370 The Weight of the State
"General, hehe, let's do this."
Lu Yi's scalp was numb when he was stared at by General Zhang, "It's not that the last general deliberately concealed it, it's really that those crossbows are the private collection of the fourth child of my family, or they are experimental objects."
He said that it has not yet been improved, and in addition to the high cost of construction, it is not enough to equip the whole army. β
"Hugh quibbles." General Zhang's eyes were sharp, "It must be the secret weapon that your brother prepared for you, right?" β
"Uh, no, it's not a secret weapon, it's just a general, ordinary weapon." Lu Yi flickered, embarrassed to say it directly.
Unlike the Streamer Sword Ball, which is a secret weapon to save life, the Arbalest is used to earn credit.
What do you think, when Lu Yi dodges behind the tall walls of Xuanwu City, he puts a crossbow with a range of more than twice that of an ordinary bow and arrow on the battlements, and specifically aims at those who are dressed unusually and have a high military rank.
Hehe, isn't that a whooshing increase? Lu Yi is embarrassed to be here, he is indeed a little selfish.
General Zhang Da sees through it or not, the key is that Lu Yi is right, the crossbow is a weapon that is very new in Dayue, and it is not a conventional weapon, so it can be understood that the Lu family is hiding it.
"In that case, General Ben will take a look at the head office, right?" General Zhang was happy when he saw the hunt, and the soldiers liked these good weapons, even if they were generals, they were not exempt from vulgarity.
"It's a success, but you have to wait a few days." Lu Jian took over the conversation, "The Lu clan's crossbow is constantly improving, and the latest one has not yet been released." β
"Continuous improvement?" General Zhang nodded again and again, "Okay, good, I have such a craftsman in Dayue, why worry about big things!" β
For a while, the entire experimental field was filled with hearty laughter.
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Lu Fu.
Lu Zhi explained all the scattered things, went into the small workshop, and continued to improve the Lu clan's crossbow.
"Jin crossbow" is taken from the word "strong bow and strong crossbow", Lu Zhi thinks it is better than a single "crossbow" word, and added his surname in front of it to name "Lu's Jin crossbow".
Lu Zhi is naturally not independently developed, he is improved on the basis of the Jin State Han crossbow, and its improvements are threefold:
First, enlarge, lengthen, and thicken.
As the saying goes, big is strong, Lu Zhi feels that there is still some truth in this, at least on his crossbow, which is vividly reflected.
The first is to lengthen the crossbow arm, Lu Zhi is more ruthless, and directly lengthens it by nearly a foot, about more than 20 centimeters.
The lengthening of the crossbow arm increases the tension of the crossbow and greatly increases the range.
Of course, in order to adapt to the crossbow, the arrow cluster had to be lengthened, and the arrow cluster matched by the Lu crossbow was a foot long, and the collar length was also more than a foot.
Adding it like this one foot at a time, although it doesn't look very beautiful, the lethality is extremely violent.
Lu Zhi didn't know how to shoot on a big living person, anyway, the wooden man used in the experiment was directly shot.
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Second, on the basis of the Han crossbow of the Jin Kingdom, Lu Zhi improved two important parts.
Well, first of all, it is necessary to explain the basic structure and working process of the crossbow:
The crossbow machine is installed in the "Guo" of the crossbow, and the so-called "Guo" is actually a box;
There is a hook on the front of the crossbow machine, called "tooth";
Behind the "tooth" is the front sight, which is used to improve the hit rate, and the front sight has a very poetic name in Da Yue called "Wangshan".
There is also a trigger called the 'Hanging Knife' under the crossbow.
When firing, aim at the "Wangshan" and pull the "hanging knife", and the "tooth" is immediately retracted, and the string hooked on it is suddenly released, and the arrow is launched forcefully.
Well, that's probably the process, similar to firearms.
LΓΌ Zhi's first improvement was on this "Guo" (crossbow casing), which was originally made of wood, but now it was changed to bronze.
Don't underestimate this small change, as it will make the structure of the crossbow more solid, and the strength of the crossbow machine and crossbow arm can also be greatly improved, creating conditions for the crossbow to continue to increase its power and range.
In addition, it is easier to disassemble and assemble than before.
The second is that the sighting device of the crossbow "Wangshan" has been greatly improved.
On the one hand, the height of Wangshan is greatly increased, that is, the correctable range of aiming is increased, so that the shooting can achieve high accuracy at a large distance;
On the other hand, a scale was added to the lookout mountain, so that shooters who could only rely on experience to make rough corrections could make more accurate corrections according to the scale.
In fact, Lu Zhi also expected to add an arrow magazine, which is a box for arrows, similar to the "magazine" of a firearm.
Every time a shot is fired, the arrows in the barrel are reloaded and replenished, but unfortunately it is only expected for the time being, and it is not successful.
Later, Lu Zhi improved a version of the arrow box, this time the arrow box was mounted on the top of the crossbow, and when he shot a shot, the arrow in the arrow box fell a shot.
It's a pity that it's still not very practical, Lu Zhi was angry, so he simply abandoned it, the key operation is too troublesome, it is better to use the arrow basket directly.
It should be noted that "Guo" is a box for loading crossbows, and it is not the same thing as the "magazine" for loading arrows envisioned by Lu Zhi.
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Third, standardized parts, Lu Zhi thinks very far-reachingly, and the national strength does not allow it for the time being, but this does not mean that it will not work in the future, and it is necessary to prepare for the whole army to equip the Lu crossbow in advance.
Of course, with the current process accuracy, the parts are not completely interchangeable, but with the blessing of vernier calipers, the standard error between the same parts has been measured in millimeters, and the future can be expected.
For the above improvements, Lu Zhi is very complacent, and the system also feels that the host has improved, which is much stronger than the additional attributes of the Light Society.
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The fifteenth day of the first month.
The Ordnance Bureau and the Experimental Field of the Ministry of Industry are on holiday, the Lantern Festival, and there is a lantern festival at night.
On the surface, the rhetoric is to let everyone go out and have fun and relax, but in fact, today is to conduct a secret test of Lu's crossbow.
Led by General Zhang Da, the victorious Hou, Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry were all present, and the performers were two brothers, Lu Zhi and Lu Yi.
There is good news, Lu Zhi has finally learned to shoot arrows, uh, of course, with a crossbow, the bow still can't be done.
There is nothing to say about the whole experimental process, it is confidential, and the data was directly sealed on the spot by several adults, and the only one that was passed on was passed into the palace to King Yue.
Experiments have shown that Lu's crossbow is the master of the current crossbow making technology, β, no matter what others say, is the master of the crossbow, that is!
King Yue knew the experimental data in the afternoon, and his hands trembled with excitement at that time, and he directly promised the words "the important weapon of the country".
At the same time, a certain idea in King Yue's heart became more urgent, such a talent, the royal family categorically cannot let go, and must be firmly in his hands.
Your own people must be absorbed into your own people!
PS: Don't talk about me, this chapter is really a painstaking chapter, full of dry goods!
You taste, you taste, well, I feel like I've grown knowledge!!