Chapter 21 Modern Catstone

Being a human being is like a candle, with a little heat and a little light, giving people light and warmth. - Xiao Chu Nu

After inspecting the city wall, Li Baoqiang came to Liu Junsheng's repair workshop again. When he returned to the village, Liu Junsheng excitedly told himself that he had developed heavy weapons. Li Baoqiang was very curious, but the scene in front of him surprised him.

For a moment, Li Baoqiang felt that he had traveled back to ancient times. A stone catapult stood in front of him. Li Baoqiang wiped his eyes and thought that he had traveled through time. Although the current human social civilization has almost regressed to semi-primitive society, people are still modern people in their subconscious minds and cannot accept ancient things for the time being. This is too exaggerated.

In fact, it was really wronged Liu Junsheng. Before leading the team to the mountain to train, Li Baoqiang instructed Liu Junsheng to develop long-range weapons, that is, artillery. However, Liu Junsheng did not expect that he could not develop artillery considering that he did not have gunpowder at hand and did not have production capacity. In addition, he was also a fan of ancient weapons, so he used his brain to develop this stone catapult.

Hearing Liu Junsheng's explanation, Li Baoqiang smiled bitterly and nodded in understanding. He comforted Liu Junsheng: "There will be gunpowder. The Chinese are the ancestors of gunpowder. Although we do not have the conditions now, at least black gunpowder can still be made."

Under Liu Junsheng's introduction, Li Baoqiang observed the trench and recalled the relevant knowledge of the trench.

?A stone catapult, or stone catapult, is a siege weapon that appeared in ancient and medieval times. It can throw stone bullets, huge rocks or bursts into enemy city walls, cities or military formations and cause damage.

?Before the birth of the world's first artillery in China, one of the heavy weapons used by our ancestors was this kind of stone cannon that threw stone bullets - a stone thrower. Therefore, the radical of the word "cannon" in ancient times was "stone" instead of "fire". It is also called throwing carts, stone launchers, etc. In short, it is a long-range shot weapon used to attack and defend castles and use stones as cannonballs.

?According to a military book in the Tang Dynasty, "The God Mechanism Enemy of Taibai Yin Jing", a stone thrower is made of wood, and a rotatable shaft is placed horizontally above the cannon rack. The long rod fixed to the shaft is called "single" and acts as a lever. Only one wooden rod is called "single tip", and the more wooden rods are called "multiple tip". The more tips, the heavier and farther the stone bullets can be shot.

?In ancient times, the candle tips could reach up to 13. The wood selected for the tips needs to be specially processed to make them both strong and elastic. In addition, since the stone thrower is made using the principle of leverage, the length of the candle tip and the ratio of the force arm and the resistance arm must be carefully calculated. Generally, the candle tip length is about 2.5 to 2.8 meters.

?One end of the tip is tied with a "skin hole" and a stone bullet is loaded inside. The other end is tied with a cannon cable, which is about several meters long. The cannon cables of small cannons range from 1 to 10, and there are more than a hundred large cannons. Each cannon is pulled by 1 to 2 people. When throwing a stone bullet, one person aims at it and sets it. The cable puller pulls the cannon cable at the same time. When one end of the cannon cable falls sharply, the pit on the other end is quickly thrown up. The stone bullet is thrown out by inertia, and the range can reach hundreds of steps.

After the "cannon" was released, it became a heavy weapon in the war. During the Three Kingdoms, the monarchs and ministers of all countries attached great importance to the manufacturing and use of throwing cars. In the famous Battle of Guandu, the Cao army used a throwing car that could move freely to destroy the Yuan army's oars and chariots. This powerful throwing car was called the "Pili chariot".

?At that time, most of the throwing cars were fixed on the ground or buried on the base underground to release the carriage. It was poor in mobility and time-consuming and labor-intensive to install. Later, in order to facilitate movement, wheels were installed under the cannon stand. Because the cannon stand was bulky, it was still very troublesome to change the direction of the projection at any time. For this reason, people invented the "tornado throwing carriage".

?The cannon bolts of this kind of throwing car can move horizontally and rotate, and can throw stone bullets in all directions, also known as "cyclone cannons". During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, "slap car" with cannons installed on cars, or "slap boat" with cannons installed on ships, which can act as a mobile force with the army and become a heavy weapon at that time.

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The principle used in this stone thrower in front of us is the same, but it has added many modern elements.

The base turned out to be the chassis of a small transport vehicle, with four tires supporting the catapult. The chassis was firmly tied with door-shaped wooden pillars more than one person high, and the beams were neatly tied with thick hemp ropes. This section of the beam acted as a barrier during projection, Liu Junsheng explained.

The ejection rod is a thick fir tree, about 15 meters long, with its roots inserted on a thicker log. The log is mounted horizontally on the chassis. Two steel rings found from somewhere are firmly tied on the chassis. The logs can rotate within the steel ring.

The bottom of the ejection rod and the chassis are connected by a puller used for fitness. An iron pot is fixed to the head of the ejection rod. A slightly lower part of the pole is a decoupler. A draw rope is used for decoupling. A wire rope in the hook of the decoupler is connected to a winch on the chassis.

Liu Junsheng directly found four people to demonstrate. The four people struggled to stir the winch, and the ejection rod was slowly pulled from the vertical to the rear of the catapult car. The stretcher used for fitness was stretched. Liu Junsheng put a stone into the iron pot on the head of the ejection rod, and quickly pulled the rope loop of the decoupler. The tensioner drove the ejection rod to rebound violently. After hitting the cross beam, he stopped. The stone in the pot flew out and directly crossed the city wall. He flew a hundred meters before falling.

Li Baoqiang was petrified directly, so that would work? Li Baoqiang has been in the army for more than five years and is quite familiar with hot weapons such as cannons and guns. However, in the face of the strength of these ancient weapons, he was speechless. However, in order to encourage the morale of Liu Junsheng, he still showed extremely high enthusiasm and encouragement.

"It's better to have it than not. After all, this is also a long-range attack weapon." Li Baoqiang encouraged everyone. Because of the tires, the catapult can move and rotate in a direction quickly. The design of the winch makes the projection simple and fast. It should be a relatively strong long-range weapon in the village at present. Li Baoqiang decided to let Liu Junsheng make another one.

After receiving the affirmation of Li Baoqiang, Liu Junsheng was full of confidence. It was already evening, and Zhang Jun came over to inform everyone that it was time for dinner. Yes, dinner was not supper, not porridge and soup, but a big meal.

On the way back to the conference room, Li Baoqiang saw the villagers with joyful faces and refreshed faces, holding a bowl of fragrant braised wild boar meat in their hands, and returned to their respective settlements, starting their dinner, greeting each other, and the children rushed around the crowd, as if they were lively during the New Year.

As soon as Li Baoqiang entered the conference room, he smelled the peppers. He hadn't eaten peppers for a long time. There was a bottle of wine on the table. Zhang Juncai's logistics work was quite in place. Li Baoqiang nodded secretly. Although Li Baoqiang put wine on Zhang Juncai, it seemed that the powers in the village were a bit special, but Li Baoqiang had no special thoughts about it. In the crisis of the end of the world, the strong will have the hard work and enjoyment of the strong.

Professor Zhao asked Li Baoqiang to sit in the main seat and poured Li Baoqiang a glass of wine.

"Let us all raise our glasses and thank you for everything Li Baoqiang brought to you." Professor Zhao sincerely raised the wine. Li Baoqiang changed his previous bad words at this time and said heroically: "Everyone is getting high in firewood. I believe that with everyone's unity and efforts, I hope the village will get better and better!" After saying that, he drank the glass of wine in one breath.

"The wild boar meat is so delicious." The fat man muttered with pieces of meat all over his mouth. Li Baoqiang also agreed very much. Because the wild boar meat has a fishy smell, it is difficult for ordinary people to do good, but this is not difficult for Sichuan people. Sichuan people have unique skills in making meat because they make good use of seasonings such as peppers.

Zhang Juncai proudly introduced the method: "This is called Hongpao wild boar meat. Raw materials: 750g wild boar meat, 100g red pepper seasoning: ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt, MSG, pepper, and dark soy sauce. Preparation method: Change the wild boar meat into a 2cm square block, and put it in the water and take it out.

Place the pot on the heat, add the wild boar meat and stir-fry the oil, add ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves and stir-fry them separately, add the broth, add salt, MSG, pepper, and soy sauce until it is cooked. Place the pot on the heat, add the prepared red pickled pepper, and stir-fry with the roasted wild boar meat until the pickled pepper is sour and spicy, add the broth to cook. Features: The wild boar meat is tender but not greasy, has a prominent spicy taste, and has a slight sour taste."

After Zhang Juncai finished introducing the article, he found that the bowl of wild boar meat in front of the fat man had been eaten, and the average person was the same, and there was no more after eating it. The rules were like this and it must be followed. The fat man stared at the bowl of the thin man Li Dayong, "You are so thin, can you finish the meat?" Li Dayong slowly chewed a piece of meat, smacked his lips and said, "Yes, don't believe it, you continue to watch me eat."

Everyone burst into laughter, and Li Dayong finally avenged the teasing of the fat man when he ate potato chips last time. In the crosstalk-like play of the two, a bowl of white rice, a bowl of wild boar meat, and a bowl of wild vegetable soup. Everyone was quite satisfied. Since the doomsday, everyone has been porridge and vegetable soup all day long, and now they have finally had a full meal with vegetables and meat.

Zhang Juncai and other locals had eaten and drank enough and began to set up a gantry array: "Wild boar meat is fresh, tender and mellow, rich in wild game, high lean meat rate, low fat content, only 50% of domestic pigs, rich in nutrition, contains 17 amino acids and various trace elements, and the linoleic acid content is 2.5 times higher than that of domestic pigs. Linoleic acid is recognized by the scientific community as the only most important and essential fatty acid in the human body. It is of great significance to the growth and development of the human body, especially for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases.

Eating wild boar skin can eliminate symptoms such as high fatigue and dysplasia in children, and is particularly effective for diseases such as metabolic disorders and reproductive dysfunction. Latest research shows that wild boar meat contains anti-cancer substances zinc and selenium, which is an ideal nourishing and health-care meat."

"I guess someone will not be able to sleep tonight and miss her aunt." Zhang Juncai joked. The men in the conference room laughed in a sympathetic way. The girls such as Zhao Xiaoxiao and Wu Chun blushed and quickly cleaned up the dishes. Before leaving, Zhao Xiaoxiao stared at Li Baoqiang, and Li Baoqiang saw a little bit of the expectation of the girl from his eyes.

After happily setting up the Dragon Gate Formation, Zhang Juncai told Li Baoqiang and Professor Zhao: "The salt is almost gone."
Chapter completed!