Chapter 222: Giant Crossbow
The soldiers of the Liang family army in the audience all raised their arms and cheered: "Battle array!" ”
In the past month or so, in addition to kicking and running with weights, they have been training weapons and marching in accordance with Zhuge Ding's strict instructions.
After Zhuge Ding's strict guidance, in less than two months, they felt as if they had been reborn.
Whether it is spirit or physical fitness, it can be regarded as elite, at least it can ensure that orders are forbidden, actions are synchronized, and there will be no chaos.
After all, they were originally selected according to the top elite standards.
But they lacked experience and mastery of military formations.
And now around them: war horses, chariots, large shields, spears, strong bows, strong crossbows, heavy armor......
All kinds of configurations are all proving that they are about to become the real elite division of the Great Zhou.
Liang Xiao spread out the array diagram in his hand, his expression was grim, and his majestic and arrogant voice spread all over the world.
"From this moment on, you must understand that once you go to the battlefield, you must absolutely obey the order, there is no doubt, the banner shall prevail, and the captains will lead the troops to fight! The first new army of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be born from here! Teams listen to orders! ”
In an instant, the barracks were full of drums and horns, and the dust was flying, which shocked the Yulin army outside to come close to watch, but they were blocked by the guards inside the door.
"My emperor has an order, you are not allowed to enter without permission, and you will perform your duties!"
In the face of the stern reprimand of the higher-level Xuanwei, the Yulin Army did not dare to offend, so they could only continue to garrison.
……
"He's practicing??"
When everyone in the Duanmu family received the news, they were like a man.
"Hurry up and let the officials stop Liang Xiao from going to Jiangnan!"
Once Liang Xiao masters an elite army, he will be invincible wherever he goes!
But the current situation in the central government is good for Liang Xiao, which is not good for the family.
They did not object to Liang Xiao's external transfer, and were even happy to see it happen, but only opposed Liang Xiao's going to Jiangnan.
Jiangnan is rich and far from the center, which is tantamount to a paradise for the family.
There is a gathering of their wealth and inheritance for generations!
The Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office argued until the next day, but they couldn't come up with a reason.
On the contrary, it is Liang Xiao, the party concerned, who should eat and drink, accompany his wife to warm the quilt, and Duan Yun's sleeves are like glue.
During this time, Gongsun Yue didn't even come to visit, which made him feel a lot easier.
He really couldn't stand this girl's well-behaved and pitiful appearance, and always felt familiar, so he couldn't bear it, for fear of seeing her cry, even if he knew that she had other plans.
Duan Yunchong told him that she could accept Gongsun Yue, but Gongsun Yue must not have different intentions.
For him, Gongsun Yue is a member of the Sword Clan, since his position is different, and the Sword Clan and the Gongsun family are separated from Bashu, he categorically cannot let Duan Yunchong and Mu Qinxue be wronged.
Jiang Fuxue still has to leave Beijing with him.
At present, he only has the right time and place in the capital, once he leaves the capital, it is full of dangers, and it is not impossible for the Gongsun family to take advantage of the situation to get what he wants, and even try to kidnap Jiang Fuxue.
Protecting his relatives is the bottom line that he will never back down.
Now, Liang Xiao is holding Duan Yunsleeve and listening to her explain the customs and customs of Yanzhou.
The little couple has been cherishing the time before parting.
Gu Pingxiu's report came from outside, and Zhuge Hui was waiting for Liang Xiao in the ordnance prison.
As soon as Liang Xiao arrived at the Ordnance Prison, Zhuge Hui greeted Yang Ling, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yang Ling, the commander of Xuanwei, and others.
"Liang Xiao, according to the design of the bed crossbow you provided before, now that the bed crossbow has been made, let's go and see if there is anything that needs to be transformed?"
"So quickly?" Liang Xiao was surprised and delighted.
Zhuge Hui explained: "Some of the materials for bed crossbows have already been prepared, even if they are not used to make bed crossbows like yours, they will make traditional bed crossbows." ”
Liang Xiao was stunned.
The eyes of Yang Ling and the others were full of expectation.
They are loyal to the imperial power, both public and private, and they all hope that the Great Zhou will become strong and prosperous in order to protect their descendants.
For example, Yang Ling, who was only born in a poor family, was once not treated by these great families, and relied on the preservation of Shizu and Zhuge Hui to display his ambitions.
The Great Zhou was now in great need of a weapon to defend the city and deter the cavalry of the Northern Hu and other rebels who were about to move.
Zhuge Hui's repeater crossbow can be fired intensively, but the range is too short, suitable for killing the troops in the city.
For the kind of bed crossbow provided by Liang Xiao, the empress specially arranged for Xuanwei to take care of it, and Zhuge Hui and Yang Ling personally supervised it to prevent all leaks.
Everyone followed behind Sima Ling and came to an empty school field.
On the wide podium in the center of the school field are three giant bed crossbows.
Liang Xiao took a closer look, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Looks good!"
Each bed crossbow is made from the merging of three large large bows, the string of which is thicker than an adult's index finger and can only be pulled by the rotation of the twisting shaft.
This kind of big bow cannot be pulled by ordinary people alone.
After everyone came to the stage, they observed the giant crossbow and were quite shocked.
This is a new weapon that has never been seen before, more than twice the size of a traditional bed crossbow!
"Can you really pull it?" Yang Ling asked.
A Xuanwei explained: "Yang Shangshu, we just sent Xuanwei to test, as the Marquis of Lanling said, at least thirty people must work together to pull!" ”
Yang Ling said depressedly: "Isn't that too labor-intensive? ”
Xuan Wei smiled and pointed to the distance: "Look at it!" ”
Everyone looked at Xuanwei's fingers and couldn't help but gasp-
A spear-like crossbow bolt driven deep into the distant wall!
"Launched from here?" Zhuge Hui said in surprise.
Sima Ling couldn't hide his excitement when he saw Zhuge Hui, and immediately arranged for thirty Xuanwei to draw the bow together.
Only then did everyone realize that the crossbow bolts used in this bed crossbow were different from spears?
An arrow is the equivalent of a sharp spear head, and the body of the arrow is a commonly used hardwood.
"Giggle......
Thirty people are evenly distributed on both sides of the twisted shaft, and they rotate together, making a dull and regular sound.
"Shoot!"
With Xuanwei's order, the arrow from the string quickly shot towards the wall in the distance, almost embedded in the entire arrow body!
The hearts of Zhuge Hui and others were turbulent.
"How powerful is it??"
can shoot a spear-like crossbow into a strong wall, which ...... What kind of lethality has to be?
"How far can you shoot?" Sima Ling, as the commander of the Xuanwei, is calm and intimidating on weekdays, but this time he is rarely a little anxious.
Yang Ling said: "With such power, with the old man's conservative estimate, the range is probably more than five hundred zhang!" ”
Sima Ling's breath stagnated, and he said urgently: "Find a place where no one is trying?" ”
Liang Xiao and Zhuge Hui also agreed with Sima Ling's proposal.
The bed crossbow was pushed by the Xuanwei to the martial arts arena north of the school ground, which is a special camp for foreign troops, and there is no one at the moment, which is suitable for testing.
"Cluck-"
As soon as the winching of the giant crossbow was released, another arrow shot towards the city wall four miles away, bringing out a sound of breaking the sky!
In the astonished gaze of everyone, the giant arrow landed not far in front of the city wall, piercing a column.
"How can you shoot so far??"