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Chapter 265 Design Redundancy
After hearing the loud noise, Hou Junji couldn't help being taken aback, and then looked in the direction of the source of the sound suspiciously.

"Go, look ahead."

Wu Junjiang also felt that something was wrong at this time. Could it be that Wang Hui really made the trebuchet in such a short time?He quickly followed Hou Junji and rode in the direction of the sound.

In fact, there was no need to come to Jinqian. After a distance of several hundred meters, they saw a wooden trebuchet with a height of more than 20 meters.

At more than 20 meters, the height of seven floors is definitely huge in this era.

Could it be that Wang Hui really made such a big trebuchet within 30 days?After seeing this thing, Hou Junji himself was shocked.

Hou Junji hurriedly rode forward, and sure enough, he saw Wang Dong standing in front of the trebuchet and discussing something with some craftsmen.

Wang Dong was also surprised when he saw Hou Junji. He thought that after receiving the news, Hou Junji would send him to the Xing Army Governor's Mansion to lead him to see the trebuchet, but he didn't expect Hou Junji to come over on his own on a horse. .

Hou Junji looked at the trebuchet and asked Wang Dong.

"Yes, this is what you call a gravity trebuchet?"

Wang Dong hurriedly cupped his hands to say hello to Hou Junji, and then said with a smile, "My lord, this is the trebuchet we made."

Hou Junji opened his mouth wide, looked up at the tall machine, and the three Wu Jun craftsmen, master and apprentice beside him were even more disbelieving. They looked at the trebuchet and saw that the machine was very impressive. There are huge casters that are enough for three or five people to stand on, and in the middle is a wheel with iron hoops that can't be hugged by hands, and above it is a huge sling arm made of different woods and hook nails.

A few people took a closer look at the details of this trebuchet, and found that the details of the machine were very complete, with exquisite mechanisms everywhere, and many of the designs were still unclear for a while.

The more old craftsman Wu looked at it, the more surprised he was. This machine was completely different from the rough semi-finished product he imagined, but it was very fine. This made him feel bad. Wang Hui's trebuchet could really be used, right? ?
When Hou Junji saw this trebuchet, his heart was already full of joy. He thought that Wang Dong was cheating him, so he was full of anger, but he didn't expect Wang Dong to make the machine within 30 days. Most of the anger in my stomach dissipated.

Hou Junji came to the trebuchet with curiosity on his face, looked left and right, and then asked Wang Dong excitedly: "How did this machine be made in such a short period of time, have you ever tried it?

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong quickly explained: "I have already planned the production of this machine before. All the production process was done step by step, and the workers also obeyed the instructions. So the production went smoothly."

Hearing this, all the craftsmen and Hou Junji couldn't help but look weird. Does this still mean that the production is going smoothly?The workers had already secretly sent several letters to Hou Junji to complain about Wang Dong's command. If things got worse, the workers would all run away, but Wang Dong himself didn't seem to know it at all.

Wang Dong had an indifferent look on his face. Anyway, the thing was ready, and he was already fully confident in his heart. The production process of this machine was certainly rough, but the design of this machine was made by a trebuchet enthusiast in later generations. At the beginning of the design, it was intended for use by enthusiasts whose manual skills were not necessarily very professional. Every design left a lot of design redundancy.

And because most people in later generations can't get that kind of thick round wood, the designers have also considered how to design various stress-bearing parts spliced ​​with miscellaneous wood in order to make them work in the huge It will not be damaged under the force, so even if the production support of this machine is rough, but Zhao Wangdong learned about this machine when he inquired about the information, as long as it is finally made according to the design drawings, the use effect is still very guaranteed, not to mention the group of people under him. Craftsmen are not amateurs, but a group of genuine senior technicians, and it is even less likely that there will be problems with the things they make.

After Wang Dong explained something, Hou Junji couldn't help but his eyes brightened. According to Wang Dong's words, it means that this machine is not only safe and reliable, but also can be made directly from the miscellaneous wood that is readily available, instead of Timber needs to be specially allocated from Shanzhou to Gaochang City, which is obviously good news for the army to go out.

He glanced at the wide-open mouth with some complaints, and was astonished. The old craftsman Wu, this is sowing discord, which almost made him remove Wang Dong's position, causing a catastrophe. Hou Junji thought to himself, this old craftsman himself It's time for Dabi to send him back.

Seeing Hou Junji's eyes on Old Craftsman Wu, Heavy Craftsman was secretly glad that they didn't choose to run away like Old Craftsman Wu. do it.

At this time, they heard the sound of horseshoes, and everyone looked up, and saw He Luo who was checking something in the distance just now, riding a horse, coming quickly.

"My lord, the flag has been planted."

He Luo yelled while riding a horse until he came before the crowd and found Hou Junji was there, hurriedly dismounted to salute Hou Junji, Hou Junji motioned for them to continue working, so He Luo got up and cupped his hands to Wang Dong: "My lord, my lord The flags have been planted at 50-meter intervals as you said. Now do the projections again?"

Only then did Hou Junji look into the distance, and found that on the open ground in front of them, a large red flag was planted at intervals.And the big rock they saw just now suddenly landed about four or five hundred steps away.

This made Hou Junji happy. He looked at the trebuchet, and then at the distance between the stones. He thought that this machine could really throw the stones four or five hundred steps, which had already reached what he had previously thought of as such. The best hope for a trebuchet.

He was about to reward Wang Dong, but at this moment he heard Wang Dong say: "Since that's the case, Lord Hou, let's continue the experiment."

Hou Junji was about to see how the catapult was operated, so he nodded quickly, and the attendants around him, Wu Junjiang and others were also a little curious about how effective Wang Dong's catapult was in operation, so everyone looked at it. Wang Dong and the others.

Wang Dong asked the craftsmen to continue operating the trebuchet. Everyone saw six craftsmen quickly climbed onto the big wheel under the trebuchet, and then started to move hard on the wheel. No one had ever seen such a design. But if people from later generations see it, they will have a strong sense of sight, because when this thing is operated, it is exactly the same as a small wheel used for hamsters to run and play.

What surprised Hou Junji and others was that they saw the six craftsmen walking forward and slowly raising the huge catapult arm into the air, which made Hou Junji's eyes widen. Six people can lift such a huge catapult arm by turning the rollers. Compared with the human catapult, which can only be launched by dozens or hundreds of people, this design is simply too convenient.

After the catapult arm reached the highest point, two more craftsmen rushed forward and pulled up a huge iron sickle like a sickle. The sickle-shaped thing just hooked on the buckle of the catapult and fixed the catapult arm. , the huge force of the sling arm rattled the iron sickle, but the sickle was made extremely strong, so it finally buckled the circlip safely.

After that, He Luo and others pushed a stone weighing several tens of catties onto the leather pocket of the trebuchet.

Hou Junji took a closer look and found that the stone was chiseled neatly, and the weight was marked on it. He just watched patiently when Wang Dong saw that everything was ready, went up to check it, and then ran to the distance and pulled a rope to hang it on a small wooden stirrer.

(End of this chapter)