Huang Zhong beheaded Xiahou Dun and immediately became famous all over the world. He was officially as famous as Jin Machao, the mighty general of Xiliang, and Zhao Zilong, who was famous all over the world.
The battle between the Sichuan Army and Cao Army began with the death of Xiahou Dun.
Xisai, the forward position of the Sichuan Army, is at an angle to the defensive city such as Wugong, overlooking the fertile land in Guanzhong.
All the Sichuan troops gathered in Yongbei, and the generals entered the fortress. Liu Zhang held a banquet for all the generals.
"Come." Liu Zhang raised his wine glass, stood up and faced the Sichuan army, and said loudly: "Everyone, now the Sichuan army and the heroes of the Western Qiang in the Southern Wilderness are gathered together, and they are about to start a war of unprecedented scale. This battle
After that, our army will be powerful in the world, have great ambitions in ancient and modern times, and have the country in control, come and do it."
"The Lord of Shu will uphold the will of the ages and unify the world, let's do it." The commanders of the Sichuan army and the foreign entourage stood up together, and hundreds of military leaders in the hall made a sound of departure.
"Marquis of Shu." Wu Tu Gu wiped a handful of the wine stains from his big mouth. After everyone else sat down, he bowed his hands to Liu Zhang and laughed loudly: "This time the Marquis of Shu is fighting against Cao Cao's rebels, and millions of troops are gathered together.
The gathering in Guanzhong was truly unprecedented. The people of the Southern Wilderness were able to participate in such a battle, and they would have no regrets in this life.
The Marquis of Shu first showed me the kindness of setting things right in the Southern Wilderness, and also showed the kindness of not killing my Wutugu, and allowed me to marry such a beautiful and virtuous wife."
Wutu Gu brought his Anxi wives over, one was two feet tall, and the other was ten feet tall. The Anxi women were not only tall and tall, but also had bulging shoulders and abdominal muscles, and a fleshy face. All the generals could not find this woman at all.
The point is closely related to the "beautiful and virtuous" mentioned by Wu Tu Gu.
Maybe those two proud breasts are two huge pectoral muscles.
Wu Tu Gu was very excited and continued: "I just have an unkind request for Wu Tu Gu on behalf of my beloved wife. My wife is a noble of the Parthian Kingdom and was exiled to the Western Regions due to the internal war. She is naturally good at martial arts and has the ability to command soldiers and horses.
Superpowers, cool combat.
Nowadays, the war is unprecedentedly grand. I, Wu Tu Gu, will definitely fight heartily, but I cannot neglect my beloved wife. Therefore, Wu Tu Gu wants to ask for a favor from the Marquis of Shu and let my wife command an army. It doesn’t need to be too much, as long as she can
Just fight. What do you think of Lord Shu?"
"Wutugu." Yang Feng raised his head and said, "I said, don't you have thirty thousand soldiers and horses under your command? Since you and your wife are so loving, what does it matter if you give twelve or eight thousand to your wife? As for official positions,
This should be easy to handle.”
Behind Yang Feng, several barbarian girls with strong martial arts skills stood motionless. The expressions on their faces said, "My Yang Shuai is right. We don't even want soldiers. What kind of soldiers does your wife want?"
Liu Zhang nodded lightly. Official positions are indeed easy to handle. It is not impossible to divide the troops. But if this woman does not know how to command troops, it is not in vain. Even if the command of troops is small, they are still soldiers.
"My wife is good at commanding cavalry. She is also a cavalry archer. My rattan armor army is not suitable. Please ask the Lord of Shu to help her."
"Cavalry Archers." The generals were startled. They were the elite of the cavalry. This protruding bone could also open a mouth.
The curt wife stood aside and watched this scene. Although she didn't speak Chinese, she probably understood what these people meant. She stepped out and presented a scroll to Liu Zhang. Even with her tall body, she bowed at the foot of the steps.
He was taller than Liu Zhang who was sitting on the steps.
Liu Zhang took the scroll, opened it and took a look. It was a puzzle of bows and arrows. It should be used to make bows and arrows. However, it seemed that the structure was very complicated and there were many parts. He couldn't see the mystery. He handed it to the master Huang Yueying next to him.
Huang Yueying only glanced at it and frowned deeply.
"Wutugu, will you understand what your wife is saying? Come here." Huang Yueying said.
"Yes, yes." Wu Tu Gu agreed quickly and stepped forward. After getting his wife, Wu Tu Gu was ecstatic, but he had difficulty communicating with his wife. He studied hard day and night and finally learned more than a hundred words of rest.
This was already a big deal for Wu Tu Gu, so he declared that he would be able to speak in peace.
"Ask your wife, what are the characteristics of this bow?"
Wutu Gu exchanged a few words with his wife. It seemed that the Anxi woman in this picture had already talked to Wutu Gu, and there was no big communication barrier. Wutu Gu said: "She said the range of this kind of bow is the average range of ours."
It is twice as hard as a bow, but weighs only 50% more. Most importantly, it saves at least three times the effort."
"Three times." The soldiers were amazed, and Liu Zhang frowned. How could there be such a powerful bow and arrow in the world? If it saves three times the effort but can double the range, then the archers equipped with this kind of bow will be almost invincible.
Huang Yueying looked at the drawings again: "Is there a finished product?"
A vine armor soldier brought a bow and arrow. When the generals saw it, they all exclaimed that it was strange. The bows they had seen in their lives were all composed of bows and strings. The so-called power refers to the quality of the bow strings, which is also related to the volume. At most, add some
Fancy.
However, a quick glance at this composite bow reveals that it has at least ten different parts. It is simply an archery machine.
Huang Yueying took the bow and arrow, carefully inspected each component, nodded frequently, and asked about the principle of Wu Tu Gu. Wu Tu Gu communicated with his wife An An for a long time, and saw the changes in Wu Tu Gu's face, which almost made her cry.
It is estimated that he neither understood what his wife said nor understood the principle of its construction.
Liu Zhang only heard the word "compound bow" from Wu Tu Gu's words, and was suddenly shocked. This was indeed the king of bows and arrows. Mongolian cavalry relied on this kind of bow and arrow to dominate the world.
As we all know, the Mongolian horse archers are good at returning horses and shooting. When two armies are fighting, the Mongolian horsemen pretend to be defeated and run away, and the enemy pursues them. The Mongolian horsemen rely on the strong endurance of the Mongolian pony, which can withstand thirst, hunger, and the harsh climate of the grassland. When the enemy
When you get close, you get back on your horse and shoot the enemy until defeat is turned into victory and the enemy is annihilated.
The Mongols used this method of horse-back shooting with great success and defeated countless powerful enemies.
However, if you want to shoot back from the horse, you can't do it with a pony alone. When the enemy is chasing you, you can turn around and shoot, and others can shoot you head-on. When shooting back from the horse, there is no horse power to help, but the enemy can use the momentum of the horse. If it is the same bow and arrow
, the Mongolian cavalry had the only fate of being annihilated.
The reason why the Mongolian cavalry is invincible in horseback shooting battles is that they use compound bows. The compound bow's terrifying range and surprisingly light bow strength allow the Mongolian cavalry to shoot directly at people without being shot, making them invincible.
, invincible.
The origin of the compound bow comes from Egypt and was achieved in the Parthian Empire. The Parthian Empire's horse archers equipped with compound bows are famous all over the world.
The Parthian Empire's national power was much smaller than that of the Roman Empire, but it won more victories than the Roman Empire. It blocked the Roman Empire in the Middle East and could not cross Iran, which curbed the expansion of the Roman Empire.
Crassus, one of the top three giants of Rome, was captured and killed by the Parthian Empire.
In the battle where Crassus was captured, the Battle of Calle, and the Parthians also used the same bow and cavalry tactics. Everyone knows that the Roman tortoise shell formation is extremely powerful, and the Roman soldiers are all professional soldiers, which is more powerful than the half-peasant and half-soldier army.
.
However, even such an army, formed into a perfect turtle shell formation, could not withstand the Parthians' long-distance shooting.
At the Battle of Calle, Parthia defeated the Roman army of 40,000 with less than 20,000 troops, becoming a famous example in world military history of defeating a large number with a small number.
There are countless such battles won by bows and cavalry in the history of the Parthian Empire.
The reason why the horse archers of the Parthian Empire were powerful was the use of compound bows. According to the weapons unearthed so far, the compound bows of the Parthian Empire were more powerful than those produced in any other region of the world. Egypt, the birthplace of the compound bow, was no longer
Rest in peace rivals.
Huang Yueying didn't care so much. She first borrowed Huang Zhong's Eagle Feather Bow. Huang Zhong's hard bow was the strongest bow and arrow in the Sichuan Army. It was much more powerful than ordinary bows and arrows, and few generals could pull it.
Huang Yueying picked up the eagle-feather bow and easily pulled it into a full moon. The generals were amazed, stretched the bow and stringed it, and shot an arrow. There was only a crisp sound of the bow string. With a "swish" sound, the sharp arrow shot straight towards the door fifty meters away.
On the wall. Arrows are poured into the wall.
"Reporting to my lord, military advisor, the arrow shaft has penetrated five inches."
The generals were astonished. Huang Zhong stroked his beard and smiled. If nothing else, he had followed him for decades. Although the original color had been worn away and it looked ugly, it was definitely the best hard bow in the world.
Even Ma Chao's bow and arrow can't match the range.
Huang Yueying remained calm, picked up the bow and arrow handed by the barbarian, weighed it, stretched the bow and stringed it, and pulled it into a full moon with the same ease.
The compound bow consists of small pressurized pulleys on both sides, strung into several strings. Huang Yueying placed the bow and arrow on the outer strings, released her fingers, and the arrow flew out, but no sound was heard. The pressurizing effect of the pulleys provided
The bowstring is tightened to reduce the force expended by the human hand, and when loosened, the pulley calms the sound of the bowstring.
"Whoosh."
The arrow flew towards the wall, cut open the original arrow shaft, inserted it into the original arrow hole, and passed through without stopping. A white light came in from the small hole, and all the generals changed their colors.
Now, without the need for soldiers to report back, all the generals knew who was more powerful. Huang Zhong was surprised. He had never expected that there were such powerful bows and arrows in the world.
"Oh my god, this is a powerful crossbow that can be easily pulled apart."
The small hole of sunlight hit Zhao Yun's small table, and Liu Zhang whispered to Huang Yueying: "Yueying, you are good at archery."
Huang Yueying smiled slightly with joy and said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, this bow is indeed powerful. We big men have also produced similar compound bows, but they are far from such a powerful range. In addition, the production is cumbersome and has not been popularized. If this kind of bow is
The cost of making bows is not too expensive, so you can consider equipping the army with them."
Liu Zhang nodded and asked Wu Tu Gu: "How is this kind of bow made? Is it expensive?"
"Hi." Wu Tu Gu waved his hand and swept it like a cattail leaf fan: "My wife is very proficient in making it. Later I asked her to teach the craftsmen of Shu Hou to make it. In fact, we have made dozens of them in Nanhuang.
, but Lord Shu also knows that we don’t have many craftsmen there, so..."
The method of making compound bows in the Parthian Kingdom is the top secret of the Parthian Kingdom, but Wutugu's wife was born in the Parthian royal family and was a general in charge of the army, so she knew the making and use of compound bows very well.
By the time Dahan arrived, he was already thousands of miles away from his motherland, and his stubborn wife was not afraid of the leakage of technology. Dahan and An An would never fight.
"Wutugu, your wife has made great contributions. I can allocate a thousand horse archers to your wife, but you have to think clearly. If I allocate troops and horses, then your wife will be a member of our Sichuan Army and will no longer be a foreign vassal. From now on,
Give me the salary of the Sichuan Army, and I will listen to you at any time."
"No problem." Wu Tu Gu touched his head, and he really couldn't think of any problem. This southern wasteland has been changed to Dianzhou. In Wu Tu Gu's view, whether to join the Sichuan Army or not is just a nominal issue. Joining the Sichuan Army also has a salary during non-war periods.
, why not do it.
"Okay, An Xi woman..." Liu Zhang suddenly looked at Wu Tu Gu: "What's your wife's name?"
"Sulan (the daughter of Artabanus V, the last monarch of the Parthian Empire)."
Liu Zhang turned to Su Lan and said in a deep voice: "Su Lan, the Anxi woman, has made great contributions and is from an aristocratic family. She has the ability to lead troops to defend against the enemy. The Marquis now assigns a thousand elite archers to be your commander. I will grant you the title of... Pa."
General Tia."
As soon as the word "Parthia" came out, Su Lan was immediately stunned. Here she only heard the Han people say that her country was the Parthian Empire, and no one knew that her country was actually called the Parthian Empire.
Suddenly hearing the word Parthia from Liu Zhang, Su Lan opened her eyes wide, but then fell silent, thinking that she had heard it wrong, or that the pronunciation was similar.
"Thank you so much, Lord Shu." Wu Tu Gu was overjoyed when he heard that his beloved wife had been conferred the title. He pulled Su Lan to kneel down, and the two "strong men" knelt down together with a "bang". The whole hall was shaken.
"Hahaha." The excited Wu Tu Gu stood up and laughed, and picked up Zhao Yun's wine bowl next to him. Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, said nothing, and only picked up his chopsticks to eat the food.
"Su Lan's wish is my Wu Tu Gu's wish. The Lord of Shu is so kind and righteous. I, Wu Tu Gu, really don't know how to repay you. I can only offer this bowl of wine to the Lord of Shu."
Liu Zhang smiled and raised the cup in front of him, Wu Tu Gu waved his hands and said: "Shu Lord, I know you are ill, but you are happy today, and the war is coming. From tomorrow on, there will be fighting on the battlefield, so Shu Lord will drink
With a bowl of wine, we people from the Southern Wilderness will fight to the death for the Lord of Shu."
"That's right, if the Lord of Shu drinks wine, I, King Mulu, will drink ten bowls."
"I will bake twenty bowls of Hammer King."
"As powerful as you southerners are, the leader of my family, Xifenchi, will also accompany me to the end."
None of the Sichuan generals said anything. The barbarians and Qiang people were booing and cheering. In their view, drinking meant being heroic, brotherly, and heroic. Even though they knew Liu Zhang was sick, they didn't think it was a big deal after drinking.
Not to mention being sick, these people were stabbed a few times and still drank strong alcohol.
So Wu Tu Gu doesn’t think there’s anything wrong in toasting Liu Zhang. He hopes Liu Zhang won’t use tea instead of wine because Wu Tu Gu truly respects Liu Zhang in his heart. If it were anyone else, Wu Tu Gu wouldn’t even bother to toast him.
so much.
Wu Tu Gu looked at the wine bowl in his hand, shook his head, gave it back to Zhao Yun, picked up a wine jar, and shouted: "Do it first as a courtesy." He kept making cooing sounds, his throat rose and fell, and he drank a jar of wine.
Belly.
"Please, Lord Shu." Wu Tu Gu wiped his mouth with his bare thigh-thick forearm and looked at Liu Zhang.