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Chapter 145

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At this time, the warriors in Dashun all regard physical strength as the first standard, that is, how many stone bows they can draw.It is rumored that there are people who are good at shooting and can open five stone bows.This is almost nonsense. There is no need to use such a heavy bow in wartime, but accuracy should be taken into account. The Dashun army did not do well in this regard. Each person is equipped with a stone hard bow. Those with strong physical strength will be equipped with another bow. .Bows and crossbows are the most important weapons of the Dashun army, usually more than [-]% are equipped, and the rest are pikemen, simple sword shieldmen.

No wonder Yeluliang didn't believe it, even though he was a literati from Khitan, he could open two stone bows.But the "weak" Han people can open three stone bows each, isn't it a fairy tale!Dashun's step bow was not an effort-saving bow. Knowing this, Yeluliang dismissed it very much and didn't believe it at all. Every "weak" Han can open three stone bows. I am afraid that even one stone bow is very difficult.

In ancient times, it took several years to train an archer. It was necessary to select soldiers with strong physical strength from the army, strengthen their strength training, and continuously conduct bow-drawing training.The greatest role of archers on the battlefield is not precise shooting, but shooting in formation.The elevation angle of the shot determines the coverage distance of the bow and arrow.To achieve such an effect, it will take a long time to achieve a stable formation and unified command and dispatch.

This is just to train archers, not marksmen.If you want to train a sharpshooter, you need to observe whether this person has shooting talent and whether his physical strength is sufficient, and train him separately from ordinary soldiers.Talented sharpshooters make rapid progress, and it only takes about a year to achieve a small success; often after three years, they are finalized.Among the [-] imperial troops, there are very few who can open a three-stone strong bow and shoot about twenty times.However, this is Dashun's requirement for a sharpshooter. Generally speaking, if the Forbidden Army is accurate enough, it is not bad to be able to open two stone bows.

Nomads have no systematic training, and they master survival skills in the process of riding and hunting.How can the farming peoples who have learned how to draw a bow and archery since childhood can match them!

This is Yeluliang's confidence. He does not believe that the most brave Khitan warrior in his mind will lose to the "weak" Han people!

Seeing that Yeluliang didn't believe it, Lu Chengqi didn't say a word, and signaled to the imperial archers who came with him to shoot arrows with a crossbow two hundred steps away for them to see.After the imperial archer received the order, he took the competition arrows handed to them by the servant, and silently drew the bowstring.

At this time, two hundred steps away, behind an arrow stack, ten straw targets had already been erected.Yeluliang sneered and said, "Your Majesty, is this too far away?" No wonder he said that, a normal horse bow can only shoot more than a hundred steps, and a three-stone horse bow can only shoot more than two hundred steps.If he can shoot 150 steps, he is considered a Khitan marksman.

The "one step" in ancient times is not the one step mentioned by later generations. In Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning", there is an example sentence "If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles". The step here is the unit used to calculate distance in ancient times. A step is counted as "one step".At this time, one mile is three hundred steps, which means that three hundred steps are about 500 meters in later generations.And two hundred steps away, it is almost 300 meters. (Note: The steps of the past dynasties are different, and the ones here are based on the parallel time and space of the Song Dynasty.)
Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "Ambassador Yelu, you will know after reading it." He is very confident in the magic arm bow, which is the pinnacle of cold weapons. More than three stones, the range is within 240 steps, it is accurate shooting, and it can penetrate armor within [-] steps. The farthest test has reached [-] steps, but the power has been greatly reduced.

This is to apply the technology of the bed crossbow to a bow that is less than four feet long, but it has achieved a range that is almost the same as that of the bed crossbow. The wisdom of the ancient Chinese is really amazing.The magic arm bow is made of composite materials, and the production is complicated, so the output is not abundant.Moreover, the physical strength of the soldiers is too demanding, at least they must be able to fight four times with one stone before they can use the three-stone god arm bow.Therefore, it is generally not made so powerfully. With a limit of 240 steps, most of the god-arm bows are two-stone three-strike bows, and soldiers only need about one stone to wind them.Because it uses a labor-saving machine gun, the range and lethality of the crossbowmen are greatly increased, and even one person can use the magic arm bow.

And these selected sharpshooters of the Forbidden Army all use the most top-equipped divine arm bow, or the most suitable divine arm crossbow.Where does the bow and arrow have such a long range?

I saw the tense bowstring suddenly loosened, and there was a soft sound of "Boom!!!", and a short feathered arrow that was much thicker than ordinary bows and arrows flew out of the string, sinking into two hundred arrows in the blink of an eye. On the arrow stack outside the step, hit the bull's-eye!
At this time, the imperial guards were boiling, and the people watching outside the school grounds were also boiling.Yeluliang stared blankly at the ten arrow feathers, which sank deeply into the haystack, only two arrows missed the bull's-eye.He was so startled that he couldn't add more, he murmured in Khitan language: "Impossible, this is impossible!"

Lu Chengqi was also shocked. Even though he had seen the God Arm Bow earlier, the shocking range was beyond the reach of heat and weapons.The Divine Arm Bow is indeed the pinnacle of cold weapons!

Two hundred steps, 300 meters away, deep into the dense haystack half a foot thick, such a penetrating power, within [-] steps, even a sophisticated chain mail can't resist it!

Yeluliang's shock was justified, not only him, but the entire Khitan mission, and even all civil and military officials were shocked.They didn't expect that, over the years, the Military Weapons Supervisor had invented such a bow and crossbow, which was a murderous weapon!With this sharp weapon, why would the Khitans fail?

Lu Chengqi saw that his goal of intimidating the Khitan people had been achieved, so he showed a satisfied smile, and seeing Yeluliang's inexplicably horrified expression, he felt a sense of relief in his heart: "Scared you bastards to death, so that you dare to come to the grass valley. What is this called? Yes, it is deterrence. Hehe, no wonder everyone likes to use the military parade trick, it really works. If it weren’t for the troublesome making of the magic arm bow, I wouldn’t drum up any rifles, just use a bow and crossbow It can kill these nomads. However, it is still quite cool to frighten these soil turtles!"

After Yeluliang came back to his senses, he said pleadingly, "Your Majesty, can I ask to see your bow?"

Lu Chengqi smiled generously and said, "Why not?" Immediately, one of the imperial guards brought up the divine arm bow and handed it to Yeluliang for inspection.Yeluliang was even more horrified when he received such a small divine arm bow, and thought: "My big Khitan bow is much heavier than this bow, but its range is still not as good, let alone its power. This little Han emperor They are all telling the truth, if every Han can draw a strong bow, how can we, the Khitan, be against us?"

Thinking of this, Yelu's conscience shuddered, and the original arrogance was extinguished, followed by a chill: "No, I have to tell His Majesty the news as soon as possible! I can't delay here, return to Liao Kingdom as soon as possible, please Your Majesty will change the relationship with Dashun!"

After making up his mind, Yeluliang handed the divine arm bow back to Lu Chengqi, and sighed: "Dashun's equipment is excellent, and it is indeed far beyond our imagination. We have seen it for a while, and it is worth not to talk about it. , I, the Khitan warriors, are far behind!"

(End of this chapter)