Su Fengling looked away, and there was a strange color in her eyes. Before, her focus had been on Su Qi'an, and she didn't pay much attention to the weapons and equipment of the Dongshan Army.
But this time it was different. The archers in front of them were constantly setting up their bows and shooting arrows. The bows in their hands were different from those used by the soldiers of Daliang. The bows in their hands were about half larger than ordinary ones.
The whole body is pitch black, and the material looks like metal. Every time he sets up the bow and shoots an arrow, the bow rope makes a dull sound.
This is a heavy bow, but it is somewhat different from an ordinary heavy bow. There are two more wooden devices above and below the shooting point. Each time the bow is pulled, the two wooden devices will change, which looks a bit complicated.
The advantages of a heavy bow are obvious. The shooting range will be greatly improved, but the disadvantages are equally obvious. Those who can operate a heavy bow must have amazing arm strength.
Even if the conditions are met, if you want to use a heavy bow multiple times in a row, the archer will probably be useless.
But the group of people in front of them are archers, but it is impossible to say that all of them are warriors with amazing arm strength, that is, they are standard archers.
Moreover, they continued to draw their bows and shoot arrows without showing any sign of fatigue, which was a bit incredible.
Not only that, there are a large number of crossbowmen next to the archers. The crossbows in their hands are not single shots, but continuous shots.
It’s not that the repeating crossbow is useless, but it has a short range and poor accuracy. The effective killing range is only between forty and sixty steps. It is often used when the enemy is approaching close to you. It is also a long-range attack. The last line of defense.
But this batch of repeating crossbowmen opened Su Fengling's horizons, and she started shooting at a distance of a hundred steps.
Although the accuracy was still poor, the overwhelming rain of arrows gave the opponent a strong shock.
Even those who are not afraid of death will still have considerable fear in their hearts when they look at the dense arrows flying in the air in front of them.
Not only arrows and crossbows, the first regiment that rushed out of the valley fought fiercely with the indigenous army. These soldiers were not wearing armor. Under the damaged coats, they looked like rattan armor.
Except for a few of the cavalry regiments that rushed out from both sides were heavy armored soldiers, the rest were light cavalry. However, each of them had a repeating crossbow. In one charge, before the two sides even got close, the sky was full of crossbow arrows, which were fired directly at the opponent's indigenous army. , instantly causing casualties in Great Liang.
It is not impossible to use a repeating crossbow with cavalry. Some of the elite cavalry in Great Liang can use bows and arrows to shoot while riding.
This style of play is still learned from Northern Dairong, but if you want to reach that level of proficiency, you need a long period of training.
But even if it is achieved, it is still no match for the Da Rong Cavalry. There is no way, the Rong Rong people themselves are a people on horseback in the grasslands, and almost all of them are naturally good at riding and shooting.
Da Liang has inherent flaws in this area. No matter how well he trains and runs in, he may not be his opponent.
Today, whether it is a regiment in a fierce frontal battle or a cavalry regiment charging from both wings.
Even though the number is only a few thousand, with these improved new weapons and equipment and their own fierce style, they can create an aura of tens of thousands.
At this time, the worry in Su Fengling's eyes disappeared, and her eyes lit up.
"Uncle Lin, I understand. We don't have enough people, so we have to make do with weapons and equipment. These new and improved weapons and equipment are really powerful when faced with a group of fierce soldiers."
"Maybe we can actually win this battle."
Lin Huwei nodded and said, "These newly improved weapons and equipment are inferior to those of the Royal Forbidden Army. It is said that Lord Su set up a research and development department a long time ago."
"Presumably, these improved weapons and equipment are all the result of the R&D department. Mr. Su is indeed a capable person. Not only did he spend a lot of money to establish the R&D department, but he also has great respect for talents in various industries. If this is the case in In the eyes of the powerful people in Kyoto, these talents are probably just a bunch of low-ranking common people."
"It's not unreasonable for Lord Su to succeed." Lin Huwei sighed.
Su Fengling also agrees with this. She has heard about the R&D department. The people in it basically include people from all walks of life, but without exception, these people are all skilled craftsmen in the industry.
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But this group of craftsmen is not unavailable in Kyoto, but their status, treatment, and status are completely different from those of the R&D Department.
No matter how good your craftsmanship is and how rich your experience is, you are still a low-class person who cannot get into the favor of a powerful family. Sometimes, if you offend a big shot because of something, you will be sent to jail or exiled.
This kind of discrimination against craftsmen does not only exist in Kyoto, but also in the entire Great Liang, and even in Da Rong in the north.
But in Jiaozhou, Tucheng County under the jurisdiction of Su Qi'an, there was no such discrimination at all. Su Qi'an abolished not only the slave status, but also the social status that was suppressed in everyone's hearts and classified into three, six or nine.
In Tucheng County, the people with the highest status are not the wealthy families, nor the officials, but rather the lower-level civilians who have contributed to the construction of the county.
Su Fengling did not understand this phenomenon at first. Although she had sympathy for the lower class civilians, she did not go to the extent of improving their social status.
After all, she is the noblest royal family. Even if her ideas are a bit advanced, she will eventually be affected by the narrow-mindedness brought about by this feudal era.
Looking at everything in front of them, whether it is this group of desperate soldiers or improved weapons and equipment, they are all from the lowest level of society and are low-class people who are looked down upon by the superiors.
It is such a group of people, a group of people who accomplish the ultimate goal of the superior.
Now Su Fengling can understand to some extent what Su Qian said, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.
Su Fengling's eyes flashed, and an idea came to her mind, "When I return to Beijing in the future, there are some things that my father should pay attention to."
Su Qi'an didn't know what Su Fengling was thinking, and he didn't want to know now.
His eyes were focused on the fierce battle below.
This head-on battle was not only for actual combat training, but also to test the weapons and equipment newly improved by the R&D Department.
An auxiliary device is added to the heavy bow. This device is precisely to assist the archer in drawing the heavier bow in the most labor-saving way.
In modern times, this has become commonplace. Even bows are made of composite materials. With some high technology, it is not a problem for an arrow to reach a thousand meters.
But in Daliang, all Su Qian could do was add auxiliary devices, but it was this auxiliary device that summoned half of the craftsmen in the R&D department to collectively participate in integrated assembly line manufacturing.
After investing a lot of manpower and material resources, and after an idea provided by Su Qian, it was finally completed a month ago.
In one month, production was immediately put into operation. Even if they worked day and night, they only produced 300 bows.
In addition to improved heavy crossbows, repeating crossbows, and rattan armor, they are all equipped for a group.
This is not Su Qi'an's favoritism. Among the Dongshan Army, the strongest group is naturally the Yituan. Su Qi'an did not let the Yituan be the main force in the previous suppression of bandits and later in the battle of the county and city.
The purpose is to let them get more used to the new weapons and equipment, just for the present battle.
The most powerful group will naturally fight the most ferocious and toughest battle.
After a few rounds of arrows, the crossbowmen stopped shooting because the two sides were already fighting fiercely.
The cavalry regiment was okay. They had lethal weapons like repeating crossbows in their hands. They used heavy armored cavalry to clear the way, and light cavalry to support them on both sides. The natives who suddenly attacked from both sides were helpless.
This group of natives who raided the two wings did not have any good guys in their hands, and even the elite natives were scarce.
It all depends on the number of people. All the elites are controlled by four priests on the front battlefield.
Because they all want to capture Su Qi'an alive, gather a large number of troops, and defeat him from the front. This will not only cause maximum damage to the opponent, but also give the opponent a psychological shock.
From then on, once they see their elite indigenous figures, they will be afraid, horrified, and even retreat without a fight.
This idea is exactly what Su Qi'an thought. Although this group of indigenous people are not good at fighting, they are very tough in words and hearts.
If Su Qi'an planned an ambush or sneak attack, even if he succeeded by luck, they would not accept it. They would only say that Su Qi'an was lucky and relied on cleverness to win.
This is the case for Su Qian
He said it was nothing, but this was not what Su Qi'an wanted. What he wanted now was not just to win over the two elders and let him sign the contract.
What's more important is to subdue him, completely subdue him, so that all the priests, big and small, know that if they want to touch him in the future, they have to consider whether they are qualified.
Therefore, Su Qi'an must fight this battle, and he must fight it cleanly.
The mass at this time was like a sharp knife. At the moment when the two sides came into contact, it tore apart the opponent's line and rushed in directly.
Countless elite natives fought back and resisted, but when the clothes of a group of soldiers were cut and their rattan armor was exposed, the four priests realized that it was no wonder that these people were not wearing armor. They originally thought that these people were suicide squads, but Su Qi'an deliberately released them to die. of.
Thinking about it now, they were a little too stupid. The appearance of the rattan armor effectively resisted the attack on them.
Because of the lightness of the rattan armor, the group of soldiers was like a tide, rushing madly towards the two elders behind.
Even in a solid front, under the leadership of Su Yong, it was torn apart.
The faces of the four priests were gloomy. They had underestimated these thousands of cold soldiers. Their combat power was really fierce. In combination with the vine armor with abnormal defense, if they didn't think of a way, they might really be torn apart by thousands of people. The defense line is broken.
The four priests looked at each other and immediately shouted, "Set fire and burn them to death!"
With an order, countless torches were thrown over in the black sky.
Rattan armor may be rare in other states, but Jiaozhou is the place where rattan armor is produced. The four priests are very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of rattan armor. The biggest disadvantage is that it is afraid of fire.
Because of this, neither the soldiers of Jiaozhou nor their priests made large-scale production.
The fire shot into the sky, and even rockets were shot from behind, and the flames burned.
The four priests sneered. They laughed at Su Qi'an for being stupid. They thought that wearing rattan armor meant he was invincible?
The fire burned on many vine armored soldiers, but the imagined scene of the vine armored soldiers being engulfed did not appear.
The vine-armored soldiers rushed out of the fire as if they were not afraid of death, and the flames burning on their bodies extinguished after a while.
This scene. The four priests who looked at it were all stunned, "How is this possible! Is this still a human being?"
Su Qi'an, who was behind, raised the corner of his mouth. He knew that the Vine Armor Soldier was afraid of fire when he first created it. If he dared to use the Vine Armor again, wouldn't he be able to improve it?
The result this time was pretty good.
