Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 315 Su He and everyone come up with a solution

Su He pondered for a while, then said after careful consideration: "Uncle Xiaohu, if the enemy can easily come over and reach the city, we will be in danger. The most important thing is to prevent them from pushing through. We should break the loop and prevent them from pushing through and making it unstable."

Wang Xiaohu heard that Su He must have come up with an idea. He nodded and said, "This is the most important problem. How do we solve it?"

Su He continued, "We will use water attack instead. We will use pipes to pour water far away and turn the area under the city wall into mud. The support structures will be unstable, so we will see how they can get so many people in."

Wang Xiaohu asked: "Why do you pour water so far away?"

Su He said: "Use a trebuchet to throw water?"

Wang Xiaohu was stunned and asked casually: "What is a trebuchet?"

When Su He heard that there was no such weapon here, he simply went back to the house, took out a pen and paper, and started to draw. It was a very simple lever principle. It didn't take long to finish the drawing, and he handed it directly to Wang Xiaohu.

He took it and looked at it. It was very simple and clear. He knew how to do it at a glance. Su He explained: "The longer the arm, the farther it can be thrown."

Wang Xiaohu looked at it excitedly and asked Su He: "Where is Zheng Hailin? Ask him to send it to the general as soon as possible. Ask him to arrange for someone to make it quickly. This is a good thing."

Su He asked someone to invite Zheng Hailin. When Zheng Hailin came over and heard what Wang Xiaohu said, he immediately took the blueprint and rode Wang Xiaohu's horse to deliver the letter.

Wang Xiaohu asked Su He to continue with the previous topic and talk about the water issue.

Su He said: "Use bamboo poles or other things that can transport water to pour water outside the city. As long as there is a certain distance, it will be difficult for those soldiers to come over, and we can stop them from attacking the city."

"The only thing that needs to be solved now is the distance issue, how to get the water to where we want it."

Wang Xiaohu said, "Let's use a simple method first. Use a bucket to scoop water and wet the nearby areas first. We can think of a solution together when we get back to the distant areas. Don't we still have your trebuchet here?"

He discussed it with Su He again, and finally everyone in Su He's family gathered around and they all thought together about how to solve the problem.

Ye Jingchen thought for a long time and said, "Why don't we nail the wooden boards into grooves and extend them out. This way, it will be wide, and many people can press down on it. Then everyone can pour water upwards from behind to transport the water out."

Su He's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes, the tree is very tall, and the board is long too. It should be enough. At worst, we can just add a few more sections."

Wang Xiaohu had a very good impression of Ye Jingchen this time. This little guy is very smart and a talented person.

In this way, everyone brainstormed, learned from each other's strengths and made up for each other's weaknesses, and actually came up with a lot of solutions.

After Zheng Hailin came back, he also said goodbye and went back. When he left, he solemnly thanked everyone, especially Su He and Ye Jingchen, and promised: "You two wait, if you can defeat Dongjie Kingdom this time, I will definitely ask for credit for you."

He rode his horse back to the outer city happily. He did not slow down along the way because he was too excited and needed to report the situation to the general.

He came to the door, jumped off his horse, handed the horse to the guard who came over, and strode towards the hall. At this time, the hall was also full of people, everyone was looking at the catapult, this thing was great, it had a good offensive effect on the high pavilion.

Wang Xiaohu approached, and no one had an idea. Even General Wang An was leaning over to look at the drawings on the table.

He walked over and said, "General, I'm back and I have something to tell you."

General Wang An retracted his gaze, looked at him and asked, "Wang Xiaohu, what are you talking about?"

Wang Xiaohu recounted in detail the countermeasures he had discussed at the Su family. All the generals applauded and praised him, saying that this was a good idea.