I learned skills in a different world

Chapter 54: Learning to make tools on the ancient border ()

The key component of the crossbow is the crossbow machine. The parts inside the crossbow frame are the hope mountain, the hanging knife, the hook center and the two keys that combine the various parts into a whole.

Among them, Wangshan is the sight and the hanging knife is the trigger. When loading an arrow with the string stretched, hold the arrow against the string, aim at the target through the sight, and pull the trigger back, and the arrow will be shot.

Shen Fangshi decided to wait until the next time Li You came to give it to him. The crossbow should have been made by then.

But three days after he finished the crossbow, Li You didn't come back.

Something is wrong. The army is very concerned about the new crops. Li You comes almost every two days. It has been five days now and Li You hasn't come yet. Even Lin Feng and the others are talking about why General Li hasn't come recently.

Shen Fangshi thought for a moment and frowned slightly. It seemed that something happened in the military camp.

Is it true that General Chu Kui had an accident as Li You said?

Shen Fangshi was afraid that problems at the border would affect his mission, and even though he was not the original owner, he had been with Lin Feng and the others for so long, and he didn't want to see them get into trouble and become homeless again.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Fangshi finally decided to visit the military camp.

The place where he lives now is a little far away from the military camp. When he came to the entrance of the military camp, the military camp was heavily guarded. Shen Fangshi asked the soldier guarding the gate to bring a message to Li You, and Li You came out to pick him up before he could come in.

As soon as Shen Fangshi entered the military camp, he found that the atmosphere in the military camp was different from the past. It was very solemn, and there was a faint atmosphere of anxiety in the air.

Entering the camp belonging to Li You, Shen Fangshi hesitated and asked, "General Li, what happened?"

Although Li You still trusts Shen Fangshi now, it is impossible to tell him everything.

He said vaguely: "It's okay, it's just that everyone is a little tired from training recently."

Then he asked, "What are you doing here today?"

Shen Fangshi did not miss Li You's worried expression for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he took out the homemade repeating crossbow from the bag and said slowly: "Take a look."

Although Li You was in charge of grain and fodder logistics, he had also been on the battlefield and fought with the enemy. As a soldier, when Shen Fangshi took out the crossbow, he knew it was a weapon.

Li You raised his hand to examine this 'new weapon' carefully. He couldn't take his eyes away. He had a hunch that this weapon would be very useful on the battlefield.

"Little brother Lin Gu, is this...?"

He found that this weapon called a crossbow was very well made. If he looked closely, he could see that the mechanisms inside were very delicate.

It was a bit like a bow, except that he couldn't find a place to draw the bow and didn't know how to use it.

"This is called a crossbow. It is similar to a bow, but it has a longer range than a bow, is more lethal, has a higher hit rate, and has lower requirements for users." Shen Fangshi introduced the repeating crossbow carefully.

Then he motioned to Li You, "And there is an arrow box under this kind of crossbow. After filling the arrow box with arrows, you can shoot ten arrows in a row."

In this way, although the reloading time of the crossbow is reduced, the size of the crossbow arrows is also reduced accordingly. Otherwise, the entire crossbow quiver will be too large and it will be inconvenient to use.

Li You's heart beat faster and faster as he listened, and his eyes brightened as he stared at the crossbow, "Where did this come from?"

"I do it by myself."

Shen Fangshi looked at Li You's obviously doubtful expression and added: "My father is a carpenter. He taught me a lot, and I have been thinking about fighting the wild people since I was a child. My father also supports me, so when I made this weapon He gave me a lot of guidance during the process.”

Hearing this, Li You's suspicions were dispelled. He said that how could a child like Lin Gu make such a powerful weapon? It turned out that it was with the help of his father. I am afraid that most of the crossbows were thought up by Lin's father. .

"You try it, just pull the trigger."

"Okay, but it's not convenient here. Let's go to the school grounds."

Li You immediately agreed and took Shen Fangshi to the archery training ground without hesitation. There were still soldiers training in the school ground.

Shen Fangshi saw five soldiers standing in a row, drawing bows and shooting arrows. Their accuracy was very good. At least compared to Shen Fangshi, who had no skills at all, he could be said to be a sharpshooter.

The general leading the training was the one I met last time. His name was Xiao Yanjin. He was a young man in his twenties. Although he was young, he was already a third-grade knight commander. When he saw Li You coming, he asked the other soldiers to continue. After training, I came over.

"Old Li, little brother Lin Gu, I wonder why you came to the school today?"

Shen Fangshi didn't expect that Xiao Yanjin still remembered his name. Although he was a little surprised, he quickly returned the greeting: "Xiao Shenling."

Li You stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I'll use the school grounds to try out something."

"Oh? I wonder what it is?" Xiao Yanjin had actually seen the thing in Li You's hand, but he didn't know what it was. Could it be a bow and arrow? It didn't look like it.

Li You gave it away and said, "Brother Lin made it himself. You will know when you see it."

Xiao Yanjin also became curious and asked the soldiers to make a space available for Li You.

The other soldiers noticed their movements and saw that the skinny boy who brought them sweet potatoes last time was here again. Could it be that he had brought something good this time?

Although they only ate a little of the sweet potatoes, the sweet and soft feeling remained in their minds.

The general said that they had already planted the seeds, and they would have a lot of delicious food next year.

Thinking of this, the soldiers' hearts suddenly became hot. Although they still maintained the military discipline as soldiers, they were somewhat unintentional in training, and their eyes kept stealing glances in Shen Fangshi's direction.

Xiao Yanjin simply asked the soldiers to rest first.

Soon there were many soldiers surrounding Li You. Li You was a little impatient. He glared and shouted loudly: "Get out of the way of those in front. How can I shoot arrows standing there? You guys are here to be the target!"

This roar was really loud, and the soldiers blocking the target moved away like quails.

Shen Fangshi was also startled by the sudden roar. He had always had the impression that Li You was gentle and steady, but he never expected that he could have such a violent side.

I don’t know if it’s because I was too excited to see the crossbow, or because of other reasons, or because of many reasons.

Li You's expression calmed down, he raised his hand, aimed at the target and pulled the trigger according to Shen Fangshi's instructions.

"call out--"

An arrow was shot, and the arrow penetrated the bullseye.

Li You ignored his excitement and shot several more arrows at other archery targets, penetrating the bullseye every time.

Xiao Yanjin and the soldiers who were watching were in an uproar. What kind of bow and arrow was this? It was so powerful and accurate. If used on the battlefield, it might have miraculous effects.

Li You continued to change positions and adjust the distance, and finally determined that the effective range of this crossbow was about 120 feet.

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