Aztec Eternals

The weather was sunny and cloudless, and the breeze was slightly cold, which was a good day for work.

Shulot walked out of the gorgeous main hall, and noise and noise came from all directions. He heard fierce arguments, cooperative shouts, and the sound of tools cutting wood. The air is filled with the smell of wood and leather.

The teenager looked around, and the appearance of Prince Texcoco's mansion had completely changed. The beautiful gardens were leveled and laid out with work tables and implements; the exquisite houses were remodeled and piled with various raw materials and tools; pits for drying wood and earthen kilns for firing utensils were built in the corners; the only The same, probably only the toilets covered with hay and marl, maybe try to pile up salt.

Shirott strode forward. Along the way, everyone bowed their heads and saluted. The boy waved his hand, signaling the craftsmen to continue. He has already told everyone that the work at hand is the priority, and there is no need to pay homage. In the Shenqi Institute, the craftsmen shuttled back and forth, sweating profusely, and the warriors were stubbornly and sharply guarded.

The center of Divine Revelation is the great hall where he works. Other areas are divided into north and south, the inner layer to the north is for military research, and the outer layer to the south is for civilian technology.

After a while, Shulot came to the weapons research area in the northeast. A master carpenter in plain robes is busy attentively.

He operated a large bow with a bow arm, placed a two-feather stubby arrow on the arrow in the center of the bow arm, then pulled the bowstring forcefully, fixed it on the slot behind the bow arm, and finally flattened the end. The bow body, aiming at the human-shaped grass target 30 meters away, pulls the trigger under the bow arm. With a sound of "hum", the stubby arrow slid across the slightly swaying trajectory, and stuck on the left shoulder of the human-shaped grass target, penetrating nearly halfway.

Shulot watched the operation of the master carpenter and nodded slightly.

"Cushingki, you've done a good job! You deserve to be a family of craftsmen who have been passed down in the name of carpenters."

Hearing a voice not far away, master carpenter Cushingki turned around. He was tall and strong, and his face was old and serious, and there was no smile. His hair was also gray, and he was more like a warrior for years, obviously having received an orthodox warrior education.

Seeing His Highness, Cushingki simply did the samurai etiquette. Immediately, he replied loudly, with dissatisfaction.

"His Royal Highness, how does the crossbow you mentioned keep the shooting stable? In order to lay the arrows flat, only two unstable arrows can be used. The arrows are thick and short, and the distance of 30 meters has already been deflected like this! How can you say that the range is hundreds of meters?"

In the face of the imposing master carpenter, Xiu Luotner was speechless, how could he remember the specific design of the bow and crossbow.

That's right, this is the most important research item in the weapons area, the crossbow. And Cushingki is the main person in charge of weapons research.

In the Nahua language, Cushingi means professional carpenter, a heritage honorary title recognized by the royal family. The artisan family in the capital has been passed on from generation to generation, and only the master carpenter who has an important position in the main branch of the family and has superb skills can inherit this name.

As a master carpenter, Cushingi originally worked in the center of craftsmanship, and his status was respected. He overtook Cuod, an old carpenter from the family branch, since he was a child. As a result, Cuod returned with the king this time, and because he was in charge of the development of the longbow, he became the chief craftsman, and even the master craftsman was in charge.

Looking at the smug face of his old brother, Cushingki couldn't help but feel his breath. Just as Shilot established a new artisan center, he took the initiative to apply to join. The master carpenter came to vote, and the young man was overjoyed, and also entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of weapons research.

Weapons research currently underway includes: the development of wooden crossbows, the improvement of spears and spears, the research on burning rockets, and the trial production of gunpowder on Tianhuo Island.

It only took Cushingi two days to modify the production process of the three-meter bronze spear.

The head of the bronze spear weighs about half a catty, with blades on both sides, and the outside of the stab can be chopped a little. The difficulty of the spear body lies in the woodworking. Using hardwood as the rod, the elasticity is small and easy to break, and it needs to be soaked in oil to increase the rigidity. And every time the length of the spear body increases by one meter, the processing difficulty increases exponentially, and the labor consumption also increases rapidly.

Given the Alliance's current productivity and battlefield needs, a three-meter spear is sufficient.

Afterwards, the master carpenter improved the spear into two types: heavy spear and light spear, according to the requirements of Shilot. The inspiration for the young man naturally came from the ancient Roman legion that made good use of the javelin.

The light spear is between one meter five and two meters in length and about 3 centimeters in diameter. It uses flint as the spear point and is assisted by spear throwers. The shooting distance is 30 to 40 meters, and it focuses on killing light-armored militia or conducting tactical harassment. It's cheap and will be heavily armed with lightly armed Javelin Skirmishers.

The length of the heavy spear is one meter to one meter five, thick and heavy, and the sharp obsidian is used as the tip, and the optimal shooting distance should be twenty to thirty meters. Sherlot considered casting lead **** on the front of the spear to increase the weight and shooting power. In the future plan, each Mexican warrior should have two heavy javelins, focusing on shooting the enemy warrior phalanx in cloth and leather armor, and then charging at close range after throwing.

Shulot has tested the power of the heavy javelin: it shoots through leather armor within 20 meters, and immediately loses the combat effectiveness of the victim. Or stick to the shield, forcing the opposing samurai to abandon the shield. Once you have enough metal, you can fully move closer to the Roman legions.

As for the burning vertical rocket, it was prepared for the water battle against the Tarrascos, and it is still only a concept. Artisans test different combustibles while waiting for gunpowder to be made.

The young man's idea came from the battle of Song, Jin and Tang Island. The power of early gunpowder was more focused on combustion than explosion. Tie the gunpowder wrapped in the paper tube to the arrow shaft for propelling arrows and arson, and burning the enemy's wooden ships. It should be a relatively stable and reliable naval battle plan, and it has also been tested in actual combat.

When the purity and power of gunpowder are further improved, the simple copper hoop wooden cannon can be put on the agenda. And with sufficient copper ore, you can try to make more difficult bronze artillery. As for the more difficult arquebuses, it will take a long time and technological progress.

Shirot's thoughts returned from the detailed plan, and now the focus of weapons is the research and mass production of crossbows.

The young man has investigated the direct samurai of the royal family, and the number of samurai who can skillfully use bows and arrows is always in the minority, and only a few thousand bow samurai can be recruited out of 50,000 people. After all, the practice of the longbow takes years. To quickly increase the long-range strike power, in addition to recruiting tribal hunters who are good at shooting, they can only rely on crossbows that are easy to operate and aim.

A week ago, Sherlot briefly described the concept and structure of the crossbow to Cushingki: adding a crossbow arm to the bow. The bow body is fixed at the front end of the crossbow arm, a groove-shaped arrow path for placing arrow clusters is left in the middle, and a crossbow machine is installed at the rear end. The upper part of the crossbow machine is the hook for hanging the string, and the lower end is the connected trigger, which controls the release of the string.

This is everything the young man knows, and the rest depends on the master carpenter to find out by himself. With a sigh of relief, Cushingki worked day and night. But in just a few days, he made a simple crossbow into shape, but this weapon seems to be far from enough compared to Kuod's longbow.

In the face of the master craftsman who was dissatisfied with the question, Shirot was speechless. He took the simple wooden crossbow in Cushingki's hand and examined it carefully.

The curved length of the crossbow arm is about one meter five, and it is also made of single wood. The boy smelled that it should be fir. The bowstring is about one meter two or three, and it feels rough. It is made of silk and linen fabric~www.readwn.com~ The groove-shaped arrow is horizontal, so only the left and right crossbow arrows can be installed. The wooden crossbow machine was under enormous force, and it seemed that the hook had been slightly deformed.

Shirot tried to wind it again. The pulling force of this simple wooden crossbow was only about seventy or eighty pounds.

Then, the boy aimed at the human-shaped grass target thirty meters away and pulled the trigger. This time, the crossbow arrow drew a downward trajectory and plunged into the right leg of the grass target. Cushingki next to him turned black, and the sharpshooter Bertard raised the corners of his mouth.

Seeing this scene, Shirou fell into deep thought. Facing the familiar crossbow, he closed his eyes and began to recall the vague details in his memory, from museums to film and television works, to books he had read. Everyone was silent and awe-inspiring, their eyes showing anticipation and awe, waiting for His Highness to communicate with the gods, and once again obtain the "divine enlightenment" from God.

After a long time, the boy finally opened his eyes. He looked at the master carpenter, his eyes were clear and bright, and he smiled slightly.

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