"Okay, what you have to do now is to divide a thousand people to practice how to load crossbows skillfully." Lin Xuan said.
In fact, when using the repeating crossbow, we can learn from the three-stage archery invented by Mu Ying during the Ming Dynasty.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to firearms, and all his troops were equipped with some firearms.
At that time, loading the arquebus was very time-consuming. Basically, after firing one or two rounds, the enemy would be right in front of you.
The three-stage shooting invented by Mu Ying made up for the problem that the musket was slow to assemble bullets and could not form continuous fire suppression.
Specifically, three people form a team. The front musketeer shoots first, then retreats to the back of the team to concentrate on loading ammunition, and the second soldier steps forward to fire. The three people alternately load and fire, so that it takes one minute to shoot once.
Even longer matchlocks are three times more efficient.
Later, some people also made improvements. There were three people in a team, one of whom was responsible for shooting, and the other two were responsible for assembling bullets.
Whether it was the former or the latter, Lin Xuan couldn't use it. There was no other way. There were only a thousand weapons. Using the three-stage shot, the striking surface that could be formed was too small.
Lin Xuan asked them to let the soldiers practice assembling crossbows. In fact, he did not expect these soldiers to have a second chance to shoot on the battlefield.
After all, the grasslands are full of cavalry, coming and going like the wind, and the repeating crossbows are so precise that there is no way to load arrows while the horses are galloping.
Lin Xuan asked them to train the soldiers to assemble crossbows, which was actually to let the soldiers practice the use of repeating crossbows.
Once the arrow is loaded, it must be shot out before it can be loaded again.
"General, leave this matter to me." Cheng Chumo said excitedly.
Although there were only a thousand Lian Nu, he could already imagine the scene of Lian Nu shining brightly on the battlefield.
If he trains it, won't he be able to legitimately take charge of this army?
"Why should I let you come? If you don't know how to do it yourself, how can you teach others? General, I think you should leave it to me." Yuchi Baolin came to his senses and said quickly.
"Say I don't know how to do it, and I'll do it just like you can."
"I don't know how, but I can learn."
"Then I can't learn?"
"You're too stupid to learn."
"Who are you calling stupid?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Lin Xuan said quickly: "Okay, since you all want to learn, then learn with the soldiers. Whoever learns best will lead them. Of course, if there is any soldier who can do better than you,
If it’s better, then you can’t blame me.”
"Don't worry, General, my subordinates will definitely study hard." The two of them finished speaking in unison and glared at each other fiercely.
…
Although the royal capital of Gaochang has experienced war, nearly a year has passed.
A year is very short, yet very long.
Lin Xuan was walking on the main road of the royal city, and from the faces of the former Gaochang people who passed by, he could see no trace of decadence or unwillingness because of the country's demise. On the contrary, they looked somewhat prosperous.
All the way to the original General's Mansion, there were already several people waiting for him.
"Haha, I'm waiting for you from Jingyang County, but I can't meet you from far away, so I hope you'll forgive me." Wu Jun said with a smile.
Lin Xuan looked at the Protector of the Western Region Protectorate in front of him, and saw that this man looked about forty years old. Because of the heavy wind and sand in the Western Region, his skin was dry and yellow, but this man was full of energy.
The Protectorate of the Western Regions was first built in the Han Dynasty. The rank of the Protectorate was equivalent to two thousand shi, which was equivalent to the "Captain of the County" in the Han Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, he was also the second-in-command in a state, and his official position was not small.
However, the Tang Dynasty did not have as much binding force on the Western Regions as when the Han Dynasty established the Protectorate of the Western Regions. Being sent here was actually a hard job.
However, from Lin Xuan's perspective, Wu Junxi did not break the rules, but kept the Gaochang Royal City in good order.
It can be seen that this person is still very talented, but for some reason, his name has not been left in history.
However, Lin Xuan didn't think much about it. There seemed to be many people recorded in history, but that didn't mean that those who were not recorded were mediocre. It could only be said that they lacked opportunities.
"Master Wu, you're welcome. I'm borrowing the precious treasure this time. It's fine, Master Wu, if you don't blame me." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Wu Jun said with a smile: "They are all working for the Tang Dynasty, so how can we blame them? I have prepared a banquet for the Marquis of Jingyang County to invite."
The best building in the royal capital of Gaochang was naturally the previous palace, but Wu Junxi did not dare to use it, so he took the best building besides the palace, the General's Palace, as the government office of the Western Region Protector's Palace.
From this point of view, this person's political vision is stronger than that of Hou Junji.
Lin Xuan was not polite and said with a smile: "Excuse me, Mr. Wu."
"The conditions in Gaochang are not as good as those in the Tang Dynasty. It's fine as long as the Marquis doesn't dislike it."
When everyone came to the hall, Wu Junxi invited Lin Xuan to take the main seat, but Lin Xuan refused.
Wu Junxi invited again, but seeing that Lin Xuan still refused, he didn't say much.
After everyone sat down, Wu Junxi ordered the dishes to be served.
When Lin Xuan saw the food, he understood why Wu Junxi told him not to dislike it.
Although the food was not bad, it seemed a bit shabby since Wu Junxi was a senior member of the party.
Either Wu Junxi is really an upright official, or he is just pretending.
Lin Xuan believed that Wu Junxi was an upright official. After all, when the people of Gaochang saw him entering the city, they were only afraid but not resentful at all.
The wine is unique to the Western Regions.
The luminous cup of grape wine reminds you immediately if you want to drink Pipa.
I’m talking about wine from the Western Regions. Lin Xuan doesn’t like white wine, but he prefers wine. Before, he brought back some people who grew grapes and knew how to make wine from Gaochang, just to make wine for himself.
After the banquet was over, Wu Junxi arranged for someone to take Lin Xuan to the prepared yard to rest.
The courtyard arranged by Wu Junxi is very good, at least it is considered good in Gaochang Royal City.
Lin Xuan did not rest, but sat in the room and waited.
"Let me inform you, General Qin is here."
Not long after, Liu Da's voice sounded outside the door.
"Let him in."
Lin Xuan decided to come to Gaochang King's City to meet with Ashina She'er, and he had already informed Qin Huaidao that he dared to Gaochang King's City, and Qin Huaidao was a very important part.
"See you, General." Qin Huaidao walked in and bowed.
"No need to be polite, this is not the military, sit down and talk." Lin Xuan quickly stepped forward to help Qin Huaidao up and said.
"Thank you, General."
After the two sat down, Lin Xuan looked at Qin Huaidao's rough face and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Qin Huaidao wanted to revitalize the Qin family. If he knew that Li Shimin hated the Qin family, everything he had done would be in vain. He didn't know how he would feel.
"It's your duty, there's nothing hard about it." Qin Huaidao said.
Lin Xuan didn't say much and asked: "During this period, is there anything unusual near Gaochang Royal City?"
The royal city of Gaochang has 2,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty. Including those Wu Junxi recruited locally, there are now 5,000 soldiers and horses. Adding his 500 personal soldiers, there are 5,500 people.
Those recruited locally are uneven, but there is still no problem in defending the city.
Even if Ashina Sheer had different intentions, his 30,000 people would not be able to quickly attack Gaochang Royal City. As long as the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo did not unite with Ashina Sheer, Lin Xuan could feel at ease.