Chapter 1405: Invincible in Breaking Formation, Tiger Vanguard!

"Chief, this one is too light! This one is still too light... This one is good! Chief, this one is powerful, this one is good!..."

On the east side of the camp, in the wooden house courtyard of the Iron Armor Shop, Tiger Slave held a two-meter-long handle sword in one hand, sweeping and slashing in the snow, dancing with vigor!

"Swish!..."

"Lord God Buddha! Such a long scroll, weighing twelve pounds, with a blade more than an arm long! If it is wielded on the battlefield, ordinary warriors or farmers can sweep away a large area!..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, the blacksmith master Matsushita Tetsuku took a breath of cold air. The twelve-pound long scroll sword was swung and chopped by the giant "Daoyi" barbarian with one hand, which shocked him! When forging this two-handed long weapon, he never thought that someone could wield this long sword, this "big scroll" with one hand!

Yes, the long sword in Tiger Slave's hand is a "big long scroll" with a blade of 90 centimeters and a handle of 1.1 meters long. The "long scroll" here is actually very similar in size to the naginata. It became popular in the Muromachi period and is a long-handled weapon specially used to fight cavalry or battlefield assaults. The only difference between it and the naginata is that the blade of the long scroll has a pickaxe triangle similar to that of a samurai sword. The Uesugi family in later generations specially selected brave warriors and formed a famous long scroll team.

As for the so-called "big long scroll", it is lengthened again to facilitate slashing in battle. It has the same positioning on the battlefield as the crescent-shaped sword and the Mo Dao of the Celestial Empire, and the two-handed heavy sword and giant sword of the European continent. They are all heavy weapons that can only be used by real selected warriors to break through the formation! And the shapes of their fighting are also brave scattered soldiers rushing forward, opening and closing, and I am invincible!

"Lord God Buddha! This is really a 'ghost general'! An invincible battlefield ghost general!..."

"Praise the Lord God! Tiger slave, this weapon is too long, you need to use both hands to wield it flexibly! Yes, that's it!...Haha! This knife in your hand can probably cut off a horse's head with one stroke!!..."

There is a famous saying in later generations, called "a stick for a month, a knife for a year, a spear for a lifetime". Compared with the more difficult long spear, the long knife is much simpler, the technical requirements are not high, and it relies more on the bonus of physical fitness. After Tiger slave waved for a while, he suddenly roared, raised his hands diagonally, and suddenly chopped at the small tree in the yard that was as thick as his arm!

"Roar! Kill the tiger!..."

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Matsushita Tiezhu's eyes jumped, fearing that the long scroll he had just made would be broken into two pieces under this chop. Then his reputation as a "professional knife maker" would be completely ruined in the eyes of the "Shan Tatar Chieftain".

Fortunately, although Tiger Slave may seem rough, he has a keen intuition about the angle and speed of his chopping. He just chopped down with a "swoosh", and the small tree snapped into two neat pieces with a "crack"!

"Haha! Good! Good knife! What a fast knife!..."

Zuwaro was stunned for a few breaths, and laughed excitedly. Tiger Slave held the long knife horizontally, and touched the blade carefully. There was no obvious gap. It seems that he can really kill a tiger with one knife!

"Come! Tiezhu, where is the iron armor I asked you to modify! Bring it over and change it for Tiger Slave!..."

"Yes! Sir!"

Soon, Matsushita Tiezhu brought two tribal apprentices and carried a heavy "big armor" weighing 50 kilograms. This heavy armor was based on the iron domaru exchanged from the Kakizaki clan, but the original size was too small, and the Jurchen warriors could not wear it at all, so it had to be modified again.

While Matsushita Tetsuji disassembled the armor plates, widened and thickened them, he also made matching iron helmets, shoulder armor plates, arm armor plates, and leg armor plates, and then asked the leatherworker Ushio Jiro to nail two layers of leather lining, and finally asked the lacquer craftsman Haruki to paint a layer of lacquer. The three of them worked for almost a month to make this "great armor" with two layers of leather and one layer of iron!

There is no doubt that this thing has enough defensive power. But there is only one thing, that is, it is too heavy, it is completely a lump of iron!

It is estimated that there is no Japanese warrior in the entire Ezo land who can wear this thing and still run and fight. Maybe it is only possible when Lord Nobuhiro was young... right? …

"Tiger slave, how is it?"

"Chief, it's a little tight. When I put it on, I feel like a thick-skinned brown bear, not very flexible..."

". I'm asking you if it's heavy?"

"Well... it's a little heavy, but it's okay. I'll try running... Hey! It's more windproof and warm!... Chief, will this 'big iron sheet' really belong to me in the future? I don't have any skin to give you, and I don't have anything to exchange..."

"... It belongs to you!"

"Really? Chief, you can't go back on your word... You swear on the Lord God!..."

"The Lord God is your witness! Not only you have one set, but each of the other twenty Jurchen warriors will have one set!... Damn it! Are you the chief, or am I the chief? When have I, Zuwaro, ever broken my word?!..."

Zuwaro was so angry that he stood on tiptoe and slapped Tiger slave on the shoulder. Tiger slave blinked, lowered his head, and said in a buzzing voice.

"Chief, don't you like hitting on the head?... If I can't reach it, I'll lower my head and hit you! As long as you keep your word..."

"...! I'll hit you!..."

Zuwaro raised his hand and hit Tiger Slave's head twice. Tiger Slave was wearing an iron helmet and shook his head without any reaction. Zuwaro hit him a few times, and looking at this heavy armored warrior holding a long sword, honest and brave, he couldn't help laughing, and then laughed louder and louder!

"Haha! Good! Very good! Wearing heavy armor, waving a long sword, breaking through the formation and charging... Tiger Slave, Tiger Slave! From now on, you are my most brave pioneer warrior, Tiger Vanguard!!..."

"Haha! Sporadic iron ore has been discovered on Karafuto Island and Ezo, as well as a large amount of coal and wood... I want to build an iron smelting workshop, trade and train more blacksmiths, and arm you all to the teeth, and equip you with horses for charging into battle!..."

"The Lord God is witnessing! From now on, the twenty-one of you will form a separate team, called the Vanguard Breaking Array Guard, and you will be the leader!..."

"Ah? Chief, can I eat more meat as the leader?..."

"Yes! Meat is enough!..."

"Good!... Lord God who is enough, good!!..."

The heavy snow fell from the sky again. Zuvaro stood in the snow and laughed confidently. Next to him was a tiger slave like an iron tower, standing motionless in the snow, looking around bored.

"Ah! Ah!..."

Suddenly, a few dogs barked in the distance, and then the hunting dogs in the entire camp barked vigilantly! As the warriors scolded and were on guard, two scouts drove a sled and appeared on the frozen sea in the south. Soon, they arrived at the camp and brought news from the He people across the strait.

"Great Shaman Chief! The He people in the south sent a letter! They also asked the envoys of the Northern Yu tribe to pass on some New Year gifts..."

"Hmm? A letter from the He people? New Year gifts? Bring them here!..."

Soon, Zuvaro saw three gifts sent from the He people thousands of miles away. The first one was a small wooden sculpture with a lifelike "bird". The long beak of this bird looked like a hummingbird, probably referring to the abstract hummingbird pattern of the golden symbol. And below the head of the bird, it looked like an eagle, which was obviously carved by the craftsman with great effort, and every feather was clearly visible!

"A wood carving of the main god of hummingbirds? Interesting, really interesting!... These people are really ingenious and good at figuring out people's preferences!..."

Zuwaro looked at the exquisite wood carving of hummingbirds. Although it was just ordinary wood, he still couldn't let it go. This kind of fine carving skills are obviously not possessed by the current kingdoms and alliances. After playing with it for a long time, he looked at the second gift.

The second gift was an exquisite short sword, or "Wachashi". There was also a bright folding fan tied to the short sword, with red fan tassels hanging down, and the decorative function was far greater than the practical use. Zuwaro was not very interested, but after thinking about it, the corners of his mouth rose slightly. This can be left to the three Ainu wives as a novel decoration to add some fun at night.

"Huh! What is this?!..."

Seeing the third gift, Zuwaro was stunned for a while, a little confused. It was a blue flag, so old that it was a little faded, but it was well preserved. The flag has an abstract bird pattern, which looks like the hummingbird of the Lord God, but the wings seem to be more like... an eagle? …

"Lord God! Chief of the He people of the Chongshan tribe, why did you give me this tattered flag?"

"Shaman Chief, the He people envoy of the Chongshan tribe who sent the gift took out this flag very solemnly... They said this is, this is..."

The Beiyu envoy who delivered the gift scratched his head and spoke uncertainly.

"The Lord God of the Sky on the Sea witnessed it! The He people envoy smiled and said at the time... This is a military flag left by your ancestors after fighting with the ancestors of Chongshan more than two hundred years ago when they were at their most powerful!... Now, although your ancestors have gone far away, they still left behind a lot of reputation and continuation, and also left behind several noble branches including yours..."

"This 'Great Yuan Golden Clan Military Flag' will be returned to the original owner! As a witness to the brotherhood between the two sides!..."

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