As soon as this Lord Jia arrived in Xiangyang City, he came to this weapons supervisor non-stop, just to let the craftsmen make things according to the drawings? What is so important that you can't wait for a moment?

Hearing Jia Yidao's words, the craftsmen in the ordnance prison immediately discussed. Wang Tong wiped the sweat on his head, secretly glanced at Meng Ying who was standing behind Jia Yidao, and saw Meng Ying nodding before he hurriedly stepped forward to take the drawings in Zhao Yi's hand.

The battle of Xiangyang has lasted for almost a month now, and the necessities for defending the city such as arrows, rolling stones, and wood stored in the city have almost been consumed, plus broken weapons and armor and crossbow machines need to be repaired, in fact, the manpower of the ordnance supervisor has been seriously insufficient. If you want to do what Jia Nidao needs, it will inevitably delay the ordnance casting that is urgently needed to defend the city.

Wang Tong and Meng Ying's vague communication, Jia Yidao naturally saw it, but he didn't care. If Meng Hui couldn't even control the weapons superintendent, then he wouldn't be able to do this position today.

Suddenly there was a shout of killing from the city wall, and the Mongols had begun to attack the city.

"General Meng, I'm sorry for you to go and count how much gunpowder is available in the city now." Jia Yidao did not ask Meng Ying's opinion, but directly ordered.

"The last general will be counted by someone." Although she wondered in her heart which one Jia seemed to be playing, Meng Ying still reached out and summoned the soldiers around her to give a few words of advice.

"Your Excellency...... Is this a trebuchet? ”

Wang Tong took the two drawings handed over by Zhao Yi and pondered for a while, and asked tentatively. As the supervisor of the ordnance superintendent, he naturally still has this level.

"Lord Wang has good eyesight, this is indeed a sketch of a trebuchet." Jia Rudao said with a smile, "The trebuchet is very simple, and all the craftsmen who want to come to the Ordnance Prison can naturally make it, focusing on the second sketch drawn by the official." Lord Wang will see if it can be made and how long it will take. ”

“…… These sketches were all made by adults? ”

Hearing Jia Yidao's words, Wang Tong blurted out with a shock in his heart.

Meng Ying next to her also looked slightly moved, and she was also a little surprised. This young powerful man in the DPRK and China, in addition to his clever means and unparalleled talent, is he still involved in the affairs of these craftsmen?

"Bold! These sketches were drawn by hand by the adults on the way here. Others don't know Lu Dao, but Zhao Yi naturally knows that these sketches were drawn in the cabin by Jia Yidao on the way here.

"The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials don't dare to ......"

In fact, as soon as the words came out, Wang Tong knew that he was wrong again, and at this time, he was scolded by Zhao Yi, and he was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground directly.

"Zhao Yi!" Jia Rudao's face was slightly gloomy, he drank a sentence, raised his hand to help Wang Tong and said with a smile: "This official has nothing to do in Beijing, and he has gone to the ordnance prison a few times, so he has a little involvement in the affairs of these ordnance craftsmen. ”

Others don't know, but Wang Tong is very clear, Jia Rudao's casually drawn trebuchet is obviously different from the trebuchet that is basically abandoned in Xiangyang City today, if it is really made according to the map, the range must be much stronger than the trebuchet used in the city today.

"The trebuchet is very simple, the focus is on the thunderbolt in the second picture of the official, that is the really important thing, as long as Lord Wang can make it for the official today, the official will return to Beijing and personally ask for credit from the master Wang and the craftsmen of the weapons supervisor."

Thunderbolts?

Meng Ying also understood a little at this time, feeling that this lord came to this ordnance supervisor in a hurry for these things that were obviously needed to defend the city. Just, what can a trebuchet do? And what is a thunderbolt? How can this uncle have so much faith in them?

"I think Lord Wang can also see that the trebuchet is not used to throw stones and other things, but is used to throw the thunderbolt, so it is necessary for Lord Wang to accurately calculate the range of the trebuchet, how much weight is needed when throwing the thunderbolt, and how long the lead of the thunderbolt needs to be burned to ensure that it will not explode in mid-air or even blow up his own people."

Seeing that Wang Tong's eyes were staring at the blueprints of the thunderbolt without blinking, Jia Yidao reminded.

"My lord, what is this thunderbolt?"

Meng Ying finally couldn't help it at this time, and approached Jia Rudao and asked in a low voice.

"Thunderbolts, hehe, if Lord Wang really makes it, if he wants to come to this weapons prison, it only takes less than dozens of thunderbolts to turn into ashes!"

"Phew!" Hearing Jia Yidao's words, Meng Ying couldn't help but gasp. This ordnance supervisor is also a hundred acres in radius, and a few dozen thunderbolts can turn this ordnance superintendent into ashes?

Here, Wang Tong's eyes were staring at the drawings getting brighter and brighter.

"Hehe, I think Lord Wang has already gained, so let's do it, Lord Wang will immediately organize people to make a piece of this trebuchet first, and then start to trial produce this thunderbolt, and when you have the real thing, I think you will be able to understand what this thunderbolt is."

"The next official will do it. Just ......"

As a professional, Wang Tong naturally knows that Jia Dao is not lying, but the premise is that he can make this thunderbolt. However, the armory prison must also be used to defend the city, such as wood, rolling stones, and arrows.

"General Meng, pass the order and order the craftsmen to divide into two parts, one to follow Lord Wang to make the things that the official needs, and the other part to continue to make the equipment for defending the city. Wait until the Thunderbolt and Trebuchet are successfully prototyped, then stop everything and go all out to make the Thunderbolt and Trebuchet. When Meng Shuai asked, he said that he meant the official, and all the consequences would be borne by the official. ”

Jia Rudao knew that this was not the time to be indecisive at this time, so he ordered directly.

“…… The last will obey! ”

Jia Rudao has talked about this, and Meng Ying naturally knows what to do at this time. What's more, he also wanted to see if this thunderbolt was really as sharp as Jia Yidao said.

The fighting at the city wall was still scorching, but Jia Rudao could hear it, and now most of the shouts were concentrated at the city wall, and it was obvious that the Mongols had climbed the city wall.

Time is running out.

"The fighting outside the city is fierce, I don't know when the Mongols will rush into the city, and the officials and the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang City will be handed over to you." Frowning, Jia Rudao clasped his fists and saluted the craftsmen with different expressions and said in a deep voice.

"The grass people and others will obey the orders of the adults!"

No matter how much suspicion they had about Jia Nidao in their hearts, the craftsmen also bowed down to answer the Tao at this moment.

"Zhao Yi, you lead a thousand forbidden troops to guard the main roads of the military weapons prison, and no one is allowed to enter or leave at will without the order of the official. General Meng, the craftsmen will leave the food to you. ”

"The last general commands!"

No matter what reason this young magnate came to this Xiangyang City, at least Meng Ying knew that at this moment, what he did was indeed to defend Xiangyang City.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the ordnance prison.

"Your Excellency, a group of gentry and wealthy businessmen in Xiangyang Mansion are outside asking to meet your lordship." A soldier of the forbidden army hurriedly rushed over, knelt on one knee and said loudly to Jia Yidao, who frowned slightly.

Hearing the soldier's report, Meng Ying, who was standing behind Jia Rudao, couldn't help but feel cold.