Scholar?

What scholar?

What am I doing here as a scholar who can’t kill people with a knife?

Feng Yong looked down upon those gentle scholars.

Confucianism flourished in the Later Han Dynasty, and its intentions were good.

Because Confucianism is easy to educate people and can make society more stable.

But after aristocratic families gradually monopolized the inheritance of knowledge, the taste began to change.

More and more scholars sit down to talk, talk about ideas, meet in a flashy manner, and form cliques with each other.

When this trend became more and more intense, it eventually led to the style of chatting in the Jin Dynasty.

pragmatic?

How can such worldly and dirty things contaminate my body?

Of course, this does not mean that all children from aristocratic families are such waste, but the trend of flashy talk is indeed led by their class.

Otherwise, if the stomach is not full, who would be in the mood to brag?

Feng Yong said sternly, "Old general, even a Cao thief, knows that flashy talk is harmful to state affairs, not to mention that the great Han Dynasty now governs in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and practices simplicity?"

The Northern Central Plains is dominated by aristocratic families, so this trend is the most serious.

From Cao Cao to Cao Pi, everyone ordered to abolish this trend.

Fortunately, today's Dahan was founded by a group of grassroots people.

Coupled with Zhuge Laoyao's personal practice, the simple and pragmatic style still dominates the mainstream.

"Whether they are soldiers from Nanxiang or students from Nanxiang Academy, they can be civil servants, agricultural officials, or craftsmen. They all contribute to the country and benefit the people."

"What I can't do alone is talk in vain and don't understand the affairs."

I like this kind of ethos in the enemy very much, but if anyone from the Xinghanhui system is infected with this stinky habit, let me beat him to death!

Having said this, Feng Yong pointed to the engineering battalion below which was undergoing the final inspection process, "Old general, don't underestimate this rock dump truck."

"I'm just going to make a big statement here. With the advent of this kind of trebuchet, I'm afraid that what we will have to face in the future is a new type of battlefield battle."

Yuan and Meng used this kind of trebuchet to capture Fancheng and forced the surrender of Xiangyang. The fall of the two most important frontline cities in the Southern Song Dynasty officially opened the curtain of the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty.

This kind of trebuchet is called a miracle of weapons reform.

Because it is the cannon of the cold weapon era.

And what Feng Yong holds in his hands is exactly this miraculous weapon of the cold weapon era.

That is to say, except for large cities with extremely strong city walls, or cities with advantageous geographical locations that prevent this kind of trebuchet from functioning.

Those ordinary cities built on traffic arteries can no longer be the defender's biggest reliance.

If a small city is defended for a few days, and a larger city is defended for more than ten days, one of the city walls will inevitably be destroyed.

This forced the defenders to leave the city to fight in the field.

Who has the best field combat technology?

Zhuge's Eight Formations, Three-piece Cavalry Set.

Unless city-building technology makes another big leap forward, or city-defending technology has been greatly improved, or the form of warfare changes again.

Otherwise, counterweighted trebuchets will always be a nightmare for city defenders in the cold weapon era.

Like cement?

However, Feng Yong, who had tofu cement in his hand, said that if anyone dares to use this kind of cement as the main building material for building a house, it is none of my business if the house collapses and people die!

When Feng Yong said these words, not only Wei Yan, who had always disliked each other, but even Zhao Yun felt that these words were a bit too pretentious.

"It seems that you are really self-aware and know that what you are saying is a lie."

Wei Yan couldn't help laughing, and he waved his hand, "Come on! Don't say any more such big words."

"Quickly read these things of yours, I have to go back and think of ways to defeat the two cities of Yuzhong Golden City."

When Zhao Yun heard Wei Yan's words, he frowned slightly and said something fair.

"The engineering camp performed well in Longguan, Shanggui and other places last year. Even if it is not as good as what Feng Yong said, it must be unique."

Feng Yong sneered and was too lazy to answer Wei Yan's words.

He never took it for granted that he could forcefully change the minds of these veterans with just one word.

Facts speak louder than words.

Three more riprap trucks soon came up underneath, making a total of five.

Seeing that the people below were already on standby, Feng Yong asked Zhao Yun: "Where does the old general want to attack?"

"How far is the arrow tower?"

Zhao Yun pointed to the arrow towers erected in front of the city wall.

Feng Yong flipped through his book and replied: "The nearest one is one hundred and fifty steps, and the farthest one is two hundred steps."

This is designed based on the actual distance when attacking the camp.

Of course, if the two armies were in a stalemate, they would dig a trench outside the camp to avoid being suddenly rushed into the camp.

The crossbowmen guarding the arrow tower are in a commanding position and can shoot arrows easily.

If one side cannot defend itself due to the terrain, the attacking side can also build an arrow tower in front of the opponent's camp to suppress the enemy's activities in the camp.

This is the most common vantage point.

"Just try them first."

Zhao Yun said.

The order was quickly passed down.

Measure the distance, aim, adjust the weight and lever length of the trebuchet...

After the Northern Expedition, the engineering battalion that was put into actual combat quickly improved the trebuchet in response to various problems that had occurred on the battlefield.

The advantage of a counterweighted trebuchet is that it uses a constant counterweight instead of pulling ropes that interfere with each other, so the force applied every time is almost the same.

If the weight of the stone projectiles is controlled well, the dispersion of the impact points of the projectiles can be reduced, thereby repeatedly hitting a relatively fixed target and improving attack efficiency.

All this data can be tested through continuous testing.

Therefore, the various commonly used data in the captain's manual of each rock dump truck is relatively complete.

There was no need to test the shot again. A stone quickly whizzed past a corner of the arrow tower, and then the second stone hit it squarely, smashing one of the pillars of the arrow tower.

The most important thing is not this.

The important thing is that everyone can hear the sharp whistling sound even if they are sitting on it.

When the stone fell to the ground, there was another rumble.

Zhao Yun was so shocked that he was a little hesitant. Just by hearing the sound, he knew that this type of rock-trebuchet was extremely powerful.

A dozen rocks flew out one after another, and the arrow tower soon collapsed.

When Zhao Yun saw all this, he finally couldn't help but stand up and look far into the distance.

Generally speaking, tossing carts must be used together with dozens or hundreds to have sufficient power - because the accuracy is really too low.

It is obvious that the stone-throwing vehicle Feng Yong has on hand is not only powerful, but also extremely accurate.

"Try two hundred steps."

Zhao Yun said impatiently.

Two hundred steps is the distance of a powerful crossbow. If such accuracy can be achieved within two hundred steps, at least when the two armies are facing each other, the enemy will not be able to stay safely in the camp.

Firepower continued to cover forward.

When the farthest arrow tower also fell, Zhao Yun gave a high-five and his face lit up with joy.

He turned around and said to Feng Yong: "That alone is enough to be called a weapon in the army!"

Although Wei Yan didn't speak, he couldn't hide the look of surprise on his face.

An ordinary catapult, with a stone weighing more than ten kilograms, can throw it this far.

But the power is definitely not enough, and it requires a lot of manpower to pull the rope at the same time, and the accuracy is too poor, which is very troublesome.

Like now, it is not only powerful, but also easier and more convenient to operate than before.

Zhao Yun pointed to the city wall in front of him again and asked, "How far is it?"

"Three hundred steps."

"Okay, keep smashing it!"

Zhao Yun ordered happily.
To be continued...