The crossbow is three feet long, has a string length of two feet and a half, and has a range of more than 340 steps, which is equivalent to 150 meters in later generations! It can be called a great killer weapon. But it was actually the Xixia Dangxiang people who first invented the divine arm bow.
...After being introduced to the Song Dynasty, the generals at that time presented it to the court as a weapon against cavalry. Several generations of Song emperors indeed attached great importance to the role of this divine arm bow, and spared no effort to improve and perfect various components and craftsmanship. Finally, this weapon was created.
The unique divine arm bow of the Song Dynasty!
Song Wen only took one look and discovered the biggest flaw of this divine arm bow... there is no butt for shoulder shooting!
The workmanship is excellent and the materials are solid. The beef tendon crossbow string is wrapped in grease and oil paper and is not strung. Song Wen also noticed that although there are wrenches and hooks to draw the crossbow string, it is still a foot-operated and hand-strung method!
What if we add pulleys and cranks?
Coupled with the slide and the fixed firing buckle, will it be easier to cock and fire? There are also refined crossbow arrows that are strictly crafted with no difference in weight and size...
Song Wen stared at the divine arm bow in his hand, thoughts racing in his mind... This kind of thing is too expensive to make, and it has never been a weapon that can be equipped in large quantities!
Precisely snipe and attack commanders on the battlefield with concentrated shots! Snipe and kill messengers, ambush logistics convoys... and even conduct beheading assassinations deep behind enemy lines!
Song Wen's thoughts drifted away and he went through almost all the usage scenarios and conditions of this weapon.
"Brother, brother..."
An Chun's call brought Song Wen back from his wandering state. Song Wen returned the divine arm bow to Lao Huang's hand and said with a smile: "This is the first time I saw this imperial weapon of the Forbidden Army. I was a little distracted.
...Old seniors, please don’t laugh.”
With a complicated expression, Lao Huang put the Divine Arm Bow back on the weapon rack, and then carefully wrapped the crossbow in oilcloth.
"I really can't give this to you. If I give it to you, I will harm you! Not to mention your heroic soldiers, even ordinary Xiang soldiers may not see the Divine Arm Bow a few times in their lives... Some Imperial Guards who are decades old also
I have never used them, but I am familiar with them...that is, the Xijun and the border troops on Hebei Road are better off, and they are usually locked in their respective arsenals for fear of damage."
Song Wen shook his head: "Weapons must be used by people after they are made. They can be used to their fullest effect in wartime... If you don't have years of experience in using them, you will probably be in a hurry on the battlefield!"
Lao Huang nodded: "Our commander also said so at the beginning, but this is an order from the imperial court. Powerful crossbows and heavy armor are not to be used without reason! So over the years, only the swordsmen and axemen in our army are the most useful.
So elite..."
Song Wen suddenly asked: "Huang Lao, have you ever heard of the Jingsai Cavalry?"
Lao Huang frowned and shook his head: "No, now most of the cavalry are allocated to the Western Army. The best ones are the generals' personal effectiveness, that is, the tooth soldiers... In the north, most of them are fortresses and city guards. After all, the Liao people
We haven’t gone south for many years, so we don’t have many cavalry.”
Song Wen sighed... The elite cavalry are all in the Western Army, but the generals of the Western Army have been wary of each other for a long time. Although there are generals like the Zhong family and the Yao family who are close to the imperial court, the northwest frontier army is now the most powerful.
But it’s Zhejia!
Part of the main force of Zhong Jiajun and Yao Pingzhong's Yao Jiajun was brought to the south of the Yangtze River by Tong Guan and part of it was consumed by Fang La. Then Tong Guan was dragged down by the poorly equipped northern border troops on the battlefield where he joined forces with the Jurchens to attack the Liao Kingdom.
Disastrous, when the Jin finally invaded, Yao Pingzhong's Yao family army was almost wiped out in the Taiyuan defense battle! The last elite of the Zhong family army moved thousands of miles to fight against King Qin, and there were not many left under Bianliang City... In the end, the Zhe family was alone and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty.
people.
Song Wen sighed, feeling a little uninterested... Old Huang hesitated for a long time, and finally pointed to a large wooden box in the corner of the warehouse and said: "Although the imperial court has extremely strict control over divine arm bows, there are some in forts all over the country now.
The secretly imitated crossbow, after all, this thing is really useful! I heard that all the soldiers in your Qingshan village are young children... If you really encounter a desperate gangster in the future, I'm afraid there are not a few good things at the bottom of the box.
You will suffer a big loss!"
Song Wen cupped his hands and said, "What can Mr. Huang teach me?"
"There are a few scrapped divine arm bows there. Replace the crossbow and find the bow string yourself...and modify it so as not to leave any traces of official work. Even if we, brothers, are giving up to those who have never seen blood.
The dolls have left some good things. Just remember, don’t show them in front of the Forbidden Army and the Laoxiang Army...otherwise you will be in trouble!"
Song Wen and An Chun thanked each other, then happily carried the box over and opened it... An Chun was disappointed. There was a pile of broken parts and crossbow bodies, but most of the mechanisms were stuck.
Everything is still there.
Song Wen patted An Chun on the shoulder with satisfaction, then stood up and clasped his fists at the two old Xiang soldiers and said: "Song thanked the two seniors on behalf of the 100 young soldiers in Qingshan Village! If you have any needs in the future, Mr. Huang
Just go to my Qingshan Camp camp in Dongcheng and give the order... As long as I, Song, can do it, I am obligated!"
The two Laoxiang army leaders smiled, and Lao Xu took An Chun to pick out the best 30 hard bows, plus five thousand arrows... Song Wen put the box aside and went to pick it up with Lao Huangtou again.
One hundred iron-clad wooden shields. The wooden shields are made of hardwood and are very heavy. The front is covered with iron sheets and riveted. Apart from being somewhat rusty, they are in good condition.
Old Xu Le rushed to call the other three old guys to move these things outside to prepare for handover. An Chun also ran to help... Song Wen suddenly raised his hands to Old Huang and said: "I think Senior Huang seems to have something to think about."
Tell me, seniors don’t have to worry about anything, just give me whatever you need!”
Lao Huang hesitated for a while, frowned and said in a low voice: "What does Song Dutou know about Ding Gudutou in Taoshan County?"
Song Wen thought for a while and replied: "It seems that he is somewhat scheming, but his actions are a bit topsy-turvy... The country soldiers under his command are all useless. To be honest, I really don't like his ability."
Lao Huang nodded: "That's right, but you still underestimated him... It stands to reason that his abilities are more than that, but the rural soldiers in Taoshan County are indeed a bunch of waste! There are... some things here that are hard to figure out.
Where, I only know that his two confidants are probably not simple! In the past few years, the county government has also been thinking about the gang of thieves in Daqingshan, but no matter how they plan, those thieves seem to be able to predict the future... Here is
, I’m afraid there’s something fishy!”
Song Wen was stunned for a moment... This old Huang seemed to know a lot about the outside world, and he seemed to be vaguely hostile to Ding Gu. Is there some story inside? This chapter has been completed!