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Hearing this Yang San's words, Chen Fei was really speechless. In ancient times, the production of weapons was often based on high quality and high quantity. However, this has created a cost-effectiveness problem, which is often very different. It is not necessary to have a bow and crossbow that takes two years to make, and most of them can be lost in less than three battles. Although they were guaranteed to fire five or six hundred arrows without changing their shape, according to the situation of the vast majority of crossbowmen in ancient times, the strength of one crossbowman to pull the bow and crossbow at a time was only twenty arrows. That is, a crossbowman in the vast majority of cases can fire twenty times in one battle, which is not bad. As for those who have a lot of strength, that's another story. And according to the situation that going to the battlefield three times means that it will be abolished, that is, the life of a hundred arrows is actually enough.

Of course, the bows and crossbows used by those generals can be counted separately, the generals have great strength, and their bows and crossbows are to be used as heirlooms, which can be made separately. However, the bows and crossbows of ordinary soldiers, according to Chen Fei's understanding, do not need to be of such high quality. Weapons for ordinary soldiers are cheap, flexible, and can be used on the battlefield. On the contrary, the quality is just right, and it does not necessarily need to be made as if it is "1,000 years of incorruptible" quality. If every weapon is of good quality, it will end up being a lot of waste.

"Think about it, if we used two-tenths of the original cost to make a bow, we would be able to shoot a hundred arrows at a time without deforming. If you multiply this number by five times, then the final number of arrows that can be shot is still more than 500 rounds, and there is actually no difference here. Chen Fei said.

Yang San immediately retorted: "But this is only lifespan, and the range and accuracy are not so high." ”

"Nonsense, although the quality of this bow and crossbow is a little worse, but he can make more people use it. Originally, the quality of the bow and crossbow was better. However, it can be used by one person. And now, for the same cost, we can produce five bows and crossbows, which is equivalent to being able to use five soldiers, so doesn't this make our firepower fierce enough? Originally, one arrow is now equivalent to shooting five arrows at one time, so who do you say made it? Chen Fei asked.

"But you can't shoot like this!" Yang San said.

But Chen Fei immediately retorted: "You must know that in this world, firepower is king, not accurate shooting." As long as the quasi-head is relatively good, what we really need to do is firepower, which can output the most firepower in the shortest time. In this way, the enemy will be suppressed. Once the enemy is suppressed, the entire battlefield will be our home turf. ”

Chen Fei knows very well that in fact, judging from the trend of history, the ability to output firepower is the best weapon for an army. Why did all kinds of automatic weapons become popular in later generations, and automatic weapons were far less accurate than those single-shot rifles of decades ago, but in the end automatic weapons ruled the battlefield. This reason is actually that if the fire is fierce, it can completely suppress the enemy, and the enemy will not be able to counterattack even if he hits accurately. So the battlefield is actually a place where firepower is king. This has been tested by later generations, and the density of firepower is the core of warfare. Instead of relying on some people who shoot accurately, to change the situation on the battlefield. And the reason why Chen Fei invented the method of three-fold shooting was to increase the density of firepower, and didn't the Qin Dynasty also rely on the density of firepower to defeat the nomads?

As for those snipers who shoot accurately, although they also have their uses. But their use is definitely not a frontal battlefield. That's why Chen Fei persuaded this Yang San to appropriately reduce the quality of the bow and crossbow, and then exchange for the advantage of the number of bows and crossbows, so that the firepower on the battlefield would be more fierce. As for the problem of quality reduction, this one is not a concern. Because the actual lifespan of a bow and crossbow does not reach that long. If it is for an impossible service life, then this is not necessary.

"But......" Yang San wanted to say something, but was immediately stopped by Chen Fei.

"Yang San. A weapon worth 10 million dollars may be able to change the outcome of a battle. But 10 million weapons that have always been money, what can change the outcome of a war. Although they all cost 10 million yuan, which one do you think is more valuable? Quantitative superiority can outweigh qualitative superiority to a certain extent, but they are in the same generation. Although you make bows and crossbows to the highest standards, you are not a generation ahead of them, so the numerical superiority of others can still prevail over your qualitative superiority. Chen Fei said.

Chen Fei's meaning is obvious, that is, everyone is the army in the ancient era of cold weapons, and there is no generation difference in weapons between the two sides. This generation difference is not obvious, so the advantage of quantity can completely overwhelm the advantage of quality. Unless one side can evolve to the age of firearms, then of course no matter how good a cold weapon is, it is useless. However, in terms of the cost-effectiveness ratio of this era, there is no need for such a good quality bow and crossbow at all.

"Okay, I'll write a note after a while, and then give it to Li Jingshangshu and the emperor. I'll explain to them that this crossbow doesn't really need a lot of fine work, it's a waste! Chen Fei said.

"Alright then!" Yang San said.

Seeing Yang San's appearance, Chen Fei felt that Yang San didn't fully listen, or that he didn't dare to change the production mode without authorization. However, Chen Fei can be sure that his method is right. In the era of cold weapons, the quantity of weapons is more important than the quality of weapons, and the era of cold weapons is actually the era of competition for quantity. So of course, Chen Fei has to start with quantity.

Of course, Chen Fei will not refuse to make those exquisite bows and crossbows, which are used by sharpshooters and generals. As for ordinary soldiers, that is, the use of cheap, more suitable weapons of good quality, which can save the country a lot of unnecessary costs. After all, once the war comes, the cost of producing weapons and the speed of production are decisive. And if you follow the method of excellence in the past, the spirit is good, but in case of a big war, the survival of weapons declines rapidly, and it takes several years to successfully make a bow and crossbow, it is obviously impossible to keep up with the battlefield. Therefore, to be able to produce continuously, this is the core. As for the spirit of excellence, it can only wait until the age of firearms, and this era of cold weapons is still the advantage of quantity. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)