Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this.

This group of people... didn't play their cards according to the routine?

Seeing Cao Cao stunned for a moment, the corners of everyone's mouths turned up slightly, as if they were talking.

We've seen through your pretense!

"Don't flatter me! This problem has troubled me for a long time! If anyone here can attack the tower without being injured, form an absolute suppression!"

"Then I will give him a high position and a generous salary! Even promote him to the rank of Bie Jia!"

"What do you... think? After all, there are such methods that can save the lives of countless soldiers! It should be a great contribution!"

Cao Cao sighed deeply, looking extremely sad and haggard.

In fact, he was looking for an excuse to pave the way for Xia Houzhe to take over!

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

Xun Yu: Gongyu, do you think that my lord...does this seem like a fraud?

Ju Shou: I don't think so!

Xi Zhicai: I don’t think so either!In the past, he pretended to be aggressive and never mentioned being an official?Today, he actually said that he would give it to the official!Or don't drive!Do you want to be sincere?

Guo Jia: I really don’t mean it. How else can you attack the city without injury?

The three glared at him fiercely: Shut up!You whore!

Guo Jia shrugged: Well...to tell the truth, you still think I'm a bully!

"My lord! After thinking about it, it seems that there is no way to break the city without injury!"

"In ancient times, there was a strange thing called a stone-throwing machine, which could throw stones hundreds of meters away! It was used to hit towers, but it is lost now!"

"So I can't do anything! I can only see the moves, combine the changes in the battlefield, and the surrounding environment, and formulate a temporary siege strategy!"

The four counselors clasped their hands, there was not much to do to attack the city other than smashing the city gate, digging tunnels, besieging the city and cutting off water, poisoning, ladders, and building wooden buildings.

Like the last Shou Zhang, if it weren't for Zhang Ning's internal response, as well as the food crisis and contradictions within the Yellow Turban.

It is extremely difficult to attack!Even if the moat is filled, it will take several times as many troops to take the city.

Hearing what they said, Cao Cao looked disappointed, looked up at the sky, and sighed.

"Everyone, there is no other way? Sigh! It will take many lives to quell a war! It is really my incompetence, Cao Cao!"

As soon as these words come out, the audience will be very uncomfortable.

"My lord! Don't be too sad, it hurts your body!"

"That's right! Everyone sieges like this, just get used to it!"

Cao Cao sighed: "Do you think that if someone can get along without harming the city and do many things that are beneficial to the people, can he take the position of Biejia?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Is there such a person?Just kidding!

"Of course! But... my lord, I'm afraid you are thinking too much! There is no such person in our army?"

"Let's train hard! Build more crossbows, I think it's better!"

In their minds, after such persuasion, Cao Cao would bow his head and leave disappointed.

But to their surprise, the corners of Cao Cao's bearded face immediately began to rise.

A lewd smile came out of his mouth: "Hey! Who said there is no way? I'm telling you the truth! I already have a way to attack the city without injury!"

Hearing this, everyone's heart skipped a beat!

Fuck!And stepping on the horse was mounted!

Now the protagonist's acting skills are getting better and better!We can't tell if it's true or not!

The routine is too deep!

Chapter 235 Xia Houzhe was promoted to Yanzhou, don't drive

"My lord! I don't know... what method is it? And who came from it?"

Xun Yu stepped out with his hands in admiration!

Every time Cao Cao pretends to be aggressive, the things he brings are very good!

There is no doubt about that!

Cao Cao smiled mysteriously and clapped his hands to the two guards behind him.

"Bring me my artifact!"

After the words fell, the two ran down quickly, and after a while, they came back carrying his catapult.

"Be careful! Don't break it! It took me several days to make this!"

Cao Cao yelled at the two guards, and bit the last sentence very hard!

When the catapult was put down safely, he breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to caress the catapult.

"My lord! What is this...?"

"Is this what you said, the way to attack the city without injury?"

"It's so small, what can you do?"

Because the manufacturing method of the trebuchet has been lost, there are no such pictures as the Spring and Autumn Period.

There are only fragments of records in the text, so they don't know each other.

Cao Cao was smiling and not angry. Instead, he filled the frame on the back of the catapult with stones.

This is for counterweights!

As for how to use it, Xia Houzhe had already learned it when he taught him how to make it.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, watching him do all this curiously, and discussing a few words from time to time!

"My lord, what are you doing here?"

"I don't know! Stone? It's a bit like the old stone machine!"

"Fat stone machine? So small? Hitting mosquitoes?"

After the counterweight stones were installed, Cao Cao put a small stone the size of a fist into the spoon in front of him.

After finishing all this, Cao Cao smiled and waved, attracting everyone's attention.

"Everyone, you are making a fool of yourself!"

After the words fell, Cao Cao let go of the rope.

Like a meteor, the stone was thrown about twenty meters away and landed on the ground with a bang.

Looking at this scene, the audience was dead silent for more than ten seconds.

Afterwards, all civil servants and generals were not calm.

"My lord! Is this a hair stone machine? But according to ancient records, the hair stone machine has no wheels!"

"That's right! I've also read the records of the hair stone machine. Not only does it have no wheels, but it also requires a lot of people to pull it together! But this... you can shoot if you loosen the rope!"

"It feels like it is, but it's not entirely true! My lord, please help us clear up my confusion!"

Everyone bowed their hands in unison. This kind of siege weapon that they had never seen before made them very curious.

Cao Cao smiled triumphantly: "Hahaha! This is not a catapult, but a catapult! The counterweight type uses the weight of the basket of stones at the back to launch with the help of the lever principle, and no one needs to pull it hard!"

"It's me...uh...Yuanyi and I, it was improved from a hair-splitting machine! Not only can it move now, but its power is also greater than what is recorded in ancient books! And the firing speed is faster and the range is farther!"

"For this, we both worked overtime for several days! I made every part with my nose and sweat!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao pushed the catapult around a few times!The eyes of the people watching were extremely hot.

Looking at the catapult, Cao Chun smiled: "Master, let me play! I want to shoot too! It's fun to see you shoot!"

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and stood up: "My lord, after Zihe shoots, can I have a shot too?"

Everyone clasped their hands together: "My lord, we all want to shoot, can you let us all shoot once?"

Cao Cao had black lines all over his head, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

"Speak well! Don't use the word shoot in the future!"

Everyone nodded: "Okay my lord! Let us do it! Guaranteed to do it for one person!"

Cao Cao: ...

After Xun Yu had played for a while, doubts appeared in his eyes:

"By the way, my lord! How did you know how to make a trebuchet? Isn't this thing lost?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled faintly.

"It's lost, but how smart are Yuan Yi and I? According to the description in the ancient book, we both hold candles and think at night, and stay up all night! We're both thinking about this thing!"

"After all, the emperor pays off! Let the two of us make it and improve it! So, with this guy, we can make some big ones in the future, and we can attack the city without injury!"

"Leopard riders go up first to guard the city gates to prevent the enemy from approaching, while the catapults attack from a distance!"

"Stones flying all over the sky, like meteors smashing their towers, isn't that spectacular? After all, stones don't cost money! You can pick them up everywhere!"

Hearing what he said, everyone closed their eyes.

I imagined that the enemy who was throwing stones all over the sky waved the white flag, knelt on the ground and shouted for mercy, grandpas of Cao Ying...

Unknowingly, a group of people laughed lewdly.

"Hey...hey..."

"Cough! Zihe! Wipe away your drool! There are still many problems facing the catapult!"

Cao Cao kicked Cao Chun, and the other party withdrew from his obsession.

Xun Yu and the others beside him were lost in thought.

Guo Jia arched his hands: "My lord, what you said was about the movement of the big catapult?"

Cao Cao glanced at him appreciatively: "That's right! I just thought of this just now, and I haven't thought about it before!"

Xi Zhicai and the others nodded and said:

"It's indeed a problem! If it's too big, it won't be able to push it! Maybe a hundred people will be needed to pull it! This march will undoubtedly slow down the speed!"

"Besides, if you run into a muddy road, you might get stuck and you won't be able to get out! Use horses...our horses can't afford it!"

"But if it's made small, the range and power can't meet the standard! It's useless! It's like chicken ribs, it's tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to throw it away."

Cao Cao sighed: "Do you have a solution? You are all my humerus ministers! Think about it!"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, a group of generals looked up at the sky, looked down at their insteps, and said nothing.

There were only four civil servants present thinking about it, and Cao Cao was used to it.

I don't know when, these bastards have all learned how to paddle!I have lost my mind to work.

Ten seconds later, Guo Jia spoke again.

"My lord, why don't we disassemble the big catapult! We specially set up a special catapult team, and use people to carry the parts when marching?"

"If the training is familiar, the assembly and disassembly will be very fast! It will not delay time, and it is also easy to transport!"

"If it's a small catapult, then a group of dozens of people will push it away! What do you think?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he gave him a thumbs up!

"Great idea! Feng Xiao really dares to do and think! I think this method is feasible!"

"However... the parts must be numbered for me! Don't make ten catapults, you will put together twelve for me!"

Cao Cao made a joke, then turned to look at Xi Zhicai again.

"Zhicai! Here are the blueprints. You can take them to the craftsmen to make them. From small to large, we will make one of these specifications. Let's test the projection distance and the size of the stones needed!"

Xi Zhicai took over the blueprints, and the blueprints drawn by Xia Houzhe are very three-dimensional, and all the structures are clear at a glance!

"Yes! My lord! Guaranteed to complete the task! But it will take some time!"

Cao Cao waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay, as long as I build dozens of them in the past few months!"