Great Song Pirate

Chapter 466 Surprise again and again

Chapter 466 Surprise again and again

In the bow and crossbow workshop, as Yang Wenzhong said, it was a busy scene. The original more than 100 craftsmen have now expanded into a workshop with nearly 300 people. In terms of the quality of the bows and crossbows produced, the bows and crossbows of the Fubo Army are by no means inferior to those of the Song Army, and the shape of the machine crossbows is greatly different from that of the Great Song Dynasty after adding shoulder rests, and the hit rate can be greatly improved.

Yang Wenzhong's two sons were each in charge of a task, one was in charge of the bow and the other was making the crossbow, while Yang Wenzhong was personally in charge of supervising the manufacture of the god arm crossbow. There is a pungent smell of raw rubber everywhere, such as tendons and horns, which are necessary for bow making.

Seeing Xu Yi inspecting the bow and crossbow workshop, Yang Wenzhong had to accompany him for a while, and took out some samples for Xu Yi to check. After the efforts of Yang Wenzhong and his son in the past six months, the craftsmen here are also improving their skills. Skilled, the quality of the bows and crossbows made has greatly improved compared with the first few batches of products. Even a layman like Xu Yi, after getting these finished products, can see that these new bows and crossbows are obviously better than those equipped in the previous fleet. Those bows and crossbows must be happy again.

Looking at the batches of unstringed bows and crossbows in the warehouse, Xu Yi reached out and picked up a three-arrow crossbow. This crossbow played a very important role in his southern expedition this time, especially in Aizhou During the defensive battle, a large number of Annan troops who were besieging the city were killed, so he said to Yang Wenzhong who was accompanying him: "We might as well make more of this kind of three-arrow crossbow. The crossbow can deal with a large number of enemy attacks, and the number of arrows fired at the same time is far more than that of ordinary crossbows, which is a rare good thing!"

Yang Wenzhong naturally agreed. For Gongnufang, Xu Yi paid as much attention to iron work and copper work as two places. In this era when hot weapons are not yet mature, it is almost impossible for him to mass-produce muskets. Although Ren Bin has produced firecrackers similar to muskets, there is still a long way to go before the application of large-scale equipment. In terms of long-range weapons, he still has to rely on things like bows and crossbows. After all, artillery cannot accompany infantry at any time. Or when the cavalry charged, most of the time they had to use bows and crossbows to fight against their opponents, so Xu Yi's investment in the bow and crossbow workshop can also be said to spare no effort.

The more than 100 god-armed crossbows supervised by Yang Wenzhong are placed on the shelf in a majestic manner. Although the crossbow strings have not been hung yet, people can feel their murderous aura. Yang Wenzhong took out one, Said to Xu Yi: "This new god-arm crossbow is improved compared to the god-arm crossbow I dedicated to the lord last time. Please see, lord, I have strengthened this crossbow arm a lot. The crossbow is at least [-] steps more than the previous god-armed crossbow, and piercing armor is as easy as piercing paper!"

Xu Yi lowered his head to look at the arm of the crossbow. He saw that the arm of the crossbow was indeed a little thicker. This would definitely increase the range of the crossbow. But he quickly thought of a very important problem, so he frowned slightly and said : "It's really good, but the arm of the previous god arm crossbow is already very strong. The increase in range is a good thing, but will there be a new problem? The previous god arm crossbow is not easy for ordinary people to open the crossbow string. If the crossbow arm is strengthened, wouldn’t it be more difficult for the archer to wind the string? If the archer winds the string too hard, will it affect the choice of the archer? No matter how accurate the archer with weak strength is, I’m afraid they won’t be able to use this thing!”

Yang Wenzhong smiled proudly: "My lord, please don't worry about this matter. This old man has already considered this issue. Please see here, my lord. This crossbow old man has borrowed from the winding mechanism of the ballista created by my lord. The shooter only needs to forcefully move the crossbow. The crossbow string is hung on the first hook, and then the rod is moved to fully open the crossbow arm and hang the bow. Ordinary people don’t have any problem winding it!”

Only then did Xu Yi notice the mechanism on the crossbow, and he stretched out his hand to move it. It turned out that Yang Wenzhong cleverly applied the principle of leverage to the god-armed crossbow, which really made winding it much easier, and what is commendable is the design of this mechanism. It is very ingenious, and it does not affect the aiming of the crossbow at all. After the stringing is completed, it can be reset and placed flat on the side of the crossbow body. It gave him a lot of surprises. He didn't expect that even the old man Yang Wenzhong didn't just sit around and wait for his laurels. He actually improved this kind of magic-arm crossbow with mechanical subsidy and winding, so he praised him without hesitation: "Mr. Yang is really worthy You are called a great craftsman! It is no exaggeration to say that you are old and strong, but you have come up with such a good way, not bad, so I am afraid that our opponents will be even more unlucky!"

Yang Wenzhong also said with a smile: "My lord, don't look at me as old. Compared with those guys like Qin Huzi and Ren Bin, I don't feel old at all. That old guy Lei Tong can't even compare with me. That old guy The guy will enjoy the blessings, but I didn't come up with this winding mechanism alone. My second son contributed a lot to it. Since he came here, he has been attracted by the things created by the lord. I ran to Tiezuo when I had nothing to do, and I also like to play with the ballista created by the lord, so I made this thing. This second child looks like me when I was young, and I like to think about some new things. It seems that I can take over my mantle in the future! "

Xu Yi couldn't help but admire Yang Wenzhong's son again. As long as people are good at learning, they can make progress. If all craftsmen are like him, why worry about Fu Bo's army not using good things in the future?

Just as Xu Yi was about to leave the warehouse of the Bow and Crossbow Workshop, Xu Yi suddenly saw dozens of small black crossbows in the corner that he had never seen before, so he walked a few steps over and picked up a handful. Playing with it in my hands, this kind of small crossbow is exquisite in workmanship. The arms are made of steel sheets, with horn pieces and other things added. The strength is not weak at all, but the size is much smaller than ordinary crossbows. The small crossbow has no shoulder rest, only a handle like a pistol handle, which can be held with one hand. The small crossbow can even be hidden in the robe under the armpit. It looks very interesting. What is even more peculiar is that such a small The crossbow is actually a double-layered crossbow arm, with two crossbow strings on the top and bottom. One can tell at a glance that this guy can hold two crossbow arrows at the same time. After looking carefully at the mechanism, Xu Yi found that this crossbow will not be pulled by a single pull. The two crossbows are fired at the same time, but after being pulled twice, two crossbow arrows are fired separately. This thing is really a good thing, it is almost comparable to the kind of sawing off most of the barrel and shoulder rest used by the gangsters of later generations. The double-barreled shotgun is very suitable for carrying around. Although this thing is not suitable for a large number of equipped troops, it is very useful for the guards.

"My lord must be very curious about this thing! This is called a double-handed crossbow, and it is also a new thing that our father and son have tinkered with. This thing is what Li Bo asked the old man when he came back last time. Our father and son have been thinking about it for a long time. , I just got it out, I just made dozens of these, and I haven’t had time to hand them over to Li Bo! My lord, don’t look at this thing as small, but its crossbow arms are not weak, and it shoots special featherless short arrows , the shooting range is comparable to the horn bows used by ordinary cavalry, and it can also guarantee that the power is not less than that of ordinary horn bows, but it is a bit troublesome to string it. People with weak hands should not try to wind it easily. Please see, my lord, this is what we specialize in. Featherless arrows made for this pair of hand crossbows!" Yang Wenzhong explained to Xu Yi, and took out a short arrow from a small box next to him and handed it to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi stretched out his hand to take the short arrow, and watched it carefully. He saw that the short arrow had no tail feathers. If it wasn't for the arrowhead in front, it would have looked like a chopstick. There was nothing unusual about the body of the arrow. On this arrow, the arrow is also in the shape of a triangular prism, which is very sharp. What's even more strange is that the three prisms are all deflected in one direction. As a modern person, Xu Yi can see the magical effect of this design at a glance. This design is considered a clever application. In addition to aerodynamics, since the arrow has no tail feathers, it will inevitably sway when fired, and it is difficult to ensure the accuracy of the arrow, and the three corners of the arrow are deflected to one side at the same time. After the arrow is shot, the air will make the arrow rotate automatically. To achieve the purpose of making the crossbow bolts fly stably and in a straight line is exactly the same as the principle of firing projectiles from rifled guns in later generations, so that the projectiles can keep the projectiles rotating stably. The crossbow remained silent for a long time.

"My lord, is it strange to look at the arrow of this crossbow? You must not underestimate this arrow! You must know that the arrow of this double-handed crossbow cannot be equipped with tail feathers, so it is impossible to guarantee where the arrow will be deflected when fired." , In this way, no matter how strong the crossbow is, it is of no use if it cannot shoot the opponent. I tried all the arrows I knew, and then accidentally found that an unfinished three-edged arrow was the best. In surprise, we tried many times before we came up with such an arrow. It solves the problem that the featherless arrows are easy to be inaccurate. Now that you have this kind of crossbow, you don’t have to worry about the hand crossbow hitting the target anymore!” Yang Wenzhong was very happy when he talked about this crossbow. The Yang family is original, and the old man is extremely proud from the bottom of his heart.

It turned out that their father and son were not geniuses, they knew something about aerodynamics, they just discovered such a magical effect on a defective three-edged arrow, and they solved the problem of the stability of the featherless arrow by accident. He recovered from the shock, but even so, Xu Yi still admired their father and son. If it weren't for their unremitting experiments, I am afraid that such a discovery would not have been made. Many things in the world happen by chance. The inventor This is not the only thing that does not understand the principle, but as long as the goal is achieved, the principle can be slowly explored and summarized by future people!Xu Yi nodded again and again, expressing his admiration for Yang Wenzhong and his son, and explained to Yang Wenzhong and his son the principle of this kind of arrow movement in as simple and easy-to-understand as possible. In the past, they only knew that this kind of arrow could ensure the stability of the arrow during flight, but they didn't know the reason. But after Xu Yi's explanation, they realized that there are so many reasons in it, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for Xu Yi. Yi's profound knowledge became even more admirable, and several people around him flattered Xu Yi one after another, making Xu Yi feel a little elated, but fortunately Xu Yi is not the kind of master who is easy to be flattered by flattery. , After laughing for a while, he put away this topic, and immediately ordered Yang Wenzhong to start small batch production of this kind of double-shot hand crossbow and special featherless arrow, which will be of great use to him in the future.

He now understood what Li Bo was doing behind his back, this guy still couldn't hold back his temper!It has already started secretly!Xu Yi decided to ignore Li Bo and let him continue to toss about secretly, pretending that he didn't know what he was doing, and waited for Li Bo to reveal the secret by himself. He understood Li Bo's thoughts on such things, and knew that Li Bo was I wanted to give him a surprise. If he said it in advance, it would inevitably disappoint Li Bo's intentions. Wouldn't it be a bit of a spoiler?Don't tell me if you see it through, let the brothers below show it when it's time for them to show it, otherwise, my title of half-immortal will really be confirmed!

Yang Wenzhong agreed to Xu Yi's order, and said that some skilled craftsmen would be selected to teach them the making process of this hand crossbow immediately, and small batches would be put into mass production.

After walking to another work shed, Xu Yi saw at a glance that what the craftsmen were playing with was the most critical torsion spring on the ballista. Of course, this torsion spring was mainly treated animal tendons. Instead of steel springs, he asked Yang Wenzhong: "Isn't the ballista made by Tang Youcheng's woodwork? Why is this thing now taken over by your bow and crossbow shop?"

Yang Wenzhong immediately explained: "Although Director Tang has many craftsmen, he has the most trivial matters. There is no problem in making ballista gun mounts, but they are not as good as those of us who deal with tendons every day. Later we negotiated and decided that the wooden part of the ballista should be made by them, the iron parts should be made by Leitong, an old guy, and the coiled spring should be completed by us, and finally handed over to the carpenter for final assembly. It can be regarded as something that woodwork, ironwork and our bow and crossbow workshop have completed together, so there will be almost no delay!"

Isn't this the way of division of labor and cooperation in later generations?I didn't expect that these people would finish it by themselves without him coordinating. It would really save Xu Yi's worry, and Xu Yi really wanted to laugh.

(Giaoda is really an unlucky child. He accidentally injured his left wrist, causing a severe strain on the ligament. It was swollen like a bun. He had no choice but to go to the hospital, but he was given an injection to seal it and tied up my left hand. If it wasn’t Seeing the brothers waiting for the update and giving Pida face, if they voted for the update, Geda really wanted to take this opportunity to rest for a few days and relax, but as a result, Pida had to lie down in front of the computer and practice one-armed magic, one-handed coding, I hope that today, if you go crazy, you can eat all these renewal tickets! I’m crazy too! Monthly ticket monthly ticket! It’s about to fall out of the top [-]! It’s really embarrassing!)

(End of this chapter)