Everyone was shocked for a long time as they looked at the column that was shot through.
Even Liang Xiao was a little surprised.
The new weapon he provided is actually equivalent to the three-bow bed crossbow from the Song Dynasty, but he restored it based on the principles of modern mechanics, which is somewhat different from the prototype.
There is nothing wrong with the design. It can maximize the power of the weapon. The key point is the material of the crossbow string.
According to the weights and measures of Dazhou and Dachu, one foot is about 2.4 meters and one mile is about 500 meters.
Dazhou's crossbow strings are of excellent quality, and the ordinary bed crossbows produced have an effective killing range of 250 feet.
It is a perfect match for making this kind of killing weapon!
After Xuanwei measured the distance, he rode back and reported: "The range exceeds three miles plus thirty feet!"
1572 meters? ?
Liang Xiao was overjoyed.
"With such a sharp weapon, why worry about defending the city?"
Everyone was amazed.
Zhuge Hui stroked his long beard and nodded slightly, with unconcealable joy in his eyes.
"Very good, very good! Liang Xiao, why don't you give this weapon a name?"
Liang Xiao thought for a moment and said, "How about the Prime Minister give it a nickname?"
"Hey! I can't take credit!"
Before Zhuge Hui finished speaking, everyone agreed with Liang Xiao one by one, and Liang Xiao insisted that Zhuge Hui choose the name.
Zhuge Hui refused, and pondered for a moment, then said: "This crossbow requires thirty people to turn the winch to pull it. Its power is as powerful as eight oxen, so it is called the 'Eight Oxen Crossbow'. How about it?"
"Wonderful!" Everyone praised.
The emergence of the Eight Bull Crossbow exceeded Zhou's understanding of existing weapons.
Xuanwei sent several new large crossbows. Everyone looked at them carefully and were a little puzzled.
The body is made of sandalwood, the head of the spear is made of iron, the hair of the horse's face and teeth is made of copper, and the string is made of hemp rope and silk. It looks like a bow but not a bow. The crossbow body is three feet and two inches long, the string is two feet and five inches long, and the arrow feathers are several inches long.
Even the arrows are specially made.
"Is this also newly made by Marquis Lanling?" Sima Ling became more and more expectant.
As the commander of the Xuanwei, he is only responsible for arranging the Xuanwei to supervise the production. Of course, he is not as knowledgeable about weapon design as Liang Xiao and others.
Liang Xiao looked at Zhuge Hui.
If Zhuge Hui felt something, he quickly said: "Don't let me name you this time, I will feel ashamed, shameful!"
Liang Xiao smiled and said: "Then let's call it the Divine Arm Crossbow."
"What a name! Let's test it out quickly!"
After seeing the power of the Eight Bull Crossbow, everyone just praised it casually this time and couldn't wait to test the Divine Arm Crossbow, hoping to have more surprises.
This time, Liang Xiao personally demonstrated, taking the divine arm crossbow and pulling the string to full length.
"call out!"
The crossbow arrows shot into the distance like lightning. When everyone came to their senses, they were already fixed on the target three hundred steps away!
"This...is this a crossbow?" Everyone looked in disbelief.
The existing crossbows in Dazhou are more powerful than bows and arrows at short range, but their range is limited.
The emergence of the Divine Arm Crossbow once again broke through their understanding of crossbows.
"Marquis Lanling actually hit the target. Have you ever used a divine arm crossbow before?" Sima Ling asked in surprise.
For this future prince-in-law, privately he was willing to use honorifics.
"I hit it by chance." Liang Xiao shook his head and tried shooting five more arrows. Only the fifth arrow hit the bullseye, while the other arrows were close to the target.
"It's incredible! With such a range, you can still have such a hit rate..." Yang Ling was amazed.
The old people like them couldn't even see clearly the arrow target three hundred steps away. They only knew it by listening to Xuan Wei's description.
Liang Xiao was also overjoyed.
One big step is equivalent to 1.5 meters.
Of course, it is impossible for a crossbow on the battlefield to guarantee a perfect hit, but it must be ensured as much as possible without aiming or firing, because the fighter opportunity is fleeting, and by the time you re-string the bow and prepare the arrow, the enemy's cavalry may have already arrived, or the enemy's cavalry may have already arrived. The army's arrow rain has already arrived.
It is of great significance to be able to ensure accuracy even after 300 steps!
Of course, the range of the divine arm crossbow he imitated is slightly less than that of the divine arm crossbow recorded in the Song Dynasty.
The Xuanwei were eager to try, and each one struggled to pull the string. Dozens of divine arm crossbows fired one after another, and the sound of piercing the air continued.
The archery target a few hundred steps away had fallen to the ground.
"Prime Minister, Yang Shangshu, Marquis Lanling, most people can't pull this divine arm crossbow..." The Xuan guards were surprised, but also a little anxious.
If this kind of divine arm crossbow is used on the battlefield, it will affect the shooting efficiency.
Zhuge Hui said without thinking: "In the future, assign two people, one to load the arrow, and the other to string the arrow, and combine them. With such a magical object, one divine arm crossbow can be worth ten traditional crossbows!"
"Yes, it is indeed not appropriate to operate it alone. After all, crossbowmen on the battlefield have to wear equipment and carry quivers, which is very inconvenient." Liang Xiao nodded.
Everyone was stunned.
This divine arm crossbow is indeed worthy of a duo!
The advent of two new types of weapons made the veterans who were loyal to the imperial power extremely happy. Zhuge Hui was smiling from beginning to end, as if he was twenty years younger.
"With the Eight Bull Crossbow and the Divine Arm Crossbow to deter enemies from afar, and the continuous crossbows to kill the troops ascending the city, the efficiency of defending the city from now on will be twice the result with half the effort!"
Zhuge Hui, Sima Ling and others watched Xuan Wei's operation. The more they watched, the more they liked it. They couldn't help but laugh.
Duan Yunyi, who was reviewing the memorial in the royal study, heard about it and couldn't help being surprised.
"Can it shoot through a column three miles away? Did he design it?"
"Yes! Your Majesty, Marquis Lanling is truly a god!"
Lin Duan's face turned red with excitement, and his expression seemed to have been designed by him.
"It's amazing. Was he sent by God to save Dazhou..." Duan Yunyi murmured to himself.
After a brief moment of joy and sigh, Duan Yunyi did not hesitate to issue an order. Xuanwei supervised the construction and used the existing materials in the treasury to first add 200 eight-oxen crossbows, 3,000 repeating crossbows, and 5,000 divine arms. Crossbow, while collecting materials to increase production in the future.
Three new weapons are kept secret and unknown to the outside world.
Liang Xiao was not complacent.
With these weapons alone, it may be enough to maintain success, but it will definitely not be enough to make progress.
Especially the Eight Ox Crossbow and Repeating Crossbow are not suitable to be brought into the desert.
To ensure the field combat effectiveness of Da Zhou's troops, we still need to look at single-man weapons.
Longbows and large bows are being mass-produced, they just take time to take shape.
Just training a bow is no easy task.
By the time he left for his post, longbows and large bows might have been mass-produced.
At present, the iron output in the capital is limited, and it needs to wait for it to be shipped from other places before it can produce armor on a large scale, according to Liang Xiao's idea.
Liang Xiao returned home from the weapons inspection and told Duan Yunxiu the good news.
Duan Yunxiu was extremely happy and threw herself into Liang Xiao's arms.
"Oh, our Lord Lanling is truly a god~"
Liang Xiao couldn't help laughing when he heard Duan Yunxiu's coquettish voice, and held her in his arms dotingly. Unexpectedly, Duan Yunxiu suddenly turned away from his arms, covered his mouth with his hands, and started vomiting.
Liang Xiao's expression changed and he stepped forward quickly.
"Could it be..."
