As the wheel of history rolled forward, the thunderbolt chariot also disappeared in the long river of history. It was not until a thousand years later in the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the six-year bloody battle between the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia around Xiangyang, that giant trebuchet was
It just showed up again, but at that time, the Huihui people, who were proficient in calculation and construction, made several improvements. This trebuchet was more stable, larger, and had a new name, Huihui cannon.
Of course now it looks like all this is about to change.
When Li Xingchen, a man with more than 2,000 years of experience, came into this world, things naturally became different.
After all, Ouyang Mo is also one of the top craftsmen in Nanchen Guozhong. Li Xingchen just briefly explained the principle of leverage and the corresponding calculation method. Ouyang Mo already understood it. Of course, he would not stupidly ask Li Xingchen why he understood this. The general originally
He is a magical person, and naturally he has secrets that he cannot tell. Ouyang is not stupid, he knows that the general must have told him everything he can tell.
After the construction of the Shujun workshop was completed, the first thing Ouyang Mo did was to build this huge thunderbolt cart. This thunderbolt cart was not only the largest trebuchet that Ouyang Mo had ever supervised in his life, but also the largest trebuchet built by Shujun Mo.
The first trebuchet built independently by the workshop.
Therefore, the Shujun Workshop has great hopes for this trebuchet. As long as it can perform well in the next Battle of Xiangyang, the Shujun Workshop will definitely gain a higher status among the generals and
More funds.
To research these devices, what is most needed is money and raw materials.
As Li Xingchen captured Hanzhong, Ouyang Mo has already led people into Hanzhong to investigate. Whether it is finding minerals or timber, it is a good thing. More importantly, Ouyang Mo also wants to build a workshop in Hanzhong, so that the completed equipment
, especially large equipment does not need to travel long distances through Shu Road.
Li Xingchen didn't have much objection to this. If the distance between the workshop and the border where the army was stationed was too far, it would not necessarily be a good thing. Li Xingchen knew the importance of the workshop. To a large extent, this was what Li Xingchen could take advantage of now.
One of the few advantages.
Different famous generals from ancient times to the present have different methods for forming and training armies. Some are good at advancing large armies and using great momentum, so when training soldiers, arrays are the main method. Some are good at driving elite troops, wherever they go.
No one can stop him, so when training, he pays more attention to improving the quality of his soldiers.
For Li Xingchen, there are not enough soldiers in Bashu now, and the newly reclaimed land requires too much labor. It is obviously impossible to restore the rest of the abandoned cities, workshops, etc. just by relying on women, children, the elderly and the weak.
Being able to gather so many soldiers and horses this time has actually squeezed Bashu's combat power to the extreme.
In comparison, Xiao Mohe could easily send 70,000 to 80,000 troops to the north, which made Li Xingchen envious, not to mention the likes of Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian, who had more than 100,000 troops to confront each other.
Even for the same reason, Li Xingchen was unable to ensure that the physical fitness of his soldiers was of a standard, and he did not have enough time to train each soldier like he did when he trained the eight hundred elites.
Therefore, Li Xingchen's only remaining method was to strengthen the armament of this army and make up for the serious shortage in numbers and personnel quality through sharp weapons and powerful equipment.
This may not be a very effective method in a short period of time. After all, the gap between weapons and equipment is not very obvious in this era. As a later generation, Li Xingchen has so much experience, but these experiences are mainly
The knowledge focused on liberal arts and science is still in books, which is obviously not enough, but this does not prevent Li Xingchen from starting to think about it on his own.
The land of Bashu is rich in salt and iron. After the Qin State acquired Bashu, it was able to completely surpass the six countries and dominate the world. It had a lot to do with the rich products of Bashu. The iron ore in Bashu gradually became the armor and sharp blades of the old Qin people.
The armies of the six eastern kingdoms finally dissipated in this rolling iron flow. It was a pity that the salt and iron from Bashu failed to support the disintegration of the Qin Dynasty.
Now of course Li Xingchen will not let go of this natural advantage. He has even taken the initiative to send people south to Nanzhong. There are more minerals there, especially copper mines and other metal mines. It will be very important for Li Xingchen to develop smelting in the future.
is compulsory.
These copper and iron will eventually be trained by Li Xingchen and Ouyang Mo and become a weapon to conquer the world.
Of course, these are just Li Xingchen's beautiful ideas. Before that, he needs to capture Xiangyang so that he can have an attack direction other than Hanzhong and also plant another nail towards the south.
Li Xingchen never expected Nan Chen to fight side by side with him honestly, or even expected Xiao Mohe to remain firmly on his side even after he completely broke up with the court.
Historically, Xiao Mohe was a well-known stubborn man. He had served as a minister in An Ansheng in the Sui Dynasty for so many years. When he heard that his second son had raised an army in the south, the old man still went out to fight against the Sui Dynasty, even if he had little chance of doing so.
It feels a bit like Don Quixote's battle with the windmill, but it also reminds future generations of this man's strong bones and loyalty to the Southern Dynasty.
So Li Xinchen didn't trust Xiao Mohe at all, which is why he had to take Xiangyang into his own hands. Only by flying Li Xinchen's general flag on the city's head could Li Xinchen truly feel at ease.
"After the Thunderbolt Chariot was completed, it traveled through the Shu Road. Now it is finally put together again. Next, it depends on whether you have the ability to make this Thunderbolt Chariot show its grace." Li Xingchen smiled and said to Wu Ping, "Before attacking Xiangyang.
You had a good opportunity to practice your hands before."
After a pause, Li Xingchen pursed his lips towards Faang Ling on the horizon: "Do you dare?"
Wu Ping immediately beat his chest heavily: "Why don't you dare? Just listen to the general's orders!"
Li Xingchen looked at Pei Zilie: "Master, I will leave the siege battle to you tomorrow. If the Thunderbolt Chariot performs well, how long will it take to capture Fangling?"
Pei Zilie thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Within twelve hours."
"Eight hours." Li Xingchen said calmly.
Pei Zilie was startled for a moment, but seeing that Li Xingchen had no intention of bargaining with him, he immediately gritted his teeth and accepted the order: "Yes!"
Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes and walked to Pei Zilie's side: "Master, this battle is left to you. You must show your prestige, fast and hard."
Pei Zilie immediately understood that Li Xinchen gave himself the Thunderbolt Chariot and gave himself the credit for the first battle in the attack on Xiangyang. Obviously, he wanted to motivate himself to fight quickly and declare Li Xinchen's victory with a battle that was enough to shock the Xiangyang defenders.