In front of Adou was a large crossbow, the volume of the crossbow was much heavier than that of an ordinary crossbow, and the range was much farther than that of an ordinary crossbow. ［>

Next to the crossbow, there was a rectangular quiver box, in which ten crossbow arrows were neatly placed, all of which were of the same size, all eight inches long.

Eight inches is much shorter than an ordinary arrow. However, it is rumored that the arrows shot by Zhuge crossbow are relatively short arrows. At this time, Adou had already determined that this was the legendary Zhuge Repeater.

"Prime Minister, is this the repeating crossbow that can fire ten times in a row?" Adou asked.

Zhuge Liang nodded, and said with a little surprise: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really Bogu Tongjin, this crossbow can indeed fire ten arrows in a row, I named him Yuanrong Crossbow." ”

Yuan Rong is the meaning of the main general, and there are clouds in the Book of Poetry: Yuan Rong is ten times, and the first to start.

In China, crossbows were used in regular armies for a long time and in warfare. The first battle in the record that shows the crossbow as a weapon was the Battle of Maling between Qi and Wei during the Battle of Maling, that is, the battle in which Sun defeated the Wei general Pang Juan.

In the Warring States Period, the national capital was equipped with crossbows, and in the Central Plains, South Korea was a country that manufactured famous crossbows. And the Qi and Wei states were also equipped with a large number of crossbows. Later, after the Shang Dynasty changed its law to become stronger, Daqin also equipped a large number of strong crossbows, and every time they attacked a city or fought with others, they were all strong crossbows in front and Ge in the back. Moreover, the Qin people are good at using giant crossbows, and some crossbows, just the copper in front of the arrows, weigh as much as two taels.

The Han Dynasty was a period in the history of bow and crossbow development. Especially during the period of Emperor Wu, the army was equipped with strong crossbows. There are many types of crossbows in the Han Dynasty, but they all have a characteristic, that is, they require a lot of strength to pull, and the general bow three stones are strong bows and crossbows, and the highest strength can reach ten stones, such as the "rhubarb force ten stone crossbows" in the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the Han crossbow has a long range and strong lethality. Generally, the bow and arrow can penetrate Yang with 100 steps, even if it is a magic arrow, it is a flat shot of more than 200 steps, and the range of the bow and arrow cannot be reached, while the range of the Han Dynasty's rhubarb force ten-stone crossbow can reach more than 600 meters, which is not much worse than the current hot weapon. Moreover, the Han crossbow is marked with a scale in Shanghai, which is convenient for aiming.

As for the repeating crossbow, it has appeared in the Warring States period for a long time, and the crossbow technology has not developed much, some repeaters are at most able to fire two or three arrows in a row, the more famous is the Han rhubarb ginseng crossbow used by the flying general Li Guang, but it cannot reach the level of ten arrows in a row.

"Yuan crossbow?" Adou holds the crossbow in his hand. Muttering that the Yuanrong crossbow is another name for Zhuge Lian's crossbow.

"Prime Minister. Why didn't you take it out sooner if you have this weapon? Adou said that. But there was not the slightest hint of reproach in his tone.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Yuan Rong crossbow is not easy to make. And there are a lot of disadvantages. Take this arrow as an example, the arrow used for the crossbow must be eight inches long. It doesn't matter if it's a point longer or a point shorter. None of them can be used. And this crossbow can fire ten arrows in a row. The power is huge. However, the cost of arrows is also very large. Zhuge Liang said. Pick up the quiver. Then he said: "This arrow box has ten arrows. However, these ten arrows can be shot in a matter of moments. In the middle of the war. Even if one person carries a hundred arrows, it can only be used for a moment. ”

Adou nodded. Zhuge Liangdi means that this Zhuge repeater arrow needs to be specially made. These eight-inch arrows are much shorter than ordinary arrows. It is not a special ground arrow. Zhuge repeater is unusable. However, this kind of Zhuge repeater consumes a lot of arrows. And if there are fewer arrows. then it will not be able to form combat effectiveness. The use of the Zhuge crossbow is used. In fact, it is a test of logistical supply.

Although the arrows are relatively short. But the range of Zhuge crossbow is not short. It has a much longer range than the Xianbei and Xiongnu bows and arrows. And the repeater fires extremely fast. Can shoot up to 10 arrows in a flash. These arrows were still extremely lethal to the light cavalry of the Hu people.

"Prime Minister. How many crossbows and arrows are there now? Adou asked. Number of crossbows and arrows. It's a question that Adou is more concerned about.

"During this time, I have built a 5,000-yuan crossbow in Hanzhong, as for the arrows...... There are only half a million of them. Zhuge Liang replied.

500,000 arrows, the number does not sound small, but when it is really consumed, it is consumed very quickly. Back then, Zhuge Liang borrowed arrows from the grass boat, and in one night, Cao Jun shot out more than 100,000 arrows. And the rate of fire of the Zhuge repeater is much faster than that of ordinary archers. Between 500,000 and 5,000 Zhuge repeaters, there are only 100 arrows in a crossbow. In a real war, 500,000 arrows simply can't stand the drain.

"Looks like we're going to have to make more arrows." Adou sighed softly.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't worry, I have ordered Ma Liang to go and make a million arrows." Zhuge Liang replied.

During the Battle of Chibi that year, Zhou Yu embarrassed Zhuge Liang and ordered Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows within ten days. This is already an impossible task. A million arrows, I don't know when it will be made, and now Liu

In Chang'an, the people of Yongzhou are in dire straits, and the + army will definitely not have time to wait for Ma Liang to make these million arrows.

"Hey, far water can't quench the thirst of the near......" Adou shook his head a little helplessly, and Adou looked up at Zhuge Liang, and suddenly found that Zhuge Liang was still so confident.

This Zhuge Liang must have a trick! Sure enough, it's a guy with unlimited hole cards.

"Prime Minister, do you still have any good things out there?" Adou asked.

"Hahaha, whoever knows me, the prince also!" Zhuge Liang smiled, waved his hand, and said to the person next to him: "Carry it up." ”

A moment later, three men came up with a spear on their shoulders, and the gun was indeed called the name of the spear, from beginning to end, and the head of the spear was two feet and five feet long, and the body of the spear was made of bamboo, and the iron head of the spear flashed with a cold light.

"What a long gun! It's just such a long ......"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is specially made by me to deal with the Hu cavalry, this gun is placed in the military formation, it can block the cavalry charge, the bamboo is elastic, the gun can reach two zhang and five feet, if it is made of wood as the gun body, it can only make two zhang of the gun body." Zhuge Liang replied.

"What's the name of this gun?"

"If you don't have a name yet, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give me a name."

"This is made by the prime minister, so let's call it." Adou said, and suddenly remembered the rattan armor he got from Nanban, so he said: "Prime Minister, I also have a good thing here." Someone, go get a rattan armor and come over. ”

Zhang walked over with a pair of rattan armor, Adou pointed at it, and said: "Prime Minister, when I was conquering the Southern Barbarians, I met a Ugo countryman, and their soldiers were all wearing rattan armor. ”

"Fuji armor? Is that all? Zhuge Liang took the rattan armor, and then suddenly found that the greasy layer on it occupied Zhuge Liang's hand.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this armor seems to be made of rattan in the mountains, and it is greasy on it, as if it has been soaked in oil, and the weight is not sinking, but what is the use of the armor made of this rattan?"

"Strategist, you try it with a sword."

Zhuge Liang is not a powerless person, although Zhuge Liang is far worse than those martial artists, but it is still no problem to dance a sword.

Zhuge Liang took a sword from Zhang's hand next to him, and then stabbed at the rattan armor.

Now Zhuge Liang is only forty years old, and it is when he is strong, and it is no problem for this sword to pierce through ordinary leather armor. But when Zhuge Liang pierced this rattan armor, he couldn't pierce it.

Zhuge Liang is usually good at dancing tricks and other things, but he has never seen a pair of rattan armor that can be invulnerable, Zhuge Liang didn't care about the greasy on the rattan armor at this time, held the rattan armor with both hands, and looked at it carefully.

"Prime Minister, this painful posture is made by the people of the Ugo country, it is said that it is soaked in oil with rattan for half a year, and then taken out to dry and then soaked for half a year, so dozens of times, and then it can become a armor."

"Dozens of times? Wouldn't it take more than ten or twenty years to make this pair of rattan armor? Zhuge Liang was taken aback, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, it didn't take much time to build a well-dressed iron armor, and it took more than ten or twenty years to cast a pair of armor.

Zhuge Liang gently touched the surface of the rattan armor, and then shook his head slightly: "Although this armor is good, it is also very light to wear, and it is invulnerable, but it is afraid of fire attack, and the rattan armor soaked in oil is not just a little bit." ”

"The prime minister is right, this rattan armor is indeed very afraid of fire. However, this rattan armor can block arrows, and if our soldiers wear this rattan armor, the arrows of the Huns and Xianbei people are not to be feared. ”

Because bilateral horse shoeing and Gaoqiao saddle were not yet popular, the main tactics of the Huns and Xianbei light cavalry were still relying on mobile rangers and using arrows to disrupt the Han infantry formation. And these arrows are also the most troublesome thing for the infantry.

To deal with cavalry, the infantry army formation will generally be placed relatively densely, and after the Hu cavalry shoots a round of bows and arrows, it can cause certain casualties to the infantry army formation no matter what. And if there is this rattan armor, the Hu people's cavalry can not cause damage to the Han army, without the threat of arrows, the power of the Hu cavalry is much smaller, if you add the cooperation of Zhuge crossbow and Zhuge gun, with the Hu people's cavalry want to force the infantry army formation wearing rattan armor, and look for death.

Zhuge Liang's vision can naturally understand the meaning of this rattan armor, as long as it does not encounter fire attacks, the rattan armor can be regarded as an invincible existence. The Yongzhou Plain is somewhat narrow and suitable for fire attack, and the rattan armor soldiers do not need too many scruples, and the practicality is far stronger than in Nanzhong.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how many such rattan armors are there?" Now Zhuge Liang is most worried that the number of rattan armor is too small, and the manufacturing cycle is long, so he cannot equip the army to form combat effectiveness.

Adou stretched out three fingers: "There are 30,000 pairs in total." ”

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