In the wooden house on the top of the mountain, Zhao Cheng is explaining the structure of a repeating crossbow to a group of craftsmen. In this era, it is not easy to train archers, and it is even more difficult to make good crossbows and arrow feathers. If you want to make a good arrow,
It requires at least a dozen procedures and takes a long time.
If there are too few steps, the arrow feathers will be inaccurate.
But what Zhao Cheng wants is not accuracy.
Among the people under his command, not many are good at archery. Even if he wanted to train them temporarily now, it would be too late. After all, he plans to seize Wucheng by force next spring.
He knows very well that the longer he stays in the mountains and forests, the smaller his advantage will be. It seems that the longer the time, the more he can accumulate strength, but in fact, as for soldiers, if they stay away from the battlefield for a long time, their military morale will also deteriorate.
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He used his army to farm the fields, just to temporarily grow food for one season. After planting for a few years, his elite soldiers would really degenerate into farmers. By then, although they would be a bit more brave than ordinary farmers, they would be
In terms of combat effectiveness, it is probably not even one-third of what it is now.
Therefore, the dynasties throughout the ages have stationed troops at the border. Even if there is no enemy to attack, the wise commander will let his men and horses attack in rotation to avoid blunting the front of the troops.
Moreover, even if he trained a team of archers, it would be impossible to make enough bows and arrows with the abilities of his craftsmen.
Therefore, his plan is to produce a large number of repeating crossbows with no accuracy at all. As long as the number is sufficient, no matter how high the accuracy is, it must give way to probability.
In fact, if the conditions were not limited, he would have directly planned to use local methods to make muskets in the mountains.
There are many ores in the mountains, and it is not difficult to find the ores for making gunpowder. But the biggest problem is that even if he uses Taoism, unless he builds a very large furnace, otherwise the furnace is small and the temperature of the flame still cannot reach the standard.
The steel made out of it cannot bear the explosive power of gunpowder at all and will only explode the chamber.
Therefore, Zhao Cheng planned to build a musketry unit after taking Wucheng and having sufficient conditions.
When the time comes, the elites will form a formation with their shields raised, the muzzles of their muskets pointed in all directions, and they will directly advance the battle line without considering the issue of accuracy.
At present, although muskets cannot be made yet, Zhao Cheng has begun to make purified gunpowder. He plans to make a batch of explosive bags to blow up the walls of Wucheng.
In this world, a long time ago, Taoists made alchemy and created something similar to gunpowder, which was also used on the battlefield. However, because the gunpowder was not pure enough, its lethality was limited.
As for purifying gunpowder, it is not that no Taoist has thought of this, but the process is too dangerous, and Taoists are not indestructible. If there is any accident, their bodies will be blown up without leaving a trace. Therefore, after knowing the danger, there is no
How many Taoists study this aspect?
However, it was precisely because gunpowder was refined that the Danlei line was opened up in the Taoist sect.
Originally, I wanted to use Taoism to induce thunder. If I were a human immortal, I could do it in a thunderstorm. If I was able to induce thunder in a dry day, I would have to be an immortal.
However, Taoists who are good at alchemy use various essences from the mountains, adhering to the virtue of guarding the earth, to condense the thunder in the earth and the thunder in the palm.
It's just that if this thunder method is most lethal, it will be extremely unstable, and it will explode in your sleeve if you are not careful. If it is most stable, it will have no lethality. If you want to kill people, it is better to use Taoism to bless your body.
, gain the divine power of speed, one sword at a time.
There are so many things that Zhao Cheng has to do now, and many things require him to do everything himself.
As for this repeating crossbow, if he didn't personally explain some aspects of it, his carpenters would be able to make mistakes just by following the drawings.
However, each of these things is increasing his power from both a tangible and intangible level.
Zhao Cheng expected that Wu Qi might have heard the news that he had deliberately let go and wanted to capture Wucheng next year.
Thinking about the other party, I would still laugh at him now. He was a mere defeated soldier, but he might not even be able to get close to the walls of Wucheng.
When the time comes, let the other party see what it means that the strength of Wucheng is not as strong as the thunder and fire of heaven and earth.
Of course, refining high-purity gunpowder with local methods is indeed dangerous. If it weren't for his exquisite Taoist skills and the understanding of Huang Tian's reinvention, and his "modern" chemical engineering knowledge, the combination of the two would have ensured that he would not be killed.
Own.
When the level of industry is not high, "alchemy" is indeed a dangerous job.
"General, this wood has not been processed with mud and water. Even if it is carbonized with flames, it is still not durable. Especially the delicate objects in it. I am afraid that if it is fired three to five times at most, problems will occur. If it is replaced by iron, iron is too brittle.
, firing is also not easy..."
Li Shan, the carpenter next to Zhao Cheng, pointed to the charcoal drawings on the wooden board and said.
He is not illiterate, but Zhao Cheng has already considered this. The entire drawing only has patterns, and then there are the dimensions marked with horizontal lines. One horizontal line is one foot, two horizontal lines are two feet, half a horizontal line is half a foot, and three points
One horizontal line is one third of a foot.
Now half a month has passed since the Jixian Order was issued. Li Shan's carpentry skills are actually not good, but in this mountain, he is a tall man among the short ones, and Zhao Cheng is a meritocracy.
, so among the carpenters, the other party can already speak.
And after so much time passed, Li Shan's thoughts changed again.
From the initial anxiety, to the shock when seeing the "Roshan", to now, having had close contact with the general for a period of time because of making repeated crossbows, let's look at the military management and laws of Ying Tianjun.
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Although he had never read a book, he still instinctively felt that the other person was just like him when he was young, working outside the mountains. In his spare time, he would hide in the corner near the teahouse and listen to the drama in the teahouse.
He vaguely remembered that the content of the play seemed to be that the great ancestor of Da Cang was seen by the imperial court official at that time. The upper official deliberately said in front of many people that at first glance, he did not look like a human minister.
, but rather like a human master.
As a result, Taizu Da Cang encountered many disasters, and in the end he almost died outside.
But then, the words of the former senior official hit the mark. Later in the play, Taizu of Da Cang led troops into the capital, captured the former senior official, and asked him, do you think
How strong are my soldiers and horses?
After that, he first killed the nine tribes, and finally killed the senior official and skinned him and stuffed him into grass.
Now Li Shan's idea is that this general does seem to be a master. At such an age, he has such means and magnanimity. Could it be that there is really a gift from heaven in this world?!
Huang Tian obeyed the order and the world returned to Zhao. He originally didn't believe it, but now, he somewhat believes it.
Of course, he himself is already old, and at this age, everything is almost rubbish, but his son is still young, so he wants to pave the way for his son.
While he was talking, he glanced at his somewhat dull son who was a little further away, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.