"Pingji, just use this!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to the stone bullet, Liu Pingji responded, and several soldiers ran over. They used crowbars to roll the round stone bullet to the skin bag, and then worked together to roll the stone bullet. The bullet rolled into the skin. About twenty minutes later, everything was ready. Liu Pingji turned his eyes to Wang Wenzuo, and Wang Wenzuo nodded.
boom!
With a loud noise, as the wooden bucket fell from the sky, the huge momentum lifted the long pole at the other end, pulling the long rope and leather bag, and threw the heavy stone bullet into the sky. After reaching the highest point, it was pulled by gravity. Pull to the ground again. Everyone stared intently at the small dot in the sky, subconsciously holding their breath.
"bingo!"
"Hit!"
"Okay, hit the spot!"
Everyone burst into cheers. This time the stone bullet hit the city wall. Everyone could clearly see that a huge hole was made by the stone bullet with huge momentum more than two feet away from the city head. Within a few seconds, After the bell, numerous cracks appeared on the wall of the upper part of the cave, and then slowly collapsed. The defenders on the top of the city screamed in terror and fled to both sides, but many people still fell to the bottom of the city along with the wall, just like those who Huge pieces.
"Quick, do it again!" Sun Renshi laughed. At this time, he was like a naughty child who found his favorite toy, urging loudly: "Why are these guys standing in that wheel? If you are tired, hurry up Substitute, don’t delay the fight!”
"General Sun, don't worry!" Wang Wenzuo hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Do you see that wheel spinning? They are raising the wooden bucket. Only when the wooden bucket is raised to a high place can the ammunition be reloaded!"
"Oh oh oh! Isn't this the windlass used to lift water from the well? It's just a lot bigger than the ordinary ones!" Master Sun Ren glanced at Wang Wenzuo: "Did you come up with this thing? It's really a good thing, and the soldiers will not let a drop of it go. With blood, we can walk on a fortified city as if it were flat ground!"
"It's just an idea from the general, but it's the credit of everyone, not just one person, the general!"
"Okay, okay!" Master Sun Renshi stroked his beard: "You still know how to retreat modestly and defend yourself. Very good, very good!" He turned to Liu Renyuan: "Director Liu, no wonder you must transfer Wang Canjun back. It turns out If you have such a sharp weapon, why didn’t you tell me earlier!”
"I didn't know beforehand, how could I tell you?" Liu Renyuan said with a smile.
"You didn't know beforehand?" Sun Renshi glanced at Liu Renyuan in surprise and confirmed that the other party was not lying: "Wang Canjun, you even hid this kind of thing from Governor Liu?"
"Reporting to General Sun, I have not concealed anything from Governor Liu. Governor Liu also knows that I am trial-making a siege weapon. But I don't know whether or when this thunderbolt chariot will be built. Naturally, I cannot tell Governor Liu Report!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "With the power of the emperor, the support of the governor, and the soldiers' lives, I was convinced that this thunderbolt chariot was actually feasible at Rencun Mountain City a few days ago, so I hurriedly brought it here without telling you. I really can’t afford the two words.”
"Okay, okay, okay!" After hearing Wang Wenzuo's flawless promise, Master Sun Ren could only agree. He looked at Liu Renyuan, then at Wang Wenzuo, shook his head and sighed: "The one who is above is frank. Those who live below him work hard, and if they are not chief governors, they will not have the strength to join the army. If they do not join the army, they will not have the merits of chief governors. Thousands of years later, the two of them will leave their names on bamboo and silk and be immortal. Sun will be lucky enough to live in the end of the line, and he will really benefit from it. A lot!"
"Where, where, if it is true as General Sun said, it is also the contribution of everyone, Liu is just in his position!" Liu Renyuan heard Sun Renshi mention that he could leave his name in the history books, and he was already smiling from ear to ear. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was still an aristocratic society. A person's status and power depended largely not on his personal ability, but on his origin. The so-called origin refers to the achievements of ancestors. Take the world-famous Cui family of Qinghe as an example. Its fortune began with Cui Lin and Cui Yan during the Cao Wei Dynasty. If Liu Renyuan could leave a name in history for pacifying Baekje, not only would he be rewarded, but the Liu family's reputation would also be greatly improved, and he would even join the ranks of a wealthy family. This was what Liu Renyuan valued most at the time.
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Zhou stayed in the city.
"Hurry, faster!"
The officer waved his steel knife and tried his best to urge the peasants to stack sacks filled with sand to form a low wall inside the corner of the northwest city wall. It had been hit by four stone bullets, and a gap of about five or six meters appeared. wide gap.
The air was humid and sultry. The peasants, carrying heavy sandbags on their backs, were panting as they walked along the bumpy streets. The watchtower that had just collapsed left a lot of broken stones and wood on the ground. If you were not careful, you would trip over it. , but no one was lazy at this time. Before the fallen person could get up, someone nearby grabbed the sandbag and ran forward.
Fuyu Fengzhang was sitting in a pavilion twenty or thirty steps away, watching all this. The tea shed was close to the city wall. Unless the stone bullets could destroy the entire city wall, that was the safest place. He could feel that he was being watched. When he raised his head, he could see a certain pale face behind the crenellations of the city wall or on the top floor of the shooting tower. He didn't know what was going on behind those faces, but It certainly wouldn't be reverence for a king.
Another stone bullet fell to the ground, hitting a two-story building about thirty steps away. The building seemed to have been wiped away by a giant hand and turned into a pile of ruins. The table in front of Fuyu Fengzhang shook violently, and the bowl in The tea soup splashed everywhere, staining Fuyu Fengzhang's front. The guards on the side hurried forward, knelt down on one knee, and helped Yu Fengzhang clean the skirt of his clothes. Fuyu Fengzhang heard a creaking sound. He stood up alertly and found that his whole body was shaking violently. The sound was caused by the violent collision of teeth.
"Your Highness!" The guard raised his head in surprise, and Fu Yu Fengzhang tried his best to make himself look normal: "No need to wipe, please step back!"
"Yes!" The guard stepped aside.
I'm scared! Fuyu Fengzhang turned around and faced the city wall so that no one could see his face that was twisted with fear. He knew that he should not be afraid at this time. As a king, he should stand on a high place, wear gorgeous armor, and loudly encourage his soldiers to fight bravely and win in the end, just like what is described in poems and legends. But the reality is not like this. No one competes with you in terms of strength, courage, and martial arts. There are only huge stone bullets falling from high places. In front of it, there is no difference between a warrior and a coward. They are both a pool of flesh and blood. Death is ridiculous, absurd, and insignificant. Meaningless.
Another huge shock interrupted Fuyu Fengzhang's thoughts. Before he could turn his head, a second loud noise almost shattered his eardrums, which made Fuyu Fengzhang stagger and almost fall. When he turned around, he found that he was not the only one like this. Many people were slumped on the ground, staring at the West Gate in the distance - only half of the solid gate tower was left, and the other half was lying across the door. In the open space, it looked like the corpse of a legendary giant.
