"Liu Lang! Come here quickly! Come to Taigong!" As the pillar of the third generation of the Cao family, Cao Liulang and Cao Yanlu were very valued by Cao Yijin.
The reason why I use attention instead of favor is because Cao Yijin's attitude towards Cao Yanlu and his attitude towards Cao Yanming are completely different.
For Cao Shishi, Cao Yanming, and Cao Yijin, it is a pure feeling of a grandfather loving his grandson.
But for Cao Liulang and Cao Yanlu, Cao Yijin regarded him as a third-generation pillar who could discuss major matters and was trained according to the standards of future successors.
Although it seems that the former is more favored, the status of the two is very different. If Zhang Zhao was holding Cao Yanlu instead of Cao Yanming, Cao Yijin would never say that Cao Yanming had to sacrifice for the family. Words come.
"Grandpa! What do you think I brought?" Cao Yanlu first greeted his uncle Cao Yuande and his father Cao Yuanzhong, then walked quickly to Cao Yijin and handed him something that looked like a crossbow.
Cao Yijin took it with a puzzled look and observed it carefully. This crossbow was about three feet and two inches long (a little over one meter), which was smaller than the current Qianzhang crossbow used in the army and the big yellow crossbow passed down from the Han Dynasty. .
The stirrup surface was also made into a strange ring. Cao Yijin weighed it and found that it was at least ten kilograms lighter than the big yellow crossbow.
"It's Zhang Hao's crossbow, but we sent Zhang Erlang twenty warriors to fight, and he just returned this crossbow? Even Shiro Fourteen refused to put it back?"
Cao Yuanzhong glared at Cao Yanlu with a dark face. His brother Cao Yuande had been so anxious these days that he couldn't sleep. When his son arrived, instead of bringing Shishiro back, he brought back a crossbow.
"Rokuro has always been smart. There must be a reason why he brought back a crossbow instead of Fourteen!"
Cao Yuande took a deep breath, barely suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and then pretended to be calm and calm.
"Uncle, it's not that my nephew didn't come back with Shiro Shiro, it's that Shiro Shiro refused to come back. He said he was researching some medicine and it will be successful soon. He will be back in a few days!" Cao Yanlu knew that his uncle He was not very big-minded, so he said quickly.
Cao Yuande almost thought that there was something wrong with his ears and he heard wrongly. It turned out to be the 14th Lang who didn't want to come back. Cao Yanlu also had a wry smile on his face.
"Uncle, there is no need to be anxious. The Fourteenth Lang is not in danger with Mr. Zhang Erlang. He wanders around the village without anyone caring about him. My nephew observed it carefully and it seems that the Fourteenth Lang is indeed studying something with Zhang Erlang. medicine."
"Interesting! Interesting! Why didn't I realize that Zhang Erlang was a wonderful man before? Since Shiro Fourteen is not in danger, I feel at ease." Cao Yijin stroked the beard on his chin, feeling more and more that Zhang Erlang was a bit That makes sense.
"Rokuro, don't worry about your uncle and father, tell me what's different about this crossbow?"
"My grandson, please step aside, Grandpa!" Cao Yanlu looked solemnly and looked at the attendants and maids on the left and right.
"Everyone, get off!" Cao Yijin waved his hand to let the servants around him get off, and then stood up from the bed where he was sitting.
After watching all the maids and servants disappear, Cao Yanlu took back this strange crossbow from Cao Yijin, then gently stepped on the stirrup and pulled the fuselage with his hand, and then loaded the crossbow.
"Huh?" Cao Yijin couldn't help but wonder. The crossbows he had used before, whether it was the Chuangzhang Crossbow or the Dahuang Crossbow, were difficult to load by one person. To be able to load it by one person, one must be a flying general. Li Guang is a tough guy with that name.
Therefore, when crossbows are used in the army, soldiers must often be divided into crossbow Zhang people, crossbow advancing people and crossbow firing people.
That is, one is responsible for pulling the crossbow, one is responsible for loading the crossbow, and the third is responsible for shooting.
In addition, the Qianzhang crossbow and Dahuang crossbow generally weigh more than ten kilograms or even twenty or thirty kilograms and are difficult to move. They often appear on the battlefield because they are too slow to load, which makes it difficult to respond to the enemy. They can only fire three or four rounds when facing the enemy. , the dilemma of a close fight.
It can only be fired three to four times in a battle, which is obviously not enough to meet the needs of the war. Therefore, although the penetration and range of the crossbows in the army during the Qin and Han Dynasties were very good, and they were also loved by soldiers, they were still difficult to become the main firepower output. source.
But this crossbow is different. It can be operated by one person. Judging from Cao Yanlu's speed, he can at least achieve the rate of fire of four to five rounds for a cup of tea (five minutes). In other words, if he is properly trained in the battle formation, he can at least After firing more than eight volleys, the combat effectiveness has more than doubled!
"How many stones does this crossbow have?" Cao Yijin asked eagerly after understanding the importance. In his mind, this crossbow does not have to be as terrifying as the Big Yellow Crossbow's maximum power of ten stones. With such a rate of fire, it can reach two Stone is considered a magical weapon.
"Zhang Erlang said that this crossbow is not well made and can only reach two stones and one bucket. If the materials are complete, he can make more than two stones and seven buckets!"
"Enough! Enough! Even two stones and one bucket are enough!" Cao Yijin murmured, "Yuanzhong, hurry up and get the two infantry leaders!"
The so-called infantry armor is a kind of Tang Dynasty Thirteen Armors. It is the predecessor of the Song Dynasty infantry armor. It has strong defense, strong leather and durability!
Cao Yanlu picked up this thing that Zhang Erlang called the divine arm bow, and aimed at the armor set on a large piece of pork in the distance. Two hundred steps away, there was an arrow.
"Come out through the armor!" Cao Yuanzhong rushed to the infantry armor that had just been penetrated by the crossbow arrow, eh! It's a bit exaggerated to say that it penetrates the armor, but it did penetrate the infantry armor.
"It can be pierced two hundred steps away, it can be broken within a hundred steps, and it will definitely die if it is hit within fifty steps!"
Cao Yijin was obviously much calmer, but his eyes still showed an extremely frightened light.
"Grandpa! This is infantry armor. We don't have many of them ourselves, and the Ganzhou Yiyou and Gaochang Uighurs don't have many. They are the so-called soldiers who wear a layer of iron rings on the cowhide armor. Within a hundred paces Certain death!
Not to mention the Suzhou Long family and the Dadan people who have betrayed their faith and attached themselves to Xiyou. They don't even have leather armor. Although they have many light horses coming and going like the wind, as long as we use these crossbows to form a formation, ten times the enemy will not dare to come. ! "
Cao Yanlu certainly knew the wonders of this crossbow. It was lightweight, had a high rate of fire, and had good armor-piercing capabilities, making it suitable for single-soldier operation.
As long as there are five hundred of these crossbows, combined with one or two hundred long archers and large shields and spears to form a crossbow array, a Xiazhe Chongfu (800 people) can form a combat force. If it is coupled with two to three hundred Yue Riding is enough to be invincible!
"Yuanzhong, go and warn the servants in the mansion immediately. Anyone who dares to discuss this matter will be dealt with according to family law!"
Cao Yijin patted Cao Yanlu's shoulder approvingly. Of course, such a magical weapon must be shown to the left and right.
"Does this crossbow have a name?"
"Zhang Erlang said that this crossbow is called the Divine Arm Bow! But..." Cao Yanlu touched his chin.
"My grandson felt that when Zhang Erlang said the three words "God's Arm Bow", his expression was very weird, as if he didn't know whether he should call it "God's Arm Bow".
Of course Zhang Zhao didn't know, because the divine arm bow was highly controversial in later generations. The one he made was restored by himself and a group of crossbow enthusiasts in later generations.
The data is no worse than that in "Song Hui Yao Collection", and the appearance is similar, but if it is not really a divine arm bow in history, only God knows.
"No! No! Something's wrong!" Cao Yijin suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around twice and said to himself naturally.
"Why did Zhang Erlang take the initiative to let you bring back such a divine arm bow, which is regarded as an important weapon of the country?
If I were Zhang Erlang, if I had such a good thing, I would never take it out until I had considerable strength!
This Guiyi Army was his family's ancestral property. He really didn't want to take it back? impossible? "
After Cao Yijin said this, Cao Yanlu also felt that something was wrong.
yes!
How could he give such a good thing to himself? You must know that although we are all relatives in many places, it was actually the Cao family that took away the Zhang family's business, and the two families had enmity!
"It can't be... uh... Shiro Fourteen... I can't guess! I really can't guess!" Cao Yuande felt something keenly, but he also instinctively felt that his son was far inferior to this divine arm bow. valuable.
"Liu Lang, you have to go to Zhang Erlang's place again and tell Cao Yijin that you want to meet him!"
Cao Yijin thought about it for a long time and said, "Hearing is false, seeing is believing. He wants to meet Zhang Erlang in person."
