Great Wei Nengchen

After drinking the tea, blacksmith Niu said: "That piece of meteorite iron is indeed a godsend. I used it for several months, and after thousands of fires, I finally cast it into three precious knives. They are all extremely sharp and can be called magic weapons."

Then the blacksmith ordered Daniu: "Go and invite your second uncle over here too." Da Niuzozuo seemed to be very afraid of this second uncle, but he still walked quickly.

The "Second Uncle" in the blacksmith's mouth is surnamed Zhang, and his name is Zhang Ji; he lives next door and is a life-and-death friend of the blacksmith Niu. He can also make leather armor, bows and arrows, and people in the town are used to calling him Zhang Cobbler.

This person is in his 30s, with a haggard face that always seems to be worried. He is of medium build and looks taciturn. He can be described in one sentence as - ordinary, ordinary figure, ordinary temperament, ordinary clothes, definitely the kind of throwing A character that can't be found in the crowd, it seems that he always likes to stand in a dark corner at any time. Even though the sun is shining outside, his side is like ice that has been accumulated for thousands of years.

Because of dealing with animal fur all the year round, there is always a rotten smell on his body.If I had to say something special, it would be that the arms are particularly thick, the right thumb and the inside of the index finger, there are two thick calluses, a pair of thin eyes, looking drowsy, but inadvertently From time to time, he sometimes sent out sharp eyes like a falcon.

After entering the house, cobbler Zhang Ji first bowed to the old Taoist, calling him an immortal master, and he respected him extraordinarily, and felt that this respect came from the heart; but he looked at Xiao Yi with a kind of appreciation, especially when he looked at Xiao Yi. When looking at Xiao Yi's arm, it was like seeing some treasure.

Blacksmith Niu Hong stood up and took out a package from the inner room, opened it to reveal three knife cases, and handed one of them to the old man.

The old Taoist opened it and saw that it was a short knife; the simple and simple pattern on the scabbard looked very deep, and a bull's head logo on the handle was clear and eye-catching, and the inscription "greedy wolf" in two red seal characters on it; There is a cloud of blue light, the two-foot blade is slightly curved, the half-thick back is convenient for chopping, the blood grooves are specially opened on both sides, and there are traces of snow patterns on the blade. Silk, it feels great to hold, what a short knife, what a sharp weapon for killing!

Niu Hong, the blacksmith, and Zhang Ji, the cobbler, also each took out a knife; the three short knives were exactly the same, the only difference being that the handle of the knife in Lao Dao's hand was engraved with the inscription "Greedy Wolf" in seal characters in red; the one in the blacksmith's hand was engraved with "Breaking the Army", and finally the short knife in Chen Cobbler's hand is engraved with the word "Seven Kills".

These three knives are named after the three stars because of the abnormal changes in the sky, the three stars of Qisha, Pojun, and Greedy Wolf, and the flying fire and meteorite from the sky; the distribution of the three knives seems to be random. However, there seems to be God's will in the dark, and these three knives have brought completely different destiny to their respective masters in the future.

"Daniu, bring the ring-shou knife that has just been made," the blacksmith shouted to his son with wide eyes.

With a flash of a figure, Daniel quickly took out a big knife with a ring head from the room. The knife was more than 3 feet long, with a horn as the handle, a wide back and a thin blade, and a cold light. It was obviously a good weapon.

The ring head knife was born in the Western Han Dynasty in my country. It is a straight-edged long knife made of pig iron after repeated folding and forging. It was the most advanced and most lethal melee cold weapon in the world at that time, and it was also of extraordinary significance in human history. of a weapon.To some extent, it can be said that the Huns were defeated by the Huan Shou Dao, and indirectly contributed to the great migration of the Eurasian peoples at that time.At the same time, it is also a standard weapon for soldiers in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The father and son faced each other, and the blacksmith drew out his "Pojun" short knife, blade to blade, with both arms vigorously, shouting loudly at the same time, with a crisp sound, a section of the blade fell to the ground, and everyone quickly looked closely, it was in Da Niu's hand. There was only half of the blade left on the ring head knife, but Blacksmith Niu touched the blade of the 'Pojun' knife with his hand, and it was unscathed.

Hiss!Some people gasped and gasped, some were stunned; they are worthy of being magic soldiers!

The old Taoist also touched the Greedy Wolf Knife in his hand, thought for a while, then handed it to Xiao Yi behind him, and said, "Disciple! All men from the Northland can carry a knife. You can use this knife well. Don't let it down." God-given soldiers!"

"Thank you master!"

After receiving the short knife, Xiao Yi loved it and played with it non-stop. As a man, who doesn't like cold weapons, he had an imitation Swiss Army knife in his previous life, but his senses are not as simple and grand as this Tanlang knife!

Seeing that the Tanlang Dao was returned to Xiao Yi, the two people beside them, Da Niu and Ma Liu, were already drooling at their feet, wishing they could snatch it away; Qi Qi looked at the blacksmith with pitiful eyes, As for the tail, it has already been wagging again and again.

Seeing that no new short knife was brought, Daniel couldn't help but said: "Father, that, we, too..."

"You two give me good martial arts training. Why do you need such a good knife at such a young age?" The blacksmith reprimanded loudly:

Daniel lowered his head aggrievedly, looked at Xiao Yi, who was a head shorter than himself, and lost half his weight, and then looked at Ma Liu who was also helpless, and said in his heart, "It seems that Master Immortal is much smaller than our two brothers..."

Blacksmith Niu patted his son's head to comfort him and said, "It's good to practice martial arts. Good weapons follow the warrior's life. You can't make them casually. You are still young, your body has not fully grown, and your muscles and bones are not yet fixed. If you make weapons for you now, you won't be able to use them." In a few years, your body will grow taller and your strength will increase, and the carefully crafted weapons will no longer be handy. Don't worry, after two years, when you have practiced martial arts, your muscles and bones will grow; being a father will definitely give each of you Forge a handy weapon! .

The two nodded in agreement, but looking at the precious sword in Xiao Yi's hand, they felt that it was not so reasonable...

"Heaven-given soldiers, let's have a drink today."

Blacksmith Niu was overjoyed to see the sharpness of the sword, and ordered Daniel to go to the town to drink wine, and Ma Liu to kill all the chickens in the backyard. Passed on to daughters, the kind that is passed on to the descendant but not to the concubine.

Xiao Yi was very happy to have meat to eat. Since he was an old man, he drank a few meals of wolf meat soup in addition to those days when he was injured, so he never got any meat, not to mention that the thin wolf still beat him back... Oh no...it was bitten back; although Taoist priests do not shy away from meat, the two poor Taoist priests guarding that small Taoist temple really can't afford meat.

A group of men must have something to talk about when they drink alcohol. Fortunately, the old man has rich experience. Blacksmith Niu is also a person who has traveled abroad. Be the best listener.

A seasoned drinker, with a taste of it, with a demeanor of a master, Blacksmith Niu didn't dare to persuade him to drink too much, so he had to focus all his firepower on Xiao Yi, but the result of drinking it surprised everyone sitting, the rice wine in the big sea bowl, four people took turns Going to the battle to toast, in the end even the majestic Niu Blacksmith still felt drunk and his head was swollen, Daniel and Ma Liu were sitting there vomiting bubbles, but Xiao Yi, who was a pair of four, did not change his face and heart. Jumping, don't forget to grab the chicken legs to eat.

Looking at blacksmith Niu's surprised eyes, then looking at the adoring eyes of Daniel and Ma Liu, and finally looking at the old man, it's fine with the old man, it seems that no matter what earth-shattering things Xiao Yi does, it should be like this in the old man's eyes .

By the way, there was Chen Cobbler who sat there very low-key, if he didn't pay attention, it would be too easy to ignore him, and at this moment he was also looking at Xiao Yi with surprised eyes, looking up and down non-stop.

"I don't have flowers growing on my face, why are you looking at me?"

Smelling the fermented rice wine in the bowl, at best about 10 degrees, I said to myself; "Brother was the Dionysus in the class when he was in school, and he was nicknamed "the mayfly in the cup". Grassland Baige can drink 60 bottles per person, and the 2-degree distilled wine is not enough to pour a catty. This, drizzle, is just a drink..."

7. Chapter 7 Theory of the World

After drinking for three rounds, everyone naturally talked about the Yellow Turban Uprising that had just passed. It can be seen that this massive peasant uprising that has not yet been completely subdued has affected the basic necessities of ordinary people in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Blacksmith Niu, who had already drunk his red eyes, toasted Xiao Yi and asked, "From my opinion, the Yellow Turban Army was very powerful at the beginning of the uprising. The 28 counties of Yang, Yan, and Henan provinces were all swept up. The perpetrators amounted to a million people, occupying the city, killing corrupt officials, and opening the treasury. It has the potential to sweep the world. Why did they fall apart in just one year and failed? In the end, Zhang Jiaojiao died and was slaughtered in a broken coffin, and his head was transported back to the capital for public display"?

"Oh! Everyone else is called the Yellow Turban Bandit. You are called the Yellow Turban Army. Others call Zhang Jiao a Zhang Bandit. Although you call him by his first name, you show some respect. It seems that the two blacksmiths have their own origins."; Xiao Yi, who was born, is the best at listening to words and listening to what he says!

Looking at the old Taoist around him, the old Taoist raised his hand and said, "No worries, but it's okay to say."

I cleared my throat and looked at the people around me who were listening attentively. I really felt like I was talking about storytelling in my previous life. I remember when I was in school, a group of students had nothing to do but drank beer and played the game [Three Kingdoms], all talking about it. It’s like [-] million, while scolding Liu Bei for being incompetent, Cao Cao for being mentally retarded, and Sima Yi for being too cowardly, while spouting, what if I were in the Three Kingdoms...all of them are good hands of Zhuge Liang after the fact.

Xiao Yi tidied up his thoughts and said: "I have a little bit of insight, please give me your advice. It is said that at the beginning of the Yellow Turban incident, it had the potential to sweep the world, but in my opinion, there are four major flaws, so it must be done. defeat."

"First, Zhangjiao's structure is too small. The Yellow Turban Army is based on Taoism, so it can only recruit low-level dull people, but it cannot get the support of Confucian scholars with real talents. Therefore, after the incident, not only the huge The official army, as well as the powerful and powerful armed forces from all over the world, are facing the crazy suppression of the entire world's gentry. How can they be undefeated against the entire world by themselves; !

Second, the lack of strict organization, lack of prudence in doing things, and improper employment of personnel resulted in the plan being reported by traitors, and the nephew was killed.As the saying goes: If the ruler does not keep secrets, he will lose his ministers, if his ministers do not keep secrets, he will lose his body, and if he does not keep a few things secret, he will be harmed.This matter failed!

Third, Zhang Jiao lacked military generals with strategic minds, such as Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao, Bo Cai, and Zhang Mancheng, who could only draw talismans to pretend to be ghosts, and did not know how to march and fight. Everywhere sticks to one city and one pool, or besieges a strong city for a long time, fights and consumes with the Han army, does not know how to use flexible tactics and tactics, takes the initiative, is always passively beaten, and is finally defeated one by one.You must know: If you lose your land, you will lose both your land and your land!Save people and lose ground, people and land gain both!This is slightly defeated!

Third, the generals sent by the imperial court to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, such as Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, etc., are resourceful and skilled in combat. In terms of use, they are much higher than the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, so they can often win more with less, and defeat the strong with the weak, and finally defeat the Yellow Turban Army.This will fail! "

With these four defeats, that Zhangjiao will survive!

Blacksmith Niu was dumbfounded after he finished speaking, and his tongue almost stuck to the ground; Cobbler Zhang didn't seem to respond, but the cold light in his eyes and the trembling hand holding the wine bowl showed that his heart had no surface. The blacksmith next to him knew that his second brother's hands would never tremble easily.

Even the old Taoist nodded slightly, but Daniu and Ma Liu were fascinated by what they heard a long time ago, and they looked at Xiao Yi as if they were looking at a god statue in a Taoist temple, so they almost ordered incense and worshiped.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Xiao Yi himself wondered if there was really a flashing light circle above his head; he touched his back again, but no wings had grown!

If it was in the 21st century, someone with a little knowledge of history would be able to say one, two, three, four, but in this era, through the fog, beyond the limitations of history, it is possible to comprehensively summarize the reasons for the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising- --"True gods and men"!

Blacksmith Niu changed his face and bowed again: "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books! It's really like enlightenment, and it relieves the years of cloud in my heart."

Another bowl of wine was toasted, and both the blacksmith and the cobbler fell into deep thought. After a while, the blacksmith and the cobbler looked at each other, as if conveying some kind of news, and asked anxiously: "Knowing the failure of the past, what should I do today?" Emperor Ling is greedy for pleasure and ignores state affairs, and the 'ten permanent servants' dominate the government, causing harm to the country and the people. The government oppresses and oppresses the people, and the people are in dire straits. If the Yellow Turban Army can learn their lesson, accumulate strength, and plan to make a comeback, from the perspective of the little immortal master, how many chances will they have? "

Looking at the anticipating blacksmith father and son in front of them, although Zhang Cobbler was looking at the wine bowl, he pricked up his ears, for fear of missing a word, his hand on the table unknowingly grabbed five words on the table. Road traces.

Then he looked at the old man beside him, his eyes slightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

After a long time, Xiao Yi continued categorically: "Not even [-]%!"

"Why? Ask the little immortal master for advice?" Everyone, as if their heads had been broken by cold water, asked hastily, full of disappointment:

"You know that the Yellow Turban has four defeats, but you don't know that the court has four victories."Xiao Yi said meaningfully.

"It's not always good to pretend to be aggressive. You must know that I used to drink, brag, and pretend to be aggressive with my classmates and roommates. Every time Xiao Yi couldn't pretend to be them, and I was deeply ashamed of it."

"First: The Han family is orthodox in the world. It has been established for more than [-] years, and its roots are deep. The people have become accustomed to the rule of the Han family and are supported by scholars all over the world. This orthodox reputation can sometimes be exchanged for swords, guns and horses. Top millions of troops;

Second, the Han Dynasty is located in Luoyang, located in the middle of the world, overlooking the Central Plains, and Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away from Guanzhong, as a backup. Once the Kanto counties change, they can send troops to suppress them immediately, and choke the flames of the uprising in their infancy. inside.

Third, although the Han Dynasty declined, it has accumulated profound savings for hundreds of years. The quality of government officials is high, the division of labor is clear, the treasury is well prepared, the army is well-trained, and the war experience is rich. , The Yellow Turban Army without formal training is comparable.