The young man hurriedly said: "Historically, Demetrius, the son of King Antigoneus, used this machine to conquer Rhodes and many other cities one after another, so he earned the nickname of the besieger......"

Listening to the introduction of history, Li Du began to call for people to assemble this wooden giant. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are a lot of people playing here in the camp every day, and he calls for help.

A treasure hunter said, "Boss Li, what is the benefit of helping? Do you provide beer?"

Li Du said: "Drink beer as you like, I will have a party after it is formed, and the guys can enjoy it as much as they want!"

I heard that there is a party to play, and the treasure pickers are interested.

In fact, even if there is no party, they are willing to help, after all, the siege tower is a legendary thing, they have only seen it in movies and television, and they have never encountered it in reality.

There are many people, and even if there are no drawings, a part of it can be quickly assembled thanks to everyone's discussion.

Moreover, Li Du can use the ability of the little flying insect to reverse time, and constantly check what the siege tower looked like when it was formed, so as to guide everyone to form it.

The first to be built was the protective chamber, which was the main body of the siege tower, a small house made of solid wood.

The protective room is the basic building, and the ground floor is equipped with steerable wheels, and the wheels are also wooden, which are enough to be one person high, and it takes two big men to hold them up.

Except for the wheels, the rest of the chamber is mainly made of hard wood planks, reinforced by iron nails, and has a thick layer of cowhide hanging on the outside.

Hans stroked the thick cowhides that were connected together and said, "Even if this siege tower can't be built in the end, then we will have a harvest, and these cowhides are quite valuable." ”

Mr. Martin looked at it and said, "It's all old cowhide, it's not worth much now, it's a hanging layer, and it's used to defend against the arrows that come from it." ”

"Cowhides are prone to fire, aren't they?Why do you shoot arrows at them?, shouldn't they be attacked by fire?" asked one of the treasure pickers.

Mr. Martin laughed, "So of course there is a guard on the outside of the hide, which is made of fresh twigs and covered with slimy mud, so that it can resist both the flames and the falling arrows." ”

The protective room was gradually built, and although everyone was tired, their spirits were high.

The protective chamber that appeared in front of them was very domineering, surrounded by sharp three-pointed spikes, the spikes were shaped like lightning, and the texture was steel, and there was rust, but it did not hinder its lethality.

After seeing these spikes, one of the students said, "Okay, here we are, this is a siege tower made in the Greek style, and lo and behold, the spikes are in the shape of Zeus's lightning." ”

Mr. Martin shook his head and said, "No, you can't infer that from the spikes, go on, I think it's the work of the Indians." ”

In addition to the spikes, there were some patterns in the protective room, which he judged from the patterns.

Li Du had to admit that the old man had a vicious eye, and when he reversed time, he saw that this siege tower was in the hands of the Indians in the early stage, and it was a product for the Indian tribal war.

Continuing to assemble, the siege towers have all the necessary accessories, they are like assembling a large building block, the formalities are complicated, but not difficult.

The chamber is more than two meters high, and above it is a multi-storey tower, each of which can be equipped with different weapons and equipment, and thus has a different function.

There is not only one floor, but two floors, with one floor in between.

"On the first floor are coolies, who are very strong and are responsible for pushing the siege towers closer to the target walls. Inside the second layer are warriors, who hide in it, and try to climb up to fight after getting close to the walls. ”

On the upper floor, there is a bow machine slot, which can be equipped with a total of four large crossbow machines, but unfortunately although the crossbow machine is there, the crossbow arrows are missing, otherwise they can even pull the crossbow machine on the spot and use it.

On the top floor is the Arrow Tower, on which soldiers can stand and shoot arrows to attack each other for cover, and the Arrow Tower can also be converted into a drawbridge for soldiers to climb the wall, which is very clever.

Beneath the tower are eagle claw-like tools, all made of fine iron, which have the effect of destroying the enemy's top parapet and fixing the drawbridge to the city.

More than 20 people worked all day, from morning to evening, and finally built the siege tower.

Everyone is very tired, but they have a sense of accomplishment, and the siege tower looks domineering and looks super good.

The entire siege tower was more than six meters high, and during the siege, a large number of soldiers hid in the huge machine, relying on wheels and ropes to pull forward.

Together, they can move the siege tower to the weak point of the enemy's wall, and then they can attack, unless the defender is much stronger than the attacker, the siege tower will open a huge gap in the wall.

Mr. Martin took a few pictures, and everyone was taking pictures and went up to take pictures with the siege tower.

Obviously, this siege tower is a murder weapon, not a simple prop, so if they miss this opportunity, they may never touch it in their lifetime.

Mr. Martin exclaimed, "This is supposed to be the siege tower of the Indian tribe, it may be an antique, it is a hundred years or more old." ”

Hans was pleasantly surprised, "Really?"

"Yes," said Mr. Martin, "I don't know which tribe exactly, but the siege towers of the Indians ceased to be made at the end of the nineteenth century, because the government communicated and the tribal wars between them ended, and the siege towers were useless." ”

For the Indians, the activity of the siege tower has a great psychological deterrent effect on the enemy defending the city, often making the enemy frightened and surrendering without a fight, which is its real effect.

Until a hundred years ago, Indian tribes were still fighting with each other from time to time, and some tribes built cities, of course, they were called cities, which were just walled villages.

Without the use of firearms, it would not be easy to capture such villages, and could even cause huge losses to the attackers.

Therefore, before the Europeans came to North America, the Indians relied on such siege towers to conquer cities and land.

If Mr. Martin was right, the siege tower would be of great value, and the Indian tribes were now often very wealthy, and they would certainly be willing to collect such a siege tower.

Mr. Martin seized the opportunity to give lessons to the students and discuss with them the historical events related to the siege towers.

"In 363, the Roman expeditionary force besieged the Persian fortified city of Pilizapola, and the Romans used siege towers to attack after persuasion failed, and opened a gap in the city wall to attack the city......"

"In the Third Macedonian War, Rome marched into Greece, and the Roman legions suffered repeated setbacks in the early days. In 168 BC, the consul Paulus led the main army to attack, using siege towers to intimidate the Macedonian army and civilians into victory......"