Now that things have come to this point, Jiang Anyi has to let go of his worries and concentrate on dealing with the Western Regions Alliance. Jiang Anyong sent someone to deliver a letter. The Western Regions Alliance is emptying the granary of the military farms, transporting the old grains out, and preparing to put the new wheat into the warehouse this year. The weather in Huazhou this year is good, and it is another bumper year. The wheat harvested from the military farms is enough to support the 300,000 army for a year. There is another month-long wheat harvest to harvest. Jiang Anyi is determined not to let the Western Regions Alliance get new grain.

On May 22, Jiang Anyi organized two thousand soldiers to carry a batch of supplies to the camp outside the city. The batch of supplies was mainly 240 thunderbolt chariots and a large number of stones made by the horoscope department. Jiang Anyi's original promise has been fulfilled. Everyone who participated in the imitation of the horoscope was rewarded. The first person to imitate the horoscope was Tu Yong and the five craftsmen in the side courtyard where he was located. Everyone was appointed as the horoscope of the horoscope department under the ninth rank. Tu Yong and Jiang Anyi were appointed as the chief officer of the horoscope department in the eighth rank. Jiang Anyi, an official under the seventh rank, has the right to directly appoint him, and only needs to report to the Ministry of Personnel, who will issue official seal documents based on Jiang Anyi's submission.

Tu Yong and the others were very happy. All the thousand taels of silver were distributed to five people, and they also paid out of their own pocket to invite all the craftsmen to drink and celebrate the merits in Qixianlou. I heard that these craftsmen were meritorious officials in the development of the thunder chariot. Boss Tang waved his hand and only counted the cost price, and gave away free wine to celebrate the merits for everyone.

Jiang Anyi brought Governor Fang, General Guan and others to attend the toast in person, which made these craftsmen fond and excited. Since ancient times, craftsmen have been untouchables, strategic commanders, governors and generals look down on them so much. Not only do they reward and give them trust, but they also come to toast in person. What a great face, everyone who came here was drunk.

A few days later, Jiang Anyi found Tu Yonghe again and asked him to try to improve the Pili chariot. The power of the Pili chariot was self-evident, but the launch speed was too slow. The Pili chariot was made by the people of the Western Regions. They had great experience in defending the Pili chariot. Seeing Zheng Ying launching the Pili chariot, they immediately opened wet cowhide in front of the camp. The stone bullet fell on it and then slipped down, unable to cause major damage to the camps of the Western Regions Alliance.

The emperor was not short of hungry soldiers. If Jiang Anyi promised to improve the Pili Chariot, if it could defeat the enemy and make achievements, it would record the military achievements for Tu Yong and these craftsmen. It would be possible that even if it was a Jin official, it would be possible. Tu Yonghe could not hide his excitement. He staggered back to the Hundred Works Office and told the good news that the crowd immediately became in a mess. Everyone could trust Lord Jiang's reputation, which was an opportunity to change themselves and even change the fate of the family. Everyone tried their best to think about how to improve the efficacy of the Pili Chariot.

The lights in the Hundred Works Office were all night long. Even when eating, those craftsmen thought hard. Often, some people stood up and ran to the official hall after eating. Others were driven to eat without any intention. After a few bites, they hurried back to the house to do things. There must be brave men under the heavy rewards. However, this time the craftsmen did not gather together to discuss, and they hid one by one for fear that others would see their designs and would first complete the improvement of the Thunderbolt Car.

Jiang Anyi inspected the Hundred and Works Agency and found that this phenomenon of cherishing one's own treasure was very dissatisfied. He summoned everyone to say, "The people of the Western Regions occupy half of Huazhou, hundreds of thousands of people are homeless, and the army urgently needs to defeat the enemy's good equipment. You and others are greedy for merit and do their own affairs, and it is useless to waste time. This official is very dissatisfied. From today on, the results of each person's development will be submitted to Tuzhubo's place every three days, and the Pili chariot will be successfully improved as soon as possible. After the enemy is defeated, the officials will convene representatives of the gentry to erect a huge monument in the Huiye Mansion, engrave the names of your merits and the people of Huazhou and even the world know your merits."

The carving of the stele became famous in later generations and once again aroused the enthusiasm of many craftsmen. Half a month later Tu Yonghe came to the lobby to present the drawings of the improved Pili Car. Tu Yonghe slept in the official hall during this period, urging the development of the improved Pili Car day and night. He rested for no more than three hours a day, his eyes were red, and he lost weight.

Without looking at the drawings, Jiang Anyi said first, "Thank you for your hard work, I will never forget your contributions. I will reward you with the best of your contributions in the future." This sentence was heard by Tu Yonghe, and no matter how much hard work it was worth.

Spreading the drawings, Tu Yonghe pointed with his fingers, "Sir, this was designed by Xiaguan, Yuan Yuan and Hu Zuo based on the principle of the water truck. Please see, there is a wooden wheel in the middle of this thunder truck. With mechanical driving the wheels to rotate quickly, the stones can be connected and continuously launched."

Jiang Anyi didn't understand very much and asked, "Have you tried it?"

"Sir, I've tried it. You can fire it once in a blink of an eye, and the range is 400 steps away." Tu Yong and said, "But the weight of the launching stone bullet is only two-thirds of the previous Thunderbolt car."

Jiang Anyi estimated that the ancient blocks launched by the Pili chariot were about thirty or forty kilograms, and even two-thirds of them weighed more than twenty kilograms. If a person was hit, his bones and tendons would be broken, and if he became an injured soldier, he would be a drag."

"Okay, Tu Zhubo has made great contributions. You ask the craftsmen to speed up the production of this improved thunderbolt chariot." Jiang Anyi thought for a while and said, "I will ask the soldiers in the city to collect stones, recruit some people and refugees, and try to send them to the army ten days later."

Five days later, Jiang Anyi went to check the launch effect of the improved Thunderbolt chariot. Guan Pingzhong, Yan Jiancai and other military generals stepped in, and Zhang Keji also went with him. His identity was Jiang Anyi's aide. Zhang Keji's silver face was very eye-catching. Many people knew his true identity. Seeing through and not saying it out is the way of being an official. Naturally, no one would come out to touch Jiang Anyi's bad luck.

Ten improved thunderbolt chariots lined up, and stones were thrown out one after another with a call. They were both urgent and fierce. The target of the armor on the coat of four hundred steps was smashed to pieces. After the stone rain was fired for a while, the bullets were exhausted, and Jiang Anyi and everyone came forward to check the effect. The iron armor on the target was smashed into a pothole and unrecognizable face. The leather armor was smashed to pieces. If it fell on a person, it would be bloody even if it didn't die, and the hand and legs would be broken.

Zhang Keji looked at the stones all over the ground and asked thoughtfully, "How many stones were fired just now?"

Tu Yonghe replied, "Each car can fire a thousand stones in a quarter of an hour, and ten cars have just fired 2,000 stone bullets."

Jiang Anyi asked someone to collect stones from Fuhu Mountain, ten miles away from the north gate. He could collect 50,000 kilograms of stone bullets every day, and made about 1,500 stone bullets. The stone bullets made these days are only 6,000. Two thousand stone bullets were used to fire just now.

Zhang Keji frowned and said, "A stone weighs more than 20 kilograms, a thousand stones are more than 20,000 kilograms, and a 200 car requires more than 4 million kilograms of stones. If an attack on the Western Regions coalition forces is launched, the stones needed will be more than 10 million kilograms."

Jiang Anyi calculated that if two hundred Thunderbolt vehicles fired stone bombs at the Western Regions Army at the same time, it would take at least 400,000 rounds in two quarters of an hour. It would take at least half a year to manufacture these stone bombs, and it would be impossible to use them for counterattack immediately.

Zhang Keji said again, "I saw that the stone bullet axe was slightly hit, but I don't know where the gravels were piled up?"

Yan Yi, a quarry supervisor, said, "I'll let me

People piled up on the empty field and could be used to pave the road and flatten the ground after the war."

Zhang Keji said, "Master Tu, I wonder if you try to throw gravel." This sentence reminded Jiang Anyi and others, and Guan Pingzhong said, "No, if you throw gravel, the effect may be better than the stone bomb."

Soon, trucks of gravel were pulled up and put into the thunder cart. After turning the wooden wheel, the gravel flew into the sky and danced all over the sky. The gravel fired by the ten thunder carts formed a large net, covering the front 200 to 400 steps in the stone rain.

Guan Pingzhong, Yan Jiancai and others all cheered loudly. The thunderbolt chariot threw stone bombs with great power, but the throwing took time and the impact surface was not wide. The stone bombs were changed to gravel, and the impact surface was ten times more than before.

After the gravel rain stopped, Jiang Anyi and everyone came forward to check again. The gravel was full of sharp edges and corners. After being thrown out by the thunder chariot, it plunged deeply into the ground. The armor on the target was shattered by the gravel, which was three points stronger than the sharp arrow.

Yan Jiancai smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang's proposal is better than 100,000 heroes. It is easy to break the Western Regions army with this sharp weapon. Moreover, the gravel only needs to be broken with a sledgehammer, which is much easier than a stone bullet. This method is better."

Jiang Anyi said, "The quarry should send additional troops to defend themselves, and no idle people are allowed to approach, to prevent spies from the Western Regions. Especially the improved Thunderbolt chariots, it is necessary to keep it confidential. It is up to it to defeat the Western Regions coalition."

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The thunder chariot and other items were sent into the baggage camp. Jiang Anyi came to the tent. He wanted to discuss with Guan Pingzhong, Yan Jiancai, Huang Jifei and others when he would attack.

The sand table has been made, Guan Pingzhong pointed out on the sand table map with bamboo poles, saying, "Master Jiang, the Western Regions coalition forces are based on the country. The coalition commander's office is located in Qianning County. More than 200,000 troops are deployed in Qianning, Luhua and Yutian areas. Because we are afraid of our heavy cavalry and sword-cutting team, we chose high slopes and camped in a short hill." The heavy cavalry struggled to rush the slopes, and the sword-cutting team was most afraid of the ups and downs. The Western Regions coalition forces solved the problem in place.

"The coalition forces were scattered between Qianning, Luhua and Yutian counties. Relying on the terrain of Baishan, they defended the way to move westward." Guan Pingzhong's bamboo pole in his hand drew a circle on the sand table, with small flags of different colors inserted into the circle, representing different Western countries. Jiang Anyi is very familiar with the terrain of Huazhou and knows that this circle is about fifty miles away.

Guan Pingzhong continued, "The Lord of Rong Mi returned to the country, and the general of the coalition was the General of the Jin Guard of Rong Mi. Please see, these camps are well arranged in a very good location, not only occupying the terrain but also supporting each other. There are four or five places to be rescued in a short time when attacking. Guan once led his army to try to attack several times, but he was all backed by setbacks."

Jiang Anyi and Bei Qisi fought with each other and knew that this man had experienced many battles and was resourceful. Hu Rui returned to the country and asked this man to lead the army, but the coalition forces were even more difficult to deal with.

His eyes skipped from the Western Regions Alliance, Jiang Anyi asked, "Where are Feng Dingzhong and others now?"

Guan Pingzhong pointed at the bamboo pole and said, "I received a letter a few days ago and should be in the area of ​​Cangkong Mountain."

Cangkong Mountain is a mountain range in Huazhou. It stretches for 600 miles, with mountains and mountains, deep forests and dense trees. It is indeed a good place to hide. Not to mention thousands of people, more than ten thousand people have entered it and found it difficult to find traces.

Jiang Anyi thought for a long time and pointed to the right wing of the coalition forces and said, "This is the base of Weiche, Tian Wei and other countries. On May 29th, you will launch a counterattack from here. I am going to find Feng Dingzhong and launch an attack behind enemy lines to support you."
Chapter completed!