Xuanwang was so crazy that Tang Yin really had no choice but to follow him out. Xuanwang led Tang Yin to the main courtyard of the county capital. He saw several carriages parked in the courtyard, and the things on the carriages were all made of cloth.
It was wrapped and covered tightly, as if it was afraid of being seen, but no matter how dense it was, Tang Yin could still see that it was a huge thing.
The corner of his mouth twitched, he looked at Xuan Wang and asked, "Master Xuan, this... is the crossbow machine you developed?"
"Yes, sir!" Xuanwang looked at the carriage, his eyes sparkling, and he nodded excitedly. After waiting for a while, he heard that Tang Yin had no further words. When he looked back, he saw that Tang Yin had walked back without saying a word.
"Ah? Sir? Sir..." Xuanwang hurriedly chased after him and asked repeatedly: "Sir, you... why did you leave?"
Tang Yin stopped his steps, turned back and pointed at Xuanwang's so-called crossbow machine, and said: "This is what you have researched? How do you ask our soldiers to carry such a big 'crossbow machine'? They also attacked the city and destroyed the stronghold. The two armies
For a confrontation, just transporting it is a problem. If you bring something like this, your marching speed will be slowed down!"
Being snatched away by him, the excitement on Xuanwang's face disappeared, his face looked a little ugly, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He said urgently: "Sir... Your Majesty, I also have a lightweight crossbow machine. Please sir.
Be sure to take a look!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Tang Yin's sleeve tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away.
Alas! Tang Yin couldn't get angry even if he met such a person. He sighed softly, raised his head and said, "Take me to see him!"
"Okay, okay, sir, please come this way!" Xuanwang's face suddenly filled with smile, and he led Tang Yin to the last carriage. There were several carriages, but this one was the most normal. At least it had a hood. Xuanwang chose
He opened the curtain, leaving half of his body outside, and half of his body leaning into the car. He moved his hands back and forth, not knowing what he was looking for.
Tang Yin walked around behind him, took a look inside the carriage, and then turned his head. No matter how much he looked, he saw that the interior of the carriage was in chaos. Various tools, materials, finished products, and semi-finished products were scattered inside. It was so messy that it was hard to tell which ones they were.
What? After waiting patiently for a long time, Xuanwang finally retracted his head from the car, and a lightweight crossbow appeared in his hand.
This crossbow machine was small in size and very light in the hand. Xuanwang respectfully handed the crossbow machine to Tang Yin and said, "Sir, this is a newly developed crossbow machine by my subordinates. I also gave it a bell."
The name is Fei Nu!"
"Oh?" Tang Yin took it and weighed it in his hands. He felt that the crossbow was a little heavier than it looked. He looked around, and Xuan Wang explained beside him: "Sir, don't look at the small size of this crossbow.
, but it is made of ironwood and is extremely strong. Your Excellency, you can distribute the flying crossbow to the cavalry. This is also tailor-made for the cavalry by my subordinates. Please see, my lord, there are grooves on the fuselage of the crossbow.
It can fix the crossbow arrows. Even if the soldiers are jolted on horseback, they don't have to worry about the crossbow arrows falling off. In addition, due to the tough material, the flying crossbow is also extremely powerful. At close range, it can penetrate steel armor and can completely defeat Ning.
The army caused fatal damage!"
Tang Yin watched while Xuan Wang explained. It was only at this moment that he seemed normal and no longer talked crazy.
After listening to Xuan Wang's story, Tang Yin picked up a crossbow arrow and placed it in the groove of the crossbow machine. Then he turned the crossbow machine over, with the front side down and the back side up. Looking at the crossbow arrow again, it seemed that it was inlaid on it.
, did not move at all, and showed no signs of falling off. Tang Yin was amazed, pulled the string of the crossbow, and hung the arrow tail. Then he raised his head, looked around, and saw a big tree not far away. He raised his arm
, aim at the tree, and trigger the crossbow. Just listen to a snap, the crossbow string bounces, and the crossbow arrow shoots out rapidly. Because the distance is very close, the crossbow arrow does not fly much in the air, and it is nailed to the tree in an instant.
Ah! This crossbow really works! Tang Yin first looked at Xuanwang in surprise, and then lowered his head to carefully examine the flying crossbow in his hand. This crossbow was really cleverly conceived and eclectic. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
, after a long while, he said to the guard beside him: "Bring back the crossbow arrows!"
"Yes, sir!" a guard agreed, strode to the tree, grabbed the tail of the crossbow arrow, and tried to pull it out. After several attempts, the crossbow arrow was still nailed to the tree without any loosening.
The guard was secretly surprised. He lowered his head and checked carefully. He saw that a quarter of the crossbow arrow had not penetrated the tree.
"Ah!" The guard was surprised and hurriedly turned back to Tang Yin and said: "Sir, this... crossbow arrow shot too deep and can't be pulled out!"
"Oh?" After Tang Yin heard this, he immediately stepped forward and took a closer look. He saw that the crossbow arrow was deeply embedded in the tree, and it was impossible for ordinary people to pull it out. At this time, Tang Yin couldn't help but look at Xuan Wang with admiration.
If the equal-force crossbow is fully applied to the cavalry, it will undoubtedly increase the combat effectiveness of the cavalry to a higher level.
He played with the flying crossbow back and forth and praised: "What a crossbow!"
Hearing his praise, Xuanwang was overjoyed. He ran back to the car like a treasure, took out another crossbow from it, then stumbled back to Tang Yin, handed it forward, and said with a smile: "Sir, this is my subordinate's improvement.
The repeating crossbow is named array crossbow. The crossbow contains five crossbow arrows and can be fired continuously. If enough soldiers are used, a continuous arrow array can be formed. Whether it is siege or close combat, it has the ability to suppress the enemy.
effect!"
Now Tang Yin's confidence in Xuanwang has greatly increased. After he took the crossbow, he felt it was heavy in his hands. This crossbow was much heavier than the flying crossbow just now, and the materials on the crossbow were mostly made of steel. This time he did not
Instead of using it yourself, give it to the guard next to you and let him try it out.
The guard held the crossbow with both hands, walked to a place ten meters away from the old tree, and then pulled the trigger on the crossbow. There was only a snap sound, and a crossbow arrow flew out as fast as lightning. Then, there was a message from the crossbow.
There was a squeaking sound, and a new crossbow arrow was ejected from the crossbow box. The guard was stunned for a moment, then tentatively pulled the crossbow string back again, and at the same time as he pulled the trigger, a second crossbow arrow clicked again.
Two arrows flew out. The guard officer gained experience and immediately pulled the string of the crossbow and shot the remaining three arrows together.
Tang Yin watched and nodded secretly. The crossbow machine is simple to use and easy to get started. Even people who have never used or even seen this thing can quickly use it freely. This is hundreds of times more powerful than bows and arrows, but because the crossbow string is longer than the bow string
It is true that it is much shorter and less powerful than a bow and arrow, but as long as it is used properly, it will still produce huge power on the battlefield.
This time he did not show his appreciation on his face, and asked calmly: "Does Master Xuan have other types of crossbows?"
"There's more, there's more!" Xuan Wang trotted forward two steps, came to the large shelf tightly wrapped in cloth, and said, "Sir, this is the 'Broken Army Crossbow' developed by my subordinates!"
"Untie the cloth and try its power!" Tang Yin also wanted to see what was unusual about such a huge crossbow machine.
Hearing this, Xuanwang shook his head repeatedly and said, "Sir, you can't try it!"
"What? Your crossbow isn't finished yet?"
"That's not true! Moreover, the Pojun Crossbow is too powerful. I'm afraid... it will destroy the Lord's house!"
"..." Tang Yin was startled at first, and then he couldn't help but laugh. Xuanwang's tone was quite loud. How powerful could this crossbow machine be? It could destroy his own house. It was a joke! However, Xuanwang repeatedly said
After persisting, Tang Yin no longer made things difficult for him and decided to go to an open place in the suburbs to try the crossbow.
Originally, he planned to leave for Duji today, but the series of large and small crossbow machines brought by Xuanwang aroused Tang Yin's interest, and these crossbow machines could indeed be effective if applied in actual combat. At this time,
Tang Yin had already planned to manufacture crossbows on a large scale and distribute them to the entire army.
It is not common for Tang Yin's scheduled schedule to be disrupted. From this, it is not difficult to see how much he attaches importance to the crossbow machine made by Xuanwang. After hearing the news, Qiu Zhen, Liang Qi, Shangguan Yuanrang and others
The counselors and generals who were waiting also came one after another. People were very curious to see what the crossbow machine made by Xuanwang looked like and what its unusual power was. Even Xiaona came to watch.
In the main courtyard of the county capital, people passed around each other holding flying crossbows, array crossbows and other crossbow machines. From time to time, a general would pick up the crossbow machine and test fire it twice. It felt that the crossbow machine made by Xuanwang was indeed unique.
After having breakfast, Tang Yin and others took Xuanwang's two huge and mysterious crossbow machines to the countryside to test how powerful these two crossbow machines were.
Before leaving, Xuanwang specifically told Tang Yin to prepare a few more strong horses for use later. Tang Yin didn't know what he wanted to do, but he didn't ask any more questions and ordered his guards to make arrangements.
On the way to the outskirts, everyone was full of curiosity and excitement, chatting and laughing, and soon left Beicheng and walked to a mountain forest in the north of Huaiyang.
Not wanting to leak the news about the crossbow machine, Tang Yin first asked people to surround the mountain forest, and then arranged for his soldiers to carefully check the mountain forest. After confirming that there was no one inside, he asked Xuanwang to unpack the two crossbow machines.
Cloth, it was only at this time that people could see its true face in Lushan.
These two crossbow machines were both huge, half a man tall, but two or three meters long. One of them, in particular, had a crossbow string as thick as a human finger. Liang Qi curiously walked closer and pulled hard.
When it comes to pulling the crossbow string, let alone pulling the crossbow string apart, even pulling the string is very laborious.
How to use this kind of crossbow? You can't even pull the crossbow string, let alone shoot the crossbow arrow?! Liang Qi looked at Xuanwang in confusion, then looked at Tang Yin, and shook his head with a wry smile.
Xuanwang didn't care about other people's reactions and introduced himself. He first pointed to the smaller crossbow machine and said: "This crossbow machine is called Pojunnu. It can shoot single arrows or three arrows at the same time. That one
It’s called the City-breaking Crossbow. It can only shoot one arrow at a time for the time being, and cannot shoot more. I will improve it in the future..."