Chapter 627

Then the soldiers worked together to twist the winch, spread the crossbow strings and put them on the teeth of the machine. The crossbowman who specializes in the tube-mounted arrows should install the crossbow arrows and aimed at the target. When radiating, the human hand cannot pull the trigger. The crossbowman who specializes in the tube-firing must raise a sledgehammer and hammer the plate machine with all his strength. So the huge crossbow arrow flew to the enemy.

The other type is the three-bow bed crossbow. The two parts in front are the three-bow bed crossbows, which are more powerful than the previous type and have twice the range. The three crossbows on the crossbow arm have two front and one back, which are also installed in front and back. Since this type of bed crossbow has stronger power, it is also called "Eight Cow Crossbow", which means that the power of eight old cows can be used to pull it away.

It usually takes twenty to one hundred people to use human power to open a crossbow, and the range can generally be up to one mile away. The crossbow arrows used by the three-bow bed crossbow are even larger, with thick arrow shafts like a child's arms and iron feathers. The front end is equipped with a huge triangular blade iron rod. Because it is about the same size as the spear used by ordinary soldiers, it is also called "one gun, three sword arrows".

It also has another name called "Steping Arrow", because it also has a special function, that is, when attacking an enemy castle, it shoots three thick crossbow arrows at the enemy city wall, so that the front end of the crossbow arrows is deeply inserted into the wall, leaving only half of the thick arrow shaft and tail feather exposed outside the wall. Under the cover of its own, the soldiers who siege the city can climb these huge arrow shafts inserted into the wall and climb up to the city wall and capture the city.

As a result, this huge crossbow arrow became the stairs for siegemen to climb, so these arrows were named "step arrows".

But at this stage, what the Song army needs is not to attack the city, so naturally they cannot use such powerful crossbow arrows.

There is an additional leather pocket in the original bowstring position. At that time, the gunpowder weapons that ignite the fuse can be loaded in it and then thrown into the sky.

Wang Yang has tested the power of the current gunpowder weapon in the Song Dynasty. To be honest, it was a bit frustrating. I am afraid that the greater significance of its gunpowder weapon is only in its sound and light. As for the explosion effect, it really made Wang Yang feel a little terrible.

The main reason is that the formula of those gunpowder still has certain problems, and the craftsmen have magical ideas and like to add many things that are useless to the gunpowder, such as some gunpowder bullets are even mixed with arsenic.

This made Wang Daguanren very worried. Pyrup, also known as arsenic trioxide, is an arsenic compound that requires oral administration to make people poison.

Or if you have a wound on your body, arsenic can enter the blood and can also take effect. But the question is, what does it mean to fill this thing in an explosive?

Could it be that when the enemy saw this gunpowder bullet throwing over, they would only open their mouths with a confused look on their faces, wait for the powdery arsenic to enter the mouth, smash the mouth, and then swallow it with saliva. Then they would fall to the ground with satisfaction and twitch, foaming at the mouth and not die?

Such a style is really unscientific. Unfortunately, I am not in Tokyo Bianliang or in military weapons supervision. Otherwise, I would definitely volunteer to stand up to make the name and occurrence of fired drugs. These dangerous explosives should not be made like this.

However, no matter what, at least the emergence of gunpowder weapons represents the importance and research and development of such emerging weapons by the Song Dynasty.

When I can leave Shaanxi Road and return to the capital, I will definitely report to the emperor to obtain the right to develop gunpowder weapons. By that time, hehehe...

When I think of the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, with the support of the whole country and under the guidance of Wang Yang, an expert in the development of real-time gunpowder weapons, I believe that the era of black gunpowder will arrive hundreds of years ahead of schedule.

When gunpowder weapons become mainstream, no matter they are nomadic peoples or other barbarian civilizations, they will be trampled under the foot of the Song Dynasty, holding the Analects of Confucius in one hand and the musket in the other.

Listening to the armored official Wang standing in front of the two crossbows with his hands on his hips, he laughed so hard that the generals around him couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. Could it be that this little Wang was considering something evil?

As night came, the slope finally completed the work, and two heavy crossbows were slowly pushed to the top of the slope amid the shouts of the young and strong people, and then began to stuff stones under the crossbow's wheel.

The bags of gunpowder weapons that had been weighed and transformed were piled up next to them. Wang Yang stood at the top of the slope and was looking into the city. At such a distance and height, you could see the scattered firelights in the ancient city of Wuyan without a telescope.

The smoke of cooking fires was rising. It seemed that the Xixia barbarians in the ancient city of Wuyan were waiting with satisfaction to enjoy their dinner.

"Sir, we are all ready. Should we try the crossbow now?" the general next to him reminded Wang Yang.

"Are you ready? Then try it out. Well, it's better for me to do it." Wang Yang turned around and walked towards the crossbow not far away.

When he walked to the crossbow, the two crossbows were stretched to the upper position under the difficulty of animal power. Wang Yang signaled the young man there to bring a pack of gunpowder arrows weighing 50 kilograms and had been tied together with ropes.

The shaft of this gunpowder arrow that can only be fired by a crossbow or a bow has been cut off, leaving only a uniform and uniform length of about ten centimeters, the gunpowder tube as thick as a thumb, and the leads behind have been lengthened and twisted together.

Wang Yang first untied the rope into a slip knot, took Xinxiang, and nodded to the soldier who was eager to try with a sledgehammer beside him. Then he lit the pinched wire.

After the gunpowder lead was ignited, Wang Yang moved away as quickly as possible. The soldier holding a sledgehammer roared, raised the sledgehammer in his hand high, and then smashed it hard.

The trigger was instantly hit by a sledgehammer. In an instant, it seemed as if a strong wind was blowing across the face. The modified gunpowder arrow weighing dozens of kilograms of smoke was smoking and it burst into the night sky.

Everyone tried hard to widen their eyes, looking at the light spot flying in the sky without blinking. After a few breaths, it seemed that there was a slight stagnation and began to fall down. In the process of falling, the original light spot scattered like a celestial girl scattering flowers and fell downwards.
Chapter completed!