Early the next morning, under the dawn of the morning sun, Shulot started agility training.
He nimbly dodged Bertard's continuous swings like a jumping ape. With the establishment of body muscle reflexes, he has been able to effectively dodge attacks that are not fast enough. When this reaction is trained to the extreme, he will even be able to do it in the future.
It makes tiny reactions under the bow and arrow, thereby avoiding the vital points of the body and greatly improving the survival rate.
The body is the capital of a warrior, and martial arts are the foundation of the Mexica people. The eighteen martial arts are not yet available, and the only things that warriors need to train are shields, war clubs, short spears, long daggers and throwing spears. At this time, Xiuluo
I am planning to add one more item to the foundation of standing, bow and arrow.
After a while, Kuaud hurried over with the craftsmen, holding various bow strings and clay pots containing bone glue. As soon as Shulot was distracted to look, he got a stick on the shoulder. Hiss, okay
It hurt. He had no choice but to keep jumping.
The old carpenter saluted Xilot from a distance, lowered his head and smiled, then went into the house to install the bowstring on the longbow. The bowstring is usually made of a tough single strand of wire, here deer sinew was used. Two strings were used.
There are rings at the ends, which are stuck into the small grooves at both ends of the bow body, and then fixed with thin wires, and then bonded with bone glue.
In the middle of the bowstring, the old carpenter specially wrapped a small circle of thin deerskin, and wrapped a circle of thin wire around the deerskin. This is the center string guard, where the bowstring contacts the string-drawing finger to protect the fingers.
On the string guard, two thin wire half-rings are used to make the arrow nocking point, which is the contact position between the arrow nock and the bowstring to prevent the arrow nock from sliding and reducing the shooting accuracy. These parts are again fixed with bone glue.
So in the morning, when Shulot completed the endurance training, the English longbow, no, the Mexican longbow was finally completed. With this "magic weapon", he couldn't wait to come to the school field, which was two meters long.
Er's bow was two sizes larger than the boy's. The boy could only tilt the longbow slightly in order to grasp the center of the shot.
Then, Shulot excitedly took a more than 70-centimeter bone arrow from Bertard's hand, put the arrow on the string, and pulled hard. Then, he was surprised to find that with his current strength, he could not pull the long bone arrow.
The bow was fully drawn. Bertard's good-natured laughter came from beside him.
The young man flushed, and tried his best to pull out the bow string, then aimed at the leather armor that had been placed sixty steps away, trying hard to make a straight shot. There was only a sharp "whoosh" sound, and the bone arrow was like invisible lightning, and it shot fiercely.
The ground crossed the height of the leather armor, projecting a vague arc, and inserted into the soil a hundred steps away with a pop. When everyone came over to look, the arrow had actually penetrated nearly a foot.
Obviously, at the last moment, the young man's hand was not stable enough and he raised the arrow slightly, turning the flat shot into a projectile. However, when everyone saw the power of a hundred-step shooting, the warriors and craftsmen looked at each other in shock.
The young man smiled proudly. The step here is 1.3 meters for a Mexican to take one step with each foot.
The next test was obviously much more serious. Bertard took the long bow and asked everyone to step back a little. The vicissitudes of life warrior took a deep breath, half-raised the long bow with his left hand, his arm as steady as the ground, and pulled it open with his right hand.
, the bow curved like an arc. He paused slightly to aim, and when he let go, a shooting star shot out.
Everyone heard a roaring sound, and the bone arrow drew an extremely fast and flat micro-arc, penetrating the leather armor sixty steps away, and breaking two round holes in the chest.
Then he continued to slide forward for a dozen steps and landed diagonally, with the arrow still buried in the soil.
The followers who were watching cheered loudly, praising the "magic shot". The warrior commander's face turned slightly red, and he was actually aiming at the helmet inserted into the leather armor. Even the elite senior Mexican warriors rarely practice bows and arrows.
They are better at accurately throwing spears at close range. Bertard's bow skills were practiced when he was young and poor, shooting birds with a hunting bow in the mountains and forests.
Everyone checked the shooting power again, and everyone's faces became serious. At a distance of sixty steps, the leather armor was as thin as a leaf in front of the longbow. This was still using bone arrows. If it were replaced with a sharp copper arrow...
"This will be an epoch-making weapon. Within sixty steps of a longbow shot, elite leather-armored warriors are no different from ordinary civilian militiamen. Once shot, they will either be seriously injured or die." Bertard commented seriously.
The effect of shooting.
Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Everyone had a vague premonition of the changing times.
The warrior commander once again tested the ultimate range of the Mexican longbow. He still drew the bow like a full moon, with the arrow pointing halfway into the sky, and shot a 45-degree parabola toward the distant white clouds.
Shulot ran to check the impact point. The shooting range of this bone arrow was a full 140 to 50 steps. It made an epoch-making crushing of the simple single bows of all the Mexican tribes, and was enough to attack the city head on flat ground.
Shooting suppression.
At this time, everyone's faces were filled with uncontrollable ecstasy, mixed with serious thinking. Kuaud smiled with satisfaction at first, proud of his craftsmanship. Then, the old carpenter looked at the holes in the leather target.
After a quick glance, he suddenly sighed softly.
And Bertard was like a tireless iron man, repeatedly testing the power of the longbow at different distances until his arms became sore and he could no longer shoot.
Shulot finally got the actual data of the Mexican longbow: the pulling force is more than 90 pounds, the initial velocity of the arrow is about 55 meters per second, the maximum throw distance is about 130 steps, the maximum distance of the horizontal shot is 80 steps, and the shot can be fired within 100 steps.
Wearing cloth armor, a flat shot within sixty steps can penetrate the front of the leather armor! And within more than ten steps, using a metal arrow can cause damage to the chain armor of European cavalry.
"The overall data is about 80% of the English longbow! The maximum throw of the English longbow is 170 steps, and the maximum flat shot is 100 steps." Shulot thought excitedly, "Although the bow material is better, the production is
There are always some technical differences, but we can only reach this level thanks to the hands-on work of master craftsman Kuaud."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "When longbows are truly manufactured on a large scale, the overall power is estimated to be slightly less than 80% of the English longbows. Armor-piercing arrows are used to shoot at close range to break chain armor. This
The power is completely enough!" The joy made Shulott's face turn red, and the boy's mouth couldn't be closed with a smile.
Watching the craftsmen continue to discuss the use of different arrows for shooting. The boy flew to Avitt with the wind at his feet. He couldn't help but want to see the teacher's shocked expression.
Soon, Avitt, who was smiling, was dragged over by the young man. Bertard also recovered some arm strength and once again demonstrated the unique skill of shooting an arrow through leather armor within 60 paces. This time, the warrior commander was able to stabilize the shooting point.
Near the heart of the leather armor, although he still can't guarantee a head shot.
Through the extreme test, the samurai commander determined that even for an elite warrior like him, the maximum burst of the longbow was only ten arrows per minute, and it would last for at most three to four minutes before the arm strength was exhausted, which meant that the maximum burst could be thirty or forty arrows.
And if you shoot steadily, the normal speed is five or six rounds per minute, and it lasts for about ten minutes at most, with fifty or sixty arrows.
As for the continuous shooting that Shulot saw when he was reading novels for several hours, with arrows raining down, one against a hundred. This should belong to a super soldier from a fantasy plane, or use a toy bow.
Avitt was obviously well prepared this time, and the shock only flashed across his face.
Immediately, he smiled and clapped his hands and praised: "Xuloter, your grandfather really gave you a good name. You deserve to be Shuloter, the god of death. With this weapon, the life of a warrior is like a fallen leaf.
Arrows flew down in the rain!"
Shulot was obviously in an unusually excited state. His face was glowing red and he said loudly: "Shlot is the God of Death and the God of Thunder. This kind of bow shoots arrows like lightning and brings death to the enemy. Why don't we call him"
Take the bow of Shulot! Sweep away all ghosts and monsters, and destroy all white-skinned devils."
Avitt rolled his eyes in a rare move. He stretched out his hand and touched the boy's forehead. He felt a little warm, maybe because he was too excited and talked nonsense.
"We'll talk about this later. You're not suitable to be so public now." Avitt smiled slightly, then his smile faded, and he asked seriously: "How long does it take to make a bow like this?"
Shulot regained some composure. He thought carefully before answering cautiously.
"The wood preparation and bow-making processes can be separated. If the wood is sufficient and the skills are mastered, a skilled bowmaker can make one or two serviceable ordinary longbows in a day. However, if time is sufficient, it is necessary to make a truly excellent longbow.
, it will take several months, and the main time is spent on better training of the bow. Another limitation is the processing tools. Only hard bronze tools can slowly cut solid sandalwood and ironwood. In contrast,
, the processing cost of fir and oak is much lower. Compared with bow making, the production of a large number of high-quality arrow shafts takes more time."
Avitt paced back and forth for a few steps, obviously thinking and hesitating about something.
After a long time, he suddenly clapped his hands and made up his mind, and then said with an extremely serious expression: "Stop the news about this kind of bow and arrow first, let your followers keep their mouths shut. Control the craftsmen, I will
I will ask people to harvest wood and get you metal tools. This month I will make at least a hundred bows and produce thousands of arrows. I will also secretly send a hundred warriors to you and let them take turns practicing bows and arrows."
Xuelote realized that Avitt had a big plan. The young man hesitated for a moment and asked: "What do you want to do?"
Avitt just shook his head seriously. His handsome face showed hardness: "I can't say it yet, and I won't necessarily do it. But preparations must be made now! Let's seize the fleeting opportunity that may exist.
.Don’t worry, I won’t be impulsive, nor will I harm you. We are now connected!”
Shulot didn't hesitate any more. The young man stepped forward and held Avitt's shoulders, nodding firmly: "I believe you."
After hearing this, Avitt smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "We will change everything!"
The two looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly felt an inexplicable impulse. Then they laughed heartily, and the laughter spread to the sky: there was an eagle with spread wings, soaring freely in the nine heavens!
Next, Shlott gathered his followers and strictly guarded the news about the long bow. Bertard arranged for twenty warriors to personally protect Kuaud and the craftsmen, and at the same time help them fight their enemies.
In the following days, Kuaud designed different types of arrows and gave them to Bertard for experimentation.
Of course, the arrows of the bow are not single, and different arrows have different functions. The commonly used war arrows are about 75 centimeters long, similar to those in England. The arrow shafts are made of tough oak and are not easily deformed or fired when fired.
The arrows are mostly made of cheap wooden bone, and a few are expensive bronze, to deal with different targets. The light arrows of the stone and wood arrows are used to deal with unarmored and lightly armored targets. The bronze arrows of this era are considered heavy arrows.
, used to break through warrior leather armor.
For a high-quality longbow with a high poundage, the arrow shaft must be strong, made of good wood, and weigh enough. An arrow shaft that is too light cannot fully bear the kinetic energy transmission of the bow body, and will cause irreversible damage to the bow body.
.The inferior arrow shaft will be broken by the huge kinetic energy, or even burst at the moment of launch, blinding the archer. Similarly, after hitting the target, the arrow shaft and tail feathers are often directly scrapped, and the cracked arrow shaft cannot be used.
Reuse. In many cases, making arrow shafts consumes much more time and raw materials than longbows.
"Longbows consume a lot of wood. Fortunately, we can still afford it." Hulot said with emotion. No wonder the English not only planted their own trees, but also imported large quantities of wood.
With the current production capacity, the standard arrowheads are bone and obsidian arrowheads, and the sharp copper arrowheads are temporarily used as armor-piercing arrowheads. When iron becomes available in the future, iron arrowheads or even steel arrowheads with stronger armor-piercing ability can be made.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! From the shape of the arrows, slender arrows have stronger penetrating ability against chain armor, and thick arrows have better stopping effect against light armor.
.In terms of the size of the arrow shaft, a slender arrow shaft is more suitable for flying far, while a thick and short arrow shaft increases the damage at close range.
Therefore, historically, the Jurchens liked to use heavy arrows with short, short shafts and large arrowheads, in conjunction with their war bows with high draw power and long draw distance, to seriously injure the light armored infantry of the Ming army. The Ottomans, on the other hand, preferred thin arrows.
The tapered arrows with long shaft tips maintain armor-breaking performance within a certain distance to kill European chainmail cavalry.
Of course, when the distance is close enough, everyone will use heavy arrows to increase their lethality.
As for special arrows such as blunt arrows, trumpet arrows, crescent arrows, and triangular arrows, Xiulote has no use for the time being, just to give the craftsmen an idea.
A month passed quickly, and more than a hundred longbows were completed. Shulot asked his followers to practice archery skills with Avitt's confidants. He himself also added bows and arrows to his daily training.
"Good archery is a standard feature of my lord." Shulot laughed at himself.
In the blink of an eye, two weeks have passed in May, and the most important spring plowing of the year has finally been completed. The wind and thunder in the rainy season come with the deep sky, and there are continuous wind, rain and lightning.
During the break between wind and rain, a scout covered in scars hurriedly came from the mountains and forests in the south and brought Totec an important message: "The Tarascans on the other side of the Leman River have been mobilized, and tens of thousands of troops have gathered on the south bank of the river.
Acanbarro is only a week away from the army!"
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