Chapter 21: Grain robbery (III)

"Brother, are we still making storm guns?" Shi Xin followed Zhang Yang with a hatchet and came to the bamboo forest again.

Like a fortune teller, Zhang Yang carefully observed each bamboo and looked for the right material.

"Make a rifle?" Zhang Yang shook his head. The rifle was too moving. This time it was a rifle. The rifle would expose himself. Besides, the rifle fired by the rifle was too troublesome. More importantly, this time, you have to touch it from the water. If the gunpowder is wet, you can't shoot it.

"Brother, don't keep it a secret. I agree no matter what you ask me to do. Just tell me in advance!" Shixin was eager to see.

Zhang Yang thought for a while and said, "What I want to do is a combo crossbow."

"Combo crossbow?" Shi Xin didn't understand: "What?"

"Do you know the bow and arrow?"

"Of course I know, isn't it just the thing that Qiu Yi carries? Within fifty steps, you can penetrate the human body and within two hundred steps, you can accurately hit the target."

"The combo crossbow I want to make is a small bow and arrow that is automatically winding, just aiming." Zhang Yang said.

Shi Xin finally realized for a long time: "You mean, you can do it automatically without pulling your bow with your hands?"

"Of course, when did I deceive you? It's just that the crossbow I want to make is smaller in size and has a relatively close range. Within twenty steps, I hit it with one blow." Zhang Yang explained.

Zhang Yang is also quite familiar with various cold weapons, after all, this is his interest.

When it comes to crossbows, they appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.

Bending the bow and shooting arrows requires very high skills, or talent, and the close cooperation of muscles all over the body: pull the bow with the right hand, pull the string with the left hand, and pinch the tail of the arrow, maintain balance in the body posture. Before shooting the arrow, you must hold the bow. If there is a slight shaking, the arrow will fly elsewhere.

The crossbow greatly simplifies this step. After the arrow is loaded, the mechanism controls the arrow string. There is no need to hold the bow on both hands. Just hold it flat, point to the target, and hook the fingers to move the mechanism, and the arrow will be shot out.

In the continuous wars, crossbows are also constantly developing. Some strong crossbows have a long range, but they are inconvenient to move and are laborious and labor-intensive. They are suitable for city defense. Some are becoming smaller and smaller, simplifying shooting steps, increasing firing rate, and suitable for mobile combat.

Among all the crossbows, the one Zhang Yang is most interested in is the combo crossbow improved by Zhuge Kongming, which is like improving the rifle to an automatic rifle, no longer filling the bullets with the bolt, and quickly firing multiple arrows, with fierce firepower.

Zhang Yang is also familiar with the structure of this crossbow: there is a wooden arrow cabin and a pull rod above the crossbow machine. Pull the pull rod backwards, and the pull rod hooks the bow string and winds the string. At the same time, a arrow in the arrow cabin is dropped. After installation, it is said to be automatically winding. In fact, it should be considered a semi-automatic weapon, and the pull rod must be pulled.

There are a lot of bamboo here, so according to local conditions, use high-quality bamboo pieces to make crossbow bodies, use beef tendons to make strings, grips, mechanisms, and pull rods, all made of bamboo. Even the arrow warehouse is planned to use a large bamboo to seal both ends tightly and dig holes in the middle to let an arrow fall. As for the arrow, of course, it is also made of bamboo sticks, sharpen one end and polish the whole.

Because he has to fight in close combat, he does not intend to increase his range. If the range is high, the quality of the shooter needs to be improved accordingly. For those who have not been trained, it will lose its meaning when they are far away. Within twenty steps, the arrows can be shot onto people without vain and their eyes are closed.

Based on these considerations, the bow piece is only two feet long, which is very convenient to carry. The arrow is one and a half feet long. At such a short distance, there is basically no need to consider the influence of crosswind, and there is no need to add feathers behind the arrow, so the ballistic stability is achieved.

However, the most important choice of bow pieces is to choose bamboo of good texture, and it must be made of two pieces of bamboo. Hsinchu is tender and soft, with poor elasticity, and the old bamboo is very elastic, relatively brittle, and easy to break.

Zhang Yang turned dozens of bamboo trees, like a woman shopping in the mall, looked left and right, and finally made up his mind.

"Cut this tender bamboo back and make a crossbow piece." Zhang Yang moved his fingers four times.

"This old bamboo, cut it back and make a crossbow piece."

"This thick tree is cut back and divided into sections to make a quiver."

"This thickest tree, cut it back, split it, and make an arrow."

"This tree has the right thickness, cut it back, make a handle, and pull rod."

Shi Xin was dizzy: So much, I am a coolie.

Zhang Yang was strolling in the garden in front, while Shi Xin was carrying a bundle of long bamboo behind him, staggering.

When I got home, it was already dark.

Three more tracts of salt were added in the yard. This time, five tracts of salt were collected, and all of them were refined into fine salt, which was another small fortune.

Tang He had already started working with Shide and Shiyi at home.

"Where is Old Uncle Liu?" Zhang Yang asked in the room.

If Han is gone, Mr. Liu will no longer be seen.

"Uncle Liu followed Ruohan back to her house and stayed at her house for a few days first." said the old mother Cao.

"Is her rice enough for her? Otherwise, Ruohan will take some rice back from our rice jar." Zhang Yang said.

"Well, I have asked Shiyi to send some." said the old mother Cao.

After learning that Mr. Liu had left, Zhang Yang felt relieved. The process of purifying coarse salt must not be leaked.

"Shixin, don't purify coarse salt with them. Make a combo crossbow with me!" Zhang Yang said.

You have to make one of this combo crossbows first, experiment with the power, make sure there is no problem, and then make it in batches.

"Okay, no problem!" Shixin was still very excited to get rid of the labor of refining coarse salt.

"Don't be too happy too early. It's mainly my guidance. You will do the specific operation." Zhang Yang said.

Of course, Shi Xin did this physical work, and he only needed to do technical guidance.

A true leader does not depend on how much work he does, but on supervising how much work his subordinates do. If he does all the work himself, he can only be an excellent worker and not a leader.

The first step is to make the different bamboos into corresponding parts.

Start with the most basic crossbow body.

Zhang Yang asked Shixin to hold a hatchet and split the two bamboos made of crossbow bodies, split them into bamboo pieces, and polish the surface.

Then select two suitable bamboo pieces from the inside and tie them tightly together with hemp rope.

I tried it, it was very elastic and should meet the requirements.

Two small holes were cut out at both ends, and the beef tendon was penetrated, and a curved bow was made.

The remaining bamboos were also made into corresponding shapes and finally assembled.

An exquisite combo crossbow appeared in Zhang Yang's hand.

Although the entire crossbow is still a bit rough, no one dares to underestimate its lethality with the curved bow body, the thick cow tendon, and the pointed arrow.

Moreover, Zhang Yang added some improvements to it and added aiming equipment: at the upper end of the crossbow body, bamboo nails were used to make a sight, three points and one line, making it easy to operate.

Zhang Yang put the arrow into the quiver on it and pulled the pull rod. The arrow fell into the crossbow machine. At the same time, the pull rod also pulled the string of the cow tendon.

Preparation is completed.

He twisted the crossbow body and looked for the shooting target.

"Don't look at me!" Shi Xin was startled. The arrow was sharpened by himself, and it would definitely not feel good about it when he stuck to himself.

"Swoosh!" The arrow flew out.

"Why did the oil lamp go out?" shouted Shid.

"Maybe the wind is blowing, where is the flint?" Shi Yi said.

"I have it here." Tang He took the flint, lit the oil lamp again, and continued to work.

The accurate head is so high! Just now, Zhang Yang aimed at the oil lamp and actually penetrated the wick directly into the earthen wall behind him.

When I went over and saw that it was more than three inches into the wall!
Chapter completed!