"Duan Ping, how's it going?" Duan Ye hurriedly dismounted and walked into the middle of the giant stone cannon. Duan Ping followed suit, while the others were slightly behind.
"Sir, please be at ease. The brothers have practiced day and night and are very familiar with it. Especially since Mr. Jun promised to give the brothers a chance to show their faces in front of the governor, these boys are even more hard-working. The slogan given by Mr. Joining the Army
It really works. As soon as everyone shouts, they will know what you are doing and what I am doing. Hey, don’t worry."
"That's good. Later, Lord Jiexia, all the generals, and the envoys from Qiuci will come to our Shihaizi to see everyone's hard work for so many days. Go and tell them, please be careful. Later
Don’t lose my people.”
"Hey." Duan Ping responded, and ran down to tell his soldiers. Sure enough, these soldiers burst into cheers. No matter what era, people are eager to have the opportunity to show their face and show off, this is the case in ancient and modern times.
Being able to show it in front of the commander-in-chief is a rare opportunity.
Duan Ye only had these wooden frames in his mind. Of course, they also had a name, called boulder cannons.
Trebuchets have been around for a long time, but boulder cannons are different. The key is that the principles of ejecting stones are different, so the power is also different. For example, the traditional trebuchet is like a bow. No matter how the bow arms and bow strings are improved, compared with crossbows,
It's always a bit off.
In other words, the trebuchets built by China in ancient times relied on people to pull them and horses, but what Duan Ye made this time was a counterweight-type trebuchet, which is the same principle as what Alao Wading was tinkering with.
It is not that these craftsmen have never built normal trebuchets, but it is not that they have never seen it during the war. Dozens of people pulled the rope as hard as they could, and then listened to the command from the top and withdrew their efforts at the same time, and the stones flew out.
It looks like a galloping horse, but hitting the city wall is like scratching an itch.
This period of joining the army was remarkable. The craftsmen drew drawings that were unheard of. The entire trebuchet was so small that it did not need to be pulled by ropes, and it was said that it could be operated by just a few people. Although the craftsmen were not high-status, they all shook their heads in disbelief.
Hearing is deceptive, seeing is believing. Duan Ye didn't talk nonsense and just asked people to assemble it and assemble a sample for them to see before talking.
Now that he had the drawings, there was no problem in building it. Soon, a device that was half the size of the original catapult was built. For the first prototype, Duan Ye did not add wheels, but used a platform wooden skid.
It can be more stable. Then instead of using a relatively thin but tough wooden pole, I directly looked for a log with a dense interior and strong strength.
The principle is very simple. In the past, the trebuchet had to consider the elasticity of the wooden pole itself to a large extent. However, Duan Ye knew that the power of the trebuchet did not lie in that little bit of tension, but in the initial velocity of the boulder flying out and the size of the boulder.
After all, how powerful is a slingshot? How powerful is a crossbow? To send a boulder to a high altitude undoubtedly requires energy and work. So it is basically the principle of leverage to amplify the speed. In other words, it is necessary to convert the gravitational potential energy into
It is kinetic energy. These principles are not difficult for people who have studied elementary physics to understand, but it is impossible for people who have not received systematic education to think clearly. Therefore, although the craftsmen in ancient China were skilled in craftsmanship and worked hard, they were not bad at all.
I didn't think of these things.
Give it a try and you will know if it works. After Duan Ye made the prototype, he organized craftsmen in Shihaizi to see what happened. After some testing, the craftsmen were all convinced. They are all people who know the goods, so the little
A wooden pole suddenly threw a pumpkin-sized stone high, and everyone could even hear a faint whistling sound. What does this mean? It means that the speed of the stone is really very fast. If it hit the city wall, it would probably fall in a few seconds.
It can break through the city wall. If it hits the head... many people can't help but shudder.
Since everyone is convinced, things will be easier to handle. Duan Ye quickly formulated the standard type of boulder cannon. In fact, the structure is very simple, with a long stem, a button shaft, a hoop, a traction rope, and a hook. Just a few things. In the military
It's actually easy to find. But Duan Ye stipulates that all parts must be according to his size and made better. The length can have a slight error, but it can't be too big. Although the craftsmen don't understand, they all implement it. Big
Who dares to be disobedient in front of the governor?
After the assembly was completed, it was indeed about the same size as a trebuchet, but Duan Ye was very confident that the initial speed could be several times that of the original trebuchet, so the power must be at least squared, right?
The next step was training. Everyone was reluctant at first, but Duan Ye invited Lu Guang's arrows, so everyone obeyed. After ten days of this, when Duan Ye's flag was lifted, huge rocks penetrated the sky, whistling uncontrollably, and the mountains of earth were destroyed with one strike.
Duan Ye felt a little relieved when he saw it. With such a sharp weapon, it should be no problem to capture Qiuci, and it would be no problem to frighten the envoy.
Gently touching the roughly processed long arm, Duan Ye felt mixed emotions. The machines in front of him were like his own children. Duan Ye almost watched them transform from trees with branches and leaves into sharp weapons for killing people.
Watching the craftsmen working hard to build and assemble it; watching the soldiers who originally used knives and guns finally accept the boulder cannon and fall in love with the boulder cannon. Because Duan Shenjun told them that they can only cut one person at a time with the knife.
A boulder cannon can kill several heads with one stone. If it breaks through the city wall, a few stones can break through the city gate. Everyone will settle accounts, which is obvious. What's more, Duan Canjun also promised them that he would give them a reward in front of Lu Shuai.
They ask for credit. They operate the machine, so it’s hard to give credit to everyone, but the share of credit they deserve is absolutely indispensable to them!
Time was running out, so Duan Ye forced himself to wake up from his reverie, only to see that the soldiers were already standing in order, and Duan Ye also had a chance to lecture.
Walking up to a relatively high mound, Duan Ye glanced around and said loudly: "Brothers, your hard work over the past few days can be seen by Commander Lu, and I can also see it by joining the army. Your skills, once the city is attacked,
It will surely surprise your former lords!"
Seeing that the soldiers were listening to him attentively, Duan Ye looked solemn and continued: "However, after all, siege of a city requires the sacrifice of human lives. God has the virtue of good life. Qiuci City sent an envoy, and Lu Shuai was willing to do so."
Talk to them. But only if you have the ability to defeat Kucha can you take advantage of the peace talks, you think, right?"
"right!"
"Then, this is the time to rely on you! Lu Shuai is conducting a military parade with the Kucha envoy to show off the power of our army. Of course, there is no need to mention the horse and infantry. However, Lu Shuai has given us a chance! Lu Shuai will take the envoy,
Bring the generals and other robes to Shihaizi to see you and ask you to prove to the envoy that if we attack Kucha, we can defeat it in one day. Do you have this ability?"
"have!"
"We have!"
Soldiers are the ones who can't stand the general's provocation. Duan Ye slapped him a little, and everyone's eyes turned red.
He was very satisfied with the effect, but Duan Ye suddenly put on a mysterious expression and said, "Do you know, the envoy sent by King Qiuci is a woman."
"What? Pussy?"
"Isn't this too disrespectful?"
"Hold that bitch and we'll attack the city tomorrow!"
The soldiers were in a commotion, and Duan Ping was among them, fanning the flames. Duan Ye waited for them to discuss for a while before continuing: "Everyone, listen to me." He immediately put on a serious look and said: "It's because of the dispatch.
You are a bitch, and you can’t embarrass yourself in front of Lu Shuai later! If you are a leader, you will get ten points, but if you are a bitch, you will get twelve points! Do you all hear me?"
"I heard it!" This time, the voice was uniform and resounded through the sky. Even Lu Guang and Jiang Yu in the distance could faintly hear it.
"Okay! How to do it, I have told you a long time ago, and you have practiced it many times, so there will be no problem. Now, sit down where you are and rest." Duan Ye said with a smile.
Everyone was shocked, feeling that this man who joined the army had no official airs at all, so they all sat down and chatted. Duan Ye himself fell into deep thought.