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Zhao Junsheng was quite annoyed and said, "Liu Jinming is underestimating the enemy. I have already said that when dealing with the Southern Dynasty army, don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward, but some people don't listen. This is all right, have you hit the iron plate? Also, Did Liu Jinming get kicked in the head by a donkey when he used light cavalry to charge the battle? According to my order, I ordered Sima Chuzhi to immediately recall Liu Jinming and let him go to the prison to stay sober for a while!"

Chapter 1026 Song Army Spears and Crossbows

Zhao Junsheng asked: "One thing I don't understand is that Liu Jinming's troops did not rush into the enemy's formation. According to the battle report, they overwhelmed the Song army's five rows in front, but they were blocked in the sixth row. If they couldn’t rush in, nearly a thousand people were killed or injured in just a short moment, they were just blocked and not caught in the formation, how could there be so many casualties?”

Lu Shuang stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Yichen guessed that he should have been killed by a large number of arrows from the Song army!"

Zhao Junsheng didn't believe it, and said in surprise: "Song Jun's bow and arrow are so powerful?"

"If it is blocked in place, crowded together, and densely packed, it should be possible!"

After Lu Shuang finished speaking, he turned his head and told a lieutenant beside him, "Go and bring us the Song Army crossbow that we captured from the battlefield, and bring two spears as well!"

The deputy general cupped his fists, turned and left.

Everyone talked about other things in the lobby for a while, and the deputy general quickly brought a Song Army crossbow and two long spears.

"Your Majesty, it's these two things!"

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked over. His eyes first looked at the two spears. The two spears were really long, probably about three meters long, but he knew that the longer the spear, the more demanding the material of the barrel. higher.

He took a long gun and weighed it in his hand, the weight was not light, and then he played a few tricks casually, but in the process of using it, he felt that the material of the gun shaft was unusual, both strong and tough , the gun shaft is very straight, and it will not bend when it is pierced with great force, but it can be bent if it is forced horizontally, and it will not be easy. Powerful enough, such a long spear can also pierce heavy armor without breaking.

At this time, whether it was the Southern Dynasties or the Northern Dynasties, infantry mostly used spears, and only generals and officers used spears, and these spears were specially made, and the cost was not small, and ordinary people could not afford them. Some generals and officers used long lances. It is more troublesome to make, but each shot is worth a lot of money, and the production process takes a long time. Each shot can be regarded as a family heirloom, which is not available to non-general families.

The shaft of a spear is much shorter than that of a long spear, so it is easier to find materials. The spears of all dynasties have been made of special wood, which is strong enough, dense and heavy, but the disadvantage is that it lacks toughness. When it comes to chopping, it is easy to break, so if you use spearmen to form a spear formation, once the enemy cavalry charges head-on, even if it is a light cavalry, the spearmen's spears are easy to break after being hit, and they are often crushed by the cavalry.

The long spears used by generals and officers are very resilient and generally not easy to break. Some martial arts moves must be performed with long spears that are resilient and can be greatly bent. However, if such long spears are used to equip ordinary soldiers, the cost will be too high.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "This is the long spear used by the infantry of the Song Army? Do you know what kind of wood the gun barrel is made of?"

A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, regarding this issue, I thought that everyone present didn't understand it. If you want to know what material it is, you may have to ask the military inspector!"

Yang Lie clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask a few carpenters with good craftsmanship?"

"Go then!"

After a while, three skilled carpenters were brought in. After they saluted, Zhao Junsheng pointed to the two spears and asked, "You three are carpenters, and you know what kind of wood these two spears are made of?" ?"

One of the middle-aged carpenters took a long gun and observed it for a while, then turned around and handed it to an old carpenter and said, "Father Wang, you are always a senior, what material is this long gun made of?"

The old carpenter took the spear, touched it, tapped it with his fingers, and saluted Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, most of the soldiers use spears. The shafts of spears are made of wood. Because they are not too long, they are a little stronger. Any kind of wood can be used, but it will break when subjected to strong force. If it is a gun, the gun shaft is long and will break if a little force is applied, so the wood is very demanding, and it must be tough, straight, and bendable. In the opinion of the little old man, the gun shaft There should be a three-layer structure! The innermost layer should be a kind of wood, the middle layer is not known what it is, the outermost layer is wrapped with a layer of fine hemp rope, and then brushed with a layer of tung oil, and it is finished after drying The barrel of the gun is made, so the barrel of the gun is not smooth!"

Zhao Junsheng pointed to an imperial guard next to him and said, "Take apart one of the spears and see if it has three layers inside, outside, and inside!"

The imperial guard walked over and drew his knife and slashed at the gun barrel three times, but although the gun barrel was damaged, it did not cut off.

One of the carpenters quickly said: "It's enough for the villain to do this. Please allow the villain to bring the tools!"

"Go!"

After the tool was brought, the middle-aged carpenter picked up the saw and sawed it at the place where the knife was cut, and quickly sawed it into two sections.

"Your Majesty, there are indeed three levels, the inner, the outer, and the outer!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I would like to know what materials are used and what process is used to make them?"

The three carpenters got together to discuss it, and then the old carpenter said to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, if you are not mistaken, the heart of this gun shaft should be sword spine wood, and the second layer is wrapped with a thin layer of bamboo. The outer layer is wrapped with fine hemp rope, then soaked in tung oil, taken out to dry, and this gun is made!"

Zhao Junsheng sighed: "No wonder the toughness of this spear is good. The sword spine wood itself is very tough, and then wrapped with thin bamboo sheets to enhance its hardness and flexibility. The outermost layer is wrapped with fine hemp rope and Paulownia oil It plays a fixed role, and maintains its toughness, and it does not slip when held in the hand!"

"Your Majesty said that's exactly what your Majesty said. The Song Dynasty used the technique of making lances to make gun shafts. They simplified the process of making lances. This gun shaft can be used by ordinary cavalry as a horse lance, but it is not good for generals. Some!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "The people of the Southern Dynasty are really smart enough to simplify the process of making lances to make long spears for infantry!"

Spears, guns and lances are different. First of all, the sharp part of the head is very different. The spear head is generally flat and has a certain chopping effect; Armor; the spearhead is longer than both the spear head and the gun head, it is an enlarged and elongated version of the spear head, which is equivalent to a tetrahedral long sword with two ridges, and its armor-piercing ability is stronger than that of a gun.

The shaft of the spear is shorter than the shaft of the gun and the shaft of the spear. Both the shaft of the spear and the shaft of the gun are made of a single material, usually made of wood. The knight spear is generally a one-time combat weapon when charging. Even before a charge is completed, the shaft of the gun is broken. You can only use a sword to slash and stab at close quarters.

The gun shaft is longer than the spear shaft, and the material requires a certain degree of flexibility, because the length is too long, and it is easy to break if it is not flexible.

The lance is generally made of composite materials, that is, made of several materials. It has weight and is tough enough not to break easily. The manufacturing process is complicated and the cost is high.

From the perspective of applicability, practicality and economy, spears and guns are popular weapons and can be widely equipped with soldiers, but lances can only be used by generals. The production cost of this thing is too high, and the ruling class cannot equip ordinary soldiers on a large scale .

Zhao Junsheng took the remaining long spear and said to the ministers and generals: "If our cavalry use this kind of long spear, will it have a stronger penetrating power when charging?"

Zhao Junsheng himself is a master of spears. Of course, he knows that if such a long spear is equipped with cavalry, it must be much better than the spears currently equipped by the dry army cavalry. Although it is not necessary to use the horses used by cavalry generals, it is enough to equip ordinary cavalry soldiers!

More importantly, it is longer than a spear. As the saying goes, one inch is longer and one inch is stronger. This is a great advantage for cavalry. The cavalry of the enemy and us are facing each other. If one of the weapons is longer, it will definitely stab the opponent first. , how much advantage does this have?

Yang Lie stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if we equip our cavalry with such long spears, our cavalry's penetrating power can be increased by more than [-]% when sprinting, and the same is true for infantry! If our infantry use spears to fight The infantry of the Song army are at a disadvantage in terms of weapons when attacking each other!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and said to the accompanying ministers: "Immediately send people to collect more Song Army's new spears and send them to the Military Weapons Supervision, let them think about how to learn from the Song Army's manufacturing process to make more durable spears, the production process It should not be too complicated, and the cost of the long gun produced must be low, and it must be widely equipped with lieutenant soldiers!"

"promise!"

Zhao Junsheng let the three carpenters go out, and then picked up the Song Army infantry crossbow in the hand of a soldier next to him, "Hey, this Song Army infantry crossbow is still very light in weight, what is the range?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the shooting range is [-] steps farther than the previous continuous crossbows. Its bowstring has a strong ejection power. Look here, it can be wound easily, and it can be wound with a single pull. Moreover, when you pull here, the bowstring in the arrow box The crossbow arrows automatically fall into the arrow slots!"

Zhao Junsheng observed and fumbled for a while. This Song Army crossbow is more convenient and labor-saving than the previous Liannu. It is almost equivalent to the earliest rifle in later generations. Pull the bolt and pull the trigger to fire, which is faster than using a bow and arrow!

He aimed at a wooden pillar supporting the tent next to him and fired all the arrows in a quiver in one breath. It took less than 15 seconds in total. On average, it only took [-] seconds to fire a single arrow.

"No wonder the Song army killed nearly a thousand of my cavalry in just a short moment. With this fast and intensive arrow firing ability, its large-scale concentrated use is really powerful!"

"Come on, send people to collect more of these Song Army infantry crossbows immediately, and send them back to the Chang'an Military Weapons Supervision. Let them imitate them for me first. The performance can't be worse than this, and then use this as the basis to develop a longer-range crossbow. Far, easier to operate, more lethal individual crossbow!"

Chapter 1027

On August [-]th, Zhao Junsheng personally led an army out of Baidi City in Yong'an and marched into Yiling.

On the march, Zhao Junsheng was actually a little worried about whether the logistics could keep up. Now that Sichuan and Sichuan are short of food and a lot of waste is waiting for prosperity, the imperial court should vigorously manage the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. It only takes two or three years to wait for Sichuan. All parts of Shu have regained their vitality, and they will continue to deliver a large amount of grain and grass to the imperial court every year.

But right now is a good time to send troops eastward. If you give up this opportunity, you have to wait until the time to send troops to attack the Southern Dynasty, and you don't know when you will have to wait.

Zhao Junsheng didn't want to let go of this opportunity. He is over 40 years old. Although he is now in his prime, and his body functions maintain the vitality of a young man after practicing martial arts every day these years, he is finally getting old, and The kids have grown up too, and they need space and a stage to show their talents, and he can't always occupy that position.

On the way to Yiling, Zhao Junsheng thought a lot. If he could defeat Xiao Sihua's [-] Song army this time, he would be able to take advantage of the situation and wipe out Jiangbei, and drive all the forces of the Southern Song Dynasty to the south of the Yangtze River. As for the future, we will talk about it later. If there is a chance in the future, he certainly hopes to solve the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, unify China, and complete the great cause of unification.

Only by unification can the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, and can they devote their minds and energy to vigorously develop people's livelihood, technology and culture. The world cannot be unified, and wars will break out at any time. In the end, it is always the people who are affected by the war and suffer.

If he could not defeat Xiao Sihua's [-] Song army, then he could only give up and retreat to Yong'an, and first manage Sichuan and Shu properly before planning for the future.

Along the way, the Song army abandoned several cities and large areas of territory. The Qian army once again occupied several punishments without bloodshed. On the way, the army turned Wushan, passed through Badong, and arrived at Zigui. near the city.

"Report" came galloping on a fast horse.