Now that the furnace steelmaking has been completed, Wu Nian is also relieved. Early the next morning. Wu Nian left Zhang Guangbao with his own soldiers.

But. Instead of immediately returning to Fort Kitayama, he planned a route. Castles walked by.

It's like the Eight Governors are out on patrol, and they look around. Where there is a brother's garrison, stay a few more days and talk.

Where there was no brother garrison, he summoned the local castle lord and officials and asked about the people's livelihood or something.

Nothing strange happened, no waves. After going around and around for a month, Wu Nian returned to Beishan Fort.

It was spring when he went out, and it was already summer when he came back.

The original barracks outside Beishan Fort have been demolished. The soldiers went to the deserted valleys, or to the hills, and continued their training.

In their place are crops that are growing well. The industrious people were busy in the fields under the great sun.

Speaking of which. There are more than 10,000 acres of land outside the city, although he doesn't care about it, but Liu Xiang and Wu are very concerned, and I don't know if they are working in the field.

Or take a house slave on patrol.

Even if you live somewhere else, there's nothing you don't get used to. But in the end, it is his own Beishan Fort, Wu Nian took a deep breath, and even the air was sweet.

Soon.

The soldiers surrounded Wu Nian's carriage and entered the castle. He originally planned to go back to Wu Mansion to rest, but was intercepted by Liu Zhixing halfway.

I had to turn a corner and came to the Fuhan General's Mansion.

The general's mansion is still the same, and the officials are busy coming in and out. But when they saw Wu Nian, they all stopped and saluted respectfully before leaving.

Whenever this happens, Wu Nian also stands at the point and returns the salute.

When he came to Liu Zhixing's room, Wu Nian smiled and said to Liu Zhixing, who was sitting behind the desk, "Zhixing." I had just come back, and my body was falling apart, and I was about to rest. You're good enough to call me. What's the matter? ”

"Something about the troops." Liu Zhixing showed a serious expression, and after finishing speaking, he rummaged on the desk, took out a drawing, stood up and walked in front of Wu Nian, and handed it to Wu Nian.

"Class?" Wu Nian was a little curious, took the drawings and looked down.

"What is this?" Wu Nian raised his eyebrows, revealing a serious look, took the drawings and sat down on the Taishi chair, and after watching them for a while, he put the drawings on the coffee table.

The so-called new troops.

It is a samurai in iron armor, armed with a long-handled heavy axe. The axe is one man tall.

That is, heavy armor and heavy axemen.

"It's not light. Not everyone can move, and it takes a long time to train soldiers. How do you think of this class? Do you have any preparation for the axe method? ”

Wu Nian raised his head and asked in a deep voice.

Heavy armor and heavy axemen. Wu Nian has never seen or heard of it, but he knows its characteristics at a glance.

Strong samurai clad in iron armor and formed in groups. The heavy axe is sharp and heavy, and when it is slashed at a person, the effect of armor-piercing is full.

If such a pure heavy armor and heavy axe soldier can be built to deal with the Mengyuan soldiers, the effect should be very good.

Now is not the time to be beaten, but to forge ahead.

But there are a lot of problems.

"This is what I found in an old book. It is a class of troops of the previous dynasty. The investment is huge. First of all, this heavy axe requires a lot of steel. The second is training, and the soldiers have to consume a lot of rice and meat every day. ”

"That is, eat more and practice more."

"Axe. It is not recorded in the book. The general had to figure out a way to create a set of axes. ”

"If it weren't for the general's furnace steelmaking, there would be no way to produce this heavy armor and heavy axe. But with the furnace steelmaking. It's a lot easier. ”

Liu Zhixing's face was slightly red, he couldn't suppress his excitement, and said in a deep voice.

Wu Nian nodded slightly, a slight smile on his face. Without his furnace steelmaking, the average person would not be able to raise such a heavy armor and axeman.

Heavy axes, all iron-clad samurai.

Super training, super exertion.

The food and wages given must be sufficient. And his soldiers here have no money.

Everyone is an anti-Mongolian fighter, not to talk about wages.

In a word. The heavy-armored axeman looks like a trick, but only he can do it.

"You've already planned it. Then there must be a craftsman forging this heavy axe, right? Take it and I'll take a look. ”

Wu Nian thought for a while, then raised his head and said.

"Yes." Liu Zhixing laughed, or the general understands himself. He came to the door and commanded a servant.

Soon after. There were Wu Nian's personal soldiers, who came over with a heavy axe.

Wu Nian stood under the porch at the door, stretched out his hand and took the heavy axe and looked at it. With a wooden handle, the heavy axe is very sharp, and it is very heavy to start with, very heavy.

The lethality of this axe is simply invincible.

It's not like a steel knife, which curls or pops out of the gap when you chop it.

Unlike spears, they can't pierce iron armor.

If it swings out, it's a smash. It can also smash people into serious injuries.

It's like Jin Yong's martial arts said.

The heavy sword has no edge, and the great ingenuity does not work.

A group of strong men as strong as oxen and dressed in iron armor held this heavy axe, and they were neatly arranged. He just thought about it, and he felt terrified.

The lethality is huge.

But how to use this axe is a problem.

This is a branch of the former dynasty, and there is no axe method handed down.

Just like in the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, Qi Jiguang created the Miao knife and the Miao knife knife method in order to deal with the Japanese invaders.

Wu Nian is outstanding in martial arts, and he is proficient in various weapons.

Wu Nian held a heavy axe, slowly came to the courtyard, and played with his hands, but no matter how he played, there seemed to be a problem.

Soon he stood in the courtyard and pondered, and after thinking for a long time, he raised his head and said to Liu Zhixing, who was expectant: "Who is learning the art of war in [Martial Arts] now?" ”

Liu Zhixing was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said, "Zhang Jin and Tie Niu are here." ”

"Call them here." Wu Nian smiled, a confident look between his eyebrows. "Since this is the arm of the previous dynasty. If the generals of the previous dynasty can create axes, then we can do it too. ”

"The army began to build. The soldiers of Wang Gui's three thousand households were trained towards heavy armor and heavy axe soldiers. ”

"Blacksmiths are forging heavy axes and armor."

"Wait for the next time the troops are dispatched. I'm going to use this heavy armor and heavy axe to slash and kill the Mengyuan soldiers. ”

Although this idea came from Liu Zhixing, after listening to Wu Nian's words, he was taken aback and said in a lost voice: "Three thousand households? ”

That is, at least three thousand six hundred heavy axes.

Three thousand six hundred sets of armor.

The heavy axe is from scratch.

Among the soldiers and horses of the armor king, there were originally one or two thousand sets. But even so, the pressure on the blacksmith is not ordinary.

Besides.

I just said that. Heavy axes and heavy armor soldiers need to eat and practice more, and the pressure of rice and meat is not a joke.

3,000 households!!

Liu Zhixing can only say that he is worthy of being a general. It's a big step.

"Go ahead and do it. Even if you tighten your belt to get by, you have to get this heavy armor and heavy axe soldier out. Wu Nian raised his head and said with high spirits.