Chapter 287 Legion Building
“Your Highness, rest assured, Ling Yi will choose a skilled senior blacksmith to teach the forging skills of crossbows when he returns.”
At the third prince’s residence, Ling Yi made a serious promise. Said: "In half a year at most, we can provide His Highness with the first batch of three thousand crossbows and matching crossbow arrows."
"In the future, as long as the raw materials can keep up, we can make at least one thousand crossbows every month The crossbow can be used by more users or replaced after wear and tear.”
“Okay!” I will definitely advise my father and I will not hesitate to give you titles!”
If Ling Yi can do what he said, then they [Tian Dou Empire] will definitely be able to build an army with crossbows as the main means of attack.
Xue Ye, under the guidance of Ling Yi, has just tested the power of the crossbow. It can penetrate three layers of iron armor within fifty steps!
This kind of lethality has exceeded the first soul skills of many attack-type soul masters, and is even close to the power of the second soul skills.
In addition, it is extremely convenient to aim or change arrows. With the same arrow reserve, crossbowmen have more powerful endurance than archers. In this way, a crossbowman The combat effectiveness of the legion must far exceed that of the archer legion!
The most important thing is that it is much lower than the cost of training a qualified archer!
As the third prince Xue Ye who is about to lead the establishment of such an excellent crossbow regiment, he will definitely gain great points in the eyes of Emperor Xue Rong!
Also, I have previously won the right to spread "Blue Silver Rice" in the two northern provinces of [Tian Dou Empire]. As long as the arrangements are made for the next sowing season, when the harvest season comes, the harvest will truly be huge. times, then he will have both military and civilian achievements in his hands. In this way, won't the position of the prince be stable?
Overjoyed, Xue Ye set up a very high-standard banquet at his prince's residence to specially entertain Ling Yi and Dugu Bo.
These two people, one is a great talent who can help him win in the battle for the throne, and the other is a powerful soul saint, they are both worthy of Xue Ye's efforts to win over.
After a luncheon that was enjoyed by both host and guest, Ling Yi declined Xue Ye's offer to stay, and left the third prince's residence with Dugu Bo, who was already a little impatient, and headed back to the small courtyard in the east of the city.
An hour later, the third prince's mansion, study room.
Xue Ye and Xue Xing sat opposite each other. On the desk between them was the exquisite crossbow that Ling Yi had given to Xue Ye before.
After Xuexing took advantage of it and looked at it carefully, he once again praised: "What a wonderful workmanship!"
As a person who yearns for the battlefield and wants to be a general, As a grand marshal, rather than a prince who covets the throne, Xuexing fell more and more in love with the crossbow, a weapon that could exert great power on the battlefield.
“Okay.”
Xue Ye knocked on the table, interrupting Xue Xing's love, and asked in a deep voice: "Ninth brother, as far as I know, you have a good relationship with Artimos of the Border Army?"
"It's pretty good." Xue Xing raised his head, looked at Xue Ye, and replied: "Third brother, you know, when I was in the academy, I formed a team, and Artimus was my Teammate for one year. "
"After he graduated, he returned to the family to inherit the title and served in the border army. Over the years, although I have not contacted him very frequently, our relationship has never been broken. .”
Hearing Xue Xing’s introduction, Xue Ye nodded noncommittally.
Xue Xing glanced at the crossbow in his hand, and asked Xue Ye curiously: "Third brother, are you planning to establish a crossbow corps among the border troops through Artimos? ”
Xue Ye had already relayed the crossbow-making information that Ling Yi had described to him to Xue Xing. Naturally, Xue Xing immediately understood some of his third brother's thoughts.
“This is not a good choice.” Xuexing said:
“Not to mention that Artimus’s main influence is in logistics, and he has no involvement in the military. Those soul master families in the border army are all intertwined. If they really want to establish a crossbow army, it’s hard to say whether they will be under your control.”
“Of course not.” Xue Ye. He shook his head, denied Xuexing's guess, and said:
"I'm just going to use Altimus to help me find someone among the border troops."
“Looking for someone?” Xuexing became even more curious when he heard this: “Who is it? Third brother, you are so interested in me?”
Facing Xuexing’s curious eyes , Xue Ye did not hide anything, and said directly: "A centurion leader named 'Kufan'. At least, when Ling Yi was still in the border army, he was a centurion leader."
"Ku Fan? Leader of a hundred people?" Xue Xing raised his eyebrows: "With this position, among the frontier troops, the most powerful one is a second-level soul master, right? Or maybe he is a first-level soul master. Is there anything special about this person? ”
In the [Tian Dou Empire], as long as the strength reaches the third-ring soul master, as long as they are willing to loyal to the empire, they can obtain the title of baron.
And if you join the military, you will at least start as a leader of a thousand people.
And if you are a great soul master, you will not be able to sit in this position without a few great military achievements.
So, is a mere centurion leader, with no more than a great soul master-level strength, worthy of the attention of Xue Ye, the third prince of the [Tian Dou Empire] and a strong contender for the crown prince position?
Xue Ye said calmly: "According to what Ling Yi said, this Ku Fan's martial spirit is called "Hurricane Soul Chasing Crossbow" and is the prototype of the crossbow in your hand. "
"Oh? ”
Hearing what Xue Ye said, Xue Xing was startled, then a look of interest appeared on his face, and he murmured: "So that's it, I just don't know what the power of his martial spirit is, and what happens when he uses his soul skills? "
Immediately, Xue Xing asked Xue Ye: "Third brother, are you going to transfer that Ku Fan to your subordinates?"
"Yes" Xue Ye nodded. Nodding, he said: "If he is worthy of training, I will find a way to place him in the "Royal Knights". "
"What? ! "
Xue Xing was so shocked that he almost stood up, looked at Xue Ye, and said in disbelief: "Third brother, this is not a joke. If my father knows about it..."
"Don't worry." Xue Ye waved his hand and said, "I will report it to my father in advance."
"The "Royal Knights" has 50,000 people, and Ku Fan can serve as a hundred people in the border army. With long strength, there is no problem in getting in. "
"But if he can only be a soldier, it's not worth my time at all. "
"I will show the power of crossbows to my father first. As long as Ling Yi can really provide three thousand crossbows in half a year, and then there will be a follow-up supply of one thousand crossbows every month, I think my father will not Will they refuse to separate a crossbow cavalry among the 50,000 "Royal Knights"..."
"Crossbow cavalry..." Xuexing repeated the term subconsciously, and then asked: "Three What I mean is, if that Ku Fan has potential, are you prepared to recommend him to be the commander of this crossbow cavalry? ”
Xue Ye did not nod or shake his head, but said lightly: "Let Artimos find the person first."
As for the centurion leader named 'Kufan', is he willing? Neither Xue Ye nor Xue Xing had ever considered the issue of loyalty to him, Xue Ye.
Who is Xue Ye? [Tian Dou Empire] The third prince is very likely to become the Tian Dou Emperor. Would a small centurion in the frontier army refuse such a golden thigh?
It is only natural to be loyal to such a future master of the empire!
Continue coding, the next chapter should be before midnight~
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