novellhall Chapter 264
Chapter 264
Chapter 264
It can be said that the various knowledge memories in Zhu Wei's brain can also be regarded as another powerful golden finger of Zhu Wei. In many cases, as long as Zhu Wei proposes an idea, craftsmen of this era can create advanced weapons that cross the age.
This kind of bed crossbow was developed by Zhu Wei, who borrowed from the structure of the strong crossbow and the idea of the bed crossbow in the later Northern Song Dynasty, and put forward general requirements for carpenters, blacksmiths and other craftsmen in the artisan workshop.
After developing the bed ballista, Zhu Wei actually had a lot of ideas about the bolts used in the bed ballista. He conceived of a crossbow bolt with more functions, which can make the bed ballista play a stronger role.
For example, if some kerosene is added to the back half of the arrow body of this kind of crossbow added with black powder, the kerosene can be ignited with the explosion of the crossbow arrow, and a flame will be burned on the hull and the camp wall.
However, if only black powder is added, the accuracy of the crossbow fired from the bed ballista can still be controlled within the attack range of half a meter at a distance of [-] steps.
But if kerosene is added, because the sloshing of kerosene in the arrow shaft will affect the flight direction of the crossbow, this accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
But no matter what, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty today, this kind of bed ballista plus gunpowder crossbow arrows used in water warfare is enough to become a big killer to destroy the enemy's warships and break the enemy's water camp.
In fact, even if this kind of bed ballista is used in siege battles, it can also play a miraculous effect.
If the crossbow arrows are transformed into hardwood or something, the front end of the fired crossbow arrow can be deeply inserted into the rammed earth city wall made of loess and gravel, which is common in this era. This will leave half of the thick arrow shaft and tail feathers on the city wall, so that Soldiers attacking the city can use the crossbow shaft as a stepping stone to climb the city wall, and they can climb the city wall without ladders.
However, as a stepping arrow for siege, Zhu Wei has not developed it yet, and it is only in Zhu Wei's conception and craftsman's research and development.
But now the bed ballista, gunpowder crossbow, spear and arrow made by Zhu Wei have been brought to Zhu Wei's fleet with Zhu Wei's expedition to Jiangxia this time, and they can already be used when attacking Jiangxia this time.
It can also be said that Jiangxia Huang Zu became the first target of Zhu Wei's experimental bed ballista. As long as the power of the bed ballista is verified, Zhu Wei will have the confidence to fight against Jiangling Cai Mao's navy in the future.
In fact, Zhu Wei originally wanted to build copper or iron cannons, and he didn't need any modernized cannons, as long as they were primitive cannons.
That is, the most basic round and thick barrel, and then open an ignition hole at the gunpowder warehouse behind the barrel, first stuff the gunpowder bag into the gunpowder warehouse of the barrel, then put in the solid shell, and ignite the gunpowder warehouse with the fuse after compaction , just can launch projectile according to air compression explosion principle.
This kind of gun barrel seems to be untechnical in Zhu Wei's imagination, but in the actual forging by the blacksmith, many problems were found.
The most important thing is that the cannon barrel cannot be made casually. If it is molded, there will be a lot of air bubbles inside the cannon barrel, and it is easy for the cannon barrel to burst itself. If the method of beating the cannon body and then splicing is not guaranteed The tightness of the barrel will also cause the barrel to shatter and explode.
Therefore, this kind of artillery is still in the research and development of Yuzhang Artisan Workshop for the time being, and there is no usable finished product. Otherwise, with artillery, naturally there is no need to use such complicated things as bed ballistas.
But the existence of the bed ballista, in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was actually considered a great killer beyond the times, so it is fine to use it temporarily.
Ling Cao, located at the forefront of Zhuwei's fleet, sat on the forward flagship riverboat of the navy, and there were five bed ballistas on display. Therefore, if Huang Zu's soldiers in the water village in Qichun County resisted stubbornly, they would be able to break through this ship. The water village in Qichun County is really not difficult.
Hearing the order from Zhu Wei, Ling Cao drove the flagship of his big ship, together with other boats with [-] soldiers around, and arrived at the gate of the water village in Qichun County.
After sending boats to surround the water village of Huang Zu, Ling Cao sent many people to land around the water village in small boats, robbing and killing all the soldiers sent out by the water village to ask for help.
Finally, Ling Cao's flagship riverboat sailed to a place about a stone's throw away from the gate of the water village. Ling Cao himself shouted loudly into the water village, "Listen, my lord, Marquis Qian Tang, has brought troops to Jiang Xia this time. One hundred thousand troops, this small stronghold is vulnerable to a single blow. If you are sensible, you will open the door and surrender. Otherwise, you will not accept the surrender until our army breaks through the stronghold! , the army attacks the stronghold!"
After Ling Cao finished speaking, he asked someone to bring a stick of incense, and in front of the eyes of the Huangzu soldiers in the water village, he broke off half of it, lit it and let the soldiers beside him hold it.
"Quick drop!", "Quick drop!"
Following Ling Cao's words, the soldiers on Ling Cao's boat and the soldiers on the surrounding ships also shouted into the water village, and waves of sound rushed over like a tide like a sea.
And when Zhu Wei's mighty fleet suddenly appeared in front of Huang Zu's water village in Qichun County, the general of Huang Zu's tribe stationed in the water village had already seen so many ships coming from afar.
After he saw clearly the flags on Zhu Wei's boat, the officers and soldiers of Huangzu in this water village soon realized that it was Zhu Wei from Yuzhang who had come to attack Jiangxia.
This point is easy to be clear. Yuzhang's Zhu Wei led an army to appear in Jiangxia territory suddenly. It is not an invasion, but can it be a passing way?
Anyway, Huang Zu's general who was guarding this water village felt that Zhu Wei could not have passed by, but he did not have enough troops. Facing such a large Zhu Wei fleet, the only thing he could do was to seal the water village gate and defend it to death.
Faced with Zhu Wei's huge fleet that almost filled the Yangtze River, and the combined size of river boats was larger than this water village, the general Huang Zu who guarded the water village had already guessed that the size of Zhu Wei's army was definitely in the tens of thousands. superior.
With the two thousand sailors in this water fortress facing the surprise attack of Zhu Wei's tens of thousands of troops, it really feels like a stone is smashing an egg, and it happened suddenly.
Zhang Shuo is the general of Huang Zu's department who is in charge of this water village in Qichun County. He is a man in his 30s, but he is also an image of an ordinary southern general. , wearing a pot helmet and holding a knife shield.
Now standing on the arrow tower of the water village and looking out, Zhang Shuo felt a little uneasy, but he did not really control the military power of this water village, so he could only control the other four in the water village. The military marquis with actual military power recruited to discuss countermeasures together.
When he called people over, the water village was surrounded by troops led by Ling Cao.
Hearing Ling Cao's final voice of persuasion to surrender in the water village, Zhang Shuo and the four military lords who actually commanded [-] Huangzu soldiers in the water village all looked a little ugly.
Although they don't believe that Zhu Wei really brought a hundred thousand troops this time, they can see at a glance that there are endless ships on the Yangtze River. The masts, sculls, and masts on the large and small ships are erected like a forest, which shows that the number of Zhu Wei's troops is huge. too much.
Compared to the [-] soldiers in the water stronghold, it was simply impossible to contend, so Zhang Shuo and the four military lords were a little panicked...
(End of this chapter)