South of Jiankang City, Nantang.
Shen Linzi was dressed in leather armor and dressed like a soldier, carrying a wooden stake as thick as a bowl. Like dozens of sergeants, he was running back and forth in a hurry. In the distance and near, there were hundreds of Shen family soldiers busy like this. The Wu dialect, which is obviously different from the Jiankang Mandarin, makes this bustling temporary construction site so special.
Two soldiers were driving the stake and chatting at the same time. One of them was holding the stake with both hands, and the other, a shirtless sergeant, was wielding a sledgehammer, pounding the stake into the south. In the soft soil beside the pond.
With a "bang" sound, this wooden pile, like the thirty-odd piles on the side, was inserted deeply into the soil. The hammer-wielding sergeant wiped the sweat from his forehead and could finally take a rest. The sergeant holding the stake shook the stake vigorously, but it didn't move at all. He smiled and said, "Dali, your skills are getting better and better. You don't need to sharpen the pile head to drive a pile in this soil. You can actually do it with just a few hammers." Smash it in."
The sergeant named Dali said angrily: "That's because the soil here is soft. If we change to hard soil, we still have to sharpen the pile heads. Huh, it's a pity. I can obviously hit the trigger and fire." The sledgehammer of the Eight-Stone Bull Crossbow has to drive piles here now. I’m not willing to accept it. Ah Wu, why didn’t you follow Brother Tieniu to Shogunate Mountain, but drove piles with me here?”
This stake sergeant named Awu Ge, with a white turban on his head, is now using the hemp rope in his hand to quickly wrap several threads around the wooden stake, just like the ones on his head. Like a turban, thick and strong, it was quickly pulled to another wooden stake about half a meter away. In this way, the two wooden stakes were connected, and a nearly two-mile-long space stretched from the edge of Nantang to Along the city wall, thousands of such wooden piles were connected in this way, and a preliminary defensive fence was established in this way. About three hundred meters behind this fence, the second and even third The fence is also being built in this way, but it is completed by Liu Zhong's subordinates.
Brother Awu continued his operations while saying: "Dali, didn't I say it above? The enemy may attack here, we must not be careless. This Nantang is the weak point of our city defense, and it is also the top priority. , once we break through here, the city wall will not be protected, and the demon thieves may rush in directly. You see, General Shen and General Liu are both generals, and they are not doing anything with us at the moment."
Dali said angrily: "I heard that General Shen spoke too loudly that day at the Ancestral Temple and offended those wealthy families. General Liu Zhong, who had been executing military orders in the city, also executed more than twenty people for patrolling. The bodyguards of the wealthy family who were involved in robbing families and robberies were sent here together with General Shen. In such a crucial battle, during the battle in the north of the city, they did nothing like us."
A person next to him threw down the wooden stake in his hand, squatted on the ground, held the stake, and said, "I'm driving the pile."
Brother Awu followed him to help the stakes, but he kept raising his head to look at Dali: "Don't say this nonsense. Brother Lin Zi is now the first-class deputy general next to the commander. It is said that when marching and fighting, he sets up the formation and sets up camp. He has a lot of say in matters, not to mention Brother A Zhong, who has been a military judge in our Beifu for many years. Sending such important people here means that this place is very important, and it will never be a mere assignment. "
Dali gritted his teeth: "But the demon thief is obviously in the north, why do you want important people to come here? Besides, didn't the commander himself also go to the north?"
The man holding the stake suddenly said: "Then why did Zhuge Liang leave Ma Di to guard the street pavilion? That is the most important place. He did not go there himself, but sent his most trusted subordinate to take charge of it, right?"
A Wu looked along and saw that just a foot away, Shen Linzi was looking at him with a smile on his face. He quickly stood up, took a step back, gave a military salute to Shen Linzi, and said loudly: "Shen Linzi General, the third building of the fourth brigade of humble rank......"
Dali's face turned a little pale. The hammer missed the target and hit the ground less than two feet in front of Shen Linzi. The mud splashed and made dots appear on Shen Linzi's face and body. Shen Linzi smiled. He shook his head and said, "Okay, brother Dali, you are so accurate that you can't hit the eight-stone running bull crossbow."
Dali stood there blankly, scratching his head in embarrassment, while Shen Linzi looked at A Wu with a smile: "Li Chuwu, deputy owner of the third building, brother A Wu, you haven't answered my question yet."
A Wu laughed: "Brother Lin Zi, if you really ask, I will answer it. Because Zhuge Liang can't change his other self and fly to the street pavilion to fight. Moreover, letting Ma Di stay in the street pavilion may also seduce Cao Wei. The army came to attack, he believed that Ma Di's military ability could defeat the Wei army independently, but it's a pity..."
Shen Linzi nodded: "That's very well said. Nantang is an important military area and must be guarded against. Even if the army of demon thieves does not come, we still need to deploy garrison here. The battle at Shogunate Mountain will not lack us. There are more than 3,000 people. Look at yourselves. They are all elite men. There are no old or weak people. You will know that this battle is by no means a secondary direction. Everyone must cheer up. The general has led us to fight for so many years. Why? Did you make a mistake in your judgment? When we set up a fence here, we must be prepared for the attack of the demon thieves. Remember, if the demon thieves really come, we must defend without fighting, and we must not step out of the fence. Do you understand?"
A Wu and Dali sank into his Dantian and said loudly: "Nuo." At the same time, a voice sounded from behind, "Lin Zi, I don't agree with you. If the enemy comes, even if it is the main force, it does not necessarily have to be just defending. If you don’t attack, the beauty of military art lies in its application, how can it be limited to just one moment?”
Shen Linzi's expression changed slightly, and he turned to look behind him. He saw Xu Chite, who was carrying a big bow. He was dressed in a light archer's outfit, with a red cloth wrapped around his head to form a forehead block, and his long hair was tied into a ponytail. On his forehead, a heroic figure ran over behind him, together with hundreds of archers from the Divine Arrow Assault Battalion dressed almost the same way.
Shen Linzi frowned slightly and turned back to A Wu: "I'll leave this to you. Quickly complete the fortification line and connect all these fences. General Xu and I..."
Xu Chite suddenly waved his hand and said: "Brother Lin Zi, I think the fences of about 50 feet in this area should not be connected together. Leave a small door and usually use baggage trucks to block it. When we defeat the demon thief It’s a surprise attack, and you can even open the door to counterattack!”
(End of chapter)
