Chapter seven hundred and seventieth thunderbolt car
Sometimes war is so simple and cruel.
A group of people struggle to survive.
Pei Zilie fell into silence for a while.
These are troubled times, when human lives are worthless. Even the nobles are sometimes slaughtered, let alone the common people. Sometimes a human life is not even more important than an animal. At least an animal can feed more people.
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As a member of a noble family, even a small noble family, Pei Zilie rarely considered these things at the beginning. For him, war is more of an extension of the court's will and to protect the interests of the country.
But now he has not considered this issue from this perspective.
From this perspective, the purpose of the war is simpler and more tragic.
Li Xingchen patted Pei Zilie on the shoulder and said calmly: "Master, break and stand again. We still have a long way to go to end all this."
Pei Zilie was startled for a moment and nodded slightly.
Li Xingchen didn't seem to be very satisfied with Pei Zilie's answer. He turned around and said, "Master, there is something new. Do you want to go and see it together?"
Pei Zilie was a little surprised, but when he saw Li Xingchen's somewhat mysterious expression, he nodded solemnly.
Li Xingchen was very relieved about Xiao Shilian. That guy inherited Xiao Mohe's character and was always bold and bold. However, Pei Zilie was obviously the opposite of Xiao Shilian. This may have something to do with Wu Mingche.
Wu Mingche was originally more stable than aggressive, and the students he trained were certainly not much better. Therefore, Li Xingchen did not expect Pei Zilie to become the same person as Xiao Shilian. He only hoped that Pei Zilie could be more responsible for the war in front of him.
Share confidence.
Regardless of the strength of both sides and what happens, Li Xingchen must win this battle and has no choice.
Pei Zilie didn't know what Li Xinchen wanted to show him. He followed Li Xinchen in a daze through the camp and to the supply camp at the rear. This surprised Pei Zilie even more. The equipment and food in the supply camp were very important to Pei Zilie.
It’s so familiar, what’s going to be new here?
Seeing Li Xingchen coming over, Wu Ping, who was leading several craftsmen to inspect the equipment, raised his hand to Li Xingchen. Wu Ping was a disciple that Ouyang Mo only accepted after arriving in Bashu. He was also a well-known craftsman in Bashu before. Through Ouyang Mo
The suggestions quickly grew up. This time, the maintenance of the baggage equipment in the rear was all maintained by Wu Ping and his people.
The roads to Shu are rugged and difficult, so these instruments can only be dismantled into small parts for transportation, and even after going through the bumps on the road to Shu, these parts are more or less worn, which naturally makes Wu Ping and others less likely to be around.
The soldiers of the Bashu army knew how important these crossbows and trebuchets were, so they respected these craftsmen very much.
"Has the Pili car been assembled?" Li Xinchen asked with a smile.
Behind him, Pei Zilie subconsciously opened his mouth.
Thunderbolt car?
As a general, Pei Zilie knew very well what a thunderbolt chariot meant. This kind of large catapult, which had emerged in the struggle for hegemony at the end of the Han Dynasty, was not only easy to move, but also the huge stones were thrown out, which was really devastating.
Heaven destroys earth.
The sound is like a thunderbolt, so it is called "Thunderbolt Car".
In comparison, today's trebuchets look like they are used for playing house.
It's a pity that as the wars raged year after year, the blueprints for making Pili chariots and the craftsmen who knew how to do it have disappeared in the long river of history. The northern Huqi heading south are obviously not suitable to use trebuchets to deal with them, so Pili chariots
The car gradually disappeared from the public eye.
When it first came out, the main role of the Pili car was to attack difficult situations, such as the Battle of Guandu, where it became famous. After that, the number of Pili car appearances became less and less, and it mainly served as a deterrent. In fact, it has
Today, other trebuchets that have similar functions and effects to the Thunderbolt Chariot are more effective when attacking camps and destroying enemy shields. After all, the stones dropped from the sky, although they are powerful, can be detected by the naked eye.
As you can see, some veterans knew how to avoid it when they heard the news. At most, they were a bit of a threat to the inexperienced recruits.
Pei Zilie obviously knew this, so he didn't think that one day the Thunderbolt Vehicle might return to the battlefield. The lost technology and the increasingly limited space for use undoubtedly made it difficult for the Thunderbolt Vehicle to play its true role, even if it was manufactured.
It will also be wasted.
However, Pei Zilie had to admit that facing a fortified city like Xiangyang, powerful siege equipment like the Thunderbolt Chariot was indispensable.
Thinking of this, Pei Zilie couldn't help but glance at Li Xingchen next to him. He really didn't know when this guy started planning for Xiangyang City. You must know that a lost thing like the Thunderbolt Car cannot be said to be possible in a short while.
Once created, it will appear before his eyes. At least Pei Zilie knew that Ouyang Mo didn't have this ability.
What was now in front of Pei Zilie was indeed a huge trebuchet. In front of this one, the other trebuchets in the army were like hounds lying next to a tiger.
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and gently touched the huge car body. This trebuchet was actually developed after he entered Bashu. Its purpose is naturally self-evident. After that, Li Xingchen still had to face a series of fortified cities in the Central Plains, and Xiangyang was just
First.
Li Xingchen had to admit that the wood in Sichuan was indeed of good quality. "Shu Mountain Wu, A Fang came out." It was not without reason that Qin Shihuang took a look at the wood in Shu. Fortunately, the vast mountains of Bashu were not harmed by him.
clean.
This sturdy century-old wood is still easy to find.
As for how this Perak car was made, it's actually very simple.
Li Xinchen had never seen the thunderbolt chariot modified by the original generation of genius Ma Jun, but by studying the general characteristics of the trebuchets of this era, Li Xinchen was able to figure out the key to it.
The basic principle of the trebuchet is actually very simple, which is the principle of leverage. It’s just that the principle of leverage is easy to talk about, but it is not so easy to really grasp the degree. The calculation of torque will not be available to future generations who are not professionals.
They may be blind, not to mention the ancients who did not have a complete mechanical system at all.
This also means that the scale of the trebuchet can only be limited to a certain range, so as to ensure the quality of the trebuchet. Otherwise, a huge thunderbolt car will not be effective at all after it is built, and it may even throw stones directly on one's own head.
is more likely.
This is why the Pili Car is only a glimpse in history. Obviously not all craftsmen have the skills of Liu Ye, the designer of the Pili Car, or Ma Jun, the remodeler, so the disappearance of the Pili Car may also have this reason.