"Historically, King Antigonus's son, Demetrius, used this machine to conquer Rhode Island and many other cities. That's how he got the nickname 'The Besieger'."
Listening to the history, Li Du began to ask people to assemble the wooden giant.
There were many people playing there every day, and he called for help.
A treasure hunter said, "Big Li, what's in it for helping? Will you provide beer? "
Li Du said, "Beer is up to you. I'll throw a party after it's built. You guys can enjoy it however you want!"
Hearing that there would be a party, the treasure hunters were interested.
In fact, even if there was no party, they would still be willing to help. After all, the siege tower was something that only existed in legends. They had only seen it in movies and never seen it in real life.
There was strength in numbers. Even without the blueprints, they were able to quickly assemble a part of it.
Moreover, Li Du could use the little bug's ability to turn back time to see what the siege tower looked like when it was built. That way, he could guide everyone in building it.
The first thing to be built was the protection room, which was the main body of the siege tower. It was a sturdy wooden house.
The protection room was a basic building. The bottom floor was equipped with a steering wheel. The wheel was also made of wood. It was as tall as a person and needed two strong men to lift it up.
Besides the wheel, the rest of the protection room was made of hard wooden planks, connected by iron nails, and covered with thick layers of cowhide.
Hans stroked the thick cowhide and said, "Even if this siege tower doesn't get built, we'll still get something. This cowhide is worth a lot."
Mr. Martin looked at it and said, "This is old cowhide. It's not worth much now. It's just a layer to protect against arrows."
"Cowhide is easy to catch fire, right? Why do we have to attack them with arrows? Shouldn't we use fire? "a treasure hunter asked.
Mr. Martin laughed. "Of course. That's why there's a layer of protection outside the cowhide. It's made of fresh branches and covered with sticky mud. That way, it can resist fire and arrows at the same time."
The protection room was gradually built. Although everyone was tired, they were in high spirits.
The protective room that appeared in front of them was very domineering, with three sharp spikes fixed around it. The spikes were shaped like lightning, made of steel, and covered in rust, but it did not hinder their lethality.
After seeing the spikes, a student said, "Well, we came to the right place. This is a siege tower modeled after the Greek style. Look, the spikes are in the shape of Zeus' lightning."
Mr. Martin shook his head and said, "No, we can't deduce that from the spikes. Let's keep looking. I think it's the work of the Indians."
Apart from the spikes, there were also some patterns in the protection room. He could tell from the patterns.
Li Du had to admit that the old man had sharp eyes. When he turned back time, he saw that the siege tower was in the hands of the Native Americans. It was a tool used by the Native Americans for war.
They continued to build the siege tower. They had all the necessary parts. It was like assembling a large building block. The procedures were complicated, but it was not difficult.
The protective room was more than two meters tall, and above it was a multi-story tower. Each floor could be equipped with different weapons and equipment, and thus had different functions.
The protective room did not only have one floor, but two. There was a third floor in the middle.
Mr. Martin said, "The first floor is filled with coolies. They are strong and are responsible for pushing the siege tower closer to the target wall. The second floor is filled with soldiers. They hide and climb up the wall to fight. "
The next floor was filled with crossbows, which could be equipped with a total of four large crossbows. It was a pity that the crossbows were still there, but the arrows were missing. Otherwise, they could have used the crossbows on the spot.
The top floor was filled with archery towers. The soldiers could stand on top and shoot arrows. They could attack the enemy and provide cover for their own side. In addition, the archery tower could also be modified into a suspension bridge for the soldiers to climb the wall.
Below the archery tower were tools that looked like eagle claws, all made of fine iron. These tools could destroy the enemy's top wall and fix the suspension bridge for the soldiers to climb the wall.
More than 20 people worked for an entire day, from morning till evening, and finally completed the siege tower.
Everyone was tired, but they felt a sense of achievement. The completed siege tower looked very domineering and looked very good.
The entire siege tower was more than six meters tall. During the siege, a large number of soldiers would hide in the huge machine and move forward using wheels and ropes.
Everyone worked together to move the siege tower to the weakest part of the enemy's wall. Then, they could attack. Unless the defenders were much stronger than the attackers, the siege tower would be able to successfully open a huge gap in the wall.
Mr. Martin took a few pictures. Everyone took pictures and went up to take pictures with the siege tower.
Obviously, the siege tower was a deadly weapon, not a simple prop. If they missed this opportunity, they might not be able to touch it again for the rest of their lives.
Mr. Martin sighed, "This should be the siege tower of a Native American tribe. It might be an antique with a history of more than a hundred years."
Hans was surprised and asked, "Really?"
Mr. Martin said with certainty, "Yes. I don't know which tribe it is, but the Native Americans stopped building siege towers at the end of the 19th century. This was because the government had communicated with them. The war between the tribes ended, and the siege tower lost its function."
For the Native Americans, a mobile siege tower was a great psychological deterrent to the enemies defending the city. It often scared the enemies and made them surrender without a fight. That was its real function.
Until a hundred years ago, the Native American tribes still fought from time to time. Some tribes built cities. Of course, they called them cities, but they were just villages surrounded by walls.
Without the use of firearms, it would not be easy to attack such a village. It might even cause great damage to the attackers.
Therefore, before the Europeans came to North America, the Native Americans used these siege towers to attack cities.
If what Mr. Martin said was true, then this siege tower would be very valuable. Native American tribes were usually very rich, so they would be willing to collect such a siege tower.
Mr. Martin seized the opportunity to teach the students and discuss historical events related to the siege tower.
"In 363 BC, the Roman expeditionary force besieged the Persian fortified city of Pilispora. After the Romans failed to persuade them to surrender, they used the siege tower to attack. They opened a gap in the wall and entered the city.
"In the Third Macedonian War, the Romans marched into Greece. At the beginning, the Roman army suffered many setbacks. In 168 BC, the consul Paulus led the main army to attack. He used the siege tower to intimidate the soldiers and civilians in the city of Macedon and won the war.
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