A lonely full moon hung in the sky.

In the warm tent, the burning purple charcoal fire made a slight sound, the flames swayed from side to side, and the roasted Hou Ji was itchy, he leaned against the head of the bed, looked at his hands, and felt a little incredulous.

Obviously, a few days ago, he was still spinning around the ghost gate, and he was on the line of life and death, but now he can stand up and lean on the head of the bed without relying on anyone, and in a few days, maybe getting out of bed and walking will not be any problem.

Until now, Hou Ji still recalls the fierce battle in the alley that day - he tried his best to kill everyone, among which the Hidden Arrow played a vital role, in the cramped and narrow alley, when the powerful Hidden Arrow fired, it was only a matter of a moment, they didn't have time to react, not to mention that the Hidden Arrow had been specially improved by himself, and the strength was similar to Daji's longbow, and the power was very strong, although the skull was the hardest part of the human body, but it was still easily pierced by the Hidden Arrow.

But since he woke up, Hou Ji found that his Hidden Arrow had been taken away.

Han Lao said that it was taken by Xiangye.

What did Xiang Ye do when he took my Hidden Arrow? Hou Ji has been puzzled these days.

After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure it out, Hou Ji shook his head, and his eyes inadvertently fell on a square token on the table, the token was engraved with the two big characters "Longwu", put the token in the palm of his hand, and rubbed it slowly, and his ears echoed from time to time what Xiangye said that day.

“..... You are the commander of the Dragon Warriors! ”

"What about the people of Qin? The Prime Minister doesn't mind where you come from. ”

"You remember, in the future, you will be a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you only have this one identity..."

From an inconspicuous and uncared for C-character dead soldier, he has become the most trusted commander of Long Wuwei of Xiangye.

These Hou Ji didn't dare to think about it before, it was like a dream.

But this token representing identity is really held in your hand, which can't be faked.

In the Qin State, he experienced countless pursuits and escapes to the territory of Daji, and his identity as a Qin State made him feel discriminated against.

When he felt that he had no hope of revenge in his life, he didn't expect to be favored by Xiangye.

Xiangye's mind is rare in the world.

Hou Ji has no doubt that if the national war starts in the future, it must be Xiangye who will unify the world, and it must be Xiangye who will become the overlord of the world!

Stomp –

While he was thinking about it, there was a slight sound of footsteps at the door.

Hou Ji subconsciously sat up straight, cheering up twelve points, and the person who came had already opened the curtain and walked in, it was Han Lao with a goatee under his chin.

"Old Han."

Hou Ji nodded slightly.

"Hmm." Han Lao sat down on a chair in front of the bed, "What you said yesterday, how much do you remember?" Repeat it and listen to it. ”

Hou Ji cleared his throat and said slowly:

"One, whenever the prime minister goes out, he must arrange at least eight dead guards around him, two in the front and four in the back, one on the left and one on the left, and the rear is the easiest part for the assassin to move, so we must focus on prevention."

"Second, whenever Xiang Ye goes out to taste food, the dead man needs to test the poison in advance, and the poison test is completed before Xiang Ye is noticing."

"Three, within seven feet of Xiangye's body, there must be a close guard of the dead, and he will not leave a step."

"Fourth, if you are assassinated, don't chase after it, everything is to protect the safety of the prime minister."

“......”

Every night, Han Lao would come to give Hou Ji a "lesson" and teach him how to be a competent and qualified commander of the Dragon Martial Guard.

Xiangye's safe travel in the future is all in his hands, and Han Lao does not dare to slack off.

When he heard Hou Ji repeat what he had taught yesterday word for word, Han Lao nodded with satisfaction.

Hou Ji is alert, alert, and patient, and in the future, the assassins around him will not be able to communicate with him.

If these words were heard by Chen Chao, I am afraid that he would laugh at Han Lao for a long time, obviously a few days ago, Han Lao said that he did not agree with Hou Ji to be the commander, thinking that Hou Ji was a Qin State man and lacked experience.

How could it be that within a few days, the attitude took a 180-degree turn.

Han Lao did not praise him in person, but continued to teach tonight's lesson with a straight face, Hou Ji still has a lot to learn.

Two hours later, it was late at night.

Han Lao was still chattering, talking about the experience he had summed up over the years, two hours of high-intensity study, which made Hou Ji, who was still on the sickbed, a little uncomfortable, and the pain in his body made a layer of cold sweat appear on his forehead, but he did not interrupt Han Lao, he still listened carefully to every word, and firmly remembered it in his heart.

I don't know how long later, a third person appeared in the tent.

"Why is it so late? Still not sleeping? Chen Chao lifted the curtain and stood at the door and looked in.

Seeing Xiangye, Han Lao got up in a hurry, and even Hou Ji struggled to get up from the bed, but was pressed down by Chen Chao and lay back again.

"How? Are the injuries on your body getting better? Chen Chao came to the bed and asked with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, it's much better."

"It's no big deal, and you'll be alive in a few days." Han Lao interjected on the side.

When both of them thought that Chen Chao had just come in to take a look and would go back to rest immediately, Chen Chao unexpectedly stayed, and sat on the edge of the bed, rolled up his sleeves, revealing the delicate sleeve arrows on his arms.

Shout!

Chen Chao aimed at the log supporting the tent in the distance, about the thickness of a calf.

With a slight pull of the trigger, the small, silent black crossbow bolt fired instantly, and in the blink of an eye, it sank into the log, about the depth of a little finger.

"You made this thing?" Chen Chao took off the Hidden Arrow on his arm and looked at Hou Jidao, "This thing is small and easy to wear, and the design style is also different from other Hidden Arrows, but the strength and power are surprisingly large, even greater than the power of some longbows, tell me, how did you do it?" ”

Hou Ji was a little nervous, to be honest, he didn't expect that the gadgets he usually made were caught by Xiang Ye, and it seemed that Xiang Ye didn't plan to return it.

It wasn't until Han Lao coughed lightly beside him that Hou Ji reacted, he thought about it and said:

"Back to Xiangye's words. It is not a nominal Hidden Arrow, but a small modified crossbow. ”

"Crossbow?"

"Yes, it's a crossbow, Qin crossbow!"

Hou Ji nodded and said, "First there is a bow and then there is a crossbow, Qin crossbow kicked the bow on the ground, stood up with the crossbow arm, leaned over to pull the string, and the crossbow arrows shot were extremely powerful. ”

"On the basis of the Qin crossbow, the subordinates have been improved, removing the excess parts on the crossbow arrow, reducing its volume, which is similar to carrying and hiding, but retaining its important parts, and the power is not reduced, but compared to the real Qin crossbow, it is still far behind."

The Qin State is famous for the Qin crossbow, hundreds of years ago, the Qin crossbow swept through the countries, and was invincible everywhere it went, although the Qin State is now in decline, but no one dares to guarantee that it can take advantage of the Qin army.

"This thing is very good, it should be done more to increase its combat power."

Chen Chao couldn't put down the Hidden Arrow in his hand, and asked, "I see that there are a lot of very delicate parts in this, and you also completed it with one effort?" ”

"Yes!"

"That's good."

Chen Chao nodded, "It just so happens that there are several weapons in the hands of the prime minister, and the power is comparable to the Qin crossbow, or even greater, but because the craftsmen are not skilled, they can't make it, so I'll leave it to you." ”

"Oh? What is it? It turned out to be more powerful than Qin's crossbow? Hou Ji suddenly became interested.

In this world, no country dares to say that there is any weapon that is stronger than the Qin crossbow.

But Xiangye's appearance doesn't look like lying, Hou Ji is really curious. Ordinary craftsmen can't do it, it's because they don't have the skills at home, and Hou Ji swears that as long as he is given time, he will definitely be able to make it.

After a while, Chen Chao took a few drawings that he had carefully drawn and made a certain explanation, "This thing is an arquebus, two to three feet long, straight on the outside, with a tube on the inside, and made of metal; The inside is through, and the bottom end is closed; There is a curved rod on one side, which is the road for fire. At a certain distance, the musket is much more powerful than the crossbow. ”

Hou Ji looked at this novel weapon that he had never seen before, as if he had discovered a new world, and pointed to several other weapons on the map.

Chen Chao continued to explain: "This thing is an artillery, one zhang long, composed of body tubes, medicine rooms, cannon tails and other parts, weighing hundreds of catties, or even thousands of catties. ”

"It's too bulky." Hou Ji expressed his opinion.

"That's right, although the artillery is extraordinary, it is too bulky, so it is good at siege and clumsy at field battles."

"This last type is a grenade, a small throwing weapon that is portable compared to artillery, contains a small amount of explosives, has thick walls, and when it explodes, it emits a large number of fragments that can cause damage to the enemy."

"These ...... Can you make it? Chen Chao looked at Hou Ji expectantly.

Hou Ji frowned, staring at the very detailed drawings drawn in front of him, these things were unheard of, not quite like weapons. For example, artillery, to fire a projectile weighing dozens of catties, fall on the enemy's position to cause damage, if the range is too close, there is no deterrent at all, what kind of force can push dozens of catties of projectiles into the air?

Another example is the arquebus mentioned by Xiang Ye at the beginning, although this thing is not small, it is troublesome to load, and it is far less convenient to reload than bows and crossbows.

If it is used in actual combat, the shortcomings are exposed.

"Yes, please give your subordinates a little time!"