After sending Chang Wei away, Xu Ying and the other four returned to the room. After what happened tonight, none of them had the mood to sleep.
"In this world, there are people who say in broad daylight that other people's money belongs to them. How can there be such a shameless person?" Xu Maocheng cursed.
"The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. That guy didn't succeed today. Maybe there are other ways to retaliate against us. We can't leave the city recently, so we'd better be careful!" Xu Changzong said solemnly.
"Yes, be careful. Don't go out alone these days, and be sure to bring your weapons with you!" Xu Maozu said.
"Speaking of this, Xu Ying, what's the matter with the hatchet in your hand? It can actually cut off the long sword of the yamen servant with one strike. Even the swords we had when we went to the battlefield were not so exaggerated!" Xu Maocheng raised the weapon. He immediately remembered the scene where Xu Ying cut off the long sword just now and asked.
Although Xu Maozu and Xu Changzong did not speak, they all turned to look at Xu Ying's waist, obviously wanting to know what was going on!
Seeing that there was no way to fool him anymore, Xu Ying simply took off the hatchet from his waist and put it in front of the three of them, saying with a sincere face.
"Actually, I don't know what's going on. This hatchet was made by my grandfather himself. I did find that it is harder than ordinary thick iron and much sharper when used. I suspect that my grandfather used fine iron to make it. This hatchet is made of iron!"
"Fine iron?"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Maocheng and the other two people suddenly took a breath of cold air. They were all veterans who had retired from the battlefield. They knew the value of fine iron better than others!
If a weapon can be tempered with refined iron, not only will its sharpness and hardness be improved, but its weight will also be significantly reduced compared to crude iron.
If an army's weapons are made of fine iron instead of coarse iron, its combat effectiveness can be increased by 15%.
A 15% improvement in combat could sometimes even determine the direction of a battle. How could they not be shocked?
If this is true, it can explain why Xu Ying was able to cut the long knife in the hand of the Yamen servant with one knife.
"I didn't expect that guy Lao Si could already refine refined iron. Why didn't he say anything about this ability? If he passed this skill on to Changsheng, he wouldn't need to go to the battlefield!" Xu Maozu said a little depressed. As for what he said The fourth child is naturally Xu Maojiang, Xu Ying's grandfather, and Xu Changsheng is Xu Ying's father who was a centurion in the White Tiger Army!
Xu Ying:......
Of course, he can't say that his grandfather doesn't know how to refine fine iron at all. He made these things himself. Moreover, the material for making the hatchet is not only fine iron, Xu Ying even put some of it into the blade. Steel can have such a terrifying effect.
"It's not that my grandpa didn't want to teach. When my grandpa figured out how to refine refined iron, my dad had already joined the army!" Xu Ying said helplessly. In the end, he could only blame everything on his deceased grandpa again. .
"I see." Xu Maozu nodded, obviously agreeing with Xu Ying's reason, and then looked at Xu Ying with a solemn face.
"Then you should have mastered this craft!"
"Grandpa has taught me, but I haven't tried it myself yet. I don't know if I can refine refined iron!" Xu Ying nodded, admitting straightforwardly this time.
"As long as you teach him, this skill is not lost! No wonder you are so confident in this skill, saying that you are 80% sure of being exempted from military service. It turns out you have this skill!"
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The four of them chatted for a while, until Xu Ying became too sleepy and couldn't stand it any longer, so they returned to their rooms to sleep.
The next day, the entire city of Lingshan County was under martial law and all four city gates were closed. All the five hundred Xiang troops guarding Lingshan County were mobilized and began to search for fugitives throughout the city. Soldiers wearing black armor could be seen. Search house to house with the portrait!
As long as they are given a certain amount of time, the three thieves will be caught sooner or later!
Because of what happened last night, Xu Ying and the others did not leave Fulai Inn again. I don't know if it was because of Chang Wei, but they had such an unpleasant quarrel with Li Quan and others last night, and even both sides got involved. No one came to see them.
No one was looking for trouble, and Xu Ying was happy to be at ease. In the middle, the driver of Xu Ying's rental carriage came to see Xu Ying. Since he could not leave the city for the time being, he could only let the other party continue to wait for news.
Not wanting to cause trouble, Xu Ying and the others were happy to relax. The middle-aged man living in the Tianzihao room was in a depressed mood. Not only was he forcibly interrupted while doing good things, but he was also robbed of money. Then Xu Ying's group of idiots unexpectedly all Dare to confront them.
The most annoying thing was that he found someone to send a message to the magistrate of Lingshan County and wanted to kill Xu Ying, but what he didn't expect was that the other party ignored him!
"Made, this small Lingshan County has really turned upside down. When I return to the state capital, I will make sure you look good. If I don't peel off your skin, I won't trust Zhao!" A middle-aged man in Washington is named Zhao Kun. His second uncle is Su Tai, the general magistrate of Jingzhou Prefecture. He is considered to be the most powerful person in Jingzhou's officialdom.
In an uninhabited dilapidated house, three escaped thieves were hiding. They hid all night and couldn't sleep. The fatigue on the three people's faces was visible to the naked eye!
"Brother, are those guys crazy? They just robbed some money and even closed the city to conduct a manhunt. They even used the Xiang troops stationed outside the city!" The strong man looked crazy, and he really couldn't understand. , they just robbed some money, and no lives were lost, so why did the government hold on to them?
"Depending on the situation, I'm afraid we are in trouble this time. It seems that the identity of that fat pig is not simple!" The middle-aged man's eyes were gloomy. What was originally a simple robbery turned into something like this, which made them very messy. passive.
"Brother, we have to think of a way. If the other party keeps searching like this, we will be discovered sooner or later. The government officials are okay, but those soldiers are very troublesome!" In the corner, a third person who has never spoken said, his skin is as pale as paper. , looked sick and weak when he spoke.
"It's easy to say that. There are Xiang troops everywhere in the city now. How can we escape?" said the strong man.
"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell! Since these movements are caused by that fat pig, it means that his identity is not simple. If we can catch him and threaten his life, maybe we can succeed!"
"Would it be too risky?"
"Is there any situation more dangerous than the current situation? Either wait for death or fight!"
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Time flies, two days have passed, and almost the entire Lingshan County has been searched, but no trace of the three thieves can be found. The three of them seemed to disappear out of thin air.
Xu Ying and others were staying at the inn, and they were extremely anxious. They had been here for two days, not to mention the rent, and the family didn't know what happened to them, so they must be very anxious.
At this moment, a woman's scream suddenly came from the third floor of the inn!
"Ah... those bandits are here again!"
