The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

"How is it possible to pull a two-stone bow with the power of one stone?" Li Jing frowned and questioned.

Li Changge smiled indifferently and explained: "If you forcibly ask the soldiers to increase their arm strength to pull a stronger bow and crossbow, it is indeed against common sense, and the effect will not be ideal. However, if you do it the other way, you can still let the soldiers operate a more powerful Stretch Bow, even if it doesn't increase their arm strength. "

Speaking of this, Li Er and Li Jing showed excitement on their faces, and they couldn't wait to ask Li Changge to elaborate.

This is because they know very well that the power of the bow and crossbow has a very important impact on the combat effectiveness of the army. With each additional stone, the range may increase from the original 150 steps to more than 200 or even 300 steps, which means that the flexibility on the battlefield is greatly enhanced. In the past, they could only be ambushed on the mountainside, but now they can be ambushed at the top of the mountain, if they have a longer range when they are clever in the terrain of the enemy, they can attack the enemy from high places, and when they are harassed by cavalry, the long-range bow fire will pay a terrible price for any rash and provocative cavalry.

Li Changge's concept of the bow undoubtedly provided a subversive plan for the Tang army to improve its combat strength, which made everyone excited.

The core of this series of changes is the increase in range power and its side effects. The longer range means that the arrows can penetrate thicker armor with more kinetic energy, an advantage that can double the strength of any army in an instant.

Therefore, when Li Changge mentioned the new bow and crossbow, Li Er and Li Jing were anxious, for fear of missing this important invention that might rewrite the military pattern of the Tang Dynasty.

To everyone's surprise, Li Changge waved his hand lightly, saying that this was just a small idea and there was no need to care too much.

Li Er and Li Jing secretly cursed in their hearts: Why don't you care? Such an important thing is actually said to be a trivial matter! They even had the urge to draw their swords to "persuade," but when they thought of this mysterious new type of bow and crossbow that only Li Changge knew, they could only hold back the anxiety in their hearts and wait for his next step.

Li Changge didn't make them wait too long, and after a while, he raised a more critical question: "In addition to the new style of crossbows, we also need a large number of horses as support, which is the most important thing." "

He explained that a more powerful bow required a higher load capacity, and that increasing the range of the bow while keeping the weight of the soldier would inevitably result in a heavier bow.

In addition, in order to ensure that the army is in good combat condition at all times, it is also indispensable to use horses to transport items such as the armor of the soldiers.

Li Changge knew very well that the top elite troops in history were all armored cavalry, relying on horses to carry heavy equipment, and their defensive power and mobility far exceeded that of infantry.

But when Li Changge mentioned this, Li Er couldn't help but show worry: "Unfortunately, since the Han Dynasty, my Tang Dynasty has lost the Northwest Horse Farm, and now it has been completely occupied by barbarians. Without a stable source of horses, it can be difficult to have a sufficient number of horses. "

In this regard, Li Changge disagreed: "Lao Li, your vision is not broad enough. Although there are only tens of thousands of cavalry in Datang's existing hundreds of thousands of cavalry, the proportion is only one-tenth, but we still have cavalry available. I know that the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty cannot compare to the existence of the Han Dynasty when each knight was equipped with multiple horses and was mobile against the sky, but you don't need to worry, because I plan to further deepen the concept of eliteization ......

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Li Changge lowered his voice and revealed a new secret weapon: "In addition to the crossbow, you can also introduce a weapon called 'grenade'. The high-end version may be difficult to achieve for the time being, but the basic version is not too difficult. "

Li Er and the others were stunned when they heard this, full of curiosity about this unfamiliar term.

"What is a grenade?" they asked in unison.

Li Changge sold a pass: "Well, I can't explain it clearly for a while, in short, you just need to know that this is a good thing that is much more powerful than a bow and arrow." "

Hearing this, Li Er and Li Jing almost jumped up from their seats. The new crossbow is amazing enough, but there are even more powerful weapons?!

Li Changge went on to say that it would take a certain amount of time to make a grenade, and once it was completed, it could be offered to the emperor.

Even the enhanced crossbows and elite-trained cavalry alone are enough to give the surrounding hostile forces a headache.

"We can cut down on some of the infantry troops with limited combat effectiveness, and focus on the development of cavalry and new bow and crossbow troops, which alone can make those barbarian tribes suffer!"

Li Changge's remarks were not joking, he clearly remembered that in the history of his previous life, the crossbow did not appear until the Song Dynasty, when it was called the Divine Arm Bow.

This kind of equipment, combined with the heavy infantry, was powerful enough to terrify the Liao, Jin, Mongol and other barbarian forces that were rampaging in Mobei, and they came to a consensus: once the Song army formed a battle without fighting, it would be difficult to break through the strong defense system. The outer giant shield is like a copper wall, and the inner circle of divine arms and arrows is like rain, and no elite cavalry can break through head-on.

Although the Song Dynasty had advanced military technology, it was unable to fully utilize due to the lack of horses and many political problems.

The Tang Dynasty is different, although Li Er is also worried about the shortage of horses at the moment, but compared with the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty at this time is still in the prosperous stage, the national foundation is solid, and there is no problem of redundant troops and low combat effectiveness.

Although everyone did not immediately see the legendary grenade, their hearts were full of anticipation for this mysterious weapon.

Li Changge, just like the last time he demonstrated his wrought iron skills, once again took out a thin booklet, which recorded the design materials of the crossbow.

Li Er, Li Jing and Du Ruhui were the most active and couldn't wait to read it.

When they saw the new bow and crossbow design described in the booklet, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

This crossbow has an additional ring in the middle of the crossbow body, and when you step on this ring with your foot, you can use the power of your waist and legs to pull the string on the bow.

As the saying goes, "the arm can't twist the thigh", the strength of the thigh is far better than the arm, coupled with the use of the core strength of the waist and back, it is possible to pull the bow with the whole body.

Li Changge's "one stone into two stones" actually seems conservative, and the actual effect may even reach an astonishing degree of three to four stones.

When Li Er and the others saw it, they all gasped, suddenly realized, and couldn't help but slap their thighs hard, and sighed: "This is not only ingenious, it is simply wonderful! What ingenuity is needed to come up with such an ingenious thing!"

Li Jing was even more nervous to the point of losing his temper, for fear that Li Changge would take back this precious design album, and asked again and again if he could take it away.