"The steel is ready. As for the skill of forging swords, I have the method of clamping steel.

That is, two pieces of wrought iron are sandwiched with a steel layer, one is to save steel, and the other is to use good steel on the blade to make the most of fine steel.

If the materials and labor hours are sufficient, there is a steel-clad method, which is to use tough steel and wrap it with wrought iron, so that the upper and lower parts of the blade are both hard and tough. If it is hard, it will not collapse, and if it is tough, it will not break, making it worthy of a magic weapon."

After finishing talking about his limited knowledge about forging and steelmaking, Li Mengxi stopped talking.

After only listening to Li Mengxi's brief words, Liu, Guan, and Zhang were able to tell that Li Mengxi had something to say and was not just talking nonsense.

"Xiao Meng, are you really good at making knives?" Zhang Fei was gearing up, looking impatient.

"...I don't know how to forge knives. Besides, given my size, I can't even lift a forging hammer. This requires a blacksmith, so I can give you some guidance." Li Mengxi spread his hands and smiled bitterly.

"Okay!" Zhang Fei slapped the table, "When I get back, I'll find a blacksmith. Can you get me a knife?"

"Sure!" Li Mengxi smiled.

"Then it's settled?" Zhang Fei stretched out his palm towards Li Mengxi.

Li Mengxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He struck Zhang Fei's palm with his hand and said, "One word is settled."

After receiving Li Mengxi's promise, Zhang Fei laughed like no one else.

This guy's voice is like thunder.

Li Mengxi was still fine, but beside him, his younger brother was so frightened by Zhang Fei's wild laughter that he trembled.

Li Mengxi reached out and hugged his timid brother.

"Xuan Degong, General Guan, and General Yide, all have the same method as Guan Gang. It is an important weapon for the military and the country. It should be kept secret and not easy to be exposed to the public."

Now that the steel filling method has been revealed, Li Mengxi feels that this important secret should be well protected.

If the enemy knew about it, the gain would outweigh the loss.

After hearing this, the three of them all looked solemn.

At the end, Li Mengxi thought for a while and added, "This method of pouring steel is worth millions of steel."

Li Mengxi specifically pointed out the value of the steel filling method.

The purpose, it seems, is a bit cunning. Li Mengxi said it just to let Liu, Guan, and Zhang, who may not be very technical, know how important the things Li Mengxi brought out were.

There is a saying that it is better to talk more than to do more, that's it.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Mengxi finished speaking, Liu Bei, who had never expected to be here, looked solemn after hearing this, "Our army is very lucky to meet Meng Xi!"

It has been said that the steel filling method is worth millions. With such a huge sum of money, Liu Bei's current total net worth is far less than this amount.

In Liu Bei's heart, he felt that he had taken advantage of Li Mengxi, and he felt that he owed Li Mengxi a lot.

Since they feel they are in debt, Li Mengxi and his younger brother have more money to survive.

It must be said that Li Mengxi was not a person who was good at calculations. Now, he was caught in the chaos of the army and "accidentally met" Guan Yu on the side of the road. In order to make a living in troubled times, he had to work hard to make a living.

However, in just a short period of time, the city's scheming has become better than in the previous life.

It doesn't matter if you are good at calculations. Survival is not shabby.

Having finished talking about the method of making a knife and filling it with steel, Li Mengxi's attention returned to the short knife on the short table.

There were real weapons in front of him, not the plastic toys of his childhood. Li Mengxi was very interested.

Looking at the short sword in the hand, it looks like the illustration in the history textbook. This is a very typical ring-headed sword.

The first sword of the Han Dynasty is the ancestor of Chinese knives and the direct ancestor of the later Tang knives.

The shape of the ring-shou knife is practical and simple. The blade is straight and has an edge on one side. The head of the knife is a sharp-angled tip. The tip is thick and not easy to break.

There is usually a circular metal ring at the end of the handle that is integrated with the blade. This is the origin of the ring-shou knife and its most distinctive feature.

When in use, a short rope can be tied to the ring head. The short rope is tied to the ring head. The user puts his gloves into the rope ring and then holds the handle of the knife. In this way, the knife will not be easily released when it collides with the enemy's weapon.

The ring head also has another ingenious function. The ring head is combined with a short rope to form a flexible buffer, which is similar to a soft-handled hammer on a construction site.

It is often necessary to use a heavy hammer to hit things on the construction site. If the hammer handle is made of hard wood, the hammer cannot be hammered twice, and the force of the shock will make the palm of the hand numb and the arm injured. Use rubber or other flexible materials to replace the hard wood hammer handle.

Afterwards, the anti-shock force is limitedly buffered and the user's arm is protected.

The flexible buffer structure composed of the Han ring head and a short rope allows the person to hold the handle of the knife completely when the weapon collides. The hand can hold it empty, leaving a gap between the palm and the handle of the knife.

The flexible buffer structure composed of the Han ring head and a short rope means that when the weapon collides, the person does not need to fully grasp the handle of the knife. There can be a gap between the hand and the handle. Therefore, the force of the shock is reduced by the short rope on the ring head.

If it is a cavalry, the role of the ring head is even more obvious.

Because the ring head and short rope also play a role in preventing the palm from sliding forward, most ring head knives do not have hand guards and knife grids.

Li Mengxi weighed Zhang Fei's sword twice with one hand. With the strength of a seven or eight-year-old kid, he could hold the sword with one hand. The sword was not heavy.

Li Mengxi felt that if he held a knife with both hands, he could probably defend himself with this short knife, which was only about 40 centimeters long.

Seeing that Li Mengxi couldn't put it down with the knife, Zhang Fei simply gave it to Li Mengxi.

I just told you to be careful and don't get hurt by the knife.

Li Mengxi was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

Because of this short sword with a ring head, Li Mengxi suddenly remembered that he had been with the rebel army for a while, but he had never taken a good look at the military equipment of the rebel army.

It happened to be raining heavily that day, so Li Mengxi had nothing to do, so he asked Guan Yu if he could bring in various weapons from the army so that he could learn from them.

Guan Yu slapped his head and said, "It was someone's negligence. I should have thought of this a long time ago."

Guan Yu stood up and left. He walked out of the tent while it was raining and went to look for weapons for Li Mengxi.

Li Mengxi previously said that he did not understand military strategy and wanted to learn the art of war from Guan Yu. Guan Yu agreed. In Guan Yu's view, it was negligence for not teaching Li Mengxi how to identify various weapons in time.

After a while, Guan Yu lowered himself into the tent with a bunch of long soldiers on his shoulders and a shield in his hand.

Behind Guan Yu, there were other Xiang Yong who came in with other weapons to help him.

Out of politeness, Li Mengxi hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Li Mengxi was small, so he wanted to help carry weapons. Guan Yu was afraid that the weapons would smash Li Mengxi, so he would not let Li Mengxi pick up the things.

With a crash, Guan Yu threw the seven or eight long soldiers on his shoulders to the ground.

It was raining heavily outside. After walking twice, Guan Yu's clothes were already half wet.

When the weapons were brought, Guan Yu looked at Li Mengxi with a smile and said, "Come on, Xi'er, first recognize them. How many weapons can you recognize?"

Guan Yu regarded Li Mengxi as a student and wanted to test Li Mengxi's teachings.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang called Li Mengxi differently. When talking about business, for example, a few days ago, Li Mengxi and Liu Bei were discussing world affairs. At that time, Liu Bei called Li Mengxi "Mengxi." However, there was nothing to do today, and Liu Bei called Xi'er one after another.

of intimacy.

As for Guan Yu, the two brothers Li Mengxi were picked up by Guan Yu. Guan Yu had a closer relationship with Li Mengxi and shouted Xi'er Xi'er all day long.

If others didn't know better, they would think that Li Mengxi was Guan Yu's nephew.

As for Zhang Fei, Li Mengxi just discovered today that Zhang Fei calls himself "Xiao Meng". Well, our surname is not Meng, so if we want to call him, we have to call him Xiao Li.

The different names can probably reflect the different attitudes of Liu, Guan, and Zhang towards Li Mengxi.

To Liu Bei, Li Mengxi was a great talent sent from heaven, a military advisor of the rebel army, and he was also like a nephew.

Guan Yu regarded Li Mengxi more as a student and junior.

Zhang Fei, whether he calls him Xiao Meng or Xiao Li, he probably regards Li Mengxi as his buddy.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang had different positions and personalities.

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