Xu Gaozhuo did not speak.

He naturally knew that his gadget was shoddy.

It's just that, with his own ability, he can only do this. After all, it is really difficult for a strong man to let him, a Confucian scholar who reads poetry and books, do carpentry work. He didn't have much talent, and he didn't have a skilled carpenter to teach him, so even if he put his heart into it, he could only achieve this unsatisfactory effect.

Ye Fu understood his thoughts, and no longer asked technical questions, but changed the conversation and asked him, "Mr. Xu, why are you doing this?" Don't you know that my Ming sergeant rarely uses this? ”

Xu Gaozhuo stood up, held his head high, and said to Ye Fu: "My lord's words are true, but they are also a big mistake!" ”

"You are presumptuous!" Lu Ding scolded.

He couldn't bear Xu Gaozhuo for a while, and when he saw that he was disrespectful, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Ye Fu didn't care about the slight offense in these words, waved his hand to signal Lu Ding to retreat, and said to Xu Gaozhuo: "It's okay, you can talk about it." ”

Lu Ding stopped in anger, his eyes staring at Xu Gaozhuo.

It seemed that as long as Ye Fu showed the slightest dissatisfaction with Xu Gaozhuo, he would immediately pounce on him and tear him to pieces.

Xu Gaozhuo didn't care, but at this time, he was already out of the realm of life and death.

Intending to shoot the Sanyang garrison was originally an unforgivable crime. What's more, Xu Pingong set the enemy into the city twice, watching the enemy loot and had no intention of resisting. As a counselor, he also has an unshirkable responsibility.

Now, he only wants to be able to tell the bitter will of many years before he dies, and this is enough.

I only heard him say: "The student said that the adults are right, because there are few soldiers equipped with crossbow arrows in the Liaodong army. And the students say that adults are fallaous, because adults may not know that although crossbow arrows are not widely used in my country, they are even rarely used. But in the Song Dynasty, it was an excellent weapon to fight against the Mengyuan cavalry! During the Song Dynasty, most of the troops were southerners, and they were never good at fighting on horseback. Although our Liaodong Army is located in Liaodong, there are equally few soldiers who can really ride war horses. In terms of mounted archery, both are far inferior to the Northern Tartars! Take your own shortcomings, attack the strengths of others. Therefore, in combat, they are often suppressed and at an absolute disadvantage. ”

Ye Fu nodded and motioned for Xu Gaozhuo to continue.

"Your Excellency, you know. The reason why the crossbow arrow was abandoned was entirely because Meng Yuan suffered too much loss on this crossbow arrow. For the light cavalry, crossbow arrows were an absolute nightmare for them. Therefore, after the establishment of the Mengyuan Dynasty, in order to prevent someone from using bows and crossbows to make trouble and subvert the rule, the crossbow arrows were forcibly wiped out, and they were not allowed to be made, let alone used. And I, Daming, since the founding of the country, have been committed to equipping the army with firearms. Firearms are supposed to be more practical than crossbow arrows, so no one has noticed the role of crossbow arrows anymore. ”

"Since you also said that crossbow arrows are not as good as firearms, then why do you still do them?" Ye Fu asked.

Xu Gaozhuo laughed, his smile was a little bitter, "My lord, please forgive the student for being blunt, you are knowingly asking!" As a garrison of Sanyang, how can you not know. I have twelve forts under your control, and I have always been on the front line against the Tartars. However, the armor is not yet complete, and there has always been a shortage of soldiers. Firearm? It's not a student ridicule, it's not the first day of your tenure, are you in the warehouse of the military fort, have you seen even enough firearms to equip a squad? ”

Ye Fu was silent.

In the military fort, the most common are broadswords, spears, bows and arrows, such cold weapons. Even, the most common is a ninety percent wooden bow and arrow. Similar to broadswords and spears, weapons that require a relatively large amount of iron are all in relatively small inventory.

Xu Gaozhuo continued: "Without firearms, spears and broadswords are not the best way to deal with cavalry. And the bow and arrow, to operate, is obviously difficult. A soldier, after training, only takes about half a month to be able to use firearms proficiently. This is not the case with bows and arrows, which are too demanding on the physical fitness of soldiers, especially their arm strength. Not to mention half a month, even half a year, it may not be able to train a decent soldier. In combat, it is necessary to test the psychological quality of soldiers. For the quasi-head, the impact is also greater. Compared with bows and arrows, crossbow arrows have an extremely obvious advantage. ”

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands.

"My lord, the student is just a Confucian scholar, he can't wear armor, and he can't hold a chicken. To be reasonable, physical fitness is not much better than that of the worst soldiers. However, this kind of crossbow arrow, the student can operate it alone, and, after practice, both speed and accuracy have improved. Of course, students are ashamed that they may not be professional enough in training, so it is inevitable that they will learn a little nondescript. But there are a few points that cannot be denied, that is, first, the crossbow arrow is indeed a good weapon for foot riding; second, it is easier to practice than bows and arrows, and a group of skilled soldiers can be obtained in a short time; Thirdly, the students did not do a good job of this crossbow, but if they could, the students were confident that they could follow the example of the ancients and make more sophisticated crossbow arrows.

Hearing Xu Gaozhuo say this, Ye Fu smiled heartily.

I'm really a kid who doesn't eat oil and salt, and I really plan to die!

Now it seems that even if you say so on your lips and think so in your heart, in the end, subconsciously, you still don't want to die!

In fact, when he first knew that Xu Gaozhuo wanted to shoot the enemy chief when he shot this arrow, Ye Fu didn't plan to punish him for this. After all, although he did something wrong, at least he didn't do a bad thing, compared to Xu Pinggong's shameless mouthpiece, Ye Fu still had a good impression of Xu Gaozhuo.

Therefore, Ye Fu smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, since you said so, if you don't give you a chance, I'm afraid you won't be able to turn a blind eye even if you die." In this way, I see that you are also a loyal and brave man who is determined to serve the country, although his fame is just a showman, but compared to some corpse vegetarian guys, I don't know how many times better. This time, I don't blame you, and besides, don't you want to have a chance? I'm giving you this chance! Little Liu! ”

Ye Fu called Ma Xiaoliu and instructed him: "Take this Mr. Xu down first, so that he can take care of it." Remember, this is my newly appointed advisor, and you must not be wronged. When we go back to Sanyang, please join Mr. Xu. When the time comes, Mr. Xu, if you want the opportunity, I will naturally give it to you. ”

As soon as Ye Fu said this, Xu Gaozhuo suddenly became excited, "You really don't blame me?" Give me a chance? ”

God knows how long he's been looking forward to the opportunity, and he's almost desperate. And when this opportunity was in front of him, he really almost cried.

After thanking him for his kindness, Xu Gaozhuo was taken down by Ma Xiaoliu to settle down.

Ye Fu's eyes finally fixed on Xu Pingong's body, and at this glance, Xu Pingong unconsciously shivered fiercely.

Even the Tartar died in the hands of Ye Fu, and the soldiers he brought were bound to be even more terrible than the Tartars. Xu Pingong really regrets it, but unfortunately, there is absolutely no regret medicine to take in this world.

"Mr. Xu Qian, you don't have anything to say, do you want to say anything to me?" Ye Fu asked.

With his words, Xu Pingong trembled again. After a while, he trembled and said, "Humble ...... Humble ...... I don't know Tarzan ...... with my eyes."