Aztec soldiers were cutting wood in a forest along a river.
The Sun King originally planned to return immediately after leaving the Black Spring Tribe and continue to advance deep into the north of the plain. But at Ayla's suggestion, he reviewed his deployment and found that his army was backed by a large river, which meant that Hestein's troops could go around and attack the rear of the army at any time. This forced the Sun King to stop his advance and begin to concentrate his main force around the river and build defenses.
"It's amazing to think about. Building a castle behind an army, I've never seen anything like that in my life."
The Sun King expressed this emotion while taking Ella to inspect the construction site.
"Does the army in the east of the sea fight like this?"
——How could there be such an outrageous way of fighting?
Ella complained silently in her heart. But he said: "Yes. The pirate kingdom led by Hestein is good at coastal and plundering. There was a neighboring country that couldn't stand its harassment, so its lord Otto spent a lot of money to build such defense measures on the river. , thus resisting the invasion of the Pirate Kingdom."
The tools used by the Aztecs, like the Black Springs tribe, were all made of stone, which made them very inefficient at cutting down trees. In order to complete this project in time, the Sun King has allocated 60% of his troops to rush the work.
Ella saw five or six Aztlan soldiers lying on a tree trunk, using stone axes to painstakingly dig holes in the top. This is making a canoe. According to Ella's suggestion, the Sun King would need at least a thousand canoes to cruise along the river to block Hestein's movements on the river.
As for why it was a thousand ships... Ella reported it randomly. Anyway, the greater the number, the more it will drag down the Sun King's army. If the Sun King trusted Aila like Tesosomoc, Aila would even want to repay 10,000 ships.
"I never dreamed that my army would one day need to fight on the river." The Sun King said, "Is this also a common thing in the east of the sea?"
"Of course." Ella said, "To the west of the pirate kingdom, there is a country called Great Britain. In order to stop Hestein's invasion, their king spent a lot of money to build a fleet of defensive fleets. Although in The shipbuilding technology is still inferior to that of the Pirate Kingdom, but it still successfully resisted the invasion of the Pirate Kingdom.”
"Sure enough. Different places have different tactical characteristics." The Sun King nodded and said, "If it weren't for your reminder, I would never have imagined that there would be such offensive and defensive methods."
The sun was scorching hot and it was noon. After inspecting the construction site by the river, the Sun King set off to return. But it wasn't until the stars came out that he finally returned to his tent. He felt thirsty and waved his hand, but no water was brought to him. He immediately opened his eyes and stared at his entourage. The attendant was so frightened that he knelt down and said:
"Sun King, all the water in the camp has been drank. Our people set out to get water from the river in the morning, and they haven't come back yet!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I've already walked back from the river!" the Sun King drank angrily, "There are so many people in the camp, can't they give me a glass of water?"
"I really can't find it! Our camp is too far away from the river. It took Sun King you a whole day to go back and forth. Brothers have to carry water, and the speed will only be slower! And there are only a few people carrying water, so it's hard to carry back that little There’s not enough water at all! These brothers who stayed in the camp haven’t drank a drop of water since morning. They chew grass roots to get the water inside to moisten their throats!”
The Sun King was extremely dissatisfied, but when he thought that this was an order he had given to prepare for Hestein's attack, he couldn't get angry, so he had to endure it and said:
"Then tell me, how many people need to be assigned to carry water to make it enough?"
"Currently, the water carried by one person is barely enough for ten people to drink for a day. To ensure that water is available at all times, at least 10% of the troops need to be used to carry water!"
"Then allocate 10% of the troops!" The Sun King roared, "If you didn't tell me earlier, did you want me to die of thirst?"
After drinking away his entourage, the Sun King looked at Ella anxiously:
"It is too wasteful to station troops so far away from the river. How do the troops on the east side of the sea deal with this situation when they fight?"
"Back to the Sun King, we will dig a diversion canal to bring the water to the camp. Please see the drawing."
Ella took out three drawings. She had known this problem for a long time. She had drawn the drawings in advance and was waiting to trick the Sun King.
"This is the first plan, to make an elevated aqueduct. Look at this design, the double-layer aqueduct and the gorgeous arches, which show your noble identity as the Sun King. The entire aqueduct is made of stone. Even if it is discovered by the enemy, it will take a long time. It takes a lot of effort to destroy it; there is also a second option, which is to bury the ditch underground and secretly divert the water through the ground. The enemy is basically unable to detect it. This is sneaky and does not match your temperament, Sun King; and it is not very recommended. The third option is to dig a small ditch in the open air to divert the water. This will make the Sun King look angry and you may be angry with others, and animals may come to urinate in the ditch..."
"Just use the third option!" the Sun King said with some displeasure. "Now 60% of the army is building a stronghold by the river, and 10% of the army is carrying water. We need to use the first and second options again. In my camp, Isn’t there no one left?”
"I have another plan. As the saying goes, sharpening the knife will make it easier to chop wood." Ella snapped out another stack of drawings, "This thing is called a crane. Build it before building a stronghold, which can greatly increase the number of people who chop wood." Follow-up construction efficiency!”
"crane?"
The Sun King looked at the stack of drawings for a while, but he couldn't understand them.
"With it, you can lift your weight with ease, just like you have the arms of a giant! Not to mention using wood to build strongholds, even stones can be used, and even elevated aqueducts can be used..."
Ella's words were very exciting, but the Sun King seemed to have lost his patience.
"No elevated canal! After the deployment is completed along the river, I will lead the army north. Just tell me, how many people are needed to build this crane?"
"Probably we need to allocate another person..."
"Do you need another person?"
The Sun King couldn't help but raise his voice.
"In order to prepare for raids from the river, are we paying too much? Aren't we currently constructing near the river? Before the construction is completed, what problems will there be if we set up our camp near the river like a construction site? ?"
"What if the enemy launches a surprise attack from the river while we are under construction?" Ella said plausibly. "Currently, the stronghold on the river has not been completed. The combat capabilities of the troops under construction are very limited and will soon be defeated. If the camp is too large Soon, our troops will be disturbed by the retreating soldiers and fall thousands of miles away..."
Ella suddenly closed her mouth. Because she found that the Sun King was looking at her with suspicion.
"Would the enemy really act like this?"
He stood up, his huge body approaching Ella step by step.
——Oops, is the plan given too outrageous?
Just as Ella was quickly thinking about countermeasures in her mind, a report that shocked both the Sun King and Ella rang outside the big tent:
"Report to the Sun King! Our construction site along the river...is under attack!"
(End of chapter)
