After Yuan Shu's central army tent came out, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Yuan Shu was defeated and almost wiped out the entire army of 10,000, but there were many women around him. At this time, he was still intent on drinking and having fun. He was so heartless that he was extremely heartless.

The two came to the Navy camp. Sun Ce gave Huang Chengyan the appointment of the Nanyang Iron Official and the seal. The two had discussed this matter a long time ago, and Huang Chengyan accepted it without saying anything. He gave Huang Yueying a wink. Huang Yueying nodded, turned around and got into the cabin, took out a long sword, and stuffed it to Sun Ce.

"Give!"

Sun Ce took it and looked it up. The knife was very exquisitely crafted. The scabbard was painted with black paint, and the fire phoenix that was roaring with its head and roaring with its wings and spreading its wings was polished to a shiny finish. The handle was wrapped with a red silk rope, and it was obvious that it was made by Huang Yueying. The only thing that surprised Sun Ce was that there were more knife holes, shaped like a phoenix spreading wings, but there was no knife ring or other decoration, just a bare hilt.

"Put out the knife." Huang Yueying said, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Sun Ce drew out the long sword as he said, but found that the knife was not as long as he thought, at best, only four feet. Compared with the blade, the handle and scabbard are a bit too much, just like the scabbard and hilt of the two-handed knife are equipped with a one-handed knife.

"This is……"

Huang Yueying pointed at the tail of the scabbard. Sun Ce turned around and immediately understood the mystery. The tail end of the scabbard was not solid, but empty. He tried the long sword in reverse, and the hilt was inserted into it, and the scabbard became an extended hilt, becoming a real long sword, nearly one meter long, which was more suitable for holding and slashing with both hands during close combat than Dian Wei's long sword.

"This is the work of the champion of the Cai family blacksmith competition." Huang Chengyan stroked his beard and felt a little proud. "Due to time, this knife is only thirty pieces, but it is stronger than the Baizi sword and has improved its sharpness. I heard that it was built for the lieutenant, and the blacksmith also took out the Tiantien that had been kept private for many years."

Sun Ce was very happy. The sky iron should be meteorite, which is indeed very precious, but he didn't care much. He hoped that these blacksmiths could use their efforts to improve their technology so that they could equip the troops on a large scale. One or two good knives made with Tiantien cannot solve any practical problems.

He held the knife and waved it twice, feeling that the knife was indeed good. Not only was the center of gravity well distributed, but the sheath felt good. Although the blade was not so lonely and was a common straight knife for ring-headed swords, in this way, the knife not only could cut, but also maintained the function of stabbing. If equipped with a longer handle, the horse could even act as a spear during wartime.

Zhou Yu frowned. "Sir, is this...the shape of a long thigh?"

Huang Chengyan smiled. "The general is too worried. It just looks like a long thigh, but the handle is shorter than the long thigh, the blade is longer than the long thigh, and it is not a double-edged blade with a long thigh. This is a single-edged knife, and the shape of the thigh is also different."

Zhou Yu showed a smile on his lips and said nothing. However, Sun Ce had a moving heart and remembered something. The long prick is an ancient weapon, which is equivalent to a sword with a long handle - of course a short sword from the pre-Qin period - which can be chopped or stabbed, and has great power. The long prick is always synonymous with excellent weapons. However, the long sword body is expensive and cannot be used to equip ordinary soldiers. As the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger, the long prick slowly disappears because of its uneconomic situation, but it has become a kind of ceremonial weapon.

The emperor's imperial guards were equipped with long horns. In a theory, long horns are the ceremonial weapon specially used by the emperor, and not everyone can use it. The assembled long sword made by Huang Chengyan deliberately avoided the shape of long horns, but in fact, this is a long horn, and it is a more powerful long horn.

"Very good, I like it very much." Sun Ce concluded and ended their discussion. The world was in chaos and the rituals collapsed and the music was broken. At this time, we should be more concerned about whether the weapons were practical, rather than sticking to the ritual system. Changzhang was not born as a guard of the emperor. It was originally a weapon on the battlefield. This should be the retro style that Confucian scholars like the most.

Huang Chengyan will take advantage of loopholes and is a pragmatic talent.

Huang Chengyan said that although the Cai family's blacksmith competition spent a lot of money, they gained more. The blacksmiths racked their brains and thought of many ideas this month. Although they had not made any breakthrough progress, their enthusiasm has been greatly mobilized and they have accumulated a lot of experience. They have been recorded one by one. When he mastered the Nanyang Iron Officer, he sorted out the archives over the years and referenced each other, and the improvement speed should be faster.

In addition to Sun Ce's sword, Huang Chengyan also made a pair of iron halberds for Dian Wei, a long sword. The weight and size were similar, but the quality was much stronger than Dian Wei's original iron halberd. Dian Wei was so happy when he saw it, and he grinned and laughed at him with a rare smile. He was not so happy when Sun Ce picked up his characters. He learned that the silk rope on the long sword was also knitted by Huang Yueying himself, so he bowed to Huang Yueying and his waist was almost broken.

A group of people were talking happily, and someone came to report that Cao Cao's envoy had arrived and was waiting outside the military camp.

Sun Ce was surprised. What did Cao Cao send someone to do at this time? He asked someone to call the envoy in. It turned out to be an acquaintance or the familiar Ding Fei. As soon as he met, Ding Fei was envious. "This ship was so well-dressed, I'm afraid it was filled with a lot of money and food? All the powerful men in Xiangyang were killed by the general?"

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows slightly. Ding Fei was really good at inquiring about the news, and he had already found out about his promotion to General of the Central Army as soon as he arrived at the camp.

"Mr. Cao made an appointment with me to meet, what's the matter?"

"The last time the general broke the appointment, Cao Fujun was very regretful. When he heard that the general came from Xiangyang, he sent me to see the general and renew the appointment."

It would be fine if I didn't mention the last agreement. When Sun Ce mentioned the last agreement, he was furious. "The Cao Mansion Jun clearly went to attack the general after the sneak attack, and he still asked me to meet him. There was no integrity at all. I don't want to see him."

Ding Fei spread his hands and said righteously. "General, you are wrong. It is natural for the two armies to fight. Cao's mansion attack Yuan's highway at night. He did not break the appointment because of this. Instead, the general clearly agreed to go to the appointment, but never showed up. The general who has no integrity is the general, not Cao's mansion."

Sun Ce was speechless and stared at Ding Fei for a long time without saying anything. At this time, Huang Chengyan took over the topic. "General, although the ancients only asked about their temperament when making friends, they did not distinguish between enemies and me. But now it is the time for the two armies to fight. Even if you want to go to the appointment, you should inform the next general. Cao Fujun and the next general have been intimate for many years. Since the envoy has arrived, he should also greet him. Ding Jun, do you think this is the case?"

Ding Fei nodded. "What the sir said is very good. I really want to see the General of the Later. Cao Fujun took one step forward and had occupied Wancheng, so he could not go back. If he was willing to surrender, Cao Fujun would naturally welcome him and would not be able to leave the city to greet him. If he refused to surrender, Cao Fujun would treat his family well for many years and ask him to fight with peace of mind. If you can return to the wrong path, I can say a few words to you in front of Cao Fujun. General Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Ce stared at Ding Fei and sneered: "Are you not afraid of blowing your awesomeness and messing up your face?"

Ding Fei laughed. "Believe it or not."

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