Since Yang Duanhe and Wang Jian do not need to compete for credit, there is no rush to attack Handan.
The Qin army only built a wall around the Zhao army outside the city, preparing for a long-term siege.
At this time, Yang Duanhe transported several trebuchets and flint shells to Wang Jian...
There is no need to hide and tease the trebuchet, especially now that the two of them have reached a consensus.
It is said that Narukong immediately dismantled one of the trebuchets into parts.
In fact, there is no need to disassemble it at all. The structure of this trebuchet is very simple and you can understand it at a glance.
It's just that Lu Gong was cautious by nature and didn't want to miss any details, so he did this.
Then, Lu Gong worked in front of the trebuchet for a whole day without thinking about food or tea.
After finishing, he sighed:
"This is not a superb skill."
"But the production is very clever!"
This can be said to hit the nail on the head.
Does Shen Bing know carpentry?
In fact, Shen Bing knew nothing about it.
Modern mechanical design studies are all about CAD/CAM and materials mechanics. How can anyone have ever done carpentry work?
So as Lu Gong said, it has nothing to do with skills, but very brilliant creativity.
But the important thing is not the skills, but the creativity.
There is no shortage of people with skilled skills among gunners, and Cang is one of them...
Although this guy is as timid as a mouse, his craftsmanship skills are truly passed down.
For example, now, Shen Bing waved to Cang, and Cang ran over.
"Senior brother, what are your orders?"
Shen Bing took the branches and drew on the ground and said:
"You do such a thing."
"Two long frames are staggered, connected with a copper shaft in the middle, and the upper end is tied with hemp rope and covered with a layer of linen cloth."
…
This is actually a simple folding stool.
Shen Bing couldn't stand this era without chairs, so he would sit on the floor and "kneel" at every turn.
Not only does my knee hurt, but my feet will lose feeling over time.
Cang looked confused when looking at this picture.
"Brother, what is the use of this thing?"
Shen Bing responded impatiently:
"Just do it."
Cang responded and took action.
Although Cang had ten craftsmen under his command, Shen Bing told him that he still made it himself.
The structure of this folding stool is very simple and can be done in just a few steps. Then Cang brought it to Shen Bing with a puzzled look on his face:
"Senior brother, please see, is it the same as what you said?"
"If there are any deviations, I will correct them."
Shen Bing didn't say anything, took it, opened it, put it on the ground and sat on it.
Cang stared blankly for a long time with his eyes widened, and then walked around Shen Bing a few times.
sighed:
"Wonderful, senior brother, this thing is really wonderful!"
"From now on, there is no need to look for rocks, the wooden piles will rest."
"Senior brother, can you...let me try it?"
Shen Bing stood up somewhat unwillingly.
Cang just said "Thank you, senior brother" and couldn't wait to sit on it.
This time I was stunned again:
"Wonderful, the height is suitable for softness and hardness."
"It's much easier to use than rocks and wooden piles."
"And you can open it when you use it and fold it up when not in use..."
"It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"
After Cang said this, other craftsmen also gathered around. You try it and I try it.
Then everyone followed suit and made their own...
They are craftsmen, and their tools and materials are almost all readily available, so they can do it very quickly.
After a while, everyone took a hand, and everyone was happy to try sitting on it and opening and closing it.
Shen Bing liked to see them look like they had never seen the world.
What Shen Bing didn't expect was that this folding stool would quickly become popular throughout the army...
The "kneeling and sitting" etiquette in the Qin Dynasty was more suitable for indoors. If it was outdoors and common people were not interested in that kind of etiquette.
Therefore, this simple folding stool is very suitable for troops who spend most of their time marching and fighting.
After the gunner made a batch, he immediately passed it on to other carpenters. When the soldiers saw it, they were very tempted and came to ask for it.
Then when Yang Duanhe came to inspect the troops, he felt strange.
The soldiers who were originally sitting around or squatting to eat were now sitting leisurely on the "linen shelves".
Yang Duanhe couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What is this?"
The soldier replied:
"Return to the general, this is something made by engineers for rest."
"The engineers call it a stool."
"General, do you want to give it a try?"
As he said this, a soldier brought a handful up.
Yang Duanhe said "hum" and ignored it.
Qin Shi sat with his legs spread facing each other like this, which was regarded as disrespectful to the other party, and it was also a sign of barbarity and rudeness.
How could he, Yang Duanhe, be as knowledgeable as these barbarians?
If it hadn't been made by Shen Bing, I'm afraid Yang Duanhe would have ordered people to pile all these "stools" together and burn them clean.
Then Yang Duanhe discovered that these "stools" were springing up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and they were everywhere unknowingly.
Yang Duanhe, who returned to the commander's camp, was still kneeling in front of the case, pouring wine while disapproving:
"It's no wonder that such a vulgar person has remained a villager in the mountains for the rest of his life."
"If you don't understand basic etiquette, what's the difference between you and that beast?"
"It doesn't look like me..."
"Wearing such heavy armor and still sitting here kneeling."
"Not to mention that I am so old, but I still have injuries on my legs."
"Is this easy for me?"
…
Just as he was thinking about Yang Duanhe, he couldn't help but gasped.
"Ouch, not good. The injury on my leg is aching again!"
"this……"
After thinking for a while, Yang Duanhe shouted out the door: "Come on!"
Immediately, two personal guards came into the tent and answered.
Yang Duanhe hesitated for a moment and then asked:
"Wait...will your legs feel numb if you stand outside the door for a long time?"
The guard replied:
"Back to the general, my subordinates are responsible for their duties and don't dare to take it lightly."
Yang Duanhe frowned and asked again:
"If you come back to camp, what can you use?"
The two guards looked confused when they heard this, looked at each other, and replied:
"General, I don't know..."
Yang Duanhe finally lost his patience:
"That's the stool. Do you have a stool?"
"Go and get two for me."
"Remember, don't let outsiders know!"
The guards all responded with "Promise" in unison, and were wondering when they left the camp:
It's just two stools. Why did the general make such a big detour?
And why can’t outsiders know?
Is there any secret to the stools made by the craftsmen?
However, the two guards didn't dare to ask more questions. They went back to the tent and each took their own stools.
Just as he was about to go out, he thought about it and turned around, each of them found a brown coat and wrapped it tightly before sending it to the commander's tent.
Yang Duanhe seemed to be very satisfied with the actions of his personal guards. He nodded and said:
"Just put it down, you can go out later!"
Then he added:
"Don't let others in."
The bodyguard responded and went out of the tent to wait outside with a puzzled look on his face.
Yang Duanhe looked outside, and after making sure it was safe, he spread a stool in front of the case and sat on it.
"Ouch... that's so sour!"
"It's really a good thing."
"My legs don't hurt and my feet don't cramp anymore..."