Chapter 204: Catapult
Soon, Xu Wen had already written.
"This letter must be delivered to Li Si and Shang Ying, they will understand when they see it, and there should be results within ten days at the latest."
Xu Wen said seriously, although His Majesty King Qin doesn't believe in himself very much now, there are some things that His Majesty King Qin can still see clearly.
I have to say that although Zhao Gao has some means, who is King Qin, after all, he is a famous figure in history, and he will not be blinded so easily.
Hearing this, Wang Hong, who was beside him, took the letter and left immediately.
Even Vice General Li Guangqi couldn't believe in this matter, and Xu Wen believed Wang Hong the most.
After all, Wang Hong is the one who has always followed him.
What's more, both Li Si and Shang Ying have already seen Wang Hong, and they all know the character of Wang Hong, but Li Guangqi doesn't know it.
To say, Wang Hong is definitely one of the people who speak around him in the palace.
"Next, it's time to deal with those brutes."
Xu Wen's eyes looked towards the barbarian camp.
"Lord Xu has other thoughts?"
Someone next to him looked at Xu Wen and asked seriously.
Xu Wen's eyes looked towards the barbarian camp opposite.
"I don't dare to say anything else, but I can't let the barbarians have no movement."
Xu Wen said seriously.
"But on weekdays, it's the barbarians who take the initiative to attack, and if you want to go out of the city to meet the barbarians, there will inevitably be losses."
Xiang Xian and the others around him also spoke seriously, their experience was actually not too familiar, but they had already deliberately consulted other generals during this time.
Especially Sun Leyi, who is next to him, if he doesn't have anything to do, he will come over here to take a look around and give some guidance.
Compared with Liu Si, Sun Leyi is a world apart.
"That being said, I have a better way."
Xu Wen said seriously.
Soon, Xu Wen instructed a few people around him, and a few people around him followed the order to get some wood over, and Xu Wen quickly drew the drawings of the trebuchet.
Although there are very few craftsmen in the Great Wall, after all, there must be craftsmen here, and if you repeat it, you can't resist the barbarians without weapons, which is something that everyone knows.
Moreover, the status of craftsmen is still quite high.
"Go and inform the Consul General, I need ten craftsmen."
Xu Wen spoke seriously, and Deputy General Li Guangqi beside him nodded when he heard this.
Since it is Xu Wen's person, it must be of great use, otherwise there are so many people around him, Xu Wen can use it.
"What did you say?"
"Xu Wen wants ten craftsmen?"
"I think he is also a smart person, but this place is completely different from Xianyang City, even if there are a lot of craftsmen in Xianyang City."
"But this is not Xianyang City, nor is it the Imperial Palace, within countless miles of the entire Great Wall, there are only about twenty craftsmen, and he will go to ten people in one breath, it's just a joke!"
The Consul General said solemnly.
It's not that they haven't sent people to learn to be craftsmen, but it's not so easy.
"You go and tell him that this is absolutely impossible, of course, if you only need one or two craftsmen, it will be no problem for him to use it for a day or two."
After thinking about it, the Commander-in-Chief spoke again when Vice General Li Guangqi was about to leave.
After all, he has already seen Xu Wen himself, it is indeed not ordinary, and few people can compare to Xu Wen's ability.
What's more, Xu Wen must have important things to ask for craftsmen, so it is not good to refuse directly, and it is no problem for one or two craftsmen to use it for him temporarily.
When Vice Adjutant General Li Guangqi heard this, he responded, and then left.
"Will you just give me two craftsmen?"
"This, forget it, I'll go on a walk myself!"
Xu Wen said seriously.
When the people around him saw that Xu Wen was going to go in person, their expressions instantly became serious, and several people looked at Xu Wen.
Although Xu Wen's temper is relatively straight, the same is true of the commander-in-chief, after all, he has always been a character who stays on the battlefield, so his temper naturally goes without saying.
Seeing a few people blocking him, Xu Wen understood that they had misunderstood what he meant.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to quarrel with the Commander-in-Chief, I'm going to go to the craftsman's shop to have a look, it's really not okay, it's not impossible for me to learn the technique myself, don't you think?"
Xu Wen opened his mouth and said, and when Deputy General Li Guangqi and others around him heard this, they were reluctant to breathe a sigh of relief.
After waiting for a while, Vice General Li Guangqi and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes again.
"Wait, wait, Lord Xu, what did you say?"
"With your status, how can you be a craftsman yourself."
"What's more, your identity is different now, you are still a Taiping general, and your main responsibility is to protect the Great Wall, if the Great Wall is lost, the responsibility will naturally not be said, and I am afraid that the responsibility will be big enough at that time."
"In this short period of time, no matter what movement the barbarians and others have, at least it is impossible for the barbarians and others to break through the Great Wall, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault!"
Xiang Xian and the others have already experienced a lot of things, and Vice General Li Guangqi couldn't help but nod when he heard this.
Indeed, this is true even if they do things on a day-to-day basis.
After all, merit and demerit cannot be offset, and once there is one, it is very likely to be death.
Xu Wen shook his head: "Wait for my good news." ”
Xu Wen spoke, and immediately left this side and went to the craftsman's shop.
There are already many people in the craftsman shop who have seen Xu Wen, or have heard of Xu Wen, after all, he has just arrived, and he has led 4,000 elite soldiers, and he is the new Taiping general, and he won the battle when he first came, and he also made a big incident, and almost broke the Great Wall.
The most important thing is that General Liu Si was directly killed by the Taiping General in front of him without mercy.
This is something that everyone knows.
"Lord Xu, are you here to create a suitable weapon?"
A craftsman walked over, came to Xu Wen's side, and asked seriously.
Hearing this, Xu Wen looked around, swept his eyes, and frowned.
"The quality of these weapons is pretty good."
"But you probably want to build something else besides weapons, right?"
Xu Wen looked at several craftsmen and said seriously.
"Naturally, we didn't specialize in making weapons, but we were requisitioned, so we came here and became craftsmen here."
"Some people have been guarding the Great Wall here for many years and are reluctant to leave, while others are not enough time to leave this side of the Great Wall."
When Xu Wen heard this, he didn't hesitate and took out the drawings directly.
"What about this thing, you see, can you build it?"