It was said that the city was about to be attacked, but Guan Yu actually directly ordered the carpenters to make the siege equipment and let the carpenters watch the work.

To be precise, he casually left the task of building siege equipment to Li Mengxi.

Guan Yu was really relieved about Li Mengxi.

In the evening, knowing that the carpenters were still busy felling wood to make equipment, Li Mengxi invited Liu Bei to see the progress of the siege equipment, and Liu Bei happily went along.

At the edge of the grove, when Li Mengxi and Liu Bei arrived, the carpenters from the carpenter camp put torches on the ground and were busy working in full swing.

When they saw Liu Bei coming, the carpenters hurriedly got up to say hello.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "I came here to see if I can help?"

The carpenters all said no need, they themselves were enough, so General He Lao did it.

When the carpenters said this, Liu Bei still took the torch and approached a carpenter who was sawing wood and gave the carpenter light.

Liu Bei was lighting the carpenter's light, and Li Mengxi took a torch and walked around to look around. He saw that the carpenters used axes to cut step-like gaps one after another from top to bottom on the main shaft of the ladder, and then used long wooden strips to block them.

On the gap.

The wooden sticks stuck in the gap were probably cut from branches, and the bark of the trees has not yet been peeled off.

Well, making the best use of everything is also wisdom.

Li Mengxi felt that he had learned something.

The main axes of the two ladders were cut at the same position, and then the wooden strips were clamped one by one, so that the steps of the ladder were made.

It’s so easy to make a ladder.

Li Mengxi was curious, so he grabbed the carpenter and asked him how to fix the horizontal bar. If it was not fixed, wouldn't it be easy to fall off?

The carpenter thought seriously for a moment and said, "It won't fall off. Look," the carpenter pointed at the gap. "You step on it with your foot. The more you step on it, the tighter it becomes. It won't fall off."

After listening to the explanation from professionals, Li Mengxi reached out to pull out the stuck horizontal bar. He pulled it out hard, but it didn't come out.

In Li Mengxi's mind, he imagined the scene of siege. In the imaginary scene, the ladder on the siege side was pushed down, and the ladder and people were knocked to the ground with a snap.

Li Mengxi touched the rough-textured ladder bars and wondered, if the bars were not fixed and the ladder was overturned and fell to the ground, would it fall apart?

The ladder was pushed down, and the soldiers who attacked the city had to lift it up again and climb up the city again.

If the ladder is broken after a fall, the siege team will have to go back and carry another ladder, and then rush to the bottom of the city with another rain of arrows. This will cause heavy casualties.

Li Mengxi is not a carpenter. He has limited knowledge of carpentry, so it is better to ask professionals. Li Mengxi then asked, "Brother, if this ladder falls, can this bar hold up and not fall down?"

The carpenter was asked by Li Mengxi. Although it was firmly stuck, the carpenter was not sure whether it would fall out if it was dropped.

"How about... take a hammer and hammer it in, and it will definitely not fall out." The carpenter said, touching his chin.

Very well, Li Mengxi discovered the problem and got the answer and solution.

"Everyone, stop for a moment and listen to me!" Li Mengxi clapped and asked the carpenters to listen first.

When the carpenters heard the order, some stopped, and some were still busy and did not hear it.

"Brothers, stop for now." Liu Bei heard Li Mengxi's shout and thought that Li Mengxi must have discovered something.

When Liu Bei called for a halt, all the carpenters stopped what they were doing and looked at Li Mengxi.

Li Mengxi scratched his head and pulled someone aside.

"Listen to him." Li Mengxi pulled the carpenter out.

Being hurriedly pulled in front of everyone, the carpenter brother felt a little uncomfortable, "Ah, this is it! When we make the ladder, we need to nail it with a wedge, otherwise the ladder will fall apart if it falls." After being stunned for a moment, the carpenter brother said

He showed the level that a long-time carpenter should have, talking and gesticulating, and making it clear in a few sentences.

With the reminder from the carpenter brother, the experience can be passed on and spread, and other carpenters will be less likely to make this mistake.

Li Mengxi took the opportunity and said loudly, "None of us know how to make siege equipment. This is our first time making it. No one knows how to make it. You don't know, I don't know, and General Guan probably doesn't know either."

Tonight we are building a ladder and a siege tower. I think it might as well be like this. Everyone is thinking a lot about how to build a siege ladder. If anyone has a useful idea, I will credit him with his contribution. How about that?"

Before the carpenters could react, Liu Bei came to his senses and hurriedly continued what Li Mengxi said, "Mengxi is right! Anyone who has a suggestion will be credited!"

When the carpenters in the carpenter camp heard this, they cheered in unison and became even more energetic.

A siege ladder is indeed easy to build, it is just a ladder. But building a siege ladder is not simple.

After a while, a carpenter ran to Liu Bei and said he had an idea.

"Let's just say it, it's okay." Liu Bei encouraged with a smile.

"I am making siege wheels, but the wheels are difficult to make. I have to bake the wood on the fire before bending it. This has to be done in the middle of the night. I wonder if I can get ready-made wheels if there are cars in the camp.

Do?"

After hearing what the carpenter said, Li Mengxi's eyes lit up.

Why didn't I remember it? There are indeed many vehicles in the camp, and the wheels of the existing vehicles can be removed to make siege cones. Even Li Mengxi didn't know how to make the siege awl, but he thought of it and turned the frame vehicle into a siege cone.

Wouldn’t it be okay to change it to a siege vertebra?!

"Reward! (Reward!)" Li Mengxi and Liu Bei had a tacit understanding and said loudly in unison.

There is a clear connection between the two minds, and there is a great connection between the two.

A few steps away, Liu Bei and Li Mengxi couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll go to the baggage team to find a car." Li Mengxi said hello to Liu Bei and left.

"Meng Xi, wait!" Liu Bei stopped him, "I'll go, you stay here."

Liu Bei believed that Li Mengxi was more valuable here.

With that said, Liu Bei went to the baggage team for Li Mengxi.

After a while, the fire in the distance came closer and closer, and Liu Bei and a village hero came, each pushing a wheel.

Okay, now that the wheel is there, the carpenter who roasted the wood and killed the water to make the wheel didn't do the wheel anymore. He just took the wheel and prepared to make other parts.

At this time, another carpenter ran up to Liu Xuande and said, "General Guan told us that the siege vertebra is like a wooden stake hanging under the cart board. I saw that the pallet cart is also ready-made, so it is faster to modify it."

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"Reward!" Liu Bei said loudly.

When the other carpenters heard this, they became even more motivated.

So as the night progressed, these novices who were making siege equipment for the first time came up with ideas one by one. Although the carpenters could only make two types of siege equipment according to their abilities, one was the siege spine, and the other was the siege spine.

The first is a ladder. However, the wisdom of the masses is infinite. These two types of extremely crude siege equipment have been improved a lot. Although they have been improved, they are still very crude.

When Liu Bei shouted "reward!" at an unknown number, Li Mengxi, who was standing next to Liu Bei, suddenly laughed and asked, "Mr. Xuande, you keep shouting "reward!" but do you still remember who got the reward?

There are too many people, and I won’t be able to remember them anyway.”

Li Mengxi suddenly discovered a problem.

Liu Bei slapped his head and said, "Yeah!" He yelled.

He couldn't remember who was who.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei frowned and suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the front of his robe, and tore it hard. With a crack, a large piece of cloth was torn off from the robe.

Then Liu Bei grabbed the cloth with his strong hands and tore it apart. With a crack, one piece of cloth turned into two pieces. With a crack, he tore again, and the two pieces of cloth turned into four pieces.

After a few moments, Liu Bei tore the cloth into a pile of strips.

"Brothers, stop for now!" Liu Bei greeted loudly, "I don't think our carpenter camp is so capable! You see, when there are more people, it's hard to know who is who. Brothers, take a break first. Who just came up with the idea?

Let me tell you again, come to me and get a piece of cloth, and when we break the city tomorrow, we will use the piece of cloth to reward you based on your merits!"

"Okay!" One of the carpenters was moved by Liu Bei's loyalty and couldn't help but cheer loudly.

The carpenters who had come up with ideas came to Liu Bei, talked about their ideas one by one, and took back the strips of cloth one by one. On the side, Li Mengxi looked up at Liu Bei's profile, and suddenly realized that Liu Bei had some very good shining points.

For example, when Li Mengxi realized that he might not be able to remember a person's name, what he wanted to do was to find something and take a note to write it down.

But Liu Bei didn't even think about it. He tore the hem of his robe with a sharp thrust, acting in an extremely grand manner.

Liu Bei's move is quite similar to the time when Shang Yang moved to Mu Lixin, and he has established a golden reputation in the carpenter's camp.

At that time, Liu Bei did not despise Li Mengxi because he was a young boy, and now he is not willing to break his promise because of the humble status of the carpenters. Liu Bei's ability to leave his name in the history books has his own merits.

The ladders were all ready at the moment, and the siege spine was completed early.

Liu Bei looked at the stars and moon in the sky, and it was already dark.

Liu Bei smiled at the carpenters and said, "It's already getting late, but the brothers in the army will attack the city tomorrow and fight. Only after they try out the equipment will they know whether it works. Can all the brothers from the carpenter camp come with us so that we can modify the equipment at any time?"

Although the carpenters and carpenters in the carpenter camp were physically exhausted, their morale was high. They said it should be like this. How could they let their brothers attack the city and win their lives with weapons they didn't use?

Li Mengxi admired Liu Bei. Li Mengxi could come up with a good reward mechanism, and Liu Bei could inspire everyone's morale. This was an ability that Li Mengxi did not possess.

Once, Li Mengxi learned three valuable formation-breaking techniques from the spontaneous drills of the village heroes one early morning. This incident brought Li Mengxi a profound insight. He understood it as soon as he understood it, and inspired everyone's wisdom.

, gathering the efforts of everyone, this method is extremely useful.

Second, Li Mengxi confirmed that working people are really full of wisdom.

Their combined wisdom is even greater than that of Guan Yu.

When he wanted to build siege equipment this time, Li Mengxi didn't know what to do and how to construct it, just like he didn't know the tactics of attacking the formation at that time.

Li Mengxi had previous experience, so he was very skilled in motivating people and inspiring the carpenters' subjective initiative.
Chapter completed!