Tang Long got Wang Lun's secret technique, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and said loudly: "Brother's ability, the younger brother has already seen it!" Let my brother see my brother's ability today! ”

After speaking, Tang Long took out a box from the house, and waited for Tang Long to come back and open the box. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Everyone took a look, but they saw that there were neatly arranged bows and bowstrings, as well as a dozen delicate little things.

Li Zhu and Zhu Wu didn't know what it was, and only vaguely guessed that it was a first-class bow and crossbow. Wang Lun saw that the bow was long and narrow, and the multi-layer good mulberry wood was used, with cow tendons bonding, hemp rope ties, and silk as strings. There was a faint answer in his heart, and he was about to speak, but Wang Jin took the lead, "This is the Divine Arm Bow?" ”

The Divine Arm Bow, also known as the Divine Arm Crossbow, was invented by Li Hong, a commoner during the Northern Song Dynasty. The bow is three feet three feet long, the string is two feet five long, the arrow feathers are several inches long, and the range is more than 240 paces. Take the mountain mulberry as the body, the sandalwood as the bow, the iron as the gun chamber, the steel as the machine, the hemp rope as the string, and the silk as the string.

Wang Lun also thought this in his heart, but seeing this Tang Long's proud appearance, he opened his mouth and asked, "This is the divine arm bow made by the Tang Long brothers themselves?" ”

The Divine Arm Bow is simple to say, but it is actually complex and abnormal. In the Song Dynasty, the bow was equipped with a mechanism, and it was lost for a long time in the Qing Dynasty. The "Yongle Canon" recorded the mechanism pattern of the Divine Arm Bow, and then the "Yongle Canon" was destroyed in the Second Opium War, and the Divine Arm Bow has been completely lost since then. Qing Dynasty scholar, iron-toothed bronze tooth Ji Xiaolan had personally seen these patterns, so he wanted to remake the divine arm bow based on this. But it's a pity that the pattern on the "Yongle Canon" is only a single part of the divine arm bow, and there is no combination drawing. With the wisdom of the Bachelor of Ji, he could not understand how the various parts of the Divine Arm Bow Mechanism needed to be assembled, which can be seen in the "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang". When Wang Lun was studying in later generations, he also saw it, and he was also embarrassed at that time.

Liangshan now has more than 300 divine arm bows, but they are all captured, and there are not many people who can use them. You must know that there is a strict order in the Song army, and those who lose the divine arm bow in defeat will be punished. Normally, when the officers and soldiers are defeated and retreated, it will be destroyed to prevent the enemy from obtaining the Divine Arm Bow.

The bow of the divine arm is light and strong, shooting 300 steps, and it can penetrate the heavy bar. If Tang Long can create such a sharp weapon, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for the cottage!

Tang Long smiled and hugged Wang Lun's fist, "My brother expected it to be good!" It's the handiwork of the younger brother! "Tang Long is in the Western Army, and his family history also knows the Divine Arm Bow, and he can also make and assemble it. It's just that in the Western Army, Tang Long is not ranked among the blacksmiths in the military village. Now that he has gone to Liangshan, he is in charge of the weapons supervisor, so he can naturally show his skills.

Song Wan had also seen the Divine Arm Bow, but he had never seen it opened, so he asked curiously: "This kind of appearance is not unusual!" ”

Tang Long was afraid that Song Wan would be underestimated, so he said, "Brother's words are wrong! Although this divine arm bow is called a bow, it is a kind of crossbow! Ordinary bows and arrows can shoot 200 steps but have no power, even sharpshooters like Li Guang and Xue Rengui are no more than that. But once this divine arm bow is fully wound, anyone can shoot an arrow three hundred and fifty paces away, and the power is amazing! ”

Wang Jin also said: "The cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty army is insufficient, and it relies on bows and crossbows to deal with foreign enemies, and this divine arm bow is the first in the army!"

Tang Long had the intention to show his ability, took out the various parts of the Divine Arm Bow and said, "I will assemble the Divine Arm Bow and try the power." ”

Wang Lun is well aware of the importance of long-range weapons and is full of expectations. In just a few moments, Tang Long had already assembled the Divine Arm Bow.

Tang Long presented the Divine Arm Bow to Wang Lun, and smiled proudly: "Brother of the village owner, please take a look!" ”

Wang Lun took the bow of the divine arm, and saw that the workshop was more than two feet, with the body of the sword, the sandalwood as the bow, the iron as the head of the Dengzi gun, the copper as the horse's face and teeth, and the hemp rope and silk as the string, weighing more than ten catties. The wisdom of the ancients of the Heart Dao should not be underestimated, you must know that the size of the Divine Arm Bow is very compact, but the performance is extremely powerful. According to the Song system, its effective firing range is 240 steps or 370 meters, and 340 steps is 520 meters. What kind of concept is this, that is, in the West two hundred years later, the most powerful Scottish Changgong has a maximum elevation shooting distance of only 240 meters.

"Let's go! Come with me and test the power of this bow! Wang Lun said and walked out, and everyone followed behind.

There is a small playground not far from the ordnance prison, which is also used by Tang Long and others to experiment with weapons. There is a circle of trees planted around the school grounds, and Wang Lun has made this tree a target.

Standing at a position of about 300 steps, Wang Lun straightened the bow of his divine arm, stepped on the pedal with his front foot, and with a little force, the bow opened most of it.

This pedal is also a major improvement of the Divine Arm Bow, which makes it easier for soldiers to exert force. At the same time, the aiming method of the Divine Arm Bow is different from that of the previous crossbow. In the early crossbows, the arrows were relatively long, and the arrows stretched out the crossbow arms after being in place, and the crossbowmen chose the appropriate height position on the Wangshan Mountain according to the distance of the target and their own experience, and formed a three-point line with the tip of the cluster and the target. The crossbow arrows of the Divine Arm Bow are very short, only a few inches long, and it is impossible to stretch out the crossbow arm, so it is possible to use the front port of the arrow groove instead of the cluster tip to aim, which greatly increases the shooting accuracy.

Tang Long knew that Wang Lun was alone, and he couldn't use the Divine Arm Bow, so he took the initiative to step forward and put the arrow only in the card slot. Wang Lun's right foot firmly stepped on the pedal, and with the strength of his waist, he violently stretched the bowstring back until it stuck on the last hook.

The first time Tang Long saw Wang Lun's strength, he usually only heard about it. At this time, he saw it and said to Wang Lun from the bottom of his heart: "I don't want my brother to be so powerful again, my little brother will throw himself to the ground!" ”

Wang Lun smiled at this, without distractions, and aimed directly at a big elm tree in front of him! Now that the arrow is wound, it's time to test the power of this weapon!

Everyone suddenly fell silent, and no longer spoke, just waiting for the power of Wang Lun's divine arm bow!

Wang Lun held his breath and concentrated, holding the crossbow in one hand, holding the trigger in the other, squinting and aiming at the big elm tree! "Medium!"

For!

As Wang Lun shouted, the wooden feather arrows shot out, bringing a whining sound.

"Tuk!" There was a dull sound, and the arrow only hit the target accurately. Everyone immediately looked over, and saw that the arrow was stuck in the big elm tree, and its tail was still trembling violently!

"Report! The arrow only goes into the wood three inches! "The minions who were waiting at the target for a long time measured the size and reported it to Wang Lun and the others.

As soon as they heard this report, everyone was overjoyed and praised Wang Lun's superb archery skills. "My brother's strength is amazing! Skilled in archery, the little brothers are ashamed of themselves! ”

Wang Lun handed the Divine Arm Bow to Song Wan, grabbed Tang Long's arm and said, "These are all the merits of Brother Tang Long!" ”

Before leaving, Wang Lun asked the ordnance supervisor how much armor he could produce now, all the fewer knives, guns, bows, crossbows, etc., and Tang Long answered them one by one. Today, there are more than 50 people in Liangshan Armament Prison, producing about 20 weapons every day, only three bows and crossbows, and one armor collar. Production was scarce, making it difficult to supply military supplies. Wang Lun had to put forward the assembly line manufacturing method, hydraulic forging method, etc., Tang Long benefited a lot, and he was not to mention it!