In the north of Taicheng, in Leyouyuan, the princes were riding horses, strolling, galloping, crossing obstacles, or riding and shooting.

There were also many teenagers accompanying each other, and the scene was noisy and very lively.

On the side, Li Li was very satisfied to see his sons riding their horses.

He and his family arrived in Jiankang and would not return to Huaiyin after the New Year.

The purpose is to show off in Jiankang and hold a grand New Year's Day ceremony to demonstrate the "orthodox" of the new dynasty.

After all, Jiankang was the capital of several dynasties before, with a strong political significance and the official capital of Chu State. He could not always come to Jiankang.

Jiankang City must have a status, otherwise the new dynasty will be somewhat incorrect and unsatisfied, just like the traditional concept of not having wine when getting married.

After watching for a while, Li Li turned to the temporary martial arts hall next to him and began to try out the new weapon - the continuous bow.

Or a continuous crossbow?

He looked at the continuous long-range weapons in his hand that looked like a bow but had a structure like a crossbow, and found it difficult to define it.

The main body of this weapon is a bow, the middle part of the bow body is made of iron, with holes in the middle, and the bow arm is made of bamboo and wood.

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A long pole is added to the middle of the bow, with an arrow groove on it, which is vertically aligned with the opening in the middle of the bow body. An arrow can be shot in the groove, and a small grip can be moved forward and backward under the long pole.

When using it, the person holds the bow with his left hand, holds the long rod grip with his right hand, and then pulls it backwards.

When the grip moves backward, the bowstring moves together and moves to the end of the long rod. At this time, the bowstring (close to the full string) will be fixed by the machine, realizing the characteristics of the crossbow:

It is triggered but not triggered, but does not require human resources to maintain the full string state, allowing the weapon holder to aim calmly.

Once you aim, pull the "trigger" at the front of the grip to release the bowstring and shoot the arrow out.

The arrow leaves the arrow groove through the round hole in the middle of the iron bow body, so it goes straight and can achieve "direct aiming" instead of "virtual aiming".

This kind of bow/cross has been available before and is suitable for beginners.

Because it has the "fixed distance" of the bow string, it is convenient and calm in aiming, and does not pay attention to the winding movements, so even a novice who has just learned to shoot archery for only one month can use this bow/crosse to shoot good results at a target distance of 60 steps.

On this basis, make improvements, turn the cross bar into an arrow cassette, supply arrows in a longitudinal direction (vertical) and prepare three arrows, and then three arrows can be fired in a row.

For newcomers who have been in contact with archery for a month, they can shoot three arrows with a good head with a good head.

Or, turn the arrow cassette into a horizontal (horizontal) supply arrows and prepare five arrows to achieve five consecutive arrows.

Further improvements are made to add labor-saving pulley sets to the integrated long rod (including the cassette, winding, fixed and stringing structure), so that the force required for winding (pulling the grip backward) is significantly weakened.

Then turn the arrow cassette into a "replaceable arrow cassette", just like the magazine of a firearm.

A novice, using a continuous bow/cross, can continuously change the arrow box while being able to use it proficiently, and can achieve a burst rate in a short time:

Twenty archers per minute, within sixty steps, the accuracy is good.

Li Li decided to characterize this weapon as a "bow", and used this continuous bow to test the shooting for a while, and after getting familiar with it, he began to shoot continuously:

The target of the sixty-step target was quickly filled with arrows.

In a short period of time, forty arrows were shot. Although the right hand was sore, it could move freely.

If a well-trained archer, if he uses a normal bow to shoot forty arrows in a short period of time, even if the bow strength is less than one stone, it will be enough to make the archer's right arm lose its strength, which is equivalent to temporary disability.

However, when the power of machinery replaces most of the manpower and the mechanical structure increases the rate of fire and accuracy, a newbie who is just starting out can achieve a burst rate that is difficult for skilled archers to achieve.

Li Li looked at the continuous bow in his hand carefully and was very satisfied.

This is a good weapon. If equipped on a large scale, it can ensure that the army's long-range offensive is extremely sharp.

Whether it is a city, fortress offensive and defensive battle, or a wild wave battle, the arrows dropped by one's own archers in a short time can be several times higher than those of the enemy.

The problem is too expensive.

A continuous bow is not expensive, but the key is the crossbar and arrow cassette:

The structure is quite complex and has requirements for precision, so the cost is very high. Even if it is mass-produced, it will take twenty slabs of one set (including three arrow cassettes).

Twenty silos are already the price of a medium-sized cloth armor. In daily use, this kind of continuous hair bow must be maintained regularly and cannot withstand water, dust, or hit, so the failure rate is relatively high.

It is expensive, has a high failure rate, and its armor-breaking ability is not as good as a crossbow, which means that it cannot be equipped with the entire army on a large scale.

However, certain teams can be equipped in a targeted manner, such as elite attackers or guards.

The burst rate of the continuous blowing bow has a certain accuracy at about 60 steps, which can instantly suppress the enemy or ambush assassins.

This is the appropriate method for continuous bows. As for the powerful long-range weapons in field battles, they have actually been available for a long time, so there is no need to spend money in vain.

While Li Li was thinking about raising the bows continuously, the guards cleared the ground, prepared a lot of cloth armor, as well as raising bows and a large number of arrow boxes with arrows loaded.

After a while, the princes and their companions came in and saluted Li Li.

The competition began later, and the content was quite exciting:

The game is divided into two sides: red and blue. The red side stands still, and the blue side is sixty steps away and approaches the red side quickly.

The red side used a continuous bow to shoot arrows, shooting a special arrow, with the target being the white iron face worn by the blue side on her face.

Lan Fang was wearing armor and a special helmet, wearing a special iron face, and was bare-handed and was not allowed to block his face with his hands (arms) or face down. He could only find a way to dodge the flying arrows and approach while dodging.

If the blue side rushes through the horizontal line in front of the red side before being shot by the red side, the blue side will win, otherwise the red side will win.

This kind of competition is not good for the blue side, but the purpose of the competition is to temper people's tolerance for incoming arrows, so that people will not be frightened by the flying arrows.

Just like infantry must undergo cavalry shock training.

At the same time, it is also to temper the archer's state of mind so that he can face the rapidly approaching enemies with a calmer attitude.

At the beginning of the game, Li Li, who was also wearing armor, helmet and iron face, watched on the sidelines, and the others on the sidelines were also dressed in this way.

The reason for this outfit is to prevent accidents and avoid being shot by flying stray arrows.

When Li Li saw that the Crown Prince Li Xin had avoided five consecutive arrows at the beginning and rushed forward in a snake-shaped position, he was very happy: his physical and psychological qualities are good!

As a human being, one must not forget one's roots. The fact that he can achieve today is due to his great military achievements. Therefore, his sons must have abundant martial ethics and cannot become weak scholars.

Because in this era, weak scholars who do not know the military will not be able to sit firmly.

The gentry of the Southern Dynasty used the behavior of riding horses and being able to drive strong bows as a vulgar martial artist. Therefore, in order to integrate into the gentry circle and become part of the royal family, the royal families in history tried their best to avoid getting too close to "martial arts".

Not only that, in order to integrate into the gentry circle and make the family a "same type" of the gentry, most of the children of the founding martial arts abandoned martial arts and followed the literature, and were disgusted with the "generals" from their origins.

This kind of discrimination against military people by "emphasizing culture over military affairs" has been increasingly severe since the Wei and Jin Dynasties because of the implementation of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system.

Therefore, in history, it was natural that the Sui Kingdom, who was born in the Northern Dynasties, unify the world: the country was cut down with a knife, not written with a pen.

In view of this, Li Licai, regardless of the reputation of Qingliu, must have abundant martial ethics.

When he got old, he went to the army to struggle. He wanted to get close to his sons and get familiar with the army, rather than traveling around with the children of the gentry and dancing around.

Therefore, the young people who accompanied the princes and the princes riding horses, shooting archery, and practicing martial arts were all the children of the generals.

Among them are cousins ​​(the sons of the Huang family and the Peng family), family friends (Liang Sen and Wu Xiang's sons), and Wuxun's sons from Lianghuai, Raozhou and Jiangzhou.

Of course, emphasizing martial arts does not mean neglecting literature. You cannot lose your cultural studies. You need to practice your words and read books. However, the young people who accompany the crown prince and the prince still focus on their children.

Li Li thought it through clearly that the prince and princes would marry in the future would also have the first choice of noble daughters.

Moreover, those gentry who pay great attention to their origins look down on their family at all.

Li Li didn't care about the attitude of the gentry towards his family, nor did he plan to marry the gentry: Do you look down on me? I still look down on you!

Moreover, Li Li believes that it is useless for his sons to chat and laugh with the children of the gentry. In the future, he can control the army, lead troops to fight and win battles, which is the fundamental reason.
Chapter completed!