"?!"

Wu Liang was no exception. He fell to the ground almost simultaneously with everyone else in shock.

Wu Liangcai breathed a sigh of relief when the arrow he expected was not shot out, and followed the sound and looked in the direction of the sudden movement.

This wish doesn't matter.

"Could this thing just be...a wooden cow and a stray horse?!"

Wu Liang couldn't help but feel refreshed.

It was a wooden product with a relatively square body, looking like a huge wooden box.

There are four round wooden wheels on the bottom of the box. There is a touch of metallic color on the outside of the wheels. They should be specially wrapped with metal to increase wear resistance.

On the outside of the four wheels, there are four wooden bars protruding from the wooden box.

These four wooden bars are slightly tilted, sticking to the ground like the four legs of an animal, and they seem to be able to play a supporting role.

But it seems a bit unnecessary.

Because the four wheels of a four-wheeled vehicle have a very good supporting effect, there is no need for four wooden bars to assist...

The most eye-catching thing is the wooden carved head standing on one side above the wooden box.

This head looks like a cow at first glance, and the two slightly curved horns on the head make it very distinctive.

And the voice just now.

It should have come from this woodworking product. Wu Liang specially cast a questioning look at Bai Jingjing, and Bai Jingjing nodded slightly in affirmation.

so.

This should be the legendary "Wooden Ox", right?

Wu Liang knew that "a wooden cow and a flowing horse" are actually two things, one is a "wooden cow" and the other is a "flowing horse".

Although these two things are both means of transportation, and the principles may have many similarities, there may still be some differences in the terrain they are applicable to. However, the archaeological documents obtained by later generations are very limited, and the actual objects have never been found, so there is still no knowledge of them.

draw an accurate conclusion.

However, Wu Liang is certain of one thing: the "wooden cow and flowing horse" is not as mysterious as the legend says. It should not be able to walk automatically, let alone a "perpetual motion machine" that violates the law of conservation of energy.

Because there is such a sentence in "The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography": "A man can walk six feet, and an ox can walk four paces. Carrying a year's worth of grain, he can travel twenty miles a day without much labor."

"People don't work hard" doesn't mean that they don't have to put in effort, but that they don't put in much effort.

But this is already very scary. You need to know that "one-year-old grain" will be more than 400 kilograms of grain in later generations. Even if it is divided into four people to carry 100 kilograms of grain each with human power, they will have to collapse after walking twenty miles a day.

, not to mention long-distance trekking day and night, which is basically taking people's fate as a gift. By the time they are sent to the local food transport army, most of them may be exhausted.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no other ways to transport supplies at this time.

Horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts are a good choice. People only need to sit on the carts and drive them, so it doesn’t take much effort.

But the horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts at this time were all two-wheeled and double-coupled carts that the Hu army had been using. This kind of cart was very restricted by the terrain. It was difficult to drag heavy goods uphill or downhill. If you were not careful,

It's the result of people falling on their backs.

Moreover, cattle and horses are extremely precious production and strategic materials nowadays.

Wu Liang had bought a horse before. The price of a horse had reached more than 100 kilograms of gold, and cattle would definitely be even more expensive.

In other words, Wu Liang risked his life to rob a tomb. Taking the original "Tomb of King Liang Xiao" as an example, the tens of thousands of kilograms of gold were only enough for Boss Cao to buy a few hundred horses.

If it were anyone else, it would be basically impossible to form a decent grain transport team.

Coupled with the subsequent maintenance costs of horses and cows, one horse and one cow cost many people in terms of food alone.

Therefore, manpower is the most cost-effective at this time.

If a person can carry more than 400 kilograms of food and travel 20 miles a day without exerting much effort, this thing can certainly be regarded as an artifact at this time!

But now is obviously not the time to prioritize these.

After lying on the ground for a long time without any other movement, Wu Liang finally climbed up carefully, and then carefully came to the "Wooden Ox" to check.

After careful observation from top to bottom, Wu Liang finally found the source of the sound.

It turned out that the "wooden ox" had broken its axis.

Perhaps because it had been stored for so long, the wooden round axle connecting the two rear wheels was finally overwhelmed. In addition, after Wu Liang and others came down, they may have caused some extremely slight vibrations to the ground while walking, resulting in some slight vibrations.

The rotten round shaft is broken.

However, the "Wooden Ox" did not tilt.

Because the extra "four legs" play a supporting role, allowing it to maintain balance.

besides.

Wu Liang also discovered two more peculiar settings, one is a curved metal ox tongue protruding from the mouth of the cow head, and the other is a metal ox tail at the rear that is somewhat similar to the shape of the cow tongue.

The shape of the ox tongue and ox tail is a bit like the crank handle that was used to start the tractor in later generations.

Even if Wu Liang has never studied mechanics, he can still see that these two things can move, perhaps by shaking like starting a tractor, or perhaps by some method of identification.

Wu Liang wanted to verify it immediately.

But thinking that the shaft of this thing had broken, he still suppressed the idea forcibly. Among other things, don't try to make this thing fall apart and destroy the key structure inside, trying to restore it again.

I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to come out. It's better to wait until you take it out and study it carefully before making a decision.

"Sir, is everything okay? Can we get up?"

Seeing that Wu Liang had been checking for a long time and found nothing unusual, Yu Ji finally couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's okay, get up, but you still have to be vigilant and don't touch anything without my order."

Wu Liang then remembered everyone and turned around and said.

"Brother Youcai, what is this weird thing?"

After everyone stood up and came over one after another, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but ask.

"If my guess is correct, this should be a very peculiar means of transportation. We will take it with us when we go out. I will leave the disassembly and research to you. Is that okay?"

Wu Liang said with a smile.

Of course, Zhuge Liang's "Wood Ox and Flowing Horse" must be left to Zhuge Liang to study, but Wu Liang does not intend to rely on him alone. Thyme will also participate, and there may be more surprises...

Speaking of which, Thyme is Zhuge Liang's senior sister. This little beauty has obtained some "true biography" from Wu Liang, and can also teach Zhuge Liang some on behalf of Wu Liang. The introspective Wu Liang went to teach it again...Wu Liang had discovered it long ago.

He is not suitable to be a teacher, and his patience in this regard is really limited.

"I will definitely not let down my talented brother's expectations."

Zhuge Liang immediately raised his chest and said.

"Um."

Wu Liang nodded and looked around the tomb again, and soon found a box car with a similar shape behind the stone pillar opposite the "Wooden Ox".

Because there is also a wooden carved head standing on this box car, but it is a horse head.

"Flowing horse?"

Wu Liang first observed the surrounding environment, and then walked towards the box truck cautiously.

This vehicle is indeed somewhat different from the "Wooden Ox". It is no longer a four-wheeled vehicle like the "Wooden Ox", but a two-wheeled vehicle that is somewhat similar to a horse-drawn carriage.

However, it still has four "wooden legs", and these four legs must play a certain supporting role.

Moreover, these four "wooden legs" are slightly longer and thicker than the "wooden ox", and they seem to bear more pressure during operation.

"How do you drive a car like this?"

Wu Liang couldn't help but feel a little confused.

It is obviously impossible for a car of this shape to slide while maintaining balance on four wheels like a "wooden ox". It must use "wooden legs" for support, but once the "wooden legs" touch the ground, they will be stuck.

The ground acts like a "brake", making it impossible to move forward...

With such doubts, Wu Liang continued to observe carefully.

He noticed that the "streaming horse" also had a metal tongue and tail, and its shape was the same as that of the "wooden cow".

Moreover, the preservation condition of this "streaming horse" is relatively intact. At least with the naked eye, there is no obvious decay on it, so it may still be used.

"How about... give it a try?"

Wu Liang couldn't help but have a bold idea.

It seems that the internal operation methods of "Wooden Ox" and "Flowing Horse" should be the same, but the way of traveling seems to be slightly different. If the "Flowing Horse" is accidentally damaged, he will still have a "Wooden Ox" left.

Research replication is possible…

After a short period of thinking.

Wu Liang's evil hand trembled slightly and reached for the tail of "Flowing Horse".

It feels cold to the touch of metal at first, and the rust on the metal surface makes it slightly rough.

"..."
To be continued...