On the school field, Wu Ji, Zheng Tai, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao stood quietly, looking ahead.

Li Mingchu led a few infantrymen and was two hundred paces away, tying armor to a wooden stake. Soon, they were tied, and Li Mingchu picked up the flag in his hand and waved the flag at Wu Ji.

"That's it!" Mrs. Zheng was looking forward to it and said, "How powerful is this crossbow commanded by Wu Du?" How far can you shoot? ”

"Yes! We're looking forward to it! Huangfu Song couldn't help rubbing his hands and said: "With the Mo sword, the combat power of the infantry has doubled, and I am not afraid of the enemy's cavalry." However, the Mo knife is too heavy, although the brothers are strong, train hard, and grow their strength rapidly, they can't stand the long-term consumption, and they must do their best to weaken the enemy in the enemy's charge, kill and injure the enemy, and reduce the pressure on the Mo knife hand. ”

"The current long-range lethality of the Conversion Army is obviously insufficient, and a new long-range lethal weapon is urgently needed. Qi Dabao was excited, and his eyes lit up red: "If this kind of crossbow is easy to use, our long-range damage will be greatly increased, and Liaogou will have a good time!" ”

As they say, the converts had horses and increased mobility. With the Mo Knife, the lethality of melee combat has been greatly increased, but the long-range lethality has not been improved, and it cannot meet the needs of new playing styles. Improving long-range lethality has become the primary task of the Returned Army, because Wu Ji spent some time designing a new crossbow, which was manufactured by Wu's military industry, and today is the day of test firing.

If successful, the Converts' long-range lethality will be raised to a new level, which is a great thing, and everyone can't look forward to it.

Wu Ji played the flag and asked Li Mingchu and them to avoid it, so as not to be injured by mistake. has not been test-fired, no one knows what is wrong with the new crossbow, Li Mingchu is busy with people and avoids it far away.

Wu Ji has a crossbow beside him, which looks like a bow, with a bow body length of three feet and a string length of two feet five. Wu Ji took out a seven- or eight-inch-long crossbow arrow, stepped on the mechanism with his foot, the bow body became a meniscus shape, put the crossbow arrow on it, aimed at the wooden stake, and violently tilted the engine, only to hear a sharp whistle of "sigh", and the crossbow bolt broke through the sky like a meteor.

Zheng Tai, Wu Ji, Qi Dabao, and Huangfu Song's eyes widened suddenly, staring at the crossbow arrows that broke through the air, with a look of anticipation, very nervous. I saw that the crossbow bolt was like a meteor catching the moon, nailed to the stake.

"So accurate!" Zheng Tai was surprised, and looked at the crossbow bolt with a piece of arrow feathers out in disbelief, and ran over with his feet pulled.

Two hundred paces away in an arrow, this is indeed very accurate.

Wu Ji put the crossbow down and ran over. Several people rushed to the front, looked at the situation on the stake, and couldn't help but widen their eyes, with a look of disbelief, you look at me, I look at you, and I can clearly find the disbelief in the other party's eyes.

The stake was covered with triple step armor, which was very thick, and this arrow was all pierced, and the tail of the arrow left outside was only more than two inches. In other words, one arrow pierced the triple armor, and the remaining three or four inches were all shot on the wood.

Although the wood is not as strong as the heavy armor, it is not bad, and with a bow and arrow, it is already very, very good to be able to shoot three inches, plus the triple step human armor, that is, the range of this crossbow is far from the extreme.

This was amazing news, and Mrs. Zheng, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao shouted in unison: "Great! That's great! ”

"With such a sharp weapon, Liaogou is still far away, and he will be shot by us, and when Liaogou rushes closer, he must have suffered heavy losses." Huangfu Song's face was full of red light, as if he had picked up a gold ingot.

Wu Ji looked at the situation for a while, and he was also shocked, he didn't expect that this crossbow would have such great power.

"Commander Wu, let's continue to try first, measure the range first, and then study where we can penetrate the heavy armor." Crossbows are to be used on the battlefield, and penetration of heavy armor is a prerequisite. The more you can penetrate heavy armor at long distances, the greater the benefits, the more fighters you get, and the greater the chance that your enemies will be attacked.

However, as a new crossbow, the range and penetration are unknown, and they need to be measured before they can be used as reference data and can be used in battlefield command.

As a battlefield commander, these are important data, and only with these data can the power of the crossbow be maximized.

Mrs. Zheng's proposal was immediately approved by everyone, and when she returned to the place where she put the crossbow, Mrs. Zheng didn't care about the image of her parents at all, and as soon as she grabbed it in her hand, she wanted to release the arrow, which made Huangfu Song dissatisfied and sent a jail scratch, such a sharp weapon, if you can't try it, anyone will have a jail.

This is a crossbow, that is, to use the foot to pull away, in order to save effort, Wu Ji designed a labor-saving device, to pull away very easily. Although Mrs. Zheng's strength is not great, there is no problem at all, as soon as her right foot is forced, the bow body is bent into a crescent moon, and the crossbow arrow is put on, not aimed at the stake, but aimed at the open space, and as soon as the hairpin is pulled, the crossbow arrow makes a sharp whistling sound, and the meteor rushes out like a moon.

When the crossbow bolt was exhausted and fell to the ground, Li Mingchu took a few soldiers and began to measure the distance. They walked to the crossbows, looked at the crossbows on the ground, and were in a daze, their mouths open for a long time, and they didn't say a word.

"What's wrong? Speak up! How far? Huangfu Song waited anxiously, and shouted at the top of his throat.

"Three hundred and thirty-two steps!" Li Mingchu took a breath, calmed his mind, and roared.

"What? Three hundred and thirty-two steps? Mrs. Zheng, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao exclaimed in unison.

One step in the Song Dynasty is equivalent to one meter and five now, and three hundred and thirty-two steps are equivalent to one mile. A single crossbow that can shoot a mile away is absolutely unimaginable. Don't say that Mrs. Zheng was surprised, even Wu Ji himself was surprised, he didn't expect to shoot so far.

The range of one mile means that the enemy can be killed and wounded at a distance of one mile, and during the charge on this mile, the enemy must be covered by crossbow arrows, and the casualties will be very serious.

Ancient wars were mainly won in close proximity battles, not because the ancients did not know the importance of long-range strikes, but because there were not many weapons that could do this. The one who can do this is the crossbow, and the crossbow is a weapon that is unique in the world in ancient China. However, a crossbow requires several people to use, and a large crossbow needs dozens of people to use, which is too much of a force.

Despite this, its range is only about a mile, which is a huge improvement for a single crossbow.

"Come again! Again! Mrs. Zheng rejoiced.

A test launch is already gratifying. However, it will take several test launches before the final data is available. This time, Huangfu Songfei also rushed to the crossbow, grabbed it in his hand, and began to work.

A crossbow, it is impossible to have only one crossbow, that would be too wasteful of energy. This crossbow, there are three arrows, Huangfu Song opened the crossbow, put three crossbow arrows up, fierce start, three crossbow arrows let out a sharp whistling sound, straight forward. When he fell to the end of his strength, Li Mingchu hurriedly took people over to measure, but there was still not much difference.

A few people at a time, I at a time, the final measured distance is about three hundred and thirty steps. This was definitely great news, and everyone was overjoyed, all with red faces, talking about the benefits of this kind of crossbow.

"In the past, crossbows needed a few people, a dozen people, or even dozens of people to use, which was too much of a nest." Mrs. Zheng wrenched her fingers and began to compare the advantages and disadvantages of this crossbow with the previous crossbows: "This kind of crossbow, one for one person, one shot is three crossbow arrows at a time, if it is fired by five hundred people, it is 1,500 crossbow arrows, which will make Liao Gou suffer enough!" ”

"That's, that's!" Huangfu Song then calculated: "In the past, there were five or six arrows in the crossbow, and one shot was five or six arrows. However, with the same 500 crossbowmen, we can shoot 1,500 crossbows, while the previous crossbows, according to five people using one, each with six arrows, fired at a time, but 600 crossbow arrows, not even half of us. ”

Qi Dabao, who was excited, took over the conversation and said: "The only advantage of the crossbow in the past was that its crossbow arrows were very thick and heavy, and their lethality was amazing, and they could penetrate the human body, even the body of a horse. ”

"Yes! According to history, it is said that the Qin crossbow can shoot people and horses in the air. Zheng Tai nodded his head, and changed his words: "However, although that kind of crossbow has this advantage, it is too cumbersome, difficult to carry, and inconvenient to march. And our crossbow is light and easy to carry, just like a shooter's bow. Besides, you can also go into battle anytime and anywhere. The previous crossbow, when it was on the march, had to be dismantled, and when it was time to fight, it was very troublesome to put it back on. If you encounter an encounter and are caught off guard, you will not be able to exert your power at all. ”

"Humph!" Huangfu Song let out a series of smug snorts from his mouth: "Who would dare to fight an encounter with a crossbow like ours?" In this case, our crossbow arrows will fly all over the sky, allowing the Liao dog to walk around without eating. ”

The three of you said a word, and I said a word, and I told all the advantages and disadvantages of the current crossbow and the previous crossbow. In the past, crossbows were too bulky to carry, and once encountered, it was difficult to exert their power. At the moment, this kind of crossbow is different, and it can be put into battle anytime and anywhere.

The only downside is that it is not as lethal as the previous crossbow, but this can be compensated for by numbers. As long as there are enough of them, they can still kill the enemy.

In the past, the crossbow arrows were thick and heavy, and the lethality was amazing. The crossbow of the Tang Dynasty had a staggering weight of several hundred catties, which was used to bombard the city gate.

"Then test how many steps you can penetrate the heavy armor!" Wu Ji was also delighted and reminded the three of them.

The three of them immediately laughed: "Look at our fun, we even forgot about it." ”

The firing range is measured, and the distance through the heavy armor must be measured, which is also the data required by the battlefield command. You must know that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and you must seize every opportunity, even if it is a breathless fighter, you can't waste it.

Li Mingchu led the people, and kept moving the heavy armor back, and Wu Ji and them used crossbows and shot. After two hundred and fifty steps, it can only penetrate two heavy step armor, and after two hundred and eighty steps, it can only penetrate one heavy step human armor and shoot nearly two inches into the wood.

The lethality is on these two inches, this is shot into the wood, if it is shot on the flesh and blood, it will definitely be four or five inches, enough to give the enemy enough damage.

"Commander Wu Du, you can give it a name!" Mrs. Zheng looked at Wu Ji, her face full of excitement.

"Yes! Be sure to pick a good name! Huangfu Song and Qi Dabao immediately agreed.

"Well, let's call it the Broken Bow!" Wu Ji groaned slightly and gave the crossbow a name.

(To be continued)