Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 222 Repeating Crossbow
"Your Majesty, the territory of the Right and Worthy King of the Xiongnu has been included in the territory of the Qin State. It is the best plan to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Your Majesty, please go to Maodun!" Li Si said slowly.

Li Si's words broke the hearts of all civil and military officials.

With the great victory ahead, the morale of our soldiers is high, and the soldiers can be split into two flanks.

But this victory seems to have gone too smoothly. Could it be that Mao Dun had premeditated it?

If you attack rashly, you may be caught in a trick!
Judging from the Qin army's four-way attack on the Huns, it seems that Mao Dun did not have too conspicuous achievements, which is obviously not his style.

A person who has almost the same experience as himself is definitely not stupid.

"Autumn is coming soon, and the army's attack is wrong. Right now, we should recharge our batteries and annex Modun in one fell swoop next year!"

Qin Wangzheng issued an order, and the faces of civil and military officials gradually became dignified. If you don't take advantage of the victory and pursue it, you will completely miss the opportunity!

But Qin Wangzheng is naturally not an indecisive person. It turns out that he is a young slave who wants to go to another world to find him.

[Ding, the little childish slave is going to travel, please prepare the host]
After Qin Wangzheng prepared the luggage for Xiaozhinu, Xiaozhinu took the rift in time and space and came to another world.

Qin Wangzheng immediately issued a royal edict ordering the four generals of the empire to return to the capital to hold a meeting.

Three Kingdoms era.

When Xiao Zhinu came to another world, he watched a century war: Zhuge Liang led millions of people to conquer the barbarians.

This time they used a new type of crossbow called Yuanrong crossbow, which was used to deal with barbarians.

In order to change the poverty and backwardness of the area, Zhuge Liang "persuaded the barbarians to build castles and farm and mulberry, and all the barbarians moved from the mountains and forests to the plains", and promoted the use of advanced farming techniques and tools of the Han people in the area to promote local agricultural production.

But Meng Huo's face was still tense. They were unwilling to be reconciled to the rule of the Shu Han, and wanted to rise up to resist and become the king of the mountain by themselves.

It's a pity that Zhuge Liang captured and released Meng Huo seven times. Meng Huo completely surrendered and surrendered to Shu Han willingly.

This time the Zhuge Liannu played a major role, which opened the eyes of the barbarian soldiers. They have lived in the south for so many years, and they have always used the bows and crossbows of their ancestors. Shoot ten crossbows in a row!
Meng Huo also clearly understood the gap between the tribe and the Central Plains. If he resisted, it would be like a moth flying into a flame and destroying himself. Only by surrendering could he learn knowledge from the Central Plains and improve production capacity.

After weighing the pros and cons, Meng Huo took the initiative to apologize, with tears in his eyes, and knelt down on one knee and said, "It is the greatest benevolence and righteousness for Mr. to capture me seven times and not kill me. This king is willing to surrender and deter many other tribes. No rebellion is allowed." !"

Zhuge Liang quickly helped him up, and ordered the officers to stay in the local area to teach the methods of farming and mulberry control. Meng Huo was very grateful.

And all this was witnessed by the little childish slave.

The majestic Zhangtai Palace crawls solemnly like a giant beast in Xianyang, the imperial capital.

In the main hall, under the faint candlelight, the figure of Qin Wangzheng loomed.

There was a mechanical sound in my mind.

[Ding, the little childish slave sent travel photos, please check the host]
Qin Wangzheng clicked on the system panel, and Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo appeared on the photo.

Zhuge Liang's face was pale, and he looked like a native of the Central Plains, but Meng Huo had the features of Chu's Baiyue land, and seemed to be a barbarian.

After clicking on the recording, the content deepened Qin Wangzheng's inference.

After listening deeply, one can hear a new attack tool of Zhuge Liannu from inside.

A faint smile appeared on Qin Wangzheng's face.

The new crossbow may be used by Daqin, so that Daqin's winning rate will be even better.

When he heard that the new type of crossbow could fire ten arrows in a row, Qin Wangzheng swallowed his saliva and felt a chill down his spine.

In the hunting era in the early years, for hunting, the ancestors invented the bow and arrow with their wisdom.

Originally, the arrow clusters of bows and crossbows were aimed at ferocious beasts, but since the Xia Dynasty, bows and arrows have gradually evolved into tools of war, targeting soldiers.

However, although the bow and arrow have a long range, they are flexible and strong. After bending the bow and nocking the arrow, they can be launched directly, forming a rain of arrows to suppress firepower.

The bow is also divided into soft bow and hard bow. The soft bow shoots fast and is mostly used for cavalry archery, while the hard bow shoots far away and is mostly used for infantry attack.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, inspired by the action of archery and the development of handicraft technology, people turned the bow horizontally and installed the crossbow arm at the bow handle and slotted the back of the crossbow arm to install the crossbow machine, and used the crossbow arm instead of people to shoot arrows. At that time, the bowman, the crossbow machine replaced the stringer, and made the earliest crossbow.

In "Wuyue Spring and Autumn", there is a record of a story in which King Goujian of Yue asked Chu general Chen Yin about archery. In addition to teaching archery, Chen Yin also told the history of the development of bow and crossbow. Chen Yin attributed the invention of crossbow to the qin of Chu State. Shi, and put forward the saying that "the crossbow is born from the bow, the arm is bowed horizontally, and the machine is used to set the pivot".

This is the earliest record of crossbows, which shows that crossbows had begun to become popular during the Spring and Autumn Period. By the Warring States Period, crossbows had been used in large-scale operations, and their lethality was astonishing.

Although the crossbow must be wound and aimed before the trigger can be pulled, it can only be used in close combat.

But compared with the bow and arrow, the crossbow has three advantages.

First, after the crossbow string is stretched, it is hung on the teeth of the crossbow machine, which does not require manpower to maintain, which helps the shooter to aim and facilitates salvo.

Second, in the process of crossbow tensioning, not only hands can be used, but also legs, waist and other strong parts can be used to exert force. Can increase the range and power of the crossbow.

Third, the crossbow can aim and shoot at three points and one line, which greatly improves the accuracy and is simpler to shoot than a bow.

However, a ballista can only fire one arrow, which greatly weakens the use of the ballista, and it can only be used when enemy soldiers are approaching.

But the Zhuge Liannu can fire ten pieces in a row, so that the soldiers only need to determine the general position of the enemy before pulling the trigger. The crossbow can be like a hard bow, forming a rain of arrows all over the sky, and suppressing the enemy with firepower.

Qin Wangzheng flicked his sleeve robe, threw his sleeves up, and said slowly: "Xuan Qinmo enters the palace!"

A quarter of an hour later, Qin Mo slowly entered the hall, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, these magical weapons are enough to make the soldiers of the Great Qin better equipped. A small change cannot make ten bows and crossbows fire in succession."

"Ten bows and crossbows can form a rain of arrows all over the sky, and give the Huns a hard blow."

"I can order Daqin craftsmen to make [-] of them for the frontline soldiers during the winter."

Qin Wangzheng was waiting for these words, with a smile on his face, he said slowly: "If you can annihilate Maodun, you will have a great contribution!"

Immediately, Tian Feng's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he slowly stepped out of the hall to forge a large-scale crossbow machine.

Just when the King of Qin was overjoyed, a piece of bad news came to Zhangtai Palace: Wusun State attacked Dayuezhi, Dayuezhi was in danger, and Daqin was asked to send troops to rescue them.

(End of this chapter)