After mid-August in Longyou, you can already clearly feel the heat subside.

In the weapons testing site of Hanyang Manufacturing Bureau, Amei stood in front of a large three-foot-tall shelf.

She looked left and right, and even bent down to carefully check the fit of each joint of the frame.

There were a dozen students around, all holding pens and papers, ready to jot down any flaws that Mr. Mei might point out.

After finishing the inspection, Amei nodded: "Okay, let someone load the crossbow."

After hearing this, the students quickly put down their papers and pens, and a few strong students lifted a giant crossbow not far away from the side.

This giant crossbow is not only larger than all the crossbows in the army, but its style is also weird.

The crossbow arm is five feet long, and the crossbow bow is even more exaggerated, more than one foot long.

The crossbow string is thick, and the people who made the giant crossbow seemed to think it was not strong enough, so they added an extra thick string to the crossbow.

Just to lift this giant crossbow requires six strong students.

The students placed the giant crossbow on the shelf and fixed it at the same time.

Then a winch was installed at the end of the frame, and the winch was wrapped with a hook.

After the installation was completed, Amei stretched out her hand, and a student handed a notebook to her hand.

She opened the book and recorded on it the materials and dimensions of each component of this giant crossbow.

After checking it and making sure it was correct, Amei then ordered: "Okay, let's get started."

The students dispersed quickly.

Several specially selected military warriors began to turn the winch according to the students' instructions.

The draw hook gradually tightened, pulling the bow string backward, and then the crossbow body creaked.

Even if the string is open, you can feel the tremendous power of this bed crossbow just by listening to the sound.

The thick bow string slipped past the trigger, and the strong men in the army who were famous for their strength had to exert their strength to continue to pull the string over.

"Quick, buckle it up quickly."

Amei was protected at a distance, and a student directed someone to hang the crossbow string on the trigger.

"Bring up the arrows!"

A four-foot-long thick arrow, or what should be called a short spear, was lifted into the arrow slot of the giant crossbow.

"Sir, it's ready."

Amei nodded: "Let it go."

The warriors in the army got permission and hit the dental machine hard with a hammer.

A dull "peng" sound was heard, and the short spear flew forward at a certain angle, as fast as lightning, and hit the city wall three hundred steps ahead.

A cloud of dust flew up from the city wall.

The arrow bounced off, hit the ground, and bounced up again until it hit the ground again, kicking up a cloud of dust again.

Amei frowned.

The effect is still very unsatisfactory.

Any giant crossbow that can't shoot through the city wall is a loser.

This is what the male gentleman said to her when he taught her the general principles of the giant crossbow.

She remembers it very well.

So she had only one goal in making the giant crossbow: to shoot through the city wall.

"Go to No. 2."

She ordered decisively.

Compared with the No. 1 crossbow, the No. 2 crossbow seems to have the same appearance at first glance.

However, the model, material, and even craftsmanship of the bowstring are different from No. 1.

The effect of the No. 2 crossbow is slightly better, and it can barely shoot the javelin onto the city wall.

Soon a soldier came forward, stretched out his hand and pushed down a little, and the javelin was easily pulled out.

So Amei drew a cross on the page marking the various parameters of No. 2.

The students also sighed.

As the backbone or future backbone of Hanyang Manufacturing Bureau, they naturally have some understanding of the bed crossbow in front of them.

I heard that this kind of bed crossbow existed in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

It's just that the thing is too bulky and the production is too complicated.

Due to many reasons such as inconvenience of use in the military, it is rarely used now.

It was not until the Hanyang Manufacturing Bureau was entrusted by the mountain chief to improve this crossbow again that Mr. Mei led his people and started making this kind of crossbow.

It's just that this kind of improvement has not been done by anyone before, so everyone can only explore it bit by bit.

Compared with the imagined data, these two types of bed crossbows are really far behind.

This made Amei, a talented woman, feel a little irritable.

The material, format, and manufacturing process of the giant crossbow do not have a complete structure.

The principle structure diagram given by the male gentleman also involves a lot of knowledge, some of which I have just touched upon.

Amei once again felt powerless: her knowledge seemed to be far from enough.

She flipped through the paper at the back. Although there were still a few models that had not been tested, she could already calculate their approximate power based on the actual test results of the first two.

She walked back to the high platform of the testing site and sat down, waved her hand, and ordered: "You guys come and take notes."

Although the final result has been guessed, there is no rush for this kind of thing. I can only do it step by step to let my students lay some foundations and accumulate experience.

The test results of the third giant crossbow were similar to what Amei imagined, and they were still far from meeting the requirements.

The students were preparing to test the fourth model when a rapid sound of horse hooves was heard at the entrance of the proving ground.

In the proving ground, except under special circumstances, you are not allowed to ride a horse, let alone gallop inside.

The sound of horse hooves attracted many people to look towards the source of the sound.

"Urgent report from the Colonel's Office of Protecting Qiang!"

A female knight carried a red flag on her back and said in a quick voice, "Mrs. Mei, please return home quickly!"

Amei recognized that this was the female guard of the house, her expression changed, she stood up suddenly, and hurriedly greeted her: "Are the Lord and Madam okay?"

No matter what happens in the house, as long as everything is fine between the gentleman and the lady, everything will be fine.

The female guard turned over and dismounted before the horse came to a complete stop, showing her superb riding skills.

She ran to Amei and handed her a token.

Then he leaned close to Amei's ear and said something quickly in a voice that could only be heard by her.

"Hurry, hurry, get your car ready!"

After hearing what the female guard said, Amei hurriedly gave instructions loudly.

Soon a maid with a knife came over, protected Amei and rushed towards the entrance of the testing ground.

Amei left in a hurry without leaving any instructions, leaving the students a little confused.

"what should we do?"

Anyone who just heard the "urgent report from the Qiang Protector's Office" would be worried.

Because the Protector Qiang Xiaowei Mansion, to a certain extent, represents the mountain chief.

Chief Shan, will everything be okay?

All the students felt a little uneasy.

"There's not much movement in the military camp next door. I guess it's not an urgent matter..."

An older senior brother stood up and just said something.

Suddenly, a shrill flute and whistle sounded from next door, penetrating the sky.

And there is not just one, but one after another.

This shows that this is a gathering of all the soldiers in the camp.

Sure enough, after a while, bursts of shouts, counting sounds, and even the sound of neat and loud queues came here very clearly.

The students all looked at the senior brother who stood up to speak.

This senior brother wanted to slap himself.

"Then, pack everything up and be careful not to leave these materials behind."

"Especially Mr. Mei's books, you must not throw them away."
To be continued...