Daqin Engineering Corps

Soon, there was a sound of whips piercing the air and the screams of the tortured officers in the barracks.

Soon the whole battalion knew that Zhang Xuan and others were punished for letting the Beidi Jingqi escape.

Even Wang Bai, who was imprisoned in the camp, also learned about this from the soldiers' conversations.

Wang Bai couldn't help shaking his head and let out a long sigh.

As a surrendered general, he didn't know how to feel.

Sometimes Wang Bai thinks, if he committed suicide in the past, it would be fine, but now he can't die even if he wants to.

Shen Bing was not so free.

As engineers, they are busy building fortifications on the Great Wall.

The Great Wall was originally defended in the south, and there were many steps in the north for Zhao Jun to climb the city.

At this time, if Qin Jun wanted to use the Great Wall to resist Zhao Jun, he had to block or knock off these steps so that Zhao Jun could not pass through.

On the other hand, steps must be erected to make it easier for our troops to go up and down.

In addition, the wood, clay, stone, and arrows used to build the Great Wall must be transported to the city wall.

These are not small projects and the Qin army is short of manpower, so that even artillery divisions have to participate.

But Shen Bing soon found a way to save effort...

In this era, the transportation of heavy objects is almost entirely by manpower, that is, they are loaded in baskets and carried on the shoulders.

Others have gotten used to it, but Shen Bing can't stand it.

So I started to toss the wheels again.

The difference from before is that this time brought the ten craftsmen under the system.

Xun had long been used to Shen Bing being "lazy" like this from time to time, so he just pretended he didn't see it and let it go.

Fatty Tun tinkered and asked:

"master."

"Can I transform the wheels in this way to transport heavy objects?"

"This wheel doesn't have to be pushed and pulled on the car..."

Shen Bing interrupted Fatty Tun's words: "Have you ever drawn water from a well?"

Fatty Tun nodded and replied, "Of course I did!"

Shen Bing asked again: "Then must have used a potter's wheel?"

Fatty Tun nodded again: "Of course I used it!"

Shen Bing patted the almost assembled wheel in front of him, and asked, "Then why didn't you know it could carry heavy loads?"

Fatty Tun couldn't help being stunned.

It took a long time before he suddenly realized, his eyes widened and he exclaimed excitedly:

"Master, this disciple understands."

"This wheel is the potter's wheel. You only need to pull on the rope to lift heavy objects like fetching water!"

"only……"

The fat man looked out of the wall in embarrassment.

It's no wonder Fatty Tun hesitated, the well draws water straight up and down, but the pulley is inside the city wall, but there is a distance from the heavy objects under the city wall.

This is one of the reasons why hoisting is not yet popular in this era.

Another reason is that even the primitive thing like the potter's wheel was invented not long ago...

It is said that the potter's wheel was made by Lu Ban during the Spring and Autumn Period, only 200 years ago.

This is actually very simple for modern people, just add a fixed pulley to the outer edge of the city wall.

However, how did the ancients know what a fixed pulley was at this time.

At this time, Chen Wei walked up from the side gloating.

Chen Kui had been secretly observing Shen Bing and his party for some time.

Seeing that Shen Bing and others were engaging in "little tricks" again, he immediately wanted to step forward and reprimand them.

However, on second thought:

"During this period, I have lost face in front of Shen Bing several times."

"First, the trebuchet was improved, and then hemp rope and fireballs..."

"It's a shame that Shen Bing wins every time."

"This made him such a coward, he was so embarrassed that he didn't even have the face to face these hundreds of craftsmen!"

"Don't rush forward this time, wait until you see it clearly."

"We must win a round to save face..."

So Chen Wei kept silent, pretending to be a supervisor and wandering around, while pricking up his ears to listen carefully to what was happening on Shen Bing's side.

Until he heard about the "potter's wheel" and saw the fat man in a dilemma, he thought it was an opportunity.

Immediately "haha" smiled and stepped forward.

"Do you think that lifting heavy objects on the city wall can be done like a water well?"

"I wonder how powerful you, Shen Bing, are, but you are so dull when you don't want to."

"I didn't know that the rope would break after going up and down the wall a few times."

……

Shen Bing didn't explain, and waved to Fatty Tun, and then stuck out a tripod with a wheel axle slightly higher than the city wall and fixed it.

Throw the rope down again...

Cang has already responded from below, took the rope and tied it to the dill basket.

Shen Bing gave an order: "Get up!"

Jian and Fatty turned the rear wheels left and right, and the heavy object slowly rose up along the city wall.

A few black lines immediately fell on Chen Kui's forehead.

With the help of the fixed pulley, the rope did not have what he called "breakage".

Chen Kui was ashamed to cover his face with his sleeves and ran away amidst the laughter of all the craftsmen:

"If I had known this, I should have waited a little longer."

"It's a shame that Shen Bing is possessed by Lu Ban?"

"Can such things be made?"

"And it's as easy as drinking water and eating..."

Chapter 49 许昌

On the first day, Yang Ting sent a group of spies.

Combat in ancient times also paid attention to information warfare, especially during the period of using alienation.

Whether the letter is delivered, whether King Zhao believes it, whether the battle situation has changed...every point may determine the outcome.

The spies sent by Yang Ting were divided into two groups.

A group went straight to Handan to inquire about news.

The other group entered the dense forest and even sneaked into Li Mu's army, hoping to find out a little bit of news.

The former is relatively easy. After all, it is the capital city of Zhao State where fish and dragons are mixed together, and you can sneak into the city by pretending to be a commoner or a businessman.

The latter is much more difficult, especially if it is Li Mu's Northland soldiers. Apart from other things, the unique military orders and contact methods of the Northland soldiers have stumped many spies.

On the other hand, Yang Ting "returned his body in his own way", and she ordered the spies to pretend to be wounded soldiers and sneak into the Zhao army.

Wait until the next day for news.

Handan is only more than [-] miles away from Cixian County. If the spies take a carriage or ride a horse, they can go back and forth in a few hours.

Liu Xu happily ran to Shen Bing, who was busy hoisting batches of heavy objects on the city wall, and whispered:

"Miss asked me to tell you that the Northern Cavalry has returned to Handan."

"They were called into the palace to meet Zhao Wang in the early morning of this morning."

"I'm afraid your estrangement plan has become..."

It is not difficult to find out these news, and the spies of the Qin army can target them.

For example, if you want to know whether the Northern Cavalry has returned to Handan, you only need to guard the pier.

If you want to know whether or even when the cavalry will meet King Zhao, you only need to watch the gates of the palace.

Of course, Shen Bing didn't need to care about these.

Shen Bing pondered for a while, then replied:

"I'm afraid it may not be the case. I can't wait until the last moment."

Liu Xu nodded and replied:

"That's how it should be."

"Miss has ordered the spies to continue to investigate, even the pier."

Then Liu Xu let out a "huh".

At first, she only saw a few people spinning the wheels, so she was not surprised.

At this time, seeing two baskets of stone bullets rising slowly along the city wall, he couldn't help but wonder:

"What... is this?"

"Can you lift heavy objects up so quickly?"

Shen Bing didn't bother to answer, but just shook his head at Fatty.

Fatty Tun understood, stepped forward and explained:

"This is the pulley set made by the master."

"Just as the Supreme Master saw, it would have taken a dozen people to work together to lift the stone bullet."

"At this time, only three or two people are enough."

"And faster."

Liu Xu nodded in praise and said:

"But it's a good thing."

"Wait for me to tell the captain to promote it in the whole army."

"It can save a lot of effort and effort."

Then he suddenly reacted with a "huh", looked at Fatty Tun in surprise and asked:

"What did you call Shen Bing just now?"

Fatty Tun puffed up his chest with full pride:

"It was made by God."

"Gong Cheng is the master of his subordinates."

"The ceremony of appreciating a teacher just happened yesterday..."

Liu Xu immediately cast an expectant look at Shen Bing:

"Sir, how about another one?"

Several black lines could not help but fall on Shen Bing's forehead.