Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Compared with the traditional manpower trebuchet, this kind of counterweight trebuchet has the obvious advantages of fewer operators, high efficiency utilization and greater power.

Although Chen Ying has no intention of storming Yanmen Pass, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to take this opportunity to cultivate the Dingyuan Army's siege combat capability.In comparison, in the next period of time, he is likely to be transferred back to Guanzhong or the Central Plains by Li Yuan to participate in the battle against Wang Shichong.

Fighting against Wang Shichong is completely different from fighting against the Turks.Fighting against the Turks is often a field battle.Who is fighting for the sharpness of the horse.But to fight against Wang Shichong, you need to consider vertical factors, and more often you will participate in the attack and defense of cities.Wang Shichong owns more than one hundred cities in the Central Plains. If he doesn't have strong attacking ability, it is not a joke to think of gaining military exploits.

Hearing that Ge Tong said that he could make trebuchets, Chen Ying said overjoyedly: "That's better, come here, get me some paper and pens, and I'll draw a blueprint for you..."

Ge Tong waved his hand and said: "So that the nobleman can know that the little old man has been a craftsman for generations, from the smallest single-tipped stone cannon to the largest thirteen-tipped stone cannon, the sizes of all kinds of cannons are stored in the little old man's head Well, you just need to tell the little old man that you need to build a few cannons!"

Chen Ying said with a faint smile: "I am not building an ordinary trebuchet, but a brand new trebuchet. This kind of trebuchet can throw heavier stone projectiles farther and with greater power!"

Ge Tong asked in bewilderment, "Is there such a trebuchet?"

Chen Yingdao: "Of course there is!"

Hearing this, Zhao Boying rolled his eyes and winked at a handsome young man behind him, who nodded knowingly.Turning around and leaving, after a while the young man was out of breath, cutting out a piece of hemp paper and a medium fine pen.Chen Ying reached out to take the paper and pen, and the young man knelt on the ground with great interest, using his back as a desk.

Chen Ying is not hypocritical. Writing in this era is not like later generations. Without a table, he can't write, let alone draw pictures.

Zhao Boying poured some from the water bag into the inkstone and grinded it lightly.

After Chen Ying filled his pen and ink, he began to draw the blueprint of the counterweight trebuchet on the paper according to his memory.

When Chen Ying lightly outlined the rough shape of the counterweight trebuchet with a few strokes, Ge Tong's face showed an expression of ecstasy, and the old man Ge Tong, who had white beard and hair, looked at Chen Ying strangely, admiring, Shocking, absurd...the list goes on.

Chen Ying looked at Ge Tong, whose eyes were hot and dangerous. At this time, Ge Tong's eyes were like a virgin who has been around for ten thousand years, looking at a top-notch beautiful woman.Suddenly a possibility came to Chen Ying's mind, and Chen Ying secretly thought: "This old boy is not an old glass, is he?"

After a long time, Ge Tong's breathing became rapid, and his face flushed with excitement.Chen Ying subconsciously pressed his hand on the handle of the knife. If this old glass dared to do something wrong, Chen Ying would not mind killing people.

"My lord, you are truly a genius!" Ge Tong's expression made everyone misunderstand that he had a tendency to carry mountains on his back.At this time, Ge Tong said excitedly: "The little old man asked himself that dipping weapons have been manufactured for decades, no matter what kind of weapons in the world, they can be regarded as proficient. Although the trebuchet drawn by the nobleman is only slightly changed, but this design... …it’s almost unheard of…”

"As for it!" Chen Ying smiled disapprovingly.It's a pity that he really didn't know how gunpowder was made, otherwise it would have shocked their jaws.

However, the advantages of the counterweight trebuchet are very clear, albeit on a small scale.With the labor-saving effect of the moving pulley block, even with a weight of [-] jin, one person can easily pull it up.In this way, the counterweight trebuchet can control the operator within ten people.In the same space, manpower can be saved and more trebuchets can be assembled.

Ge Tongdao: "Little old man promises to make this kind of trebuchet in one day, no, two hours."

As he said, Ge Tong picked up the drawing and ran to the distance in three steps at a time.As a craftsman for generations, Ge Tong saw the advantages of Chen Yingsuo's drawing paper at a glance.Of course, it will take a long time for the pattern on the drawing to become the real thing.

In fact, weapons have been constantly developing. In terms of crossbows, the crossbows in the Warring States period, rhubarb in the Han Dynasty, Yuan Rong in the Three Kingdoms, foot-deng crossbows, Wanjun in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, etc., are becoming more sophisticated and sharper from generation to generation; , Pre-Qin leather armor, Zha armor in Han Dynasty, scale armor in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and Mingguang in Tang Dynasty, each generation is stronger and thicker than each other.

Even so, the ancient production and manufacturing technology was too backward, and the production cost of each set of armor was quite high. It was acceptable to equip a part of the army, but the financial resources to equip the entire army were not affordable by ordinary people.

Chen Ying looked at Zhao Boying and opened his mouth to speak, especially his old face full of grooves, the wrinkles were deeper now.

Slightly smiled: "Mr. Zhao has something to do, but it doesn't matter."

Zhao Boying stretched out his hand, and the young man named Chen Ying who was serving as the table just now said: "General, this is the dog Zhao Haoxin. The dog is proficient in writing and ink, if the general sees him as eye-catching, let him follow the general and serve him. about."

Chen Ying sighed slightly: "Poor parents in the world."

Chapter 53 is too exaggerated

Zhao Boying was very disturbed. The six wealthy families in Shuozhou surrendered to the Tang army, and they had no connections in the Li and Tang courts.What's more, their relationship with Chen Ying is more like a transaction.Chen Ying took out [-] shi of grain, and the children of the six wealthy families worked hard for Chen Ying. The two sides traded fairly and each took what he needed.

Just as Chen Ying sighed, Zhao Boying actually had selfish intentions.He was almost seventy years old, and he didn't have much work left.But the life of his youngest son Zhao Haoxin has just begun.If Chen Ying agrees to leave a trace of blood for the Zhao family in Shuozhou, let alone get promoted and get rich, it would be good to just leave a way to survive.

Chen Ying did not directly agree.Because Chen Ying understands that things that are easier to get are less cherished, and things that are obtained through hard work are often cherished.It is precisely because of this that Chen Ying showed a noncommittal expression on his face, and looked at Zhao Haoxin lightly.

Zhao Haoxin pretended to be very heroic. Seeing him puffing out his chest and staring at him, Chen Ying felt that he looked like a child, which was ridiculous.

Chen Ying took a breath and shook his head slightly.He is now more and more proficient in the art of leadership, and he has been thrilling all the way. If he doesn't have this ability, he will be useless.It took Zhao Boying half a stick of incense to dry, and it should be about the same time. At this time, Zhao Boying had thin beads of sweat on his forehead, and he didn't know whether it was the hot weather or nervousness.

In this day and age, scholars are a rare species, especially in Lingzhou, which makes Chen Ying extremely sad. He can't even find teachers who can open literacy classes for de-blindness.What's more, with Chen Ying's current achievements, promotion and title are almost a certainty.If you go up the military rank, you can get the power to establish a government and establish a dental office. Chen Ying's thirst for talents is endless.

As for Zhao Boying's son, let alone a dozen, Chen Ying would not be too many.

Chen Ying snorted softly, and asked lightly, "How many books have you read?"

Zhao Haoxin asked cautiously: "Reporting to General, Haoxin has read "Poems, Books", "The Analects of Confucius", "Spring and Autumn" and "Numbers."

If Zhao Haoxin didn't mention "Numbers", Chen Ying basically wouldn't have tested him, but he just mentioned the field that Chen Ying is best at. For food, cavalry and war horses eat a bucket of food every day. This general has ten thousand shi of food, and marching for half a month, how much can he lead the infantry at most, how much is the cavalry?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Haoxin immediately picked up a small wooden stick and started to calculate on the ground.Zhao Haoxin told Chen Ying the result of the calculation in about a stick of incense: "You can lead more than 6000 cavalry and [-] infantry."

In fact, this question is not a question at all, and there are many groups of answers.You can have one infantry, all cavalry, or no cavalry, all infantry, or a mix of infantry and cavalry.The original purpose of Chen Ying's assessment was to test Zhao Haoxin's skills. This simple assessment shows that Zhao Haoxin has basic calculation ability.

Chen Yingdao: "I ordered you to be the commander of Lingzhou Bing Cao."

Both the general manager's office and the local government in the Tang Dynasty had a vertical management system. Lingzhou's general manager's office is an example. In addition to the official positions of Changshi, Jishi, Jishi, and Jishi, Chen Ying also served as a soldier, judiciary, and secretary. Sicang, Siyue, Sishi, Sihu and others joined the army.However, under the various functions of joining the army, there are also officials such as Fu, Shi, Xu, and Tu.And Zhao Haoxin, the official of the Bing Cao, is equivalent to an official under the subordinate of the Bing Cao.In theory, the level is equivalent to the department-level cadres of later generations.

Zhao Haoxin was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Thank you, General, for your kindness!"

Although the official Zhao Haoxin has just entered the stream, he is quite from the eighth rank.However, for Zhao Haoxin, this is a step up to the sky.

Seeing that Zhao Boying's son had been appointed by Chen Ying as a soldier, Xu Caifu also recommended his son Xu Yigong to Chen Ying.Chen Ying also made a pretentious assessment and was appointed as the official of the storehouse.That is, a small officer who manages the warehouse.

This is tantamount to stabbing a hornet's nest. Guo Rui, Dong An, Ren Bi, Feng Kelan and others also recommended their nephews to Chen Ying as officials. A little real talent.Chen Ying accepted all the orders.

Of course, everyone is happy to do so.The six wealthy families in Shuozhou sent their direct descendants to Chen Ying, not only to gain an official job, but also to act as hostages to express their loyalty to Chen Ying.

In fact, Chen Ying did not expect it either.Later, the Lingwu Department, a very powerful political faction in the Tang Dynasty, was born under Yanmenguan City in this way.

The future officials of the Lingwu rate all have a very obvious characteristic. These officials from the Lingwu department can manage the army when they are on horseback, and shepherds when they are off their horses. They are all talented in civil and military affairs.

The weather in the afternoon was very stuffy, Chen Ying was sweating a lot, and wanted to find someone to get some cold water to take a bath, but before Chen Ying ordered to prepare the bath water, Chen Ying heard a burst of cheers from outside the tent.

Chen Ying raised his head and asked, "Go and ask what happened!"

Liang Zan said: "Ge Tong, please see me!"

Chen Ying became puzzled instead: "Who is this Ge Tong?"

Liang Zan said: "It seems that in the morning, that old craftsman was surnamed Ge!"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Let him in!"

After a while, Ge Tong came to the big tent dancing and dancing: "General, it's done, it's done!"

"What happened!" At this moment, Chen Ying never remembered that he ordered Ge Yong to build the Xiangyang Cannon.

Hearing that Ge Tong said that the new trebuchet had come out, Chen Ying was very happy, and regardless of the hot weather, he put on his armor and brought a knife, and rushed out of the tent: "Let's go and have a look!"

At this time, the Tang army camp outside Yanmen Pass did not have an independent general camp at all. The place where the trebuchet was manufactured was in the corner of the Shuozhou army camp named temporarily by Chen Ying. It can be seen that the trebuchet is about five or six feet high, almost as high as a four-story building.

The shape is like a huge gantry crane, lifting a huge weight.Chen Ying had just begun to think that although the Xiangyang gun-type counterweight trebuchet was simple, it would not be possible to do it in a short time because of the pulley block.

In fact, Chen Ying once again underestimated the ancients. The craftsmen led by Ge Tong actually used [-]-smelted steel to build twelve sets of pulley blocks. With this set of pulleys, even an ordinary soldier can easily throw stones with counterweights. The counterweight equipment is re-lifted.