At dawn, looking at the row of houses with tinkling lights and shadows, I couldn't help but wonder: "Disciple, what are you doing there?"
Xingchen knew everything and answered: "That's the weapons workshop. They worked all night to make arrows and other weapons."
Li Xiaoxiao immediately became interested: "Take me as a teacher to observe and learn a thing or two."
It's a large arms workshop that is heavily guarded. There are dozens of large and small furnace rooms inside, and many craftsmen are busy working in an orderly manner.
But the fire was blazing and the steam was steaming. The craftsman only wore shorts, but the stars turned a blind eye, as if they often came to inspect.
Arms workshops are mainly divided into individual weapon workshops, bow workshops and armor workshops.
The busiest thing now is the bow workshop, because arrows are consumed a lot on the zombie battlefield and need to be replenished at any time.
However, one after another, the freshly baked arrowheads were quickly inserted into the bamboo shafts by the craftsmen before they were completely cooled. They were then firmly combined with cold water, and then the tail feathers were installed, and the finished product was completed.
The same is true for giant arrows, but the process is relatively complicated.
There are also some three-bow crossbows that were sent over for repair. They are so huge that just opening the string requires the strength of dozens of people to noose. No wonder they are so powerful.
Li Xiao is very fond of bows and arrows. This was the first time he touched a real thing and couldn't help but try shooting at the shooting range of Gongfang.
He put on the antler wrench, clumsily held the bow arm with his left hand, and strung the arrow with his right hand. Using the light of the torch, he looked at the target a hundred steps away. After taking aim for a while, he unstrung the bow and released the arrow. "Whoosh" With a sound, the shot missed, and the arrow flew away without knowing where it was.
Fortunately, there is only one female apprentice around him, otherwise the new instructor would be embarrassed.
Xingchen, who was watching the master's archery skills from the sidelines, did not expect that Li Xiao was a novice. He suppressed a smile and took a female bow himself.
The reason why there are male bows and female bows is that the bow power is different. Because the arm strength of men and women is different, the bow can only be shot after the full moon is opened.
Xingchen deliberately showed off, took out three arrows, held two in his mouth, put one on the string, and pointed it at the target. The arrow was already on the string, and three arrows were shot out in one go.
Li Xiao looked at the three feathered arrows nailed on the target in a straight shape, and was speechless. She didn't expect that her cheap apprentice turned out to be a marksman. No wonder the officers and soldiers convinced her, and it wasn't all because of her father.
Xingchen put down his bow and arrow and asked slightly proudly: "Master, how is my disciple's archery skills?"
Li Xiao came back to his senses and praised: "Master, really a master, hurry up and teach me as a teacher."
Xingchen didn't expect that the master would condescend to ask for advice. What kind of thing is this? The master hadn't taught the disciple yet, but the disciple started to teach the master first. He couldn't help but said again: "Master is so shameless."
That's the good thing about Dawn. Anyone who is stronger than me is my teacher, no matter who he is, he shook his head and said: "If three people are walking together, there must be my teacher. The ancients will never deceive me."
Xingchen said this, but he still taught the secrets of archery carefully. After all, Taiqing Gong still relied on this bad master for tips.
Li Xiao's understanding was not bad. After a few missed shots, he was able to hit the target. The last arrow happened to hit the bull's eye. He was so satisfied that he stopped and left.
As for the other individual military workshops and armor workshops, it’s okay not to look at them.
Breaking Dawn's understanding of weapons is that the simpler, the better. The more complex weapons are, the more difficult they are to use, which limits a person's performance.
Just like his free fighting and sword skills, there are no moves, all relying on his mind and reaction to the enemy. Coupled with his dragon steps, he is now almost invincible in the world, which is exactly what Lin Qing'er said, "the great road is the most simple".
The master and apprentice left the weapons workshop. Along the way, Xingchen became very familiar with Li Xiao and dared to tease the master who was only one year older than him.
It was the first time for Li Xiao to become a master, and he didn't know the etiquette of respecting a master. He felt that it was good to get along with him like this. He was both a teacher and a friend, and he was less formal.
The two of them arrived at the end of the main street not long after. At dawn, they suddenly heard a faint cry and smelled a trace of blood, so they asked, "Where is that?"
Xingchen turned away from his previous behavior and showed unbearable eyes: "This is a medical center. Wounded soldiers are treated here. There has been a severe drought for thirty years, and it is almost impossible to collect wild herbs. They all rely on their own cultivation. The quantity and variety are limited, and many wounded soldiers are injured." Soldiers will die without fighting.”
At dawn, a thought came to his mind: "Take my master to have a look."
Xingchen didn't want to see the miserable state of his subordinates, so he reluctantly took Li Xiao into the hospital.
But in several large rooms, the candlelight was dim, and there were at least hundreds of wounded soldiers lying there. Most of them were scratched and bitten by corpse demons. Some hurt the lungs, and some exposed the bones. The condition was very miserable, but the soldiers were strong. But he couldn't bear the severe pain and couldn't help but moan.
Especially those with the most severe injuries were almost waiting to die and could not even use Ma Fei Powder because they had to leave the precious medicine to their comrades who were still alive.
Several doctors were busy going back and forth, quite anxious, and no one paid any attention to Master and Disciple Li Xiao.
Some of the lightly wounded soldiers saw the stars and saluted with all their strength: "See you, Major General."
Xingchen's eyes were filled with tears, and he just nodded repeatedly, but could not say a word.
I looked around at dawn and had a rough idea. When I got to the inner hall, I asked Xingchen to summon the director of the medical center and ask him to introduce the situation of the wounded soldiers in detail.
Breaking Dawn asked Xingchen again: "You know the root cause of these wounded soldiers."
Xingchen didn't understand the master's intention, but nodded: "I roughly understand."
Only then did Li Xiao reveal his intention: "In this case, you and the chief select fifty of the most seriously injured people with sound limbs and higher martial arts skills, gather them in a room, and I will treat them!"
The supervisor was surprised: "Teacher Li Xiaoxiao, do you also know medicine?"
Li Xiao shook his head: "I don't understand medicine, but I have medicine. This matter must be kept secret because the quantity of my medicine is extremely limited."
Xingchen's eyes shone brightly, thinking of the master's elixir, and he said happily: "Master, let's go pick someone up quickly!"
About half an hour later, in a small room, the floor was covered with beds, filled with wounded soldiers with shocking wounds. They were all waiting to die, but now they endured the pain and showed hope, because they heard that the master of the major general - Coach Daybreak is coming to treat them.
At this time, there are rumors in the manor that Li Xiao is a disciple of the immortal master, who came out to save the world, and this time he will live and die with Yangzhou.
The saying "immortal master disciple" is good, which means that Li Xiao is still a mortal, but with a strong background, he may become an immortal master in the future.
In short, it greatly encouraged the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou who were almost desperate under the continuous natural disasters and zombie violence.
Needless to say, this rumor was spread by Governor Fan. After all, morale is more important than combat power. High morale can even produce several times more combat power.
I have to admit that Dawn's appearance was very timely, and Governor Fan's ability to know people well and make good use of them was decisive.
In the eyes of Qi Yi, Xingchen appeared with Li Xiao, both of them looked a little serious, because Li Xiao told Xing Chen that there was a price for him to treat these wounded soldiers, and he needed them to die for him, that is to say, If I save your life, your life will be mine.
Xingchen didn't expect that the master had only been here for half a day and wanted to build his own private army. In the face of a powerful enemy, he was most afraid of decentralization, so he sent someone to ask his father for instructions.
Governor Fan only replied with four words: "The more, the merrier."
That means, if you have the ability at dawn, you can recruit more private soldiers.
There are only a hundred defective meat and bone balls at dawn, so how can I recruit more? My trust in Old Man Fan makes me feel better.
After all, aren't his private soldiers fighting to defend Yangzhou?
Li Xiao had a calm look on his face, and stood in front of the wounded soldiers with his hands behind his back. His not tall figure stood upright, and he actually had the air of a general.
