Chapter 974 Zhuge Liannu

"Kong Ming, you have done well. This wooden cow and flowing horse have indeed contributed to the country. I would like to ask you for credit for the emperor. How about joining the shogunate?" Liu Ye took the initiative to invite Zhuge Liang.

"Thank you Duke Qin for your kind words, but I still have something to show you." Zhuge Liang said again.

"Oh? Even if Kong Ming brings it, the things he builds with his great talent will definitely be of great use." Liu Ye said with a smile.

Zhuge Liang said slowly: "This weapon of the military and state should not be tried again. The wooden cow and the stray horse can still be used for civilian purposes in the future, but this thing must be in the hands of the government, otherwise I am afraid there will be endless disasters. Please Qin Gong screen everyone."

Seeing Zhuge Liang looking so solemn, Liu Ye immediately nodded and said: "Everyone, please step aside for now."

Except for Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Guan Hai who accompanied Liu Ye, all the guards and craftsmen retreated. Only Zhuge Liang and Ma Jun were still in the yard.

"Deheng, go take it out."

Ma Jun turned around and took out something. It was covered with linen and then slowly opened.

"Is this a Liannu?" Liu Ye's eyes lit up and he asked.

"Yes, this is a repeating crossbow." Zhuge Liang introduced: "Ordinary repeating crossbows can only shoot three or five arrows, but the crossbow mechanism of this repeating crossbow has been improved and can fire ten rounds at a time, continuously!"

In fact, the continuous crossbow was invented and used very early. The Qin State, which unified the six kingdoms, used the continuous crossbow exquisitely. Because of the meticulousness and strictness of the Qin method, the bronze crossbow machine almost reached the standard of automated production.

The reason why the Qin State was able to cope with the powerful Zhao State with Hu Fu riding and shooting was that Meng Tian led 300,000 Qin troops to expel the Xiongnu in the Hetao area, and Qin Nu played a large role in it.

"Therefore, I named this object the Profit and Loss Repeating Crossbow." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and smiled.

Liu Ye was probably able to determine that this was the prototype of the famous Zhuge Liangnu in later generations. According to the "Three Kingdoms·Shu·Biography of Zhuge Liang" records: Liangxing is better than ingenuity, the profit and loss of the crossbow, the wooden ox and the flowing horse are all unexpected. Deduced the art of war and made eight formation diagrams, and gained the key points. The annotation quoted from "Wei's Spring and Autumn Annals" says: "The eight tasks, seven precepts, six fears, and five fears are all formulated to train the officials." There is also a profit-and-loss continuous crossbow, which is called Yuan Rong. It uses iron as an arrow, and the arrow is eight inches long. One crossbow can fire ten arrows.

Zhuge Liannu, also known as profit and loss Liannu and Yuan Rong crossbow, has an eight-inch arrow length and can produce ten arrows in one shot. However, it is not small in size and difficult to use by a single soldier. It is mostly used for city defense. It would be a good idea to attack the city.

"You guys go up and have a test shot." Liu Ye said to the guards beside him.

A target had already been set up in the open space. The two guards walked dozens of steps away, raised the Zhuge Liannu, and the two of them worked together to aim the Liannu at the target.

emission!

Whoosh whoosh!

The sound of arrows piercing the air came, and ten arrows were shot out together, all of them nailed on the target. The target was shot directly, and the arrow penetrated the target and shot out. If it were shot on the human body, Of course, it can be imagined that this repeating crossbow is indeed extremely ferocious.

"The weapon of the military, it really is the weapon of the military!" Liu Ye sighed. Even though he is a master of Chinese martial arts, ordinary bows and arrows can be caught with bare hands. In martial arts, there is the skill of catching arrows with bare hands, in order to catch the arrows shot by the enemy. Hidden weapons such as Tielianzi and Anqingzi.

However, the repeating crossbow is so fierce that even a practitioner cannot catch it. If the bow and arrow are like a rifle, then the repeating crossbow is like a machine gun. Who can resist it?

There is a rule in Chinese dynasties that prohibits crossbows but not bows. The power of the repeating crossbow is unparalleled. With one shot and ten arrows, even a peasant may pose a threat to the elite soldiers who have experienced battles for a long time. There is no need to ban bows and arrows. Archery is one of the six arts of a gentleman, and it is impossible for hunters to use iron forks instead of bows and arrows when hunting, right? Not everyone is Wu Song.

"But this repeating crossbow has a shortcoming." Zhuge Liang said bluntly: "It has ten arrows per shot, and it is very difficult to load. There is no time to replace it on the battlefield."

Compared with bows and arrows, the rate of fire and firepower of repeating crossbows are naturally much stronger, but loading is a bit troublesome, otherwise bows and arrows will completely disappear from the stage of history. The Profit and Loss Repeating Crossbow has more powerful firepower than ordinary repeating crossbows, so loading it is naturally more troublesome.

Liu Ye didn't understand the manufacturing technology of repeating crossbows, but he thought for a moment and said, "Do you think this crossbow machine can be made detachable? We usually make more crossbow machines. Ten crossbow arrows are placed in one crossbow machine. After shooting, How about replacing it right away?"

This idea comes from the heavy machine guns of later generations. When the heavy machine gun is fired, there is a long string of bullet belts. After the shooting, it is immediately replaced by another row. The firepower is endless. During the First World War, no one knows whether they were killed or wounded. How many European soldiers.

As soon as he said this, Ma Jun's eyes lit up: "This is simply a genius idea, Mr. Qin is truly a god!"

"Mr. Kong Ming, Mr. Qin, can you hand over the profit-and-loss repeating crossbow to me for improvement? I guarantee that it can be developed!" Ma Jun said excitedly.

"Kong Ming, what do you think?" After all, this profit and loss series is the crystallization of Zhuge Liang's wisdom. In other words, it is Zhuge Liang's intellectual property. Of course, Liu Ye cannot take it all in one fell swoop.

Zhuge Liang said happily: "If the profit and loss repeating crossbow can be improved, this is a good thing. How can Liang disagree?"

Liu Ye immediately said to Ma Jun: "In that case, Ma Jun, I will immediately report to His Majesty and appoint you to work to improve the profit and loss repeater as soon as possible!"

Ma Jun was naturally overjoyed. He was an inventor, and he was already very happy to have the opportunity to improve the Profit and Loss Repeating Crossbow. Unexpectedly, Liu Ye also promoted him to a higher rank, which was really even more joyful.

Ma Jun hurriedly thanked Liu Ye, and then, under the escort of the guards, he went home with the profit and loss repeating crossbow.

"Mr. Qin has done his best, he is truly a hero." Zhuge Liang praised.

Liu Ye smiled and said: "Kong Ming, you proposed the wooden ox, the lost horse and the profit and loss crossbow, which have made great contributions to the imperial court. From today on, you will temporarily serve as the Minister of Duzhi and serve the imperial court wholeheartedly."

Duzhi is responsible for managing the national treasury and is the most powerful part of the Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang was an honest official and served as the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty for decades, but he never purchased private property. When he died, his family property only had 20 acres of thin fields and hundreds of mulberry trees. His integrity was naturally evident, and Zhuge Liang was asked to take charge of it. The treasury complements each other.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ye immediately entrusted him with a heavy responsibility for his mere appearance. Zhuge Liang was immediately moved, and he felt like a scholar would die for his confidant.

"Qin Gong holds such high regard, how dare Liang refuse to serve?"

Liu Ye laughed and held Zhuge Liang's hand: "The world will soon be peaceful, and there will be great rule in the future!"