Weird Three Kingdoms

1320 - Joy and Sadness
"what happened?"

When Fei Qian returned to the backyard, he saw Huang Yueying squatting with a sad face, her big round eyes were wrinkled, as if she had eaten something extremely sour and bitter.

"It's too brittle..." Seeing that it was Fei Qian, Huang Yueying didn't stand up directly, but frowning, and gestured for the object in her hand.

A few dark flakes.

"this is……"

It was far away, and Fei Qian didn't see it clearly. After walking a few steps closer, he realized that it turned out to be a few pieces of iron.

"No way, are you eating this?" Fei Qian was stunned.

Huang Yueying stood up angrily, and said angrily, "I'm not a pipi, how could I eat this!"

"Looking at your wrinkled face, I thought..." Fei Qian reached out to take the iron piece in Huang Yueying's hand, and tapped each other a few times, making a clanging sound.

Huang Yueying picked up a hammer from nowhere and handed it over.

Fei Qian placed the iron piece on the ground, put a stone on it, and then raised the hammer and smashed it down, causing the iron piece to be broken into two pieces as sparks splashed everywhere.

"Well, it's too brittle..." Fei Qian frowned, the content of pig iron in the alloy was too high.

To mass-produce weapons, although the traditional forging method is relatively mature and stable, the production efficiency is still too low. Fei Qian has always wanted to copy the efficient bronze smelting technology of the Qin Dynasty to steel, but he always encountered such and such problems. question.

After all, the efficiency between infusion and forging can be said to be more than ten times worse...

Under the ancient technical conditions, there are two ironmaking methods: one is the block smelting method, which is to reduce iron oxide to sponge iron at a lower temperature in a bowl furnace or a lower shaft furnace, and then forge Smelting and squeezing slag to make wrought iron, carburizing and forging to make steel; the other is pig iron smelting and casting, which is to reduce iron oxide at high temperature and increase carbon to become liquid pig iron in a tall shaft furnace. Released from the furnace, cast into ingots or cast into vessels, pig iron can be smelted into steel or malleable cast iron through various treatments.

Feiqian now has hydraulic blowers and coal coke refining technology, but the quality of minerals is not very good, and desulfurization and decarburization are relatively difficult, which also leads to the lack of rapid progress in the technology of pig iron casting.

The artificial iron products that China initially used were also lump iron products, but the pig iron smelting technology was invented very early and immediately occupied the mainstream position.In the late Warring States period, considerable development has been made. The cast iron softening technology of malleable cast iron was invented, and the steelmaking technology of annealing and decarburizing to obtain cast iron and decarburized steel was invented. Iron molds were used to cast ironware in batches.

However, if these ironware are used on agricultural tools and other equipment that do not require high strength and toughness, naturally there is no problem, but if they are used on weapons...

On the battlefield, a small mistake will lead to the failure of the entire battle, not to mention the weapons that are directly used for fighting, of course, the more sophisticated the better.

At the beginning, Feiqian's troops were mainly cavalry, and the number was not large. The traditional metallurgical forging, frying iron and steel methods, and then using the steelmaking technology of folding and forging for many times can still be used in general. To supply the army's needs, but now the territory has increased a lot. Among other things, the resident infantry must be recruited.

In addition, Yuan Shao from Jizhou, Cao Cao from Yanzhou, and even Liu Biao from Jingzhou have all placed some orders. How to produce qualified steel faster has become the main metallurgical problem that Huang's workshop is currently focusing on.

Fei Qian vaguely remembered that by mixing pig iron and wrought iron, he could directly obtain a more suitable iron alloy similar to steel, and then after quenching and sharpening, he could directly use it as a weapon, so he has been studying this mixture for a while. ratio, as well as specific methods.

But, obviously, this time the experiment failed again.

"The method of pouring steel..." Fei Qian looked at the iron sheet and muttered, "It is inevitable that the material is uneven... We have to think of another way..."

The current method is to obtain wrought iron first, then form the wrought iron into a ball, then cover it with pig iron and mix it with it, then carry out mixed smelting and forging to obtain a piece of synthetic steel, but obviously, the proportion of pig iron and the material are integrated If it is not easy to control, sometimes there will be too much pig iron, resulting in brittleness.

"What should I do?"

Although Huang Yueying is much better at engineering than most women in the Han Dynasty, she is still a girl after all. When she saw Fei Qian standing in front of her, she subconsciously chose not to use her brain but to speak, The question he had been thinking about was thrown to Fei Qian.

"Try another method..." Fei Qian pondered, turning the iron plate over and over again, "Wait...let me think..."

Pig iron is brittle, while wrought iron is tough. The blade must be sharp and the whole must be strong.

Fei Qian suddenly gestured on the iron sheet with his hand, and said: "If this is the case, take wrought iron as the body and cast iron together. If you enter it, maybe you can have both..."

Huang Yueying tilted her head and listened, her two big eyes sparkled, "It makes sense, I'll try it now..." After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked back, but she wobbled after taking two steps, if it wasn't for Fei Qian's hands and feet Hurry up, maybe you will fall to the ground.

"What's wrong?" Fei Qian hurriedly asked.

Huang Yueying frowned softly and said, "I don't know... I feel dizzy..."

"Come here! Go ask Dr. Zhang to come!" Fei Qian was taken aback. After all, in the Han Dynasty, even a cold, which can be said to be a minor ailment in later generations, could kill someone.

Zhang Yun came quickly.In the Han Dynasty, there was no bullshit rule that female family members could not see foreigners. In addition, it was a diagnosis and treatment. After Zhang Yun pleaded guilty, he started to diagnose Huang Yueying's pulse.

Suddenly, Zhang Yun's eyebrows twitched, his eyeballs rolled twice, and he seemed to be a bit afraid to confirm the diagnosis again, and then he smiled and bowed to Fei Qian: "Congratulations, Junhou! Congratulations, congratulations!"

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In Yanmen Xianbei Royal Court, some people also had happy events.

Bu Dugen looked at the pile of gold, silver and jade wares with great interest, and even bacon and silk. As the more legitimate king of Xianbei at the moment, Bu Dugen was not as ambitious as Tan Shihuai, but the problem was , Budugen must be ambitious.Compared with Kirbineng, Budugen is smaller in size, and he doesn't have the legendary Tanshihuai bloodline's strange ability of calling wind and rain, attracting wolves and leopards to fight, but the greed and cunning in his eyes are not much less.

Bu Dugen is over [-] years old, he used to be young and full of vigor, but now he is slowly becoming more stable as he grows older...

"Good stuff..." Budugen even picked up a piece of bacon, sniffed it, and threw it to the drooling guard, "Go, cook it first, let everyone taste it..."

Dried bacon is tough, but also very flavorful.

And wine.

Some are packed in altars, and some are packed in porcelain bottles.

"They are all good things..." Bu Dugen carefully held a porcelain bottle, raised his head slightly, and seemed to be recalling something, and said, "When I led people south, I attacked the big city of the Han people... The Han officials ran away and took away a lot of good things, but there were also some things that they didn't have time to take away. Of course, those brats who rushed in first didn't know what good things were, and smashed a lot of them. What's more annoying is that it's fireproof..."

"Hahahaha..." Several Xianbei ministers sitting cross-legged on the side also laughed.

Fu Luohan patted his legs and said, "Is that brat? Those with hands and feet should be beaten!" Fu Luohan was a few years older than Bu Dugen. Dugen is a little worse.

"Then, my lord, the matter of the alliance this time..." Kirbineng's messenger said.

"Well, I see..." Bu Dugen waved his hand, "You go down to rest first, and I will find you when the time comes..."

"This..." Ke Bineng's emissary was a little helpless, but he had no choice but to salute his chest and retreat, "I would like to follow the king's wishes..."

Bu Dugen turned around and returned to the top, and sat down again.

"What do you think?" Budugen said.

"I think it's okay! It's okay!" A Xianbei minister stared at the pile of gold and silver treasures, his eyes couldn't be pulled out.

Greedy guy...

Bu Dugen glanced past this person and aimed at the next one.

"The name of the king, Kirby, this guy said he wanted it before, and he didn't want it if he said he didn't want it, hehe... This time the coalition is not impossible, the main thing is to decide who is the main one, otherwise it will be troublesome in the future..." Another Minister Xianbei said.

Well, is this the old man...

"My lord, some time ago, people in the north also mentioned going south, but they said they were going to attack Yinshan..."

"What's so good about Yinshan... a bunch of poor ghosts... Yinshan doesn't have much money, only in Pingyang, the Han people! It's too far away! Besides, Yinshan is not easy to provoke, it's very difficult, so it's better Follow Kirby to go east..."

"Follow?"

"Ah? Take it, take it... Hey, let me say, did you do it on purpose?"

"It was you who said it, and I didn't force you to say it...why, it's terrible to say it in front of the king?"

"Okay! Shut up!" Bu Dugen shouted in a deep voice, and then stretched out his finger to help Luo Han, "Tell me!"

Fu Luohan looked at Bu Dugen's face, and said: "Kebi has always been dissatisfied with the king... this time it is rare to bow his head, I think it is worth a try, so that Kebi can see Our strength is not bad, if we can really invade China, we can also obtain some supplies and population, so as not to be monopolized by Kirby, and secondly, we can also find an opportunity to reduce Kirby's troops..."

Bu Dugen nodded.

Is this plausible...

"Okay, that's it!" Bu Dugen said with a final decision, "Then you will bring the troops of the headquarters... I will add another three thousand to you, gather Kirby energy, and go south together!"

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Heaven always seems to be in balance, some people are happy, others are naturally sad.

Luoyang city rioted overnight, for the Han Dynasty, it was no less than when it was just about to get up, it suffered another heavy blow.

Scientists of later generations, um, may not necessarily be scientists, but all kinds of idle guys who have done various monkey experiments, some of which are true, some are fake, and some are simply simulated by marketers themselves Yes, such as the most famous wet monkey experiment.

But one thing is certain is that when people try to stand up and are beaten down again and again, some people will get used to lying down, while some people will become more courageous as they get frustrated.

As for what kind of person he would be, Liu Xie didn't know, but he knew that this time, he was hurt very painfully.

In Miyagi, Liu Xie walked up to the watchtower and quietly looked at Luoyang City outside the palace wall.

Although most of the black smoke in the city had dissipated, there were still soldiers coming and going in the streets. The atmosphere of desolation made Luoyang City, which had not fully recovered, look even more desolate.

Liu Xie let out a long breath, wondering if it was because of the strong wind on the watchtower, Liu Xie's body trembled slightly...

After a while, the queen came and brought Liu Xie a big cloak, which she gently put on Liu Xie.

"His Majesty……"

Liu Xie lowered his head and looked at the queen's trembling hand.

Empress Fushou tied the belt of the cloak on Liu Xie. After a moment of silence, she said, "Your Majesty... are we... all right? My father... are they... all right?"

Liu Xie didn't answer, and he didn't know either.

After that night of panic, the palace was sealed off and all information was cut off.

"..." Fu Shou also fell silent, gently pulling Liu Xie's robe, bowing his head in silence.

"I...cough cough..." Liu Xie's voice was a little dry, and after coughing twice, he continued to speak slowly, "In the second year of Xingping, Yanqing's big locusts covered the sky... In the first year of Yanping, Xu Yangda Earthquake, the Haihe River flooded... In the second year of Yanping, thunder fell in winter, and the sun and the moon changed color... I was so unworthy that I caused the wrath of God..."

"Your Majesty..." Fu Shou shook his head, but didn't know what to say.It's not Liu Xie's fault, but the minister's fault?But the minister also includes her father...

This time, it was not decided by Fu Shi and Liu that it was decided to evade Lu Bu through negotiation. Whose fault should it be considered to lead to the current situation?
Natural disasters and man-made disasters, man-made disasters are worse than natural disasters...

Liu Xie smiled softly: "I used to think... there are always few thieves, but there are always many loyal ministers... It's ridiculous that I entrust others with the state affairs of the country... I have raised a man for three 400 years. something..."

"Your Majesty!" Fu Shou became a little anxious, and tightly tugged on Liu Xie's sleeve.

Liu Xie patted Fu Shou's hand lightly, and said: "Fu Gong... is a loyal minister... However, not all ministers can be like Fu Gong... These people may not be good at governing the country, but they all fight for power and profit. It’s not bad! It’s better than anyone else to use tricks and tricks, hehe... pretending to be loyal ministers and good generals in front of me! Intrigues! Pushing the buck and weighing! Fighting for power!"

Fu Shou's heart just let go, but he raised it again, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, be careful that the wall has ears..."

"Hmm..." Liu Xie nodded, and smiled slightly, but the smile inevitably revealed some desolation, "I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty...but be careful that the wall has ears...hehe, hehe..."

"..." Fu Shou was silent for a while, and then said slowly, "Your Majesty... what should we do now?"

"... I... I don't know..." Liu Xie said slowly, "But I know one thing..."

Liu Xie slowly put his hand on the railing of the watchtower, and grasped it tightly, the knuckles of his fingers turned white.

"No one can entrust...no one!" Liu Xie looked into the distance, with a bit of determination in his tone, "This big Han country...the big man's people...my country...my people...can't be let These people wantonly ruined..."

The railing of the watchtower was cold, and the coolness seeped into his hands. Liu Xie's body trembled slightly, and he didn't know if it was because of the cold, or because the blood in his body was churning...

Fu Shou didn't say anything, just rested his head gently on Liu Xie's shoulder.

This year, this day.

Liu Xie was sixteen, Fu Shou was seventeen, the weak and small two people depended on each other...

(End of this chapter)