Chapter 276: Hoarding of Soldiers and Armor
A heavy hammer forges steel, a medium hammer forges swords and halberds, and a small hammer forges armor.
The mountain shelters the wind and the open roof provides shade. Apart from the two longhouses in the iron yard, there are serious armor workshops. There are hundreds of soldiers from the Feixiong Battalion who are starting to forge armor and soldiers.
"Moo~" came the cow moo, and the two bullocks pulling the cart stopped because the mountain king was blocking the way.
Liu Cang waved his hand to make the reluctant mountain king avoid the bullock, and then kicked the red tiger who was still following Dafu.
The ox driver saluted Liu Cang from a distance. A cart of iron ingots was sent to the Sanshanguan Workshop for errands. Liu Hong didn't know the details of Liu Cang's mining, but since he was mining, he had to hand over the iron ingots to His Majesty the Emperor.
"Dang~dang~" the hammer sounded.
"Zi~~" Quenching mist.
There are no vulgar etiquette in the workshop, otherwise it would be extremely troublesome for Liu Cang to come here and stop work.
The sound of forging continued, and the Fei Xiong soldiers who helped in the forging were also amazed at the huge but well-proportioned body of the Mountain King. After being with Liu Cang for a long time, it was inevitable that he would be big-hearted.
Among the crowd, most of them were humming a tune and tapping their nails.
Someone in Tiangong Camp reported back the manufacturing methods of Confucian Armor, Black Light Armor, Mingguang Armor and other armors.
All members of the Flying Bear Battalion are equipped with pierced armor, but the armor forged with steel is stronger and lighter in defense. Liu Cang agreed that they would re-forge the black light armor for him. After the forging was completed, the original pierced armor could be repaired and handed over.
Not to mention mining, the iron tools and meteorite iron that Liu Cang recovered in his early years were enough to melt steel for forging tens of thousands of weapons.
And this kind of black light armor made of steel is extremely valuable. Liu Cang originally gave it to them, but now he asked them to replace it.
Taken together, everyone in Feixiong camp seems to have nothing to repay Liu Cang. Regardless of whether he is a domestic servant, a fellow clan member or a hunting forest guard, they might as well worship Liu Cang as their leader. Liu Cang is very annoyed by shouting for his help all day long.
After practicing one by one, they finally settled down.
The hammer falls frequently, and the person who occasionally makes fun of others is mostly making horizontal knives and iron arrows.
The consumption of bows and arrows on the battlefield is far greater than imagined, and in order to cope with long-distance travel or protracted battles, military officers and soldiers have to learn how to make arrows.
The Flying Bear Camp is equipped with a strong iron ridge bow. A pot of standing iron arrows must be rolled out, and the short-armed melon hammer can be poured out and polished with a grinding tool. The use of ordinary iron materials for both has no effect, and the cross-handed sword is made of steel.
Forged, finely ground.
As for the other guys with ferocious faces and black eyes, these guys are either forging heavy halberds or hammering axes.
The main battle weapon that comes out of one body strives to be completed in one go. With the cooperation of more than ten people, often all the people are exhausted after finishing the work.
The Wolf Army is equipped with Mo Dao, and the main long-handled weapon Liu Cang forges here is also Mo Dao. Needless to say, the Fei Xiong Heavy Steps, and the Fei Xiong Cavalry Battalion and the Yu Lin Cavalry of the First Battalion of the Lower Army still use war halberds. From now on,
Only if we recruit more troops will we be able to join Mo Dao.
But now, Feixiongying's heavy halberd with a conjoined halberd and a half-meter sharp blade, combined with their strong physiques, allows them to perform all the functions of Mo Dao.
The black light armor weighs fifty, and its defensive effect is no weaker than Liu Cang's armor. Now that Liu Cang is no longer afraid of bows and arrows to a certain extent, he recast his original armor.
The so-called not afraid of bows and arrows is because Liu Cang kept a large number of crocodiles in the river surrounding Jianzhang Palace. The offal of the animals processed by Jianzhang Palace was also easy to throw away.
However, Liu Cang's attribute growth has stagnated over the years, but he saw Tian catching crocodiles outside to eat. He did not mind the slight increase in defense. This kind of enhancement had no effect on cutting with sharp blades, but after saturation, it can transform the actual physical constitution into impact resistance.
Defense.
Not counting the body-protecting aura, if the arrow's strength was less than 500, it would not be able to penetrate his body. At most, a sharp arrow could pierce a blood spot on his body. If the arrow is not sharp enough, it would be no big deal.
It can be said that the Motieshan Iron Works has never stopped working in the past few years, but except for some Mo Dao, almost all the output has been used on its own soldiers.
Well, Liu Cang actually made hundreds of No. 3 purple-gold forged horizontal knives and sold them. One knife and one war horse, which can be said to be a high price.
He sells Xiyuan Xiaowei, Dong Zhuo, and Sun Jian. Anyway, No. 3 purple gold has patterns when it is struck, and the effect is not much different from that of hard work.
Back home, Liu Cang provided materials and technology, and basically all the equipment of the Flying Bear Battalion was forged by themselves. After two years, including even the war horse's trap armor, thanks to their self-reliance, the Flying Bear Battalion has basically completed the replacement of all personnel.
Pack.
"Wen He, how many swords and armors have we accumulated now?" Forging continued outside, and the molten iron coming out of the furnace in the distance set off another heat wave. Liu Cang walked towards the indoor workshop where the same sound of hammering was heard.
"The production of Purple Gold No. 3 is limited. In addition to the equipment of the Wolf Army, there is a storage of 1,000 steel swords. The cost of Purple Gold No. 1 is too high, and the discounting of fine iron is time-consuming and labor-intensive. For the time being, we can only build 3,000 fine iron lances and horses.
Fifty." Jia Xu thought.
The power of Feixiongying is far beyond that of ordinary blacksmiths. After forging the steel, the process of making Mo Dao is not that complicated.
But if you want to use refined iron, that is, ordinary steel, to make a Mo Dao, it will be more troublesome, and the blacksmiths like Feixiongying who have become monks are still a bit unsure...
"Horse? From Mu Xin?" Other Liu Cang didn't find it strange either, but the fifty horses really made Liu Cang confused.
Seeing Jia Xu's confirmation, Liu Cang asked in confusion: "What are you doing making that thing? Just make an iron rod and add some No. 2 purple gold."
"My lord, although the No. 2 purple gold can increase a certain degree of toughness, the iron rod is too heavy. We must leave some weapons for the weak in the army, right?" Jia Xu retorted tangledly.
"If you are weak, why should you use it? Just beat him hard... Well, Wen He can also use it?" Liu Cang curled his lips and asked weakly when he saw Jia Xu's weird expression in the middle of the sentence.
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"Xu was born in Xiliang. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he can make a few soldiers." Jia Xu said quietly.
"Ahem...how is the condition of the stomach?" Liu Cang coughed dryly and changed the subject, ignoring Jia Xu's resentment.
Regarding Jia Xu, Liu Cang would not force him to accompany him. As for practicing martial arts since he was a child, Liu Cang consciously did not say anything to attack him because of his years of hard work.
"More than 2,000 pieces of armor were acquired from Feixiong camp, and 4,000 pieces of armor were captured and repaired by the lord in his early years." Liu Cang realized it, and Jia Xu also tacitly agreed not to mention the previous topic.
"Furthermore, the design of the joint hinges mentioned by the Lord has also been completed. In the early years, two thousand pieces of plate armor of the Kushan mercenaries have been renovated and repaired. The repairs can be completed within one year, and by then there will be four thousand pieces of plate armor."
"However, this kind of plate armor has poor defense against heavy arrows, is not flexible enough, is expensive, and will restrict body movement if it is bumped hard. However, the iron boots are more practical in design and can be integrated into Chinese armor." Jia Xu continued.
Dongfang's high-grade armor is not just a pile of iron sheets. It is densely woven with scales, iron sheets, iron plates, cortex, and cloth layers. In addition to chopping with knives and axes, it also has better defense against the potential energy of armor-piercing heavy arrows.
"Haha, as long as they are useful, they are expensive or not. They were picked up anyway. If the iron boots are practical, just ask a skilled craftsman to design them to be more comfortable and beautiful." Liu Cang said happily.
This plate armor is much more labor-intensive to beat than to hammer it. It only costs two thousand pieces of armor to be repaired. In addition to the plate armor, there are also a bunch of assault horse armors. By the way, over the past few years, most of the armaments that Liu Cang has accumulated are from the ones he picked up.
Came back.
Liu Cang was about to ask about the situation of the horse armor again when there was a sudden commotion outside the square, and he saw a wolf army scout galloping into the square on horseback.
"Report~! Your Majesty! Your Majesty is critically ill. The palace ordered the Xiyuan captain to return to camp and reorganize the army. The first battalion of the superior army will be divided into gates of the North Palace. The remaining captains will lead the troops into the inner city of Luoyang and wait for orders!" The scout reported, Liu
Cang and Jia Xu looked at each other in astonishment.
"Ha, haha, hahaha~~~" Liu Cang was stunned for a moment, grinning at the corners of his mouth, then turned his head and laughed, as if to relieve his endless depression.
"Lord." Jia Xu reminded softly, and Liu Cang's laughter slowed down.
"Your Highness, there is more..." Pretending not to see Liu Cang's joyful expression, the scout lowered his head and hesitated.
"Huh? What?" Liu Cang asked.
"Your Highness, there is news from the palace that Mr. Cai and Miss Cai have been invited to the palace." The scout said carefully.
"Haha, okay, great." After a short silence, Liu Cang smiled with a cold light in his eyes.
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