Chapter 237: The Light in the Eyes of the Aggrieved Great Song Military Official
Chapter 237 The light in the eyes of the aggrieved Song Dynasty military minister (second update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 237 The light in the eyes of the aggrieved Song Dynasty military minister (second update)
These officials were chattering and sarcastic in a low voice, but at least they knew very well whose child this little Gaozhang was.
Therefore, I only dared to whisper behind my back, and never dared to actually speak out to ridicule.
Not to mention the attitude and opposition of the official who was very fond of this child prodigy champion, it would be surprising if his father, Taiwei Gao, could make things easier for these gossips.
However, the nickname "Bangong Gong", which is obviously ironic and derogatory, has begun to be spread by word of mouth among these sub-officials.
"Okay, okay, I want to take a good look at whether the excellent bow you invented, little Gao Aiqing, can really impress the eyes of my great kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty."
While speaking, following the official Zhao Ji's signal to start, a Forbidden Army general below gave a stern order.
Everyone saw the thirty Forbidden Army archers, arranged in three rows.
Moreover, the sizes of the three rows of Forbidden Army shooters seemed to be somewhat different, which made official Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel curious.
Facing the official's gaze, Gao Taiwei stepped forward and reported in a low voice.
"This is to test the three types of large, medium and small bows. Therefore, the people who are good at shooting include those of ordinary height and those with strong bodies..."
Before Gao Qiu finished speaking, the first row of shooters over there had already loosened their strings...
Almost in the blink of an eye after everyone loosened the strings, they heard the crisp sound of gold and iron.
After such a crisp sound, the shooters in the first row were seen retreating, and then in the second row, there was still a very crisp sound of gold and iron.
After three rings, a group of royal guards ran straight over, picked up the ten arrow stacks in groups of two, and quickly walked to the steps to place them.
At this moment, everyone's eyes widened a lot.
On average, there are three arrows in each of these armored arrow stacks at seventy paces.
Moreover, these three arrows are definitely not hanging in vain.
"Bring one up." Following the order from official Zhao Ji, one of the armored arrow stacks was placed in the open space on the steps outside the Chui Gong Hall.
All the ministers saw that all three arrows penetrated the armor, leaving only the arrow shafts on the surface of the armor.
Such an expression shocked everyone, especially the military ministers in the court, who crowded closer.
And the old general Yang, the commander of the bodyguard's army, Ma Junsi, who had once had a relationship with Lu Qian, walked to the front and studied it carefully for a long time.
Then he pulled out one of the feather arrows, looked at the arrow, and then took a look at the gap in the armor that had passed through the arrow.
"This is actually just a point-steel arrow, not an iron-bone cone arrow..."
As soon as you hear this sentence, you know that he is definitely an experienced driver who has been in the army for a long time.
Just like at this moment, many officials looked confused after hearing this.
I just feel that the name of the first arrow seems too ordinary, while the name of the second arrow is very lofty, and it sounds like it is very powerful.
Point steel arrows are common standard arrows in the Song Dynasty. They are also the simplest to make and have the largest production volume.
The iron-bone cone arrow is an armor-piercing arrowhead of the Song Dynasty. However, the arrowhead is narrow and extremely sharp, and there are barbs at the rear. It is easier to penetrate iron armor than other arrowheads.
At this moment, an order came from below again, and this time, it was accompanied by the order from the Forbidden Army general.
Half of the archers switched to heavy arrows and armor-piercing arrows, and half of the archers still used ordinary arrows.
Old General Yang and other military ministers who originally looked down upon this kind of flat bow were all looking at the archer below them intently for the first time.
It was still the crisp sound of gold and iron with a bit of harshness, and it was still after three shots.
The armored arrow stacks at the ninety-step mark were also moved under the steps.
This time, two arrow stacks were brought up, one with heavy arrows inserted into it, and the other with only one arrow breaking through the iron armor, while the other two arrows only left grooves on the iron armor.
At this moment, the first row of shooters has stood in the shooting position for the third time.
At this moment, the distance to the arrow stack is already at one hundred and ten steps, when three rounds of arrows have been completed.
This time, ordinary arrows can still leave grooves on it, but it is no longer possible to break the armor.
However, with heavy arrows that use armor-piercing arrows, more than half of them still break the armor.
"One hundred and ten steps... this, actually one hundred and ten steps, a heavy arrow can still break armor..."
Old General Yang's face was full of disbelief at this moment, and the officials who knew more about bows and arrows also had expressions of shock.
Although in the next one hundred and twenty steps, less than one-third of the arrows penetrated the armor.
However, ordinary arrows actually shot out through the skin and armor at this position. At this moment, everyone's expressions began to go numb.
By the 160th step, ordinary arrows were no longer able to break through the leather armor, but the heavy arrows equipped with armor-piercing arrows could still penetrate easily. However, facing the iron armor, only three heavy arrows could break through the armor.
By the time they reached the 180th step, everyone used heavy arrows, piercing all the leather armor.
And when they reached two hundred steps, one-third of the archers failed to hit, but the heavy arrows hit by the remaining two-thirds of the archers still penetrated the leather armor again.
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The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty who were originally standing on the steps outside Chui Gong Hall have now all descended the steps and stood in front of the stacks of arrows that were carried over.
Most of the people were silent. Naturally, this did not include Gao Zhang, the official Zhao Ji, who had already witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and the Taiwei Gao Qiu.
And those generals who have experienced battle formations have begun to have a sense of pictures in their minds at this moment.
It is true that Xixia's bows are more sophisticated, but Xixia's strong bows can only break armor within seventy steps.
Most of the current military bows of the Song Dynasty can only penetrate armor at about fifty paces.
Of course, fortunately, the Song Dynasty also had long-range weapons such as divine arm bows and strong crossbows that required multiple people to operate, which could hit enemies at longer distances.
However, the number of divine arm bows or powerful crossbows is not enough to achieve the suppression effect.
And if all the soldiers of the Song Dynasty held this flat bow, they could break armor at a distance of a hundred steps.
But if the Xixia people wanted to inflict casualties on the Song soldiers, they could only risk their arrows and rush seventy steps before starting to shoot.
But please remember that Xixia did not have as much money and resources as the Song Dynasty, which had many people who were afraid of money. They had so much money and resources to arm their soldiers.
Xixia is still a semi-nomadic country. Except for the most elite troops, quite a few soldiers can only wear leather armor.
So here comes the question. In the past, the Song Dynasty’s bows and arrows could only cause damage to the enemy at two hundred steps.
But now, when Xixia is still two hundred steps away from the Song soldiers, the pouring arrow rain will have a killing effect on them.
However, Xixia's soldiers and horses had to run for more than a hundred steps against the rain of arrows from the Song Dynasty. Such a long distance was enough for the Song soldiers to spray four to five waves of arrow rain.
Just imagining it, these military ministers of the Song Dynasty, who were very aggrieved in the court, and also very aggrieved because of armament issues when facing foreign enemies, now began to have light in their eyes.
