Chen Song returned to the boat and did not see Guo Xu. When I asked, I found out that he had accompanied the soldier to pull the fiber.

When Guo Xu was found on the shore, he was bowing his head in the ranks of soldiers.

In the past, the fiber pulling team was always laughing and noisy, and the meat jokes and small songs of the soldiers were constant. But what Chen Song saw today was a team of wooden stakes without branches and leaves moving, no birds, no insects, and no wind.

On the north shore, as a human vegetable worm has ceased to exist zài, only a set of skeletons nailed to the cross of the carriage. The carriage was covered with human heads that were beginning to rot. The Xianbei sent a soldier to follow the carriage and struck a gong every once in a while.

The wind brought the sound of gongs from the north shore, and the suffocating smell. Chen Song had the illusion that the smell was from the gong. He suspected that this delusion would follow him for the rest of his life.

He found Guo Xu, took off the rope from his shoulder, and put it on his shoulder, Guo Xu did not refuse, but immediately freed a soldier next to him, grabbed the rope and walked beside Chen Song.

The two walked side by side for a while, but there was no sound, and finally Guo Xu spoke first:

"When will the lieutenant reinstate you?"

Chen Song answered the question:

"Do you know who shot the chopper?"

Not only Guo Xu, but all the soldiers around pricked up their ears. Yesterday's sharpshooter, I don't know how much sin I made the rookie suffer less.

"It's Ding Yi."

In the past, everyone didn't like Ding Yi, but he first interceded for Chen Song, and now he helped Caiworm in this way. Guo Xu really wanted to hug this person immediately.

"Ding Yi's family has been a hunter for generations, and he is a good hand at archery. But yesterday he shot not an ordinary arrow, but a short lance. ”

Guo Xu opened his mouth wide:

"Short lance? What kind of bow did he shoot? ”

"Ding Yi's ancestor is a barbarian clan in Nanzhong. After Zhuge Liang captured Meng and won the middle of the Pingnan, he selected 10,000 crossbowmen there, and his ancestor arrived in Shu at that time. Zhuge Liang has only one Yizhou in his hands, and he can fight against Cao Wei for so many years without defeat, except for his old man's wisdom, mainly because the crossbow soldiers are very strong, and the cavalry in the north can't get close. This time, Ding Yi brought three sets of his family's ancestral strong crossbows. This kind of crossbow is called 'thunderbolt car', which is erected on a small cart, and cannot be pulled directly by pulling the string, but must be shaken open by a small wheel, and the arrow can fly out more than 500 steps with a pull of the hanging knife. That's what he used yesterday. ”

The surrounding soldiers let out a tsk in unison. It can shoot more than 500 steps, what a lot of power! Thinking about the loud noise I heard yesterday, it's no wonder that this crossbow is called "Thunderbolt".

"The lieutenant asked me to see it today, and he said that although this "thunderbolt" was strong, it was too slow. It takes a long time to shoot out one sprig and then install another sprig. The captain said that if there were a lot of them, they would be lined up in several rows, put them in front and put them in the back, and they would be able to keep up. But if the number is small, before you can install it, the cavalry will rush to you. ”

A terrible scene came to Guo Xu's mind: in the sound of "thunderclap", thick and long arrows flew in the Xianbei pile, and the knight was pushed off the saddle by a strong force, but the rest of the people ran wildly with red eyes and angry horses, rushing towards the Jin soldiers who were hurriedly shaking their wheels and loading arrows, and the "thunderbolt" was trampled over in a blink of an eye, and the scimitar flew in the flesh and blood

Chen Song seemed to see through his thoughts:

"At the time of this expedition, this kind of crossbow was still being made in Jingkou, and the number was too small. If you start work on the spot on the ship, there are not enough craftsmen and the materials are not complete. ”

The soldiers were silent, but the frustration was almost palpable.

Chen Song looked at Guo Xu sideways, quietly waiting for his reaction. Ay! This lovely blacksmith brother is honestly like a hammer in his hand. I have been the leader of the team, and I can't hear the sound outside the strings.

But

Hammers also have a time when they bloom.

Guo Xu was originally immersed in pulling fibers, but suddenly stood up at this moment. He turned his head and looked at Chen Song with a frown:

"You mean?"

Chen Song didn't make a sound, and encouraged him to think about it with his eyes.

A hint of surprise flashed in Guo Xu's originally angry eyes:

"You mean the Captain wants to fight Suotou?"

Chen Song still didn't make a sound. Guo Xu simply threw the rope and walked out of the team, and Chen Song followed.

"Are you saying that the Captain wants to fight with the rope head, but is worried that the bow and crossbow are not strong enough to restrain their cavalry?"

A long-lost smile crossed Chen Song's face. This blacksmith brother has finally opened his mind:

"Lieutenant let us think about it, and the day after tomorrow morning, convene the officers above the team leader to discuss a way to teach the head a lesson!"

Guo Xu stomped his foot, looked up at the sky, and turned to look at the skeleton of the vegetable worm on the slowly moving carriage on the other side of the river.

Brothers! You bear with it.