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Ling Zhen missed.

Chen Lang was not at home.

According to the servants at home, Chen Lang went out early in the morning and it was unclear when he would be back.

Ling Zhen did not stay to wait, because he felt that as a county magistrate, it was extremely cheap for him to stay in the merchant's house waiting for the other party to return.

Moreover, Ling Zhen felt a little regretful about this impromptu visit.

After all, the Imperial City Bureau has not taken any action against Chang Anmin and Wang Yunzhang, but he couldn't wait to run to Chen Lang, which is actually very risky.

It’s better to wait until the Imperial City Bureau has dealt with Chang and Wang first, and then come and cause trouble for Chen Lang.

Chen Lang didn't know that he was being targeted by Ling Zhen. At this moment, he was standing on the city wall, instructing the people from the military department of the government office on how to install the "bed crossbow".

The crossbow, also known as the crossbow cannon, was the most famous siege and defense weapon during the Tang and Song dynasties.

Among them, the Song Dynasty was the most glorious period of the bed crossbow.

Because the Song Dynasty was not very good at other aspects of fighting, but it was absolutely first-class at defending cities.

According to the masterpiece Wujing Zongyao from the Northern Song Dynasty, the most powerful crossbow in the Northern Song Dynasty was the three-stroke crossbow, also known as the eight-ox crossbow. It required more than a hundred people to twist the shaft and string, and its range reached more than a thousand steps.

One step in the Song Dynasty was approximately equal to 1.5 meters, which means that the maximum range of the bed crossbow exceeded 1.5 kilometers!

This is the longest range that ancient long-range weapons have ever achieved.

Although ancient records are often accompanied by exaggeration, the range of the crossbow reproduced by modern people can reach about 800 meters, which can be regarded as the most terrifying weapon of that era.

Because time was extremely tight, the county government workshop and the military household department worked together to produce a bed crossbow, which only had one bow and a range of about four hundred steps.

But with this bow on the top of the city, the difficulty of defending the city will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the Liao Kingdom had no idea that Dayan had such super weapons, which could catch them off guard.

The idea of making a bed crossbow came to Chen Lang when he learned that the Liao Kingdom had stationed troops on the border, but was later interrupted by an advertisement.

After the advertising auction ended, Chen Lang found Chang Anmin with the crossbow drawings he had drawn in the countryside.

Chang Anmin was a civil servant and was not very familiar with weapons, so he sent someone to the Dingbian Army camp and asked the army to send an experienced craftsman to take a look.

After seeing this picture, the craftsman from the army was so excited as if he had taken Wu Shi San. He grabbed Chen Lang's hand and refused to let go, saying that he wanted to become his disciple.

Chen Lang couldn't afford this. He was a novice in weapon making. The reason he could draw the crossbow was because he had seen the real thing when he went to the museum. In addition, men have a natural affinity for weapons, and it is difficult for them to forget them after seeing them.

Chang Anmin asked the military craftsmen not to rush to become his apprentices, but to ask him whether this thing could be made.

The craftsman looked at the drawings again and suddenly became a little worried.

"It can be done, but the problem is that this thing is very delicate and will take a long time to make. The Liao army may not give us such ample time."

Chen Lang said, "The blueprint shows the complete version of the bed crossbow. Since the situation is urgent, we can make a simplified version first."

"Just make a big bow and add the axle to the back."

"The crossbows with two or three bows can be saved for later."

The craftsman pointed at the drawing and said, "The axle is fine. The key is here. The axle alone can't pull it up."

Chen Lang said, "You mean here? It's simple, just make a movable pulley."

"What is a movable pulley?" The craftsman was a little confused.

Chen Lang scratched his head. "How can I explain this? The wheel above the wellhead is actually a pulley."

The craftsman thought for a moment and said, "I see. It's a pulley."

Chen Lang said repeatedly: "Yes, that's it. As long as it is placed in the right position, the bed crossbow can be activated."

"But even if it's activated, pulling the crossbow requires tremendous strength, so we need to select some strong men from the army to operate it."

The craftsman said, "That's no problem. We have plenty of strong men among our Dingbian Army."

"Mr. Chen, please come with me to the military camp workshop. I need your guidance on the specific production."

Chen Lang said no problem.

For the next two days, Chen Lang stayed in the military camp workshop, providing them with various suggestions.

In order to make the bed crossbow as quickly as possible, all the people from the county government's military affairs department and the craftsman workshop came to the army to make the bed crossbow together.

With everyone's joint efforts, the first crossbow of the Great Yan Dynasty was built in just two days.

Although it is only one bow, it is not easy to make it in such a short time.

After it was built, it was immediately transported to the city wall for installation and test firing.

Once successful, the workshop will work at full capacity and produce as much as possible to fill the city walls with these things.

The test firing was arranged at the southern city wall of Linshui County. Because it did not face the Liao Kingdom, the test firing would not be seen by the Liao army.

Five hundred steps outside the city, a huge target was placed, and the center was painted with vermilion to ensure that it could be seen from a distance of five hundred steps.

After the crossbow was set up, the soldiers on the city wall raised a small green flag.

A moment later, a small green flag appeared near the target.

Following Pei Ming's order, the specially selected strongman raised the axe in his hand and chopped at the trigger of the crossbow.

Whoosh!

With a sound of breaking through the air, a crossbow arrow as big as a spear flew out.

A moment later, a small red flag appeared near the target.

Means hit!

Cheers rang out from the city walls.

Five hundred steps!

That’s five hundred steps!

If the Liao army really came, the bed crossbow could be used to carry out a "decapitation operation."

The commander of the Liao army was shot dead with an arrow, which naturally shook their morale.

Even if the shot fails to kill them, it can still have a great deterrent effect. If the Liao army wants to capture Linshui, they will have to pay a heavy price, and may even suffer a crushing defeat!

Pei Ming was also very excited. He patted Chen Lang's shoulder fiercely and said, "You always surprise me."

"With the crossbow, we will have a better chance of winning against the Liao army in the future."

"Tell me what reward you want."

Chen Lang chuckled and said, "General Pei, what I want is very simple."

"It's to make the beauty drunk, and it will become our army's special celebratory wine."

Chang Anmin, who was standing next to him, said with a smile, "You are really greedy. The government-designated wine is not enough, and you also want the army's special celebratory wine."

Pei Ming said happily, "This is too easy. General, I agree."

"Anything else you want?"

Chen Lang said: "The output of Hongyanzui is a bit behind schedule, and we need to expand production. I want a workshop."

Pei Ming looked at Chang Anmin and said, "Master Chang, this request depends on you."

Chang Anmin nodded and said, "Sure. There's an empty brewery in the east of the city. It belongs to you from now on."

Chen Lang was overjoyed and bowed, saying, "Thank you, General. Thank you, sir."