Three thousand miles in exile

The original lunch turned into an afternoon meal due to General Liu's whim.

Although the food was cold, Liu Zhan ate it with gusto.

"I heard from the guard that those outside are Mo Dao?" Song Fenglin poured wine for Liu Zhan.

Speaking of Mo Dao, Liu Zhan's eyes shone with excitement. "This is the one I specially customized for Yan Jun's iron cavalry!"

The reason why the iron cavalry of the Yan army is invincible is precisely because Yan Guo's iron smelting technology is ahead of the big Chu. The armor on the cavalry is very strong, and they can fight three against one in the confrontation between the two armies.

The cavalry of the Chu Army had no choice but to run around and fight against the iron cavalry of the Yan Army, and there was no chance of winning in a frontal confrontation.

Liu Zhan has long understood that if he wants to defeat the Yan army's iron cavalry, he must improve the cavalry equipment. One is to make light and strong iron leather armor, and the other is to make a weapon against the Yan army's iron cavalry, and it must be a weapon that can win with one move.

At that time, Liu Zhan immediately thought of a weapon specially aimed at cavalry in the Tang Dynasty, Modao!

According to legend, Mo Dao can break through heavy armor, and it was a heavy weapon used to defeat the enemy in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Because Mo Dao was forbidden to be buried with it, it has been lost to this day.

Liu Zhan's only impression of Modao is that in a high-end club, some ancient weapon enthusiasts restored one according to the literature.

The total length of this restoration is two meters, the handle is one meter long and the blade is one meter wide. The blade is flat and long, and the total weight is fifteen kilograms. Liu Zhan saw with his own eyes that the wrestler in the demonstration cut a large wooden pile covered with armor with a single sword. broken.

In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the national power was strong and the society was developed, and the technology in all aspects was unmatched by the great Chu in this time and space. At the beginning of the research and development of Modao, it encountered a huge bottleneck.

As soon as the weapon workshop in Cangyun Town was put into use, Liu Zhan researched and developed the Modao regardless of the cost. He thought that he would be able to get things done as long as he copied it as he remembered it.

How can I imagine that the first test product copied actually weighs [-] catties? Weight is only one of the problems. The blade of the test product is too thick and clumsy, and the whole knife is top-heavy and nondescript.

The blacksmith thinned the blade according to Liu Zhan's intention, and the weight came down, but the hardness was far from enough. Because the blade is one meter long, it is not hard enough and tough enough to break easily.

I have also tried to shorten the length of the blade, so that the effect of the legendary Mo Dao breaking the horse and harness cannot be achieved at all, but the seemingly simple problem has not been solved.

The defective products that Song Fenglin saw did not meet Liu Zhan's requirements.

"I hope this weapon can cut off the armored cavalry of the Yan army, and one move will determine life and death." Liu Zhan's eyes were full of cruelty.

Song Fenglin was stunned.

The information on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the brave wins in the melee. It is impossible to have a lot of time to make the second move and the third move. The iron cavalry of the Yan army is heavily armored and heavily armed. The human waist was shattered.

This is the experience that Liu Zhan has summed up in visiting the battlefield again and again.

The weapon he developed must be long enough, fast enough, and sharp enough!

This weapon must be able to harvest the battlefield quickly and become the sharpest blade of Qi Yun's army!

"Fenglin, look at this." Liu Zhan got up and fetched a few pieces of polished iron from the cabinet beside him.

"So light!" Song Fenglin opened his eyes wide as soon as he held it in his hand.

Liu Zhan smiled. "It is the armor plate forged by the method of smelting iron with flint. It is much thinner than ordinary armor plates, so it is naturally lighter."

Complementing Mo Dao is light armor. Liu Zhan's philosophy predestined that Mo Dao hands cannot be equipped with heavy armor. A pair of light armor that is both light and able to block fatal injuries is equally important.

"The craftsmen are already rushing to make it. When the first set of light armor comes out, we will test it with the Yanjun epee to see how many hits we can take."

Yan Jun's heavy sword is comparable to a heavy hammer, and its power is really terrifying.

Song Fenglin suggested. "Light armor does not necessarily have to be based on heavy swords. It is very rare to be able to block the attacks of dirty arrows and ordinary weapons. We can also develop our own heavy armor."

These days Liu Zhan has been soaking in the workshop and studying with the craftsmen, but in fact he himself is a little bit of a dead end. It is really difficult for light armor to use heavy sword as the standard.

"Our own heavy armor?" Liu Zhan stopped drinking.

He cared too much about the success of Mo Dao, but he ignored one point. Now that they have improved the iron smelting technology to forge the strength of steel, why not form their own heavy armor team?

For a moment, Liu Zhan was like enlightenment. "That's right, we can also form a heavy armor team!"

Heavy armor is much easier to develop than Modao, and can be assembled first.

"Ma'am, you are my lucky star." Liu Zhan leaned over and hugged him for a kiss.

"Don't mess with my clothes, I still want to go out for a walk." Song Fenglin angrily pushed him away, but General Liu insisted on hugging him.

Liu Zhan ate wine with his arms around him. "I want to divide the arsenal into several groups, each group is responsible for different equipment, and this open space will also be expanded."

"Leave this to me." Song Fenglin took the initiative to take over the task.

"You have enough things to be busy with." Liu Zhan still couldn't bear to let him be too tired from the bottom of his heart.

Song Fenglin shook his head. "Military supply is the most important thing, how can it be faked by others."

Yan Jun came in and changed frequently, and it seemed that Qi Yunjun and Yan Jun were about to have a big battle. Now that they had found a breakthrough, they should work together to achieve the goal as soon as possible.

Liu Zhan kissed him very loudly on the cheek, in exchange for a roll of his eyes, Liu Zhan laughed loudly.

The next day, the armory workshop deep in the dense forest was in full swing.

Zhang Xiaoman led two thousand young men to settle in, cut down trees and built houses on the ground. Song Fenglin personally drew and supervised the construction, and divided the arsenal workshop into different groups and different camps according to equipment.

Each group has its own production line, from forging to post-polishing and assembly, each piece has a clear division of labor to achieve the purpose of future energy production.

Liu Zhan is responsible for supervising the development.

The first equipment to be finalized for mass production was light armor, followed by heavy armor and heavy shields.

After the mass production of equipment started, manpower became a problem.

"All the young and strong people who enter the military workshop must be local people in Wuyuan County, and their household registration must be checked." Song Fenglin instructed one by one.

Zhang Xiaoman and Wen Qingshan are in charge of screening young adults.

Song Fenglin had just arranged for the manpower, but Liu Cheng brought back bad news.

"Mr. Song, the other party asked for a [-]% price increase for the new batch of iron stones." Liu Cheng was ashamed for messing up the matter himself.

"Everything is worthwhile. There is no iron mine in Qiyun Mountain, so we have no choice." Song Fenglin sighed.

Buying ore has always been a problem. Qi Yunjun can't buy it openly. If Zhou Chan finds out, he will only expose himself. Song Fenglin can only buy private mines.

"Look for two more private mines, it doesn't matter if they are far away, we have to beware of their sudden withdrawal of confession." Song Fenglin said in advance.

Now that the Armory is in mass production, the ore must never be broken.

"Report to the general! Yan Jun is galloping outside Zhou Shukou again!"

Liu Zhan stepped out of the workshop with a face as black as ink, and the changes of the Yan army came in too frequently, and he could no longer ignore it.

"Pass down my general order to order Li Xiaolian to lead the Right Army Battalion to garrison Wuyuan County."

Cao Zhuang has been leading the left army battalion stationed in the general barracks of Tiancang village. Liu Zhan transferred the right army battalion back this time, and he is also ready to deal with the Yan army.

That night, the two of them returned to the wooden house after finishing their work, and there was no outsider Liu Zhan before showing a trace of anxiety.

"I think the Yan army will go south in summer, and the battle should be between summer and autumn. We are running out of time."

Song Fenglin twisted the handkerchief and handed it to Liu Zhan to wipe his face.

"Now that the armor and supplies are in place, the only thing missing is Modao, and we will catch up." Song Fenglin said softly.

"The last one was still too heavy. I hope the whole knife can be controlled within [-] catties." Liu Zhan suppressed the anxiety in his heart.

He didn't want to settle for it. If he used it reluctantly, not to mention the effect, he would have to continue to spend money and time to improve it and make a new batch.

The family property that Song Fenglin managed to save in the past three years was almost wiped out by him, and Qi Yunjun couldn't afford it.

At night, Liu Zhan tossed and turned, and when it was daylight, Fang hugged Song Fenglin and squinted for a while.

At this moment, exciting cheers came from the sleepless Arsenal.

"It's done! It's done!!"

"Go and inform the general!!"

Liu Zhan heard shouts from far away, and at first thought it was an auditory hallucination.

"General! It's done! It's done!"

Liu Zhan casually approved the coat and strode to the research and development workshop. "Go call Da Zhuang and them!"

Song Fenglin took one step behind him, and in a blink of an eye Liu Zhan had already disappeared.

"Mr. Song, the road is dark." The guard led the way with a lantern.

Since the expansion of the Armory Workshop, this place has become a large-scale factory, and the research and development workshop has been separated, surrounded by towering walls and guarded by soldiers. People without a sign, even the Liu family, are not allowed to enter.

The soldiers held torches in their hands, illuminating the open space outside the research workshop.

As soon as Liu Zhan entered the door, he saw the Mo Dao that had been beaten horizontally on the knife holder.

The craftsman was very excited. "General! This knife is not broken! We tried it, and it can cut fifteen large wooden stakes with armor in a row!"

Liu Zhan strode forward, grabbed the handle of the knife with his right hand and lifted it up, this weight!

"The weight is exactly fifteen catties!" Carpenter clasped his fists together.

Liu Zhan was overjoyed, and instead held the knife in both hands and slashed at the large armored wooden stake placed aside, he easily cut off the wooden stake without a trace of stagnation!

"Good knife!" Liu Zhan held the knife, his heart was racing.

But he quickly suppressed his excitement. During this period of time, he experienced too many times of extreme joy and sorrow. Whether this knife can be successful or not will have to be tested by Cao Zhuang and Guo Donghu.

When Song Fenglin arrived, Liu Zhan had already split several armored wooden stakes.

At dawn, Cao Zhuang, Guo Donghu, Wei Chenggui and others arrived on horseback.

"General! Please let the last general try first!" Cao Zhuang volunteered, and he picked up the Mo Dao with one hand. The weight of fifteen catties was as easy as an ordinary long sword in Cao Zhuang's hand.

Liu Zhan asked the soldiers to put the heavy armor of the Yan army on the wooden posts.

"This knife is lighter than last time." Cao Zhuang was pleasantly surprised.

"It's five catties lighter, try it." Liu Zhan stood with his hands behind his back.

Cao Zhuang held the knife in one hand and danced twice, feeling that he could take advantage of it and then exert his strength. He saw that the wooden stake covered with heavy armor was cut off at the waist in an instant, cutting iron with such sharpness as mud!

The onlookers and soldiers burst into applause.

At the beginning of the development of Mo Dao, Liu Zhan asked the blacksmith to smelt the raw materials into steel. The blacksmith didn't understand, and Liu Zhan didn't explain too much.

After getting the flint, Liu Zhan personally led the craftsmen to improve the bellows of the furnace. He wanted to forge the hardness of steel. As long as the Mo knife reaches the strength of steel, any iron can be easily cut off.

"I'm coming too!" Guo Donghu couldn't wait to play.

This time Liu Zhan asked the soldiers to pull up the adult wild boar for the experiment. The purpose of pulling the big wild boar was to test whether Modao could kill the war horse.

Liu Zhan asked the soldiers to tie the heavy armor of the Yan Army's iron cavalry on the big wild boar. The wild boar was very fierce and uncooperative, and it took a long time to finally release it.

Holding a knife in one hand, Guo Donghu got on his horse and rode his horse to confront the big wild boar in the paddock. Suddenly he rode his horse forward and used this momentum to kill the big wild boar.

When the knife fell, everyone's hearts were in their throats, but they saw that the big wild boar was split into two pieces even with the armor!

The roar of the big wild boar stopped silently.

There was a moment of silence.

Liu Zhan has imagined countless times that he must re-enact the scene of Mo Dao coming out of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

When this scene really appeared in front of his eyes, Liu Zhan was shocked far beyond imagination.

Not only because of the successful development of Modao, but also because of the two guys Cao Zhuang and Guo Donghu.

The Tang Book records that the Mo Dao is a weapon held by infantry, and because the Mo Dao is long, it needs to be swung with both hands. These two guys hold the sword with one hand or even hold the sword on horseback, and they also exert amazing power with one hand.

That's right, Liu Zhan overlooked one point, this world is not the world of Tang Dynasty.

In this world, there are many soldiers under his command who can lift three hundred catties of stones. A weapon of fifteen catties is nothing to a strongman who can lift three hundred catties of stones.

Liu Zhan had a bold idea, if he could form a Modao cavalry... just imagining, Liu Zhan was overwhelmed with emotion, his hands trembling and he couldn't control himself.

At the same time, Song Fenglin was too shocked.

Liu Zhan has the memory of his previous life and is well-informed. In the eyes of a native of Dachu, this scene is far beyond Liu Zhan's indescribable shock.

A weapon that can cut heavy armored cavalry into pieces with one blow will be invincible in this world!

"Keep it secret!" Song Fenglin was the first to react.

"Pass down the order to record the roster of all the personnel present. If anyone leaks the formula, the whole family will be punished!"

This was the first time Song Fenglin gave such a heavy order, the craftsmen were shocked, and the soldiers were also shocked.

Liu Zhan understood, and his expression froze immediately. "Everyone present has merit, this general will not treat you badly, but if anyone dares to reveal the secret of Modao forging, this general will make your life worse than death!"

All the craftsmen shouted for a while.

Although he had been warned in person, Liu Zhan immediately ordered all craftsmen to be strictly controlled.

He can't take any risk of Mo Dao leaking the secrets. This will be his weapon to compete in the world. He must not let the enemy crack this weapon!

Liu Zhan must be cruel in this matter, and only severe punishment can deter people's greed.

After this day, all the Modao workshops that have been idle have started to operate, and they are rushing to make them day and night.

In the depths of Qiyun Mountain, black smoke billowed in the mountains on the west side of Wild Pine Ridge. It was not caused by wildfires, but dozens of smelting workshops were operating at the same time.

The Weaponry Workshop was busy making Modao all day long. Song Fenglin personally supervised and arranged the purchase of flint from the rough stone and transported it to the blacksmith's shift. Every hour, the messenger sent the latest progress from the mountain.

Checks in and out of the Armory have also become more stringent.

In order to control these craftsmen, Song Fenglin moved all their families into Cangyun Town to resettle them properly. Not only was each household allocated a room and two courtyards, but they were also rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.

Not only that, their sons can inherit their father's career and work in military workshops, and the salary is also generous.

The only thing is that the family members of these craftsmen have all been cancelled. They cannot be found on the household registration, and they will never leave Cangyun Town.

The Mo Dao had already been released, so Liu Zhan returned to the general barracks of Tiancang Village non-stop. He wanted to readjust his lineup according to the Mo Dao.

The old lineup is no longer applicable, and it needs to be studied carefully.

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