Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 803 Flying Ladder (1)

On the second day of November, Huang Xu and Li Hao arrived one after another.What Liao Hua made up for Huang Xu was not 2 but [-]!
Originally, Duanmuling and Pei Yuanshao were somewhat unconvinced. They were not superior in strategy and bravery but they were the commanders of an army. Now they are a little ashamed. Zhou Cang rose up, conquered Liaodong, and attacked Hebei. There was no shadow of Pei Yuanshao behind any victory.There has never been any delay or shortage of troops, soldiers, food and grass, and there is no need for the main generals on the front line to worry.

The two thousand Qingqi that Li Hao brought back were directly seized by Qu Fengxian, and he bluntly said that the main general must be himself, and whoever disagrees with him is in a hurry.

After all, Zhou Cang did not use Meng Da, but was sent to develop Nanyang, which may be his best destination.Sha Zan's plan to capture Shangyong was temporarily put on hold. Zhou Cang's order was to seek stability and look for opportunities to capture Xiangyang instead of forcing it.

After several days of hard thinking, Sha Zan came up with a plan. Although Meng Da was no longer needed, Xia Houshang didn't know the fact that the Wuxi tribe had surrendered to the Han and the Mengda tribe was wiped out, so he could send people to Xiangyang for a holiday. It is said that Meng Da returned to Wuling and asked Xia Houshang for orders.He has already thought about the candidate, and it is his confidant Sha Meng. Sha Meng's mission here is to assassinate Xia Houshang. As long as Xia Houshang dies, Xiangyang will be in chaos.

This plan was categorically denied by Duanmuling, not to mention whether Sha Meng's assassination was successful or not, it was certain that he would die or not live.What's more, Meng Da has already confessed that Xia Houshang and Sima Wang have been suspicious since they crossed the river. They only sent Sha Meng without Meng Da's entourage, let alone Meng Da's letter. Xia Houshang would never believe it.And Sha Meng sent troops to Yiling with the Wuxi tribe as the forerunner. How could the Wei army not have thought that Sha Zan had already surrendered to Han, at least he would no longer trust the Wuxi tribe.

Zhou Xin agrees with Duan Muling's opinion. At the same time, he also believes that although the two armies are fighting with all means, the assassination of the other's general will really damage the military's prestige.

It would be great to have gunpowder, Duanmuling muttered in his heart, but he dared not say it out. "I think the only way to take Xiangyang is to attack by force, but the weapon is the most important thing. There are many skilled craftsmen in the army. Although the Wei army's water fortress was destroyed, the wreckage is still there. We only need to build more catapults and rams, supplemented by strong attack and hard crossbows. Worry that Xiangyang will not be broken."

Zhou Xin took it for granted, and ordered Huang Xu to collect the remnants of the water village, scrap ship boards, masts, etc. to transform them. If the materials were not enough, the warships would be dismantled. There are hundreds of cars and thousands of ladders.

Xu Sheng was heartbroken because the ship was demolished. He had no choice but to meet the construction deadline, and it was too late to pick wood. The ship's planks were durable and the masts were ready-made.Sha Zan has only heard of catapults and rushing carts, but has never seen a ladder. Huang Xu was rushing to work, and Sha Zan just looked around and turned around. idea.

The current ladder is too tall and heavy, and it becomes the target of attack before it is close to the city wall.If the ladder is changed to two sections, the height of the ladder can be greatly reduced to avoid premature damage.

Do whatever comes to mind.Sha Zan recruited more than a dozen craftsmen, and when he shared his ideas, the craftsmen thought it was feasible.The city wall is six feet high, and each section of the cloud ladder only needs three feet. As a bunker, soldiers push their carts forward in the bunker, which is safer.

In almost one night, a family of ladders has been transformed.Sha Zan found a cliff to experiment with. The new-style ladder is equivalent to combining the ladder, the cart, and the racket. The bottom is like a cart with a three-foot main ladder. There are soldiers hiding in the cart and pushing the cart forward. , the siege soldiers near the city wall climbed the main ladder and set up the auxiliary ladder like a clapstick on the top of the city, that is to say, only the last three feet have no cover, which is a great improvement.

The biggest problem is the training of soldiers and their coordination.The soldiers pushing the carts should grasp the distance from the city wall, and the angle is just enough to make the front hook of the auxiliary ladder hang on the top of the city, while the siege soldiers can quickly climb the main ladder, and erect the auxiliary ladder to ascend the city in the shortest time.

After three or four times of practice, Sha Zan was slightly satisfied, and sent someone to invite Zhou Xin, Duanmuling and others. Zhou Xin was overjoyed after watching, but Duanmuling couldn't help but sigh: "A small change has such a miraculous effect."

Qu Ping sighed in admiration: "It's no wonder the Duke of the State attaches great importance to craftsman's work. Stirrups, hand crossbows, throwing axes, sabers, carts and other sharp weapons have come out. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have died."

Li Hao coughed lightly: "This subordinate has neglected his duties and forgot to report something. The Privy Council has issued a document stating that those who have official positions are called officials instead of knights. The Duke of the Old Kingdom has been renamed the Prime Minister, and the others have been renamed the Second Prime Ministers."

Zhou Xin nodded: "Father must have far-sightedness in this move, and we can't understand it. Pass the order down, and we will call it this way in the future." Then he said to Sha Zan: "The ladder designed by Changsheng should be famous. How about calling it the sand ladder?"

Sha Zan was taken aback. Back then, Zhou Cang didn't dare to call him Zhou Zhi but Jian'an Zhi, so how could he claim his own name. "Peace makes me laugh, how about calling me a flying ladder?"

"Fast as flying, this name is appropriate." Duanmuling agreed.

"Then it's called the flying ladder." Zhou Xin made a decision, "so that Huang Xu doesn't have to build a cloud ladder again, but instead changes it to a flying ladder. The number increases to 1, and the rushing cars and catapults continue. However, the flying ladder is allowed to be delayed for five days. Qu Feng first collected all the hand crossbows of the guards and handed them over to Feng Jian, and ordered Feng Jian to mobilize [-] soldiers to train them in using ladders and hand crossbows, and practice while building them; and ordered Su Li to take [-] men to quarry."

The extra [-] ladders must be Zhou Xin's thought of the wear and tear in training.

"So General Hao Zhao is quite unique in using weapons. Unfortunately, he died of the epidemic. Mr. Ge Jun did not ask about military affairs and turned to civilian use. Since then, our army has no one who specializes in this way. I will write to the Privy Council in the Military Academy. Add a weapon department." Duanmuling pointed to the flying ladder and said decisively: "In my opinion, when the two armies meet in the future, the weapon fighters will be brilliant, and maybe the victory will be decided without seeing the swords and guns!"

Duanmuling couldn't imagine what it would be like if one day the catapult was loaded with gunpowder.Zhou Cang has ordered gunpowder to be banned, which does not mean that it will never be used. When the big man's life and death is a matter of life and death, gunpowder will definitely return to the battlefield.

Zhou Xin and others didn't know Duanmuling's thoughts, let alone what gunpowder was, but they firmly believed in it, and weapon warfare undoubtedly played an increasingly important role in the battle. "I wrote the letter with Zifan. If the Privy Council refuses, I will open the Qiyuan alone on Jiangnan Road!"

Qu Fengxian, Feng Jian and others went to prepare separately, two thousand Qingqi surrounded the construction site, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without Zhou Xin's order.Zhou Xin summoned Duanmuling, Sha Zan, and Quping to gather in the big tent again, retreating to the left and right, and studying the siege strategy.

(End of this chapter)