Liu Fan's 100 days of celebration for his children can be said to be a great joy, and the only ones who are not happy are those assassins who have worked in vain. This time, Jin Lingwei and the dirty guards of the quicksand in the dark night joined forces, and it can be said that they dug Yizhou City three feet into the ground, and even many secret agents who had been hidden for a long time had been dug out. This time, those who came to celebrate also got the answers they wanted, and it can be said that this time Liu Fan's child received 100 days of benefits, even Liu Fan himself was surprised. Of course, the Shenwu Army has an heir, which is originally a very important event, and those who are attached to the Shenwu Army are even more loyal, of course, they have also received enough benefits from Liu Fan's hands, especially the establishment of several imperial merchants, which is enough for these people to serve the Shenwu Army loyally.

"Lord, there is news from Momen, the newly designed battle armor and battle shield have been formed, do we want to go over and test it?" "In the new year, all kinds of things are coming as scheduled, especially with the end of the pace of the Shenwu Army's reorganization, the atmosphere of the war is becoming more and more intense, and all departments of the Shenwu Army have been operating frantically, all preparing for the upcoming war, especially the Weapons Manufacturing Department and the logistics department, which are even more busy.

"Okay, let's go check it out now. Liu Fan put down the report of the Ministry of War in his hand and hurriedly walked out, and the Ministry of War gathered a large number of documents and handed them to Liu Fan for review, but as soon as he heard the news of Momen, Liu Fan couldn't sit still anymore. Momen is a very important part of Liu Fan's war, if the weapons and armor fight against these immortals, with the current weapons and equipment of the Shenwu Army, it is obvious that there is no way to defeat these immortals. Liu Fan could only pin all his hopes on Momen's body, and Dian Wei's report suddenly made Liu Fan's mood excited, and he hurriedly led people towards the location of Momen.

Today's Yizhou has been built by Liu Fan into the second imperial capital. And not just because of the topography of Yizhou. Or is it because the naval forces of the Shenwu Army in Yizhou are constantly growing. Especially under the command of the generals of his ordinary genius navy, the combat effectiveness has risen sharply, and in the skirmishes with the sea clan during this time, the navy of the Shenwu Army has ended in a complete victory. Yizhou is rich in resources and the terrain is dangerous, and almost all the important departments of the Shenwu Army are concentrated here. Liu Fan led people to the entrance of a big mountain outside the city, the mountain pass was full of patrolling guards, a team of elite guards on duty looked around vigilantly, and the surrounding mountains were full of patrolling guards.

"Come, stop. Please show your identity, otherwise you will be killed!" Liu Fan hurriedly came to the mountain pass with Dian Wei and Xu Chu and more than a dozen guards, and the captain on duty immediately shouted at Liu Fan and the others, and the soldiers around him were also weapons to surround Liu Fan in one fell swoop. Dian Wei just wanted to step forward to reprimand something, but was blocked by Liu Fan, Liu Fan took out a token from his arms and threw it to the captain, who took the token and checked it carefully, and immediately asked his subordinates to open the rejection horse at the door and let Liu Fan and others inside. Liu Fan nodded with satisfaction, the captain who was guarding the door had already recognized Liu Fan from the beginning, and Liu Fan already knew it from the eyes of the captain and the soldiers around him. It is still very satisfying for Liu Fan that these soldiers did not let them go, this is the lifeblood of the entire Shenwu Army. Not everyone can get in.

As soon as everyone walked into the mountain pass, they followed a guard who led the way around and came to the entrance of a cave, and the guards at the gate checked the identities of Liu Fan and others and let everyone in. Liu Fan walked towards the interior of the cave under the guidance of the guards at the door, the cave built underground did not seem damp at all, the torches on the stone wall lit the surroundings as if it were day, and the stone path was full of soldiers, and every soldier was vigilantly looking at the people in front of him. The further they went, the drier the cave became, and it wasn't long before everyone came to the front of a checkpoint where a man dressed as a civil official was already waiting.

"Xiaguan Momen Tianwen greets the lord!" The civil official saw Liu Fan coming over with someone, and hurriedly greeted him, guiding Liu Fan to the front of the checkpoint and said to Liu Fan embarrassedly: "Lord, please check the token, otherwise it will be impassable here." ”

After Liu Fan checked the token, he walked into the cave under the leadership of Tian Wen, and soon everyone walked out of the mountain road, and immediately felt a wave of heat rushing towards them, which roasted everyone's hurriedness. Liu Fan turned out of the mountain road and was shocked by the scenery in front of him and gasped deeply, a huge blast furnace stood in front of everyone, the red flames were constantly scorching the chests of the craftsmen around, and there were no less than ten blast furnaces around, even if this place was built by Liu Fan himself, but the first time he came here, Liu Fan was also deeply shocked by the scene in front of him. Liu Fan followed Tian Wen and kept walking inward, the sound of clanging iron made everyone's muscles and flesh suddenly full of experience, and in a huge factory, countless craftsmen were constantly beating the pig iron that had just been smelted from the iron furnace. The huge production workshop and the strong sense of liliang all over the body indicate the strong combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army.

"Lord, this is the battle armor we have just developed, its defensive power is five times the defensive power of the most haode armor in the empire at present, and we have made appropriate thickening in key parts, which can more likely to ensure the survivability of our soldiers on the battlefield. What's more, it is made of our latest steel, and although the thickness of the defense and armor is much stronger than that of the Celestial Dragon Armor, the weight is reduced by two percent. Ma Jun, who was in charge of the research and development of the armor, walked in front of Liu Fan with a very exquisite armor and said to Liu Fan excitedly: "My lord, the main enemies of our army at present are the demon clan and the barbarian clan, and our armor has been strengthened according to the characteristics of the two clans. ”

"The attacks of the demon clan rarely use weapons, they use more aura attacks or use their claws or teeth to cut the defense of our soldiers, our newly developed armor because of the use of the latest development of steel, in terms of hardness far exceeds our Tianlong armor, we have been the captive of the demon clan, this armor can at least withstand the attack of eight upper-level demon warriors at the same time. In addition, we also focus on the combat characteristics of the demon clan. The necessary reinforcement was carried out at the neck point. It is difficult for them to tear the throat of our soldiers with sharp teeth, as before. ”

"We have also strengthened the necessary combat characteristics of the barbarians, who mainly use blunt weapons, relying on the powerful liliang of blunt weapons to shatter the internal organs of our soldiers and kill our soldiers. In addition to strengthening the necessary parts, we also adopted a double-layer design for the first time, and we have sandwiched a special layer of air between the inner and outer layers of armor, in which we have introduced a defensive aura, which can rely on the powerful absorption and rebound of the defensive aura, and minimize the damage suffered by our soldiers. Ma Jun carefully explained to Liu Fan the benefits of these newly developed armors. Liu Fan's eyes lit up after hearing this, if it was really as Ma Jun said, then the Pain Blood Legion could at least reduce the casualties of his own ordinary soldiers.

"What is the output? If I need to equip the entire army, how long will it take, and how much will it cost?" Liu Fan is most concerned about the issue of large-scale equipment, if a piece of weapons and equipment cannot be equipped on a large scale, then all the benefits are fake. Of course, the price of production must not be too high, otherwise the soldiers of the Shenwu Army will not be able to equip such weapons and equipment at all, and Liu Fan now needs cheap weapons and armor that can produce equipment on a large scale, rather than expensive luxuries.

"My lord, because this armor uses a lot of new technology and new materials, the production is very limited, and if the lord needs large-scale equipment troops, it will take at least three years. However, if we only equip the lord's personal guard battalion, we can give the lord 3,000 sets of armor within three months. As for the cost owner, there is no need to worry, as long as our raw material cost can be controlled, we can produce enough armor. ”

"Okay, then within three months, first take out 3,000 pieces of armor to equip my personal guard battalion, and then start from the Praetorian Guard in the palace, a change of clothing, I don't care what method you use, you must reduce the cost of production for me in the shortest possible time, in addition, you must equip me with the whole army in the shortest possible time, the big war is about to begin, I don't want to use human lives to pile up victory like last time." "Although the Shenwu Army is brave and good at fighting, but in the process of fighting with the demon clan and the barbarians, it can't get much cheap, but in many cases, it must rely on the sacrifice of a large number of soldiers to win the battle.

"Please rest assured, my lord, we will definitely find a way to put on new armor for all the soldiers of the army in the shortest possible time. Ma Jun hurriedly responded, and at the same time pointed to a shield beside him and said to Liu Fan: "My lord, please look at this shield, this shield is also made of the latest materials and technology, and it is far stronger than our giant shield in terms of defense." And we have also made some small improvements in the shield, in the past, when we defended against the impact of the cavalry, we were leaning on the strong impact of the human wall on the cavalry, this time we not only improved the load-bearing of the shield, but also on the north side of the shield, we have strengthened the load-bearing of the shield here, and there is also a root load-bearing bolt here, which can be inserted into the ground, and the liliang that the war horse hits on the giant shield is introduced into the ground, so as to reduce the impact of the cavalry on the battle shield. ”

"In addition, we have also improved the link of the shield, which used to be wide at the bottom of the point, so that although the shield can be inserted into the underground for most of the impact, we are much worse in defense. This time we have reserved grooves between the top and bottom of the shield, so that we can easily jam the shields of both sides on it, so that it is easy to form a shield and greatly enhance our defense. And we have taken this problem into account when designing the load-bearing bolt, we can connect the shield load-bearing bolt together, so that we can greatly enhance the defense of our shield wall, and we have reserved an assassination hole in the shield, which can also greatly enhance the lethality of the shield. ”

Liu Fan took a shield and looked at it carefully, and personally shiyan and found that the defense effect was really completely different from before, and let Dian Wei and Xu Chu try it, and the two were also very satisfied with the defense of the new shield, it was obvious that the shield was not as exquisite as the armor, and it didn't even need to be deliberately weight-shed, its defense power was more than several levels of the battle armor. Liu Fan carefully looked at several ingenuity points in the design of the Momen this time, and I have to say that these people are indeed very smart, and the small details are impeccable, of course, if you look at it from the eyes of a modern person, this shield is still a little too simple. But it's not easy for them to do that now.

"My lord. If we could, we could now manufacture it in large quantities. The shield is not like armor, and there is no need to consider the weight, especially such a heavy shield, if the lord needs it, we can complete the whole army in a year. Ma Jun smiled and said to Liu Fan, obviously Ma Jun saw the puzzled expression on Liu Fan's face and immediately explained: "Lord, we have already inspected the heavy shields in the army, although the materials used are different, the defensive power is very different. But for now, the defense of those heavy shields is enough, and we only need to improve it slightly, so it will take less time. ”

"Okay, in that case, I can pass the order to collect the shields of all the soldiers of the army and refit them, and the heavy shields made by the letter will be given priority to the state corps and the state corps. Liu Fan nodded and said to Ma Jun, while waving his hand to let one of the guards take his warrant to convey the order. Ma Jun quickly led Liu Fan to another location, which was densely packed with all kinds of strange weapons, and even many weapons Liu Fan had never even seen.

Ma Jun walked over to a knife holder. Picking up a war knife similar to the one that the soldiers of the Heavenly Dragon Empire are now equipped with, he said to Liu Fan: "Lord Lord, please see, this is a new type of war knife designed completely according to the requirements of Lord Duke." Not only is it good for slashing, but it is not at all a long sword in piercing. In addition, the cutting power of our war knife is far stronger than the Tianlong knife we are equipped with, it can be said that the infantry, cavalry, and sailors are common war knives, not only the length is appropriate, but even the handshake posture we have already considered it when designing. ”

Liu Fan originally didn't plan to use the battle knife, after all, the battle knife of the Tianlong Empire's army is now one for everyone, he is completely different from the infantry heavy shield and infantry armor, he is the second life of the soldier, and his temper is difficult for even his master to understand. Liu Fan found that the Tianlong Empire was equipped with the Tianlong Knife and the Tang knife in Chinese history was very imaginative, but it was very different from the Tang knife in terms of power, and in the end Liu Fan just asked the people of Momen to try to improve the weapon, but he never thought that these people would actually design the Tianlong Empire's war knife like a Japanese katana, the only difference is that Liu Fan saw the shadow of the Tang knife from these weapons, Liu Fan tried to wave the weapon a few times, it was really good, even the posture of holding the knife was taken into account, and this salary was indeed enough determination,

"My lord, the production of war knives is quite simple, now we can only make five hundred knives a day, but it will take us at least three years to equip a thousand troops, provided that our arsenal must cooperate with our production, and in addition, we must ensure that we have enough raw materials. ”

"Lord, this is our newly developed arrow, its power is far above the killing god and killing immortals, the other two arrows do not have the same mythical existence as their name, but now it is different, the power of this arrow is worthy of the name of killing gods and killing immortals. Ma Jun cautiously held a strange arrow in his hand and whispered to Liu Fan: "Lord must be careful, because at present, it is only a shiyan product, it is not very stable, and it may explode at any time." ”

"If this kind of arrow is used in the army, at least how long will it take?" Although Liu Fan has not yet shiyan the power of this arrow, judging from the power of the previous equipment, this arrow must not be simple. After listening to Ma Jun's introduction, Liu Fan's eyes suddenly lit up, the gap between the Shenwu Army and the Immortal Clan is still very large, and it is not something that can be solved in a short period of time, the only way to fight these people is to rely on a large number of arrows, especially the Killing God and Killing Immortal Arrows, but Liu Fan also knows the story behind these two arrows, they can't kill gods and immortals like their names.

"My lord, at present, our people are all researching and developing how to provide our raw material output, if we can't break through our current forgiveness production process in a short period of time, our various weapons and armor will at least be severely limited. Ma Jun said to Liu Fan with an embarrassed face: "If the lord needs it, we need at least half a year to develop this arrow." After half a year, it depends on the situation. ”

"Okay, it's only half a year, but after half a year, you're going to give me the arrows you can use anyway, and I don't think I need to talk to you about the specific requirements. ”

"Please rest assured, my lord, we will overcome the difficulties in the shortest possible time, and let the archers and crossbowmen of the whole army use our bows and arrows as soon as possible. Ma Jun reassured Liu Fan loudly.

"Okay, the great war of the Shenwu Army to unify the empire is about to start, you must strengthen the research and development of weapons and equipment, no matter what, we must enhance the combat effectiveness of our Shenwu Army and reduce the casualties of the soldiers, I will do light work for you. ”

"Please rest assured, we will not disappoint the prince. Ma Jun arched his hand and promised: "Please come with me, we will show other weapons to the prince." ”

"Okay, let's go see what else is there. Liu Fan said excitedly to his subordinates, turned around and followed Ma Jun into another room. (To be continued......)