Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 83 83: Rubber slingshot crossbow

Northwest Hanzhong.

In the Hanwang Palace, Zhu Yue was having breakfast with his family.

"Yue'er, do you still have more amulets?"

Concubine Zhou, who was eating breakfast, suddenly asked.

When Zhu Yue specially gave her a white jade amulet before, Concubine Zhou didn't take it too seriously. She just thought it was her son's filial piety towards her.

But during this period, after she wore this white jade amulet with her, she naturally noticed some changes in her body!
  Although Zhu Yue, who was born to Concubine Zhou when she was sixteen, is now in her thirties, at nearly forty, she can clearly feel that her body is going downhill, which is definitely different from a twenty-year-old girl. Incomparable!

But just after wearing the white jade amulet for a period of time, she felt some obvious changes in her body!

Not to mention that the overall energy of the person has obviously improved a lot than before, even the skin color is much fairer than before, and the wrinkles on the face have even begun to fade!

Even she felt like she was at least ten years younger, as if she was in her twenties again!
  If it were just these, Concubine Zhou still couldn't be sure that it was the white jade amulet that contributed to it!

But yesterday when she was playing in the yard with her grandson Zhu Xiaqiu, the little guy almost climbed onto the rockery and fell!
  I almost scared her soul out at that time!
  However, even though Zhu Xiaqiu fell, nothing happened. More importantly, she clearly saw that the moment Zhu Xiaqiu fell off the rockery, the white jade he wore around his neck actually emitted light. A dazzling white light!

Later, Concubine Zhou specifically asked Zhu Yue, and after Zhu Yue heard that Zhu Xiaqiu had fallen, he told her as a matter of course that with that amulet, even swords and guns would not be able to harm Zhu Xiaqiu!
  Now Concubine Zhou had to believe it even if she didn’t believe it!

For a time, Concubine Zhou also paid special attention to the white jade amulet given to her by Zhu Yue. At the same time, she was convinced that her son was a truly capable Taoist priest. As Zhu Yuanzhang said before, he had reached a very advanced level!
  Otherwise, how could ordinary people refine such a protective weapon?
  After being convinced that what Zhu Yue said was true and that the white jade amulet was indeed a treasure, Concubine Zhou naturally had other thoughts!
  "It is quite troublesome to refine this amulet. I have only refined a few pieces. What is the purpose of this amulet?"

Zhu Li shook his head slowly. In fact, he roughly understood what his mother was thinking.

No need to guess, I must be thinking about getting an amulet for the old man!
  "My mother thinks that you should give your father a piece of such a good thing!"

"Don't you often go to retreat?"

"Next time you go into seclusion, how about you refine a piece and give it to your father?"

Concubine Zhou Guifei heard Zhu Li said no, but she had no intention of giving up. Anyway, Zhu Li spent half a month in seclusion last time and made two white jade amulets. In her opinion, it was just a matter of ten days. !

The most troublesome thing for Concubine Zhou has always been the relationship between her son Zhu Yue and her biological father Zhu Yuanzhang!

After all, Zhu Yue had been scolded by Zhu Yuanzhang, his father, for practicing Taoism and refining elixirs before!
  The relationship between father and son is a bit tense after all!
  Although Zhu Yue was generally quite satisfied with the general performance of the vassal, Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied because of this matter of cultivating Taoism and refining elixirs!
  If Zhu Yue can send an amulet to Zhu Yuanzhang this time, maybe Zhu Yuanzhang will be happy and the relationship between father and son will take a further step!

Moreover, now Zhu Yuanzhang knows that Zhu Yue's practice of Taoism and alchemy is the right path, and he even wants Zhu Yue to help Prince Zhu Biao treat his illness. From Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, the previous misunderstanding about Zhu Yue should be eliminated!
  But Zhu Li doesn’t know anything yet!

Concubine Zhou did this mainly to give both father and son a step forward.

If Zhu Yue can receive the amulet refined by Zhu Yue, Zhu Yuanzhang will be happy as a father, and maybe the relationship between father and son will take a further step forward immediately. This is also the result she wants to see!
  Hearing Concubine Zhou say this, Zhu Li's face showed a true look.

"Refining an amulet is not that simple. There are some things that my mother-in-law doesn't understand!"

"But since the mother-in-law has said this, I will definitely take it into consideration. If there is a chance, I will naturally refine an extra amulet and send it to my father!"

Zhu Li thought for a moment and nodded slowly.

"You should be more considerate. Your father is getting older. If you can get him an amulet, he will be very happy!"

After hearing this, Concubine Zhou couldn't say anything more.

Although Zhu Li did not directly agree, at least he did not directly refuse.

She was afraid that if she pushed too hard, Lao Jiu would become rebellious, which would be self-defeating!
  "My son understands!"

Zhu Li nodded pretendingly, but didn't take it seriously.

It wasn't that he objected to giving Zhu Yuanzhang an amulet, he just didn't think it was necessary!

After all, the old man had been so repulsive to his practice of Taoism and alchemy, so he would not rush to scold him!

If I send this amulet to you, if the old man doesn't like it, he might even get a scolding in exchange for it. Isn't it a shame on my part?

Although my mother told me about Zhu Biao last time, and the old man asked him to find a way to extend Zhu Biao's life, in Zhu Yue's opinion, it should be just a coincidence!

The reason why the old man invited him was just to treat a dead horse as a live doctor. It was just because he was too nervous about Zhu Biao!
  Before he was sure of the old man's true attitude, he would not do such a self-destructive thing!

"Your Highness, Zhui Feng has been brought out for you!"

At this moment, Zhao Jian, dressed in armor, came to Zhu Yue to report.

Zhui Feng is Zhu Li's favorite war horse. He once accompanied Zhu Li on the battlefield for several years, and he also made great contributions when fighting the Tatars!
  Although this horse is a bit old now, Zhu Li is still used to riding it when he goes out!
  "Yue'er, are you leaving the city again?"

"Retreat?"

Concubine Zhou couldn't help but ask.

"I do have to leave the city, but it's not a retreat. I have to go to the military camp!"

"It's been a while since I visited the military camp. The soldiers can't slack off in their training!"

Zhu Yue shook his head, but he was not lying. This time he was indeed planning to go to the Guards camp.

"Then go quickly and remember to come back early!"

After hearing this, Concubine Zhou didn't say much. Zhu Yue immediately left the Han Palace with Zhao Jian, and went straight out of the city to the camp of the Hanzhong Guards!

After Zhu Yue arrived at the military camp, Geng Qing also appeared in front of Zhu Yue and handed over a list of names!
  At the same time, prison cars were escorted to the military camp from outside!
  At first glance, there were hundreds of prisoners!
  "Your Highness, these prisoners on death row were all escorted from Xi'an Mansion, and they have all been certified!"

Geng Qing reported the news angrily.

"There's no unjust, false or wrongful conviction, right?"

Zhu Yue asked calmly.

"It is not a pity for them all to die!"

Geng Qing nodded.

"Send it directly to Dingjun Mountain!"

"Just leave the rest to Yan Nangui!"

Zhu Li nodded with satisfaction and ordered.

If you want to increase the ferocity of the zombies in the Tomb of the Silent Army, feeding them with the flesh and blood of living people is definitely the best choice!

When Zhu Yue attacked the Hexi Corridor and Hami, they could even get some Tatars as tribute!
  But since the Hexi Corridor has been completely controlled by Zhu Li, and Hami has become the Hami Guard of the Ming Dynasty, basically no one dares to come to Zhu Li's territory without opening his eyes!

Zhu Yue had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and choose those damned people who were treacherous and evil to be the tributes of these Jijun!
  "Humble post obeys orders!"

Geng Qing responded, then directly led a team of troops to escort these death row prisoners on the road again!

These death row prisoners still don’t know what will be waiting for them, but everyone has a look of fear on their faces!

However, Zhu Yue has no sympathy for these damned people!
  "Your Highness, everything is ready and waiting for you!"

Zhao Jian reminded Zhu Li softly at this time.

"Very good, I hope you won't disappoint me!"

Zhu Yue said and walked into the military camp.

When he came to the military camp this time, he had more important things than dealing with these death row prisoners!

That is, a crossbow made of three strands of rubber bands has been made!
  As for the rubber bands, they were made from natural rubber extracted from the first batch of rubber grass shipped from the Western Regions!

To put it bluntly, this rubber crossbow is an enhanced version of a slingshot!
  In modern society, slingshots are extremely common. Basically, boys play with this thing in their childhood!
  In fact, it is just a toy made of tree branches tied with rubber bands!

Although it is just a toy, it can be used to shoot birds and some small animals, target the fatal parts of people at close range, and even kill people!
  However, those slingshot toys made of tree branches and rubber bands basically shoot mud balls or pebbles, and the people they hit will only be slightly injured at most!

But the slingshot crossbow made by Zhu Yue that uses three strands of rubber bands as the ejection power is different. It has a frame directly made of iron. The rubber bands are as thick as one finger, and the three strands are used simultaneously!

The entire shape is somewhat different from ordinary crossbows, making it easier to aim. There is even a gun-stock-like design installed at the tail, which can make the launch more stable and easier to aim!
  In addition, when loading, people with insufficient arm strength cannot even pull the slingshot with three rubber bands. They must use their feet to load the gun. The ammunition used is also a short crossbow arrow, but it is extremely powerful!
  The power of this shot is about three times more powerful than some slingshots in later generations that can kill people. The crossbow arrows are shot with a whistling wind!
  And there is no threshold for using this thing. Even if it is loaded with a pedal, all soldiers can easily get started!

And the accuracy of shooting is definitely more accurate than ordinary bows and arrows. After all, they are made according to firearms!

People usually have a misunderstanding about archers in the army. Whether they are ancient or modern people, they all think that archers can only wait to die as long as they encounter a close combat situation!
  However, the reality is that archers are often the unit with the strongest individual combat effectiveness!

The reason is also very simple. If you want to be an archer, you must first have enough arm strength. It will definitely not work if you are weak!

An army of [-] people only has a few thousand archers at best!
  With such a ratio, you can imagine the quality of these archers, allowing them to fight in hand-to-hand combat with ordinary soldiers. Ordinary soldiers are really no match for them!

You must know that not everyone can pull the bow and arrow in the army!

Without strong arm strength, it would be difficult for you to pull a two-stone bow, let alone shoot it accurately!

But this kind of rubber slingshot crossbow is different. Not only are they powerful, but they are also very easy to use!
  Even if you don't meet the requirements of an archer, this thing can basically be loaded with legs. The most test is personal accuracy, that is, you have to have good eyesight and aim accurately!
  In addition, compared with ordinary bows and arrows, the range is about twice as high!
  According to records, the range of bows and arrows in the ancient army was basically around [-] meters, which is quite far!
  This range is even farther than the fire blunderbuss used by the Ming Dynasty today!

This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty had firearms such as firecrackers, but it still couldn't destroy the Tatars in Beiyuan!
  One is that the power of the fire gun is too small, and the other is that the range is too short!

In addition, these steppe Tatars are very smart and will not fight you in close combat. If they cannot defeat you, they will run directly to the depths of the desert, which will only make the Ming Dynasty's army stare!
  Perhaps the only firearm that can scare the prairie Tatars is the Hongwu cannon!

But that thing is too heavy. It can be used for defense in border cities, but dragging it across the grassland is completely unrealistic!

This is one of the reasons why the Beiyuan Tatars are still able to reach this point!

However, the rubber slingshot crossbow that Zhu Yue has now developed can reach a range of about [-] meters. Although it seems to Zhu Yue that it is still a bit short, at least in the encounter with the Tatars, it is enough to ensure that the Tatars can Before the cavalry could even rush to him, they were shot into a sieve!
  From this point of view, having this rubber slingshot crossbow is equivalent to having the confidence to be invincible!

The main purpose of Zhu Yue's visit to the Hanzhong Army's camp was to test-fire the newly manufactured slingshot and crossbow!
  After confirming that there are no problems, mass production can be carried out, and then a large number of equipment will be given to the Hanzhong Guards!

These are all guarantees of the combat effectiveness of the Hanzhong Army!
  Arriving at the prepared shooting range, Zhu Yue looked at a slingshot and crossbow in his hand. Although the manufacturing process was not sophisticated and was incomparable with later generations, as long as it did not affect its use, these could be ignored!

After all, this was in the Ming Dynasty, how could it compare with the craftsmanship of later generations?
  Zhu Li loaded the gun directly with his hands. With his arm strength, he couldn't even use his feet!

After aiming at a wooden stake not far away, Zhu Yue directly pulled the trigger!

Accompanied by the howling wind, the short arrow shot out from the slingshot and crossbow, and instantly sank into the wooden pile!

"Not bad!"

Zhu Li nodded with satisfaction!
  (End of this chapter)