Chapter 241: Research on New Weapons
Shao Yichen knew that his good brother was actually a woman, and after returning to his tent, he walked back and forth in the tent excitedly. Some of his thoughts also changed.
After knowing that An Lehou was a woman, he did not feel angry, but had a faint joy.
He wanted to keep An Lehou by his side before, but now that he knows that she is a woman, if he wants to keep her by his side, there is only one way, and that is to marry someone home.
He was also old enough to marry a wife, but he never met the woman he liked. He always felt that sooner or later he would meet the person he liked, wasn't Chu Jingyan the person he was looking for now?
If such a strange woman can become his wife, he will wake up laughing in his dreams. His brotherhood with Chu Jingyan before, but now after knowing her identity as a woman, he has added some liking.
Jing Yi didn't know the impact and changes in his thinking after she told Shao Yichen about her identity as a woman.
Because the envoys of the Xiyan Kingdom had to wait for a reply from the imperial court, they would wait a few days before there was news.
Jingyi had customized a set of tools for carpentry, and then began to practice making some simple small objects. She had been researching how to improve the spinning wheel and spinning machine, and now she could do it herself.
In this prospect, I want to make myself a sleeve arrow first, but also for my own self-defense.
Jing Yi drew drawings of the quiver and other parts of the Sleeve Arrow separately, and these parts had to be made in the blacksmith shop. Jing Yi thought about it and drew some drawings of some parts for making crossbow arrows, and then she was going to make a few crossbow arrows, one for herself, one for Xiao Yilin, and one for Shao Yichen.
Jing Yi was calculating and drawing drawings in his camp tent, and he didn't go out all morning.
She wanted to take the drawings and go to the city to find a blacksmith shop to try it out, but then she thought that this place was Xiyan's territory after all, and her whereabouts were likely to be monitored by Xiyan's spies. It would not be good if these drawings of hers fell into the hands of Xiyan Kingdom. It seems that we can only wait until we return to the capital.
Jing Yi didn't leave his camp tent for a day, and even ate in his own tent.
Shao Yichen was worried about whether Jing Yi was sick, so he came to her to take a look.
Before, Shao Yichen could enter the camp tent directly, but now that he knew Jing Yi's identity as a woman, Shao Yichen also paid more attention to it, and asked Han Qi to report before entering the camp tent.
When Shao Yichen entered the tent, he saw the little girl sitting in front of a bookcase writing something.
Jing Yi raised her head and greeted, "Brother Shao, you're here. Wait a minute, I'll be fine soon. You find a place to sit by yourself."
Shao Yichen was curious about what the little girl was doing, and when he got closer, he saw that the bookcase was full of papers, and there were things drawn on them. With Shao Yichen's eyesight, he could see at a glance that this was a drawing of some kind of weapon.
Shao Yichen asked in surprise, "Jing Yan, what are you painting here?"
Jing Yi said, "I'm going to make Hidden Arrows and Crossbow Arrows. I'll give you one when I'm ready."
Shao Yichen was even more surprised when he heard this, "Oh, is this thing powerful?"
Jing Yi said, "This hidden arrow is a hidden arrow hidden in the sleeve. It can be hidden in a special arrow box in the sleeve, the shaft is short and light, and the arrow shaft is heavy. When fired, it can kill enemies within 30 steps. It can be used in white-knuckle combat between two armies, and can also be used as a self-defense weapon. With it, it can be said that there is an extra layer of security on the battlefield.
Crossbow arrows serve similar purposes to bows and arrows. When the archer uses a crossbow arrow, the string loading arrow and the string firing are split into two separate movements, and there is no need to aim while stretching the string forcefully, which is much more likely to hit than the bow; You can also use other powers other than arm strength, such as pedaling to stretch the strings, to achieve a longer range than a bow."
Shao Yichen's eyes lit up amazingly after listening to Jing Yi's explanation, "You mean that this crossbow arrow is more powerful than the bow and arrow we usually use?"
Jing Yi said, "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and in some ways it has an advantage over bows and arrows. I'll know when I'm done, you can try it."
Shao Yichen was looking forward to it, "When will it be done?"
Jing Yi sighed and said, "I originally wanted to go into the city and find a blacksmith shop to make some parts. But when I think about it again, after all, this was the realm of Xiyan before, and I'm afraid of being uneasy
Well, if these drawings fall into the hands of the enemy, they will be in trouble."
Shao Yichen smiled when he heard this: "Where you need to go to the city to find a blacksmith shop, there is a place for ironsmithing in our military camp. Because some of the weapons in the barracks often need to be repaired, the White Tiger Army has set up its own weapons repair camp, where there are craftsmen with very good skills, and you can go there directly if you want to do anything."
After all, Jing Yi is not a member of the White Tiger Army, so he doesn't know much about the army's settings, and now he heard Shao Yichen say that the White Tiger Army has a department to repair weapons, "That's great, so you don't have to worry about leaking secrets." I'll finish all the drawings today, and tomorrow I'll go to the armory repair camp and find someone to help me make these parts. That way, the Hidden Bolts and Crossbow Arrows will be ready in no time."
Shao Yichen smiled, "Then I'll wait to see the new weapons."
Jing Yi asked, "Isn't there any news from the Xiyan envoy?"
Shao Yichen said with a smile, "Although Murong Huai hasn't said anything about the next negotiation, the spies I sent out have reported that the Xiyan Imperial Court has sent people to lobby in the homes of those wealthy families in the surrounding state capitals. It should be a threat to Gali-lure to make them come up with money and food. Looks like they've listened to you."
Jing Yi smiled and said, "Then let's wait for the news. Also, Brother Shao, you let the soldiers of each battalion in the barracks take turns to practice, and then take turns to let the soldiers of each battalion run outside the city in a neat line.
It is bound to create a situation of being ready to start a war at any time, so that those envoys of the Xiyan Kingdom know that as long as we fail to meet our requirements, we can send a large army to occupy more of their Xiyan cities at any time. This will cause a kind of psychological pressure on the envoys of the Xiyan Kingdom, and without our urging, the envoys of the Xiyan Kingdom will also facilitate a peace talks and an armistice as soon as possible."
Shao Yichen smiled and nodded Jingyi, "In this way, those wealthy families who get the news will happily take out money and food to support the peace talks. After all, this involves the safety of their family. Don't worry, I'll definitely arrange it.
I'll talk to the steward of the Weapons Repair Battalion and I'll have someone deliver you a warrant tomorrow, and you can go to them for help at any time with the warrant."
Jing Yi was very happy to see that the problem was solved so easily, "Thank you, Brother Shao."
When Shao Yichen was in Jingyi's tent, Han Qi was also in the tent, he had to help his prince watch the future princess, but he couldn't let people have a chance to pry people away.
Now that General Shao already knows that An Lehou is a woman, it is hard to guarantee that he will not have any thoughts.
Now An Lehou is famous all over the world, outsiders still don't know her identity as a woman, and there are not many suitors. In the unlikely event that An Lehou recovers her status as a woman in the future, the family who asks for marriage will not be allowed to step through the threshold of the Chu family.
The prince of his family has to marry someone home as soon as possible, otherwise it is really difficult to say who will end up in Anle Hou.