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Chapter 2 BMW Iron Elephant Chapter 94 Untried Chinese Dining Method

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    Fang Jinshi stepped forward and took a closer look at the wooden wheel. Listening to Song Wu's tone, this wooden wheel seemed to be a very domineering weapon. However, seeing that the wooden wheel was made a bit rough and crude, it was hard to tell how powerful it was.  So he asked: "Brother Song Wu, how powerful is this thing? You can try it too."

    Song Qian said: "Have Chief Fang ever seen craftsmen making earthen pots and pots?" Fang Jinshi then noticed that the wooden wheel was indeed somewhat similar to the wheel that the craftsmen used to make pots, and he nodded.

    Song Qian said: "This Ten Thousand Crossbow Wheel was actually thought of by my second brother after he accidentally saw the wooden wheel used to make earthen pots. When the wooden wheel rotates, whatever hits the wheel will be thrown out. The principle of launching crossbow arrows is  Here it is." Fang Jinshi noticed that the outer ring of the Wannu wheel was extremely wide and uneven. It was carved with densely packed small raised and extremely small wooden blocks. These small wooden blocks were arranged regularly. He was thinking  When wondering what these small pieces of wood were for, Song Qian waved, and two big men carried over a long wooden box more than four feet long. Song Qian drew an arrow from the end of the box and said, "This is the Wannu."  The arrows used by the wheel."

    Fang Jinshi took the arrow and looked at it. This kind of arrow is about one foot long. The arrow is not like the usual arrows, let alone the design concept of three-stop arrows and wooden feather arrows. Wooden feather arrows and three-stop arrows are  Arrow shafts and nocks are all made of brittle wood. After hitting someone, the shaft is often broken and left in clusters. It cannot be easily pulled out by holding the shaft. Three-stop arrows have shorter shafts and smaller feathers than wooden feather arrows.  , the arrows of this Ten Thousand Crossbow Wheel are just like chopsticks, the arrowhead is the same size as the arrow shaft, there are no arrow feathers, the important arrow body is a square column, one side of the arrow shaft is slightly concave, and the square stone is  He could see that the purpose of this was the plane engagement of the wooden wheels, and the two were like gears. When he saw this design, he immediately understood the design principle of the Wannu wheel.

    It's just that if you want this design to have strong lethality, the distance between the wheels of the Wannu Wheel and the arrow shaft must be made very precise. It may not be difficult to make it with steel on a modern lathe, but this  As something made of wood, Fang Jinshi really couldn't believe how useful this wheel was.

    He returned the arrow to Song Qian and said, "I understand. Fifth brother, can you let me see what's in this box?" Song Qian saw that he had made it clear as soon as he saw the arrow, and he didn't quite believe him.  I really understood. When he said he wanted to look at the box, he smiled slightly and said: "This box is the arrow warehouse of Wannulun. It is also the most difficult place to make. Just this box cost ten thousand dollars."  More than money.¡±

    As he spoke, he opened the top cover of the box. Only one-third of the top cover could be opened. Fang Jinshi looked around and was shocked beyond words. There were boxes full of them neatly arranged in the box.  The arrows were all lined up in the slots reserved on both sides. There was a small crank on the left and right sides of the box. Fang Jinshi knew without looking that the handle was used to squeeze and push the arrows forward. He was shocked.  It's because the design principle of this arrow magazine is the same as that of modern gun magazines, except that the hard spring at the tail is replaced by a manual crank. He marveled at the development of Bianliang City in the Song Dynasty more than 900 years ago.  A small carpenter has such incredible generosity.

    The emergence of magazines allowed single-shot guns to move to continuous fire. Although there were continuous-fire ten-bow machines during the Warring States Period, since the disappearance of the ten-bow machines, there were no continuous-fire weapons in the Song Dynasty. In other words, these ten thousand  The crossbow wheel is a continuous-fire device. Fang Jinshi was very interested and said excitedly: "Brother Song Wu, can you test-fire the power of this ten thousand crossbow wheel to open your eyes and gain insights for me, brother?"

    Song Qian said: "Then let's give it a try." He called a dozen people to lift the Wannu Wheel from the car. He turned around and said to the other party, "This Wannu Wheel can be laid flat to shoot arrows in vertical rows."  , you can also stand the wheel upright to shoot the arrows parallel." This wooden wheel is installed on a large shelf, which is covered with wooden boards, and people can stand on it. The wheel is half embedded in a wooden cabinet, and the arrow warehouse is along the  The reserved slide of this wooden cabinet is inserted into the cabinet. There are many small holes in the front of the cabinet, which are the launch holes.

    This Ten Thousand Crossbow Wheel requires one person to use a wooden stick to stir the wooden wheel to start rotating on the top or side to obtain the initial speed. Two people are responsible for loading the arrow bin into the cabinet and replacing the arrow bin. A handle on the control cabinet adjusts the angle and direction of the shooting.  , this person is the most important person. The two of them shake the handle of the arrow warehouse to push the arrow row forward, and at the same time adjust the distance between the arrow and the wheel to control the speed of the arrow. Apart from the vigilant defense, it takes at least six people to move a ten thousand crossbow.  The wheels are turning.

    The Wannuo wheel started spinning rapidly. Song Qian picked up a small piece of stone from the ground and handed it to Fang Jinshi's hand and said, "Leader Fang threw this stone into the sky with all his strength." Fang Jinshi said with a smile, "Why are you throwing this?  Song Qian said: "Just throw it as hard as you can."

    Fang Jinshi weighed the small stone and threw it straight into the sky with all his strength. While he was throwing it, Song Qian gave the order: "Fire the arrow." The man in charge of the arrow warehouse threw an arrow on the cabinet.When the wooden handle was pressed forward, there was a squeaking sound of flying feathers breaking through the air. The arrow nozzle of the Wannu wheel shot out rows of flying arrows. These arrows seemed to be connected head to tail, with no middle ground.  Intermittent.

    The small stone thrown by Fang Jinshi fell down quickly. Song Qian quickly raised his hand in the air. The two people pulled back the wooden handle of the arrow barn, and the arrow rain stopped. Fang Jinshi could not see the hundred steps.  Outside, arrows fell in a mess, but the range of these ten thousand crossbow arrows was not far.

    Song Qian took the arrow warehouse, opened it, looked inside and said: "By the time Leader Fang threw the stone, half of the arrow warehouse was gone. There are 417 arrows in this arrow warehouse. Each arrow is filled with arrows."  It can shoot sixteen arrows at a time, and tens of thousands of arrows may sound like a lot, but it won¡¯t take long to let these tens of thousands of crossbow arrows shoot.¡±

    Fang Jinshi asked: "How many of these ten thousand crossbow wheels did Brother Song Wu bring?" Song Qian said: "There are two in total, one flat and one vertical, with a total of more than twenty arrow warehouses, and a total of less than ten thousand such arrows."  Fang Jinshi was slightly disappointed. Although the rate of fire of the Ten Thousand Crossbow Wheel was absolutely shocking in this era of cold weapons, the range was not far and it was not easy to move. More importantly, it felt that it was not very useful.

    Fang Jinshi did not dare to show his inner disappointment. He said to Song Qian: "These things were made by Brother Song with great pains and were given to the people of Liao for free. Doesn't Brother Five feel heartbroken?" Song Qian smiled and said: "These things  The things were paid for by Prince Xiu, and they belong to Prince Xiu. No one else has the right to stop him from giving them to whomever he wants. This Ten Thousand Crossbow Wheel has not been put into actual use since it was installed last winter. I am here to give it to you this time.  I want to see how useful this thing is and what improvements can be made.¡±

    Fang Jinshi said: "If we try this weapon, we will only have to fight. Will Brother Song Wu want to participate in the battle himself?" Song Wu said: "Why not? I, a descendant of the Song family, have inherited technology for hundreds of years and died trying to improve weapons.  Every generation of the Song family has them. If these Ten Thousand Crossbow Wheels want to rule the roost, the descendants of the Song family will bleed and die for them, so what¡¯s wrong with me being the first person?" His tone was normal, but that  Fang Jinshi admired this spirit of sacrificing his own life to promote his technology. It was because of many such people that the skills of the Song Dynasty were obeyed by all parties.

    Fang Jinshi and Chen Lujun came back from the back mountain. He thought for a while and went to see Zhang Zong'e. Fang Jinshi told him about the situation of the Jin soldiers he saw. Zhang Zong'e said: "I have made an appointment with Jin Tong, and we can't stay here for a long time."  , we must return to the Song Dynasty as soon as possible and set off early tomorrow morning. I have asked Chen Laoer to prepare them. You can take those things to your father-in-law as a favor."

    Fang Jinshi thanked Zhang Zong'e, and Zhang Zong'e smiled and said: "My brother, why do you want to thank me? Brother Fang helped me twice, so do you think I have thanked you? Prince Xiu originally wanted to help the Liao Dynasty fight against the Jin Dynasty. It is only right to give these things to your father-in-law."

    Fang Jinshi said: "Then don't be polite to Brother Zhang. I will go back immediately and send someone to deliver a message to Yunnei Prefecture and ask them to send someone to pick it up." Zhang Zong'e pondered for a moment and said: "At this time, Yunnei Prefecture and Ningren  There are already Jin soldiers in the county, I'm afraid they are a little short of manpower, so let me do it to the end, and let Chen Laoer take the thousand people who came with you tomorrow to deliver these things to them."

    Fang Jinshi could hardly believe his ears when he heard this, and said with some excitement: "Brother Zhang, my father-in-law was so unfavorable to my eldest brother before. It's just that Brother Zhang doesn't care about him because of his brother's face. Now he is giving him weapons."  , and even sent someone to deliver it personally, this"

    Zhang Zong'e smiled and walked over from behind the table and said with a hearty smile: "The interests of each family are not personal vendettas. If I were sitting in his position, I would definitely do the same. To be a big leader, you must not only have the ability and  You have to be discerning and broad-minded to achieve great things. Since you want to give a favor to him, why not send it to his door, and the person who accepts the favor will remember you even more."

    His words seemed to be teaching Fang Jinshi some principles of life. Fang Jinshi understood in his heart and bowed respectfully to Zhang Zong'e and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your teaching. I will definitely remember Brother Zhang's words. I will go back and prepare."

    Zhang Zong'e said: "Don't worry, there is one more thing to tell you. Qin Gankai, the subordinate of Jin Tong, does not want to go back to Yan'an Mansion, so his subordinates will hide in Huangfeng Mountain and wait for the Jin soldiers to either withdraw or occupy Yunnei Prefecture.  And get out of the way, I don¡¯t think this guy is actually a bad person, you can make friends with him if you have time.¡±

    Fang Jinshi made a noise and said, "Brother, I've taken note of it." Zhang Zong'e said, "Then you go back and make preparations. These thousand brothers are not in a hurry to go back. If I can help you, you can take care of it. You can take me with you."  Very relieved.¡±

    This sentence was the biggest encouragement to Jinshi. He remembered saying to Chen Lujun and Shao Xing before, "I know Brother Zhang Zong'e, I am his brother." Now, he can say this confidently.

    Zhang Zong'e looked at his back as he walked out and said to himself: "If he had more experience and prestige among brothers, I would reallyYou can go back to the fields to recuperate early.  "After saying that, I couldn't help but shook my head.
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