Not as good as Bing Province Army, whether it is the quality of Soldiers or Weapons and Equipment, they are both powerful to the naked eye.
Chen Gong heard this and sighed, "So please General Zhou train harder. I don't want to see these Elite Troops Soldiers die in vain because they are not good at water fighting."
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Don't worry!"
After making the decision to build Navy, Liu Xie appointed Zhou Yu to train the army, and at the same time handed over the task of building the warship to the Foundry Bureau, and personally summoned Juzi Meng Yang, who was the director of the Foundry Bureau.
Weiyang Palace, Xuan Room.
"See Your Majesty."
After seeing Liu Xie, Meng Yang immediately saluted respectfully.
"Get up."
Liu Xie raised his left hand to indicate that he was not polite, and then asked, "I will send troops south to fight against thieves in three months. Can Foundry Bureau build enough warships in three months?"
Meng Yang had a look of embarrassment on his face when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "Report Your Majesty, three months... To be honest, it's a bit too hasty."
"But if enough manpower can be guaranteed, Foundry Bureau can try his best."
He didn't dare to vouch for it. After all, it was a major matter related to going south to hunt down thieves, so he could only say that he would try his best.
After receiving this answer, Liu Xie couldn't help but frown, but he also knew that time was tight, so he nodded and said, "Let's try it... What is that in your hand?"
He noticed that Meng Yang was also holding a Brocade Box.
When this was mentioned, Meng Yang suddenly became energetic and said excitedly, "Reporting to Your Majesty, here are the research results of the Foundry Bureau during this period. I specially brought them to Your Majesty for review."
As he spoke, he opened the Brocade Box in his hand.
I saw a stack of drawings placed inside the box. These are the results of research and development by the Foundry Bureau craftsmen!
"Let me see it quickly!"
Seeing these drawings, Liu Xie's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stood up and came forward regardless of Son of Heaven's wishes.
He was curious about what surprise Foundry Bureau could bring him this time.
Meng Yang laid out the drawings one by one, and then introduced them to Liu Xie with a blushing face.
"The first is the new and improved version of Stone-Throwing Engine. Different from the traditional Stone-Throwing Engine, the new version uses the power of twisting to launch stones, with higher accuracy and longer range."
"This is Second-Generation Mo Dao designed for the Mo Dao Army. It adopts a new forging process, which makes it easier to handle, tougher, and has stronger armor-breaking ability."
"This is a new type of heavy armor designed for the Heavy Armor Army. It also uses a new forging process to enhance defense while reducing weight..."
Meng Yang demonstrated the new manufacturing process of the manufacturing bureau to Liu Xie.
The children of Mohist School were already ready to delve into these technologies. Foundry Bureau provided them with a stable research environment, so they have achieved many extraordinary results over such a long time.
Liu Xie Looking at the various drawings that dazzled him, even a wealthy man like him couldn't help but feel quite happy.
Once these results are applied to the army, the army's combat effectiveness can be greatly improved, and it will be more confident to go south to fight against thieves!
"But Your Majesty, these are nothing, we have also developed a real killer weapon!"
After introducing these results to Liu Xie, Meng Yang said confidently, his face flushed with excitement.
"What killing weapon?"
Liu Xie heard this and his curiosity was aroused again. These achievements are actually nothing?
Meng Yang looked at Gao Lan on the side and said, "General Gao, please bring in the things I brought."
"Okay."
Gao Lan nodded, then turned and left Xuan Room.
After a while, he came back again, but this time he was followed by several Famous Scholars soldiers. These Soldierss worked together to lift a huge artifact in.
This is a huge Crossbow Bed.
What is different from the traditional Crossbow Bed is that this Crossbow Bed is mixed with a lot of metal accessories, so that the whole thing gives people a cold and ferocious feeling.
In addition, there are several Famous Scholars soldiers holding thick Crossbow Boltss, which makes people feel numb!
Each Crossbow Bolts in their hands is as thick as a baby's forearm, reflecting a cold luster, as if it's thirsty for blood!
The arrows don't even have the health slots of regular arrows, because it's completely unnecessary.
It is conceivable that once hit by this arrow, there will be a big bloody hole everywhere!
There is no room for the health tank to work!
This is a war art piece that combines violence and killing!
"This is..."
Looking at the ferocious murder weapon in front of him, Liu Xie's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart was extremely Shock.
Meng Yang took a step forward and came to the side of Crossbow Bed, and said with great excitement:
"Your Majesty, please allow me to introduce to you the latest achievements of our Foundry Bureau, the great killer weapon created by Mohism Mechanism Arts--"
"Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow!"
Chapter 430 Make Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, look for Zhuge Liang!
The crossbow is an indispensable weapon on Battlefield.
Its status is higher than Bow and Arrows.
Since the crossbow has a tensioning mechanism that can delay firing, the Bow and Arrows's one-stop opening and firing of the bow is divided into two independent parts: loading and firing.
In this way, the shooter does not need to aim at the same time when loading the string with force. After loading the arrow, he can have time to aim at the target and find the best launch opportunity, which can greatly improve the shooting hit rate.
Secondly, the crossbow has a longer range than Bow and Arrows. In Warring States, the twelve-stone crossbow could shoot 600 steps, while the ten-stone crossbow commonly used in the army today has a range of more than 400 steps.
Not only that, the crossbow has stronger penetrating power than Bow and Arrows, but because Repeating Crossbow and Crossbow Bolts can delay firing, a large number of crossbows loaded with arrows can be fired at the same time, forming intensive firepower in a short period of time.
In addition, the crossbow is easier to use than the Bow and Arrows. Because it shoots directly, aiming and firing are simpler, and ordinary people can master it without or after simple training.
Of course, the crossbow also has disadvantages, that is, it is more expensive than the Bow and Arrows, is more easily damaged, and is not as convenient and durable as the Bow and Arrows.
Repeating Crossbow appeared as early as the Warring States period, but it could only fire three or four arrows continuously at most. Later, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, which was improved by Zhuge Liang, could fire ten consecutive arrows.
But now... it was actually researched by the Foundry Bureau first?
Liu Xie felt a little Shock. He reached out and touched Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow's cold and ferocious Crossbow Bed, and then looked at Meng Yang.
"How powerful is this crossbow? Can it really shoot ten rounds in a row?"
Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow is undoubtedly very terrifying, which means it can shoot out a dense rain of arrows in a short period of time, causing a lot of damage to the enemy.
Especially for this kind of large crossbow, no armor in the world can withstand the arrows it shoots, not even Heavy Armor Army's armor.
"Please Your Majesty move to the outside of the palace. I will show Your Majesty the power of this Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow."
Meng Yang bowed slightly and wanted to demonstrate on the spot.
Liu Xie was also curious about how powerful this ten Repeating Crossbow, which had been lost in later generations, could be, so he agreed to his request.
Soon, he followed Meng Yang to the open space outside the Great Hall.
Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow was also pushed out.
At the same time, dozens of targets were placed four hundred steps away. These targets were all human-shaped, filled with straw on the inside, and covered with heavy armor that could only be equipped by the Heavy Armor Army.
Meng Yang selected several Tiger Warriors Army to operate the crossbow, turning the body to aim at these targets.
Liu Xie took a few steps back and watched their operations under the heavy protection of Gao Lan and others.
"Launch!"
After Meng Yang gave the order, one Crossbow Bolts shot out from Crossbow Bed one after another!
"Tsk tsk tsk--!!"
Crossbow Bolts The sound of breaking through the air and the sound of hitting the target sounded almost at the same time. Everyone only saw a flash of cold light, and could not see the trajectory of the arrow at all!
After Liu Xie turned his attention to the target in the distance, he couldn't help but Shock.
I saw that the dozen or so heavily armored targets that were originally neatly arranged were now in dilapidated condition!
Every target has a scary big hole in it.
Under the powerful kinetic energy and penetrating power of Crossbow Bolts, the heavy armor, which is extremely hard and can even withstand the chop of Mo Dao, is as if it is made of paper!
The most disturbing thing about Shock is that after shooting through each target, these Crossbow Bolts were not embedded inside, but were deeply inserted into the Palace Wall which was more than a hundred steps away from the target.
"It's terrible"
Gao Lan looked at this scene with a blank expression, murmured to himself, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Seeing the terrifying power of Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow, he felt his scalp numb and his whole body cold.
What we are shooting at now is a target, but what if it were someone else?
He couldn't imagine what it would be like if this happened to Battlefield. No matter how brave Military Generals was, he couldn't stop such a shot of Crossbow Bolts!
As long as you prepare enough Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow and shoot one round before the battle begins, you can cause great damage to the Enemy Army.
If used properly, it can even determine the direction of a war. This is a well-deserved killing weapon!
"Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow, so scary!"
Liu Xie felt awe-struck in his heart, and felt Shock very impressed by Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow's power.
Not to mention the others, except for Meng Yang who had long understood the power of Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow, the rest of the Soldiers were all fearful of its power.
"Your Majesty, Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow, within three hundred steps you can break through five armors in a row. After three hundred steps, the power will gradually weaken."
"Five hundred steps is the limit of the shooting range, because the weight of the Crossbow Bolts arrow body is too heavy, and the cost of Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow is also high..."
Meng Yang also introduced the limitations and shortcomings of Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow to Liu Xie.
The advantages of Ten-Shot Repeating Crossbow are obvious, the powerful penetrating power is extremely terrifying; the disadvantage is that the cost is too high, and the range is also reduced a lot compared to the general bed crossbow, but the power continues unabated.
In other words, the range is sacrificed in exchange for greater power and the ability to fire more arrows. Generally speaking, it is most suitable to be used as a weapon.