Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 128 Governance of Han ([-])

Wang Jian is worthy of being a famous general, and he said exactly what Zhou Chong intended.Zhou Chong was determined to make Liannu, just to deal with Zhao's cavalry, and said: "Good advice, General Wang!"

We all know the fact that Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, that is to say, in terms of overall strength, in terms of arms, especially cavalry, Qin does not have an advantage, perhaps not as good as Zhao's cavalry.

If you ask friends about the country that was the first to form and use cavalry on a large scale among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, and achieved fruitful results, I guess many friends will choose Qin, because Qin is far stronger than the six countries. Who else can you choose if you don’t choose Qin? ?In fact, it was not Qin, it should be Zhao, and the person who made Zhao build up and use cavalry on a large scale was the famous Zhao Wuling King.

It can be said that it was the heroic talent of King Wuling of Zhao who single-handedly promoted the great development of cavalry in Chinese history.

Cavalry appeared in the spring and Autumn period, but at that time it was mainly chariot warfare, and the proportion of cavalry was very small. After the promotion of King Wuling of Zhao, the cavalry developed greatly.The Western Han Dynasty can be regarded as the golden age of cavalry in Chinese history, because everyone knows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty formed a large number of cavalry in order to defeat the Huns.

In fact, when Emperor Wu of the Han defeated the Xiongnu, the cavalry played a unique role.Wei Qing led his cavalry corps to make a big detour, making the Huns confused. They miraculously appeared in the Hetao area, dealt a sudden blow to the Huns defenders in the Hetao area, defeated the Huns defenders in one fell swoop, and took back the Hetao Plain.Huo Qubing opened up the Hexi Corridor. He invested a total of about 24 troops twice. Of course, they were all elite cavalry. He defeated the [-] troops of the Huns here, smashed dozens of tribes, and went all the way to Xinjiang.

The "Decisive Battle in Mobei" should be the pinnacle of cavalry in Chinese history. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each led [-] elite cavalry. The sharp blade was inserted into the chest of the Xiongnu, and the immortal legends of "Shan Yuyue's escape at night" and "Sealing the wolf at Xushan" were written, which amazed future generations.

When King Wuling of Zhao implemented his national policy "Hufu Cavalry and Shooting", he ordered the State of Zhao to form a large number of cavalry, so that the State of Zhao took the lead in entering a war mode dominated by cavalry from chariot warfare.When the remaining six countries, including Qin, were still mainly engaged in chariot warfare, King Wuling's cavalry criss-crossed the north, defeating the barbarians and expanding the territory for thousands of miles.

Starting from King Wuling, the cavalry has always been the trump card of the Zhao army. In terms of scale and experience, the cavalry of the Qin State is inferior, so the cavalry has become the sharp knife of the Zhao State. If you want to destroy Zhao, you must defeat the Zhao State’s cavalry , this is an unavoidable reality.

Of course, some people will definitely think that as long as Li Mu does not have the military power, it will be easy. In fact, no matter who is in charge of the military power of Zhao, a battle is inevitable. Li Mu leads the Zhao army, and it will be much more difficult to defeat the Zhao army. Military power is much less difficult, not to say that there is no need to fight a battle.

Knowing that intensive firepower is the nemesis of the cavalry, it will make the cavalry pay a high price, so he is determined to make a Zhuge crossbow.The Zhuge Nu is the earliest semi-automatic weapon in Chinese history. Unfortunately, it was lost after the Three Kingdoms. It is difficult to know how it was made.There are detailed records and pictures in the "Wu Bei Zhi" of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Chong knew how to make the Zhuge crossbow, but not from the "Wu Bei Zhi". He went to Wuhou Temple and saw a restored Zhuge crossbow. This Zhuge crossbow was made by a military enthusiast. It was made and collected by Wuhou Temple.

Zhuge Nu has been famous in Chinese history for a long time, but archaeological work did not find it, and it became a myth. Zhou Chong was very curious when he saw this Zhuge Nu, and worked hard, but he did not expect it to be of great use.

Shen Qing was very impatient, and said: "Master Zhou, can you make it? Can you let Shen see it?" He likes novelty things, and he looked at the Liannu map that Zhou Chong presented to King Qin again and again. My heart is itching, and I am naturally eager to see it when I have a chance.

Wang Jian also behaved like Shen Qing, saying: "Master Zhou, you can't cherish your secret skills!"

Nei Shiteng excused Zhou Chong, saying: "You two, don't wrong good people, especially you General Wang, be careful that Mr. Zhou doesn't assign Liannu to you, it will make you greedy."

Wang Jian immediately relented, and said, "All right, all right, I won't say anything. Master Zhou, you must not be narrow-minded, you must not favor one person over another, and you must not let General Neishi take advantage of it."

Nei Shiteng smiled and patted Wang Jian on the shoulder, saying, "You old Wang!"

"It has been made, but there are not many, so I asked the king to send skilled craftsmen to help, but I didn't expect Mr. Shen to do it in person." Zhou Chong originally wanted the king of Qin to send craftsmen, but he didn't expect the king of Qin to be so lavish that he would send the craftsmen. Shen Qing is here.This can also be seen how much the King of Qin attaches great importance to it.

Wang Jian stood up at once, and said, "Then why are you just sitting there, go and have a look."

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "Your General Wang's wish has been fulfilled." He took them to the school grounds.Nei Shiteng had already ordered the soldiers to bring the Zhuge crossbows, and a dozen of them were placed neatly.

The structure of the Zhuge crossbow is very simple, just a hollow wooden box, a crossbow arm, a string, and a handle. As for the invisible firing device, it can be found in modern firearms.Unexpectedly, it was so simple that Zhou Chong boasted so magically that it was so simple. Wang Jian and Shen Qing couldn't accept it for a while, stared blankly, and even forgot to speak.

"Don't believe me, right? Let's see if you believe it or not." Nesten chuckled, picked up a repeater, opened the cover on it, filled it with arrows, and kept shaking the handle at the target. There was a sound, and the sharp arrow flew out, hitting the target 120 meters away.

Zhuge crossbows in history could only hold ten arrows, but Zhou Chong raised the box to hold fifteen arrows, and the power was much greater.According to records, the Zhuge crossbow uses iron as the arrow. After verification, it does not use iron shafts, but iron arrow clusters. The arrow shafts are still made of bamboo or wood to reduce their own weight. The shooting range is about 120 meters.

"Smart workmanship!" Shen Qing jumped up and shouted.

"A sharp weapon!" Wang Jian laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, and said, "There is a problem, the crossbow has to be reloaded after firing a box, if the Zhao cavalry attack by chance, the problem will be serious."

Zhou Chong asked with a smile: "General Wang, what do you think is the best way to deal with it?" It wasn't that Zhou Chong didn't know the solution, but that he deliberately tested this famous general.

Wang Jian pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Just take turns shooting! It can be divided into three rows or more, one row for shooting, one row for preparation, and one row for reloading."

A famous general is a famous general, and the key is in one word.When muskets appeared, their rapid-fire ability was poor, isn't that the solution?Zhou Chong was full of praise for Wang Jian's unique vision in his heart.

Wang Jian clapped his hands and praised: "With Duke Zhou's crossbow, why worry about Zhao's cavalry not being destroyed! Why not worry about Zhao being destroyed!"

"That's right!" Shen Qing and Nei Zhiteng agreed in unison.

"It's not Duke Zhou's crossbow, it's Zhuge's crossbow!" Zhou Chong shouted in his heart.

(End of this chapter)