Chapter 266: Such a Fast Rate of Fire, Such a Long Range
Chapter 266 Such a fast rate of fire, such a far range...(1st update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 266 Such a fast rate of fire, such a far range...(1st update)
"Sister is talking about your age, really..."
Miss Shishi saw Gao Zhang staring at her unhappily with a small face, and smiled sweetly, as if he was really just talking about his age.
Heh... Female seductress, forget it, let my master take you under your wing. As a disciple, it is better for you to follow the right path and do more serious things.
On the day of the military exercise, Gao Zhang specially put on his bright red official robe, led a group of personal guards, rushed to the house where the Liao envoy lived, and picked up Xiao Fengxian.
After that, they went straight out of the city towards Xinzheng Gate, west of Bianliang, Tokyo, and continued to rush westward.
After walking for more than twenty miles, we turned to a small path, which was not far away.
Then I saw a dozen soldiers guarding the trail, and there were even horses placed in front of the trail.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Fengxian couldn't help but subconsciously look at Gao Zhang beside him.
They saw the child prodigy champion riding his horse and continuing to ride forward. After seeing Gao Zhang, one of the guards on guard hurried forward to salute Gao Zhang.
"General Mo has seen Ya Nei, but I wonder why Ya Nei is here?"
"I have important matters to discuss with my father today. I heard that he was hosting a military exercise here today, so I came here specifically."
After hearing Gao Zhang's words, the man with his head couldn't help but look a little ugly. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the group of servants of the Gao family behind Gao Zhang.
Gao Zhang's face suddenly darkened and he shouted in displeasure.
"Why, do you think that I can be a spy for the enemy country?"
"No, no, no, of course it's impossible. Since the yamen are looking for the Taiwei, the general is willing to lead the way for the yamen. What can you do in a daze? Why don't you move away and resist the horse."
Accompanied by the sound of shouting and scolding, after the horse moved away, the captain took the lead. Of course, in order to avoid being embarrassed, the captain told Gao Zhang very earnestly.
The Taiwei presided over the military exercise today, so all the troops worked extremely hard.
Moreover, there are a total of 30,000 imperial troops performing military exercises here today. It is precisely because the scale is too large that they chose such a remote place to prevent disturbing the people.
Hearing that there were such a big scene of 30,000 people today, Xiao Fengxian couldn't help but secretly look forward to it, hoping to see the new long-range weapons of the Song Dynasty military that Gao Zhang said were very powerful.
It was something comparable to the Divine Arm Bow, and Daliao had naturally heard of the Divine Arm Bow.
Although there has been a lot of peace between the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, there are only some minor frictions at most.
Therefore, I have never been able to see this kind of ordnance, which was regarded as a long-range individual weapon by the Song Dynasty.
However, Xixia people can often taste the pain of this divine arm bow. It is said that this thing can penetrate leather armor at a distance of almost two hundred steps.
Fortunately, it was very difficult to make such long-range weapons, so the Song army was unable to equip them in large quantities.
If now, listening to the boast of the proud Song army with their heads in front of them, it seems that the range of this new long-range weapon of the Song Dynasty is not inferior to that of the divine arm bow.
Moreover, its production is simpler than the divine arm bow, which is very convenient for the Song army to equip it in large quantities.
While talking, the group heard a sound similar to rain coming from the mouth of the valley ahead.
"Have you heard it in the yamen? This is the sound of thousands of arrows being fired..."
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Soon, Xiao Fengxian, who was following Gao Zhang, saw a scene that shocked him beyond measure.
He saw at least nearly 10,000 Song soldiers forming phalanxes, arranged neatly on the plain.
At this moment, every square formation will have a canopy of arrows flying into the sky every one to two breaths.
Then it traveled a very long distance, and then it was at least two hundred steps away.
At this moment, countless feathered arrows were inserted into the arrow stacks and the grass two hundred steps away, looking like an overly productive wheat field.
"Such a fast rate of fire, such a long range..."
Xiao Feng first heard that although the divine arm bow of the Song Dynasty had a long range, its shooting speed was far slower than that of bows and arrows.
But now, there is a phalanx of at least over 10,000 Song soldiers in front of us, and each phalanx takes less than two breaths between shots.
In other words, there is no difference from ordinary bows and arrows.
If the same number of Daliao elites faced off against the Song archers, at least half of them would be killed or injured before they could even rush forward.
After all, as a rough martial artist who likes to wield swords and swords, Xiao Fengxian can be regarded as an expert on bow and horse.
Seeing such long-range weapons, I immediately realized that if the Song Dynasty really wanted to fight against the Liao Dynasty in the future war.
Even though the Song Army's cavalry was not large at all, just relying on this long-range weapon that far exceeded ordinary bows and arrows was enough to make them invincible.
At this moment, I heard a big flag towering high in the plain, and the thundering war drum was beaten on the general platform made of rammed soil.
Along with the raised waving flag, many things that looked like carriages placed in the other direction began to approach the archery troops.
After a short rest, the archery troops once again set their bows and arrows and fired at the carriage teams that were about 120 to 150 steps away from them.
"What are they doing? Why are they shooting those heavy weapons?"
Gao Zhang asked with the expression of a curious child towards the man who had not left.
"The yamen don't know. This is naturally to test the power of arrows shot by these flat bows."
"Let's see how far it takes to break open these iron plate-covered vans."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that some carriages had only traveled about twenty steps before they stopped moving forward, and white flags began to wave from the gaps in the carriages.
As the last van also raised the white flag, the crazy and mighty bow and arrow unit finally stopped shooting.
At this time, a horseman galloped from the dianjiangtai. It was Gao Zhang's father's confidant, and he quickly led Gao Zhang and his group towards the dianjiangtai.
Xiao Feng first suppressed the throbbing in his heart and sped up to catch up.
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After the father and son murmured in front of the general stage, Gao Zhang pointed to the carriages filled with arrows, wanting to see with his own eyes the power of this bow.
Naturally, Captain Gao would not stop his beloved son, and even happily accompanied Gao Zhang.
As Gao Zhang's bodyguard, Xiao Fengxian finally had the opportunity to approach the vans with people getting out of them.
Only then did I notice that the front, left and right sides of these vans were covered with iron plates.
But at this moment, especially the iron plate in front, it was densely packed with arrows...