Chapter 176 (Monthly Pass of the Mo Family Descendants)
"Are you guarding the central army?" Li You was quite unwilling to accept the order. Since he was the imperial commander in person, the central army where the emperor was located must be the safest position. He did not have to work hard to fight with the enemy. As long as he protected the emperor's safety, he would have made great contributions and could also spend time with the emperor day and night to increase his impression. This was the best job in the eyes of others, but Li You wanted to win military achievements by defeating the enemy.
"Yes, Little Lord, you have never brought troops before, and you don't know the danger of the battle formation. This job is the best now. Xu thought that this position should have been a confidant of Taiwei Qiu, but he didn't expect it to be the hands of Little Lord. Perhaps it was because the martial arts performance that day was remembered by His Majesty in his heart?" Xu Guang smiled while touching his beard. He was obviously very satisfied with this arrangement. He would have great contributions without taking any risk. Little Lord's luck is really good.
I am not a young man who has not passed through the battlefield. The Battle of Hulao Pass, the Battle of Western Regions and Suiyang is not as dangerous as this time. Besides, for some reason, I always feel that even if I am with the emperor this time, it will not be too safe. Now there is still some time before going to war, so I have to prepare in advance. "By the way, Mr. Xu, can you find the blacksmith you were looking for a few days ago?"
"Well, I've found it. I'm waiting for the summons at the gatehouse. I wonder what kind of object the little lord is going to create?" Xu Guang was extremely well-off. He had found it in just a few days.
"Let him come in. I have already drawn the drawings. Mr. Xu can take a look at it together." After that, Li You took out the Modao diagram he drew from his arms according to his memory. This was drawn based on the real objects he saw in Suiyang.
After a while, an old man with gray hair came to the living room and hurriedly saluted when he saw Li You and Xu Guang, "The villain has seen the Lord and Mr. Xu."
Well? This person seems to be familiar. Li You thought for a while and asked strangely, "Isn't this Mr. Gu who helped the mansion make billiards last time? Are you not a carpenter? Why do you still know the job of a blacksmith?"
"It's rare that the lord still remembers the villain." Seeing that Li You recognized him, the descendant of the Mo family surnamed Gu said happily, "I'm not to hide it from the lord. In addition to opening a carpenter shop in the West City, the villain also has a blacksmith shop. The little old man thought he had some skills in blacksmiths. When he heard that the mansion wanted to hire a person, he came to the door with shame."
"Mr. Gu is really a talented person. Please see if this drawing can be created?" Li You praised and handed the drawing of Mo Dao to Mr. Gu, who is a carpenter and blacksmith.
"This knife weighs fifteen kilograms, seven feet long, three feet long, double-sided blade, four feet long, and iron drills under it." Li You thought of the size of the Mo knife. One kilogram of Dawei is about 660 grams, and 15 kilograms is equivalent to about 10 kilograms of modern times. If you want to hold such a heavy weapon and fight for a long time, you must be a person with infinite strength.
The most famous person in history to use Modao was Li Siye, the general of the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. Li Siye was seven feet tall and powerful. He was good at using Modao. He always led the way when he went to fight and was invincible. Therefore, the enemy called him a "general of supernatural powers". He once followed Gao Xianzhi to defeat Xiao Bolu Kingdom, attacked Shi Kingdom, and made great contributions.
During the Anshi Rebellion, he worked under Zhang Hao. When Zhang Hao supported Sui Yang, Li You met him. The two also exchanged the use of Modao. This picture was drawn based on the Modao used by Li Siye. Now Zhou Bofu's courage is not inferior to Li Siye, so Li You remembered that he would command the Modao team.
"This knife can be chopped, cut, cut, and stabbed. It is so heavy. I'm afraid it was prepared for close combat by the heroes in the army?" Mr. Gu looked at it for a few times and guessed the use of the Mo Dao.
According to Li Jing's "The Art of War" of Wei Gong, when the enemy reached twenty steps, the Modao team went to fight. The warriors in heavy armor lined up in dense formations like walls to advance and strangle the enemy's front. The people and horses were broken when the Modao slashed, which was the main force for the vanguard infantry group to rush forward. Wherever they went, the enemy was defeated.
But the old man could see the purpose of the Modao at a glance, which inevitably surprised Li You, "Oh? Why did Mr. Gu say this? Could it be that he had already built weapons before?"
"The villain has a little name. Most of the nobles in Beijing like to build various weapons from the villain. If you see it too much, you will naturally guess one or two." Mr. Gu said with a little reserved attitude, "In the eyes of the villain, the knife you want to make must be made of good iron materials, and the craftsmanship is cumbersome, so how much is this price?"
"You don't have to worry about the price. I just ask if you give enough money, how many pieces can you create before the army goes to war?" Li You, who had just swept away a lot of money from Helan Jinming, didn't care about this little money at all.
The cumbersome craftsmanship is difficult to build, and the cost is huge, which is also the reason why Modao withdrew from the historical stage. In the future, if the Yue family army wants to deal with Jin Wushu's serial horses, they can only use a prick knife and axe instead. Now that Li You is not short of money, he naturally wants to equip his army with better weapons.
"If you push forward other tasks and build them day and night, you may only have more than a hundred pieces before going to the battle." Mr. Gu replied after thinking for a while.
"Although it's a little bit small, it's all." Li You said regretfully, "By the way, another extra booster will cost more than 40 kilograms, which may be done?" This was prepared for Zhou Bofu.
"I'm afraid the villain has to do it himself. Since the Lord's orders, the villain will definitely be built before the war." Mr. Gu responded, but he muttered in his heart, I don't know how powerful generals can use such a heavy weapon.
"I'll ask Mr. Gu in this case. I will go to your blacksmith shop to check later. Be sure to build these weapons." After that, I served tea and saw guests. As for the small matters such as negotiations, I will have to do it with my subordinates.
Back at the blacksmith shop in the West City, Mr. Gu reported to Juzi today and presented the drawings drawn by Li You to Juzi. When the Mo family saw this, he frowned and said, "My Mo family emphasizes 'non-attack', how can we build such a weapon?"
Mr. Gu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Now that the strength of the Mo family is weak, and this giant is a person who silently adheres to the old rules and does not know how to adapt. The prospects of the Mo family are really worrying.
Chapter completed!