It would be a lie to say that you feel at ease. Even the most courageous killer is actually feeling weak at this moment.
Now they are in a situation where they are alone deep into the enemy's hinterland and leading the troops as a bridgehead protrusion. They may be attacked from three sides by the enemy at any time. What's more important is that they can't retreat yet. Behind them is the secret passage exit of Wanli Bamboo Sea. Taking a step back will completely disrupt the front military strategy. Maybe most of the results of the Jianchuan victory will be directly offset. Not allowed.
So even though they had just rushed out of the dangerous bamboo sea and immediately devoted themselves to the construction of the military stronghold without any rest, most of the soldiers looked not very good due to fatigue and nervousness, but no one said a word. Complain.
The sooner the military stronghold is repaired and the army behind a solid fulcrum dares to advance forward, the better to ensure the safety of the Shimen military stronghold.
Compared with field battles, human monks are equally good at building fortifications because they almost all practice spells, and the progress is very fast.
According to Pan Shigui's requirements, the infrastructure of the military camp must be in place in one step, strictly in accordance with the size and strength approved by the Daoxing General Manager Yamen, and at the same time, it must be able to accommodate at least 60,000 people.
The main time-consuming thing is the wall, because not only must it be erected, but enough defensive formations must be added to it. This is definitely a difficult task for the magicians. Even if there are thirty formation magicians doing this job , all of them looked pale from exhaustion.
However, the military side still has confidence. First of all, they did not lose many manpower in the Ten Thousand Miles of Bamboo Sea. The establishment of 30,000 people now has more than 28,000 people, which can be regarded as sufficient manpower, and they only need to defend, so the one-sided pressure will be smaller. Secondly, there are a large number of Golden Sword monks in the side army, more than 500 in number. It is unknown how many top masters there are among them, but at least if the barbarians come with a large army, the side of the side army will not lose at the monk level.
By the afternoon of the second day when Zhang Qian arrived at Shimen, the main structure of the military village had been completed. It was a huge area. However, in addition to the walls of the village, many ancillary buildings inside were still being worked on, mainly towers, reservoirs, Septic tanks, waterproof ditches, deep wells, etc. In addition, because it will be used as a supply point in the future, a large number of stone houses will be needed as storage areas for later supplies.
A few days are not enough to build a complete large-scale military stronghold, but the completion of the framework means that Shimen has initially acquired the basic ability to accept friendly forces and serve as a defense point.
Zhang Qian and Gan Lin finally got together. Arranged by Pan Shigui. Because Zhang, Gan and Jiang Cheng all worked under Pan Shigui when they were in the border army, and the time was not short, until Pan Shigui retired early for some reason and Jiang Cheng was forced to transfer out of the army and enter Xuanqing. Wei, Zhang Qian and Gan Lin also left the border army and were sent to the garrison to eat and wait to die.
Zhang Qian was right when he said that he and Gan Lin were Pan Shigui's old assistants. Although Pan Shigui didn't say anything close to each other, arranging Zhang and Gan together was already a signal. Two people who trust and know each other are most at ease when fighting together.
The saying "Father and son will never leave each other in battle" has a similar meaning.
However, Pan Shigui also gave Zhang Qian and Gan Lin the task of guarding the front camp on the right because of this trust. In other words, Zhang Qian and Gan Lin now left the main army stronghold and arrived at the right front of the main army stronghold.
The purpose of exploring the military stronghold is to expand the offensive and defensive range of the military stronghold and increase the attack and defense methods. It also serves as an early warning.
But...compared to the main army village, the front-exploring army village is not that safe. If the situation is critical, they may be surrounded and slowly eaten away.
"Old Zhang, do you think General Pan is taking care of us or beating us up?"
"What? Are you scared?"
"I'm not that scared. I just feel uneasy about setting up a front-line military camp in a place like this. What if..."
"What if it's a fart. If the situation really goes wrong, there won't be an army coming right away. Coupled with the pressure from Jianchuan, do you think the barbarians really dare to besiege us? Humph, look further, maybe the barbarians If you dare to come, you will be attacked again."
Gan Lin nodded, agreeing with Zhang Qian's statement. The two of them have always been Zhang Qian with more brains and Gan Lin more hands-on, and this is still the case today.
Compared with the main army stronghold, the construction of the Qiantan military stronghold was actually faster. Now, not only the walls of the stronghold have been built and the formations have been added, but also the related ancillary buildings of the tower in the stronghold have begun to be built.
"Report! Sir, the spies have reported back that a large group of our troops has been spotted in the west, heading towards us along the edge of the Ten Thousand Miles of Bamboo Sea. The distance is now less than five miles away."
Zhang Qian and Gan Lin were already together. When they heard the news, they went to the west wall of the village and looked far away. After a while, they did see a group of people approaching.
"Look, that flag belongs to the Jingnan Army. There is a garrison in the upper Jianchuan Army Stronghold, and the main force is from the Jingnan Army. Those are the troops that General Pan mentioned!"
"Well, let's report to the main army camp. Let's just say that the first batch of troops from the upper Jianchuan army camp have arrived and visually inspect the establishment of a battalion."
The news was passed back to the main army camp. As the opponent got closer, Zhang Qian and Gan Lin on the wall rubbed their eyes and looked at each other in surprise when they saw a familiar face from the decentralized cavalry walking in front.
"That's Shen Hao? Why is he here?!"
Gan Lin never expected that among the first batch of people to come over would be his old acquaintance Shen Hao. Shouldn't that guy follow Zuo Yuliang's Chinese army? Even if you leave Clumsy Fire Pass, you should still be in Wuhu, right?
After checking the documents and badges, it was determined that these people were from the forward camp of the military camp in the upper part of Jianchuan. The chief officers were also acquaintances of Zhang Qian and Gan Lin, their former colleague Wu Kai, and Shen Hao, who held the positions of supervisory officer and general manager of miscellaneous affairs.
"Why are you here?" Gan Lin couldn't hold back his words. After the formalities were completed, he pulled the smiling Shen Hao aside and asked in surprise. He didn't want to see Shen Hao who didn't know anything about military affairs on such a front-line battlefield.
"It's a long story. Are you stationed here to explore the military stronghold? I will come to you later to give the order to General Pan and then come to you for details." Shen Hao was also curious about Zhang Qian and Gan Lin's experiences during this period, but he still had We can't talk too much about military affairs. We need to go to the front to meet Pan Shigui to give orders before we can have some free time.
"Okay, let's get down to business. Remember to come find us when you're done."
Zhang Qian and Gan Lin's enthusiasm for Shen Hao made Wu Kai beside him secretly surprised. He knew that Zhang Qian knew Gan Lin and Shen Hao. After all, he was introduced to Shen Hao by these two people, but he didn't expect that there seemed to be a personal relationship among them.
Exploring the military stronghold beyond this point and continuing forward, Shen Hao soon saw a larger and giant military stronghold. At least the wall of the stronghold was almost the same as the military stronghold in the upper part of Jianchuan where he had stayed.
