Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 260 Armor Weapon
Jianxing seven years, September, Hanzhong.

In the blacksmith workshop, the temperature in the workshop was unbearable. Hundreds of craftsmen were shirtless, holding hammers and pounding on the red iron bars to smelt weapons, and the clanging sound was endless.

Zhuge Liang, who taught martial arts, specially went to the workshop today, and the generals went to the workshop to check the production of weapons and armor, and at the same time explain the importance of weapons and armor.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan to drive away the heat, but it didn't work at all, and the sweat still broke out on his head.

With a thick voice, Pu Yuan shouted: "Prime Minister, this is the place where the sleeve armor is made."

Zhuge Liang nodded, picked up a piece of armor to look at it, and shouted: "This piece of armor is forged with several folds."

The loud clanging sound covered Zhuge Liang's words.

Pu Yuan turned his ear and shouted, "What did you say, Prime Minister? I can't hear you clearly."

Zhuge Liang was a little helpless, and motioned everyone to leave the workshop.

After a while, everyone left the workshop and took a long breath. It was too hot inside the workshop, and the clanging was too loud.

Holding the armor piece in his hand, Zhuge Liang asked, "Bochu (Puyuan character), how many folds and forges are the armor pieces used to make the sleeve armor?"

Pu Yuan looked at the armor in Zhuge Liang's hand, and replied: "Prime Minister, this is a three-fold forged armor."

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and said: "Two more forgings, the sleeve armor should be made of [-]-fold forged armor, or Wei Nu can wear [-]-fold forged armor, maybe Bochu can do it?"

Faced with Zhuge Liang's difficult request, Pu Yuan gritted his teeth and replied: "Yes, I will make a [-]-fold steel armor."

Yang Yi hesitated for a while, and asked: "The time wasted by the prime minister to make a five-fold steel armor (筩sleeve armor note ①) is far more than a three-fold steel armor, perhaps too much."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang caressed his beard and smiled lightly, and said, "Duke Wei (Yang Yi's character), you must not look at it like this. The soldiers are brave and brave, what does it depend on?"

"Only being brave and not afraid of death and having a sharp soldier and armor are strong, but most soldiers are afraid of death, so it is difficult not to use them; only when the armor is strong and the blade is sharp, can the armor dare to fight bravely on the battlefield. If the armor is not strong, as Fighting with the enemy naked; the blade is not sharp, like cutting grass into a soldier, how can we defeat the enemy!" Zhuge Liang explained.

"Five-fold steel armor is far stronger than three-fold steel armor. The Wei crossbow is hard to break. Our army's elite soldiers don't dare to fight bravely when they wear this armor. One is worth a hundred. If the three-fold steel armor is worn, how dare the soldiers fight forward !"

Yang Yi arched her hands and replied sincerely: "Yi knows, thank you Prime Minister for teaching me."

Zhuge Liang handed the armor piece to Huo Yi, and said with a smile: "Shaoxian, I'll prepare the five-fold steel armor for you. I hope that the tiger infantry army you lead will not bear this armor."

Huo Yi took the armour, and replied seriously: "Promise! Yi will live up to the prime minister's trust."

Although the Wudang Flying Army is brave, it is an auxiliary infantry, and it is difficult to fight in battle with heavy armor.

Therefore, during these days in Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang specially selected those who were brave and brave, and gathered them into a group, which was called the Tiger Step Heavy Army.Tiger-step heavy soldiers, fighting on foot, wearing heavy armor, and holding sharp knives.

And from the army, those who walk lightly and walk like a galloping horse are selected, and they gather together as a disciple, which is called the tiger-step light army.The tiger-footed light army bears a strong crossbow, holds a Puyuan sharp blade, and assists the tiger-footed heavy army in combat, shooting them from a long distance, and assisting in the encirclement and killing in close combat.

The [-] tiger infantry troops are divided into half and half for light soldiers and heavy soldiers. The tiger infantry soldiers will march forward bravely, no one can stop them.Huo Yi, the general of the Yi Army, will be under the command, with Meng Yan from Nanzhong as his deputy.

Zhuge Liang looked at Pu Yuan and asked, "Where is Yuanrong Nunufang?"

"Please follow me." Pu Yuan led the way.

On the way, Zhuge Liang shook his fan and asked, "Bochu, how is the vest made?"

Pu Yuan couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said: "To the prime minister, the vest and the sleeve armor are forged at the same time. There are not enough armor craftsmen. I have more heart than energy. I can only make the vest by Tianshui craftsmen. I will forge the sleeve armor in Hanzhong." .”

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, then said: "Can a group of craftsmen be transferred from Chengdu to Qin?"

Pu Yuan thought for a while, and said: "I have ordered the craftsmen in Chengdu to make long lances, spears, and the barbed caltrops improved by the prime minister. If they are transferred, it may affect the progress of Chengdu."

After a pause, Pu Yuan said: "Eastern Wu has a good relationship with my big man, and I think that I can send Jiangzhou craftsmen to Qinzhou to help us forge weapons and armor."

"Shan, according to Bochu's words, transfer Jiangzhou craftsmen to Qin, and return them to your tent to obey orders!" Zhuge Liang responded.

Since Han and Wu reached the covenant to divide the world, and Sun Quan was given the emperor's etiquette, the relationship between Han and Wu is in a honeymoon period.

The big man not only sold a large number of horses to Soochow, but also sent people to help Soochow train cavalry.On the other hand, Wu Guo voluntarily withdrew the army in the west, and asked the big man to exchange [-] horses for Zhang Wen's family to enter Shu, and sold a large amount of grain to the big man.

Even businessmen from the Han and Wu countries could communicate unimpeded, and the soldiers and soldiers heard about each other in the fields.It can be said that this is the sweetest and friendliest time since the cooperation between Han and Wu.

After everyone chatted, they walked back for more than a hundred steps and arrived at Nufang.

Pu Yuan took a pair of Yuanrong crossbows that had just been made, played with them, and introduced: "This crossbow is still made by Prime Minister Shang according to the predecessors' Liannu. This crossbow is different in size. The Great Yuan Rong crossbow is another Bed Crossbow, also known as Mountain Destroyer Crossbow."

"The small crossbow is held in Yuan's hand. This continuous crossbow is connected to the front and back of the crossbow. It uses iron as the arrow. The length of the arrow is eight inches, and it can be loaded quickly."

After finishing speaking, Pu Yuan handed the Liannu to Zhuge Liang, and distributed other Liannu to everyone.

Zhuge Liang struggled with his back, opened the body of the crossbow, loaded an arrow, and shot straight at the arrow stack of fifty steps, hitting the arrow stack.

Wang Ping was very curious, and looked at the Yuanrong crossbow. After a while, he couldn't help but said with emotion: "The Yuanrong crossbow made by the prime minister is so ingenious. Wei's Liannu can only fire four or five arrows, but the prime minister can improve it to fire ten arrows." Crossbow."

Zhuge Liang smiled, disapproving, and said: "This crossbow is not surprising. It is not as good as a waist-drawn crossbow that can pierce armor at a hundred steps. This continuous crossbow can only shoot unarmored or thinly armored soldiers."

Pu Yuan Yinghe said: "What the Prime Minister said is very true. The really sharp crossbow is the Dayuan army crossbow that destroys mountains. This crossbow is like a spear, and it is loaded with a winch."

With that said, Pu Yuan walked to the side of the large bed crossbow on the ground and pointed out.

"This is also made by Prime Minister Shang according to the predecessors' continuous bed crossbow. Flying spears to the body of the crossbow, stepping on the winch to exert force, and shooting ten arrows at the same time, it can be called a flock of crows, with the potential to destroy mountains."

Huo Yi caressed the spear-like crossbow, and said with a smile: "Whoever lets this crossbow shoot an arrow, no matter where it hits, the blood will not stop, the wound is like a cup, and he will definitely die."

Zhang Yun, who was thousands of miles away, suddenly felt a pain in his knee.

While everyone was discussing the Yuanrong crossbow, Zhuge Liang was observing whether there was a third-level official supervisor on the body of the crossbow, but he only saw the second-level official supervisor, and he did not see the name of Pu Yuan supervisor, and said: "Bochu, this crossbow still owes you the supervisor. Don't forget your name!"

Pu Yuan looked at the reputation and said: "This crossbow is not finished yet. When it is delivered, it will be engraved on it!"

"good!"

Everyone stayed in Nufang for a while, and then followed Zhuge Liang to other weapon-making workshops. Under Zhuge Liang's explanation, they all left with a fruitful experience.
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① "Song Shu Yin Xiaozu Biography": "Zhuge Liang's sleeve armor and iron cap, 25 stone crossbows, cannot enter."

Zhuge Liang's "Zuogang Armor Teaching": "All the imperial edicts make five-fold steel armor and ten-fold spears to give them."

②"Three Kingdoms": Profit and loss Liannu, called Yuanrong, uses iron as the arrow, the length of the arrow is eight inches, and one crossbow shoots ten arrows at the same time.

"Tang Jingsai Crossbow": "There are many names for Western Shu crossbows, and the largest one is Liannu. Ten arrows are called group crows, and one arrow is called flying gun. The common name is Destroying Mountain Crossbow, which is the Yuan Rong made by Kong Ming."

I think that Zhuge Liang's improved Liannu can be divided into big and small Liannu.

(End of this chapter)