Early the next morning, Xiangzhuang came to the baggage camp again.

The bus failed to sleep all night, and finally polished the ten short arrows about eight inches (18cm) long and two-quarter square (6mm) in the crossbow test. Xiang Zhuang looked at it and found that this iron arrow was a bit like an extended version of a coffin nail with four edges, but there was no nail cap, and the whole body was the same thickness. There was an arrow about two inches long at the top, and the edge had been opened.

Let’s look at the bus’s crossbow, crossbow machine, arrow cassette, and hinges are all made of poplar wood.

However, in order to increase the range, the crossbow arm is modified from the waist-induced crossbow. Of course, due to the limitations of the arrow cassette and hinge, the crossbow arm of the waist-induced crossbow cannot be completely opened, so the range is definitely not comparable to the original waist-induced crossbow. Moreover, since the iron arrow has no tail feathers, the stability during flight is insufficient, and the effective range must be shortened.

After less than a while, Wei Liao, Wu She, Huan Chu, and Ji Bu also arrived one after another.

The bus loaded ten iron arrows into the arrow cassette one by one, first tightened the cover plate, then twisted the arrow cassette back and forth and tightened the crossbow machine, and then said to Xiang Zhuang excitedly: "General, let's start?"

The bus was a little excited. Although the crossbow had been installed long ago, he had never tested it.

Xiang Zhuang turned around and waved his hand. A personal soldier had already raised a human-shaped wooden board ten steps away.

The bus immediately raised the crossbow and aimed it at the human-shaped wooden board with a sharp arrow, hitting the abdomen of the human-shaped wooden board. Under the gaze of Huan Chu, Ji Bu and others, the bus continued to twist the arrow cassette. In less than half a cup of tea, it shot ten arrows and all hit the human-shaped wooden boards, and shot through nearly two inches of thick wooden boards.

The performance is pretty good, and you can shoot through the infantry shield within at least ten steps (14 meters)!

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand again, and his personal soldiers had already stepped forward to pick up the iron arrows, and then placed the human-shaped wooden board twenty steps (28 meters) away.

The bus reinstalled the iron arrows, tightened the crossbow machine again, and then fired ten arrows in one breath. However, this time, only eight of the arrows hit, and two of them were off the target. However, the penetration performance was good, which was almost the same as ten steps. In other words, you can also shoot through the infantry shield within twenty steps.

When the distance increased to thirty steps (42 meters), the performance of the crossbow was obviously not good. Ten arrows hit only four branches, three off the target, and three arrows actually rolled in the air and hit the human-shaped wooden board horizontally. Moreover, the four iron arrows that hit the target failed to penetrate the human-shaped wooden board, and they could barely shoot through the half-inch thick wooden board.

In other words, when the distance increases to thirty steps, the lethality of the crossbow will significantly decrease.

This crossbow obviously did not meet the standards. Xiang Zhuang needed an effective range of at least forty steps, which is fifty meters!

The bus said to Xiang Zhuang with some shame: "General, this is just a temporary crossbow. If the crossbow machine is replaced with bronze casting, the accuracy should be improved. Also, because these two crossbow arms are moved from the waist-leading crossbow, the effect is not very good. I believe that after improvement, the penetration will increase."

Xiang Zhuang asked: "How long does it take to improve this kind of crossbow?"

"This..." The bus sentiment pondered for a moment and replied, "It will take at least half a month, maybe longer."

"Okay, then you can improve it slowly." Xiang Zhuang encouraged the bus as usual, but he felt a little discouraged. It seemed that it would be impossible to match the Chu army with a continuous crossbow before leaving Hetao. However, this is reasonable. If the crossbow was so easy to make, the Hu people would have imitated it in large quantities long ago. The crossbow was not easy to make, let alone the continuous crossbow?

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Ying Zhen came to the Chu army camp again.

Before leaving yesterday, Ying Zhen made an appointment with Wei Yue to learn horse riding today. In fact, Ying Zhen originally knew how to ride a horse, but her riding skills were not very good. She actually just wanted to find an excuse to approach Wei Yue.

When Ying Zhen arrived, Wei Yue had already been holding a rouge horse outside the gate.

Qin Yu and Baili Yishui were there too. Seeing Ying Zhen, Baili Yishui greeted him with a smile. She had known Ying Zhen for a long time and had always had a very good relationship. However, Qin Yu always felt that Ying Zhen had a faint aura in her eyebrows. If it weren't for her concern for her identity, Qin Yu really wanted to persuade Wei Yue to stay away from Ying Zhen as much as possible.

Seeing the Rouge Horse, Ying Zhen couldn't help but praise: "Sister Wuyang, this Rouge Horse is really a majestic."

Wei Yue smiled. She was still very satisfied with the rouge horse she had gloved. Baili Yishui next to her looked like a cheerful skylark and said, "Sister Princess, you don't know, the lady's rouge horse is a BMW one in a million. It runs so fast that even the general's black horse can't catch up with it."

"Is that?" Ying Zhen couldn't help but say, "General Meng also has a BMW, but he doesn't know who runs faster?"

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot that Brother Meng also has a BMW. Find a chance to race the horse and see who runs the fastest." Baili Yishui nodded repeatedly and suggested to Wei Yue.

Ying Zhen also looked at Wei Yue with anticipation

"Let's talk about horse racing later." Wei Yue shook his head lightly.

Ying Zhen was a little disappointed. Could it be that Xiang Zhuang had already told Wei Yue last night?

Ying Zhen’s guess was quickly confirmed. When he led his horse out of the gate, Wei Yue suddenly came up and whispered: “Sister Shiman, my little sister mentioned it to the general last night. Unfortunately, the general did not agree. I am really sorry. The general said that the road back to Jiangdong from Jiuyuan is too far, and it is impossible to bring 30,000 old, young, women and children to march with him."

Ying Zhen said softly, but his eyes suddenly turned into a flash...

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Xiangzhuang was idle and came to the large school where Gaochu trained troops.

It is said to be a schoolyard, but it is actually just a few hundred acres of grassland circled with wooden piles.

On the field of the university, Gao Chu's five thousand personal troops were divided into twenty-four divisions, and under the leadership of twenty-four veterans, Gao Chu himself also took one of them, demonstrating riding and shooting towards more than two hundred veterans lined up.

Amid the rapid sound of horse hooves, Gao Chu rode a red horse and ran past the queue of more than 200 veterans. Suddenly, Gao Chu pulled his bow and arrow. While running at the high speed of the war horse, he was aiming at a human-shaped grass target fifty steps away. It hit the throat. The more than 200 veterans lined up suddenly cheered like a tsunami.

Gao Chu turned around and raised his iron-tied bow again, and the veteran's cheers suddenly stopped.

There are 3,000 veterans who have experienced many battles and have survived for a long time. These veterans are only able to suppress Gao Chu, except Xiang Zhuang. Even if others are Huan Chu, Ji Bu will probably not be able to see enough.

When Gao Chu was about to give a few words of training, the veterans in the queue suddenly showed fanaticism.

When Gao Chu looked back quickly, he saw Xiang Zhuang slowly riding into the school ground on a black horse.

At that moment, Gao Chu quickly moved his horse forward, bowed on the horse's back and said, "See General."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and frowned and said, "Gaochu, can so many people train together? Can the effect work?"

Gao Chu sighed and said helplessly: "General, too many people are training together, and the effect is indeed not good, but there is no way. There are not many people in the army who can ride horses, and even fewer people are good at riding skills." After that, Gao Chu turned around and pointed to the few lieutenants who were training in the distance, and smiled bitterly, "Just say that they are, not many of them can ride and shoot."

Xiang Zhuang frowned, which was indeed a big problem.

Even the coach can't ride and shoot, so how good can the soldiers taught?

Xiang Zhuang's eyes couldn't help but look up at the Jiuyuan City block in the distance. There were a large number of old Qin soldiers who were good at riding and shooting in Jiuyuan City, but the problem was that Meng Shuo was unwilling to return to Chu.

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Jiuyuan City, the general's headquarters.

Meng Feng was paced back and forth in the hall of the pedestal, his face full of worry.

Since the arrival of the Chu army, the pace of life of the old Qin people has been severely disrupted. Until now, Meng Shuo has not yet been able to define the friendship and friendship between the old Qin people in Jiuyuan and the Chu army. Therefore, Meng Shuo has never dared to let the old Qin people in the city return to various settlements outside the city, but it is obviously not a problem for the old Qin people to hide in the city like this.

It is definitely not enough to sit and eat the whole country. No matter how much you save in the city, you can't hold on.

When Meng Feng was sighing, his personal soldiers came in to report: "General, the princess is asking for a visit."

"Princess?" Meng Fengqi was stunned for a moment, and immediately came to the gate and welcomed Ying Zhen into the headquarters.

After entering the hall, Ying Zhen waved his hand without waiting for Meng Shi to worship, and said calmly: "General, don't have to be too polite. Today, I have important matters to discuss with the general, so please take a seat, General."

Meng Feng bowed and said solemnly: "Just stand until you're about to stand."

Ying Zhen nodded gently and whispered: "I have already inquired about it. The Chu army will probably not leave Jiuyuan in a short period of time. General Meng, have you ever thought about what should we do next? More than 30,000 old, young, women and children always hide in the city. I am afraid it is not a long-term solution. No matter how much millet is accumulated in the granaries, there will always be a time to finish eating."

Meng Feng sighed and said worriedly: "The general is also worried about this."

Ying Zhen hesitated for a while and finally said, "General Meng, why not give up Jiuyuan City to the Chu army. We old Qin people moved to Linhe City in the west."

"Ah?" Meng Feng changed his mind slightly, "Give up Jiuyuan City?"

"What?" Ying Zhen said lightly, "General Meng doesn't think it's right?"

"Uh, no, of course not." Meng Feng sighed, "Then give up the city of Jiuyuan."

To be honest, it is a way to give up Jiuyuan City, because Meng Feng knew that the Chu army was no better than the Hu people. The Chu army had a large number of ladders, well railings and siege cars. If the Chu army attacked Jiuyuan, the old Qin people in Jiuyuan City would never be able to defend it. Therefore, it is a wise move to take the initiative to give up Jiuyuan.
Chapter completed!