Ma'am help, the general is in trouble again

Chapter 294 Beiyuan Ironware ([-])

"Well, preliminary settings. Hey, Liu Chaiji, please stand back and don't step on the calculation formula I wrote." Zheng Quchi waved his hand.

Liu Chaiji looked down and saw rows of strange characters crowded together on the sandy mud floor. He was startled and quickly backed away, but the next second he froze again - the front, back, left, and There are all these weird symbols on the right side, and I don’t know what they mean.

"Where can I stand?" He scratched his head.

Zheng Quchi glanced at it: "Go where there is grass."

"Oh, okay." Liu Chaiji carefully moved his toes and inadvertently glanced at a picture sketched on the ground with his peripheral vision. At first glance, he couldn't see what it was, but after a closer look, he glanced at Zheng Quchi's hand. The wood being mortised and tenoned.

It still has half of its original shape. It can be speculated which part of it was disassembled. The other half was drawn with a black line pen and needs to be processed and modified... She added another stroke on the wood, Then he stuck the black pen in his hair and began to step on the wood and cut with a hand saw.

"I'm sorry, I, I accidentally stepped on the picture you drew. Do you have to draw it again?"

He just walked over without paying attention, and his feet were already muddy. At first, he thought they were just some ghost symbols and were of no use.

But just now he saw clearly the before and after drawings of one of the modifications, and he suddenly understood that this was not a "ghost painting" at all, but a laborious design by the craftsmen.

Zheng Quchi didn't even raise his head: "No, I remember everything I drew, but I'm just too lazy to recall it. It's more convenient to look at it and compare it directly."

"Have you memorized all these things?" Liu Chaiji was shocked.

"Click" a piece of wood was sawed off and fell to the ground. Zheng Quchi turned his head to see that the fracture was flat, and replied to him by the way: "I am in this business, and I designed this myself. I can remember it." What’s weird?”

No, it's strange. Liu Chaiji is not a three-year-old child. She speaks in an understated and ordinary way, so he can take it seriously. He is a dignified young master from the Duke's palace, and he has never been short of those who are sociable and indulgent. A person can do great things in such a quiet voice like her.

"This, this picture is the artwork for modification, right? Then, these weird symbols, one after another, they look very profound... what are they?"

He was like a frog at the bottom of a well who had just climbed up to the edge of the well. He was full of curiosity and anxiety when walking and asking questions. He always felt that his body was inexplicably warm and his palms were sweating unconsciously, as if a new world that he had never imagined was about to open up to him. My eyes were opened...

Zheng Quchi, the general’s wife, she seems to have something real.

No, he shouldn't say it so lightly. The feeling she gave him now was one that was thick and profound, full of profound connotations. It was as if there were two roads in front of him, one was an unknown choice, and the other had changed. Became her.

She is no longer a springboard in his mind, but a "distant place", a place that he needs to run forward to reach after seeing the distance between them clearly.

Zheng Quchi didn't know that Liu Chaiji had already built a subversive world in his mind that was unique to his own understanding. While he was in a turbulent situation and was about to meet the master, she was calm, calm and stable.

"You don't study engineering machinery, and you don't understand soil mechanics. You don't need to understand these things. Anyway, after I refit it, let's try it together."

As soon as he heard that she counted himself as one person and planned to try out the new machine together, Liu Chaiji put aside his doubts and curiosity and said with gleaming eyes: "How long do you have to wait? What kind of device are you talking about? Is it going to be placed in the machine?" where?"

Although he doesn't understand mechanics, he likes to be a soldier and a general fighting in wars. Naturally, he also likes all kinds of destructive instruments, just like modern boys like guns and cannons since childhood. This comes from the ancestral way of survival flowing in men's blood. Carry the hunting gene.

Again, Zheng Quchi looked at Liu Chaiji as if he were a naughty child. If he didn't satisfy his curiosity, he would jump up and down and disturb her.

"Find the answer yourself on the ground, over there."

Following the guidance of her chin-raising movements, Liu Chaiji saw a catapult from the Nanchen Kingdom painted on the ground... My dear, what she painted really looked like it. In such a rough environment, how could a person like him, who is not well versed in literature and art, be called out? It is not easy to recognize it at a glance as a catapult from Nanchen Kingdom.

This also reflects from the side that her paintings are very realistic.

"Look to the side."

"Oh, good."

Liu Chaiji quickly responded, then looked to the side. He frowned and pursed his lips seriously. For a long time, his expression became more and more serious: "..."

Zheng Quchi rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Just ask if you don't understand."

When Liu Chaiji heard this, he immediately lost his power. He pursed his lips and said pitifully: "I'm afraid you'll call me stupid..."

Zheng Quchi did dislike him sometimes, but not because he was stupid, but because he was annoying.

Whenever he had free time, he would lazily come over to her to ask questions, and even rushed to do the scout's job. Later, she thought that since he was so free, he might as well stay and help her make the best use of everything.

"The one you see now is also a trebuchet, but it is a Nanchen State trebuchet that has been scattered. It only has one trolley left, and I have dismantled the wooden frame, cannon shaft, wooden pole and leather bag. .”

He didn't understand it when he saw it, but he understood it when he heard it. Liu Chaiji made inferences: "So, these things you are modifying now are installed on the trolley of Nanchen State's trebuchet?"

"That's right, our trebuchet only has a stand. It can only be lifted, not pushed at all, and it is primitive... Forget it, I won't tell you this. In short, I am just a small person with the original wooden frame and cannon shaft. I carried out extensive modifications, mainly processing and replacing the wooden pole and the leather bag. I dug into the wooden pole and built-in stone bullets. Originally, if it was operated manually, the loading of the bullets would be slow, one shot at a time, but now if it is installed With my automatic loader, I can fire one round after another, five rounds at a time."

After Zheng Quchi finished speaking in one breath, Liu Chaiji reacted slowly for a while, and then said as if in a dream: "I didn't understand the first part, but the second part sounded really powerful."

"Sure enough, every line is like a mountain. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. But it's done. Do you want to give it a try?" Zheng Quchi asked him with raised eyebrows.

He understood this question, Liu Chaiji didn't even think about it, he stretched out his hand excitedly and said: "Yes, I want to try."

"Then shut up from now on and hurry up and help me work."

Seeing that she was so busy alone that she was almost unable to do anything, Liu Chaiji hesitated and said: "Do you want me to find some more people..."

"No need, there are many people with mixed skills, and they are all laymen. I only have one pair of eyes and one mouth, so I can't teach so many people." Zheng Quchi decisively refused.

Hearing what she said, Liu Chaiji breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced. This feeling was similar to why she insisted on keeping him even though no one else chose him. Was it because he was irreplaceable? He was in Adjutant Zheng. In my eyes, he is definitely the most correct and capable person. "Okay, don't ask anyone else, just give me your orders. I'm very strong and my hands and feet are nimble. Ever since I was little, I've been the worst at reading. But when it comes to physical work, there's no other boy in Shengjing who's as good as me!" Liu Chaiji said happily.

After Zheng Quchi listened, he felt that even when the child praised himself, he was so excited that his tail was about to rise to the sky.

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Zheng Quchi is working hard, and Yuan Xingzhou has just won his first victory.

Hong Shengguo's camp was lackluster. After a quick look, they didn't waste any time building defensive posts and barriers. They simply blocked a circle with wooden fences. There were dense overlapping footprints near the forest, which showed that their defense line was mainly patrolled by personnel. , obstacle clearance, inspection and prevention are the main tasks.

Precisely because their camp defenses rely too much on people, once the sentries and patrols are diverted or eliminated, the soldiers in the camp will be like missing eyes and ears, unable to see or hear. Vulnerable to sneak attack.

Yuan Xingzhou lay in wait for a day and a night near the border of Hongsheng Kingdom. After thoroughly understanding the shift time, location and contact code of the opponent's sentry, he used decoys and defeated them one by one. Finally, he put on the enemy's armor and helmet to pretend to be on patrol. The soldiers marched straight into Huanglong, and with lightning speed, they rioted in Hongshengguo's camp.

Hong Shengguo was only guarded by his adjutants, and Shen Tangzhong had already left. Therefore, when the enemy attacked so quickly and fiercely, he was in a hurry.

However, the Hongsheng Army was not a group of black men. After reacting, they were able to assemble a well-trained team of fierce lions to fight back in a very short time.

When Hong Shengguo's adjutant found out that the attacker was Ye Jun, he was surprised and stunned at the beginning and became ridiculous later.

Ye country?

Isn't that ridiculous?Even if the army of the Ye Kingdom didn't tremble and huddled in the Ye camp, they still had the guts to come and run wild on their Hongsheng Kingdom's territory?

At this moment, in the psychological activities of the Hongshengguo army, in addition to feeling that the Ye army was seeking self-destruction, there was also the feeling that it was seeking self-humiliation.

However, they miscalculated one thing, that is, the Ye Army and the Ye Army of Yuan Xingzhou were not the same.

It sounds like there is only one prefix difference between them, but in fact, when they actually fight, Hong Shengjun realizes that this is a completely different feeling.

When did the Ye army have the momentum to swallow up thousands of miles like a tiger?As soon as they fought, Hong Shengjun's self-confidence was completely destroyed, and his arrogance was crushed inch by inch. They retreated step by step until they were completely defeated, and they still didn't understand why they lost to Ye Jun.

After the war, Yuan Xingzhou ordered to rest on the spot, while his subordinates began to transport the wounded, deal with prisoners, count people and report losses, etc. More importantly, they carried out material statistics and calculated the amount of various enemy materials seized this time to fill the camp warehouse. , strengthen the team.

Yuan Xingzhou came to the main tent of Hongsheng Kingdom. He took off a blood-stained mask and threw it on the ground. A pair of white silk gloves on his hands were also stained with blood. He took them off together and sat in the tent to command. On the chair, he looked through the documents that had not yet been put away on the desk in Shen Hall.

"Commander, the Cangxuan Order was found from Hong Shengguo's adjutant."

Lieutenant Wang Feichen, guard Zhao Deyu and Pang Min all entered the main army tent together and presented a token with excitement on their faces.

Yuan Xingzhou calmly read the document in his hand and put it aside. He casually took the Cangxuan Order belonging to Hongsheng Kingdom and asked at the same time: "Has the message from Madam arrived?"

"Commander, don't worry. Adjutant Zheng is guarding Ye Camp very well. Both Shen Tangzhong and Mu Jin were defeated by Madam." Wang Feichen showed a real smile on his face.

But Yuan Xingzhou looked worried: "They are just afraid of scaring her."

What?
Wang Feichen and Pang Min were confused after hearing this. Why did they feel that His Highness the Prince's words were contradictory? Shouldn't it be Shen Tangzhong and Mu Jin who were scared to death by Madam?

Yuan Xingzhou did not explain anything to them.

He understood her. Although Zheng Quchi seemed very courageous and would never shrink back when faced with difficult and dangerous things, facing these things bravely did not mean that she would not feel scared inside.

She has always been stronger than anyone else. For example, she chose to let everyone evacuate safely, and took the risk alone to lure away the barbarians, sound the alarm, and buy time for other craftsmen to be rescued.

For this heroic act, she herself paid a heavy price.

If you ask her whether it is worth it, she may not be able to answer it herself, but if asked if she would make this choice again, she would probably answer that it is hard to change her nature.

Her sense of responsibility is too heavy. As long as she takes someone under her wing to protect them, she will still step forward even if she knows she can't do anything.

From her, we can completely see a standard of conduct called "doing one's best in one's position and fulfilling one's duties".

Although the three of them did not agree with the commander's words and only followed their innermost thoughts, Wang Feichen couldn't help but admire: "Adjutant Zheng can be regarded as a hero of the Guo Kingdom. She has defeated two countries in a row this time. Her planning and savvy are really admirable." , she was able to achieve a complete victory without even using up those thousands of soldiers."

Zhao Deyu felt a little regretful: "It's a pity that Mu Jin escaped in the end."

Yuan Xingzhou knew Zheng Quchi's ability very well, so he was not surprised. After some suggestions from him, Zheng Quchi would find a corresponding solution.

Yuan Xingzhou paused, raised his eyes and asked, "Mu Jin escaped?"

"Yes, the spies just came to report that the Nanchen Army led by Mu Jin was defeated and fled to the West Valley. According to the direction, it should be in the direction of the Julu Kingdom Camp." Pang Min frowned.

Yuan Xingzhou's expression suddenly changed. He pondered for a moment and immediately stood up: "Quickly go and deliver the order to end all repairs and return to Ye camp."

Wang Feichen, Zhao Deyu and Pang Min looked surprised: "Commander! Why do you need to return to the camp so urgently?"

Yuan Xingzhou said with deep eyes: "The Julu Kingdom might have waited until Xize Kingdom and Beiyuan Kingdom made trouble before taking action at the right time, but now that Mu Jin is adding fuel to the flames, it's not necessarily the case."

Wang Feichen thought for a while and said: "The commander-in-chief means... Julu Kingdom will become so arrogant after Mu Jin's remnant troops join them that even Beiyuan and Xize will not pay attention to it, and they will not care about the possibility of being Are you determined to take action against Ye Camp at this time due to the danger of 'a snipe and a clam quarreling, the fisherman will gain'?"

Zhao Deyu disagreed: "But if we return now, wouldn't all the plans we made before..."

(End of this chapter)