The Han man standing aside smiled and said: "Actually, this matter is not troublesome in the first place. If the second master knew that the siege vehicles were built to defend against the cannons on the fort wall, I believe the second master would have come up with a solution."
As he said that, he looked at Han Laoer beside him.
Although they are all Han people working for the Mongols, his status is not as good as Han Lao Er, and he cannot just focus on being the limelight alone.
Han Laoer next to him gave him a knowing look and said: "Tian Sanshui is right. If it is to defend against artillery, there is no need to go to the trouble of building a siege vehicle. You only need to buy a few large vehicles." , put a few more layers of wooden boards on top, cover it with thick furs or quilts, and sprinkle it with water, it will be more effective than simply crashing a car."
I don’t know if Tian Sanshui didn’t mention the sprinkling of water on purpose or if he forgot about it. This moment just gave him a chance to fill in the gaps and give him a chance to show off in front of Wo Lunkuo.
Tian Sanshui on the side added: "Tiger Character Banner is just a business of the Ming Dynasty. Even if it gets a few cannons, they won't have much power. They should be the kind of powerful copper cannons, made of wooden boards and quilts." It’s completely preventable.”
Wo Lunkuo thought for a while.
It was his idea to use thick wooden boards to protect against the cannon's iron balls. Seeing two Han craftsmen say so, it shows that this method is really effective.
Thinking of this, he said: "If I prepare according to the method you said, how many can you build in three days?"
He looked at Han Laoer.
Although another Han man was the first to propose this method, he trusted Han Laoer more.
Han Laoer thought for a while and said: "If it is simply used to defend against artillery, it does not need to be as complicated as building a siege vehicle. Three of them can be built in two days at most."
This was twice as long as it took him to say, and with everything in hand, he was confident that he could make three bodies in one day.
It's just that in front of the Mongols, he didn't want to be too tight on time. If something unexpected happened, an extra day would give him a buffer.
Wo Lunkuo grabbed a handful of the beard on his face and said, "Then I will give you two days. After two days, I will send someone to get it."
Han Laoer clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, sir. Just send someone to pick it up in two days."
"Go and prepare! I have to go to Taiji." Wo Lunkuo said to Han Laoer, and then he turned the horse's head and urged the war horse to leave.
From the beginning to the end, he never looked at Tian Sanshui again. In his eyes, Tian Sanshui was useless with Han Laoer.
After Wo Lunkuo walked away, Han Laoer looked at Tian Sanshui and said, "You came up with the method. Can you guarantee that this method will be effective against the Tiger Flag's cannon?"
"Second Master, don't worry, this method will definitely work." Tian Sanshui said with a smile, "Second Master, have you forgotten what I used to do?"
Han Laoer said: "I almost forgot. When you were in Yulin, you used to operate cannons. You know the cannons of the Ming Dynasty better than others."
"I have been handling the artillery for several years before. This thing is indeed very powerful. However, generals do not dare to resell powerful heavy artillery privately. At most, they sell some small artillery that is not very powerful, so it is easy to defend against it." Tian Sanshuiyi He said with a relaxed face.
Han Laoer said with a smile: "You did a good job today. Come to my place later in the evening and have a drink together."
"Thank you, Second Master." Tian Sanshui clasped his fists and said, "If you have anything to do with Second Master in the future, just give me your instructions."
Han Laoer nodded with satisfaction.
He is a member of the White Lotus Sect, and his ancestors were members of the White Lotus Sect who fled from the Ming Dynasty to the grasslands, so the Mongols have more trust in Han Chinese like him. But this Tian Sanshui is different. The other person fled to the grasslands a few years ago. The border troops had some abilities, but they were not trusted by the Mongols.
Han Laoer said: "You know how to defend against artillery. Come with me later to prepare carts and planks, and together we will build a siege vehicle for defense against artillery."
"I'll listen to the second master." Tian Sanshui agreed.
There are carts in the Mongolian camp, but there are not many of them, but for Han Lao Er, it is enough, because he only needs three carts.
Before noon the next day, the Mongols sent a lot of wooden boards, which were square and square. At first glance, they looked like door panels and bed boards removed from someone's house.
However, Han Lao Er doesn't care about this.
As long as there are enough wooden boards, he can build artillery-proof siege vehicles for the Mongols and help the Mongols break through the forts of the Tiger Flag.
Although he was a Han Chinese, he had no good impressions of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Ming business houses like Tiger Flag had made a lot of cattle, sheep and leather from the grasslands, which made him very hostile.
Now that the Mongols have to deal with the Tiger Banner's fortress in Dahei River, he is even more active than the Mongols.
Several layers of wooden boards were erected on the three carts. Not only that, the outer layer was covered with leather, and the outermost layer was covered with quilts.
These quilts were not provided by the Mongols, but he took back the quilts used by Han craftsmen to sleep and used them on the siege vehicles.
He didn't care too much whether the Han people without quilts would get cold. As long as they could help the Mongols break through the fortress of the Tiger Flag, it would be worthwhile for these Han craftsmen to freeze for a few days.
The siege vehicle was quickly built. After all, under Tian Sanshui's inspection, it was confirmed that it could block the cannon of the Tiger Flag.
After building the siege vehicle, Han Laoer took the initiative to send the modified siege vehicle to Wo Lunkuo before Wo Lunkuo could send anyone.
The modified siege vehicle is different from the ordinary siege vehicle. It lacks the bumper and the climbing frame. There are only simple and rough door panels blocking the vehicle, and a large section comes out on both sides of the vehicle.
Wo Lunkuo got the siege vehicle and went to see Su Nang immediately.
There has been no attack on the Dunbao of the Tiger Flag for two consecutive days. Each Taiji family in the Mongolian army is in their own yurts, and they rarely go to Su Nang when they have nothing to do.
After all, on the first day of siege, Su Nang looked very ugly and often got angry. No one wanted to get into trouble with him at this time.
"Taiji, Han Laoer and those Han people have built the siege engines and sent them over. There are three of them in total." Wo Lunkuo said to Su Nang.
"Has it been completed so quickly?" Su Nang frowned.
He didn't know much about things like siege vehicles, but he knew how long it took to build the ladder. It took less than two days to build a siege vehicle that was more complicated than the ladder. He felt that it was too fast.
Wo Lunkuo said: "This is no longer fast, and it is an improved siege vehicle, so it is easier to build."
"Really? Then I'll go take a look." Su Nang said.
Wo Lunkuo accompanied Su Nang to the outside of the yurt and saw the three siege vehicles sent by Han Laoer.
Su Nang looked at the siege vehicle in front of him, frowned, and said, "Can such a thing be able to defend against the Tiger Flag's cannon?"
His tone was full of disbelief.
