Spring and Autumn I Am King

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Ninety steps?

Ninety steps!

As soon as these words came out, Lu Xing, Linghu Bo, Zhao Guangde, and the disciples of the doctors were all stunned.

The black-clothed boy Lezi pulled the sleeve of "Zhang Zi" and said, "I heard that right, he said he would shoot at ninety paces away."

"Yi, you heard that right."

"How is this possible! Don't look at the fact that it's only ten steps more than before, but the difficulty has increased by two or three times. I learned arrows at the age of ten, and now I can only get some accuracy within fifty steps. If you take seventy steps, you are a famous archer, and eighty steps are the limit of ordinary people."

But now, Zhao Wuxi said he was going to shoot a target ninety paces away? Looking at the state of Jin, how many soldiers in the military can dare to say that they can open a bow and hit an arrow at a distance of 90 steps?

The boy in white smiled and said, "I'm becoming more and more interested in this gentleman now. Maybe, his archery is really only ten steps away from Yang Youji."

Over there, Linghu Bo came back to his senses and murmured, "Zhao Zi, don't get me wrong, not only do you want the arrow to hit, but you have to hit the bullseye like my brother!"

Lu Xing also frowned and nodded with a look of disbelief.

"I didn't misunderstand." Zhao Wuxi stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me my bow!"

Because he was afraid that Tian Ben would cause trouble when he came in, Zhao Wuxi left him outside the Pan Palace, and Wang Sunqi watched. And he brought Shukuan in, carrying bows, pen, ink, bamboo slips, and other sundries. This would hold a large bow wrapped in silk cloth in his arms, walk over in small steps, and offer them with both hands.

After Zhao Wuxi took it, he slowly untied the ropes and cloth above, revealing the jet-black bow body inside.

"What kind of bow is that?" The teenagers saw an unusual bow.

Lu Xing leaned closer, he turned his head and squinted and was stunned for a moment. It turned out that the bow in Zhao Wuxi's hand looked like a recurve horn bow, but it looked a little weird: the bow body was made of third-class rhinoceros wood. It's done, the tendon is the string, and looking at the size, it actually has the power of a stone and a half!

He couldn't help but be suspicious. With his strength, he was only able to open a bow with one stone and two buckets. Can Zhao Wuxi open a bow with one stone and a half? Don't break your arms for a while, that's funny. Besides, rhinoceros wood is more than tenacious, but not elastic enough, so it is not the best bow-making material. As the son of the Qing clan, Zhao Wuxi, no matter how bad it is, can still afford Tuomu.

Moreover, at both ends of the bow body, a gap was hollowed out, and two circular objects were placed, which looked like bronze spinning wheels? And the bowstring is not quite right. How can there be two repeating strings, which are crossed around the two round wheels in a unique way? What is the purpose of it?

He couldn't understand, he pointed at the bow and asked, "What is this? Could it be a decorative bow?"

Zhao Wu Xie tidied up his cuffs and said, "Lu Zi can just wipe his eyes, Wu Xie will not disappoint you."

After he finished speaking, he walked slowly ninety paces away.

In fact, under the guidance of Wang Sunqi, Wu Xie had already seen his limitations in archery: his eyesight was sufficient, but his strength was not outstanding.

Zhao Wuxi also knew that although he had formed a light knight, if he ever went to the battlefield in the future, as a nobleman, he would probably have to command, beat drums, and shoot arrows on a chariot.

The Spring and Autumn Period is different from later generations. The nobles are martial, and the generals of the army cannot hide behind. Sometimes they have to take the lead in "to the division". If he is as timid as Dr. Wen Zhao Luo, he will be despised by others. Once the three armies take their breath away, the battle will be impossible.

On the battlefield, arrows have no eyes, and there are so many talents in the world, Zhao Wuxi is not sure whether he will encounter long-range killers such as Yang Youji and Lu Qi. For the sake of his own life, in order to preempt others, he had the idea of ​​transforming the bow and arrow, unlike the king of Chu Gong who was shot with blood.

It was also because of Lu Xing's bad luck that this bow was made a test product by a bowsmith in Chengyi just a few days ago under the guidance of Wu Xie himself. The two small parts above, called axles, are exactly the results that Zhao Wuxi instilled the principle of compound pulleys in the planners and overseas Chinese, and then transformed the theory into the results.

Of course, it's just a by-product of another big project.

In later generations, this bow has a very famous name: Rambo Bow.

Zhao Wuxi was fascinated by the scene in a movie where the protagonist held a Rambo bow and shot the enemy like chopping melons and vegetables, so he was deeply impressed.

There are three types of bows in this world: straight draw bows, recurve bows, and modern compound bows.

The most primitive is the straight draw bow, also known as the single bow, long bow. The greater the pull, the more force must be used to continue to pull. A one-stone bow needs one-and-a-half stone's strength to be fully drawn, which cannot be formed after years of training. The advantage is that it is simple to make and has a fast rate of fire, which later generations of Welsh longbowmen are famous for.

The recurve bows commonly used by Chinese in the Spring and Autumn Period, the upper and lower ends are bent in the opposite direction of the main body of the bow, and the tension curve is more stable. For a bow of one stone, the tension of one stone can be maintained. However, it is still impossible to save effort, so the muscles on the shoulders and backs that control the shooting accuracy are easily fatigued. Once fatigued, the accuracy will be reduced.

Moreover, the strength of each arrow is not the same for recurve bows and straight-pull bows, and the curve of the arrows is offset. The stronger the force, the higher the aiming point, and the smaller the force, the lower the aiming point, which is all based on personal experience.

The Rambo bow in Zhao Wuxi's hands is the first-generation compound bow. It is not as complex and high-end as the modern competition compound bow, and it can be made with traditional craftsmanship. However, it took the bowsmith nearly half a year to find suitable materials, and then slowly tame the bow and make the parts. During this period, the mathematician Ji Qiao also made precise calculations and reasonable corrections.

It uses an axle based on the principle of compound pulleys to save labor. The axle is actually not complicated. After more than two hundred years, the Greek Archimedes will invent it.

Therefore, the more the bow is pulled back, the less pulling force it needs. A one-stone bow, after being drawn, maintains the full moon posture, but only needs less than half a stone of pulling force, so it can be easily aimed.

Moreover, under the action of the eccentric wheel shaft, the draw distance is fixed, and the strength of each arrow is also fixed, so the curve shot by the arrow can be accurately predicted, which further improves the accuracy.

It's a pity that this bow is the only one in the world, and the cost is not low, so it's probably not possible to equip soldiers on a large scale. You can only let Wu Xie play handsome in the shooting ceremony, and use the chariot as a shooting platform in the battlefield, so that the enemy shooter cannot get close.

Maybe in the future, he will imitate the system of the later Xiongnu, train some vulture shooters, specialize in holding this compound bow, and harvest the enemy officers in the chaotic battle... However, this move has no noble spirit, and is in line with the "Sima Law". There seems to be a big violation of the spirit.

After a second thought, ten paces had already arrived. After Zhao Wuxi stood still, he put on his brass wrench.

He turned around, drew arrows, bent bows, and buckled strings, all in one go, looking extremely relaxed.

The youths took a deep breath, Linghu Bo and Lu Xing also widened their eyes.

The one-and-a-half stone bow actually caused Zhao Wuxi to pull away! It can last so long without letting it go!

Wu Xie used the Chi Di-style archery that he learned from Jia Shi. After successfully drawing the bow, he could take ten breaths without shaking his arms, and his breathing was smooth. His bronze arrows were aimed at the distant bullseye, and his gaze remained motionless. , such as the stone statues on the eaves.

The little fat man Zhao Guangde was a little excited. Today, it was something he had never experienced in his life. With this kind of mood, Zhao Guangde continued to play the fou, and that was the only thing he was good at.

The dull and heavy voice sounded again, and everyone held their breath.

With the sound of the cane, Zhao Wuxi finally released his fingers.

Whoosh!

The arrows were as fast as lightning, and the young men blinked their eyes lightly. Then they saw that the bowstring was empty. When they turned their heads, they only saw an arrow firmly inserted into the bullseye ninety paces away. The arrow feather was still trembling slightly. ~www.wuxiahere.com~ The sound of the fou became denser, Zhao Wuxi didn't stop at all, he backhanded the arrow, and then released the string. Repeated four times, the action is fixed, but elegant and unrestrained, with a lingering aftertaste.

Whoosh whoosh! Different from the wide opening and closing of Lu Xing's shooting, the sound of Wu Xing's arrows was inaudible. If he was on the battlefield at this time, he would turn into a silent killer.

The rhythm stopped, Zhao Guangde dropped the can, and gave the first cheer for Wu Xie.

Everyone looked at the bullseye again, and the five arrows were like one arrow, all firmly inserted in the center.

"Ah..." Then they came back to their senses and exclaimed dumbly, no one expected that Zhao Wuxi would have such superb archery skills.

I'm afraid it's only ten steps away from Yangyuji!

After Zhao Wuxi finished shooting, he handed the bow to Zhikuan, who cleverly wrapped the bow immediately. This was Zhao Wuxi's secret weapon, and it was easy not to show it to others.

But today, in order to fire his first shot in the Pan Palace and raise the flag of Zhao's children returning here, he can only use it.

Wu Xie took off his quiver, took off his copper wrench, and walked to Lu Xing and Linghu Bo who were stunned.

With a refined smile on his face, he bowed to the two of them: "Lv Zi, I'll accept it."

Lu Xing stared at the archery target, as if he couldn't believe the facts in front of him. It took a long time before he said six words.

"This round, you won!"

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