After Tang Yu listened to Yang Yunfan's words, he sighed and said: "Although the crossbows I sent have good lethality, their range is limited and they are only suitable for sudden attacks at close range. If the two armies are fighting on the battlefield, the range is not as good as that of the Liao people." Longbow, so it is very useless to equip the army."
Yang Yunfan looked a little sad when he heard this. After seeing this, Tang Yu smiled and said: "Junior brother Yang, come here and let you see the two large powerful crossbows I have built. Maybe these two big guys can be equipped into the army. It's just that it's not completely built yet." As he spoke, Tang Yu led everyone to another wider room.
I saw two large objects in the room, covered by two huge pieces of cloth. Tang Yu walked up to him and lifted the cover with both hands. What appeared in front of everyone was something similar to a wooden wheeled ox cart.
The complex mortise and tenon structure on the flat frame of the wooden cart is matched with the iron mechanical spring. A huge bow arm lies on the flat frame. The bow arm should be made of a whole bamboo.
The string of the bow is more than ten feet long. The most attractive part is the quiver in the middle of the bow arm, which contains more than a hundred arrow clusters. The arrow cluster is about one and a half meters long and as thick as a thumb. The arrows are shining with cold light, which makes people look different.
Everyone stared at the unknown giant crossbow in stunned silence. Yang Yunfan couldn't help but feel his throat go dry. He swallowed and said, "Senior Brother Tang, this... what kind of weapon is this?" Everyone looked at Tang Yu in shock and confusion. .
Tang Yu looked at everyone's expressions and felt very satisfied. He smiled and said, "I spent a lot of effort to build this big guy. More than ten craftsmen have been busy for a month."
As he spoke, Tang Yu said while operating: "I improved this thing based on the Zhuge Liannu from the Three Kingdoms period. The arm of this bow is made of a whole Qingcheng mangosteen, which has been baked hot and cold for more than ten times. It is extremely elastic and not easy to decay. The bowstring is made of three beef tendons. The quiver is placed in the middle, and there is an iron mechanism under the quiver pushed by a spring. Ten arrows can be fired at a time, with a range of 300 steps. Pull back the bowstring. , the arrow clusters in the quiver will pop out automatically and can be fired again."
Chen Zishan looked at the repeating crossbow, thought for a while and said, "This crossbow is so powerful, how many people are needed to fire it?"
"It takes the combined efforts of four people to open this bowstring," Tang Yu said.
Tang Feng, who had not spoken for a long time, rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, this repeating crossbow is so powerful, why don't we try it outside the hospital?"
Hearing that his sister wanted to try the crossbow, Tang Yu said with a smile: "Okay, Junior Brother Yang, Junior Brother Chen, let's go outside the hospital to try the crossbow together."
Everyone pushed the crossbow cart to the outside of the concealed weapon room and chose a wide open space. Tang Yu adjusted the repeating crossbow. Tang Feng and Yang Yunfan on the side found a wooden pier from a distance and placed it on the two hundred Step away.
Several people worked together to pull the bowstring. When the bowstring was pulled, the arrow clusters in the quiver automatically popped out and were placed on the bow arm. Tang Yu adjusted his position and hit the quiver hard with a wooden hammer. Everyone just I heard a "buzzing" sound coming into my ears.
Looking at the wooden pillar placed in the distance, I saw that it was filled with seven or eight long arrows, and the tail wings of the arrow clusters were still trembling up and down.
Everyone was stunned by the power of this repeating crossbow. Tang Feng was the first to react and said: "Brother, this repeating crossbow is so powerful. Have you given it a name?"
Tang Yu was startled and murmured: "I just developed this and haven't named it yet. How about my sister give it a name?"
Tang Feng thought for a while, then suddenly turned his attention to Yang Yunfan, and said with a smile: "Brother Yang is talented and knowledgeable, why not let him give this serial crossbow a name."
Tang Yu and Chen Zishan looked at each other and smiled knowingly, as if they understood something.
When Yang Yunfan saw that Tang Feng asked him to name this repeating crossbow, he quickly shied away and said, "How is this possible? Senior Brother Tang spent a lot of time and effort to create this weapon. Senior Brother Tang should name this object."
Tang Feng said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "My brother is full of craftsman ideas. Brother Yang is not as knowledgeable as Brother Yang, so you should choose a name." After finishing speaking, Tang Feng looked at Yang Yunfan expectantly.
Tang Yu, who was on the side, rolled his eyes at his sister and said sarcastically: "Sister, if you want Junior Brother Yang to name him, just say so. It would be pointless if you praise one and then demote the other. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, brother. I’ve become a craftsman, tsk tsk…”
Seeing that her elder brother had seen through her thoughts, Tang Feng blushed and rarely had any words to refute her brother.
On the side, Yang Yunfan blushed and said awkwardly: "Senior Brother Tang, don't make fun of me. I don't care. Don't tarnish Miss Tang's reputation."
Tang Yu laughed when he heard this and said: "She doesn't care, so what are you afraid of? By the way, since my sister has asked you to choose a name, then you can choose one."
Yang Yunfan thought for a while and then said: "The repeating crossbow made by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period was named "Zhuge Liannu". If this repeating crossbow was named "Tangmen Repeating Nu", it would seem a bit imbecile. I saw that when this repeating crossbow was fired, its The power is as devastating as a heavy rain pear blossom, so why not name it "Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Crossbow"?"
When everyone was thinking about the name, it was Tang Feng who was the first to chime in and said, "What a good name. It sounds nice, elegant, and not vulgar. Besides, in my Tang Sect martial arts, there is a move for throwing hidden weapons called "Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Needle." Now naming it after this can also reflect the imprint of my Tang Sect."
Tang Yu looked at his sister with a meaningful smile, until his sister blushed and lowered her head, then he returned his gaze to Yang Yunfan and said: "This name is very good, let's call it "Burning Pear Blossom Crossbow"." After that, he said again. He said to everyone: "Everyone, come to the room, I have a big killer weapon to show you."
After hearing the words, everyone followed Tang Yu back to the concealed weapon room. They saw Tang Yu walking into another object covered by a cloth in the room. He opened the cover with both hands and another big thing similar to the "Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Crossbow" appeared in the room. In front of everyone.
I saw only a long shelf similar to a wooden bed. It was larger than the "Burning Rain Pear Blossom Crossbow". It was not as complicated as the "Burning Rain Pear Blossom Crossbow", but the three huge bow arms on the wooden bed still shocked everyone, nearly two feet. The long bow arms are made of a whole bamboo, lying on the wooden bed, and the bow string is nearly five meters long.
The most eye-catching thing is the arrow clusters placed next to the wooden bed. Yes, you heard it right, they are arrow clusters, not individual branches. Because these arrow clusters are as thick as an arm, thicker than the spears used by ordinary people. The amount of iron used in the arrowhead alone weighs nearly two kilograms.
Due to the shock that "Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Crossbow" had just brought to everyone, everyone was ready to be shocked again. But when I saw this object, I was still shocked and stunned.
Yang Yunfan took a step forward, looked at the big guy in front of him, and said to Tang Yu: "Senior Brother Tang, what kind of sharp weapon is this? Why are there three large crossbows on one crossbow bed?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Yu shook the dust off his hands, smiled and said to everyone: "This big guy is more powerful than the "Burning Pear Blossom Crossbow" just now."
As he said that, Tang Yu stood in front of the crossbow bed, pointed at the three crossbows and said in turn: "This is the front crossbow, this is the main crossbow, and this is the rear crossbow. The front two crossbows are facing outwards, the rear crossbows are facing inward, and the rear crossbows are facing outwards. The bowstring of the crossbow is bound to both ends of the main crossbow, and the front crossbow and the main crossbow are tightly hooked on the machine frame. A hinged shaft runs through the back of the crossbow bed. The traction rope pulls the machine frame, and a strongman is required to pull the hinged shaft and pull it open. String the bow, then hit the machine with a stone hammer, and the long arrow can be shot."
Chen Zishan was stunned when he heard this. He swallowed and said, "How far is the range of this crossbow?"
"It's about 1,500 steps. I haven't calculated the specific range carefully. But during the first test firing, a few big men didn't pull away at all. They found two cows and tied them to the winch with ropes before they pulled apart. , tried an arrow, it was a projectile, the distance is about 1,500 steps." Tang Yu replied proudly.
"What?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Even Tang Feng, who was not interested in this Tao, was so shocked that his eyes widened.
Tang Feng thought of the question just now and asked, "Brother, does this big crossbow have a name?"
Seeing that his sister was not interested in this at all, but only cared about the minutiae, Tang Yu rolled his eyes at his sister and said, "I haven't completely built this big crossbow yet. There are many areas that need to be improved. How can I pick a name so quickly? What's your opinion, sister?" ?”
Tang Feng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This big crossbow is like a bed, why not call it "Bed Crossbow"?" After saying that, he looked at his brother, and then turned to everyone for advice.
Yang Yunfan smiled and said: "What a good name, concise and concise." Chen Zishan also smiled and nodded.
Tang Yu rolled his eyes, sighed and said, "Hey, what's this? It always feels like someone else is helping you name your child!"
