Outside Yangcheng, the army of the Chu River converged with Wu Jianwei's caravan. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Looking at the caravan winding under Wu Jianwei's command, like a medium-sized mobile tribe, Chu He also had to sigh, it was really eye-catching that the other party was able to make such an achievement in a short period of time.

In that huge caravan, there were also eight small mountain-like thunder oxen, and the thunder ox carried a huge and heavy substance on its back, and only a strange beast like a thunder ox that was born with a large size and extraordinary strength could carry the transportation.

"Good guy, it didn't disappoint. Chu He hammered Wu Jianwei's chest with his fist and said.

Perhaps after the experience of being truly independent and not relying on any backers, Wu Jianwei has less of his original ruffian and cynicism, and more calm.

In the face of Chu He's praise, Wu Jianwei shook his head and said: "I'm nothing, there is a pipe in front of me, the strings are high, like a high mountain under heavy pressure, my current achievements are far inferior." Moreover, Fan Li has also begun to rise, doing business between Chu and Yue, and his momentum is not weaker than mine. ”

"I also dealt with him this time, although he was limited by the times, his vision was not as far as mine. But there is no doubt that he is a very intelligent man, and there are some things that I can deduce with the slightest hint of, and the strength of his business talent is simply appalling. ”

Chu He was surprised: "You still have dealt with Fan Li?"

Wu Jianwei nodded with a smile, led Chu He to a huge Thunder Bull Beast, and unloaded a box from the Thunder Bull Beast.

"Open it and take a look!"

Chu He opened the box as he said, only to see the sword qi in the box rushing straight up, making Chu He's long hair fly.

Inside the chest were more than a dozen bronze swords, each of which shimmered with cold light, and was a sharp weapon for killing.

"It's... Yue Guo Sword?" Chu He asked.

Wu Jianwei said: "Of course it's the Yue Guo Sword, not only this box, I have purchased a total of thousands of Yue Guo Sword, which is enough for the little generals under your command." It can also be regarded as allowing you to have more means to win people's hearts in the early stage. ”

Although Chu He made a promise of fiefdom and nobles, it was all an empty pie.

As for rewarding jewelry and jade, on the battlefield, the value of these luxuries is far less than that of a sword.

Of course, some people will ask, in this case, why didn't Chu He purchase a batch of steel swords and put them in the storage ring in modern times.

That's because Chu He knew early on that the real Spring and Autumn Sword was much sharper and more powerful than the steel sword.

Not only because of the modern technology, although the sword casting materials have been improved a lot, the sincerity of sword casting is almost zero, but also because in this era, sword casting itself is also a kind of practice.

It is closer to the refining weapons in the cultivation system, and perhaps the refining sects of later generations have some sword-casting schools that originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

If you look closely, you will find that every Yue Guo sword is almost about to reach the quality of a magic weapon, but it is much less useful. But in terms of hardness and sharpness, it is not weaker than ordinary sword magic weapons.

Of course, it can also be said that let Chu He smelt steel in this era, or bring a batch of steel from modern times, and then cast weapons and battle armor with the sword-casting technique of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Let's talk about the former first, smelting steel itself is a complete set of technology, which requires the improvement of overall productivity, and Chu He does it alone, not that it can't be done, but that it needs more time to experiment and farm silently.

Although there were no obvious signs of when this copy would be closed, Chu He could think of it with his ass, and the copy would definitely not let them stay here for decades.

And to carry the steel to the Spring and Autumn Period, how to smelt and forge is a problem, although the storage space of the Chu River is large, but it is not infinite, there are already a lot of fake jewelry and jade, there is no more space to put steel.

Finally, the sword was cast in bronze refining, which has a history of thousands of years, and has its own mature system. How to integrate some extraordinary power into the sword is also an untold secret of various sword-forging schools.

The means that are suitable for the bronze sword may not also be suitable for the iron sword, and it will take a long time to find a set of sword-casting secret techniques that match the steel.

So to sum up, it is very necessary for Wu Jianwei to purchase the Yue National Sword, and it can be regarded as responding to some urgent needs of the Chu River.

Although the Jin State twisted several times and finally lent troops to Chu He, it almost did not distribute many ordnance and armor to the slave soldiers borrowed by Chu He.

Although Chu He now has more than 30,000 people in his hands, only about 10,000 people are equipped with copper weapons. The rest of the soldiers were armed with either stone or wood tools, and their lethality was limited.

"Is there only a thousand swords?" Chu He took the benefits, but he was not satisfied, and looked at Wu Jianwei with some regret.

Wu Jianwei pointed to the remaining few thunder cows and said: "Of course it's not just that, the bronze halberd tips, arrowheads, shields and wooden armor brushed with tung oil, I have already prepared, in addition to the arrows, the halberd tips, shields and wooden armor have been prepared 10,000 sets respectively." ”

"This is the largest share I can collect, and although countries have arms trades, they still have very strict control over the outflow of arms. Mainly... My business was blocked in the Chu State, and it has not yet spread to the land of Qi and Yan. ”

Hearing this, Chu He smiled and said, "Ten thousand sets of equipment is already very good! It is enough for me to equip a relatively sophisticated team." What really matters is the horses... ”

Yes!

Horses are the real highlight of the next battle for Chu He.

Although Chu He has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, it still seems thin if he wants to capture Chu State.

Then the only way out is to feed the war with war. And one of the cores of warfare is absolute mobility.

In ancient warfare, the most mobile was naturally cavalry. As for those special classes that ride tigers and leopards, birds, and beasts... Don't worry about it. These are all ancient versions of special forces, and it is impossible to popularize them. Just like the Jin Kingdom Zhijia, the giant mountain eagle that can be used as a mount adds up to less than fifty in total.

Of course, if you attack the Chu State, water battles will definitely be indispensable. In this regard, Xue Qijiang needs to be trained, and he can't be in a hurry.

Chu He's plan was informed to Wu Jianwei early on.

Purchase a batch of war horses, and then cooperate with the saddle and horseshoe to form a large number of cavalry. In this way, good mobility and combat capability can be guaranteed.

Once such an army acts, it is like a black whirlwind on the battlefield, coming and going freely, and can easily gouge through the opponent.

"I've done my best, but so far I've only procured 3,000 horses, and half of them have been classified as agricultural because of injuries to horses' hooves. Speaking of which, Wu Jianwei was also a little helpless.

If the ordnance can still think of a way, it will be pieced together. Then war horses are really a scarce resource.

War horses are not ordinary horses, they need to be trained since childhood, not afraid of the battlefield, and will not be easily frightened by the blood, cruelty, and collision and roaring sounds of the battlefield.

In addition, in terms of physical fitness, there are also extremely high requirements, able to withstand enough weight, and have excellent endurance and impact power.

The sum of zero and zero has caused the number of war horses to be scarce.

"Three thousand horses? But it's not enough! You can stretch the route of the caravan, go to Yiqu, go to Linhu, where there are more horses. You can prepare enough tea leaves to open the Tea Horse Market. ”