Mohist Tang

Outside Western Mountain.

There are countless piles of stones piled up like a mountain. In order to build the city wall, Mo Dun has long placed a huge order with the brick-and-mortar merchant, and agreed to deliver it at this time.

However, these merchants husbands are impossible to enter the barracks. To transport them to the valley, they still need the Hundred Men Squad of Qin Huaiyu.

The three of Qin Huaiyu took the lead and drove the brick cart to the valley with all their strength. Although supported by a large arm, the soldiers did not have the pain of moving bricks.

But the mountain road is difficult to walk, Mo Dun

Qin Huaiyu three people led their respective Hundred Men Squad, and transported a large number of masonry piled up outside the barracks into the valley.

“Huh!” The three of Qin Huaiyu panted and pulled a cart of bricks into the valley, sighed in relief. They saw Mo Dun standing by the trebuchet doing nothing, and suddenly their eyes spit fire.

“hmph!” The three glared at them, coldly snorted, and turned their heads to pull the bricks.

Mo Dun haha smiled and looked at the trebuchet in front of him in amazement. The trebuchets equipped with sixteen guards are all the most advanced trebuchets produced by Supervisor Jiang, about a zhang high, almost all wood. Structure, a long crossbow arm extends far.

“This is that the trebuchet can throw hundreds of catties of boulders. Once it hits, people will crush the bones.” Xue Rengui introduced.

Mo Dun excitedly said: “Come and try a few shots.”

This huge weapon is no less than the great cannon of later generations. Mo Dun is naturally excited.

Suddenly a few hundred riders stepped forward to operate, and put a huge boulder of hundreds of catties into the bowl.

“Launch!” He shouted violently with Xue Rengui.

weng!

With the sound of the noose tightening, hundreds of catties of boulders flew out instantly.

The huge boulder drew an arc, and it was in the middle of the big tree in front, instantly destroying the big tree.

“How far is it?” Mo Dun asked.

“Lord Libation Chancellor, a total of two hundred steps!” Xue Rengui gestured with his hands and said affirmatively. Soon, a soldier who was measuring distance came back, which was almost the same as what Xue Rengui measured.

Mo Dun waved his big hand: “Change to a 50 catty stone.”

Soon, a small stone flew out and beat a tree It was broken in half, but the tree was not broken.

“Two hundred and sixty steps!” Xue Rengui reported again.

“Replace a twenty catty stone.” Mo Dun said again.

“Huh!” A basket of large stones whistled past, fiercely slammed on the trunk, and a large piece of leaf bark fell.

“Two hundred and eighty steps! But the formidable power is too small.” Xue Rengui shook his head and said.

Mo Dun frowns saying: “So, the best distance is only two hundred and sixty steps at fifty catties!!”

Although two hundred and sixty steps are not close However, the distance is still too short. The biggest role of the trebuchet is to siege the city. If there is a condescending archer, the range can easily reach 300 metres. Although the bow and arrows are not a threat to the trebuchet, the soldiers of the trebuchet must suffer heavy losses.

“Lord Libation Chancellor is going to replace the stone with Gunpowder?” Xue Rengui light flashed in his eyes.

He has to see the explosive formidable power of Gunpowder. Once the Gunpowder bomb is thrown into the enemys city wall by a trebuchet, although there is no impact of a boulder, what kind of explosive formidable power might make everyone All shudder.

Mo Dun nodded said: “Yes, so everyone in Firearms Squad is the most precious treasure. Losing one is a great loss for Great Tang. Therefore, the position of the trebuchet must not be attacked by the enemy. To the place.”

When most people see Gunpowder, they will think of artillery. The combat effect of the early artillery was significantly behind the best projection equipment in the past, and the early artillery shot Solid bullets are not very lethal.

If you use a trebuchet to match the Gunpowder bomb, the operation is simple, and the effect may be immediate, which can be said to be comparable to the formidable power of later artillery.

Xue Rengui couldn’t help but glanced at Mo Dun and said: “But even a stone of 20 catties is only two hundred and eighty steps.”

Mo Dun divine light flashed, thinking that there is a king of trebuchets in the hereafter, that is to return to the gun.

In the later Song dynasty, it took several decades to kill the Jin dynasty, and stalemate with the Mongolian iron cavalry, which was open. As a result, under a round of strikes, it fought with Mongolia for six years. The city of Xiangyang fell quickly, and then under the strikes of returning to the gun, the city wall could no longer stop Mongolia’s footsteps, and the entire Song Dynasty collapsed.

Mo Dun picked up the pen and paper, and continuously improved it according to the trebuchet in front of him. Soon, the embryonic form of the later generations to return to the gun slowly appeared under the pen.

“Zhang Mu!” Mo Dun waved summon over Zhang Mu who was directing the right guard to dig soil.

“Young Master, what’s your order?” Zhang Mu quickly came over.

Mo Dun handed the drawing in his hand to Zhang Mudao: “Give the task of building the city wall to other craftsmen. You go to Mohist Village to transport a set of woodworking machinery to Firearms Squad and manufacture it in the fastest time. Come out.”

Zhang Mu Nai is the son of the head of Old Zhang, and his craftsmanship is naturally nothing difficult. Seeing Mo Duns drawings cant help but be nodded. Asked: “How much does Young Master need? When?”

“The more the better! The manufacturer must come out before the performance of the martial arts.” Mo Dun instructed.

“Yes!” Zhang Mu immediately took his orders.

“Da Yanwu!” Xue Rengui said in surprise.

Mo Dun nodded, said: “The west expedition is imminent, Your Majesty will naturally have a big show before the expedition. General Li is going to select the five guards to go out. Then Your Majesty will definitely be there in person. It will be When my Firearms Squad shines.”

Mo Dun turned his gaze to the city wall being built in a frenzy aside. He expended so much effort, naturally it was not just the formidable power of the experimental Gunpowder. , But the arrow points to this martial arts show.

“Okay! Continue testing the catapult?” Mo Dun continued.

Xue Rengui was taken aback, and said: “Lord Libation Chancellor, aren’t you going to use a new trebuchet?”

Mo Dun shook his head and said: “The trebuchet looks like a huge formidable power. , But the prospective head didnt dare to compliment, so the effect would be greatly reduced.”

Xue Rengui suddenly puzzled: “But the stone flies out, and its beyond my control.”

Mo Dun shook his head and said: “I can’t control the stone, but I can control the force, direction, and even the point of the stone. This is ballistics, and it is a very profound Mathematics.”

“Mathematics?”

Xue Rengui was dumbfounded, he was good at fighting a war, and if he was going to take a test of knowledge, his eyes would be dark.

Mo Dun suddenly had an idea. He thought of a suitable candidate, Zu Mingjun, who is no longer suitable for the study of ballistics.

His light drifted past the three of Qin Huaiyu who were working hard, Mo Duns mouth showed a weird smile, secretly said in one’s heart, or deceived Zu Mingjun, or else its brother. What about suffering?

Mo Dun thought of this, and immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Xue Rengui: “Immediately use the post station to speed up and send this letter to Qiu County, Fanyang County, and give it to Zu Mingjun and tell him There is an age-old Mathematics knowledge that needs to be studied, and I asked him if he is interested.”

This sentence Mo Dun did not deceive Zu Mingjun at all. Ballistics will be a big hit even after a few years. In the world, if Zu Mingjun pioneered ballistics, I am afraid it would be impossible to become famous.