"Sir, here you go, these parts are all the parts used in the 'First Grade Bow' I developed." It wasn't until Yang Hao spoke that Li Xing, who was very focused, noticed that they had come in and hurriedly came forward with the semi-finished product.
"How is the bow made?"
"It will take another two days to complete." Li Xing said, putting the semi-finished product on the table, picking up the various small parts, round, flat, square and long, and quickly assembled them on it, trying to
After a while, he took off a small pulley-like part, called a blacksmith, pointed out a few places that needed to be polished, and asked him to take it back for processing immediately.
In fact, the first-grade bow Li Xing mentioned was the later Divine Arm Bow. This bow can be said to be the pinnacle of long-range combat weapons among individual weapons in the cold weapon era. Because this item has long been lost to later generations, many people once doubted it.
Just a crossbow
, otherwise it would be difficult to imagine such a powerful power. What Yang Hao saw at this time was that although there were many auxiliary parts added to this bow, it was a very sophisticated weapon compared with ordinary bows, but it was undoubtedly still
It's a bow, not a crossbow.
These exquisite parts designed by Li Xing guarantee the range and firing power of this bow, but it is neither as clumsy as the bed crossbow, nor as slow to use as the step crossbow, and the assistance of the mechanism makes it even more powerful than the crossbow.
Ordinary bows fire faster, but require more maintenance than ordinary bows.
In fact, although the Song Dynasty kept such superb military technology strictly confidential, this technology was still leaked. Until the later "Yongle Dadian", there were still sporadic records of its mechanism manufacturing technology. Qing Dynasty scholar Ji Xiaolan personally saw these
Drawings, and want to recreate the Divine Arm Bow based on it. Unfortunately, the drawings in the "Yongle Dian" are only single part drawings of the Divine Arm Bow. There are no assembly diagrams. Even with the cleverness of the scholar, he cannot understand how the various parts of the Divine Arm Bow mechanism are needed.
Assemble.
Later, when the so-called "Sikuquanshu" was compiled, it was actually a general cleaning of historical works. During the more than ten years of compilation of "Sikuquanshu", the Qing Dynasty destroyed all the things they did not want to read.
In addition to collecting a few scientific and technical works by farmers, doctors, and astronomical algorithms, it also abridged and edited one
In addition to some works, many scientific and technological works, as well as some novels and plays from previous dynasties, were all destroyed. A total of more than 3,110 kinds of books, more than 150,000, were banned. It was simply a catastrophe in the history of literature. The result was that even
These scattered diagrams of the parts of the God's Arm Bow have also completely disappeared, leaving future generations to guess.
At this time, Yang Hao saw this magical strong bow with his own eyes. Although it was only a prototype, with Li Xing's explanation, he also slightly understood its sharpness. The production of this kind of bow is much better than ordinary bows.
It is of course much more difficult to come to, although its main body is mainly made of strong mulberry wood.
It is dry, but it is made of composite materials, and the arrows it uses are much shorter than ordinary arrows. However, even though the arrows are relatively thin, due to the extremely fast shooting speed, it is not a problem to hit the target at 300 paces. Generally, the target is penetrated.
The armor cannot withstand it, so its lethality is still terrifying.
Listening to Li Xing's explanation, Yang Hao suddenly thought of an important question and hurriedly asked: "This bow...it takes a long time to make one? How much does it cost compared to an ordinary bow?"
The most advanced is not necessarily the most practical. Some advanced weapons cannot be used in actual combat because it takes too much money and time to make one and cannot withstand the wear and tear of war. This is still the case with Yang Hao.
Got it.
Li Xing smiled and said: "Now all the molds for the machine parts have to be made from scratch, the steel also needs to be tempered, and the various materials for bow making have just arrived, so it is a bit slow. If I bring out more than a dozen
When the apprentice comes, everything is ready, and he can make more than a dozen bows in a month. As for the money spent, it should be 80% more expensive than ordinary bows."
This price is quite worthy compared to the loss of human lives in the war, and the production speed is also very fast. If we want to expand production, of course we will need to recruit a large number of employees. If we can form a streamlined operation, the speed will be much faster. Yang Hao calculated
, nodded happily.
At this moment, someone rushed over and reported: "Sir, the Zhe family has sent dozens of carts of weapons and armor, and Chief Fan is looking for you everywhere."
"Oh? Let's go." Yang Hao was overjoyed. After leaving the cave in a hurry, Yang Hao suddenly remembered something and said, "Cheng Dexuan hasn't done anything unusual recently, right?"
Li Guangcen smiled and said: "Are you worried that he will do something bad? Don't worry, he has no foundation in Luling Prefecture. He doesn't even have a person who can control him. He is simply blind and deaf. Besides, he is the judge of Luling Prefecture.
, it is impossible to move around alone, and this place is hidden behind the Qiang Village, so he has no way of knowing about it. Just in case, even the people around him who are at his disposal, Yang Jincheng often rotates them."
Yang Hao nodded and sighed: "Actually, I don't want to isolate him, but I really can't figure out what this person is thinking. It's really tiring to deal with this kind of person, so I have to stay away. As long as he doesn't try to harm me.
I won't embarrass him about the matter. Have you started purchasing steel?"
Li Guangcen said: "You can rest assured about this matter. There are several merchants we entrusted with it, and there is no trace of how much steel we purchased. As for building the tower, hehe, it is easier to manipulate it, unless someone takes advantage of it.
The Iron Pagoda that was given the title by officials of the Song Dynasty
Pour a pound of weight and weigh it, otherwise who knows how much steel is in it? Lin Pengyu is in charge of this matter. This man is very slippery, and he will come up with an idea as soon as he rolls his eyes. Although Cheng Dexuan has been in the officialdom for several years,
Not as good as this old fox."
Yang Hao also smiled. Lin Pengyu is one of the confidants he cultivated. Lin Pengyu came from Northern Han Dynasty, and his whole family settled here. There is no question about the loyalty of this highly used staff member. In fact, Fan Siqi is also loyal. He is
When a very traditional scholar recognizes a lord, his loyalty is more reliable than that of someone like Lin Pengyu who cares about gains and losses. You never have to worry about someone like him betraying you.
But this person is stubborn to the point of stupidity. In his eyes, black is black and white is white, and he doesn’t believe in the gray area in between. For such a person, he can leave all the financial, accounting, and copywriting matters to him.
Don't worry, but
He was asked to play tricks on others, but he was not the material, and if he knew about some of Yang Hao's methods that were not suitable to be put on the table, he would definitely have to rebuke him. People make the best use of their talents, but his talents are not in this area. There are some things that Yang Hao has to do with him.
Also hiding it.
After Yang Hao's magic sword was sacrificed, Cheng Dexuan was really free for several days, but he was born to be a hard worker. Although he was free from official duties, he did not let himself be idle. At the moment, he was bored in his room writing memorials.
Yang Hao had been traveling closely with Fuzhou recently, and wrote down all the incidents of beating and pulling the Qiang, as well as his own conjectures.
After the last memorial was passed on through the "businessmen" who came to Luling Prefecture to do business, what they received was a stern oral edict from Zhao Kuangyin. The oral edict not only refuted him thoroughly, but also asked him to cooperate sincerely with Yang Hao and ensure that
Luling Prefecture has a firm foothold in this place, and it is understandable to use some means if necessary. It trusts and condones Yang Hao very much in words.
However, Cheng Dexuan was not defeated by the oral edicts of Zhao Guanjia. He wrote one secret message after another. He was not afraid of Zhao Guanjia's rebuke. If Zhao Guanjia really defended Yang Hao, he could have been transferred. Why should he be scolded solemnly?
What did he say? Sometimes, the harder he scolds you, the more it proves that he regards you as one of his own, and Cheng Dexuan knows this very well.
Furthermore, there is Zhao Guangyi behind him. Zhao Kuangyin has a very deep brotherly love for this brother. The weight of his words in front of Zhao Kuangyin can be imagined. Accumulation of destruction can destroy gold, accumulation of slander can grind bones, not to mention Yang
Cheng Dexuan acted boldly and recklessly, and Cheng Dexuan did not speak out of conscience about many things. After handing over the memorials one by one, and with the Nanya Prefect's knocking on the side, he did not believe that Yang Hao, a man with no foundation in the court, could not be touched.
After writing the last word, Cheng Dexuan blew the letter paper and carefully folded it into his arms. With the help of the Tang family, merchants came to Luling Prefecture in an endless stream. His secret letter was quickly
Just send it out. Thinking of this, he
A sneer appeared on his lips: "This medicine... is almost ready. Yang Hao, Yang Hao, the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade. When this Luling grows into a towering tree, you will bury your bones."
Under the tree, or wandering around the world?"
Zhefu sent enough clothes, armor and weapons to equip 1,500 men. The weapons were mainly bows, supplemented by broadswords and axes, all of which were suitable for fighting against enemies who were mainly cavalry. Although those clothes and armors were
It's leather armor, but when you put it on, put on a military bow, and put on uniform weapons, the regiment-trained civilians who were originally wearing a variety of clothes and weapons immediately took on a new look, and they became somewhat military-like.
At the same time, Luling Prefecture regiment training was also being replenished and expanded. In addition to the local Han people, some strong people were also recruited from the surrendered Qiang tribe. The combat effectiveness of these Tibetan soldiers was very impressive, especially their strong will to fight. Although
When encountering a strong enemy, they rarely panic and retreat, so with a little training they will become a powerful force, and the training cost is extremely low.
Moreover, recruiting Qiang people to break up the confusion with Han soldiers can quickly eliminate the sense of alienation among the Han people and speed up their integration.
As for the minzhuang who were selected from the original minzhuang to escort Yang Hao to the Yeli clan, they all had a certain foundation in martial arts, and their combat effectiveness was relatively strong among the original minzhuang team. At this time, the minzhuang sent by Zhefu
The school officer also strengthened their training in military discipline and procession. The team, with uniform uniforms and weapons, was very different in spirit from the past, even though they did not have rich war experience.
Yang Hao took this team and the merchants, whose main function was to bluff people, on the road. Each of these people got a silk coat, which was worn under the coat. Yang Hao went to visit Li Xing.
While making the bow and arrow, he suddenly remembered that he had read an introduction in some magazine before, saying that silk was very flexible, and Genghis Khan discovered this.
After this characteristic, all soldiers were ordered to wear silk underwear. Since then, silk underwear has become a kind of protective clothing for Mongolian archers. It is difficult for arrowheads to shoot through silk underwear, making the arrowheads easier to pull out, which can avoid wounds caused by
Pulling out arrows and enlarging them can reduce the casualties of soldiers to a great extent. Since there is such a method, of course he must use it for his soldiers.
It was a very leisurely march along the way. They were traveling along the Hengshan Mountains. The Hengshan Mountains were the sphere of influence of the Yeli clan. After the battle to wipe out the Qiang people, the large and small tribes scattered in the Hengshan Mountains no longer dared to offend them.
Yang Hao.
If Xiazhou, the only threat to Yang Hao, wanted to send out a large army to attack him, it would have to travel a long distance, pass through the Dangxiang Liu clan's territory, which was still hostile to them despite having a truce with them, and finally enter
With the Yeli clan's sphere of influence, this would be too risky.
Under such a situation, it would be ineffective for them to send a small group of troops, and a large group of troops could not be concealed from others. Moreover, Yang Hao went all the way to the Yeli tribe, with uncertain travel time and uncertain route. Even if Xiazhou made a desperate move and sent a large army
Even though they came to hunt him down, it was difficult to find his traces. There was only one target to attack: Luling Prefecture. It was out of this analysis and consideration that Yang Hao left his main force in Luling Prefecture.
Things turned out as he expected. It was very quiet along the way. Occasionally, they passed some small tribes. When they saw the stern military appearance and learned that they were people from Luling Prefecture, the Qiang people immediately showed awe and respect. On the grassland,
The strong will always be king. Prairie people only recognize strong strength and bow to those who possess it.
Their respect made the people of Luling Prefecture who had just become soldiers from Minzhuang feel sincerely proud, a kind of honor and pride that belongs to warriors. In terms of combat skills, they could not compete with those prairie knights who had grown up on horseback.
They compete with each other, but in terms of morale and cohesion, they are no longer inferior to anyone.
Dusk has fallen, and here is a piece of bare yellow land. The sound of camel bells made by camels carrying heavy goods makes people feel like they are walking in the desert. A blood-red sun falls silently in the tranquil dusk.
Looking towards the distant mountains, in front of us is a large river filled with sunshine as bright as gold.
Yang Hao's team camped beside the river. The camels knelt down one by one, the heavy cargo boxes were moved down, and the tents were just half set up. Yang Hao went to the river and took off his leather boots to get some air.
, wash your face with the cool river water.
Suddenly, a loud arrow flew over from a distance with a shrill whistle. The arrow was exhausted and fell into the golden river water, disappearing without a trace. This was the message sent by the police sentry they had set up.
Yang Hao, who was squatting by the river washing his face, raised his head and saw Mu En arriving at his horse in a few steps. He turned over and jumped on the horse. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Sweet wine, protect me!"
"I..." Before Yang Hao could finish speaking, Tianjiu, who was drawing water next to him, threw away his water bag, swooped over, picked him up, and left, heading straight for the circle of camels and goods, pulling Yang Hao.
His feet did not touch the ground. Yang Hao shouted angrily: "My boots..."
He turned around and saw Tang Yanyan standing up from the river. He was worried that she might have missed something, so he shouted urgently: "Miss Tang..."
Tang Yanyan pinched her waist, and her teeth itched with hatred: "What's the matter, you still have to ask me to pick up your boots? I owed you something in my previous life?"
After thinking about it, she ran over and picked up Yang Hao's shoes and chased him angrily...