With a "boom", a stone in 100 catties flew out with a roar, and then hit a big tree under the back mountain. The big tree broke on the spot, the stones also fell apart, the scattered rubble flew around, and the small trees near the big tree also fell into bad luck.

"Smashed!"

"The range is too close!"

Pang Tong's trebuchet, according to what he said, throws stone bullets of about 100 catties, with a range of about 500 steps, and the accuracy is also very high, and the deviation is not higher than 10 steps. These data, when Pang Tong made this trebuchet, he was experimented on Lumen Mountain.

It's just that the stone that is being tested now not only has insufficient range, but also has a ridiculously deviant impact point.

Originally, the target they chose was only 500 steps away from the big bluestone on Wollongong.

However, the big tree that was smashed by the trebuchet was only about 300 steps to the left of the small puddle, and it was only about 300 steps away from the big bluestone.

Of course, it is undeniable that Pang Tong's trebuchet is still very lethal.

"Try it again!"

Zhuge Liang said, and used a spell to condense a stone ball.

Pang Tong's trebuchet, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, has no problems, and its function should be beyond the trebuchet of this era. However, the data of the test launch now is a bit disappointing. Zhuge Liang felt that it might be the reason for the projectile.

The trebuchet throws stone balls, which are not necessarily standard stone balls, but at least round.

Why were the bullets of later generations designed to be conical, and why were the bullets of shotguns lead or steel balls?

When Pang Tong did the experiment, he must have used a stone ball.

But the stone just thrown, although the weight is up to the standard, the shape is irregular. Irregular stones will surely tumble when they fly in the air; In this way, it is strange that the trajectory of the trajectory is not offset!

As for the range, the ballistics of later generations were also aerodynamic.

Trebuchets of this era, casually don't understand what aerodynamics, but the projectiles are all stone bullets, aren't they?

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Looking at the stone ball condensed under Zhuge Liang's palm, Pang Min and Pang Tong were very envious.

This is a means for spells to gather sand into stones, and the monks of the Foundation Realm can cast them.

Its convenience is very enviable.

For example, when it comes to repairing a house, if the monk does not take into account the loss of luck, he can use magic to condense a stone house.

Another example is to make furniture, as long as there is wood, you can spell to directly "turn" the wood into the furniture you want.

In fact, the principle of this type of spell is very simple, to put it bluntly, it is a derivative application of shaping.

Stone can be broken into sand, so why can't sand be condensed into stone through magic?

It's just that the spell condenses the stone ball, and it also consumes luck.

Fortunately, the consumption is not much, and the consumption of condensing one or two stone balls, Zhuge Liang can say that he doesn't care at all.

Of course, if you want to condense dozens or hundreds of stone balls, Zhuge Liang will not do it.

No one's luck comes from the water!

A stone ball of 100 catties is actually not heavy.

Pang Tong put the trebuchet's throwing arm back into place, and Zhuge Liang put the stone ball into the basket.

"Launch!"

Pang Tong shouted, pulled the trigger, and with a roar, the stone ball flew out in the blink of an eye.

With a "boom", the stone ball was smashed again.

It can't be said that it was smashed.

The stone ball flew directly over the small puddle that was targeted, and then smashed into a large rock a little further in front of the puddle.

The stone balls were torn apart, the rubble was scattered, and the dead grass and small trees around them were once again damaged.

However, even after nearly six hundred steps, Zhuge Liang saw that the big stone was also smashed.

"Very good, condescending, with a range of six hundred steps!"

"The accuracy is actually pretty good!"

Zhuge Liang praised.

Although he didn't hit the target, he was condescending at this time, and the angle of aiming was not lowered a little.

Don't you see the point of impact of the stone projectile, the puddle with the target, and the trebuchet almost in a straight line?

Pang Min was dumbfounded, he originally thought it was just his cousin's graffiti, who would have thought that it would have such great power. Only the data of the test firing just now, the trebuchet improved by my cousin is enough to throw the big guy on the city wall of Xiangyang ten miles away!

It must be known that on the city wall of Xiangyang, the most powerful trebuchet has a range of only 300 steps.

However, what is the range of this trebuchet of cousin Pang Tong?

My brother-in-law, Zhuge Kongming, estimated just now, to say the least, there are 600 steps!

"Hahaha, how about it, the trebuchet invented by my phoenix chick, it's not bad!"

After obtaining the approval and the result of the test launch was not bad, Pang Tong burst into an arrogant laugh.

Eighteen or nineteen-year-old boys, even if they are extremely smart, still need grades and need to be affirmed.

"Pretty good!" Zhuge Liang bowed his head and affirmed. "Your phoenix brand trebuchet, whether it is range or accuracy, is enough to throw the trebuchet in the hands of all the princes out of ten streets."

With a range of 600 paces, the accuracy is also very good. On the battlefield, it can be used to pinpoint the enemy's trebuchet.

Of course, it can also be used to catch the enemy off guard.

It must be known that when the two armies face each other, the distance between the forwards is generally only five or six hundred paces.

"But,"

Looking at the ordinary complacency, Zhuge Liang felt that it was necessary to mention it, so as not to be complacent.

Sure enough, hearing Zhuge Liang's "but", Pang Tong and Pang Min both looked at him in surprise.

"However, I think that Brother Shi Yuan's trebuchet should have more room for improvement."

"The range of this Fengxiao brand trebuchet can be as high as five or six hundred steps, why can't it be improved by a thousand steps?"

Of course, trebuchets have a range of up to 1,000 steps, which in this day and age is just an unattainable myth.

Even with the technology of later generations, a purely wooden trebuchet, the ultimate range is only a thousand steps.

This is not a matter of technical theory, it is purely a matter of force on wood materials.

However, Zhuge Liang thinks that if you can't reach a thousand steps, seven hundred steps, eight hundred steps, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

is the ordinary trebuchet at the moment, Zhuge Liang feels that there is still room for improvement.

Of course, Zhuge Liang will not say clearly what can be improved, so he has to find out by himself.

The trebuchet is a big killer on the battlefield, and he Zhuge Liang will not interfere in improving it!

……

Hearing Zhuge Liang say that the trebuchet still had room to hurry, Pang Tong really came to the spirit again.

He also felt that he could nearly double the range of the trebuchet on the basis of the original trebuchet, so why not continue to increase the range of the trebuchet?

With such an idea, Pang Tong didn't have time to say goodbye to Zhuge Liang, and he ignored the trebuchet on the side of the big bluestone. Riding directly on his little donkey, with two empty ox carts, he hurried away.

He had to hurry back and continue the experiment!

Zhuge Liang and his brother-in-law Pang Min looked at each other.

He didn't expect it, just made a suggestion, and Pang Tong came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Fortunately, the two servants who drove the ox cart followed, and Zhuge Liang didn't have to worry about Pang Tong's safety.

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PS: The trebuchet is not to reduce the weight of the stone projectile, so that it can be projected farther. For example, the maximum range of a hundred-pound trebuchet is 1,000 steps, and if it is replaced by a 50-pound stone projectile, the range will increase by a maximum of 100 steps; Replaced with a ten-pound stone projectile, the range may be reduced. Readers who don't understand, you can go to those ancient city scenic spots and go to the city gate tower to see the trebuchet. Those ornaments of an appreciative nature will have data next to them.