"But that's not what the Tongguan battle report says."

"That's why I said that Zhao Sui guy is an idiot, it's been two days, and he hasn't figured out the disadvantages of the crossbow, no wonder he knocked headlong and fainted at the foot of Tongguan." Wang Xiaolai shrugged his shoulders and said.

"What about the crossbow, isn't that thing capable of firing twenty arrows at the same time?" The Empress asked.

Wang Xiaolai nodded, speaking of which, the firing principle of the crossbow, Wang Xiaolai refers to the large-scale killing area of the shotgun, but under the premise that the crossbow has such lethality, it is also the same as the repeater, giving up the advantage of range.

Moreover, compared to the repeating crossbow, the range of the rushing crossbow is much closer.

"Don't talk about the crossbow, if you go more than twenty steps away, you won't have any combat effectiveness." Wang Xiaolai said bluntly.

The empress stared at Wang Xiao faintly: "Even so, the appearance of the crossbow and the chong crossbow has never been seen in the Sui Yang dynasties, Xiao Laizi, you, understand what I mean." ”

Wang Xiaolai nodded: "I understand, I understand, but if you have this kind of thing, Your Majesty, you have to figure it out." ”

"What did I figure out?"

"This thing is naturally afraid of high movement speed, such as cavalry, because the effective lethality is too short, compared to the traditional bow and crossbow, the suppression force of the cavalry is not so strong, in addition, it is also afraid of the kind of turtle shell general defense of the enemy, such as hoplites, whether from the point of view of convenience or practicality, it is not much stronger than the traditional bow and crossbow, in addition, it has the most fatal weakness."

The empress asked puzzledly, "What weakness?" ”

Wang Xiaolai said: "It's its crossbow arrows, they are all specially made, and when they run out, they can't be replenished, unlike ordinary bows and crossbows, they can be used as weapons with branches." ”

"Why did I listen to what you said, that the repeater and the crossbow are useless." The empress hissed.

Wang Xiaolai said bluntly: "It doesn't have much effect, that is, it can play its role in the defense of the city, and the fight is a surprise, if the enemy is prepared, with the crossbows and crossbows made at a high price, it will become an ornament." ”

The empress lowered her head and pondered for a while: "It's just a battle to defend the city, it's not bad." ”

Wang Xiaolai: "??? ”

The empress said: "If the 300,000 elites in the north are equipped with this kind of weapon, will they be able to withstand the power of the repeater and the crossbow at the level of the grassland where even the general wears leather armor?" ”

Listening to the empress's words, the corners of Wang Xiaolai's mouth couldn't help twitching: "Your Majesty, what you said is simple, equip 300,000 elites, how long will it take to rush work." ”

The empress snorted and played a scoundrel: "I don't care, in short, you have to make so much for me, in addition, you have to improve the problems of the crossbow and the crossbow, otherwise, see how I clean you up." ”

"Your Majesty, aren't you bullying?"

The empress asked angrily: "Then do you want to do it?" ”

"Do, do, I can't do it."

Wang Xiaolai is helpless, there is such a boss in the stall, if you don't agree with her, you will cheat, who did you learn from her.

"That's right, don't worry, I will let the Shaofu allocate the funds needed to build a repeater and a bow and crossbow, and you don't have to pay out of your own pocket." When the empress said this, her tone was obviously a little distressed.

The empress said such things, how could Wang Xiaolai not understand what she meant, at that time, hehe: "Forget it, Your Majesty, you are almost as pants now, how can I let you take the money, or count it on my head." ”

Wang Xiaolai's words made the empress's face flush instantly, and she raised her hand to smash Wang Xiaolai's shoulder: "you, you are poor as pants." ”

Wang Xiaolai: "···"

The dragon was walking leisurely, and suddenly, the driving narcissus stopped his horse.

The empress poked her head out curiously and asked what was going on.

Narcissus pushed the empress forward, and at the same time pulled out a soft sword from her body, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty be careful, this street is wrong." ”

The empress didn't understand, so Wang Xiaolai opened the curtain of the carriage on the left side of the dragon chariot and looked out, which was really the same as what Narcissus said.

The long street, where there were still some figures, is now empty, and the people on both sides of the street are closed and their doors are closed.

Occasionally, a breeze or two blows, and a whirlpool of dust on the ground wafts on the ground.

"Dusk, you take your life."

At this moment, shouts were heard from both sides of the street, and dozens of assassins dressed in black jumped out of the roof tiles.

Those assassins had a flame pattern embroidered on their right arms, and although these people were covered with black scarves, Wang Xiaolai could recognize who these people were just by looking at them.

When I first crossed over, I met the Empress on the Autumn Hunting Ground, and that group of assassins was dressed like this.

Narcissus stood up and raised his sword and shouted, "Your Majesty, be careful. ”

As she spoke, she whistled and shouted, "Where is the Secret Guard?" ”

As the narcissus fell, more than 20 secret guards jumped out of nowhere, gathered around the dragon chariot, staring faintly at the group of assassins who rushed up.

Inside the dragon chariot, the empress frowned, and anger appeared on her face.

Outside, the guards and the Assassins had already exchanged hands, and one of the Assassins in the lead, armed with two short steel spears, went on a rampage like a brute bull, but everyone who fought against him, without exception, was knocked to the side by him.

When Narcissus saw this, he gritted his teeth and ordered his guards: "You all get out of the way and give him to me." ”

As he spoke, he picked up his soft sword and greeted him.

Narcissus can be said to be the best in the palace except for Zhao Liwen, even against Ye Wuxian, who is known as the first person under the heavenly list, he can not fall behind, but against those two gunmen, Narcissus can't take advantage of it.

Not only Narcissus, but even those secret guards could not defeat the group of wolf-like assassins.

Wang Xiaolai grabbed the empress's wrist and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, how can I look so familiar with this group of assassins dressed up, they hunted in the autumn of the year before last..."

Without waiting for Wang Xiaolai to finish speaking, the empress nodded: "Yes, they were also the ones who hunted that time." ”

"What are they all about?"

The empress said inwardly: "What can be the origin, of course, it is the people sent by my brothers and uncles of the same clan." ”

"Emperor, royal clan?" Wang Xiaolai was stunned.

The empress snorted: "I really don't know that the autumn hunt was their hand, it's just that I didn't care about them in front of the emperor last time, but I didn't expect that they would dare to assassinate me, it's really unreasonable, little Laizi." ”

Wang Xiaolai sighed.

The empress pointed to a bullhorn hanging on the wall of the dragon chariot with her chin, and said, "Blow the horn, I will capture these guys alive today." ”

Wang Xiaolai hurriedly agreed, took off the horn, put it in his mouth, and whined.

When the melodious horn sounded, the group of assassins outside was stunned for a moment, followed by each gritted their teeth and said: "Don't let the faint monarch wait until the royal city guards come, come a few people, go up and take down the faint monarch, and we will open the way for you." ”

As he spoke, a wave of people came out of the procession, about seven or eight, all shouting in unison.

Some of the guards tried to stop them, but they were stopped by the rest of the Assassins.

Narcissus wanted to save him, but he was also entangled by the two-gunman, and the assassin still smiled at Narcissus: "Narcissus Commander, do you think that with me, you can save Zhao Ningbing's girl?" ”

Narcissus's foxy face suddenly became gloomy: "Dare to call Your Majesty respectful, you are looking for death." ”

"It's not certain who will die." Twin guns.

As he spoke, the spear in his left hand stabbed directly at the door of the narcissus.

Narcissus was such an attack, dodging only one side of his body, followed by the soft sword in his right hand like a snake wrapped around the stabbing steel spear, and his left hand stood upright into a palm, and slapped it on the assassin's lower abdomen.

With a pop, the assassin was not only fine, but Narcissus's left palm became a blur of flesh and blood.

"Thorn Armor!"

With an exclamation, Narcissus forcibly used his internal force to shake away the twin gunmen, and when he looked at his palm again, it was already bruised.

The two-gunman took more than ten steps back to stabilize his figure, stuck the pistol upside down on the ground, followed by a stabbing sound, tore off his shirt, revealing the hedgehog-like steel armor on his body, and smiled: "Narcissus Commander, do you think that I will only rush indiscriminately, what's the matter, the poison of the thorn armor is not comfortable." ”

Narcissus wanted to speak, but she couldn't bear the dizziness of her head and knelt on the wheels with a thud.