The corner of Lin Zihao's mouth curled up slightly: "Liu Junzhu, your idea is very good, but I'm afraid you missed one thing, that is, if the demon thief comes to attack, how do you think it will be done? Really? Will you send hundreds of warships directly across the river as you expected, so that we can see clearly at a glance?"
The corner of Liu Zunlong's mouth twitched slightly and he said: "Is it possible that they can still fly from the sky? The only way to be attacked here is to be attacked from the water or the river. This is the only option."
Lin Zihao sighed: "Not to mention whether they have any other choice, if the enemy attacks from the river, what can you do? Before they attack ashore, they will use trebuchets, ballistas and the like on the ship to attack us. There are arrows, rockets, or burning haystacks being fired here. How will Commander Liu prepare to respond?"
Liu Zunlong gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "There is a reservoir in the village. Once attacked by fire, we will immediately put out the flames. We have practiced this."
Lin Zihao shook his head: "If there are only a few dozen or more than a hundred rockets attacking, it can indeed be extinguished, but if there are hundreds of enemy ships, thousands of trebuchets and crossbows, and tens of thousands of strong bows and hard crossbows fired at the same time, , can you still withstand it? I just took a tour and found that there is no fire-proof wrapping on these fences of yours, no wet cowhide, or even smear of mud. How can you prevent a fire attack? "
Liu Zunlong began to sweat on his head and stuttered a little: "This, I really didn't expect this. Thanks to Captain Lin for reminding me, I'll go right now..."
Lin Zihao waved his hand and interrupted Liu Zunlong's words: "Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet. Commander Liu, in this camp, the wooden fences and military tents are all flammable and igniting fire. Although it is on the riverside, You also have pools here, but in the face of a large number of rocket attacks, these pools alone cannot put out the fire. As a general, you need to know the five elements of attack and defense, and this fire attack is a commonly used method. It is midsummer, and there is a southeast wind on the river. It is so strong and so hot that it is very difficult for a camp like this to withstand the enemy's fire attack. Even if it is smeared with sludge, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive. By then, all our brothers in the camp will no longer have to fight, and they will all go Just pour water to put out the fire.”
Liu Zunlong gritted his teeth: "Then according to Captain Lin's wishes, what should we do?"
Lin Zihao said calmly: "I don't want to cite the example of burning Red Cliff. In this riverside battle, the first priority for the defense of water strongholds is to prevent fire attacks, and the second is to find ways to attack enemy ships with fire. If the enemy is A large-scale attack is coming, so do we have any weapons here that can attack them with fire? I just patrolled around and didn't see any."
Liu Zunlong said quickly: "Yes, I have prepared ten catapults and three hundred jars of liquor and fire oil here. Look, they are right here."
He said, waved his hand, and the dozen or so guards around him quickly ran behind the beacon tower. There was a noise in the warehouse and tent, and the sound of twitching iron ropes was heard. About a hundred steps to the west of the beacon tower, the ground was completely opened. , a large crack more than thirty feet wide appeared. Ten catapults were lying quietly here, while hundreds of jars were placed around it. The catapults were covered with canvas. As soon as they were opened, they would Can enter the launch state.
Lin Zihao's face changed slightly, and then he nodded lightly and said: "That's right, that's right. I actually hid this catapult underground. I think even the demon thief would not have thought of this, and would not have sent spies to destroy it in advance." How easy."
Liu Zunlong said proudly: "Yes, this is to prevent monsters and spies from destroying it, so these catapults and fire altars are placed underground. When a war starts, without my order, these floors cannot be opened and exposed. Catapult man, if I didn’t want Captain Lin to see it with your own eyes today, I wouldn’t want to show off these treasures.”
Lin Zihao patted Liu Zunlong on the shoulder: "Master Liu, you are careful. If an enemy ship attacks and approaches the river bank, you will be ready to attack with these catapults, right?"
Liu Zunlong waved his hand: "Not entirely. The enemy may feign an attack, or use empty ships to test our firepower and long-range weapon layout. Around the camp, I have also deployed six or seven weak-throwing weapons. Our catapults and fire altars are not used. When the enemy approaches, we first rely on these catapults and five or six crossbows to hit the enemy ships. If the enemy attacks in a large scale, we will expose these ten trebuchets and directly attack with fire. Their large warships."
Lin Zihao smiled and said: "It seems that this is your core killing weapon. But I would like to ask, if the monster thieves come to attack, it will not rely on this kind of fanfare, the warships coming from the river, not this kind of arrows Instead of flying horizontally and shooting rockets at each other, we release the water ghosts from a distance, use thousands of demon thieves with excellent water skills to go up with swords in their hands, and sneak attack the camp at night. What should we do?"
Liu Zunlong opened his eyes wide, shook his head in disbelief, and said, "Is there still such a way of fighting?"
Lin Zihao nodded: "Of course, this trick has been used by the demon thief many times. The old thief Sanwu himself can control the boat as if walking on flat ground and stay underwater for a day and a half without any problem. And the Lingnan thief Many barbarians are also familiar with the properties of water, and can often rush to Haiti to fish for pearls and rare treasures. These people can sneak in the water for a day or even longer. They call them water ghosts."
Liu Zunlong murmured: "They are really monsters and thieves in the water, and evil ghosts. This word is too vivid. However, if thousands of people become water ghosts together, they will pop out of the river with a roar. It's impossible. There can't be so many people standing on this river bank, and there are a lot of rocks here. If they want to force ashore, they will lose a lot. If the dead and wounded surface, I can see it from here. .”
Lin Zihao smiled slightly: "What I mean is that they may have a sneak attack with water ghosts. I don't mean that they will definitely use this method of attack. However, it will be either a strong attack by a large fleet, a fire attack, or a sneak attack by water ghosts. It's pretty much the same." There are only two tricks. Applying mud to prevent fire will not prevent them from attacking. The water ghosts will steal the camp at night. It is not easy for us to defend. I have a way to avoid these enemy attacks. Master Liu , you think we use the empty camp strategy to deal with it, what do you think?"
Liu Zunlong's expression changed: "The empty camp strategy? What do you mean? What kind of strategy is this? Do you want our soldiers to leave this camp? How is this possible?"
Lin Zihao smiled and said: "Master Liu, you must first understand our mission. We only have a thousand troops in total. It is impossible to defend Wulindu and this camp. Calling the police and beaconing is our fundamental goal." It’s a mission.”
(End of chapter)
