The four-wheeled cart was full of supplies, including bundles of fire dragon arrows and a lot of drinking water for everyone.
When Wei Ting saw the zombie fireballs burning outside the three barricades, he quickly realized that it was caused by the fire chariot.
He picked up the water bag and handed it to Wei Xiyin and Chu Yu, asking, "How powerful is it?"
Wei Xiyin took the water bag and praised it, "The effect is better than I expected. Cousin Ting is really talented. The things he made are very useful against zombies."
Wei Ting smiled and said, "To get a compliment from my fifth cousin, all my hard work for over a month is worth it."
Soon, the guards fired another box of fire dragon arrows in front of Wei Ting.
The flaming arrows were like fire dragons, shooting straight into the pile of zombies at the back that had not yet been affected by the flames.
And in front, the zombie that had been burning for half a day finally fell down and stopped moving.
Wei Xiyin calculated the time and it lasted for about two quarters of an hour.
After getting this data, she frowned slightly. The burning time was too long. If it took half an hour to eliminate the zombies with fire attack, the zombies would have been able to run very far during this time.
The chevaux de frise are made of wood and bamboo.
For example, now, the first line of chevaux de frise has been destroyed by the fire and has become extremely fragile. It falls apart when pushed by the zombies, and the monsters quickly reach the second line of defense.
The zombies covered in flames are more difficult to deal with than before.
Wei Ting saw her frown and thought she was dissatisfied with the distance. Seeing this, he said: "The fire chariot has a rough appearance and a simple structure, so the range can only reach this level."
"We are currently lacking a lot of materials. If we want to increase our range and attack power, we have no choice but to delve deeper into the research."
Wei Xiyin shook her head, opened her water bag and took a sip before saying, "I'm thinking about changing the material of the chevaux de frise."
The chevaux de frise, originally used to prevent cavalry, was surprisingly useful in intercepting zombies.
Especially when clearing Ling County, Chu Yu made all the changes to the chevaux de frise, adjusted the height to match the height of the zombies, increased the stability of the bottom, and made the triangular structure less likely to be overturned. Even in the face of thousands of monsters, the chevaux de frise remained as stable as Mount Tai.
But if you want to use it with a fire chariot in the future, the wood material will be very easy to ignite.
Just like now, the defense is collapsing while the attack is going on.
The only material that will not be affected by the flames is iron, and a large number of chevaux de frise stakes are needed. The mining of ore should not be delayed any longer and must be arranged as soon as possible.
Wei Ting looked at the outer circle of broken chevaux de frise for a moment and quickly understood what she meant.
Chu Yu spoke at the right time, "In the future, a city wall will be built around it. Iron chevaux de frise is too heavy and not suitable for accompanying in battle."
The advantage of chevaux de frise is that materials can be found anywhere.
They have to clean up the entire Qinghe County and even the entire Yizhou. When the time comes, they can't just carry iron blocks with them when they go out.
Wei Xiyin narrowed her eyes slightly, obviously having an idea, "There is always a way to solve it."
While the three were talking, the battle on the front line never stopped.
Archers and crossbowmen continued to shoot monsters, and the zombie tide of several thousand people was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
By the time the zombies reached the last line of defense, there were only a few left.
Five hundred soldiers began to attack together, piercing their heads one by one with long tasseled spears through the chevaux de frise, trying their best to prevent the flames on their bodies from touching the chevaux de frise.
This extermination operation lasted for a full three hours.
The guards didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the last zombie fell. Each of them had a flushed face, as if they had just been pulled out of the water, and their bodies were soaked.
Chang Ying quickly pushed the water bag on the four-wheeled cart over and asked the guards to get water from the cart.
Wei Xiyin and Wei Ting looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
As the temperature gradually rises, the heavy protective gear used in winter may no longer be usable. We have been talking about improving it before, but firstly, we don’t have the time, and secondly, we don’t have the materials now.
How to improve it still needs further discussion.
Seeing this, Wei Xiyin waved her hand and said, "Everyone, go back to the dock and rest first. Let the rest of us clean up the battlefield here."
Everyone quickly returned to the dock.
Wei Xiyin gave everyone half a day off. There was no need to go on any missions today, so the guards were asked to return to the camp to rest first and make sure they didn't get sick from heatstroke.
If you are sick, you have to see a doctor.
In the spring, the herb shop dug up a lot of useful herbs. The tribe assigned two guards to the medical officer. He took the guards to wander around the mountains every day to look for herbs that the tribe lacked.
Now that the population has increased, the herbal medicine shops are also very busy. Because they provide free medical treatment and medicine, many people go to the herbal medicine shops to see the medical officers if they have even a slight headache or sweating.
Those who survived cherish their lives very much, and sometimes they would go to see a doctor even if they were not sick.
After Wei Xiyin learned about this, she immediately informed her grandfather.
The second day.
Wei Ji, as the head of the Wei clan, issued an order, "From today onwards, you must bring a bamboo card when you see a doctor or prescribe medicine. The corresponding meal will be deducted based on the cause of the illness, and the remaining meal will belong to the medical officer personally."
This relieved the pressure on the herbal medicine shop.
The clan also hired four medicine boys and four apprentices for the medical officer to help run the medicine shop and reduce his workload as much as possible.
You have to know that there is only one medical officer in the fort, and he is precious because he is rare.
Chu Yu returned to the research institute to see if anyone could answer the ten questions asked by the girl correctly. He was now more concerned about whether the research institute could recruit enough record officers.
Wei Xiyin and Wei Ting went to the blacksmith shop together.
Discuss the modification of protective gear and the current inventory of the blacksmith shop.
On the way, Wei Xiyin told Wei Ting about her plan.
"The blacksmith shop currently occupies four shops and can no longer be expanded, so I want to move the blacksmith shop to Ling County. The armory will be divided into two locations in the future, and the clan's armory will still be retained."
She said, "As for the shops in the fort, they will be used to produce farm tools and daily necessities in the future, separate from weapons manufacturing."
Wei Ting nodded upon hearing this. "Indeed, they should be distinguished. Shortly after my cousin left, a new furnace was built in the shop to manufacture steel materials for the research institute. However, now that the ore is gone, many of the furnaces have been shut down."
Staying in the shop in the summer is a torture compared to the comfort of winter.
As soon as I came in, I started sweating all over before I could do anything.
The furnaces were built too close together, and since they were originally in the house, the scorching heat made people feel like they were being roasted on a fire.
Whenever Wei Ting wanted to record something or draw a blueprint, he had to move some of the information back home and work at home. He could not stay in the shop at all.
This was a tough time for the two blacksmiths and their apprentice.
At this point, Wei Ting remembered something. "This morning, my seventh uncle informed me that they had hired another blacksmith with a registered tradesman title, and several civilians who were not registered tradesmen but were capable of forging iron. I had been planning to recruit them over today to see for myself."
As a result, Chang Ying came to tell him about the zombie tide he encountered. He was busy counting the fire dragon arrows and forgot about that group of people.
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