Chapter 247: Divine Arm Crossbow
Hearing this, Li Fengke was suddenly stunned, as if he was frightened by the word "death".
Li Yunxing is definitely not alarmist.
The affairs of the thunderbolt, Guo Mengsheng, the declining city, and the five princes, Li Yunxing was able to hide it for a while, but he couldn't hide it for a lifetime.
What kind of person is Liu Zhongqing, if he can't even hear this bit of information, I'm afraid he will be the chief assistant of this Wu Dynasty in vain.
In terms of the era when Li Yunxing came, the strategy used by Li Yunxing now is to focus on poor information.
In any era, the most valuable thing is not food, weapons and ammunition, but intelligence.
A priceless piece of information is a million times more precious than food, grass and blades.
This is the path Li Yunxing has been taking.
The fifth prince Li Fengke is also somewhat similar to Li Yunxing from a certain angle, and they are both outcasts who are not favored.
The difference is that Emperor Wu saw Li Yunxing's potential, and he saw Li Fengke's potential.
Although it seems that the whole Wu Dynasty is worried about the Xiongnu's invasion of the border, Li Yunxing believes that the most calm of them is Liu Zhongqing.
If the Huns win, then Liu Zhongqing will directly defect to the Huns and join forces with the Huns in the future, and when the time comes, Shan Yu will be the king, and he will not be down.
On the contrary, if the Xiongnu were defeated, Liu Zhongqing would still be the commander of the Wu Dynasty, and he would be more trusted by His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, Liu Zhongqing was not in a hurry.
As long as the Wu Dynasty is stable and does not lose, a mere Xiongnu is nothing.
It is with this mentality that Liu Zhongqing is not worried at all.
But what he is most worried about is the growth of the crown prince, if Li Yunxing grows up, then the Wu Dynasty is what he says, and Liu Zhongqing will be miserable at that time.
Even if he can't move Li Yunxing now, it doesn't mean that he won't move Li Yunxing's minions.
is just a fifth prince, and he can't escape from Liu Zhongqing's palm, right?
"Although this palace is only the crown prince now, it is destined to be the emperor in the future, and your status will also rise, which is a good thing for you." Li Yunxing smiled and said, "So, this palace hopes that you can carefully consider whether you are willing to help this palace." ”
From childhood to adulthood, Li Fengke knew that it was definitely not easy for the crown prince Li Yunxing, and in such a troubled era of alternating imperial power, no one could guarantee that he would not encounter bad luck.
But Li Yunxing never gave up this idea.
Even he secretly cultivated his own forces, waiting for the opportunity to completely subvert the monstrous power of the Liu family.
Li Fengke's chest couldn't help but have lofty ambitions.
But Li Fengke quickly reined in and said solemnly, "His Royal Highness the Prince, although the ability of the younger brother is far inferior to that of the other brothers, but since he was a child, he has been in the same room with the prince, and the first queen treats me very much, all these courtiers are in mind, if the prince needs the courtiers, even if he commands, the courtiers are duty-bound!" ”
He gritted his teeth, his tone resolute, and showed no intention of backing down.
Li Yunxing smiled when he heard this, and patted him lightly on the shoulder, very appreciative.
"Okay, if you have this loyalty, this palace will live up to you."
As he spoke, Li Yunxing took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Li Fengke, saying, "This is the perfect structure map in the mind of this palace, you can take it and study it slowly." ”
Li Fengke's eyes lit up, took the paper, and observed it carefully.
"This is a crossbow?"
Li Fengke took it, and his face suddenly became solemn.
"This is the crossbow you just guessed, but it is the improved repeater of the palace, temporarily called the Divine Arm Crossbow, which should actually be able to reach a range of two hundred steps. Do you think it's feasible? Li Yunxing said: "There is no need to say much about the stakes of this matter, except for the two of us, no one can reveal half a sentence!" ”
"Your Highness, don't worry, my brother understands." Li Fengke nodded.
This kind of crossbow arrow can definitely shock the entire Wu Dynasty and cause an uproar.
If it spreads, let alone the Wu Dynasty, I'm afraid that even the surrounding countries will go crazy.
"This is the inference of this palace, whether it can achieve the effect or not, you still need to verify it, you take it!"
Li Yunxing told Li Fengke, "You have only one task, and that is to find out the weaknesses on this drawing and improve it." ”
Li Fengke took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Don't worry, the prince, the younger brother will definitely live up to his mission!" ”
"Good!" Li Yunxing laughed and said, "This palace believes in you!" ”
Li Fengke took the drawing, and his heart was even more worried.
Compared with the last thunderbolt, it is very different in appearance, and this time the Divine Arm Crossbow does not seem to be much different from ordinary crossbows, and even only a little different in appearance.
But now the range of the Wu Dynasty's crossbow arrows is definitely not more than 100 steps, while the range of the Divine Arm Crossbow is about 200 steps.
This is a nightmare level existence for other armies!
What's more important is the lethality of the Divine Arm Crossbow.
Li Yunxing looked at Li Fengke, thought about the production process of the thunderbolt, and heard that he had spent almost all of his monthly salaries, and even owed a lot of silver taels, which was definitely not a small amount for him.
In this way, the Divine Arm Crossbow is definitely much more difficult to craft than the Thunderbolt.
"Although this palace doesn't understand the details, he also knows that this crossbow has extremely high requirements for materials, especially this hook string, which must be hooked with steel and iron bones with both toughness and hardness, so as to withstand the impact of the crossbow after launch, if there is no special steel production, it cannot be completed at all." Li Yunxing said.
"And steel is a very rare thing, and this palace has only seen it on one person."
Speaking of this person, Li Fengke's heart trembled inexplicably.
Of course, it was Chen Jinyan, the blacksmith he met in Jingzhou, who thought that his long career as a soldier made his control of power more and more exquisite.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, please advise, no matter where he is at the ends of the earth, his brother will definitely find him!" Li Fengke said in a deep voice.
"This person's name is Chen Jinyan, and his father is the former governor of the Imperial Governor's Mansion. I didn't expect to have quite a lot of achievements in wrought iron, especially good at casting knives, guns, swords, halberds, among which cast steel is even more unique, as far as this palace knows, only he has such forging technology in his hands in the whole world. ”
Li Fengke's eyes lit up and said, "Brother Huang, why don't you recruit such talents as soon as possible?" ”
"Although there is a shortage of people in this palace and Chen Jinyan is stubborn and self-serving, it is difficult to tame, no matter how strong his ability is, it is not available." Of course, Li Yunxing understood what the other party meant.
"Then ......" Li Fengke was a little puzzled.
Li Yunxing smiled and said, "You don't understand, this palace is the crown prince, so naturally he won't compromise easily." But you are in a different position, if you can really win over Chen Jinyan, even if it is just for him to do things for us, it will be great news for you! ”
Li Fengke instantly realized that the prince has the identity and advantages of the prince, and he can use the identity and power of the prince to recruit heroes from all over the world.
But there is also the dignity and principles of the prince, not to mention that now Li Yunxing is the target of everyone, under the gaze of everyone, every move is magnified, everyone is staring at the prince, and he is not allowed to make mistakes.