Weapon

Since the watchtower was still under construction, Shengyun's view at the foot of the city was blocked by the city wall, and he did not know that crossbows were being assembled on the top of the city. However, even Wang Jian did not know that such a powerful weapon was in the arsenal, and the soldiers were even stranger.

We can only assemble it while trying to figure it out - all the big components are there, but small parts such as lock pins and connecting rods are either missing or decayed, and they have to be remade, which really takes a lot of effort. Especially the iron spear that is fired, the library

There were only about twenty of them inside, and the iron feathers on their tails had all been rusted through, breaking into pieces when touched, and the spear heads were also rusty. Some soldiers tried to pierce the brick wall with great force, and a large piece of the brick fell off, and the iron spear heads also responded.

And broken - these also need to be rebuilt.

Finally, the lookout was almost completed, and all that was left was to install baffles and guardrails on the top platform. Takato Dou was eager to climb up with a few battalion officers to have a sneak peek - the three flying beast battalions were the main attackers, and he cared more than anyone else.

The city defense of Shaanzhou.

The crossbow on the top of the city was finally set up, but the iron spears with new spearheads on the side had not yet had time to mount their tail feathers. The soldiers saw several thieves wearing iron helmets on the mound opposite and were about to climb up to the summit.

On the platform, one of the helmets was obviously taller than the others - obviously, these guys are all thieves and generals, and there is a big boss among them! The opportunity was not to be missed, and coupled with the curiosity, they worked together to turn the winch to give the crossbow to the bed

The string was stretched out, and I had little experience. I thought I might as well not install the tail feathers, so I directly put an iron spear into the launch slot, slightly adjusted the direction of the lower shooting area, and aimed the iron spear at the top of the observation tower.

A soldier half-raised a wooden hammer and looked to the opposite side. He saw a cluster of black tassels emerging from the top of the watchtower - most of the armored weapons of Guan Shengyun's tribe were blackmailed or captured military equipment of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty

They claim to have the virtue of fire and their color is red. Since Guan Shengyun and others have rebelled, they also want to seek the auspiciousness of the five elements that are in conflict with each other. Water overcomes fire, and the corresponding color is black. Ordinary soldiers, in addition to the iron armor or cloth armor issued to elite soldiers,

, the clothing is of course of all kinds. If you don't grab new clothes, you will almost wear what you wore when you joined the army. In order to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy on the battlefield, the soldiers were asked to hang a piece of black cloth on their bodies, and the generals wore red strips on the top of their helmets.

The tassel was dyed black - the hammer in his hand hit the lock pin of the machine tooth hard, and with a "bang" sound, the huge iron spear flew out...

Gao Tengdou's feet were still on the ladder. As soon as he poked his head out of the floor of the observatory, he caught a glimpse of the crossbow on the opposite wall and the black shadow heading towards him. He subconsciously shrank his head.

The bed crossbow has a long range and is powerful, but it has a fatal flaw: its shooting accuracy is insufficient. It’s no wonder that even today, when guns are generally equipped with advanced optical sights, not just anyone can pick up a gun with ten rings, let alone

On the Ming Dynasty several centuries ago.

The tail feathers on the arrows allowed them to rotate on their own during flight with the tip of the arrow cluster as the axis, thereby maximizing the shooting accuracy. The soldiers opened their mouths wide and watched as the iron spears without tail feathers trembled and slashed in the air.

A strange trajectory appeared: the flight path for the first hundred or so steps was still expected, then suddenly turned, angled out, swayed eastward, crossed the ditch, and pushed a wheelbarrow being pushed by an auxiliary soldier.

He was stuck, and the huge kinetic energy instantly overturned the car. At the same time, the spear swept the auxiliary soldier's waist. With a muffled sound, the unlucky guy bent his body at a weird angle and flew a few steps away in the air.

, lost his life in a daze. The other auxiliary soldiers around looked at the corpse in fear, then looked at the city head, shouted, and ran away in all directions.

Naturally, Gao Fengdou and others also saw this scene. No one would be stupid enough to continue to climb up and be a living target. They rolled and climbed down the ladder, mounted their horses and ran back to the camp.

The general ran away, and the auxiliary soldiers in the open space in the south of the city who were doing the finishing work before the attack, such as digging holes and shoveling fences, thought that they were far out of the range of bows and arrows. When they saw this, they dropped their shovels and ran back. Guoqing Lin led

A few of his confidants wielded whips and tried their best to stop them. Their arms were sore before they were able to gather everyone together.

In fact, the auxiliary soldiers were overly worried: the defenders would not waste expensive iron spears on them—not even the combat soldiers.

Those seemingly heavy and crude siege equipment are much more valuable than human life!

There was a burst of cheers from the top of the city.

Although the thieves general was not hit, he managed to win the first battle at least. The defenders were all smiles and thought it was a good sign. Those who witnessed it naturally became the centerpiece of the spotlight, and they described it vividly and even performed with strange screams.

Seeing the tragic situation of the guy who was hit, the people who listened were also very happy. His face was sprayed with spit, and he didn't even bother to wipe it. He turned around and ran to explain it to others, and also enjoyed the other beggar soldiers.

Moon-holding worship.

Wang Jian was cursing that he wasted a good spear, and he was very happy inside. The soldiers could see it, and responded with a playful smile, and were busy installing tail feathers on other iron spears.

Ma Wensheng was making trouble for nothing in the blacksmith shop, and when he heard the news, he ran up the wall excitedly - Mr. Ma was so happy, he shouted loudly and announced the reward: kill one enemy and get two taels of silver! He was immediately arrested

The soldiers gathered around and thanked each other for their merits: the one who found the enemy general first, the two who carried the spear, the six who moved the bed, the one who aimed and corrected each, and the ten on the winch side (including six who carried the bed).

), he fired the hammer in a hurry, roared and there was me... Master Ma threw out nearly fifty taels of silver with a big smile on his face.

Wang Jian looked at the tower being built in the distance, and worriedly whispered to Pan Ding and Jing Xiangshan: "Two adults, can you please advise Master Ma? If the reward continues like this, I will eventually be afraid that the soldiers will shoot at the traitors indiscriminately in order to seek rewards.

One pass - these iron spears are very expensive, so we should keep them as siege equipment to deal with thieves."

Pan and Jing looked at each other and smiled bitterly: "Who can stop Mr. Ma's temper? Alas!" Even though they said this, they still approached: "Sir, we only have dozens of arrows and spears. You

look……"

Ma Wensheng was startled when he heard this. He glanced at the arrows and spears on the ground for a few times, and then responded: "Isn't this just a short spear? Wang Jian, just go to the arsenal and find some more spears to shorten them!"

Wang Jian heard this layman's words and said anxiously: "Sir, this is not a gun! You see, the spear head is about a foot long, and the spear shaft is thicker and heavier than the spear shaft, so it can be fired with enough force. An ordinary spear mainly depends on its length.

If the horse is blocking people, the spear head will not be more than two, and the shot will not be powerful enough. Therefore, special javelins must be used for throwing. Simply shortening the spear - it is useless to shoot siege equipment. When it comes to shooting people, it is better to use a bucket of arrows.

Also, most of the gun shafts are made of elastic wood such as white wax rods, which is convenient for expanding the thrusting range, and the arrow shafts must be made of hardwood so that they will not shake when shot..."

Ma Wensheng felt that it was very humiliating to be snatched away by a martial artist in front of everyone, so he impatiently interrupted Wang Jian's explanation: "Fart, fart! Don't try to use excuses to excuse me! You are obviously lazy! Go, go, don't keep talking anymore.

beat!"

Wang Jian opened his mouth and wanted to tell the difference. Pan Ding tugged on his sleeve and smoothed things over by saying, "You can do whatever Mr. Ma asks you to do. It doesn't hurt to give it a try..."

"Humph." Ma Wensheng was disappointed and left angrily.

Looking at Master Ma's back, the three of them sighed in unison.

"General Wang, what did you say about Douzi Arrow just now? What is that?" Jing Xiangshan asked curiously.

"Sir, they are just ordinary feather arrows. In addition to firing arrows and spears to destroy the enemy's equipment, the bed crossbow can put dozens of feather arrows in an iron bucket and shoot them out, probably from dozens to hundreds of steps.

The shooting range of Laibu. I have only heard of it and I know roughly how to use it. I can’t tell you exactly how far it can shoot. I want to give it a try.”

"That's good!" Pan Ding became more energetic after hearing this, "Why can we only deal with the unarmored? The crossbow is so powerful, even if it is armored, it can't bear a hit, right?"

"Lord Pan, please. The bed crossbow is indeed very powerful, but when dozens of arrows are put in the bucket, the strength is lost, and there is still a lot of string power wasted on the bucket, so the effect is not much different from an ordinary walking bow. If

To break armor, you have to use special iron-bone armor-piercing arrows."

"Then just install armor-piercing arrows?"

Wang Jian smiled wryly and spread his hands: "Mr. Pan, iron-bone armor-piercing arrows are very expensive. One can hold up to ten ordinary feather arrows. Ordinary archers are reluctant to give them, and each of the elite veterans can only afford three."

Five of them, if you put them in a bucket and shoot them with a crossbow, there's no chance of accuracy. Hitting or missing depends entirely on luck. It's better to let the archer aim and shoot."

Hahaha, every other line is like a mountain. The laughter of the three people dissipated the unhappiness just now.

"Let's find a gun and give it a try," Jing Xiangshan said, pouting in the direction Ma Wensheng was leaving, "I have to give him an explanation."

"Yes." Wang Jian responded. He waved his hand and called over a few soldiers, who were busy sawing the gun shaft and tearing off the red tassel on the gun head.

"Hey, by the way, General Wang, why are there all these red tassels on the gun heads? The adults in the Ministry of Industry are notoriously picky, and they are all ruthless people who want to scrape half a ounce of oil off the legs of locusts.

Isn’t it just to look good?”

"Your Majesty is right, the red tassel on the spear head is not just for good looks. In addition to resisting the horse, the spearman also has to stab and kill the enemy. If the enemy is hit by the horse, the blood will flow down the gun barrel, and it will be slippery when holding it.

With these tassels blocking the way, just turn your hand a few times and flick them. In fact, you don’t have to use red, any color will work. I’m just guessing, the red color is to scare the enemy. From a distance, it’s all over the place.

The tassel stained with blood..."

"Oh, the spear shaft is soft and the spear shaft is hard, but the spear head is no more than two, fighting arrows, iron bone arrows, even the ordinary-looking red tassels have so much truth in them, Zhuangzi said, 'The Tao is in the ants, the Tao is in the shit'

It’s true, it’s true.”

"I don't dare to take it. I am an illiterate rough man for a humble job, but the adults are literate and have a lot of knowledge."

The three of them talked while watching the soldiers at work. After a while, the short gun was ready, and the wooden mallet smashed the teeth of the machine. Under everyone's gaze, the short gun flew out tremblingly, with an increasing amplitude. Due to the design of the long gun,

The principle never considered the mechanics of flight, and then it simply turned somersaults in the air, and with a snap, it landed on the ground only seventy or eighty steps away, making everyone laugh.

When Gao Tengdou ran back in shock, Guan Shengyun was looking at the several siege towers that were about to be completed. He was shocked when he heard the news that there were several crossbows on the city - most of the generals were from the frontier army, and they all knew

Such a killer weapon is so powerful. After debating for a long time, other than making more shield vehicles and sending as much cannon fodder as possible to dig up the walls under the city, I really couldn't think of any better way.

It seems that the tower is no longer needed. The dog officers and soldiers will definitely use bed crossbows to deal with it - arrows and spears are expensive to make and difficult to make. It is not a loss if you can exchange it with human life, but you will lose money if you exchange it with the tower. It’s grandma’s house.

Just when everyone was looking at each other with nothing to do, Tangqi, who was on alert from the south, came to report and found that a team of two to three hundred people was approaching the camp.

Guan Shengyun was wondering how Gu Baihua, who was setting up an ambush at Xiashi Pass, could miss this small team. The second group of Tangqi brought more detailed news: it was Gu Baihua himself.

It turns out that the army has surrounded Shaanzhou too tightly, and the three divisions of Yu Province are still kept in the dark. What Gu Baihua holds in his hands is a super camp with six troops, plus a thousand auxiliary units. The soldiers helped to defend by danger, but it was really boring to be idle for several days. Thinking that if there was a police, it would only take an hour for the horses to run fifty miles to report the news, so I simply left a few horses and brought two teams back. Join in the fun.

Also coming back with Gu Baihua was Liang Laosi.
Chapter completed!