Vol 3 Chapter 1461: -Bed Crossbow

Shou was optimistic about Wangshan, and resolutely pulled the trigger.
With a bang, everyone on the scene covered their ears in pain. At that moment, they just felt that the air around them was evacuated by the crossbow.
The closest Ji thief only felt the buzzing in his ears, which was extremely ear-piercing.
Looking up again, looking at where the crossbow arrow left the string, only heard a loud rumbling, but when I looked again, it was blurred.
Also, for an adult at 800 steps, there are 500 meters anyway, that's one mile, one mile outside, who can see what it is.
Ji thief immediately said: "Go and see the situation."
Asuka sprang up: "My lord, I will go."
After speaking, Asuka disappeared. After walking back and forth for about fifteen minutes, Asuka came to the front panting.
Seeing that his hands were empty, Ji thief couldn't help wondering, and asked: "How is the situation?"
Asuka wiped the drool that fell from his chin, nodded and said: "In, hit, hit."
Ji Thief's eyes lit up: "Really!"
Asuka nodded with a hum.
It was Usma who was very curious, and asked while patting her ears: "Why don't you bring the crossbow bolt and the dummy?"
What Usma said, the thief felt that it was the same. Since he was hit, why didn't he bring it back for everyone to see?
Right now, everyone looked at Asuka in doubt.
It was Asuka scratching his head especially embarrassingly: "Can't get it back."
"What?"
"The crossbow arrow hit the stone."
"Didn't you hit it?"
"Yeah, I shot a stone, I tried it, but I can't pull it off."
When Asuka said that, everyone looked at him speechlessly, and after finally booing, everyone went to the place of the standing dummy.
When they got to the front, everyone took a closer look, but saw that there were countless rubble on the ground. The crossbow arrow was inserted into a boulder, half an arm deep into the rock.
Oh, good fellow.
Usma couldn't help being surprised, and stepped forward to reach out and drag the crossbow arrow inserted into the boulder, but no matter how hard it was Usma used, the crossbow arrow did not move.
After releasing the crossbow bolt, Usma looked back excitedly, and the Chongji thief said: "My lord, the penetration force of this crossbow is stronger than that of a catapult."
Ji Thief snorted: "Of course, the bed crossbow is the most powerful weapon in the cold weapon era. This is also because our workmanship is not very good, the craftsmanship is not very strong, otherwise it is 1,000 to 1,500 steps. Distance, the lethality of this thing is still terrifying."
Usma said: "Cold weapon?"
Aliang? There was a cry: "A thousand to fifteen hundred steps? King, you are joking again."
Both of his right-hand men said so, Ji Thief couldn't help being speechless: "Look at you as if I lied to you, don't believe me anymore."
The two had not spoken yet, Ahu clenched his fists confidently: "Majesty, can you let me try it?"
When Ahu said this, Ji Thief just remembered that Ahu has a talent for self-targeting, and he agreed now.
As a result, as soon as Ji Zei agreed, Ahu ran over to grab the crossbow arrow.
Ji thief was speechless: "Ahu, what are you doing?"
Ahu said, pointing at the crossbow arrow and said, "What do I use if I don't drag it down?"
Ji thief: "···"
"Don't worry about this, we still have a new one in our hands,"
Leading Ahu back to the position of the bed crossbow, he took out a crossbow arrow again, and Yu Ahuang stringed it, and then let Ahu aim for a test shot.
This time, everyone had the previous experience and covered their ears early.
But even so, the feeling of the surrounding air being drained still made everyone uncomfortable.
With a bang, the crossbow arm vibrated, and the crossbow bolt was shot out like a thunderbolt.
This time, Ji thief and everyone ran out to check the position of the crossbow arrows.
Naturally, there is no doubt that with Ahu’s self-targeting, the crossbow arrow successfully shot the dummy, even if the dummy is protected by a layer of black scale armor and two layers of cane armor, it is still passed by the crossbow arrow. On weekdays, the victorious, sturdy rattan armour looks like a piece of paper in front of the crossbow.
Looking at the grass man with a big hole in his chest, one of the people in charge of the fighting department present was counted as one, and all of them couldn't stop swallowing in their stomachs.
Looking down at myself wearing vine armor and black scale armor, the person in charge of these combat departments feels even worse. If I am shot a crossbow, can I still live? Appointment is dead and thorough.
Ji Zei came to the dummy, put his hand on the dummy's shoulder, looked at the dummy's chest and praised.
There is no doubt that as soon as the bed crossbow came out, it became an artifact of the town tribe level in the Lihuo tribe with its powerful penetrating power and a range beyond the trebuchet.
Everyone also came up to praise the advantages of the crossbow. Basically, they knew what they were thinking about, and they wanted to allocate the crossbow to their own department.
Also, if there are such powerful weapons in the department, wouldn't it be the most powerful in the combat department?
"My lord, I think this crossbow is easy to use, that is, in terms of it, it is not as good as a catapult." At this time, Usma came up and said.
Aliang? After a cry, watching Usma half-jokingly said, "Usma, what do you say? Don't it because this crossbow surpassed your trebuchet as soon as it came out. You feel uncomfortable?"
Usma shook his head: "No, I can't be stingy in this place. No, what I said is based on the situation. This crossbow is not as good as a catapult."
Both of the hunters who tried the shot, Ahu said: "No, Usma, this accuracy and range or penetration is much better than the catapult. He is not a range attack. , Otherwise, it will be even more powerful."
Ah Ju pursed his lips and said, "There is another point, that is deterrence."
Everyone looked back.
A Ju said, "For example, a huge boulder flies in the sky and a long wooden spear flies in the sky. Which of these two are you afraid of?"
Everyone blinked and was silent.
"Then, it must be a stone."
Ah Ju nodded: "So, compared to the catapult, the bed crossbow has less deterrence and range attack. Is this Usma?"
Usma shook his head: "No, no, it's not these problems. For range strikes, the bed crossbow will take a longer range and stronger penetration route at the beginning. It doesn't matter whether the range strikes are or not. As for deterrence, etc. After the bed crossbow appeared on the battlefield, naturally everyone would be afraid."
When Usma said so, everyone couldn't understand: "What the is going on?"
Usma opened her mouth just to say it, and the thief who watched everyone discuss the quarrel suddenly spoke.
"You mean winding."
Everyone looked back at Ji Thief.
Usma nodded from the side, "Well, this is it."
Everyone yelled, and then looked back at Usma, turning their heads back and forth, all dumbfounded: "Winding? What's going on?"
The thief rubbed his nose and said, "Unlike a catapult, it’s more troublesome to wind the bed crossbow. It’s not like a trebuchet. As long as the tribe has received specific training, they know how to use it. But this bed crossbow can be seen throughout our entire tribe. Yu people, only Ah Huang can pull this crossbow, so..."
Usma nodded vigorously: "Yes, our bed crossbow is made to equip sailboats and city walls. It is destined not to be used by one person. If the enemy comes to hit us, we can't let Ah Huang one by one. Pull the crossbow and wind it up. Although it is impossible for an enemy to enter the Eastern Plains, I am just hypothetical."
Usma's words fall, everyone thinks yes, this is indeed the truth.
It’s so troublesome to wind the bed crossbow. Only Ah Huang can pull it up and down the entire tribe. If the enemy comes over, we can’t tell the enemy that you’ll wait for a while, and when I’m ready, let’s start again. hit?
Wouldn't the enemy call you an idiot?
Usma stretched out her hand and looked at the crowd and said, "So, I think if this problem is not solved, the bed crossbow simply cannot be used on a large scale. We have been busy for so many days, and we can’t just make a bed crossbow. Make decorations."
Usma threw the question out, everyone couldn't help but squatted down, clutched their heads, and began to think about what to do.
After thinking about it, they didn't find a good way, so they raised their heads to look at Ji Thief at the same time, wanting to see if Ji Thief had any ideas.