Chapter 239: The foggy crossbow

Perhaps the wizards' prayers really came true, and the gods listened to their voices-the next day, when the sun rose, Zhao Wu also opened his eyes.

His face was not abnormal, but after he woke up, Zhao Wu sighed and said to himself: "I remember that when Cheng Ying hid in the mountains and taught me how to identify the dangers in the forest. When Cheng Ying led me out of the mountains, for more than 20 years, regardless of the wind and rain, I have never stopped running in the morning, because I know that in this cruel world, I have no life. But today, it's a pity that I can't run in the morning for the first time."

Zhao Wu's words were explained to everyone the reason for his awakening, and everyone accepted this reason.

Zhao Wu lost too much blood and his face was a little pale. Fortunately, his skin has always been white, and he has always been "weak", so when he lies on the bed and says this with self-pity and love, no one in the camp takes it seriously. Everyone thinks that this marshal is too careless.

Wu of the Bank of China met with the military envoy of Chen State on behalf of Zhao Wu. He looked at the envoy of Chen State with his eyes and said arrogantly: "The three Chu merchants who came yesterday have been killed by us on the spot. Where is your monarch? Since he has decided to surrender, why don't he come to my tent to apologize?"

This time, the country was in power. He treated Jin State with great tribute to Wu, deputy general of Jin State, and said respectfully: "This is the first time I have been in contact with the Shangqing of the Bo Kingdom... My Shen State has been incompatible with the Central Plains for many years. I don't know what etiquette to use to welcome the army of the Bo Kingdom. Therefore, I am willing to imitate the Xu State king of the past, and apologize with bare shirtless (barbarian) and apologize - he is now at the gate of the city, waiting for the Shangqing of the Bo Kingdom to come."

Wu of the Bank of China immediately approached Shen Guo's ruler, held the arm of Shen Guo's ruler with his own hands, and said cordially: "Since that's the case, go together."

The "going together" that Wu of the Central Bank said was not that he went alone with the ruler of the Shen Kingdom - he brought the "entourage personnel" of four divisions. One of the divisions was the lord armed forces of the Central Bank, and the other three divisions were the ace army of the Jin king who had defeated the King of Chu, and the professional army - the Wuwei Army.

Although the Wuwei Army was established for many years, it had never experienced such a big war scene before. However, it also depends on who trained them. Zhao Wu was called the "assault master" - this statement is expressed in the current language, which means that this person is very good at robbing by fire.

The Zhao family was good at robbery, which was famous among the countries. People said that "thieves will not leave empty-handed", while people in the Spring and Autumn Period often said: Fighting with Zhao Wu will bring great benefits.

When Wu entered the city of the Central Army, he did not have to hint to the Wu Guards. The Wu Guards spontaneously began to act. Five brigades of one of the divisions climbed the city walls separately and began to control several city gates of the Shen Kingdom. The other two divisions spread along the road of the Shen Kingdom, alerting them three steps, one post, five steps, one whistle. When they were deploying defense, they were also looking for the main "strategic goals". When the king of the Shen Kingdom led Wu into his palace city, the Wu Guards had already started their robbery in a very coordinated manner like a machine...

After entering the palace city, Wu of the Bank of China also changed his face. He didn't have to pretend, but he looked vicious as long as he had a serious expression. He smiled and said to the king of Chen State with a grim smile: "Didn't you find it strange just now? According to the etiquette of Spring and Autumn, my marshal should have personally come forward to accept the surrender, but now, I, a small army assistant, came forward to receive the monarch. It is really rude to our Jin State.

However, there is a reason for me to come forward. For example, my marshal was assassinated yesterday. The three Chu merchants you sent were assassins. Fortunately, we were fully prepared for it, and the marshal was only slightly injured - however, the Shen State must be punished.

You don’t have to explain to me, nor do you have to tell your reasons. Assassination is assassination. The person you sent to work hard in the army actually carried a rare weapon. As the king of Shen State, you can’t stand it, so let Shen State be exterminated! This is the final decision of Jin State: we can tolerate the defeated warriors on the battlefield, but we will never allow despicable assassination."

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At this time, in Zhao Wu's military tent, a bunch of craftsmen were busy dismantling the weapons brought by the assassin. Zhao Wu was spinning around the ground, with a surprised expression on his face and whispered: "It turned out to be a continuous weapon - a continuous crossbow." Strangely, I remember that the continuous crossbow should have been invented by Zhuge Liang, so it was later called the "Zhuge Crossbow".

What a magical thing. There was a crossbow in the Spring and Autumn Period? It seems that there has never been a record in history. This is a real history, or someone has traveled through time again... Well, the crossbow box made of black wood seems to be iron sandalwood or black sinking wood, but the iron sandalwood comes from Bashu. The Shu Kingdom seems to be in an independent state now. Qin has not yet reached into Bashu, so there is no legend of "Five Dings to open mountains". The road to Bashu is difficult to move, so how did this wood appear in Chu?

What’s even more strange is that this ebony usually comes from Africa. In the Spring and Autumn Period, did we have ebony input? This means that in the Spring and Autumn Period, some people sailed to Africa and transported cargo back, such as ebony!

Who traveled through time? This weapon should not appear in this era! The mechanical level of the Spring and Autumn Period should not be so superb? A continuous weapon from the Bronze Age - is this time and space still the original time and space?"

At this moment, the craftsman replied: "Marson, we have already taken apart the magazine. This magazine can hold twenty bamboo sticks. When installed, it is loaded in the bamboo sticks upside down from the small hole in the front. Then, with a wave on the left, the bamboo sticks will enter the left guide rail of the magazine. When you wave on the right, it will enter the right guide rail - each of the guide rails on both sides is equipped with ten bamboo arrows. When you fire, the weapon will shake to the left and fire the bamboo arrows filled in the arrow hole on the left; when you wave on the right, it will be the opposite.

This crossbow originally had a bow arm, but unfortunately it was cut off. I heard that Ying Chu had cut off the other party's sword and cut off the crossbow's bow arm. Fortunately, we can recover. Moreover, the crossbow's bow arm is not big, and at first glance it seems that the existence of the bow arm cannot be detected because it is too small... So, the Lord is right, this is completely a weapon specially used for assassination.

This crossbow has no trigger, and the crossbow bow is fired entirely by the relaxation of the crossbow string. Every time the bow arm is pulled open, the crossbow arrows in the magazine will automatically enter the guide rail of the magazine. Once the crossbow string is fully pulled and loosen the string, the bamboo arrow will be fired once. If the string is fully pulled, the crossbow arrows will be released again, and the crossbow arrows will be shot from the two quivers one after another, and they will be shot from the two quivers one after another.

This crossbow arrow is very wonderful. There are only two bronze pieces that control the crossbow string and the hanging machine. The two bronze pieces are very strange in shape. I have never seen such a clever combination - pull the bow string and then slowly loosen the string. The crossbow machine automatically hangs the bow string. No matter how the crossbow shaking, the bow string will not be loosened. Only by pulling the crossbow string backwards and letting the crossbow string hit forward violently can the crossbow arrow pop out in the box..."

Zhao Wu took the crossbow parts handed over by the craftsman. He glanced at it and blurted out: "It's actually an 'involute gear'. Is there any geometry in these days? Who discovered the mystery of 'involute'?"

There are only two bronze pieces on the crossbow, but the size of these two bronze objects is very precise, which can ensure their magical choke. This accuracy seems to exceed the contemporary technical level - the ruler of the Spring and Autumn Period. "Cun" is already the most precise measurement in daily life for the people, but the accuracy of the two bronze objects has reached one tenth of the millimeter.

The person who dismantled this weapon was already the most famous craftsman in the overlord country, but after they dismantled the two bronze pieces, they accidentally reinstalled them and could hardly recover them. They fiddled with them for a long time before they found the trick.

This is just reassembly as it is, which has already made the craftsmen's hair white. What kind of wisdom should it be if someone conducts original design?

Zhao Wu fell into deep thought after listening to the craftsman's report.

At the same time, in the capital of Shenguo, Wu Zheng, the Bank of China, proudly commanded the soldiers to carry out a major relocation.

You can tell me that this job is really suitable for Wu Lai of the Bank of China to do it.

Wu of the Central Bank originally had a vicious look, but his father has always been known for his strictness. The Central Bank Wu taught him that he was not worried about laughing. He didn't need any emotions to brew, but he looked like a villain. Now Wu of the Central Bank has lowered his face, and his face is already so dark that the king of the Chen Kingdom is terrified - in fact, Wu of the Central Bank is laughing.

Shen State is a small country. Over the years, the king of Shen State has pleaded with all his talents to exchange for the inheritance and continuation of the throne. What treasure can such a country be left?

But no matter what, the royal family of Shen Kingdom has accumulated hundreds of years. No matter how many years of family, some things will be settled. Any toilet may be an antique or a blanket may be a collectible. The king of Shen Kingdom still thinks that those things are common every day, and it is very common to be broken and old. Only aristocratic children like Zhongxing Wu seemed to be priceless.

One by one, one by one, the bells and tripods were moved out of the palace city. From time to time on the street, soldiers of Jin State escorted the people of Shen State to pass through the gate of the palace city. These soldiers were in order. They divided their own responsibilities, and took out the ruthlessness of Zhao Wu plundering other countries. They didn't even spare the needle and thread of the people of Shen State. They carried the collection of the people of Shen State onto the carriage at every detail, and then drove these people to transport their wealth out of the city and enter the Jin State military camp...

With the actions of the Jin army, the streets of the Qinqiu city became silent one after another. In these streets, after the people were cleared up, the Jin army only left a few surveillance personnel standing guard, and the brigade turned to other blocks.

The king of Shen Kingdom watched the entire city gradually become a dead city, and howled and cried. His crying sounded lonely and vicissitudes, which sounded sad.

In this chaotic Spring and Autumn Period, there is no chance for small countries to survive.

Wu from the Central Bank squinted his eyes and comforted the king of Chen: "Why are you crying? You are suffering from Chu here every day. I don't know when you will be destroyed by Chu. Now we have moved you to Jin and left you with more than a hundred households to support yourself. At least your ancestors' sacrifices can be preserved in the future, why are you crying?"

Wu of the Bank of China said that he was standing and talking without any pain. A man lost his country and became a civilian in Jin State. How could he not cry loudly?

In the evening, Zhao Wu entered the city.

The commander of the coalition forces of all countries and senior generals of the coalition forces were allowed to enter the city and live in the empty rooms of the people of Shen State. The palace city of the king of Shen State became Zhao Wu's command center, and the envoys from various countries drank happily in the main hall of Shen State. The master who used to drink happily here has now become a prisoner.

Zhao Wu did not receive the king of Shen. After Wu asked Zhao Wu for instructions, he escorted the king of Shen to Xintian overnight. As a result, a group of sad people from the destruction of the country were missing in the hall, and all the people present were a group of guys who were involved in the sharing of the spoils.

Wu from the Bank of China curled his lips and said, "The Shen Kingdom is too poor, and the king of a country is so poor that he has few musical instruments left. Poor, I feel embarrassed to count his treasury."

Chen State is a viscount, and the current monarch is called "Cheng". In real history, Shen Zicheng followed Chu State to attack Wu several years later and was defeated and became a prisoner of Wu State. Chen State thus supported Prince Jia to succeed him. Later, Jin State instructed Cai State to send troops to attack and destroy Chen State, and took Shen Zijia back to Cai State to kill him. Chen State thus extinct his successor and then destroyed the country.

A viscount, the remaining musical instruments in the family are not as good as those in Zhao Wu's family. No wonder Wu from Zhongxing is disliked, his family is an old aristocrat.

Zhao Wu asked casually: "Have you counted the household registration of Shen Guo?"

Wu from the Bank of China smacked his lips and asked: "The land in the south raises people. A country as small as Shen Country has a large population. In addition, there are some merchants from various countries in the city... Did the marshal copy the assassination weapon?"

Yan Ying next to him was very curious: "What weapon?"

The details of Zhao Wu's assassination were not announced. Yan Ying only received a notice when he entered the city among the commanders of the various military forces that the king of Shen State sent someone to assassinate Zhao Wu. In order to express punishment, Jin State decided to take the king of Shen State to Xintian City and choose a place to resettle.

At that time, the commanders of various countries received this news with different expressions. Many people even did not believe the reason the Jin people were looking for, including Yan Ying and Zichan. When the two of them communicated privately, Yan Ying said it was very rude: "The Jin people are too domineering. If you want to occupy the Shen Kingdom, just say it straight, why do you have to find such a clumsy excuse?"

Zichan was closer to Jin State after all. Although he did not believe the reasons of Jin State, he still pointed out honestly: "Wuzi used to say a theory of strategic buffer zone. When the Jin State set up their own 'wu city' in the three cities, he naturally had to wipe out the annoying small countries in front of him... But you are right. The reason the marshal found this time was indeed far-fetched. Is Shen Jun crazy? Faced with the coalition forces of various countries, he had lost the courage to resist, and he actually sent someone to assassinate and try his best to tease the tiger of Jin State?

In fact, the reason for "relocation" is enough. We are facing the State of Chu every day for social harmony. Since he surrendered, in order to prevent the people of Chu from retaliating against him in the future, letting him "relocate" to other small countries is enough to comfort other small countries. Why should we use the excuse of "assassination"?"

Yan Ying pointed out with a smile: "I'm afraid I want to annex the population of Shenguo."

I agree with the childbirth.

At this moment, when he heard Wu of the Bank of China talk about assassination weapons, Yan Ying finally believed the people of Jin. After asking Wu of the Bank of China, he glanced at Zichan next to him and found that Zichan was also focused. In addition, the representative of Duke Shan Jing, sent by the King of Zhou, seemed to be unaware of it. He asked silly: "What weapon?"

Only then did Wu of the Bank of China realize that he had said something he shouldn't have said. The weapon was a secret. Zhao Wu showed more interest in him than before, and he severely blocked the news afterwards. Now he was wrong and exposed the news. It was really not right.

Zhao Wu glared at Wu Xingzhong with a warning and replied lightly: "It is a weapon that can be fired continuously, but its range is only seven or eight meters, and its power is not great. However, a distance of seven or eight meters seems to be enough - taking one step at each step is called "step", and walking once with one foot is called "grand". I heard that the assassin's favorite saying is: Within ten steps, blood splatters on the spot. The distance of seven or eight meters is exactly ten steps, which is the best distance for assassin to assassin.

If I apply some poison to the arrow shot from this weapon, this weapon will definitely be the most fierce weapon in the world... Unfortunately, my warriors damaged the crossbow when they were arresting the assassins. Although I summoned the craftsmen to restore them afterwards, it was a pity that the weapon was too sophisticated and we still couldn't figure it out."

The ancients took one step at a time for each left and right foot, and taking one step at a time was called the "kui step". The so-called "no big steps can lead to a thousand miles without accumulating small flows, and no small flow can lead to a river and sea" is based on Xunzi's "Encouraging Learning".

Wu of the Bank of China lowered his head. He clearly saw that Ying Teng cut off the bow arm of the crossbow, and the main components of the weapon, such as the magazine and mechanical parts, were intact. The bow arm had no technical content, so just install it again. Zhao Wu now said that the weapon could not be restored, and clearly did not want people to know the secret of the "cross crossbow".

However, Wu of the Bank of China also agreed with Zhao Wu's proposal. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said amid the discussions of the crowd, "Since the weapon cannot be restored - probably, this should be the best result. The weapon was very small and the Chu people had wide sleeves. It was possible to put a small crossbow in their sleeves. If the person holding this weapon approached his side and fired twenty arrows in an instant, what kind of general would inevitably be harmed by this weapon? Therefore, the damage to the weapon may be the best ending for everyone."

After saying this from Wu of the Central Bank, everyone had a little impression of the weapon. After savoring what Wu of the Central Bank said, everyone couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning. Sun Bao, the uncle of Lu, murmured to himself: "Oh my God, a very small crossbow can be hidden in his sleeves and close to the assassination target... Even if it can only shoot ten steps away, it is terrifying. Nowadays, the streets are not as wide as ten steps. If an assassin hides in a shop on the side of the road, he can accurately snipe the passers-by-pass - it is indeed a human weapon."

Zhao Wu had no way to correct Shu Sun Bao's words and quickly said: "Lu State must not record this weapon in history. If people know that this weapon exists, there will always be some smart people thinking about it. If you look at it carefully, this weapon seems to be only suitable for assassination. The range of seven or eight steps is no harm to a soldier wearing heavy armor, so it cannot be used for confrontation between the two armies at all, but can be used for assassination."
Chapter completed!