Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 395 The Wisdom of the Ancients

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and Liu He led his troops under the city of Jinan, but they were not in a hurry to attack. The soldiers built earthen platforms, prepared catapults and well rails, and prepared more than a dozen rushing carts, ready to smash the city in one go.

The newly remodeled well fence is very strong, built up layer by layer, it has already exceeded the height of the city wall, and the watchtower is enough to accommodate ten people. Standing on a high place, the movement of the defenders in the city can be seen at a glance.

Gongsun Zan did not expect that Liu He could build such a high platform in one day. Seeing it on the earth building in the city, he felt uneasy. He originally planned to build the earth building seven stories high, but now he only built five floors. Seeing that the enemy army was comparable to him, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to urge the craftsmen to increase the height of the earth building.

The buildings that had been shut down began to be busy again. The defenders in the city were already short of manpower, and when they were transferred by Gongsun Zan, everyone was busy immediately.

On the day when the Qin crossbow was assembled, Liu He went up to the well in person to see that the defenders on the city were on guard, a earthen building in the distance of the city was still under construction, and the people were busy running on the streets with a lot of vehicles.

Jinglan installed two Qin crossbows in the direction of the city tower. These two are heavy crossbows, which can shoot five stones and have a range as far as half a mile. Up to one mile.

Liu He observed the two heavy crossbows, which looked somewhat similar to the machine guns of later generations. The wooden frame was covered with leather, and the arrow slots and triggers were all changed to iron, which was stronger and stronger.

What surprised Liu He even more was that there were scales on the crossbow, which were evaluated and adjusted according to different angles and distances, which were very similar to the scope on a machine gun.

Liu Ye introduced that the name of this object is "Wangshan", which is mainly used for aiming and distance measurement. The trigger for controlling the bowstring is called "Hanging Dao". Strong and durable, but also more accurate.

Listening to Liu Ye's introduction, Liu He lamented in his heart the wisdom of the ancients. As early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, there were crossbows, and by the Qin Dynasty, mechanized production had been realized.

Qin crossbows can be divided into two types: kick-stretched crossbows and arm-stretched crossbows. The heavy crossbows just now are kick-stretched crossbows. Due to the strength of the bow arm, it cannot be pulled apart by hand, and it needs to be stepped on to open the string. Although the frequency of this kind of crossbow is low, it can Flight speed and penetration are unattainable with bows and arrows.

The other four light crossbows are somewhat similar to the Liannu, except that the arrow slots are wider, and only one arrow can be fired. Although the power is a little smaller, it is still amazingly powerful. The transformation of the Zhuge Liannu probably came from this. Come.

The most famous crossbow in the Han Dynasty is the rhubarb ginseng crossbow used by the general Li Guang, but the production is extremely complicated and consumes a lot of materials, and only generals like Li Guang are qualified to use it. The Qin crossbow that Liu Ye has improved is Refer to the rhubarb ginseng crossbow to make.

The original repeating crossbow bow had a core of mulberry wood and was wrapped with bamboo slices, leather strips and other flexible materials to increase its elasticity. Liu Ye added iron slices to enhance the strength of the bow, which could store more energy and make it more powerful than before.

In the past, the two-stone crossbow could reach more than a hundred steps, but the range of the improved bow crossbow was increased by half, and its power was also greater. That's why Liu Ye was sure that the ten-stone crossbow's range could exceed one mile.

As early as in the Qin army, the light crossbowmen of the Qin crossbowmen were divided into three teams and formed a continuous attack with three consecutive shots, which could destroy the enemy's forward and destroy the enemy's spirit. The heavy crossbowmen could form a square formation alone. Forming a super long-range strike capability, it can be called a long-range cannon in this era.

Liu Ye has also achieved a lot since he participated in the transformation of military weapons, and he continued to be excited in his words, saying: "The improved bow and crossbow are more powerful and faster to assemble. The light crossbow can be matched with cavalry. Facing the enemy, it can also flank and outflank; while the strong crossbow can be used to suppress the formation and defend the city. Eight wildernesses, everything will be beneficial!"

Liu He smiled gratifiedly, nodded and said: "When the Liannu is fired, who in the world will fight against it?"

Liu Ye's eyes were shining, he pointed to one of the heavy crossbows, and said: "This is the first arrow against the enemy, please shoot it!"

"Hahaha, good!" Liu He was also eager to move. He had never even seen a weapon in that peaceful era, but now he can finally touch the heavy weapons of this era.

At this time, two soldiers had already drawn the bowstring and put the arrows into the arrow slots. The tight bowstring trembled slightly, just like everyone's excited and trembling thoughts.

Liu Ye asked, "I don't know who the general's first arrow is targeting?"

Liu He looked at the earth building built in the distance, and asked, "Is it possible to reach the earth building in the distance?"

Liu Ye pondered for a while, and said: "This place is a mile wide, this is a five-stone crossbow, if you use iron arrows, you can try it, but the power will be greatly reduced, I'm afraid it's not a big threat, you can only fall on it. "

"That's enough!" Liu He said with a smile: "This arrow is not for shooting people, but for Gongsun Zan to see the power of our weapons."

"Alright!" Liu Ye nodded slightly, and ordered the soldiers to exchange for an arrow made of pure iron.

"Wait a minute, it's better to write a letter to General Gongsun!" Liu He asked someone to hand over a pen and paper, and finished it with a few sketches.

Liu Ye thought that Liu He was going to persuade Gongsun Zan to surrender, but he didn't expect that he just drew a circle with a dot and a horizontal line inside, and then drew an arc, which was a vivid expression of winking and smiling.

Seeing that he was entangled on the arrow after painting, Liu Ye couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Majesty, these few strokes are really wonderful."

Liu He smiled lightly. If he wanted to, he could draw a hundred of these emoticons in one go, but the arrow in his hand was not light.

Ordinary arrows are made of wooden shafts with iron heads wrapped at the front. Being able to use pure iron arrows is already very luxurious, but this kind of iron arrows are all made of iron, with a slot in the middle, making it a hollow shaft. It is specially used to deal with heavy armor and enemy generals, and the number is not large.

This is also an arrow specially designed for strong crossbows, and it requires more than five stones to be used. Ordinary light crossbows and archers cannot use it at all. Such a heavy arrow is too weak to shoot.

Liu Ye leaned over to look at the earth building opposite, and constantly adjusted the scale and angle on the mountain according to his experience. Finally, the direction of the arrow was basically at a 45-degree angle, which was indeed the angle in the farthest direction.

Liu He couldn't help sighing. Although the ancients didn't know any mechanical angles, they had so much experience and could find the best shooting angles. Sure enough, wisdom is interlinked.

After a while, Liu Ye adjusted the angle and the scale corresponding to the bowstring, apparently pulled it to the last slot, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please!"

Special crossbows and arrows, as well as aiming scales, this is simply a 98K!
Liu He nodded slightly, stepped forward and held the handle, without Liu Ye needing to say more, he had already professionally aimed one eye at the position of the handle and Wangshan, forming a straight line with the Tulou in the distance.

"It's a pity that there is no [-]x mirror!" Liu He sighed in his heart, stabilized his figure, and gently pulled the "hanging knife" under the handle.

(End of this chapter)