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Wang Da and Ji Mo followed the sergeants to the army of the State of Wei, not far away, and stationed in a small town nearby. Along the way, Ji Mo asked all kinds of questions because he was still a child, and the soldiers in the army were from ordinary people. The sons of good families selected by others, if they don't join the army, are probably the kind of peasants. They don't think too many complicated things in their minds. When they heard Ji Mo's questions, they answered them one by one.

This mode of question and answer makes it easy for people to have a strange sense of accomplishment after answering the previous question, and what Ji Mo asked was not an ordinary question, and he did not embarrass others. He looked at it with eyes like worship , naturally makes people want to answer more, highlighting their extensive knowledge.

After going back and forth, Ji Mo got a glimpse of a corner of this troubled world from his words.

Zhao State and Wei State are neighbors. As neighboring countries, it is normal to have constant friction. It was fine in the past years, but the situation has been extremely tense in recent years. Firstly, it was rumored that Zhao State destroyed its own mechanism division. Second, it is said that the monarch of Zhao State is not in the right position, which is the result of the support of his natal family Liang Guo. What's more, it is rumored that the monarch's mother has now been promoted to the position of The queen mother's princess had some gossip lovers before she got married, and later some people followed the wedding procession to the state of Zhao, and the current king might be their adulterous son.

In this era, eunuchs are not yet a popular product, and that kind of punishment only exists as a means of punishment for breaking the law. In the palaces of various monarchs, there is actually no clear distinction between the front and back palaces, and the back palaces can also be entered by guards. .

This kind of statement has a lot of credibility, which makes the surrounding countries dissatisfied.

Or, the war only needs an excuse, and this kind of rumor is just to pave the way for the subsequent war.

In short, the Wei State was ready to go to war. Since war had not been declared directly, it was not easy to send the army to the border cities, so they stationed in a small town some distance away, and stationed quietly.

This small city was built to defend the big city back then. Later, due to several wars, the geographical position was no longer so important due to some changes. Now it is opened, and it looks like a waste of time. The city is full of soldiers and no civilians. There is no possibility of news leaking, but there is little entertainment. No wonder Master Zhang will bring people to a nearby town for dinner.

"Junior brother, come and see how the nest car I modified."

Seeing Wang Da, Master Zhang excitedly dragged him to see the remodeled nest car. Ji Mo also felt strange when he heard the name. He didn’t know what kind of car it was. .

The nest car is tall and can be seen from a long distance. When you get closer, you can find that its specific shape is very simple. A rectangular wooden board is supported by eight wheels. In the middle is a small house-shaped thing. Two long pillars are at the same level as the trees. It is high, connected by a crossbeam on the top, and there is a pulley shaft on the crossbeam. The hanging rope falls straight to the top of the small house below. It seems that the small house can be lifted up, so...

Is this height considered an active watchtower?

"There are twelve lookout holes on all sides, and crossbow arrows are added to them. When necessary, they can attack the enemy unawares and behead them in advance..."

Master Zhang was still introducing his changes to the nest car, talking about the data, while Ji Mo was listening and memorizing, while carefully observing the specifics of this siege mechanism.

When I saw each part, I would think in my heart what it might be used for, and then listen to Master Zhang’s explanation. If I didn’t talk about this part, I would ask Wang Da later, and the other party would explain that the mechanism is for people. Yes, if it is not used at all, then this mechanism part is obviously a redundant setting.

Zhang shi's changes are to make the nest car more concise and powerful, and remove unnecessary parts for the nest car. This is a mobile watchtower. It does not need to attack directly or anything. It can remove a certain amount of load and prevent the occurrence of arrow rain. Cowhide is still needed, but not so much. It only needs to be able to cover the lookout hole, and it is made into pieces, leaving a certain gap, and you can still watch the outside.

The addition is the crossbow. He also improved the crossbow to make it have a longer range. As for whether it is accurate or not, it depends on whether the person holding the crossbow has experience.

There is no front sight on bows and arrows, and you need to rely on your eyesight to calibrate, and crossbows are no exception. If you can align them more accurately, the possibility of hitting the target will naturally increase.

Originally, the person above the nest car had to be the one with the best eyesight in the army. Such a person, with crossbow arrows, would be like a tiger with wings. If necessary, shooting one or two generals could also cause chaos in the opposing army.

"You came at the right time. I originally said that it would take too much time for Lin Chong to do it alone. Even the apprentices I have brought up in the past two years are also worried. It would be best if you could come and help me..."

That Linchong is also a kind of chariot, a giant siege chariot, with five stories up and down, several feet high, able to be flush with the city wall, pushed to the foot of the city, and the people on the chariot can directly dock with the city through the overpass. There are also tools such as bumping wood in the car to destroy the city wall, and there are knives, guns, swords, halberds, crossbows and poisonous arrows on each floor. The interior can accommodate hundreds of soldiers. When facing the enemy, it can create a small rain of arrows. The kind that covers all directions can be regarded as a heavyweight player on the battlefield.

Every time they play, the deterrence brought by them can make the opponent lose their position, and some even retreat because of this, not to mention whether they attack the city or not, the effect of attacking the heart has already appeared.

Lin Chong in front of him only made a foundation, and only saw the first floor, but after hearing what Master Zhang said, Ji Mo looked at the rough shelf again, and the feeling in his heart was different. Ancient wisdom, with this At this level, five or six-story high-rise buildings have long been able to be built, why...

On the street, the tallest building is no more than three floors, and it is only found in the yards of wealthy people. Outside, the siege vehicles, activities, and those that can be counted as high-rise RVs are all five floors high. This kind of comparison makes people really wonder What to say.

In addition, there are wooden mantles, crash carts, ladders, hook carts, catapults, trench bridges and other institutional products lined up one after another, all of which must have been made by Master Zhang himself, and there is a lot of arrogance in his words.

I didn't take a closer look, but Ji Mo also knew that such a chariot might be like a beast on the battlefield. When galloping back and forth, it would take many lives, which could be the enemy's or his own. In order to make these chariots send In order to be used, they have to be sent to the designated location. In this process, it is a race of human life.

Not talking about winning or losing, just talking about the number of people who died because of this, we can see why many people hate mechanism divisions. It is because they hate that such mechanism is too powerful, and they also hate why such mechanism was invented to make the blood on the battlefield more colorful.

Just like the first birth of firearms, how many people hate more than the enemy soldiers holding firearms, but the firearms that reap their lives in the smoke of gunpowder, and even more so by the invisible people who made firearms? people.

Who should hate a man who indulges beasts and acts fiercely?

"...Okay, senior brother doesn't dislike my broken arm, I will help senior brother."

In the end, Wang Da couldn't say no, so he agreed.

Master Zhang didn't ask him to do it now. After a rough look, he took the two of them to dinner, and arranged a room for them to live in after the meal. Most of them could be regarded as their own here, and the conversation was much easier.

Wang Da didn't take a nap, but pulled Ji Mo and said: "You have read all the organs today, what do you think?"

"Always a simple composite application of organs."

Ji Mo’s summary is in place. Although the combined mechanisms have different powers, they can be tall chariots or small catapults, but when they are divided into parts, each one is just a combination of those types of objects. Simple combination.

At this time, looking back at what Wang Da told him secretly before, and taught him how to make them, weren't they just these simple parts?

If you are imaginative enough, you might be able to spell out a wooden cow and horse. If you don’t, you’ll just be given the blueprint. I’m afraid you don’t even know where the No. [-] part is supposed to work.

Ji Mo thought of the assembling toys he used to play with when he was a child. Wood chips of different shapes, one by one and two by one according to the drawings, were assembled and inserted, and a decent-looking model ornament would appear. If it was a little more complicated, it would be hard to say I can still move a little bit.

Those chariots look huge in form. If they are scaled down, who can say that they are not assembled toys in the hands of children?

"It's easy to fight for one, but it's not easy to fight for all of them."

Wang Da seemed to feel that Ji Mo's tone was a bit flirtatious, and he didn't seem to value it too much, so he said, "Afterwards, you should study hard. In terms of mechanism skills, only siege mechanism is a great skill. , you can be a teacher."

Master Zhang is not called "Master", but the respectful title given to him by the people around him. This is also a kind of polite address for organ masters nowadays. The criteria for judging have never been clearly stated. It is up to the standard of "teacher".

"Although Senior Brother Zhang is very paranoid, he is not weak in mechanical skills. If you look more and watch carefully, you will always be able to understand something."

Wang Da is not good at explaining, and besides, things like organ skills, you really understand it if you understand it. If you don’t understand it, it’s useless to teach it. Comprehension is really important. In this regard, Ji Mo is After passing the test, it is just that there is not enough to see. This time, it is also a rare opportunity.

Usually, this kind of large-scale siege mechanism, not to mention whether they can do it, how can they do it for others to see. It is not advisable to build cars behind closed doors, because the things they make are all military weapons, just like dragon robes, if they are made privately, most of them may be labeled as treason.

Ordinary people dare not even use crossbows for hunting bows and arrows, which shows that they are strictly controlled. In this regard, no country is the same.