In ancient times, the power of the long bow was divided into stones. The heavier the bow, the longer the range and the greater the lethality. But there are only a handful of people who can draw a long bow with more than three stones.
The method used to measure the bow power of a bow is also very simple. Hang a long bow on the wall naturally, and then start hanging heavy objects on the bow string. When the bow is hung like a full moon, the weight of the heavy object will be this. The power of the bow.
What Black Teeth Changzhi is holding now is a three-stone longbow similar to Xue Rengui's. It is difficult for ordinary people to fully draw such a powerful bow, let alone hit a wooden stake a hundred steps away.
Black Teeth Changzhi naturally has his own uniqueness. He concentrated and held his breath, put the arrow on the three-stone bow, slowly opened it, and carefully aimed it. Then he let go, and the arrow left an afterimage in the air, "Bang." "With a sound, it hit the wooden stake accurately. Because of the strong force, the arrow tail still made a trembling sound after being driven into the wooden stake.
"Awesome." Li Hong said excitedly.
Li Zhi, who was the emperor, was naturally much more reserved, but Hei Te Changzhi, who saluted him with a smile, nodded.
All the ministers immediately began to talk about it. This skill of piercing Yang with a hundred steps was by no means inferior to Xue Rengui, and even better than Xue Rengui.
"Hey, hey, be quiet, give way, Dai Shangshu, please lean to the side and don't stand in the direction of the wooden pile." Li Hong saw everyone talking and immediately shouted loudly.
"What do you want to do?" Li Zhi asked, turning his head.
"You can't let a stick take the spotlight. If you don't dampen his spirit, he will think that we have no one in the Tang Dynasty. Cheetah, are you ready? Let's see how I subdue him." Li Hong asked the cheetah behind him.
Cheetah bowed and said, no problem. Only then did he take the crossbow, which was pitch black and made entirely of Baili Steel, from Yang Wu's hand.
Li Zhi looked at the crossbow in Cheetah's hand. Although it looked similar to the crossbow of the Tang Dynasty, it gave people an eerie feeling. A silent murderous aura spread out silently from the crossbow. It makes people feel a chill involuntarily.
No wonder the little guy took the initiative to let Yang Wu inspect the crossbow he brought as soon as he came over. I'm afraid that if he didn't take the initiative to check Yang Wu, when he took it out immediately, Yang Wu would protect himself behind him. After all, this crossbow looks like a murder weapon.
At that time, I was still surprised that the little thing usually brought Hua Meng to the palace, and rarely brought the cheetah and other eunuchs. At first, I didn't think much about it. It turned out that the little thing brought the cheetah and came prepared.
"Your Highness, where is the right place for me to shoot?" Cheetah bowed and asked, pointing the tip of the crossbow at his feet.
"It's right here. It looks like it's much farther away than that stick, right? It's just right for my father to check it up close." Li Hong said easily while lying on the railing and looking at the wooden stake.
After hearing Li Hong's shouting, the ministers and Hei Te Changzhi couldn't help but follow Li Hong's instructions and made way. At this moment, looking at the eunuch behind Li Hong, he suddenly pulled out a black and cold crossbow. For some reason, he felt a killing intent when he looked at the crossbow.
Hei Te Changzhi looked solemn, staring closely at the dark crossbow. He felt that the crossbow was like a cold and cruel poisonous snake, always ready to launch a fatal blow to him.
Cheetah pulled out an arrow from his back. After the pulley and winch had been skillfully used by Taiyi City, the crossbow, which weighed five stones or more, was lifted out by two lawless madmen.
For Lawless, such a heavy crossbow is simply a good weapon for killing people in the dark. It is as elusive as a ghost. Even if it misses a hit, it will be difficult for the enemy to find its position.
After all, the range of this crossbow is too far, far beyond the current understanding of the range of crossbows.
The capstan wrench behind the crossbow, under the skillful stirring of the cheetah, drove the pulley to slowly retreat. A dark arrow was stuck in the arrow trough. With the movement of the capstan, it retreated together with the bow string, forming a huge tension. , looking at the bowstring, it seemed as if it was about to burst at the next moment.
The pitch-black crossbow exuded a silent but strong murderous aura, and even Li Zhi frowned as he watched.
Yang Wu on the side was in a state of alert, standing with his feet unsteady. If something unexpected happened, he could stand in front of His Majesty immediately.
The ministers at the bottom of the steps were even more uncomfortable than Li Zhi. After all, what they were facing at this moment was the black arrow trough and the cold murderous intent. The invisible strong murderous intent made the ministers involuntarily move to both sides. Take a few steps back.
Li Hong was the only one in the martial arts field with a relaxed expression. He looked at Yang Wu's serious and guarded expression, chuckled and said: "Yang Wu, put away your guarded virtues and learn how to use this crossbow. From now on Everyone in the palace has a secret whistle, but you have to think carefully about who to match it with. "
The arm strength of martial arts masters such as Cheetah is naturally not incomparable to ordinary people, not to mention that it is because of the crossbow and the deliberate training.
Just when everyone was looking at the crossbow in the cheetah's hand, a soft sound was heard in everyone's ears, and the arrow, which was difficult to catch with the naked eye, disappeared in everyone's sight.
"Bang... bang." The sound was much louder than the sound of Hei Te Changzhi hitting the wooden stake just now. It was like a small thunder. The wooden stake at least 150 steps away was actually in After being hit by an arrow, it exploded, sending sawdust flying.
Seeing such a scene, everyone's expressions changed one after another, with frightened expressions on their faces. It was so terrifying! From such a long distance, it was able to penetrate and crack the wooden stake. With such strength, I'm afraid even 200 steps is not its limit.
Li Zhi looked equally shocked, and his heart aroused huge waves. It would be difficult to survive as long as he was shot by such a murderous weapon. Moreover, the distance was so far, but the speed was like lightning, making it difficult to guard against.
Li Hong could see everyone's expressions at a glance. He knew that this thing could only be installed in the palace, and it would definitely improve the safety level of the palace. As for who should be allocated to them, that was not what he considered. That was what his father was worried about. .
Yang Wu looked at the wooden piles with flying sawdust. He came to his senses in astonishment. His eyes lit up and he blurted out: "Really?"
"Nonsense, have I lied to you?"
"Little thing, how much do you plan to sell each one to my father?" Li Zhi asked with a sneer.
The little brat said it was to show Black Teeth Changxia's prestige, but in his opinion, it was more like promoting the murder weapon to the palace. This was a two-bird-with-one-stone plan, and the little brat was really clever at it.
"One thousand taels of silver for each. Well... there are only one hundred in total. If there are more, they will be gone. It is not advisable to have too many of these things."
"Bang" Li Zhi kicked Li Hong on the butt. Looking at someone who was still laughing evilly, he was very upset and slapped him again. Then he said angrily: "You little bastard, you want to trick you to death." Father, how much money do you get from these one hundred pieces?"
Li Zhi believed what Li Hong said, a hundred bodies are a hundred bodies, there will never be one more, and there will never be one less. He also believed that Li Hong would not keep this kind of thing privately. The little bastard wanted to fully recommend it to him and forcefully buy and sell it.
If you don't buy it, who knows what the little bastard can do with this thing. Maybe one day he will get angry and kill Wu Shun or He Lan Minzhi with such a crossbow. It's not impossible!
But the little bastard is too evil-minded. These one hundred pieces are worth one hundred thousand taels of silver. He is in charge of the household department now, so why does he need so much money? What does he need the money for? Isn't his Taiyi City his money bag? Why are you so obsessed with money
Li Zhi ignored the shocked expressions of the courtiers and Hei Te Changzhi, and fell into deep thought. He finally came to the conclusion: No, I need to go to his Taiyi City one day to see what this little brat is doing. What’s expensive! After so many years, he has not been there yet.
Everyone gradually came to their senses, and Black Teeth Changzhi looked at Cheetah who was teaching Yangwu, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, although this crossbow is powerful, it seems to be very slow to string, so it is not as practical as this three-stone longbow. "
Li Hong smiled. How could your carefully planned sales advertisement be ruined by just one word
"Horse crossbows, Hengdao, Modao, crossbows, longbows, and chariot crossbows all have their own uses. Chariot crossbows are suitable for siege, but they are extremely inconvenient to move. This crossbow can be used for siege and raid. Enemy leader, think about your stick king... I don’t understand, think about your Baekje king, standing in the crowd, and I am lurking in a corner..." Li Hong did not go on, he believed that Black Teeth Changzhi could do it. Imagine what would happen to their stick king when he encountered this crossbow.
After saying that, looking at Hei Te Changzhi's extremely unconvinced face, Li Hong smiled even happier and put aside his business with Li Zhi for the time being. Anyway, his father had to buy this business even if he didn't want to buy it. I have to buy it, the only difference now is the price.
"Not convinced? Then let me compare with you? Of course, not this crossbow, but this small crossbow in my hand. Try it and see whether your longbow is more powerful or my crossbow is more domineering." Li Hong As he spoke, he took off a cloth bag from his waist and threw it to Yang Wu without looking at it.
Yang Wu took the cloth pocket, opened it and looked at the contents inside, and saw two unique crossbows the size of an adult's palm. Six small arrows were pinned to both sides of the cloth pocket.
Hei Te Changzhi looked at Li Hong and nodded solemnly. If a captured person wants to be valued, he naturally needs to show his ability and make others think that you are valuable and can be used.
All this is clear to Hei Te Chang's mind, so in addition to being respectful to the Tang Dynasty royal family in terms of attitude, he must also spare no effort to show his strength. Only by showing his greatest talent can he get a place in the Tang Dynasty. .
Then, at Li Hong's signal, several wooden stakes were erected not far away. Li Hong also took his cloth bag from Yang Wu's hand, slowly walked down the steps, and said, "Long bows have long bows." advantage, then let me compare with you the biggest advantage of the longbow. What is its most lethal range? "
(End of chapter)