Chapter 57: The ass decides the head

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As the saying goes, the ass determines the head, and the head determines the thinking.

People are in different positions, and the angle and scope of thinking about problems are also different. In Wei Meng's eyes, the soft iron built by Guo Zhun is garbage that is useless.

However, in Chen Ying's eyes, the value of soft iron even exceeds that of steel. Of course, it does not mean that steel is necessarily soft iron, the key is that there are many blacksmiths who can make steel. According to Chen Ying's knowledge, the generals of Chang'an City were in charge of the six school summers, with a total of more than 8,000 craftsmen, of which blacksmiths were the most, about 3,000. As long as Chen applies some means, he can always get talents who can make steel.

However, there is only one person who can smelt soft iron, Guo Zhun.

The practical role of soft iron is, in fact, very extensive. In addition to the fact that small briquette stoves can be made. Soft iron has unparalleled plasticity and can also be used to process many utensils. For example, soft iron basins, soft iron kettles, etc.

Most importantly, tinplate ensures food hygiene, minimizes the possibility of spoilage and effectively prevents health risks. It can process canned food packaging cans, tea cans, milk powder cans, food oil cans, etc., which can make food stored for a long time without deterioration.

In particular, the storage of dry rations for the military has always been a headache. Historically, Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night, choosing a cold winter, because in the cold winter season, military rations can be stored at low temperatures for a long time. Of course, although there is no need to worry about the maintenance of military rations in the winter, a large number of non-combat attrition is likely to occur. The use of canned food, the biggest role is still ocean navigation, quality and quantity of canned food can ensure that the crew and sailors get sufficient nutrition, to avoid scurvy.

It can be said that the emergence of tinplate can produce epoch-making significance. Without the influence of environmental factors such as air and humidity, Chinese tea can maintain its original taste and be transported to further places. Of course, this also gives ocean-going navigation a material security foundation.

Guo Zhun received Chen Ying's official gift and left Chen Ying's big tent happily.

Chen Ying looked at Guo Zhun's distant back, and was very proud in his heart. He really couldn't have imagined that an inadvertent promotion to Getong would uncover such a major chain reaction. The first was Yan Shihu who presented the manufacturing method of Mingguang armor and chain mail. In other words, in the future, Chen Ying himself can have the ability to build armor on his own.

What surprised Chen Ying even more was the appearance of Guo Zhun, who brought Chen Ying a new perspective to examine this era. Because there is absolutely no record in history, soft iron was invented during the Tang Dynasty. Looking at the bustling craftsmen outside the tent, Chen Ying had a bolder idea, which slowly formed in his mind.

At this time, it was Wei Meng who came in. Chen Ying looked at the Gebu package that Wei Meng was carrying, and asked curiously, "What is this?" โ€

"It's a slapper!" Wei Meng smiled and said: "According to the ancestral technique, a clap blade made of Bailian refined steel!" โ€

"Slap the blade!" Chen Ying said in surprise: "Quick, call and take a look!" โ€

Wei Meng untied the rope tied to one end and pulled off the black kudzu cloth bag, revealing a cold light. The cloud pattern on the knife surface is looming, such as flowing water, such as a star, the cold light is shining, the sword is rushing into the sky, and there is a state of hanging on the wall as a dragon's groan.

Chen Ying's eyes suddenly straightened: "Could it be ...... Could it be that this is the legendary Mo knife that cuts gold and jade, sharpens iron like mud, advances like a wall, and shatters people and horses? โ€

Wei Meng said inexplicably: "Isn't this a slapping blade?" You can cut off the horse's legs and cut people's heads, invincible and invincible. โ€

Although Chen Ying had seen Mo Dao, but at that time, it was Li Daozhen who was holding Mo Dao and asking for his life, where was he in the mood to see it. At this time, Chen Ying carefully looked at this Mo knife, the handle of this Mo knife was about six feet long, and the blade was more than six feet long, with a single tip and two edges.

Chen Ying stretched out his hand and took it and sank suddenly, this Mo knife was extremely heavy, weighing at least thirty or forty catties.

Chen Ying's head was running rapidly, he had seen the pictures of the Mo knife in the later life, the Mo knife was basically similar to this long knife, the difference was limited, but it was a little thinner, longer and sharper than this.

Chen Ying's eyes widened, and he slowly took the blade and waved it in the big tent. Mo knife is worthy of being the hegemon of the knife, one knife is out, and a hundred knives dare not fight. Chen Ying in later generations, he watched the performance of the Overlord Gun and knew the principle of the use of the Mo Knife, in fact, the same as the Mo Knife, it was all about using force.

Chen Ying swung his Mo knife and slashed at a vacant desk in the big tent, which was made of pine wood, and the surface of the case was about three fingers thick, although it was not too thick, but it was enough to act as a shield to resist the fire of bows and arrows. In particular, the four legs of the table are made of six-inch square pine.

"Poof!"

Chen Ying split the case in two with a knife, and he didn't even feel a sense of sluggishness in his hand. Chen Ying couldn't hide the excitement in his heart and said, "That's it, the king of the sword...... Mo knife, it's really a good knife! โ€

Chen Ying rested for a while, gasped and said, "Will you fight this knife?" How many can you build in a day? โ€

Wei Meng sighed slightly: "The blade is extremely difficult to build, both the iron and the forging technology have extremely high requirements, this blade is actually just a waste product!" โ€

Chen Ying said in surprise: "Waste! โ€

Wei Meng sighed and said: "The ancestor of the family improved the Han slashing horse sword, and created the blade, but seven years ago, the small one lost the real thing, and the notes that recorded the forging method were also lost, and now the small one is still slowly groping, according to the records left by the ancestor, a qualified blade, weighing thirty-six catties, can cut two layers of heavy armor, even cut a hundred layers of heavy armor without curling the blade, constantly, is a qualified blade!" โ€

Chen Ying thought about it too simply. When he saw Mo Dao, he instantly thought of forming a Mo Dao army. However, there are two major difficulties in building a Mo knife army, one is that the Mo knife is difficult to make, and the other is that the Mo knife hand is rare.

The first hurdle is a matter of technology and resources, and the cost of building a Modao is too high. To create a thirty-six-pound Mo knife, it takes at least hundreds of pounds of iron. These hundreds of catties of iron are enough to create fifteen or sixteen stainless steel horizontal knives. In fact, it is absolutely impossible for a Mo knife hand to play against more than a dozen horizontal knife players in a single situation.

The second difficulty is the quality of the soldier, and those who can have a strange sword must be a strong man. Wearing more than 40 pounds of Mingguang armor, wearing a helmet, plus a Mo knife in his hand, the whole body weighs 80 pounds. A qualified Mo knife hand must perform at least a thousand swings at a time. Chen Ying probably won't even be able to swing it a hundred times at the moment.

Looking at the entire army, those who can directly compete for the position of Mo swordsman, Luo Shixin must be able to, Ashina Simo, Yu Guni, and Chen Jinyong are estimated to be okay, and Duan Shigan and Zhang Shigui are probably reluctant. For others, Chen Ying is not very clear. Training Mo knife hands is also a long-term systematic work. Just like training weightlifters, it requires a certain talent of soldiers, coupled with long-term and scientific training, and at present, Chen Ying does not have this condition.

However, the Modao Army. It's like having a great attraction that attracts Chen Ying. According to historical records, Li Siye, the commander of the Tang Dynasty, followed Gao Xianzhi, the commander of the Anxi capital at that time, to go to the country of Xiaobolu, and in Lianyunbao (now Salhad in northeast Afghanistan), the necessary place for the Tang army, the Tubo army built fortifications and waited for the battle. Gao Xianzhi appointed Li Siye and Tian Zhen as the left and right Mo sword generals, and issued an order: "Lianyun Fort must be captured before noon, otherwise they will all die."

The battle began, Li Siye took the lead, climbed the mountain from the most dangerous place, waved the sword, the enemy cried wolf, the dead bodies were everywhere, fell off the cliff, drowned in the water, and the Tang army took Lianyunbao in one fell swoop. Then take advantage of the victory to advance, go straight to the small Bolu country, capture the little Bolu king and his wife Tubo princess, the Tang army recaptured the military hegemony west and north of Kashmir, "Fu La, Da Shi Zhuhu seventy-two countries are shocked and surrendered", after returning to the army, Li Siye was promoted to Shule (now Kashgar region, Shule Town is the westernmost of the four towns in Anxi) town guard, defending the border areas of the Tang Empire.

When Li Siye was guarding Shule, he relied on the 5,000 soldiers and horses in his hands (including 1,000 Modao Army) to make the hundreds of thousands of Tubo troops look at Shule Town and sigh.

Chen Ying secretly thought in his heart, if he had a thousand and eight hundred Mo sword troops in his hands, plus the cooperation of the lancers, I am afraid that the Turks could only look at Lingzhou and sigh.

Chen Ying secretly thought that no matter what, he had to establish the Modao class of the Dingyuan Army.

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"Bang bang bang ......" There was a rapid knock on the door in the backyard of King Qin's Mansion in Chang'an City. Menli Si Yan said in a hoarse voice: "Who! โ€

"I ...... Liu Shuyi, the son of Nayan! Liu Shuyi, who was outside the door, said softly: "Is His Royal Highness King Qin sleeping?" โ€

Sui Cheng Han system, Tang Cheng Sui system, Nayan is actually a servant. Of course, since Cao Cao, Shizhong has been the de facto prime minister. Hearing the visit of the prime minister's son, Si Yan naturally did not dare to slack off.

With a "squeak", the door opened from the inside, and a sweaty young man pushed it open and entered: "Take me to see His Royal Highness King Qin!" โ€

"The prince is enjoying the cool in the garden......

"I know the place!"

Liu Shuyi ignored Si Yan and snatched the lantern from Si Yan's hand. Running towards the garden. Si Yan smiled disapprerovingly, but he was not angry, and with his identity, he was not qualified to be angry with the son of the dynasty. He gently bolted the door from the inside.

The moonlight is light, the branches and shadows are oblique, there is a carved wooden pavilion standing on the waterside in the west corner of the garden, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, stands in the pavilion, looking at the direction where Liu Shuyi came, and a grandson who wears a yellow half-length shirt and a moonlight skirt stands beside him, holding a fan, fanning the wind for Li Shimin. The eldest grandson Wujian watched Liu Shuyi hurriedly run over, took the palace ladies and eunuchs who accompanied him, and let the pavilion out to discuss things with their men.

"Hurrying here in the middle of the night, what's the hurry?" Li Shimin sat on the stone bench and looked at Liu Shuyi's eyes calmly.

"Plop ......" Liu Shuyi knelt in front of Li Shimin and cried out sadly: "I beg His Royal Highness King Qin to save Daddy, save Daddy......"

Li Shimin was stunned, and said inexplicably: "Your father is the Duke of Lu Guogong, how can it be the turn of this king to rescue?" โ€

Liu Shuyi said: "My father has a banquet with my uncle tonight, who knows that the Dali Temple will arrest my father and uncle together......"