"After three volleys of steel crossbows, fire freely and listen to my whistle." Zhao Yongtang shouted loudly.
With a clatter, thirty-one cavalrymen took off the steel crossbows from behind the saddles and leveled them. He pulled the charging handle smoothly, made a click, and finished winding the string. Then he took out a crossbow arrow placed sideways from the leather quiver on his waist.
Because the crossbow arrow has no wings and is only thirty centimeters long. Can be stored horizontally in the leather bag on the back waist. Because this can save as much space as possible on the waist, allowing you to hang more important things.
The crossbow arrows had been put into the arrow slot, and then the Wangshan ruler was raised.
At this time, the Mongols were still two hundred meters away. At this distance, arrows are generally not fired. Because, at this distance, only large infantry bows and light arrows can be used to shoot. Heavy arrows cannot shoot this far.
Of course, those perverts who built slaves on horseback and used infantry with big bows were a different matter.
The throw of a riding bow is generally only 150 meters, and the direct shot is about 70 meters.
The crossbow can be thrown at this distance. The reason is very simple. There is a pulley assist mechanism in the aluminum alloy casing. It is the same as the pulley bow used by modern athletes and does not require a particularly large pulling force. As long as the charging handle is pulled into place, it can be cocked. Moreover, the bow power can reach an abnormal level of fifteen power.
In addition, as long as the crossbow is loaded, it can be effortlessly aimed and fired at the most appropriate time. Moreover, crossbows, like rifles, can be trained proficiently in a few months. Unlike riding a bow, it requires more than ten years of hard training.
A child holding a crossbow can also shoot a veteran warrior who has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years.
The biggest advantage of the crossbow is accuracy, but the biggest disadvantage is that it is laborious to string and the speed is much slower than the bow. But now, there is a pulley block to assist in winding. The bow was completely crushed in front of it.
Zhao Yongtang took out an anemometer from his arms. Lifted up. After careful observation, he said: "Northeast wind, wind speed five meters per second. Temperature, minus ten degrees. Distance 190 meters."
This little anemometer also comes with a kerosene thermometer. It is a product of Xincheng Arsenal.
After hearing Zhao Yongtang's words, everyone was mentally calculating according to the shooting table. Adjust the Wangshan ruler to the appropriate position, and then lift the front end of the crossbow upwards. Align the ruler and crosshair, and then aim at the cavalry 200 meters away.
Ma Xiaoping held his breath and followed the shooting tips taught by the instructor during training. When the enemy goes up the hill, you should aim for his head so that you can shoot him in the waist or legs. When the enemy comes down the hill, you need to aim for his feet so you can shoot him in the chest or head. This is called extension.
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At this time, the Mongolian cavalry crossed the mountain ridge line and were rushing down. The cavalry has a large target and is far easier to aim than the infantry. Ma Xiaoping pointed the three o'clock position towards Ma's thigh. It is estimated that it can hit the chest and abdomen of the cavalry.
"Everyone is here, shoot the arrow!" Zhao Yongtang roared.
Buzz! There was a deafening sound of bowstrings, and thirty crossbow arrows flew out in a parabola. The huge recoil caused the butt of the crossbow to hit his shoulder hard. Even though a cotton pad was added to this area, it was still a little sore.
There is no way, the bow power is strong, the recoil must be strong.
The shooting stability of the gun stock is good, which greatly increases the hit rate, so it only hurts the shoulder. Each shot strikes once.
When a crossbow is ejected, the principle is the same as that of a rifle. The crossbow arrows and bullets both travel in a parabola. At this time, according to the mental calculation as needed, adjust the ruler slide rail to the corresponding scale according to the shooting table, and then raise the muzzle of the gun so that the slide rail, front sight, and target are aligned.
At this time, the crossbow machine is tilted upward, and the crossbow arrow is also shot in a parabola, but the impact point must be the target position. Of course, interference factors such as wind speed and direction must also be considered. These are all on the shooting chart. Once you memorize them, you can make quick decisions.
Thirty crossbow arrows were extremely fast and flew over the highest point of the parabola in an instant, heading towards the large group of Mongolian cavalry.
Aru Buhua is a natural hunter and an excellent archer with the tiger bow. He has a keen eye and an excellent hearing. He must have heard the sound of the bowstring of the crossbow machine on the opposite side, and was suddenly startled.
With such a loud sound and the rapid and explosive sound of bowstrings, could it be that all the people on the other side are shooters? When did the Han people have so many excellent archers?
He had almost no idea, he immediately hid under his feet, turned around and ran under the horse's belly.
Then, rest, rest, rest! The crossbow arrows fell from the sky with a sound of piercing the air.
Suddenly, a miserable howl sounded. More than a dozen people and seven or eight horses were hit by crossbow arrows and fell off their horses. Some of the horses that were hit by arrows were shot through the thigh, and some were hit in the forehead. Others were shot into the abdomen from the side. They all screamed and fell to the ground, throwing the rider violently away.
Although the crossbow arrow is only one foot long, it is made of fine steel as a whole, and the arrowhead is triangular pyramid shaped and has been strengthened. Very strong penetrating power.
Linggen armor is already the best armor that the Mongols have handed down from the Genghis Khan era.
Feigen armor is one of the military equipment invented during the Mongolian period. Inventor Sun Wei. He was good at making armor and invented the military armor stomach, which is a kind of military armor, and dedicated it to Wo Kuotai. Wo Kuotai said: "If you shoot it yourself, it will not penetrate you, and you will be greatly pleased. You can also give it a name of Wood Orchid, and wear it with a golden talisman."
Prior to this, the Mongols early used fish skin armor, cowhide armor, and captured metal armor stomachs from Jiaoyu.
However, under the fire of a powerful steel crossbow with a yellow steel bow arm, fine armor such as feather root armor can still be penetrated through, and it is no different from Zhihu's. Some crossbow arrows even penetrated the horse's back, flew out from the side, and pierced the knight's thigh again.
When Arubuhua got off the horse's belly and returned to the horse's back, he saw that his hundred households had lost eighteen knights. Some were shot to death directly, some horses were knocked down by arrows, and people fell to the ground with serious injuries.
He couldn't help but cursed: "Gepao (bastard)"
Before he finished cursing, he heard a clearer sound of bowstrings. Because the distance is closer, the sound of the bowstring is louder. As soon as he heard it, he understood that thirty people were shooting arrows at the same time, forming a superposition and resonance of sounds, which was why there was such a loud sound.
He hurriedly kicked off and hid again. In a flash, he got under the horse's belly.
There was another burst of rapid wind, and a crossbow arrow almost grazed his head and fell to the ground. The huge impact drilled directly into the ground, making it invisible, leaving only a small round hole.
It didn't take Aru a moment to get excited. He immediately realized that this was not a riding bow, but a crossbow.
He suddenly broke into a sweat. The fear of the crossbow is deeply engraved in the bones of the grassland people. It started with Meng Tian of the Qin Dynasty leading 300,000 Qin troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north. A terrible weapon like the crossbow is the cavalry's nightmare.
Immediately afterwards, another doubt emerged, how could the crossbow launch at such a short interval, and also be too accurate.
