Chapter 433 Another Kind of Divine Arrow Called Mu Yu

Li Chengqi knew how to use gunpowder. In addition to making large flying monkeys, he could also throw it in a catapult.

During the siege, super large catapults were set up, and the enemy could only use crossbows to fight against the same catapults.

"Brother Yi, make a big bag, put iron pieces and ceramic pieces in it, throw it up at a good time, and pour one piece with a bang."

Li Chengqi didn't need Li Yi to introduce him, he had already thought of it himself.

"It's good for defense. I designed a small catapult that can turn, called a cyclone cannon." Li Yi said and turned around.

Qingsong took out a few pieces of paper from his bag and handed them to Li Chengqi.

The cyclone cannon is a small catapult that can rotate 360 ​​degrees and can also have a pulley underneath.

When defending a city from a high position, the range will be farther than throwing it from the bottom up.

The cyclone cannon fires quickly, and it is easier to calibrate the direction and distance at the same time. It is convenient and easy to use as a siege weapon against the enemy.

This is not a cyclone cannon invented by someone during the Three Kingdoms period that relies on rotation and centrifugal force.

He was developed during the Song Dynasty to deal with enemy mobile troops.

Especially the cavalry, the fixed catapult cavalry does not go there.

"This catapult is great. The back is not a spoon, but a bag. If it misses, you can find the correct position by turning it slightly."

Li Chengqi admired the drawing, which was simply a work of art.

During dinner in the evening, Li Longji came back a little late and smelled good. He went to take a bath first.

The main dish tonight is beggar's chicken. Zhuangzi kills a batch of chickens. If he doesn't kill them, the meat won't taste good.

The chickens that were too wilted in summer and couldn't produce eggs as well as their companions were listed on the 'Fengshen List'.

This kind of braised chicken has less moisture and is not as hot as roasted chicken.

Zhuangzi does not use the method of pouring wine alive, but puts seasonings and other ingredients into the wine to make cooking wine.

Then pour it into the chicken, and the chicken will be drunk. At the same time, the blood will circulate and the seasoning will be absorbed more easily.

Instead, they killed and bled the chickens as usual, keeping the blood and offal.

Do not put the chicken head and chicken paws together, but remove the chicken tips.

Then put the seasonings into the chicken's belly, smear it with wine, wrap it in lotus leaves and coat it in mud.

Then it is slowly heated with charcoal in a large earthen stove without digging a hole.

The top of the pit will take a long time to cook.

A beggar's chicken was smashed open, and the aroma came out. Li Longji tore off two wings and a chicken thigh for Queen Wang.

Queen Wang didn't use chopsticks, just grabbed it with her hands and took a big bite.

"It's delicious. It's the first time I know that you can cook chicken wrapped in mud." Queen Wang praised it.

“This year I harvested a lot of lotus leaves and dried them in the shade, and some green vegetables were made into prunes.

The people in Chang'an have earned more this year, and the newspaper has written, asking everyone to collect more vegetables and dry them in the sun or shade.

The price of salt is very low this year and will not rise in the future. Let’s talk about the people elsewhere later. "

Li Yi knew that many people had no time, and their time was thrown into the ground.

There is a problem with the distribution of the land. One person is given so much that he cannot plant it, and the rent is charged according to the acre.

If you have a tiller, a seeder, a combine harvester, and a small pesticide plane, you can plant 10,000 acres.

"Third brother, Brother Yi brought out some good things today." Li Chengqi didn't want to think about how the people lived. He had no choice.

"Good stuff?" Li Longji repeated.

Li Chengqi took out the drawing and showed it to Li Longji: "Pack the gunpowder into a bag and put a circle of sharp things around it."

"Okay, can it be equipped with a wheel? It is easy to move, can be dragged and run, and can cooperate with the troop movements.

Even if the infantry encounters the enemy's cavalry, they are still capable of fighting. If they cooperate with the cavalry, they will be even more powerful. "

Li Longji quickly read it and had his own thoughts on it.

There are wheels on the bottom of the cyclone cannon, which can be disassembled. It is a vehicle that pulls itself.

Pulled by livestock, you can also bring some grain and grass with you.

One or two won't work, but hundreds or thousands will be different.

"There is a lot of saltpeter in Shu, so we need to increase mining efforts. There are also livestock pens, latrines, and composting areas. We can take soil and boil it to make saltpeter."

Saltpeter has a large proportion in black gunpowder and consumes a lot of money.

If the common people help collect saltpeter, there will be a lot.

"What a good idea. I will submit a letter and the court and the people will buy it. Fighting is just about making money." Li Longji finally said a famous saying.

Gunpowder is easy to use, but it also costs a lot of money.

"Brother Yi, don't sell the firecrackers and fireworks yet, keep them and use them for the war."

Li Longji discussed the strategic reserve issue with Li Yi again.

"Well, I won't even sell the cannon, and Zhuangzi doesn't lack the money." Li Yi agreed.

If a beautiful firework can exchange for the life of an enemy, it would be a pity to just let it go.

Black powder is actually a transitional product in Li Yi's opinion. He can now produce nitroglycerin.

As long as he is willing, he can make most of the gunpowder with the help of equipment in the hospital.

But it was meaningless. The black powder was enough for the war, and he planned to use the rest for mining and road construction.

The role of road building is not only trade, but also national stability.

From Chang'an to Leizhou, the road conditions are good, and the cavalry can reach it in half a month, which is completely different from the situation where the army cannot reach it in three months.

Li Longji never expected that his brother Yi was as good at saving people as he was at killing people, and had many skills.

He was in a happy mood, thinking that a large number of weapons of war would be delivered to the border.

Some were used in the city to defend against Turks, and more were carried to fight against Tibet.

Queen Wang was equally interested, wiped her hands, and took it over to look at.

"Oh, this little catapult, when operated by a few people and using gunpowder, is much more powerful than a bed crossbow.

The bed crossbow only has a long range, cannot be equipped in large quantities, and is difficult to transport, especially arrows.

For this arrow, range and smooth flight are the most important. It would be better if it could hit the enemy and be difficult to pull out. "

Queen Wang deserves to be from a family of military commanders, and she has been thinking about this all day long.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment and said: "There is a kind of arrow with wood as feathers and a thin iron bar at the front, which is very sharp.

Because it is a balance wing made of wood, it can fly farther. After hitting a person, the front end will enter the body.

The back part falls off and breaks off when you pull it out hard. The front part is still in the body and can only be cut open and taken out with pliers. "

He mentioned another thing from the Song Dynasty, the wooden feather arrow.

The arrow body of the wooden feather arrow should be in three parts, the front part is metal, the middle part is bamboo, and the back part is metal with small wooden wings.

If the back is too light, the UU Reading www.uukanshu.net arrow will sink and become difficult to fly.

There is bamboo or wood in the middle. After the person is shot, a part of it follows.

It is put on the front and back. When you pull it out, it breaks away. The metal in the front is in the body.

The arrow is thin, has a hard head, and can penetrate armor.

"Uncle, draw it and let us take a look." The queen didn't even want to eat anymore.

Li Yi had no choice but to find an empty table, sit there and draw the structural diagram.

There are four parts in total, the front, middle and back of the arrow shaft, plus the small wooden wings next to it.

This is an ancient armor-piercing bullet. After being hit, all the useless places fall off, leaving only the last place where it penetrates.

Li Chengqi saw it and muttered: "This, this is too shameful, good, good thing."

Li Yi drew another one: "In fact, this wooden feather can be made into a spiral shape. It will fly out and spin faster and more stably, and it will increase the penetration when it hits the target."