The Divine Arm Bow was a famous bow in the Song Dynasty. It has been lost to later generations. Liu Ziqiu was only famous for it and had never seen what it looked like. What he originally told He Chou was to make a bow that was as powerful as a hard bow, but used like
A new strong bow that is as easy as a soft bow. If this bow really meets Liu Ziqiu's requirements, there is nothing wrong with calling it a divine arm bow. He just pulled it, and it was indeed effortless. The requirements for a soft bow have been met. But after all
Whether the six-stone hard bow is enough will not be known until you try it. But Liu Ziqiu's archery skills are very poor, but he doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of He Chou. Moreover, he originally made this bow for Mu Duoli, so he showed it to her, an expert, for herself.
look.
Mu Duoli pondered: "God's Arm Bow? Doesn't that mean this bow is very powerful? How many stones does it have?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "It seems to be six stones, I don't know."
Mu Duoli was a little disappointed and said: "Master, I can't pull the six-stone bow. This bow can only be looked at but not used."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Without investigation, you have no right to speak. How do you know you can't pull it without trying it?"
Mu Duoli held the bow and hesitated again and again, not daring to pull it. Archery was her most proud skill. On the Mobei grassland, many men who claimed to be heroes could not compare with her, but it was very difficult for her to pull the three-stone bow.
, let alone a six-stone bow? If he couldn't pull it open, wouldn't he be laughed at by Liu Ziqiu?
Liu Ziqiu encouraged him with a smile on his face: "Try it. If you really can't pull it off, I won't laugh at you. If you don't pull it off, then go back to Weiding City to hold the baby."
Mu Duoli gritted her teeth and pulled hard, and the bow turned into an exaggerated circle: "Master, you lied to me, this bow has six stones, one stone is almost enough."
Liu Ziqiu said calmly: "You will know if there are six stones if you shoot an arrow."
"Okay!" Now that she could draw the bow, Mu Duoli's confidence greatly increased. There were ready-made arrow kettles and arrow targets in the yard. Mu Duoli took out a carved-feathered wolf tooth arrow and gently placed it on the bow.
He shot an arrow at the target and screamed: "Hit!"
The feathered arrow flew out with a "whoosh", hit the red heart on the target, and did not go in.
Liu Ziqiu stroked his palm and said, "What a great archery! Mu Duoli, your archery has improved again."
Mu Duoli was filled with joy to be praised by Liu Ziqiu. She put away her bow and walked over to take a look. She couldn't help but said "Hey" and said: "Master, I'm afraid this bow is not as strong as six stones!"
Liu Ziqiu walked over and took a look, and was surprised. The archery target in his yard was not the grass target used in the military camp, but a human-shaped archery target made of six layers of hardwood. It was for durability and to prevent Mu Duoli from getting hurt.
The arrow flew outside. After all, the yard was only so big and the distance was so close that ordinary targets could easily be shot through. It would be bad if innocent passers-by were hurt. As for whether Mu Duoli would miss the target, Liu Ziqiu had never thought about it.
Haven't considered it.
Now, the arrow has penetrated deeply into the hardwood, leaving only a short tail outside. If this arrow were to hit a person, he would probably be shot even if he was wearing the latest armor of the Western Navy.
Crossing over. Liu Ziqiu didn't expect the power of this bow to be so powerful. He couldn't help but be secretly happy and said, "Mu Duoli, wait here while I go get a pair of armor."
The armor was put on the archery target, and Mu Duoli shot another arrow, which penetrated the armor easily. But with the protection of the armor, the arrow could not penetrate deeply into the wood. But if the arrow target was replaced by a human,
It was enough to show through the back. Seeing this effect, Mu Duoli was also full of surprise: "Master, this bow really deserves the word "God's Arm."
Liu Ziqiu smiled and nodded: "Come, try your continuous arrow technique."
Even in the Mobei grassland where there are many sharp archers, Mu Duoli's ability to fire five arrows in a row is considered a masterpiece. No matter how powerful a male archer is, it is already extraordinary if he can fire three arrows in a row. But Mu Duoli's ability to fire five arrows in a row is a masterpiece
The biggest weakness of Dori's chain of arrows is that she uses a soft bow, which is not powerful enough. Although she can fire five arrows in a row, the damage to the enemy is extremely limited. The male archer uses a hard bow. Even if he masters it,
He didn't even have the strength to shoot five arrows in a row even though he had mastered the Renju technique. It can be said that Liu Ziqiu asked He Chou to tailor this divine arm bow for Mu Duoli. Of course, he wanted to see how effective this bow was in the Renju technique.
Five arrows in a row is a laborious task, and Mu Duoli will not use it unless it is absolutely necessary. But now she obeys Liu Ziqiu's words, and even if she is just asked to perform, she will not resist. Mu Duoli has never used it.
He took out five arrows from the quiver and clasped them in his hand. He drew the bow like a full moon and shot at the target.
This was the first time that Liu Ziqiu calmly observed Mu Duoli's archery skills at close range. Five feathered arrows were shot out one after another. Halfway through, they actually became five arrows shooting at the same time. The moment he approached the target,
However, they were sorted out in order. The last arrow shot hit the target first and was firmly inserted into the red heart. The other four arrows then hit the head and arms of the target in sequence.
Seeing such miraculous archery skills, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "Mu Duoli, you are truly worthy of being a hero among women."
Mu Duoli put away her bow and said in a sweet voice: "This bow was given to me by my master."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Since I gave you a good bow, master, how do you want to thank me?"
Mu Duoli's face turned red and she said, "I will thank you as much as I want you to thank me."
Liu Ziqiu stretched out his hand and patted her round buttocks twice, and said: "Okay, I'll go to the front to do some errands first. You should wash up well. I'm going to do a full set tonight. Haha, haha...
"
The whole set was a whisper between the two of them, but how to do it was not known to outsiders. Just thinking of Liu Ziqiu's bravery when doing the full set, Mu Duoli felt hot all over, and her legs were a little unable to move, as if the entrance to Taoyuan Cave had already been a little bit...
It's muddy.
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He Chou actually really wanted to see Liu Ziqiu show off his superb archery skills so that he could take the opportunity to flatter him, but when Liu Ziqiu came out of the backyard, he was empty-handed. Even so, He Chou greeted him with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said: "
My lord, please use this precious eagle bow that I made."
"Baodiao Bow?" Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "This name is too tacky. Liu has already changed his name to Divine Arm Bow!"
"God's arm bow!" He Chou's expression was very exaggerated and he said repeatedly, "My lord is indeed a versatile man in both civil and military affairs!"
Although Liu Ziqiu knew that he was flattering, he still felt very comfortable, stretched hard, and then said: "Master He, does it cost a lot to make this divine arm bow?
How long will it take?”
He Chou bowed and said: "Back to my lord, this precious carved bow, oh, no, it's a divine arm bow worth thousands of gold! It took six top craftsmen two months to complete it."
Liu Ziqiu was surprised and said: "It's so expensive! It takes so much time!"
He Chou hurriedly said: "My lord knows it well, I don't dare to tell any lies. If you don't believe me, please bring me the divine arm bow, and I will tell you to my lord."
"Now that the Divine Arm Bow is in the hands of Mrs. Mu Duoli, she may not be willing to let it go." Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "If we don't put in so many decorations and just make a Divine Arm Bow used by ordinary soldiers,
Even if the quality is slightly inferior, how much will it cost? How long will it take?"
He Chou lowered his head and calculated carefully for a long time, and then said: "Back to my lord, if we want to make a divine arm bow for ordinary soldiers, it will cost about a hundred gold and take more than a month."
Looking at the thoughtful look on Liu Ziqiu's face, He Chou thought in his heart, it turns out that Liu Ziqiu is also a lustful person like Yang Guang, but he made such a bow not for his own use, but to please women. However, He Chou did not have any contempt at all.
What Liu Ziqiu meant was that he just found another way to flatter Liu Ziqiu. The Ruyi car that made Yang Guang happy back then was built by him. Although the car was destroyed, his skills were not lost.
Of course Liu Ziqiu didn't know that He Chou was planning to help him build another Ruyi car. He thought for a long time and finally said with regret: "Although the Divine Arm Bow is good, it costs too much. He Chou, you'd better let the craftsman
Let’s concentrate our efforts to build more powerful crossbows.”
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A few days later, Wen Hao, Zhang Liang, Shi Danai, and Gui Haiqiu gradually led their troops to the northern suburbs of Xiping. In the name of Tian Lie, Liu Ziqiu ordered that all roads leading to the northern suburbs of Xiping be blocked.
Kill without mercy. The entire army of 100,000 people is composed entirely of Han people. These are the elite soldiers they have trained in the past six months. Using Han people to conquer the Central Plains is also Liu Ziqiu's bottom line. Among the 100,000 army, there are 20,000 cavalry and 2 crossbowmen.
Ten thousand, 10,000 Modao soldiers and 50,000 infantry. In order to arm this 100,000 army, the people of Hexi counties did not rest for a whole winter and made huge contributions and sacrifices.
At the same time, a large amount of grain and grass also arrived in Xiping, including a large amount of cured meat and fried noodles. The tribes in the West Sea contributed almost half of their cattle and sheep. Except for some seeds left by the Dangxiang tribe, all the wheat was also purchased. At the same time, Tun
There are also a large number of siege equipment accumulated in Xiping. Most of these equipment have been dismantled into components, which are convenient for transportation and can also be concealed from others. In order to quickly assemble these siege equipment, a large number of craftsmen also came to Xiping from Weiding City.
Longxi is the only way to attack Chang'an. Now Longxi has been completely put under the control of the Li family and has become a buffer zone between Liu Ziqiu and Yang Xuangan. Of course, Liu Ziqiu has to inform the Li family of such a large military operation. He does not expect to get the Li family.
He only hoped that the Li family could remain neutral and allow his army to pass through Longxi smoothly and quickly without affecting the logistics supply. But the Li family did not think so. In the middle of a snowy night, Li Changshan,
The two old brothers, Li Changfeng, came to Xiping in person.