Daqin Engineering Corps

There might just be hope.

In such a comparison, unless one is brainwashed and disabled, one would want to "restore the country".

What can we achieve after "reviving the country"?

Will he be pretended to be a dog by King Wei again like before?

If you make mistakes at every turn, you will be fed to the dog by King Wei?

Wouldn't it be nice to make meritorious service in the Qin State and become a master now?

Thinking of this level, Shen Bing let go of his last bit of wariness.

If they were going in this direction, Shen Bing would have no reason to doubt their sincerity.

These Wei soldiers... To be precise, they are Qin soldiers. At this time, they not only changed their clothes, but also their hearts that were originally loyal to Wei.

So from this moment on, they were completely Qin Bing.

Shen Bing gave them a day's rest to tidy up their residences.

He and Wei Wei discussed the next training plan in the school captain's camp.

Wei Wei said:

"This subordinate thinks that we should train to build warships first!"

"Warships are the foundation of a navy, and a navy cannot be called a navy without ships!"

"So the navy is first familiar with the structure and even the manufacture of warships."

Shen Bing nodded in agreement.

This is like a modern tanker not only driving and manipulating a tank, but also mastering the necessary tank-related knowledge to troubleshoot common faults in an emergency.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing asked again:

"What kind of warship does Captain Zuo think we should build?"

Zuo Xiaowei is Wei Wei's new official position, that is, Shen Bing's deputy.

It is very suitable for this official position to be held by an experienced general like Wei Wei.

For example, now, Shen Bing has no concept of shipbuilding in this era.

Wei Xing was obviously prepared, he took out a roll of sheepskin from his arms, unfolded it in front of Shen Bing, and said:

"Look, Captain, this is the Chu army's warship."

"There is a baffle in front of it called a ship shield, and there are hanging rods on the side. The shield can be hung on the flanks to form a parapet, and soldiers can use this to fight against the enemy!"

"I'll just make a warship according to this pattern!"

Shen Bing looked at the picture, and it was a very simple boat. The highlight was that there was a baffle in the front where shields could be hung on both sides.In this way, it will not increase its own weight and can be attacked and defended:

Shields were originally necessary equipment. They were hung on the sides of the warship to defend, and when they were taken off and held in their hands, they could disembark and attack.

Shen Bing asked curiously:

"But I don't know how to control this ship?"

Wei Wei replied:

"There are 25 and [-] people in the whole ship."

"Two of them paddle, one on the left and one on the right."

"Yiwu is behind the helm, two people are at the helm and three people are covering."

"The remaining two teams will fight."

Shen Bing understood that, with 25 people on board, 15 people were required to steer the boat, and only [-] people fought.

Since the Qin army and the Chu army had fought several times at the water network north of Daliang before, Shen Bing also listened to it and knew that the water battles at this time were more about using "crossbows and arrows".

That is to say, when the enemy and our warships pass by each other, thousands of arrows shoot at each other to kill the targets on the enemy ship... If the fighting is more intense, it is to use a plank to charge the enemy ship like infantry.

This water battle can be said to be extremely primitive and there are not many tactics at all. It can almost be said to be infantry on board.

Therefore, a general like Wei Xi who commands infantry battles has no sense of disobedience when commanding water battles.

From this point of view it doesn't even matter whether you can swim or not, because whether you can swim or not, the chances of surviving a fall in the water while wearing armor are very small.

Shen Bing didn't speak, just picked up the pen in front of the case and stared at the picture in a daze.

Originally, Wei Xi thought that Shen Bing was going to annotate some words, but he didn't want Shen Bing to draw on the picture... The picture looked like a wheel but with leaves, one in front and one in back.

In fact, there should be two for the front and two for the rear, a total of four, and the other side is covered by the hull.

Looking at it, Wei Wei couldn't help but wonder:

"What did the captain draw?"

Shen Bing put down his pen and looked at the picture with satisfaction, and replied:

"This is a warship with wheels!"

Wei Xi's face was hesitant:

"Wheel warship? Why have my subordinates never heard of it."

"This thing...can be used in combat?"

Shen Bing replied:

"You can tell if you can fight."

As he spoke, he took the picture and walked out the door.

This is not what a general like Wei Wei can do, but when Cang can play a role.

Engineer Battalion.

Cang looked at the sketch drawn by Shen Bing while pretending to stroke his chin, and sneaked a glance at Shen Bing from time to time.

After a while, he said:

"Senior brother, it is quite difficult to make this thing!"

"Why don't you let my younger brother... ponder over it for a few more days?"

Shen Bing could tell at a glance what kind of trick Cang was playing, so he pulled out the sketch and said:

"So, you just can't make it?"

"Then I'll hire someone else..."

Cang hastily said "hey" a few times:

"Brother, don't worry."

"With my craftsman, Shi Yunjin, little Lu Ban here, wouldn't it be a joke to bother others?"

"Junior brother can do it, it only takes two days..."

Shen Bing stared:

"how long?"

Cang hastily stretched out a finger and said:

"It can be completed in one day, at most one day!"

Then he apologized and said with a smile:

"But senior brother, if I have merit in building a ship, can I join the naval army at my own discretion..."

Shen Bing nodded and agreed:

"As long as you learn to ride a horse!"

"At least learn how to ride a horse, otherwise the senior brother won't be able to help you!"

Cang hurriedly cupped his hands and replied:

"Thank you, brother!"

"Cang must live up to the expectations of my senior brother, and make every effort to learn how to ride a horse!"

Although Cang is a bit annoying, he is a good hand in carpentry.

Just like what he said, the name "Carpenter Shi Yunjin Little Luban" was a nickname given to him by the carpenter. He said that he was so accurate in handling axes that he could use an ax like the craftsman named "Shi". Dust off the nose.

Of course, Cang's level of wood skills has not yet reached this level, but he is still the best among craftsmen.

1 Chapter [-] The Wheel of Warship

The wheeled warship is a warship that only existed in the Song Dynasty.

The record of this ship in the history of Song Dynasty is: "Hit the water with a wheel, and it goes like flying."

In fact, it uses wheels with blades instead of oars, so it is called "wheel warship", and it is also the ancestor of modern ships.

Cang's nickname of "Carpenter Shi Yunjin Little Luban" is really not for nothing, and the prototype of this "Wheel Warship" was produced the next day.

Wei Xie and a group of soldiers looked at the strange warship parked on the Bian River in a daze, and after a while Wei Xie asked:

"Lieutenant, why is there no wooden oar on this boat?"

Shen Bing replied:

"The wheel is the pulp."

Wei Wei asked in surprise:

"But the wheel..."

"My subordinates have only heard that wheels can drive chariots on land, but they have never heard that wheels can also drive warships on water."

"Captain, but..."

Shen Bing knew what Wei Xun wanted to say, he thought Shen Bing was confused, but Wei Xun didn't dare to be presumptuous so he didn't say it.

Shen Bing smiled and said:

"Weidan Zuo said it's okay, there is no need to be so polite between you and me."

"In the future, if Shen Bing calls Captain Zuo an old thief, please Captain Zuo don't take it to heart."

Wei Wei replied:

"Of course, of course!"

Strange to say, Wei Xi felt a little more relaxed when he heard the word "old thief".

Because this is a bit like teasing among friends.

During this period of time, Wei Xi has always regarded himself as a defeated general, and he was afraid of even speaking, worrying that if he was not careful, he would be killed or even hurt 20 old subordinates and their families.

Seeing Shen Bing's attitude at this time, he felt a little more relaxed.

Just as Wei Xun breathed a sigh of relief, Shen Bing raised his head to several craftsmen in Cang and said:

"Why don't you go on board and try?"

There was a trace of fear in Cang's eyes in an instant:

"Captain, but I can't handle the boat, if I fall into the water..."

Shen Bing asked back:

"Have you ever stepped on a waterwheel?"

Cang nodded:

"I stepped on it!"

Shen Bing asked again:

"Isn't this warship with wheels made in the style of a waterwheel?"

"How can you not step on a warship if you can step on a water wheel?"

Cang was speechless for a moment, this warship with wheels did look like a waterwheel, the only difference was that the tread of the waterwheel drives the keel to divert water while the warship drives the wheels to rotate.