Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"Brothers, Xu Wen takes your leave. I will bring food next time."

Outside the hall, Xu Wen saluted Lu Bu and Hua Rong, then straightened up and left down the mountain with a smile on his face.

Hua Rong and Lu Bu looked at his back and their eyes twitched. They both turned to look at Yu Cheng. Lu Bu whispered: "What did that guy say to the little sister?"

Yu Cheng was startled by the sight of the two people. He couldn't help but take a step back, scratched his cheek, and said: "He said that the clever thing should not be known to too many people, so I stood far away and watched. He said a few words to the young lady, but the young lady’s expression didn’t change much.”

Hua Rong turned his head and looked at the figure heading downwards: "Just pretend it's nothing..."

Lu Bu tilted his head and said nothing. Soon the two men left the hall and started busy with their own affairs. The village was running at a fast speed and no one had much free time.

Below the village, the Shaping boat transporting goods quickly left the village. The rough man was scolding his son, but the young face looked at the mountain with a smile. He stayed still for a long time. Someone was so angry that he took off his shoes and slapped him. Amidst the shouts of "I'll beat you to death, you prodigal son!", young voices screaming and begging for mercy rang out over the river. For a while, the boat was buzzing with excitement.

……

ding ding ding-

"During this year, the copycat iron ingots have been consumed too quickly. I will have to reduce production after finishing this batch of weapons."

Amidst the tinkling of the iron, Wu Hu, a stout man, was only wearing a short shirt in the cold weather. The exposed skin was full of pitted spots, which were scars caused by sparks while forging. He was chattering. He said naggingly: "Nowadays, there are many blacksmiths in the village. After breaking several state capitals, there are always a thousand or eight hundred people. Originally, they were just making farm tools. Now they have changed their methods to make weapons, and almost all of them have no experience." , you can only learn now..."

Lu Bu listened to him and stepped up the steps. A guard came forward and opened the door. Suddenly a wave of heat spurted out, mixed with an unpleasant smell, which was somewhat pungent. Everyone present was not a spoiled young man. Their expressions remained unchanged, and in their ears, the noise of blacksmithing was exploding.

Liangshan built more than a dozen forges here, with red fires burning. The blacksmiths were all wearing thin shorts, and their shiny arms raised and lowered the hammers.

Ding, ding, ding——

Most of the blacksmiths had a kind of fanaticism in their eyes, not because of brainwashing, but simply because Liangshan gave them enough money.

Each weapon has the name of the blacksmith. As long as it passes the test, there will be rewards. If it fails, there will be corresponding punishments. Under such rewards and punishments, this group of people naturally burst out with great enthusiasm. Anyway, they cannot be imprisoned for a lifetime, so they might as well take the opportunity to make more money. Some money can be easily spent when going out in the future.

"What percentage of those who pass the test are likely to be supplied to the army?" Lu Bu shouted, raising his voice a little.

Wu Hu listened and said loudly: "Mr. Fan also has a score of 70 to 80%." He glanced at the person who was invading the red knife embryo into the water: "Now we can barely supply it, but if the brothers from the Firearms Bureau continue to extract iron Ingot, I can’t guarantee it anymore.”

Lu Bu nodded, turned his head to Wu Hu's ear and said loudly: "In that case, let me ask the Firearms Bureau to stop for a moment. Now that the battle is about to begin, you can first take out the weapons, arrows and other objects. Is this feasible?"

Wu Hu perked up and said, "My little brother will do his best and will not hold back the copycat."

Lu Bu nodded and looked at the village soldiers armed with swords and spears who were patrolling on both sides. The guard leader who was responsible for guarding and supervising saw the leader of the village coming and involuntarily clenched his weapon, puffed up his chest, and looked at the A figure in a large cloak passed by.

Not far away, the newly forged weapon was placed on the weapon rack. When Wu Hu saw Lu Bu's eyes turning to this side, he immediately understood what he meant. He quickly went over and pulled out a long white sword, with the blade facing towards him. Yu Cheng and Yu Cheng As the guards around him stared at him, he held his hands in his hands and bowed before him.

Lu Bu reached out to take it and flicked it with his fingers——

hum-

In the pleasant clear sound, Wu Hu said quickly: "According to my brother's instructions, I made this Tang Hengdao. It has a thick back and is bladed on one side. It is very convenient for cutting in close combat. Only the blade will be lengthened based on experiments." A little thicker and harder, it is more difficult to break than ordinary swords, making it easy to fight on foot and on horseback." Lu Bu raised the sword and looked at the blade through the light, a faint blue light flickered at the edge, and tried to swing it After a moment, he took the knife back and looked at it: "The length of this knife can also be used by both hands."

"Brother Mingjian, it is possible." Wu Hu nodded fiercely and pointed to the other side: "The positions at the back over there are equipped with long handles. Holding them with both hands is even more powerful for chopping, and we are using modern methods to burn ancient fire. The long sword made by the Dharma Forging Sword must be sharper than before, and its ability to break armor is even greater."

Lu Bu nodded, handed the sword to Yu Cheng, and ordered: "Make another batch of refined ones and give them to each deputy commander to use at levels above."

Paipai Wuhu said with a smile: "We seized a lot of hand knives from various states and picked out the unqualified ones and melted them and made them into arrows."

Sighing: "We have a small number of people, so we try our best to kill and injure the enemy. Although the hand knife is good at breaking armor, it is too rough and cannot kill people in close combat, which is a disadvantage for us."

The stout figure bowed to accept the order. Lu Bu looked back at Yu Cheng and others with gleaming eyes and smiled: "Don't look at it like that. Go get one and get familiar with it as soon as possible."

Yu Cheng and others were overjoyed and divided into two teams. One team went to get it and the other team protected Lu Bu. Soon everyone had a Tang Dao and another for their colleagues.

Lu Bu continued to walk in, passing through this cold and sharp sword area, and in the next vast area stood pieces of armor that were mainly black with red lines interspersed.

Wu Hu stepped forward and pointed: "According to my brother's instructions, try to reduce the weight of the armor to increase protection. In fact, after I went up the mountain, I mainly studied this armor. There are many men in the green forest who are good at blacksmithing. However, the armors made are too rough and most of them are not very good. Qualified, my younger brother is considered one of the best because of his interest.”

He walked to a piece of armor and knocked on his chest. There was a thumping sound: "This armor has been modified. Although the weight has not changed, the protection has been strengthened. The chest is thickened, but it does not hinder movement." , the collar of the armor is raised three inches upward, which will not affect the wearer's head turning, and can prevent the two-stone bow from being shot at fifty paces. There will be a dent within thirty paces, and it will be shot through within fifteen paces."

After a pause, he said: "The iron helmet is also reinforced with iron nets. It can protect against a certain amount of crossbow fire. It has a lot more protection than the ordinary iron helmet, but the weight is only less than 10% more."

"Yu Cheng..." Lu Bu turned his head: "Go and try."

The burly guard nodded, and two guards stepped forward to help him put on his upper body. Then someone drew a knife and slashed at him.

Clang——

Sparks jumped out in the dim light, and the armor-piercing figure shook. Lu Bu stepped forward to check, and his eyes lit up: "Brother Wu, how long will it take to make one of these armors?"

"This..." Wu Hu scratched his head: "Making armor is even more cumbersome. Even with help, it would take three months to make one."

"Next year..." Lu Bu was silent for a moment and patted him: "Do as much as you can."

"Brother, don't worry, leave it to me." Wu Hu patted his chest.

The figure wearing a large cloak continued to walk forward, inspecting various weapons, testing rockets filled with gunpowder, and several kinds of thunderbolt fireballs equipped with iron sheets, and then walked out of this critical place.

……

"Tell Ling Zhen, Kou Fan and others to work hard to make standing firearms first, and then put them aside for research and testing."

The cold wind blew, and the surrounding woods rustled. (End of chapter)