I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 529 The Arrival of the Gongshu Ban
Fortunately, in the early days of the Warring States period, the battles began to focus on ingenuity, and more rely on the strength of the upright, otherwise Zhiyao really did not have the confidence to compete with the elites of the same era.

The fact is that, when an ordinary modern person goes back to ancient times, he may be able to invent and create something, and play some seemingly amazing tactics in the military.

Considering the fact that he is an ordinary person in modern times, the upper limit is already there to some extent, and even his personality and other aspects have been fixed, so there is really not much room for improvement.

Pay attention to talent in many aspects, if you can't do it, you really can't do it, it's not a question of whether you work hard or not.

In other words, Zhikai is more malleable than Zhiyao, but with Zhikai's background and future positioning, it is not necessary to specialize in a certain item, but to know a little bit about everything.

Now Zhikai is very self-aware. When encountering a little bit of things, the first thing that comes to mind is to call for professionals.

As a top-ranking person, he should be like this. He understands what has happened, and has professional talents under his command. Why do he have to do it himself?
After more than half a month, Gongshu Ban brought some people to the former military camp on the outskirts of "Shangqiu".

Zhikai came to see him immediately when he learned that Gongshuban had arrived, and then took Gongshuban to the front line.

This front line is outside the city of "Shangqiu".

Gongshuban had already heard about the appearance of a defense master in "Shangqiu", handed over the supervisory authority of "Zhongjing", and rushed over without stopping.

I heard people describe that it takes a lot of imagination to imagine something. After digging the ditches, Gongshuban got close enough to the city wall of "Shangqiu", and was satisfied to find that the difference between what he relied on imagination and what he saw was not too big.

Many things are actually common.

For example, if there are two metal leaves, if you guess their purpose, you must rotate them to exert their lethality, and you must also need a turntable.

Gongshuban is an expert among experts, why is he unfamiliar with this kind of parts?

"Have these objects ever been used?" Gongshu Pan asked.

Zhi Kai, who accompanied him personally, shook his head and replied: "Recently, our army has pulled out the enemy's stronghold outside the city, and is also busy digging trenches, and has not launched an attack on the city."

It's not that there was no fighting, and the Song army in the city would not just watch the original army deploy fortifications outside the city to besiege the city. They would definitely open the city gates to let the defenders come out and take necessary actions with the friendly troops outside.

The two sides repeatedly broke out fierce battles around the construction site where the trench was dug.

This is considered normal. The initial stage of every city offensive and defensive battle is to fight in the field. Only when the defenders really can't bear it will they shrink back to the city for defensive battles.

In this kind of battle, the battle in the wild will be much more intense than the offensive and defensive battles in the city. To put it bluntly, the city is the last barrier of the defending side. How could it be possible for the attacker to let go of the fight from the beginning?
As for many modern film and television works, as long as there is a plot related to the siege, there is no fierce field battle, and the screen turns directly into the city attack and defense mode. Maybe it is because the filming funds are limited, or there is no knowledgeable consultant. Bar?
If you ask Zhiyao, the answer is that there is only one movie called "Daming Tribulation" that truly restores the fighting process in the era of cold weapons. First, they fought fiercely in the wild until the defenders were too damaged before withdrawing into the city. There are still people left outside the city. Get off the mobile unit.This alone is different from other movies or series.

"Can you test it?" Gongshuban wanted to see for himself how the instruments on the city wall were used.

Zhi Kai said: "There are still more than [-] Song troops outside the city, and they need to be wiped out or driven away."

It was like this, knowing that there are enemy troops outside the city, and knowing where they are, if they don't deal with them first, how much heart should the command team of the attacking party have to attack the city?

Really confused to that point, when the attacker sends troops to attack the city, the enemy troops outside the city will definitely make some moves, either attacking the attacking party's siege troops, or targeting the attacking party's camp, no matter what it is Enough for the attacker.

Gongshu Pan didn't understand war completely, but only slightly.This is also a common feature of classical aristocrats. Nobles who do not understand war have long been eliminated.

The two were talking, when a burst of air suddenly sounded.

Zhikai didn't even think about it, he rushed directly to Gongshuban to suppress him, and then many warriors ran over and dragged Zhikai to run first, before he could attend to Gongshuban.

A thick and large crossbow arrow was inserted three meters in front of where Zhikai and Gongshuban were standing just now. Its arrowhead was completely inserted into the ground, and only about two-thirds of the arrow shaft remained exposed.

Gongshu Pan was wearing regular clothes, he ignored the dust on his body, and asked anxiously: "This place is 180 steps away from the city wall. Has the enemy's bed crossbow range exceeded it?"

Zhi Kai, who was wearing armor, was adjusting the armor that had been crooked due to too much action just now, and said at the same time: "The enemy's crossbow arrows can shoot up to 250 steps."

The forward step...that is, the left and right legs step forward one step, about [-] meters.

250 steps is 370 five meters.

Gongshu Ban was taken aback for a moment, then he reacted and said fearfully: "The prince will know, can An Neng come here?"

Zhi Kai is the prince of the Yuan country, anyone can die, but he can't be the only one who dies.

If the original army captured "Shangqiu" and Zhikai died during the battle, the original country would still lose.

Zhi Kai also knew that he was wrong, but how could a prince who dare not even go to the front line win the support of the military?In particular, the Yuan State inherited the military fruit doctrine of the Jin State. Once Zhikai behaved too cowardly, it would not only be a problem of instability of the crown prince, but also a big problem in the future.

They didn't stand outside the ditch just now, just staying in the ditch to observe, maybe there were a lot of people accompanying them, which attracted the Song army to attack with the bed crossbow?

Zhi Kai said with a correct attitude: "Only this time, there is no other example."

These words are not only for Gongshu Pan, but also for the rest of the people.

It's a bit of a risk today, but in a way it's a good thing.

If word spread, Zhi Kai, as the prince, could go to the front line and be shot by the enemy's bed crossbow, how would the rest dare to spare their lives?
Gongshuban turned his attention to Song Jun's bed crossbow again, and while observing with the binoculars, he muttered something in his mouth.

Generally speaking, capable people really appeared in the Song Kingdom. Otherwise, all the countries have imitated the bed crossbows of the original country. How could it be that the Song Kingdom’s bed crossbows can reach 250 steps away?The bed crossbows imitated by other vassal states can only shoot about 150 steps at most.

"It must have been aiming and shooting just now. The trajectory of the projectile was correct, but the angle of elevation was wrong." Gongshuban learned the concept of trajectory from Zhiyao.

They returned to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Zhi Xuwu heard what happened just now, but he didn't show any anger, and seemed extremely satisfied with Zhikai's performance.

Regardless of their status or not, if they don't dare to take any risks, similar people are destined to be completely crippled after encountering an accident.

What Zhixuwu was satisfied with was that Zhikai did not show obvious panic after encountering danger, but would definitely advise in private.

The battle between the original army and the Song army happened every day, the difference lies in the size of the scale.

The battlefield stretched from outside the city of "Shangqiu" to the suburbs for nearly [-] miles, and the most intense battles were the offensive and defensive battles of some strongholds.

Gongshuban heard the shout of killing, and was surprised to find that no one in the tent responded at all.

Seeing Gongshuban's actions, Zhikai said with a smile, "It must be that the Song army came out of the city to harass."

Similar things happened too many times, wouldn't they be prepared to make a fuss?

The fact is that the original army had made various plans from the very beginning. The officers on the front line would only call for emergency help when they encountered a situation that they could handle, such as lack of troops. Generally, they just cared about their own affairs. .

These things are relatively new to Gongshuban, so please go and see for yourself.

Originally, Zhikai wanted to go with him, but how could Gongshuban, who was startled just now, agree.

Zhi Xu and Wu waited until there was no one left, then put on a straight face, and said almost reprimanded: "The prince must not take any more risks."

This is Zhikai's direct uncle, and one of Zhiyao's trusted ministers.

However, no matter what seniority, or how much trust he received, it was Zhi Xuwu who treated Zhi Kai with sincerity, otherwise he would not reprimand him as a minister.

Zhikai smiled sarcastically this time, and said, "It's Menglang."

The bed crossbow on Yuanjun's side is a bit more accurate.

The bed crossbows imitated by the princes are not accurate at all.

Before, the Song army rarely fired bed crossbows, and once they were launched, they were aimed at the relatively large number of auxiliary soldiers of the original army. It is not easy to confirm how accurate the bed crossbows of the Song army are.

To tell the truth, Zhikai would only take risks if he knew that Song Jun's bed crossbow was accurate, and if something went wrong.

This is simply too real, but Zhikai still has a great future life, accidents are force majeure, knowing that he is going to take risks, there is something wrong with his brain.

However, this is somewhat good news, confirming the accuracy of the Song Army's bed crossbow. Next, the high-level officers on the original army's side will take precautions and not give the Song Army the opportunity to use the bed crossbow to implement beheading tactics.

Gongshuban patrolled under the protection of some people, and saw the bed crossbows of the Song army firing several times, confirming that the bed crossbows imitated by the Song State were really good.

Having this discovery made Gongshu Ban feel compelled to compete, not to personally operate the bed crossbow of the original army to shoot at each other, but to compete with the master craftsmen from the Song Dynasty on the equipment manufacturers in the city's offensive and defensive battles.

Gongshuban found Zhikai again and asked, "I don't know how many craftsmen there are in the camp, but how many people can be dispatched by the squad?"

This is what Zhi Kai wanted, and he said: "The craftsmen in the camp can be dispatched by Gong Shuzi, and the materials can be used at will."

The public transport team that was allowed did not delay, and asked where the craftsman camp was, first went to inspect it, and then went to the material reserve camp for inspection.

After some stop and go, Gongshuban couldn't be more satisfied.

According to the order of preparations for the original army's siege, the level of attention to facing the fortified city is beyond imagination. Not only will the relevant wood materials be stored early in the camp, but enough iron and copper ingots will also be stored, and even a smelting furnace will be built. .

There is not only one kind of wood in reserve, wood of various lengths, and even logs of different varieties.

The smelting furnace is just one of the tools, and the original machine tools will be carried with the army.

machine tool?To put it bluntly, it is the equipment for processing the required wood, and there is a special device to confirm that the processed wood has the same specifications.

The manufacture of this thing is not difficult, what is missing is the relevant concept, it does not look complicated, there are devices to fix the logs, and there are some fixed frames with replaceable parts such as planers and saws.

With the existence of machine tools, the original army manufactured stone catapults, siege towers, aerial ladders, siege vehicles, etc., and no longer had to rely purely on experienced craftsmen to handle them carefully. Even apprentice-level craftsmen could quickly produce all kinds of equipment. required wood.

The siege equipment such as catapults, siege towers, etc. does not need to be bothered by Gongshuban. He has carefully observed the defense equipment on the city wall just now, and will modify the old siege equipment based on some guesses.

For example, there is something like a racket on the city wall, which seems to be aimed at soldiers climbing up from the ladder.Gongshuban will add an arched guardrail to its own ladder. It doesn’t need to be too close, just add one every 1.5 meters or so.

The pole on the city wall is a hardwood structure, and it will be photographed in a vertical manner. If it is photographed, the protective railing of the ladder will be blocked, which may cause the ladder to vibrate, and it will be difficult to photograph the soldiers climbing up. .

As for the defense equipment with two metal leaves?Gongshuban knows that once activated, it will spin rapidly to produce lethality.These things looked terrifying, but once they were fixed in one place, they could be destroyed by concentrating on the crossbow in advance, or they could choose not to attack from that side, Gongshu Ban didn't pay much attention to it.

On the other offensive equipment, Gongshuban has carried out more or less targeted modifications.

Since there are only so many that can be seen for the time being, Gongshuban guesses how to use them based on his own experience. Only after the actual siege is launched and the actual usage of those defensive equipment can they make effective targets.

Just knowing that one or more people who can make those defensive equipment appeared in Song Dynasty, Gongshu Ban was already very excited.

This kind of excitement is of course a bit of something, such as ignoring the casualties of the original army that will appear in the attacking party next.

But what?Experts always feel lonely. Once they find someone who can compete with them in the field they are good at, excitement is always inevitable.

Gongshuban waited and waited, during which his hands were itchy and he made a lot of novelty gadgets, including a gadget that was launched by a bed crossbow and would spread its wings after launch.

This thing is actually a glider, the difference is that it cannot sit on people, but it can carry heavier objects.

It appeared because Gongshuban thought it could carry kerosene, and then used some small mechanisms to time it, and landed on the city wall accurately.

Of course, everything is only in the experimental stage of Gongshuban, and it needs to be tested again and again.

Waiting and waiting, until one day Zhi Kailai told Gongshu Ban that the siege was about to start, three months had passed.

(End of this chapter)