Chapter 83: It's the end of January
He stretched out his left hand and held the wrist of his right hand, trying to keep the 'light crossbow' as stable as possible.
Then he followed his wrist and looked at the crossbow's aim, which was in line with the target in the distance.
Then, he moved his wrist slightly to adjust the accuracy of his aiming.
Finally, he pulled the trigger sharply.
A short iron arrow less than five inches flew out.
Its speed is so fast that it actually feels several times faster than ordinary arrows.
In just a moment, the iron arrow was nailed to the target!
He actually hit it!
One hit.
The most unexpected thing is that the short arrow landed in the center of the target.
When Zhang Fei came to the target, his face was in disbelief.
He couldn't imagine that a six-year-old child could achieve such accuracy the first time he shot an arrow.
"Adou! Are you really a divine oracle from heaven?"
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart again, thinking that Liu Chan was blessed by God to have such a miraculous ability.
"How's it going? Third uncle, did I hit it?"
Liu Chan rushed over with a smile on his face and asked Zhang Fei.
In fact, he already knew that he had been shot.
But he still wanted to hear Zhang Fei praise him.
Suddenly, Zhang Fei hugged Liu Chan with a look of joy on his face.
"Adou, not only did you hit the target, you hit the target!"
"Adou! You are so awesome!"
Zhang Fei doesn't know the kind of fancy words of praise, but judging from his expression, it is more effective than any fancy words.
Liu Chan also raised his head and asked, "Really? Is your third uncle great?"
"Well……"
Zhang Fei paused, then laughed and said: "Yes! Much better than Third Uncle! When Third Uncle was as young as you, he couldn't shoot an arrow!"
Liu Chan laughed and said: "That's because Third Uncle didn't have such a 'light crossbow' at that time. Otherwise, Third Uncle would have been much more powerful!"
At this time, he didn't mind saying a few more good words about Zhang Fei.
When Zhang Fei heard this, he suddenly became serious and said seriously: "Yes! If there had been this 'light crossbow' at that time, I don't know what the world would be like now!"
At this time, Zhang Fei suddenly felt a little worried, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the ability of this 'light crossbow'.
He suddenly realized that the revolution in weapons would bring about earth-shaking changes.
It's even more useful than recruiting more soldiers!
Liu Chan did not expect such a big change in Zhang Fei's heart. He smiled and said: "However, now that we have this kind of weapon, it's not too late!"
Hearing this, Zhang Fei suddenly put Liu Chan down and said seriously: "Adou, I suddenly thought of something important!"
Liu Chan asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Fei said sternly: "If all our soldiers are equipped with this kind of 'light crossbow', then when fighting the enemy, wouldn't it be possible to kill the enemy from a hundred steps away?"
You must know that in this era, except for the rare archers, arrows are more effective as a deterrent in battle.
Let the enemy not dare to advance easily.
However, when the battle is intense, the enemy cavalry will take risks even if arrows are raining down.
Once close, arrows are no longer as effective as spears or lances.
But now with this ‘light crossbow’, this situation may change.
When Liu Chan tried shooting just now, when he was a hundred steps away from the target, the short arrow actually passed halfway through the target.
It can be seen that although this 'light crossbow' is light, it is very powerful.
If most soldiers can use this 'light crossbow' well, then the role of arrows will be more than just a deterrent!
Just when Zhang Fei thought of this, his expression suddenly changed.
Liu Chan said: "But it is said that the production method of this 'light crossbow' is quite troublesome. If you are not careful, you may make a 'light crossbow' useless. If you want to equip all soldiers, it may take more than just time."
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Zhang Fei said: "What if we select some soldiers with high archery accuracy from the army and equip them with this kind of 'light crossbow'?"
Hearing this, Liu Chan was also moved in his heart. He quickly said: "Uncle San is right. We can form a special archery team and equip them with 'light crossbows'. It must not be difficult!"
"Hahaha! Adou, your visit to the military camp came at the right time!"
Zhang Fei pulled Liu Chan back to the Chinese army's tent with a look of surprise on his face.
Packed up things.
When Liu Chan first proposed the modification of the Liannu, Zhang Fei didn't pay much attention to it.
I just thought it was no different from the previous repeating crossbow.
It wasn't until he saw with his own eyes that Liu Chan, a child, could easily control this 'light crossbow' that he was shocked in his heart!
Liu Chan's original purpose was just to see the Qianlong Army. He never thought that by some combination of circumstances, Zhang Fei would be so happy.
It also gave him the idea of establishing a team of shooters dedicated to using 'light crossbows'.
Zhang Fei had a certain idea in his mind, so he immediately returned to Gong'an City with Liu Chan, preparing to report this idea to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan had already agreed that military affairs, unless it was a major matter of moving troops or relocating troops, could be handled by the generals with full authority.
Zhang Fei quickly received permission and hurried back to the military camp.
The next thing he has to do is to select soldiers with accurate archery skills as soon as possible in the military camp to prepare for the formation of an archer team.
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Another two days passed, and Liu Chan was still working day after day, following Zhuge Liang to handle paperwork, and following Zhou Cang to learn martial arts.
At the end of the day, my body was very tired.
He returned to the backyard, enjoyed Mi Yun's loving dinner, lay on a chair, looked at the moonlight, and unconsciously felt like falling asleep.
At this time, Mi Yun would often come over and hug him to bed.
But today, he waited for a long time and didn't even wait for Mi Yun to come.
Instead, he heard a voice that surprised him.
"Young Master, are you asleep?"
Liu Chan was getting into a good state in a daze, when suddenly a man's voice came, and he couldn't help but open his eyes immediately.
I saw Zhuge Liang holding his hands in salute, as if waiting for his reply.
Liu Chan was shocked and quickly stood up from his chair, cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Sir, why are you here?"
Zhuge Liang seemed a little embarrassed and said: "There is an urgent matter that needs Young Master to deal with urgently, so I came to bother you late at night. I hope Young Master will not blame you."
Liu Chan looked puzzled and said: "Sir, what are you talking about? I wonder what urgent matter it is?"
Zhuge Liang said: "Young Master, do you still remember the corn seeds you asked me to temporarily preserve a month ago?"
Liu Chan murmured: "Corn seeds?"
Seeing that Liu Chan seemed to have forgotten this matter, Zhuge Liang quickly reminded him: "The young master said at that time that the corn could be planted at the end of January. It is already the end of January."
"Snapped……"
Chapter completed!