Ah Si turned around and saw that annoying Yang Ling talking again.
Among the maids of Beifu, there are some who have gentle personalities and some who have hot tempers, but without exception, they will never give in on anything that involves their generals, even if it is just a trivial matter.
Although Chen Dao was not chosen by Cao Wu to command the crossbow machines on the city wall, Cao Wu left Ah Si as the person who would cooperate with the defenders of the city.
Since Cao Wu has chosen Chen Dao, Ah Si must support her unconditionally. What's more, in terms of being charming and savage, she, Cao Ah Si, can also be ranked high in Beifu.
However, for the sake of safety, Ah Si glanced at Le Jin first. Seeing that Le Jin, the city guard general, had a displeased expression on his face, Ah Si stopped holding his hand and said in a cold voice: "General Chen can't do it, so why don't you do it?"
Yang Ling didn't bother to talk to her maid at all, and snorted coldly: "I am the deputy general guarding the city, how can I be specialized in operating these equipment?"
"Does that mean you don't like my amazing skills?"
Ah Si raised her eyebrows. She had experienced scenes as big as the Chibi Battle. She had seen many high officials, but she had never seen Yang Ling who was so accustomed to looking at people through her nostrils.
Yang Ling snorted again and did not reply.
Chen Dao was a little embarrassed. He had a serious character. He thought that he was just a subordinated general and had not made any achievements. He wanted to take the credit, but he didn't want to cause trouble to Beifu. He was about to give in, but Ah Si stopped him.
Ah Si raised his eyebrows and said, "General Yang, do you think I ran three thousand miles just for these three ballistas?"
As soon as these words came out, Le Jin and Chen Dao both looked over.
Ah Si snorted and said with a cold face: "If you are willing to follow me, then come and let me broaden your horizons. If you don't dare to follow me, just shut up!"
"I am the deputy general guarding the city and a dignified military commander in charge of Changsha. Why don't you dare!"
After Ah Si got his answer, he walked along the city wall without looking at him.
Le Jin and Yang Ling were both generals guarding the city. They patrolled the city wall every day. They didn't know what kind of medicine Ah Si Gourd was selling, so they followed him patiently.
Chen Dao sighed and followed.
Several people turned around the corner of the city wall and saw several workers carrying several huge wooden boards. Each board was thicker than the palm of a hand, longer than two people, and wider than the city gate. It took nearly ten people to lift it.
"What is this? I've never seen this machine before?"
Le Jin was surprised. He had not seen this thing during his inspection of the city wall in the morning.
"Of course it's a good thing from Beifu. The general will keep an eye on it."
It turned out that Ah Si asked the craftsmen to prepare this, but this thing did not require the precision of the craftsmen, it just needed to be roughly suitable. Therefore, the crossbow cart was trial-assembled and then someone was found to make it and ship it over.
As for what Le Jin didn't know, it was very simple. There were people in Guangxin City who obeyed Beifu's orders, and they were controlled by Ah Si. Ah Si had the token in his hand, and the city wall guards did not stop her.
Seeing that these people seemed to be installing these boards, Yang Ling was quite disdainful and said coldly: "What kind of useless things are they? If you don't reinforce the fortifications properly, what are you doing all this for?"
"Is there any conflict between reinforcing the fortifications and what I'm doing? Aren't the two things being done at the same time? Or is it that General Yang can only do one thing forever, so he can't understand others doing two things?"
Unexpectedly, when Ah Si opened his mouth, it was a fallacy. Yang Ling turned pale with anger. Regardless of her image, she pointed at Ah Si and said: "You, you, a maid, insult Shangguan!"
"What did I curse?"
Ah Si rolled his eyes and directed everyone to install the wooden equipment.
Yang Ling was so angry that she even wanted to pull out her sword, but was given a cold glare by Le Jin.
For some reason, Le Jin was obviously smaller than him, but he was so powerful that he didn't dare to move rashly.
Yang Ling gritted her teeth and watched patiently.
When the assembly was almost completed, Ah Si began to introduce it to Le Jin and Chen Dao.
"Originally, to defend the city, we mainly used hammers, cannon stones, hot water, hot oil and other things to pour outside the city. However, the Jiangdong Army was fierce and had a record of attacking the city day and night for several days in the Battle of Hefei. In order to prevent The Jiangdong Army's offensive was too fierce, so I designed something new here, and the general will know it once he tries it."
At this time, the equipment had been assembled. Le Jin was not a strategist, but he was definitely not a fool. He understood the principle of this thing at a glance, and his eyes immediately lit up.
It turns out that these are some ready-made wooden shelves, half of which are embedded in the city wall, and the other half extends outside the city. The part that extends outside the city has many openings on the board. Once the war starts. Soldiers could walk from the wall to the wooden planks outside the city and throw defensive items down from the planks.
At first glance, the design of this thing seems very simple, but people like Le Jin and Chen Dao who have experienced siege warfare understand that its appearance extends the area of the city and gives the defenders a larger attack range.
Just as Le Jin was about to praise him, Yang Ling snorted coldly: "Who do I think you are? With your uncanny skills, you can penetrate the city wall, but Guangxin City is huge. If the enemy attacks the city in another place, wouldn't you? Completely useless?"
Ah Si made a sound, too lazy to explain.
Yang Ling was even more disdainful and wanted to talk even more proudly. Le Jin said with a serious expression: "That's enough!"
"What? General Le, don't be deceived by her maid! This thing is useless in actual combat! In such a big city, if the enemy sees that there is defense here, just change it to another place!"
Le Jin looked at him as if he were a fool and asked, "How long did it take to assemble these things just now?"
"how long?"
Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, wondering why Le Jin was asking this.
Le Jin shook his head and finally realized the difference between generals like Jing Nan who had never experienced a real battlefield and him. Seeing Chen Dao's excited expression, he should have already guessed the purpose of this thing. Poor Yang Ling, as a school captain, didn't know anything.
"The enemy's attack on the city is nothing more than using hooks, ladders, long ladders, etc. But we have defenders on the city. No matter what method they use, it will be difficult for them to climb the city. The time it took to assemble it just now was much faster. After the time for the enemy to board the city, and the wooden planks can be used as cover to defend against enemy bows and arrows during the entire process, then we only need to assemble this thing when the enemy is halfway to the city, and the enemy will be able to attack the city wall in sight. It has become a punishment that can never be broken through!"
"Moreover, the number of enemy troops is not enough to besiege the entire city. They will definitely choose a few points to break through. Then we can deploy this device at the enemy's most advantageous point to catch the enemy by surprise!"
Le Jin rubbed the wood and explained the use of these things with a serious expression.
Yang Ling finally understood that these things were not taken out from the beginning, but would be used when the opponent attacked the city. This was much smarter than he thought.
His face was bruised and purple, and his expression was stiff, but it was absolutely impossible for him to apologize to a little girl.
Le Jin hummed: "If the enemy attacks the city in the future, if these facilities are useful, you, Yang Ling, must apologize to Miss Ah Si!"
"I apologize, why do I apologize? The left and right are just simple devices that anyone can make, so why should I apologize?"
Le Jin was furious at such stubborn people, and Chen Dao was also a little angry.
With just a "swipe" sound, Chen Dao pulled out his sword and said in a deep voice: "What I, Uncle Chen, despise the most are people like this who you don't want when others give you face!"
"You, am I afraid of you?"
Yang Ling was about to draw his sword, but he heard Ah Si's charming voice: "Yang Ling, you said I am simple, then I will show you that you are not simple. What should I do if you talk back?"
