Chapter 609: Cannon and Hammer, First Appearance
This Ge Lu was still thinking about it, and two more people came out of the tent in front of him, and he looked at it fixedly, and then he was stunned.
"It's actually the two brothers Yang Song and Yang Yuan, shouldn't the two of them lead the army in the city, and they are so bold that they ran over directly?"
Ge Lu is very clear about the current situation of Chen Zhi's soldiers and horses, because his generals are limited, and there are not many people who can lead the soldiers and horses, except for Chen Zhi himself, that is, the Yang family brothers still have some ability, and Chen Zhi wants to sit in Daixian, the heart of Daixian, and he was not completely sure of the formation of the Bo Zhenbu at that time, so he handed over the nearly 5,000 Wuding to Yang Song to lead, followed by Yang Yuan with his own cavalry, I heard that there was also a great achievement.
"These two brothers, who command most of the soldiers and horses of Taishou, are still the most combat-powerful, tempered by iron and blood, logically speaking, in fact, it is very unsafe, and now they are transferred back, maybe there is also a sense of checks and balances, I don't know if they came back directly, or brought some soldiers and horses, I look at this Yang Yuan, not an easy person, but that Yang Song, his words and deeds have a generous meaning, it seems to be dull, in fact, it is the most good end."
In fact, in recent days, there have been a lot of troop transfers between Daixian and Dangcheng, and some Wuding has been transferred back from Dangcheng.
Thinking about it here, but seeing that not far away, Chen Zhi also walked slowly, followed by Chen Zi and Su Liao, two henchmen on the left and right, and a few followers behind him, led by that Chen Ju, carrying a few big boxes, walking behind step by step, looking quite cautious.
Walking behind these people, it is a slightly smaller figure, but this person is walking in a tiger's step, but also has a bit of might, Ge Lu recognized it at a glance, it is now the notorious Ran Zhan in Dai County, although he is young, but his kung fu is amazing, I heard that he has trained his strength to the bones, and has the ability to sound together.
"This person is now very famous, but many people don't look down on him, thinking that he is too guarded lackey, and some people are cursing in private, if it weren't for his martial arts, it is difficult for others to reach, I am afraid that he would have been found by a person from a family and beaten to death on the street with a stick."
Although Ran Zhan is a celebrity in front of Chen Zhi, it is different in the eyes of the family, he is still a broken household favored by the above, he has no background at all, he is killed, Chen Zhi blames it, it is enough to launch one or two substitutes for the dead ghosts, but Ran Zhan's own combat power is not small, which makes the family somewhat restrained.
"In addition, judging from some of the care and arrangements of Taishou for this Ran Zhan, it seems that he intends to let this person be a general, so he takes him with him to cultivate, and I heard that even when he relieved the siege of Dangcheng before, he intended to let him follow......"
All kinds of thoughts flashed in his heart, and Ge Lu put it aside, although he also took refuge in Chen Zhi, but because of his special identity, he was outside the core authority, and under the cold sidelines, he also had his own opinions on the situation, knowing that he just looked at these things, and should not be involved, not to mention that the business of coming here today has little to do with these generals.
Thinking so, his eyes fell on the box that was moved by several people, knowing that the main owner this time was actually this.
Sure enough, then I heard Chen Zhi summon a few people over, pointed to the box behind him and said: "Let you come over today, of course, not to delay time, but to let you see, these are about to be used on several sharp weapons, and the future defense and pursuit of the city depend on this thing and these cannons." Finally, he raised his hand and pointed to the shelves behind the group.
"Cannon?"
Ge Lu was of course stunned, he naturally knew this name, it had existed in ancient times, it was nothing more than the trebuchet, but the rumored artillery machines were all big guys, swinging to the ground, occupying a large area, and a group of people had to surround them to pull and carry stones, so that they could be used, but it seems that these shelves are also a little too big?
Don't say that he is a Taoist disciple who is confused, that is, Yang Song and Yang Yuan, the two children of the family who have learned the study of the military family, are also very unexpected, as soon as they came, they actually noticed these few things, and faintly felt familiar, at this time they were pointed out by Chen Zhi, and then they remembered, isn't it a shrunken trebuchet?
Yang Song immediately puzzled and said: "This cannon is one of the things, to throw stones to hurt people and block the army, often built the bigger the better, so that its pocket can have placed larger stones, while carrying greater weight, so that a cannon open the bow, the boulder leaps a few feet, and the fall hurts people, that is, it is avoided by someone, the stone is broken, there are gravel flying, and it can also mess up the enemy's formation, how to guard you too much Although this cannon is higher and bigger, but the artillery pocket is a little smaller, it may not be able to put down how big the stone, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?" ”
Yang Yuan was also thinking about this question beside him, but he didn't ask rashly, and at the same time, he had more questions in his heart.
The spy has already reported that Duan Wenyang's men and horses have entered the territory of Dai County, although they are only pioneers, but they must not be negligent, but Taishou is still not nervous, but at this juncture, they will also bring the two generals of the army back to Dai County with thousands of people, could it be that these artillery guns are relied on?
It's just that relying on such sharp weapons alone may not be able to make much difference, after all, the Xianbei cavalry has many and moves flexibly, so I specially summoned my two brothers to explain, just to familiarize themselves with the use of this throwing artillery? It doesn't seem necessary, unless there's something else crucial......
This Xianbei man may come at any time, at this time, as the commander, the Yang family brothers should actually be more cautious, even if the city and Dai County are close, they should not move rashly, otherwise the enemy will know the news, as long as they intercept it halfway, it may be provoking people to be killed, so as to achieve the effect of beheading.
At this point, even Chen Zi and Su Liao couldn't figure it out, but they faintly felt that Chen Zhi felt that no matter what, he had to explain some things clearly in person.
"I'm about to explain it to you," Chen Zhi called Nagong Hua and Meng Li to his side, and pointed to the two who were a little cowering: "These kinds of cannons can be formed, thanks to the two of them, these two also have real skills, they have made this cannon very tough and have a longer range through the adjustment of structure and material, let the two of them explain it to you in detail." With that, he pushed the two men out.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes fell on Gonghua and Meng Li, and the scrutinizing and exquisite eyes fell on them at the same time.
Although these two people have the ability of the Mo family, but in the final analysis, they are just craftsmen with skills, and they have never seen much of the world.
"Don't worry, just tell me what you told me before, just repeat it, where there are many complicated places." Chen Zhi's voice sounded at the right time, and the voice seemed to be able to calm people's hearts, so that Gong Zhihua's heart was a little calm, and then he talked about the elevated highway around him.
"This thing is adhering to the meaning of Taishou, referring to the cannon of the past, called the single-tip cannon, the main body is four large wooden squares, all more than one foot thick, fifteen feet long, four horizontal logs on the top and bottom, connecting the feet of this wooden square, so it is stable."
"A foot thick, fifteen feet long?" Yang Song couldn't help but exclaim, "Good guy, how many people will be needed when this thing is going to be cast?" ”
Gong Yuhua pondered for a moment, stretched out four fingers, and said, "At least forty people have to hold the rope in their hands to cast, and there must be one full-time standard." ”
"Forty?" Yang Yuan also opened his mouth and asked, "In this way, how far can this thing be projected?" ”
As soon as he mentioned this, Gonghua suddenly came to his senses, he stretched out five fingers, and said: "When I tested, I didn't do it with all my strength, but I also had a distance of sixty steps, and when I wanted to do it with all my strength, I had to take at least seventy steps or more." ”
"Seventy steps?" When Yang Yuan and Yang Song heard this, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and joy appeared in their eyes.
Chen Zhi also knew very well that if according to the standards of the first life, these sixty steps were more than ninety meters away, and seventy steps were already more than 100 meters, which didn't sound like a good distance, but with the city wall, it was a death distance for the soldiers and horses besieging the city, not to mention, Chen Zhi also prepared other gifts for them.
Thinking so, his gaze turned to the boxes behind him.
The others followed his movements and looked over together.
Chen Zhi waved his hand and asked the box to be opened, revealing the contents inside.
"Look, everyone, this is the reason why you just wondered why the cannon's pocket is too small......"
Everyone followed his fingers and looked over, but saw that there were balls wrapped in thick paper, there were a few in total, there seemed to be differences, some could see oil stains on them, some seemed to be wrapped in something sharp, and there was a faint smoke, the smell wafted over, and immediately made several people feel chest tightness.
Chen Zhi waved his hand, and someone brought a few small bags to several people, and Chen Zhi motioned for them to open them.
"What is this?"
After everyone opened it, they looked at the powder inside, and they all looked puzzled.
Chen Zhi said at the right time: "This thing can avoid poison, you can swallow it directly, or you can take it with water, you all eat it first, and then listen to me." ”
Several people felt more and more closed at this time, and Chen Zi, who was weaker, even had cold sweat on his forehead, and he didn't hesitate to hear the words, and when he took it, the medicine powder was hot, and as soon as he entered the abdomen, it slid down with a warm current, and finally spread out towards the limbs, making everyone feel refreshed, and the discomfort in his chest suddenly disappeared.
Immediately, they all reacted, and looked at the few thick paper balls in the box with a suspicious look, and their faces were vigilant.
It was fine, but as soon as the box was opened, and as soon as the balls appeared, everyone noticed discomfort, and if there was no connection, no one would believe it.