The portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, awe-inspiring!
Qiongzhou-
After a period of construction, King Qiong's estate had already begun to take shape.
In the manor, the construction of the various gardens had been completed.
In addition, King Qiong Zhu Bai had also specially arranged for the construction of an armory, which was declared to be a collection.
The treasury had a total of six floors. The first floor was used as a reception hall, and it was also where Zhu Bai usually gathered the generals for meetings.
However, most of the discussion was about the construction of the mansion.
Above the second floor of the treasury were the advanced weapons collected by the prince's mansion.
These were all meticulously crafted by King Qiong Zhu Bai through exchanging blueprints in the system.
Without King Qiong Zhu Bai's orders, anyone who ascended to the second floor would be killed without mercy!
On this day, in the spacious training field behind the armory, Zhu Bai gathered the eleven Commanders of the Imperial Guards, including Commander Zhang Fu.
Yao Guangxiao, who had come all the way from Nanjing to beg for alms, was currently standing respectfully beside Zhu Bai.
Zhang Fu and the others were also waiting at the side.
However, almost all of the generals were staring at the item in Zhu Bai's hands, their eyes shining!
In Zhu Bai's hands was a portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!
The repeating crossbow could be grabbed with one hand, and three short arrows made of fine steel arrowheads could be installed on the crossbow at the same time.
The three short arrows were arranged in a row. They would not be fired at the same time. Instead, they would be fired in a shuttle!
This kind of portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, which didn't fit this era, was exchanged by King Qiong Zhu Bai through the system.
In a place like Qiongzhou, where mountains were high and forests were dense, long swords, spears, or guns would be greatly restricted.
Moreover, because of its heavy weight, it greatly affected the efficiency of the army.
However, this portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was different. It was short, light, and had astonishing lethality!
A portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow and a short arrow hanging on his waist could easily kill enemies without being noticed!
Under everyone's gaze, King Qiong Zhu Bai slowly raised his right hand and aimed the crosshair of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow at a row of bullseyes two hundred steps away!
When the generals saw this, their hearts could not help but tighten.
As generals, they were no strangers to bows and crossbows, but a portable crossbow that could be held in one hand was even more unheard of.
Ordinary military crossbows could explode with destructive power within a distance of thirty steps.
However, once they were more than thirty steps away, the arrows would lose their aim.
The crossbow itself was a portable short-range cold weapon.
No matter how accurate a crossbow's range was, it was basically useless against an enemy fifty steps away.
Bows were more lethal than crossbows and had a longer range.
As early as the Three Kingdoms period, there was a good story about Lu Bu shooting a halberd at the Yuan Gate and piercing a poplar tree with a hundred steps.
Not only then, but even now, it was extremely difficult to accurately shoot a target within a hundred steps with a bow and arrow.
This was because not only did it require a bow with excellent draw power, but it also required a godly power as brave as Lu Bu's.
At this moment, among the generals standing beside Zhu Bai, not to mention the current two hundred steps, even if they were eighty steps away, there were very few people who could focus on the target with their bows and arrows.
Not to mention the small-sized repeating crossbow in Zhu Bai's hands!
As Zhu Bai slowly aimed at the bullseye two hundred steps away, almost everyone held their breath.
He wasn't worried that King Qiong wouldn't be able to hit him, but he was worried that he couldn't help but laugh.
A distance of two hundred steps was difficult to reach even with a bow, let alone a crossbow, let alone hit the target!
King Qiong Zhu Bai placed his right index finger on the trigger unhurriedly, but he was not in a hurry to pull it. Instead, he turned to look at the soldiers and asked,"Do you think this king's arrow can hit the bullseye?”
As Zhu Bai's voice fell, the Martial Arts Practice Field instantly fell into silence.
Not long after, Commander Zhang Fu reluctantly stepped forward and said,""Your Highness, although this subordinate has also fought on the battlefield for several years, this subordinate's eyes are blind and have never seen this crossbow, so it's not easy to draw a conclusion…"
Hearing this, the corners of Zhu Bai's mouth curled up slightly. He pointed at a row of bullseyes two hundred steps ahead with his left hand and said,""Let's make a bet. Those who think this king can hit the target will stand on the left. Those who think this king can't hit the target will stand on the right.”
Without waiting for everyone to reply, Zhu Bai continued in a clear voice,"If you guess correctly, this king will reward you with a hundred taels of silver!”
As he spoke, Zhu Bai pondered for a moment and said,""If your guess is wrong, then each of you will go up the mountain and hunt a wild game to show respect to this king!”
Just as Zhu Bai finished speaking, the soldiers standing to his right looked at each other, their expressions strange.
However, he had the same thought in his heart:
"Isn't it obvious that you can take the silver just by standing still? Which idiot is going over?"
But at this moment, Yao Guangxiao, who was also standing beside Zhu Bai, smiled at Zhu Bai and cupped his hands,"This one is guessing that Your Highness can hit it!"
As he spoke, Yao Guangxiao slowly walked to Zhu Bai's left.
"Good!"
As Zhu Bai spoke, he raised his right hand again and aimed the crosshair of the portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbow at the target two hundred steps away.
"Whoosh!"
As King Qiong Zhu Bai pulled the trigger three times in a row, the short arrow was not seen with the naked eye.
However, everyone could clearly hear three whooshing sounds in the air!
It could be seen that the speed was extremely fast!
Everyone looked at the bullseye two hundred steps away.
Three targets fell to the ground!
All the soldiers were dumbfounded by the scene before them, and their jaws dropped.
A soldier quickly ran forward to investigate.
Soon, a terrified shout was heard."Ten rings! Ten rings! All ten rings!"
Whoosh--
At this moment, all the soldiers turned their heads, looking at Zhu Bai in disbelief.
Only Yao Guangxiao, who was standing on Zhu Bai's left, was smiling at everyone and said unhurriedly,""It seems that only This Penniless Monk will win."
Zhu Bai nodded, took down the crossbow in his hand, and threw it into Zhang Fu's hand. He casually said,"That's right. Come down and collect a hundred taels from the treasury!”
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The soldiers standing on the right looked at the ground awkwardly, not daring to raise their heads.
Zhu Bai crossed his arms and stretched over his head. He stretched his back and said leisurely,"If you are willing to bet, you must admit defeat. Those who lose, go up the mountain to hunt for wild game for this king!”
"Yes, sir!"
All the soldiers bowed and cupped their fists at Zhu Bai, their voices filled with admiration!
King Qiong Zhu Bai looked at everyone and smiled as he waved his hand. Several servants behind him immediately carried out two wicker baskets.
He placed it in front of everyone.
Everyone's eyes immediately lit up, and saliva almost flowed down the corners of their mouths.
Of the two wicker baskets, one contained eleven portable Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, and the other contained eleven quivers.
There were thirty short arrows in each quiver.
Zhu Bai pointed to the two wicker baskets on the ground and said with a smile,""Try it, this is the new guy this king arranged for everyone!”
Hearing this, the eleven Marshals of the Imperial Army, including Commander Zhang Fu, straightened their backs and said in unison,"Thank you, Your Highness!"
After saying that, everyone could not wait to test the crossbow.
These generals were the elite commanders of the Imperial Guards, and all of them had been through countless battles.
Although they looked to be in their twenties or thirties, each of them had more than ten scars of various sizes on their bodies.
These people were all ruthless people who had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
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