At this time, the armored soldier wearing cold forged armor shouted loudly and began to run, "Shoot!" The archery team also issued a shooting order.

Twenty divine arm crossbows were fired together, and twenty crossbow arrows broke out of the string and shot strongly at the armored soldiers who had already rushed to eighty steps away.

The black-armored soldier suddenly stopped running and swung the horse-slashing sword to slash the arrows that were coming towards him. A cold light flashed, and seven arrows were chopped away, but there were still thirteen crossbow arrows roaring on the armored soldiers. Many people couldn't bear to look at them anymore and turned their heads.

The powerful crossbow arrows made the armored soldiers take two steps in a row. At this moment, the arrows fell to the ground, and no one was nailed to the armor. The black armored soldiers shouted and began to continue running.

Everyone suddenly heard thunderous joy and warm applause sounded.

At this time, the soldier walked to Li Yanqing, took off his helmet, and was the commander of Guan Sheng, and many people exclaimed.

Li Yanqing smiled slightly and said, "General Guan has been the commander of the Heavy Armor Infantry Battalion since now. The army has been training for four months before. The completion of the first thousand cold-forged armor means that the Heavy Armor Infantry Battalion is officially established. The amount of its military strength can be expanded is in the hands of you."

The craftsmen once again applauded warmly, and Guan Sheng bowed deeply to the craftsmen, thanking them for the cold-forged armor they made.

Leaving the Armor Square, Li Yanqing came to the next door bow and crossbow yard. The bow and crossbow yard covers a larger area, mainly because various large siege equipment are also manufactured here. Li Yanqing does not lack bow and crossbow. There are more than 20,000 divine arm crossbows in his army, and more than 100,000 ordinary military crossbows.

What he lacks now are large siege weapons, including large fire cannons and giant trenchers. Now craftsmen are making a super giant trencher. There were three in Taiyuan City, but they just didn't work.

Since the beginning of last year, Li Yanqing, who was still fighting in Taiyuan City at that time, ordered the craftsmen of Jingzhao Mansion to start making the throwing rods required for super giant trench machines. This kind of throwing rod usually takes two to three years to complete. Even if it is fast drying, it will take at least one year. The craftsmen live up to expectations and built hundreds of super long throwing rods in one year.

Each throwing rod is eight feet long. The super giant catapult made of this throwing rod can throw a hundred kilograms of stones to 450 to 500 steps away, which is an absolute weapon for siege.

Li Yanqing asked to complete the production of fifty super giant trenchers by the end of February. When he walked into the Gongnufang Square, more than a hundred craftsmen were busy installing the super giant trenchers. Sun Qigong, the military weapon department chief who accompanied Li Yanqing, said to Li Yanqing: "The manufacturing of forty-seven trenchers has been completed. Because the management requirements are very tight, the large fire cannon can only be suspended. So far, the fire cannon has only caused ten pieces, and the subsequent thirty pieces have stopped."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Ten fire cannons are enough, the key is still a super giant catapult."

Speaking of this, Li Yanqing pointed to two super giant catapults that had been built in the distance and said, "Didn't I say I should take it apart? Why do I still need to assemble it?"

"If you don't know anything about it, the catapult must first complete the authenticity and then be disassembled and wrapped in oil paper and cloth after the test is correct."

"I see!"

Only then did Li Yanqing understand the necessary process of making a trench. He slowly walked to the two super giant trenchers and looked up at the two giants, as if he was looking at two prehistoric dinosaurs. The two long trench poles seemed to be their tails. The two trench poles were at least four feet high, and the four main trench supports were as thick as legs.

"There are forty-seven now, and when will three more be completed?" Li Yanqing asked the foreman in charge of the trencher.

The foreman was an old man. He replied respectfully: "The materials we have prepared now can also make eight trenchers. Three trenchers can be completed within two days. If it is eight, it can be completed within ten days."

Li Yanqing nodded and said, "Just make three, and the rest are used as accessories. You can replace them at any time when they are damaged. I suggest preparing more accessories."

"The villain understands, we will do our best."

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After leaving the Military Weapons Department, Li Yanqing immediately came to the military camp. After the military meeting in October last year, the Jingzhao Army recruited 120,000 new troops in Bashu, Shaanxi Road and Hedong Road, making the total force of the Western Army reach 350,000, of which the Jingzhao Army reached 280,000, becoming the veritable first army in the Song Dynasty.

The Jingzhao Army has seven camps near Chang'an City, the largest of which is the Northwest Camp, with 50,000 troops garrisons. This camp has the best conditions and the highest quality of the garrison. They are all veterans who have experienced many battles.

The head general of this military camp was Wang Gui. After Wang Gui was on the way to normal in Chengdu Prefecture Road, he handed over the command of the army to Tang Huai, and Tang Huai led 30,000 troops to control the third route of Bashu. In name, he wanted to protect the smooth progress of the new sales system, but in fact he firmly controlled the third route of Bashu.

The Bashu Third Routes were the military expenditure and food source of the Northwest Army, which was very common. After learning from Zeng Xiulin's lessons that he planned to interrupt military expenditure, Li Yanqing decided to send troops to station the Bashu Third Routes to ensure that the military expenditure and supply sources of the Northwest Army continued to be extinguished.

At this time, Wang Gui led more than a dozen generals to greet him. Li Yanqing turned over and dismounted in front of the military camp and smiled at everyone, "I am the commander-in-chief of the army, okay? Now, just like I am here to visit, I still have to come to greet him."

Everyone laughed, and Wang Gui muttered in a low voice: "If we don't come to greet us, the governor will say that we are arrogant again."

Among the generals of the army, only Wang Gui dared to say this. Li Yanqing burst into laughter and punched him in the shoulder, "Let's go! You just have a lot of opinions."

Everyone surrounded Li Yanqing and walked into the military camp quickly. A lively atmosphere suddenly came to the face. There were at least 20,000 soldiers training on the vast training ground. They were not training together, but divided into five pieces to train themselves. At this time, Li Yanqing was attracted by the training in the southwest corner. It was three thousand soldiers who were lined up to train their swords. They held the big sword in their hands and were the invincible horse-slaying sword.

Guan Sheng, who returned from the Armor Square in the morning, stood first and was leading the soldiers to contact sword techniques.

At this time, Wang Gui whispered to Li Yanqing, "They practiced the master's sword skills."

Li Yanqing also realized that it was a kind of sword technique that his master Zhou Tong once taught them. It only had eighteen moves, which were very simple and practical, and suitable for fighting on the battlefield.

Zhou Tong was once the Tianzi coach of Tokyo's 800,000 Imperial Guards, and Guan Sheng was also the general of the Imperial Guard. It was completely normal for him to learn this set of swordsmanship from Zhou Tong.

Li Yanqing slowly walked forward. This army of 3,000 people was formed in October last year. It was called the Heavy Armor Infantry Battalion. The 3,000 soldiers were selected from the 200,000 army. They were all tall, tall, long hands and feet, and full of strength. Only a tall body frame could support the heavy cold-forged armor and the thirty-pound horse-slaying sword.

At present, a thousand soldiers have been worn with cold forged armor and become the first batch of heavy armor infantry. However, the other two thousand soldiers also have heavy armor. They are warp armor made during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty and are also a type of cold forged armor. Compared with the cold forged armor built now, the first is a little aging, and the second is a little weaker protection effect. Of course, compared with ordinary armor, it is still quite powerful, and even the divine arm crossbow can't penetrate it with a hundred steps.

Wang Gui was peeping at Li Yanqing's face. Seeing that Li Yanqing was about to speak, he hurriedly said, "Master, we have agreed that this heavy armored infantry is commanded by me, so you are not allowed to change your mind."

"You kid are extremely greedy, you want the cavalry, you want the Divine Arm Crossbow Army, and now you want to take it down. Do you believe it or not? The other deputy governors will definitely fight you to the death when they hear your words."

Wang Gui was the general of the Longxiang Guard of Jingzhao Army, with 50,000 people under his command, Cao Meng and Gao Chong, Liu Qi was the general of the Hu Ben Guard, with 50,000 people under his command, Yang Zaixing and Liu Tie, and there were also the Baotao Guard of Wu, Liu Ziyu's Feixiong Guard, Cao Xing's Yingyang Guard, Tang Huai's Wude Guard, and finally the Tiance Guard directly under Li Yanqing.

Cao Xing's Yingyang Guard was the new guard with the largest number of people, with 80,000 people. He was responsible for the Jingzhao Prefecture and Tang Huai's Wude Guard was in charge of Bashu.

As for the Tiance Guard directly under Li Yanqing, it is composed of an intelligence battalion, a female barracks and a firearm battalion, with a total of 20,000 people. Now Li Yanqing is preparing to include the heavy armored infantry battalion into the Tiance Guard.

Wang Gui also knew that he was a little greedy. Heavy armored infantry is a special army and it cannot be placed in any guard, so he can only be placed in the Tiance Guard.

He had to whisper: "I have no objection to the Tiance Guard, but it won't work if it's placed in other Guards."

"Of course it's on Tiance Wei. If you need it, you must apply and I can approve it at my discretion."

At this time, Wang Gui asked in a low voice: "Digong, when is the Northern Expedition?"

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "In another half a month, it will be officially announced to the states tomorrow. The mobilization of civil servants will begin in five days. You must also actively prepare."

Wang Gui quickly calculated the time, "That's the Northern Expedition on the second day of March, right!"
Chapter completed!