Chapter 203 The eighty-pound big black ball can be smashed and exploded, Zhu Yuanzhang is willing and reluctant to Lord Ye!

"Are the crossbow beds and interceptor arrows hanging on the city wall?"

"Remember, all the crossbow beds and interceptor arrows must be hoisted on the walls before they can be refitted."

"That's a life-saving artifact developed by Lord Ye for us!"

“.”

Under the bright moon in the sky,

The guard of Yanmen Guanzhongmen, standing on the corridor facing the city in the city gate, pulled his throat and told the soldiers in charge of the modification.

Although the soldiers were a little impatient with the advice, they still took the trouble to give an affirmative reply.

In addition to the guards being their direct generals, it is also because they also feel that everyone should pay attention to this matter.

For no other reason,

Just because they all know the power of this crossbow bed and intercepting giant arrows, it is really an artifact that can be sniped from afar, life-saving from near, and contradictory combination'!

But this artifact also has a disadvantage, that is, the weight is too large, although the base wheels are installed, but it can only be translated by manpower, and if you want to transport it from low to high, you can only use lifting machinery.

Seeing that the soldiers in charge of the modification were so sure, the guard general left the city gate tower with confidence.

The next thing he had to do was to go around the city walls to inspect the installation of the bow bed and interceptor arrows!

Just after the guards left,

The hundred generals who were responsible for commanding the modification ordered loudly: "Put the machine arm, disassemble the hoisting chain, disassemble the hoisting iron hook, and install the 'heavy net pocket'!" ”

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma and Mao Xiang,

This wall connects the two natural mountains, and the 666 steps (1,000 meters) long Yanmen Guanzhong Gate city wall is fixedly installed with ten so-called 'tower cranes'!

For Zhu Yuanzhang and others, these cranes installed at intervals of 100 meters are the existence that they have never seen, but they can also figure out.

They knew that the huge square columns, which were held in place by a number of triangular cable-stayed beams, between the four wooden columns, were inherently stable.

The principle of triangular stability, as well as the principle of lever pulley, is not unfamiliar to Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and it can be said that the ancestors have long played these principles into various buildings and industries.

Therefore, this tower crane, although they have not seen it, also knows the basic lifting principle.

If someone else came up with such a set of things, he Zhu Yuanzhang could still praise a few words with a little shock.

But Ye Qing improved something better on the basis of his predecessors, and he really wouldn't have a shocking reaction anymore.

Compared with the progress of lifting machinery, he is more concerned about how the crane becomes a trebuchet!

The lifting force is very large, and it is used to lift heavy objects!

The trebuchet is also very powerful, but it is used to throw heavy objects!

How can the same machine achieve two different roles and powers?

With such questions, Zhu Yuanzhang and the three of them walked into a modification site.

The hundred generals who were in charge of commanding the modification were going to subconsciously stop it, but after seeing the standard armor on their bodies, they directly changed to a fist military salute.

After a brief exchange, the generals of the hundred households began to explain to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Just turn this huge arm, which looks like an elephant's trunk, turn the direction, and then replace the connecting mechanism between the square column and the arm with an elastic mechanism.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked curiously: "What kind of institution is this elastic mechanism?" ”

The general of the hundred households was asked a little and didn't know how to answer, after all, he was only proficient in users, not proficient in manufacturers.

But in the face of the generals invited by Master Ye, he still explained as best he could: "It's like a huge animal trap, but after the trap is stepped on, it is instantly buckled, and the powerful force is enough to crush the ankle." ”

"And when the mechanism of this elastic mechanism is triggered, the arm will be thrown out in an instant like a trebuchet!"

"A giant trebuchet converted from a crane with a column head as high as four zhang and an arm length of more than five zhang can be regarded as an 'ultra-long-range trebuchet' with a range exceeding that of a cannon?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang and the three of them heard this, they immediately had a similar picture in their minds, and they even felt that this matter was reliable.

But you still have to see with your own eyes what is going on.

It's just that they also know that it's impossible to witness it now, after all, they work all night for secrecy.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang and the three of them could only put away their curiosity and turned their eyes to the big wooden box next to them.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and the others, the soldiers were carrying large wooden boxes, but these boxes were not fully enclosed, but only played a role of fixing them with wooden strips.

It's just because these big wooden boxes contain a huge black ball!

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask: "What are these big black balls packed in wooden boxes?" ”

The general of the hundred households explained: "This is not a big black ball, this thing is the firearm 'ten thousand enemies' that the ultra-long trebuchet will throw at that time." ”

"The reason why it is fixed with a wooden box is just because these 10,000 enemies weigh 80 pounds, and it is not round and slippery, and there is no wooden box, so it is really difficult to carry and stack."

"This thing is much more powerful than a cannon."

"Not to mention the old cannons issued by the imperial court that can only scare war horses, they are the new Hongwu cannons produced by our Yanmen Arsenal, and the cannonballs fired out are not as good as this thing!"

"The power of ten cannons in unison may not be comparable to this thing!"

Hearing these words, Mao Xiang's eyes widened directly.

Together with Zhu Yuanzhang, he is a person who has personally witnessed the power of the new Hongwu cannon, and if he doesn't witness it with his own eyes, he won't believe anything like this.

In his opinion, this general of 100 households is not just a little exaggerated, but exaggerated a lot.

Mao Xiang looked at the hundred-household general, and there was a little scrutiny in his eyes: "You said that ten cannonballs are not as heavy as these eighty-pound big black balls, and you say that its power is greater than that of ten cannons, how is this possible?" ”

"Besides, the thing that was thrown out can't be blown up except for smashing!"

When the generals of the hundred households heard this, they were immediately unhappy.

He directly said impatiently: "Why can't it be blown up?" ”

"The '10,000 enemies' developed for us by Lord Ye is really capable of smashing and exploding, and it will be exploded immediately when it is smashed!"

Listening to such a positive answer, Zhu Yuanzhang and the three of them were immediately interested, and there were even firearms that smashed and exploded without going through the barrel?

But just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to ask in detail, the generals of the hundred households immediately asked rhetorically: "General Guo, aren't you a general invited by Lord Ye?" ”

"Ask him!"

"I'm a small hundred, I really don't know much!"

As soon as the words fell, Baihu hugged his fists and saluted, and then went to do his errand.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the figure of Baihu leaving, and only felt that his chest was a little stuffy.

He was sure that if he asked Ye Qing, what Ye Qing said would definitely not be as many as these hundred households!

Thinking of Ye Qing's casual, lazy, willful and lawless character, Zhu Yuanzhang felt big and annoyed.

It is not impossible to pry some useful words out of his Ye Qing's mouth, but everything depends on his Ye Qing's mood.

If you're in a good mood, you know everything, and if you're in a bad mood, it's hard to fart in the sky!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to go to Ye Qing's room now, wake up with a slap, and then drag him over by his hair.

Don't want him to share the weal and woe with the soldiers, just follow him and answer patiently at any time.

It's just that he also knows that in Yanmen County, all these thoughts that make him feel cool are just dreams.

If you want to make these ideas come true, you must turn him Ye Qing to the capital alive, or to the territory where he Zhu Yuanzhang turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his back molars again with hatred.

The feeling of wanting to kill Ye Qing now, but being reluctant to kill Ye Qing now, made his heart like a cat's claw and a dog.

"Remember the orientation of a hundred 'counterweight trebuchets'!"

"There must be twenty horizontal and five vertical, between horizontal and vertical, with an interval of twenty steps!"

"The stacking position of the fire oil bomb must not affect the adjustment of the trebuchet and be easy to take!"

“.”

And at this very moment,

The general who was responsible for arranging the counterweight trebuchet shouted with a conical iron overhead while passing by Zhu Yuanzhang and the three of them.

When Queen Ma, who was dressed as a soldier, heard this, she immediately looked at the busy position of the soldiers.

In Queen Ma's eyes, a hundred ten-person teams were busy around a hundred fires for lighting.

And these 100 fires are really backed by the city wall that is 666 steps long, and are arranged in the center with a layout of 'horizontal 20 vertical 5'.

The whole thing looks like a huge fire-pit chessboard, arranged within the city walls.

"Heavy Eight,"

"What are they doing with a hundred small trebuchets in the city?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard such a question, he didn't answer immediately, but just led the three of them towards the nearby lighting fire.

In the eyes of the three of them, a trebuchet, which was much smaller than the trebuchet of the Song Dynasty, was being installed intensively.

At the same time, there were people carrying wooden boxes, which were stacked not far from the trebuchet.

This wooden box is closed, and Zhu Yuanzhang and the others can't see the contents inside, but they know that it must be the 'fire oil bomb' that the trebuchet is going to use!

Although they have never seen fire oil bombs, they can also guess one or two from the name, it should be a throwing firearm used for fire attack!

He just didn't have faith in the little trebuchet!

Can such a small trebuchet really throw this so-called fire oil bomb off the city wall?

Even if you throw the city wall, how far can you throw it?

If you throw it too close, you're burning your own people!

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that in fact, the reason why Queen Ma asked this question was also because she had no confidence in this small trebuchet.

You must know that the trebuchet of the Song Dynasty is very large, even if it is the pinnacle of trebuchet, the 'Huihui Cannon', it is much more than this.

With this question, Zhu Yuanzhang directly prepared to ask the installation soldiers to ask him clearly, but these soldiers who were busy with the matter at hand directly asked him to ask Ye Qing.

They all thought that this General Guo, who was wearing purple flower armor, was the general invited back by Corporal Ye Lixian, as long as they asked them, Lord Ye, they must have answered.

For such a bit of a sycophant excuse, Zhu Yuanzhang could only smile and reply, 'You are busy'.

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang, who knew nothing about it, took the three of them to prepare to go straight to the city wall.

Because the crossbow bed and intercepting giant arrows that were being installed on the city walls were what he was most interested in.

If he can still understand some things with these weapons as the name suggests, then 'intercepting giant arrows', he can't even figure out what is going on even if he wants to break his head.

Far away can be sniped, close can save life, contradiction combined?

Just these twelve words, how did he think, how did he think it was impossible!

But just as he stepped on the steps with anticipation and curiosity, he saw General Li, the commander-in-chief of the defense of the middle gate, walking down.

"General Guo, you haven't rested yet?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also clenched his fists and saluted back: "Lord Ye has issued an order to prepare for war, let's not worry, come over and see the preparations." ”

General Li replied confidently: "The orders given by Lord Ye must be carried out from top to bottom, which can be assured. ”

"It's busy and chaotic on the city walls now, so you don't need to look at it."

"By the way, what are you doing with your wife here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was directly stumped by this question, if he didn't answer it well, it would be the crime of 'coercing a woman into the camp'!

He didn't want to be punished for the guilt he had set!

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about his rhetoric, Queen Ma said directly and generously: "The people's daughter helped to calculate the logistics, and I thought it was better to come to the field to see it, so I asked my lord to help get a set of armor." ”

"Just to act cheaply, please ask General Li to raise his noble hand!"

When General Li heard this, he didn't care, as long as he didn't swagger into this man's pile as a woman.

After General Li decided not to care about this matter, he immediately remembered another important matter.

"General Guo, since you are all here, let's accompany General Ben to the Jingbian Temple!"

"Lord Ye should have passed too."

Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Ye Qing was also going over, so he immediately responded.

A quarter of an hour later,

They came to a quaint temple-like building complex on an area of about 3,000 square meters and a construction area of about 1,500 square meters, located on the east side of the Tianwei Gate of Guancheng.

Zhu Yuanzhang knows that here, this is the official name Jingbian Temple, and it is also the 'Wu'anjun Temple' in the mouth of the common people.

No matter which dynasty or generation, the generals of the Han family in the past will come here to pay their respects.

Not only generals, but also all those who have blood in their hearts, as long as they pass by here, will come here to worship.

The most enshrined gods of the children of China are not those ethereal gods in the temple, but such ancestral gods!

After Zhu Yuanzhang and the three of them followed General Li into the door, they also became solemn all of a sudden.

General Li knelt on the futon in front of the statue of Li Mu, and his eyes were full of respect for the ancestors and martyrs.

Behind General Li, Mao Xiang had already bowed, but Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma only bowed.

Although they only bowed because of their status, the respect in their eyes was very real.

Just after the worship of the four of them was completed, Ye Qing walked over with a basket of sacrifices.

Not only that,

Wu Yong, who followed behind him, was also carrying a bucket of cleaning tools!

I ask the officials to follow up on the support, and ask for the support of recommended tickets and monthly passes, thank you! There was something to do two days ago, so I had to be less, I was busy today, and I will start to recover more tomorrow, thank you for your support!

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