In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly. In the imperial garden, Emperor Xiao Gang was dancing with his sword. As his body changed, the cold light flashed in his hands.

Next to it, the musician played the piano, and the sound of the piano was pleasant, as if the gurgling stream was flowing in the mountain stream.

With a "bang", Xiao Gang cut off a roll of straw mat, then stopped and looked at the knife in his hand.

Since ancient times, the commonly used swords are ring-headed knives, and ring-headed knives are straight blades. When a knife maker makes a knife, the knife strip is easily bent and has to be straightened specifically.

The front end of this knife is slightly raised one-third of the front end of the blade, and is an arc-shaped shape, and it is about two inches long between the tip of the knife and the back of the knife.

This blade is called "Reverse Blade".

Moreover, the knife has an oval large knife hole, with blood grooves on both sides of the blade, which is obviously different from the ring-headed knife.

The whole knife looks different from the straight ring-headed knife, and the shape is like a goose feather, so it is called the "goose feather knife".

Because the tip of the knife is turned on, you can have the skill of "picking" when using it. However, because most of the backs of the knife are not cut, you can use the "pushing knife" technique of pushing the back of the knife with your left hand like a ring-headed knife.

When making a knife, hydraulic mechanical blades are used to open the blood grooves, so the production cost of the Yanling sword is no higher than that of a single-sided ring-headed knife.

Xiao Gang looked at the goose feather knife carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt like he liked it.

When drawing a knife from the sheath, the blade is curved, so the feeling of drawing the knife is very smooth, which is obviously different from the "straightforward" of drawing a knife with a ring-headed knife.

However, when the cavalry scimitar draws the sword, it gives people a smoother feeling.

Xiao Gang put his knife in the sheath and handed it to the eunuch. He picked up a scimitar from another eunuch, drew the knife and slashed it hard at a rolled straw mat.

Because the blade is bent, after being cut on the grass, the blade also has a drag-like cutting, which can easily cut the straw mat and the impact transmitted to the hand is smaller than the ring-headed knife.

Xiao Gang looked at the neat cuts sweeping through the grass, then looked at the scimitar in his hand, thinking about something.

The "bend" of the scimitar is actually not very curved, not as curved as a full moon.

As Xinping Gong Li Li said, the offensive characteristic of the scimitar is "dragging", which is different from the "slashing" characteristic of the straight blade ring-headed knife.

This difference is just like the two ways of treating meat in the kitchen: the kitchen knife is chopping the meat straight up and down, and the kitchen knife is cut back and forth, which gives the hand a completely different feeling.

The former is more tiring and shocking, while the latter is relaxed.

It is reflected in straight knives and scimitars, and it has a similar feel when chopping objects.

For cavalry, this difference is particularly obvious, because when cavalry chopped and killed infantry, they only need to aim their sword horizontally at the target and without waving their arms, they can cut the enemy's body with their horsepower.

At this time, the "drag and cut" scimitar is more convenient and is not easy to get stuck on the human body, or it may cause the knife to lose its hand due to excessive shock of the object.

For cavalry, it is very important that it is not easy to get rid of the hand when slashing the sword. Therefore, the governor of Xuzhou and Xinping Duke Li Li listed a large amount of "practical data" and suggested that the cavalry of the officers should be equipped with a scimitar rather than a straight knife.

As for infantry knives, scimitars or straight knives are more suitable?

According to Li Li's analysis, the ring-headed knife has the ability to stab and cut, which is very important in actual combat.

Because the army is fighting, many of the enemies facing the ring-headed sword are wearing armor. If you want to break the armor, poke the eyes, and stab the armpits, the knife must have strong stabbing ability.

Punching is like nailing nails. Since ancient times, nails have only straight but not bent, so the stabbing ability of a scimitar is weaker than that of a straight knife.

Of course, you can only rely on blunt weapons to break heavy armor, such as a hammer. Facing heavy armor, no matter whether it is a scimitar or a straight knife, it is powerless to do anything.

During the battle, soldiers lined up, and there were people on both sides. The sword and shield soldiers held the shield in one hand and the other. The sword in their hands could only have two movements, namely the "sting" that was back and forth, and the "cutting" that swung up and down.

The scimitar is powerful (horizontal) but can only be used by wielding left and right. In the battle of formation, the sword left and right can easily hurt the comrades.

Moreover, infantry does not have the power to rely on horses, and the advantage of "dragging and cutting" of scimitars is not very obvious.

For the same weight knife, the "projection length" of the blade of the scimitar is shorter than the "projection length" of the straight knife blade, which means that the attack distance is shortened.

The pros and cons of Xinping Duke Li Li clearly analyzed the pros and cons in the memorial, so Li Li strongly advocated the new infantry equipment "Yan Ling Dao".

First of all, the first third of this knife has a slight arc, which can have a cutting effect when cutting people.

Secondly, the tip of the knife has a reverse blade, which can stab it smoothly when assassinating. If it is not hit, if it is not hit, you can directly lift the wrist with the knife and rely on the reverse blade to hurt people.

This usage is similar to a sword.

In addition, because there is a knife hole, it can protect the hand holding the knife. For example, if the stabbing is pierced by a hard object during the stabbing, the stabbing in front of the blade is blocked, so the hand holding the knife can easily slide forward.

If there is no knife blocking it, the hand that slides forward will be "hold" on the blade and be cut by the knife.

Many newbies who use knifeless and ringless head knife often experience this kind of accident.

The common ring-headed swords are either without a knife or a small knife sword. Once they are in a battle, the opponent's knife will cut off the fingers and even wrists of the knife holder.

If there is a big knife, the knife holder will be protected. Moreover, the handle of the Yanling Knife can be longer, making it easier to hold with both hands. If there is a knife holder blocking it, the knife holder will not be able to hold the blade.

Regarding the characteristics of straight knives and scimitars, Li Li wrote a lot in his memorial, but what he said was not empty.

Instead, the performance of straight swords, scimitars, and the effect of the killing when fighting against the Qi army in the first half of the year were listed, with reasonable and evidence, so that Xiao Gang's willingness to create "Sword Notes" became stronger and stronger.

Although he liked literature, he also yearned for "both civil and military". Although he could not dance with horse lances, he wrote "Preface to the Horse Lances" when he was still in the residence, which gave an extremely detailed introduction to the production and use of horse lances.

So, now Li Li summarized the practical performance of the straight knife and the scimitar, and then presented it to the Yuguan. It also includes the Yanling Knife, which combines the advantages of the straight knife and the scimitar. Then he has to think carefully about it.

Writing "Yan Ling Knife Notes" to record the sword making, knife techniques, and knife techniques.

Innovating the military equipment has allowed the ring-headed sword that has been used for hundreds of years to be improved. The cavalry of the Daliang official army is equipped with a scimitar (cavalry sword) and the infantry is equipped with a geese feather sword, which has a new atmosphere.

In this way, we can also show our martial arts from the side. Later history books talk about his achievements during his reign, which have more unique characteristics.

The knife system was reformed, and the ring-headed sword, which had been used for hundreds of years since the Qin and Han Dynasties, was replaced by the new sword.

The Ruoyan feather sword is indeed easy to use. It replaces the ring-headed sword and becomes the official sword of the Daliang official army, and is used as a sword system in later generations. It will become a symbol of his martial arts during his reign.

Which emperor doesn’t want his civil and military achievements to be famous in history?

Which son doesn’t want his own performance to be better than his father, and he is better than his father?

Thinking of this, Xiao Gang was a little excited.

Looking at the cut-off grass swept through, thinking about the straight knife, the use of the scimitar, and the shape of the Yanling sword that Li Li summarized, and quickly made up his mind.

He wanted to convene a knife craftsman and a military minister to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of straight swords, scimitars and geese-feather swords. Once it was determined, the cavalry scimitars and infantry geese-feather swords would become official equipment of the official army.

Then the compilation of "Yan Ling Knife Notes" and "Scimitar Notes" must be put on the agenda.

Seeing that the emperor was very satisfied with the Yanling sword presented by Duke Xinping, he tactfully praised Li Li.

Although they had nothing to do with Li Li, His Majesty liked to make "Principle" for weapons. The Xinping Gong presented a machete and a geese-feather knife, which made His Majesty excited. They took the opportunity to flatter him a few words, which was reasonable.

Seeing that he was good at employed people, Xiao Gang became more and more satisfied with Li Li's performance in Xuzhou over the past year.

It is now autumn, and it seems that the situation in Xuzhou will not change this year.

Shaofu Temple runs industries in Xuzhou, operating coal and iron products, and has a lot of income. Xiao Gang's eyes and ears in Xuzhou have not yet discovered any evil actions of Li Li.

This is very important. Xuzhou is a place that must be fought for by military strategists and wars continue. Once the governor of Xuzhou has a plan to buy the hearts of the rich and win over local armed forces, it will be too big to lose over time.

Xiao Gang didn't want a second Xiao Daocheng to appear, so he planned to live a year or two. When the situation in Xuzhou stabilized, he would let the prince leave Xuzhou and transfer Li Li back.

If Qi State invades the south again and Xuzhou is in danger, just ask Li Li to lead his army to rescue him.

The position of governor of Xuzhou is indeed too important. In the long run, it is only reassuring that the prince needs to be in charge.

But now it seems that maybe it would be more appropriate for Li Li to stay in Xuzhou for a few years?

Xiao Gang thought, Li Li's presentation of the sword did arouse his interest, and there was nothing wrong with Li Li's actions in Xuzhou.

For example, for military equipment, Li Li had improved the armor and made cloth armor before. This time, the use of cloth armor was summarized and presented.

This is a very normal manifestation. Li Li started his career with his military merits and was understandable to care about military equipment. The other party has worked so hard to improve military equipment, which shows that his mind is put on the right path.

If Li Li was all focused on Jiankang's relationship and had "not done the right thing", Xiao Gang believed that this was an act worthy of vigilance.

It can be seen that Li Li was responsible for his duties and responsibilities when he was the governor of Xuzhou. Xiao Gang felt that if he kept Li Li in Xuzhou for a few more years, it would be very likely that Xuzhou would be managed better.

This may be something that others can't do.

Xiao Gang has seen the "New Strategy for Managing Xuzhou" submitted by Li Li recently. The measures listed above all seem to have a good prospect. If Li Li is given time to implement it, perhaps...

Let's wait for a year or two.

People will change. The young Li Li is brave and good at fighting. If he stayed in the position of Xuzhou governor for a long time, it would be really dangerous.

Maybe people won’t have that idea, but as long as they have that kind of strength, it is a hidden danger.

Xiao Gang was worried that in the future, if something happened in the court in the future, Li Li, who had been guarding Xuzhou for a long time, would most likely become the second Xiao Daocheng.

But Xiao Gang also felt that Li Li, who was born in a slightly cold family, had no clan to rely on, which was different from Xiao Daocheng, who was born in the Xiao family of Lanling.

Li Li had no connections in the court, and could not make friends with the gentry, and could not be accepted by the gentry.

Apart from his outstanding military achievements, Li Li had no support. The only thing he could rely on was the emperor's trust.

If such a person stays away from the center for a long time, is unable to make friends with court officials, and is unable to attract important officials in the court to help, he can only be a hawk for the emperor.

The rise and fall of the emperor only depends on the emperor's thoughts.

Or is it more appropriate for Li Li to stay in Xuzhou?

As a knife, it can resist strong enemies outside and shock Huainan inside. Once anyone in Huainan Muslim dares to have any intentions against Jiankang, I am afraid that he can only think about it and dare not put it into practice.

Because Li Sanlang was watching him in Xuzhou.

Thinking of this, Xiao Gang pulled out the goose feather knife and looked at it carefully.

A good knife is a waste if it is just kept in order to make decorations.

It would be better to have two or three years left, let’s talk about it...
Chapter completed!