Nanming Engineer

Chapter 111
The centurions stood in five rows, with 20 people in each row. They were arranged neatly from front to back in order of height, forming a line horizontally and vertically. All of them stood tall and protruding, without squinting. sequence.

Ma Xintian stood at No.1 on the left of the first column, staring at Wang Huan standing on the stairs, his whole face was as expressionless as an ice sculpture, as quietly as a tree.

Everyone in the centurion is like this, except for the flickering of the eyes, there is no movement, and even the sound of breathing can be faintly heard. 100 people form a forest, and the forest is quiet and the wind does not blow.

Zu Bian stood by Wang Huan's side, his eyes were hot. Anyone who leads soldiers can tell at a glance that they are a group of excellent young soldiers. Just standing still can feel awe-inspiring majesty, unlike those of Daming. The soldiers of the guard, standing at attention in the same way, always make people feel that they are strong outsiders.

Zu Bian took a glance at Wang Huan, and swallowed the words of wanting to bring these soldiers under his command with great difficulty. He knew that these people were trained by Wang Huan himself, and they were his own soldiers. think.

Wang Huan is also very satisfied. In just over a month, it is very rare to be able to train a group of emaciated ordinary people to look like this. Look at their appearance, there is no such timid and high-intensity physical training as when they first joined the army. And the strict queue training strengthened the physique and strengthened the will, turning the sheep into wolves. Although they haven't seen blood yet, it looks like they already have the foundation of a strong army.

"Confer armor!" Wang Huan stopped shouting, echoing in the square.

From behind him, a group of handymen holding rattan armor poured out. According to Xu Tiezhu's command, they rushed to the centurion sergeants standing still, and tied the rattan armor on the sergeants together.

Holding a set of rattan armor exuding the fragrance of tung oil in his hands, Xu Tiezhu came to Wang Huan's side and asked respectfully, "Sir, can you change it too?"

Wang Huan nodded, and Xu Tiezhu tied a set of seven vine armors to his upper body one by one.

Ma Chongming's eyes were wide open, he looked at the hall in disbelief, then at Wang Huan, showing a look of incomprehension, he opened and closed his mouth, closed and opened it again, finally couldn't help it, and said: " My lord, this, I don’t know if I should say something or not?”

Wang Huan lowered his head to fasten the strap on the armor, and said without raising his head, "But it's okay to talk."

Ma Chongming said in a muffled voice: "Zhuge Liang set fire to the rattan armor soldiers. Everyone knows that this rattan armor has long been regarded as a useless thing, and it will catch fire. Why do you still use it? Your excellency knows the past, and you don't know it." This passage in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?"

Before Wang Huan could make a sound, Xu Tiezhu poked his head out from Wang Huan's armpit, and said with a smile, "Matou man, just watch it, my lord has his own tricks to guard against the fire attack."

He fastened the belt of the last skirt on Wang Huan's body a few times, and took out a white thing from the back.

Ma Chongming stretched out his head and saw that it was actually a large white robe. Xu Tiezhu put it on Wang Huan's body, covered the whole armor tightly, and tied it around his waist with a cowhide belt with copper buckles on it. , can hang weapons.

The soldiers standing in the square also put on such a white burqa with a belt around the waist, and the whole queue was covered with fluttering white robes, which added a kind of handsome temperament.

"Do you recognize this cloth?" Wang Huan asked with a smile.

Ma Chongming touched the corner of Wang Huan's robe with his hand, only to feel that it felt a little rough, as if it was spun with some thicker thread, not quite like linen or cotton, and shook his head blankly.

"This is Huohuancloth. It won't catch fire. No matter how big the fire is, it won't ignite this kind of cloth." Wang Huan flicked his white robe, and said leisurely: "So the inner layer of rattan armor and the outer cloth robe can prevent knives and cuts." Arrows can also be used to fire fire and burn oil, so there is nothing wrong with it.”

Ma Chongming was startled when he heard this, and shouted: "Huo Huanbu? It turned out to be Huo Huanbu! It is said that this object was originally introduced from the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. It was a fire-avoiding god, but it was lost hundreds of years ago. Where did your lord get it?"

"It's nothing. My Longevity Valley produces Huohuanbu. I got a few spinning machines and made it." Wang Huanyun said calmly, as if it was not a big deal.

"Made by adults?" Ma Chongming's small eyes widened, full of disbelief: "I have them in the Longevity Valley Mountain? My lord, are you lying to me?"

Zu Bian stared, and said sharply: "Matou man, be careful! My lord speaks well, how could I lie to you?"

Xu Tiezhu smiled and said: "Matou man, my lord didn't lie to you. This Huohuanbu is indeed made of asbestos mine that Mr. Wang collected from the mountains. It's just that we are so inexperienced that we can't imagine it."

Only then did Ma Chongming believe it with suspicion, but his mind was flexible, his mind was full of business, his small eyes rolled, and immediately thought of something, his face immediately turned happy, and he said happily: "My lord, I..."

Wang Huan: "No!"

Ma Chongming was stunned: "My lord, I haven't said anything yet."

Wang Huan gave him a white look, and said bluntly, "Huo Huanbu is a secret of my Longevity City. It is not allowed to take out for profit, and anyone who violates it will be killed!"

Ma Chongming suddenly fell down like a deflated ball, looked at the white fire raccoon, and muttered to himself not knowing what to say.

Wang Huan shouted loudly again: "Give us weapons!"

Xu Tiezhu's handymen rushed out again, and hung a handful of mountain-destroying crossbows and quiver bags on the waist belts of the soldiers. The mountain-destroying crossbows did not grow up, so they fit well on the waist, and the quiver also Not big, because the arrows of the Mountain Destroying Crossbow are only eight inches long, and a quiver is enough to hold many arrows.

Another group of miscellaneous servants came forward, this time they came with long spears on their shoulders. The long spears were different from the general military weapons of the Ming Dynasty. They were made of white wax rods, with a length of three feet, and iron parts at both ends. At the upward end, the tip of the spear is two feet long, and there is a curved, bladed iron hook in the middle, similar to a hooked sickle gun. At the downward end, there is a heavy hollow iron ring.

The soldiers took the spears, held the guns in their right hands, and put their left hands on the mountain crossbows around their waists. With their feet spread apart, and wearing white burqas, they appeared heroic in the queue.

Wang Huan did not hold a long spear, but a long sword. Zu Bian was also dressed in rattan armor and white robes, holding a ghost knife in his hand. The two stood on the stairs, one heroic and the other majestic. Xu Tiezhu and others were envious.

Wang Huan took a step forward and said loudly to the centurion standing at the bottom of the steps: "Everyone, it is a troubled time, the people are struggling to live, the court is weak, there are many thieves, there are Tartars invading our land outside, and rebels inside are messing with our court. The common people suffer from hunger and cold, and suffer unspeakably, but if you enter my Longevity Valley, will you be well fed and warmly clothed?"

"Eat well and wear warm clothes!" Hundreds of people answered in unison, with a voice like thunder.

"Where's your family? Are they doing well?" Wang Huan roared.

"Have a good time!"

Ma Xintian, who was in the queue, slammed the spear in his hand, knocked the iron ring on the ground, and there was a loud dragon cry, and he shouted loudly: "Where is it that allows you to live and work in peace and contentment? Who feeds you and clothes you?"

"It's Longevity Valley! It's Lord Wang!" Hundreds of people shouted in unison.

"I am willing to die for my lord!" Ma Xintian shouted in the lead.

"I am willing to die for my lord!" Hundreds of people agreed together, but Ben Lei remained the same.

"Okay! Train for a thousand days, just to use them for a while." Wang Huan said with a serious face, and the echo echoed in the empty square, everyone could hear clearly: "You are the first centurion in my Longevity Valley , It’s not used to put on airs for others to see, soldiers shoulder the responsibility of defending their homes and land, and they train hard on weekdays to defeat the enemy in battle.”

"Today's conferment of armor means the establishment of our Wanshou Valley Standard Battalion. From now on, you will be a wall. If you want to defend the enemy, you will be a knife. If you want to break the border, you will be a torrent. The land of Kyushu, restore my great Han rivers and mountains!"

"Here!"

All the people in the square roared together, even the handymen standing behind were infected by the turbulent words and the solemn atmosphere, shouting at the same time, their faces full of excitement, looking at the white-robed soldiers standing in the square , full of envy.

Wang Huan lifted his white robe, raised his head and eyes, and knelt down on one knee to the sky. The soldiers below also followed his example, and neatly lifted their robes and knelt down.

"Here, Wang Huan swears to the heavens that in this life, he is willing to serve the people of the Han family and the people of the world, drive out the Tartars, restore our country, and never change our resolve. I hope that the heavens will bless me, and I will be invincible!"

"God bless me, I am invincible!" The white-robed army roared in unison, and the sound shook the whole world.

Ma Chongming, who had been squeezed to the back, was flushed and could hardly control himself. His mouth trembled with excitement. He looked at the white-robed soldiers and muttered to himself: "Chen Qingzhi, this is Chen Qingzhi, the God of War in white robes!" , Is my stone pillar going to produce a god of war that is rare in a hundred years?"

(End of this chapter)