Seeing that Emperor Liang finally nodded in agreement, Song Huan grinned and stood up.
His eyes lightly glanced at several ministers of the Ministry of War, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.
"As officials of the Ministry of War, you should be well aware of one truth -"
"Leading troops to fight is not a competition of numbers. Whichever side has more people will definitely win in the end!"
"As the saying goes, it's the right time, the right place, and the right people."
"Indispensable!"
"You have never seriously considered what is the real reason for repeated defeats in battles with horse bandits?"
"Don't have the numerical advantage? Our soldiers are not good enough? Is it because of the weather?"
"Not at all!"
"According to the intelligence reports from Liangzhou, almost all of our army's casualties suffered from the same type of injury——"
"That's an arrow wound!"
"Combined with Liangzhou's geographical structure of dense forests and gentle slopes, it can be imagined that when the officers and soldiers suppressed the bandits, they must have been attacked by the arrows of the horse bandits, so they were defeated."
The hall was completely silent, so quiet that even the sound of breathing was extremely weak.
It's not because these courtiers don't agree with Song Huan's views.
It's because at this moment, each of them is holding their breath and listening to Song Huan's analysis!
After listening to Song Huan's analysis, Jiang Tian suddenly realized and said: "So we should also send a large number of archers to fight, instead of sending all cavalry to die!"
"Listen to what I have to say first!" Song Huan rolled his eyes at Jiang Tian.
"I just said that the right time, right place and right people are indispensable."
"So when analyzing the battle situation, you can't just analyze which arms are more suitable!"
“Liangzhou’s landform is complex, with hillsides and dense forests common in the suburbs.”
"The horse bandits will first lure the soldiers and horses into the low-lying areas deep in the dense forest in advance, use the trees as cover, and then take advantage of the terrain to catch turtles from a high position and catch all the officers and soldiers who are ambushing in secret!"
"If it were in a plain area, this situation would not be unchangeable."
"You only need to send a team of spies to lure them, and then send a large force to surround them. If you cooperate with the inside and outside, and attack from both inside and outside, you can wipe out the horse bandits."
"However, the terrain in Liangzhou is complicated and the horse bandits are everywhere, making it impossible to implement this method!"
"So, if soldiers have a handy weapon, they can fight back effectively when they are ambushed by horse bandits."
"The power of bows and arrows is limited. If you attack from a low place to a high place, you won't have the slightest advantage!"
"Send the archers to die!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but whisper.
"That's right!"
"After listening to the fourth prince's analysis, it seems that this is indeed true!"
"Sending cavalry means death, sending archers means death! Then why not just hold all the soldiers together and wait to die?"
"Hush! Let's hear what the Fourth Prince has to say first! He seems to have some countermeasures!..."
After his voice gradually weakened again, Song Huan continued to speak.
“If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.”
"My Daliang soldiers are naturally many times better than those horse bandits, but we just don't have a weapon at our disposal, so we are always being beaten passively!"
As soon as Song Huan finished speaking, someone hurriedly raised a question.
"Then I dare to ask His Highness the Fourth Prince, what is this handy weapon you are talking about?"
The most convenient weapon that Song Huan thought of was naturally a fully automatic rifle.
Hanging on the shoulder for a while, let alone 2,000 horse bandits, even 20,000 horse bandits are not a problem at all!
But it is obviously unrealistic to propose this now.
With Daliang's current technological development, it would be even harder to build this thing!
The next thing Song Huan could think of was another artifact from the cold weapon era——
Zhuge Liannu!
The power of this thing is several times greater than shooting a bow and arrow with bare hands. Shooting upward from a low-lying place is not a problem at all.
However, although the traditional Zhuge Liannu was highly lethal, it was too bulky and had to be moved around by carriage.
It is not suitable for individual combat at all, let alone dealing with such sudden operations when suppressing bandits.
Therefore, if you want to put it into the battlefield, you need to improve it into a lightweight weapon that can be used by one person.
Song Huan also specially gave the improved Liannu a new name——
"God's Arm Bow!"
"God's Arm Bow?"
The courtiers looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what kind of artifact Song Huan was talking about.
Emperor Liang was also quite curious about what Song Huan said.
"Fourth Prince, what is the Divine Arm Bow you are talking about?"
The divine arm bow Song Huan mentioned was not the artifact developed during the Song Dynasty's resistance to the Jin Dynasty.
It is a brand new weapon that is easier to carry than the traditional divine arm bow and can fire continuously!
"Reporting to my father, the Divine Arm Bow that I mentioned is a lightweight crossbow that is attached to the forearm."
“Not only is it easy to carry and use, it is also extremely lethal.”
"It's easy to shoot a distance of two to three hundred steps, no problem!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in uproar.
"Fourth Prince, your analysis of the battle situation is indeed sound, but making weapons is not something you just fabricate out of thin air and take it for granted!"
"That's enough for your analysis. As for making weapons, I don't need you to worry about it!"
"Is there really such a lightweight, lethal and powerful weapon? Whether you believe it or not, I don't believe it anyway!..."
Emperor Liang also hesitated: "Fourth brother, tell me honestly!"
"Is this kind of magical weapon just a figment of your imagination, or can you really make it?"
Song Huan answered honestly: "To be honest with what my father said, my son had nothing to do when he was recovering from his injuries, so he loved to study carpentry."
"This kind of divine arm bow, although I have only made a rough prototype."
"But please give me three days. Within three days, I will make you one exactly like the one described!"
What Song Huan said was not just a lie.
He has been interested in carpentry since he was a child. When he has nothing to do, he often carves wooden hairpins and wooden bracelets for the palace maid Cuimei.
The principle of this divine arm bow is not very complicated. For Song Huan, who has a master's degree in engineering and is an expert in craftsmanship, it does not take much time to research it.
Three days is enough!
All kinds of complicated expressions were directed at Song Huan, who was extremely confident.
There are expectations, questions, sarcasm, contempt...
However, among all the eyes, only the eyes from Emperor Liang were full of trust.
Emperor Liang believed in his son and believed that he would never speak nonsense without evidence.
Because during this period of time, his son has never let him down once!
"good!"
"Fourth Prince, I will give you a chance."
"I will give you three days. If you can really make this divine arm bow, I will use it to suppress bandits!"
"If you are successful in suppressing the bandits, I will immediately make you an honored prince!"
