When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 316: Of course we have to use Ming Dynasty bows to shoot Han Dynasty people

"Director Zhen, where is Southeast Asia?"

When Zhang Fei heard the unfamiliar words, he immediately used his good quality of asking questions when he didn't understand.

"Forget about Southeast Asia. I'll find a map and explain it to you in detail." Zhen De brought the laptop in front of him, opened the browser skillfully, and his slender fingers fell on the keyboard, making crackling sounds.

"found it."

Zhen De's voice made Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun put their heads in front of the laptop screen. They looked at the screen and a map with various annotations came into their eyes. The densely packed small characters made them dizzy and overwhelmed.

Fortunately, this was not the first time they had seen the map of the fairyland in the future.

"This is Southeast Asia," Zhen De pointed at the screen and explained to everyone, "Southeast Asia is located in the southeast of Asia, including the Indochina Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago. The Indochina Peninsula is named because it is located south of our country, and the place I am talking about is on the Indochina Peninsula. This place is called Champa."

"Champa?"

Liu Bei, the most knowledgeable among the four, was a little surprised, which made Zhen De look at him with curiosity and doubt.

"Brother Liu, what's wrong?"

"I seem to have seen the name of the Champa people somewhere. Director Zhen, you said that the Indochina Peninsula is in the south of our country. I have a question. During the Han Dynasty, the southernmost part of the Han Dynasty was Jiaozhi County. Is there any connection between Champa, located in the Indochina Peninsula, and Jiaozhi County?"

"Brother Liu, that's a good question."

"In the sixth year of Emperor Wu of Han's reign, he established counties in Baiyue, including Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Hepu, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan, Zhuya, and Dan'er, which were under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhi Provincial Administration. Among them, Rinan County had a county called Xianglin County. In the third year of Chuping,

Seeing the strange expression on Zhang Fei's face, Zhen De then remembered that the time when Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun lived was still in the Zhongping period, at least three years away from the third year of Chuping of Emperor Xian of Han.
Therefore, he explained: "Chuping is the reign title of Liu Xie's succession to the throne. Zhongping 6 is at least three years away from Chuping 3."

When he heard about Rinnan County, Liu Bei felt that the lost memories came back to his mind again. Rinnan County, formerly Qin Xiang County, was established and renamed in the sixth year of Emperor Wu’s Yuanding reign.

No wonder, no wonder. I was wondering why it was so familiar. It turns out that Ban Mengjian, who wrote "Baihutongyi", once recorded Rinan County.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, and they both thought of the same thing: could it be that the place that was closely related to high-quality rice varieties was lost after a few years?

Thinking of this, the curiosity in their hearts grew stronger and stronger. Zhang Fei urged: "So that's it. I know. Director Zhen, please continue."

Zhen De nodded and continued, "In Rinan County, there is a county called Xianglin County."

"In the third year of Chuping, the people of Xianglin County, Qu Lian, took advantage of the fact that many heroes in the Eastern Han Dynasty were rising up and had no time to worry about anything. They raised their arms and gathered thousands of people, captured the county government, killed the county magistrate, and broke away from the Han Dynasty, calling themselves the Linyi Kingdom. From then on, they continued to move northward and encroached on China until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when they completely severed ties with China, and Rinan County was abolished."

"Linyi Kingdom was renamed Huan Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty and Champa in the Five Dynasties."

"During the Song Dynasty, China introduced Champa rice from Champa. Champa rice is early-planted, early-maturing, drought-resistant, and fine-grained. It is suitable for high-altitude fields and has a certain effect on preventing drought damage in the southeast. Combined with late rice, it becomes a double-season rice, which greatly increases grain production."

“So there is such a connection. Thank you for your advice.” Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fell silent. After being influenced by the fairyland and the afterlife, they knew that there were good things in the west, such as the fertile land of Kushan. They never imagined that the counties established by foreign races during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu would have such good crops.

Unfortunately, such good varieties were not discovered until hundreds of years later.

Zhen De, who had been with Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei for a long time, could tell from Zhang Fei's face that he was feeling lonely. He consoled him, "After all, rice was not a mainstream staple food during the Han Dynasty. There were no efficient hulling tools. As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice. Even if you harvest a lot of rice, it is not easy to eat."

"Director Zhen is right." Liu Bei was the first to react. Although he did not study well when he was young, his many years of experience in governing made him understand the importance of tools and equipment. He was not a person who sighed all the time. You know, pounding rice was considered a form of punishment. Without good tools, even if a mountain of gold was placed in front of him, he could only sigh in despair.

Moreover, after the efforts of many wise men, in today's Jincheng County, wheat flour-made pasta has spread uncontrollably, and corn, which used to be the staple food, has become a coarse grain to adjust the taste.
These are what Liu Bei saw and heard before he left Jincheng, Liangzhou.

If there were no knowledge from the immortal world and future generations, and no craftsmen to reproduce the tools, how could it be easy to change millet into wheat?

Therefore, before Zhen De opened his mouth to comfort him, Liu Bei had figured it out. Isn't it the Zhongping period now? It's too early for Xianglin County in Rinan County to rebel. They can still return to the fairyland in the future. How can they not have the confidence to take down Qu Lian?
Guan Yu did the same, he stroked his long beard and nodded.

Seeing that both of his brothers looked very concerned, Zhang Fei no longer had anything to worry about.

However, Zhang Fei did not forget the mission he came with.

"Director Zhen, I have another question."

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Just here, there was a knock on the door.

This had to alert Zhang Fei. He stood up and subconsciously grasped the non-existent hilt of the sword at his waist, and squeezed out a hoarse and low voice from his throat, "Who?!"

"Third brother, it's us."

Two familiar voices floated from outside the house, sounding very familiar and hearty. An awkward smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Fei's mouth. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly and he put away his vigilance.

Awkward, quite embarrassing.

Isn’t this voice from Mr. Mi Zhu Mi Zi Zhong?
Zhang Fei was a little depressed for a while, especially when Liu Bei started laughing, which made him even more depressed. However, he still shouted to the outside of the door, "Two brothers, please come in!"

The door opened, and as expected, it was Mi Zhu and Sun Qian.

Sun Qian looked around and found that everyone was smiling. Even Guan Yu, who was always serious, seemed to have a rosier face than before.

He asked: "What happened?"

Zhang Fei waved his hands, fearing that his recent actions would be exposed. He quickly said, "It's okay. I just have something to ask Director Zhen. I'll tell you in detail about what happened just now."

"Sit down quickly, sit down quickly."

“good good”

Sun Qian, who had not yet figured out the whole story, hastily pulled Mi Zhu to sit down. Before he could even get comfortable, he heard Zhang Fei ask:

"Director Zhen, what kind of bow and arrow can you recommend that has the same power even at a distance of a hundred steps, and would be best if it can kill someone with just one arrow?"

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This made Sun Qian even more confused. What? Bow and arrow? Killed with one arrow?
Didn’t the third brother go to ask Dong for help?
It would be fine if other people were confused, but why did everyone present look so serious, especially their eyes. Sun Qian looked too familiar, so familiar that he couldn't be more familiar. He was exactly like the kid in the school, full of curiosity and desire to explore.

Even Mi Zhu beside him was like this.

Sun Qian, who was already confused, decided to find out the truth. Mi Zhu seemed to know what happened, so there was no need to go out of his way to find out.

"Mr. Zizhong," Sun Qian lowered his voice and asked in a voice that only he and Mi Zhu could hear clearly, "Why did Third Brother ask Director Zhen for a strong bow?" "It should be about the incident in which General Huang defeated the coalition forces with one arrow."

"General Huang."

It goes without saying that General Huang is Huang Zhong. Just go to Jincheng and ask around, ask the prisoners in the coal mines, ask the thieves in the prison, and you will find that everyone will tremble in fear when they hear the name of General Huang.

Sun Qian, who was in charge of education, of course knew that the name "General Huang" was a work of the students in the school, so he ordered it to be corrected. However, the name was like an epidemic. Not to mention the students, even the officials in the county government suffered from it. As a result, he sometimes accidentally called Huang Zhong "General Huang".

As for this arrow that drove back the coalition forces
Mi Zhu seemed to see Sun Qian's confusion, and he explained: "General Huang Lao was appointed to guard Hulao Pass, and he defeated Zhang He, Wang Kuang, Yu She and others one after another. When the coalition forces saw that they could not conquer the pass after a long siege, they sent Sun Jian."

When Sun Qian heard the name Sun Jian, his eyes immediately lit up. Who is Sun Jian? He is the father of Sun Quan's child!

If anyone present were to ask who hated the Sun family the most, Sun Qian would pat his chest and say, "If you want to get rid of the lord, it's me!"

Is a person like Sun Quan worthy of the surname Sun?

I guess his father Sun Jian was not a good person either.

If he died at the hands of General Huang, he would definitely applaud.

"So Mr. Zizhong, was Sun Jian shot to death by General Huang?!"

Sun Qian looked at Mi Zhu expectantly.

However, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Mi Zhu shook his head and sighed, "All the efforts have been in vain, all the efforts have been in vain."

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It was like a basin of cold water poured on his head. Sun Qian couldn't stop sighing in his heart. What a pity, what a pity.

In this case, we must not miss any words from Director Zhen.

Sun Qian was very alert and listened attentively to Zhen De's words.

"Speaking of bows and arrows, most bows and arrows in the Qin and Han dynasties were long bows. These bows are hard and long, and their weight is too large. When the bow rebounds, it consumes the bow's stored energy, so the efficiency is low, but it has a higher energy storage potential. Therefore, the long bow is more suitable for firing close-range, slow, heavy arrows. If you want to shoot far, I recommend the Ming Xiaoshao bow."

As he was talking, Zhen De searched for the small bow in "Wu Bei Zhi" on the browser.

"This type of small-tip bow was created in the Song Dynasty and was used until the Ming Dynasty. It was influenced by the foreign Turkic bows. This bow is short and forward-pointing, which reduces the force ratio and thus reduces the difficulty of drawing the bow. Most of the bow tip joints have string pads, which also play a shock-absorbing role."

"At the same time, because of its lighter weight, the bow will be more efficient. However, under the same draw weight and draw length, its energy storage may not be as good as a hard and long bow tip. Therefore, a small bow is more suitable for shooting high-speed light arrows, with a longer range and a faster initial velocity of the arrow."

Zhen De recommended the Xiaoshao bow for a reason. According to Liu Bei's description and what Liu Bei saw of the Han army, in that era of scarce productivity, it was not easy to even mobilize several thousand cavalry, let alone heavy cavalry.

Heavy cavalry was something that only the Han Dynasty could handle during its heyday.

Anyway, there are few heavy cavalry, the shooting distance is fast, and the small bow with low requirements is not suitable as a cavalry bow?

It's like playing a game. I move fast, have a long attack range, and the enemy has low defense. I can run and fight at the same time, and use the kite-flying tactic to kill them.

After hearing Zhen De's words, Liu Bei, as a veteran soldier, immediately smelled something different. The saddle stirrups were enough to allow the cavalry to do things that only a fierce general could do. The bows and arrows with long range and high frequency could completely shoot the enemy off their horses when they were charging.

Why does it feel like this is a very new way of playing?

Guan Yu stopped what he was doing, not even stroking his beard. His Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed. You know, a small-tip bow consumes less materials than a long-tip bow, and the force required is not that high, so it meets the requirements for standard equipment!

If we can arm the three armies, we will surely make sure that the Kushans will never return!

Zhang Fei also laughed, and thought to himself: With General Huang's martial arts, if I had this bow in my hand, the next time I met Sun Jian, I would be able to pull out five or six arrows in one breath. I want to see, with six arrows in your body, you sick cat of Jiangdong, I want to see whether you can die or not!
Zhao Yun was thinking deeply, wondering whether Rinan County could use this bow.

As an educator in the Han Dynasty, Sun Qian felt a complex feeling of respect and joy when he saw Zhen De talking eloquently. After he came to the fairyland, he mostly focused on how to teach children.

Because he is more serious, he is not treated as enthusiastically by the extras as Zhao Yun, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

For people in later generations, it is the least among several people.

He had respect for Zhen De. After all, being able to arrive at such a wonderful place in the blink of an eye was truly beyond his imagination.

However, when he learned that Director Zhen was just one of the countless people in later generations, he always felt that it was a little unreal.

Especially today, even the three generals seemed to be thinking about something and nodded frequently.

As a result, Sun Qian's curiosity grew stronger and stronger, and he even said absentmindedly: "Director Zhen is very knowledgeable, I'm afraid there are few people like him today."

This sigh drew the attention of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Mi Zhu to Zhen De. Facing the gazes of everyone who wanted to eat him alive, Zhen De's slightly raised lips suddenly froze.

what

Few people can match?

Zhen De felt that Sun Qian's praise was too heavy. He was just an ordinary little director, and the person sitting in front of him was a powerful figure whose name would be recorded in history books.

"Ahem." After pretending to cough a few times, Zhen De explained: "Teacher Sun, you think too highly of me. I just surf the Internet a lot and know a little bit about everything, but I am not good at anything."

"really?"

“It’s truer than gold.”

Sun Qian, who received Zhen De's affirmative answer, seemed a little dazed. He murmured to himself, "Okay, it's really good."

"correct"

Seeing that Sun Qian would not pay attention to him for a while, Zhen De suddenly had an idea. The books he had previously given to Liu Bei and others were all about how to train soldiers, but there was very little about military equipment. Now there was no shortage of excellent soldiers.

It will take some time to make firearms.

What if they were armed with some of history's most useful gadgets?

As for bows, for example, the infantry bow and the English longbow?
Thinking of this, Zhen De excitedly rubbed his hands.

(End of this chapter)