There was no words all the way. Lu Guang, Jiang Yu and others arrived at Shihaizi, but they saw that the more than 300 soldiers who had been transferred earlier were all in high spirits. Now the huge stone cannon that Duan Ye mentioned seemed to be smaller than the previous catapult.
However, looking at the stones in the pockets of the long arms, they are indeed much larger than the catapults I have seen before.
Jiangyu also looked intently at the so-called sharp weapon. When he saw that it was actually another type of catapult, he couldn't help but curl his lips. This thing existed in the Central Plains many years ago and is no stranger to the Western Regions. It is indeed very threatening to hit people.
, and it can still break through the city wall.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Jiangyu felt a hot gaze scanning her body, as if rough hands were touching her. She looked up angrily and saw that it was indeed the thief who had been stealing just now.
He looked at his Duan Ye anxiously and couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
After a polite conversation, Duan Ye said: "This time the envoy from Qiuci is here, Duan Ye has specially prepared a unique program. Please take a look at it, Lord Jiexia, and the envoy from Jiangyu."
Lu Guang nodded with satisfaction and led everyone to follow Duan Ye and continue walking south.
In front of him was a wall. Although it was only a few feet high, it was three feet high. It was set up exactly according to the specifications of Qiuci. Duan Ye just regretted that there were no bricks here and there was no time to bake them on site. But then again, there was no bricks at all.
It's necessary to waste bricks.
Obviously, this wall is the target.
"Excuse me, everyone, although this wall does not use bricks and stones, the soil is also taken from the local area. However, in order to make it strong, Xianguan took the soil, steamed it with boiling water, and compacted it as hard as possible. When pouring, even if it is pierced with cones, it will be rebuilt once it is an inch deep.
It only takes a few feet to build, but the brothers have to work hard for half a month and take turns to construct this section. Please check it with the envoy."
Someone had already been carrying a tray with two shining awls on it. Lu Guang picked up one, walked into the city wall with great interest, touched it gently with his left hand, and sighed: "It is indeed extremely dense." After that,
Suddenly he shouted loudly, but with a flash of cold light, the awl only left a circular shallow pit on the wall, and Lu Guang's face was already a little red. You must know that this is an earth city after all, not a masonry city.
build.
"Okay! Okay!" Lu Guang put down the awl and laughed loudly, "It seems that Duan Canjun is really knowledgeable and talented. Even if you build a temporary city, you can make this short wall so strong." Lu Guang
His martial arts skills are still very good, and his strength is particularly strong. He can pull a two-stone strong bow. Now he tried hard to pierce it, but it didn't penetrate. This shows that the wall is still very strong.
Everyone also applauded. Duan Ye saw Jiangyu's expression was different, so he smiled and said, "Miss Jiangyu, would you like to give it a try?"
Jiangyu suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart and said calmly: "The little girl is naturally not as good as the Jiexia divine power. Since the Jiexia can't taper even an inch, the little girl naturally can't either." However, in her heart, Jiangyu was a little worried. It was obvious.
, this wall is still very strong. After all, the earth city is earth, and the awl is so sharp. It stands to reason that it will not penetrate so shallowly unless it is tamped extremely firmly. And the density of this wall will not be worse than the Kucha city wall.
, then their purpose today is obvious. They want to use those catapults to smash this wall and demonstrate by the way.
However, he was still very familiar with the situation in Kucha City. The stones from those catapults only left a mark on the earthen wall and could not damage the foundation. Could this man-made one be able to break through the city wall?
Nodding, Duan Ye continued: "In that case, Jie Xia and everyone have experienced that this wall is as strong as the city. However, Duan Ye, following Jie Xia's orders, worked day and night with the craftsmen in the army to study the magic of the catapult.
, I finally got a sharp weapon, and I can show off my power here today, please forgive me!"
Lu Guangyunzhi. So Duan Ye raised the flag, and the soldiers who had practiced many times quickly took their positions. More than ten huge stone cannons surrounded the wall in an arc, and the distance was more than 60 feet. In fact, Duan Ye had privately calculated that it was about 80 feet.
The power of the boulder cannon can still be guaranteed, but this time in order to achieve a shocking effect, it is still a little closer.
After the debugging was completed and everything was confirmed to be correct, Duan Ye said: "Excuse me, my lords, before firing the salvo, please test fire a round so that you can see clearly."
Lu Guang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Since you have contributed to this matter, you will naturally make the decision."
Duan Ye no longer refused, raised the command flag with one hand, pointed to the sky, and shouted: "Unit No. 8, prepare!"
Car No. 8 was in the center, facing the earth wall. Duan Ping and others pulled down the lever arm and locked it with a fixed sliding hook. Then several soldiers stood on high stools and quickly filled the basket in front with stones. At the same time, Duan Ping and others
He personally tied an 80-pound stone to the long end of the grenade belt. When the lever arm was slightly bent downward, indicating that the counterweight was in place, Duan Ping shouted: "Unit No. 8 is in place!"
Duan Ping could handle 80 kilograms of stones by himself, and he seemed to be quite strong. Seeing that everything was ready, Duan Ye ordered his flag to chop, and shouted: "Let go!"
Duan Ping pulled the rope fiercely, the machine spring loosened, and the hook was released. The stone basket on the short arm side quickly dropped, and the lever arm quickly rotated. When the long arm was almost vertical, the stone was quickly thrown out. You didn't wait to see it.
Really, I heard a muffled sound and sand was flying everywhere. When everyone stepped forward to take a look, they were all dumbfounded.
Originally, it was difficult for the awl to penetrate even half an inch, but there was a huge hole nearly a foot thick. At the same time, there were many cracks in the surrounding earth ram. It was obvious that the impact of this stone was so great that it completely penetrated the inside of the earth ram.
structure.
The strength of the earth wall lies in the fact that the earth is soft but is hard when tamped, and the force can be divided, so it can withstand strong attacks. The key to breaking through the earth ram is not strong strength, but fast instantaneous speed, which is the so-called gap between momentum and impulse.
Relationship.
Jiangyu was particularly rude. He had always maintained a dignified manner no matter what before. But now it seems that the catapult is so powerful that Kucha City may not be able to resist it. What should he do now?
The male adults in Juqu also tutted loudly. Lu Shuihu's sons liked to fight with cavalry, but they couldn't do anything about the fortified city. Now they were quite surprised to see this catapult hitting a stone with such effect.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and after returning to the original place, Duan Ye ordered a volley again. Even though they were all mentally prepared, seeing that the soldiers completed their preparations almost at the same time, pulled the ropes at the same time, and more than ten boulders flew up at the same time, they were at a loss for words.
All extremely shocking.
After the smoke and dust dispersed, the earthen wall that looked quite towering before was already crumbling, with numerous cracks and pits everywhere. Everyone saw how strong it was just now, and the appearance after being smashed is also obvious. In the face of technology
, even if it is a copper wall and an iron wall, it is by no means indestructible.
"In the central army, hundreds of brothers from the left camp worked hard for more than a month and drilled all day long. The craftsmen in the army worked hard together and worked day and night, and finally got this sharp weapon. I would like to ask you to be a soldier craftsman and give me credit!" Duan Ye said while everyone was clicking their tongues.
But he came out straight away, knelt down on one knee and said loudly.
Lu Guang also woke up from his excitement. In the twenty years he has been on the battlefield, what hasn't he seen? But such sharp weapons are really unheard of. Now that Duan Ye is asking for credit for them, Lu Guang goes along with the flow and says: "God bless
Great Qin, for having obtained this sharp weapon, I will report to your majesty and ask for your merits. Before your majesty rewards you, this section can make the decision and reward you with a hundred catties of copper, a thousand bolts of cloth, and ten catties of salt and tea!"
"Thank you for the reward!" Everyone was very happy. Lu Guang was generous enough. Even if the rewards were shared equally, he would be able to buy some land and live a pleasant life after he retired from the army.
"As for Duan joining the army, he has another appointment, but don't worry, this section will definitely not treat a meritorious official badly, ah, hahahaha." Lu Guang laughed.
Naturally, Duan Ye would not have any objections. People at Lu Guang's level also knew that such a talent could not be bought with some external things. Perhaps now, he would be able to gain more secrets from the counselors.
At this time, Jiangyu said: "Jiexia, the power of the heavenly army, Jiangyu is known, Qiuci is willing to accept the surrender of the people, and become a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty. Qiuci is willing to accept the three conditions under the Jiexiao, but is willing to be exempted."