Dahan first prince

Chapter 411

After communicating with Yang Chengyan about the technical problems of the God Arm Crossbow, Liu Ying no longer struggled with it, and let out a long sigh, accepting the upper limit of the God Arm Crossbow's range of "about [-] steps".

——In Liu Ying's impression, as a weapon for the weak Song Dynasty to fight against the northern nomadic cavalry, the range of the magic arm crossbow should have reached 240 to [-] steps.

Only since then, Chinese civilization has entered the transition from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons. Firearms have begun to develop rapidly, while the development of cold weapons has stagnated.

By the time of Zhu Ming, although firearms had not yet become the conventional weapons of the Chinese army, the long-distance attack methods that used to be dominated by bows and crossbows had basically been replaced by firearms.

The blueprints for making the divine arm crossbow were included in Ming Taizong Zhu Di's "Yongle Grand Ceremony", and were lost in the later period of the Republic of China.

In her previous life, Liu Ying learned that the most critical part of the lost blueprint of the God Arm Crossbow is an iron mechanism located in the firing slot of the crossbow;
It is because of this mechanism that the God Arm Crossbow can have a maximum range of 450 steps, which is a super long-distance range of [-] meters in later generations!

But now, without this mechanism, Liu Ying tried his best to mobilize the power of the entire Shaofu, but he could only make this low-profile version of the God Arm Crossbow with a maximum effective range of [-] steps.

The range of the 'artifact' was reduced by one-third, and Liu Ying felt regretful;
But take a step back and look at it: the crossbow with a range of [-] steps is undoubtedly an epoch-making improvement in combat effectiveness for the Han Dynasty at this stage.

With the range of [-] steps, the Han infantry array will also have more tactical options when facing the Huns cavalry.

"Well, let's do it first."

"God arm crossbow, set a range of [-] paces; after Shaofu, there is no need to study hard."

Without hesitation, Liu Ying gave the order to 'end the research on the improvement of the divine arm crossbow', and Liu Ying stood up, and walked forward with a smile.

On the west side of the school grounds, there was a Habayashi bow crossbow and a tiger ben armor knife, walking towards the "audience seat" where Liu Ying and the court officials were.

Almost as soon as these two men appeared, all the ministers scrambled to surround them, regardless of the existence of the emperor Liu Ying, and began to size up the two soldiers.

It was also when the two walked in that everyone finally discovered: Compared with ordinary soldiers, what is special about the equipment of these two people.

——The tiger ben soldier who came for everyone to visit was obviously the 'observer' of the previous three-person combat team. Several of them were tall, more than eight feet tall!

Although the plate armor on his body was not as smooth and bright as the bronze mirror, it still shook everyone's eyes when standing under the sun;
Except for the plate armor on the chest, the rest of the tiger's body was also basically tightly wrapped by various protective gear.

Inside the breastplate is a piece of armor with a hollowed out chest, hem, shoulder pads, and back intact, protecting the front thighs, shoulders, and back;

On the calf, there is also a wooden 'shin guard' similar to that commonly used by football players in later generations.

What surprised everyone the most was: except for the forearm, which was also wrapped with a wooden guard, the tiger's helmet was actually made of iron!

Compared with the bronze helmets commonly used in the military in the past, this iron helmet not only protects the top of the head and the sides of the ears, but also covers the entire head above the neck!

Even the front face that was supposed to be exposed only had a rectangular cutout at the position of the eyes...
As far as the armor on this tiger ben pawn is concerned, theoretically, there are only a few ways left that can cause damage to such a 'armor knife'.

Chop with unerring precision to the ankle or knee;

The dagger pierces the neck from bottom to top;
And, the bow, feather and arrow hit the eye!
what does this mean?
——It means that such a tiger, as long as he makes the correct combat moves, it is basically impossible to die in battle!
Because the Huns rarely have sharp bronze swords, more of them are blunt weapons!
The Huns also didn't have crossbows for flat shooting, but some were just bows for throwing!
Therefore, even these three theoretical 'weak spots' can also be protected as long as the wearer makes correct combat moves!

Ankles, knees, there is almost no risk of being cut off, only blunt blows may be injured;
At the neck, where the iron helmet connects to the breastplate, as long as you lower your head, you can protect it;

As for the eyes, let alone—just like in the martial arts performance just now, just lower your head and only expose the top of your head to the arrow feathers thrown by the enemy!
If you have to talk about the possibility of the wearer of this set of armor being injured by the Huns, that is, accidentally being shot in the eye by a bow feather.

As for the Huns riding horses and hitting...

"With the Mo Dao, not to mention people, I am afraid that even the war horse should be regarded as one sword and two pieces..."

Thinking so, everyone looked at the tiger benjuan again with lingering fear, and finally turned their heads reluctantly to look at the Habayashi crossbow beside him.

To be precise, it was the Habayashi crossbow soldier.

During the martial arts performance just now, it was discovered that the arrows from the Habayashi phalanx had a range of [-] paces. Everyone instinctively thought: Emperor Liu Ying, this is the best bow from all over the world to form this crossbow force ;

When Liu Ying asked Yang Chengyan about the range of the God Arm Crossbow, everyone realized with belated awareness: Captain Yubayashi was equipped with the God Arm Crossbow that Liu Ying took everyone to visit Luban Garden earlier.

Of course, like the tiger ben pawn who did not bring the Mo Dao, but only armor, the Yulin pawn in front of him also did not bring his divine arm crossbow.

——After all, the Son of Heaven is not on his side, and it is somewhat inappropriate to approach with such a weapon.

As for the armor, compared to the tiger ben pawn armed to the teeth, the protective gear of this habayashi pawn is obviously not worth mentioning.

The upper body is made of iron scale armor, which is light and has a high degree of freedom of movement. It also has high protection against the enemy's arrows.

Although it can't defend against blunt weapons and sharp blades stabbing from bottom to top, as a bow and crossbow force, having such a set of scales is enough.

——Under what circumstances would crossbow troops encounter infantry and cavalry?
The answer is simple: when the rout is imminent.

Furthermore, with the range of [-] paces away from the God Arm Crossbow, not to mention the infantry and cavalry rushing to the face, I am afraid that even the enemy's arrow feathers will not be able to hit the position of Captain Habayashi!

Except for the scale armor on the upper body and the old-fashioned bronze helmet on the top of the head, there is no other protective equipment on this feather soldier;
Obviously, Captain Habayashi's point of view is not the protective gear, but the god arm crossbow with a range of two hundred steps.

Since the Yulin pawn hadn't been brought over, there was nothing to look at.

He withdrew his disappointed gaze from Yu Linzu, and then looked at Hu Benzu beside him, and there were bursts of shock on everyone's faces.

Looking at it alone, the Tiger Benjia Saber has extremely strong defensive power. Although it lacks mobility, its ability to face the enemy head-on is rare in ancient times!

Even a hundred years ago, the world-renowned heavy infantry——Wei Wuzu, would hardly have passed even one round in front of such a tiger and carded sword;
As for the Habayashi bow and crossbow, the scale armor provides the guarantee of 'impossibility to be shot to death by the enemy at a long distance', and at the same time has a super long range of [-] steps.

Looking at the two separately, they can indeed be regarded as the unique and powerful heavy infantry and crossbow troops in the Han Dynasty.

But combined with Liu Ying's previous explanation of "these two troops will act together", and then look at the two together...
"The tiger-been armor sword is in front, and the habayashi god arm is behind; if the enemy is far away, the habayashi will shoot, and if the enemy is close, the tiger-been will kill..."

"If the enemy doesn't fight, then we will take every step and move forward steadily. Even if we don't fight, we can drive the enemy far..."

Closing his eyes, he reproduced in his mind the scene of the joint battle between Habayashi and Huben's captains, and a blush gradually appeared on Li Ji's face.

——Things are far more than that simple!
On the open battlefield, if the Huns do not fight, these two troops can only drive the enemy back!

But what if it's not an open battlefield?
If it is a narrow battlefield, such as a mountain stream, or an important pass on the way for the enemy to retreat, the Huns can only bite the bullet and rush forward, what kind of picture will it be?
Wanting to understand this, Li Ji turned his head quietly, casting undisguised envy and jealousy on the new captain who was about to accept these two troops: Xinwuhou Jinshe.

——You must know that in today's Han Dynasty, the calculation of martial arts still uses floating chops!
That is: the number of enemies killed, minus the number of deaths of the own side, you get floating cuts, which is "pure profit" and "net kills".

However, in front of these two elites armed to the teeth with crossbows and rifles, the number of kills can basically be equated with 'floating chop'.

Because such an army, as long as it wants to, can control its own casualties to about zero!
For such an army, martial arts are almost synonymous with fighting, as long as they fight, they will definitely be able to make meritorious deeds!
In other words: No matter who is in command of such a force, as long as it fights with the enemy, it will definitely be able to use it to make military exploits...
Compared with Li Jilue's narrow sense of envy and hatred, Jin She's reaction immediately showed the macroscopic vision that a "Han Taiwei" should have.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty."

"How much does this god arm crossbow cost?"

He suddenly asked a question, and without waiting for Liu Ying to respond, all the officials gathered here cast their expectant eyes on Liu Ying.

--yes!
Wouldn't it be better if a crossbow with a range of [-] paces could be equipped to more troops?
The range of [-] paces alone, even if placed on the garrison troops on the front line of the Great Wall, can greatly relieve the pressure on the frontier defense!

Sensing everyone's fiery eyes, Liu Ying did not reply in a hurry;

He waved his hand to signal the two soldiers to retreat, then turned his head to make eye contact with Yang Chengyan.

After making up her mind, Liu Ying let out a long sigh, and placed the value of the divine arm crossbow in front of everyone present.

"A crossbowman with a divine arm, the bow is four feet five inches long, the string is three feet four inches long, and the bow is four feet nine inches long;"

"Using the tough mulberry as the body, the solid sandalwood as the bow, the iron as the chamber, the steel as the machine, the hemp rope as the tie, and the silk as the string."

"A single crossbow requires a few kilograms each of mulberry and sandalwood, and several kilograms each of steel and iron."

"The remuneration of the craftsman and the required working hours..."

"—The cost of a god arm crossbow is no less than thirty gold..."

Following Liu Ying's low tone, the excitement on everyone's faces faded away, and they couldn't help but sigh.

A crossbow machine costs as much as [-] gold...
嗯；
As expected of Liu Ying's handwriting!

Tiger Benjia Dao, wearing plate armor, holding Mo Dao, the equipment cost per capita is a hundred gold;

Cooperating with the Habayashi bow and crossbow, it is not a unit that poor ghosts can play with...

Each crossbow costs [-] gold, and counting the scale armor on the body, it is probably tens of gold per person;
Calculated, a god-arm crossbow phalanx with a size of a thousand people needs to spend tens of thousands of gold in equipment costs...
——There is no doubt that this god arm crossbow can only be the exclusive weapon of the elite troops, and it is impossible to become a standard weapon at all.

Coupled with the Tiger Benjia Sword that also needs to be piled up with money, it is no exaggeration to say: In the whole world, there will never be a second Habayashi and Huben!
Not only could the Han family not be able to support a second branch, but even in the known world, no one could afford it!
Jin She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when Liu Ying's words shattered the reverie in his heart.

But soon, Jin She recovered from the disappointment of "not being able to turn the divine arm crossbow into Han standard equipment" and began to consider more realistic issues.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty;"

"——I am in charge of these two schools, and stationed a hundred miles south of Yunzhong, what is the need for it?"

Seeing that Jin She finally asked the question that should be asked, Liu Ying finally had a look of relief on her face.

After pondering for a while, Liu Ying unreservedly presented her understanding of the two troops in front of Jin She and everyone present.

"I thought that in the fall of this year, Hu will definitely offend the border;"

"If it comes, it will attack the cloud!"

"So the Taiwei took charge of these two schools and went to the south of Yunzhong for a hundred miles in person. The first to bear the brunt will be to keep Yunzhongcheng intact!"

"In addition, if there is an opportunity to fight, the Taiwei can also act cheaply, and use the battle of ambush and encirclement to wipe out one enemy."

"Moreover, there are plate armor, scale armor, Mo knife, god arm crossbow and other armor soldiers. Although they look strong, they have never been used in the enemy;"

"The Taiwei is here, and I will send the military craftsmen of the Shaofu to check the pros and cons of these various weapons, so as to find out the omissions and make up for the gaps in the future, so as to improve the military skills of the Shaofu..."

Hearing this, Jin She didn't respond to the order in a hurry, but according to his own habit, he silently recited Liu Ying's entrustment in his heart before accepting the order.

Afterwards, Liu Ying turned around with a relaxed expression, and was facing the courtiers, officials and meritorious princes who were thinking and looking forward to him.

"Plate armor and scale armor are too expensive to make, as are Mo Dao and Divine Arm."

"Giving these four things to the princes is not because I don't want to, but because the treasury doesn't allow it."

"However, in the future, if you are willing to strictly educate your nephews and descendants at home, practice the art of military formation, and have more money in the treasury, I may form another army after you."

"At that time, although the princes did not have the armor of the board and scales, the sword, and the arm of the gods, the sons and nephews of the princes were in the army, and they could make contributions with this fine armor and not fall into the prestige of the ancestors... ··”

(End of this chapter)