Wei Ba then took Zhao Yun to board a small boat, passed through two heavily guarded fences, and came to the assembly workshop of the repeater car. Hearing that General Zhao wanted to see the repeater cart, the craftsmen who were busy hurriedly launched a repeater cart, loaded the arrows, and set up the arrow marquis. Two strong men stepped forward, quickly spinning the wooden wheel next to the crossbow cart, the sound of clucking strings kept ringing, and the sound of the clicking crossbow machine in place was endless, monotonous but extremely cheerful.

After the winding, the two strong men stepped aside and wiped the sweat with their arms. Wei Ba smiled and said to Zhao Yun, "Master, try your hand?" ”

Zhao Yun had been watching quietly, secretly calculating the time for the preparation of the crossbow cart, and after listening to Wei Ba's words at this moment, he couldn't help but itch, and stepped forward to pull the crossbow machine.

With a slight pull, the crossbow machine jumped, and there was a soft sound of "click", and a loose string sound came from the carriage, and a crossbow arrow flew out of the crossbow car and pounced on the arrow Hou fifty paces away. As soon as the first crossbow bolt flew out, the second crossbow arrow also flew out, and the sound of loose strings in the car was incessant, and in a moment, ten crossbow arrows flew out.

"Tuk Tuk!" A series of voices sounded, and ten crossbow arrows were nailed to the arrows one after another, and the rain of arrows was still trembling slightly.

"Ten arrows in one shot?" Zhao Yun gasped, surprised and delighted.

"This is a close-range crossbow machine, with a range of fifty paces and ten arrows at a time. Within 50 steps, the penetration rate of ordinary warriors is 50 percent, and within 20 steps, 100 percent. ”

"Since this is short-range, does that mean there is medium-range or long-range?"

"There are four categories, ultra-long-range at 1,000 steps, long-range at 500 steps, medium-range at 200 steps, plus short-range at 50 steps."

"A thousand steps?" Zhao Yun asked in surprise, "What kind of crossbow can be a thousand steps away?" ”

"A thousand steps is not a repeater, it's a single crossbow." Wei Ba smiled: "That's a sniper crossbow, specially prepared for the opponent's general." ”

Wei Ba said as he asked someone to push out a large ballista. Zhao Yun looked curiously at this giant crossbow that claimed to be able to shoot a thousand steps away. It was found that this crossbow had three crossbows, and the one placed in the crossbow trough was not an arrow, but a huge arrow that was similar to the iron spear used by ordinary soldiers. Nor are the feathers used on the arrows. Rather, it was a feathery piece of wood that was wide and long, almost a third the size of a giant arrow. On the head of the giant arrow, there is also a fist-sized clay pot running through it. I don't know what it's for.

The two strong men joined forces and pulled the wheel behind the ballista, clucking strings. The three giant crossbows were pulled apart and the crossbow machine was snapped on.

"What is the goal of joining the army?" The crossbowman asked.

"Master, what do you see?"

Zhao Yun looked into the distance and stretched out his hand: "Just target that tree." So big, it should be about the size of the command vehicle. ”

The crossbowman answered, holding out his fingers. He gestured in front of him, estimated the distance, and then crouched behind the ballista, adjusted his position, and looked through the bow on the plank in front of the ballista. After carefully aiming for a while, he got up and whispered, "Ignition!" ”

A soldier stepped forward with a torch in his hand, lit it on the clay pot, and a fire lit up. Only then did Zhao Yun realize that there was a thick rope at the mouth of the clay pot, which seemed to be dipped in oil, and it caught fire at one point.

As soon as the fire was lit, the crossbowman swung the wooden hammer vigorously and smashed it into the crossbow. There was a loud "buzz", and the ballista shook violently, shaking a puff of smoke and dust. In the smoke and dust, the giant arrow like an iron spear flew out with a roar, and disappeared into the distance in an instant. Zhao Yun looked into the distance, and saw the giant arrow cut through a flat arc in space and flew towards the big tree.

The tree did not move, and then a fire flashed and disappeared. The light of the fire could be seen from a thousand paces away, and if you looked closer, the fire was at least one person high.

Wei Ba was a little embarrassed, and glanced at the crossbowman, who was also flushed and uneasy.

Zhao Yun shrugged his eyebrows, raised his legs and walked towards the big tree. Wei Ba hurriedly followed, and Dunwu and more than a dozen other guards also followed. When he walked in front of him, he saw that the giant arrow was about ten steps away from the target tree, the arrow was deeply rooted in the soil, the clay pot was broken, and the oil in it spilled out, burning a large black spot on the ground, and he couldn't help but nod his head again and again.

"It's not easy to have such an accurate head a thousand steps away." Zhao Yun asked, "What kind of fire is this?" Can you burn people? ”

Wei Ba scratched his head, "It's hard to burn people to death with this fire alone, after all, the jar can't be too big, and the oil filled in it is limited." However, there is poison in the oil, and as long as there is a little stain on the wound, it will make him peel off his skin without dying. Of course, you have to shoot to be useful, and if you don't shoot, it's useless. ”

"A thousand steps away, the probability of an arrow hitting is too small." Zhao Yun pondered for a moment: "How many of these thousand-step giant crossbows are you going to equip me?" ”

"About ten."

"Ten." Zhao Yun smiled slightly: "If ten units are launched together, I estimate that more than seventy percent of them will hit." ”

Wei Ba looked at Zhao Yun, stunned for a moment, and then ecstatic. He was worried that the accuracy of this thousand-step giant crossbow was not high, although the error of ten steps beyond a thousand steps was already very good, but it was not enough to use it as a sniper crossbow after all. He was considering whether to use metal components instead of wooden ones to improve accuracy, but Zhao Yun thought of a way to make up for quality with quantity.

Obviously, in a short period of time, it is much easier to build the same ten wooden crossbows than ten metal crossbows.

Wei Ba half-truthfully boasted: "Master is reasonable, why didn't I think of this? ”

Zhao Yun laughed: "You are practicing boxing so hard that you are a little paranoid, forgetting that war is not a one-person war." On the battlefield, sharpshooters are rare, but under normal circumstances, sharpshooters cannot determine the outcome of a war, we still rely on the overall strength, number, range, and shooting echelon of crossbowmen, rather than the archery skills of a certain crossbowman. ”

Wei Ba nodded abruptly. As Zhao Yun said, he used a little too much force, only thinking about killing the enemy with one blow, but forgetting that there is a big difference between the battlefield and private fighting. In private combat, emphasis is placed on precision and suddenness, while on the battlefield more attention is paid to overall coordination, the use of comprehensive strength, and the ability of the commander.

"However, it's also a good thing to have such a weapon to help. Even if you can't shoot him, it's enough to scare him half to death. Zhao Yun pondered for a moment: "It's just that we don't have much time, do you have to wait any longer?" ”

"Can't wait." Wei Ba sighed: "All kinds of equipment will be loaded and shipped tonight." Fifteen thousand people in training. Master takes 10,000 people away, and you take the cavalry battalion with you. Just keep me 5,000 new soldiers. ”

"Five thousand? Not enough. ”

"It's okay, someone will come soon, even if I can't capture Chang'an, it's no problem to trap Xiahou Mao. Master has to face Cao Zhen's main force. There are too few people to do anything. ”

Zhao Yun didn't insist anymore. He also knew that he only had the remaining two thousand elite men on hand. 10,000 recruits, plus these 2,000 cavalry, a total of 14,000 people, if you want to block Cao Wei's reinforcements, it is really difficult. At present, Cao Zhen only has 20,000 elites, and he can still rely on the Yellow River to block it, and then Cao Wei's main force will continue to come. The pressure on him will also increase day by day.

"Then be careful."

"Don't worry, Master, I'll be fine." Wei Ba pointed to the workshops on both sides of Weishui: "Master, this is my confidence in guarding Guanzhong. As long as Cao Wei can't attack Chang'an within two months, we will win. ”

Zhao Yun looked at Wei Ba suspiciously, not too understanding. However, he also knew that these workshops were heavily guarded, and ordinary people could not enter them at all. Originally, he didn't quite understand that Weishenme Wei Ba would spend so much effort on these workshops, but after seeing the ballista and the thousand-step giant crossbow today, he somewhat understood Wei Ba's intentions. With the help of these sharp weapons, the chances of being able to survive Cao Wei's counterattack are one point greater.

"By the way, tomorrow morning, when you lead the army away, don't tear down the tent." Wei Ba suddenly thought about it, and hurriedly said: "I still want to use him to deceive Xiahou Mao, although I don't know how many more days I can deceive, but I can deceive for one more day, and it is also haode." ”

Zhao Yun laughed: "Okay, anyway, the weather is not cold, there is no problem with camping, maybe you can enjoy the moon and look at the astronomy, maybe you can see the celestial phenomena that are beneficial to my Han." ”

Wei Ba couldn't help laughing: "Master believes this? ”

"It's better to believe it than to believe it." Zhao Yun glanced at Wei Ba intentionally or unintentionally, and sighed: "Don't you know, how many times did you follow the first emperor to conquer the world, and you survived with those unpredictable celestial phenomena. You may not believe in such a thing as celestial phenomena, but there will definitely be people who will believe it. ”

Wei Ba was thoughtful.

……

Jianzhang Palace, fifty zhang high well dry upstairs, Xiahou Mao's face is as pale as soil.

When Wei Ba used a thunderbolt to smash the compound road connecting Jianzhang Palace and Weiyang Palace, Xiahou Mao happened to be in Jianzhang Palace, and the compound road was smashed, and he was also stranded in Jianzhang Palace and could not return to Weiyang Palace. Although it is possible to walk from the ground, it is only a little dangerous, but Xiahou Mao has already broken his guts, and he would rather shrink in Jianzhang Palace like a turtle than take a risk.

Wei Ba didn't know this, he sent someone to send the letter of persuasion written by Xiahou Hui to Weiyang Palace, but it was not delivered to Xiahou Mao at all, but to Jingzhao Taishou Yan Fei. Yan Fei read the letter of persuasion and wanted to burn it immediately, but Princess Qinghe heard that someone had entered the city, so she immediately sent someone to rescue Xiahou Hui's letter, and forced Yan Fei to rush to Jianzhang Palace with the letter and ask Xiahou Mao to decide.

At this moment, Yan Fei was standing behind Xiahou Mao, looking at the letter of persuasion trembling in Xiahou Mao's hand, and secretly regretted it. I knew that Xiahou Mao was so useless, so I should have ignored Princess Qinghe's request and burned the letter.

Obviously, Xiahou Mao's heart was moved, and he didn't want to live this kind of frightened life again.

"Governor, whether it is Weiyang Palace or Jianzhang Palace, they are not so easy to attack, although there are many people outside the city, how many real soldiers can they have?" Yan Fei persuaded without giving up: "There is still food in the palace, we can hold on for a while longer, and wait for reinforcements to arrive." ”

"You don't understand, you don't know how smart Wei Ba is." Xiahou Mao's head shook like a rattle, and his eyes were full of nervousness when he looked at the Shu army camp in the distance: "Have you ever seen a knight who can gallop on a horse in less than a month?" Many things that you think are impossible are not difficult for him, attacking Jianzhang Palace and Weiyang Palace may be difficult for you, but for him, it may be easy. ”

Yan Fei was speechless, he felt that Xiahou Mao was frightened by Wei Ba, in his mouth, Wei Ba seemed to be omnipotent. However, he was also a little strange about how Wei Ba allowed those cavalrymen who had just stepped on horseback for more than a month to start galloping and shooting, he had never seen a knight who had made such rapid progress for many years.

"Surrender, surrender, I can die here, but I can't let the princess die here." Xiahou Mao said babblingly.

Yan Fei was discouraged. He was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Dudu, you leave the people of Jianzhang Palace to me." ”

Xiahou Mao looked at him in a daze for a long time, and lowered his head in shame: "It's according to Wenlin's meaning." ”

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This is today's plus more, the current number of monthly votes today is 15, in the case of Tang Sanzang's classmates being red, I am only 6 votes behind him, and I was not too far away from him. So far, it seems that the addition is more effective than the single chapter, and Lao Zhuang is very pleased! Ask for a monthly pass for encouragement! (To be continued.) )