei suppressed the agitation in his heart and said slowly: "Since my brother has said this, the party has nothing to do, but Liu Bei still has to discuss it with the two righteous brothers." ”

"Discuss?" Gongsun Zhan's eyes narrowed, and the murderous aura naturally poured out, and the temperature in the room seemed to have dropped a lot.

Liu Bei was shocked, he had long known that his cheap senior brother had superb martial arts, but he didn't know that he was so strong. Although he was horrified in his heart, he still had a smile on his face, just because there was already one person who was already in the way between him and Gongsun Zhan.

And this person is naturally Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide.