Another reason why Wei Xuan wanted to engage in repeater crossbows is that there are very few heavy infantry and heavy cavalry who can really wear armor in this era, and they all rely on crowd tactics, especially the incomparably majestic Yuan Shao and Cao Cao now.

Imagine a battle between the two sides, your own front row of 3,000 soldiers to shoot a salvo, more than 10,000 crossbow arrows can shoot at least one or two thousand people, for the enemy is a heavy blow, and then your own side is replaced by heavy infantry or heavy cavalry charge...... If you encounter those Hu in the steppe, it is estimated that the entire cavalry queue will be completely chaotic.

In addition to recruiting some talents in advance, Wei Xuan's ability to win every battle in recent years largely relied on weapons and equipment that led the era, such as bilateral stirrups, giant catapults, Mo knives, and divine arm bows.

The appearance of each new weapon on the battlefield is an overwhelming advantage for the enemy. Of course, after Wei Xuan heard this, something about Zhuge Repeater came to his heart, and it was rumored that the repeater invented by Zhuge Liang could fire ten bows and arrows at one time, which was extremely powerful, think about it, two archers fought against each other, one desperately bent the bow and shot arrows, and one person had released ten in one breath...... But after all, it was another rumor that was out of control.

After a moment of silence, Wei Xuan asked again, "Can't you fire more arrows, eight?" Or ten? Ma Jun shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Lord, after the crossbow is forged, the arrows used are all exclusive iron bows and arrows, the length and thickness are all specific, once there are more than five bows and arrows, they cannot be fired at one time." After a pause, Ma Jun said: "It's not impossible to fire ten bows and arrows, but the existing repeater needs to be modified so that the repeater can accommodate ten bows and arrows, and the weight and size of the modified repeater will change greatly, which is likely to be not conducive to light carrying." After Wei Xuan heard this, he also nodded, before making the crossbow, what Wei Xuan had been emphasizing to Ma Jun was that it was easy to carry, especially to be able to equip scouts.

Ma Jun obviously fully understood his request. It is necessary to ensure that the crossbow can fire ten arrows in a row, and other aspects must be improved, especially in terms of carrying, it is definitely not suitable for most of Wei Xuan's current army, at least not suitable for scouts and the equipment of the whole army, and the heavy infantry can be equipped with some, but that is something to be considered later.

Next, Ma Jun took two new repeater crossbows to the shooting range of the workshop, and Zhou Cang and others personally went on the field to test fire, as Ma Jun said, the power was beyond imagination, especially Dian Wei and Xu Chu, they had seen all the weapons.

This repeater is obviously less labor-intensive than ordinary bows and arrows, and can be fired all the time at close range, or in ambush and defending the city.

When the test firing is over, Dian Wei and Xu Chu will directly take the two repeaters as their own! No one stepped forward to stop them, after all, there was nothing wrong with such a new weapon being used to protect the lord.

Especially in close quarters in the city, this repeater is more powerful than the twin halberds and long knives, making it impossible for the enemy to get close.

Wei Xuanhu asked, "Does the repeater have a name?" Ma Jun replied: "There is no name yet, since the lord is here, please give the lord a name." Wei Xuan thought for a while and said, "Since the repeater was made by you, it will be named after you, and from now on, this repeater will be called 'Ma Jun Crossbow'." After Ma Jun listened, he looked excited, and a happy look appeared on his face, the previous Mo Dao, Hengdao and Divine Arm Bow were all directly taken out by Wei Xuan, and the drawings all had names on them, and this time they were finally named after themselves.

Immediately, he was a little embarrassed and panicked, because as before, the credit was mainly due to Wei Xuan. With ideas and ideas, there are even drawings, as long as a slightly more capable craftsman can make them.

He Ma Jun is just a little luckier than others. Of course, he also knew that it was impossible for his lord to name the repeater with his own Wei Xuan, he was commonplace, and he might be the lord of the world in the future, thinking of the lord of the world, Na Jun finally calmed down, since the world is the lord's, he shouldn't mind the crossbow being named after Ma Jun.

To be able to name a weapon in your own name is undoubtedly the greatest honor of a craftsman. Zheng Hun stood aside, saw that Ma Jun was stunned, and hurriedly thanked Ma Jun and said, "Thank you, lord!" Ma Jun woke up when he saw this, and hurriedly thanked the guard.

Wei Xuan said with a smile: "If you want your Ma Shilang's name to spread all over the world, then organize craftsmen to make more Ma Jun crossbows." If the materials can't keep up with the Mo knife and armor, you can slow down. Ma Jun nodded, of course he knew that if this new type of repeater crossbow equipment army played a significant role in changing the battlefield, wherever Wei Xuan's army fought in the future, his Ma Jun's name would spread!

Wei Xuan looked at Ma Jun and asked, "Ma Shilang, how many repeaters have been made so far?" How much mass production will be available each month in the future? Ma Jun raised his index finger and shook it.

Wei Xuan said happily: "A hundred were made? Ma Jun shook his head and said, "My lord, the device of the repeater is very delicate, and if you want to make it in large quantities, you need many people to work together to complete it. It took a month to make ten repeaters, which is already the fastest speed, and the other craftsmen in the craftsman's workshop don't know it, and the average husband sauce also needs to learn at least half a time, and it is very time-consuming to make more repeaters. Wei Xuan thought about it, there are already several families in Yizhou who have taken refuge in Yizhou, if they don't take action, even if those families don't change their attitudes, they may be noticed by Liu Zhang and made it clear, so the battle with Liu Zhang is to be as soon as possible, and make a repeater in a short time, at least to ensure that the scouts and strikers are not used.

Therefore, Wei Xuan instructed: "Ma Shilang, give you half a year, and you must make 10,000 repeaters." The manpower and resources of the craftsman's workshop are at your disposal, and no matter what, the task must be completed within half a year. Ma Jun's face was bitter, he is now a core member of the Weixuan Group and knows some offensive strategies, which means that he may have to go south after the beginning of spring next year.

However, 10,000 in half a year is an average of more than 50 per day, and according to the current process, it is estimated that at least nearly 300 craftsmen will do it together.

So he smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, you are a strong man!" Wei Xuan shook his head and said: "The Shu Road is difficult, many heavy equipment can't pass, and the Mo Dao and the Divine Arm Bow are estimated to lag behind the large army a lot, so the crossbow may become a surprisingly winning weapon." You have difficulties to overcome, and Ben will believe that you will be able to exceed your tasks. "Half a year is already the limit given by Wei Xuan.

Now that the war with Liu Zhang is about to break out, it is impossible for Wei Xuan to drag on for too long. The current Kwantung Cao Cao once again ambitiously marched towards Xuzhou after sweeping Yanzhou, Tao Qian, Liu Bei and Lu Bu were all shrinking, Wei Xuan didn't want Liu Bei to be beaten by Cao Cao to Jingzhou, and even ran to Yizhou.

Ma Jun smiled bitterly twice, and could only agree to come down. It seems that many weapons and equipment will need to be stopped in the future, and the preparation of materials must be a big problem.

Of course, according to the scale of the current workshop, it is still possible to build a repeater with all its might, provided that the wear and tear of the Mo Knife, Divine Arm Bow, and armor of other armies may not be replenished for the time being.

He Ma Jun is still a waiter in the Ministry of Works, this kind of moment is reflected in Wei Xuan's role as a waiter, he can directly ask to see Xun Yu and Zhang Zhaohe Wei He and others, take the lord's death order to find a few people, should be able to ensure the supply of raw materials.

All that's left is how he can train more craftsmen who can make qualified repeaters in a short period of time.

Fortunately, Wei Xuan proposed a few years ago that unless the last few processes of an integrated soldier such as the horizontal knife and the Mo knife are completed by one person, all the rest will be separated, and the time for the apprentice to become a qualified craftsman will be greatly shortened.

Thinking of this, Ma Jun's worship of Wei Xuan increased a few points. Of course, Ma Jun also has his own worries, and he has discussed this many times with Zheng Hun, Pu Yuan and others, and they all agree that it is a time of war and chaos to quickly manufacture a large number of weapons, and it is a last resort.

But if you wait for the peacetime that does not require so much equipment, it is undoubtedly an undesirable way to kill the chicken and take the eggs.

If each apprentice only has a little skill, in the long run, there will be no blacksmith like Ou Yezi and Ganjiang.

Because no one has learned all the methods of forging and cannot forge better weapons. Therefore, this method of development is desirable on the surface, but it cannot be used as a long-term solution.

Seeing Ma Jun's serious expression, Wei Xuan knew that he must be struggling again, and touched the stubble under his chin, Wei Xuan suddenly smiled.

Seeing this, Ma Jun asked, "Lord, why are you laughing?" Could it be that he said the wrong thing? Wei Xuan smiled and said, "Your worries are correct, but you have misunderstood one thing. We can do the same as the common people, and when we fight, we separate the apprentices, perform their duties, and hurry up the production of weapons. When the truce is made, it will not make any difference if it is restored and all the apprentices have learned all the forging methods. You have to have faith in the generals and soldiers, and it won't be too long before the world is unified. Seeing that Wei Xuan not only guessed his worries, but also allowed him to resume the apprenticeship system in the future, Ma Jun smiled and said: '

"The lord is wise, Jun admires!" Wei Xuan smiled and said: "Okay, hurry up and make a crossbow, make a good contact with it, and deliver a batch of five hundred after completing it, and let the infantry in Hanzhong be equipped first." It's also good for them to have some time to train in tactics. Xi Zhicai and Ma Jun next to him nodded at the same time, Xi Zhicai is the secretary of the military department, and he also went to Hanzhong after the New Year.

Five hundred can be armed with a small battle scale, and Wei Xuan's army pays attention to the fact that any weapon needs to be proficient before it can go to the battlefield.

And Wei Xuan's choice to let Zhang Hebu take the lead in equipping the crossbow was also beyond everyone's expectations. Xi Zhicai understood that this was the brilliance of his own assist, think about it, after Zhang He and the others got the crossbow test shot, they knew that they were the first to equip it, and the soldiers of the whole army were not moved.