frightfiction Chapter 262: Not necessarily a war
Chapter 262: Not necessarily a war
"What can a little girl like you do by running to the border? It's enough for grown men like us to fight in wars. How could we take a delicate girl like you to such a dangerous place? Not to mention letting you go to the battlefield, don't even think about it! You'd better stay at home and accompany your grandma, and stop having nonsense!" Ermao said seriously with a frown on his face. His frown and sharp eyes made people shudder.
"Your second brother is right. We can leave the fighting to the soldiers at the border. If you feel bored at home, you can go to the city with me to play for a few days. You haven't been to the city for a long time. I will go back to the city in a few days. You can go with me then. Bring grandma with you. She probably hasn't been out for a long time. Take her for a walk around the surrounding areas. It happens that I have to help Hua Ming inspect the business during this time." Qi Xingyun said softly.
"That's right. It's just a small fight now. It may not even lead to a big fight. After we discuss it here, I will report it to the general and then think of a countermeasure against them. You have to believe that we can protect the people. Just accompany your grandma and follow Brother Xingyun to patrol." Ermao also advised.
"Little Sister Cao'er, you said there were two kinds of weapon blueprints?" Qi Xingyun asked curiously. His bright eyes were fixed on the petite girl in front of him, as if he wanted to find more secrets from her lively eyes.
Xiao Cao'er, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but pout when she heard this and muttered softly: "You want my weapon blueprints without taking me to the border? You're dreaming!" Although her voice was not loud, Ermao and Qi Xingyun who were present could hear it clearly.
Ermao heard his sister's mumbling and walked forward, saying earnestly: "Sister, if you have any good ideas, you can tell me. We are the people of Daxia, and we should do our part for the stability of the country."
However, Xiao Cao'er turned his head away and snorted coldly: "Hmph, haven't I contributed enough for the Great Xia Kingdom since I was born? Everything we have now, which one was not earned by our own efforts?" It was the first time for Qi Xingyun and Ermao to see Xiao Cao'er look so dissatisfied.
It turned out that Xiao Cao had been holding back a lot of anger. She thought that people from other families who traveled here could get generous rewards by simply contributing a little. But Xiao Cao worked hard to find an excuse to take out two high-yield grains to offer to Qi Xingyun, that is, to the court, but she had not seen the court give her even the slightest reward.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Qi Xingyun raised his lips slightly and consoled her, "Don't worry, little sister Xiaocao, just relax. The emperor has clearly recorded your family's contributions, so naturally you will be rewarded."
Humph, humph.
Xiao Cao'er hummed twice, sat down, drew the sleeve crossbow diagram, and also wrote down some points that should be paid attention to and handed them to Qi Xingyun.
The crossbow is made with exquisite craftsmanship, and the crossbow body is mostly made of tough wood or metal. The bowstring is strong, and the crossbow arrows fired are short but sharp. The advantage is that the user can launch a sudden attack at close range, making it difficult for the enemy to defend.
However, the sleeve crossbow also has certain limitations. Due to its small size, relatively limited range and power, it often cannot cause fatal damage to enemies wearing heavy armor. But in some special occasions, such as assassination, self-defense or close-range raids, the sleeve crossbow can play an unexpected effect.
"This is basically the situation of this weapon! However, I'm not sure whether you can successfully manufacture it with your current abilities. If there are any difficulties, I will go and check it out myself. As for the required materials, you have to find them by yourselves." Xiao Cao'er said softly, slowly lowering his head, continuing to concentrate on the pen in his hand, writing with a rustling sound.
The mysterious weapon she was describing at the moment was the dreaded bomb, also known as a grenade. You should know that this thing is extremely lethal! In the vigorous Anti-Japanese War in the previous life, it made great contributions and played an indispensable and important role.
Now, Xiao Caoer decided to give the production method to Qi Xingyun. If a war really breaks out in the future, then with this powerful weapon, it will definitely help our army win a certain degree of victory, and at the same time greatly reduce the casualties of our army.
When Qi Xingyun took the paper Xiao Cao'er had just written and handed it to him, he suddenly jumped up from his seat as if he had been electrocuted. He widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief, and then stretched out his hands to tightly hold Xiao Cao'er's arm, and asked in a trembling voice due to excessive excitement: "Sister, is everything you wrote here absolutely true?"
"Of course it's true. I never joke. If foreign enemies keep harassing us, we can use this thing to hit them and make them unable to return. Then we'll see if they dare to come again." Xiao Cao'er said proudly.