Chapter 319 The imperial decree without the imperial decree
Li Mu has been thinking about what kind of weapons the Independent Regiment should build these days. Although his idea of a "Berserker Legion" was pointed out by Li Daliang with various shortcomings and deficiencies. But that's how people are, once they have an idea,
You will never forget it.
If you keep thinking about it, there will be echoes. Before going to bed these days, Li Mu would close his eyes and search around in the vast sea of blueprints of the system. Of course he understood that according to Li Daliang, every inch is longer and every inch stronger, so the weapon that should be chosen most should be
Horse. The horse is divided into two parts: the blade and the pole. The blade is half a meter long, which is much longer than ordinary guns and spear weapons. And because of its unique armor-piercing edge structure, it also has the 'armor-breaking' attribute.
When used by masters, they will look for the right opportunity and strike with one move, often stabbing both men and horses to their core.
But the horse tree is not without its shortcomings. The production process of the horse tree is complicated. The pole is usually made of mulberry wood, and the rubbing wood is the best mulberry wood. The quantity is rare. A good horse tree pole is a thin mulberry pole soaked in oil and dried, and then used with fish foam glue.
It is made by gluing, then wound with hemp rope horizontally, inserted into the pole, so that it is horizontally stressed, painted with raw lacquer, and wrapped in Gebu to form a whole pole.
The most important thing about the horse pole is its ability to bend, rebound, and reset instantly. They are also made of wood, but not every wood can achieve this characteristic. The failure rate is extremely high. On average, one piece of wood is produced.
A horse-stem pole, scrapped wood scraped due to failure, is enough to make ten strong bows. Therefore, only the generals can use the horse-stem in front of the two armies. If you want to equip an army with a horse-stem as a standard, its cost is unparalleled by anything in the world.
What a country can afford.
It was also for this reason that when Li Daliang talked about weapons with Li Mu, he only talked about the principle that an inch is long and an inch is strong, but he did not point out the use of horse guns. In his opinion, even if 300 people were armed, they would all be equipped with horse guns.
impossible things.
Li Mu had also thought about this problem seriously. It was not that he couldn't afford the money for three hundred horse beams. It was just that it would take a long time to make these three hundred horse beams. Insufficient materials were a shortcoming.
Problems that time cannot solve.
But the most fundamental reason still comes from his idea of the ‘Berserker Legion’.
If he hadn't wanted a 'Berserker Legion', he wouldn't have let Li Chongyi select people in his own image. The five hundred garrison guards selected were all miniature versions of Li Chongyi.
This configuration is actually not good. The army of this era focused on strong infantry and agile cavalry. But Li Mu did it the other way around. When he built a cavalry, he used all strong men, and lost the cavalry.
The most relied upon agility.
After struggling for a few days, Li Mu decided to follow his original intention.
It is still the "Berserker Legion". The role of the horses is no longer to pull the troops quickly, but to quickly deliver the troops. When fighting, first use the repeating crossbow to fire a round, taking advantage of the enemy's confusion. Then ride the horse into the enemy's formation.
Cut melons and vegetables.
To achieve such a goal, two kinds of support are needed. The first is defense. If the cavalry rushing into the enemy camp wears leather armor, they will definitely be shot into hedgehogs. Therefore, "plate armor" is needed, and these soldiers are
A big man with a strong physique does not have to worry about being unable to hold up, and the horses are mainly used to rush into the enemy's position quickly. Once they enter the enemy's position, they can dismount and fight, which does not consume much horsepower.
In addition to "plate armor", a weapon suitable for close combat is needed.
Li Mu first considered the double-blade ax used by Li Chongyi, but then he rejected it. Most people cannot swing the double-blade axe. Although these soldiers are strong, they do not have the same magical power as Li Chongyi. If they swing it a few times, they will
Having no strength and being trapped in a battle would be worse. The second option was the Zhanma Sword, but after imagining the combat environment, the sharp blade was thin and brittle and could easily be broken or curled, so he rejected it again.
After thinking for a few days, Li Mu finally found what he wanted.
Mace!
This is a weapon that is very suitable for reckless men. It requires almost no moves. If you have the strength, just swing it. It is also very simple to make. Other weapons require several quenchings and hundreds of forgings. The mace does not need to be used. It only needs
Just cast a mold, then pour in the iron liquid to solidify, and you can make it in batches in a short time.
Maces are not afraid of collisions between weapons. Any weapon that strikes an iron lump covered with thorns will definitely not get any advantage.
Li Mu found an intermediate drawing of a mace in the system, called [Thunderbolt]. There is nothing unique in its shape, but in the spiked part, a bleeding slot design was introduced, which can break armor and bleed. As long as
If the sweep hits, you will either die or be injured.
In addition, this [Thunderbolt] also has a mechanical design similar to Li Chongyi's giant axe. A single mace is 1.2 meters long, and when connected together with a mechanical weapon, it becomes a 2.4-meter double-headed mace.
If you rush into the enemy's position and bring a "big windmill", you can imagine what kind of scene it will be like.
After several comparisons, it was finally determined that this was the [Thunderbolt]. What Li Mu had to do today was to tinker with a mold and then trial-produce a mace to see the effect.
Li Mu's warehouse has almost all kinds of materials.
The process of making cast iron molds is called "sand foundry". The required materials are clay and stone sand. Mix the clay and stone sand in proportion, first make a rectangular upright column, and then dig out the inverted mold of the mace head from the middle.
Call it the 'lower half'. After making the lower half, you have to make the 'upper half'. The upper half is mainly to hollow out the inside of the mace to reduce the weight. Otherwise, the solid mace will still face
The problem of not being able to wave.
After making the upper and lower half-molds, connect them together, leave an injection port, and sinter and solidify them, then a mold is completed.
After completing these three steps of starting the furnace, melting the iron, and pouring, Li Mu went back to sleep. Early the next morning, he smashed the mold and a mace head was ready. He trimmed the corners with an iron file.
Burr it, add the alloy grip made last night, and the mace is complete.
Li Mu specifically looked at the attributes.
[Human Torch: Blue quality one-handed hammer (two weapons can be combined into a double-headed mace).].
[Basic strength requirement 15].
[Attack additional: armor breaking, bleeding].
There is no attribute bonus, but there is an attack bonus. They cancel each other out and are better than ordinary blue quality weapons.
Li Mu handed the Thunderbolt to Li Chongyi. Li Chongyi waved it and shook his head: "It's too light."
"Of course it's light for you to use, but it's just right for your subordinates. If it's too heavy, it won't be able to swing."
Li Chongyi thought for a while and nodded, indicating his approval.
While the two were talking, Zhao Youcai ran over: "Master Hou, Eunuch Gao is here."
"Eunuch Gao?" Li Mu wondered, why did Eunuch Gao come so early in the morning? Could it be that there was another purpose?
"Did you get the imperial edict?"
Zhao Youcai shook his head: "I didn't see the imperial edict."
"Then what is he here for?" Li Mu asked Li Chongyi to collect the mold fragments scattered on the ground and come to the front lobby. Mr. Gao was drinking tea with a tea cup. When he saw Li Mu coming, he put down the tea cup and stood up.
When the two of them met, Li Mu asked: "Eunuch Gao, don't you have to serve your Majesty today?"
"It was His Majesty who ordered our family to find the Marquis." After a pause, Eunuch Gao looked at Zhao Youcai next to Li Mu. Li Mu understood and waved his hand, and Zhao Youcai resigned and went back to the concierge.
"Master Marquis, there is something your Majesty wants you to do." As he spoke, Eunuch Gao whispered and told Li Mu about Zheng Guanyin's incident, the causes and consequences: "...that's what happened, and the situation is like this.
In such a situation, Your Majesty wants the Marquis to follow the same method as dealing with the Supreme Emperor's affairs and invite Zheng out of the palace, but she cannot leave Chang'an City. It is best to find something for her to do. The time limit required by His Majesty is seven days.
However, if the Marquis feels embarrassed, our family can also help the Marquis to persuade him, and it is okay to be tolerant for three to five days."
"Ouch..." Li Mu had a headache after hearing this.
Since ancient times, the internal affairs of the royal family have been entangled. Especially the public case of the Xuanwu Gate Incident is even more unclear. It is no longer possible to determine who among the brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng had the murderous intention first.
There is no right or wrong. Since ancient times, the winner has been the king and the loser. If Li Jiancheng had survived that day, the descendants of Li Shimin's branch would not have survived either.
If Li Shimin is wrong, it is just that he was born a few years late. Li Jiancheng is the prince, he is not. If he kills the prince, he will not be righteous, that's all. Then again, is it possible that a man was born in this world just because his opponent occupied him?
Righteousness means killing someone at the slightest sign of their neck?
From this point of view, Li Mu did not think that Li Shimin was wrong.
It's just that Li Mu really didn't want to get involved in such a troublesome matter. If it weren't for the fact that Li Yuan was so good to him, he would definitely not have participated in the matter of the Supreme Emperor.
After a long silence, Li Mu said: "Eunuch Gao, we are not outsiders, can you give me a word of truth? If I refuse this matter, is it okay?"
Eunuch Gao shook his head and said: "This matter has troubled Your Majesty for a long time, and His Majesty has always been helpless. Once, His Majesty even said that it would be better to deal with it all at that time to avoid today's upset. This shows that His Majesty's patience
There are not many left. The Marquis can refuse, and His Majesty cannot do anything to the Marquis. But the mother and daughter at Changlemen, I am afraid..."
Li Mu frowned and said, "Why is that? Since His Majesty did not kill anyone at that time, he must not have wanted to kill him. Why has there been a change now?"
"This..." Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice even more, and said: "Originally, it was difficult for our family to talk about this matter. But since Mr. Hou is confused, and since our family knows about it, we feel sorry for him not to tell him.
.A few days ago, Wei Zheng went to Changlemen."
Li Mu's mind suddenly flashed through those gold and silver utensils with worn patterns, and he asked in surprise: "Did some of Wei Zheng's money come from the palace?"
"Yeah." Eunuch Gao nodded.
"No wonder!" Li Mu suddenly understood everything. Li Shimin's face turned ugly when he mentioned that the gold and silver vessels came from the palace yesterday. He was still surprised at that time, but now he finally knows the answer.
To Li Shimin, the existence of the Zheng family was nothing more than a mirror that reflected all his ugliness. He had been troubled for many days, but now that the Zheng family was helping Wei Zheng, how could Li Shimin endure it? He didn't kill him in pain, so that was considered a blessing.