Xiaoqi had a three-eyed gun in his hand, and behind him, there were two steel crossbowmen. If they see an opportunity from behind, they will fire.
At the same time, their main target was the Mongolian archers who climbed onto the roofs and high places. Although the Mongols declined, their combat experience is still there because they have been fighting.
Fight against Ming Dynasty, fight against Jiannu, they fight on their own.
When the spears overwhelmingly crushed their infantry, many archers spontaneously began to climb onto the house. Shooting from a high position at the spearman who lost the protection of his shield.
At this time, the three-eyed gun in Xiaoqi's hand and the two steel crossbowmen behind him were activated.
This batch of three-eyed blunderbuss was selected from the warehouse of the Ministry of War. Yang Fan simply loaded up the gunpowder and tried firing it. He would accept it only if twice the amount of gunpowder would not explode the chamber.
The Ministry of War's popularity is crazy. I have never seen such a difficult master. Don't say no to the door-bags and filial piety. Still picky about the fat and thin. After Yang Fan finished choosing the three-eyed gun, he left a pile of chicken feathers on the ground. They are all scrapped goods with blown barrels.
At this time, Yang Fan's selfless reward was reflected. From the beginning of the war to now, not a single three-eyed gun has exploded. All work fine. Similarly, it was also because Yang Fan directly took away the raw materials from Wang Gong's factory and prepared the gunpowder himself.
With a good gun and good ammunition, the three-eyed musket had an advantage when shooting against the Mongolian archers on the roof. Close shots of the front and back of the house, and the rooftops facing the street. Precision is useless. Because of this distance, anyone who is not blind will hit the target.
In close range firefights, the decisive factor is the rate of fire. Cold weapons versus hot weapons, the decisive factor is the speed of engaging the enemy. That is to say, rush forward quickly and fight hand-to-hand regardless of casualties.
Use bows and arrows to shoot at a distance of more than ten meters, or even seven or eight meters, with the three-eyed gun. He could only be blasted into pieces by the opponent's three consecutive shots. Although the three-eyed gun is slow to reload, the archer can fire it ten times a minute. Even sixteen or seventeen times. The three-eyed gun can only fire three rounds at a time because loading takes time and effort.
However, the three-eyed gun was bent. Back away immediately. The two steel crossbowmen behind him immediately stepped forward to shoot at each other. The key is that all three are wearing plate armor. Lancers also wore plate armor. Only shield soldiers do not wear armor due to weight restrictions and rely on waving shields for protection.
The archers on the roof, because of the angle, could not see the areas below the knees and calves that were not protected by plate armor. Plate armor can block bows and arrows. Even though this is the worst and cheapest plate armor produced by Yang Fan. Because the emperor insisted on buying the cheapest one.
The archers were almost unbearable. These strange-style Ming soldiers wearing plate armor and pig-head helmets were almost completely immune to their bows and arrows. In fact, even without a shield in front, they would be difficult to deal with.
The archers' eyes turned red when they saw the pikemen almost slaughtering them, overwhelming the Mongols to assassinate them. The arrows flew away in a flurry, and until they had shot all thirty arrows in the quiver, they still failed to achieve any decent results.
The steel crossbow here gave them a devastating blow.
Yang Fan struggled with this batch of steel crossbows for a long time before deciding to take them out. Because these steel crossbows have reached the limit of cold weapons.
In addition to the frame of these steel crossbows being forged from high-quality steel, the receiver is made of aluminum alloy. This is to save weight. Although the crossbow arm is not long, it is made of modern spring steel. It is made from scrapped truck elastic steel plates.
The crossbow arm is laterally short because of its good performance and sufficient elasticity. In addition, the convenience of riding a horse and the use of small spaces in street fighting are also taken into consideration.
It can be said that Yang Fan has never put so much thought into a cold weapon. It's all about technology and hard work. The receiver has many parts and is complex in design. A labor-saving pulley like that of a modern pulley bow is used internally as a winding aid.
There is a charging handle on the side of the receiver. Kind of like a rotating bolt action on a rifle. When in use, place the butt of the crossbow against your shoulder to increase shooting stability. Hold the middle grip of the crossbow with one hand, and pull the charging handle with your right hand to wind the crossbow.
The charging handle can be pulled to the end very easily, and then rotates and gets stuck. At this time, the archer pulls out the crossbow arrow from the quiver on his back and places it in the groove above the receiver. Then, he aims and pulls the trigger, and the crossbow arrow shoots out suddenly.
As the crossbow arrow is fired, the charging handle also rotates and then bounces back. The archer needs to pull it into place again, then load the crossbow and fire again. This cycle repeats itself.
Because the pulley set hidden in the receiver plays a boosting role. The shooter can quickly pull it to the bottom. Even if you pull a hundred times in a row, your arms will not be like that of an archer. After shooting thirty arrows in the quiver, you will lose your arms and you will not be able to lift your arms.
This kind of crossbow shoots faster than a bow and arrow, because it takes a lot of effort to pull the bow back, and the farther back it is, the harder it is. Also use strong force to maintain the position of the bow string and then aim. A bow and arrow cannot be held for a long time without firing. My arms can't bear it. In other words, the arrow must be released as soon as possible once the bow is fully drawn.
Don't aim too long or your arms will shake. affect accuracy.
And this kind of steel crossbow can be easily pulled to the bottom and then get stuck. At this time, you can aim calmly, wait for the best time, and pull the trigger.
Crossbow arrows are not as stable as tail fins and are not as accurate as bows and arrows at long distances. However, the crossbow has a short arrow, low resistance, and high muzzle velocity. The mid-range armor-breaking effect is amazing.
The plate armor of the Crusaders was penetrated one after another by the firing of the Arabs using the crossbows passed from China. And this steel crossbow can shoot through Jiannu's triple armor at medium and short range.
Yang Fan didn't want to give the emperor such a weapon. However, considering the risks of this expedition. And he had to eliminate cold weapons, so after repeated weighing, he allocated 600 to each regiment in the Beijing camp. Yang Fan felt better after receiving ten taels of gold for each of these crossbows.
Within seventy meters, no bow and arrow can hit the target, which is the opponent of this crossbow machine.
Soon, on the battlefield in the city, with the crushing advance of the spearmen in front, there were corpses everywhere. The Mongolian archers on the roof were also shot down by steel crossbows like leaves.
The soldiers suddenly found that there were no enemies in front of them. They were carrying long guns. Blood drops fell from the tip of the gun. The red tassel has been soaked with blood, and a blood line is flowing downwards from where it appears.
Fortunately, these red tassels blocked the blood spurting from the enemy. Otherwise, the blood will stay along the gun barrel, and by then, the pewter barrel of the gun will become very slippery, making it impossible to hold it. Not to mention fighting.
Nineteen teams gathered from all sides surrounded a courtyard in the center of the city. There was a plaque hanging on the gate of the courtyard with a message in both Mongolian and Chinese languages. It says "City Lord's Mansion"
