Iron Dynasty

The fragrance of wheat mixed with the earth came in bursts, and the clear water rippled with blue waves.

The natural and beautiful scenery makes everyone standing in the ridge relaxed and happy. If there is no threat from the barbarians, this is a quiet picture of the field.

The five people talked about the trivial details of the harvest, and at this time Xiao Ming told Niu Ben and the three of them that the barbarian envoys had entered Chang'an.

More than two months? Niu Ben frowned.

Seeing Niu Ben's demeanor, Xiao Ming asked, Old General, is there anything wrong with this?

Niu Ben said: His Royal Highness, the totem of this barbarian is a steppe wolf, and this is also the cunning of the wolf pack. Don't believe this barbarian's three-month attack on the city.

That's right, Your Highness, judging from the situation I've played against the barbarians, this is indeed the case. The barbarians have never been trustworthy, are cunning, and are unscrupulous in order to achieve their goals.

Pang Yukun and Xiao Ming looked at each other, their faces darkened. They didn't have much dealings with the barbarians, and none of them understood the characteristics of the barbarians.

Also ask the old general to elaborate. Xiao Ming asked sternly.

Niu Ben said: The barbarians said that they would attack the city for three months. It seems that the last commander must have let His Highness take no precautions, so we could be caught off guard. From now on, His Highness should send scouts to inquire about the grasslands at any time. news, to prevent the barbarians from suddenly attacking Cangzhou.

Exactly, and before the barbarian army attacked the city, it will inevitably send a small tribe on the grassland to conduct a tentative attack in order to investigate the defense of the city. Lu Fei also looked solemn.

Luo Xin wanted to say something, but found that they had all said it, so he stopped talking.

Xiao Ming nodded. The information the two of them said was very important to Xiao Ming. If the barbarians really had a tentative attack, then the artillery must not be exposed in advance this time, but could be used until the main force of the barbarians arrived.

In this case, the old general is also invited to go to Cangzhou to supervise the battle, and only some soldiers are left to harvest wheat.

Niu Ben nodded, Your Highness, rest assured, with me Niu Ben, Cangzhou City is as solid as a rock.

After agreeing on this matter, Niu Ben and the three left first, and they needed to lead the Qingzhou army to Cangzhou City immediately to avoid accidents.

Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun continued to ride their horses to see other officials.

Niu Ben was responsible for the marching and fighting, and what they had to do was to ensure the logistics of Cangzhou City.

At noon, the two basically looked at all the official fields, and Pang Yukun went back to the Governor's Mansion.

Niu Ben's words completely put Qingzhou into a state of combat readiness ahead of time. Pang Yukun needs to be responsible for transporting various materials to Cangzhou City, so as not to be in a hurry.

Xiao Ming went to the equipment department in the afternoon and asked Chen Qi to hand over the ten artillery pieces produced to Pang Yukun and transport them to Cangzhou City together. The remaining one piece of artillery was reserved for training purposes. Said, his plan was completely disrupted.

It's really not a plan to keep up with the changes.

Your Highness, are these ten enough? Chen Qi looked worriedly at the slave who was about to transport the artillery away.

It's not enough, there's no other way, I just hope that the barbarian army can come later. Xiao Ming frowned, By the way, how about the powder cans you made?

Mentioning this strange look on Chen Qi's face, he said, Your Highness, I understand that there are rusty iron nails in this powder jar, but what is it for?

You don't understand this. You just need to do it. Now you can immediately recruit extra people to fill the gunpowder cans. This can also make up for the lack of artillery numbers. Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi nodded gloomily, the matter of the powder jar really surprised him enough.

After talking about the powder can, Xiao Ming asked again, How's the catapult?

There are already 30 of these. I asked Zhang Liang to borrow a lot of carpenters. This is a simple catapult, and it is very fast. Chen Qi pointed to the yard next door, Now they are assembling the catapult there. .

This time, the catapult made by Xiao Ming had the equipment division only have a range of 200 meters, and the catapult was very small, so it could be easily transported to the city wall.

Now no one knows when the barbarians will come, he can only speed up the production of this powder pot, and use quantity to make up for quality.

In the yard next door, hundreds of carpenters were beating.

This is a catapult similar to a bow and arrow structure. A pole-like bamboo is bent in front, with twine on both sides, and a spoon-like thing in the middle is used to put the gunpowder can.

When firing, you only need to hold the handle of the spoon, just like the bow and arrow, and when you let go, the gunpowder can in the spoon can be shot out.

But even so, this requires three soldiers to operate at the same time.

This kind of catapult was found by Xiao Ming from the technology library. The structure is the simplest. In order to cope with the immediate crisis, he had to rely on this kind of catapult with a high production speed.

Let Zhang Liang dispatch some craftsmen to come over. Cangzhou City needs at least fifty units, and Cangzhou City will need them in the past few days. Xiao Ming said.

From Xiao Ming's ecology and urgent tone, Chen Qi realized something, and he asked, Your Highness, are the barbarians here?

I'm afraid this is the case. From now on, the city defense must be properly prepared. Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi nodded, realizing the seriousness of the problem, he said: Your Highness, the fourth iron mold will be formed soon, and the equipment department will be able to make sixteen artillery pieces by the end of next month.

A total of twenty-six artillery pieces, I hope they can handle it enough. Xiao Ming smiled bitterly.

In the tone of a bull run, in three months of the barbarian, it is not bad to be able to get two.

However, the soldiers were bewildered. If the barbarians were in good order, the army of the Great Yu Kingdom would not be beaten and unable to fight back.

Chen Qi scratched his head, this is his fastest speed, remembering something, he suddenly said: By the way, Your Highness, the glass you have made for the glass workshop is correct, here I am.

Really? Then give it to me. Niuben will go to Cangzhou tomorrow. Before that, this thing must be brought to him for investigation. Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi turned around and walked out. After a while, he came over with a box in his hand.

Xiao Ming opened it, and there were three pairs of circular glass inside. The glass was thick in the middle and thin on both sides. It was a modern magnifying glass, and the other half was a concave lens with a concave center.

Let Chen Qi prepare these for the purpose of assembling the telescope, but this telescope is not enough for two magnifying glasses, because if there is no prism, the image will be upside down.

So Xiao Ming used a magnifying glass and a concave lens to assemble the telescope, so that the image he saw would be positive.

However, the field of view will be relatively narrow, and the multiple will be smaller.

For the current situation, Xiao Ming pursues simplicity in everything, and a monocular is enough.