Great Song Pirate

Chapter 312 Returning to Freshwater
After the excitement passed, Xu Yi suddenly remembered the other two kinds of crossbows that Yang Wenzhong had mentioned, which aroused his interest even more. The hand can shoot three times the number of arrows. This kind of crossbow makes up for the shortcomings of the crossbow, and the range can meet the needs of the attack. Intermittent coverage launch, after a few rounds, it is estimated that the opponent is almost the same.

As for the god-armed crossbow he mentioned, Xu Yi felt a bit like a weapon of later generations. When he thought of the name, he felt his heart jumping. The crossbow could shoot arrows three hundred steps away. That is to say, it can shoot people 450 meters away, how much tension does it take!I am afraid that it may not be possible to complete the stringing by pedals alone, so he immediately asked Yang Wenzhong: "I am very interested in the kind of god-armed crossbow that Master Yang said. Besides, can he still shoot the enemy? How much does a crossbow like this weigh?"

Yang Wenzhong replied without hesitation: "You must sit down, pedal with both feet, and use all the strength of your waist to open the string. Otherwise, it is difficult to complete the stringing with the strength of your arms and legs. This crossbow is powerful. , even if it is [-] steps away, as long as it can accurately hit the opponent's vital point, it is no problem to shoot the opponent. Even if he is wearing heavy armor, he can still be shot through. It is amazing! However, because this crossbow needs to ensure its strength, The materials used are hard materials, so the body of the crossbow is very heavy. The crossbow itself weighs forty catties, which is very inconvenient to carry. Moreover, most of the front ends of the arrows of this crossbow are made of iron, so each arrow is very heavy. , so as to maintain its strength at a long distance. I think the Lord is very interested in this God Arm Crossbow, but I am afraid I have to pour some cold water on the Lord. Because the production of this crossbow requires extremely high craftsmanship, the selection of materials and The workmanship is also extremely exquisite, and if there is a slight error, the crossbow will lose its aim in the distance. The arrows also need to be carefully crafted by a special person, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming. If you don’t do it, you can make at most ten pairs! If you want to measure the production, I think it is basically impossible, but the general yellow birch crossbow and foot crossbow are relatively simple to make, and the power is quite good, but there is no god on the head. The arm crossbow is accurate, and there is no problem in mass-producing yellow birch crossbows and foot crossbows. The three-arrow crossbow is a kind of deformation of the foot crossbow, because the crossbow body has three chutes, which takes a little time, but it is also easier to make than the god arm crossbow. !"

After listening to Yang Wenzhong's explanation, Xu Yi was happy again. This magic arm crossbow is comparable to the sniper rifle of later generations, but the range is a little shorter, but more than 400 meters is basically enough, and it can be used for It can be used by long-distance sniping to kill the opponent's generals, or to ambush and sneak attack the opponent's key figures. There are so many, even if you have never eaten pork, you know how pigs run. Isn't the snipers just working in teams of two?It happens to be equal to the number of people needed for this kind of magic arm crossbow. As for the output, he doesn't care. The key is quality, as long as the precision and power are enough, this kind of thing does not need to be mass-produced at all!

"Well! I know, but no matter how difficult it is, we must make some. We must have some of this kind of magic arm crossbow. As for how to use it, I will explain it to you later!" Xu Yi told Yang Wenzhong Confess to.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to start work soon during this period. Making bows and crossbows requires a lot of things. There are no reserves here, so I will first pass on the skills to those craftsmen for the time being. When the materials are ready, we can start work!" Yang Wenzhong said. It started with the matter of materials.

Xu Yi then asked: "Then Master Yang told me what materials are needed, and I will order someone to purchase them!"

"Bows and crossbows are inseparable from high-quality wood, and I have seen it here, and many of the wood that has been piled up are good for use, and the material of the wood here is quite good, which can be regarded as high-quality material, so Timber is not a problem, the rest is animal horns, tendons, tung oil, glue, lacquer, raw silk, if old Leitou has the ability, he can make me some high-quality steel sheets, it would be even better, if he If you can’t do it, then needless to say, you can do it without him!” Yang Wenzhong couldn’t forget to tease Lei Tong while making a list.

Xu Yi wrote down what he said one by one, and planned to make purchases after returning to Dulong Island this time. Lei Tong was so angry that he blew his beard: "Okay, old man, I won't mess with you, you should mess with me first, okay , I’ll let you see my skills, Qin Huzi, let’s show this old man some skills later, and see if our steel can do it!” He immediately pulled a punch.

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and the meal was finished. Xu Yi got up and said to everyone: "I will take the fleet out of here tomorrow morning, and the things here will be left behind. I will go to the West Danshui River this time After setting up the stockade, we will return to Dulong Island for a period of time, I hope that everyone will cooperate sincerely, only if we have a firm foothold here, can we have better development in the future, thank you!"

Everyone immediately nodded their heads and continued to make final preparations for Xu Yi and the others to leave the next day.

When the first ray of sunlight shines on this land in the morning, Jilongzhai is already boiling. Along the newly built pier, more than 30 boats of different sizes are neatly arranged. This is already what can be mobilized here. All the ships are gone, except for the four or five ships that must be left here, all the ships are full of various goods. The first batch of people who went to Danshui Zhaizhai had breakfast early and began to board the original ship in an orderly manner. The ships that have already been allocated meander like people entering a long dragon, but there is no chaos at all. Because the voyage is not far away, all the ships are full of people this time. Except for the sailors, each ship has an average load. About 200 people, more than 20 boats got off, and nearly 5000 people were basically loaded, and the boats were full.

The personnel who went to Danshui this time, except for some selected Fubo military personnel, there are two boats loaded with shipwrights. , the others are mostly strong and healthy young people selected from the newly arrived immigrants here. After a period of running-in, they have gradually adapted to life here and began to return to the Fubo Army. As soon as they heard that people were going to be sent to build a new village, many people were willing to go with them, so after selection, a total of about 3000 people were selected, which was enough for the first batch of people to build a village.

There are also those Japanese slaves. These Japanese slaves are free labor. They are not used for nothing, and they are used for nothing, so let them do the hardest part!Moreover, Xu Yi gave them a clear hope this time. Those who have done a good job in building the village this time will be able to obtain the status of civilians. From then on, they can belong to the islanders and enjoy the same treatment as those immigrants. These already desperate Japanese slaves began to ignite a little new hope. It was impossible to escape. The only way out was to stay here and work hard in order to obtain a free body.

The warehouses of each ship were filled with various tools, food, tents, etc., which were all indispensable things. There were also a lot of herbs collected by Yang Hong recently and some herbs purchased from land. Some necessary medicines, otherwise diseases like malaria can kill everyone. After getting familiar with this period of time, Yang Hong has a good understanding of the various common diseases here. The treatment method, with him, the occurrence of large-scale diseases will be reduced a lot, and this time Yang Hong himself went to the Tamsui River with the boat to provide them with an additional guarantee.

Xu Yi also took Gao Xu, Yang Zaixing and others on the same boat. For them, it was a lucky thing for them to encounter this kind of frontier expansion. So even if Xu Yi said that it would be very difficult there, But they were still extremely excited, almost all of them didn't fall asleep all night.

Such a thing, even if Xu Yi wanted to keep it quiet, it was impossible. After all, many of the immigrants on board had relatives here. They knew that they were going to leave. , Shouting and waving, the sound of waving goodbye went straight into the sky, all the important leaders of Jilong Village rushed to the pier to see Xu Yi and the others off, the scene was very lively.

After Xu Yi bid farewell to these people, under their watchful eyes, he boarded the Pioneer, stood at the bow, and after waving to the people below for the last time, he gave the order to set sail, and the fleet headed by the Pioneer immediately set sail , Withdrew the gangway, someone on the pier propped the boat away from the pier with a pole, and the boat slowly left the shore and headed for deep water under the cheers of everyone.

The fleet that set off this time basically caught up with the fleet brought by Xu Yi from Dulong Island some time ago, and there were a few more ships, which seemed to be even larger in scale. When they connected end to end, they gradually sailed out of the bay After arriving at the small island at the mouth of the bay, looking back from the Pioneer, I couldn't see the last line clearly.

This time they did not have any delays on the road, and rushed all the way along the coastline without worrying about the danger of getting lost, which saved the sailors on the ship a lot of worry and did not have to stare at those compasses.

Danshui is not too far from Jilongzhai, but most of the fleets are cargo ships, and they are full of goods and people, so they can’t go fast if they want to. Although the ships are in a hurry, they still go for two or three days , I saw the Danshui Estuary in the distance, and the fleet, led by the Pioneer, slowly entered the estuary.

Far away from the last scheduled location, Xu Yi saw through the binoculars that several shacks appeared on the bank of the river. At first, he felt nervous, thinking that someone would be there first, but then he thought again Then he immediately felt relieved, and a feeling of warmth flowed through his heart.

He guessed right, when the boat stabilized, there were a few villagers from Linjia Village standing on the river bank. After seeing them arrive, these people jumped and cheered on the bank to welcome them, and pulled Xu Yi's boat. He caught the dropped cable and tied it to a big tree nearby.

After Xu Yi got down from the sampan to the river bank, the villagers of the Lin family village turned over and bowed down to greet them. He came back here soon, so he simply sent someone to watch here every day, hoping that Xu Yi and the others could help a little when they came back.

It seems that the people in Lin Family Village are still very simple and know how to express gratitude. Yes, Xu Yi expressed his gratitude to these people, and they are also looking at Xu Yi's fleet in a daze. They were all born here Except for the chance to go to the south every year and see some strangers, they have hardly seen any outsiders. At first they thought that Xu Yi came here to build a village, that is, there were only a few hundred people in the three boats under him. He actually brought so many boats in such a mighty way this time, and each boat was packed with people, making these people who have never seen the world stunned, this is beyond their cognition.

When the ships docked one after another, those square cargo ships showed their advantage, because it was still a wasteland, and there was no dock for them to dock at all. There is no advantage when berthing, so they can only park far away in deep water, and rely on sampans to transfer people on it back and forth, and those square boats have no risk of being stranded because of their flat bottom and wide hull, so they directly moved the boats. It is very convenient to rush to the river beach and directly set up the springboard on the bow to let the personnel go ashore.

These people who came here for the first time also immediately saw the beauty of this place, the endless plains, the dotted forests, and the wide river. If you only talk about reclamation, this place is indeed much better than Chicken Coop Village, and there is no need to go to sea here. , then the shipyard can be built by the river. No wonder Xu Yi changed his mind and moved the shipyard to be built here. Gong Zhen immediately understood Xu Yi's intention.

After asking Xu Yi where the timber needed for the construction of the shipyard was obtained, Gong Zhen felt that the place Xu Yi chose was a good one. The river here is wide, and the upper reaches are full of virgin forests. When the wood is felled, it can be easily put into the river and then discharged downstream, and it is only necessary to catch these rafts, which is much more convenient than harvesting wood nearby.

Before coming here this time, Xu Yi, Gao Xu and others had already made a more comprehensive plan. After the ships docked, the personnel disembarked immediately. According to the different cargoes carried by each ship, they each started to get busy. Some tents were first set up on the high ground for temporary living, while other people immediately went into logging work, felling trees nearby, and then transported them to the river bank to build a dock to facilitate the unloading of ships.

Everyone started working in an orderly manner according to their assigned tasks, and Xu Yi took Chang Le to the place he had chosen in advance, pointed to this large open space and said to him: "Our village is located in Here, except for the Lin family village, there is basically no one living here, so this time we don't need to consider building any fortifications such as the wall. As for the building of the village, you are an expert, so let you preside over it , try to set aside some land as much as possible to build houses as a transfer to prepare for the coming immigrants, let them rest here, and then allocate land to them, let them settle nearby, I only have this request, other After you think about it in detail, such as the workshop area, as soon as the dock is built, start building the village immediately!"

Chang Le immediately bowed to the order, took a group of his men, took the rope and started to measure around. After having the experience of building a village once, he has done this kind of thing more smoothly than last time many.

The first batch of people brought by Xu Yi this time is relatively sufficient. With everyone's concerted efforts, it only took a few days to build the pier here. Although it is a bit crude, it is not pursuing other things at present, as long as it is usable , Each ship docked at the pier at a time, unloaded the cargo one by one, and piled up near the pier like a hill.

Because it is rainy here, Xu Yi thought about it. There has not been a granary that can shelter from the wind and rain, so let a few grain-transporting ships stay here as a temporary granary to prevent a rain from coming. Their grain It was ruined, and the rest of the ships that had been unloaded immediately asked the sailors to drive back to Jilongzhai to continue to deliver the goods. Soon after the wharf was built, there were only six or seven ships left in the fleet here.

Everyone did not take any rest, and immediately put into the work of building houses. Thousands of people scattered here, like a nest of well-coordinated ants, felled several nearby forests, and transported the wood to the In the middle of the stockade, the craftsmen worked day and night to break the logs into various shapes, and then they were pulled to build houses. Although the wooden houses were not very durable, they were built very quickly.

In addition, many of the people who came here this time are from the north. They have their own way of building houses. After the main frame of the house is built, they use wooden boards to make a mold, take soil from the spot, fill it into the mold and tamp it down. , and then remove the wooden planks to form an earthen wall, which is also very quick, and according to some experienced people who checked the nearby soil, they told Xu Yi that some of the soil here is very suitable for firing bricks and tiles. After the place is stabilized, they can burn bricks to build houses. Such houses are stronger than wooden houses and earthen houses.

Xu Yi nodded in agreement, but what they want now is speed, and they can't take care of the brick-burning for the time being, so they can only talk about it slowly.

After hearing the news that they had turned back, the people of Lin Family Village also sent most of the people in the village to help them build a village together. This action won them a lot of favor.

Thanks to everyone's efforts, a lot of houses have been built in the open space of Xinzhai. The originally barren land is immediately full of people. After seeing the houses here, people feel a sense of belonging. Looking at these houses that have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, Xu Yi began to laugh.

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