Li Ke nodded silently, and Shi Ji clarified a lot of doubts for Li Ke. Lin Yi's situation was different from that of Zhen Wa. Although Zhen Wa was not as good as the four major ancient civilizations, Zhen Wa also had a unique civilization here in BC. Although Chinese civilization was also influenced by the Han Dynasty, it did not completely abandon its own cultural heritage. For example, Angkor Wat was built more than four hundred years later.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Shi." Li Ke said with a slight bow to Shi Ji.
"Your Highness, you are polite. If you have anything to do, please give me your instructions. I am already old and have many children and grandchildren. I have nothing to worry about. I will do my best for your Highness's affairs." Shi Ji said seriously.
Li Ke smiled, then nodded, and then asked Shi Ji to be sent away.
"Pei Xingjian." After Shi Ji left, Li Ke called Pei Xingjian over.
"Your Highness."
"Go and call Liu Yilong, Huo Gang, and all the major navy generals over." Li Ke said.
"Yes!" Pei Xingjian immediately turned around and called for someone. Although Huo Gang was Li Ke's personal bodyguard, there were not many generals at the moment, so he was also assisting Liu Yilong in handling other matters.
Soon, a total of more than a dozen people arrived here.
"Sit." Li Ke pointed to the chair in the hall and then said.
"What do you think about yesterday's battle?" Li Ke looked at them and asked, "Liu Yilong, you, the division commander, speak first."
Liu Yilong, General Yunhui, currently serves as the commander of the First Navy Division. The current total number of soldiers in the First Division is only 7,000, which is not yet full strength, but this is all the navy soldiers currently trained.
"Back to Your Highness, I have no idea. The strength of both sides is not on the same level. They have no power to fight back at all. In addition, this medium-sized bed crossbow is so easy to use." Liu Yilong's eyes were shining.
"I just want you to talk about this. Do you think this bed crossbow can stop the charge of cavalry, especially heavy armored cavalry?" Li Ke looked at them and asked.
"No problem! Your Highness, if it is a cavalry, it will be even worse! But the only problem is that it consumes a lot of money." Liu Yilong quickly said, "In addition, such a war makes us feel useless. , I didn’t kill anyone yesterday.”
Speaking of which, Liu Yilong was somewhat disappointed. He didn't kill anyone yesterday, and the enemy collapsed.
"You know what the heck! What? You don't take the lives of soldiers seriously, do you? Do you know what this is called?" Li Ke glared at him angrily.
"Hey, please enlighten me, Your Highness." Liu Yilong chuckled twice and said.
"This is called tactical interpolation when poor, and fire coverage when rich. What we are playing here is fire coverage! In the future, a medium-sized crossbow equipped with a standard base arrow will be 30. If you carry a few more base arrows, the enemy will have How many cavalrymen made them die? You know nothing!" Li Ke said with a sneer.
Liu Yilong took a deep breath. His Highness was really right about this thing. Others can't afford it! Not to mention how powerful this crossbow is, its arrows are not something ordinary people can play with. Who can afford the three-edged armor-piercing arrow? At present, the Tang army cannot afford the main arrows.
At least it's impossible, as His Highness said, all of them use three-edged armor-piercing arrows, and the casting process, steel consumption, etc. are all unaffordable.
Moreover, this medium-sized bed crossbow, which is not large in size, is actually more powerful than the current large bed crossbows in Datang! But the difference in size and weight is too big. They can carry this medium-sized bed crossbow with them casually, and just two people can take turns carrying it. This mobility has been greatly improved.
"Besides, have you discovered any of its shortcomings during use?" Li Ke looked at them again and asked.
"This doesn't seem to exist. It's too perfect." Liu Yilong shook his head.
You can't blame Liu Yilong for this, the main reason is that compared with the weapons of the Tang Dynasty before, the gap between this thing and the weapon is not even a tiny bit.
"Where are the bows and arrows?" Li Ke asked again.
"We have tested the recurve bow, and it is stronger than the bows before the Tang Dynasty. If the arrows use armor-piercing arrows, that means our armor can withstand it at a certain distance, but all other armors cannot. Including the Mingguang Armor of the previous Tang Dynasty, because ours is steel armor, and the Mingguang Armor is iron armor." Liu Yilong said.
"Very good. Don't be afraid of the loss of bows and arrows in the future. I will replenish a sufficient number of bows and arrows for you. If it doesn't work, just cover it with bows and arrows." Li Ke nodded seriously. The navy's combat test can be regarded as a solution for Datang's future cold weapon operations. way out.
For example, after arrow shafts are made using machine tools, their production speed has been greatly improved. It is at least ten times faster than hand production before the Tang Dynasty. The production speed of arrows has far exceeded the intensity of use in this era.
Of course, don’t compare the arrow shafts of this era with the carbon fiber or fiberglass arrow shafts of later generations under the purely industrialized system. What is the center of gravity of the arrow shaft? The arrow shafts of this era only need to be straight and can be shot.
The army is covered by a large area of arrow rain, and you are not sniping, so there is no need to be so precise.
As for some awesome bow masters, let them make up for it with their skills.
"Yes!" Liu Yilong bowed and saluted.
"Now I give the order." Li Ke said.
With a "swish" sound, all the generals stood up directly.
"Liu Yilong led the 1st Navy Division to the junction of Linyi and Zhenhu. Pei Xingjian served as the political commissar of the 1st Division. Remember my strategic intentions. If possible, try to test our combat methods, especially the fire coverage method. Can it be done?"
"Besides, when meeting the real wax army, we must let them suffer a big loss without knowing it!"
"yes!"
"Pei Xingjian, you are mainly responsible for the task of negotiation. If they want to negotiate after they are defeated, let them come to Xianglin City to talk to me. Remember! If you can't get it on the battlefield, you will definitely not get it at the negotiation table. I want to I want a lot." Li Ke said calmly.
"Yes! Your Highness!" Pei Xingjian bowed and saluted with a serious face.
"By the way, what were our casualties in yesterday's battle?" Li Ke looked at Liu Yilong and asked.
"Your Highness, our army has a total of twenty-two slightly injured people." Liu Yilong lowered his head in shame.
"What's the reason?" Li Ke looked at him and asked.
"Three of them were accidentally injured by the dying elephants, all with scratches, and the other nineteen people were injured by falls. Some accidentally stepped on the air and sprained their feet, and some were tripped and fell by the corpses, and several others were injured. Someone with a dislocated arm, I was too excited to chase him." Liu Yilong said with a constipated look on his face, mainly because the reason for the injury was too outrageous.
"Oh, where are the people?" Li Ke didn't think anything of it. On the cold weapon battlefield, this kind of injury was too normal, and they were not familiar with the terrain here.
"After I asked the doctor to see them, they were all thrown on the ship and detained for three days." Liu Yilong said depressedly.
