Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 331 The Confusion of Crossbow

"Call!" Lorist pulled the reins, and the male horseman stood up, two big horse hooves kicked into the void, and then fell heavily on the slippery grass. One reading??·?? Look??? Look·??

"Just camp on the hillside in front. Tomorrow afternoon we will be able to reach Baron Shaheen's riverside camp."

Today is October 30th. A few days ago, Baron Shaheen sent a letter saying that the flat boat was basically completed. Oviz took the Perak sling and a guard battalion to the lower reaches of the Mitoba River. At the riverside camp, everything was ready, and asked Lorist if he wanted to go. If he didn't, he would go to smash the arrow tower walls on the opposite bank with Oviz.

Go, of course. Lorester also wanted to transport a batch of life jackets to the Perak sling battalion. In any case, this time he was fighting on a boat. The family soldiers of the Perak sling battalion are all trained slingers, in case they accidentally fall into the water. Losing a few is also a casualty accident, so take preventive measures early.

Another reason is that Lorist wants to avoid the disturbances and noises in the family during this period. The root of all this is that Lorist placed a big order and let Master Sid and Master Farin take charge of the extraction of profound iron. The base and the crossbow manufacturing base produced 50,000 steel crossbows for the newly formed Cavalry Corps, and the manufacturing cost of a steel crossbow reached 38 Golden Ford...

No one thought that the cost of a steel crossbow would be so expensive. You must know that the manufacturing cost of a steel crossbow for a tank is only 35 Golden Ford, and the crossbow is so small that it is not as powerful as a steel crossbow. The manufacturing cost also exceeded the chariot steel crossbow. Fatty Shi who was present at that time shook his head first to object, and then Director Speer and Director Camora also heard the news and unanimously expressed their opposition.

I quarreled for two days for a steel crossbow. In the end, Lorist made such a big order and made 50,000 steel crossbows as the standard long-range weapon of the Cavalry. Wan's long-range weapon purchase budget was overrun by nearly two million, causing Fatty Shi, Director Speer and others to not give Lorist a good look these days.

No way, the crossbow is expensive to manufacture, but what is more expensive is its special crossbow arrows. Twenty crossbow arrows need a golden ford, and almost one crossbow arrow is equivalent to a large silver coin. Fatty Shi's main objection is that the manufacturing cost of the crossbow is expensive and affordable, but the problem is that it does not launch a crossbow, but a large silver coin!

A cavalry regiment of 60,000 people, four regiments of 20 battalions, and a battalion of 3,000 people. Excluding a chariot steel crossbow battalion and those logistical supply horsemen and cooks, there are at least 40,000 combatants, with a hand of crosses. With a steel crossbow, firing one round is equivalent to shooting two thousand golden fortunes. Is this fighting or spending money? A suitable cavalryman needs continuous training to master the weapons in his hand, and these special crossbow arrows cannot be recycled. Shooting once is equivalent to scrapping and re-forging. Therefore, the total cost of the crossbow arrows spent on training is required by Fatty Shi. A person of thirty to fifty gold ford, which is not bad, on the spot they opposed the cavalry army equipped with crossbows. One~www.readwn.com~ want· want??????·

In fact, Lorist always felt like he had skewed the science and technology tree after placing this big order. He didn't expect that Master Sid and Master Faring had little experience in studying dwarf muskets in the past two years, but instead made breakthroughs in crossbows. The crossbow is actually a crossbow gun, its power has surpassed the old smoothbore gun.

Crossbows are different from longbows. The longbow shoots straight for 100 meters and projectiles for 300 meters. This is recognized by the Gellent Asia continent. However, after researching the event of Sid, it is believed that the best direct shooting power of the longbow is only sixty to seventy meters. Within this distance, the archer has half the possibility of aiming at the target to be shot, and the target is still stationary. Imagine a direct shooting distance of 100 meters. The target is only the size of a soybean. The archer can only aim and shoot with a rough estimate. It depends on luck to shoot. Of course, it is not ruled out that there is a perverted marksman with a talent like Jost, who can hit a hundred points within a hundred meters.

The Gailint subcontinent is a world of vindictiveness. Longbowmen can even combine vindictiveness and longbows to increase the power of their bows and arrows. Silver-tier archers can attach vindictiveness to their bows and arrows. One arrow can penetrate gold and stone. The bow is recognized as the first long-range weapon. The crossbow relies on mechanical energy. Its main disadvantage is its slow winding, short range, and the inability to combine with fighting spirit. But a longbowman needs at least two years of training to be qualified, while a crossbowman only needs three months of training to become a sharpshooter, because easy aiming and accurate shooting are the biggest advantages of crossbows.

The cross steel crossbow designed by Master Sid and Master Farin has surpassed the longbow in some respects. The steel-wood structure, imitating the dwarf musket, can shoot against the shoulder. The winding uses the principle of lever. After launching, it can be easily wound immediately. Pull a steel rod on the right side of the crossbow body to open the string, mount the crossbow bolt, aim and fire again. Although it is not as fast as a well-trained longbowman, it is several times faster than the old stone crossbow.

The direct shooting distance of seventy to eighty meters is the biggest advantage of this crossbow. Master Sid vowed to guarantee that within this distance, a longbowman and a crossbow shooter will fail in a duel. Because the aim of the longbowman can only be estimated by experience, but the crossbow shooter can easily catch the target through the sight. One~www.readwn.com~Although the cross steel crossbow cannot shoot at a distance of 300 meters like a longbow, Master Sid also designed an ultra-long-range shooting. This is a combination of the advantages of the chariot steel crossbow. There is also a scale on the cross steel crossbow, so that the fired crossbow arrows can reach the target with an arc, and can cover the target 150 meters away. .

The crossbow bolts of the crossbow are also specially made. The diamond-shaped arrows have armor-piercing performance. The shaft is also steel semi-hollow. There are three very thin iron wings on the tail of the shaft. This is also the main reason why the crossbow cannot be recycled after launch. The crossbow bolt is scrapped when the tail wing is damaged.

Lorist remembered the scene when Yuri was holding the crossbow and loved it that day. He remembered that Yuri said at the time: "My lord, equip the Cavalry Corps with this crossbow. I promise that it will be owned by the Cavalry Corps in three months. The fighting power of the Fiesabrunn Family Rangers."

Perhaps it was this sentence that moved Lorester. He insisted on making this big order despite the firm opposition of Fatty Shi next to him. Now that he thinks about Lorester, he regrets it. Fatty Shi’s objection is actually very reasonable. He asked Master Sid. Together with Master Faring, we improved this crossbow to reduce the cost to 20 Golden Fords, and then improved the crossbow arrows, as long as the cost of one Golden Ford for 100 arrows was enough.

Master Kesheed and Master Faring said that it is possible to improve the crossbow and crossbow bolt, but it will take time, at least two years. At that time, Lorester had a mindset that would make the Cavalry Hunters form a fighting force as soon as possible. In addition, relying on wealth and wealth, he said that he would first make 50,000 steel crossbows and replace the extra, which made Fat Shi walk away with anger.

Sward had already set up a simple marching floor for Lorist in the big tent, and Lorist walked over and slumped on the floor and watched as Sward was busy boiling water and preparing to make tea for himself.

"Sward, I ask you, did I place an order for 50,000 crossbows a few days ago too hastily?"

Schwartz froze for a moment: "My lord, I can't say..."

"It's okay. Tell me your opinion. As an outsider, you may be more sober than us."

"How should I say, sir, I feel you are too impatient. During this period of time, I found that you seem to be impatient. It seems that you want to get the equipment of the Cavalry Corps in one step, and you have already regarded the Fesabrunn family as The enemy of our Norton family is normal. This seems very contradictory." Sward thought for a while and said.

"Contradictory? Why do you feel this way." Lorist sat up.

Schward frowned and said, "My lord, if you confirm that the Fesabrunn family will become our enemy immediately, then you should stop the arms trade with the Feysabrunn family. They need to purchase the weapons from our family. The transaction will not be completed until the end of next year. During this period of time, it is impossible for the Fesabrunn family to turn against our family. Up to now we have only delivered one-third of the armaments. If you think the Feysabrunn family will become an enemy. This deal should be aborted, which should be more effective than forming a cavalry army to deal with them.

In addition, Shred Knight, Director Speer, and Director Camora’s objections are also very reasonable. In fact, we do not lack time, and there is no need to place such a big order so early. In my opinion, the crossbow is not as perfect as I imagined. Its steel wire string and special steel crossbow need to be replaced frequently, which not only increases the cost but also increases the difficulty of operation.

And Master Sid and Master Faring also said that this crossbow has just been designed and trial-produced, and it needs to be continuously improved. When you placed an order for 50,000 crossbows, Master Sid and Faring The master’s face turned pale, and I suspect that they simply cannot carry out mass production. Only when you said that the family should have this kind of long-range shooting weapon at all costs, they did not dare to object.

There is also the special crossbow arrow. It is said that the tail wing was inlaid by hand. The one hundred crossbow arrows we brought this time were made one by one. If you think about it, sir, fifty thousand crossbows, one with twenty crossbow arrows would require one million. When will this be made by hand, it is impossible to complete in one year.

The Knights of Shredder make a lot of sense. There are so many stone crossbows and bows in the family arsenal that you can equip the Hunter Corps first. Their standard steel wire mail is already much better than the standard equipment of the Fiesabrunn Family Ranger Corps. The defense is stronger, so the same weapons will have the upper hand, there is no need to equip such expensive weapons as crossbows. Otherwise, your lord, what you formed is not a cavalry army but a gold coin army. "

Lorist laughed loudly: "You're right, I'm too anxious about this. Bring me a blank piece of paper, and I will give the Knight Shredder an order to make him responsible for the improvement and procurement of the crossbow. , Canceled the big order I placed. I apologized and thanked him and Mr. Speer and Mr. Camora. It was my misconsideration that added trouble to everyone.

In addition, Master Sid and Master Faring will be rewarded with a thousand golden fortunes each. This is a reward for their design and manufacture of crossbows. At the same time, we hope that they will improve the crossbows and achieve mass production and family procurement as soon as possible. aims.

Also, I will write a letter to the two knights, Josk and Yuri, explaining why the family is unable to equip them with crossbows. Please forgive me for canceling the order for crossbows and hope they can use the family arsenal to store them. The equipment of the crossbow of the squadron carries out rigorous training for the soldiers of the Cavalry Corps to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. "

"Yes, my lord, I will prepare it for you right away." Sward said.

Because it was a temporary camp and there were no tables and chairs, Lorist ended up writing these two letters on an unloaded saddle.

"Sward, you are growing very fast. It seems that in two years you will be promoted to the Silver Rank and I will be able to transfer you to the Legion for training. Do you want to become the leader of a battalion?" Lorist wrote a letter. Asking Shihuade.

"No, Big Brother Reddy said that when I get promoted to the Silver Rank, I can learn Danhai Entrainment Art like him."

"Oh, you also want to learn Danhai Qi Entrainment Technique?"

"Yes, teacher, I am your student. Naturally, I have to follow your Eastern monk's cultivation method and master internal power. Big Brother Reddy said that he is most happy to master internal power and defeated in the knight competition. Those swordsmen and knights of the golden rank are effortless." Sward said enviously.

"Uh, well, since you like to wait for your promotion to silver, I will teach you this Eastern monk's cultivation method."

Decided to hand over the affairs of the crossbow to Fatty Shi to deal with Lorester. Finally, he let go of this worry, and gave the written order and letter to the guard messenger and squinted for a while, and waited for Schwart to wake him up for dinner. At that time, the sky was full of stars, and there was the sound of wheels rolling in the distance. Not long after, I heard the Count of Kenmes complaining: "What are you doing running so fast? I chased me for three hours. The road is so bad and the fart stocks are numb..."

"Who told you to have to take a horse-drawn carriage, here is a small road to the lower reaches of the Mitoba River, not a road where horse-drawn carriages can pass. I could have another two hours on the road, just waiting for you to camp so early. "Lorist complained.

The Earl of Kenmey fart* sat down beside Lorist~www.readwn.com~ First he picked up Lorist’s gold cup and poured a large glass of ale, and then naturally ordered Sward to give him The last roasted lamb: "Okay, I will also ride a horse tomorrow. Who would have thought that there is no road to the carriage. It is a pure suffering to ride a carriage. But your ale is good, and I still drink it for such a long way. Ale quenches thirst."

"Can your family legion get to the riverside today?" Lorist asked.

"Don't worry, they set off ten days earlier. Even if they climbed, they should have climbed. We rushed along the small road for three days. If they can't catch me along the road for ten days, they will have to march. Our family does not want to raise the waste of a legion. "Earl Kenmes replied very positively.

"Well, this time it is your family legion and Hennede’s family legion that will play the leading role. The momentum of nearly 100,000 people should make the Madras Principality on the other side look like a big enemy, mobilizing a large number of troops to confront you. Anyway, you only have to Just build up the momentum, don't go to war with them easily, so as not to lose your troops. Just let Owiecki's Thunderbolt slinging camp all the way through." Lorist exhorted.

"Well, I understand, we will hang them, next spring will be the decisive battle, we all know it." Count Kenmes nodded.

……(To be continued.)