After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 293 Test Firing a New Crossbow
Huai City of Han Dynasty.

After a few days of busy work, Meng Di finally re-drafted the system of military honors according to his own ideas, especially adding some regulations on the abolition of titles, which referred to some ideas of Confucianism.

Basically, it revolves around the two central points of treason and unfilial piety. In his opinion, no matter it is Legalism, Confucianism or Taoism, they all have their merits. You can use the words of one family as the main focus and take care of others. Inclusive.

After Bai Gui saw it, he didn't express his opinion at that time, but took it back to ponder over it carefully, and put forward some suggestions for revision, mainly for some privileges of the title, such as the right to speak up for a public official, so he made changes.

This kind of power may seem small, but the actual effect is indeed not small, so Bai Gui directly moved to the third level of title Zan Xiao, the first level of title only has the privilege of being indifferent, as long as you act Subordinate gift is enough.

On the whole, no changes were made. Meng Di was kind to these, and agreed to them all, and then sent someone to copy two copies, one was sent to Feiyi and handed over to Sun Wu, and the other was sent to Tancheng. Please refer to the details.

Taking advantage of the spare time in the future, Meng Di specially went to see the situation at Gongsunye's side. Two large crossbows have been made, one big and one small, and the big one must be pulled by a cart. , the smaller one can be carried by a single person.

But when using it, one person can't wind it at all, it needs the cooperation of at least two people. Gongsun Ye didn't show up, but sent his own apprentice to cover up for Meng Di, which made Meng Di curiously ask.

"What has Master Gongsun been up to lately? He's so busy that he can't spare time even when the King is here?"

This is actually just a joke, but after hearing this, several disciples thought that Mengdi was embarrassing, so they explained.

"Master is currently improving the method of smelting iron, and at the same time researching a new furnace. He has not closed his eyes all day and night, and we dare not disturb it. Don't blame Hanhou, otherwise we will go and inform Master to come now."

Seeing that they might have misunderstood what he meant, Mengdi immediately waved his hand and said with a smile.

"It's just a casual talk. There is nothing important. Let Master Gongsun go and show me the power of these two bows and crossbows."

After hearing this, several apprentices breathed a sigh of relief. First they brought in a cow, then set up the large bow and crossbow, and then commanded the cow to start winding. It took nearly an incense stick of time to finish.

Then two people brought over an arrow, and Mengdi's eyes lit up when he saw it. The thickness was about the same as his forearm, which made him full of expectations for the power of this crossbow.

Then the organ was activated, and the arrow flew out, and saw the wall two hundred steps away, and a big hole appeared in an instant. When Meng Di saw it, he quickened his pace, rushed over, and looked out through the hole. There was no trace of the arrows.

This might even startled him, and Emperor Shi next to him opened his mouth wide and said with surprise in his eyes.

"Good guy, with such a great power, if it is used when attacking the city, I am afraid that the city gate will not be able to hold it a few times. This is really a magical weapon. It must be easier to attack the city in the future. Bed Nu is even easier to use.”

Naturally, Meng Di could see that this large crossbow was transformed from a bed crossbow, and it was relatively smaller in size. Some key parts were made of refined steel, and the whole was very light. few.

It can be said that all of them can be used when defending the city and when fighting in the field, which made him a little interested, and he couldn't continue to demonstrate with a few apprentices, so he reached out and picked up the relatively small crossbow.

It felt very heavy in the hand, and he couldn't hold it for a long time even with his arm strength. However, in the Han Dynasty, he had seen this kind of big bow. It was not fired directly by hand, so he simply sat on the ground.

Mengdi stepped on the bow body with both feet, and slowly pulled the contribution away with his hands, and almost exhausted all his strength to complete the winding.

The few apprentices next to me were stunned. They needed two or three people to work together to complete the steps. Meng Di did it by himself. At this time, Meng Di stretched out his hand and said.

"Don't be dazed, bring the bow and arrow."

Only then did the disciples come to their senses, and immediately took out a bow and arrow, which was obviously much larger, and the arrows were all specially made, looking very sharp, and the place in the yard was a bit small, so Mengdi stood up and looked around one time.

Then I saw a small forest not far away, so I immediately sat down on the ground again, lifted the body of the crossbow with my legs supported, and shot an arrow into the forest. After the sound of the bowstring, Meng Di was a little excited Said.

"Shi Huang, Yu Rang immediately rode over to see how far he shot it? This thing is really a treasure. If there is a large-scale crossbow array behind the formation during the battle, I am afraid that the most elite troops in the world today will not be able to shoot. He will be the opponent of my Han army."

After Shi Huang and Yu Rang heard the order, they galloped away immediately. It didn't take long for them to rush back with their bows and arrows, yes.Yu Rang's face was also full of admiration, and he said in surprise.

"There were more than [-] arrows shot out from this one arrow. The arrow went deep into the book. In the end, I had no choice but to dig a hole in the tree to take it out. The power is quite powerful. block."

At this moment, Meng Di stood up and patted the dust off his body, laughed heartily, and then said.

"It's all thanks to Master Gongsun and Gongshu Ban. We must reward them heavily when we go back. With these treasures, we will save many brothers from dying when we conquer the world in the future."

"What our Han country lacks most now is population. As long as we develop it carefully for a few years, when our military strength breaks through the 20 mark, then other vassal states will definitely not be our opponents."

"We are going to go to war soon. I heard that Zhao Jianzi has led his troops to attack Chaoge. I am afraid that envoys from Qi will come here in a short time. This time we will send troops, both of you will stay in Huai City."

"The most important thing now is to guard against the state of Wu's intentions and the situation of the state of Qi, so you stay and train your troops. If something happens, you can rescue them in time. The most important thing is to guard against these people in the state of Song."

"Although they are performing very well for the time being, they still need to maintain enough troops at this time to deter the younger generation."

(End of this chapter)