After communicating with Yang Chengyan about the technical problems of the Divine Arm Crossbow, Liu Ying was no longer entangled, and let out a long sigh from the sky, which could be regarded as accepting the upper limit of the range of the Divine Arm Crossbow of 'about two hundred steps'.

——In Liu Ying's impression, as a sharp weapon for the weak Song Dynasty against the cavalry of the northern nomads, the range of the Divine Arm Crossbow should have reached 240 to 300 steps.

It was only from that time that the Chinese civilization began to enter the transition from the age of cold weapons to the age of hot weapons, and firearms began to develop rapidly, while the development of cold weapons came to a standstill.

By the time of Zhu Ming, although firearms had still not become the conventional weapons of the Chinese army, the long-range means of striking that used to be mainly bows and crossbows had been basically replaced by firearms.

The production drawings of the divine arm crossbow were included in the 'Yongle Grand Canon' of Zhu Di of Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, and were lost in the later Republic of China period.

In his previous life, Liu Ying had learned that the most critical part of the lost drawings of the Divine Arm Crossbow was an iron mechanism located in the launch slot of the crossbow machine;

It is because of this mechanism that the Divine Arm Crossbow can have a maximum of 300 steps, which is equivalent to the ultra-long-distance range of 450 in later generations!

And now, without this mechanism, Rao is Liu Ying did his best to mobilize the power of the entire Shaofu, but he could only make this low-profile version of the Divine Arm Crossbow with a maximum effective range of 200 steps.

The range of the 'artifact' was reduced by one-third, and Liu Ying felt regretful;

But take a step back: a crossbow with a range of 200 steps is undoubtedly an epoch-making improvement in combat effectiveness for the Han family at this stage.

With this 200-step range, when facing the Hun cavalry, the Han infantry array will also have more tactical options.

"Well, that's it for now."

"The Divine Arm Crossbow has a range of 200 paces; In the future, there is no need to study hard. ”

Without hesitation, he gave the order to 'end the research on the improvement of the Divine Arm Crossbow', Liu Ying stood up and stepped forward with a light smile.

I saw that on the west side of the school field, there was a Yulin bow and a crossbow and a tiger armor knife, walking towards the 'audience' where Liu Ying and the courtiers and hundreds of officials were.

Almost as soon as these two people appeared, all the ministers rushed to surround them, ignoring the existence of Liu Ying, the son of heaven, and began to look at these two soldiers up and down.

It was not until the two of them walked in that everyone finally discovered that compared with ordinary soldiers, what was special about the equipment of these two people.

- The Tiger Pawn who came for everyone to see was obviously the 'observer' in the previous three-person battle group, and he was several Taller than eight feet!

Although the plate armor on his body is not as smooth and bright as the bronze mirror, standing in the sun, everyone is still shaking and can't open their eyes;

In addition to the plate armor on the chest, the other parts of this tiger pawn are basically wrapped tightly by various protective gear.

Inside the breastplate, there is a hollow chest armor with the hem, shoulder pads, and back intact, protecting the front of the thighs, shoulders, and back;

On the calf, there is also a wooden 'shin guard' similar to that commonly used by later footballers.

The most jaw-dropping thing for everyone is that in addition to the forearm, which is also wrapped in a wooden guard, the helmet of the tiger pawn is also made of iron!

Compared with the bronze stomach commonly used in the army in the past, this iron stomach not only protects the top of the head and the side of the ears, but also covers the entire head above the neck!

Even the front face, which should have been exposed, only had a rectangular notch in the position of the eyes······

As far as the armor on this tiger pawn is concerned, theoretically, there are only a few ways to kill such a 'armor knife'.

Crack slashes to the ankles or knees with unmistakable precision;

The dagger pierced the neck from the bottom up;

And, the bow feather arrow misses the eye!

What does this mean?

——It means that such a tiger pawn, as long as he makes the correct combat moves, it is basically impossible to die in battle!

Because of the Huns, there were few sharp bronze swords, and more so, blunt weapons!

The Huns also did not have crossbow machines for flat fire, and there were, only bows for projectiles!

Therefore, even these three theoretical 'soft underbelly' can be protected as long as the equipper makes the correct combat moves!

Ankles and knees, there is almost no risk of being cut off, and it is only possible to be hit by blunt blows;

At the neck, where the iron stomach and the breastplate are connected, as long as you lower your head, you can protect it;

As for the eyes, not to mention - just like during the martial arts exercise just now, just lower your head and only expose the top of your head to the arrow feathers thrown by the enemy!

If you have to say that the equipment of this set of armor, there is any possibility of being killed or injured by the Huns, that is, accidentally being shot in the eye by a bow feather.

As for the Huns riding horses and ramming······

"There is that Mo knife, don't talk about people, I'm afraid that even the war horse should be regarded as a knife and two sections·····"

Thinking like this, everyone looked at the tiger pawn with more than a season, and finally turned their heads reluctantly to the side and looked at the Yulin bow and crossbow on the side.

To be precise, it's the Yulin crossbowman.

In Fang Cai's martial arts exercise, it was found that the arrows sent out by the Yulin phalanx missed the range of 200 steps, and everyone only instinctively thought: Liu Ying, the son of heaven, this is to find a good bow from all over the world and form this bow and crossbow army;

Straight Liu Ying asked Yang Chengyan about the range of the Divine Arm Crossbow, and everyone reacted in hindsight: Captain Yulin was equipped with the Divine Arm Crossbow that Liu Ying took the big guy to Lubanyuan to visit before.

Of course, like the tiger pawn who didn't carry a Mo knife and only came wearing armor, the Yulin pawn in front of him also didn't bring his own divine arm crossbow.

- After all, the Son of Heaven is driving on the side, and it is somewhat inappropriate to approach with such a murderous aura.

As for the armor, compared to the tiger pawn armed to the teeth, the protective gear of this forest pawn is obviously a little worthless.

The upper body is made of iron scale armor, which is light and has a high degree of freedom of movement, and it also has high protection against the loss of enemy troops.

Although it can't resist blunt weapons and stabbing from the bottom to the top of the blade, as a crossbow unit, it is enough to have such a pair of scale armor.

- Under what circumstances will the crossbow troops be attacked by infantry and cavalry?

The answer is simple: when you are about to rout.

Besides, with the range of the Divine Arm Crossbow 200 paces away, not to mention the infantry and cavalry, I'm afraid that even the enemy's arrow feathers can't shoot at the position of this Yulin captain!

Except for the scale armor on the upper body and the old-fashioned bronze stomach on the top of the head, there was no other protective gear on the body of this forest pawn;

Obviously, the highlight of Captain Yulin is not the protective gear, but the divine arm crossbow with a range of 200 steps.

Since this forest pawn didn't take it, there is nothing to look forward to.

withdrew his disappointed gaze from the Yu Lin pawn, and looked at the tiger pawn on the side, and everyone's faces were invariably shocked.

Individually, the Tiger Ben Armor Knife has extremely strong defense, although its mobility is insufficient, but its ability to respond to the enemy head-on is rare in ancient times!

I'm afraid that a hundred and ten years ago, the world-famous heavy infantry, Wei Wushu, would be difficult to go through even a round in front of such a tiger armor sword;

The Yulin crossbow and crossbow are provided by scale armor to provide the guarantee that it is impossible to be killed by the enemy from a long distance, and at the same time has an ultra-long range of 200 steps.

If you let go of the two, they can indeed be regarded as the unique heavy infantry and bow and crossbow troops that are unique in the Han Dynasty today.

But combined with Liu Ying's previous explanation of 'these two forces will act together', let's look at the two together······

"The tiger armor knife is in front, and the feather forest god arm is behind; If the enemy is far away, the feather forest will shoot, and if the enemy is close, the tiger will be killed······"

"If the enemy does not fight, then step by step, steady forward, even without fighting, can drive the enemy from afar·········"

Closing his eyes, he restored in his mind the scene when the captains of the two divisions of Yulin and Huben fought together, and Liji's face gradually flushed.

- Things are far from that simple!

In the open battlefield, if the Huns did not fight, these two troops could indeed only force the enemy back!

But what if it's not an open battlefield?

If it was a small battlefield, such as a mountain stream, or an important pass on the enemy's retreat, what kind of picture would it be if the Huns could only rush forward?

Thinking about this, Liji quietly turned around, and threw her undisguised envy and jealousy to the new captain who was about to accept these two troops: Xinwu Marquis Jin She.

- You must know that today's Han family, calculating martial arts, still uses floating slashes!

That is: the number of kills, minus the number of deaths on your side, to get a floating slash, that is, 'pure profit', 'net kill'.

And in front of these two elites armed to the teeth of crossbows and infantry joint operations, the number of enemies killed can basically be equated with 'floating slash'.

Because such an army, as long as it wants, can control its own casualties to about zero!

For such a unit, martial arts are almost equal to battle, as long as they fight, they will inevitably be able to make meritorious contributions!

In other words: no matter who is in command of such an army, as long as it fights with the enemy, it will inevitably be able to establish a military honor······

Compared with Liji's slightly narrower envy, jealousy and hatred, Jin She's reaction immediately showed the macro vision that 'Han Taiwei' should have.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty."

"How much does this god arm crossbow cost?"

Leng Buding asked, and without waiting for Liu Ying to react, the ministers and officials gathered here threw their expectant eyes on Liu Ying.

- Yes!

Wouldn't it be better if a crossbow with a range of 200 paces could be equipped with more troops?

The range of these 200 paces alone, even if it is put on the garrison on the front line of the Great Wall, can greatly relieve the pressure on the border defense!

Feeling the hot eyes of everyone, Liu Ying did not rush to give an answer;

With a wave of his hand, he motioned for the two soldiers to retreat, turned his head sideways, and made eye contact with Yang Chengyan.

After making up her mind, Liu Ying let out a long sigh and put the value of the divine arm crossbow in front of everyone present.

"The bow is four feet five inches long, the string is three feet four inches long, and the bow is four feet nine inches long;"

"With the tough mountain mulberry as the body, the solid sandalwood as the bow, the iron as the bore, the steel as the machine, the hemp rope as the string, and the silk as the string."

"One of its crossbows requires more than ten catties of mulberry and sandalwood, and several catties of steel and iron."

"Rematch the remuneration of the craftsman and the ······ of the hours required"

"——The cost of a divine arm crossbow is no less than thirty gold·········"

With Liu Ying's low tone, the excitement on everyone's faces suddenly disappeared, and between their eyebrows, they couldn't help but sigh.

The cost of a crossbow machine is as high as 30 gold······

Well;

It is worthy of Liu Ying's handwriting!

Tiger Ben armor knife, wearing plate armor, holding a Mo knife, the equipment cost per capita of 100 gold;

With the Yulin bow and crossbow, it is not a class of troops that poor ghosts can play······

Each crossbow machine costs thirty gold, and counting the scale armor on the body, I am afraid that it is also dozens of gold per capita;

In the future, a thousand-person Divine Arm Crossbow Phalanx will need to smash tens of thousands of gold in equipment costs······

There is no doubt that this divine arm crossbow can only be an exclusive weapon for elite troops, and it cannot become a standard weapon at all.

Coupled with the Tiger Ben Armor Knife, which also needs money to pile up, it is no exaggeration to say: In the whole world, there will never be a second Yulin and Tiger Ben!

Not only can the Han family not be able to raise the second branch, but I am afraid that no one in the known world can afford it!

was shattered by Liu Ying's words, and Jin She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

But soon, Jin Shu recovered from the loss of 'not being able to turn the Divine Arm Crossbow into the standard equipment of the Han Dynasty', and turned to consider more realistic problems.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty;"

"——What do you need to do if you are in charge of these two schools and are stationed in the south of Yunzhong for hundreds of miles?"

Seeing that Jin She finally asked the question that should be asked, Liu Ying's face finally swelled with a look of relief.

After a moment of silence, Liu Ying put his understanding of these two troops in front of Jin She and everyone present without reservation.

"I thought that in the autumn of this year, Hu would make a mistake;"

"If it comes, it will attack the clouds!"

"Therefore, the Taiwei is in charge of this second school, and he goes to the south of Yunzhong for 100 miles, and the first person to bear the brunt is to ensure that Yunzhong City is not broken!"

"In addition, if there is an opportunity to fight, the captain can also act cheaply, and use the battle of ambush and encirclement to annihilate the enemy."

"Again, there are plate armor, scale armor, and Mo knives, divine arm crossbows, and other armor soldiers, although they seem to be strong, they have never been used against the enemy;"

"The captain is here, and I am currently going with the Shaofu military craftsmen to check the pros and cons of these blades, so as to check and fill in the gaps in the future and improve the skills of the Shaofu military industry······"

Hearing this, Jin She did not convene the order, but according to his own habits, he recited Liu Ying's entrustment in his heart silently, and then gave up his hand.

Then, I saw Liu Ying turning around with a relaxed expression, facing the courtiers and officials and the meritorious marquis with a thoughtful face and a faint expectation.

"Plate armor and scale armor are too expensive, and the same is true for Mo Dao and Divine Arm."

"I don't want to give these four things to the princes, but the treasury does not allow it."

"However, in the future, if the princes are willing to strictly educate the children and nephews in the family, and practice the art of military formation, and the treasury is more than enough, I may be able to set up another army after the princes."

"At that time, although the princes did not have the armor of private plates, scales, swords, and divine arms, but the sons and nephews of the princes were in the army, they could also make contributions with this excellent armor, and not fall into the prestige of the ancestors······"