Soldiers come to the world

At the same time when Jiangxia's army captured Zigui, Liu Jing was on the boat heading to Xiakou. He got news that Xiakou Craftsman School had developed a new type of crossbow, which was very beneficial for water warfare.

This is undoubtedly good news for the upcoming battle with Jiangdong. Although there is still a time issue for mass production, Liu Jing still rushed to Xiakou overnight.

Xiakou Carpenter School, although on the surface, it is a school for training high-level craftsmen, but in fact it has become the weapon development hall of the Jiangxia Army. It has received full support from the military, and the number of students has also expanded to 500.

Here are the best swordsmiths invited from Kuaiji, the best crossbowmakers invited from Hebei, and the best carpenters, blacksmiths, masons, cobblers, etc. They gathered together to teach their disciples A lifetime of artisan experience.

It is their disdain to work hard that makes Jiangxia's weapons and equipment continue to improve. The quality of Jiangxia's swords and spears has surpassed that of Cao's army. The shields and armors have also been continuously improved. The improvement of wooden warships, the improvement of large defensive weapons, and the irrigation and agricultural tools improvement. [

These military and civilian contributions are obvious to all Jiangxia people, and even Jiangxia Academy, which has always looked down on craftsmanship, sometimes invites Ma Jun to Jiangxia Academy to teach the "mathematics" class among the six arts.

In the afternoon of the next day, Liu Jing arrived in Xiakou. At this time, Xiakou's troops were slightly reduced, from [-] garrisons to [-]. They were mainly naval forces, with hundreds of warships patrolling thousands of miles of river.

Liu Jing didn't go to the barracks. After disembarking at the pier, he went directly to the craftsman school. Xuezheng Ma Jun and others who got the news in advance were already waiting in front of the gate of the craftsman school.

"See the state shepherd for a humble job!" Ma Jun stepped forward and bowed deeply.

Ma Jun's stuttering has been corrected by [-]%. If it wasn't for long speeches, he would no longer stutter, but the speed of speech is slower, and it can be heard that he is deliberately controlling the speed of speech.

Liu Jing smiled and said: "I heard that the bee crossbow was made, so I rushed here impatiently. There is no need for etiquette. Let me see the real thing first."

Ma Jun also knew that Liu Jing had actually come here secretly, and he wanted to go back immediately. He also smiled and said: "Zhou Mu is facing the Jiangdong army, but he took time out of his busy schedule to come here. Of course we can't waste time. Please Zhou Mu and follow me." Come!"

Ma Jun and a dozen or so students surrounded Liu Jing and walked towards the Bow and Nut Academy, and came to the proving ground of the Bow and Nut Academy, where some students had already set up the test field.

There was a wide table in the middle of the square. On the table was the newly invented bee crossbow by Ma Jun and the others. As the name suggests, the bee crossbow is a crossbow with multiple arrows, which is similar to Zhuge Liang's continuous crossbow.

At first glance, it looks like a rectangular pig iron box is installed on the front of the rhubarb crossbow, which is covered with a layer of cowhide. The box is sealed with three layers of nine holes, and one arrow is placed in each hole, that is, one crossbow with nine arrows.

It seems simple, but in fact, it is not easy to force all nine arrows to be released. Ma Jun failed hundreds of times before finally succeeding in the experiment.

Luo Sheng, Ma Jun's apprentice, introduced to Liu Jing: "We use jujube arrows, which are heavy and hard, seven inches long, and can shoot nine at a time. I can demonstrate it once."

The rhubarb crossbow is a ten-stone crossbow. It cannot be pulled and wound by one person. Two strong men must step on the string together. The string is already wound. Luo Sheng puts nine crossbow bolts into the holes and hands the crossbow to Liu Jing.

"Please state shepherd "shoot" the crossbow!"

Thirty steps away in the distance were three wooden figures standing side by side, that is to say, the effective lethality of this bee crossbow was actually only thirty steps away.

Although the rhubarb crossbow was very heavy, it was nothing to Liu Jing. He raised the crossbow arrow, put it on his shoulder, aimed at a wooden figure thirty steps away, and pulled the hanging knife with his index finger, only to hear "Ka!" With a sound, nine black crossbow bolts roared out and were nailed to the wooden man.

Liu Jing was very surprised that although he only aimed at one of the wooden figures, the nine crossbow bolts were finally nailed to three wooden figures. This turned out to be a "scatter" bee crossbow.

But scattering is not the most important thing, the important thing is that its shooting range is too short, and its lethality is only 350 steps. You know, this is a rhubarb crossbow with a shooting range of 250 steps and a killing distance of [-] steps!

Liu Jing was puzzled, and looked back at Ma Jun. Ma Jun understood Liu Jing's doubts, and he explained with a somewhat apologetic smile: "Actually, we are going to develop water combat bee crossbows and land combat bee crossbows." Crossbow, this is a water war bee crossbow made in response to the Jiangdong Army.” [

Ma Jun's apprentice tightened the string with his arm, and explained: "Qi Zhou Mu, this bee crossbow uses a rhubarb crossbow stand, but it is actually just two stone crossbows, and the arrow box can't bear the weight of ten stones." It will be installed on a small boat for close combat and can be wound by a single soldier, while the real bumblebee crossbow will have a killing range of a hundred paces, and we will be able to develop it in two months. "

Liu Jing nodded. It turned out to be only a semi-finished product, but he could understand the difficulty of developing a weapon, and the thirty-step range could be used in water warfare. He had already imagined the situation when two small boats were fighting close to each other. .

Thinking of this, he asked again: "Is there a bee crossbow installed on the ship?"

Ma Jun smiled slightly, "Zhou Mu, please follow me!"

A group of people walked out of the test site and came to the backyard. There is a small river running across Jiangxue, and several small boats are moored by the small river.

As Liu approached the boat, he saw the uniquely shaped hornet crossbows at a glance. They were installed on the bow of the boat, like an elongated head, but the appearance was not important, what was important was the combat effect.

"Does Zhou Mu need to practice?" Ma Jun asked with a smile.

Liu nodded. He was looking forward to seeing its effect. Ma Jun turned his head and gave his apprentice a wink. His apprentice immediately went to the drum and raised the drumstick to strike.

In the 'Boom!Boom!' Amidst the sound of the drums, several students slowly rowed forward in a small boat. In the middle of the river, there was a straw man boat flowing slowly along the river.

When the boat gradually approached the straw-man boat for twenty steps, a student pulled the bee crossbow hanging knife, 'Ka! With a sound, nine crossbow arrows were shot out, and at least five straw figures on the straw man boat were hit by the arrows.

"it is good!"

Liu applauded and laughed, and praised sincerely: "Sure enough, it is a good idea, it is surprisingly difficult, and it is unprepared."

He asked Ma Jun again, "I don't know how many bee crossbows there are now?"

Ma Jun bowed and said: "The humble job has asked the blacksmith to make bronze crossbows one month in advance, and it has been transformed into fifty bee crossbows so far."

"Give me all fifty, and I'll take them away immediately!" Liu said decisively.

. . . . . . . . .

The water village of the Jiangdong Army has already taken shape in Chaisang City, covering an area of ​​nearly [-] mu. The large area of ​​water in front of Chaisang City has been included in the water village. The water village is also surrounded by piles. Nearly a thousand warships were moored, and nearly [-] troops were stationed in the water village, relying on Chaisang City.

In addition, there are [-] troops in Lujiang County, led by Cheng Pu. This time, Jiangdong's elite will be sent out. It is necessary to wipe out Jiangxia's army, occupy Jingzhou, and realize the dream of three generations of Jiangdong.

Sun Quan’s temporary Marquis Wu’s Mansion was set up in Tao’s Mansion, and the Tao’s family members had been moved to another house. Sun Quan once lived in this fort-like mansion for one night, which left a deep impression on him. When he came to The first thing Chaisang did was to order the Tao Mansion to be taken over by the government and changed into a temporary Wuhou Mansion.

It has been ten days since the main force of the Jiangdong army arrived in Chaisang. In these ten days, apart from building water fortresses, Sun Quan was most concerned about the situation of Cheng Pu's army. Sun Quan had learned that Jiang Xia sent tens of thousands of troops to occupy Qichun County and was heading towards Lujiang County. If he advances, then Cheng Pu and Jiang Xia's army will inevitably break out in Lujiang County.

If the decisive battle can be fought as soon as possible, Sun Quan is not worried. After all, the [-] troops led by Cheng Pu are the elite Jiangxia army. They have fought against the Shanyue people for many years and have rich actual combat experience. There will be problems with the logistical supplies of Cheng Pu's army.

It has been ten days now, and there has been no news of the battle, which made Sun Quan start to worry. If something happens to Cheng Pu's army, it will be a heavy blow to the entire western expedition plan and will seriously weaken the strength of the Jiangdong Army. , Putting the Jiangdong Army at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Jiangxia Army. [

Sun Quan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He had already sent General Lu Meng to lead a fleet to Xunkou Town on the other side of Chaisang City, hoping to bring Cheng Pu's army back to Chaisang City.

At this time, hurried footsteps sounded outside the house, and a guard hurriedly reported at the door: "Report to Marquis Wu, a Jiangxia army fleet is approaching the water village, and there are signs of attacking the water village!"

Surprised, Sun Quan hurriedly walked out of the house and asked at the same time, "How big is the fleet?"

"It seems that the size of the fleet is not large, and General Ling Tong has already gone up to meet it."

Knowing Ling Tong's bravery, Sun Quan let go of his heart a little and walked quickly towards the city wall. On the Chaisang city wall, he could clearly see the broad Yangtze River. The vision was extremely wide. The city wall was already full of soldiers watching the battle. Seeing Marquis Wu approaching, they stepped aside one after another.

At this time, Sun Quan unexpectedly discovered that his younger sister, Sun Shangxiang, was also on the top of the city. She was wearing a gold armor and a silver helmet with a fiery red fringe on the top of the helmet. In addition, her face was like peach blossoms, and she was extraordinarily gorgeous and conspicuous. She was surrounded by more than a dozen young generals. , There was a look of admiration in the eyes of every general.

Although Sun Shangxiang's reputation in Jiangdong is very strong, people dare to marry her, but her gorgeous face and slender figure are so eye-catching, which will also make young officers admire him. It is said that even the bravest young general Ling Tong also has some affection for her.

However, Sun Quan is not optimistic that Ling Tong is brave and strong, and his younger sister Shang Xiang is also a daughter of martial arts. Two strong and brave people will have problems living together. It is best to marry a scholar. The long way.

At this time Sun Shangxiang also saw her brother, she ran over excitedly, grabbed his arm and begged: "Brother, give me a chance to fight!"

Sun Quan glanced at the Qingyue Sword on his younger sister's waist, snorted and said, "I already regret letting you go out with the army. If I let you go to the battlefield again, unless my brain is broken, don't think about it!"

Sun Shangxiang's hope was extinguished by her brother's cold water. She was extremely unhappy, ignored her brother, stared at the river coldly, and gritted her teeth for a while before saying, "I will never be reincarnated as a woman in my next life!"

Sun Quan smiled and ignored her. He stared at the river and saw three thousand-stone warships in the distance, and dozens of small warships densely covered in front, heading towards the water village quickly. At the same time, Ling Tong also Lead dozens of small boats to face it.

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