Volume 3: The world is in turmoil and the undercurrent continues Chapter 471 Thousand Machine Crossbow (1)
Jiang Ning didn't want to say it, because different knowledge structures, different things he has seen, and even different times will all become his own limitations.
He knew that even if he said it, no one would understand it, so he would just do it and let history speak. His big words would make those pedantic people change their minds.
But when Qianxun asked the next time, he still said it, and he said a lot of things that Qianxun had never heard.
"If it were possible, I could make you fly in the sky, just like a bird." Jiang Ning ended his complaints and explanations with this seemingly unintentional sentence.
The second Qianxun was deceived by Jiang Ning, but he knew that what Jiang Ning said was right. Just like every decision Jiang Ning made, it was all for the consideration of the people at the bottom. As long as this starting point remains unchanged, the decision will be made
That's correct.
"Master, don't lie to me..." Erqianxun stopped and looked at Jiang Ning expectantly.
Jiang Ning chuckled: "That's natural. When have I ever lied to you?"
The two looked at each other, smiled, and headed towards the Xiuye Workshop.
But after the two left, the three of them did not disperse after the wine party at the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister made tea in the study, and the three of them sat at the same table. The autumn breeze blew, but they had a different feeling.
"This Jiang Ning specializes in ingenious and obscene skills, and his swordsmanship can sometimes achieve miraculous results, but it is not a long-term solution." He Junxian said: "After all, it is difficult to achieve elegance."
"However, some of his views are quite insightful. If the foundation is shaken, the collapse of the building will be inevitable. This is also true for a thousand-mile embankment destroyed by ant nests." Qin Yuxuan took a sip of tea.
"The immediate priority is to train dead soldiers, intercept and kill them on the wedding day, and provoke a war between the two sides. We rely on operations to gradually achieve little results..." He Junxian said again.
Xia Yongkang sighed: "In this case, things will become a bit tricky. If it succeeds, it will be good, and it will definitely buy time for our Great Xia Dynasty to recuperate, but if it fails, what should we do? So we still
You have to make two plans to prepare for emergencies."
When Qin Yuxuan heard this, he was heartbroken and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "I see, the Prime Minister is wise."
"Yeah?" He Junxian frowned slightly, and suddenly remembered Xia Yongkang's promise to Jiang Ning just now, and couldn't help but also said: "So that's it, the prime minister asked Jiang Ning to take the sword to a different direction and specialize in firearms, just to prepare for the worst and plan in advance.
, maybe it will have miraculous effects.”
Xia Yongkang nodded slightly and smiled: "If we train this force well and put it on the front line, it may have miraculous effects. At critical moments, if we can win with one blow, we may have unexpected effects."
"I admire the Prime Minister's foresight and foresight." Naturally, Qin Yuxuan would not let go of this perfect opportunity to flatter him.
Although Xia Yongkang didn't care about this, his flattery was just right.
He Junxian also smiled and said: "The Jing'an Department is going to make a big effort this time. We are already stretched thin with frontline intelligence and urgently need help from the Jing'an Department. They really need to be more professional in this regard."
Speaking of this, He Junxian also frowned slightly: "Prime Minister, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Xia Yongkang smiled: "It has been extremely hard for you two to stay in the capital these years. We don't need to be so angry here. Just say whatever you have to say."
The words implicitly recognized the two of them, but also lowered his own status, both as a lord and as a friend.
"Qianxun grew up with the Prime Minister, but when I met him this time, I felt a little alienated. This Jiang Ning, after all..."
Xia Yongkang nodded slightly, and before he finished speaking, he smiled and said: "I still know this child Qianxun, and I have already beaten her. Haha, I have the same opinion as me on this matter. Jiang Ning
This person is really a little too extreme and lacks a certain amount of respect for the royal power and imperial power. If this continues, things will easily go wrong."
Jiang Ning sneezed and closed the door. He lamented that the sky in Luoyang had changed too quickly. He felt that the biggest thing he did in the afternoon was to solve Guan Sheng's staffing problem. It must take two days.
, Guan Sheng will receive the appointment document.
In the following time, Jiang Ning was dressed in ordinary clothes and ran back and forth between the two ends of Xiuye Workshop. He would go to the blacksmith to see the progress of the musket, the carpenter to see the design drawings of the repeating crossbow, and in the afternoon he would go to the street to purchase some ingredients.
After thinking about the ingredients for hot pot, I went to different restaurants to check the prices and positioning of the dishes. Every time I came back, I drew a table for comparison, and finally decided to start with the high-end ones.
More than ten days passed in a flash, and it was already mid-October. The weather started to get colder, and I had to wear a single layer of clothing sooner or later in the evening before I could go out.
With the painstaking study of these carpenters, they were improved according to the design concepts and drawings proposed by Jiang Ning.
The repeating crossbow was tied with a strap. Under the gaze of everyone, Jiang Ning straddled the repeating crossbow diagonally over his shoulders. The rear end of the repeating crossbow just hit the shoulder bone of his right arm. His right hand was placed on the trigger.
The left hand is placed on a wooden bar the size of the handle in the front and rear direction of the repeating crossbow.
Jiang Ning picked up a Mu Xia, put it on the crossbow, and pulled the trigger towards the wooden stake. With a "swish" sound, the arrow flew out and nailed the wooden stake heavily. It was extremely lethal.
Not strong, he held the wooden stick with his left hand, pulled it back, then pulled the trigger, and another arrow flew out.
Pang Qingyun, Guan Sheng, and the three managers of Jing'an Division, Zhao Lixuan, Zhang Zihan, and Bai Jinyu, were also extremely shocked. Second Qianxun was also well-informed. There were many strange things in the Prime Minister's Mansion. She herself
I knew a lot about it, and I could see that when Jiang Ning fired the second, third, and fourth rounds, he was also stunned.
Nowadays, whether it is the army or the rivers and lakes, all use Zhuge's serial crossbow. It fires five arrows at a time. It has a long range, a high hit rate and a high power. As long as it hits the target, it will cause serious injuries even if it is not dead. But the only disadvantage is that it is too troublesome to load.
, it can only be fired once after the enemy enters the range, and then it will be a close encounter. If you encounter a surprise attack, you have to retreat and aim at the same time.
But now the repeating crossbow demonstrated by Jiang Ning in front of everyone has exceeded their knowledge, and the surrounding craftsmen are also very excited. At first, they were not confident to complete such an outstanding work, but Jiang Ning's drawings were placed there.
They just spliced it together, debugged it, and improved it. The current result has exceeded their expectations.
The biggest technical difficulty in this process is the problem of the box. If normal arrows are used, if they are too long, the entire crossbow will appear very bulky. Moreover, a tension device is placed at the bottom of the arrow box, which uses the most elastic arrow.
Beef tendon, cut the bottom part first
Pull the tension of the tendon to the maximum, then place a wooden board on top of it, and place short arrows in a row on top of the board. After pulling the trigger, the small wheel inside will drive the tension of the tendon to decrease, and the board will rise, and the next short arrow will be fired.
It will automatically eject into the launch tube slot.
At the same time, use your left hand to pull the wooden handle, causing the tendon of the crossbow to be re-locked on the firing trigger point for a second launch.
I saw Jiang Ning's hands getting faster and faster. In just a few breaths, he fired all the twenty short arrows in the arrow box. Eighteen of them hit the target ten feet away, with a hit rate of nine percent.
Ten high.
"Sir, this thing is a hundred times more powerful than the Zhuge Liannu. If this thing can be equipped, why worry about the Hexi Corridor?" Guan Sheng sighed with emotion. Twenty rounds, if equipped with a hundred people, what would happen?
Combat power? If war horses are added to the mix, such a scenario is even more unimaginable.
Chapter completed!