Of course, the catapults of the Tang Dynasty would break down, but they were repaired faster than they broke down...
Yan Lide was in charge of repairing these damaged catapults. What intrigued him was the remarkable consistency of the parts used in these catapults. By simply disassembling and piecing together a few damaged catapults, a new catapult could be assembled.
This was almost impossible in his previous sieges.
Therefore, he carefully observed these catapults and found that they were almost identical in both their bases and their long arms.
"How did the eldest grandson manage to build these catapults?"
"Reporting to the General, the eldest grandson first had us make a batch of tools, and then we recalibrated all the rulers and ink lines to ensure that every ruler was the same length."
"oh?"
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes, I have!"
"The eldest grandson will conduct spot checks. Any items that fail to meet the standards will be destroyed on the spot, and the responsible parties will be punished!"
"this……"
Yan Lide was astonished. Generally speaking, there was no need to make such a clumsy thing as a catapult so sophisticated.
Judging from the actions of the eldest grandson, anyone who didn't know better would think he was building a palace...
However, he was very curious about the tools made by his eldest grandson, so he immediately went to the workshop in the camp.
"Which tools are newly developed?"
"Master craftsman, these are all..."
"oh!"
Yan Lide immediately looked at it with curiosity. He first saw a strange tool, which was made up of a huge round iron plate and looked like a tool for cutting wood.
This was the first time he had ever seen something like this.
How do I use this?
"Master craftsman, this tool requires two horses to pull the long handle while running, and then the iron plate in the middle can rotate rapidly to cut the wood into the required shape."
"Demonstrate this item!"
"promise!"
Before long, the craftsmen drove the two horses, pulling the long handles, and then another craftsman pulled a mechanism, causing something to come together with the mechanism, and then the iron plate began to spin rapidly.
Yan Lide immediately ordered someone to bring over a piece of wood, gently place it on the platform, and then slowly push it around the rapidly spinning iron plate.
Then, with a hissing sound, the huge log was split in two in an instant!
"This thing...this thing is so amazing!"
"yes!"
"If it weren't for the help of such divine artifacts, we wouldn't have been able to build so many catapults in such a short time!"
After inspecting the circular saw, Yan Lide tried out other tools.
Two hours later, Yan Lide was completely convinced.
"No wonder His Majesty favors his eldest grandson; this child is truly a treasure of the Tang Dynasty!"
While Yan Lide was expressing his feelings, Li Jue, whom he praised as a treasure of the Tang Dynasty, was fast asleep in his tent.
Outside his tent, Su Dingfang and Li Yifu were whispering to each other.
"Old Li, you're quick-witted, give me a suggestion!"
What method?
"His Majesty is too protective of His Highness, not allowing the soldiers of Sanglin Garrison to go into battle at all. But without battle, there are no military merits, and without military merits, there is no way to bring glory to one's ancestors..."
"Although the soldiers can remain calm now, they will inevitably complain if this continues!"
"I see..."
In fact, Li Yifu could not quite understand the soldiers' troubles. After all, in his view, as long as they followed Li Jue closely and waited for Li Jue to ascend the throne in the future, they would not have to worry about not having official positions.
However, Li Yifu still gave Su Dingfang's request a serious consideration.
"I'll give it a try. I'll tell him when the eldest grandson wakes up!"
"Thank you for your help, Brother Li!"
"well!"
"It's going too far for you and me, brothers, to say that!"
After parting ways with Su Dingfang, Li Yifu immediately returned to his tent, secretly took a pot of fine wine, and then sneakily approached Cheng Yaojin's tent.
"Manager Cheng?"
Cheng Yaojingang was about to lie down and go to sleep when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He immediately lifted the curtain and came out.
"Little Li?"
"What brings you to see me in the middle of the night?"
"What are you saying, Steward Cheng? Can't a junior come to pay his respects to you even when there's nothing wrong?"
As Li Yifu said this, he didn't forget to unscrew the lid of the wine pot hidden in his sleeve, deliberately letting out a smell of wine.
Cheng Yaojin has a very sensitive nose, and he immediately smelled the aroma of fine wine.
"Young Master Li, please come into the tent and let's talk!"
"promise!"
Cheng Yaojingang ushered Li Yifu into the tent and then urged him impatiently.
"Hurry up and bring it out, I'm so hungry for it!"
Li Yifu dared not delay and immediately handed the wine pot to Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin took a big gulp and only let out a burp after a while.
"That was awesome!"
"Young Li, just tell me what's wrong, and I'll help if I can!"
"Steward Cheng is indeed wise!"
"I have nothing else to say, I just wanted to ask if we could give the brothers of Sanglin Garrison a chance to go up and earn some military merits during tomorrow's siege?"
"This matter..."
Cheng Yaojin's face showed a hint of hesitation.
“Little Li, you’re a smart man. In fact, the biggest task of the Sanglin Garrison is to protect the safety of the eldest grandson. Their role is the same as His Majesty’s personal guards. If His Majesty’s personal guards all go to war, then who will protect His Majesty?”
"well!"
“Who says otherwise? That’s what I advised too, but…”
"It's just that many people in Sanglin Zhechong Prefecture are serving in the army for the first time. They are in the prime of their lives and feel ashamed if they are not allowed to go to the battlefield."
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