Three months passed, ten blast furnaces were built outside the city of Handan, the scale was far more than before, more than a dozen strong men stood in front of the bellows to pull the bellows, the smelting efficiency was greatly improved after having the bellows, the new army was constantly busy, the ore dug from the mountains was continuously delivered, streams of molten iron flowed out, the sound of beating bursts, and there was never a figure of the black beard and others.

Black Hu's eyes were bloodshot, and there was a bow and crossbow that had just been made in front of him, which was much smaller than ordinary bows and crossbows, and in the past, bows and crossbows were completed by several people, but this one was completely different, and it could be operated by one person, the most important thing was that more arrows and crossbows could be placed in it, a wide crossbow body, a double crossbow, and an amazing design inside, a qiē was too exquisite.

"Big brother, it's done?"

"I have to try!"

"Let's go and get the arrows made by the general!"

It didn't take long to carry a cabinet in, and it was a well-designed arrow inside, which was much shorter than ordinary arrows, but it was heavier in weight, and the whole body was made of iron, and the head was extremely sharp, and the black beard picked up the arrow and slowly put it into the crossbow, and his fingers couldn't help but tremble.

Slowly closing the lid on it, the two guards of the Bing Alliance lifted out the plank and placed it on the opposite side, a full fifty meters, "Big brother, is it a little farther away?" ”

Blackbeard nodded, "Closer!" ”

The guard hurriedly stepped forward and moved to a suitable position, Hei Hu stood still and took a deep breath, put his fingers on the trigger, everyone held their breath, and with a slight buckle, two black shadows hit at the same time, poof, and the wooden board was directly pierced.

"Amazingly powerful!"

The cheers were completely replaced by astonishment, which could completely pierce the armor of the soldiers, "The bowstrings inside have been specially treated, and there are several of them at the same time, so the power is not weaker than ordinary bows and crossbows!" ”

With his left hand, he grabbed the protruding crossbow arm and pressed it down hard, and if the arrow could enter the crossbow path along the way, and the bowstring was added with strength, this most amazing killing weapon of the Warring States period was declared a success.

The black beard looked fixed, the crossbow arm could not be pressed, it must be that the design was not well considered, and he hurriedly put it down, carefully removed the outer protection of the crossbow body, slowly disassembled, and finally saw that the hidden wooden stick and the crossbow were stuck together, and the arrow could not enter down the lì only halfway.

"Big brother, what's the use of this thing?"

Hei Hu said: "I have tested, although I can't figure out the principle, but one thing is certain, reduce the arm force when winding!" ”

"Now it's stuck here, no matter how useful it is, it's useless!"

Blackbeard nodded, "Only widening the distance of the crossbow path may be possible!" ”

"Why can't you reduce the thickness of the pole?"

Hei Hu said: "It's the same method, but there is one thing that has to be considered, this rod is extremely important, if it is too thin to withstand the force when winding, once it is broken, the whole crossbow will be wasted!" ”

"Wood can't do it, so why not use iron!"

One man held an iron arrow in his hand, which, although much more expensive than ordinary arrows, was so hard that it could not be broken by manpower.

"How did you not think of this! Prepare the mold immediately and reduce the size by half. ”

A person ran out quickly, the black beard stood up, his hands were supported, his eyes were full of love, although he could not be as perfect as the general Zhao Kuo requested, he could quickly switch crossbow arrows, after all, this one took several months of hard work, and also fulfilled a wish, that is, two arrows and crossbows were issued in a row, commonly known as double crossbows.

"Big brother, with this baby, as long as you build a team of elite soldiers, you will definitely be invincible!"

Blackbeard nodded, "Yes, with the advantage of the terrain, you can completely block opponents several times or even ten times more!" This crossbow is a cavalry nightmare. ”

"In that case, why don't you simply leave Handan!"

"Leaving Handan?" The black beard frowned.

"Although Zhao Kuo is courteous to us, it is not a weapon of the Soldier Alliance, but now that it has it, he can rely on the power of the Soldier Alliance to do a big job, why bother to be under the others!"

"Presumptuous, how can a black beard be a faithless person!"

"Why lose your power and wealth for a letter!"

Hei Hu sneered, "Since ancient times, those who have won the world have won the hearts of the people first, if there is no support from the people, how to succeed by the people of the military alliance alone, forget it, do your duty, and follow Zhao Kuo Heihu willingly!" ”

"Is it just for the sake of saving each other that day?"

The black beard shook his head, his eyes falling on the bow and crossbow, "Not only that, but also for my long-cherished wish in life!" ”

On the palace hall, King Zhao Huiwen frowned, and what he held in his hand was Lian Po who sent back the battle report from the land of Shangdang, the area of Lao Maling was all controlled by the Qin army, the light wolf city fell, and the loss of more than 40,000 elite soldiers after the two battles, and now the army relies on the danger of the water to confront the Qin army, and the army builds the Great Wall of 100 miles in the east, intending to block the Qin army's offensive.

King Zhao Huiwen got up, there was a person sitting below, Lin Xiangru, who was also sick, there were four people to discuss in the past, and now Lian Po led the army to fight with the Qin soldiers, Pingyuan Jun entered Qin and never returned, Zhao Hao died of illness, and only Lin Xiangru could discuss. "What do you think about this matter?"

Lin Xiangru coughed, "Xiangru wants to know the king's mind even more!" ”

King Zhao Huiwen said: "King Zhaoxiang raised no less than 500,000 troops, it is not as simple as a party, it must be used as an opportunity to defeat Zhao State, this battle has long been expected, but I don't want to come so fast!" ”

"Is there any hesitation in the king's heart?"

King Huiwen shook his head, "Since it can't be avoided, it's better to fight this battle while you and I can still move!" ”

Lin Xiangru sighed and said: "I only hate Xiangru and can't go into battle to kill the enemy and share the worries of the king!" ”

King Zhao Huiwen said with a smile: "There is a person who is equally important by the side of this king, and now that the king of the plains is still in the Qin State, Zhao Hao has also gone, and only Shangqing is left by his side!" ”

"Lin Xiang can be appreciated by the king in this life, and this life is enough!"

King Zhao put down the war report, there were too many casualties, I couldn't help but feel sad and couldn't bear to look at it again, King Huiwen insisted on fighting for Zhao State, Zhao Hao's illness and death made King Huiwen feel a crisis that he had never had, at this time there was a general Lian Po, Shangqing Lin Xiangru and others were available, if he could take this opportunity to defeat the Qin army and take the opportunity to expand his power, Zhao State's hegemony may be successful, once he died, the prince Zhao Dan may not be able to balance these high-ranking old ministers, internal worries are often more terrible than external troubles.

"What is Zhao Kuo doing?" King Huiwen couldn't help but ask, most of the time he thought of his father Zhao Hao, the defeat of the party, Zhao Kuo killed 50,000 Qin troops in one battle, and killed the main general Hu Wound, which is nostalgic.

"I heard that a few blast furnaces have been built outside the city, but I don't know what the purpose is!"

King Huiwen sighed, "Zhao Kuo is a talent, but it's a pity that he is too young!" ”

Lin Xiangru nodded, "In terms of experience, strategy, and marching formation, no one can compare with the * army!" ”

King Huiwen nodded, "Shangqing's words are true!" ”

The scolding of the land of the party, Wang Di's face was gloomy, the confrontation was more than three months, Lian Po never fought, if it was not for this water to block the way, it would inevitably raise troops to attack, the easiest place to land, the opposite side is the flat land surrounded by mountains, the cavalry of Zhao came and went like the wind at a very fast speed, and the casualties of the opponent's arrow crossbow shooting were too great in the middle of the line, so he ordered people to secretly cut down trees to build a raft, and once the time was ripe, cross the river for a decisive battle.

Lian Po checked the fortifications, 100,000 troops dug stones along the mountain range to build a city, Lao Maling lost Lian Po knew that the simple barrier could not stop the Qin army at all, only to build a stronger and more towering way, from the halfway up the mountain, the three city walls protruded, intertwined with each other, and nodded again and again.

On both sides of the waterfront, the two teams of soldiers are scolding, naked, some people simply lie on the ground, this kind of abuse is also costly, a load of grain vehicles is pushed by people to climb the big grain mountain, Handan is much closer than Xianyang, Lian Po ordered people to build a granary on the big grain mountain, in order to prevent wind and rain from invading, Wang Yi followed suit, the granary was established on the old horse ridge, I don't want the wind to blow clean overnight, but it is an empty warehouse, the name of the empty warehouse ridge comes from this, at this time it has been called the old horse ridge.

One person stepped forward, "* The army only defends and does not fight, and it is inevitable that the Handan clan will have a whisper, saying that the general is timid and does not dare to fight!" ”

Lian Po said with a smile: "Lian Po also thought about it, the king is a wise lord, so he can naturally understand Lian Po's painstaking efforts, if he fights a decisive battle with the Qin army, there will inevitably be little left of the Zhao army, even if he can repel the Qin army, how can the other princes allow the Zhao State to have a chance to breathe!" ”

"* The army has worked hard! I only hope that the king and the people of Handan can understand. ”

Lian Po smiled, "I hope so, Lian Po is dedicated to Zhao, and only wants to make meritorious contributions in his last years!" ”