The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

It just so happens that at this moment, the time has come.

Tang Hao led everyone back to the workshop again.

Under everyone's confused explanations, Tang Hao stepped forward, poked the concrete bastion with his finger, and suddenly showed a look of satisfaction.

Well, very hard.

Fortunately, the sun is shining brightly today, so everything has been dried, so hard!

Seeing his smile, Zhu Houzhao immediately asked: "Tang Hou, tell me, what on earth is this?"

"Your Majesty, this thing is called "cement". As for its use, it can be described as indestructible!"

"In the future, whether building roads, bridges or cities, cement will be the best material. Not only is it difficult to destroy for thousands of years, it is an excellent material for building roads and bridges. It is also used in the military and can be said to be "impregnable". Except for artillery maniacs Except for indiscriminate bombing, the enemy cannot be easily destroyed, just like this miniature bastion in front of you!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with astonishment, which immediately turned into ecstasy.

His Majesty the Emperor stepped forward and looked at the miniature bastion carefully, and then kicked it like a naughty child. This scene made Yang Tinghe's mouth twitch, and he selectively ignored it.

As a result, the bastion did not move at all, but Zhu Houzhao grimaced in pain.

Damn, is this too hard?

"Come on, come on, try how hard it is!"

The furious His Majesty the Emperor immediately ordered angrily.

Tang Hao gave Anguo a look, and the latter immediately understood and stepped forward to start the test.

The simplest test is to kick. After all, Anguo is also a burly general in the Han army. His strength is naturally not comparable to that of Zhu Houzhao. But even if Anguo kicked with all his strength, the cement bastion did not move at all. Anguo even gave a run-up and used He kicked with all his strength, but it only left a footprint, nothing more!

Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao suddenly became more excited.

"That fool, use a knife!"

As soon as Chang Kuohai heard this, he thought he was calling me, so he immediately pulled out the sword from his waist, then stepped forward to gather strength, shouted loudly, and struck the surface of the bastion with the sword. .

With a loud bang, dust flew into the air in an instant!

The next time, everyone only saw the confused Chang Er and the half-broken sword in his hand!

And that cement bastion only left a knife mark on the surface!

Shock!

The whole place was silent!

The onlookers were dumbfounded.

That was Chang Er's full-strength sword strike!

This Chang Er fool can be called the second Zhongshan Hou. He is born with supernatural power and has good martial arts. At this moment, he is at his peak. With one strike of his sword, he failed to split the concrete bastion. Instead, it broke his own sword. Got it!

This damn place is a bit too hard!

Zhu Houzhao's face turned red with excitement at this moment, and he ordered again: "Use bow and arrow!"

The young emperor always liked war, so he immediately thought of a key point.

If this cement bastion is placed on the battlefield, it will be an excellent bunker!

What is the best thing about Mongolians?

Unparalleled riding and shooting!

These Mongolian Tatars have been practicing riding and shooting since they were young. Both men and women are natural cavalry, so it is necessary to test the bastion with bows and arrows now!

Anguo immediately summoned a small group of Beijing soldiers, stood up from all directions, and fired arrows to attack the concrete bastion in the center!

The arrow shot out and hit the bastion directly. Then there was a "pop" sound, and the arrow lost its power and fell to the ground. There were only some white spots on the cement bastion!

This cement bastion can indeed be called indestructible!

But, it's not enough!

Zhu Houzhao was thinking. He wanted to find out where the limit of this thing was!

"Come here, bring a crossbow from the palace!"

"Your Majesty, isn't this a little too much?"

Yang Tinghe reminded angrily.

Damn it, do you really have to destroy this fortress to be happy?

You brought a crossbow over here, why didn't you use a cannon to blast it?

Besides, where did the Mongols get their bed crossbows?

Since the lethality of their bows and arrows has been proven, isn't it enough?

Before Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth, Tang Hao said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, just test it."

"Knowing the limits of this concrete bastion will help reduce the casualties of the army's officers and soldiers!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone also reacted.

This thing must be used on the battlefield first.

At that time, they will be excellent bunkers to protect the safety of soldiers.

Zhu Di nodded with a smile and urged the soldiers to carry the crossbow.

Then he came to Tang Hao's side and asked with a low smile: "Are you sure about the bed crossbow test?"

Tang Hao smiled bitterly when he heard this and shook his head.

He was really not sure, after all, it was a bed crossbow!

The Weak Song Dynasty was a dynasty with highly prosperous commodity economy, culture, education, and scientific innovation in Chinese history, but it was also a dynasty with very weak military strength.

The combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty's army was so low that it could not handle the powerful Liao Kingdom in the north, nor could it handle the weak Xixia Kingdom in the northwest. In the end, it came up with such shameful things as annual tribute and annual coins. It became the only Central Plains dynasty to submit tribute to the grassland dynasty, and the ancestors lost their face!

When most people talk about the weak military strength of the Song Dynasty, they can only sigh.

But then again, although the weak Song Dynasty was not good at fighting, it was still commendable in terms of military technological innovation. For example, the Song Dynasty's army was mainly infantry, so they focused on the improvement of bows and crossbows in terms of weapon innovation. The killing weapon is the three-bow bed crossbow!

The bed crossbow is a powerful crossbow in ancient times. It is pulled by a winch and has a long range. It can fire a large number of arrows at the same time, causing large-scale damage to the enemy. The only drawback is that it is not accurate enough. If it is said that in the hands of ancient soldiers The bow and arrow are equivalent to modern guns, then the crossbow is equivalent to modern artillery, and its lethality is the kind where a single crossbow arrow can kill dozens or hundreds of enemies!

After the Song Dynasty, the Song people who loved scientific inventions improved and innovated on the bed crossbows of previous dynasties, and finally invented the ultimate "big killer" in the cold weapon era - the three-bow bed crossbow.

Three-bow bed crossbow, also known as bed crossbow. Its structure is roughly that three or four strong bows are installed on a crossbow bed as a conjoined power, and a shaft turner (i.e. winch) is used to stretch the string and open the bow. There are seven arrow paths on the crossbow arm, and a giant arrow is placed in the middle one. The arrows of the crossbow are made of hard wood as the shaft and iron pieces as the feathers. It is known as "one gun, three swords and arrows".

In other words, what it shoots is not the ordinary bow and arrow we see in TV series, but a javelin about three feet and five inches long. The tail feathers are three iron feathers that are like long swords. Such a giant arrow is no longer In conjunction with the other arrows on the bed crossbow, the bow arrows are shot out in a row, and its power is simply unimaginable.

The three-bow bed crossbow is particularly famous in history mainly because of its great power in a war that changed the destiny of history.

In the first year of Jingde in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao army went south to invade the Song Dynasty. The two sides fought a bloody battle in Lichanzhou City. Later, the Song army used a three-bow crossbow to kill the Liao army commander Xiao Talin with one arrow. The commander was killed. The Liao army Not wanting to fight, he reached a peace agreement with the Northern Song Dynasty, which was the famous "Chanyuan Alliance" in history.

Therefore, the power of this thing is actually no different from that of ancient artillery.

It was precisely because of the development of firearms that the Ming Dynasty did not pay too much attention to the bed crossbow. After all, this thing was very lethal, but it was too cumbersome and troublesome to operate. On the contrary, it was not as convenient and easy to use as the artillery, so it was gradually eliminated. There are still some that are reserved for city defense.

Soon the crossbow was brought over and the soldiers began to assemble it.

"Hurry up and set up the bed crossbow and aim at this cement bastion!"

Following the emperor's order, generals An Guo and Chang Kuohai began to operate the crossbows themselves.

After a moment, Anguo shouted: "Your Majesty, you are ready!"

"Shoot!" Zhu Houzhao shouted excitedly, like a naughty child who discovered a new toy.

Chang Kuohai raised the hammer and slammed it down, and then with a "bang" sound, a huge crossbow arrow as thick as an arm hit the gray wall of the bastion.

In an instant, a scene happened that made everyone dumbfounded. The giant arrow that was supposed to be inserted into the wall actually collapsed, rolled and flew far away, and hit the ground directly!

Everyone was stunned and stared at the cement fortress!

"Quick! Keep cumming!"

Zhu Houzhao's face turned red with excitement and he roared loudly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound of the crossbow rang again and again, and it took less than half an hour before the cement fortress was finally penetrated!

However, this result is exciting enough!

Zhu Houzhao raised his hands to stop the test with red eyes.

Because there is no need!

Its sturdiness is the best in the world!

It's nothing to be able to block swords, bows and arrows, ordinary city walls can do it!

But if you block the bed crossbow, you can block the terrifying lethality. This is really shocking!

After shock, came ecstasy.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Tang Hao with surprise on his face, and his fiery eyes made people feel terrified.

"Tang Hou, what are the shortcomings of this thing?"

After Tang Hao thought for a moment, he slowly spoke.

"It's not without its shortcomings. Temperature is the key."

"Because the weather is cold, water freezes easily, so the cement may take longer to solidify. Generally, the lower the temperature, the longer the cement solidifies and the worse the effect!"

"Other aspects are that during the solidification process of cement, it cannot be damaged or interfered with, otherwise it will affect the shaping!"

These problems are not big, far better than other materials!

The solidification time is short and it is indestructible, so any shortcomings are nothing.

What more bikes do you want?

Wang Qiong was also smiling. With this cement, he could complete the task of building the side wall within three years. It would be a piece of cake. It didn't even take three years, two years or even one year would be enough!

Zhu Houzhao has not yet recovered from the excitement.

This thing can not only be used for people's livelihood, it is also a sharp weapon on the battlefield!

"Savage, savage, you really gave me a great gift!"

He seemed to see concrete bastions dotted in every corner of the prairie desert. When the prairie barbarians set foot here, they were destined to become corpses!

He seemed to see concrete fortresses standing guard and helping each other, extending Ming's tentacles to anywhere in the world!

This is not only an infrastructure artifact, but also an out-and-out battlefield weapon!

Tang Hao smiled and said nothing.

The use of cement is not just in the military!