However, even if it is only seven or eight meters long, it is enough for Daqi, only seven or eight bed crossbows need to be deployed on the city wall, and Daqi's city defense can basically be called armed to the teeth.

"Chief, with such an eight-ox crossbow, Daqi should not be afraid of any enemy."

Ren Zhong was also excited.

Yang Hao nodded and said, "How long does it take to make this bed crossbow?" ”

"It takes more than a dozen craftsmen to make it for more than a month."

Yang Hao thought for a while and said, "How many craftsmen are there here now, and what are they doing?" ”

"There are eighty craftsmen in our department, thirty of whom are making these eight-ox crossbows, and most of the rest are still making bows and arrows, and some are making the kind of crossbow arrows that can be held by a single person."

"Has there been any progress in serving as a crossbow?"

"There has been some progress, but the range is still not good."

"How far can you shoot?"

"Eighty meters!"

"Only so close?"

Ren Zhong nodded and said: "The problem of range has never been solved, if this is solved, the combat power of my Great Qi should be able to go further." ”

With a range of eighty meters, Yang Hao estimated that the effective range was only about forty or fifty meters, and such a close distance had no effect at all.

"What's the problem?"

"The crossbow doesn't want the bow to be able to pull hard, because of the use of the crossbow arm, the wood that uses the strong bow can't be wound at all, so the bamboo bow can only be used instead of the bow body, but in this way, it affects the range."

"Take a crossbow and show it to me."

When Ren Zhong heard this, he ordered a craftsman to fetch a crossbow.

Soon, the craftsman ran with a crossbow in hand.

Yang Hao took the crossbow and felt the weight in his hand, the weight of this crossbow was much heavier than the bow, and it was roughly estimated that it was about a dozen catties.

Yang Hao pulled the bowstring and found that it was indeed as Ren Zhong said, the way the crossbow arrow was used was very different from the bow and arrow.

Trying to shoot an arrow, Yang Hao frowned as he looked at the arrow that flew out crookedly.

"The leader also saw that such a close range could not be used in actual combat at all."

Ren Zhong sighed.

Yang Hao suddenly remembered a movie at this time, in which the soldiers of the Qin Army were lying on the ground with their bows on their feet and shooting arrows all over the sky, which was extremely shocking.

Thinking of this, Yang Hao said: "Have you ever thought about using your feet to exert force?" ”

"With your feet?"

Ren Zhong was a little puzzled.

Yang Hao said in the stunned eyes of everyone, sat on the ground, imitated the posture of Qin Jun in the movie, and demonstrated the way of exerting force with his feet.

Seeing this, Ren Zhong immediately understood what Yang Hao meant, and immediately said with joy: "It's so simple!" ”

Yang Hao got up and said, "If you use this method, can you use the materials of the strong bow on the crossbow?" ”

Ren Zhong said excitedly: "If this is the case, it is naturally possible, the wisdom of the leader is very accessible, and his subordinates are admired." ”

However, Ren Zhong changed his words and said, "Chief, but in this way, do soldiers have to sit on the ground when they use crossbows?" Wouldn't that be inconvenient? ”

Yang Hao said: "It doesn't matter, if this method is feasible, as long as the range exceeds the bow and arrow, it can be equipped in the army." ”

Since Yang Hao said so, Ren Zhong was not arguing about anything, his task was to make what Yang Hao wanted.

"The matter of crossbow arrows can be put aside for the time being, and you are now working hard to produce bed crossbows."

Yang Hao said.

Ren Zhong's heart sank when he heard this, and he said, "Leader! War is coming? ”

Yang Hao nodded: "It's coming!" I guess it's fall. ”

Ren Zhong nodded: "How many bed crossbows do you need to make?" ”

"No less than eight!"

Renzhong calculated the time in his heart and said, "Don't worry, the leader will be able to complete it." ”

Yang Hao nodded and said, "If this war is won, your affairs should also have a result." ”

Ren Zhong looked at Yang Hao in astonishment when he heard this, and his heart was beating wildly.

"Chief! What do you mean... ”

Yang Hao smiled: "You guessed right, if it goes well, I will help you restore the position of Xue Guojun." ”

Ren Zhong's eyes were slightly red, and he knelt down on one knee and bowed: "Ren Zhong Xie Leader!" ”

Yang Hao helped Ren Zhong up and said: "The merits you have made in Daqi over the years are enough, and I will naturally not forget what I promised you before, but I hope that after you restore the throne of the monarch, don't forget Daqi's help to you." ”

Ren Zhong's face was solemn, and he swore to the sky: "Rest assured, leader, even if I succeed in recovering the country, Xue Guo will always be the minister of Great Qi, if there is any violation, one of my bloodlines will be cut off." ”

Yang Hao smiled: "I naturally trust you, and I hope that Qi Xue will change this dark world together in the future." ”

Ren Zhong nodded heavily and said, "The leader orders, Zhong Mo dare not obey!" ”

Let Ren Zhong return to the country, Yang Hao has already planned.

Although he is still allied with You, and even married, he is a man with ambitions to swallow the world.

His greatest wish was to be able to unify the entire Chinese diaspora in his lifetime, and to include the region north of the Yangtze River in his pocket, no matter how poor it was.

How could a separatist force that occupied the land of Qilu be allowed to exist.

Supporting Ren Zhong to ascend to the throne is the first step in planning Dongyi, although this will cause the relationship between Daqi and Youtou to decline sharply.

But what does it matter, after the battle of Qi Xia, the power of the Xia Dynasty will be greatly weakened, and the idea of abolition of slavery in Great Qi will undoubtedly put itself on the opposite side of all forces.

The Clan will not allow its own time bomb to exist on the side of the couch.

As long as the contradictions are sharp and irreconcilable, the so-called covenant is a waste of paper.

And let Ren Zhong occupy the Xue State, so that he can contain the Youzhuo clan.

What's more, Youyu still doesn't know that Ren Zhong is here.

When you threw an attack on the capital of the Xia Dynasty, Yang Hao could let Ren Zhong send troops to Xue Cheng and set aside his own.

Even if you have some suspicions, but you don't admit it, as long as you don't rush to turn your face with yourself, you can't do anything about yourself.

It's just that Yang Hao doesn't know that he still has an opinion of him, which is very different from what he guessed in his heart.

Dull time passes especially quickly.

Nearly a year of peaceful environment is an incomparably luxurious thing for people of this era.

In the past year, Yang Hao's political, economic and cultural reforms have allowed Daqi to slowly move forward towards the feudal era with Chinese characteristics.

The refinement of the official position system has made the division of labor among officials clearer, which has greatly improved the work efficiency of officials.

The emergence of the college has also laid a solid foundation for the cultural construction of Daqi.

The warm breeze of early autumn blows through the golden fields outside Chang'an, and the thieves in the sky always take advantage of the farmers' inattention to fly into the fields to compete with humans for the right to eat the seeds.

The Taiji Bagua Flag on the head of the city has already turned white under the wind and sun, and it is grinning in the autumn wind.

Great Qi Calendar, September 15.

When Daqi was preparing for the autumn harvest, Yang Hao finally ushered in the first change of identity in his life after two lives.

When a baby's cry came from inside the house, he knew that he had left his mark on this era.