Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 27 Zhang Ba Snake Spear and Double Iron Halberd
"It should be so," Su and Zhang promised.Then he pointed to the horses in the stable and said, "There is no repayment for this great kindness. This stable is full of good horses we brought back from the north. You can choose as you like."

Chen Zhong broke down, and felt for the remaining hundred and ten coins in his pocket. What was all this? One piece of broken iron can be exchanged for four good horses, and it doesn't cost any money to pay back.Soon, Chen Zhong, who reversed his values, became proud of his wise decision to follow Zhou Cang.

As a person who has seen the world, he would not care about this, so Zhou Cang pretended to be a big man who had seen the world without refusing, knowing that these two people were not doing it for a horseshoe, they were paving the way first for the sake of asking for themselves in the future coming.

Taking Dian Wei and others around the stables, both of them ruled out the white horse because of their looks, Zhou Cang picked a big green horse, Dian Wei picked a maroon, Gan and Chen were very conscious After the two of them finished picking, they each chose a variegated horse that was close to each other, and everyone was happy.

Zhang Shiping said again, "Brother Zhou is also a man of martial arts, what kind of weapon do you like? There are weapons and good iron hidden in the house, Brother Zhou can go and have a look."

So Zhang Shiping led the people to the warehouse, took the key to unlock the door and opened the door, and saw that it was like a small arsenal with knives, guns, axes and spears.Zhou Cang tried one by one, just like Brother Hou entered the Dragon Palace, but he was not interested.Seeing that Zhou Cang was shaking his head slightly, Su Shuang imitated Prime Minister Gui and secretly grabbed Zhang Shiping and whispered a few words.Zhang Shiping said with a smile: "It's hard for such ordinary things to come into Brother Zhou's eyes, so Brother Zhou can come with me." Then he opened a small warehouse door inside.I saw two pieces of weapons on the shelf inside, one had already been formed, the other was not yet finished, they were all made of the trunk of high-quality tough wood, stripped into evenly thick and thin pieces, and then glued together, the finished one had a The obvious armor-piercing edge is divided into eight sides, and the blade is about two feet long.

Zhou Cang was taken aback, and asked, "Could it be a horse lance?" He thought to himself, it turned out that this weapon existed in the Three Kingdoms period.What he didn't expect was that horse lances were the most suitable for horse battles, and the two armies charged. Because of the complicated workmanship and exquisite materials, they could not be mass-produced, and the requirements for craftsmen and craftsmanship were also extremely high, so that they gradually withdrew from the battlefield after the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Shiping replied: "Brother Zhou is indeed very knowledgeable, it is Ma Chan." Then he said proudly, "The trunk of this spear is made of Zhe wood. After one year, take out the strips and let them dry in the shade for several months. Then glue them together with high-quality lacquer, and wrap the outer layer with thin hemp rope. Cut it up with a knife, and the lance makes a metallic sound without cracking. The lance head is made of fine steel. Three years, and it was completed last month."

"It's really top grade. Could it be that you two are also good at martial arts, why did you make this thing?" Zhou Cang asked in surprise.Originally, Zhou Cang wanted the two of them to make the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and he wanted to be the master of the knife. After seeing Ma Qiang, he felt that this was what he wanted.

"No. In fact, it was entrusted by the former Zhongshan Prime Minister Zhang Chun, just saying that he is very useful. The two of us dare not offend him, so we have to follow orders and spend time and effort to build it for him. Later, I am afraid that there will be some accidents in the middle and we will not be able to deliver it. , I made two pieces, and now one is finished, just to give it to Brother Zhou, and the remaining one will be slowly built and dealt with him, anyway, he can’t be found now.” In contrast, Tao Qian’s power Zhang Chun is too old to be at 01:30.

"Where is Zhang Chun now?" Zhou Cang asked.

"After hearing that he was dismissed due to misfortune, he went to Karasuma to hang out with the chief Qiu Liju."

Zhou Cang took the long lance and weighed it with his hands. Zhou Shiping added, "This lance weighs 49 catties."Soon he comforted himself that it was blown out, just like how did the 82 army come from the Battle of Chibi, just to attract people's attention.But when I weighed it myself, I felt that it was only twenty or thirty catties. Thinking about it, Zhou Cang suddenly realized that a catty of iron in the Eastern Han Dynasty and a catty in later generations were not the same concept at all, damn weights and measures.

Zhou Cang gestured casually, the more pleasing it is to look at, the more joyful it is to use.

Seeing that Zhou Cang liked it very much, Zhang Shiping said, "This spear is suitable for Brother Zhou, please accept it with a smile. I wonder if the three of you have a favorite weapon?"

Zhou Cang thought about it carefully, it seems that this Zhang Chun is not a good person, and taking the weapon away by himself is considered a good deed. "I would like to thank you two for your kindness. My brother is good at using double halberds, and they are quite heavy. The weapons in the warehouse are not enough. I wonder if I can find a craftsman to make them?" Zhou Cang patted Dian Wei on the shoulder.

"This matter is simple. It can be built day and night in half a month. I don't know how much it will take?"

"The left hand weighs 39 catties, and the right hand weighs 41 catties. In addition, ten small halberds of ten catties are made." Dian Wei replied in a muffled voice.Ever since he saw Zhou Cang's flying stone, Dian Wei wanted to practice flying halberd.

Hearing it was so heavy, Zhang and Su secretly clicked their tongues. They didn't dare to ask more questions, so they arranged more blacksmiths to choose good iron to forge, and rushed to work day and night.Gan and Chen chose two short knives in a very low-key manner, and they were very majestic when paired with waists.

In the past few days, Zhang Su accompanied Zhou Cang to wander around and hold banquets every day.Zhou Cang took the opportunity to inquire about the situation of the Wuji Zhen family, and learned that the Zhen family had a daughter named Zhen Mi the year before last.Zhou Cang couldn't help sighing, he was only two years old now, he couldn't do anything, so he had to give up.Zhang Chun, Prime Minister of Zhongshan, served as the prefect of Zhongshan and Yuyang, and has a good relationship with Qiu Liju of the Xianbei tribe. Many of Zhang Su’s horses were bought from Xianbei through his relationship, so he dare not offend him, but Zhang Chun doesn’t know where he is now. , I heard people say that I was in Wuhuan a while ago.

Half a month later, when the twin iron halberds were formed, Dian Wei was extremely excited. He stepped on the horse majesticly, moving the halberds like flying with both hands, like a god of war descending to earth.Dian Wei threw a small halberd again, hitting every hundred steps and hitting the wood nearly a foot.Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang looked stunned, Zhou Cang murmured, "The ancients are evil, but that's it", Dian Wei suddenly had a name, and the evil came.

Dianwei alone used about [-] catties of good iron. Thinking that Liu Bei would get the iron in the future and use it to make double-strand swords, Qinglongyanyue swords, and Zhangba snake spears, Zhou Cang was cut off by himself now. Very happy, I'm sorry Brother Zhang, your zhangba snake spear was turned into a double iron halberd by brother.Thinking about Dian Wei carrying two hundred catties of iron every day, it is really difficult for him.

Zhou Cang bid farewell to Zhang Shiping and the two of them.Zhang Shiping donated another [-] yuan to Zhou Cang, saying that he would have to trouble Zhou Cang to accommodate Tao Qian in the future, and Zhou Cang accepted the excuse that both parties were satisfied.

(End of this chapter)