Wang Jian is worthy of being a famous general. He hit the nail on the head and revealed Zhou Chong's intention. Zhou Chong was determined to make a crossbow, just to deal with the cavalry of Zhao State, saying: "General Wang is a great idea!"

Everyone knows one fact, that is, Qin is strong and Zhao is weak. In terms of overall strength, if Qin does not have an advantage in terms of troops, especially cavalry, it may be worse than Zhao's cavalry.

If you ask your friends, the first country to form a large-scale formation, use cavalry, and achieve fruitful results among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, I guess many friends would choose Qin, because the power of Qin is far beyond the reach of the six countries. Who else can you choose without Qin? In fact, it is not Qin, it should be Zhao. The person who asked Zhao to form cavalry on a large scale was the famous King Wuling of Zhao.

It can be said that it was King Wuling of Zhao who promoted the great development of cavalry in Chinese history.

Cavalry appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, but at that time, chariot warfare was always the main one, and the proportion of cavalry was very small. After the promotion of King Wuling of Zhao, cavalry developed greatly. The Western Han Dynasty was considered the golden age of cavalry in Chinese history. Friends all know that Emperor Wu of Han formed a large number of cavalry in order to defeat the Huns.

In fact, the cavalry played a unique role in defeating the Huns when Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Huns. Wei Qing led his cavalry army to carry out a big detour, which made the Huns confused and magically appeared in the Hetao area, giving a sudden blow to the Huns defenders in the Hetao area, defeating the Huns defenders in one fell swoop, and reclaiming the Hetao plain. Huo Qubing opened up the Hexi Corridor, and the total force invested was about 30,000, of course, all of them were elite cavalry, defeating the 240,000 troops here, defeating dozens of tribes, and fighting all the way to Xinjiang.

The "Decisive Battle in Mobei" should be the pinnacle of cavalry in Chinese history. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each led 50,000 elite cavalry. With the support of infantry, they crossed the desert and appeared magically in the heart of the Huns. It seemed that two sharp blades were inserted into the chest of the Huns. The immortal legends of "Shanyu Escape at Night" and "Fenglang Juxu Mountain" were written, which amazed future generations.

When King Wuling of Zhao implemented his national policy "Hu Clothing and Cavalry", he ordered Zhao State to form a large number of cavalry, so that Zhao State was the first to enter the war model with cavalry. When the other six countries, including Qin State, were also the war with chariots, King Wuling's cavalry was traversing the north, defeating the Hu people, and expanding the land for thousands of miles.

Since King Wuling, cavalry has always been the trump card of the Zhao army. In terms of scale and experience, the cavalry of Qin State was inferior, so cavalry became the sharp knife of Zhao State. If you want to destroy Zhao, you must defeat the cavalry of Zhao State, which is an unavoidable reality.

Of course, some people will definitely think that as long as Li Mu does not control the military power, it will be easier. In fact, no matter who controls the military power of Zhao, it is inevitable to fight. Li Mu will lead the Zhao army and defeat the Zhao army will be much more difficult. It is not that there is no need to fight a war.

Zhou Chong knew that the dense firepower was the nemesis of the cavalry and would cost the cavalry a high price and was determined to make the Zhuge Crossbow. The Zhuge Crossbow was the earliest semi-automated weapon in Chinese history. Unfortunately, it was lost after the Three Kingdoms, so it was difficult to know how to make it. There are detailed records in the "Wu Bei Zhi" of the Ming Dynasty, and there are pictures attached.

Zhou Chong knew how to make Zhuge crossbows, but he did not know from "Wu Bei Zhi". He went to Wuhou Temple and saw a restored Zhuge crossbow. This Zhuge crossbow was made by a military creator after a series of research and was collected by Wuhou Temple.

Zhuge crossbows have been famous for a long time in Chinese history, but archaeological work has not been discovered, which has become a myth. Zhou Chong was very curious when he saw this Zhuge crossbow. He put in some effort, but unexpectedly it came in great use.

Shen Qing was very anxious and said, "Master Zhou, can you create it? Can Chen see it?" He likes novel things and looked at the crossbow picture presented by Zhou Chong to the King of Qin again and again. He was already itchy, and when he had the chance, he naturally became anxious to see it.

Wang Jian also expressed his feelings like Shen Qing and said, "Mr. Zhou, you can't cherish your own secret skills!"

Nei Shiteng helped Zhou Chong escape and said, "Don't blame you two for your good people, especially you General Wang. Be careful that Lord Zhou would not assign a crossbow to you, which would make you envious."

Wang Jian immediately surrendered and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore. Lord Zhou, you can't be cautious, you can't favor one or the other, and you can't let the advantage take over by General Insider."

Nei Shiteng smiled and patted Wang Jian on his shoulder, saying, "You old king!"

"It was made, but not many, so I asked the king to send skilled craftsmen to help. Unexpectedly, Lord Shen took action personally." Zhou Chong originally wanted the King of Qin to send craftsmen, but he didn't expect that the King of Qin sent Shen Qing to come here with great force. This also shows how the King of Qin attached great importance to it.

Wang Jian stood up and said, "What are you doing while sitting? Let's take a look."

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Let's fulfill your wish." He brought them to the school grounds. Nei Shiteng had already ordered the soldiers to bring Zhuge Crossbows, and more than a dozen were neatly arranged.

The structure of Zhuge Crossbow is very simple, just a hollow wooden box, a crossbow arm, a string, and a handle. As for the invisible firing device, you can find a shadow on modern guns. Unexpectedly, the crossbow that was so magical about Zhou Chong was so simple that Wang Jian and Shen Qing couldn't accept it for a while, staring at it blankly, and even forgot to speak.

"If you don't believe it, do you believe it or not." Nei Shiteng smiled, picked up a crossbow, opened the lid on it, filled it with arrows, and kept shaking the handle at the target. The sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded one after another, and the sharp arrow flew out and shot the target a hundred and twenty meters away.

In history, Zhuge crossbows could only hold ten arrows. Zhou Chong raised the box and put fifteen arrows, which made him much more powerful. According to records, Zhuge crossbows used iron as arrows. After verification, they did not use iron arrow shafts, but clusters of iron arrows, or bamboo or wood to reduce their own weight, with a range of about 120 meters.

"Skillful and craftsmanship!" Shen Qing jumped up and shouted.

"A magic weapon!" Wang Jian smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth and said, "There is a problem. After shooting a crossbow, he had to reload it. If the cavalry of Zhao took the opportunity to attack, the problem would be big."

Zhou Chong asked with a smile: "General Wang thought what to do?" It was not that Zhou Chong didn't know the solution, but that he deliberately tested the famous general.

Wang Jian pondered slightly and said with a smile: "It's all about shooting one after another! It can be divided into three rows or more, one row of shooting, one row of preparation, and one row of reloading."

A famous general is a famous general, and he said the key in one sentence. When a musket appears, its rapid firing ability is very poor. Isn’t that the solution? Zhou Chong praised Wang Jian’s unique vision in his heart.

Wang Jian high-fively said, "With the Zhou Gong crossbow, why worry about not breaking the cavalry of Zhao State! Why worry about not destroying the Zhao State!"

"Yes!" Shen Qing and Neiteng agreed in unison.
Chapter completed!