Li Yu smiled and said: "Uncle, I came to you to make something." He took out the blueprint and handed it to Carpenter Chen, "This is called a trebuchet. I want to put it at the entrance of the village and the pass of the mountain to deal with the bandits. It will be troublesome." Please help make it quickly."

"Let me take a look," Carpenter Chen took the drawing, looked at it for a while and pointed at it and asked, "Xiaoyu, what are these two Luo Zhuan-like things and this long one used for?"

Li Yu pointed to the drawing and explained, "The long one is the long arm of the lever. The small bamboo pole at the top of the long arm is used to hold stones and launch it. The short one is called the short arm of the lever. The large bamboo pole at the top of the short arm is filled with stones to launch. Sedimentation."

After hearing this, Carpenter Chen thought for a while, "I understand. It's not difficult to make this thing. I have hardwood and iron sheets, beef tendon, Luo Zhuan, and lumber at home. You go back and prepare some long, stronger ropes, and then ask the old village chief Let him weave a few bamboo poles according to your wishes."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Li Yu turned around and went to the old village chief and asked him to weave a few round bamboo poles the size of dustpans. The old village chief nodded, "I know, go and do your work. I'll bring you the bamboo poles." Compiled by the carpenter uncle’s family.”

When Zhou Jia arrived at Zhuangzi, he told the long-term workers what happened last night and said to them: "Now the government has closed the city gates and doesn't care whether we live or die. If Liu Fei gathers more people, they will definitely kill everyone once the village is destroyed. Only We can survive if we all work together.”

Foreman Lin Dashan bowed to Zhou Jia and said: "Mr. Zhou, just tell me what you have to say, without you taking us in we would not be able to live a stable life."

The dozen or so other long-term workers also said, "That's right! Mr. Zhou, just give us your orders if you have anything to do. We'll take care of it."

Zhou Jia bowed his hands to them and said, "Thank you all, now you will come with me to pick up the stones and transport them to the entrance of the village and the two low mountain passes."

"Okay, let's set off now."

Zhou Jia led the long-term workers to lift the stones from the mountain to the entrance of the village. Chen Yaozu saw it and said to Zhou Jia: "Mr. Zhou, you are a scholar. How can you do these things? Just go back and leave it to me." Done." Chen Yaozu said and pushed Zhou Jia back.

Zhou Jia smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, these things are not difficult. I can't just watch everyone busy while I do nothing!"

When Chen Yaohui saw that Zhou Jia was determined to go, he had no choice but to let go and said, "You have to be careful not to get hurt anywhere."

"Okay, I'll pay attention, thank you."

Brother Yang and Yang Chun braved the severe cold for five or six days and arrived at a mountain forest called Yezhu Ridge, a hundred miles away from Tongzhou City. They entered the mountain and found a group of bandits gathered there.

Brother Yang found the bandit boss of Yezhu Ridge, and that boss turned out to be the third in command of Qingfengling.

Lone Wolf looked at Brother Yang with mocking eyes, "Aren't you going to start a new business? Why do you have time to see me?"

Brother Yang bowed to Lone Wolf and said, "Brother, I have killed many brothers when I encountered a strong enemy. Please help me sell some bows to me."

Lone Wolf looked at Brother Yang and thought to himself: He's a bitch who doesn't know how to appreciate others, and he's not willing to be his second boss. Now that he's begging for Grandpa, he needs to give him a good deal.

Lone Wolf made up his mind and said slowly: "The price of the bow is not cheap. As long as you can afford the money, why don't I sell it!"

Brother Yang saw Lone Wolf's eyes darting around, knowing that he couldn't buy a bow today without paying a big price, so he bowed to Brother Yang and saluted, "Brother, as long as you sell me the bow, you can tell me the number, even if you sell the iron at the same time." The iron salesman will also get some for you."

Lone Wolf looked at Brother Yang with a wicked smile and raised three fingers, "Count one here and I'll give you four bows."

Brother Yang chuckled, "What do you mean, eldest brother, thirty taels?"

"Bah," Lone Wolf spat at him, "You are so generous. I can't even buy you a bow in thirty taels of peace, a bow of three hundred taels, and an arrow of twenty taels. I will give you at most fifty loves." Do you want."

Brother Yang estimated the money in the bag and said with a smile: "Yes, why not? I want four bows. Brother, please prepare fifty arrows for me."

"Okay, I'll have someone get it for you right now," Lone Wolf said, stroking his chin and looking at Brother Yang: After just two months, he has already made so much money. It seems that there are many rich people in Tongzhou. .

"Yang Changkun, it looks good over there in Tongzhou! You've only been here for a short period of time, right? Did you get so much money?"

Brother Yang saw the lone wolf's weird look. After offering the money, he smiled and said, "Brother, it's all money collected by the big guys. They took out all the coffins just for revenge."

The lone wolf counted the coins and burst out laughing, "Revenge? Are you looking for revenge? Then I'm afraid the people who are looking for revenge against you are too many to count!"

"This... this..." Brother Yang apologized awkwardly. At this time, Lone Wolf's men brought out the bow and arrows. Lone Wolf waved to Brother Yang, "Take it and leave! Don't come here again in the future. , my eyes hurt when I see you."

"Thank you, big brother. I'll take my leave now." Brother Yang didn't care at all about Lone Wolf's disgusted expression, picked up his bow and arrows and went down the mountain with Yang Chun.

Li Yu took Carpenter Chen to make three trebuchets. The larger one was placed at the entrance of the village and the smaller one was carried to the Ai Shan Pass and set up.

Everyone in the village came. Someone pulled down the short arm of the lever, put the big stone into the basket, covered the lid, sealed the stone in the basket with a rope, and then pulled down the long arm of the lever to put the stone into the basket. , letting go of the rope in his hand, the short arm sank, and the stones in the sling bag at the top of the long arm flew out like cannonballs, hitting the open space outside the village.

"Sure enough, it flew out." Everyone cheered.

"Sister, you are amazing." Li Qing looked at Li Yu proudly, and Li Yu said with a blushing face: "It's not me who is amazing, it's the people who taught me that are amazing."

Everything was ready, and the people in the village felt a lot more at ease. After several days, no bandits came to harass the village. The tense strings in the villagers' hearts were relaxed, and some villagers even relaxed their vigilance.

That evening, when Li Yu arrived at the village entrance, he saw that Chunsheng and He Tiezhu, who were supposed to be patrolling in front of the village entrance, actually fell asleep by the fire in the shed. Li Yu woke them up and said, "Chunsheng, Tiezhu, you are not on patrol. Really? Why did you fall asleep?"

He Tiezhu lowered his head and did not dare to look at Li Yu. Chunsheng glanced at Li Yu and smiled casually: "Xiaoyu, you see they haven't come for so many days. I think they don't dare to come. Even if they come over there, Brother Zhaocai and the others are still guarding!"

Seeing his nonchalant look, Li Yu turned around and left, returned to the village to find Chen Yaohui, and worriedly said to Chen Yaohui: "Uncle, you have to talk to the guys. Don't let down your guard or something big will happen."

Chen Yaohui comforted Li Yu, "Xiaoyu, don't worry too much. Look, half a month has passed in a blink of an eye. They suffered so many casualties last time. I think they must be afraid of us and don't dare to come."

After hearing this, Li Yu felt that Chen Yaohui was still the same as before, careless and ignorant of the dangers of people's hearts.

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