And at this time, on the battlefield. "Whoosh, whoosh...", a rain of arrows shot towards the Eagle Battalion. It's just sparse, and the accuracy is so bad.

A battalion of eagles in chain mail and helmets. He still held the bow and did not waver. After all, he is a veteran who has been trained in life and death! Once upon a time, when he was in the grass in Bancheng County, he had already tied his head to the waistband of his trousers.

Therefore, the psychological quality is far from being comparable to those recruits who have just entered the barracks.

Later, the Apologists were formed, and together with the recruits, they went through several months of training. Many duels between battalions and battalions, shooting blunt arrows at each other, gave them the experience and courage to be in the rain of arrows and not move like a pine.

Therefore, even if some of the arrows were fired into the Eagle Battalion, a few cavalry fell off their horses. The soldiers of the first battalion of the Eagle also still pulled their bows and waited for the order to shoot.

Compared to it, the Chiyan First Battalion is slightly inferior. After the first few soldiers fell off their horses, there was some commotion in the queue behind. But when the soldiers got back on their horses, they quickly stabilized. It is also that they are not as targeted as the Eagle Battalion in the training of mounted archery. So in comparison, it is not as calm as the Eagle Battalion.

However, the mounts under them were not affected. Because each horse has a head, ankle, etc., with protective gear. Arrows don't hurt them so easily.

Seeing that most of the enemy troops had entered the firing range, Li Gao finally shouted: "Release!" ”。

Whoosh... Thousands of arrows in an instant! The earth under the sun is also dark. As if they were harvesting wheat, the enemy fell layer after layer.

It was also used by the Eagle Battalion, which was a new type of bow and crossbow after the transformation of the English longbow. It has both the speed and penetration of the English longbow and the mechanics of a longbow. It makes up for the high requirements of the English longbow for physical strength and experience!

In terms of length, it is more than eight feet. It was much longer than the common bows and crossbows of this era. And in order to pursue strong elasticity, the bow must use a material that is not easy to bend and hard enough. At this point, Li Chengji can only choose the raw tendons on the backbone of cattle and horses according to the habits of this era. And add ramie silk to make it more elastic.

In the end, with the level of science and technology of this era, he could not make a composite bow in later generations. So I can only bow to the times and use the old way.

If the back is bowed, it is made of fine yew wood. Its material is excellent and the texture is straight. The structure is dense and elastic. Extremely strong and shiny. It has its own aroma and is easy to resist decay.

As an ancient group of plants, there are only 11 species in the world. It is concentrated in temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

It's just that the area in the middle of the river, due to the climate, is not suitable for the growth of purple shirt trees. The land of Persia, because of its altitude, is difficult to survive. Lee Seung-ji used tax exemption to encourage merchants to buy from all over the world.

However, due to the long distance, the purple shirt wood can only be transported from the Indian subcontinent. Although it is not as good as the purple shirt wood produced in Castile, Spain, it is better than nothing.

In addition, hard materials such as elm, ash, and oak can also be used as substitutes. But the performance is always worse.

However, it is not troublesome to make. A skilled bow maker can make a bow in less than an hour. In order to improve production efficiency, Li Chengji also borrowed from the assembly-line-like production model of later generations.

So that one step at a time, is broken down. Even if you are a novice who doesn't know how to make a crossbow, you can master a certain step in the shortest possible time.

And the boundary where the river is located, there are thousands of nomadic groups. From the time they are born, they will learn two things. One is horseback riding, and the other is archery. So for them, the making of this bow and crossbow is as simple as eating and drinking.

Only the production of crossbows involves the principles of mechanics. In contemporary parlance, it's a strange trick. Therefore, it is necessary to have a certain amount of experienced craftsmen to make it.

Fortunately, the use of crossbows has been recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After thousands of years of development, it is no secret. Among the craftsmen who moved westward from the Great Liao, there were people who could make crossbows. It is not difficult for Li Chengji to use his father's relationship to poach some people from the artisan households in the army.

In terms of rate of fire, it is much faster than a single crossbow. Even compared with the bows and crossbows of the same era, they are not too reckless. Although it was first invented by the Welsh, it was the English in the Hundred Years' War between England and France who carried it forward.

It's just that at the moment, there are still hundreds of years before this war.

And in terms of firepower density, the combat effectiveness of one longbowman is equivalent to at least three crossbowmen. The cavalry of the Eagle Battalion can accurately aim 12 arrows in one minute. When fired in a volley, the maximum rate of fire can reach 15. Extremely talented, they can even shoot 20 shots.

So it can be seen that after the Eagle Battalion shoots arrows, none of the enemy's arrows can reach the cathars. In the end, this is not just a matter of numbers, but a matter of victory or defeat or even life.

According to contemporary military customs. For a 200-meter charge, hoplites take about 90 seconds. Heavy cavalry, it only takes 15 seconds. Against such a moving target, slow and accurate shooting is clearly meaningless.

So the density of the emission becomes the key.

After all, every extra arrow you shoot can kill one more enemy! The hope of life and victory also increased by one point.

In addition, the range and penetration of the longbow are also enough to be proud of contemporary countries. As usual, a longbowman can shoot a humanoid target from a distance of 200 meters, which is already very good. And ordinary bows and arrows have a range far beyond reach.

In modern society, the maximum range of 400 yards (360 meters) is extrapolated. The initial velocity of the arrow can reach more than 60 m/s! To use a figurative analogy, it is equivalent to a bolt falling from a 60-story building, or a stone thrown at a car traveling at more than 200 kilometers per hour.

In this way, the arrows can penetrate leather, padded armor and fabric at distances of 240-280 yards (220-260 meters). Even high-density chain mail can be pierced.

However, at a distance of 200 yards, plate or fish scale armor can withstand its penetration. And a frontal hit within 100 yards can't even resist plate armor; At a range of 50 meters, the longbow and arrow can be described as invincible.

In the year 568 (1182 AH), during the siege of the city of Abel Gavinni. The Welshman fired a stray arrow that pierced the four-inch (10 cm) thick oak door panel.

For the first time today, the Eagle Battalion used a killing arrow to match the longbow. For a while, the arrows easily pierced the enemy's chain mail skirts, shin guards, and thighs. And through the inner shin guards and wooden saddle, all the way into the horse's back.

With such a strong effect, even Li Qi was a little surprised.