After a while, Li Changkong stepped into the Nuan Pavilion. Liu Yu saw this and said, "I came late at night. There must be something important. Let's talk about it."
"Didn't His Majesty say last time that the Beiyuan army was powerful because of its giant trebuchets that could break through the city wall of Shanhaiguan?"
When Liu Yu heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted and his eyes widened, and he said: "Old Li, don't tell me that you have found a way to restrain the giant trebuchet?"
Li Changkong nodded after hearing this.
This understatement caused a storm in Liu Yu's heart.
God's pity is obvious. They just said it casually at the beginning, but in fact they didn't expect Li Changkong to actually do it.
After all, it was a giant trebuchet!
It is the pinnacle work of countless skilled craftsmen and even mechanism masters who have spent years of effort!
If you want to fight against it, you need equally huge equipment!
But building such a large device would consume countless manpower and material resources.
The most critical thing is that they have no drawings!
The drawings for such huge equipment are often very complicated and cannot be made by anyone other than a machine master!
Although Lao Li is very powerful, I haven't heard that he also studies the mechanism!
Therefore, Liu Yu didn't have much hope in this matter. In addition, Li Changkong never mentioned it. Over time, he forgot about it.
Who would have thought that Li Changkong gave him a huge surprise today!
"What on earth can resist a giant trebuchet?"
Liu Yu had never seen a giant trebuchet, but he had been to Shanhaiguan when he was a child.
Such a powerful pass, known as the top three in the world, and even qualified to compete for the first place!
The thickness of its city walls is unparalleled!
No matter how powerful the warrior is, no matter how hard he tries, he can't move an inch.
If you hit it with a giant battering ram surrounded by several people, it would only shake slightly!
But such a strong city wall collapsed in front of the giant trebuchet.
The benefits of the giant trebuchet can be seen!
What on earth did Lao Li create that could compete with it?
For a time, Liu Yu's curiosity was brought to its peak!
"Black gunpowder!" Li Changkong spat out three words one after another.
"Black powder?"
"What is this?" Liu Yu frowned slightly, a little surprised. Obviously, this is a completely unfamiliar term to him.
"An explosive thing! As long as the ratio is right, it is entirely possible to blow up the giant trebuchet under unexpected circumstances!"
"This thing sounds particularly complicated. Isn't it difficult to make?" Liu Yu frowned slightly when he heard this.
Hearing this, Li Changkong nodded and confirmed his statement: "But I have found a great talent in this way. He knew nothing about it before. He only studied it for more than a month, but he has been able to prepare a powerful black powder." !”
"Okay, okay! Lao Li, you are really my lucky star! You can find such a great talent! I want to reuse him, what do you think?"
"My idea is to let him follow the army northward and prepare black powder at any time."
"Black gunpowder is a weapon on the battlefield. It can not only blow up giant trebuchets, but also has many wonderful uses. If the commander-in-chief of the three armies is smarter, it is not impossible to use it to deal with the Beiyuan Wolf Cavalry!"
"It's a pity that this thing is temporarily limited by technology and cannot be mass-produced, and the relevant manpower is insufficient!"
"After this battle is over, His Majesty can reward him with an official position based on his merits, and order him to give lectures to recruit experts in this field!"
"If you don't ask for mass production, at least... reserve more, just in case!"
Hearing this, Liu Yu nodded and said, "As expected of you, Lao Li, you really do everything. I will do as you say."
"As a result, the victory rate will probably increase by another 20%." Liu Yu said overjoyed.
When Li Changkong heard this, he frowned slightly and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, you must not think like this!"
"Why?"
"The name of Tuoba Tian Khan resounded throughout the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Even the famous generals of Da Chu and Western Qin couldn't help but admire him!"
"This man is by no means easy to deal with!"
"The black powder strategy can only be used once!"
"If the giant trebuchet cannot be blown up, with Tuobatian Khan's wisdom, the Zhenbei Army will never have a chance again!"
"Besides, even if we can successfully blow up the giant trebuchet, our army will still be at an absolute numerical disadvantage."
"The situation is still not optimistic."
Hearing what Li Changkong said, Liu Yu frowned slightly and said with some confusion: "Why is this? Could this person really be a god?"
When Li Changkong heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, the three tribes of Beiyuan have been separated for a long time and have been fighting each other for nearly a thousand years!"
"However, Tuobatian Khan is the only one who can unify the three tribes!"
“And it only took just two years!”
"Such an achievement is unprecedented, if not unprecedented!"
"Besides, our Daqian King of Zhongshan joined the army at a young age and has experienced no fewer than a thousand battles, large and small, in his life!"
"He can be said to be a famous general in the world!"
"Even facing the famous generals of Da Chu and Western Qin, I'm afraid it's not false at all!"
"But in front of Tuobatian Khan, he was repeatedly suppressed and even asked Qiandu City for help many times!"
"With all this, your majesty still can't see how terrifying Tuobatian Khan is?"
Hearing this, Liu Yu closed his eyes silently, sighed, and said, "What can I do?"
He thought he had high enough regard for the Lord of the Grassland, but unexpectedly, he underestimated him!
"Haven't we already dispatched 200,000 reinforcements? With such a lineup, coupled with King Zhongshan and Duke Dingguo leading the army, and relying on mountains and seas and strong passes and black gunpowder, can't we even defend the city?" Liu Yu said unwillingly? .
"Difficult!" Li Changkong also sighed and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that our 200,000 reinforcements are just new soldiers?"
"Where is Northern Xinjiang? It's a meat grinding ground!"
"When new recruits go to places like that, the survival rate is probably no more than 20%!"
"After all, 200,000 reinforcements are not even as good as 50,000 elite soldiers!"
"As for the mountains and seas and black gunpowder, they are of course our trump cards. But Tuobatian Khan knows that Liu Jing's rebellion has failed, so why does he still insist on me to go to the northern frontier?"
"If I hadn't relied on someone else, I'm afraid this wouldn't be the case!"
"All in all, this victory is unlikely."
"In your opinion, what should we do?" Li Changkong's words made Liu Yu's temples hurt.
He originally thought that the chance of victory was not small, but who would have thought that even the defense might not be able to withstand it.
This Bei Yuan and this Tuoba Tianhan are really... alas!
"Western Jin Dynasty, 90,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 cavalry!" Li Changkong's eyes shone with determination.
From beginning to end, the 100,000 reinforcements of the Western Jin Dynasty were his treasure!
It's impossible to let go.
However, when Liu Yu heard this, he suddenly became anxious and waved his hand: "No, absolutely not!"
"Whether it's the land of Hexi or you, Lao Li, I never want to let you go!"
However, Li Changkong changed the topic: "Your Majesty, that was the condition before, but now... it may not be the case anymore!"
