Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2279 New relationship, new weapon, new journey (plus more)

  At dawn, Gongsun Du and some people managed to get rid of Cao Bing's pursuit. Of course, he also lost all his backup, and there was only one road left in front of him.

  『Come on! ’ Gongsun Du shouted, ‘Wash those **** people somewhere! Repair the broken ones! No needlework? Dress neatly without sewing! 』

  The soldiers under him didn't know why Gongsun Du did this, but Gongsun Du could still issue some effective instructions instead of decadent rage like a desperate situation, which could make the soldiers feel a little more at ease.

   After cleaning the dust and blood at an unnamed creek, the entire army looks a little better, at least it doesn't look like a fleeing defeated army at first glance.

  『Go north, two teams of scouts! ’ Gongsun Du ordered, ‘Go and find Ding Lingren! 』

  『Ding Lingren? 』Gongsundu's guard was stunned for a moment.

  Gongsun Du glared at the guard, and immediately lowered the eyelids that were about to rise. Normally, Gongsun Du would not even bother to explain, but now...

  『We want to break the situation...』Gongsun Du said slowly, 『Cao Jun must be heavily blocked on the road to Liaodong now...only with our current manpower...so we need to find a helper, and this helper can only be a few people...』

   "You..." Gongsun Du said to the guards, but his eyes glanced at the surrounding soldiers who seemed to be approaching intentionally or unintentionally, "Do you understand? 』

"Understood! 』The guard nodded quickly.

  Gongsun Du stood up, then straightened his armor, "Just understand it!" Set off! 』

  The guards followed and whispered: "My lord, then... the young master..."

  Gongsun Du's footsteps were a little slower, "...if the young master has this kind of luck, he will naturally die and be auspicious! gone! Don't stay! 』

  The guard was stunned for a moment, looked back, and then looked at Gongsundu who didn't look back, so he could only follow Gongsundu to the north.

  From Youbeiping to the north, there are hills that are neither high nor low, and it is not very easy to walk. Although Gongsundu didn't have much confidence in his heart when he went north, he could definitely find Ding Lingren, but Gongsun Du believed that Ding Lingren must not have gone far...

Because Gongsundu believes that if he is a Ding Lingren, he will not easily give up the meat to his mouth, just like the wolves on the grassland. After finding the prey, they will always test it, even if the prey looks He is not easy to provoke, but he will stare at his green eyes, and will not retreat until he is sure that he is powerless.

  North!

   There must be some greedy dingling people who haven't completely left...

   Sure enough, on the third day, Gongsun Du met Ding Lingren.

  『Take me to meet your leader! We used to be rivals, but not enemies! Is not it? ”Gongsun Du cracked his mouth, showing the most perfect smile with six teeth, “Just say that I have brought great good things! 』

Every large-scale army battle is not like in the game. Every squad will fight to the death without receiving the next order. In reality, what makes the army collapse is not just physical blows, The spiritual aspect is also important.

Normally speaking, the so-called military spirit, or military soul, is actually strict training and a strong will. Unfortunately, Gongsun Du does not have these two things, and neither does Ding Lingren, so it is possible to combine Gongsun Du and Ding Lingren. If the glue is put together, only the benefits are left.

When the Dingling people grew up in the desert before, they also had a little bit of such preliminary belief, or a little bit of military spirit, the seeds of the military soul, and this seed came from the Dingling people in the process of conquering the desert, every time they conquered small tribes , Strengthen oneself, in the midst of robbing and killing, watching the opponent's fear gradually form under the horse's hoof.

  『So we are very strong...』

  『No one can stand against us...』

  『As long as we want to fight, there is nothing we can’t win...』

  Thoughts like this gradually formed a consensus in the minds of Dingling people. So when the leader of the Dingling People's Congress wanted to gather the tribe, he found that he couldn't take it back, because some Dingling people already thought that they were invincible.

If it is properly organized and adjusted, maybe Ding Lingren can really embark on the road of the Xiongnu or Xianbei. It is a pity that the seed of Ding Lingren does not have enough time to grow. Faced with the wind and rain.

  On the one hand, they are invincible in the desert of the grassland, and on the other hand, they are frustrated and shrink back on the new battlefield. Ding Lingren is now in a state of contradiction. Are they "strong" or "not strong"?

  The arrival of Gongsun Du just happened to be stuck at this time, and Gongsun Du also brought some new explanations to these Dingling people, so that these Dingling people discovered that they are actually "really strong".

  Gongsun Du told Ding Lingren:

   In fact, Cao Jun does not have many troops. Gongsun can fight Cao Jun back and forth. If the two sides cooperate, they will definitely be able to defeat Cao Jun.

  You don’t need to be afraid if you don’t know the roads in Youzhou. Gongsun Jun is very clear about the geographical terrain of Youzhou, so he can easily guide Dingling people as a guide.

  Gongsun Jun doesn’t want many things, as long as Youbeiping, as for other places, they can be given to Ding Lingren, because Youbeiping is Gongsundu’s hometown...

  Ding Lingren certainly didn't know whether You Beiping was Gongsundu's hometown, but with such an excuse, Gongsundu's cooperation with Ding Lingren seemed to have a relatively stable anchor point.

  The right to choose has once again returned to the hands of Ding Lingtou...

  Ding Lingren's king's account.

  The leader of the Dingling National People's Congress sat with the wizard, surrounded by some relatively large tribal leaders.

  『This old guy, I’m afraid there are not many truths in ten sentences...』 Ding Ling, the leader of the National People’s Congress, sneered a few times.

  The tribal leaders around looked left and right, and said with some hesitation: "What does the commander mean... not to cooperate with this old guy?" 』

  『Hmm…』The commander-in-chief was silent for a while, then looked at the witch, and gestured with his eyes.

  The witch coughed twice, paused the colorful scepter on the ground twice, and then said slowly: "I have received instructions from God... this winter... demons are coming..."

"what? ! 』There was an uproar among the tribal leaders of Ding Ling.

   twitter...

"Quiet! ”The commander of Ding Ling said in a deep voice, and then slapped his hands suddenly, “Shut up! Quiet! 』

  The leaders in the big tent gradually stopped talking.

   Commander Ding Ling looked around, "There is still time before winter. This time, we are not for that old guy, but for ourselves... Collect more utensils, store more food and grass, and find more suitable places for the winter!" So...the Yuyang City of the Han people, and cities like Youzhou...I think these places are good...』

The leader of the Dingling National People's Congress made such a decision. In fact, he was a little helpless. After all, he should have started to store food and grass for the winter in summer, but now the entire tribe is scattered, patronizing fighting and killing. Although some property and items were also plundered, But for the most basic grain and grass reserves, there is a serious shortage!

In the depths of the desert, the abnormal weather changes in the north made the commander-in-chief also worry that if the cold winter of the previous few years came again, the Dingling people who did not have much reserves could resist it. All right…

  『As for the Han Chinese...』 The Ding Ling people's commander said slowly, 『I'm going to make him a Marquis of Gudu...What do you think? 』

"What's the meaning? 』

"why? 』

   Some leaders of the Dingling tribe didn't quite understand, so they asked questions one after another.

  The big head of Ding Ling looked around, but he didn't explain specifically, and said with a smile: "Come here, take the flag and seal of the Marquis of Gudu to the Han man..."

   A Marquis of Gudu, although it is not considered a small official position, but it is by no means a big one.

When Gongsun Du saw the flag and seal ribbon of the Marquis of Gudu, the smile he kept on his face almost couldn't hold back, and he thanked the Ding Lingren envoy very hard, and after sending him away, he went He immediately turned his face, and threw the banner and seal ribbon of Marquis Gudu on the ground.

  Some people don’t understand the meaning of Gu Duhou, but how could Gongsun Du not understand?

The Dingling people are the same as the Xianbei people. All the official positions followed the Xiongnu. Therefore, under the Shanyu, the left and right wise kings, the left and right Guli kings, the left and right generals, the left and right captains, the left and right big households, and the left and right bone capitals Hou and other positions, and Gudu Hou is not only ranked last, but also the only position given to people of the opposite sex, er, people with different surnames or races...

  Thus, the meaning of Commander Ding Ling is very obvious, that is to use this "Guduhou" to test Gongsun Du, to see if Gongsun Du really wants to attach himself to Ding Ling. It's a pity that Ding Lingren still underestimated Gongsundu. That night, Gongsundu lowered his own flag, and then hung up the banner of "Guduhou"!

   Back then, Gongsundu could change his father, but now he just changed his flag, so what's the big deal?

   This action made Commander Ding Ling very speechless. Standing outside the big tent and looking at the banner of the Marquis of Gudu, he seemed to think that he had made a mistake at the beginning, and had some doubts about his own judgment...

  …!?(·_·;)…

   and the surrounding area of ​​Beipingyang.

  The three-color flag was flying high, and Fei Qian stood on the high platform, watching the flag erected in the distance to indicate readiness, signaling the start of the military exercise.

  The soldiers at the corner of the high platform began to wave their command flags.

  Xu Chu in the distance started to shout and started to move on his horse.

In fact, before the sound of horseshoes really reached the ears, the ground was already trembling slightly, the sand began to shake on the ground, and then jumped up and down. With the sound of horseshoes getting louder and louder, it finally jumped up and down, just like Fei Zhen was excited. Mood.

   One ride, ten rides, one hundred rides...

  The galloping cavalry was galloping across the field like a torrent of conflict, the cavalry on horseback held up their swords and guns, and the recognition flag behind them was almost straightened by the wind.

"wind! Gale! 』Xu Chu, the leader of the team, issued an order and gestured at the same time, and then the soldiers behind him also took out their bows and arrows skillfully, and began to bend their bows and set their arrows...

  The field of vision swept forward along the ground, and rows of targets stood on the grass in the distance.

   In the blink of an eye, he was within a stone's throw.

The rain of arrows flew up into the sky, and seemed to stagnate for a moment in the air, then whizzed down and landed in the target array, most of the arrows pierced through the outside of the target with a puffing sound armor, but some of them were shot empty, or they were bounced off when they collided with armor pieces, and fell to the side...

The horse team of hundreds of people turned around while galloping, drew a huge arc amidst the roar, and galloped around the target. Arrive at the starting point and regroup.

  Fei Zhen was so excited that her little face flushed red, she jumped up and down, waving her hands and shouting, "Wan Sheng! Victory! 』

  The immature voice on the high platform also attracted some smiles from some guards and soldiers.

  Fei Qian waved his hand, and immediately some soldiers got on their horses and rushed to the target to check the damage of the target and record it.

   This is a test of a new standard weapon.

The inspection field near Chang'an, or the training field, is difficult to keep completely confidential due to the relationship between merchants, so some more important projects must be placed here in Pingyang, Northland, and the flow of people will be relatively small. Some, it is easier to achieve the corresponding confidentiality.

  In cold weapon combat, materials and technology are like a double helix. If one aspect is improved, the other aspect needs to be improved, otherwise it is easy to take a detour.

  After Fei potential made a new type of forged steel, he also assigned some tasks to various composite materials, allowing craftsmen to modify the composite materials, so as to enhance the power of soldiers in combat.

   And long-range weapons are undoubtedly the focus of reform and improvement.

The development of compound angle bows is not like in a game, where you can get mature results with one click. During the entire process of developing materials and improving them, there are even some performance regressions. If it is not for Fei Qian's big Heart, continue to encourage these craftsmen, maybe some craftsmen will retreat on the road of research.

If we follow Dahan’s original craftsman system, on the one hand, it is the original mature craftsmanship, and you can make money to support your family by doing it with your eyes closed. Under such conditions, how many craftsmen are willing to invent and create?

On the one hand, Feiqian fights against fake inventions, especially those who enrich themselves in the name of inventions and creations. On the other hand, it also protects real innovations, and rewards those who have innovations in a timely manner, especially Feiqian himself has seen many in later generations. Strange and weird things, so in identifying whether some newly invented things are useful, they have a decisive ability that others cannot match.

  Some people who engaged in fraud were executed, and then some people who really worked hard set the direction, so the results of a new generation came out.

   New compound recurve bow.

  Speaking of which, Chinese bows and arrows have a long history, but the development speed of bows is not so good. After the recurve bow began to appear in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Huaxia bow actually lagged behind the surrounding Hu people. The recurve bow with the long bow tip used in many places in the Han Dynasty today was actually learned from the Xiongnu.

   Then I developed from a single recurve bow to a compound recurve bow, that is, I have been stagnant and have not continued to develop...

  Maybe it is because the cost of making composite horn bows is already very high, so upper-level politicians feel that the cost of continuing research is too high? Or feel that no matter how much research you do, you might not be a match for the nomadic barbarians in terms of bows and arrows, so you simply turned to the strong crossbow technology tree?

   Or maybe both are possible.

   Now, Feiqian not only changed the material ratio of the composite angle bow, but also tried a new ratio from the bakelite structure, and even made some minor adjustments on the bow body, adding a small piece of string pad...

  The reason for this small piece of string pad is that Fei Zhen was pulled by the bowstring when she was practicing bow and arrow...

  Fei Zhen is naturally a child of the gentry, and of course the six arts cannot be lacking in archery, but anyone who has played bow and arrow, especially the simple one, as long as the posture is wrong, it is not too common to be hit by the bowstring.

  Then Fei Qian saw it, felt sorry for Fei Zhen, and then recalled that the bow in the impression of later generations seemed to have something under the two hanging strings, and then developed the string pad.

Xu Chu came under the high platform, then dismounted from his horse, slanted his back on the compound bow, and held a pierced target pocket gun in one hand, and stepped up to the high platform. come up.

  『What does Zhongkang think of this new bow? ’ Fei Qian asked while looking at Douhou who had been shot through by the arrow, ‘Is there anything wrong? 』

This is the most common double-layered iron plate superimposed by the big men at present. It is obviously unable to resist the power of the spiked arrows. If you hit the arrow, you can imagine what will happen. Of course, not all archers have the strength to shoot through the pocket with one arrow, but if the archer is Xu Chu...

  Xu Chu looked at the new compound bow, his eyes revealed the look of a middle school boy seeing Naizi, "My lord, this bow is very good!" 』

   As a warrior, Xu Chu is very interested in all new weapons and equipment, and this time is no exception, and Xu Chu himself is also good at martial arts, so it is naturally more meaningful to comment on these new equipment.

Xu Chu said that after a long period of use, the bow string is the easiest place to break, especially when the bow string and the bow arm collide with each other, but after adding such a string pad, without affecting the original power of the bow, Letting the bowstring collide with the soft string pad first and then hit the bow arm when it bounces back, naturally slows down and reduces the friction between the bowstring and the bow arm, so that the bowstring can be better protected, and it will be greatly improved. Prolongs the life of the bowstring by a large margin...

  『My lord, this is a new work,』 Xu Chu flattered with a very serious look, "It will be of great benefit to the army... If you use a new bow to train archers, you can shorten the time by more than a month..."

"Oh? ’ Fei Qian raised his eyebrows. If it really has this effect, it is naturally really good.

Xu Chu nodded, took a new bow, stepped back a little, and stretched the bow sideways to signal, "Look, my lord, when recruits practice their bows, their arms are not straightened, so the bowstring often hits their arms. The mild ones are injured, and the severe ones are useless. If there is this thing as a cushion, even if the bowstring hits the arm...』

  Xu Chu let go deliberately, and let the bowstring hit his arm with a non-standard way of drawing the bow, "Look, my lord, with this thing, the force of the string hitting the arm is very light, so that the recruits will not be injured..."

  Although it was very light for Xu Chu, the slap still left a red mark on Xu Chu's arm, but Xu Chu didn't care at all, as if he didn't feel it at all.

  『Well, very good. ’ Fei Qian nodded, and then saw Fei Zhen who was eager to try, ‘You can’t, you can’t open this bow... Don’t look at Zhongkang’s easy opening...This bow is close to two stones, and you can’t open it. It's time to make you a soft bow..."

  Xu Chu chuckled twice, put his bow on his back, put away his shrewd look, and started to play dumb.

  In order to distract Fei Zhen's attention, Fei Qian pointed to the distance, "Look, the new crossbow is about to be tested..."

   Happy birthday to the motherland!

  (end of this chapter)