Chapter 23: Western inventions already existed in the Qin Dynasty two thousand years ago!
"To put it another way, even if the Qin crossbow cannot penetrate the armor, the Qin army still has more powerful weapons!"

Bruce found another picture that surprised the students so much that they couldn't close their mouths!
【What is this, a bed? 】

[No, it looks like a bed with an enlarged version of the Qin crossbow mounted on it! ]

[How did the Chinese come up with such an outrageous thing? ]

[Ward Post! The intelligence of the Chinese people is beyond my imagination! ]

[The Qin crossbow just now was able to shoot through the wooden board, so isn't this thing even more powerful? ]

[Brother, I guess it would take at least ten people to pull it! ]

Bruce smiled mysteriously: "Everyone is right, the name of this thing is called a bed crossbow."

"The crossbow requires dozens of people to operate at the same time, and the range is over 600 meters!"

"And its power is extremely huge, far beyond the ordinary Qin crossbows, and it can even penetrate the city walls!"

"In the Han Dynasty after the Qin Dynasty, the famous general Li Ling used chariots and crossbows as weapons, and with only 5,000 men, he stopped 80,000 Xiongnu!"

"Can you imagine how powerful the bed crossbow is?"

"Just imagine, if Alexander the Great faced this kind of arrow formation, would he really have a chance of winning?"

Bliss's face flickered with longing.

He really wanted to travel back to that time, see with his own eyes the powerful Qin State, and see the legendary emperor of all time!
See how he sweeps across the world and sweeps across the vast world!
Before studying Chinese history, he had always believed that Alexander the Great was the greatest king in the world.

But when he understood China and Qin Shihuang, he found that he was wrong.

And it’s totally wrong!

Qin Shi Huang is truly the greatest emperor of all time!
Not only did he clear the world and achieve unification, but his many policies after the unification also had a profound impact on Chinese civilization!

The students all lowered their heads, lost in thought.

Whether Alexander could defeat Qin Shi Huang, the answer is already obvious.

The main weapon of the Macedonian phalanx was the spear, which was six meters long. Combined with the tight formation of the phalanx, it could unilaterally crush most countries.

That is why he was able to build an empire spanning Europe and Asia in just ten years.

But facing Qin Shihuang's army, he really had no chance of winning!

A spear that is more than six meters long is indeed long enough, but the Qin army will not engage in close combat with you at all. The Qin crossbow alone can beat you into a sieve!
What? You said that the Qin crossbow with a range of 100 meters is not powerful enough and the range is not far enough?
It doesn’t matter, there are crossbows with greater power and longer range!

Is a range of 600 meters long enough?
You know, the effective range of many guns is less than 600 meters!

As soon as you get into formation, you'll be greeted by a rain of arrows!

This rain of arrows can pierce people into skewers and eat them!

But the Qin army relied on more than just the Qin crossbow.

The Qin army's conventional tactics were to use Qin crossbows to clear the way, and then charge with cavalry and chariots, outflanking from both wings and disrupting the enemy's formation.

Finally, it is the infantry's stage.

The Qin army's formations were flexible and varied, and its overall combat capability was definitely stronger than Alexander's troops.

"In addition to the Qin crossbow, the Qin sword is also an invention that is a thousand years ahead of the world!"

"When the Chinese were excavating the Terracotta Warriors, they found a sword that was bent by the Terracotta Warriors. But when they removed it, the sword miraculously recovered!"

"This sword has eight facets in total, and the error of each facet is no more than a hair's breadth!"

"The reason why the Qin sword is so hard is that the craftsmen at that time perfectly mastered the copper-tin ratio. The hardness of the Qin sword is equivalent to that of medium-carbon steel, and its toughness is equivalent to that of a piece of modern glass!" Bruce was very excited. He didn't know much about archaeology, but he had a good friend who was a professor of archaeology.

He had been to China and had seen Qin Jian with his own eyes.

When his friend described Qin Jian to him, he used a series of "amazing" words!

And call it one of the greatest inventions of ancient China!

The students looked at each other, each of them had a look of disbelief.

[Look at that clay figurine, it weighs at least a hundred pounds, but it didn't break the sword? ]

[Is this sword made of gold or silver? ]

[The error is no more than a hair? In ancient times, there was no such a small unit of measurement. How did they do it? ]

[It has been buried underground for so long, it should have been carbonized long ago, right? ]

"Classmates, the Qin sword has been sleeping in the loess for two thousand years. After being dug out, it is still as bright as new and extremely sharp!"

"Chinese researchers have discovered that the sword has a 10-micron-thick layer of chromium salt compounds, which is an advanced technology only available in modern times!"

A student suddenly thought of something and stood up: "Professor, are you talking about chromium salt oxidation?"

Bruce nodded: "It is chromium salt oxidation! Germany invented it in 1937, and the United States invented it in 1950, and they applied for patents one after another. But in fact, the Chinese had mastered it as early as two thousand years ago!"

When these words were spoken, the students were so shocked that their mouths opened wide.

This invention that the Western world is so proud of was completed by the Chinese more than two thousand years ago?
Doesn't that mean that they have been following in China's footsteps without realizing it?
This makes them look like clowns!

Bruce was very satisfied seeing that the students were all lost in thought.

He hopes that through his classes, students will face China squarely and look at it objectively rather than with arrogance.

"Students, I can tell you responsibly that China is not what the BBC says it is. It is much more powerful than you think! If possible, I hope you can learn more about Chinese history and not indulge in self-deceiving lies!"

The black guy stood up and said angrily, "Shit! Bruce, you actually talked nonsense in class. I'm going to report you to the school!"

He worked very hard to get the opportunity to study in Taiwan.

In his mind, the United States is the most powerful country in the world!
He wants to stay here and become the best!
But the professor has been praising China all the time?

How could he accept this?

If this is true, I might as well go study abroad in China!

"Oh, feel free to report it if you want, but please don't waste everyone's time!"

"Fake!"

Brother Hei ran out of the classroom angrily and slammed the door.

A student asked: "Professor, if the Qin army was so powerful, why didn't they choose to march west?"

Many students have the same question.

If they are really that powerful, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes to sweep across Europe?

Bruce pushed up his glasses: "There are many reasons for this."

"First of all, it is due to the limitations of history. From the perspective of Qin Shihuang, the westernmost part was the Western Regions, and he did not know the existence of Europe."

"The second reason is that the people have been pushed to their limit after years of war, and Qin Shihuang hopes to have a rest and recuperation so that the people can resume production and labor."

(End of this chapter)