Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 195 The Battle Between Anlu Mountain and Khitan Begins

The God Arm Crossbow, the pinnacle weapon of the Song Dynasty, and the Mo Dao, the pinnacle weapon of the Tang Dynasty, have the same thing in common, that is, exquisite workmanship, expensive cost, and amazing power!
As far as the cost is concerned, the cost of a Mo knife can make hundreds of ordinary iron knives, and the cost of a god-armed crossbow can also make dozens of ordinary bows. Two peak weapons.

In fact, not only the Mo Dao, but as far as the current world is concerned, all the standard weapons of the Tang Dynasty are synonymous with expensive, because no matter it is the Mo Dao, Heng Dao, or Ma Chan, they are all extravagantly forged with refined steel.Not to mention the most expensive Mo Dao, some scholars in later generations estimated that the cost of a single horse spear in the Tang Dynasty was more expensive than the cost of a complete set of equipment for [-] foreign cavalrymen.

Of course, the cost is expensive, but the combat effectiveness in exchange is considerable. Otherwise, how can the combat effectiveness of a Datang cavalry be converted into the combat effectiveness of more than three foreign cavalry.

"Boom!" Lu Xin pulled the trigger of the god arm crossbow, and an arrow flew out at an astonishing speed.

"One step, two steps—" Lu Xin personally measured the distance of the crossbow arrows flying out of the divine arm.

340 four steps!After measuring the farthest distance, Lu Xin's eyes widened, it was so shocking.Datang's so-called "one step" is almost equivalent to 340 meters in later generations, and 500 four steps is more than [-] meters.

You must know that the ordinary bows and arrows of the Tang Dynasty can shoot farther than the ordinary bows and arrows of foreign races, but the longest range is only about 200 meters, and the range of the magic arm crossbow can reach an astonishing 500 meters, whether it is the longest range or the effective range, Both are more than twice that of ordinary bows and arrows, so how can it not be too shocking.

"The arrows shot by the divine arm crossbow are very fast. People who are used to dodging the arrows of ordinary bows and arrows will never be able to dodge the arrows of the divine arm crossbow. The law of bending speed is hit twice by the arrows of the divine arm crossbow. In the end, Wu Sheng chopped off his head and died tragically!" Speaking of Qu Sulu, Li Fei sneered, that guy wanted to kill him, but he must have never thought of it, but he was the one who died in the end.

"The God Arm Crossbow has been in production since the beginning of the Weaponry Workshop, and there are already a lot of them in stock. It should be no problem for [-] cavalrymen to have one," Li Fei said.

"With horse spears, horizontal knives, and the equipment of the god arm crossbow, the combat power of our Anton iron cavalry will definitely be daunting!" Lu Xin sighed after being shocked for a while.

"I'll show you another big killer!" Li Fei smiled and took Lu Xin to another place.

Following Li Fei's signal, a soldier opened a box, which was the 'big firecracker' that Li Fei used to blow up the Khitan cavalry.

Because the craftsmanship is not perfect, it is not an iron shell, but it is still wrapped in paper, and four pieces are tied to make a bundle, or you can take apart a single piece and tie it to the arrowhead of the bow and arrow. The shooting range has been reduced by nearly half, but it is still farther than manpower.

With a bundle of 'big firecrackers' the fuze was ignited and thrown out.

"Boom!" There was a deafening explosion, and a cloud of flames and thick smoke exploded from the place where the explosion occurred.

"Although the technology is not good, it is just wrapped in paper, and its power is not very good, but when it is ignited and thrown into the enemy cavalry group, it will explode. The thunderous explosion can also make the horses of the enemy cavalry frightened and go crazy. Running around wildly, the enemy cavalry broke up, and our horses were not affected by special training in advance, so we took the opportunity to charge and kill the enemy——".At this stage, Li Fei didn't consider directly using gunpowder to make a real bomb to kill the enemy. The violent explosion of the "big firecracker" is also an excellent weapon against the enemy's cavalry horse. An uncontrollable horse is enough to kill the enemy. The combat effectiveness of the cavalry dropped by more than half.

Lu Xin's eyes lit up, and only then did he realize that it was the reason why Qu Sulu's nearly five hundred Khitan cavalry attacked Li Fei's team protected by only three hundred guards, but suffered a disastrous defeat.

Whether it is a crossbow or gunpowder, they are indeed big killers!
After the surprise, Lu Xin suddenly recalled it.

"Master Jiedu, since you have such two great weapons, especially the divine arm crossbow, why don't you dedicate them to the imperial court?" Lu Xin asked suspiciously.Although he still doesn't know why Li Fei suddenly fell from the title of Lord Wu to the Duke of the County, and was "assigned" to Andong, but he has reason to firmly believe that, not to mention gunpowder, with the power of the god arm crossbow, As long as you donate it, it must be a great contribution, and it is no problem to make up for the mistakes.

"Dedicated to the imperial court? Given His Majesty's preference for Anlu Mountain, I'm afraid the first to be equipped is definitely the army under An Lushan's command. You have been in Anton for many years, do you really think there is nothing wrong with Anlu Mountain?" Li Fei sneered and asked back.

"This——" Lu Xin and An Lushan have been 'neighbors' for many years, because they were unwilling to compromise with An Lushan, and were tricked by An Lushan behind their backs, withholding various supplies from the court, etc. It's not that he doesn't know about An Lushan's many deeds, so how can he really think that An Lushan has no problems at all.

"Do you know why I lost my duke title and came to Anton? Because I once said to His Majesty that An Lushan would rebel in the future!" Li Fei didn't hide anything from Lu Xin, he believed that Lu Xin also had something deep in his heart Yes, but there is not enough evidence, and the court will not believe it.

The corners of Lu Xin's eyes twitched a few times suddenly, and his eyes were wide open. He never thought that Li Fei came to Anton for this reason.

After a while, Lu Xin let out a breath, he was really convinced by Li Fei.

"Master Jiedushi is really brave!" Lu Xin said in admiration.

In recent years, Lu Xin has seen Tang Xuanzong's eccentricity towards Anlu Mountain and felt the same way.The last time An Lushan returned to Chang'an City, he not only became Tang Xuanzong's adoptive son, but also served as the Jiedu envoy of Hedong. At that time, he even dared to say in front of Tang Xuanzong that An Lushan wanted to rebel. Such courage is indeed admirable.

"Master Jiedu is so sure that the king of Dongping County will rebel in the future?" Lu Xinxin was quite depressed.

"Is An Lushan really going to rebel? After the Khitan people are conquered by him and he no longer has any scruples, his ambition will naturally be exposed slowly. Let's see. At present, we should develop Anton and continue to strengthen it." Anton's strength is the most important thing, and with enough strength, he will be able to deal with all variables in the future." Li Fei said freely.

"Master Jiedu is right." Lu Xin nodded, thinking that as long as Anton's strength increases, An Lushan will really dare to rebel in the future, so he can stop An Lushan.

During this time, Anton Cavalry has been training continuously.

Along with Ma Chan, the god arm crossbow equipment entered.Especially the God Arm Crossbow, the soldiers of Anton Iron Cavalry were very shocked by the power of the God Arm Crossbow. Holding the horse lance and holding the God Arm Crossbow, they had a kind of heroism that was unrivaled in the world, and they worked even harder in training.

On the training ground, there was the sound of crossbow arrows flying out of the god arm.In addition, a large number of scarecrows are chopped up during training every day.

In order to provide cavalry training, Li Fei even specially built a workshop dedicated to making scarecrows, which created hundreds of jobs at once.Today, there are almost only lazy people in Anton, and there are no people who can't find a job.

In addition to these normal training, there is an additional special training for the horse, which is to make the horse familiar with the fire, smoke and explosion.A few days of special training can't make the horse completely ignore the sound of the explosion, but after dozens of frightened runs, it can at least keep the horse within a controllable range when it hears the explosion.

The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is only two days away from the Chinese New Year, but Li Fei and the others obviously don't have time to prepare for the New Year.

Just when Li Fei was ready to respond, news finally came from the direction of Pingzhou that An Lushan led an army of 20 troops across the territory of the Xi clan, and rushed directly into the territory of the Khitan, and joined forces with the three tribes of Khitan, Pugu, and Wuluo, 15 The Wan Lianjun launched a decisive battle, and on the first day of the battle, the two sides were bloody.

"Call all the generals, it's time for us Anton to go out and demand blood from the Khitans!"
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(End of this chapter)