Tang's dining table

"what is this?"

Guo Daifeng was the first to discover this strange thing created by Yun Chubu.

"I'm going to use this thing to throw people onto the city wall, so that I can be the first to climb onto the city and fight. All military exploits belong to me."

"I don't think it's possible. Even if this thing can throw someone up, you will be thrown to death."

"No way, I will wear thicker clothes."

"No matter how thick you wear it, you will be thrown to death."

"Then throw rocks up there."

"General Gao already has a trebuchet."

"This one of mine is bigger."

When talking about technology and other things with the ancients, Yunchu usually said it in a joking way. It was so profound that they couldn't understand it. When they didn't understand it, they would get angry and think that you were lying to them. , might as well say it in a joking way.

Gao Kan was also fighting against the trebuchet when he noticed the movement on Yun Chu's side. He looked up at Yun Chu's seven-foot-tall thing and asked Yun Chu: "What is this?"

Yun Chu said: "Trebuchet."

Gao Kan looked at it again and said, "This doesn't look like a trebuchet."

Yun Chu said: "Anything that can throw stones is called a trebuchet."

Gao Kan looked at the Goguryeo city eighty feet away and said, "Can it hit the city wall?"

Yun Chu looked at the soldiers who were installing heavy stones into the giant wooden basket with weights and said, "You will know after you try it."

Gao Kan found a folding stool and sat down, and said to Yun Chu: "Don't worry, I'm just watching here. You guys, try it carefully. If the test is successful, I will remember you."

Yun Chu cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, General."

After the subordinates filled the giant basket with stones, dozens of strong soldiers pulled the rope, pulled down the long arms raised high, and connected them to a leather bag.

Gao Kan saw the size of the stone in the leather pocket and said, "Does this thing weigh three hundred kilograms?"

Yun Chu said: "The final requirement of the general is to be able to throw a stone weighing 500 kilograms into the city."

Gao Kan pondered for a while and said, "It's unimaginable."

Yunchu smiled and waved his hand, and a soldier cut the rope with a sword.

With a whooshing sound, the rope was thrown high into the sky like a whip, and then the huge weight basket pulled up by the long arm sank suddenly. The power was transmitted to the long arm, and the leather rope hanging on the long arm carried the A boulder weighing three hundred kilograms rose into the air, and then flew into the air.

Gao Kan, Guo Daifeng, Yun Chu, Wen Wen, and Yun Chu all stared at the stone. After the stone flew into the sky, it became smaller and smaller, flying over the Goguryeo city walls and city gates, and finally only A loud noise was faintly heard, but there was no more movement.

Gao Kan swallowed and said, "At least six hundred steps."

Yun Chu looked at the stunned Guo Daifeng and said to the soldiers: "Bring me a stone worth 500 kilograms."

So, the soldiers pushed over a huge stone worth 500 yuan, and then used a crowbar to relocate the stone to the leather bag.

Yunchu patted the thick piece of wood on the trebuchet, praying that it wouldn't be broken suddenly.

So, the soldiers reset the long arms, and Yun Chu also changed the position of the rope, so a soldier once again cut off the short rope connecting the long rope.

It was exactly the same as last time, except that the wood could be heard creaking and screaming, but the five hundred kilogram boulder was still thrown out smoothly.

This time the boulder was very impressive. After flying over a distance of more than 80 feet, it smashed into the towering watch tower on Jili City.

After a loud noise, the watchtower was immediately smashed to pieces. With wood chips flying, a big hole opened in the middle of the majestic watchtower just now.

Gao Kan took a look at the power of this cannon, and then said to Yun Chu: "Next time, hit the city wall until it collapses."

Yun Chu nodded, this was the result that he had expected.

Gao Kan looked at the dumbfounded Guo Daifeng and said: "Let's go. If you don't have such an exquisite heart with seven orifices, don't think too much about it. Just follow me to attack the city honestly."

Yun Chu looked at the big hole on the watchtower with satisfaction and said to Zhang Donghai: "Continue to load the stones. You must slowly explore and see the relationship between the weight and distance of each knot and the stone. Record it. In the future, we Brother, use this thing to kill enemies and destroy the city. I never want to climb the city wall again."

Zhang Donghai chuckled and said, "The general's whimsical ideas are worth a hundred thousand soldiers. Even those in humble positions can benefit from following the general."

Yun Chu said with a smile: "Do you think we will specialize in this thing in the future and use this thing specifically to break down the city and kill the enemy remotely? Do you think we are on the right track?"

Zhang Donghai said: "It's not a big problem to destroy the city, but it's still impossible to fight in the field."

Yun Chu said: "We use boulders to bombard the city when attacking, and cover it with small stones when fighting in the field. The throwing distance of this thing is basically the same as a sliding crossbow. We can kill many enemies before the enemy soldiers get close."

Zhang Donghai whispered: "The general is invincible on the battlefield, why is he afraid of war?"

Yunchu sighed and said, "If I were not commanding you, I might not have such thoughts."

Zhang Donghai said: "It turns out that the general still has some womanly kindness. When he goes into battle, he is worried about casualties. This is not the mood that a general should have."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Don't forget, my job is Wannian County Magistrate. What I want to do is how to increase the population of this county, how to make the people richer, and how to increase the annual taxes paid to the court.

Once upon a time, I was walking in the countryside. Every time I heard a newborn baby crying, I was very happy.

Every time I see other people's homes covered in plains, I feel disgusted in my heart.

These soldiers are the strong labor force in our Wannian County. They should be farming in the fields or working on the construction site. They are obviously living people, but they fight to the death with the enemy soldiers under the orders of their own officers. Such a general It’s okay not to do it. "

Zhang Donghai cupped his hands and said: "The general's thinking this way is naturally a blessing to the people of Wannian County. However, fighting at the border is also a major national event. It is even more of a blessing for us that our brothers have the honor to serve under the general.

I wonder if the general has thought about it. If the military commander of Wannian County was not the general, but Guo Daifeng and his like, more than half of the casualties would have been lost by now.

Therefore, the humble ministers and others still hope that the general will control the soldiers of our Wannian County. "

Yun Chu was silent for a moment and nodded sadly. Seeing that the soldiers had installed the boulders again, he ordered the bombardment.

This time it was just right. The boulders bombarded the city wall and were still firmly embedded in the city wall. Huge spider web-like cracks were densely covered on the city wall. Looking at it, the city wall could no longer withstand the second wave of attacks from the boulders. .

Everyone was overjoyed, and the Tang troops, who were always ready to attack, were in an uproar. Yun Chu happily ordered the soldiers to continue throwing stones.

Zhang Donghai looked at Yunchu who was worried for a while and happy for a while. In his mind, the two Zhang Donghais were fighting fiercely.

I really don't know whether I should report the cowardly side Yun Chu showed today to the emperor.

In Zhang Donghai's view, Yun Chu was almost a perfect commander. He was brave and invincible in battle. He was not just brave, he was also full of wits and fought very smartly.

At the same time, he never shirks when executing orders from his superiors, and is able to complete them every time with surprises.

Wannian County soldiers followed him and fought all the way until now, with less than 20% of the battle damage. Looking at the entire army, only General Dingyuan's command has the neatest battle formation.

Not to mention leading by example, he is obviously a man who is famous for his good food in Chang'an. Since he joined the army, he has eaten from the same pot as his subordinates. When he gets the benefits, he is even more willing to share them with his subordinates.

In Zhang Donghai's view, such a person would definitely be a new generation of generals in the Tang Dynasty in time.

But he is too soft-hearted. So far, the most severe punishment for his subordinates is just a military stick. I wonder which general has not lost a few lives of his own people on his hands since he went to war.

He was the only one who didn't. He would rather bear some of the mistakes himself than risk the lives of his subordinates to offset them.

Looking at Yun Chu's heroic posture as he commanded the trebuchet to continue throwing stones, Zhang Donghai groaned painfully in his heart: "General, be kind and not command troops. This has been a taboo among generals for thousands of years."

Of course Yunchu didn't know what Zhang Donghai was thinking, but since Wen Wen said that Zhang Donghai was not only Captain Zhechong, but also Baiqisi's secret agent who faced the emperor directly, he wanted to infect Zhang Donghai by infecting him. Infect Li Zhi with his emotions.

Yes, people's emotions can be contagious, especially with Yun Chu's current prestige in the military, coupled with the pressure generated by the giant trebuchet, his emotions can easily infect Zhang Donghai and give birth to Zhang Donghai. Something called empathy comes out.

Yun Chu didn't need to expose Zhang Donghai's identity, let alone bribe him. He only needed to develop empathy through the experience of living and dying together for more than half a year.

In this way, Zhang Donghai will be standing in the same moral trench as Yun Chu, intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, the seemingly objective and fair words spoken by this seemingly third party were actually all praises for him. Even if his shortcomings were pointed out, it was because of his kindness.

Therefore, when the trebuchet threw the third boulder, the boulder hit the city wall, and with a bang, the solid Jili City wall, which was made of stone on the outside and rammed earth on the inside, collapsed.

The infantry of the Tang army, who had been ready to attack long ago, swarmed forward.

Yunchu's army was at the rear, using huge rocks to smash all obstacles in front of them for the Tang army in an orderly manner.

When the Tang army had already entered the front city of Jili City, Yun Chu used hundreds of draft horses to drag heavy catapults and slowly advanced on the wooden paved road in order to attack the back city defenders on the ridge. The military continues to play an irreplaceable role.

The defenders of Goguryeo were in a very bad mood at this time. The city that they thought was impregnable was shattered in an instant under the attack of huge rocks. Even when facing the Tang army, when their own side was well defensive, they could not move the sky. Huge boulders will fall, smashing many people into powder.

Chapter 2 has been delivered, you read it first, I will continue