He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 340: Fighting cattle across the mountain
In front of the mountain gate of Xujiandao, an old man in green stood up.

He looked at Yu Shuai in silence.

Yu Shuai stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Surrender or die!"

The old man in green remained silent and motionless, just standing there, like a green mountain that would never be shaken.

A general stood beside Marshal Yu and whispered, "The other mountain gates have been besieged, just waiting for the Marshal's order."

Marshal Yu nodded slightly, but did not immediately order an attack.

At this time, the old man in green said, "Xu Jian Dao has never rebelled against the emperor. He just wants to practice in seclusion. Why is the court forcing him so hard?"

"Your Majesty has granted your divine favor to establish Xujian Dao as the state religion, and Dao master Guo Jiuxing as the state teacher. Disobeying your order is treason!" Marshal Yu said coldly, "If you are willing to submit and go to Kyoto, I can guarantee you and forgive your treasonous act."

The old man in green shook his head slightly and said, "Marshal Yu keeps saying treason and disobeying the emperor's order. If he really goes to Kyoto City, I'm afraid he will be locked up by the Heavenly Prison Formation like Xuanhua Dao."

Taking a deep breath, the old man in green suddenly waved his sleeves, and the mountain gate behind him suddenly opened.

He walked in and said, "If the court really wants to have a conversation with Xu Jiandao, feel free to come in."

The mountain gate was wide open, and Xu Jiandao seemed to be luring you into a trap.

Although Marshal Yu had hundreds of thousands of troops behind him, he did not immediately order an attack.

Two million border troops were entangled in the northwest frontier, and two million troops from Dachen and Daliang were unable to return.

Another two million were stationed in other border areas for defense, and only one million border troops were left in the hinterland.

There are a total of forty-nine mountain gates in Xujian Road, scattered throughout Daqian, and the largest number of border troops come from here.

In other places, there are only about 20,000 people.

Although the border troops only mobilized 3,000 men from one battalion when the Xuanhua Dao was wiped out, the leader of the Xuanhua Dao and dozens of the most powerful mountain lords were all destroyed in Kyoto City at that time.

The lack of top-level combat power makes the battle easier.

However, Xujian Dao suffered no losses, from the Dao Master to the Mountain Master, they all maintained their peak combat strength.

Even if Marshal Yu is in charge personally, he still needs to act with caution.

"Marshal?" The general beside him asked inquiringly.

Yu Shuai stared at the wide-open mountain gate. He could vaguely see the floating sacred mountain, but did not see many figures.

He squinted his eyes and looked at them for a while, then turned around and said, "You take 100,000 people and station them here."

"Yes." The general nodded and called two lieutenants to give orders.

Yu Shuai took the rest of the people away from here. He fired a feint and headed straight for another mountain gate of Xujiandao.

Of course, you can't easily enter a place where the Taoist master Xujian is present, so as not to fall into any trap.

It would be better to attack other mountain gates and defeat them one by one.

Kill the weak ones first, then concentrate your strength to attack the strongest one.

Inside the mountain gate of Xujiandao, the incarnation of the old man in green was still standing at the gate, while his real body flew into that strange world.

"Master, the border troops are indeed as you expected, turning back to attack other mountain gates. Should we abandon a few places and gather the mountain masters together?"

The figure of the Taoist master of Xujian Dao was still shrouded in layers of clouds and mist, and his voice seemed even more illusory and elusive.

"No need to do that, just let them attack."

The old man in green showed a bit of doubt. He could obviously concentrate his strength on defense, so why should he cooperate with the opponent and get defeated one by one?
But he dared not disobey the Taoist master's orders, and even if he had doubts, he could only keep them in his heart.

"Yes." Lowering his head, the old man in green slowly walked out.

After he left, the voice rang out again.

"Which mountain gate is the variable?"

He actually wanted to use the imperial court to find out the variables hidden in Taoism!

After all, the traditions of Jueyuan Dao and Xuanhua Dao no longer exist in the territory of Daqian, and only Xujian Dao remains.

Only by hitting the bull from across the mountain and using the opponent's force can we see the truth hidden in the fog.

A few days later, even Jiang Lin, who was far away in Kyoto City, heard people talking about the news that the border troops cooperated with the local prefectural troops to attack several mountain gates in Xujian Road.

"Master Yu went there in person? He seems to take it very seriously."

"That's right. We are the ones who are responsible for supporting your blacksmith camp, and we were left behind alone." Zheng Qiran, the lieutenant general of Zhenshuo camp, said with a somewhat aggrieved tone.

The millions of border troops who came back for rest this time all returned to the battle, except their Zhenshuo camp, and they were all very angry.

However, they did not blame Jiang Lin. Firstly, Jiang Lin had a good relationship with the border troops. Secondly, his blacksmithing skills were enough to prevent anyone who wanted good weapons from doing anything rash.

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers. I'll ask someone to buy some wine and food to reward you brothers later." Jiang Lin said.

"That's not necessary. You make it seem like I'm here to ask for money for drinks." Zheng Qiran quickly declined.

"What are you talking about? I'm treating my brothers to a drink. Do I need a reason?" Jiang Lin smiled, took out a piece of burned pig iron from the Hengyu furnace, cut it into small even pieces with iron scissors, and then began to hammer it with a small hammer.

Zheng Qiran didn't say anything else. He leaned beside him and watched him hammering, turning his head from time to time to look at the Hengyu furnace.

He was amazed by the huge furnace. Before long, Jiang Lin had already beaten the pig iron into arrowheads.

After quenching and sharpening, the arrow shaft is installed.

Zheng Qiran watched curiously from the side and asked, "Is this the Chaos Arrow that can chase the enemy?"

"Yes, we just need to fuse it with the eyes of the monster Rotten Ox to create it." Jiang Lin nodded.

Zheng Qiran looked very strange when he heard this. To be honest, he had seen the eyes of the monster rotten ox made with iron before, but he had never heard of such an effect.

Jiang Lin's Chaos Arrow, even though it has not reached the level of a precious weapon, has such characteristics, which is truly unique.

Zheng Qiran couldn't help but sigh, "I heard that in the northwest border, General Meng and General Hong were harassed by the barbarians and the Western Yi archers and suffered terribly. If they could be equipped with hundreds of thousands of Chaos Arrows, the Western Yi archers would be nothing! Not to mention ten arrows, even if there were eleven arrows in the legend that were equivalent to the Dao Wu realm, they would..."

When he said this, Zheng Qiran was suddenly stunned.

Then he clapped his hands suddenly and said excitedly: "Yes! Why didn't I think of it!"

Jiang Lin turned to look at him, somewhat puzzled.

He made these Chaos Arrows not for his own use, but to give them to military officers like Zheng Qiran.

If there are really thieves coming to the blacksmith camp to cause trouble, they can be shot to death with Chaos Arrows, saving time and effort.

"What's wrong with Brother Zheng?" Jiang Lin asked.

Zheng Qiran grabbed Jiang Lin's arm and said excitedly, "Brother Jiang, to forge this Chaos Arrow, you only need raw iron and the eye of the monster beast Rotten Ox?"

"correct."

"If you are equipped with enough supplies, how many Chaos Arrows can you make in a day?" Zheng Qiran asked.

Jiang Lin didn't say anything. He looked at Zheng Qiran and had already guessed what he meant. He was afraid that he wanted to forge Chaos Arrows himself and send them to the northwest border to deal with the Western Yi archers.

From a personal perspective, Jiang Lin was naturally unwilling to do so.

Right now the border troops are being held back in the northwest, and Xujian Road is being attacked internally, so he seems to be much safer.

But considering the overall situation, regardless of whether there are other external forces causing trouble, there is a faction of power within the country that we must guard against.

The powerful clan!

Some of the powerful clans that had dominated the Daqian Dynasty for hundreds of years were so ancient that they were much older than the dynasty itself.

They remained silent the entire time, too quiet. Even when Marshal Yu mobilized the local government troops to encircle and suppress the mountain gate of Xujiandao, they did not raise any objection and cooperated very well.

Don’t these people really want to do something?

Maybe not.

Even though four million border troops are being held outside and seemingly unable to return, if the powerful clans really want to rebel, there is no doubt that they will be able to do so.

Those millions of border troops will definitely come back to destroy them first, and then deal with the foreign threat.

Therefore, unless the Daqian Dynasty is really on the verge of destruction and there is no hope of a comeback, the powerful clans will never make any moves.

The reason they have been able to exist for so long is not only because they are strong enough, but also because they have enough self-control!

"Brother Jiang?" Zheng Qiran looked at him with some confusion when he saw that he didn't reply for a long time.

Jiang Lin exhaled lightly and said, "I'm calculating how many arrows I can make in a day."

Zheng Qiran had no doubt at all and just asked, "Did you figure it out?"

"I've calculated that the maximum number of cigarettes per day is probably two to three hundred," Jiang Lin said.

"Only two or three hundred?" Zheng Qiran frowned. This number was too small.

Three hundred a day, three thousand for ten days, and thirty thousand for a hundred days.

If you want a sufficient quantity, it will take at least one year.

Jiang Lin explained: "It's not difficult to make the arrowheads themselves, but they have to be mixed with the eyes of the monster rotten bull. They have to be made one by one, so it takes time. Two to three hundred arrows a day is already the limit."

Zheng Qiran glanced at Jiang Lin's quiver. There were only about one or two hundred Chaos Arrows in it, which was indeed not a lot.

This made him believe Jiang Lin's words, and he nodded and said, "Okay, then you make a batch first, and I'll have someone send it to the border, and ask Meng Shuai and the others to try it out to see if it works."

"No problem." Jiang Lin immediately patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me!"

Zheng Qiran nodded, looked at the quiver and the Sun Chaser bow beside it, and suddenly asked, "If Brother Jiang uses his bow and arrows at full strength, can he defeat the Ten Feather Archers?"

"I don't know." Jiang Lin answered calmly, "I've never faced it, so how can I know if it's enough."

Zheng Qiran looked thoughtful and said, "I wonder who will win if Brother Jiang takes a bow and arrow and fights against those ten archers?"

Jiang Lin felt his hair stand on end when he heard this. Although he didn't know much about the Western Barbarians, he knew these days that the Ten-Feather Archers were at the peak of the Divine Martial Realm.

Shooting at that kind of person for no reason?

He immediately said, "Look, I'm busy forging iron every day. How can I shoot an arrow? It's all nonsense. How can I compare with the ten archers?"

"That's true." Zheng Qiran said, "The Western Barbarians are famous for their archery skills. Although we have never fought against them, Emperor Taizu personally led his men and spent a lot of effort to drive them out."

Jiang Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, thinking that this lieutenant general was really rude, not only did he want the Chaos Arrow, he also wanted people!
(End of this chapter)