Shen Shifang's words were so loud that Liu Liangbo's face turned red when he almost said it.

Liu Liangbo was old, but his life was not as transparent as Shen Shifang, and he sighed in his heart: "Alas! It seems that I am really old, and now this world belongs to young people." ”

Lu Gongxue said with a smile: "Lao Liu! He is right, men should be self-reliant." Instead of relying on others, it is better to strengthen yourself. ”

Hearing Lu Gongxue's words, Shen Shifang suddenly had an idea in his heart, I don't know if it's okay?

And Liu Liangbo said: "Since the young man has a heart, I will let Liu Mao take you to understand the defense!"

Shen Shifang had this intention, he had long been curious about those large unidentified objects on the city's head.

Lu Gongxue said: "Maozi, you just take them to get acquainted with it, and I will talk to Lao Liu about something." Be sure to listen to them when necessary. ”

Liu Mao nodded again and again in agreement.

Even the characters who have been destroyed in the eighteen villages of the Black Death Mountain, do you dare not listen to what they say?

After that, Lu Gongxue and Liu Liangbo walked into the house.

"Big brother!"

Immediately, a light voice came from behind several people.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and a beautiful girl came over with a child.

"Daddy!" cried the child.

Liu Mao rubbed the child's head, his eyes were full of guilt and doting, and said, "Where did you go with your aunt? ”

The child smiled and said, "Hey, Aunt Lily and I went to the back mountain, and there is a nest of chicks there." ”

Hearing that he was going to the back mountain, Liu Mao frowned and shouted: "Didn't you say that you are not allowed to go to the back mountain? Do you know that it is very dangerous there?"

The child kept his head bowed and his mouth flattened, not daring to speak.

Looking at the aggrieved child, Liu Mao still couldn't bear it and sighed.

Who called his mother has passed away, so that he, who is a father, has a sense of indebtedness to him.

"Let's go!" Shen Shifang saw that the sky was almost dark, so he urged Liu Mao.

Liu Mao reacted and prepared to leave.

"Big brother, who are they?" said Lily.

Liu Mao introduced: "They are...... Uh, haven't you asked your lords?"

Lily smiled helplessly.

Shen Shifang said: "In Xia Lien, this is my younger brother ...... Yang Li." ”

Shen Shifang introduced them one by one, but he and Xiao Yang did not show their real names.

Liu Mao also saluted a few people one by one, but this fist salute was very blunt. Then he said: "This is my child, named Liu Nianxiang. This is my sister, just call her Lily. ”

Liu Nianxiang, it is estimated that this name was taken by Liu Liangbo, and he still misses Heiyu Mountain.

"I've seen a few. Bai He said.

"Girl doesn't have to be polite, let's go!" Shen Shifang said.

Liu Mao instructed Liu Nianxiang to play by himself and not to go to the back mountain. And Lily was a little curious about Shen Shifang and these people, so she also followed.

Along the way, Shen Shifang learned from Liu Mao that the large object on the head of the city was a mechanical weapon, which was very powerful.

A group of people instantly became interested and walked away with anticipation.

When they came to the city gate, they were once again shocked by the scene in front of them.

Shen Shifang hadn't looked closely at the back of the city wall before, so he was no less shocked than anyone else.

Behind the city walls, there are more than a dozen strange-shaped carts, as high as the city walls, which seem to be used to transport supplies.

Liu Mao introduced: "This is a divine power vehicle, which is used to transport weapons and other materials on the wall. It uses this tooth-like wheel to run, and it only needs three people to operate, and it can send hundreds of catties of things directly to the city, which is very convenient. ”

Su Muxin exclaimed: "Mr. Lu is worthy of being a master of mechanical arts, and he is the only one in the world who has such a thing." ”

Liu Mao smiled: "Hehe, good things are still to come." ”

Shi Fang thought at this time, he saw that the wall of the city wall would change shape, sticking out a sharp spear head, so he asked Liu Mao what it was.

Liu Mao smiled, asked them to go to a small gate next to the city gate, and then said: "Everyone, you see that these two gates are all operated by mechanisms, and there is no need to use manpower to open them. Moreover, it is connected to the city wall. ”

So saying, he opened the little door and let the people in.

Shen Shifang thought that it would be as dark as night inside, but it was as bright as day inside.

Now they understood that the wall was originally two, and the space inside could accommodate hundreds of people.

There are many windows above the back wall, which are the source of the abundant light here. Under the illumination of this light, Shen Shifang saw that the wall in front of him was densely inlaid with some mechanical parts, some of which were still rotating.

Liu Mao also introduced: "This city wall is built with fine iron frames, with blue bricks, but it is not sealed, so it can be rotated. The bricks are not only thick, but also resistant to water and fire, with a gun head sandwiched in the middle.

These mechanisms are all controlled by a main mechanism, as long as they are pulled down, the green bricks of the wall will rotate, and the gun head will be exposed as the green bricks rotate. With the siege methods of the bandits, these defenses were more than enough. ”

"No wonder the Dongqian Empire did everything possible to recruit Mr. Lu, and getting him was like guaranteeing that no one could break through a country's defense. Lian Kongling was full of praise.

Shen Shifang thought it was true, such a mechanism full of wisdom really deserved its name.

Knowing the structure of the wall, they couldn't wait to see the large object that Shen Shifang Shicai was talking about.

And Liu Mao's proud smile has always been on his face, and he sold it for them to see with their own eyes.

On the top of the city, a somewhat familiar face appeared in front of Shen Shifang's eyes.

He is Liu Tu.

The latter ran over with a smile and said, "Hero, are you here?"

Shen Shifang smiled helplessly and said, "I am not a hero, if you are willing, call me to leave the eldest brother!"

The people around looked at Shen Shifang, then at Liu Tu, and finally at the former strangely.

But no, this Liu Tu is a person who is about to stand up for his age, but Shen Shifang's handsome face is less than a weak crown.

Let a person who is a year old call a person who is less than a year old with a weak crown a big brother, I really don't know what to say, it's very weird.

I don't know, I thought Shen Shifang took advantage of Liu Tu.

However, it was not that Shen Shifang took advantage, he just felt that Liu Tu's personality was very appetizing, so he just joked.

On the other hand, Liu Tu was reluctant, and immediately shouted: "Big brother, you are here, I promise that no one will be treated like before." ”

A few people really couldn't laugh or cry.

There is no way, who told Shen Shifang to have a good martial arts, which made Liu Tu have some careful thoughts.

The latter thought if they could have half of it...... No, as long as there is a little bit of Shen Shifang's martial arts, he can beat the horse thief to the point of a fart and a.

Well, that's what he thought.

Shen Shifang smiled: "Okay, I believe in you." ”

"Leaving big brother, are you leaving?"

Liu Mao said: "Several heroes have stayed with us for the time being to help us fight the horse thieves, now let's find out the situation." Tell me about the distribution of guards here. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, I promise you won't miss anything. ”

This Liu Tu is Liu Mao's cousin, and the former's father and Liu Liangbo are biological brothers, but they have passed away.

Subsequently, Liu Tu told the people here about the defense.

At the head of the city there were thirty archers, thirty axemen, and three posts were changed every four hours.

And the people who operated the organs and the magic car under the city were about 100 people. There were fifty men operating the large weapons. There were about a dozen flag-bearers and trumpeters.

Speaking of those large weapons, Shen Shifang couldn't wait to walk over with a few people.

The first thing you see is the object in front of the foot building in the middle.

It is shaped like a flying bird

, ten feet high, with four wheels at the bottom. The main skeleton is connected to the bottom like a snake, and on the bird-like shelf above, hundreds of crossbow arrows glowing with cold light are ready to fire.

There were ten Liu clan people around it, as if they were checking their appearance.

Shen Shifang was puzzled, thinking to himself what this seemingly ballista car looked like but was not the same, what was it?

Liu Mao took in Shen Shifang's expression and said with a smile: "This is called the Divine Ballista, and it is the best work of Mr. Lu's technique. Its attack power is very strong, unlike a traditional ballista.

You see, his machine bracket and other parts are much finer and more numerous than the ballista, and its principle is even more different. It requires ten people to operate before it can be launched. ”

"What's the difference?" asked Lian Kongling.

Liu Mao pointed to the crossbow arrows on it and said, "The divine ballista can fire hundreds or even more small crossbow arrows at a time, and the large crossbow arrows can also be as many as sixty. Also, if you tie the rope to the tail of the crossbow arrow, you can quickly retract it with a roller after killing an enemy. ”

"Oh my God, so powerful?" Xiao Yang exclaimed.

Liu Mao nodded and said, "Mr. Lu's handwriting has already made us amazed. ”

"What is the lethality, range, and penetration?" said Shen Shifang, a key question.

If this is fired, it can't shoot through leather armor, it can't pass a hundred steps, and the strike range is only a few people, then it is not as good as a traditional ballista.

The traditional ballista can pierce and injure several people with one arrow, and three arrows can pass about 300 steps, which is not an exaggeration to call it a sharp weapon for defending the city.

Liu Mao said proudly: "This divine ballista small crossbow arrow can pierce chain mail, and the range can reach a formation of 100 people, with a range of 500 steps.

The crossbow arrow can pierce three shield armor soldiers, and the killing range is up to ten people in formation, with a range of 400 steps. The arrows have blood grooves, and those who are hit are difficult to heal, and are called "battlefield death". ”

Shen Shifang nodded and praised: "With such a heavy weapon to defend the city, don't say that even the siege army may not be able to please the city thief." Not to mention that the spear head of the wall is inaccessible, it can be described as an ironclad fortress. ”

Liu Mao talked about the horse thief, the anger in his eyes was rushing, and he said: "If we hadn't made a mistake and let the horse thief come in from the back mountain, he would have wanted to enter my Xiaoqishan City Pass for a step." ”

The hatred of killing and humiliating wives is not shared, this is the normal feeling of human beings.

Shen Shifang patted Liu Mao on the shoulder, sighed and said, "Alas, there will be a chance to take revenge." Tell me how the horse thieves attacked the city at that time?"

Liu Mao recalled that it was late autumn last year, just in the autumn harvest season, and he hoarded a lot of grain and prepared for winter.

At that time, he was joking with his wife and children in the courtyard, and Liu Liangbo watched with a smile on the side.

Suddenly, there was an urgent report, more than 100 horse thieves were already on the way up the mountain, and along the way, they used the methods of the captured dead and stone-throwing methods to destroy many mechanisms, and they were about to reach the walled city.

Hearing the report, Liu Mao didn't say a word, and viciously picked up the war knife in the house. After saying goodbye to his wife and children, he went to Chengguan with Liu Liangbo.

By the time the father and son arrived at Chengguan, all the clansmen were ready and ready to fire.

And Lu Gongxue was also observing the situation in the corner tower.

I saw that those horse thieves actually pulled out two small catapults from behind under an order, and smashed huge stones into the city pass.

In the chaos, Lu Gongxue was in danger and ordered the clansmen to hide in an orderly manner.

When the catapult stopped, the horse thieves sent more than twenty dead men carrying planks to build a bridge over the moat. There were not many people, and Lu Gongxue hurriedly asked people to repel with bows and arrows in their hands.

The dead men were overwhelmed by their bows and arrows, and then they were called back by a command.

Then the thieves organized a charge with their men, but to their surprise, they retreated in an orderly manner before they were within range of their bows and arrows.

Coming and going back and forth like this a few times, it really made Lu Gongxue unable to guess their intentions.

At this time, a wail sounded in the village, and a young boy ran to Chengguan......