"After three volleys of steel crossbows, fire freely and listen to my whistle." Zhao Yongtang shouted loudly.
With a clatter, the thirty-one cavalrymen all took off the steel crossbow from the back of the saddle, then leveled it. They pulled the charging handle, clicked, and finished loading the string, and then took it from the leather quiver on the back waist.
He took out a crossbow arrow that was lying sideways.
Because the crossbow has no wings and is only 30 centimeters long, it can be placed horizontally in the leather bag on the back waist. This can save as much space as possible on the waist and allow more important things to be hung.
The crossbow arrows had been put into the arrow trough, and then the Wangshan ruler was raised.
At this time, the Mongols were still 200 meters away. At this distance, arrows were generally not fired, because at this distance only large infantry bows and light arrows could be used to shoot. Heavy arrows could not shoot this far.
Of course, those perverts who built slaves on horseback and used infantry with big bows were a different matter.
The throw of a riding bow is generally only 150 meters, and the direct shot is about 70 meters.
The crossbow can be ejected at this distance. The reason is very simple. There is a pulley group assist mechanism in the aluminum alloy receiver. It is the same as the pulley bow used by modern athletes. It does not require a particularly large pulling force. Just pull the charging handle into place.
, it can be stringed. And the bow power can reach an abnormal level of fifteen power.
In addition, as long as the crossbow is loaded with the bow string, it can be effortlessly aimed and fired at the most appropriate time. Moreover, like the rifle, the crossbow can be trained proficiently in a few months. Unlike the riding bow, which requires
More than ten years of hard training.
A child holding a crossbow can shoot a veteran warrior who has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years.
The biggest advantage of the crossbow is its accuracy, but its biggest disadvantage is that it is laborious to string and the speed is much slower than that of a bow. Now, with the pulley group to assist in stringing, the bow has been completely crushed in front of it.
Zhao Yongtang took out an anemometer from his pocket. He held it up. After careful observation, he said: "Northeast wind, wind speed of five meters per second. Temperature, minus ten degrees. Distance is 190 meters."
This small anemometer also comes with a kerosene thermometer. It is a product of Xincheng Arsenal.
After hearing Zhao Yongtang's words, everyone mentally followed the shooting chart and calculated mentally. Adjusted the Wangshan ruler to the appropriate position, then lifted the front end of the crossbow upwards. Align the ruler and the front sight, and then aimed it.
Cavalry two hundred meters away.
Ma Xiaoping held his breath and followed the shooting tips taught by the instructor during training. When the enemy goes up the mountain, you should aim at his head, so that you can shoot his waist or legs. When the enemy comes down the mountain, you should aim at his feet.
In this way, you can shoot him in the chest or head. This is called the extension amount.
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At this time, the Mongolian cavalry had crossed the mountain ridge line and was charging down. The cavalry had a larger target and was much easier to aim than the infantry. Ma Xiaoping pointed the three-point point at the horse's thigh. It was estimated that he could hit the cavalry's chest and abdomen.
"Everyone is here, shoot the arrow!" Zhao Yongtang roared.
Buzz! There was a deafening sound from the bowstring, and thirty crossbow arrows flew out in a parabola. The huge recoil caused the butt of the crossbow to hit the shoulder hard. Even though a cotton pad was added to this part, it still hurt a little.
There is no way, the greater the bow power, the greater the recoil.
Shooting with a butt is more stable and greatly increases the hit rate. Therefore, it only hurts the shoulder. Every time I shoot, I have to hit it once.
When a crossbow is ejected, the principle is the same as that of a rifle. The crossbow arrows and bullets travel in a parabola. At this time, according to the need, mentally calculate and adjust the ruler slide rail to the corresponding scale according to the shooting table, then lift the muzzle and let the slide rail
And the front sight, the target is three points and one line.
At this time, the crossbow machine is tilted upward, and the crossbow arrow is also shot in a parabola, but the impact point must be the position of the target. Of course, interference factors such as wind speed and direction must also be considered. These are listed on the shooting chart, and you can quickly learn them by memorizing them.
Make a decision.
Thirty crossbow arrows were extremely fast and flew over the highest point of the parabola in an instant, heading towards the large group of Mongolian cavalry.
Alubuhua was a natural hunter and an excellent shooter with the tiger-force bow. He had keen eyesight and excellent hearing. He must have been shocked when he heard the sound of the bowstring of the crossbow machine opposite.
With such a loud sound and the rapid and explosive sound of bowstrings, could it be that all the people on the other side are archers? When did the Han people have so many excellent archers?
With almost no thought, he immediately hid under the horse's belly, turned around, and ran under the horse's belly.
Then, rest, rest, rest! The crossbow arrows dropped from the sky with a sound of piercing the sky.
Suddenly, there was a scream. More than a dozen people and seven or eight horses were hit by crossbow arrows and fell off their horses. Some of the horses that were hit by the arrows were shot through the thighs, some were hit in the forehead, and some were shot from the ground.
It shot into the abdomen from the side. They all screamed and fell to the ground, throwing the rider away violently.
Although the crossbow arrow is only one foot long, it is made of fine steel as a whole. The arrowhead is triangular pyramid shaped and has been strengthened. It has extremely strong penetrating power.
Linggen armor has been passed down from the Genghis Khan era and is the best armor the Mongols have.
Linggen armor is one of the military instruments invented during the Mongolian period. The inventor, Sun Wei, was good at making armor. He invented the military armor, which is a kind of military armor, and dedicated it to Wo Kuotai. Wo Kuotai said, "If you shoot it yourself, you can't."
Cheer, great joy. You can also give it a name of Wood Orchid, and wear it with a golden talisman."
Prior to this, the Mongols early used fish skin armor, cowhide armor, and captured metal armor stomachs from Jiaoyu.
However, when fired by a powerful steel crossbow with a yellow steel bow arm, fine armor such as feather root armor could still be penetrated, no different from Zhihu's. Some crossbow arrows even penetrated the horse's back.
, flew out from the side and pierced the knight's thigh again.
When Arubuhua got under the horse's belly and returned to the horse's back, he saw that his hundred households had lost eighteen knights. Some were shot to death directly, and some horses were hit by arrows and knocked down, and people fell to pieces.
He fell to the ground seriously injured.
He couldn't help but cursed: "Gepao (bastard)"
Before he finished cursing, he heard a clearer sound of bowstrings. Because the distance was closer, the sound of bowstrings was louder. As soon as he heard it, he understood that it was thirty people shooting arrows at the same time, creating a sound
The superposition and resonance result in such a loud sound.
He hurriedly kicked down again to hide. In a flash, he got under the horse's belly.
There was another burst of rapid wind, and a crossbow arrow almost grazed his head and fell to the ground. The huge impact force penetrated directly into the ground and was invisible, leaving only a round
small hole.
It didn't take Aru a moment to get excited. He immediately realized that this was not a riding bow, but a crossbow.
He suddenly broke out in a sweat. The fear of the crossbow was deeply engraved in the bones of the grassland people. Starting from Meng Tian in the Qin Dynasty, he led 300,000 Qin troops to attack the Huns in the north. The terrible weapon of the crossbow is for the cavalry.
Nightmare.
Immediately afterwards, another doubt emerged: how could the crossbow launch at such a short interval and be so accurate?