Yang Cong was a little confused. If everyone had a thunder in the sky and more than 10,000 people were throwing together, it would be like rain. Who could avoid it?

Although the lethality of the Sky Thunder is not very large, the effect will be different if there are too many. Who can stand the messy iron needles all over?

He said inexplicably: "One person has tens of thousands of them. Even if they can't kill anyone, they can still blow them up. Isn't that enough?"

Tang Shunzhi shook his head slowly and said, "Sir, we have tested it. The power of the Sky Thunder is too small. The iron needles that exploded cannot penetrate the mature cowhide at all. The Tartar cavalry usually wears cowhide soft armor, and most of them are equipped with small round shields in the front row. No matter how many Sky Thunders are thrown over, it is useless. At most, it can hurt their legs and arms. As long as the horses don't hurt their heads, it won't have much effect. Therefore, the Sky Thunder effect is not very large, and at most it can cause them to suffer minor injuries."

So that's how it is. Yang Cong couldn't help but frown even more powerfully. Even the sky-blasting thunder didn't have much effect. Could it be that the one thousand muskets of the Shenji Camp? Even if one bullet destroys an enemy, it can only kill a thousand Tartar cavalry. The other person has 40,000 to 50,000. What's the use of killing a thousand? What's more, the muskets are not powerful at this moment, and it's good to kill a person seriously. Killing an enemy with one bullet is basically a dream.

It seems that we should try our best to build more muskets and artillery, especially artillery. Even the smallest caliber tiger squat cannon can at least overturn a Tartar cavalry if it is shot.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say to Wang Xuan: "Sir, if we make every effort to prepare, how long will it take for us to make artillery? The smallest type is the tiger squat cannon weighing dozens of pounds."

When Wang Xuan heard this, he thought about it and then estimated: "If you build artillery, you will need to prepare for more than a month at the earliest. Moreover, the success rate of casting artillery is not very high. Whether the artillery and shells are matched must be repeated tests. It will take at least about three months to produce the finished product."

I was so fainted that it was too late for three months.

Cannons cannot be built now, can we go back and use bows and arrows?

Bows and arrows are definitely not good. If you want to be able to do it, the Taurus cavalry will have been defeated long ago. The elite troops of the border army are not short of bows and arrows. It is estimated that the Taurus cavalry will have a way to deal with the arrow rain.

Yang Cong frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of any good way. He simply asked: "Do you have any good long-range attack methods? It's best to do it in a short time."

When everyone heard this, they all started to think about it. After a while, Wang Xuan suddenly coughed and said, "Sir, I thought of something that may be of some use, but it still needs to be tested whether it can work."

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Oh, what, you said."

Wang Xuan quickly explained: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a catapult, but we can replace the stone bullet with a sky-bombing thunder. Generally, the stone bullet used in a stone catapult car weighs about thirty kilograms, and the attack distance is about 80 to 120 steps. If we replace it with a sky-bombing thunder of more than ten kilograms, the attack distance can reach about 100 to 150 steps, just like the attack distance of a bow and arrow."

Tapping machine!

Yang Cong really never thought about this thing, because the attack method of the catapult was too backward, and it could be fired once in a long time, and the stone bombs fired were not accurate at all.

However, if it is replaced by more than ten kilograms of Sky-Breaking Thunder, the effect will be different. One or two kilograms of Sky-Breaking Thunder are not very good. For more than ten kilograms, the power of the gunpowder explosion can shock people. With iron needles inside, it is estimated that penetrating the soft armor will definitely not be a problem. Moreover, Sky-Breaking Thunder is a range attack, so the accurate head is nothing.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong couldn't help but excitedly said, "Okay, this method is good and worth a try. Do you have any other methods?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Lian, who had been beside him, suddenly bowed and said, "Sir, I think the crossbow is not bad either. Although the attack distance of the crossbow is only about fifty steps, it is better because it is light and it is not a problem to hang it on the body. It is also very convenient to use. After a shot, you can hang it directly on your waist and you can immediately convert it into other weapons."

Yang Cong had never considered the crossbow, because generally, large-scale combat uses foot crossbows or bed crossbows. Hand crossbows are generally used by people who perform special tasks, such as scouts to investigate the enemy situation or the Jinyiwei assassination of someone who can use hand crossbows.

The crossbow arrow is much lower than that of the bow and arrow, and its killing effect is even worse than that of the bow and arrow. Therefore, in general, only the footbow or bed crossbow can be used only when defending the city. If it is an attacking party, you can't lift the bed crossbow at all, and the footbow must stop and put on the crossbow arrow. If the Kung Fu family's arrow rain has been covered, let alone the hand crossbow. The attack distance is only half of the bow and arrow. If the other person's bow and arrow are shot, you can't reach them.

However, it is different if there is a Fire Dragon Chariot at this moment. If you dodge the chariot, the Tartars' bows and arrows will not hurt anyone at all. When the Tartars get closer, they will shoot over a series of crossbow arrows, and the lethality is still very considerable.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong couldn't help but nod and said, "Well, the crossbow is indeed very good. With the protection of the Fire Dragon Chariot, the crossbow can also play a great role. Sir, these craftsmen should be able to make crossbows, right?"

The structure of crossbow arrows is actually similar. Whether it is a bed crossbow, a foot crossbow or a hand crossbow, it is nothing more than a crossbow body, a bow string and a trigger, but the size is different, and the smaller the, the easier it is to make.

Wang Xuan nodded without thinking: "These craftsmen are experts in building weapons, so there is definitely no problem in making hand crossbows."

That's all. Yang Cong glanced around and saw that no one had expressed his opinion. He raised his hand decisively and said, "Okay, let's try building a trencher and a few crossbows first. Let's end today's test."

Everyone quickly dispersed, but Yang Cong simply followed Wang Xuan to Xuanhua Factory and urged the craftsmen to build trench machines, large sky-blasting thunder and hand crossbows as soon as possible.

The structure of the catapult is actually not complicated. As early as the Warring States Period, some people made catapults for war. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the use of catapults reached its peak. Unfortunately, catapults are too limited and are not very convenient to transport. They can only be used for defense. The offensive party needs to use it. It is also temporary manufacturing. Not to mention the time-consuming and labor-intensive, the effect is not very good. Therefore, catapults are not widely used on the battlefield, especially after the appearance of artillery, the catapults were basically replaced by more powerful cannons.

However, if the stone bullet of the catapult is replaced with a sky-bombing thunder, the effect will be very different. This can be regarded as a combination of cold weapons and hot weapons. Everyone is really unsure of the power.

Fortunately, the military craftsmen and the craftsmen recruited by the Ministry of Works of Xuanfu Town are experienced experts. The catapult is nothing to them at all. It is not a big deal for them to make a bigger pot, just to make a pot with more gunpowder and iron needles. It is not difficult at all.

With Yang Cong's full supervision and construction, within three days, samples of the catapult and the large sky-bombing thunder were made, and dozens of hand crossbows were also made. Next, it was tested. So what effect will the combination of the catapult and the large sky-bombing thunder be made?
Chapter completed!