Chapter 1010: Power

The Great Qin long-range attacks place greater emphasis on archers; Wang Bi has an elite army of archers under his command, numbering approximately one hundred thousand. Every strike from these archers is extremely terrifying, and with the augmentation of Military Qi, it causes the Rebel Army endless headaches.

The logistics of the Great Qin are very well-developed; as long as they are defending a city, when facing one hundred thousand archers, the Rebel Army suffers destructive blows before they can even approach within several thousand meters of the city.

Ordinary steel shields simply cannot block the arrows shot by these archers. After all, in this era, the elite soldiers of the Great Qin are all strongmen; according to the Great Qin's classification of Martial Dao, the lowest-ranked strongman must meet the standard of three thousand jin.

That is, lifting a three-thousand-jin stone block with a single arm.

Combined with powerful bows, the destructive power of each arrow fired is enough to rival the sniper rifles of later generations.

With the added augmentation of Military Qi, that power becomes even more terrifying.

However, this type of powerful bow also consumes a great deal of physical strength. Ordinary strongmen have to stop and rest after drawing the bow dozens or hundreds of times; otherwise, their arms would be unable to continue drawing the bow.

But right now, this new powerful bow has been tested once in the hands of Zhang Liang. As he simulated an ordinary strongman soldier and fired, the arrow seemed to transform into a meteor, instantly slamming into a giant boulder a thousand meters away.

In an instant, one could see that boulder being blasted by a stream of light, shattered into pieces all at once.

The strength required to draw the bow was only about one-tenth of the original, yet the power was increased by at least three times.

"Good bow!"

Outsiders only see the power of this bow and arrow, but those present, apart from the craftsmen, are all veteran generals of the military, especially Wang Jian, who walked from being a mere soldier to his current position, rising step by step.

He is extremely familiar with the bows and arrows in the military.

He is very clear about the power of the bows and arrows in the Great Qin military, especially the standard-issue powerful bows, which fall far short of this level.

He naturally sensed that Zhang Liang did not use any other means, and as for increasing strength, even powerful bows have their limits.

It turns out that the standard-issue powerful bows of the Great Qin, no matter what, could never reach this level.

Now that they have been improved, if the entire Great Qin military were to use this powerful bow in Zhang Liang's hands, the strength of the Great Qin army would be able to increase by several notches.

The role of bows and arrows in the Great Qin military is immense.

The stronger the bows and arrows, the more useful they are for their defense; with their backs to the city walls, the Great Qin army can exert the maximum power of their archers.

Over these years, every time the Rebel Army has attacked, they have been met with destructive blows from the Great Qin archers, which consistently weaken the enemy's morale and effective strength.

Now that the power of these bows and arrows has increased threefold, the effect achieved will likely be even more terrifying.

"Good bow, good bow! With this bow, our confidence in resisting the Rebel Army has increased by several points."

"Nan Sun, can this bow be manufactured on a large scale?"

Wang Bi, standing to the side, was also full of eagerness; looking at the bow in Zhang Liang's hands, he could not help but look toward Nan Sun.

"Haha!"

"General Wang Bi, this bow has more than just these effects; you can try it yourself."

Zhang Liang came back to his senses, tossed the powerful bow in his hand to Wang Bi, and said with a smile.

"Is that so? Let me try it out."

Wang Bi reached out and grabbed the powerful bow, picked up an arrow, and then instantly drew the bow. At the moment of drawing, his eyebrows arched; he already knew what Zhang Liang had meant just now.

Boom—!

With a loud bang, one could see that three thousand meters away, an iron-wood tree as thick as three men could embrace had been shattered, and the arrow, still carrying residual force, continued to pierce through seven or eight more giant trees.

"Good!"

Wang Bi's personal guards could not help but shout in approval.

"The strength required to draw this bow is only one-tenth or two-tenths of the original."

Wang Bi said with a look of excitement.

Once these words were spoken, Wang Jian was truly moved. Originally, the power of this powerful bow already exceeded that of the standard-issue bows of the Qin army, and he had assumed that a powerful bow of such strength might require more force.

In that case, the number of times an archer could draw the bow might also decrease.

Yet he had not expected that this powerful bow would actually require even less strength; he found it somewhat incredible.

Wang Jian naturally knew that Wang Bi would not be muddled about such matters; thus, this powerful bow is simply incredible. Once this new powerful bow can be manufactured on a large scale, the improvement to the Great Qin army will be terrifying.

Wang Jian could not help but look at Su Fan, the surprise in his eyes impossible to conceal.

This person has given him far too many surprises.

The appearance of Gai Nie only temporarily resolved the threat of the Rebel Army's Golden Immortals; the existence of Gai Nie cannot bring any improvement to the Great Qin army.

Gai Nie is merely a top-tier expert; perhaps in certain special circumstances, Gai Nie can play a significant role.

But at this moment, in Wang Jian's heart, Su Fan's status far exceeds that of Gai Nie. No matter how strong Gai Nie is, he is only a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

This strength is indeed good, and placed within the Great Qin military, he could rank among the best, but Wang Jian knows that even if Gai Nie possesses Military School cultivation, he is only a commander of one side.

He does not offer much improvement to the Great Qin army as a whole.

But Su Fan is different; just this optimization of the bows and arrows alone, not to mention anything else, will absolutely increase the strength of the archers several times over.

One must know how many archers the Great Qin military has—no less than three million.

Especially on the Beidi border, the garrison legions on the Great Wall; archers and crossbowmen are the best weapons for dealing with the Grassland Barbarians and the Xiongnu.

Especially the archers, who have the greatest lethality against the Xiongnu.

Compared to the Xiongnu, the Great Qin's cavalry strength might not be inferior, but in terms of numbers, they are far behind the Xiongnu.

The training of cavalry itself is quite difficult.

The Xiongnu are people of the saddle, but the Great Qin soldiers are different; first, they need a period of time for horse-riding training.

Secondly, there are the warhorses.

Cavalry has very high requirements for warhorses, especially in this Mythical World; after the Great Qin soldiers undergo training, while their physiques are powerful, their body weight also far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Ordinary warhorses cannot carry soldiers weighing several hundred or even several thousand jin while galloping at high speeds on the battlefield.

Only those warhorses with strengthened bloodlines can serve as cavalry mounts.

Cultivating these warhorses is not very easy.

On the Caoyuan, these warhorses are much easier to come by; furthermore, the Grassland Barbarians have special means to enhance the bloodlines of their warhorses.

Therefore, when it comes to competing in cavalry, the Great Qin is not suited, and thus they have the archers.

Especially the Great Wall built by the Great Qin in the north, which can resist the Xiongnu army, and with the help of the long-range attacks of these Arrows, it can strike the northern Xiongnu severely.

Now that the powerful bows have been optimized, it will be even easier for the Great Qin to deal with the Xiongnu in the north, and the strikes will also be much greater.

For the Great Qin Empire, this is definitely a good thing.

Weakening the Xiongnu and letting the iron hooves of the Great Qin penetrate deep into the Caoyuan; previously, they might have been limited by troops and horses, but now that the archers have improved several times over, perhaps they might even be able to annihilate the Xiongnu.