Chapter 364 Wow, Wow, Today, I Will Kill You

Chapter 364 Wow, oh, oh, now, I will kill your horse——

Throughout Chinese history, the development of bows.

The most primitive is the single-body bow. During the Shang Dynasty, the combined bow appeared, and then during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the perfect compound bow was developed.

The Mongolian bow is also a representative work of the compound bow. It is a conventional weapon used by the Mongols across the Eurasian continent.

Speaking of which...in fact, the modern compound bows of later generations are not weaker than the Mongolian compound bows...

Modern compound bows are covered with grid-like holes, and the bow strings made of twenty synthetic fibers, both in terms of toughness and weight, also have a shooting range of 250 to 300 steps.

Considering that modern compound bows are easier to operate than Mongolian compound bows, the power required is also reduced by more than half.

It seems to be more suitable for Guan Lin to make, and more in line with the legion combat of this era...

However, Guan Lin still decided to use the Mongolian bow, not only because of the 500-meter range of the Mongolian bow, but also because Guan Lin considered that the bow made this time was given to Huang Zhong instead of building a sacred arrow camp. of.

If it is Huang Zhong, naturally, Guan Lin will pursue the limit for Mr. Huang!

It is recorded in "Kaogong Ji" that there are six kinds of materials for bow making, which are called "six materials", namely dry material, horn, glue, tendon, silk and lacquer.

As for the materials of this Mongolian compound bow, they are extremely sophisticated, such as "dry", which is the so-called wood.

In order of quality, they are: eucalyptus, gallwood, mulberry, orange, papaya, wattle, and bamboo. Among them, cuscus is the best and most expensive, known as "golden wood", and bamboo is the worst.

Horns, that is, horns, are made into thin slices and attached to the front of the bow arm. It is no exaggeration to say that the price of a pair of good buffalo horns is as much as the price of all the cattle that Guan Lin eats in a year.

The tendon, that is, the tendon, is attached to the back of the bow arm. Only very excellent animal fibers can withstand the maximum tensile force. The best material is still hard to find, and the best "buffalo tendon"!

When making a bow, the tendons need to be torn into filaments, then bundled with glue, and glued layer by layer along the direction of the bow arm. After gluing one layer, wait for it to dry before the next layer can be glued.

For bows of the same size, the thickness of the stem and horns are fixed, and the amount of reinforcement determines the strength of the bow.

At this point, only the final "glue" is left. The "glue" that binds the tendons, horns, and stems is made from animal skins. You can use deer glue, horse glue, cow glue...

But isinglass is the best...

When production reaches this stage.

Next, we have to consider the weight and strength of the bow tire. The bow tire itself does not provide much elasticity, so the lighter the better, and the lighter the more flexible it is. For example, Overlord Xiang Yu can shoot a hundred kilograms Overlord Bow. Far away, but not flexible at all!

In terms of strength, it prevents the bow from cracking or being squashed during the drawing process. The lighter the bow tire, the less power it loses when it rebounds, and the farther it can shoot!

At this moment, Guan Lin has completed the manufacturing drawings of the "Mongolian Compound Bow".

But many details have to go beyond the manufacturing drawings. Guan Lin must write down every item clearly and clearly.

Even the reinforcement and waterproofing after the "trunk" is made must be clearly stated.

Silk is wrapped around the bow arms to further strengthen the tendons, corners, and stems;

Raw lacquer is applied to the surface of the bow arm to make it waterproof and moisture-proof. All these details need to be explained clearly.

Even so...

Guan Lin has not yet studied the seasonal factors in detail.

Strictly speaking, the manufacture of Mongolian compound bows requires processing wood in winter, horns in spring, ribs in summer, and then modifying the appearance in winter...

If we follow this process, I'm afraid we won't be able to make a "Mongolian compound bow" in a year...

Therefore, Guan Lin omitted all steps that had little impact, including seasonal factors.

Between the lines, special emphasis is placed on the "tension" and "energy storage" of the compound bow.

——Tension can convert more of a person's power into potential energy, which is the key to shooting five hundred meters;

——Strong energy storage can keep the power from decreasing...

This is also the key to the Mongolian cavalry being able to shoot through the Eurasian continent.

call…

Finally, Guan Lin wrote down everything he needed to explain on paper. Just the manufacturing drawings and precautions for the Mongolian compound bow took Guan Lin almost half a day to write, and he wrote more than thirty pages...

After revising it for an hour and more than five pages, he handed it over to Mi Lu and asked him to hurry up and send it to Jiangling Mianshui Villa.

"You just need to give this manufacturing plan to Mr. Huang of Mianshui Villa, right?"

Milu looked at such a thick book and carefully put it away. He was a little surprised. This was the most complicated manufacturing diagram he had ever seen. It was not big...it didn't seem simple!

Guan Lin nodded, "Yes, leave it to Mr. Huang and Mr. Liu. If possible, let them make samples as soon as possible. As for the materials of these buffalo horns and buffalo tendons... Well, you go to my second brother's place again , The Mi family is engaged in merchant business, although these materials are precious, I hope they can be obtained!"

"Here!" Mi Lu accepted the order, turned around, and planned to leave.

Guan Lin suddenly thought of something.

"etc."

"Master, is there anything else?"

"If..." Guan Lin's eyes blinked, "If you see Mrs. Huang Yueying Huang, please tell her something for me, saying that junior Guan Lin invited his wife to come to Xiangyang for a talk. This junior can't get away, but he is in Xiangyang. Here...there are many questions related to astronomy, geography, water conservancy, and disasters related to the war. I need to ask my wife to go north to Xiangyang to give me some guidance."

Master’s wife…

Guan Lin directly called Huang Yueying his wife.

This is because before Zhuge Liang selected his disciples, he asked three questions during the examination of Guan Lin. Guan Lin also answered these three questions, but the answers were sent back, right or wrong, good or bad... Suddenly, Zhuge Liang The matter of selecting disciples is over!

Only Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were left to set up a Commerce Department, abolish the poll tax, and implement the idea of ​​dividing the land into acres!

Guan Lin was fine...but Guan Yu was embarrassed. He felt lonely after waiting.

In other words, although Zhuge Liang didn't agree to Guan Lin being his disciple, he didn't refuse either. He simply called Guan Lin "Master's Wife", which seemed cordial.

With this in mind, Guan Lin did not forget to ask Mi Lu again and again, "Have you written them all down?"

Milu nodded, "I've remembered them all!"

"We will leave immediately." Guan Lin patted his shoulder and the thick paper roll hidden in his bra, and did not forget to ask again and again: "When can we get it from Jingzhou five hundred meters away?" The enemy's general will be beheaded, it depends on whether you run fast or not!"

That’s what it says…

But for this combination of the "divine bow" that can theoretically kill people at 500 meters and the "divine archer" that can penetrate the Yangtze with a hundred steps, Guan Lin... is still full of expectations!

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In Bameng Mountain, at the entrance of the mountain road and behind Zhang Fei's military camp, it suddenly started to rain.

Zhang Fei's general Wu Lan led a group of Shu troops and waited calmly behind the camp. Rainwater flowed from his sword, and everyone in the team remained motionless.

Xiahou Shang and Xiahou De came at a gallop and saw the Shu army in the front camp in chaos from a distance. It seemed that the front of the military camp was facing Zhang He's offensive. Suddenly they heard that the Wei army was attacking from behind. They couldn't look at each other from head to tail, and the whole camp was in chaos. Unbearable, in chaos.

Xiahou De took the lead and led the army to gallop, while Xiahou Shang looked around the entire army. He saw the word "Wu" in the formation of the Shu army stationed in the rear village. He knew it was Wu Lan.

Immediately, he wiped the rain off his face and shouted to his brother Xiahou De in front of him: "It's Wu Lan, the deputy general of the Shu army. General Zhang He said that Zhang Fei was drunk and unconscious. In this way, he killed If you defeat Wu Lan, you will win this battle!"

Xiahou De immediately rushed up on his horse and shouted: "The thief Wu Lan will die..."

In this battle, both Xiahou De and Xia Houshang were too eager to prove themselves.

The two teams were getting closer and closer, and even Xiahou De could see the worry on Wu Lan's cheek. He whipped the horse hard, and the horse rushed forward. Unexpectedly, he met the horse hidden in the mud in front of the village gate. The trip horse rope hit hard, Xiahou De and his horse both tripped and fell off the horse with a "dong" sound.

Wu Lan suddenly jumped down from the rain curtain and shouted, "Wu Lan is here! You will die!"

Then he swung his sword to throw away a splash of water and slashed towards Xiahou De who fell to the ground.

Seeing that Xiahou De was about to be hit by the knife, he heard a "clang, clang, clang" sound, and Xiahou Shang hurriedly rushed his horse to meet Wu Lan.

"Are you saying my brother deserves to die? Are you worthy?"

The two fought for several rounds in the rain, and Xiahou De got on his horse again to support him... The entire Shu army was also retreating steadily.

The Wei army was as powerful as a rainbow. Under the leadership of the two Xiahou generals, they had already rushed into the enemy's stronghold, and victory was imminent.

Never thought that it would be at this moment.

"Gotta, goat, goat..."

A loud neighing of a horse suddenly rose, followed closely by the Chinese army from Shuzhai, and suddenly a black-browed horse galloped out.

This horse is called "Yu Zhui Ma", a famous horse outside Guan, and is Zhang Fei's mount.

Different from the white horse that he usually rides when traveling far away, this completely black horse can only be ridden by Zhang Fei when he fights, but it is Zhang Fei's treasure!

Along with the neighing of the horse and the heavy sound of the horse's hoofs, Zhang Fei's iconic roar sounded one after another.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa-"

Zhang Fei's horse was seen roaring towards him like a whirlwind.

People say Zhang Fei is reckless, but this "Jade Chasing Horse" is even more reckless. It doesn't wait for the soldiers behind it, carries Zhang Fei, and rushes into the enemy's formation...

At the same time, shouts rang out from the mountains and forests on both sides.

The Shu army that had been ambushing them for a long time all rushed out. Even Wu Lan, who had been retreating steadily, reined in his horse and fought back... and fought with the Wei army again.

At this moment, including Xiahou Shang, Xiahou De, and Wei Jun...were all stupid?

ambush?

Why is there an ambush here?

If there was an ambush, it should be on Zhang He's side, right?

besides? Why did Zhang Fei appear here? Wasn't he drunk and unconscious? Even if we take a step back, he should fight Zhang He on the frontal battlefield, right?

Why did you appear at the back? Even more prepared!

At this moment, all Wei Jun were confused, and their whole bodies... became stiff.

However, Zhang Fei would not give Wei Jun much time to think.

At this moment, the beacon fire hit the sky.

The continuous drizzle seemed to be dyed red all of a sudden, as if what fell from the sky was not rain but blood.

The sound of killing echoed between heaven and earth...

Zhang Fei was bathed in blood and held a snake spear eight feet tall. No one among the Cao soldiers in front of him dared to step forward to stop him.

"Fell into... a trap! Despicable... despicable and shameless!" Xia Houshang just chanted this sentence.

"Haha!" Zhang Fei's loud laughter could already be heard, "Back in Xuzhou, your master Cao Cao used the strategy of two tigers competing for food to drive a wedge between my eldest brother and the three slaves named Lu Bu. As a result, I lost Xuzhou and thousands of people. The soldier died in vain and acted like a villain. Why haven't you, Grandpa Zhang, said anything yet? Today, you, a junior, are worthy enough to scold your Grandpa Zhang for being shameless? Who is shameless?"

Zhang Fei has read the story of "losing Xuzhou due to carelessness" in "The God of War: The Biography of Zhang Fei" a hundred times. Every detail here seems to be imprinted in his heart.

mean?

When it comes to despicability, Cao Cao is the most despicable!

"Stop him..." Xia Houshang still maintained his rationality. When he saw Zhang Fei coming to kill him single-handedly, he quickly shouted: "Whoever can kill this black-faced ghost will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"

There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and dozens of personal guards were about to stop Zhang Fei.

But Zhang Fei waved his snake spear, the woods turned red, the grass turned red, the wind roared, and the earth shook... With just one blow, more than ten cavalrymen in front of him were knocked off their horses...

One of them died immediately as if he was hit in the chest by a thousand pounds of force! The rest of them were all holding their chests in pain!

On the other hand, Zhang Fei...

He was as calm as a god and a demon. The eight-foot-long snake spear in his hand was like a human meat grinder on the battlefield. There was no enemy within three meters. Wherever he passed, all the Wei troops within the range were beheaded and chopped to death!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa-"

Zhang Fei's offensive was gone, and a pair of leopard eyes stared at Xiahou Shang.

Xiahou Shang had never seen such a "god of murder" before. He was so frightened that he almost pissed himself. However, the surrounding Shu troops came to kill them one after another, trapping them in the middle... He had no way to retreat!

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, the name Zhang Fei still brought too much intimidation to Xiahou Shang.

His roar is even more intimidating!

"Stop him, stop him..." When Xiahou Shang spoke again, there were only a few personal guards left in front of him. He raised his gun tremblingly... and wanted to fight Zhang Fei...

But only a roar was heard, and the roar seemed to be right next to my ears and right in front of me.

"Today, I will kill your horse—"

What followed was a sudden thrust from the snake spear that Zhang Fei drank in anger. The majestic force at the edge of the snake spear roared through the two soldiers in front of him. Xia Houshang saw that the snake spear was about to penetrate him. abdomen.

Fast, too fast!

Tyrannical, too powerful.

It was so fast and so strong that Xia Houshang had no time to react.

At this moment...Xiahou De flew on Xiahou Shang, and blood splashed in the rain curtain into red raindrops...

Just listen to Xiahou De's long scream.

"ah--"

Xia Houshang was pushed off his horse by a huge force...

Xiahou De took Zhang Fei's powerful and heavy spear for his younger brother Xiahou Shang...

At this time, the ambushing Shu army had already arrived. Xiahou De, who was seriously injured, jumped up and stared at the transparent hole in his lower abdomen. He pushed Xia Hou Shang and shouted: "...Run quickly, run quickly..."

"The Xiahou family cannot live without me, it cannot live without me..."

The last word "brother", which is indispensable, cannot be uttered because of pain.

Xia Houshang's eyes were filled with tears. He saw red blood splattering on his brother Xia Houde's body through the rain. He shouted in pain: "Brother...brother..."

Like a dying beast, Xiahou De rushed towards Zhang Fei like a madman to block Zhang Fei's offensive.

The Zhangba snake spear pierced his body again, but he hugged the spear... roared and rushed towards Zhang Fei, as if he was delaying the last time for his brother.

Several soldiers staggered to help Xiahou Shang mount his horse, and protected him as he rode away.

After Xiahou De was already in the crossbow, Wu Lan cut off his neck with a knife, and saw blood gushing out, but his body, which was not strong but extremely majestic, still held up the spear and did not fall down for a long time.

"Xia Houshang has escaped...Does the general want to pursue him?" Wu Lan asked Zhang Fei for instructions in the rain.

Zhang Fei looked at the rain curtain, with a slight smile still on his lips. He used a rough voice, but a relaxed tone, and whispered: "Escape? Where else can he escape? No need to chase, this kid can't escape!"

At this moment, a group of Shu troops were staring at Xiahou De's body in shock. Someone asked: "Third General, what should I do with his body?"

Zhang Fei's mind moved, "He's not good at what he does, and his brain is not good either, but he's so loyal and brave, let's bury him! Bury his head together too."

Speaking of this, Zhang Fei raised his eyes, no longer distracted by this small victory. His thoughts seemed to have passed through the battlefield far away, and he looked far to the northwest.

He murmured in his heart: "Chang Wen, what happens next is up to you!" 』

With this in mind, Zhang Fei added another sentence in his mind.

——『Next, it’s up to the elder brother too! 』

Because of "Fighting the God of War", Zhang Fei knew the layout of the Bameng Mountain very well, and because he had read this chapter more than a hundred times, Zhang Fei can be said to have become perfect with practice. This battle... did not follow this chapter at all. Go back to the original "strategy" above to fight.

Instead, they made bold attempts and developments!

This can be regarded as "reviewing the old and learning the new", and it can be regarded as Zhang Fei himself can be his own teacher!

It is precisely because of this that he can be called the God of War!

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In Dangkou Military Village, not far from Bameng Mountain, many crossbowmen were waiting quietly in the night among the withered grass beside the pontoon bridge.

It's dusk now...

The light rain came and went quickly. As the light rain receded, a thin layer of mist appeared throughout the place. Everything was very quiet and peaceful.

After a while, Xia Houshang, whose face was red from crying, rode back on horseback and quickly fled back here with the remaining defeated soldiers.

"Crunch..."

It seems that because he saw the flag of the Wei army, the gate of the Dangkou military stronghold was opened. Xiahou Shang lowered his head and led his troops back to the Dangkou military stronghold with great annoyance, and retreated into the last sheltered harbor.

"Go to the stronghold first and rest!"

Xiahou Shang gave an order, and the soldiers lit torches and marched towards the Dangkou military stronghold in a shadowy manner.

Wei Yan, who was in the withered grass, immediately gave the order: "Shoot!"

Immediately, the ambush archers fired arrows together, and screams rang out in front of the entire Dangkou military camp, and countless Wei troops came to the end.

Xiahou Shang was shocked... He was shocked that there could be an ambush in the Dangkou military stronghold?

Speaking of which, this was the time when a remnant army retreated. When they saw the military camp, their defenses were at their weakest. Many soldiers had already put away their weapons, but Shuicheng County...

"There's an ambush, retreat quickly, retreat quickly - ah..."

An arrow hit Xiahou Shang, and he fell off his horse...

At dusk, arrows rained like rain, and corpses... countless corpses of Wei soldiers were lined up in front of the Dangkou military stronghold.

You know, just half a day ago, this was their military stronghold, but now...these dead bodies, how could they know that the gate of the stronghold had already changed into the king's flag.

After several rounds of volleys, Wei Yan just led his soldiers to clear the battlefield. A soldier pointed at Xiahou Shang's body and said to the portrait in his hand, "General, he is the commander of Dangkou Village, Xia Houyuan's highly regarded nephew - —Xia Houshang!"

Well…

Wei Yan walked to Xiahou Shang's body. He had three arrow wounds on his body, and another wound that looked like a spear scratch.

Of course, none of this matters.

"hehe…"

Wei Yan smiled slightly, stretched out his finger to lick the blood gushing from Xia Houshang's wound, and then put it on Wei Yan's own lips.

He seemed to be savoring it carefully.

As if sensing the fishy smell of the blood, Wei Yan shook his head, and finally chanted a sentence with a mocking tone.

——"Wei Jun? That's it? I haven't used my strength yet, General!"

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