"Everyone has worked hard." Then Jiang Tian, who was still fresh and ready, stood up from the tired team and ordered to Captain Raffel beside him: "Send people five miles forward." , three miles behind, set up a cordon one by one, while others repaired in place."
When the officers, non-commissioned officers, and veterans gradually spread the word to the team, they separated into a small team to take the order, or scattered again. He turned to face the dark-skinned local mountain man next to him, wearing a dirty sheepskin jacket and short felt pants, revealing two long hairy legs:
"Since we successfully bypassed Tabu City under your guidance, do you personally need any reward?"
"No, no, no, noble sir..." The thin and shriveled mountain man quickly waved his hand and said, "You have already given me enough. Just the twenty pounds of salt for hiring the guide is enough. It has made my village prosperous for a long time; not to mention, your soldiers also killed the big bear in the mountains, so that we can survive the winter without being threatened again. We also eliminated a nest of water monsters that have been lingering at the mouth of the river for many years, so that we can All the women and children can freely draw water...but it is countless times better off than those gentlemen who only ask us for fur taxes."
Jiang Tian smiled slightly when he heard this; this is also one of the policies currently followed by the Free Army. No matter how much you talk, it can't compare to the actual actions you take. It is also a good way to promote the eradication of the wild beasts and aliens that are rampant in the alien mountains and then show the results achieved.
Another way is to try to buy items produced by local people through fair transactions, so as to create connections and deepen understanding. Of course, in most cases, the Free Army still bartered more, because in most villages, farmers and mountain people had few opportunities to use money.
In addition to a small number of centimes (copper coins), there may be a chance to see silver coins more than once in a lifetime; in this case, salt brought from the coastal areas of Provence, and coarse cloth sourced locally from Alais, overseas The saved spirits and other daily necessities were put to great use.
Half a pound of coarse salt can often be sold for a dime on the coast. Here it is often worth the price of a fox skin with a tail or a quarter of a live goat. A fifty-foot roll of undyed plain cloth can be exchanged for a small barrel of butter or a large barrel of beer...
Often after a round of business is done, everyone knows about the generosity and fairness of the Free Army; then the next time they pass by, there will naturally be villagers from the surrounding areas who heard the news, forming a temporary market; and then recruit from them Soldiers or accompanying laborers and guides are much simpler.
Just like this dark-skinned, thin and shriveled mountain man, it was in this temporary small market that he took the initiative to accept the recruitment of the Free Army and led a team into the mountain forest to hunt some overly active beasts, thus establishing I initially trusted him and gave him information about the hunting trails in the mountains.
There will even be some women or young girls who take the initiative to become washerwomen with the army. Of course, the current Free Army no longer needs the temporary recruitment of washerwomen; but Jiang Tian still ordered to accept them in the name of recruiting female servants and workers.
The reason is also very simple. Women who need to take such a step have some compelling reasons. It is either a daughter who cannot be supported by the family, or a widow who has lost her support. After being accepted, the problem of the spouse of an older soldier can be solved internally to some extent.
On the other hand, the Free Army will also recruit some young adults from these cities, towns and villages along the way. After internal edification and transformation, as long as they can survive until retirement, they can become the nails for the Free Army to wedge into the local grassroots; it is more convenient. Advocate for policies and implement changes.
As long as you can make money and go home, you can also give other people in the area a way out and a chance to make a living. It will not be easy to be tempted and instigated by the expelled old noble forces or personnel sent by other camps, which will provide some disguised bundled stability value.
"Then you go down and have a good rest first! You don't need to participate in the next thing." Jiang Tian waved his hand again and said: Suddenly several soldiers rushed forward and took the mountain man to the side of the mountain behind the rocks. , a temporary rest camp was set up to avoid what would happen next.
Later, Jiang Tian came to an open space that had been temporarily leveled. As his thoughts turned, the prompts of the "Dimensional Bubble" module appeared again in his field of vision; as prompts flashed past, piles of various materials and weapons and equipment also appeared out of thin air.
And those Free Army soldiers who climbed over with bare hands and light equipment also let out a low uproar again. Although this was not the first time for most of them to see such a miraculous scene, they could not help but be dazzled by it, worship it and their morale was boosted.
Therefore, in a short period of time, they quickly completed the re-arming and received enough rations and drinks to last for more than half a month; they sat back-to-back in a circle according to the team formation, and started eating and drinking on the spot with felts and blankets; Some people started to build tents.
After a while, Migne, deputy commander of the mountain company, who personally led the team out for reconnaissance, also brought a preliminary report on the nearby terrain. So Jiang Tian also led the team on foot to a location deep in the canyon, where he saw rugged rocks standing on both sides of the mountain walls, and a slender waterfall falling down.
"There is a stable water source, sufficient terrain height, and enough natural cover. This is it!" He then nodded to the officers around him and said: Then the soldiers with tools swarmed forward and began to dig trenches and trenches on the spot. Clear the ground and collect rocks.
And when they encounter large rocks that are difficult to move and pry, Jiang Tian will also take action in a timely manner. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand, and with just one breath, those huge rocks seemed to be wiped out of the world, leaving only collapsed pits.
Therefore, with the efforts of these soldiers who were increasingly shocked, full of piety, and praying secretly, it took them less than half an hour to simply dig out a waist-deep tunnel at both ends of the center line of the road in the canyon. Trenches and low forts made of loose earth and rocks.
Then, Jiang Tian walked up to these earth barriers and waved his hand again; suddenly large sections of sharp-headed fences made of thick cut tree trunks appeared out of thin air; after he finished walking, After this trench line, the entire middle section of the canyon was also cut off by a row of spiked wooden walls.
But it was not over yet; then he stretched out his hand again and pressed against the curtain wall, releasing large and neat rectangular prefabricated panels out of thin air. Following the support of their own weight, they were inserted diagonally and deeply into the shallow holes left on the ground. In the ditch. Immediately a new exterior wall was formed.
Yes, this is the cement prefabricated board specially prepared by Jiang Tian; the raw material is the volcanic ash cement handed down from the ancient Roman era; although this primitive cement has shortcomings such as slow drying in the shade and difficulty in preservation, it is Created a glorious era of Roman architecture.
Yes, those ancient Roman buildings that can be passed down to later generations, such as the Colosseum, Opera House, Dome Pantheon and other ruins, almost all rely on this ancient cement as an adhesive to support the building and external shaping. mixture. It often remains immortal and vague after thousands of years.
So there is a saying that goes well: Mount Vesuvius destroyed one Pompeii city, but created thousands of Roman cities. However, this kind of pozzolanic cement is mostly limited to areas near Italy because it is difficult to transport and preserve. The supply cannot be guaranteed for further distances.
Of course, in the Lozère province at this time, there was a volcanic ash fringe called the Dome Mountains; therefore, it was quite convenient to collect and excavate it, and the locals mostly used it as soil for fertilizing fields and growing flowers. Used to form a unique industry in the local area.
Therefore, when he was in Mangde City, Jiang Tian ordered people to use these volcanic ash to try to make large-scale plate prefabricated parts; when needed, they could also be used as fortifications for field camps. As the inner supporting structure, tar-impregnated bamboo strips are used.
Yes, after the Seris people arrived and became active in the Mediterranean, they also brought many species from the Eastern Empire, including the fast-growing and easy-to-grow bamboo. It grew very well in the hilly Provence region, and even almost replaced the traditional The trees became building materials for the poor's shacks.
Therefore, the thickness of the corresponding cement prefabricated panels does not need to be too large, about fifteen centimeters is enough. Because in this time and space, except for a few specially customized siege cannons, there are almost no arrows or fire cannons that can penetrate and destroy cement prefabricated boards of this level.
Therefore, when the composite defense line of cement prefabricated boards and pointed fence walls was initially laid and placed along the trench, soldiers came forward to fill the gap between the fence walls and the prefabricated boards with soil and tamp it down with wooden mallets. ; In this way, even if it is bombarded by artillery, it will not be without resistance.
Then, they used the reserved joints between these fence walls and prefabricated boards and further tied them with ropes to prevent them from being overturned or pulled down by enemies rushing under the wall. Finally, a wooden baffle covered with iron sheets was fixed on the rammed wall.
At the same time, other soldiers also built simple arrow towers and sentry posts in the piles of rocks on both sides. Just half a day after the temporary wall defense line was initially completed, under the increasingly dusky sky, a long and winding army was ushered into the open space at the end of the road in the distance.
Most of the infantry wore oriental-style chain mail, and their bow and arrow gloves wore chain-link gowns, while the knights on horseback wore half-body scale armor or piece of armor outside the chain curtains; the unarmored retinues and vanguard cavalry, They also held high the flag of the gold shield on a red background and the battle flag of a black hatchet on a white background.
They are so brightly dressed, with a strong lineup and high morale; they have a breathtaking atmosphere when seen from a distance. However, the next moment, the relatively majestic vanguard army started to commotion on the spot, letting out bursts of uproar and exclamations.
Because their scouts had only been conducting reconnaissance for one night; in the narrowest part of the originally empty valley, a city wall and fort appeared out of thin air. The implication contained in this was enough to make the great knights and branch leaders involved in this matter suspicious.
Despite this, the subsequent order from the rear team still allowed them to blow the horn of attack. Then, groups of infantrymen armed with swords, shields and axes jumped out to form several wedge-shaped offensive formations; then, they rushed forward amidst waves of louder shouts.
