louisehourcade Chapter 555 Zhuge Repeating Crossbow
Chapter 555 Zhuge Repeating Crossbow
Chapter 555 Zhuge Repeating Crossbow
"Ding~, the host signed in successfully, and rewarded Zhuge Liannu for making blueprints."
Listening to the voice in his head, Lin Xuan was stunned. He didn't expect that the reward for signing in in March would be the lost Zhuge Liannu.
Zhuge Liannu is a kind of repeated crossbow made by Zhuge Liang of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. It is also called Yuan Rong crossbow. It can fire ten arrows at a time. Defend cities and camps.
Lin Xuan had read some novels about traveling to the Three Kingdoms in his previous life. In the novels, it was said that Zhuge Liannu shot ten arrows at once, but in fact it was nonsense.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty Geng Chun Biography": "Select 2000 people who dare to die, all of them hold strong crossbows, and each shoots three arrows, so that the titles go between them. This should be a crossbow that fires three arrows at the same time.
Cao Pi's "Drinking Horses and a Journey to the Great Wall Caves" "fires like thunder and lightning, four or five in a row", which also means that four or five arrows are fired with one blow.
It can be seen that a crossbow that fires multiple crossbow bolts at once is not something hidden and advanced.
If the Zhuge Liannu fires ten bolts at once, although it is more powerful than those who fire three or five bolts, but if you build more, the quantity can make up for the quality, and the Zhuge Liannu will not be so famous.
In fact, the Zhuge Liannu can shoot ten arrows in a row, which is why it is so famous.
Many people find it strange, is there any difference between shooting ten crossbow arrows at once and shooting ten consecutively?
In fact, the difference is very big. After one shot, you only need to block that round, and the threat of the crossbow will be greatly reduced, while continuous shooting means that the suppression and lethality will be greatly increased.
Ma Jun, a great inventor in the late Han Dynasty and Wei Dynasty, wanted to improve it and make it a fifty-arrow crossbow, which was more powerful and more suitable for individual soldiers.
However, because the production is very complicated, the arrows used must also be specially made, so they were not mass-produced and were later lost.
If it is a crossbow that can be fired at one time, how big must it be to be able to fire fifty crossbow arrows at one time, not to mention that it is unrealistic, and the size alone will definitely not be used by a single soldier.
It can be seen from this that the Zhuge Liannu is fired continuously, not all at once.
Lin Xuan didn't know whether the system rewarded the Zhuge Liannu designed by Zhuge Liang or improved by Ma Jun.
If it was designed by Zhuge Liang, it can only be used to defend the city, or to ambush.
If it has been improved by Ma Jun, it will be great. It is not only easy to carry, but also capable of shooting fifty crossbow arrows at a time. It is a proper ancient version of the machine gun.
He was going to the grassland soon, and the Liannu was a great weapon against cavalry.
There are a lot of production methods about Liannu in Lin Xuan's mind. Although he can't understand, this Liannu is not big in size, and it needs to be loaded with [-] arrows. Lin Xuan still doesn't understand that it has been improved by Ma Jun of.
Lin Xuan drew it according to the drawings in his mind, and then took the drawings to the palace.
If such a sharp weapon falls into the hands of an ambitious person, it will definitely be kept privately.
But Lin Xuan didn't want to rebel and become emperor, so he naturally had to hand it over.
If he made it privately and let Li Shimin know, he would be in big trouble.
Besides, the inside of a crossbow that shoots fifty arrows in a row is so precise that ordinary craftsmen can't make it even if they have blueprints.
When I came to the palace, I saw many people hanging red pendants, preparing for the marriage of the three princesses in a few days.
"In a few days, you should call Lord Hou a son-in-law." The little eunuch who led the way laughed.
"Haha, I just want to thank everyone."
"Your Majesty was joking. The palace is so lively that we slaves can feel happy. The last time the palace was so lively was when His Majesty ascended the throne."
While speaking, he came to the outside of Ganlu Hall.
The little eunuch talked to the eunuch on duty at the gate, and then said to Lin Xuan: "Master Hou, someone has already notified you, and the servants will go back first."
"There is Mr. Lao."
Lin Xuan didn't wait long outside the hall when an eunuch let Lin Xuan in.
"Sir, see Your Majesty."
Li Shimin waved his hands and said, "You are not at home waiting for the big wedding, what are you doing in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, this minister is here to present a treasure to His Majesty." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin said with some surprise: "Present treasure? What treasure to present?"
"Lian crossbow!"
"Liannu?" Li Shimin was taken aback, and said, "There is already a Liannu in the Liannu army. Could it be that the Liannu you mentioned is different?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of Zhuge Liannu, Your Majesty?"
"Zhuge Liannu?" Li Shimin said in astonishment: "Isn't the Zhuge Liannu lost? Could it be that you got the method of making Zhuge Liannu?"
When Li Yuan raised his army, he participated in the whole process and knew all kinds of weapons very well, so he naturally knew the legendary Zhuge Liannu.
In the past, he even asked someone to try to study it, but it didn't work out.
"Returning to Your Majesty, during the Three Kingdoms period, Ma Jun improved the Zhuge Liannu. I accidentally got the notes left by Ma Jun. After studying for a long time, I finally restored the Zhuge Liannu." Lin Xuan said.
"What! What you said is true?" Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan in shock.
"Your Majesty, here are the blueprints." Lin Xuan took out the blueprints and said, holding the blueprints in both hands.
Li Mu stepped forward to take the drawings and sent them to Li Shimin's case.
Li Shimin took the drawing and looked at it. Although he couldn't understand it, the parts on the drawing looked very precise, which made Li Shimin believe it.
"Do you have a finished product?" Li Shimin asked.
Drawings are naturally not as convincing as finished products.
Lin Xuan shook his head, and said: "I dedicate it to His Majesty as soon as I researched it based on ancient books, and didn't make it."
Li Shimin was noncommittal, and said: "I will let people make it according to the drawings. If I can really make the Zhuge Liannu, I will definitely reward you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I don't want any rewards. The Liannu is a sharp weapon against cavalry. I just hope that Your Majesty will make a batch of them as soon as possible." Lin Xuan said.
He is already a marquis, and soon he will be a son-in-law again, and if he rewards him again, it will be a bit of a feat.
Wei Qing is amazing, he is still the brother-in-law of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he has made great military exploits.
Even so, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty trusted him a lot.
Zhao Xin, a foreign general recommended by Wei Qing, rebelled in front of the battle and led his troops to capture alive Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was overseeing the battle.
The front line was confronting the main force of the Huns, and the army could not easily retreat. Once the Huns cavalry rushed up, the consequences would be disastrous, and even if they led the army back to help, it would be too late.
Wei Qing remembered that a hundred miles away from the palace where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lived, there was a 3-strong Imperial Forest Army stationed.
Although Wei Qing is a great general, the Imperial Forest Army is an army controlled by the emperor, and his military orders cannot be mobilized at all.
Wei Qing had no choice but to hand over the frontline army to the lieutenant general, and single-handedly came to the camp of the Royal Forest Army. Relying on his prestige, he mobilized the army, and finally succeeded in drunk driving.
It can be said that if it were not for Wei Qing's decisiveness, I am afraid that there will be another "Civil Fortress Change", and he will not have the prestige of the later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Although Wei Qing succeeded in rescuing him, it also aroused the suspicion of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Only then did Emperor Wu of the Han become aware that Wei Qing's prestige was so high that he could mobilize the Imperial Forest Army without orders.
Although Wei Qing is a rescuer, what if one day rebels?
Of course, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not punish Wei Qing because of this. After all, Wei Qing had done a great job in rescuing him, so he could only accept Zhao Xin's military power on the grounds that he was recommended by Wei Qing.
Now Li Shimin believes in him, but there is no guarantee that one day, Li Shimin will not feel threatened by him and will do something to him.
Although Li Shimin did not kill heroes in history, Lin Xuan did not dare to gamble.
(End of this chapter)