Chapter 181: Repeater Chariot

"A repeater chariot?" Higg and the others were even more surprised, waiting for Noah to explain.

Noah said: "Teacher Higg, I found that the ballistae used in our army are all *, although the range is very long, the power is very great, and the accuracy is also very good, but they are all fired with a single gun, and it takes a long time from loading * to launching; The crossbowman's crossbow fires arrows, from loading to launching, the speed is fast, but the range is too close to pose too much deterrence to long-distance targets! Now the ballista and the bow crossbow have a lot of room for transformation, you can combine the ballista and the bow crossbow, so that part of the modified ballista is used to fire arrows, so as to ensure the ultra-long range, and ensure the speed of the launch! ”

"Shoot arrows from a modified ballista?" Shante shook his head and wondered, "Even if the range is long, but the power is too small, if the opponent's shield soldiers are set up in front of their catapult phalanx, how can the arrows break through?" ”

Noah continued: "Let me talk about the transformation of the bow first, now the bow used by the crossbowman can be improved, and it can be fired continuously without reloading!" ”

"No reloading, continuous firing?" Higg was even more surprised, looking at everyone and confused!

Noah said, "Not only will the remodeled bow be able to reload automatically after firing, but the process of firing is the process of winding the next time!" Why don't we mount a special magazine on the crossbow and push the arrows in the box directly onto the string through a specific device after each arrow is fired? ”

"The arrows in the special quiver are automatically pushed onto the bowstring by a special device!" Altai muttered, "So, if one magazine holds twenty arrows, wait until the crossbowman has finished firing continuously, and then replace the empty magazine with a magazine full of arrows, that is, shoot twenty arrows, and only need to load it once?" ”

Shante was still puzzled: "But, even if you say that the automatic loading is simple, how can you wind it automatically?" ”

Noah smiled: "Of course it's not a bow crossbow in the traditional sense, it's a modified double-stringed crossbow, when the firing device is pulled, one string is fired, and the other is wound!" But this changed the way the crossbowman shoots, and the current bow and crossbow can easily complete the launch by pulling the trigger, but the transformed bow and crossbow is not as simple as pulling the trigger, but the trigger is bracketed, so that the first string fires the arrow, and the second string is stretched and wound, so it will be a little laborious, and it needs to be operated with both hands to fire! ”

"Shoot while winding?" Higg grabbed Noah's shoulders with both hands and asked, "Noah! You've already modified your crossbow, right? Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

Noah shook his head and said, "I haven't made a bow and crossbow like this, but when I saw the recruits training, I found that there are too many problems with the bow and crossbow now!" I just had the idea of simply drawing some drawings, and I didn't have time to ask Master Altai yet, so I didn't actually do it! How did I know that this kind of thing would be useful? ”

"Where's the drawing?" Altai shouted angrily.

Noah took out a few drawings from his body and said timidly, "I just had this idea and simply drew a few sketches!" ”

Altai rolled it up like a frenzy, and then immediately spread it on the ground, and studied it without saying a word.

Although Noah himself was trembling and didn't know if his plan could enter his old eyes, Higg and Lan Xian'er on the side cast approving and affirmative glances, and seemed to be full of confidence in Noah, which made Noah a little calmer!

Higg and Blue Fairy are worried about Altai, this crazy old man, extremely excited, and even has a history of madness, if Noah's plan can really exceed Altai's own imagination, it is difficult to say whether this old man will be difficult to accept to go crazy again.

"Hahaha!" Altai let out a hearty laugh as he watched, which made Higg secretly frightened. But then Altai laughed out loud again: "Wonderful, wonderful! Worthy of being my good apprentice! This kind of transformed repeater is indeed a killing weapon! How could I not have thought of such a simple truth? ”

"Is it really that powerful?" Shante wondered, "Can you fire twenty arrows in a row before changing the arrow magazine?" ”

Even Hig and Blue Fairy stared at Altai questioningly.

"Even better, the repeater chariot!" Altai ignored the crowd and continued to laugh and said, "There are two types of repeater chariots, one is a single-shot repeater and the other is a multi-shot repeater, each with different functions. The single-shot repeater is actually an enlarged version of the single-arm repeater, with thicker arrows and even javelins; The Multi-Shot Repeater is a single shot of three to five strong arrows, which can be automatically loaded and fired continuously, hahaha! ”

"Teacher, is this diagram really useful?" Noah asked nonoly.

Altai continued to laugh and said: "The most important thing is that the repeater chariot is simple and convenient to operate, without the use of livestock, and the winding can be quickly completed through the machine bracket device, and a repeater chariot can be operated by four or five people!" Hahaha! ”

Higg smiled and said, "Crazy old man, tell me directly, how soon will you be able to build me a batch of repeater chariots?" As you can see, I urgently need these vehicles to go to war right now! ”

"One month, you give me a month, I'll build you fifty repeater chariots, as for what you kid is used for, I don't care!" Altai laughed.

"A month?" Shan was in a hurry and said, "Master Altai, I can't hold out here for a few days!" Let's not say that your repeater chariot works or not, even if you can retreat from the enemy, it will only be made in a month, and my fortress will be long gone! ”

"What, you dare to question the strength of the repeater chariot!" Altai said angrily, "General Shante, I can't control you using the works of me and my apprentices to kill people, but if you dare to question the ability of the repeater chariot, I am not willing to make it for you!" After speaking, he angrily took the drawings and threw his sleeves downstairs in the city.

Shante was embarrassed and looked at Higg and Blue Fairy.

Higg smiled and said to Shante: "You don't know the temper of this crazy old man, you can do anything to him, you just can't doubt what he made!" General Shante, I need you to hold on to the fortress for ten days, and let the opponent's heavy trebuchets slowly get close to the attack range of the ballista, but not to within one hundred and fifty meters. ”

"Ten days? I had a hard time holding on for three days! Shante said in embarrassment, "Now I am passively beaten every day, although the casualties are not very large, but the morale of the soldiers and officers is low, and it is difficult to say which day it will be lost!" ”

"Humph!" Higg snorted coldly, "This little difficulty can scare our big leader? Are you still some kind of queen's guard battalion? I don't care what method you use, give me ten days, otherwise the military law will be ruthless! Tell all the officers and soldiers that I, Marshal Higg, promise that in ten days there will be 100,000 reinforcements arriving! ”

"You just believe that the old man's repeater chariot will be able to defeat the enemy?" Shante asked.

"We don't believe in repeater chariots, but we believe in Altai and Noah!" Lan Xian'er smiled and said, "Hehe, the crossbow chariot is indeed a clever work!" ”

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"Fifty repeater chariots in ten days? No way! Altai said menacingly, "General Shante has no brains, don't you have brains either?" Not to mention that the materials required for this kind of vehicle are extremely demanding, and even if this kind of repeater tank can be manufactured, it will have to go through many tests of accuracy and operability before it can actually be put into use. I said that a month is short enough, and whoever can make fifty repeater chariots in ten days, I Altai worship him as a teacher! ”

Higg said: "I did not question the master's ability, and I also knew that ten days was difficult for a strong man. We don't have time to test accuracy and operability, so we will test the Arad coalition forces outside the fortress. In addition, I will transfer all the 500 dwarven craftsmen here and organize production immediately! ”

"Raw materials? Do you know what is the most critical material for making such a repeater chariot? Altai said, "Wood and iron and stone are easy to say, but the bowstring of the repeater chariot is not a substitute for an ordinary bowstring!" ”

"What kind of material do you need for a bowstring?" Higg asked.

"The best animal tendons, the worst ones have to be the best cow tendons and deer tendons." Altai said, "Even if you kill cattle and deer now, you will have to go through several processes to make the city bowstring to get the cow tendon and deer tendon, boy, you think too simply!" ”

Lan Xian'er said, "Master, that is to say, if the raw materials of the bowstring are sufficient, coupled with the help of the dwarven craftsmen, the master will definitely be able to make fifty repeater chariots within ten days?" ”

Altai gritted his teeth and said, "Madam, if there is a bowstring, even if I, Altai, fight for my life, I will make ten repeater chariots for you in ten days!" ”

"Okay, three days, you give me three days!" Lan Xian'er said, "In three days, I'll find you a bowstring that can make fifty repeater chariots!" ”

"Blue Fairy!" Higg wondered, "Where did you find so many bowstrings?" ”

Lan Xian'er said with a smile: "I'm going back to dismantle the collections of those nobles and rich people, I believe that their bows are useless, but they are definitely good materials, and they are simply a tyrannical thing to put there!" You don't have to worry about this, you stay and help the master and Noah prepare other materials, and I will fetch the bowstring for you in three days! ”

"Hey, hey!" Higg smiled, "You yourself and the Luojia River Plain have three chapters, do you want to break your word?" ”

"Hehe, the three chapters of the covenant at that time were to maintain the stability of the Luojia River Plain, and now the Luojia River Plain is in danger, where can I manage so much!" Lan Xian'er smiled, "They are too self-righteous, they are complacent when they give them the rain and dew, this time I will let them see what thunder is!" ”

"Hahaha!" Higg smiled, "I thought you would only be soft, but I didn't expect you to have a thunderous side!" ”

"I'm also Huairou!" Lan Xian'er said, "I just borrowed the bow from them, I didn't say I wouldn't pay it back, but whether they borrowed it or not, I can't help them have the final say!" ”

"I don't care if your bowstring is robbed or borrowed, as long as you can bring it in three days, I guarantee to make fifty repeater chariots within ten days!" Altai interjected and said, "Eh, it's a pity that the product that has not been tested is directly put into use, if something goes wrong, it will smash my old man's signboard!" ”

"Master!" Higg smiled and pointed at Noah and said, "You have to work hard, it's okay if you don't smash the signboard if you don't do it, but your apprentice can wait for me to make him a general!" ”

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