Chapter 57: Telescope, Compass
"I'll give it a try!"
After listening to Chu Zhen's explanation, Li Shimin's hands were already itchy.
He began to take up the bow and arrow at the age of four or five, and he bent his bow and arrows on the battlefield, and shot no less than a hundred enemies, but he had never seen a bow made of wood, let alone a bow with wheels.
"Here you go."
Chu Zhen gave him the compound bow and spreader, and pointed out the window: "There is usually no one in that wasteland outside, but just in case, you put arrows at that dirt slope." ”
Li Shimin glanced out the window, nodded, and bent down to pick up three arrows from the box.
"It's a pity that I forgot to bring the wrench for archery."
Li Shimin tried the spreader, which is the modern "wrench", and after figuring out how to use it, he clamped two arrows in his left hand, and the other carefully placed it on the bowstring, and then embedded it in the sight.
Pull the strings, aim.
"This power!"
Li Shimin quickly felt the benefits of this bow, and he had already pulled the bowstring to the maximum, but it only took a little strength to maintain the full string.
What shocked him even more was ...... What did he see?
"Mr. Chu, this, this thing!"
Where he was aiming, there was a circular object with a transparent middle, through which he could see the dirt slope in the distance, as if it was right in front of him, and he even saw a red bag on the dirt slope - the same as the bag in Chu Zhen's house.
This thing allows him to see things more clearly!
Li Shimin pulled the bow with a shocked expression on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was watching from the side, also had itchy hands, took another compound bow, and looked out the window.
"This is a mirror?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered the peculiarity of the round lens and looked at Chu Zhen in surprise.
Li Qingzhao stood beside Chu Langjun, curiously waiting for him to explain.
"It's all technology and hard work. More on that later. ”
Chu Zhen said with a smile.
Modern compound bows have an optical sight, which is also an artifact when removed and mounted on an ancient longbow.
Li Shimin no longer hesitated, and after aiming, he pulled the button of the "wrench", the bowstring rebounded, and the arrow flew out at great speed.
"Smack!"
The red bag shook, and upon closer inspection, half of the arrows were gone.
"Good bow!!"
Li Shimin praised loudly, picked up an arrow in his left hand, and continued to draw the bow again.
Three in a row, all of them hit the red bag.
"It's really a divine bow!!"
After the three arrows were shot, Li Shimin once again praised that for a general who fought on the battlefield, a good bow and a horse were more exciting than beautiful people and fine wine.
This bow is a magic weapon except for its strange appearance!
Zhu Yuanzhang also took three arrows and shot out the window, and the same three arrows hit the red bag on the dirt slope.
Chu Zhen looked at him in surprise.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "I have been an emperor for more than ten years, but I haven't forgotten the skill of riding and archery, and I practice for a while every month." ”
"Be prepared for danger in times of peace, admire."
Chu Zhen said with a smile.
"How much is this bow worth?" Li Shimin asked with a compound bow.
It's a pity that 10,000 sets of armor are gone, but he can only accept it, after all, he can't take it away.
But if there are 1,000 bows, three volleys are fired before the two armies engage in battle......
I can't imagine!
"Do you dare to take it back and give it to your subordinates?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shimin with a smile but not a smile.
As the same emperor, he knew too well Li Yuan's reaction when he saw this bow.
If he dared to take out 1,000, 3,000, or even 10,000 such wheeled bows and shoot through the enemy's formation on the battlefield, the news would be sent back, and Li Yuan, who was in Chang'an, would wake up overnight and send troops to welcome the return of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, with a great victory.
By the way, he ordered him to hand over these bows and put them all in the palace to be used again in time of war.
It can't be given to anyone else.
"This ......"
Zhu Yuanzhang's words can be called another basin of cold water, which poured Li Shimin on his heart.
He is the king of Qin, not the emperor.
All kinds of things that Mr. Chu received from him, from flashlights, maps, medical books, to this compound bow, he had to think about it and be cautious before he could use it.
Otherwise, although he can defeat the enemy with a compound bow, he will also quickly lose the right to command the army.
What if he told his father about Mr. Chu?
His father didn't necessarily believe it, but his brother would......
"It's me who was reckless."
Li Shimin sighed.
Chu Zhen patted him on the shoulder to comfort the "King of Qin", and said, "There are three hundred to several thousand compound bows, and the ones I bought are all under one thousand." ”
"It's not expensive, it's just too delicate to be suitable for horseback riding."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the shortcomings of the compound bow.
There are too many wheels, wires, and small objects, which are not easy to carry and are easy to damage.
"So I also bought a few recurve bows, and you can take them back and try them later."
Chu Zhen smiled: "In addition, I have two artifacts that are suitable for you to use on the battlefield. ”
He received Li Shimin's authentic Wang Xizhi, and also received a pile of gold from Zhu Yuanzhang, so he had to buy a few good things as a return gift.
"What is it?"
Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang were both very interested.
"This one."
Chu Zhen pointed to the scope on the compound bow, then took out something from the box and handed it to them.
"Thank you Chu Langjun~" Li Qingzhao took the strange thing handed by Chu Zhen with a smile, and his fingers inadvertently touched his hand.
Chu Zhen didn't react, but Li Qingzhao's face turned red, and he lowered his head to look at the things in his hand.
It looks like two bamboos connected side by side, with a cylindrical shape on the left and right and smooth lenses inside.
Li Qingzhao vaguely knew what it was for, and after shyly glancing at Chu Zhen, he lifted it up and put it in front of his eyes.
"Huh?!"
Li Qingzhao let out a crisp exclamation, so that Lin Daiyu behind the curtain looked over and saw her sister holding something in front of her eyes.
"This thing ......!"
Li Shimin held a monocular and looked out the window, his heart full of shock.
He took it down again, looked at the tall buildings in the distance, and then held it up in front of his eyes, and looked carefully at the windows of the buildings in the distance.
The face is full of shock!
"This thing...... No, this artifact ......"
Zhu Yuanzhang held it and looked into the distance from the lens, the more he looked at it, the more shocked he became, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, it was indeed a battlefield artifact!
With it, you can completely anticipate the enemy's opportunity on the battlefield, and the scout can see how many enemies are coming from a few miles away, if you take it to the future Liaodong battlefield, in the vast grassland, this artifact can play a huge role!
"It's called a telescope."
Chu Zhen smiled slightly, "You have also seen the effect, that is, it can make people see in the distance, and the scout takes it to probe the enemy, and the effect is outstanding." ”
In addition to liking to charge into battle in person, Li Shimin also likes to personally take more than a dozen horsemen to investigate the enemy's situation, and there are several times in the history books that he almost got away.
"Mr. Chu, is this really for me?" Li Shimin couldn't believe it.
Compared to the previous armor and compound bow, the telescope shocked and liked him even more.
It's literally made for the battlefield!
"Of course."
Chu Zhen laughed and asked him not to be polite.
Zhu Yuanzhang held the binoculars and was full of emotion: "It can reach 100,000 troops." ”
"What's the other battlefield artifact?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again, holding the telescope tightly in his hand, he had already figured out how to fight Liaodong, coupled with such a divine object, the remnant Yuan and Mongolian army in Liaodong were already in his pocket.
"It's a compass, it seems to be called Sinan in ancient times."
Chu Zhen took out a few compasses, handed them to them, and said, "This thing can only indicate the direction, and its use is not too big, and it is suitable for playing a role in the dense forest." ”
The ancient generals and their staff were not fools, they could rely on the sun and stars to determine the north and south, and even if there was no sun, they had a way to distinguish the direction.
The function of the compass is fast and accurate, and you can know it at a glance when you take it out and look at it.
"I bought a dozen dollars."
Chu Zhenquan took it out and said to Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang: "You can take it back and reward your subordinates...... Oh, and the watch, which is the equivalent of a clock. ”
Chu Zhen looked at Sister Lin and said with a smile: "There is a Western clock in the Rongguo Mansion. However, the accuracy and portability of the Western clock are several grades worse than mine. ”
"Western clock ......" Lin Daiyu thought for a while, and replied to him: "I have heard that it was brought by Western missionaries, and it will crow like a rooster when it comes." ”
"Rooster!"
Chu Zhen couldn't help laughing.
Lin Daiyu complained in shame: "Uncle Chu is good at making fun of people!" ”
"I didn't laugh at you, I just laughed...... Laugh. ”
"What are you laughing at me?"
"Miss Xiaolin's metaphor is accurate! It's a rooster. ”
Actually, Chu Zhen smiled because he thought Sister Lin's words were cute.
But Sister Lin's words also revealed a message, in the Dashun Dynasty, Western technology has risen and can create Western clocks.
In Chu Zhen's view, the last days of the Red Chamber also refers to the huge impact of Western culture on China and the century-old disaster......