The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

Outside Zhenliao City, dozens of earth buildings are still built.

Unlike Laoying, the earth buildings in Zhenliaocheng are no longer needed to defend against the Xianbei and other Hu tribes.

The current function of Tulou is ordnance manufacturing and weapon research and development.

Zhou Cheng is designing and building new weapons’——Modao.

The Mo Dao is a long-handled sword. The Mo Dao of the Tang Dynasty evolved from the Ma Zhan Dao of the Han Dynasty, and was very different from the Han Ma Dao.

The Mo Dao has double blades, is more than ten feet long, and is extremely powerful.

In the Tang Dynasty, He became the nemesis of the cavalry troops.

Its spine is thick, which greatly enhances the impact of the weapon's cutting. It is different from ordinary sword weapons that have weak armor-piercing capabilities.

Mo Dao's slashing attack is extremely effective at breaking armor.

If heavy cavalry in the cold weapon era is equivalent to tanks in modern warfare, then Mo Dao is an anti-tank gun. With the blessing of this extremely powerful weapon, the infantry of the Tang Dynasty defeated the Eastern and Western Turks and won the victory of all nations..

In Zhou Cheng's memory, there are two main reasons why Mo Dao was lost.

First, the cost was high and the technology was lost. Techniques such as"grip clamping", covering with soil and burning blades kept the cost high, and some of the more special ones disappeared along with the craftsmen in the military camps of the Tang Dynasty.

The second is that Mo Dao has too high requirements for its users. Mo Dao wielders in the Tang Dynasty must first be carefully selected strong men. They not only need to be skilled in sword skills, but also have to be courageous and have extraordinary arm strength. Otherwise, even if they have a sword and cannot dance, it will be in vain..

These requirements were even more difficult in the Song Dynasty society where culture was valued over military affairs, which made the society as a whole weak.

Currently, Zhou Cheng has spent a lot of financial and manpower to build an 'invincible' army.

Zhou Wuzu is the foundation of this 'invincible' army.

And an invincible army naturally needs invincible weapons, and Mo Dao is one of them.

However, the progress of various processes is not as fast as imagined.

Although a long-handled sword that is stronger than the horse-cutting sword has been created, it is still far from enough to be able to kill a person with armor and a horse at the same time.

Tian Chou accompanied Zhou Cheng to inspect the arsenal. Although the arsenal spent a lot of money, manpower and various materials, Tian Chou would not persuade Zhou Cheng to stop research and development.

Just like in water conservancy projects and the construction of roads and bridges, it is time-consuming and laborious, but the benefits gained make all investments worthwhile.

The same goes for the existence of arsenals.

Crossbows with longer range, trebuchets with higher firing rate and greater accuracy, etc.

With them, the efficiency of siege has been greatly improved, and the casualties of one's own soldiers have been greatly reduced.

The development of the iron smelting industry led to the opening of minerals and smelting.

In addition, part of the military research and development results of carpenters and blacksmiths were also transferred to agriculture and handicrafts.

Of course, in the eyes of scholars, Zhou Cheng was still militaristic.

At this time, Zhou Cheng continued to inspect the arsenal.

In the arsenal, the design and manufacturing of shields has never stopped.

Zhou Cheng wanted to build a strong army consisting of a heavy armored infantry battalion, a spear phalanx, a sword battalion, a heavy armored cavalry battalion, a cavalry archery battalion, and a powerful crossbow battalion.

Among them, the heavy armored infantry battalion is the core. It not only needs to be pushed forward and flat, but also can be as stable as a rock when it is at a disadvantage.

At this time, an old craftsman said to Zhou Cheng:"My lord, the weight of this shield has increased by two kilograms. In terms of defensive ability, it can withstand a fifty-step direct shot from a crossbow."

Now the shield used by Zhou Jun's sword and shield soldiers, The weight is generally fifteen kilograms, and an increase of two kilograms is already a considerable increase in weight.

The shield must not only have sufficient defensive capabilities, but also not be too heavy, otherwise it will be impossible to run quickly.

Zhou Cheng picked up the Potian and slashed hard at the shield.

The shield was still cut off.

This is not Zhou Chengyao's shield, and its defensive capabilities are insufficient.

Zhou Cheng still felt that it was not ideal. He shook his head and said,"No."

The old craftsman wiped the sweat on his forehead and then brought up a round shield.

If this buckler is qualified, it will replace the buckler used by the cavalry.

Zhou Cheng picked up the round shield. It was relatively light, only half the weight of the infantry shield just now.

The function of the buckler is to protect the cavalry from being hit by crossbows on horseback, and it should not be too heavy, otherwise it will affect the knight.

The old craftsman said:"This shield can block the direct shot of the horn bow within fifty steps."

Zhou Cheng looked at the round shield in his hand and said:"Take it apart and take a look."

"Here."The old craftsman immediately asked people to take apart the round shield.

The inner and outer layers of the round shield were iron, and there were bamboo strips with a mesh structure inside.

The bamboo strips were not only soaked, but also wrapped in leather.

Since it was not solid, it weighed It can be lightweight.

The mesh structure and bamboo strips can play a buffering role and are very effective in resisting arrows._Feilu reminds you: three things about reading-Collect