August 15th, the moon to Mid-Autumn Festival

Sparse stars dotted, a full moon hangs high above the night sky, and the bright moonlight scattered in the courtyard, clear and cold.

In the inner courtyard of the provincial governor's office, the rewards were intertwined and laughter was filled with joy.

In the middle of the yard, there is a large incense table filled with all kinds of fruits and pastries for the purpose of welcoming the cold and offering sacrifices to the moon.

On the left side of the incense table, four small tables are arranged in a circle in a diamond shape. There are all kinds of wine and food on the table. My eldest brother, second brother and Guan, I sat in a seat, drinking and enjoying the moon.

Not far away, the families of the three families gathered together, and they were also smirking. Even the second sister-in-law who was pregnant for eight months did not leave behind. Adou, Baoer, Xingcai, and the children whose second sister-in-law were about to be born became the focus of women's discussions.

From time to time, you can hear the little guy Bao'er's slightly "tyrannical" sound.

The eldest brother looked back and sighed, "We brothers haven't been able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together for a long time! (The Mid-Autumn Festival originated very early, and there was a custom of worshiping the moon gods as far away as the Zhou Dynasty, but it was the most prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasties.) In recent years, although there have been fewer days of wandering, the second and third brothers still often fight outside, and they are still together for a long time. This year, I finally stole some leisure time..."

"I just hope that my elder brother can resolve the chaotic times as soon as possible and stabilize the world!" The second brother stroked his chin and said with a smile.

"I have been fighting for more than ten years and am really tired..." I smiled and continued the second brother's words, "Second brother, if I really come to the day when my elder brother pacifies the world, I will unload all the burden with you and travel around the mountains and rivers every day.

Fishing and hunting, what do you think?”

"Yeah..." The second brother smiled slightly and nodded.

"...Yun Chang, Yide..." The eldest brother looked at my second brother and I, was silent for a moment, and said sadly: "Brother Yu has owe you too much in this life, and it may be difficult to pay it back in this life!"

"Brother for a day, my life is flesh and blood." I looked at my brother's clear and implicit apologetic eyes and replied with a smile. "We are all brothers for almost 20 years, why are we talking about these things? Brother, you should have a drink of wine..."

"..." The elder brother looked up at the clear moonlight, without answering my words. After a while, the elder brother sighed and smiled and said, "Okay, I'll punish you..." After that, he raised the wine on the table and drank it all.

My second brother and I also drank all the wine in the glass. Suddenly, the three of us laughed loudly together.

In front of his father and uncle, Guan Ping seemed a little restrained, and just took a sip of the wine in the glass and put it down.

After two years of training under my command, Guan Ping has completely removed the clarity of the past. He is an excellent general in terms of martial arts, military management, etc. Since returning to Jingzhou, I have handed Guan Ping and his Wudang Feijun to my second brother.

This kid is good in everything, but his personality is still restrained.

"Dad. Hug..." A heavy little meat ball swayed towards me, murmured constantly.

However, perhaps because the sky was still dark, the little guy tripped up and fell to the ground with a thump.

"Wow~~!" The huge pain made the boy Baoer cry loudly immediately.

Guan Ping immediately got up nearby, picked up Baoer gently, and handed it to my hand.

But the little guy's crying was still unyielding. And his voice became louder and louder. The eldest brother once joked that Dao Baoer's voice would never be below me in the future.

I stood up and held Baoer's chubby little butt with both hands. I exerted a little force, first lifted the little guy up above my head, and then quickly fell down. Once the little guy cried, this trick was a way I tried.

The little guy was very brave. During the process of going up and down, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he looked very happy. The original pain was forgotten, and he smiled again with a grin.

After lifting it up and falling down more than ten times, I tried my best to make the little guy sit on my neck, and then slowly sat back on my seat. I tore off a small piece of diced meat from the table and reached into Baoer's mouth.

The little guy whose tears were not dry had completely forgotten the pain just now and chewed the diced meat in his mouth with relish. As the weather was getting colder, the little guy was wearing thicker clothes, and the fall just now did not cause any damage.

The eldest brother smiled and looked at me teasing the little guy. Even the second brother's always solemn face showed a strange glory of kindness.

Rong'er walked to me lightly, first blessed her brother and second brother, and then gently carried the bud down from my neck.

I turned around and nodded.

Under Rong'er's coaxing, the little guy obediently followed his mother back to his eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law...

...

By late at night, the three families returned with great pleasure.

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In September, the suburbs of Lujiang City

Under the attention of dozens of civil and military officials, including my elder brother, second brother, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Zhao Yun, etc., several soldiers quickly pieced together something with some wooden parts.

Soon, a catapult appeared before everyone's eyes. This catapult was very similar to the Pili chariot seized by our army in Hanzhong, but it seemed that some changes were made.

There are dozens of huge wooden signs on the south side of the trencher. The nearest one is about 200 steps, and then every 50 steps is in a row, and the farthest one is even about 500 steps.

Soon, a sergeant placed a 4,50 kilogram stone on a trench machine. After slightly correcting the direction, four sergeants responsible for pulling the cables tried their best to pull the rope.

With a "huh", the stone flew out, drawing a high arc in the sky, and then fell down.

Although the first round was just a test shot, the flight distance was surprisingly far, and he flew directly over the row of targets at 200 steps.

This has exceeded the maximum range of ordinary trenchers. Even Cao's Thunderbolt Vehicles have an effective killing distance of only between 250 and 300 steps.

Immediately, the soldiers carried out 5 and 6 consecutive rounds of projection. The distance continued to extend, and at the farthest even exceeded 300 steps.

At this point, the eyes of the generals, including me and my second brother, were completely attracted by the siege castle car with a very long range and high accuracy. It can be imagined that with such an excellent siege weapon, the difficulty of siege battles in the future will be greatly reduced.

Even in the battle to defend the city, this catapult can effectively suppress the Cao army's thunder chariot.

In the last battle of Jingbei, the terrain was dangerous and the city defense was solid. Under the violent bombardment of Cao's army's hundreds of thunderbolt chariots, they were almost beaten to no resistance.

Thanks to Xu Sheng's wisdom and courage, he barely supported him for two days and two nights, laying a solid foundation for our army to finally repel Cao's army. But afterwards, when talking about the battle to defend the city in Nanxiang, even Xu Sheng himself did not want to recall it, and he just said it was like a nightmare.

As the thunder chariot was widely used in Cao's army, our army would inevitably be threatened by such a powerful siege in the future. Therefore, the equipment that can compete with the thunder chariot was quickly put on the agenda.

However, because the manufacturing requirements of Pili Cars are quite high, especially the design and production of some key parts. Therefore, even if there are ready-made samples, it is extremely difficult to imitate them. Until someone took over the matter...

When the 10th round was cast, the number of sergeants who were responsible for pulling the rope increased from 4 to 6, and two more zip lines was added. A little adjustment was made to the catapult.

This time, it further aroused everyone's appetite, and everyone was focused without blinking.

Is 300 steps not the limit?

The six large-scale sergeants shouted loudly. At the same time, they tried their best to pull the rope. With a "crunch", they pointed at the end of the long ejection rod diagonally and sank rapidly. The stones placed on the spoon-shaped top of the ejection rod flew out quickly like shells.

The stone with a sharp wind sound flew to the top in the blink of an eye, and then quickly fell into a parabola. With a "boom", a wooden sign was hit by the stone and was immediately smashed into pieces.

After landing, the stones continued to roll forward for more than ten steps before stopping.

"More than 350 steps?!" Wei Yan looked at the place where the stone fell and exclaimed in disbelief.

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

"Can you shoot further?" The elder brother is also a man of many battles. Naturally, he knows what it means to shoot at such a range.

"Your Majesty, if you reduce the stone to 20 kilograms, you should be able to reach 400 steps!" A commander in charge of commanding the stone throwing machine immediately reported.

400 steps? It has exceeded the maximum range of Cao Jun Pili Vehicle by 100 steps!

Although it is only a few hundred steps, it can already form an absolute advantage for the catapult. This catapult can completely defeat the Cao army's thunder chariot without any power to fight back, and can also suppress most of the crossbows.

Perhaps, we can only use the word "fear" to describe this new type of trencher.

Although the decisive factor for the victory of a war is human, rather than one or two new weapons (or equipment). But there is no doubt that the emergence of this new type of catapult will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of our army.

And all of this is attributed to Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying, the true inventor of the legendary wooden ox and horse and Zhuge crossbow, an ugly but wise woman.

It is said that by chance, Huang Yueying heard Zhuge Liang mention the power and difficulty of imitating Cao Jun's thunderbolt chariot at home. He was curious for a moment, so Huang Yueying asked his husband to move a dismantled thunderbolt chariot to his home.

In just one month, the extremely smart Huang Yueying cracked all the mysteries of Pili Cars and remodeled and designed the Pili Cars according to her own ideas.

The extremely long-range trench trench in front of us was the first successful sample.

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Chapter completed!