"Don't say, it's really an old general. One is better than two!”
"The problem that so many of us couldn't solve was solved by the old general in a day.”
“......”
On the way out of the manufacturing workshop!
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works who was in charge of military work and a bunch of officials were discussing behind him.
Su Lie, who hadn't spoken for a long time, couldn't hold it in anymore.
He grinned and said,"Youngsters, you don't know. He used to have a nickname called 'Little Gongshu'!"”
"You know about the women's army, right?"
"Of course they do. That is Princess Ping Yang's army!”
Immediately after, everyone saw Su Lie's unfriendly smile and immediately reacted.
"Could it be that General Ye used to work in the Women's Army?”
"Most of them are iron ladies!”
"Out of the ten soldiers, at least eight of them are women.”
"I was wondering why they were so strong. When they were guarding Niangzi Pass, they never let the Turks enter!”
"So it turns out"
At this moment, Ye Qing, who had just returned from the toilet, immediately changed his expression when he heard this.
His expression was extremely serious, and his eyes were extremely fierce.
His killing intent made everyone's hearts turn cold!
"Shut up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing ignored everyone and went straight to his carriage.
Cough cough!
Cough, cough, cough!
Because of his sudden anger, he coughed violently.
After a long time, Shangguan Wan 'er, who had regained her senses, rolled her eyes at Su Lie.
"Lao Zhu Nation, there must be a limit to your jokes.”
As she spoke, Shangguan Wan 'er, who was watching the carriage leave, immediately whispered curiously,""Could it be that the old general and Princess Ping Yang?”
Su Lie patted his forehead.”
"How can I say this? I'm really old and muddle-headed!”
As he spoke, he also got into his carriage.
"Quick, catch up. I want to apologize to Brother Ye!”
“......”
He watched as the two old generals left one after another.
One of them was furious, while the other went to apologize in realization.
Such a contrasting action instantly aroused everyone's gossipy heart.
Especially Shangguan Wan 'er. Although she was a scholarly woman and had become the prime minister of the current dynasty, she was still a woman.
The heart of gossip was innate.
However, whether she wanted to gossip or not depended on the person.
It was obvious that she was very interested in Ye Qing's past!
In Ye Qing's carriage!
He lifted the curtain of the car window and looked in the direction of Taiyuan Prefecture, the northern capital of the Tang Empire, and Niangziguan Military Town.
"Xiu Ning, I'll persevere."
"I've persisted until now, and I'll continue to persist.”
"I remember. I always remember that you said it.”
"I, Ye Qing, am a general who walked out of the female army. I am the only female soldier who still wears armor!”
"However, I don't know how much longer I can hold on.”
Cough cough!
Cough, cough, cough!
His face turned red from the violent coughing.
"Master, are you alright?"
"Do you want me to stop and let you rest for a while?”
" I'm fine," Ye Qing said calmly." Continue driving and go straight home."”
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the handkerchief again. There were more blood stains, and it was still dark.
When he saw this, he closed his eyes.
He wasn't sleeping, but entering his own world of consciousness.
"System, didn't I take a Primary Great Cyclic Pellet, which increased my lifespan by 30 days? At the same time, my body's condition has recovered to before the relapse, right?”
"Why am I coughing up blood again?"
"Moreover, the blood that he coughed out has started to turn darker again?”
Ding!
The System replied," Replying to the host, the special food rewarded by the system must be as effective as the description.”
"But that's only if the host is a normal patient!”
"Lifespan is fixed, but the recovery of the body is a one-time thing.”
"In order to ensure that the illness doesn't worsen, the host must not do anything that the current body can't withstand during the corresponding lifespan.”
"Also, your lifespan is fixed. It's only under the condition that the host doesn't encounter any natural or man-made disasters.”
"For example, if the host goes to the battlefield."
When Ye Qing heard this, he didn't want to listen anymore!
There was no need to trouble the system to explain again. He understood!
In short, there was no problem if one did not seek death.
Whatever the effect was, it was the effect. There were no variables!
If he was courting death, he would still die!
Just like the legendary elixir of immortality, it was only under normal circumstances that one would not get old or sick.
If he was stabbed twice, he would still have to see the King of Hell!
After knowing everything, Ye Qing felt a little helpless!
However, he was also satisfied. After all, he had given him another chance to 'seek death'!
Thinking of this, Ye Qing's eyes lit up again, and his gaze was extremely firm.
He had to cherish this opportunity. He had to see this 'cold weapon cannon' that could allow the Great Tang to suppress its enemies for a hundred years appear.
Early the next morning!
Ye Qing set off in a carriage again!
This time, there were many more people. Other than Shangguan Wan 'er and the other craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, there were also several horse-drawn carts.
However, the horse-drawn cart was covered with a curtain, so no passers-by knew what was inside.
He had to keep it a secret. Not only did he have to keep it a secret now, but he also had to keep the process of manufacturing it and transporting it to the front line in Songzhou a secret.
They were not guarding against ordinary people, but against foreign spies.
An hour later!
They arrived at an empty space outside Luoyang City.
Rather than saying that there were few human eyes, it was better to say that there were no human eyes other than the guards.
In the forest on all sides, there was an open land of yellow soil that was nearly 600 meters wide and 1,000 meters long!
This was the military testing ground jointly managed by the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War!
The moment he got out of the car, Ye Qing felt extremely cold!
The strong wind blew, causing the clothes to fly and the flags to rustle.
"Old General, why don't you stay in the car?”
"No need, I'll just put on a robe.”
As she spoke, Shangguan Wan 'er personally helped Ye Qing put on the mink robe!
Just like that, another hour passed!
Finally, a complete second-generation balanced-weight catapult was displayed in front of everyone!
Ye Qing smiled in satisfaction. This was the product of his brain. It was exactly the same!
The tripod of this catapult was only as tall as three people, which was twice as short as the previous ones.
Its arms were only twelve meters long, six meters shorter than the previous eighteen meters.
This design made the body lighter, reducing the difficulty of transportation and installation and maintenance.
The number of torsion-type wheels had increased from one to two, doubling the force.
At the same time, the breeding box at the front doubled in size.
This design could increase the throwing force when the front weight fell.
Twice the twisting force and twice the falling force were finally converted into a projectile force through the throwing arm.
With a total of four times the force and the corresponding air resistance offset by half, the shooting range was doubled, which was the maximum shooting range of 400 steps (520 meters).
Such a range was more than twice the range of the Tubo's man-powered catapults!
It was definitely a crushing defeat in terms of skill!
Moreover, such a range could be adjusted!
The principle of regulation was the bottom edge of the tripod!
Compared to the first generation trebuchets, the bottom of the tripod had become two toothed rails!
Just like a master's chair, each tooth corresponded to a slope!
The greater the angle of the tripod, the smaller the range!
When the tripod was in an equinox shape, which was when it was placed at the first tooth, it would reach its maximum range.
The further he adjusted, the lower the range!
What he needed to do now was to get the accurate maximum range data and the corresponding range data for each tooth.
There was also the data of when the power was the greatest and when the power was the least.
Of course, there was also the increase or decrease in the weight of the projectile, the impact on the range and power, and so on!
With this data, he could compile it into an operation manual.
This way, the soldiers at the front would be able to grasp and use it as quickly as possible!
"Old General, the test is done. We can test fire now!”
Ye Qing looked at the catapult that had already been loaded with a hundred catties of stones. He looked at the officials who were ready to record the results. He looked at the standard measurements in front of him and looked at the target that had been set.
"Fire!" he ordered excitedly.”
In the next moment, the long arm of the throwing arm rose up fiercely.
It was like a strong and powerful arm that was attacking with a heavy punch.
Ye Qing smiled in satisfaction.
Because he saw the power of the Great Tang!
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