Chapter 218: Chapter 218

Their military camp has catapults too, and originally, the catapult was already good enough.

Yet, compared to what the Dazi brought out, it indeed appears fragile.

Of course, the catapult made by Pei Shu’er may not necessarily be effective either.

Right now, it’s just a small model.

What the finished catapult will be like later, remains uncertain.

After all, the materials, craftsmanship, and coordination among various parts of the catapult are not something a small model can determine.

In reality, he is more counting on Pei Shu’er to quickly finish building the city walls.

But Pei Shu’er had already arranged all the plans properly, and even assigned the tasks; everything is neatly organized.

Since that’s the case, and it’s about finding a way out for the camp, might as well let her try.

General Zhao glanced at Pei Shu’er and sighed.

"Just like that, it’s hard work for you."

Pei Shu’er shook her head: "I am also doing my best to protect Dayan."

General Zhao nodded and whispered to a trusted aide.

When that person returned, a hundred soldiers were already standing outside the General’s Tent.

Pei Shu’er led these soldiers into a large earthen house and began to rally them; everyone was stirred by Pei Shu’er’s words.

It’s not like they didn’t have catapults; it’s just theirs couldn’t compare with the Dazi’s.

They truly couldn’t fathom how those physically strong Dazi managed to conceive such precise catapults.

Now seeing the demonstration of Pei Shu’er’s catapult model, everyone couldn’t help but exchange glances; they had been too optimistic before.

Previously, they thought Pei Shu’er had already finished a catapult.

And now, it turned out to be just a model.

Still, no one stood up to refute Pei Shu’er, as they only needed to follow orders anyway.

Pei Shu’er instructed them to go to the back mountain to chop some wood, mostly those hard types.

While working, Pei Shu’er discovered that to create a catapult that is strong, has long range, and is powerful.

It must use metal, and specifically, large steel plates.

Pei Shu’er led everyone to an area in the back mountain and pretended to discover a huge piece of metal.

This metal had already been secretly refined into a gigantic lump of iron in her space.

"This metal is very suitable for making catapult components, especially the balancing hook and the throwing arm."

As for the sling, Pei Shu’er planned to use a particularly soft yet resilient material.

Everyone was quite happy, hastily bringing back the metal, almost breaking a cart.

After returning to the camp, they secretly went back into the earthen house and continued their research.

First, the metal needed to be refined and then made into ordinary sizes.

They made a total of fifteen counterweights, meaning they would have fifteen catapults.

And there were many small components too, like the throwing arm and the hooks for holding rocks.

In fact, the metal brought from the back mountain was far from enough; she added some more while refining.

When the catapults were finished, everyone looked at the dazzling large objects, feeling somewhat excited.

"Can this really work?"

They had made catapults before, but it was their first time making such large ones.

They tested it and found that the catapult’s range wasn’t enough.

Pei Shu’er quickly adjusted it, and just as she finished, before she could test it again.

They heard chaos outside, along with sounds from the camp.

"The Dazi are coming, the Dazi are attacking again."

Pei Shu’er raised an eyebrow, realizing the Dazi attacked earlier than expected, as only three days had passed.

Pei Shu’er opened the door of the earthen house and grabbed a passing soldier.

"How many are coming, and how far are they?"

"About ten thousand are coming, and they’re roughly two kilometers away."

Pei Shu’er felt a headache; it seems their rapid wall construction surprised the Dazi.

They didn’t want Gulan Military Camp to develop so stealthily, so they attacked early.

Currently, four-fifths of the city wall is completed, with just a part left.

But, because many people were building, the speed was fast.

So most parts of the wall had just been built not long ago.

This means that the cement hasn’t dried, and the solidity isn’t great.

The faces of the hundred soldiers turned pale.

"Supervisor Pei, what should we do?"

Pei Shu’er said in a deep voice, "Everyone, don’t panic. Let’s adjust this catapult first."

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"But if it doesn’t work, then even if a hundred of us go, we won’t influence the battle situation."

Everyone exchanged glances, they could only follow Pei Shu’er’s instructions.

They started testing and adjusting the catapult while Pei Shu’er recorded various data.

By now, the outside had become chaotic, with soldiers’ screams echoing nonstop.

Some even ran towards this side.

This place had been locked from the inside, but someone kicked the door open.

Pei Shu’er coldly ordered, "Guard the door."

But just as she spoke, a harsh voice rang out; it was Commander Qian.

"How dare you, Pei Shu’er, when the battle outside is so tense, you’re here taking it easy."

The matter of Pei Shu’er making catapults was only known to General Zhao and these hundred soldiers, no one else knew.

Seeing that Pei Shu’er didn’t respond, Commander Qian angrily charged at her.

"Pei Shu’er, you are derelict in your duty; I hereby represent the military to behead you."

Pei Shu’er remained cold and just said, "I’m acting on General Zhao’s orders."

"Ridiculous, what orders would General Zhao give you? You’re just a mere woman."

Afterwards, Commander Qian perhaps noticed the strange-looking catapult and sneered.

"Who knows what you made this bizarre thing for. You’re just intentionally wasting our camp’s resources!"

Pei Shu’er coldly continued to adjust the catapult, and when it was tuned to the test data, she released the catapult’s live hook.

The catapult shot a large rock forward, Commander Qian looked unpleasant, as the stone was heading towards him.

Commander Qian felt unpleasant, his legs involuntarily trembled.

Just when he thought the stone would hit him, the rock loudly crashed to the ground.

He furiously said, "Pei Shu’er, how dare you treat an imperial official this way, someone, execute her for me."

Pei Shu’er’s expression remained unchanged, then she said, "So Commander Qian is such a person who repays kindness with enmity."

Commander Qian frowned and sneered, "You must be crazy, when did you ever do me a favor?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he froze for a moment.

He heard a faint groan behind him.

Soon, the sound vanished, and then blood flowed onto his foot.