Chapter 2279 New relationships, new weapons, and a new journey (additional update)


    At dawn, Gongsun Du and some people successfully escaped the pursuit of Cao Bing. Of course, he also lost all his backup. There was only one road left in front of him.


    Come here! Gongsun Du shouted, "Find a place to wash those stained with blood!" Repair the damaged ones! No needle and thread? Dress neatly even without needlework! 』


    ?The soldiers under his command didn''t know why Gongsun Du did this, but Gongsun Du could still issue some effective instructions, rather than being desperate and furious, which gave the soldiers a little peace of mind.


    After cleaning up the dust and blood stains at an unknown creek, the entire army looked a little better, at least it didn''t look like a fleeing defeated army at first glance.


    Go north and send two teams of scouts! Gongsun Du ordered, "Go find Ding Ling!" 』


    人? ” Gongsun Du’s guard was stunned for a moment.


    Gongsun Du glared at the guard, and immediately lowered his eyelids. Normally, Gongsun Du would be too lazy to explain, but now...


    "We have to break the situation..." Gongsun Du said slowly, "Cao Jun will definitely be blocked on the road to Liaodong... With our current manpower... so we have to find a helper, and this helper can only be Ding Ling..."


    "You..." Gongsun Du said to the guard, but his eyes glanced at the surrounding soldiers who seemed to be approaching intentionally or unintentionally, "Do you understand? 』


    "Understood! ”The guard nodded quickly.


    Gongsun Du stood up, then adjusted his clothes and armor, "It''s good to understand!" Set off! 』


    The guard followed up and said softly: "Master, then... the young master''s side..."


    Gongsun Du''s footsteps slowed down a little, "...If the young master has this kind of luck, he will naturally be blessed with good luck in every adversity!" Gone! Don''t stop! 』


    The guard was startled for a moment, looked back, and then looked at Gongsun Du who didn''t look back, so he could only follow Gongsun Du north.


    ?From Youbeiping to the north, there are hills that are neither high nor low, and it is not very easy to walk. Although Gongsun Du didn''t have much confidence that he could definitely find the Ding Ling people when he headed north, Gongsun Du believed that the Ding Ling people must not have gone very far...


    Because Gongsun Du believes that if he were a Ding Ling person, he would not give up the meat so easily. Just like the wolves on the grassland, after discovering the prey, they will always test it, even if the prey looks He is not easy to mess with, but he will stare at the green eyes until he is sure that there is nothing he can do, and then he will retreat in frustration.


    To the north!


    There must be some greedy Dingling people who have not completely left...


    Sure enough, on the third day, Gongsun Du met Ding Ling.


    Take me to your leader! We were once rivals, but not enemies! Isn''t it? ” Gongsun Du opened his mouth, revealing the most perfect six-toothed smile, “Just say that I brought great good things! 』


    Every large-scale army battle is not like in the game. Every squad will fight to the death until they receive the next order. In reality, it is not just physical blows that cause the army to collapse. The spiritual aspect is also important.


    Normally speaking, the so-called military spirit or military soul is actually strict training and strong will. Unfortunately, Gongsun Du does not have these two things, and neither does Ding Ling. Therefore, it is possible to combine Gongsun Du and Ding Ling. The only glue that holds them together is interest.


    When the Ding Ling people grew up in the desert, they also had some initial belief, or in other words, some seeds of military spirit and military spirit. This seed was in the process of conquering the desert, and every time the Ding Ling people conquered small tribes. , strengthen themselves, in the midst of robbing and killing, watching the fear of the opponent gradually form under the hooves of the horses.


    It turns out we are very strong...』


    "No one can resist us..."


    "As long as we want to fight, there is nothing we can''t win..."


    Thoughts like this gradually formed a consensus in the minds of Ding Ling people. So when the leader of the Ding Ling people wanted to win over the tribe, he found that he couldn''t do it because some Ding Ling people already thought they were invincible.


    If they are properly organized and adjusted, maybe the Ding Ling people can really embark on the path of becoming as powerful as the Huns or Xianbei. Unfortunately, the seeds of the Ding Ling people do not have enough time to grow, so they have to directly Facing the wind and rain.


    On the one hand, they are invincible in the desert of the grassland, on the other hand, they are frustrated and shrinking on the new battlefield. The Ding Ling people are now trapped in a contradictory state. Are they "strong" or "not strong"?


    Gongsundu''s arrival happened to be stuck at this time, and Gongsundu also brought some new explanations to these Dingling people, allowing these Dingling people to discover that they were actually "really strong."


    Gongsundu told Dingling people:


    Cao''s army actually didn''t have many men and horses. Gongsun was able to fight Cao''s army back and forth. If both sides cooperated, they would definitely be able to defeat Cao''s army.


    There is no need to be afraid if the roads in Youzhou are unclear. Gongsun Jun is very clear about the geography and terrain of Youzhou, and can easily provide guidance to Ding Ling people as a guide.


    Gongsun Jun doesn’t want many things. As long as You Beiping and other places can be given to the Dingling people, because You Beiping is Gongsun Du’s hometown...


    Of course Ding Lingren didn''t know whether Youbeiping was Gongsun Du''s hometown, but with such an excuse, Gongsun Du''s cooperation with Ding Ling people seemed to have a relatively stable anchor point.


    The right to choose has once again returned to the hands of Ding Lingtou...


    In the king''s tent of Ding Ling people.


    The leader of the Ding Ling people sat together with the wizard, surrounded by some larger tribal leaders.


    "This old guy, I''m afraid not many of his ten sentences are true..." Ding Ling, the commander of the People''s Congress, sneered a few times, "He talks again and again, but one sentence of his is the most truthful... You Beiping..."


    The surrounding tribal leaders looked around and said hesitantly: "What does the commander mean...not to cooperate with this old guy?" 』


    "Well..." The commander was silent for a moment, then looked at the witch and signaled with his eyes.


    ??The wizard coughed twice, paused the colorful scepter on the ground twice, and then said slowly: "I received instructions from God...This winter...there is an evil spirit coming..."


    "ah? ! ” The Ding Ling tribe leaders were in an uproar.


    ?????????????


    "Quiet! ” Commander Ding Ling said in a deep voice, and then slapped his hands suddenly, “Shut up! Quiet! 』


    The leaders in the big tent gradually became silent.


    Commander Ding Ling looked around and said, "There is still time before winter. This time, we are not doing it for that old guy, but for ourselves...collect more utensils, store more food and grass, and find more suitable places to spend the winter!" So...the Han people''s Yuyang City, and cities like Youzhou...I think these places are good..."


    The leader of the Ding Ling people made such a decision. In fact, he was a little helpless. After all, he was supposed to start stocking up on winter food and grass in the summer, but now the entire tribe is scattered, just hunting and killing. Although they also plundered some property and items, But the most basic food and grass reserves are seriously insufficient!


    Deep in the desert, the abnormal weather changes in the north made the commander-in-chief also worry about whether the Dingling people, who did not have much reserves, could withstand the cold winter of the past few years if it came back again. Therefore, if they could borrow Han people''s towns to survive the winter, it would naturally be extremely beneficial. alright…


    ‘As for the Han…’ the leader of the Ding Ling people said slowly, ‘I’m going to make him a Guduhou… What do you think? 』


    "What''s the meaning? 』


    "Why? 』


    Some leaders of the Ding Ling tribe didn''t quite understand, so they started asking questions one after another.


    The big-headed man Ding Ling looked around, without any explanation, and said with a smile: "Come here, bring the flag and seal of Lord Gudu to the Han..."


    A Guduhou, although it is not a small official position, it is by no means a very big one. When Gongsun Du saw the flag and seal of Marquis Gudu, the smile that had always been on his face almost couldn''t be stretched. He thanked the Ding Ling envoy with great pains and sent him away. He immediately turned his back and threw the flag and seal of Marquis Gudu on the ground.


    ?Some people don’t understand what Guduhou means, but how could Gongsundu not understand?


    Like the Xianbei people, all official positions in Dingling followed that of the Xiongnu. Therefore, under the Chanyu, there were left and right virtuous kings, left and right kings of Guli, left and right generals, left and right captains, left and right dadanghu, and left and right bones. Among other positions, Marquis of Gudu is not only ranked last, but also the only position given to people of the opposite sex, uh, with different surnames or races...


    ?Hence, Commander Ding Ling''s intention is very obvious, which is to use this "Guduhou" to test Gongsun Du and see if Gongsun Du really wants to be attached to Ding Ling. It''s a pity that Ding Ling still underestimated Gongsun Du. That night Gongsun Du put down his own flag and then hung the flag of "Guduhou" high!


    ?Back then Gongsun Du could change his father, but now he just changes his flag, so what’s the big deal?


    This move left Commander Ding Ling speechless. He stood outside the tent and looked at the flag of Guduhou. He seemed to wonder if he had thought wrong from the beginning, and he had some doubts about his own judgment...


    …!?(·_·;)…


    And the surrounding areas of Beipingyang.


    With the three-color flag flying high, Fei Qian stood on the high platform and looked at the flags raised in the distance to indicate readiness, signaling the start of the military exercise.


    The soldiers at the corner of the high platform began to wave their command flags.


    Xu Chu in the distance began to shout and start to gallop his horse.


    In fact, before the sound of horse hooves actually reached the ears, the ground had already trembled slightly. The sand began to shake on the ground, and then began to beat. Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves getting louder, it finally jumped up and down, as if Fei Zhen was excited. mood.


    One horse, ten horses, one hundred horses…


    ??The galloping cavalry galloped across the wilderness like a torrent of conflict. The cavalry on horseback raised their swords and guns high, and the flags behind them were almost torn straight by the wind.


    "wind! Strong wind! ” Xu Chu, the leader of the team, gave the order and made gestures at the same time. Then the soldiers behind him skillfully took out their bows and arrows and began to bend them and set up arrows...


    ?The field of vision swept forward along the land, with rows of targets standing on the grass in the distance.


    In a blink of an eye, you are within a stone’s throw.


    The arrows flew up into the sky, seemed to pause for a moment in the air, and then whizzed down and landed in the target array. Most of the arrows pierced the outside of the target with a popping sound. of armor, but some of them missed the target, or were bounced off when colliding with armor pieces, and fell aside...


    The horse team of hundreds of people turned while running, drawing a huge arc amidst the roar, and galloped around the target. The arrows fell with a crackle. It was not until fifteen rounds of arrows were fired that they turned back. Arrive at the starting point and regroup.


    Feizhen’s face turned red with excitement, she jumped up and down, waving her hands and shouting, “Wan Sheng! Won victory! 』


    The childish voice on the high platform also caused some of the guards and soldiers to smile.


    ?Fei Qian waved his hand, and immediately some soldiers in the audience got on their horses and rushed to the target to check the damage of the target and record it.


    This is a test of a new standard weapon.


    The inspection field or military training ground near Chang''an is difficult to keep completely confidential due to the relationship between merchants and merchants. Therefore, some more important projects must be placed in Pingyang, Northland, and the flow of people will be relatively small. Some, it will be easier to maintain corresponding confidentiality.


    ?In cold weapon combat, materials and technology are like a double helix. If one aspect is improved, the other aspect also needs to be improved, otherwise it is easy to take a detour.


    After Feiqian made a new type of forged steel, he also assigned some tasks to various types of composite materials, allowing craftsmen to modify the composite materials to enhance the combat power of the soldiers.


    And long-range weapons are undoubtedly the focus of reform and improvement.


    The development of the compound angle bow is not like in the game, where you can get mature results with just one click. In the entire process of developing and improving materials, there have even been some performance regressions. If Fei Qian had not had a big Heart, continue to encourage these craftsmen, it is impossible to say that some craftsmen will retreat on the road of research.


    If we follow the original craftsman system of the Han Dynasty, on the one hand there is the original mature craftsmanship, which can be done with closed eyes to make money to support the family, and on the other hand there is research that is not known to be good or bad. If the research is successful, it is the credit of the boss, if the research fails, it is your own head, and then How many craftsmen would be willing to invent and create under such conditions?


    On the one hand, Fei Qian cracks down on fake inventions, especially those who enrich themselves in the name of inventions and creations. On the other hand, Fei Qian protects true innovation and promptly gives certain rewards to those who innovate. In particular, Fei Qian himself has seen many people in later generations. Weird things, so in identifying whether some newly invented things are useful, they have a decisive ability unmatched by others.


    ?Some people who committed fraud were executed, and then some people who really worked hard determined the direction, and then the results of a new generation came out.


    New compound recurve bow.


    Speaking of the fact that Chinese bows and arrows have a long history, the development speed of bows is not very good. After the recurve bow began to appear in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chinese bow actually lagged behind the surrounding Hu people. The long-tip recurve bow used in many places in the Han Dynasty was actually learned from the Xiongnu.


    Then the development from monobloc recurve bows to compound recurve bows has been stagnant and has not continued to develop...


    ?Perhaps it is because the cost of making a compound horn bow is already very high, so upper-class politicians feel that it is too expensive to continue research? Or maybe you feel that no matter how much you research, you may not be able to match the nomadic barbarians in bows and arrows, so you simply turn to the crossbow technology tree?


    Perhaps both are possible.


    ??Now, Fei Qian not only changed the material ratio of the compound angle bow, but also tried a new ratio starting from the bakelite structure. He even made some minor adjustments to the bow body and added a small piece of string pad...


    The cause of this small piece of string pad was that Feizhen was struck by the bow string when she was practicing bow and arrow...


    Feizhen is naturally a child of the noble clan. Of course, shooting is indispensable among the six arts. However, for anyone who has played with bows and arrows, especially simple bows, as long as the posture is wrong, it is not too common to be hit by the bowstring.


    Then Fei Qian saw it. After feeling sorry for Fei Zhen, he recalled that the bow in the impression of later generations seemed to have something under the strings hanging at both ends, and then developed the string pad.


    Xu Chu came under the high platform, then dismounted from his horse, carrying a compound bow across his back, and holding a pierced target in one hand. Come up.


    What do you think of this new bow, Zhong Kang? Fei Qian asked while looking at Doumo who was shot through by an arrow, "Is there anything wrong?" 』


    This is the most common double-layered iron bag for big men nowadays. It is obviously unable to withstand the power of the wolf fang arrow. The entire wolf tooth arrow is pierced. If a real person wears such a bag, he will be hit by such an arrow. If the arrow hits the target, you can imagine the fate. Of course, not all archers have the strength to shoot through the pocket with one arrow, but if the archer is Xu Chu...


    Xu Chu looked at the new compound bow, his eyes showing the look of a middle-aged boy who saw the bow, "My lord, this bow is very good!" 』


    As a martial artist, Xu Chu is very interested in all new weapons and equipment, and this time is no exception. Moreover, Xu Chu himself is also good at martial arts, so it is naturally more meaningful to comment on these new weapons and equipment.


    Xu Chu said that the bow string is most likely to break after long-term use, especially when the bow string and bow arm collide and rub against each other. However, after adding such a string pad, the original power of the bow is not affected. When the bow string bounces back, it first collides with the soft string pad and then hits the bow arm. This naturally slows down and reduces the friction between the bow string and the bow arm, so that the bow string can be better protected and the bow string will be larger. Dramatically extend the life of the bowstring...


    "My lord has made this new thing," Xu Chu flattered him with a serious look, "It will be of great benefit to the army... If we train archers with new bows, we can shorten the time by more than a month..."


    "oh? Fei Qian raised his eyebrows. If it really has this effect, it would be really good.


    Xu Chu nodded, took out the new bow, stepped back a little, opened the bow sideways and gestured, "Look, my lord, when the recruits practice bowing, their arms cannot be straight, so the bow string often hits the arm. In the case of minor injuries, others in serious cases are disabled." If you have this thing as a cushion, even if the bowstring hits your arm..."


    ??Xu Chu deliberately let go and used a non-standard bowing method to let the bowstring hit his arm with a snap. "Look, my lord, with this thing, the force of the string hitting the arm is very light, which can prevent the recruits from being injured..."


    ?Although it was very light for Xu Chu, the snap still left a red mark on Xu Chu''s arm, but Xu Chu didn''t care, as if he didn''t feel it at all.


    Well, very good. ” Fei Qian nodded, and then saw Fei Zhen beside him, who looked eager to try, “You can’t do it, you can’t draw this bow... Don’t look at Zhong Kang’s ease... This bow is nearly two stones long, you can’t draw it. It’s time to make a soft bow for you..."


    ?Xu Chu chuckled twice, put the bow on his back, stopped his shrewd look, and started to act stupid.


    In order to attract Fei Zhen''s attention, Fei Qian pointed in the distance, "Look, the new crossbow is ready for test firing..."


    Happy birthday to the motherland!


    (End of this chapter)