Chapter 21 Robbery of Grain 3

"Brother, are we still making muskets?" Shi Xin took a firewood knife, followed Zhang Yang, and came to the bamboo forest again.

Zhang Yang, like a fortune teller, carefully observed each bamboo and looked for the right material.

"Do a musket?" Zhang Yang shook his head. The muzzle was too quiet. This time it was a raid, and the muzzle would expose himself. Besides, the shooting process of the muzzle was too troublesome. More importantly, he had to touch it from the water this time. If the gunpowder was wet, he could not shoot.

"Brother, don't be a jerk. No matter what you ask me to do, I promise. Just tell me in advance!" Shi Xin's eyes are ready to wear.

Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "What I want to do is to hit the crossbow."

"Continuous crossbow?" Shi Xin didn't understand: "What is it?"

"Do you know the bow and arrow?"

"Of course I know. Isn't it the thing that Qiu Yi brought with him? Within 50 steps, you can penetrate the human body, and within 200 steps, you can also accurately hit the target.

"The combo crossbow I want to make is a small bow and arrow, which is automatically wound. You just need to aim." Zhang Yang said.

Shi Xin reacted for a long time: "You mean, you can do it automatically without pulling the bow with your hand?"

"Of course, when did I lie to you? It's just that the crossbow I want to make is relatively small in size and has a close range. Within 20 steps, I will hit it with one hit." Zhang Yang explained.

Zhang Yang is also quite familiar with all kinds of cold weapons. After all, this is his interest.

When it comes to crossbows, they appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.

Bending bow and archery requires a high skill, or talent, and the close cooperation of muscles all over the body: the right hand pulls the bow, the left hand pulls the string, and the arrow tail is also pinched. The body posture is balanced. Before shooting the arrow, it is necessary to hold the bow. With a slight shaking, the arrow will fly elsewhere.

And the crossbow greatly simplifies this step. After the arrow is put on, the arrow string is controlled by the mechanism. There is no need to support the bow with both hands. Just hold it flat, point to the target, hook the mechanism with your fingers, and the arrow will shoot out.

In the continuous war, the crossbow is also constantly developing. Some strong crossbows have a long range, but it is inconvenient to move, and the winding is also labor-intensive, which is suitable for city defense. Some are getting smaller and smaller, simplifying the shooting steps, improving the rate of fire, and suitable for mobile combat.

Among all the crossbows, Zhang Yang is most interested in Zhuge Kongming's improved combo crossbow, just like improving the rifle into an automatic rifle, no longer filling the bullet with a pull gun bolt, and quickly firing multiple arrows with fierce fire.

Zhang Yang is also familiar with the structure of this crossbow: there is a wooden arrow hoop and a pull rod above the crossbow machine, pulling the pull rod backwards, the pull rod hooks the bow string up, and at the same time, the arrow in the arrow in the arrow hoop is dropped, and the installation is completed. It is said to be automatic winding. In fact, it should be regarded as a semi-automatic weapon, and the pull rod has to be pulled.

There are a lot of bamboo here, so according to local conditions, high-quality bamboo slices are used to make crossbows, and cow tendons are used to make strings, grips, mechanisms, and pull rods are all made of bamboo. Even the arrow warehouse is planned to use a large bamboo to seal both ends and dig holes in the middle, just enough to let an arrow fall. As for the arrow, of course, it is also made with a bamboo stick. The end is sharpened and the whole is polished.

Because he has to fight in close combat, he does not plan to improve the range. If the range is high, the quality of the shooter needs to be improved accordingly. For those who have not been trained, it will lose its meaning if they are far away, and within 20 steps, the arrows can shoot at people with their eyes closed.

Coming these considerations, the bow is two feet long, which is very convenient to carry. The arrow is one and a half feet long. For such a short distance, there is basically no need to consider the influence of crosswind, and there is no need to add feathers behind the arrow, and the trajectory is stable.

However, the most critical choice of bow pieces must be bamboo with good texture, and it should be made of two pieces of bamboo. Hsinchu is tender and soft, the bullet surname is not good, and the old bamboo is full of bullet surname, which is relatively crisp and easy to break.

Zhang Yang turned dozens of bamboos, like a woman shopping in the mall. He looked left and right, and finally made up his mind.

"Cut back this tender bamboo and make a crossbow." Zhang Yang's fingers moved in fours.

"This old bamboo, cut it back and make a crossbow."

"This thick one, cut it back, divide it into sections, and make an arrow pot."

"This is the thickest one, cut it back, split it, and make an arrow."

"This one is the right thickness, cut it back, make a handle, pull the rod."

Shi Xin's eyes are dizzy: So much, I'm really a hard worker.

Zhang Yang walked leisurely in front of him, and Shi Xin staggered with a bundle of long bamboo on his back.

Back home, it was already dark.

There are three more tals of salt in the yard. This time, I collected five tals of salt, all of which were refined into refined salt, which was a small fortune.

Tang He has started to work with Shide and Shiyi at home,

"Where's Uncle Liu?" Zhang Yang went into the room and asked.

If Han is gone, Uncle Liu will not be seen.

"Average Liu followed Ruohan back to her house and stayed at her house for a few days." The old mother, Cao, said.

"Is there enough rice in her house? Why don't you let Ruohan take some rice back from our rice jar? Zhang Yang said.

"Well, I have asked Shiyi to send some over." The old mother, Cao, said.

When Zhang Yang learned that Uncle Liu had left, he was relieved. The process of purifying his coarse salt must not be leaked.

"Shixin, don't purify the coarse salt with them. Make a crossbow with me!" Zhang Yang said.

For this combo crossbow, you have to make one first, experiment with the power, make sure that there is no problem, and then make it in batches.

"Okay, no problem!" Shixin is still very excited to get rid of the labor of refining coarse salt.

"Don't be happy too early. It's mainly under my guidance. The specific work is still done by you." Zhang Yang said.

This physical work, of course, is to let Shixin do it. I just need to do technical guidance.

A real leader does not depend on how much work he has done, but in supervising how much work his subordinates have done. If he does all the work by himself, he can only be an excellent worker, not a leader.

The first step is to make different bamboo into the corresponding parts.

First of all, start with the most basic crossbow body.

Zhang Yang asked Shixin to take a firewood knife and split the two bamboos that were used as crossbows, split them into bamboo pieces, and polished the surface.

Then choose two suitable pieces of bamboo from it and tie them tightly together with hemp rope.

I tried it. The bullet surname is good, and it should be able to meet the requirements.

Two small holes were chiseled out at both ends, the cow tendons were penetrated in, and a small curved bow was ready.

The rest of the bamboo was also made into corresponding shapes and finally assembled.

An exquisite combo crossbow appeared in Zhang Yang's hand.

Although the whole crossbow is still a little rough, the curved bow, the thick beef tendon, and the sharp arrow, no one dares to underestimate its lethality.

Moreover, Zhang Yang added a little improvement on its basis and added aiming equipment: at the upper end of the crossbow body, he made a front sight with bamboo nails, three points and one line, which is convenient.

Zhang Yang put the arrow into the arrow pot above and pulled the pull rod. The arrow fell into the crossbow machine. At the same time, the pull rod also pulled the cow tendon and arrow string away.

The preparation is completed.

He turned the crossbow and looked for the shooting target.

"Don't be at me!" Shi Xin was shocked. The arrow was sharpened by himself, and the feeling of sticking on his body must be uncomfortable.

"Wh!" The arrow flew out.

"Why did the oil lamp go out?" Shide shouted.

"Maybe the wind has blown out. Where is the flint?" Shi Yi said.

"I have it here." Tang He took the flint, re-lit the oil lamp, and continued to work.

The accuracy is really high! Just now, Zhang Yang aimed at the oil lamp and actually directly penetrated the wick and shot into the dirt wall behind.

When I went over, I saw that there were more than three inches into the wall!

Looking at the dark night sky outside, Zhang Yang showed an unprecedented smile.

(Today's first update is delivered. I get up after five o'clock every day. I work so hard. Do you have any tickets?)