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Chapter 391 We Are Artillery

"what is this?"

Guo Daifeng was the first to discover this strange thing created by Yun Chubu.

"I'm going to use this thing to throw people on the city wall, so that I can be the first to go to the city to fight. All the military achievements belong to Lao Tzu."

"I don't think it's possible. Even if this thing can throw people up, you will be thrown to death."

"Impossible, I'll wear something thicker."

"No matter how thick you wear it, you will be thrown to death."

"Then throw stones up."

"General Gao already has trebuchets."

"Mine is bigger."

When talking about things like technology with the ancients, Yunchu usually said it in a joking way. If the words were too profound, they couldn’t understand them. When they couldn’t understand them, they would get mad and think you were lying to them. , might as well say it in a joking way.

Gao Kan also noticed the movement on Yunchu's side during the trebuchet battle, looked up at Yunchu, the seven-foot-tall thing, and asked Yunchu, "What is this?"

Yun Chu said: "The trebuchet."

Gao Kan looked at it again and said, "This doesn't look like a trebuchet."

Yun Chu said: "Anyone that can throw stones is called a trebuchet."

Gao Kan looked at the Goguryeo city, which was eighty feet away, and asked, "Can it hit the city wall?"

Yun Chu looked at the soldiers who were installing heavy stones into the giant wooden basket for counterweights and said, "I'll know after trying."

Gao Kan found a folding stool and sat down, and said to Yunchu: "Don't worry, the old man is just watching here. You should experiment carefully. If the test is successful, the old man will give you credit."

Yun Chu cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, General."

After the subordinates filled the huge basket with stones, dozens of strong soldiers pulled the rope, pulled down the high raised long arms, and connected them to a leather bag.

Gao Kan saw the size of the stone in the leather pocket and said, "This thing weighs three hundred catties, right?"

Yun Chu said: "The final requirement of the general is to be able to throw a stone weighing five hundred catties into the city."

Gao Kan pondered for a while and said, "Unbelievable."

Yun Chu smiled, and just waved his hand, and a soldier cut the rope with a knife.

With just a whoosh, the rope was thrown high into the air like a whip, and then the huge weight basket pulled up by the long arm sank suddenly, and the force was transmitted to the long arm, and the leather rope hanging on the long arm carried the weight basket with it. A boulder weighing three hundred catties soared into the air, and then flew into the air.

Gao Kan, Guo Daifeng, Yunchu, Wenrou, and Yunchu's entire army stared at the stone. They saw that after the stone flew into the sky, it became smaller and smaller, and flew over the walls and gates of the Goguryeo people. A loud bang was faintly heard, and there was no more movement.

Gao Kan swallowed and said, "At least six hundred steps."

Yun Chu looked at the stunned Guo Daifeng and said to the soldiers, "Come here for a five hundred catty stone."

So, the government soldiers pushed a five hundred-inch boulder over, and then used a crowbar to reinstall the stone on the leather bag.

Yun Chu patted the thick piece of wood on the trebuchet, praying that it would not be broken suddenly.

So, the government soldiers reset the long arm again, and Yun Chu also changed the position of the rope, so one of the government soldiers once again cut off the short rope connecting the long rope.

It was exactly the same as last time, only the screams of the wood could be heard, but the [-]-jin boulder was thrown out smoothly.

This time the boulder was very face-saving, and after flying over a distance of more than 80 feet, it smashed into the towering enemy tower on Jili City.

After a loud noise, the watchtower was immediately smashed to pieces, and under the flying sawdust, a big hole was opened in the middle of the watchtower that was still majestic just now.

Gao Kan took a look at the power of this cannon, and then said to Yunchu: "The next time we hit the city wall, we will do it until it collapses."

Yun Chu nodded, this was the expected result.

Gao Kan looked at the stunned Guo Daifeng and said, "Let's go, don't think too much if you don't have a heart like this with exquisite seven apertures, just follow the old man to attack the city honestly."

Yunchu looked at the big hole on the enemy building with satisfaction, and said to Zhang Donghai: "Continue to install the stones, and you have to explore slowly, and see the relationship between each knot and the weight and distance of the stones, and record it. In the future, we will Brother, use this thing to kill the enemy and break the city, I don’t want to climb the city wall anymore.”

Zhang Donghai laughed and said: "The general's whimsical ideas are worth a hundred thousand soldiers, and low-ranking people can also benefit from following the general."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Do you think we will specialize in this thing in the future, and use this thing to remotely break through the city and kill the enemy, do you think we have made a fool of ourselves?"

Zhang Donghai said: "It's not a big problem to break the city, but the field battle is still impossible."

Yun Chu said: "Use huge boulders to bombard the city, and use small stones to cover it in field battles. The throwing distance of this thing is basically equivalent to that of the sliding bed crossbow. We can kill many enemies before the enemy soldiers get close."

Zhang Donghai said in a low voice: "The general is invincible in battle, why is he afraid of fighting?"

Yun Chu sighed and said, "If I wasn't in charge of you, I might not have such thoughts."

Zhang Donghai said: "It turns out that the general still has some benevolence for women. When he goes to battle, he cares about casualties. This is not the general mood."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Don't forget, my job is Wannian County Magistrate, and what I think about is how to increase the number of people in this county, how to make the people richer, and how to increase the annual taxes paid to the imperial court.

Once upon a time, when I was walking in the countryside, I was overjoyed every time I heard a newborn baby crying.

Every time I see other people's homes full of plains, I feel disgusted in my heart.

These government soldiers are all strong laborers in my Wannian County. They should be farming in the fields or working on the construction site. They are obviously living people, but they fought to the death with the order of the official. Such a general It doesn't matter if you don't do it. "

Zhang Donghai clasped his hands and said: "The general thinks this way, it is naturally a blessing for the people of Wannian County, but fighting at the border is also a major national event, and it is our blessing that the brothers are fortunate to serve under the general's command.

I don't know if the general has thought about it. If the general of Wannian County's army was not a general, but Guo Daifeng and his like, the casualties would have been more than half by now.

Therefore, people with humble ranks still hope that the generals will rule over our Wannian County soldiers. "

Yun Chu was silent for a moment, then nodded sadly, seeing that the government soldiers had installed the boulder again, he ordered the bombardment.

This time it was just right, the boulder bombarded the city wall, and it was still firmly embedded in the city wall. Huge spider web-like cracks were densely covered on the city wall. Looking at it, the city wall could no longer withstand the second wave of attack from the boulder. .

Everyone was overjoyed, and the Tang army, who were always ready to attack, was in an uproar. Yun Chu happily ordered the soldiers to continue throwing stones.

Zhang Donghai looked at Yunchu with anxiety for a while, and happy Yunchu for a while, and the two Zhang Donghais were fighting fiercely in his mind.

He really didn't know whether he should report the cowardly side Yun Chu showed today to the emperor.

From Zhang Donghai's point of view, Yunchu is almost a perfect officer, brave and invincible in battle, not just pure bravery, but also full of wit and tricks, fighting very cleverly.

At the same time, he never shirks when executing Shangguan's orders, and can complete every time, and there are surprises.

Wannian county government soldiers followed him all the way to the present, and the battle losses were less than [-]%. Looking at the entire army, only General Dingyuan's battle formation is the most orderly.

Not to mention taking the lead, the man who is famous for his good food in Chang'an, since he entered the army, he eats the same pot of food with his subordinates, and he has benefited, and he is willing to share it with his subordinates.

Such a person, in Zhang Donghai's view, in time, must be the new generation of generals in Datang.

But his heart is too soft, so far, the most severe punishment for his subordinates is nothing more than military sticks. May I ask, which general has not taken a few of his own lives since he went to battle.

Only he didn't, some mistakes, he would rather recite them himself than take the lives of his subordinates to make up for them.

Seeing Yunchu commanding the trebuchet to continue throwing stones, Zhang Donghai groaned in pain and said: "General, kindness does not control soldiers. This has been a taboo for generals for thousands of years."

Of course, Yunchu didn't know what Zhang Donghai was thinking, but ever since Gentle said that Zhang Donghai was not only the captain of Zhechong, but also most likely Baiqisi confronted the emperor's spies, he wanted to infect Zhang Donghai by infecting him. Emotions to infect Li Zhi.

That's right, people's emotions can be contagious, especially with Yunchu's current prestige in the army, coupled with the coercion of the giant-like trebuchet, his emotions can easily infect Zhang Donghai, and make Zhang Donghai give birth to A thing called empathy comes out.

Yun Chu didn't need to expose Zhang Donghai's identity, let alone bribe him, he just needed to develop empathy through the experience of living and dying together for more than half a year.

In this way, Zhang Donghai will stand in a moral trench with Yunchu consciously or unconsciously.

At this time, the seemingly objective and fair words spoken by this seemingly third party are actually all praises for him, and even if shortcomings are pointed out, it is because of kindness.

Therefore, when the trebuchet threw the third boulder, the boulder hit the city wall, and then, with a bang, the solid Jili city wall, which was made of stone on the outside and rammed earth on the inside, collapsed.

The Tang army infantry who had been ready to attack for a long time rushed forward.

The Yunchu army was in the rear, methodically using huge boulders to break down all obstacles in front of them for the Tang army.

When the Tang army had already entered the front city of Jili City, Yunchu mobilized hundreds of horses, dragged the heavy catapult, and slowly advanced on the wooden road to attack the defenders of the rear city on the ridge. The army continues to play its irreplaceable role.

The defenders of Goguryeo were in a very bad mood at this time. The city that was thought to be impenetrable was shattered in an instant under the attack of the giant stone. A huge boulder will fall from the sky, smashing many people into powder.

　Chapter 2 is delivered, you look at it first, I will continue
　　
　
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