Three Kingdoms

When the Han Dynasty clicked on the technology tree, they found that their bows and arrows were indeed lower than those of the barbarians. They did not forcefully pursue them, but first clicked on the next one, the crossbow.

And it was well ordered.

The big yellow crossbow was almost the pinnacle of the Han Dynasty, or the following dynasties. It was not until the Song Dynasty that new crossbows appeared, and it was considered to have stepped down from the throne.

The Han crossbow was developed on the basis of the Qin crossbow.

The crossbows of the Qin Dynasty were basically Qingzhang crossbows and Qianzhang crossbows. On the basis of this, the Han Dynasty developed the "waist-fired crossbow" and the "shoulder-fired crossbow".

The waist-guided crossbow means that the crossbowman pushes the bow forward with both hands. During this process, the hook tied around the waist is used to pull the string to open the crossbow string. If you are weak, you can use your feet to help. If you are strong, you can directly use your waist to open the crossbow. The bow is generally an improved version of the crossbow, and it has a bit of a crossbow meaning.

The one holding the crossbow over the shoulder is the unique big yellow crossbow.

Because the soldiers who used the rhubarb crossbow had to put a piece of thick cowhide on their shoulders to prevent them from being strained by the bowstring. And the leather dyeing and tanning process in the Han Dynasty, well, even the leather of later generations often faded, so these uses The soldiers of the big yellow crossbow will leave very obvious dye marks on the shoulders, so they are also called yellow shoulder soldiers, and the big yellow crossbow is also called the yellow shoulder crossbow.

First of all, the big yellow crossbow is long, big, and thick, and one shot... well, it is fatal. The strength of a person's back is actually very strong, so the Rhubarb Crossbow is somewhat like a tracker's pulling method. It can be wound with one pedal and one pull. The winding speed is faster than the tension of the crossbow, and the range is also longer. Basically, they all start with an eight-stone crossbow, and the stronger yellow-shouldered soldiers can even draw a ten-stone crossbow. Li Guang was known as the little prince of the big yellow crossbow. He could kill a person three hundred steps away, making the barbarian people want to die...

Now Feiqian’s re-engraved Dahuang Crossbow...

Well, it is indeed a replica, because the big yellow crossbow was once replaced by the waist-guided crossbow. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a shortage of materials for the big yellow crossbow. Everyone knows the reason for this shortage. At the same time, the effects of force are mutual. The shooting power of the Rhubarb Crossbow is greater than that of ordinary crossbows, so the crossbow body and crossbow arm must be supported by stronger materials.

Fei Qian had previously reproduced a batch of "Big Yellow Crossbow", but at that time due to various restrictions, it was a smaller version of the Big Yellow Crossbow. Although the power was somewhat close, there were still some differences. Now it has used brand-new materials and re-made it. The improved version of the big yellow crossbow that was produced naturally restored the original big, long and thick appearance of the early Han Dynasty.

Of course, how powerful is the new version of the big yellow crossbow?

Four hundred steps, the armor penetrates directly!

Four hundred and fifty steps, defeat! Lethality is slightly reduced.

Five hundred steps, there is still a certain degree of lethality, but the accuracy has been completely lost. Basically, it is impossible to ensure the hit rate. It can only be decided by the multi-sided dice of the battlefield.

Or take a coverage shot...

If we ignore the lethality and only talk about the range, in a windless state, the new version of the Big Yellow Crossbow has been able to shoot a distance of nearly 800 steps, but by the end of the range, it is basically no longer lethal. Therefore, when used normally, the killing range of the new version of the Dahuang Crossbow should be between 450 and 300 steps. It is a longer-range killing weapon and is used to make up for the slow launch speed and low frequency of the crossbow.

The closer one is the crossbow and the strong bow working together, covering a range of less than 300 steps to 50 steps, and below 50 steps, although the melee bow is also very powerful, if played well, it is not much worse than the pistol of later generations. But after all, not all archers are elf princes. Within fifty steps, they are basically in the melee line. Even if they are not fast, they can rush to the front in about ten breaths, while ordinary archers are close to melee soldiers. Getting pregnant is basically a disaster.

Therefore, when fighting in a normal battle formation, you usually need to give the order for the archers to retreat at eighty paces at the latest. When facing the cavalry, you have to give the order even a hundred paces away. Otherwise, when the enemy arrives, you will be in a hurry. The archers collided with their own defense line again...

Well, that would simply kill someone!

However, Fei Qian also has a new toy in this exercise.

Well, in the eyes of many people, this new thing does look like a toy. The main reason is that the lethality is too low. It starts to float randomly when it is eighty steps away, it is lethal only within fifty steps, it does the most damage within thirty or forty steps, and then it fills up slowly, and the distance of thirty or forty steps is just one breath for the jumping soldiers. things...

That's right, it's Brother Zhu's repeating crossbow.

Trumpet repeating crossbow.

Fei Qian has seen the enhanced version of Zhu Ge's repeating crossbow before. It uses a mechanical structure on the crossbow to improve the shooting quality of the crossbow. Later, the Ming Dynasty even moved this repeating crossbow to warships. .

As for using the lever principle to wind the trumpet, it is also a one-handed repeating crossbow that fires continuously. There are two initial problems. One is that the power is low. Let’s not talk about this. The structure is right there. It can be quickly wound with a one-handed lever. It is inevitable. It cannot be very powerful, and there is also a very serious problem, which is that it is easily damaged, especially the lever wrench. It is often pulled and pulled, and it breaks with a click...

Repeated force in forward and reverse directions in a short period of time naturally places high demands on materials. This may also be one of the reasons why the miniature piggy repeating crossbow disappeared later. Other reasons are the rise of gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty, which led to the replacement of new long-range weapons. Things like repeated crossbows were replaced by cheaper and more convenient weapons.

Fei Qian also wanted to make a musket for a time, but unfortunately the basics of materials and chemistry were too poor. He could shoot one or two and risk the barrel of the gun exploding, but he wanted to mass-produce it... …

There is no such condition yet.

Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing and wait until the serial crossbow is made.

The infantry battle formation moved forward until they stood fifty steps in front of the target, and then began to launch and level fire. When the last round of ordinary crossbow shooting was completed, the bows and arrows standing in the last two rows held repeating crossbows and went towards Taking the first two steps, before grabbing the queue, with the sound of being cocked and fired, a dense number of short-legged crossbows roared out, ramming forward like a swarm of wasps...

Anyway, what the trumpet repeating crossbow pursues is speed, and Fei Qian's requirement is to shoot ten crossbow bolts within three to five breaths, so when these crossbow bolts roar out and cover a large area densely, originally for this trumpet Lian Nu didn't care too much about the general, and some people including Xu Chu changed their colors.

Feizhen looked at the excitement and clapped her hands happily.

But Xu Chu and others just looked at the doorway and exchanged glances with each other, "Oh, so this is how this repeating crossbow is used..."

At first, the reason why I looked down upon the repeating crossbow was that it was not very powerful. The short-legged crossbow arrows, or longer iron nails, basically had very low lethality beyond fifty steps. Ordinary leather armor could reduce its damage. Not to mention A, but now seeing this drill conducted by Fei Qian, everyone's understanding of Lian Nu has been refreshed again.

Because except for abnormal infantry generals such as Xu Huang and Gao Shun, when most normal infantry formations are fighting, the ones on the front line are definitely not iron lumps wearing heavy armor, but lightly armored jumping soldiers. In the last fifty steps, these jumping soldiers will run out of the shield array, and then attack the enemy formation at the fastest speed, throwing armor-piercing halberds or small battle axes between thirty and twenty steps. Wait for weapons, and then crash into the gaps in the enemy array...

And at this time, before thirty steps had passed, these rushing soldiers with light armor or even thin armor were facing a group of short-legged crossbow bolts roaring towards them...

"Tsk, tsk..." Xu Chu could already imagine the scene. He smacked his lips, and then couldn't help but secretly glance at Fei Qian. He murmured in his heart, he is indeed a hussars general. This continuous crossbow is simply a light-armored jump. The biggest killer weapon of the Dang soldiers! It's like a flesh and blood body hitting an iron nail by itself, isn't it killing as many as it comes? Well, maybe it can also be used in narrow places such as city gates, hmm...

Xu Chu had already begun to spread his thoughts, thinking about other uses for this serial crossbow that he didn't think highly of at first.

"Zhongkang, if we use these bows and crossbows and the enemy's troops are arrayed in formation, how should we fight them?" Fei Qian asked Xu Chudao.

Xu Chu had also been thinking about this matter. When Fei Qian asked, he directly said: "Lead the cavalry on the left and right to circle and shoot, disrupt their formation, attack them with a thousand-step crossbow, and lure them to attack. Five hundred steps, yellow shoulders." The soldiers will shoot at them three hundred paces, and the soldiers with crossbows will shoot at them. Within fifty paces, when the thieves rush forward, they will shoot at them with their crossbows..."

Xu Chu spoke, his voice was very smooth at the beginning, but then it slowed down, and he even started to frown at the end of the sentence. He hesitated for a moment in the last half of the sentence, "... If the arrows are well prepared... they may not be damaged... Such techniques can shake up the situation of the battle, just like the barbaric clothes of the past.

Although Xu Chu served as Cao Cao's Guards Corps for most of history and was responsible for defense work, it does not mean that Xu Chu was inferior to other generals who led the army in battle in terms of military capabilities.

After Xu Chu told him his attack method, he almost immediately thought of how he should deal with such tactics and how to defend himself. After all, he was also the Guards Corps of General Hussars, and then he found that it seemed difficult. …

"Weapons are the most important thing for the country..." Fei Qian said slowly, "No one knows this sentence... But where does the advantage of weapons come from?" 』

Fei Qian didn't mean to wait for anyone else to answer, but continued directly, "...the people of China in ancient times lived like hair and drank blood, running around in the wilds, and could not live in peace." Later, they built a dam on the river and built a place for farming. They also made rakes, plows, square harrows, rakes and other implements to benefit the farmers and mulberry trees. If wild beasts invaded and barbarians attacked, they made bows, crossbows, guns and clubs, swords, contradictions, and axes. Halberds and other weapons are used to defend foreign countries and defend against enemies... These utensils are all made by craftsmen, so no farmers can't eat, and no workers can't have weapons... Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the four pillars of the country. If anyone in the future talks about scholars arbitrarily Those in agriculture, industry, and commerce who want to classify the superior and the inferior are all people with ulterior motives and should be punished..."

Xu Chu and others bowed their heads and responded, "I will obey the order." 』

Fei Qian also lowered his head and looked at Fei Zhen, who also nodded seriously, indicating that he had remembered this matter...

"Someone is coming!" Send the order! Craftsmen who develop crossbows will be rewarded according to the law! ” Fei Qian ordered, and then said with a smile to Fei Zhen, “How is it?” Is it fun and beautiful? Then write a review... not much, just 800 words..."

Fei Zhen: "Uh..."

……(?￣?￣?)……

Longyou.

The large tent in the Beigong was already full of people with Qiang heads, big and small...

Beigong's eyes were always half-closed and half-opened. There seemed to be a lot of things swirling in them, but it seemed like there was nothing at all, just accumulating strength.

Many times, when people later look at history, there is always a group of people who will sneer at those who struggled in history, saying that these people are such idiots, idiots, short-sighted and have no foresight. They clearly have the opportunity to stand in front of others. Next to the winner, there are those who miss it again and again.

But this small group of people have forgotten that in real history, no one knows which side victory will be until the future arrives, just like people in later generations often feel that "always have firm faith" 』These words are ordinary, but I don’t know what they really mean.

In the military tent, there was only the sound of burning wood in the campfire. Outside the big tent, the leaves of the Qiang guards' armor were gently clashing, and every sound seemed to hit everyone's heart.

Beigong opened his eyes and slowly looked around at the surrounding Qiang leaders. His expression was indescribably serious, and he somewhat sounded like a leader of the Qiang tribe. "This time... I will only say this once." , this time the Han people with the tricolor flag are very dangerous and very scary. If we don’t deal with it well..."

Beigong was silent for a moment and looked around again, as if to strengthen the power of his words, "Longyou is no longer our Longyou!" 』

The Qiang leaders couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and then looked at each other. One Qiang leader scratched his neck, then blinked twice, "Huh?" Is it that serious? 』

“Yes, aren’t the tricolors messing with their own people? What does it have to do with us? 』

"That's right. It's not our fault anyway. If we join in now, isn't that what you call... burning yourself with fire?" 』

Beigong made a loud sound and slapped the table in front of him with his hand, and then stared at the Qiang leader who just said "burn yourself", his eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to use his sight to kill this Qiang leader. The human-headed man poked thirty or fifty holes.

There was a sudden silence inside the big tent!

Beigong calmed down his breathing, and slowly took his hand back, and then stopped looking at the Qiang-headed man. "You have probably seen rabbits on the grassland. Generally speaking, it is not easy to catch rabbits directly." , because the rabbit has several holes, but as long as you set up a net at one of the hole entrances, and then smoke at the other hole entrances, the rabbit will obediently run into the net..."

Beigong paused for a moment, allowing the surrounding leaders some time to think, and then continued slowly, "The Han people in the past were all stupid, chasing rabbits, and they got tired after running. There are no more rabbits, and now the Han people with the tricolor flag... I didn't think clearly at the beginning, but now I understand, they... are blocking the entrance to the cave..."

"Now, do you think you should wait for the thick smoke to reach your home before running away, or should you start moving earlier?" Beigong asked in a deep voice, "You choose for yourself!" Is it waiting? Or action? ! 』

Everyone just looked at each other.

They can all understand the examples Beigong gave, but understanding them does not mean they agree with them. Just like every child has heard many stories and examples since childhood, but not every story and example can be understood. It will be helpful to that child.

Is it a story after all...

"But..." A Qiang leader felt that Beigong seemed a little contradictory, "Didn't you say that before...wait a minute, why do you say now...this or something to block the entrance..."

Beigong took a breath, and then slowly exhaled, "Yes, I said wait a moment before, because I couldn't understand it at that time... I thought that the Han people with the tricolor flag were just one head. Leopard, he will only capture the weakest sheep... So there is no need to do anything for that weak cow or sheep. Isn't this the case in desert grasslands? 』

"But now it seems that the Han people with the tricolor flag want more than just a cow and sheep..." Beigong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, "It's almost autumn. Normally, the Han people should want Getting ready for the autumn harvest...right? 』

The Qiang leaders in the tent looked at each other and nodded.

"But now the Han people with the tricolor flag don't care about this matter at all!" Beigong said sharply, "What does this mean?" Either this Han Chinese with the tricolor flag is crazy! Either what they have to do now is more important than the harvest here! Then you all think about it, what is this more important thing? Um? ! 』

Everyone fell silent.

Seeing that no one had anything else to say, Bei Gong showed a smile on his face, and then began to give instructions little by little, arranging the countermeasures he had conceived on the Qiang leaders in the big tent...

After an hour or two, the Qiang heads of various tribes came out of the tents in Beigong. After saying hello to each other, they began to walk back to their own tribes.

"Headman..." A Qiang man asked his leader, "Do we...really want to do this?" 』

Beigong requested that war preparations start immediately, including war horses, bows and arrows, dry food and other supplies, and then wait for orders at any time. However, just like the Han people have to take care of Zhuanghe before the autumn harvest, the nomads also have many things before the autumn. At least the hay for the winter is prepared by the whole family together. Therefore, if we put down what we are doing now, we may encounter some troubles for the winter...

The Qiang-headed man looked back in the direction of the Beigong tent, then turned back and laughed twice, "Those things... are what the big guys want... but the big guys don't care what little guys like us want..." You said that we are busy, isn't it just to eat? If we really listen to him, what will we eat? 』

"What does that person mean?" ” asked the Qiang people secretly.

"I don't mean anything... Whoever can make us eat well will be listened to!" ” The Qiang-headed man slapped his horse and whipped his whip, “Let’s go, go back quickly!” It's just a small thing, I ran back and forth two or three times, how much time wasted on this hay..."