Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 219 Weapons
"It's done!"

A sudden roar startled the people around him. Zhao Kang touched the cooled steel block excitedly, feeling a strange emotion suddenly arise.

It feels like I am leading this era forward.

In previous lives, steel was of particularly great significance to the world. Especially after the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution, steel was called industrial food.

"Is this the steel you mentioned before, my lord?"

After getting the news, Yang Gan hurried over and looked curiously at the steel under Zhao Kang's palm. He was also very concerned about Zhao Kang's smelting progress.

After all, this is the reason for the hard work of mining the Yunshan veins.

Zhao Kang nodded.

Someone whispered: "It looks like iron."

"almost?"

Zhao Kang glanced sideways and chuckled: "That's because you don't know how powerful this thing is. Even thousands of years later, this thing will still be the most used equipment in the world. That Zhou Dalong."

One of the craftsmen stepped out and said respectfully: "Master National Master."

This is a blacksmith from the Qianguo military camp. Zhao Kang waved his hand and said: "This piece of steel belongs to you. I don't care what method you use. Use it to make it into a sword for me as quickly as possible."

Zhou Dalong hurriedly agreed, but he was a little unsure. A good sword is not so easy to forge.

Some even take several years to cast successfully, but Zhao Kang said that it should be done as quickly as possible.

What kind of good weapons can this make?
Zhao Kang also saw what he was thinking and said, "Just follow the requirements of ordinary soldiers in the army."

Generally speaking, unless they are elite troops, ordinary soldiers in the army generally do not receive any good weapons and equipment.

Basically going to die.

After hearing what Zhao Kang said, Zhou Dalong felt relieved again and said quickly: "I obey the order. Please rest assured, Sir, the task will be completed within three days!"

"Three days?"

Zhao Kang smiled strangely: "Then I wish you good luck."

Forging with steel is much more difficult than iron!

After successfully smelting the first piece of steel, they gained experience. The blacksmiths followed the steel filling method taught by Zhao Kang and smelted pig iron and wrought iron together. Four or five more pieces of steel were smelted one after another.

After Zhao Kang saw this scene, he was completely relieved and asked the blacksmiths to forge steel.

I found a tent and asked someone to prepare pen and ink to start writing down the steel filling method and the casting and detailed process of the steelmaking blast furnace.

After finishing the arrangement, he called Yang Qian, had someone copy it into a book, and then began to think about it.

The tent curtain was opened, Zhao Kang looked up and saw Ye Hongxue, and immediately smiled and said: "It's almost time to send a message to the country and ask them to send people over, and clear a vast open space not far from the mine for smelting steel. "

Ye Hongxue's eyes lit up: "When?"

"Now, of course, the faster, the better. The success rate of steelmaking using the steel filling method is still good."

Ye Hongxue nodded, stepped forward and asked curiously: "Zhao Kang, is this steel really as powerful as you said? Is it used to make weapons that are far sharper than the weapons we use now?"

Zhao Kang nodded.

Ye Hongxue felt relieved and heard Zhao Kang say: "Speaking of weapons, I just wanted to ask you for advice."

"what?"

Zhao Kang hurriedly pulled Ye Hongxue to sit down: "I just want to know about the weapons and equipment used by your Jingguo soldiers during the war." Ye Hongxue raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask this?"

"Of course it is useful. Isn't the main purpose of making steel and iron to equip soldiers of the two countries? I have several weapons that may be put to use."

Ye Hongxue was surprised: "You can also make weapons?"

"I just have an idea. If I really want to forge it, it's up to the blacksmiths." Zhao Kang said.

Hearing what he said, Ye Hongxue didn't hide anything and said: "These things are not a secret. We have all the troops. The four countries in the North have roughly the same arms. The scouts are generally equipped with hand crossbows and swords."

Scouts are the elite troops in the army responsible for spying on military affairs, similar to special forces.

There is a saying that when two armies are fighting, the scouts die first.

They often have to go deep behind enemy lines to check for information on the enemy's food, army distribution, etc. They usually go into battle with light armor and the equipment is not too cumbersome.

Zhao Kang nodded and recorded it.

Ye Hongxue added: "Next is the infantry rattan player, equipped with a pair of rattan shields and slashing knives, two hand crossbows and several arrows, and they can be equipped with armor if they are longer than that."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kang understood that this rattan player should also be an elite among the infantry.

In addition to this, there are spearmen, trappers, heavy cavalry, siege soldiers, and finally cannon fodder.

As he spoke, Ye Hongxue sighed: "Qianjing is the weakest among the four countries. Just like our Jingguo cavalry, we only have one hundred thousand cavalry in total. We only got it by selling iron."

Zhao Kang was convinced that cavalry, as the most lethal unit on the battlefield with cold weapons, was no joke.

A cavalryman's horses, armor, and weapons must be the best in the army.

Take the lance, for example.

A spear used by cavalry took at least three years from the time of wood selection to completion.

Not to mention war horses. Raising a war horse is more expensive than raising a person.

Of course, it’s expensive for a reason.

Tens of thousands of cavalry lined up in a vast area to charge. Not everyone could withstand the momentum like a flood.

Often the battle is basically over after the cavalry charges.

"Cavalry is like this, let alone heavy cavalry. That is something that only Qi and Zhou can afford."

Ye Hongxue was a little disappointed and said: "There is a Tie Fu Tu in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The number of people is only [-], but since its establishment until now, it has never had a defeat."

"The reason why the three kingdoms joined forces to attack Qian State before was because Zhou Dynasty did not dispatch Tie Fu Tu, otherwise the final result would be uncertain."

Ye Hongxue said, but Zhao Kang did not respond to her. In confusion, he turned his head and saw Zhao Kang writing and drawing on the paper. He couldn't help but be stunned.

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Kang drew a very strange figure on the papyrus paper, with four corners standing like nails.

Zhao Kang put down his pen and asked with a piece of paper in his hand: "Are you useful for this kind of weapon?"

"What is this weird thing? Is this also called a weapon?"

Zhao Kang yelled: "This is a magic weapon specially used to deal with cavalry. It's called caltrops. If you sprinkle it on the ground, it will make people fall on their backs wherever it passes!"

Ye Hongxue's eyes were full of disbelief: "Is it as powerful as you say? Then what is this?"

She pointed to an even weirder-shaped weapon on the papyrus paper. It was long and triangular, and looked like a whip and a mace. It was very weird.

If there are any fellows from Earth here, they will definitely recognize that what Zhao Kang draws on this drawing is the famous three-sided military thorn!
This thing can definitely be ranked among the most lethal among cold weapons!
(End of this chapter)