Early the next morning, under the dawn of the morning sun, Shulot started agility training.
He nimbly dodged Bertard's continuous swings like a jumping ape. With the establishment of body muscle reflexes, he has been able to effectively avoid attacks that are not quick enough. When this reaction is trained to the extreme, it will even be possible to make small reactions under bows and arrows in the future, thus avoiding vital parts of the body and greatly improving the survival rate.
The body is the capital of a warrior, and martial arts are the foundation of a Mexica's life. The eighteen martial arts skills are not yet available, and the only things that warriors need to train are shields, war clubs, short spears, long daggers and throwing spears. At this time, Shulot was planning to add one more item to the foundation of standing, the bow and arrow.
After a while, Kuaud hurried over with the craftsmen, holding various bow strings and clay pots filled with bone glue. As soon as Shulot was distracted to look, he was hit on the shoulder. Hiss, it hurts. He had to keep jumping.
The old carpenter saluted Xilot from a distance, lowered his head and smiled, then went into the house to install the string on the longbow. Bowstrings are usually made from a tough single strand of wire, in this case deer sinew. There are loops at both ends, which are stuck into the small grooves at both ends of the bow body. They are then fixed with thin wires and then bonded with bone glue.
In the middle of the bowstring, the old carpenter specially wrapped a small circle of thin deerskin, and then wrapped a circle of thin wire around the deerskin. This is the center string guard, where the bow string contacts the string-drawing finger to protect the fingers. On the string guard, two thin half-rings are used to make the arrow nodding point. This is the contact position between the arrow tail and the bowstring, preventing the arrow tail from sliding and reducing shooting accuracy. These parts were again fixed with bone glue.
In the morning, when Shulot completed his endurance training, the English longbow, no, the Mexican longbow was finally completed. Holding this "magic weapon", he couldn't wait to come to the school grounds. The two-meter-two-meter-long bow was two sizes larger than the boy. The young man could only tilt the longbow slightly in order to grasp the center of the shot.
Then, Shulot excitedly took a more than 70-centimeter bone arrow from Bertard's hand, put the arrow on the string, and pulled hard. Then, he was surprised to find that with his current strength, he could not fully draw the long bow. Bertard's good-natured laughter came from the side.
The young man blushed, stretched the bow string as much as he could, and then aimed at the leather armor that had been placed a hundred meters away, trying hard to make a flat shot. There was only a sharp "whoosh" sound, and the bone arrow, like invisible lightning, suddenly crossed the height of the leather armor, ejected a vague arc, and inserted into the soil nearly 200 meters away with a pop. When everyone came over to take a look, the arrow was actually inserted close to the ground.
Apparently, at the last moment, the boy's hand was not stable enough and he raised the arrow slightly, turning the flat shot into a projectile. However, when everyone saw the power of the two-hundred-meter shooting, the warriors and craftsmen looked at each other, shocked beyond words. The young man smiled proudly.
The next test is obviously much more serious. Bertard took the long bow and asked everyone to step back a little. I saw the vicissitudes of life warrior take a deep breath, half-raise the long bow with his left hand, his arm is as steady as the ground, pull it open with his right hand, and the bow bends like an arc. He paused slightly to take aim, and when he let go, he shot a shooting star.
Everyone heard an explosion, and the bone arrow drew an extremely fast and flat arc, penetrating the leather armor a hundred meters away, and breaking two round holes in the chest. Then he continued to slide forward for tens of meters and landed diagonally, with the arrow still submerged in the soil.
The onlookers cheered loudly and praised the "magic shot". The warrior commander's face turned slightly red. He was actually aiming at the helmet inserted into the leather armor. Even the elite senior Mexican warriors rarely practice bows and arrows. They are better at accurately throwing spears at close range. Bertard's archery skills were acquired when he was young and poor, shooting birds in the mountains and forests with a simple hunting bow.
Everyone checked the shooting power again, and everyone's faces became serious. At a distance of one hundred meters, the leather armor is as thin as a leaf in front of the longbow. This is still using bone arrows. If it is replaced by a sharp copper arrow...
"This will be an epoch-making weapon. Within a hundred steps of a longbow shot, elite leather-armored warriors are no different from ordinary civilian militiamen. Once shot, they will either be seriously injured or die." Bertard commented seriously. The effect of shooting.
Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Everyone had a vague premonition of changes in the times.
The warrior chief once again tested the ultimate range of the Mexican longbow. He still drew the bow like a full moon, with the arrow pointing halfway into the sky, shooting a 45-degree parabola towards the distant white clouds.
Shulot ran to check the landing point. The shooting range of this bone arrow is a full 270 meters. It has made an epoch-making crushing of the simple single bows owned by various Mexican tribes. It is enough to shoot and suppress the city head on flat ground.
At this time, everyone's faces were filled with uncontrollable ecstasy, mixed with serious thinking. Kuaud smiled with satisfaction at first, proud of his craftsmanship. Then, the old carpenter glanced at the holes in the leather target, and suddenly sighed softly.
And Bertard was like a tireless iron man, repeatedly testing the power of the longbow at different distances until his arms became sore and he could no longer shoot.
Shulot finally got the actual data of the Mexican longbow: the pulling force is more than 90 pounds, the initial velocity of the arrow is about 55 meters per second, the maximum throwing distance is 270 meters, the maximum distance of flat shooting is 130 meters, and it can penetrate cloth armor within 220 meters, 180 meters Internal shots can damage the leather armor, and horizontal shots within 120 meters can penetrate the entire front and back of the leather armor! That is to say, within this distance, the use of metal arrows can completely break through the chain armor or chain armor of most European cavalry.
"The overall data is about 90% of the English longbow! The maximum throw of the English longbow is 300 meters, and the maximum flat shot is 150 meters." Shulot thought excitedly, "Although the bow materials are better, the production technology is still limited. It’s not as good as it is, and it’s only possible to reach this level thanks to the hands-on work of the master craftsman Kuod.”
"When longbows are actually manufactured on a large scale, the overall power is estimated to be nearly 80% of the English longbow, which can break chain armor within 100 meters. This power is completely enough!" The joy made Shulot's face turn red, and the boy's mouth burst into laughter. Gather up.
Watch as the craftsmen continue to discuss the shooting uses of different arrows. With the wind at his feet, the young man flew to find Avitt. He couldn't help but want to see the teacher's shocked expression.
Soon, Avitt, who was smiling, was dragged over by the young man. Bertard also recovered some arm strength and once again demonstrated his unique skill of piercing leather armor with an arrow from a distance of 100 meters. This time, the warrior commander was able to stabilize the shooting point near the heart of the leather armor, although he still couldn't guarantee that he would hit the head.
Through the extreme test, the samurai commander determined that even for an elite warrior like him, the maximum burst of the longbow was only 15 arrows/minute, which would last for up to 3-4 minutes before the arm strength was exhausted, that is, a maximum of 60 arrows could be fired rapidly. And if you shoot smoothly, the normal speed is 7 rounds/minute, and it lasts up to 20 minutes, 140 arrows.
As for the shooting that Shulot saw in the novel before, which continued for hours, with arrows raining down, one against a hundred. This should belong to a super warrior from a fantasy plane, or use a toy bow.
This time, Avitt was clearly prepared, and the shock only flashed across his face.
Immediately, he smiled and clapped his hands and praised: "Xuloter, your grandfather really gave you a good name. You deserve to be Shuloter, the god of death. With this weapon, the life of a warrior is like a fallen leaf. Arrows flew down in the rain!"
Shuloter was obviously in an unusually excited state. His face was glowing red and he said loudly: "Xlotel is the God of Death and the God of Thunder. This kind of bow shoots arrows like lightning and brings death to the enemy. Why don't we just call him ' Let's use Shulot's bow! Sweep away all ghosts and monsters, and wipe out all white-skinned devils."
Avitt rolled his eyes in a rare gesture. He stretched out his hand and touched the boy's forehead. He felt a little warm, maybe because he was too excited and was talking nonsense.
"We'll talk about this later. You're not suitable for being so public now." Avitt smiled slightly, then his smile faded, and he asked seriously: "How long does it take to make a bow like this?"
Shulot regained some composure. He thought carefully before answering cautiously.
"The wood preparation and bow-making processes can be separated. If the wood is sufficient and the skills are mastered, a skilled bowmaker can make one or two serviceable ordinary longbows in a day. However, if time is sufficient, it is necessary to make a truly excellent longbow. , it will take several months, and the main time is spent on better training of the bow. Another limitation is the processing tools. Only hard bronze tools can slowly cut solid sandalwood and ironwood. In contrast , fir and oak are much cheaper to process.”
Avitt paced back and forth for a few steps, obviously thinking and hesitating about something.
After a long time, he suddenly clapped his hands and made up his mind, and then said with an extremely serious expression: "Stop the news about this kind of bow and arrow first, and let your followers keep their mouths shut. Control the craftsmen, I will I will ask people to harvest wood and get you metal tools. I will make at least a hundred of them this month, and I will also secretly send a hundred warriors to you and let them take turns practicing bows and arrows."
Shulot realized that Avitt had a big plan. The young man hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Avitt just shook his head seriously. His handsome face revealed his hardness: "I can't say it yet, and I won't necessarily do it. But preparations must be made now! Seize that fleeting opportunity that may exist. Don't worry, I won't be impulsive. , will not harm you. We are now connected!"
Shulot didn't hesitate any more. The young man stepped forward and held Avitt's shoulders, nodding firmly: "I believe you."
After hearing this, Avitt smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "We will change everything!"
The two looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly felt an inexplicable impulse. Then they laughed heartily, and the laughter spread to the sky: there was an eagle with spread wings, soaring freely in the nine heavens!
Next, Shulot ordered all his followers to strictly guard the news about the long bow. Bertard arranged for twenty warriors to personally protect Kuaud and the craftsmen, and at the same time help them fight their thugs.
In the following days, Kuaud designed different types of arrows and gave them to Bertard for experimentation.
Of course, the arrows of a bow are not single, and different arrows have different functions. Commonly used war arrows are about 75 centimeters long, similar to those of the English. The arrow shaft is made of tough oak and is not easily deformed or destroyed by force when fired. Most of the arrowheads are made of cheap wooden bone, and a few are made of expensive bronze, used to deal with different targets. The light arrows of Stone and Wood Arrows are used against unarmored and lightly armored targets. The bronze arrowheads of this era were considered heavy arrows and were used to break through the leather armor of warriors.
For a high-quality longbow with a higher poundage, the arrow shaft must be strong, made of good wood, and of sufficient weight. An arrow body that is too light cannot fully bear the kinetic energy transfer of the bow body and will cause irreversible damage to the bow body. An inferior arrow shaft will be broken by the huge kinetic energy, or even burst at the moment of launch, blinding the archer's eyes. Similarly, after hitting the target, the arrow shaft and tail feathers are often directly scrapped, and the cracked arrow shaft cannot be reused.
"Longbows consume a lot of wood. Fortunately, we can still afford it." Shulot said with emotion. It's no wonder that the English not only plant their own trees, but also import a large amount of wood.
At the current production capacity, the standard arrowheads are bone and obsidian arrowheads, and the sharp copper arrowheads are temporarily used as armor-piercing arrowheads. When iron becomes available in the future, iron arrowheads or even steel arrowheads can be made that are more capable of breaking armor.
In terms of arrow shape, slender arrows have a stronger penetrating ability against chain armor, while thick arrows have a better stopping effect against light armor. In terms of arrow shaft size, slender arrow shafts are more suitable for flying farther, while thicker and shorter arrow shafts increase damage at close range.
Therefore, historically, the Jurchens liked to use heavy arrows with short, short shafts and large arrowheads, in conjunction with their war bows with high draw power and long draw distance, to seriously injure the light armored cavalry of the Ming army. The Ottomans preferred tapered arrows with slender shafts and pointed arrows to maintain armor-breaking performance within a certain distance to kill European chainmail cavalry.
Of course, when the distance is close enough, everyone will use heavy arrows to increase the lethality.
As for special arrows for various purposes such as blunt arrows, horn arrows, crescent arrows, and triangular arrows, Shulot has no use for the time being, but just to give the craftsmen an idea.
One month passed quickly, and more than a hundred long bows were completed. Shulot asked his followers to practice archery with Avit's confidants. He himself also added bows and arrows to his daily training.
"Good archery is a standard feature of my lord." Shulot laughed at himself.
In the blink of an eye, two weeks have passed in May, and the most important spring plowing of the year is finally completed. The wind and thunder in the rainy season come with the deep sky, and continuous wind, rain and lightning fall.
During the break between wind and rain, a wounded scout hurriedly came from the mountains and forests in the south and brought Totec an important message: "The Tarascans on the other side of the Leman River have been mobilized, and tens of thousands of troops have gathered on the south bank of the river. Akanbarro is only a week away from the army!"
