After a day of hard work, this giant bed crossbow with a length of six meters and a width of six meters was finally built with the joint efforts of Nie Chen and the craftsmen.
Looking at the fruits of his labor, Nie Chen nodded with satisfaction and immediately had the bed crossbow pulled out.
Along the way, the soldiers who had finished their drills looked sideways and curiously at the giant crossbow when they saw it. Many of them followed Nie Chen back to the school grounds, wanting to see how powerful the second master's new invention was.
After hearing the commotion, the head master and others rushed out one after another and came to join in the fun.
When he arrived at the school grounds, Nie Chen asked someone to fetch three horses.
After the headmaster and others looked at the giant crossbow and the crossbow arrows made of a whole tree, they all became confused.
"Nie Chen, is this the broken military crossbow you mentioned before?"
The headmaster wiped his sweat and asked.
"Yes, this is the army-breaking crossbow. It will replace the trebuchet and become the new siege weapon."
Nie Chen patted the city-breaking crossbow and said with a smile.
"Okay, let's see its power."
At this time, the soldiers brought the horses, and everyone put ropes on the horses, and then tied them to the bow strings. The two of them held the huge crossbow arrows and placed them on the slot.
As Nie Chen shouted loudly, the three people rode horses and ran forward quickly. The flexible bowstring was gradually pulled apart. Then, Nie Chen cut the rope with one knife, and the huge arrow of the city-breaking crossbow hit the bowstring. Under the ejection, it shot out in a whoosh.
Then, a loud bang was heard, and a large gap was directly destroyed in half of the distant wall, and the arrows of the city-breaking crossbow did not know where they flew.
Everyone was stunned by this scene, and the school grounds were filled with deathly silence.
This arrow can even knock down the stronghold wall. If it hits a person, how powerful would it be?
Are you afraid that everyone will be beaten to pieces?
After a while, thunderous cheers came from the stadium, and everyone shouted the name of the second master.
Only the headmaster's eyelids twitched and he looked at the wall with some distress.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Master, you must have read Qi Huan's intelligence today. The enemy brought a trebuchet this time. The trebuchet is still very powerful against our village. I specially invented this city-breaking crossbow. Come and carry out precise strikes against the enemy's trebuchets, which can be destroyed with one arrow."
"Okay, it is indeed a good thing. With this thing, who will use trebuchets to attack cities in the future, hahahaha..."
The boss laughed loudly, and everyone present also laughed, praising Nie Chen for his ingenuity.
However, Nie Chen did not laugh, but shook his head and said,
"Master, what I said is that it can replace the status of the trebuchet, but it cannot completely replace the role of the trebuchet."
"Oh? Why is that? This is much more powerful than a trebuchet."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"The difference is that it attacks in a straight line, while the trebuchet attacks in a parabola.
Its attack range is not as large as a trebuchet. If it is used to attack the city wall, the city-breaking crossbow is definitely easy to use. One arrow can shoot through the battlements on the city wall, attack the soldiers behind, and even blast the city gate. open.
But it can't attack soldiers who are far away from the edge of the city wall, and it can't attack people behind the city wall, but the trebuchet can do it. As long as the distance is enough, it can hit wherever you want, and hit a large area.
The city-breaking crossbow is a precision strike, and the trebuchet is a range damage.
Moreover, the city-breaking crossbow flies diagonally forward in a straight line, and there is a large distance in front of it where no one can stand, but the trebuchet flies in a parabola, and can attack the city while throwing stones.
Soldiers can also protect trebuchets.
Let me tell you, both have their own advantages and disadvantages. If they are used together, the city defenders who can suppress them will not be able to hold their heads high.
If used against enemies, the city-breaking crossbow is the nemesis of the trebuchet. "
"Okay, I understand. What you mean is that the city-breaking crossbow must be built, and the trebuchet must also be built, right?"
"Yes, in the morning I thought that with the city-breaking crossbow, there would be no need for a trebuchet. Now that I think about it, the city-breaking crossbow still has shortcomings.
The most important thing is that its cost and craftsmanship are too expensive. Unlike a trebuchet, it can be built with wood, stone and rope. "
"Okay, okay, you can just worry about these things by yourself. Anyway, they are good things that can make money and are great weapons.
The biggest problem before you now is how to use this city-breaking crossbow to attack the enemy's trebuchet.
There is no place to place such a large crossbow on the wall, nor is there any place for the war horses to run. It is a weapon for siege, but not for defense. Whose city wall is thick enough for three horses to run lengthwise? Bow string? "
After speaking, the headmaster looked at Nie Chen, waiting for him to solve this problem.
Nie Chen was shocked. Good guy, I forgot about this. The thing has been made, but how to use it?
The wall of Qingfeng Village is only two meters wide, and the ordinary city wall is only four or five meters thick at most. You may be able to run horses horizontally on it, but don't even think about it vertically.
The length and width of this city-breaking crossbow are six meters. Plus the distance the war horses can run, it would probably require dozens of meters of space to deploy. It would be unthinkable to put it on the wall of the Walled City.
As the boss said, this thing is a powerful weapon for siege, but it is useless for defending the city.
Nie Chen was indeed in trouble. He squatted on the ground and began to think about how to use the city-breaking crossbow to attack the trebuchet.
When Weng Qiuchan saw Nie Chen's deflated appearance, she held her stomach and laughed at him.
"Hahaha, you are so proud, weren't you very proud just now? You said that this thing is much more powerful than the trebuchet. After all, the trebuchet can be placed behind the city wall to directly hit the enemy. You, this city-breaking crossbow, If you pull it outside, you will be chopped off, but if you pull it inside, you can't hit the enemy.
What a waste. "
Nie Chen was so angry that his teeth itched, he stood up and said to Weng Qiuchan,
"Just wait, I will definitely be able to find a way to use the city-breaking crossbow."
Seeing Nie Chen's frustrated look, Weng Qiuchan became even more proud. She liked to see Nie Chen frustrated the most.
"Tch, if you can find it, I will wash your feet!"
"It's a deal!"
Nie Chen agreed immediately.
The boss looked at his silly daughter and sighed, "Why do you have to be so good? Do you want to bet on him? Nie Chen has to find a way. Now it's good to have someone to wash her feet with."
Forget it, I don't care about the couple's tastes.
Nie Chen pulled Wang Hao and walked towards the village wall, asking as he walked,
"Tell me, can we place the city-breaking crossbow halfway down the road and destroy the enemy's trebuchet?"
Wang Hao immediately shook his head and said,
"It's impossible. The trebuchet is not assembled and pushed over. Instead, it is disassembled and pulled by a cart, and then assembled again when needed. Otherwise, if such a high trebuchet is pushed all the way, it will be broken on the road. ”
