Chapter 210 Thunderball
As soon as Lord Jia arrived in Xiangyang City, he came to the military weapon surveillance without stopping, just to let the craftsmen make things according to the drawings? What is so important that you can't wait for a moment?
Hearing Jia Sidao's words, the craftsmen in the military weapon prison immediately discussed. Wang Tong wiped the sweat from his head and secretly glanced at Meng Ying who was standing behind Jia Sidao. Seeing Meng Ying nodding, he hurriedly stepped forward to take the drawings from Zhao Yi's hand.
The battle in Xiangyang has been going on for almost a month. The city reserves of arrows, rolling stones, rappelling wood and other necessities for defending the city have been almost exhausted. In addition, broken weapons, armor, crossbows and other objects need to be repaired. In fact, the military weapon supervisor has been seriously insufficient. If you want to do what Jia Sidao needs, it will inevitably delay the casting of the armed weapons and weapons that are urgently needed to defend the city.
Jia Sidao naturally saw the obscure communication between Wang Tong and Meng Ying, but he didn't care. If Meng Gong could not even control the military weapon surveillance, then he would not be able to do the position he is today.
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing everywhere from the city wall, and the Mongolians had already begun to attack the city.
"General Meng, please come and count how much gunpowder is available in the city now." Jia Sidao did not seek Meng Ying's opinion, but ordered directly.
"I'll take someone to count it." Although I wondered what Jia Si was playing, Meng Ying still reached out to summon the personal soldiers beside her to give me some advice.
"Sir... is this a trench?"
Wang Tong took the two drawings handed over by Zhao Yi for a while and asked tentatively. As the chief of the military weapon supervisor, he naturally had his level.
"Mr. Wang has good eyesight. This is indeed a sketch of a trench machine." Jia Sidao said with a smile. "The trench machine is very simple. I think all the craftsmen from the military weapon supervisor can make it. The focus is on the second sketch drawn by my official. Master Wang see if it can be made and how long it will take."
“…These sketches are all made by adults?”
Hearing Jia Sidao's words, Wang Tong blurted out and made his debut.
Meng Ying next to her also looked slightly moved, and was also a little surprised. In addition to being skilled in the court, this young powerful man in the court, could he have done some research on these craftsmen?
"Bold! These sketches were drawn by the adults on the way they came." Others didn't know, but Zhao Yi naturally knew that these sketches were drawn by Jia Sidao in the cabin on the way they came.
"The officials dare not, and the officials dare not..."
In fact, Wang Tong knew that he was wrong again as soon as he said that. At this time, Zhao Yi scolded him and was so scared that he almost knelt on the ground.
"Zhao Yi!" Jia Sidao's face was slightly dark, he shouted, raised his hand and helped Wang Tong up and said with a smile: "I am idle in the capital, so I went to the military weapon surveillance for a few times, so I have a little bit of knowledge about these military craftsmen."
Others don’t know, but Wang Tong is very clear. Jia Sidao’s casual trencher is obviously different from the catapults that are basically abandoned in Xiangyang City. If it is really done according to the picture, the range must be much stronger than the catapults used in the city today.
"The thrust trencher is very simple. The key is the thunder bullet in the second picture of this official. That is the real important thing. As long as Lord Wang can make it for me today, I will definitely ask the emperor for me to come back to the capital to Lord Wang and all the craftsmen in the military weapon supervision."
Thunderbolt bomb?
Meng Ying also understood a little at this time. The adults came to the military weapon surveillance in a hurry for these things that were obviously used to defend the city. But what is the use of the stone casting function? What is the thunder bullet? This uncle actually has so much confidence in them?
"I think Lord Wang also saw that the trencher is not used to throw stones or other objects, but to throw thunderbolt bombs. Therefore, Lord Wang needs to accurately calculate the range of the trencher, how much weight is needed when throwing threncher, and how much time does the lead of the threncher need to burn to ensure that it will not explode in mid-air or even blow up one's own people."
Seeing Wang Tong staring at the drawings of the thunderbolt without blinking, Jia Sidao reminded.
"Sir, what is this thunderbolt bullet?"
Meng Ying finally couldn't help it at this time and approached Jia Sidao and asked in a low voice.
"Pi Lie Bomb, haha, if Lord Wang really did it, I think this military weapon surveillance would only take less than a few dozen thunderbolts to turn into ashes!"
"Hiss!" Hearing Jia Sidao's words, Meng Ying couldn't help but take a breath of air. This military weapon surveillance is at least a hundred acres in radius. Can a mere dozens of thunderbolts turn this military weapon surveillance into ashes?
But Wang Tong's eyes were staring at the drawings and getting brighter and brighter.
"Haha, I think Lord Wang has already gained something. Let's do this. Lord Wang will immediately organize people to make a casting machine first, and then start to try to make this thunderbolt. After the physical objects are available, I think you will understand what this thunderbolt is."
"The officials will do it now. It's just..."
As a professional, Wang Tong naturally knew that Jia Sidao was not lying, but the premise was that he could make this thunder bullet. However, the military weapon prison also had to make the wooden rolling stones and arrows needed to defend the city.
"General Meng, after passing the order, he ordered the craftsmen to divide them into two parts, one followed Lord Wang to do what he needed, and the other part continued to make the city-guarding equipment. When the trial production of the thunderbolt and the stone-ticking machine was successful, stop everything and make all the things and make all the efforts of the thunderbolt and the stone-ticking machine. When Meng Shuai asked, he said that it was my official's intention, and all the consequences were borne by me."
Jia Sidao knew that this was not the time to be indecisive, so he ordered directly.
“…I will obey the order!”
Jia Sidao said this, and Meng Ying naturally knew what to do at this time. What's more, he wanted to see if this thunder bullet was really as sharp as Jia Sidao said.
The fighting at the city wall was still anxious, but Jia Sidao could hear that most of the shouts of killing were concentrated on the city wall, and it was obvious that the Mongols had already climbed the city wall.
There is not much time left.
"I don't know when the Mongols will rush into the city. I have the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang City, so I will give it to you." Frowning, Jia Sidao clasped his fists and bowed to the craftsmen with different expressions and said in a deep voice.
"Caomin and others follow the orders of the Lord!"
No matter how much doubt Jia Sidao was in his heart, the craftsmen bowed and responded at this moment.
"Zhao Yi, you lead a thousand imperial guards to supervise the important roads in various places. No one is allowed to enter and exit at will without my order. General Meng, you will give you all the food you should eat."
"The last general will receive the order!"
No matter what reason the young powerful came to Xiangyang City for, at least Meng Ying knew that at this moment, what he did was indeed to defend Xiangyang City.
Just at this moment, a noise came from outside the military weapon surveillance.
"Report to the Lord, a group of gentry and merchants in Xiangyang Prefecture are asking to meet him." An imperial guard rushed over and knelt on one knee and said loudly to Jia Sidao, who was frowning slightly.
Chapter completed!