Chapter 31: Forging Divine Soldiers
Tonight, it is the bright moon in the sky again.
Yuan Mai and Zhen Yao raised their glasses to drink, and Zhen Mi accompanied them below. The three of them were talking and laughing, and they were having fun.
When he was happy, Zhen Mi ordered Luzhu to bring the guqin and play the zither himself to cheer for his lover and brother. Yuan Mai felt even more happy and toasted Zhen Yao frequently, and the turbid wine in the wine jar was already bottoming out.
At this moment, a carriage drove into the Zhen family's ancestral home. There were two servants on the carriage. After parked the carriage, they came over to report to Zhen Yao: "Second Master, you have followed your instructions and transported two hundred kilograms of black iron from Wu'an."
"What black iron? What is it for?"
Yuan Mai immediately became interested and asked with a blink of an eye.
"The third brother gave you my beloved 'Chongxiao Sword'. I felt so distressed that I didn't fall asleep all night last night. I sent someone to Wu'an to come to Xuantie early this morning to find a famous craftsman to cast a sword."
Without waiting for Zhen Yao to answer, Zhen Mi rushed to explain.
Yuan Mai smiled a little apologetically: "Third brother, I'm really sorry. But if you want to cast a sword, isn't there any iron in our Yecheng? You have to run to Wu'an to transport the iron?"
Zhen Yao stood up and took Yuan Mai to the carriage. He lifted the curtain and saw a lot of iron blocks in the tent. It was black and shiny under the moonlight, and it was shining with a mysterious light. It was obvious that it was a good iron.
"This is not ordinary iron. I served as a county magistrate in Wu'an and was responsible for local public security. I caught a salt owl the year before yesterday. I was going to be sentenced to beheading him, but this guy brought 500 kilograms of black iron for his life. I looked at experts and said that the weapon made of this iron was tough and sharp, and it was hard to buy it. So I spared his life and exchanged it for 500 kilograms of black iron. I still haven't been willing to use it yet. I gave you the "Shocking Sky" yesterday, so I had to rebuild a good sword, sword, but my life root!"
While stroking the black iron in the carriage, Zhen Yao explained to Yuan Mai how these irons were obtained.
Looking at these black black irons, Yuan Mai had an idea and suddenly remembered a good idea to win over Wang Shuang.
He smiled and said, "You County Prince Zhen, you actually pretend to be a public servant and have a full bag. I see that I am not suing you in front of the county magistrate."
Zhen Yao also smiled: "You have the nerve to say, who snatched love from yesterday and snatched my 'sky'?"
"You only need twenty or thirty kilograms of black iron to cast a sword, right? Could it be that you want to build a heavy sword of 200 kilograms? Do you think you are evil?" Yuan Mai asked in confusion.
"Of course, a high-quality sword needs to be carefully selected. It is not just a piece of casting or a piece of it. I have transported so much iron to cast dozens of pieces, and then choose the best one from it." Zhen Yao explained to Yuan Mai.
"So, then I'll lend you a hundred kilograms first to attract a big man. That's the one you mentioned!"
Yuan Mai first told his thoughts. He had found out who the prince's surname is, and where is it now, and was planning to hire him to come out tomorrow to assist him. He was suffering from the fact that he did not give his favor to his favor. Now seeing these high-quality black iron is a timely help. He wanted to forge a big knife and give it to Wang Shuang to please him.
"Okay! If you can get such a fierce man, you will have a promising career. Not to mention a hundred kilograms of black iron, what's the harm even if you want all the family business of my Zhen family!"
After hearing Yuan Mai's words, Zhen Yao agreed quickly and was very proud, making Yuan Mai even more grateful to his brother-in-law.
"The best blacksmith in Yecheng is now in my military camp. Why don't we go to the camp now and ask him to cast a peerless sword for his third brother?" Yuan Mai looked at Zhen Yao and sought his opinions.
"Of course the best, without further ado, let's set off now!"
Zhen Yao agreed and ordered the servant to drive the carriage out of the yard. He led a horse to the military camp with Yuan Mai. Fan Hu and Fan Bao brothers followed behind the carriage to guard.
As for Zhen Mi, she did not let her follow. First, in this era, it was inconvenient for women to show up in public. Second, Yuan Mai was worried that he and Zhen Mi would be too close to Yuan Shao's ears, which would cause unnecessary trouble.
Zhen Mi took Luzhu and stood at the door, looking at the shadows of the group leaving, and then closed the door and returned to the house.
When he arrived at the city gate, Yuan Mai held Yuan Shao's token and was naturally unobstructed. After leaving the city, he came to the Northern Expedition Army camp within three or five miles.
Yuan Mai didn't go to the main entrance of the camp, but took Zhen Yao and his party to enter his camp through the side door that Hao Zhao deliberately opened.
At this moment, there was a fire on an empty ground. Han Blacksmith was leading six or seven disciples to create stirrups and horseshoes overnight; these were all simple things, and forty or fifty pairs had been created in more than an hour.
Hao Zhao felt that these were enough to be used tomorrow, so he found more than a dozen skillful soldiers, connected the stirrups and the saddles with leather ropes, and then put horseshoes on the horseshoes.
Of course, Hao Zhao would not let the blacksmiths be idle. The reason why they temporarily stopped forging stirrups was just to let them build a suitable weapon for themselves. However, the Han blacksmiths built two spears in a row, but they could not satisfy Hao Zhao. At this moment, Yuan bought it back.
Yuan Mai's hand, Hao Zhao and Zhen Yao introduced each other. They admired each other, exchanged a few greetings, and then went to see the black iron on the carriage together.
"Oh, this iron is so good, where did it come from?"
Looking at the black black iron on the carriage, Hao Zhao's eyes were straight. If there were such a pile of iron, why would he be unsatisfied with the guns he made!
After asking clearly that the owner of the car was Zhen Yao, Hao Zhao begged to give him twenty or thirty kilograms to forge a spear. What a generous person Zhen Yao was, and immediately agreed immediately.
"Hao Bodao is so heroic that he should be equipped with a peerless weapon. Not to mention twenty or thirty kilograms of black iron, even if you use it, Yao would never say a word."
Yuan Mai joked, "That's not possible. This is the bait I used to fish, and it was used by him, Hao Bodao. How could I catch Wang Shuang, the big fish?"
Hao Zhao laughed "haha" and pointed at Yuan Mai and said, "Mr. Zhen, look, my general is really a genius. I am ashamed that he can come up with weapons to fish Wang Shuang out of the mountain. I am afraid he is the first person in history? But then again, warriors love weapons. Maybe this prince will really join our team because of a peerless weapon. That would be considered a tiger's wings."
Yuan Mai no longer talked about it. He had to travel a long distance tomorrow to visit Wang Shuang to Shangdang County. He called Han blacksmith over and ordered him to forge a 62-pound big knife overnight. The shape could be designed as a tiger roar, and it must be at the fastest speed.
Blacksmith Han agreed repeatedly and stroked a pile of Xuan Railways with his hands: "I, Old Han, have worked as a blacksmith for thirty years, and I have never seen such good materials. If I can't make a good knife, I will be sorry for the top-notch materials. But I wondered who can play with a big knife of 68 kilograms?"
"Haha... Does Master Guan Er from Xuzhou know? Can you use an 82-pound Qinglong Yanyue Sword!"
Yuan Mai commanded the soldiers, unloaded all the black iron on the carriage, and said to Han Blacksmith with a smile.
"Oh, my mother, I have heard of the rumors about Mr. Guan Er, saying that he could play a big knife of 82 pounds. He thought the rumors were wrong. It turned out to be true. It was really a god who came to earth!"
When Han Blacksmith heard that Guan Yunchang could really use an 82-pound Qinglong Yanyue Sword, he couldn't help but be amazed. While muttering, he started working with his apprentices and was preparing to forge a 68-pound tiger-headed sword.
Hao Zhao and Zhen Yao knew Guan Yunchang's heroic deeds, so they were not surprised, but were surprised why Yuan Mai was so sure that Wang Shuang would like a 68-pound big knife?
Yuan Mai smiled slightly: "Anyone who uses a knife is a strong warrior. As the saying goes, "one force surrenders to ten times." The prince you are talking about is burly and is afraid that it will be difficult to say that he wants if he doesn't build a heavy weapon."
Hao Zhao and Zhen Yao thought about it, and this is the same. If the knife is heavy, you can reduce the weight. If it is light, it will be difficult to increase it. You will no longer say anything. You will walk to Han Blacksmith and describe the shape of the weapon he wants, just waiting for the weapon to be obtained tomorrow.
After giving instructions to Han Blacksmith, the three of them entered the commander's tent together and chatted for half an hour, from the general trend of the world, to the forces of the princes, and to who the heroes of the world, they talked about everything and talked about everything. It was not until late that they were ready to go to bed.
Chapter completed!