Chapter 36: Where 'ICBMs' Go (Part II)
The power of the compound bow undoubtedly shocked everyone present.
There are several kinds of bows in the Tang Dynasty at this time, all of which are classified according to the range, and the longer the range of the bow and arrow, the higher the requirements for the archer's arm strength.
However, even so, taking out the best bow and arrow in Datang cannot be compared with a compound bow in terms of range.
The compound bow is not only in terms of range, but also because it is equipped with wheels, so the arm strength of the soldier is not high.
This way, whether it is cavalry or infantry, it can be easily controlled, so that it is universal in the true sense of foot and horse.
Seeing the power of the compound bow, everyone immediately became fanatical about the rest of the weapons in the carriage. Watching Li Er put the compound bow aside and reach into the carriage, Changsun Wuji and the others immediately stretched their necks.
The weapons in the carriage, from long-range weapons to close combat, infantry and cavalry, were like an armory, and Li Er took them out in the same way, and his expression became more and more surprised every time.
The heavy equipment of the Iron Man, which belongs to the infantry, also has a set of equipment belonging to the cavalry, including soldiers and mounts, compared to the previous set of equipment of the infantry, this set of equipment of the cavalry, it is even more terrifying.
The all-metal armor, because of the weight consideration, is all half-moon type, and when the cavalry wears this armor, it will protect the front tightly. Including the face, elbows, and knees, if you look at them from the front alone, there is actually no difference from the heavy equipment of the infantry.
Moreover, the steel used in the armor was taken out of the supermarket by Zhao Chen, and it was hard, but in terms of weight, it was half of the existing steel in Datang.
Li Er's eyes caressed the smooth surface of the armor with fiery eyes. After a while, he asked a hundred horsemen to put it on the spot, and then took the horse that Li Er had just ridden, and put on the armor of the mount that belonged to the horse.
Waiting for the soldiers of the hundred horsemen to put on their armor, the two people next to them had already put their armor on their horses. One rider and one man, all covered in steel.
Especially on the horse's head, a sharp iron nail was erected in the middle, and there was a cold light in front of him, and Li Er, who was looking at it, couldn't help but gasp.
In the cavalry hedging of this era, the role of the mount was often to run from a distance, and at the moment when the two armies met, the huge collision created was carried with inertia. It will cause huge casualties to the opponent.
However, Zhao Chen installed a sharp object on the head of the mount like this, which is equivalent to invisibly raising this impact force by a level.
"What a scary armor!" Du Ruhui naturally knew the way of battle formation, and when other people were still surprised, Du Ruhui was the first to react. He gasped as if he had a toothache and sighed.
When saying this. Du Ruhui looked at Zhao Chen, who was smiling on the side, and there was a look of looking at the monster in his eyes.
"It's scary!" When Li Er heard Du Ruhui's words, he echoed and said, and then he couldn't hold back for a moment and stood there with his hands in his hands. opened his mouth and laughed, and suddenly, he looked at Zhao Chen with burning eyes and said: "My soldiers, with these weapons, why worry about a mere Turk!" ”
Stuff in the carriage. At this time, all of them had been moved to the ground, and they were arranged in the same row, the heavy equipment of the infantry cavalry, long-range bows and crossbows, as well as iron lances and swords, all of which were forged from the steel in Zhao Chen's supermarket.
The sunlight spreads on these weapons, in the sunlight, reflecting the cold light of Sensen, I have seen the power just now, and when I look at it again, these things, in the eyes of everyone, have become extremely hideous.
In the future, once these equipment are all equipped to the Sixteen Guards, let alone the Turks, it is the Fanbang around Datang, and there is one of them that is the opponent of Datang, no wonder Li Er will say such a sigh.
"This matter, I need to hurry up!" Li Er was in a very good mood, and even a little excited, fantasizing that one day in the future, he could equip all these equipment to the Sixteen Guards, Li Er said with great interest: "Start with my Xuanjia Army, in half a year, I will see the results of the prison!" ”
The general supervisor is responsible for the manufacture of bow and crossbow weapons, and the weapons of the Tang Dynasty today are all from the hands of the general supervisor, naturally, these weapons taken out by Zhao Chen are to be handed over to the general supervisor to be responsible for casting.
"These weapons, if Your Majesty likes them, Weichen can give them to Your Majesty!" When Zhao Chen heard Li Er's words, he hesitated slightly, suddenly took a light breath, looked at Li Er and said, "As for these drawings for making these weapons, Weichen is not going to take them out!" ”
As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, everyone present couldn't help but be stunned, and Li Er thought that he had heard it wrong, so he suddenly frowned, looked at Zhao Chen and asked suspiciously, "What did you say?" ”
Datang has quite strict control over civilian weapons, especially the standard equipment, once it is discovered, it will be the crime of killing the head, not to mention the weapons that Zhao Chen took out.
No matter whose hands these powerful guys come from, but since they have appeared, there is only one way, and they must be handed over to the imperial court and handed over to the prison as a prisoner.
In the future, even if Zhao Chen wants these weapons, he has to apply to Li Er, and only if Li Er agrees, Zhao Chen can cast them, or receive them directly from the general supervisor, in short, they can't have them privately.
This is not Li Er's domineering, but it is a matter of course, and this is also a matter of course for Li Er, if he wants to handle it as a supervisor, not if he hands it over to Zhao Chen.
"Wechen is saying!" Zhao Chen met Li Er's suspicious gaze, hesitated, looked at Li Er, and said, "These things, Weichen doesn't plan to hand them over to the general as a prisoner!" ”
At this moment, everyone present heard it clearly, and as soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, the scene suddenly fell into a strange silence.
looked at Zhao Chen one by one, it was like looking at a madman, if he wasn't crazy, how could he say such crazy things.
"Chang'an Hou, do you know what you're talking about?" I don't know how long it took, Du Ruhui suppressed the shock in his heart, looked at Zhao Chen, and asked in disbelief.
"Of course I know!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he looked at Du Ruhui and smiled lightly, and said, "Since the original manufacture of these weapons, in fact, I didn't plan to hand them over to the general as a prisoner!" ”
"You're getting more and more presumptuous now!" The doubts on Li Er's face had disappeared, and instead, his eyes filled with anger looked at Zhao Chen coldly, and said in a calm tone: "Is it my arrogance that makes you more and more presumptuous?" ”
Li Er was furious, obviously, Zhao Chen's words had completely touched the bottom line, and he refused to hand over these weapons, but wanted to have them privately.
Li Er believes that this is his retreat again and again, which makes Zhao Chen presumptuous to this point.
"Chang'an Hou, do you know what happens if you have these weapons privately?" Seeing that Li Er was already on the verge of anger, Du Ruhui hurriedly winked at Zhao Chen, looked at Zhao Chen and asked.
Du Ruhui's words, although he was asking Zhao Chen, was also fighting for Zhao Chen's opportunity to delay the army.
Zhao Chen didn't understand what Du Ruhui meant, but this matter was also something he had thought about carefully, and he didn't want to give up so easily because of Li Er's anger.
"Of course I know!" Thinking of this, Zhao Chen chuckled at Du Ruhui, and then said, "But boy, I didn't think about owning it privately at the beginning!" ”
I don't want to have it privately, but I don't want to hand over the drawings to the general as a supervisor, and the people present couldn't help frowning when they heard Zhao Chen's words, and looked at Zhao Chen with a puzzled expression.
Listening to the meaning of this, is it possible that Zhao Chen is still unwilling to hand over these weapons to the Tang army?
"Weichen just wants to ask His Majesty!" Zhao Chen looked at everyone's incomprehension in his eyes, hesitated slightly, considered his words, looked at Li Er, who was still angry, and asked, "Your Majesty thinks that these weapons are the most powerful?" ”
"What the hell are you trying to say?" When Li Er heard this, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he stood there with his hands in his hands, looking at Zhao Chen with cold eyes.
These weapons, whether they are armor or long-range bows and crossbows, are much higher than similar weapons in the Tang Dynasty, so they are naturally quite powerful. However, compared to these weapons in front of him, the hellfire in Zhao Chen's hand was an extremely terrifying and terrifying killing weapon.
Therefore, after Li Er paused slightly, he could only not answer the rhetorical question, the reason was that he couldn't answer either!
"Actually, Your Majesty also knows in his heart that this is not the most powerful!" Zhao Chen met Li Er's gaze and said, "So, what Weichen actually wants to say is that in addition to these, in addition to hellfire, there are many more terrifying and lethal weapons in this world!" ”
As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, everyone present, including Li Er, thought about the horror of hellfire in their minds, and when they heard Zhao Chen say that there were things more powerful than hellfire, they were speechless in surprise for a while.
Hellfire was already the most powerful thing they could think of, but they didn't expect that there was even more powerful, which made them unable to imagine such a terrifying thing.
"If Your Majesty insists on handing over these things to the general as a prisoner, Weichen is naturally willing to hand them over!" Zhao Chen looked at everyone's eyes, and then, looking at Li Er, he smiled slightly: "Your Majesty can guarantee that the general prison will be able to make such a powerful weapon in the future?" ”
Naturally, no! This question doesn't need to be answered by Li Er, Zhao Chen already has the answer in his heart, the mainstream society does not pay attention to the way of things, and the group of so-called master craftsmen who will be the prisoners are actually a group of experienced blacksmiths.
If you rely on these blacksmiths to make weapons that are more powerful than bows and crossbows, you really don't know the year of the ox!
"You want to leave these things in the Academy?" Li Er had obviously heard the meaning of Zhao Chen's words, but his eyes were still a little indifferent and asked.
Whether it is left in the school palace or privately owned by Zhao Chen, there is actually no essential difference. Moreover, how complicated the people in the school palace are, it is not as good as Zhao Chen's private possession.
"Your Majesty guessed right, Weichen just plans to stay in the Xue Palace!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he met Li Er's somewhat indifferent gaze, and said with a smile: "But it's not the Chang'an Academy, but it's left to the Military Academy!" (To be continued......)