Can the thousand-step giant crossbow hit Fang Qifu's Chinese army? The answer is yes, this crossbow can hit that location.
The longest range of the Thousand-step Crossbow is more than three miles. In the Song Dynasty, the distance was further than that in later generations, about three and a half miles in later generations.
The southern city of Jiangning is only three miles away from Fang Qifu's central army. Some novels say that the generals on the city shot arrows at the opponent's commander. That was because the opponent's central army was pressing over. It was probably about a mile away and a strong bow could reach it, but No matter how powerful the bow is, it can't shoot as far as three miles.
The maximum range of the thousand-step giant crossbow is more than three miles. Can the crossbow on the city shoot this maximum range?
As long as this bed crossbow is not broken, it will definitely be able to shoot that far, because three miles away is a flat shooting distance, but now it is shooting from the top of the city to the bottom of the city, top to bottom, and the inertia is increased.
The Thousand-step Crossbow was brought by Zhao Tong from Tokyo. The people in charge of this crossbow were from the Heavy Crossbow Battalion. The Heavy Crossbow Battalion was also a Forbidden Army establishment. Like the Flying Artillery Battalion, it was an infantry unit. In addition, the Navy Army was also an infantry unit. .
In the past few years, Zhao Tong has been training the imperial troops of the Horse Infantry Division. He has only one requirement for the second battalion of flying artillery and heavy crossbows: hit the target!
Relatively speaking, the training of the second battalion is easier. After all, there is no need to charge into battle, nor do you need to be proficient in swords and guns and have extraordinary courage. As long as you have the strength and the ability to hit arrows and stones accurately, it is like archery and oil leakage. You are familiar with it.
After two or three years, the people of these two battalions have been able to achieve quite good results. It is impossible to hit the target with 100 shots. After all, this is a giant weapon. Sometimes the target is blurred when viewed from too far away, but the general range is not Difference.
At this moment, with the tall flag of the Fang Qi Buddha Army as a target, the crossbowmen naturally did not need to shoot blindly, but calibrated the arrow path of the Thousand-step Crossbow, and the crossbow guns roared and flew through the air.
Fang Qifu was indeed under the commander's flag at this moment. He was wearing a sun-gazing helmet and a golden chain armor. He had a lightning purple horse under his crotch and was looking at the battle ahead.
The terrain where Shuai Qi is located is a bit high, which makes it easier for him to see, but after all, the distance is too far, so he can only see vaguely and listen to the movement.
At this time, his eyes wandered from the front to the top of Jiangning City, and he could barely see the figures moving above.
From a distance of three miles, ordinary people may not even be able to see the human form on the city. He is highly skilled in martial arts and naturally has amazing eyesight.
Suddenly, Fang Qifu raised his eyebrows, his eyes glowed with astonishing brilliance, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Before the people around him could react, he snorted coldly: "You are really brave!"
Just look at the black light whistling in the distance, and something shoots towards you among the lightning and flints. You can't see exactly what it is, but it looks like a spear.
Fang Qifu's expression changed drastically, and for a moment he seemed to have aged more than ten years. Then he suddenly raised his arms, made a fist with his hands, and hit the Wu Guang who was speeding towards him.
At this moment, the color of his fists became similar to black light, and his entire face became livid and withered, as if he had been seriously injured and would not heal.
The punch hit Wu Guang's side directly, and with a "puff" sound, the Wu Guang from far away was forcefully punched and flew sideways, somersaulting into the sky. Only then did everyone see clearly. , it turned out to be a huge crossbow arrow that looked like an iron gun.
"marshal?"
"Lord Zuo Shi!"
"It doesn't matter!" Fang Qifu waved his hand, his face returned to its original appearance, and he smiled faintly: "I didn't expect that Jiangning City would have such a range of crossbows. It's really unexpected."
Seeing that he was fine, all the generals around him exclaimed, "Zuo Shi's martial arts skills are unparalleled," "The Marshal is unparalleled in bravery," and "Master Zuo Shi is invincible with his magical fists."
Fang Qifu shook his head and said: "There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. It doesn't matter if you shoot a crossbow away. This thing has lost its strength from a distance and has lost its indomitable edge. You can do it."
The generals all shook their heads. Perhaps as Fang Qifu said, the crossbows were no longer as powerful at such a long distance, and they could also fly away, but they must have used weapons, not... fists!
"Lord Zuo Shi has mastered the Seven Lives and Seven Deaths Fist, and even Grandmaster Chen's Mortal Fist may not be as good as it!" A general said from the side.
"Although Grandmaster Chen's mortal fist is powerful, Lord Zuo Shi's Seven Lives and Seven Deaths Fist is unique and unparalleled in the world. Once this fist is released, there will be no other fist in the world!"
"Yes, yes, this Seven Lives and Seven Deaths Fist is the first fist of our Holy Religion. Even the Holy Aunt said when she came that the Holy Religion has its own fist, but no one has ever practiced it. Unexpectedly, Master Zuo Shi actually did it three times. I practiced this boxing a few months ago!"
"Seven Lives and Seven Deaths Fist, practice seven deaths, all seven will die, put them to death and then live again, the cycle of life and death, if you want to practice it, you must go through seven lives and seven deaths. If the Holy Aunt learns that Lord Zuo has practiced this The Seven Lives and Seven Deaths Fist must be very surprising!"
"Holy Aunt..." Fang Qifu showed a lonely look when he heard this, smiled, sighed and said nothing.
Zhao Tong stood at the top of the city at this time, watching the thousand-step crossbow's black light pierce the sky and disappear into the distance. He couldn't see the situation under the commander's banner on the opposite side, but he saw that the last crossbow was vaguely shot into the air and flew away without knowing where to go. He squinted his eyes.
There are two grandmasters in Fang La's camp, Wang Gonglaofu and Chen Houtong, and several minor masters. Among them, Shenlong Ninth Transformation Chen Fan, Bao Daoyi, and Deng Yuanjue are all minor masters.
As for Fang Qifu's martial arts, Lianaza only told him that he couldn't see through it and couldn't tell what state this person was in. Even if Fang Qifu had made a move and Lianaza had seen it, she still couldn't be sure about his martial arts. Which level.
Zhao Tong walked between the battlements with his hands behind his back. After a round of crossbow arrows, the siege speed of the opposite army had slowed down, but some simple catapults were pushed over and hurled towards the top of the city across the moat.
The catapult is actually a simplified version of the stone cannon. It is easier to make and has average power. Compared with the stone cannon, it has no accuracy at all and is just thrown randomly.
It was not that Fang Qifu did not seize stone cannons when he captured Yuezhou and other places, but most of them were broken. Although the Song army defending the city was not good at fighting and had little courage, seeing that the city was about to fall, he did not forget to seize the stone cannons. The crossbow carts were all destroyed, and some were even thrown directly from the top of the city to serve as rolling logs. Therefore, although Fang Qifuo also captured a lot of them, most of them were unusable and no one knew how to repair them, so they were finally dismantled. Change it to another siege weapon.
Zhao Tong looked down and saw a bluestone coming towards him. He flicked his sleeve and knocked the stone away, then frowned.
There were really too many people on the other side. Even though there were constant arrows and flying rocks on the city, and there were moats and trenches below the city, they still kept coming. Many ladders were even brought over.
There are two types of ladders. One is just like an ordinary ladder. When using it, dig a deep pit in the ground, sink the bottom of the ladder into the pit, and then raise it up towards the city. If there is a hole stuck in this way, the ladder will be blocked by the city. If the defenders push back, they won't fall down and kill the attacking soldiers above.
There is also a ladder truck, which is more complicated. Most of them have wheels underneath, which can be pushed. They are equipped with anti-shields, winches, grapples and other equipment. Some even have pulleys that can be raised and lowered.
According to records, cloud ladders have been around since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but at that time the city was short, so they were probably just ordinary ladders with extended ropes.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Hui of Chu ordered the skilled craftsman Gongshu Pan to improve the ladder in order to achieve the goal of ruling the roost. He then created the first real ladder in history, which was the ladder truck. This Gongshu Pan was Luban.
Nowadays, the ladder truck has been improved again. The main ladder is also divided into two sections and adopts a folding structure, connected by a rotating shaft in the middle. The auxiliary ladder has also appeared in various styles, making the operation of climbing the city simpler and faster.
The bottom of the ladder truck has also been modified and designed to be shielded on all sides. The outside is reinforced with rawhide. When people push the truck in the shed close to the opposite city wall, it can effectively resist the damage of arrows and cannon stones.
Fang Qifu's army had both types of ladders, and it seemed that there were quite a lot of them. At this time, they were making preparations under the city to set them up.
Zhao Tong glanced at Wang Zhen, shook his head and said: "Give them a strong wave, don't let the ladder rise."
Wang Zhen immediately commanded the soldiers guarding the city to violently knock down the wood, stone and other objects. This was no longer sparsely compared to before. In order to save the utensils, he had to find a good target before throwing. Instead, he threw them down like raindrops indiscriminately.
Suddenly, the rebel soldiers below were killed and injured, and even the ladders were smashed a lot. The remaining soldiers could only hide in the shield car or in the compartment under the ladder.
After a while, gongs sounded on the other side of the moat, and the soldiers under the city began to retreat. Wang Zhen commanded rounds of arrows to be released, and many more heads were harvested.
The situation on the other three sides of the city was generally similar, and the siege soldiers gradually withdrew. Attacking a city was always divided into priorities, and it was rare that there was a fierce attack on all sides. Today, the rebels obviously used the south city as the main place to attack, but it was obviously in vain again. .
Zhao Tong patrolled around the city, turned around and went down to the city. After going back to Xuanfu Division to rest for a while, he went to find Zhu Xiuniang.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Zhu Xiuniang sitting beside the couch with a pale face. When she saw him coming in, she stood up and asked: "My lord, the wine and meat of Zhumen are smelly, and the road is frozen to death. What is the other way to say it?"
Zhao Tong frowned and said, "Where is there any other explanation?"
Zhu Xiuniang said in a panic: "My lord, didn't you say yes last time?"
Zhao Tong thought for a moment and said, "I drank too much, and I have forgotten everything I said, but Xiu Niang, you remember it clearly."
Zhu Xiuniang shook her head: "Your Majesty must have other meanings in his words. Please also ask Your Majesty to let the women go home!"
Zhao Tong said unhappily: "Why do you have to go home again? This will be your home from now on!"
"Ah?! Your Majesty, don't..." Zhu Xiuniang couldn't help but feel dizzy when she heard the words, her steps were unsteady, and she almost fell to the ground. She was still holding on to luck, thinking that Zhao Tan would let her go in a few days, but now she heard the words After realizing, Zhao Tong has not only taken off the mask of hypocrisy, but also exposed the fangs of tiger and wolf. He has no intention of letting him leave at all!
Zhao Tong said: "Why not? I said this is your home. From now on, you will return to Tokyo with me. Prince Qin's Mansion in Tokyo will be your future home!"
Zhu Xiuniang's face paled even more when she heard this. Her eyes sparkled and she said slowly: "Why does the prince say that? Even if the prince wants the daughter to serve, he must get the consent of the girl's family. As long as the prince speaks, the family will not If you object, why are you still imprisoning civilian women here, and why are you planning to take them back to Beijing?"
Zhao Tao touched his chin, looked at Zhu Xiuniang and said: "Xiuniang's words are so unpleasant. How come she is imprisoned here? How can I talk about being kidnapped and brought back to Beijing? If you and I become a family, I'm afraid we won't be able to speak like this." ?”
Zhu Xiuniang was shocked when she heard this. She hurriedly took a few steps back, held the bed lattice beside the couch with her hands, and said, "How do you want the prince to treat you? Although a common girl does not come from a prominent family, she is still a family of gentry. Even the common people need parents. It’s not like the daughter’s family would not agree with the order and the matchmaker’s words, how could the prince ignore his reputation and taint himself like this!”
"A gentry's house... regardless of its reputation?" Zhao Tong looked at Zhu Xiuniang and shook his head, with a cold smile on his lips.
Seeing his expression, Zhu Xiuniang suddenly thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, nothing will happen to the daughter's family, right?"
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and took a few steps forward with his hands behind his back: "How could I know this?"
"No, it's not..." Zhu Xiuniang stared deeply into Zhao Tong's eyes, a little confused and frightened, and said: "Why does the prince look like this and speak like this? The prince did not dare to respond to the daughter's parents who ordered a matchmaker, so what did he say? There are other explanations for Zhumen’s stinking of wine and meat, Your Majesty... Nothing will happen to my family, no, these families in the city, right?"
Zhao Tong looked at her jokingly and said, "I don't have the ability to predict the future. How could I know this?"
Zhu Xiuniang was surprised and confused: "Your Majesty is in charge of Jiangning, how could he not know about it?"
Zhao Tong continued to take a few steps forward, until he was in front of Zhu Xiuniang. Zhu Xiuniang could only feel that his breath was heavy, and she couldn't help but feel confused. When she stepped back, she was about to fall onto the bed, so she had to grab the bed lattice with all her strength and said: "Your Majesty, …”
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "Once Jiangning falls and the bandits enter the city, not to mention you and other big noble families, I am afraid that even the king himself will not be able to protect himself. It is impossible to say that his body will be wrapped in horse leather and his bones will be buried in Jiangnan. His soul will be scattered and he will no longer exist in this world!"
Zhu Xiuniang stared at Zhao Tao after hearing this. She always felt that what he said at the moment was not true, and it was all perfunctory. She always felt that something was wrong, and it was all deception. She calmed down, turned her body to the side, and suddenly thought that her home was How could anyone who was tricked into coming here trust his word again? Just when she was about to question her, her body suddenly trembled and became numb for a moment. When she looked again, it was Zhao Tong who put his hand on her waist.
"Ah..." Zhu Xiuniang immediately exclaimed, regardless of whether it was a bed or a couch behind her, she fell on it, then hugged her knees and moved inward.
Zhao Tong glanced at her and saw that in her panic, she even dropped one of her embroidered shoes, revealing her snow-white ankles, as delicate as jade.
Zhao Tong couldn't help but think deeply. Zhu Xiuniang followed his gaze and saw her embarrassment. She exclaimed again and hurriedly hid her slender fair skin under her skirt, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Zhao Tong was silent for a moment, then turned around and left...
At noon the next day, in the west city of Jiangning, on top of the Jiangdong gate tower, Zhao Tong changed his face, put on a warrior's armor, and stared at the city.
Far below the city, Luo Jinshui and Wu Song were waving flags with a group of troops on the other side of the moat, showing off their power.
Behind them, there is another team standing quietly. In the middle of the team is a man wearing a golden chain armor. He has silkworm eyebrows and red and phoenix eyes. His expression is indifferent, and his specific age cannot be seen for the moment.
The two people's eyes met for an instant, and Zhao Tong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, Fang Qifu! Zhao Tong confirmed the identity of the other party almost instantly, the left envoy of Mingjiao Guangming, the Seven Buddhas of Seven Lives and Seven Deaths!
A faint smile appeared on Zhao Tong's face, and he said to Zhang Xian beside him: "Sign up and agree to steal Jiangning at midnight three days later!"
(End of chapter)
