The reason why Wang Jian wanted to call Lu Gong was because Lu Gong was a descendant of Lu Ban and his craftsmanship was also excellent.
Wang Jian hoped that Lu Gong could understand Chen Wei's words.
What Wang Jian didn't expect was that he didn't need any clichés at all.
Chen Wei came forward and bowed and poured out everything he knew:
"Subordinates, please see the General!"
"I am here to recommend a talent to the general."
"This person's surname is Shen Mingbing, and he is currently an artillery engineer."
…
Wang Jian was originally not very interested in recommending talents, but his eyes widened when he heard about the artillery engineer.
Could the secret passage be related to the thrown fireball?
Sure enough, Wang Jian guessed it.
Chen Wei continued:
"This man is extremely gifted and talented."
"He first improved the trebuchet to increase its range to more than 200 steps."
"We also modified flint bullets, linen clothes, etc. for use in fire attacks..."
Wang Jian interrupted Chen Wei:
"Are you saying that the flint bullets you are throwing into the city at this moment were made by this person?"
Lu Gong also widened his eyes and asked impatiently:
"Improve the trebuchet to have a range of 200 steps?"
“How to reform the law?”
Chen Wei bowed his hands to the two of them, and then replied:
"Back to General, this is exactly what Shen Bing did."
"He just changed the human traction to a counterweight, and then used the wheel axle to lift the counterweight."
"Just a few people can control the trebuchet and increase its power several times."
Lu Gong is a person who has been immersed in woodworking for a long time. When he started his career, he followed the example of his ancestor Lu Ban and vowed to lead a craft.
And has been seeking innovative production for many years.
So when I heard Chen Wei's words, although I didn't quite understand it, I guessed that they were close.
Wang Jian should not ask Lu Gong in disbelief: "Is what Chen Wei said really feasible?"
Lu Gong thought for a while, then nodded and replied:
"My subordinates think it is true."
"And the fireball at the north gate..."
Needless to say what follows, if this plan fails, what about the fireballs that hit the city one by one from the north gate?
Chen Wei took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire:
"General Yang used this trebuchet to defeat the Zhangfu Great Wall."
"Not only that, Shen Bing also came up with a plan to attack Woniu Mountain with fire."
"With less than 10,000 men, we defeated Zhao's 20,000 elite soldiers."
"Then they used fire bombs to drive back Li Mu Jingqi..."
This time it was Wang Jian's turn to be secretly surprised.
This is a matter of tactical strategy, which Wang Jian is good at.
However, even if Wang Jian went into battle in person, it would be difficult for him to defeat Zhao's 20,000 elite soldiers with a mixed army of strong women and soldiers.
Especially this Shen Bing was able to force back the plague god Li Mu.
What Wang Jian didn't know was that Chen Wei didn't know much and couldn't tell him about the alienation plan.
Otherwise, I don't know how Wang Jian would feel if he knew that Li Mu, who was convinced and scared to death after defeating him several times, also died at the hands of this unknown person.
Even so, Wang Jian was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
Are there such talents in the world?
Not only is he proficient in carpentry but he also knows how to use weapons?
Wouldn’t it be possible to use woodworking tools perfectly for siege of cities and territories?
etc……
How could Yang Duanhe not know how to use such talents?
So that Shen Bing was just an engineer at this time?
Who is Wang Jian? After thinking for a moment, he came up with the answer:
It must be that Yang Duanhe didn't want him to know and deliberately concealed it.
If Chen Wei hadn't come to recommend him at this time, he doesn't know how long he would have been kept in the dark.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but "hum" and felt a little unhappy.
But when I think about it, I feel relieved.
He suppressed Yang Duanhe from time to time and transferred people who could be used to him. Isn't it true that Yang Duanhe was not allowed to resist?
However, this Shen Bing must not be left to Yang Duanhe, otherwise Yang Duanhe will soon climb over him.
Thinking about it, Yang Duanhe immediately ordered the general:
"Go and welcome that Shen Bing!"
"Go and greet him personally."
The general said "promise" and went with a few soldiers.
It was obvious that the general did not know what Wang Jian meant by "ying".
Or maybe you know what it means but don’t take it to heart.
Because he was Wang Jian's general, he didn't care about others. He only drove his carriage and stopped beside the gunner and shouted:
"Are you a gunner?"
"Who is Engineer Shen Bing?"
Shen Bing looked back and saw several chariots and a carriage.
Then I knew that someone with status had come to find me. How could an ordinary person hire a chariot to escort him?
Shen Bing had no choice. He was almost escorted into the carriage, and then ran all the way, and soon stopped in front of a camp.
There was nothing particularly outstanding about the camp, except that it was surrounded by heavily armed guards.
At this moment, Shen Bing knew that the person he wanted to see was Wang Jian...
This can be seen from the number of personal guards: a general can have four thousand personal guards.
Four thousand, that can be said to be an army.
As mentioned before, the life and death of these personal guards are tied to the generals.
If a general dies in battle and his bodyguards are killed, they will all be beheaded.
It’s okay if the number of people is small, but four thousand...
Shen Bing could not imagine what it would be like for four thousand personal guards to die because of just one person.
Shen Bing guessed right, it was indeed Wang Jian he saw.
Although Shen Bing did not know Wang Jian, there was no one in Handan at this time who was qualified to wear the general's armor except Yang Duanhe and Wang Jian.
This Wang Jian looks about sixty years old, but he is still vigorous and full of charm.
Shen Bing didn't dare to look more. He just took a glance and fell down and exclaimed:
"The artillery division, engineers and divisions, Shen Bing, pay homage to the general!"
Wang Jian was a little surprised when he saw Shen Bing and asked, "Are you Shen Bing?"
Shen Bing replied: "It's my subordinate!"
Wang Jian looked at Shen Bing and then laughed:
"I heard about your actions, and I thought you should be 40 years old, but I didn't expect you to be so young!"
"You are so young and you are so promising! You are so young and you are so promising!"
"Come and sit down!"
Shen Bing was a little nervous. After all, he was facing Wang Jian, the god of war.
So after thanking him, he quickly sat down at the desk on the left as he was told.
On the table were drinks, sashimi, beef and a small plate of mandarin oranges.
Although these are very common side dishes in modern times, in this era they are already something that only nobles can enjoy.
Especially beef...
During the farming period, the main labor force was cattle, so people were strictly prohibited from killing cattle and eating beef, otherwise it would be a serious crime.
If it were someone else, if the smell of beef wafted in front of them, they would have to look at it a few more times or swallow their saliva, even if they could hold it back.
However, Shen Bing didn't feel much.
Wang Jian couldn't help but secretly praise him, he was really determined.
Little did he know that these gadgets were commonplace for modern people like Shen Bing, so they were not very attractive.
If Shen Bing was allowed to live a hard life for a few more months, he would probably look different.
A personal guard poured wine for Wang Jian and Shen Bing. Wang Jian raised his glass to Shen Bing from a distance and said:
"I think the engineer already knows why the general asked the engineer to come here, right?"
"I, Wang Jian, have been thirsty for talent all my life, and I hope that engineers can become my disciples."