"Gongda, how is the grain and grass situation in the Northern Protectorate and the Western Regions Changshi Mansion?"

Xun You replied: "The Northern Protectorate has hoarded three million loads of grain and grass, enough for an army of 400,000 for two years

Use! The Western Regions Changshi Mansion has hoarded six million loads of grain and grass, enough for an army of 600,000 for three years! ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said with some emotion: "The grain hoarded in these two places is almost half of our reserves!" Just to cope with a possible big war! ”

After a pause, "What is the situation of ordnance everywhere?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are 500 catapults in the Western Regions Changshi Mansion, 300 catapults in the Northern Protectorate, and countless offensive and defensive equipment!"

"By the way, Your Majesty, the Martial Arts Research Institute has successfully forged a catapult with even more amazing power! The power is even more amazing than the catapults currently used in the army! Xun Youyu reported. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Cao Cao's eyes couldn't help but light up, "Oh! I can't imagine such a surprise! I'm going to check it out! ”

Xun You said with a smile: "In fact, the Martial Arts Research Institute has also developed many practical instruments in the past two years!" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said to Xun You: "Gongda, you go and deal with the envoys of the Romans and the Jin!" Don't talk to them about anything practical! ”

"Wechen obeys!"

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Cao Cao accompanied by Xi Zhicai to the Martial Arts Research Institute outside Chang'an City, the current Martial Arts Research Institute is more than ten times larger than the beginning of the year, and the area alone is larger than Chang'an City, and the weapons responsible for research and development include individual weapons, heavy siege equipment and warships, etc., and also develop some special combat equipment, such as folding crossbows, etc., this kind of thing is generally not for the army, but for the special armed forces such as the secret guard and the Jinyi guard

In addition to these military equipment, the Institute also develops civilian equipment, including new ploughs, which is developed by a separate department of the Institute, the Institute of Civil Studies.

Although the Arsenal and the Arsenal belong to the same organization, the roles of the two sides are different, the Arsenal is responsible for the research of various weapons, and the Arsenal is responsible for production.

Cao Cao looked at the wall in front of him that stretched like the Great Wall, and couldn't help but say: "I didn't think that I haven't been here for two years, and this place is so big!" ”

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "With the strong support of the imperial court, and the continuous expansion of the scope and categories of research of the Martial Arts Research Institute, the scale is getting bigger and bigger!" ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said a little impatiently: "Let's go, go in and have a look!" ”

Cao Cao and his entourage entered the gate of the Martial Arts Research Institute, and the leaders of the Martial Arts Research Institute, who had just received the news, trotted over from the front, and the leader was the head of the Martial Arts Research Institute that Cao Cao had seen a few years ago.

"Wechen and others meet Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! Ganfu and other leaders of the Martial Arts Research Institute bowed one after another.

Cao Cao jumped off his horse, picked up the godman, and said to everyone: "Get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up, and they all looked very excited.

Cao Cao held the dry palm of the dry hand and walked forward, and everyone followed.

"Ganfu, you're much older than you were a few years ago!" Cao Cao said with some emotion.

The godman clenched his fists excitedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" ”

Cao Cao smiled and glanced around. The surrounding houses are scattered, although they do not have the magnificent and luxurious taste of Chang'an City, but they show a kind of orderly beauty.

Cao Cao nodded and exclaimed, "Ganfu, you did a good job!" Live up to the expectations of the Empire! ”

The godfather said excitedly: "Weichen is willing to smear his liver and brain for the empire and His Majesty!" ”

Cao Cao Zhengse said: "Because of you, the empire has the grand situation it has today!" ”

A group of **** people led into a hall, this hall is very large, but the furnishings are very simple, and there are more than a dozen drawings hanging around, which are maps, more precisely, construction maps.

Ganfu introduced: "Your Majesty, this is the place where Weichen and the technicians do the overall planning!" ”

Cao Cao took a look at it and said approvingly: "No wonder this place is well organized!" You guys are doing a great job! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!" The godman clenched his fists and thanked him, and the others were also very happy and excited.

Cao Cao asked, "I heard Gongda say that you have developed a new catapult with twice the range of the catapult today, and its power is amazing?" ”

The godman hurriedly replied: "It's on the test ground by the river!" Does Your Majesty want to see it? ”

"Of course! Take me with you! ”

"Yes!"

A moment later, Cao Cao and his party came to an open field by the river.

This grassland stretches seven miles from east to west on both sides, and the water runs through this open field from south to north, and although it is very flat, it is surrounded by several mountains, which are surrounded by walls and guards.

Cao Cao's **** husband invited the road to a high platform on the west side of the open field. Cao Cao searched for a glance and asked, "What about the catapult?" ”

The godman smiled and clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please wait!" He then ordered an assistant next to him to tow the catapult out.

A moment later, hundreds of people shouted and dragged a huge catapult out of a large barn under the high platform.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he shouted in surprise in his heart: "Return to the cannon?!" ”

Huihui cannon, also known as Western Regions cannon, boulder cannon, Xiangyang cannon, is a kind of stone throwing machine, used for war offensive and defensive weapons. This kind of stone throwing machine is just an improvement, improvement, and innovation on the basis of the ancient stone throwing machine to be more advanced and more powerful.

According to the Yuan History? The Biography of Yismain. Chuanyun: "Yisi Mayin, Hui Hui, and Xulie people in the Western Regions." Good at making cannons, to the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1271 AD) and Ah Lao Wading to the Beijing Division.

Ten years, from the national army to attack Xiangyang did not fall, also Si Ma because of the topography, placed the cannon in the southeast corner of the city, weighing 150 pounds, the machine, the sound shook the world, all the blows were destroyed, into the ground seven feet. Song appeased Lu Wenhuan's fear and surrendered the city".

It can be seen how amazing the power of the return cannon is, and the ammunition it fires is an astonishing 150 pounds, and it is 7 feet deep when it lands!

The power is amazing, but it also brings its size!

"Good boy! It's fucking big!! Dian Wei, who was beside Cao Cao, said with wide eyes.

Cao Cao came back to his senses from the astonishing power of the Hui Hui Cannon in later generations, and asked the godman on the side with some doubts: "How should such a catapult be loaded?" ”

The godman clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry! ”

Then he pointed to another wooden vehicle that was also huge and was pulling out of the catapult and said, "Your Majesty, this vehicle is specially designed to load ammunition!" ”

"Trolley?"

"Exactly! This vehicle has a gear lift structure that helps sergeants reload their ammo! ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said impatiently: "Let them take a look!" ”

"Yes!" The godman excitedly agreed, and then showed embarrassment. (To be continued.) )