Now that a new weapon has been manufactured, Xiao Xing immediately took Xiao Feng to the logistics department. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this moment, at the place of the logistics department, Li Mingcheng is ordering his soldiers to distribute these blades to the ranks, and now teaching and instructing, so that they can also understand the use of new weapons.

"Is this the new weapon you've made? It looks like it's just a modified longbow from an ordinary longbow, I wonder if the power will work?"

Xiao Feng stepped forward, took the longbow he had made, and asked in a deep voice.

In her hand, she held a longbow.

Compared to the previous compound bow, this longbow has a slightly different shape, and the parts are divided into handles and blades.

The bow handle resembles a crescent moon and is made of cast iron, with a socket for mounting a fixed bow.

The blades are quite thick, probably made of good wood, and for sufficient strength, they are made of several pieces of the bow on top of each other, so they look much thicker than ordinary composite bows. At the top of the bow piece, a tenon is reserved, which can be used to insert the structure of the cast iron forged pulley block into it, and the bowstring used to fire the bow is also passed through the pulley block in a special way, and then fixed on the bow body, and can be tightened by a special lever to bend the bow body, and then let the longbow exert its due power.

Intending to experiment with the power of this longbow, Xiao Feng immediately took a heavy arrow from the side and buckled it on the longbow, and Xuan Gong immediately pulled the bowstring apart little by little, but in an instant, she pulled the special longbow away, and then aimed at a big tree about thirty zhang away in the distance, and released the bowstring with a "bang".

The long arrow immediately flew out, and in the blink of an eye, it was "stomped", and it was inserted in the big tree, more than three inches deep!

"The pull force of this longbow is quite large, about ten stones, and I feel that the effort when I draw the bow is much smaller than that of a normal strong bow. It should be the reason for the use of pulleys, so the pulling force requirements for the archer are much lower. Did you order it to be made?" Xiao Fenghe looked at Xiao Xing and asked.

"No! The bow was actually developed by a craftsman who was responsible for the development of the hydraulic hammer. Seeing that its performance was not inferior to that of the Mongolian recurve compound bow, I ordered it to be made so that it could be replenished with enough ordnance for the Red Phoenix Army. Xiao Xing shook his head, after all, Xiao Feng did not order the development of this weapon at all, it was completely developed by the craftsmen under the command of the Iron Smelting Institute.

Xiao Feng was surprised, and immediately asked: "Who is that craftsman who developed it yourself? Can you also skillfully use the pulley block to reduce the power requirements?"

"His name is Lu Yu, and he is a carpenter, and he was a military craftsman under Li Shouxian's command, and all the siege equipment under his command was made by him. Later, after Li Shouxian was exterminated by us, he was recruited by us because of his own ability, and was responsible for developing the tensile structure of the hydraulic forging hammer in the research group that manufactures firearms. ”

With some excitement in his heart, Xiao Xing immediately explained: "Later, because I saw that we lacked bows and arrows, I used my private time to draw on the principle of the pulley block used by the hydraulic forging hammer in order to save power, and reduced it and used forged pig iron as the material to manufacture this new type of pulley compound bow. ”

"It seems that the one is a man who understands. I actually knew how to reduce the defects of the avoidance bow and made this kind of thing. Xiao Feng immediately laughed, she looked at the longbow in her hand, and already understood how important this thing was to the Red Phoenix Army when it appeared at this time.

Ever since the invention of the bow and arrow, it has been a long-standing presence in warfare.

It is made up of elastic bows and flexible bowstrings, and arrows include arrowheads, shafts, and feathers. Arrowheads are generally made of copper or iron, but in ethnic minorities, such as Mongolia, they are made of wolf's teeth, and the poles are made of bamboo or wood, and the feathers are of eagle or eagle feathers, and of course they are made of pheasant or chicken and duck feathers, but the hardness is much less.

It can be said that since the bow and arrow were manufactured, it has been one of the important weapons used by the ancient Chinese army.

However, it should be noted that the bow and arrow do not use the bowstring to launch arrows, but through external force to twist the material with considerable elasticity, that is, to twist the bow body to launch arrows, so the greater the elastic potential energy of the material making the bow body, the greater the energy it gives to the arrow, so the production of the bow body is more and more particular.

From the beginning of the bamboo as the bow body, to the later all kinds of wood, horns and other things, its elastic potential energy also increases, and naturally the more powerful the bow and arrow.

In China's "Examination of the Gongji", it is said that the bow-making is mainly made of materials such as dry, horn, tendon, glue, silk, lacquer, etc., and the above six materials are collectively called "six materials".

"Those who are dry think that they are far away, those who are are also sick, those who are tendons are deep, those who are glue are thought to be harmonious, those who are silk are thought to be solid, and those who are lacquered are thought to be affected by frost and dew. ”

It is about the role of various materials in the making of longbows.

In it, the stem consists of a variety of wood and bamboo, and is used to make the main body of the bow arm, which is layered on top of each other. The properties of the dry wood play a decisive role in the performance of the bow. The dry timber is on the top of the wood, and the second is the wood, the oak tree, etc., and the bamboo is the bottom.

The horns, or animal horns, are made into thin sheets and attached to the inside of the bow arm (abdomen). The main horn used in the bow is preferred, with the horn of the white, the middle and the green, and the horn of the unabundant is better; "the horn is two feet long and has five inches (nearly fifty centimeters), and the three colors are not unreasonable.

The tendons, the tendons of the animal, stick to the outside of the bow arm (back). The function of the tendons and horns is to enhance the elasticity of the bow arm, so that the arrow is more vigorous when it is fired, and the middle object is deeper. The selection of tendons should be small and long, and the large ones should be round and moist.

Glue, i.e. animal glue, is used to bond dry materials and corner bars. Six kinds of glue are recommended in the "Examination Record", such as deer glue, horse glue, bovine glue, mouse glue, fish glue, and rhino glue. The preparation method of glue "is generally made by boiling animal skins and other animal tissues (especially muscle cavities) in water, or adding a small amount of lime alkali, and then filtering and steaming. According to the experience of bow making in later generations, fish gelatin made from fish tissue, especially the palatal endothelium and fish fat, is the best. Late Chinese archers used fish glue to make important parts of the bow, i.e., where the force is bearing, and animal skin glue was used in less important places, such as covering the skin.

Silk, that is, silk thread, tightly wraps the bow tube of the Fu horn rib with silk thread to make it stronger. The color of the silk beard is bright, as if in water.

Lacquer, the prepared bow arm is painted to prevent the erosion of frost and moisture, and the color of the paint must be clear.

It can be seen that in ancient China, not only the requirements for the materials of bow making were very strict, but also the specific process steps were also carefully regulated.

"Take the six materials must be the time, the six materials are gathered, and the ingenuity is it. ”

Analyze the bow trunk in winter, treat the horns in spring, treat the tendons in summer, and close the timber in autumn.

In the cold winter, the bow arm is placed in the bow box to be shaped, and the appearance is repaired in the severe winter and extreme cold. In winter, the dry wood of the bow is naturally smooth and fine, the corners are treated in spring, and the natural moisturization and softness are treated; in the summer, the tendons are naturally not entangled; in the autumn, the timber is closed and the white is tight; in the cold winter, the bow body is fixed, and the bow will not be deformed; in the severe winter, the glue and lacquer are completely dry and solid, so the appearance can be repaired.

Attach the bowstring in the spring and store it for another year before it can be used.

The above-mentioned complex process takes two to three years.

In the bow workshop, because the work can be staggered and flowing, there will be batches of finished products every year, but in the case of a bow, its man-hours cannot be shortened. The manufacture of compound bows represents the peak of ancient bow-making, and the world's detailed record of compound bow manufacturing is first found in the "Examination of the Gongji".

In the two thousand years since, the composite bow manufacturing technique in China, or Asia, has not changed substantially compared to the Kao Gong Ji.

It is precisely for this reason that it can be said that it was quite time-consuming and laborious to equip excellent longbows on a large scale in this feudal Middle Ages.

Before this, the Red Phoenix Army has always been quite respectful of close combat, and large-scale equipment of plate armor and spears, even if there is no plate armor, but also equipped with shields, in order to resist the threat of bows and arrows, and in many fierce battles, most of them choose close assault, it is because the manufacture of composite bows is far inferior to Mongolia, so they use their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and drag the opponent into the squad that the Red Phoenix Army is good at in melee to encircle, so as to avoid falling into the opponent's advantageous range.

Nowadays, the advent of this pulley compound bow has greatly reduced the requirements for the manufacture of longbows.

The longbow was forged with pig iron, reducing the longbow that could only be made in years to less than a few days, and the manufacture of the bow piece was also able to be manufactured in a standardized way on a large scale and in high volume, and it could be used to solve the problem of the poundage of various longbows, thus successfully solving the defects of the longbow that was difficult to mass produce.

Even so, this weapon is far from being a weapon capable of changing the conditions of war. ”

With a slight conjecture in his heart, Xiao Feng looked at Xiao Xing with a smile, his eyes were full of scorching light, and asked, "Could it be that you still have something good to hide?" You must know that although this pulley compound bow is powerful, it is still too difficult for ordinary soldiers to master. Even though most of the soldiers in our army are mountain hunters, if they are familiar with this weapon, I am afraid it will take a few months. ”

After all, this pulley compound bow is powerful, but after all, it is still the style of a cold weapon, except for the improvement of materials and the reduction of requirements for users, the rest has not changed substantially, and it is still the principle of the previous compound bow.

If you really want to change the situation of war with the help of pulley compound bows, it is still too reluctant after all.

"Just as Shizun thought, in fact, I came today because I had another weapon to send!" Xiao Xing constantly felt his cheeks flush, and after twisting his head to avoid his gaze, he felt a little calmer.

God knows what it was, Xiao Xing realized that he was only glanced at by Xiao Feng, and he began to think wildly.

It must have been something that Xiao Feng had done in his body before, otherwise he wouldn't have looked like this.

Xiao Xing sighed secretly, and then asked the four soldiers to carry a heavy iron box over, handed it forward and said, "This weapon is the weapon we made!"

Probably to prevent it from being taken away, the iron box was made of pig iron and was quite hard. The seal is also sealed with a special iron lock, which is difficult for ordinary people to open. It can be seen from this that Xiao Xing wasted a lot of thought in order to ensure the safe arrival of this weapon.

Smiling at Xiao Xing, Xiao Yue lifted the iron box weighing more than 100 catties with just one hand, and without waiting for Xiao Xing to open the iron lock, he fused the iron lock chain with a wave of his hand, and then opened the box. She looked at the seven-spear-shaped weapon in it, and the tail area was filled with something similar to a cartridge box, and immediately smiled, "Is this what it is?" ”

"That's right. That's it. According to the master's instructions, I wasted my boss's effort to make this gun. Xiao Xing nodded and said.

Xiao Feng was a little puzzled, his fingers slightly touched the gun-like weapon, which was about seven feet long, and immediately asked, "Gun?"

Compared with a spear that is more than a foot long, this weapon is too short, and it is difficult to block the opponent outside; compared to a long sword and broadsword that are only more than three feet long, it is too long, and it is estimated that it is difficult to use it in a narrow space, and what is the "gun" that is attached to the gun?

What's more, there is no gun head in the front part of this "gun", but it is hollow form, and it is pitch black when you look inside, and you don't know what is hidden.

"That's right, it's the gun. Xiao Xing nodded, but reached out and groped in the iron box for a moment, and then took out an arrow from it, and this arrow has also been specially treated, and its tail area is wrapped in a layer of paper, about the thickness of a thumb and more than an inch in length.

Then, she took the gun and filled the arrow into it, and the palm of her hand was in the tail area of the gun, and then a glimmer of light appeared in the palm of her hand, and the gun was suddenly stimulated by this photophobia, and a burst of smoke and fire came out from the other end with a "bang".

In the distance, the arrow that Xiao Feng had shot before was immediately shattered, and it was no longer the same as before.

When the people around him stepped forward to take a look, the giant tree was pierced entirely, and they didn't know where the arrow that had been filled into the gun had drifted away.

You must know that Xiao Xing's cultivation is far inferior to Xiao Feng, but she has obtained far more power than Xiao Feng's arrows with this gun, which shows how powerful this gun is!

No wonder Xiao Xing said that this weapon was enough to threaten the masters of the True Yuan Realm.

And according to today's performance, it is simply deserved. (To be continued.) )