The earthen barrier is not high, only as high as one person. But if you add the bamboo fence, there will be one more. The upper end of the fence is all sharpened and baked hard, and there are small window holes at intervals, which are probably blast holes. Under the earthen ramparts, there are ditches surrounding it, connected to the river. There are also many towers made of bamboo on top of the earthen fortress, with the figures of Kun soldiers swaying on them.
Luo and Yinglue were well versed in military strategy and knew that this camp looked very simple, but these facilities, coupled with a team of elite soldiers, were enough to withstand an enemy attack that was ten times more powerful.
"How many soldiers are there here?"
"I don't know about this," the waiter said with a smile, "but these workers usually live in the camp, maybe a few hundred people."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Guangyuan said dissatisfied, "How many people are there in a few hundred people? They have been constructing here for months, and you don't even know how many people there are?! Idiots!"
The clerk's face was full of grievances. The rules of the pawnshop were extremely strict. Except for the shopkeeper who could go out to socialize, being a clerk was the same as being in jail. All food and accommodation are in the pawn shop, and you are not allowed to go out for leisure. You can only take leave on the first and fifteenth day of the month to take a bath and get a haircut, and you can only go back and forth on the same day. If you want to go home, you must have an urgent matter before you can take leave. Let alone the Australian who has been here for more than a month, even if he has been here for three to five years, he has no way of knowing.
But this time when the boss was scolding him, the waiter could only listen with a low eyebrow. After Mr. Li finished showing his authority, he whispered: "Young men are not allowed to leave the shop on weekdays. However, it sounds like there is something going on in the shop." Idle people say that there are a lot of people living inside. When unloading, bags of rice are transported inside..."
"Oh, where did this rice come from? Isn't it supplied by the Fan family?"
"I heard that Kun Ren owns the brand. The Fan family only supplies vegetables to Kun Ren."
Li Guangyuan snorted, and while he was disdainful, he was actually a little envious in his heart. The thief is blind! He actually got together with Fan Xiao, a fellow guest!
Luo Hetu didn't know what was going on in Master Li's mind. He just looked at the camp, and after a while he said, "Is there a place to climb here? I want to take a look inside the Kunthief camp."
The waiter looked troubled and said, "There is a literary tower nearby, but it's still some distance away, and you can't see clearly even if you climb up to it.
Luo Heying said: "It's okay, I have a telescope. Just lead the way."
The boy led the way, leaving Xiaoyao Market and walking along the fields and paths for a long time before arriving at a high hill next to the river branch.
Sure enough, there is a literary tower standing here. Although similar in shape, this type of pagoda is not a "pagoda" in the Buddhist sense, but was built for the purpose of Feng Shui. They vary in size. Some cannot log in. But this building is very small, and there are stairs in the middle to go up and down.
It's just that the area on each floor is too small. When the three of them came to the top of the smallest tower, they were almost face to face. Looking out of the small window, one can see the Kunthief Barracks in the distance. Luo Heying took out his telescope and looked carefully.
I saw that the bandit's camp was roughly rectangular, with a small mound in the middle. If you look carefully, this mound is the only commanding height near the new dock.
The surrounding fortifications are the same as those observed from the outside. Behind the wall are ladders and scaffolding for shooting. There are actually cannons in the empty field.
Although there are only two small cannons, in terms of armament alone, this camp is already considered impregnable. Luo Heying was secretly frightened. What was the purpose of this bandit being so tightly guarded here?
In Kanyingzhai, the houses are all long and neatly arranged. And in the open space there are several strange-looking objects, all covered with curtains. I don't know what they are. I couldn't help but ask, "What is that? It's under the curtain."
The clerk took the telescope and looked at it. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "It is said that it is a steel beast from Australia. When using it, you must first feed it with coal slime to make the beast furious, and then enter the iron cage on the back of the beast. It is said that this giant beast is of earth nature, and its whole body is shackled with fine iron shackles made by Australian secrets. Every time it uses force, it roars to the sky, and it is extremely powerful. It is especially good at digging earth and moving mountains. Giant When the beasts walk, they are like thunder. If these giant beasts are allowed to break free from their shackles, it will be terrible. The giant beasts will immediately burrow into the ground, causing unrest for dozens of miles. The Kunbing camp is full of these giant beasts I helped build it, but it was completed in just a few days.”
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Oh, how many people can live in this long house? "
"I don't know much about it, I just heard from the civilian husband who was recruited by the Kun people that the long rooms have two-level beds. One long room can probably accommodate about fifty people."
Luo Heying carefully counted the number of long houses. There were about 200 Kun people living in the camp all year round. Although most of them should be husbandmen and there won't be too many soldiers, the husbandmen can fight with swords and guns. This village cannot be taken down easily.
The three of them came down from the tower and returned to the pawn shop. Luo Heying asked, "You just said that that place is a geomantic treasure. There are three scholars buried there. Who are they?"
Before the waiter could speak, Li Guangyuan said with a smile: "Brother Luo! Don't listen to the nonsense of this murderer! That river beach is a righteous land, and those buried there are either poor people with no place to stand, or people who don't know where they came from." How could a family that could produce talented people build a tomb there? It’s a geomantic treasure, but it’s not a bad place.”
The waiter smiled coquettishly and said, "Sir, I heard others say that."
Luo Heying was thinking about what he could use in this matter. If the thieves really dig up people's ancestral graves, this can be put to good use, but if they just clean up the cemetery, there is not much profit to be honest. He thought for a while and proposed to open a shop near the new dock.
"It's easy, the land there couldn't be cheaper." Li Guangyuan agreed, "Just let shopkeeper Wu come forward to handle it."
"The house doesn't need to be big, a simple one is better. I plan to open a restaurant." Luo Yingying said, "When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you to introduce a few people to do the work."
"Every little thing, it's all on me!"
A few days later, near the new wharf, a restaurant that was so simple that it didn’t even have a surname opened. It is said to be a shop, but in fact there is only one room used as a kitchen. A reed mat tent is set up on the wasteland, and a simple table and chairs are placed under the tent.
As simple as it is, business here is not bad. Luo Heying did it to get information, not to make money. So the price is cheap, and there is a big Australian construction site nearby. In addition to core workers, a large number of outsourced workers are recruited locally, and Australians do not work. As soon as this restaurant opened, it became popular because of its high quality and low price.
Luo Heying was really able to relax and work as a handyman in this restaurant, carrying water and firewood every day, busy with extra work. Keep an eye on this Australian build.
He knew a lot about the Australians and didn't expect to successfully break through the camp after seeing the fortifications. However, "above" said that as long as he could set off a frenzy against the thieves here and attract the attention of the thieves, it would be fine. .
He has some knowledge of the art of war and naturally understands that this is a strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. It didn't matter whether he could break the camp or not, but he still had the idea of breaking the camp.
With such sincerity, he not only removes the hatred of the country and family, but also contains the dream of becoming a successful person. Because Taoist Mu Shi has already said that if he can take the head of a real thief with a beard this time, he will be awarded the fifth-level martial arts rank; if he kills a fake beard executive, he will be rewarded with the seventh-level military rank. This was a great temptation for Luo Heying, who had only tasted the taste of "fame" briefly.
An important piece of information has been revealed in the words of the clerk just now. This place is an important building place for bandit thieves, and real bandits or important fake bandits often come here to patrol. If you can break the stronghold and kill him, what a credit...
Thinking of this, his heart became a little hotter.
Luo Heying learned more information from the conversations with the employees who came here to eat.
It turns out that there are not many fake beards in this camp. In addition to the thirty fake beard soldiers stationed there, they are often replaced as the project progresses. Sometimes there are more than thirty people, and sometimes there are only a dozen or so. people. But they all have skills, some know how to control the iron monster; some know how to locate Feng Shui; some know how to build houses and roads...
Although there were few people, there were many houses in the camp. In addition to the longhouses and warehouses he saw on the tower, many other houses were being built, but the specific purpose was unknown.
As for the real wife, she is not permanent. She will come once or twice a month, and they all have "skills". Come for a few days and then leave. As soon as a Japanese warrior wearing an iron hat or a Korean soldier wearing a big hat and white clothes arrives, it means that a real beard is coming.
[In view of the general environment,
As for the purpose of the camp, it is said that it was the "yamen" of the thieves, but no one can tell which level of the yamen it was that fell to the ground. It is said that this "yamen" is different from ordinary yamen. In addition to collecting taxes and conducting circuit court trials, it also engages in "promotion." It is said that they want to teach everyone how to raise silkworms and reel silk, etc., and also set up schools, warehouses, and workshops in the town. From now on, men will work in workshops, women will raise silkworms and reel silk, children will go to school, everyone will have a job, and everyone will live a good life...
Luo Heying just secretly laughs when he hears this. You should also take what this thief says seriously! Since ancient times, there are people who are superior to others, and there are people who are inferior to others. Even if everyone is living a good life, some people will naturally live a better life - but it is hard to say whether the thieves can feed the common people now. It is really bragging that they don't have to pay taxes...
"What a yamen! You are all talking nonsense! How can there be such a yamen in the world!" A middle-aged man sneered, "You know nothing!"
"You know nothing, tell me!" Everyone was dissatisfied.
"Let me tell you, the Australians practice Feng Shui techniques here, either to break the Ming Dynasty's dragon aura, or to find dragon caves and build mausoleums..."
Luo Heying was stunned. He really had never thought of this. Although it sounds a bit unreal, it has to be said that it is not impossible. After the thieves landed, everything went smoothly without any setbacks. They could get through no matter how dangerous the crisis was. Maybe there really was some secret method of feng shui that could break the Ming Dynasty's royal aura.
