Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 233 Jian'an IV

The banquet at this time was originally held in the atrium of the General's Mansion. After Pang Tong received Bai Tu's approval, he immediately summoned several strong men, some carrying boxes of knives, some holding bamboos, and some carrying iron sand...

"Meet my lord." Several warriors saluted Bai Tu.

"No, please show me the sword that the Ministry of Industry is going to present!" Bai Tu said.

"Here!"

The two warriors were standing in the middle of the atrium, facing Bai Tu's position. The civil and military staff on both sides also looked over curiously.

I saw one person erecting the bamboo, and another person poured iron sand into it. After it was full, the third person walked up with a typical Han sword - a long, straight blade with a ring on the handle. Come forward.

The sword-wielding warrior raised the sword above his head, then pointed it at the bamboo filled with iron sand and slashed it diagonally with both hands...

Click... clatter...

The bamboo was chopped diagonally, and the iron sand inside poured out.

Immediately afterwards, new bamboo was carried up - this is a traditional craft for testing swords, using bamboo to test the sharpness and iron sand to test the tenacity!

Six times in a row, the bamboo filled with iron sand was chopped. On the seventh time, the bamboo was finally overwhelmed because it was embedded in the bamboo and could not be broken.

Pang Tong took the Han Dao at this time, holding it in both hands and offering it to Bai Tu - it could be seen that it was already scarred, and it was obviously not because of the strength of the warrior that he did not chop the seventh one.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary sword-wielding infantrymen have a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. There is no chance of such a powerful chop. This is just a test process. Generally, if you can break three bamboos, you are considered qualified.

The civil and military staff below saw the Ministry of Industry's sword breaking through six bamboos, and they all sent out words of praise. Sima Lang also deliberately exclaimed a few times, but... they were all false!
The six iron-shattering bamboo sticks were indeed quite sophisticated equipment. Cao Cao, who controlled most of the Central Plains, could only equip himself with such sophisticated weapons if he was directly at the front lines and was an elite member of the first echelon.

But...that's all!

Originally thought that Pang Tong talked for a long time, and he wanted to come up with something good...

Swords like this are excellent if they are good, but... 300 such swords are equipped to the personal guard Hu Ben, but they are not worthy of too much attention.

Just because of Pang Tong's face, everyone still made a sound of admiration. Each one's acting skills were better than the other, as if they were seeing Longquan Sword and General Mo Xie.

Only the generals leading the army looked at these people strangely at this time.

"As you can see, this is the ring-handled saber previously equipped by our army." Pang Tong said dullly at this time.

The previous compliments stopped abruptly.

The other generals leading the troops snickered secretly, they had already seen it.

Many people were even more nervous... and later they felt relieved - luckily Gan Ning wasn't here, otherwise that guy might not be able to say anything mean!
Sima Lang frowned slightly at this time. Although he unfolded it quickly, he was a little worried in his heart: Before... Well, "before"... In other words, is this for comparison?
And... listening to this, a saber of this level is standard equipment in the army of the General's Mansion?Wouldn't it be bragging?
"Ahem, no wonder it's so sophisticated. It turns out to be the equipment of our army before, hahaha..." Many people laughed dryly and gave themselves a step up.

Pang Tong didn't mock anyone, but continued to ask the powerful man to bring in a box containing Han knives - all of which were brand-new ring-handled knives.

At the same time, Pang Tong personally took over a black sword from the strongman behind. There was a knife grid in front of the handle. The blade was longer and more curved than the ring-handled sword, but the width was about the same as the ring-handled sword!

Most of the literati at this time could also wield a horse-drawn sword, just like Lu Su... I always felt that if he didn't wear armor and fight hand-to-hand, his "cousin" was really no match for him.

The same is true for Pang Tong. Although he has no military symbols, his strength is definitely no less than that of ordinary elite soldiers.

The civil and military staff who were a little disappointed just now are now looking forward to it again - since the ring-handled sword is used as a comparison, then... how many bamboos can the new sword break?

However, this time... there was no iron-filled bamboo tube brought up. Instead, a strongman next to him picked up a ring-handled knife and held it sideways in front of Pang Tong.

I saw Pang Tong holding the sword with both hands, and swung the sword down. There was only a "clang clang clang" sound, and the ring-handled sword in front of him was cut off under the new sword!

Not to mention that everyone in the house was shocked, and Pang Tong had no intention of ending. Immediately there was another strongman on the side, also holding a ring-handled sword and walked to the same position as the one just now, assuming the same posture...

Pang Tong also swung the sword again, and the crisp sound of breaking sounded again. After a flash of cold light, only half of the broken blade was left, "thumping" on the ground.

Next came the third and fourth swords... Until the seventh sword, the strongman who slashed with the sword couldn't hold on, and the sword touched the ground and failed to cut off.

After Pang Tong also put away the sword, he held it with both hands and presented it to Bai Tu for viewing.

Even the blade of the high-carbon steel has a few chipped curls at this time, and the blade wrapped in low-carbon steel also has some fine cracks, but it can be seen that this saber still has combat effectiveness - the seventh one just now In fact, most of the ring-handled knife has been cut off!
Just as he was chopping again and again, many people showed distressed looks.

Although swords are forged to be used in battle, but... in normal combat, how can soldiers attack with all their strength so many times?
It is obviously a fine steel knife, but its sharpness is suddenly reduced...

But then I thought about it. According to Pang Tong, there are still three hundred swords like this...?

How many blacksmiths are there in the Ministry of Industry who can complete the casting of hundreds of steel knives for so many times?
Judging from the actual situation, even if this sword does not have a hundred refinements, it still has dozens of refinements, right?
It seemed that Cao Pi's expression was even more solemn at this time, and Sima Lang was already glaring at him vaguely as a reminder.

While Sima Lang was amazed at the sophistication of the new sword from the General's Palace, he was also a little confused - this couldn't be Pang Tong's impulse, it must have been Bai Tu's instruction...

So why would the General Mansion publicly display its new sword that has not been equipped with the entire army on this occasion?Now it is not only him, but also many envoys sent by other princes to watch the Jiuxi Ceremony. Is it...just to shock?

"Okay! Shiyuan gave me and the tigers a surprise as well!" Bai Tu said.

As he said this, Bai Tu directly called for three hundred tiger warriors - now they were not only Bai Tu's personal guards, but also the nine-xi tiger warriors given by the emperor. Theoretically, they could wear strong armor and fight hard even in the capital.

Pang Tong had brought [-] swords and on-site equipment to these personal guards. Even some of the personal guards usually used long weapons, but they also had spare interfaces to connect to short soldiers-their task was to protect Bai Bai. Picture, once the enemy is close, you have to rush up to block the knife in hand-to-hand combat...

The only two exceptions are Lu Lingqi and Tai Shi Ci - Lu Lingqi's dagger was also given to her by Lu Bu. It is a real magic weapon and is stronger than the standard saber produced on the assembly line. Tai Shi Ci also has a short halberd that can be used as a weapon for close combat. It is also produced by the Ministry of Industry, and it is custom-made. It is a real hundred steelmaking.

I saw that after the originally black saber was loaded onto the other guards' battle armors, it became three points longer. At the same time, when the warrior exerted his strength, the blade would show a bright silver light, making it very powerful to swing. Brilliant!
Bai Tu has long been accustomed to it. The same weapon will become more powerful and "abnormal" after being loaded into the armor.

"This sword has no name. Please name it, my lord." Pang Tong said at this time.

The name must be given, otherwise Bai Tu will probably be called "Baigong Dao" in a few days.

"Can this sword equip the entire army?" Bai Tu asked.

"In terms of production capacity, within three years, it can cover more than [-]% of the army... In addition, within three years, better weapons will definitely appear, and the main force will definitely phase out the next batch of old models by then, which should be enough Equip the whole army." Pang Tong said.

"Okay! In that case, there's no need for a name. Let's just give it a number... Since it was equipped in Jian'an Four Years, let's call it the 'Jian'an Four' saber." Bai Tu said.

The two of them sang in unison and pointed out the most crucial point - not only is this a sword, but it can not only be equipped with three hundred soldiers, but... it is a universal weapon that can cover the entire army and replace the ring-handled sword!

Just the name "Jian'an Four"... no, it should be said to be the number, can tell that Bai Tu positions these "swords" as standard weapons, and can also see his ambition.

While the whole house was in an uproar, Zhang Zhao, who was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, couldn't help but stand up and asked: "My lord, this sword is strong, but... it's quite wasteful, right? The previous ring-handled sword was also used by many big men. A hundred-year-old war knife. I look at the craftsmanship of the Ministry of Industry. Using a ring-handled knife is enough to surpass the enemy. What's more, with such a large-scale change of equipment, wouldn't the previous ring-handled knife be a waste? The coverage of the keel waterwheel that the Lord has been thinking about..."

It's not that Zhang Zhao wants to cry about poverty, but... the Ministry of Household Affairs is indeed not rich!

Although the salt tax, as well as the dealer tax on rare treasures such as Shu brocade, colored glaze, etc. can now be collected, the revenue of the household department has increased sharply... but it cannot stop Bai Tu from spending more.

"Zibu is overly worried. The ring-handled knives he replaced are indeed elite weapons. Don't forget that on the road to supporting the Han Dynasty, we still have allies like Prime Minister Cao. I believe... Prime Minister Cao will appreciate these exchanges." I'm interested in the ring-handled knife that came down." Bai Tu said and looked at Sima Lang.

This time, Xu Du came to preside over the award of Jiuxi. Bai Tu didn't know him. He was not an official of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but a courtier of the Han Dynasty. Bai Tu estimated that he was not Cao Cao's confidant, so Bai Tu looked at him as "Prime Minister" Sima Lang of "History".

Before Sima Lang could speak, Cao Bang said anxiously: "Mr. Bai, I think my uncle will be more interested in this...'Jian'an Four'."

Bai Tu looked at him with a smile and said, "Well, I can sell it, and I will sell it in the future."

Cao Bang looked at Bai Tu's smile and bit his lip. He really wanted to punch him - yes!Co-author, you use "shabby" ring-handled knives to sell to us, and then make money to build "Jian'an IV"?Will they still be sold... Do we have to wait until Jian'an [-] and Jian'an [-] are released before selling them?

Lu Lingqi on the side frowned slightly, always feeling that this boy from the Cao family looked... weird?

(End of this chapter)