May 22nd, the 24th year of Tai'an, was the last day of lockdown and martial law.
In the early morning of this day, soldiers defected at the Changding Gate of Yuanyang West City, which dealt a fatal blow to the defense of Yuanyang City.
Fortunately, the defector was discovered in time, and although the deserter could not be captured, the city gate was quickly closed.
The seven or eight soldiers who escaped jumped directly into the moat and went to look for their parents outside the city.
Although there are not many zombies outside the city, who knows the situation further away, so most people think they will die.
The occurrence of this incident made Dusi Yamen nervous and once again tightened the restrictions on all soldiers.
But as long as there are soldiers with families outside the city, defection cannot be completely prohibited.
When Zhao Yanxun learned of this matter, Dusi Yamen had already handled the matter properly, and Zhao Yanxun could not come up with a better solution.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun, who was wearing a dragon robe, was sitting in a sedan chair and slowly rushed to the Wangfu workshop area.
He looked extremely relaxed at the moment, at least on the surface.
First, there is no point getting angry because he is anxious. After all, everything that should be arranged has been arranged. He only needs to listen to the report and supervise.
The second reason is that as the backbone of the palace, he must remain calm at this moment, so that the people of the palace can be at peace.
These days have passed, and all the walls around the palace have been built. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small city.
For now, absolute safety has been guaranteed within the palace, which makes Zhao Yanxun feel relieved.
Nowadays, the control inside and outside the palace is extremely strict. No one is allowed to enter or leave without his approval, which ensures that the virus cannot be transmitted.
In the palace, everyone works step by step, the craftsmen do the work of craftsmen, and the guards do the work of guards.
Even the family members of the guards and craftsmen were all mobilized and planted food and vegetables in the open spaces of their respective residences for emergency use.
With these conditions, Zhao Yanxun really does not need to worry.
At this moment, I saw him leaning on the chariot sedan, followed by a large number of people. In addition to the eunuchs and chamberlains, there were also hundreds of palace officials and guards.
A batch of new weapons and armor have been made in the past two days, and these people went there just to see these new things.
In fact, it was not a new thing. The process of making swords was too complicated and the production efficiency was too low, so he asked the craftsmen to make a batch of maces.
This thing is simple to make and is stronger and more durable than a knife, so Zhao Yanxun chose it.
In addition, the people in the workshop made several sets of bamboo armor, and this time they also wanted to test their sturdiness.
Soon, Zhao Yanxun's chariot arrived outside the workshop, and the sedan slowly descended.
Outside the workshop gate, dozens of craftsmen and officials from the Gongzheng Office were kneeling on the ground to welcome Zhao Yanxun's arrival.
"See the prince (His Royal Highness)..."
After getting off the chariot sedan, there is an empty dam in front of the workshop, which will be used as a cover area.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun's seat had been set up in the venue. After he took his seat, Lin Quan shouted and called everyone up.
Worker Zheng Huang Zhongchang waved, and a craftsman presented the finished mace and a complete set of bamboo armor.
"Lin Dagui, send two people to try this thing!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
Lin Dagui was Zhao Yanxun's newly promoted general. He was responsible for his close protection and was not subject to the control of several hundred households in the Guards Department.
Lin Dagui has a straightforward personality and is more honest and responsible than the honest Wang Zong. However, he is also more powerful than the other guards Kong Wu, which exactly meets Zhao Yanxun's requirements.
After a lot of kindness and winning over, especially after sending an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat his mother who was suffering from Shen Ke, Lin Dagui became completely devoted to Zhao Yanxun.
At this moment, after Zhao Yanxun gave the order, Lin Daneng pointed out two guards and asked them to try out the newly made weapons and armor.
Everyone stood at a distance, and after the guard put on the bamboo armor and picked up the mace, two more guards brought a zombie.
The zombie had a rope tied around his waist and was controlled by three guards from a distance.
Taking the tea cup from Lin Quan, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "Let's start!"
Then, the three guards controlling the zombies lengthened the ropes in their hands, and the zombies immediately jumped forward after gaining a range of movement.
The guard, who was wearing rattan armor, carefully stepped forward with a long-handled mace and faced off against the zombies in front of him.
This observation is mainly to test two issues, one is the flexibility of the armor, and the other is the maneuverability of the mace.
As for the strength of the armor, careful experiments have been done before to ensure that it will not be bitten by zombies.
"Ai...aowu..."
The rope was lengthened again, and the zombies rushed forward. As the experimenter's guard, he rushed forward with a mace.
He smashed it forward with force. Although he was not sure of his accuracy because it was the first time he used it, the guard still smashed the zombie's shoulder.
I have to say that this thing is quite powerful, but it consumes too much physical energy.
But such an effect was enough to amaze Zhao Yanxun, so much so that he put down his teacup and started watching it carefully.
Missing a hit, the guard quickly took a few steps back, while the guard controlling the zombies lengthened the rope again.
"Ouch..."
The zombies continued to charge, and the test guard gritted his teeth, raised his mace again, and struck forward.
This time, it was hit a little early, and it just fell from the zombie's face and hit him on the chest, directly scratching the zombie's clothes and belly.
On the high platform, Zhao Yanxun commented: "Not bad!"
Hearing this, the officials and craftsmen at the Gongzheng Office breathed a sigh of relief. They had passed this test today.
In the blink of an eye, the guard participating in the experiment had already delivered a third blow, this time hitting the zombie on the head.
The mace full of fangs smashed down and smashed the zombie's skull, and the bloody brains spilled out.
The zombie fell to the ground, and the guard quickly stepped forward and gave him a few more sticks to ensure that the zombie was truly killed.
It seems that the zombies can be eliminated with just three strikes, but it is not that simple on the real battlefield, after all, there will be no ropes tied to the zombies at that time.
"Xu Hong, you guys come here!" Zhao Yanxun called.
Several hundred households immediately came to Zhao Yanxun and bowed one by one to wait for instructions.
"What do you think of these things?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
"The mace looks pretty good. As long as you practice more, it will be easier to use than a knife for most people!" Xu Hong replied carefully.
After nodding, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "How about bamboo armor?"
Xu Hong then replied: "Back to your lord, we have carefully looked at the bamboo armor. Although the protection is not as good as iron armor, it is still effective. The key is that this thing is easy to make!"
"Is this what you guys mean?" Zhao Yanxun looked at Wang Zong and the others.
The three Wang Zong people all nodded. It was only with the confirmation from the four of them that Zhao Yanxun truly recognized these two objects.
"Work is correct!"
Hearing the call, Huang Zhongchang walked out of the train and bowed: "Please give me your instructions!"
"Let's start mass production of these two things according to the previously agreed upon plan!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.
"As you command!"
There will be nothing much to do here. The next step is to enter the workshop and observe the specific production conditions.
Walking on the road, Zhao Yanxun was followed closely by two chief historians.
But I heard him suddenly say: "Two chief historians, the city will be unblocked tomorrow, are you ready for the recruitment of the palace?"
"Everything is ready to report to Your Highness. I will present the listed recruitment requirements to Your Highness later!" Guan Hetai bowed and replied. He was mainly responsible for this matter.