The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 188 Huihui Cannon is Coming

Yue Wenxuan used Zhao Zai's name to stand on the stage for the primary school for a while.

With the prince's presence, the number of people registering suddenly increased, and the primary school successfully enrolled the first batch of children.

Yue Wenxuan simply controlled Zhao Ye's figurine, sat next to the principal, closed his eyes, pretended to rest, and then withdrew his consciousness.

Back outside the sand table and looking down at it, I saw that the registration for schools in Jiaoshui County was also proceeding in an orderly manner.

There were also smart people on the Jiaoshui side. They guessed that what was taught in this new school must represent the attitudes of the prince and the palace heroes, and that future imperial examinations would probably be related to this, so they sent their children in.

Of course it would be best if it happened to both sides.

At this moment, Yue Wenxuan's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and heard that it was Cai Xinzi calling: "Old customer, the plastic cannon you ordered last time is now ready."

"Oh!" Yue Wenxuan was delighted: "Great, great! Ask someone in the city to deliver it quickly."

"Okay, I'll be ready to receive the goods in half an hour."

Half an hour after the phone call was hung up, a delivery guy in blue clothes brought the Huihui Pao to Yue Wenxuan.

This is the famous Huihui Cannon, a special Mongolian weapon in the games "Age of Empires" and "Civilization". It is also known as the "counterweight trebuchet". It is much more advanced than the old-fashioned trebuchet.

The last time Yue Wenxuan fought, he provided the rebels with an old-fashioned catapult. When using 30-kilogram stone bullets, the range was only 140 to 210 meters.

The Huihui cannon, however, could throw a 30-kilogram stone bullet 270 meters away.

The old-style trebuchet required a lot of manpower or animal power to pull the rigging to launch it, but the counterweight trebuchet only needed one or two people to load ammunition, control the launching device, etc.

These advantages give the Huihui cannon a huge advantage when facing the old catapult.

The Mongols used this weapon to capture cities and towns, which effectively made up for the problem that their cavalry was not good at attacking cities.

Yue Wenxuan quickly possessed his own figurine and came to a barracks in a remote place outside Jiaoshui County.

Madam Gong Er was in the barracks, training troops with Qi Jiguang.

The new recruits of the brigade are practicing vehicle formation under the leadership of the veterans.

Everyone knows that the next time they come, the real gold thieves will come, so they have to practice chariot formations even harder, as this is the most effective weapon to defeat cavalry.

A large number of scouts were spread out around the barracks, and no one was allowed to approach or spy on the barracks area, in order to prevent the tactics from being leaked and discovered by Jin spies.

Yue Wenxuan walked up to Madam Gong Er and asked, "Is there a carpenter in the barracks?"

Madam Gong Er quickly said, "Yes!"

Yue Wenxuan nodded and said, "Well, go find a group of loyal and reliable carpenters who are very tight-lipped and won't let their skills flow to the Jin Kingdom."

Madam Gong Er guessed something when she heard this: "Does the True Lord have a new type of immortal weapon?"

Yue Wenxuan nodded. "Yes, but the method of making this weapon is not difficult. Any carpenter can make it with a little training. So we need a loyal and reliable carpenter, not the type who will immediately run to the Jin thieves after learning the method."

Madam Gong Er understood and quickly made arrangements.

Half an hour later, thirty carpenters stood in front of Yue Wenxuan. They were all from good families with clean backgrounds. They had wives and children at home in Jiaoshui County. They had a very good reputation among their neighbors and were honest people who would not run away with their skills.

Yue Wenxuan then spoke: "I need you to dismantle a new type of catapult, break it into parts, and then copy it part by part." The carpenters responded in unison.

"Okay!" Yue Wenxuan stretched out his hand towards the sky, and a counterweight catapult fell down with a swipe of his finger.

This scared the carpenters. These carpenters in Jiaoshui County didn't know that Yue Wenxuan was an immortal. He had never played tricks in Jiaoshui County. He even provided catapults and giant crossbows, or put down plastic men, without telling ordinary people.

So when the carpenters first saw Yue Wenxuan summon the catapult from Nengtianxia, ​​they were so scared that their whole bodies went numb.

Yue Wenxuan grinned, "This item is a weapon from the immortals. You mortals, even just one look at it is a blessing. So, you must be very careful with your words. Don't tell anyone outside about this item. There are gods above us."

After saying that, he flew up and hovered above the carpenters' heads.

The carpenters were so frightened that they fell to their knees one after another.

To keep his technology secret, Yue Wenxuan had no choice but to scare them. Seeing that the effect was achieved, he quickly landed on the ground and said, "Go, take a close look at that catapult, and then copy it."

The carpenters were still nervous and glanced at Yue Wenxuan cautiously.

As he watched, he walked to the side of the Huihui Cannon, touched the wooden beam of the Huihui Cannon, and whispered: "Today I know that Master Yue is actually an immortal. I always thought he was the man of King Gong."

"I've always thought it wasn't like that. Prince Gong treated Young Master Yue with great respect, which didn't seem like the way a lady treats her husband."

"Young Master Yue's skin is obviously that of an immortal. How can an ordinary man have such delicate skin?"

"Hey, hey, stop talking about this! Since Master Yue is an immortal, he must know everything. If we talk about him behind his back, he might cast a spell on us."

The carpenters were shocked and dared not say anything. They all began to study the Huihui cannon seriously.

Although the Huihui Cannon's technical concept was advanced, the materials used were not, and the manufacturing process was not complicated. After pondering for a while, the carpenters had a clear idea. They immediately began to divide the work: you build the beam, I build the bracket, you build a spoon, I build the swing arm...

In just two days, a brand new counterweight catapult appeared in the rebel camp.

"Test firing!"

A group of professional artillerymen came to the side of the Huihui cannon.

These artillerymen used to be members of the Ma clan or archers from Jiaoshui County. Since the last battle with Baliyuanshan, they were recruited into the "Royal Guard Army" and received a monthly salary of five strings of cash, which was an extremely high income. Therefore, their morale was extremely high and they trained very hard.

Normally, they also have to undergo physical training, drill training, and combat training.

In addition to these routine trainings, "artillery training" is also carried out every day.

A few of the most loyal, reliable and clever ones were responsible for firearms such as the Tiger Crouching Cannon.

Most of those with less ability were responsible for catapults and ballistae.

Madam Gong Er pointed at the two trebuchets in the front and said, "You, and you... you two are the best archers in the trebuchet battalion, right?"

The two soldiers immediately stepped out, their faces beaming with pride. "Yes! We're the only two in the entire battalion who are the best at using the trebuchets and the most accurate."

Madam Gong Er: "Okay, then I'll let you guys test-fire the first counterweight trebuchet."

(End of this chapter)