Chapter 784 Test Firing

The morning sun has not yet risen.

The crowing of the roosters of the Yan family wakes up the whole village.

On ordinary days, the villagers can still turn over and continue to sleep without opening their eyes, but at this time, they get up, dress, and wash their faces.

The smoke from the cooking rises.

The smell of fireworks slowly pushes the night away and welcomes the new sun.

The villagers are used to getting up early and coming to the village chief's house.

When passing by the Yan family, they can't help but take a look inside.

The Yan family wants to repair the big bow that was taken down from the wall of Xizhou Zhuyuan City. Even if Yan Yu is not there, the work of restoring the crossbow bed is still in full swing.

Li Xuemei keeps a close eye on it. If she needs people, she will call them. If she needs things, she will find them.

She also provides a working meal and extra subsidies at noon.

The whole village has spread it all over.

This big guy, which is valued by the waiter and called a big killer, has finally been made!

There is no room for it in her own yard.

Yan Yu is planning to transport the crossbow bed to the foot of the mountain for testing with her uncles from the Qi family.

When the people outside the courtyard saw it, they came over to help without being asked.

The old and young in the village hurried to watch the fun.

Yan Yu and the uncles and uncles of the Qi family each lifted a corner.

The three adults and one child lifted the heavy crossbow bed.

They put it on a thick wooden board and let the wood roll.

This caused a burst of exclamations from the villagers.

The envious eyes of the children seemed to have substance.

"It would be better to make a wheelbarrow, with oxen in front and people pushing it in the back. Even if it is slower, it is better than moving it like this."

Yan Yu made a request, and the adults who were doing the restoration work around nodded.

"If this test firing is successful, we will hurry up to make a few more and put them in the military camp. When assembling, let people watch and learn, and practice accuracy after assembling." Yan Yu thought of the crossbow, and said: "This eight-ox crossbow has a long range and strong power. The crossbow is not easy to recover. If it is to play a role on the battlefield, this big bow and arrow must be prepared in large quantities."

The adults looked at each other.

No one dared to say a word.

It's ok to let them restore it, but I'm not sure about making new ones!

Sha the blacksmith shook his head in the crowd.

But let him go, since he came to Xiaoan Village, his blast furnace has never stopped.

Father and son hammered every day.

Yes, his arms were thick, but he swore that they must have become thicker recently, and the clothes he could wear before couldn't fit into them.

He looked at the Qi brothers.

There was a little more envy in his eyes.

This is the real good material for blacksmithing.

Look at that body, that strength, wow, if you come to forge iron with him, it will be so exciting.

His eyes fell down.

Hey!

Xiaoer is also good at swinging a hammer.

Occasionally, she comes to help hammer iron in a hurry. Look, the big iron arrow to be tested is the rough blank she made.

For now, only four have been hammered out.

There are really no more.

In addition to the few days of spring when he made some farm tools for farming, he also made long knives, iron rods, arrowheads, spear heads... Since he settled in this village, he has been making weapons.

Fortunately, everyone is not picky. As long as it can be used, it doesn't matter if the work is a little rough.

Otherwise, he really can't do it.

Yan Yu must be the main force in the test shooting of the Eight Ox Crossbow.

The twist shaft rotates, pulling the rear bow, main bow, and front bow.

The three bows, two positive and one reverse, can stretch the limit of the bow body to the maximum extent.

"Mom, you aim."

Yan Yu couldn't let go, so the person who aimed naturally fell on Li Xuemei.

Li Xuemei was very confident.

The eye-brightening potion made her world different.

Now she is very skilled in longbows and iron crossbows.

She stood behind the bed crossbow and directed the three brothers of the Qi family to adjust.

Then she said, "It's OK."

Release the arrow!

The crossbow flew out.

With a clanging sound.

The next moment, the arrow had sunk into the stone.

Everyone watching was stunned.

Oh my god, this, this, it can shoot so far!

Yan Yu felt the aftershocks of the crossbow bed, and carefully observed whether there was any damage in various places.

"How is it?"

Li Xuemei also approached worriedly.

What they were most afraid of was that the crossbow bed was old and could not withstand the huge force released when the three bows were pulled or even released.

"Very good!"

Yan Yu's eyes were shining, and he looked at the crossbow bed as if he was looking at gold.

"The idea of ​​reinforcing several key positions with iron is right. It increases the weight, but also reduces the possibility of wood cracking. Even if the wood inside cracks, it can still shoot a few more rounds."

"The current position of the crossbow bed is what we measured, 800 meters, mother, can you see how deep the crossbow is sunk into the stone?" Yan Yu asked expectantly.

The benefit of her mother's improved eyesight is here. She can know the approximate result without running to see it closely.

There was plenty of time for test shooting, so of course it didn't seem like a big deal.

But if it was put on the battlefield, it would be great to be able to see clearly whether the enemy was hit nearly a thousand meters away!

Then shoot this arrow at the enemy group.

Ouch!

That's perfect!

"It's quite deep, it must be this deep." Li Xuemei gestured on her arm.

"Mom, watch it, don't let anyone move, I'll run closer to take a look!" As soon as Yan Yu finished speaking, he flew out like a small cannonball.

When he got closer, Yan Yu looked first, then measured the remaining length of the crossbow with his hands.

Then he raised his leg, put one foot on the stone, and held the arrow with his two chubby hands.

He tried to pull it out first.

With an estimate in his mind, he added some strength to his hands.

Hey!

Come out!

The long crossbow was pulled out.

Crash!

The broken stones fell to the ground.

There was a deep hole on the stone.

Yan Yu looked closely.

He saw several cracks around the hole.

Oh my God!

There was only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname.

No wonder they say that this three-bow crossbow bed is the killer of infantry cavalry.

Even so, how thick the armor can withstand it?

Eight hundred meters, so deep, the actual range will be even farther.

Whoever is shot within the range will die.

If it can really be mass-produced, the Western State Rebel King has made a lot of siege equipment. With such a strong three-bow crossbow bed, one arrow will make those wooden carts fall apart?

Yan Yu was excited.

He ran back happily holding the big iron arrow.

"Try two more arrows, Fourth Uncle Qi will help me draw the bow, and I will aim this time!"

She shouted this.

The children who couldn't hold back for a long time rushed to the front.

They jumped up and down less than one meter away from her.

There was no way, I wanted to watch from close up, but I was afraid of disturbing their leader.

One after another, they all wanted to be on top.

Clang!

Yan Yu shot the first arrow high.

He shot it directly to the top of the rock where he had aimed.

It hit the trunk of a big tree.

It still went deep.

The boys who went to see the result returned empty-handed.

They didn't pull out the big iron arrow.

The boys exaggeratedly gestured: "Such a thick trunk, it was shot through!"

It was still Qi Da who ran over and took the crossbow back.

He held it tightly all the way and didn't dare to let go.

He pointed to Yan Yu and showed that the length of the arrow that hit the trunk was the same as where his hand was.

The surrounding discussions and exclamations rose and fell.

It was more lively than the village fair.

"This big bow and arrow is so powerful! It's more powerful than our bamboo crossbow and longbow!"

"Powerful! Really powerful!"

"If we can make more, what's there to be afraid of! If the Northern Rong barbarians are still here, I'll string them together!"

"Only Xiaoer and Qi Da can use it? Can you make a smaller one? Can we make the same amount of smaller ones?"

I still want monthly tickets~I have to ask for it. Now there is no reader bonus, the monthly tickets are pitifully few, sob, pity the children

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