Many scholars even wanted to come to the door to see what our humble room was like, and several wives and concubines were also very happy for their husbands' fame to go to the next level, even the old man was happy for two days, and his mother was so happy that she couldn't keep her mouth shut: "Okay, it's worthy of our handsome, the export is a chapter, and a small courtyard is born, and you can make such a fu, master, you will also show your hand another day?" It would be nice to make our house a famous house. ”

Mother's words almost didn't make the old man choke on the tea, can this thing be made at will? Mother, this is clearly embarrassing. But fortunately, my mother did not continue to plan to let the old man be in the limelight, and I was glad that my mother could still keep her senses, and did not mention that I should decorate my new yard in the style of "The Burrow", otherwise, in the cold winter, I would not have froze to death from the north wind blowing in from the gate only covered by thin curtains.

Just after the full moon of my pair of dragons and phoenixes, Uncle Li appointed Wei Zheng as the prince and the prince's teacher, assisting the prince's brother, to show the world, he did not have the heart to abolish the stand, which made Wei Wangtai very lost for a while, September, the autumn is strong, the afterglow is not dispersed, the sky can still make people feel the power of the autumn tiger, two children have been added to the family, but it has increased a lot of happiness and troubles, troubles are at work, when I stare at Zhong Hua handed over to me after the things, I really can't be happy.

Zhong Hua handed me a large stack of siege equipment drawings, I don't know, I didn't know at all, I didn't think at all, the ancient siege equipment types are rich, the number is so numerous, it took a whole morning for me to read it, I was dizzy, the sky was dark, just the siege car, there are as many as eight kinds, building car, rushing car, box car, hook car, shrimp toad car, city car, nest car, each has its own use, the division of labor is very clear, but I have never seen these things in historical dramas, think about it, it should be because the producer wants to make money, In order to reduce costs, only get a few cavalry to kill, infantry heads-up, foolish pass, too infuriating, harm I can only look at these patterns can only be dumbfounded, I haven't seen the real thing, you let me improve, besides, the above instructions are all in Chinese, and let people not live.

"My lord, these are all the design drawings sent by Lord Yan about the various siege equipment of my dynasty, and the officials are blunt, and I really don't know where to start, so I hope that the adults can give me some advice." Zhong Hua saw that my expression was not very good, and hurriedly laughed on the side.

I gave him a helpless smile back: "Lord Zhong, that's all the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry submitted to the Martial Arts Research Institute?" ”

----------------------------------------------------------- "Yes, how dare the lower officials deceive the adults." Zhong Hua thought that I was questioning him for hiding secrets, so I quickly distinguished, and waved my hand at Zhong Hua with a smile: "Lord Zhong, this official didn't mean that, Lord Zhong, you can't think of any way to design and improve, there is a reason, how to say it, we didn't pay attention to this matter at the time, and forgot to ask Lord Yan for some samples, that is, these siege equipment to test and observe, what is the use of just looking at this pattern?" Without physical objects, without the soldiers, how do we know its advantages and disadvantages? How do we figure out how to improve? We are doing learning, not talking on paper. However, among these instruments, there are only one or two of them that the official thinks are really useful. ”

Zhong Hua didn't know how to speak, maybe he thought I was insulting the crystallization of the wisdom of my ancestors, but what I said also had my truth.

There are many things that can be improved, with my stay in the later life for so many years, watching so many ancient war blockbusters, I know what kind of application, with my knowledge, at least I know how to make those backward standard equipment transformed. Of course, before the appearance of gunpowder, indeed, thinking of conquering a big city built of solid stones, it is a hard work to do with all the effort, racking your brains, and whether it succeeds or not has to be said, besides, it is better to think of a way to make the powerful gunpowder play a role in the siege war.

Of course, some powerful auxiliary siege equipment that is easy to make is still quite necessary, such as Xiangyang cannon, which is commonly known as the return cannon, as well as the famous ballista in the history of ancient Western warfare, as well as our Chinese bed crossbow, etc., these are the most powerful long-range weapons before the advent of the era of firearms.

If gunpowder can be greatly used in siege warfare, for the enlightened and open-minded, martial arts of the Tang Dynasty, it is no less than a strong magic weapon to win, and now, craftsmen are still constantly improving the ratio of gunpowder, measuring the explosive power of each formula of gunpowder.

"In this way, Lord Zhong, you go and find Yan Shangshu, let's just need some long-range equipment, such as strong crossbows, ballistas, ballistas, return cannons, in a word, all large long-range weapons are the same to give some samples."

"Lord Fang, this is not appropriate, Lord Yan can let us make siege equipment, most of what you said is for defending the city, such as the return cannon and other equipment, Xia Guan has never heard of it." Zhong Hua is also an expert who is relatively proficient in equipment in the Ministry of Industry, and he has not heard of it, that is, these equipment have not yet appeared in this period.

No, it doesn't mean that you can't do it, invention and creation, as long as you have a goal, you have an idea, there will always be a successful day, it's really not good, let's play gasoline barrel mortar, that's our innovative invention, yes, that's it.

"My lord, Lord Fang, what are you doing here? Could it be that the adults have come up with any good ideas? Zhong Hua asked cautiously at me who was laughing happily at the side.

"Well, yes, you've seen the power of our gunpowder, right?" I focused my attention on Zhong Hua's body and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry about this for now, you go and get all the large long-range weapons first, and wait for this official to see if there are any improvements in the way they are used, what this official thinks of is just an idea for the time being, and it is not yet mature." Well, go ahead, I'm waiting for your good news. ”

Zhong Hua hurriedly took the order, I wandered around the office, gasoline barrel mortar, we don't know how many times I have seen it in documentaries, domestic war blockbusters, and I am proud of this The inspiration of our national wisdom is so powerful, even gasoline barrels can be turned into long-range attack equipment, well, this must be tested, first of all, the shape of this gasoline barrel must be determined?

Touching your chin and looking like a gasoline drum? I'm not full, and everyone else isn't stupid, so how can I explain why I'm called a gasoline barrel when asked? Forget it, let's change the name, let's just design a bronze cannon barrel, after all, the extension of bronze is much better than the current iron.

Just do it, anyway, gunpowder was originally invented and created by our nation, so why can't it be used in weapons first? I remember that someone seemed to have said that the confrontation between the agrarian peoples and the nomadic peoples did not change until the eighteenth century, and it was because the firearms used in the war far exceeded the cold weapons such as bows and arrows in terms of lethality, that the great power of civilization was gradually demonstrated, and the history of the backward nations over the advanced nations was gone forever.

The suffering of the Chinese nation is always inseparable from the invasion of nomads, which no one can deny, but I am an excellent traverser who has adapted to the superiority of Tang imperialism, feudalism, and chauvinism of great powers, and I do not want my children and grandchildren to be continued to be enslaved by these barbaric peoples. Since I understand these truths, I should do something, not only for my own children and grandchildren, but also for my own nation, and make my due contribution as a traveler.

The finalization project of the grenade is almost completed, this thing is not only a good weapon for infantry combat, but also a fine product for defending the city, and the appearance of artillery can become a powerful weapon for the military force of the Tang Dynasty to deal with foreign enemies.

As for the cannonballs, to be honest, I hate solid cannonballs, this thing is not only scary, but the lethality is really uncomplimentary, and it is not as great as the huge and almost exaggerated crossbow arrows of the bed crossbow, clustered like giant axes, and the kind of giant arrows that make you feel sweaty on your back when you think about it.

Three days later, -----------------------------------------------------------, a large number of long-range weapons were unveiled in the military academy, in fact, it is a variety of bed crossbows, thunderbolts, these things are the first is that the range is quite long, but the crossbow and waste time and manpower, need to be improved, as for the thunderbolt cannon, it should belong to the predecessor of the return cannon, at least in my eyes, Compared with the aftermath, the range of the cannon and the weight of the projectile are much different.

Back to the artillery we have seen in many ancient war films, especially in the ancient war blockbusters in the West many times mentioned a long-range attack equipment, because the production and improvement of artillery will not take a short time, but it doesn't matter, it is only right to improve these original equipment first, besides, grenades and other powerful explosives can also use these instruments to eject.

Zhong Hua and a large number of craftsmen followed my ass, circling around these sharp, long-range killing weapons, listening to the comments of the craftsmen and soldiers who worked on the equipment, which was important, and sometimes it was their comments that allowed the craftsmen to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the weapons and improve them.

(To be continued)