Chapter 43 The New Refugees
Xia Village, a special building was built, with three big words "Dongbitang" written on a wooden plaque.
Li Shizhen's daughter Li Wenxin sits in Dongbi Hall to treat diseases and save lives.
Village chief Zhang Hua came to cut the ribbon for Dongbi Hall in person.
After all, Dongbitang is the first five-level building in Xia Village, and it is a special building.
"Congratulations to Miss Li for becoming the owner of the second clinic."
"Miss Li is so young and promising."
"I didn't expect Miss Li to be a descendant of Dr. Li Shizhen."
Villagers in Xia Village came to celebrate.
Li Wenxin became the owner of Dongbi Hall and was flattered and said politely: "I just manage this clinic for Lord Zhang Hua, please take care of you."
"Sure, certain."
"I heard that Miss Li's pharmacy is unparalleled in the world, and Dongbitang's herbs are the best in the world."
"My son has kidney deficiency and weak body. I wonder if there are herbs that can be regulated?"
The villagers talked all the time, and the scene was quite lively.
"You recruit a few disciples to manage the clinic, and you don't need to sit in the hall in person at all times."
Zhang Hua still regards Li Wenxin as the chief physician, and heals for Mulan, Sun Shangxiang and the female generals he may recruit in the future.
Li Wenxin said gratefully: "I am really grateful for the little girl who can re-run my father's Dongbi Hall. If you have any questions in the future, you will definitely give your best."
The Dongbi Hall was opened and the intermediate blacksmith shop was also built. Pu Yuan served as the chief blacksmith of the intermediate blacksmith shop.
Zhang Hua brought Mulan and Sun Shangxiang to the intermediate blacksmith shop. Pu Yuan was using iron pliers to clamp the hot iron sheets to show other blacksmiths in the village the skills of quenching steel knifes.
Zhang Hua knew that the carbon content of steel should not be too high or too low, otherwise it would become pig iron or cooked iron. Pig iron is hard and brittle, and cooked iron has good plasticity and low hardness. Steel has two advantages: pig iron and cooked iron.
Therefore, when ancient blacksmiths cast weapons, it was difficult to grasp how much steel carbon seeped in, whether the distribution was even, and the content of other impurities.
Pu Yuan's talent gave him superb quenching skills, using pig iron as raw material to create high-quality steel knives, and a person's output is equivalent to that of several blacksmiths.
Pu Yuan's control of the temperature, timing, number of beats and strength was perfect, and other blacksmiths were stunned.
Some people have such talent, so they can become legendary blacksmiths, while others are beyond their reach.
Zhang Hua inspected the newly built buildings in Xia Village one after another. Xia Village built the East Wall Hall, intermediate blacksmith shop, as well as new buildings such as stations, beacon towers, textile workshops, intermediate logging farms, and primary pig farms.
A small official from an inn found Zhang Hua: "Sir, the scout has successfully entered Lulin Village. It is said that Lulin Village has also become a third-level village. It is preparing for war and may attack Jin Village where General Liao Hua is stationed at any time."
"If these two scouts ask for the generals who defected to Wang Feng, that person should not be underestimated."
Zhang Hua, who came from later generations, attached great importance to intelligence work.
In the conflict between the Green Forest Army and Jin Wushu, the Green Forest Army was defeated twice by Jin Wushu, but regrouped at the last moment, which was not unrelated to the Green Forest Army generals who served Wang Feng.
Therefore, Zhang Hua sent two scouts to infiltrate into Lulin Village to inquire about information.
The two scouts do not know each other's identities. Even if someone is captured alive by the Green Forest Army or betrays the possibility of the scout being completely destroyed will decrease.
In Green Forest Village, Wang Feng and the generals who served the Green Forest Army came to Green Forest Army camp to recruit Green Forest Army.
Green Forest Sword and Shield Soldiers, Green Forest Spear Soldiers, Green Forest archers, and Green Forest Powerful Crossbows are all second-level troops.
Green Forest military attributes are not high, but the advantage is that they are extremely low in cost.
"Jinwushu has six villages, with about 1,200 households. Xia Village took away 800 households, and we only got 400 households. Xia Village now divides the valley with our Green Forest. If our Green Forest Army wants to occupy all the valleys, it must defeat Xia Village and force it to surrender. We join forces and will surely achieve success."
"Before sending troops to attack Xia Village, we must explore the reality of Qingxia Village. In addition, the Green Forest Army is large but not strong, and at least 2,000 people must be at least 2,000 people before I can defeat Xia Village. As Han Xin said, the way to use troops should be more and more, the more the better."
"Your talents are above me, Wang Feng. Even you judged this way. It seems that Xiacun is a powerful enemy."
Wang Feng regarded this general as a guest of honor.
Because this person was not a general of the Green Forest Army, but one of the confidant generals of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.
Wang Feng and Liu Xiu were allies at one time, so they could barely ask this general to serve him.
No one knows how big this continent is, nor do they know where Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was born.
Generals who know each other generally choose to join forces and expand their power, while generals who are hostile to each other will never stop.
The Green Forest Army trained troops while training.
Farming is the first thing that all Han forces consider, even the Green Forest Army is no exception.
If you don’t farm, you can only rob other forces of food and grass to spend the winter.
If you can win, but if you can't win, most of the population will starve to death in winter.
Ancient nomadic tribes frequently moved south, which was directly related to the cold winter.
At the entrance of the valley where Xia Village is located, Xia Village sent a Ming Dynasty craftsman Kuai Xiang to build wooden fences, arrow towers, earthen turrets and other defensive fortifications at the entrance of the valley and set up passes.
Before fighting with the Green Forest Army, Zhang Hua did not want the Eight Banners Cavalry on the east plain to have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, so he began to set up checkpoints at the valley entrance, so that the Eight Banners Cavalry could not play to the advantages of the cavalry.
“Complete the work within one month as soon as possible.”
Kuai Xiang from the Ming Dynasty personally led the team to establish a pass, which may become a powerful pass in the future.
A group of refugees arrived from the plain outside and saw a group of craftsmen building a pass at the entrance of the valley. There were light cavalrymen on the side to provide protection. They were both happy and afraid.
The Xia Village cavalry immediately launched an attack and surrounded the refugees with less than 200 people.
The nervous refugee curled up in a ball, staring at the cold sabre in panic.
The cavalry leader's saber is a steel knife made by the legendary blacksmith Pu Yuan, which is extremely cold.
A refugee quickly called out: "We are residents of Jinling City. We came to seek a place to stay, not intentionally offend!"
Dozens of cavalry besieged this group of refugees, and the refugees became even more panicked.
"Drop your armor and go to the village with us. Who is your leader?"
"I am Chen Qiao, and the village was defeated by the Eight Banners, so I took my subjects to wander here. If there is a paradise in the valley, can we take in us because of the Han people?"
The refugee leader was gentle and elegant, and among a group of big and thick refugees, he stood out among the crowd. At a glance, he knew that he was a scholar from a large family.
The expression of the cavalry leader relaxed a lot, and he was naturally afraid of these nobles of aristocrats.
These people belong to the best people in their dynasty.
"I'll take you to the village."
The cavalry leader confiscated the weapons of the refugees and then took the refugees to Xia Village.
Chapter completed!