Chapter 242: Fire Rain

Muke looked at the big net-shaped thing on the top of the city in surprise. Muke knew that it was something Martin said about disguise nets and other things. He didn't understand why Gong Zi wanted to get this thing on the top of the city.

The person who managed the slave who was asked by him had a strange look on his face, as if to show that this pure nonsense had nothing to do with him, he hurriedly explained to Muke.

"She said that although this thing is not necessary on the top of the city, it can block the sun even if it is stretched out, so it won't make people dizzy!"

Muke originally wanted to stop her almost nonsense behavior, but he nodded while looking at the sun in the Middle East that had already emitted such a flame.

"Let it backwards, don't block your sight!"

Just like Zhao Fubo, Muke also has a lot of patience against Gong Zi. Although this woman is full of charm, her head is easy to use.

Just like this camouflage net, it is indeed not useful on the head of the city. The net-shaped thing cannot play any defensive role in arrow branches or stone blasts. However, it can cover the sun, and the igneous rocks under the city are emitting more heat, and the heat tests everyone's nerves.

Especially the iron helmet that was hot on his head was like steaming it. If it heated up, it would be cooked.

Juliana's face was originally youthful and caring for her, so her skin was always moist and white. Today, she was sunbathed on the top of the city for a long time, and the iron face armor had already let her loosen the buckle and fell on her chest. When she was not fighting, this thing hindered her breathing, so most people were the same as her.

In just a moment, her tender face was already red from the sun. At this time, the person who came to arrange the disguise net handed her a glass bottle.

"Miss Gong...Miss Gong said that if this thing is applied to his face, he will not feel that there is a golden fruit!"

Suddenly Julianna understood why Gong Zi wanted to cover the camouflage net that was useless except to block the sun. The net ropes made of cloth leaves that were like common tree species in Arabia, just happened to cover the sunshine for her.

"She still really cares about people, it's just her thoughts..."

Julianna knew exactly what she was thinking. But she had Zhao Fubo in her heart, so she was really not used to having any love affair with a woman.

At this time, the person who gave her this thing looked at her face and looked at the sun in confusion, and then felt relieved.

"The sun is a little poisonous, otherwise, let's see what the little girl's face looks like!"

Juliana added as if concealed, as if Gong Zi was concerned about not only her on the city wall, but for the subsequent war.

"Well, Sister Gong is very careful. It is best to ask people to boil some mung bean water to help the people on the city to relieve the heat. In addition, should we change shifts and rest, otherwise if we keep guarding like this every day, people will soon be unable to stand it!"

Because the retreat has not been cut off, the people in the Aden Fortress are not worried about insufficient supplies. Moreover, this place was originally the Aden Fortress. No matter how arrows, food, etc. are needed in the castle, there is no shortage of anything that can be used to defend the city.

Sure enough, when the camouflage net is supported, the intensity of the sunlight on the front is much lower. On the Arabian Peninsula, being roasted in the sun is definitely a torture.

At this time, a messy shout came from the city, but because of the fear of sniper bows, almost everyone was huddled behind the shield, or hid under the shield. The shields covered with metal surfaces emitted a slight light in the sun. When they moved, they were like a turtle of steel.

The pits on the ground made the shield van go up and down, and the entire queue was curved like a snake moving forward.

"Forget it, come again, look back!"

Even if Muke commands a war, he is also very cautious. Faced with this method of the other party, Muke does not need the archers to prepare, but instead wants to snipe the archers to shoot freely. The other archers and defenders on the city wall are sitting under the disguise net and resting in the sun.

"Stone thrower!"

The stone-pilot machine was ready for everything when the opponent attacked for the first time and could be fired at any time. As the most powerful strike weapon in this era, Martin also designed a launch mechanism for it to improve accuracy.

For example, now, take the city wall as the baseline and then make a map with coordinates according to the scale. Then adjust the various indicators of the rock-throwing machine when it is launched according to the map, such as the weight of the projectile and the counterweight. This can be formed. The front observer says the position, and the rear stone-throwing machine can strike a target on a grid of a map.

Martin didn't understand how the military artillery now calculates their secret positions or how to conduct indirect shooting. But he believed that as long as you are proficient in "mathematics, physics and chemistry", there is nothing that cannot be solved. Therefore, based on mathematical principles, he designed the same launch method.

"Preparation of stone thrower, map coordinates ten, plus two, prepare..."

According to Muke's order, the person who instructs the target to indicate the coordinate (x/y) data for the stone thrower, that is, the position of the hit. According to the regulations of the Yulin Army of the Song Dynasty, when shooting, the stone thrower and giant crossbow are determined based on the data observed on the simple rangefinder.

Of course, this requires long-term training and quick judgment, and a considerable amount of mathematical knowledge. Of course, it doesn’t require more as a manipulation, as long as you know how to count, it’s almost done.

I would like to say here that the numbers in the Arab Empire are interesting. Most people who hope to trade will think that the numbers in the Arabs were created by the Arabs, but the facts are very different.

In order to distinguish it from regular Arabic numerals and facilitate memory, some people have gradually found a set of effective memory formulas in actual work and life: 1 or 1, 2 turn one bend, 3 turn two bends, 4 is reverse written 3, 5 is 0, 6 is 7, 7 is up and 8 bends, 9 or 9, 0 is a point.

It is worth mentioning that the writing order of Arabic is from right to left, while the "Arabic numerals" are the opposite, and the writing order from left to right. Therefore, when looking at what Arabs write, they often look around to get the key points.

Such a system will naturally not be used by Martin's modern "mathematics, physics and chemistry", so it has been completely eliminated by the Isle of Ferai. The so-called Arabic numerals are called "Chinese mathematical symbols" and are abbreviated as Chinese numbers, which correspond to one-ten of Chinese characters.

Therefore, the person who just called the rock thrower to attack, the coordinates reported are one hundred meters ahead of the x-axis, and the left and right of the y-axis, and "+2" is the position twenty meters on the right side of the axis. If it is "minus two", it is twenty meters on the left side of the axis. Therefore, the shooter of the rock thrower can easily determine the position of their attack based on the installed test data.

According to the coordinates transmitted, the man who operated the stone thrower was busy adjusting the counterweight. When the news of the adjustment was reported to Muke, he only said one word "put it"!

In the entire Aden Fortress, there are ten large counterweight stone throwers. Muke's "release" is the volley of ten stone throwers. Only two of the stone throwers shot out the clay pots that Gong Zi thought of, filled with oil and a small bottle of gunpowder. The other eight were thrown out of the igneous stones that Gong Zi brought.

The two clay pots that were first launched, and the gunpowder pot with medicine twists exploded in the air. Then the ignited oil formed a huge burning fireball in the air. Driven by the gunpowder gas, balls of crude oil, like rotten eggs, formed fire points with flames as a hood.

The people holding the shield did not know what kind of attack they had been exposed to, and only felt that a large amount of viscous liquid on fire flowed down from the side of the shield. The frightened soldiers threw the fired shield aside and avoided the blazing flames.

But before they could escape from the flames all over the surrounding, the second wave of stones launched from the beginning came into the air. The soldiers who had just thrown their shields were immediately overturned to the ground by these large and small stones. The helmets were of no use for such a blow. The person who was knocked out fell into the flames and was soon swallowed by the flames.

Because of the attacks of flames and stone throwers, the siegemen became frightened. The entire avenue was full of burning people, either lying in the flames and burning the shield to ashes. Or they ran around with the scorching flames on their bodies, making sharp screams.

This scene surprised the little Ashlever who was watching behind him. He didn't know what was scary in the castle. Especially the thing that exploded into a burning, huge fireball in the sky. He didn't know what it was, nor did he know what it could use to block those.

Another attack, retreated under the opponent's new attack method. Little Ashlever had lost the confidence to simply use infantry and took down the castle after a simple attack.

But now, he can't wait any longer. He must launch an attack. Continuous losses will not only cause him to lose all his face, but may also cause him to lose the opportunity to own the entire province of Aden.

"Prepare our stone thrower and arrow tower, and it seems that we can only get closer to them slowly. And tonight, we will send people again to the front to build a stronghold. If we rely solely on that road, I am afraid we will never be able to conquer the city!"

On this day, Little Ashlever did not launch such an attack, but began to assemble those arrow towers and large stone throwers outside the city. It seems that the small city of Aden is difficult to conquer without the cover of heavy weapons!

Before nightfall, he planned to launch a night attack to build a stronghold, looking at the city of Aden in the sunset, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Chapter completed!