Gong Cheng Lin Chong Lu Gong Che (攻城臨衝呂公車)

Stylised illustration of a Lu Gong Che, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志 》)'.

Gong Cheng Lin Chong Lu Gong Che (攻城臨衝呂公車, lit. 'City-siege approaching assault cart of Lord Lu'), often shortened to Lin Chong Lu Gong Che (臨衝呂公車, lit. 'Approaching assault cart of Lord Lu') or simply Lu Gong Che (呂公車, lit. 'Cart of Lord Lu'), is the Chinese siege tower. It was named after the semi-legendary Lu Shang (呂尚), better known as Jiang Zi Ya (姜子牙).

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