Great Song Pirate

Chapter 310
When Xu Yi went out again, Yang Wenzhong and Lei Tong had reconciled as before. After all, with Xu Yi's three-inch tongue that he had practiced for so many years, it was still easy to deal with such an old man!Otherwise, he would not be able to command such a large group of people.

Yang Wenzhong excitedly took Lei Tong's arm, followed Xu Yi out of the house, greeted his two sons to follow, and then walked towards the pier with Xu Yi.

Under Xu Yi's personal leadership, Yang Wenzhong, his father and son followed him to his Pioneer. When they saw Xu Yi's boat, they were stunned by this majestic large warship. It's not like they didn't Having seen the world, living in the area of ​​Mingzhou, it is difficult to imagine that they have never seen a big ship, and they have seen ships that are bigger than Xu Yi's ship, but they have never seen such a warship that is armed to the teeth. However, even though they were not born as shipwrights, carpentry is also their specialty, but the Pioneer in front of them still gave them a lot of shock.

"Is this ship your captain's ship? Is this a warship built by you?" Yang Wenzhong asked Xu Yi, looking up at Kai Kai.

"Exactly, this ship is called Pioneer, and it was built by our shipyard in Hangzhou. However, it was not built like this when it was built, but after our transformation, it became what it is today! No Do you know what Master Yang thinks?" Xu Yi asked Yang Wenzhong very proudly.

Yang Wenzhong nodded again and again: "That's good, that's good, I didn't expect it! The warship can also make this appearance, it's amazing, it's very powerful at first glance! The iron plow in front should be used to collide with other ships!" He pointed to the bow of Kai Kai asked Xu Yi about the huge iron plow.

"That's right! Ordinary ships will end badly if they are hit by it. Let's board the ship and have a look at our ballista!" Xu Yi made a gesture of invitation to Yang Wenzhong and his son.

Yang Wenzhong and his son hurriedly followed Xu Yi onto the gangplank and came to the boat. When the left-behind personnel on the boat saw Xu Yi, they saluted immediately, and Xu Yi also raised his hand to return the salute. Copying the military salute of later generations is very solemn and mighty, but in Xu Yi's eyes, it is somewhat funny, because they don't have hats, but in the eyes of Yang Wenzhong and his son, they are very majestic and serious, and they can't help but feel awe in their hearts.

Xu Yi brought them to a ballista fixed to the side of the ship, and ordered his subordinates to remove the canvas cover, revealing the gun mount underneath.

When the ballista was displayed in front of Yang Wenzhong, father and son, they were immediately attracted by this novel weapon. Based on their experience, they knew at a glance that this guy was definitely a weapon similar to a bed crossbow , but it is taller and more compact than the wake-up crossbow.

They immediately observed carefully around the ballista, and soon saw the difference between this ballista and the bed crossbow, so they applauded: "It's wonderful! It's really wonderful! We are the first to use this kind of thing. The first time I saw it, what's the name of this thing?"

"We all call it a ballista. I wonder if it can catch your eye?" Xu Yi explained with a smile standing beside him.

"Calista? Mmm! Very appropriate, very appropriate! It is both a crossbow and a cannon! Appropriate! Powerful!" Yang Wenzhong nodded repeatedly, and he had already seen some clues from the chute of the ballista.

"Boss Xu, from what I can see below, this kind of ballista seems to be somewhat similar to our bed crossbow, but also a little different. The crossbow arms on both sides are not the key point. I think these two things provide the firing power. !" A son of Yang Wenzhong asked Xu Yi, pointing to the two torsion springs made of arrays of animal tendons on both sides of the ballista.

"That's right! As expected, a famous teacher is an excellent apprentice, and I can see the mystery of it at a glance! These two things are called torsion springs by me. When the ballista fires the arrows and projectiles, it is all powered by them, not by the crossbow. Arms! These two crossbow arms are made of hardwood and will not bend!" Xu Yi nodded and explained to them.

Then the three of them, father and son, began to watch carefully again, nodding repeatedly while watching, Yang Wenzhong pointed to the iron universal joint supporting the gun body and said to Xu Yi with emotion: "The most wonderful thing about this thing is It should be here, with this thing, this thing is much more flexible when aiming, wonderful! It’s really wonderful!" As he said, he unlocked the lock that fixed the gun mount, and manipulated the left, right, up and down movements of the gun body. Twisting up, while trying to aim, while shouting hello.

This universal joint was added by Xu Yi later, making the ballista extremely flexible when aiming, and one person can easily operate it. It can be said that it is the biggest improvement added to the previous ballista, so when he saw it After Yang Wenzhong applauded, a smug smile appeared on his face.

When they saw the winch on the ballista, they were even more surprised: "This is the first time we have seen this kind of winch for lifting power. Why are there big and small wheels in it?"

This is another invention of Xu Yi. The ballista is very powerful. At the beginning, it took a lot of force to open the arm of the crossbow. Later, Xu Yi drew a blueprint and gave it to Qin Huzi to make a The speed change gear, when the power is applied through this gear set, it is much easier. Although the ballista is not small, it can be easily opened by only one person, and he has also improved the mechanical part so that When the machine is fired, it also saves a lot of effort. Now a ballista can be easily operated by only three people, which reduces a lot of manpower consumption. So he did not hide Yang Wenzhong and the others, and explained to them: "This set The wheels are called gear sets, and by turning the handle, the crossbow arm can be easily opened, mainly to save effort, what do you guys think of this thing?"

"Well! Good! Good stuff! Let me try!" Yang Wenzhong immediately shook the handle, and the arm of the crossbow was slowly opened under his own strength until it reached the strongest point, and then it was hung by the machine bracket. The lock is locked, and it can be launched only after the machine is removed.

Yang Wenzhong tried to move the mechanism again, and the ballista fired without much effort, and the crossbow string clamping the steel wire immediately made a sharp buzzing sound, and the crossbow arm immediately opened and hit the baffle, sending out a sound. A bang sound startled the old man, he quickly put down the gun mount, and went to check the crossbow arm. After careful inspection, the baffle was covered with thick leather, which blocked the crossbow arm and played a good cushion Only then did he feel relieved that the crossbow arm was not damaged in any way.

After trying it out, he and his two sons were full of praise for this ballista, and admired the various wonderful designs in it. Although they thought they were famous master craftsmen, But I also know that I can't make such a thing at all.

"Old guy, let me ask you, what do you think of this ballista?" Lei Tong asked, looking at Yang Wenzhong proudly. He was very happy to see Yang Wenzhong's expression.

"Don't make fun of me. If you can do it, you can do it. If you can't do it, you can't do it. I admire the craftsman who made this kind of ballista. I have self-knowledge. To be honest, I can't make it! But I just don't know how powerful this thing is. ?" Yang Wenzhong didn't know what to say, but he still raised his question.

"If this thing shoots a big arrow, it can reach 250 steps away, and the farthest can reach 150 steps, but if it shoots stone bullets, it can only reach 1.5 steps away, usually 300 steps away!" Xu Yi said to himself Now the range of these ballistas is very clear. In ancient times, one step was roughly [-] meters, and two hundred steps was [-] meters, which is already quite good!
Yang Wenzhong nodded repeatedly and said it was amazing, but then asked: "Then how accurate is this object?"

Xu Yi immediately beckoned to a gunner on board, pointed to a big tree about 200 meters away from the shore and said, "Are you sure you can shoot that tree with a big arrow?"

The gunner immediately straightened his waist and said, "Don't worry, my lord, we will never fail!"

Xu Yi nodded and asked him to fire the cannon. The gunner immediately asked his deputy to fetch a long arrow, then cocked the string to aim, and then pulled the trigger. Following the sound of the string, the long arrow shot out immediately, stably In the middle of the big tree, the huge force carried by the long arrow almost nailed half of the arrow body, almost piercing the big tree, the arrow fell on the tree, the tail shook for a while, and the big tree shook. This shows the power of this arrow!

Xu Yi is very satisfied with this launch. The strong general has no weak soldiers, and the personnel on his ship are all elites!Immediately after the gunner finished shooting, he bowed to salute Xu Yi, and then stepped aside.

Shooting a big tree at such a long distance seems simple, but everyone understands the ingenuity of it. Although the ship is docked on the shore, the sea water keeps making the ship float up and down slightly. That big tree is actually not easy at all. It can be seen that the gunner's ability is already quite powerful, and it also shows the accuracy of this ballista. Such a result made Yang Wenzhong and his son nod again, and they have nothing to say. said.

"After seeing this ballista today, I, Yang Wenzhong, know that there are people out there! I think this kind of ballista is made by our experts here, because it's the first time I've seen this kind of thing, but I don't know. Is this expert here? Yang wants to pay a visit to this person! Please recommend him to the leader!" After seeing the power of this ballista, Yang Wenzhong finally let go of his airs and changed his mind. A lot of humility, and unconsciously used the word "our", obviously agreed with the situation here.

After listening to Yang Wenzhong's question, many people laughed, even Xu Yi himself laughed. This is what he wanted. A person with a little ability like Yang Wenzhong will be somewhat arrogant. If you can't show it If something can convince them, they won't let go of their worth and sincerely attach to you, so he arranged such a play to let them see the strength of the Fubo Army and their own abilities.

Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Yang Wenzhong didn't know what they were laughing at, so he asked again suspiciously: "Did I say something wrong? Could it be that the person who made this ballista was not from the Fubo Army?" person?"

"I'm talking about Old Yang, you really don't know Taishan this time, let me tell you! This person is not only a member of Fubo Army, but also here!" Lei Tong smiled at him with a smile on his face. .

Yang Wenzhong didn't bother with him anymore, and said quickly: "Since you are here, introduce me quickly! I really want to meet this expert as soon as possible!"

Everyone finally burst into laughter this time, and Lei Tong laughed loudly: "Haha! I won't tease you anymore, let me tell you the truth, this person is far away from the horizon!"

Yang Wenzhong looked Lei Tong up and down, then turned his mouth away, and said disdainfully: "Go to hell, you can make this kind of thing? I think you just make a few broken knives and swords to return It’s okay, you can’t think of this thing even if you have five heads!”

Lei Tong Wen heard that he jumped over to kick Yang Wenzhong, and scolded: "You old bastard, you spray dung when you open your mouth, did I say I made it? Let me tell you, if I didn't strongly recommend you, our lord would really see it." It's not up to your old boy's ability! Let me tell you! This ballista was created by our lord himself! Now you know how powerful our lord is!"

"Ah...??!!" Yang Wenzhong was dumbfounded.

"Master Yang laughed, this thing is indeed created by me, but it was far from so powerful at the beginning, thanks to the help of Qin Huzi and the cooperation of many carpenters, the ballista of today is possible! Xu doesn't dare to take the credit!" Xu Yi smiled at Yang Wenzhong at this moment.

Yang Wenzhong didn't dare to trust him any more, so he quickly saluted Xu Yi deeply: "This old man has no eyes! I hope you will forgive me!" His two sons also hurriedly saluted with their father.

"Master Yang, you're being polite. Let's eat first! We're going to have a little chat today!" Xu Yi said with a smile.

In fact, Xu Yi was really opportunistic in this aspect, but he had read an article about ancient Western ballistas before, and made this kind of ballista, and added some improvements, and it became this kind of ballista in Yangzhou. In Wen Zhong's eyes, he really doesn't know much about bow making, which is very powerful in his eyes. What needs to be mastered here is not something that can be taught in books before!

During the meeting, Yang Wenzhong and Xu Yi toasted frequently, and exchanged some questions about the crossbow from time to time. Yang Wenzhong's knowledge in this area also opened Xu Yi's eyes. It turned out that the secret of making the crossbow was definitely not his It is so simple to think about it, but it is the experience accumulated by generations or even dozens of generations of skilled craftsmen in the ancients, which gradually formed a set of theories derived from practice. Yi benefited a lot.

However, Xu Yi's strength lies in machinery, and many people, including Yang Wenzhong and Lei Tong, found what he said to be very novel, so they no longer dared to underestimate Xu Yi. became very respectful.

Xu Yi was not in a hurry to ask Yang Wenzhong about Zhuge Liannu, but after the meal, he accompanied Yang Wenzhong to walk around the vicinity of Jilong Village, checking the progress of various things here by the way. Seeing the newly built houses, the harvested land, and the winding road extending into the jungle, Xu Yi felt very relieved.

Yang Wenzhong said that it has been a few days since he came to Jilongzhai, but he has always been angry with Lei Tong, and he has never left his yard at all. Today is the first time he has seen Jilongzhai and its surroundings. The whole picture is also the first contact with the islanders here. When he saw that everything here is in order, his heart began to loosen. Then he saw that although people are working here, But he has never seen anyone threatening these people with knives and guns, but there are many people in the uniform of the Fubo Army working with the common people, almost regardless of you and me. This situation makes him very novel .

Moreover, Xu Yi, as the biggest leader here, has no airs on his body at all, wears the same coarse clothes, and looks kind and respectful to everyone. In such a situation, he can't see the color of strength at all. Or it may give people a feeling of coercion, but it gives people the feeling of being gentle and refined, more like an official who personally observes the people's sentiments, and the leaders who come to report various affairs are also very respectful to him, from their From the look of his expression, there was no sign of flattery at all, his words were very clear, and there was no sloppy compliment at all. After briefly talking about the things he was responsible for, Xu Yi either nodded and let them continue to do it, or Xu Yi directly pointed out some deficiencies, so that they can improve as soon as possible. Everything is concise and clear, which makes people feel very comfortable.

And those who came here not long ago, most of them also had satisfied smiles. When they saw Xu Yi appearing, they bowed respectfully to him, and the expressions on their faces were also sincere gratitude. Only then did he really believe that Xu Yi was really good to these refugees and did not lie to him at all. No wonder he won the hearts of his subordinates and these people so much. What this person did was really different from ordinary robbers.

Gradually as he walked, watched and listened all the way, Yang Wenzhong also began to be truly impressed by this young leader, and he also began to understand why the old Lei Tong was so determined to do things for this person. The more he looked at it, the more he felt a strange attraction, making people want to get close to him and do things for him.

They also met Yang Hong on the way. Yang Hong had already gone to the place where Yang Wenzhong lived to see a doctor for his little grandson. As soon as he saw Xu Yi, he immediately said, "My lord! I have already been to Master Yang's just now." Residence, Master Yang’s little grandson is fine, I’ve already taken some tranquilizing medicine, after taking it for three days, everything will be fine! Please rest assured, my lord and Master Yang!”

Yang Wenzhong and his two sons hurriedly thanked Yang Hong. After being polite, Yang Hong took people to dry the various medicinal materials they collected nearby.

The little grandson has nothing to do, so the last complaint in Yang Wenzhong's heart is gone, and after thinking about coming here, everyone here is very polite to their family, even if he loses his temper from time to time these days, and even beats and scolds those who People, those Xu Yi's followers have never retaliated against him, they should still take care of them, and life here is much better than when he was on land, especially in this respected situation, This is something he couldn't experience on land before. No matter how capable he is on land, he is still a craftsman. The general government people don't take him seriously at all, but here is different. Here the craftsmen seem to be very He received preferential treatment, and the status of the artisans here is obviously much higher than that on the land. Even the leaders of the Fubo Army were very polite when they saw them, the great artisans, which made him like it psychologically. here.

They finally came to the camp where the Japanese slaves were imprisoned. When he saw those Japanese slaves working under guard, Yang Wenzhong became puzzled again, because the Japanese were not much different from the Song people in appearance. It's really hard to tell if you don't speak. Seeing that these Japanese men and women are forced to do things, he asked Xu Yi strangely: "Boss! I want to know what crimes these people have committed. Let them be here." What about work?"

After Xu Yi glanced at him, he explained to him: "These people are not from the Song Dynasty, they are all from foreign vassals. As our profession, it is impossible for us not to do a little bit of bad things, but we don't want to harm our Great Song Dynasty." Therefore, I had to find some troubles from foreign vassals, these are some Japanese slaves captured by my subordinates from the Japanese country, and they are doing some labor here, I wonder if Master Yang has any advice?"

Hearing that these people were not Song people, and hearing what they said, he really couldn't understand them at all, so Yang Wenzhong hurriedly said: "No, no, the big boss is really extraordinary! We in the Song Dynasty have been bullied by barbarians all these years. , I didn’t expect you to clean up the vassals, which made me, a citizen of the Song Dynasty, feel a little proud, not bad! Not bad! I just don’t know when the big boss will take care of those barbarians in the north and take care of us Song people. Let it out, too!"

When Yang Wenzhong was in the Military Weapons Supervision, Song Dynasty was at war with Xixia, and he knew that many Song people were bullied by border tribes, and even after he returned to the south, he still heard about many things in the north, and knew that the Liao people were no longer capable. But the Jin people came again, and they still attacked the people of Song Dynasty from time to time. They were very indignant at these northern barbarians, so they said these words to Xu Yi.

His words hit Xu Yi's heart, so his face became serious, and then he turned to Yang Wenzhong and said, "Of course I have thought about this matter before, to tell you the truth, the reason why I ran here from the two Zhejiang provinces to build a village is In fact, it's not that the north can't stay anymore, but that we want to lay a foundation here. Now the biggest enemy of our Song Dynasty is not the Liao people, but the newly rising Jin people. I think after the Jin people occupied the land of the Liao people , You have also heard about the constant harassment of the people on the border of the Great Song Dynasty, but just like this, the imperial court blindly backed down, pretending that the right did not happen, and was still immersed in the joy of recovering Yanyun, and did not see the north. The evil wolf whose head is growing, the reason why I invite you and your family is to accumulate more strength. Now my men are all sailors, but the Jin people are all cavalry on land. I am confident at sea. When we meet them, they will definitely not be able to please them, but once on land, with our current combat strength, I am afraid that they are far from being the opponents of these tigers and wolves. To deal with their cavalry, I am afraid that bows and crossbows are the most effective weapons One, so I really need you and your family, you can help me at all costs, once there is a time when the Jin people invade our Song Dynasty, and when they harm the people of our Song Dynasty, even if I am just a Hai Thieves, I am also willing to do my best for the people of the Song Dynasty, and find some troubles for those who dare to bully us Song people, but I don’t know if Master Yang is willing to help us?"

After listening to Xu Yi's words, the last line of defense in Yang Wenzhong's heart completely collapsed, that is, after a little hesitation, he clasped his fists in both hands, and gave a deep salute to Xu Yi: "Today, Yang understands old man Lei and the others. Why did you do things for you so desperately? The big leader is really a righteous person. As you are, you still know that we are thinking of the people of the Song Dynasty. I am a half-dead old man who has eaten the food of the Song people for a lifetime. If people do something, they are really inferior to pigs and dogs! As long as you, the big boss, still appreciate my skills and think that my old bones are still useful, then I will leave a word today, I will I am willing to stay and never leave! I will definitely use what I have learned and build a batch of usable bows and crossbows for the big boss!"

Xu Yi is really happy!The stubborn old man finally agreed to do things for him, which means that he will have a batch of high-quality bows and crossbows in the future, and he will be able to form an elite bow and arrow team, so he quickly thanked Yang Wenzhong: "Thank you, Master Yang, Xu promises that he will never disappoint your expectations of me!"

Yang Wenzhong stretched out his hand and called the two sons over and said to them: "Come here, you two, and see the big leader quickly, he will be our lord from now on, use as much ability as you have, don't give it to us Yang Wenzhong If you can’t make good bows and crossbows, you two don’t call me father!”

Yang Wenzhong's two sons hurried over and knelt down to Xu Yi and said, "See my lord, please rest assured, our brothers will do what we have learned and do things well for our lord. We will definitely let our brothers use good bows and crossbows, and will not let you down." My lord's love for us!"

Xu Yi hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said with a smile: "Please get up quickly, Xu deserves it! I hope you brothers will support you a lot in the future, our archers are all up to you!"

Lei Tong smiled and said, "Lao Yang's elm head has finally opened up! Good! I think you are already better than pigs and dogs! Haha!"

Yang Wenzhong immediately rushed over and grabbed him by the neck, the two old treasures immediately twisted into a ball, everyone burst into laughter, these two old treasures have lived for most of their lives, and they are more energetic than young people when they fight Son, why didn't I see that Mr. Lei still has such a funny side before?So everyone hurried over to pull the two of them apart, but there was no sign of anger on the faces of the two of them, and they both laughed when they looked at each other.

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