Chapter 13 The Best Bow

After coming to the Song Dynasty, what worried Wu Ji the most was not that he was poor, but that his body was too weak.

The body is the capital of the revolution, as long as there is a good body, Wu Ji believes that he will make everything better. Walking out of Wujiazhuang and coming to Guixin City, Wu Ji was even more emotional, and the extermination of the Liufeng thieves was a clear proof. If Wu Ji's health is good enough, it will be easier.

Therefore, Wu Ji is looking forward to becoming stronger all the time, not to mention that Kong Wu is powerful and his martial arts are strong, he only needs to be no different from ordinary people.

However, there has been no way to enter the door, so I can only bury this matter in my heart. Now, Huangfu Song has opened a vast world for him, and he can't help but be extremely excited.

"Commander Wu, your body and bones are too bad, your vitality is lost, if you want to reach the situation of ordinary people, you will have to suffer a lot." Huangfu Song reminded and said, "Shicai, you fainted, and you didn't feel the pain." ”

"No matter how bitter it is, I can bear it!" At this time, Wu Ji was in a good mood and his heart was high, not to mention enduring hardships, even if he went up the knife mountain and went down to the sea of fire, it was not a problem, he was too eager to become strong.

Since then, Wu Ji has been training under the guidance of Huangfu Song. In the first three days, Wu Ji couldn't finish ten laps, and he often fainted. When I woke up, I was soaked in a decoction and refreshed.

After three days, Wu Ji was able to run ten laps without fainting, and the pain came.

Huangfu Song first gave him a golden needle to pass the acupoint, saying that he was not full of vitality and needed the golden needle to pass the acupoint to stimulate his vitality, which would help him be strong.

This golden needle through the acupoint, it is really not human, every needle goes down, it is almost like a poisonous snake biting. Hundreds of golden needles pierced his body, and it felt like thousands of poisonous snakes gnawing, Wu Ji's cold sweat came out all over his body, shouting that he was killing.

"Almost! It's killing people with blunt knives! Huangfu Song happily admitted Wu Ji's accusation, and said that it was killing people with a blunt knife, and the pain was not death, and Wu Ji's suffering can be imagined.

After the golden needle passed through the acupoint, Huangfu Song sat behind Wu Ji, and his hands were not clapped on Wu Ji's body. With every slap, Wu Ji felt as if he had been smashed with a heavy hammer, and his body bones were about to fall apart. That beat was half an hour smaller, Wu Ji was like dismantling the skeleton, reorganizing, and tortured him for half an hour, so painful that he couldn't even scream.

The only good thing is that every time Huangfu Song slaps, a stream of heat enters Wu Ji's body, making him feel angry.

When the beating was finished, Huangfu Song was sweating profusely, his whole body was soaked, as if he was carrying a mountain, and he was very tired.

The next thing is to soak in the soup, soaking in the hot soup, it is very comfortable, and the fatigue gradually disappears. Huangfu Song even passed on a set of guidance techniques to Wu Ji, asking Wu Ji to practice well, saying that it would be good for him.

The art of guidance, which we call qigong in modern times, is a treasure of China, and Wu Ji will not. After being taught by Huangfu Song, he cultivated with his heart, made rapid progress, and his body became stronger and stronger.

Ten days later, Wu Ji was able to run 15 laps, feeling stronger and stronger, and couldn't help but be very happy.

"As long as you take a little time, you will be a normal person again!" Wu Ji is full of confidence.

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Wu's military industry, Wu Ji got into it headlong and greeted Yang Xiuxiu.

Today's Yang Xiuxiu is no longer the same vegetable, malnourished, underdeveloped, and her face is too much better, her eyes are smart, and her delicate body is well developed. The chest, which was originally flat and could run a tank, finally has some sharp curves. Although it is not much, there is still a big gap with the towering realm of the twin peaks, as long as she is given a few more years, I believe she will be a normal girl, curvy.

"Wu Lang, you're back! Ah, Wu Lang, you have changed again, you have become stronger! The face is much better! Yang Xiuxiu looked at Wu Ji all the time, she was very surprised, and her eyes narrowed together with a smile.

Wu Ji is her God, Wu Ji is getting more and more of a normal person's body, this is a great joy for her, she is excited, this is what she wants to see the most.

Wu Ji was also relieved by this, and said with a smile: "Look, you Wu Lang is so violent!" A mischievous wink and a bodybuilding move.

"Gege!" Yang Xiuxiu laughed, like a silver bell, very beautiful: "Wu Lang, what is the use of the raw materials you asked me to buy?" Oh, what is this fish fat doing? ”

"It's for bows."

Wu Ji explained to her with a smile: "There is an urgent need for bows in the army. In fact, the army not only needs a bow, but also swords, guns, bows, arrows, and armor, but this bow is the most urgent. Without a bow, you can't train, so you have to do it first. Controlled by knives and guns, you can postpone the point, and wait for the bow and arrow to be almost done, and then you can do it again. ”

"Make a bow? Can fish fat also make a bow? Yang Xiuxiu was a little incredulous.

"Of course! To make a good bow, you have to use fish fat. Wu Ji came to a pile of raw materials, and took a closer look, there are glue, horns, and fine wood, all of which are the best materials for making bows: "If you want to do it, you must make the best bow!" ”

"I'll teach you how to boil fish gelatin first." Wu Ji looked at the fish fat piled up like a hill, exuding a strong fishy smell.

"Fish gelatin? What is fish gelatin? Yang Xiuxiu has only heard of animal glue such as deer glue, donkey glue, and horse glue, but she has never heard of fish glue, she is very surprised, her pretty eyes are flickering, and she is cute.

"Fish gelatin is the glue made from fish fat." Wu Ji knew that she didn't understand, so he had to explain to him in detail: "Deer glue, horse glue, and donkey glue are all good materials for making bows." However, the best material for bows is fish gelatin. I'll teach you how to boil it. ”

Wu Ji asked Wu Qing to call a few people, cleaned a cauldron, and lit a fire. After cleaning the fish fat, put it in a pot and boil until it boils, and then add a small amount of lime, and a gelatinous substance will appear in the pot, which is fish gelatin.

The next thing is to filter and concentrate. The process of thickening is a process of cooking, through heating, so that the water evaporates, and the obtained is fish gelatin.

The whole process is not difficult, nor cumbersome, but it takes a long time and takes a long time to complete.

Looking at the fish gelatin, Wu Qing looked confused: "Ji'er, do you know how to do Taoism?" Did you get glue out of the fish fat? ”

"Taoism?" Wu Ji is a little funny, if you knew that there is a discipline called chemistry in modern times, what would you think? replied with a smile: "Third uncle, this fish glue is the same as deer glue, horse glue, and donkey glue, and you can boil it out." With fish gelatin, I can make the best bow! ”

Later generations proved that of all the glues, fish gelatin was the first choice for making the best bows. At that time, the glue used in bow making was animal glue such as deer glue, horse glue, and donkey glue. If Wu Ji uses fish glue to make a bow, he will definitely be able to make the best bow.

"How is this going to be done?" Yang Xiuxiu also came to strength, rolled up her sleeves, revealing two white jade-like wrists.

"It's not difficult, I'll teach you. Call the craftsman first. Wu Ji commanded, and Wu Qing hurriedly went to call someone.

After these people arrived, Wu Ji began to teach them how to make bows. Bow making is inevitably an important classification of Wu's military industry, and a group of bow masters are needed, one is to recruit some, and the other is to cultivate themselves.

Wu Ji had studied the bows of the Song Dynasty, but he was not satisfied, and he wanted to improve them. The main improvements are: First, the horn, the horn is the best buffalo horn. This is the north, buffalo horns are rare, and can only be replaced by sheep's horns. With sheep's horns, unable to make the best bow, Wu Ji decided to use buffalo horns.

The second is the glue used, which is fish glue, not animal glue.

This is the north, fish fat is somewhat rare, fish gelatin is more expensive, and it is not easy to obtain. This is difficult for Wu Ji, only need to use fish glue in the most important load-bearing place, and animal glue for the rest of the parts, which not only achieves the purpose of improving the quality of the bow, but also does not increase the cost too much.

The third area for improvement is the addition of bows. The bow can enhance the momentum of the bowstring, that is, reduce the force that needs to be pulled by the string, so that the arrows fired by the bow are more lethal.

The bow is a method that was not used in ancient Chinese bows, and if there were bows, Wu Ji's bow would be very popular.