Chapter 573 Stunned Xu Shu, Pang Tong (Second Update)

Although the amount was a lot, it was quickly unloaded under the handling of thousands of people such as Gan Ning. In the middle, there were also quartermasters in the battalion, leading countless carts.

Consignment to take away these catapults, well carts. In addition to the catapults, Ganning also brought countless stones. How many stones does a thousand catapults consume?

Not calculable. But anyway, it's too late for temporary mining on the battlefield. So, while building the catapult, Kou Feng also mined these stones.

As a cannonball in siege warfare. Countless shells.

In about half a day, countless carts transported these things back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, Kou Feng summoned Pang Tong, who was stationed in Xicheng and Dongcheng respectively, and Xu Shu and the two came to the open space located some distance from the camp.

When Pang Tong and Xu Shu arrived, their faces were a little puzzled, now the camp has just been built, and all kinds of precautionary measures still need to be completed slowly.

At this juncture, Kou Feng summoned them over, which is really a bit puzzling.

But soon, Pang Tong and Xu Shu were attracted by the scene in front of them. A catapult. As for the catapult, this kind of catapult was something the two had never seen before.

But the two still recognized it at a glance.

Catapults, even the most famous of them, are very small and of little use. Moreover, it is easy to be damaged during transportation, and the cost is quite expensive.

Therefore, except for very large siege battles, such as the war between Cao Cào and Yuan Shao with hundreds of thousands of people, it is rarely used.

But the catapult in front of them was very tall, but it didn't give people a bulky feeling, but seemed to be very nimble.

The bigger the thing, the farther it can throw the stone. Such a big size suddenly gave the two of them a sense of expectation in their hearts.

In addition to the catapult, there are also sections of things that I don't know what they are used for, and a car made of steel with eight wheels.

It seems to have been prepared to transport something that looks extremely heavy.

The well car was not invented by Kou Feng, and this era has long been used on the battlefield. However, the general well carts are built slowly by craftsmen as if they were building houses.

It is generally a few zhang high. Because if it is any higher, the lower wheel may not be able to withstand it. Something that is only a few feet high, although it is a threat to the general city wall, is not a big threat.

And for the city wall as high as more than ten zhang, it is even more useless. In addition, the transportation is cumbersome and requires a lot of manpower and material resources to transport.

Anyway, it's a siege machine that can be used in a small area. This well car is no stranger to the military advisor Pang Tong and Xu Shu.

But they really don't recognize this in front of them.

At least the two won't recognize each other until the installation is complete.

"My lord, what's so special about this car?" Xu Shu and Pang Tong quickly withdrew their gaze from the unfamiliar well car, turned their heads to look at Kou Feng, and Xu Shu even asked.

"How many miles does a thunderbolt take?" Kou Feng asked rhetorically.

"About a hundred meters. Too close to the city walls and prone to destruction. Xu Shu replied.

"I can shè 200 meters in this car. There are a thousand. Kou Feng said with a smile.

"A thousand? Two hundred meters? Xu Shu and Pang Tong were all taken aback. Both of them are in charge of military power, and they don't know much about logistics and baggage. Of course, I don't know how Kou Feng developed this catapult. But this amount is staggering.

It's a thousand.

Obviously, Kou Feng had already expected to encounter something as embarrassing and time-consuming as the siege. Not only were catapults of this extremely distant distance developed, but a full 1,000 were prepared.

"This stone." Pang Tong wondered beside him. Stones are also another weakness of catapults, and it is not always possible to find stones on the battlefield for catapults.

Even if it is mined in advance, it is more troublesome to transport. In addition, the manpower and material resources required to mine the stone can be more expensive than the construction of the catapult itself.

What Pang Tong said was common sense, but he underestimated Kou Feng's wealth. Back then, Kou Feng emptied Gangneung City. Although most of these years have been used, the rest is still very rich.

Kou Feng smiled and said, "It was mined in the south as early as now, and Gan Ning used hundreds of ships to transport it. Now they are all in the camp, and when the catapults come over, they will bring the stones with them. ”

"Hundreds of rocks for big ships? How much gold and silver does that cost? Even Pang Tong was stunned.

"It's not much, plus catapults, well cars, it costs 120,000 yuan. Compared to Xiangyang City, compared to Chen Bing Xudu's goal, this price is too small. Kou Feng replied with a smile.

At this moment, even Xu Shu was a little faintly painful.

In order to conquer Xiangyang City and achieve the goal of Chen Bing Xudu. This disciple of his spent a whole hundred or twenty thousand gold to equip these catapults and well carts.

This gold can form an army of tens of thousands.

Xu Shu and Pang Tong are all in pain. But in Kou Feng's eyes, it was all worth it, and in Kou Feng's eyes, there was nothing more important than the soldier's life.

The fewer people die, the less gold grows.

As the territory expands, tax revenues and so on will grow steadily. Back then, Liu Biao relied on Jingzhou to accumulate hundreds of thousands of gold.

Of course, Kou Feng can.

On the contrary, the people are gone. There will be no taxes. It is necessary to sacrifice tens of thousands of troops or spend 120,000 gold to capture Xiangyang.

Kou Feng chose to use gold.

Therefore, Kou Feng's 20,000 flowers are very refreshing.

"By the way, the lord said the well car?" When Xu Shu slowly recovered from the pain in his heart, he suddenly realized a problem and asked.

Well car. Pang Tong also came back to his senses, and took a look left and right with Xu Shu, where are there any well cars here.

"Yes, twenty feet tall." Speaking of this, Kou Feng said with some spirit. In this era, both catapults and well carts were installed at the beginning.

Who would have thought that it could be disassembled and installed?

That would be cumbersome to transport and easy to break. Especially the well car, the stupid guy who is several feet high. Do you want him to travel hundreds of miles to attack the enemy's heavy city? Save it.

But in Kou Feng's opinion, this is not a problem, these things can be transported in the state of parts. Especially in the southeast, the water system is well developed.

Kou Feng's Great Chu is the water overlord of Jiangdong. As long as there are ships, they can be transported from the south to the north, and from the north to the south.

As he spoke, Kou Feng asked the craftsmen who had already prepared next to him to start loading the well cart. When it comes to pretending, it's actually very simple.

It's just section by section, piece by piece.

It's like a tall building from the ground, and at the bottom is the huge eight-wheeled iron chariot. And then there's the section on top, and it's a square thing.

At the top is a huge platform where dozens of archers can stand. There is also a ladder that can be used to get up and down.

And the most dazzling thing is that this well car is 20 zhang high, which is a few zhang higher than Xiangyang City. As long as more than ten well cars are pieced together, they can suppress Xiangyang City in height.

From top to bottom, shè kills the opponent's soldiers.

Under the stunned gazes of Xu Shu and Pang Tong, the parts that seemed to be useless were under the nervous level of the craftsmen.

Even Kou Feng used the suggested pulley. Piece together the well carts one by one. Soon, most of the well truck was completed. At this time.

Kou Feng ordered the craftsmen to stop piecing together.

This thing is also classified now, at least to Yu Ban and the others in Xiangyang City. Once the 20-zhang high well cart is pieced together.

Then Xiangyang can be observed from a distance. At that time, there will be no surprise effect.

"How?" After ordering the craftsmen to stop, Kou Feng turned his head and asked with a smile at Pang Tong, who still looked very shocked.

"Used in a siege battle, it is enough to hand over tens of thousands of troops." Xu Shu said with sincere admiration.

"If nothing else, half a moon can be enough to capture Xiangyang." Pang Tong was not stingy and praised.

To this day, the two are still amazed by this whimsy. Who would have thought that this tall and bulky well car could be installed anywhere.

And it's as simple as that.

In just a little time, a well truck with a height of 20 zhang was completed.

The walls were in front of it, almost like a dwarf. It's just a pity that there are still some weaknesses. It is better to use it in Xiangyang, but if it is used in Xudu, a city with strong defense, cavalry, and some huge defensive equipment. It's not so perfect.

Both of them are aware of the traditional weaknesses of the well car, so they quickly regret it. However, at present, this Xiangyang has no way to defend against this weapon.

As soon as the two of them thought that they would be able to break through the ban in half a month, Gao Lan, Zhou Yu led an army of 20,000 or 30,000 people, and Xiangyang, which was known as the fortified city, they didn't feel a little enthusiastic in their hearts.

Half a month.

At the beginning, Zhou Yu, Liu Bei and Xu Huang were almost in this situation, and Xu Huang was still defeated at that time, and the leaders were all remnants.

But Leng resisted Zhou Yu and Liu Bei for several months with the height of Jiangling City. Now they only need half a month.

The 20,000 yuan of gold is worth it.

It was only at this time that the two of them let go of the pain in their hearts and admired Kou Feng's generosity.

"Wait a minute, I'll have these two things, along with the craftsmen, sent to your camp. When the city is attacked two days later, it will be assembled again. The rest is up to the two generals. In the end, Kou Feng looked at Xu Shu, and Pang Tong smiled.

"Don't worry, my lord, we will definitely live up to expectations." Xu Shu and Pang Tong glanced at each other, both bowed to Kou Feng, and said solemnly.

"Hahaha." Kou Feng laughed.

Immediately, Kou Feng began to arrange for catapults, well carts, and the transportation of stones to Pang Tong and Xu Shu's camps. Especially the stones, there are too many to count.

And these strange behaviors that happened in Kou Feng's camp were also heard by Yu Ban's spies. It was rewarded to Yu Ban in the city.