Early the next morning, Xiang Zhuang came to the baggage camp again.

The bus didn't sleep all night, and finally polished the ten short arrows of about eight inches (18cm) long and two minutes square (6mm) of the crossbow, Xiang Zhuang looked at it, this kind of iron arrow is a bit like an elongated version of the coffin nail, four-edged, but there is no nail cap, and the whole body is the same thickness, and there is an arrow about two inches long at the top, which has been opened.

Looking at the sample crossbow of the bus car, the crossbow machine, arrow box, and hinge are all made of poplar wood.

However, in order to increase the range, the crossbow arm is modified from the waist crossbow, of course, limited by the arrow box and hinge, the crossbow arm of the waist crossbow cannot be fully opened, so it must not be compared with the original waist crossbow in terms of range, and because the iron arrow has no tail feathers, the stability in flight is insufficient, and the effective range is shortened.

After less than a while, Wei Yi, Wu She, Huan Chu, and Ji Bu also arrived.

The bus cart loaded the ten iron arrows into the arrow box one by one, first fastened the cover, and then twisted the arrow box to tighten the crossbow machine again, and then said to Xiang Zhuang with some excitement: "General, let's start?" ”

The public lost car was a little excited, although the sample crossbow had already been installed, but he really hadn't tried firing it.

Xiang Zhuang turned around and beckoned, and a personal soldier had already erected a human-shaped wooden plank ten steps away.

The bus car immediately raised the crossbow, aimed at the humanoid plank is an arrow, right in the abdomen of the humanoid plank, under the gaze of Huan Chu, Ji Bu and others, the bus car continued to twist the arrow box, less than half a cup of tea to shoot ten arrows, ten arrows, all hit the humanoid plank, and shot through the nearly two-inch thick plank.

The performance is not bad, at least within ten steps (14 meters), you can shoot through the infantry shield!

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand again, and a personal soldier had already stepped forward to pick up the iron arrow, and then placed the human-shaped plank twenty steps (28 meters) away.

The bus reloaded the iron arrows, tightened the crossbow machine again, and then fired ten arrows in one breath, but this time, only eight of the ten arrows hit, and two of the arrows missed the target, but the penetration performance was good, almost the same as ten steps, that is, within twenty paces, it could also shoot through the infantry shield.

When the distance was increased to thirty paces (42 meters), the performance of the repeater was obviously not good, only four of the ten arrows hit, three missed the target, and three arrows actually rolled in the air and hit the humanoid plank horizontally, and the four iron arrows that hit the target did not penetrate the humanoid plank, and were replaced by a half-inch thick plank to barely shoot through.

That is, when the distance is increased to thirty paces, the lethality of the repeater decreases significantly.

This repeater is obviously not up to standard, and the effective range that Xiang Zhuang needs is at least forty steps, that is, fifty meters!

The public transport car said to Xiang Zhuang with some shame: "General, this is just a temporary sample crossbow, if the crossbow machine is replaced with bronze casting, the accuracy should be improved, and because these two crossbow arms are moved from the waist crossbow, the effect is not very good, I believe that after improvement, the penetration will increase." ”

Xiang Zhuang asked, "How long does it take to improve this repeater?" ”

"This ......," the bus muttered for a moment, and replied, "at least half a month, maybe longer." ”

"Okay, then you can improve slowly." Xiang Zhuang encouraged the public to lose a few words as usual, but he was a little deflated in his heart, it seems that it is impossible to equip the Chu army with a repeater before leaving the Hetao, but this is also reasonable, if the crossbow is so easy to make, the Hu people have already copied it in large quantities, and the crossbow is not easy to make, let alone the crossbow?

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Ying Zhen came to the Chu army camp again.

Before leaving yesterday, Ying Zhen made an appointment with Wei Yue to learn to ride a horse today, in fact, Ying Zhen would have been able to ride a horse, but her riding skills were not very good, she actually just wanted to find an excuse to get close to Wei Yue.

When Ying Zhen arrived, Wei Yue had already led the rouge horse and waited outside the gate.

Qin Yu and Baili Yishui were also there, seeing Ying Zhen, Bai Li Yishui greeted her with a smile, she and Ying Zhen have known each other for a long time, and their friendship has always been excellent, but Qin Yu always felt that Ying Zhen's eyebrows were faintly angry, if it weren't for his own identity, Qin Yu really wanted to persuade Wei Yue to stay away from Ying Zhen as much as possible.

Seeing the rouge horse, Ying Zhen couldn't help but praise: "Sister Wuyang, this rouge horse is really a miracle horse." ”

Wei Yue smiled, she was still very satisfied with the rouge horse she had kissed, and the Baili Yishui next to her was even more like a cheerful lark, and said: "Sister Princess, you don't know, Madame's rouge horse is one of the best in the world, and it can run so fast that even the general's black horse can't catch up." ”,

"Really?" Ying Zhen couldn't help but say, "General Meng also has a BMW, but I don't know who can run faster?" ”

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot that Brother Meng also has a BMW, so find a chance to race horses and see who can run the fastest." Baili Yishui nodded again and again and proposed to Wei Yue.

Ying Zhen also looked at Wei Yue with expectant eyes

"Horse racing, let's talk about it later." Wei Yue shook his head lightly.

Ying Zhen was a little disappointed, could it be that Xiang Zhuang had already told Wei Yue something last night?

Ying Zhen's guess was quickly confirmed, and when he led the horse out of the gate, Wei Yue suddenly came up and whispered: "Sister Shiman, the little sister mentioned it to the general last night, but unfortunately the general didn't agree, I'm really sorry, the general said that the road back to Jiangdong from Jiuyuan is too far, and it can't take 30,000 old and young women and children to march." ”

Ying Zhen sighed softly, but her eyes suddenly flickered......

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Xiang Zhuang had nothing to do, and came to the big school field for junior high school training.

It is said that it is a school field, but in fact, it is just a few hundred acres of grassland enclosed with wooden stakes.

On the colonel's field, Gao Chu's 5,000 pro-army troops were divided into 24 divisions, and they were training riding under the leadership of 24 veterans.

In the sound of hurried horses' hooves, Gao Chu rode a jujube red horse from the queue of more than 200 veterans galloped past, suddenly, Gao Chu pulled the bow and arrows, in the high-speed running of the war horse, at the human-shaped grass target fifty steps away is an instigated arrow, right in the throat, the more than 200 veterans in the queue immediately cheered like a tsunami.

Gao Chu turned around and raised the iron-tired bow again, and the cheers of the veterans suddenly stopped.

There are 5,000 pro-army, veterans who have experienced a hundred battles and died for the rest of their lives, there are 3,000 veterans, these veterans, except for Xiang Zhuang, can still be suppressed at the beginning of the high school, and others are afraid that even if Huan Chu and Ji Bu come, I am afraid it will not be enough.

When Gao Chu was about to give a few words, the veterans in the queue suddenly showed fanatical colors.

When Gao Chu looked back in a hurry, he saw that Xiang Zhuang had already galloped into the school field on a black horse.

At that moment, Gao Chu hurriedly stepped forward, arched his hand on horseback, and said, "See the general." ”

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and frowned: "Gao Chu, so many people train together, can the effect work?" ”

Gao Chu sighed and said helplessly: "General, too many people train together, the effect is really not good, but there is no way, there are not many people in the army who can ride horses, and even fewer who are good at riding." After that, Gao Chu turned around and pointed to a few captains who were training in the distance, and said with a wry smile, "Let's just say that few of them can ride and shoot." ”

Xiang Zhuang frowned, this is indeed a big problem.

Even the head of the sect can't ride and shoot, so how good can the soldiers who teach it be?

Xiang Zhuang's eyes involuntarily looked up at the outline of Jiuyuan City in the distance, there were a large number of old Qin soldiers who were good at riding and shooting in Jiuyuan City, but the problem was that Meng Yan was unwilling to return to Chu.

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Jiuyuan City, the general's line.

Meng Yan was pacing back and forth in the hall, his face full of worry.

Since the arrival of the Chu army, the rhythm of life of the old Qin people has been seriously disrupted, until now, Meng Yan has not been able to define the relationship between the old Qin people of Jiuyuan and the Chu army, so Meng Yan has never dared to let the old Qin people in the city return to the various settlements outside the city, but it is obviously not a matter for the old Qin people to hide in the city like this.

It's definitely not okay to sit and eat empty, and no matter how much savings there are in the city, it can't hold it.

When Meng Yan was sighing for a long time, suddenly a personal soldier came in and reported: "General, the princess asks to see you." ”

"Princess?" Meng Zhen was stunned, and immediately hurried to the gate and welcomed Ying Zhen into the line.

After entering the hall, without waiting for the great salute of the martyrs, Ying Zhen waved his hand and said indifferently: "The general doesn't have to be polite, there is something important to discuss with the general in the palace today, so the general should also take a seat." ”

Meng Yan arched his hand and said solemnly: "It's good for the last general to stand." ”

Ying Zhen bowed her head lightly and said in a low voice: "This palace has already inquired, I am afraid that the Chu army will not leave Jiuyuan in a short time, General Meng, have you ever thought about what we old Qin people should do next?" More than 30,000 old and young women and children are always hiding in the city, but I am afraid that it is not a long-term solution. ”,

Meng Yan sighed and said worriedly: "The last general is also worried about this matter." ”

Ying Zhen hesitated, and finally said: "General Meng, it's better to give Jiuyuan City to the Chu army, and our old Qin people will migrate to Linhe City in the west." ”

"Huh?" Meng Yan changed slightly, "Give up Jiuyuan City?" ”

"How?" Ying Zhen said lightly, "General Meng thinks it's inappropriate? ”

"Uh, no, of course not." Meng Yan sighed, "Then let's get out of Jiuyuan City." ”

To be honest, it is not a bad way to give up Jiuyuan City, because Meng Yan knows that the Chu army is not as good as the Hu people, but the Chu army has a large number of ladders, wells and siege vehicles, if the Chu army storms Jiuyuan, only the old Qin people in Jiuyuan City will definitely not be able to defend it, so it is a wise move to take the initiative to give up Jiuyuan.

Moreover, it is impossible for the Chu army to stay in Jiuyuan for a long time, they still have to leave after all, and when the Chu army leaves Jiuyuan, it is not too late for the old Qin people to return to Jiuyuan.

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