Guo Yixiu's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, hitting Ling Yun's forehead hard. A loud bang spread through his brain, making it buzz with excitement.
Until I understood the ins and outs and details of the whole thing, I felt sad and lost.
Ling Yun opened his mouth and said in a trembling voice, "You mean, those people who died were all because of me...because they knew that I was seriously injured in Tujia Fort, so they went to Tujia Fort to ask for an explanation, and were eventually massacred?"
Guo Yixiu nodded, indicating his acquiescence.
Although I don't want to admit it, it is the fact.
But Guo Yixiu didn't expect that the people and customs of Nanyi Prefecture would be so simple.
Just because Ling Yun destroyed Heiyun Village and Yang Mansion, he wanted to seek justice for him even at the expense of their own lives. What kind of courage is this?
Guo Yixiu was born in the army. If the commander gives an order, he will naturally ignore life and death and charge into battle. But they are different. They are just unarmed common people. There may be a few martial arts practitioners, but how can they be compared with soldiers?
This incident frightened Ling Yun and shocked him.
After calming down, he continued to explain, "Master Yun, it is said that the common people volunteered and formed a large alliance of several hundred people. I want to seek an explanation for you, Master Yun. But I never thought that Tujiabao was so ruthless and cruel that the opponent was defenseless.
They fired arrows at hundreds of people, but in the end only a few people escaped, and the rest died tragically on the spot."
"Well, I understand, you go down first!"
After listening, Ling Yun didn't say anything else. He seemed to have lost all his strength. He waved his hand with difficulty to signal him to retreat.
Until Guo Yixiu retired, he slumped on the chair as if he had lost his soul...
He pretended to be comatose because he vaguely guessed something, so he deliberately set up a trap.
But in the end, the plan was not successful, and hundreds of people died because of him.
This result was undoubtedly a huge blow to him, and he could not accept it for a while.
The next day, when Guo Yixiu saw Ling Yun again, he saw that his eyes were red and his energy was listless. In addition, he had injuries and looked extremely weak.
Guo Yixiu couldn't help but feel his heart twitch, "Master Yun, you should pay attention to rest."
Ling Yun nodded lightly, "Yes, I understand."
Guo Yixiu sighed softly, knowing what he was feeling sad about, and it was not easy to persuade him.
Then, you heard him say, "I came to see you because I have something I want you to do."
"Master Yun, please give me your orders."
Ling Yun held his forehead with his left hand, "Go and find some blacksmiths for me. The more skilled the better, and tell them that as long as they can make what I want, they will earn at least ten taels of silver a month."
"Yes, Master Yun."
Guo Yixiu couldn't help but wonder why Ling Yun was doing this, why he suddenly wanted to find a blacksmith and spent a lot of money.
Ten taels of silver, don't underestimate these ten taels of silver. The price of a month's worth of silver for a blacksmith in Nanyi Prefecture is usually around one tael, and the highest price is only two taels. Now Ling Yun asked for ten taels, saying that he wanted a blacksmith with a lot of money.
It’s not an exaggeration either.
Ling Yun paused and continued, "By the way, find me another house. First, it should be big, and second, it should be secretive."
Guo Yixiu was anxious and asked, "Master Yun, what are you doing?"
Ling Yun explained, "It's not convenient to do things here, so I plan to move out. Also, after I move out, it's best to create an illusion that I'm in the house."
"Yes, Master Yun."
Guo Yixiu was silent for a while, thinking about it in his mind, and felt that this matter was not difficult to handle, so he decisively agreed.
...
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.
Ling Yun's injury has healed to a great extent. At least for the current situation, there is no problem if he can move his muscles slightly.
On the desk in front of him were layers of disorderly and orderly white paper. On the white paper were countless patterns and words.
"Master Yun, Master Yun..."
Just then, a rapid sound came, and as the sound got closer and closer, the door was opened.
At the same time as the door opened, an old man with white hair on his temples and a wrinkled face walked in.
The old man walked hastily, and you could faintly hear the heavy breath coming out of his nose as he walked... It can be seen that he ran all the way in order to see Ling Yun.
Ling Yun hurriedly stood up, poured a cup of tea, walked up to the old man, handed him the teacup in his hand, and said, "Old man Huang, please slow down. If you have anything to do, let's talk slowly."
Uncle Huang's name was Huang Dadong. It is said that he was born in winter and he was the first child in the family, so his parents named him Huang Dadong.
Huang Dadong is in his forties, and his hair has gradually turned gray due to hard work.
"Master Yun, let's not drink for now, we...we have something to say..." Huang Dadong panted and said intermittently.
"That's okay!"
Ling Yun nodded, no longer forcing himself.
After getting along for nearly half a month, he naturally knew Huang Dadong's stubborn temper, so he put the tea cup on the tea table and asked softly, "Old man Huang, you are so anxious, but what's the important matter?"
Huang Dadong's eyes lit up, the corner of his mouth curved into a waning moon, and he said in surprise, "Master Yun, we... our repeating crossbow was successful..."
Ling Yun stood up suddenly and said in surprise, "What did you say? Success?"
Huang Dadong kept nodding, "Exactly... We have made it and are now waiting for you to experiment."
"Okay, okay... hurry, let's go."
Ling Yun couldn't wait any longer, eager to verify whether the repeated crossbow they produced had achieved the results he wanted.
When they arrived at the blacksmith's place, everyone was already waiting there. A crossbow was placed on the table, waiting for his test.
Ling Yun picked up the repeating crossbow with some excitement and looked at it carefully. He found that it was similar to his design. It was nearly a foot long. There was a thin groove in the middle of the crossbow body. Above the thin groove was an arrow clip. There was a string in the thin groove. There was a string at the end of the thin groove.
notch.
When operating, you only need to hold the crossbow with your left hand, push the rocker forward with your right hand, and the arrow will automatically hang in the notch. Then pull the rocker back with your left hand. When the string is tightened to a certain position, the arrow groove will tilt back to a horizontal rocker.
The rod will push the string out of the notch, and when the string enters the thin groove, the elastic force will be used to shoot the arrow that has fallen from the arrow clip above forward.
This is the repeating crossbow he wanted, which was improved from Zhuge's repeating crossbow. Of course, the design of this repeating crossbow is very different from that of Zhuge's repeating crossbow. Now the repeating crossbow in his hand is small, easy to carry, and can shoot twenty arrows continuously at one time.
, and the arrows are also heavier to increase accuracy and elasticity, allowing them to shoot farther.
Of course, even after many improvements, the range and power of this kind of repeating crossbow are still not as good as the large bed crossbow. However, this kind of repeating crossbow is easy to carry by individuals and used for long-distance attacks and surprise hunting.
Although it is an improved version, Ling Yun still calls it Zhuge Liannu.
As for why he wanted to make this type of repeating crossbow, it was because the incident at Tujiapu was engraved in his mind. He secretly vowed in his heart that he must teach Tujiapu a lesson that they would never forget, letting them know that they would have to pay for offending him.
At a heavy price.
If conditions were not limited, he would really like to design a musket for later generations. By then, even if they were hiding in the jungle, they would not be afraid of being attacked by surprise.
Although there are no muskets nowadays, there are repeating crossbows, which wouldn't be too bad if you think about it.
How it works can only be known through actual combat.
After the test, he found that this new type of repeating crossbow was enough to meet his requirements, so he looked at everyone and said, "Okay, very good. Each person will be rewarded five taels of silver."
The blacksmiths were overjoyed. Headed by Huang Dadong, they knelt down decisively and said in unison, "Thank you, Master Yun."
Ling Yun waved his hand, "No need to say more, because you deserve this. Next, you need to make Zhuge Liannu as soon as possible, at least five hundred of them."
Huang Dadong patted his chest and said, "Master Yun, don't worry, we promise to complete the task."