The time has come to the end of February. Ding Fen and other five people have eaten the flesh and blood of World of Warcraft for a month. Among them, Ding Fen and Lu Yang have improved a lot in strength and physical strength, while Ding Cai, Xue Chong and Wan Ban have relatively less. Pavilion
Ao Yu and Ao Yan hunted World of Warcraft together, and Ao Yan sent it back to Yongsheng Base. Xue Chong led people to kill and cook it, and Ding Kui would often guest cook.
"Only those with level four combat power will have significant effects. This method is too costly." Ding Kui was reviewing the gains and losses, "I want to use the highest-end power to obtain resources, but the results are a bit unsatisfactory.
Simply improving strength and physical strength is most beneficial to samurai, but samurai also need to master the use of a variety of weapons. Without a certain amount of training time, combat effectiveness cannot be achieved, so there is no shortcut."
"Are there any simple weapons? The kind that don't take too long to learn." Liu Yu didn't have a better way.
"It's powerful enough to throw things far enough, and prepare more spears to break the dense formation. Alas, no, the tactics are too simple." Fei Ze proposed an idea and was immediately rejected by himself.
"Throwing a gun? Wait." Ding Kui thought of a weapon, "Crossbow, no, strong crossbow, the prerequisite is to have the appropriate ordnance. The crossbow is simple, you only need to aim at the target, and it is not very powerful when used alone. It is used in groups. It’s very scary.”
"What is a crossbow? I think you have heard of it, but I have never seen it." Old Qiantou was impressed by the word "crossbow".
"How long does it take for an average warrior to learn to use a crossbow?" Liu Yu didn't know what a crossbow was, but in his eyes it was just a weapon.
"Well, let Captain Xue and Uncle General come over, and the six of us will hold a secret meeting." Ding Kui felt that it was necessary to gather his inner circle to discuss.
Two high-level think tanks, two high-level archers, a veteran, and Ding Kui, a total of six people gathered around a blueprint.
There is a sketch of a crossbow machine on the drawing.
"The crossbow is similar to a bow. Its biggest feature is that it can store energy in advance, so that the crossbow arrow is ready to shoot at any time. It can be fired with just a click of your finger." Ding Kui pointed to the drawing and explained to everyone.
"This is the same as the principle of concealed weapon traps. It's like adding some traps to a bow. I can make it at any time." Shi Jiang understood immediately.
"It is similar to the bow but very different. First, the crossbow does not have as many techniques as the bow. Secondly, the crossbow does not shoot as fast as the bow. Thirdly, the crossbow arrows fly unstable in the air without feathers." Qian Bu expertly pointed out the multiple shortcomings of the crossbow.
"But in terms of direct shooting, the same archer's crossbow is more powerful because he can draw a stronger bow string with the help of the mechanism." General Shi was constantly analyzing the sketch of the crossbow in his mind.
"You don't have to hold it in your hand to aim, and then pull the trigger after locking the target. Anyone with good eyesight can master it after some training, which is much lower than using a bow and arrow." Ding Kui pointed out a key point of the crossbow.
"Oh, so the operation of this crossbow is just to aim and pull the trigger." Liu Yu heard the key point.
"No, strictly speaking, there is another step ahead to load the arrow." This time he added General Shi, while Fei Ze looked at the sketch in confusion.
"So I think I can use it too. I can shoot at least one chicken within thirty steps." Fei Ze finally came to his senses.
"It's boring to look at the picture and say it. Give me an afternoon and I can make a real sample according to the picture. The master will give you some guidance." Old Qian nodded and said.
Ding Kui said in a rare serious tone: "That's fine, let's go and do our work first, and we'll get together after dinner. One thing you must remember is that you must never mention the crossbow to anyone else.
It must be kept highly confidential.”
Lao Qiantou spread out the materials on the floor in the room and said to Ding Kui: "A crossbow is similar to a bow, the main power comes from the elasticity of the bow arm.
The best bow arm is of course the horn of a monster, but the quantity is too small and not suitable for a large number of equipment, so it should be reserved for high-level archers.
The second is Dianthus, which is as hard as stone and has very strong toughness. It is the material of choice for the military to make bows and arrows."
He picked up a dark green bamboo from the ground and began to make the bow arm.
Ding Kui was not idle either. He took out a tendon from his arms and put it on the table. He said, "This is the tendon of a level five earth-turning dragon. Is it suitable for use as a bowstring?"
Old Qiantou glanced at it and said, "It's so thick that unless you enlarge the crossbow several times, it won't be useful at all."
"How many times? Yes, the bed crossbow will definitely come in handy." Ding Kui patted his thigh.
"What is a bed crossbow?"
"The bed crossbow is a larger crossbow machine, which is equivalent to a city defense tool such as a trebuchet. If the position can be preset, it can also be used in field battles." Ding Kui knew that no one could understand the words he was throwing out.
Explanation doesn't work.
"Oh, it's an enlarged version of the crossbow."
"Yes, you can also combine multiple bow arms together to shoot giant arrows that are thicker than a throwing spear."
The old money man stopped what he was doing and lowered his head to imagine.
"Hey, in front of this kind of equipment, the fine armor is like paper. How did you come up with it?"
Ding Kui walked to the closed window, looked outside through the crack of the window, and said: "I dreamed about it one night. The appearance was very blurry. Later I drew a picture from memory."
He really didn't have a better explanation for the crossbow's origin, and even if he told the truth, no one would believe it.
"Awesome, the young master's dreams are different from those of ordinary people. They should be the blessing of the mistress in the eternal temple." All the old money man could think of was the illusory eternal temple.
"What is this?" Ding Kui saw Lao Qiantou taking out a dark golden thread as a bow string.
"This is the tendon of a golden-threaded snake. The golden-threaded snake is produced in the Poisonous Mist Canyon of Laozhai. Its tendons are extremely tough. It is best to use it as the string of the first crossbow."
Considering the special significance of the first crossbow, Lao Qiantou did not use all mass-produced materials, but used materials from Ding Kui's hometown.
"There is such a good thing in the Poison Mist Canyon. Are there many golden snakes in it?" This really surprised Ding Kui.
"Not much. I walked around the canyon for two days and found a golden snake." Old Qiantou's answer disappointed Ding Kui.
The secret meeting was held again after dinner, and an exquisitely crafted crossbow was placed on the table.
"This crossbow is estimated to be able to shoot up to two hundred meters away. The arms cannot pull the string fully without the strength of a thousand kilograms. With special arrows, it can penetrate heavy armor within a hundred meters and fine armor within fifty meters." The old man said.
Qian Tou will give you a brief introduction.
Fei Ze picked up the crossbow, aimed at the window, then put it down and said, "I estimate that after a few days of practice, I can shoot a person running within fifty meters."
"So confident?" This is a question from Liu Yu.
"It's faster than the speed of the sword, and it's easier to aim than the tip of the sword. As long as the prediction is accurate, you can hit." Fei Ze said his basis.
Xue Chong, who had been silent all this time, finally took action. He picked up the crossbow and turned it over and over to observe. The others were silent when they saw this, waiting for the opinion of this veteran with rich military knowledge.
Phew, Xue Chong aimed at General Shi and pulled the trigger.
Shi raised his hand and firmly grasped the crossbow arrow.
"It's just that it's too difficult to open the string. At least it takes a warrior to pull it open. Even children can complete the other operations. With proper command, a squadron of crossbows can completely destroy a squadron of cavalry."
Xue Chong turned the crossbow over and put it on his shoulder, held the crossbow body with his chin, and clasped the bow string with his fingers. He actually used one hand to hold the bow string.
"If two people cooperate back and forth, after a period of training, the war horse can fire at least three volleys within a hundred meters of sprinting. Even if the cavalry can win, it will be a miserable victory. This crossbow is really powerful!"
In a short period of time, Xue Chong completed the deduction of several tactics and fell in love with the crossbow even more.
"You can borrow some tools to reduce the difficulty of opening the string, such as adding a pull rod, which can increase the user's strength by five to ten times." Ding Kui thought of the lever principle.
"That's right," General Shi also thought of this. "If two people work together, a more complicated device can be made. It only takes two hundred kilograms of force to pull the crossbow open."
"This is a single crossbow. I can study more in the future."
"Installing a sight on your crossbow can help improve your hit rate."
Ding Kui put forward his own ideas one after another.
"If improved in this way, the emergence of crossbows will add a new type of soldier." Xue Chong affirmed the role of crossbows in war.
Old Qiantou said slowly: "The crossbow is undoubtedly a great weapon, but its principle and production process are very simple. If we can use it, others can also use it."
"That's right, as long as we build it, the Equipment Department will definitely ask for the production method, and it won't work if we don't give it to them." Liu Yu was even more worried about the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion.
The military does not allow the secrets of weapons of war to remain in private hands.
"We don't want to mass-produce crossbows. We should improve this one as much as possible first. At the same time, we should cultivate and reserve warriors. During training, we should find a substitute to practice aiming. Once equipped with crossbows in the future, we can form combat effectiveness in a very short time."
Ding Kui has already thought of a plan.
"Yes, everyone knows the seriousness of the matter and must not reveal the secret of the crossbow, otherwise, hum." Old Qiantou said with a threatening tone.
"As a useless person, I can no longer report to the commander-in-chief to claim credit. Instead, I hope that I will train the first crossbow unit in the future. If Xue Chong leaks the secret of the crossbow, then my family and I will die badly."
Xue Chong realized that he was the least trusted person in this circle, so he took the lead in making a vow.
Liu Yu and Fei Ze also imitated Xue Chong and made an oath.
"The young general and I are followers of the young master. Revealing secrets is tantamount to betrayal, and even my sect's reputation will be affected..."
"Okay, okay, there's no need to swear. Allowing you to participate in the secret meeting means that you fully trust everyone. Just take it seriously." Ding Kui interrupted the old money man.
"Captain Xue." He turned his head towards Xue Chong.
"Boss, please tell me something." Xue Chong openly made it clear that he was a subordinate.
"The caravan can recruit more new people, select honest and reliable ones to form a separate team, and add preparatory skills for using crossbows in the training." Ding Kui prepared to create a crossbow unit.