How about... we remodel them?
As she pondered this, she squatted down, propped her chin up, and looked at the catapults and other projectiles. They were all old and damaged, and although they had been repaired, the ravages of time were basically irreparable.
They are basically useless and are just used as decorations to make a show of things.
...No, if other countries saw it as just a decoration, they would probably find it shabby.
Looking at other countries, such as Julu Kingdom, their equipment has proven useful. For example, the triple-bow crossbow fires like spears, capable of breaching even city walls. Once such a weapon is deployed on the battlefield, its power is unimaginable. Even the shield-bearers of Ye Kingdom would likely be rendered useless.
After admiring the advanced military equipment of other countries, Zheng Quchi had to turn back to his own side: "With its miniature size and the specifications of the Kawai, it's already set here. If we want to modify it... increasing gravity is basically impossible, it will fall apart. So we can only modify its attack speed."
Zheng Quchi stroked his chin, deciding not to add any burden to it, but rather to speed it up.
For example, one shot becomes two shots, two shots become four shots... making its attack speed cover up its lack of power. Isn't there a saying in this world, "Speed is the only way to break through"?
Following this line of thought, Zheng Quchi racked his brains to find a solution among the pile of instruments.
Without hesitation, she stood up and began to study and disassemble the three hundred pieces of equipment. Most of their parts could be reused, just like mobile suit figurines. After disassembling several models, they could be rearranged and reassembled to create a new one.
Others passing by saw Lieutenant Zheng busily destroying things, with a pile of wooden parts at her feet, and were somewhat at a loss. They assumed she was venting her emotions, and no one dared to approach her to ask questions. After taking a few more glances at the situation, they could only go about their own business.
Everyone in the Ye army was busy. As for those people in the deep pit, who cared whether they were crammed together, being hit by each other, or staying underground day and night, hungry and thirsty? After all, they were prisoners of war and could not be treated well.
"Lieutenant, Lieutenant Zheng, there are catapults left behind by the Southern Chen Kingdom outside, do you want to go take a look?" Liu Chaiji rushed over, panting, his face full of eager excitement, as if he had found a great bargain.
Zheng Quchi turned his head, looking surprised: "Huh, they didn't take it away?"
"That thing was heavy and hard to move. They were probably in such a hurry that they didn't have time to deal with it, so they just left it in front of our camp," Liu Chaiji said.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Quchi clenched his fists and grinned, saying, "That's wonderful!"
Liu Chaiji immediately agreed: "I think it's good too."
"Then hurry up and push the catapult in!" Zheng Quchi urged.
Liu Chaiji said speechlessly, "Lieutenant Zheng, how do you expect us to get in? They're so huge, they can't get through our narrow camp gate unless we tear down the wall."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Quchi immediately realized what was going on and gave an awkward smile: "Oh, it's alright, it's alright. Then push it to the front of the camp gate and I'll dismantle it myself."
Liu Chaiji felt as if he had heard something incredible. He exclaimed in shock, "What? Dismantle? Lieutenant Zheng, what do you mean by dismantling? You don't mean dismantling the catapults of the Southern Chen Kingdom, do you? Those are catapults of the Southern Chen Kingdom! They're valuable! It's rare that we've managed to capture so many intact and good ones this time. Why dismantle them instead of keeping them?"
Zheng Quchi was too lazy to explain to him, and only said, "Liu Chaiji, you haven't even become a captain yet, and you're already questioning your superior?"
"I... I didn't mean that. I just think it's a good thing, and it's such a waste to just tear it down like this," Liu Chaiji said sullenly.
Dismantle it, it has to be dismantled. After dismantling it, we can use their parts to modify it into what she needs. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited.
Zheng Quchi said, "If we don't dismantle it, we'll actually be pushing Southern Chen's things onto the battlefield, and then we'll lose. Wouldn't that be laughable?"
“If we don’t push their stuff into the battlefield, we’ll still lose face if we lose,” Liu Chaiji muttered to himself.
But Zheng Quchi didn't want to waste any more time with him, and said sternly, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and find someone to push the things over here."
Seeing that he couldn't reason with her, Liu Chaiji had no choice but to obey. But before taking action, he couldn't help but complain, "Oh, but what's the point of tearing it down? If you really can't stand it, wouldn't it be easier to just burn it down?"
"Hey, I've discovered you're really something—"
Seeing that she was really about to get angry, Liu Chaiji quickly backed down: "Okay, okay, I'll do it right away. You mustn't go back on your word. You have to give me my captaincy."
He retreated as he spoke, and as soon as he finished speaking, he slipped away.
Liu Chaiji gathered several hundred people to pull the dozen or so catapults of the Southern Chen Kingdom. The heavy catapults had wheels and could be towed, but with fewer people, even the wheels were ineffective and they couldn't be pushed at all, especially when crossing the narrow trench they had dug, which required an additional person to pull them.
When the catapults of the Southern Chen Kingdom were lined up in a row, as neat as if awaiting a military review, Zheng Quchi stepped forward. After a careful examination, she swung a hammer from her waist...
Seeing how serious she was, Liu Chaiji said, "Lieutenant Zheng, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to dismantle this with a hammer. How about we use an axe?"
He didn't know anything about carpentry, but he thought that using a sharp tool to split it would be much easier than using this round-headed hammer.
"No need. Using an axe would only delay things. You know, it's much harder to make something than to destroy it. Similarly, it's much easier to dismantle something than to make it."
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