European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 152 Weapon Improvement
It's just that it's getting late now, and with the fatigue of the journey, the improved drawings can only be published tomorrow. The three Bernards have already decided to stay in the fief to manage the manor. On the one hand, it is to better manage daily affairs. On the other hand, it also makes room for Li Peijun to live a two-person life.

Back at the monastery, Catherine, who hadn't seen her for a few days, was blinded. The first time she saw her, her delicate body suddenly jumped into her thick chest.

"You can be regarded as coming back." The pampering and gentle words were refreshing, and the tiredness accumulated in the past few days also disappeared in the sweet atmosphere.

Li Peijun hugged her tightly, stroking her head lovingly and said, "I'm back, this little trouble won't bother me."

Socia stood aside inappropriately, and said expectantly, "I haven't eaten delicious food for a long time. If you still have the strength, can you make some delicious food to satisfy your hunger?"

Li Peijun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and casually used the ingredients in the kitchen to think about dinner. Weiner just brought some new ingredients from the manor, and the great material satisfaction also gave Li Peijun a chance to show his skills.

Not long after, a plate of delicious fried rice with eggs, a whole honey sauce pork chop dripping with oil, and a large charcoal-grilled steak with the aroma of cumin were freshly baked.

These three common foods for later generations could be regarded as special offerings for gods in the Middle Ages. Li Peijun dared to bet that even the luxurious dinner of Emperor Shenluo would not be as attractive as these home-cooked dishes of his own.

Veteran foodie Socia has long been eager to gobble up, and her long-suppressed appetite has been redeemed at once. Although Catherine doesn't like food, she is also attracted by the color and aroma, but she still maintains her proper restraint when eating , not completely disregarding her identity like Socia.

Li Peijun seemed too embarrassed to use his fork to compete with them for food, so he just made do with a small sip of wine.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Peijun was awakened by hunger early in the morning. The strong abdominal pain made him reluctantly break away from Catherine's hotbed, and rushed to the kitchen to find some dry food to relieve the pain.

Li Peijun already had a general idea of ​​what the new weapon would look like. In order to verify his conjecture, Li Peijun led the horse out of the stable and rushed to his fief, which was also one of the places where the standing army was recruited.

Because more than half of the standing army recruited in the first phase was lost, Li Peijun, a mercenary who had originally signed a short-term contract, also made him a full-time member and became a member of the standing army.

However, the 500-man army can maintain daily order, but it is really difficult to cope with future wars. Li Peijun also knows the disadvantages of temporarily recruiting village warriors before the war. Although the cost is low, the combat effectiveness is not satisfactory.

It is only now that Li Peijun truly understands the mystery of raising soldiers and using them for a thousand days.

The scale of the second phase of standing army recruitment has suddenly expanded a lot. Li Peijun plans to build a regular army of 1500 people to deal with the war. Do it yourself.

Li Peijun led the horse on the side road of the manor. In order not to attract the attention of others, Li Peijun did not create too much momentum. He just regarded himself as a passerby who happened to pass by and quietly observed the recruitment situation.

The recruited Xiangyong are basically strong-bodied farmers. They not only work tirelessly in the fields on weekdays, but also cut down trees nearby from time to time. Naturally, physical labor and the like are not a problem.

The movements these village warriors used to be accustomed to in the past are naturally like hoeing, raking and slashing. It is really not easy for these uneducated guys to get used to the essentials of stabbing with knight swords in a short period of time.

Taking advantage of the trend is the core direction of Li Peijun's weapon improvement at this time.

If they use the weapons they have in the same way as they are familiar with in the past, it will save a lot of adaptation time and make them more comfortable to use.

Li Peijun imitated the respective characteristics of axes, halberds and spears, and drew a brand new weapon on the grass leather. It has two-way horizontal blades like a halberd, with a wide blade on one side and a wide blade on the other. The sharp blade has a concave and warped surface, and a sharp knife is also equipped on the front for stabbing.

Li Peijun didn't know what the final effect of this weapon with an ax blade, a halberd edge, and a spear point. After thinking about it for a while, he shook his head again and again.

"Too many functions will make it difficult to choose. After all, flashy objects are just exquisite decorations. It's better to make them into two kinds of weapons for them to choose." Li Peijun muttered to himself and denied the original idea.

After a little improvement, the fancy weapon has become two kinds of weapons, a double-bladed broadaxe with a sharp front end and a curved-bladed war halberd.

"Suddenly there is a sense of instantness in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I hope that the enemy will not be shocked by the weapons in our hands." Li Peijun looked at the newly designed weapons proudly, and was quite satisfied with it.

Li Peijun did not completely abandon the original long spear. The rough long spear was less than 2 meters long, and only the tip of the whole spear was made of metal. cut off.

This time imitating the weapons of the Daqin Changge Bing, Li Peijun extended the body of the gun by nearly three times at one time, and replaced them with all-metal products. The miraculous effect of the Roman hedgehog array.

Naturally, infantry is not a priority for the development of infantry. However, there are still many difficulties in the formation of cavalry. They have to rely on trench warfare to withstand the onslaught of cavalry. When the cavalry organization begins to take shape, it will be assisted by explosive speed. Under such circumstances, piercing becomes the most lethal offensive method.

In terms of the formation of archers, the hunters can only gather together a short archer phalanx. Li Peijun fantasizes about forming a heavenly army like the English longbowmen, but there is always a difference between ideals and reality. The gap is not only a matter of personnel, but it is also difficult to break through technically for the time being.

Fortunately, Li Peijun has found a temporary alternative method - forming crossbowmen. Hand crossbows are not a novelty. There were large ballista ballistas in the Greek and Roman periods, the powerful crossbows of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the divine arms of the two Song dynasties. The crossbow is an AOE weapon.

It is not difficult to restore a pair of hand crossbows based on the data built into the system, but the smelting technology in the Middle Ages is far from that of ancient China. Fight character.

Although the system can make a small amount of finished steel by itself, it cannot pass on the experience and essentials to the blacksmiths, and the exquisite hand crossbow cannot be mass-produced for the time being.

After taking the next best thing, Li Peijun decided to make a few simplified and enlarged versions of the Zhuge Liannu. Unlike the original version in history, Li Peijun’s self-made Zhuge Liannu is more like a crossbow machine and must be operated by multiple people. The design is more simplified, the power is natural.....
"Okay, now the drafts on hand are all drawn, and the next step is to witness the finished product." Li Peijun packed his bags contentedly, and disappeared into the manor again without a sound.

(End of this chapter)