With Yu Wensheng's army coming to support, the nomadic barbarians instantly lost their previous arrogance, and this small-scale aggressive war was quickly calmed down.
But the losses caused are immeasurable.
Human life, how to estimate it?
Zheng Quchi was cautious, scouting for movement along the way, and groping his way back along the original route, fearing that a Qianyi barbarian might pop out from the cracks in the grass or rocks.
I was feeling uneasy, but I saw the craftsmen who were shot to death along the way, especially the scene near the quarry, which looked like they were being washed with blood.
Some of them she knew, had chatted with each other, and lived in the same shantytown, and some she didn't know, but occasionally passed by. Their faces were frozen with the fear of death, and they fell to the ground, with blood on their bodies flowing down the hillside. The ravine flows downward.
It was obviously a bright day, but it felt like standing in a very cold place with chills from head to toe.
It was inexplicably sad and ridiculous. In such a short period of time, she seemed to have adapted to the smell of rust, and no longer felt nauseous like she was at first.
Her various experiences during this period were more ups and downs, thrilling and complicated than those in her previous life of more than 20 years combined.
Shan Bian tiptoed and retrieved it from nowhere. He glanced around in surprise, then hurried to Zheng Quchi and asked with concern: "Chizi, are you okay?"
It was so chaotic and tense before that Zheng Quchi simply forgot about him, and he didn't know where he went at the critical moment.
She glanced at him. She looked neat and tidy, and she didn't look like she had escaped from a disaster.
A doubt suddenly flashed through her heart, but she had learned some tricks from these people, and she shook her head without showing any expression on her face.
"I wasn't hurt, it was Qiu who saved me."
Shan Bian believed this as soon as he heard this. He exhaled and wrinkled his eyebrows: "I didn't expect these barbarians to send people to test it so quickly. I just saw that the city wall on Guixuanling was completely burned down. , it seems that Yu Wensheng will speed up the construction of the city wall next, so that troops can be stationed in Guixan Ridge."
City wall?
Zheng Quchi looked thoughtful and seemed to be talking to himself: "Tell me, if the city wall of Guixuanling was strong enough to withstand the barbarians' cavalry and bows and arrows, would this disaster not have to be so tragic?"
Shan Bian had no moral sense and said: "If we didn't know that the wall on Guixuanling was destroyed, why would these barbarians come here to test it? But like Ye State, sooner or later it won't be able to defend it."
"Why can't it be defended?" She looked at him suddenly, her brown eyes facing the sun, as if filled with light, and the shimmering brilliance was thrilling: "I think it can be defended."
Shaking him away, she quickly walked up the mountain. She looked at the ruins of the city wall. The fire climbed up the wall and sent out thick smoke. This part was burned and collapsed, and the remaining part was like a twisted earthworm. The mountains are covered with brown soil and lush trees.
Due to the undulating terrain, it sank and settled seriously, and she even saw a part of it tilted to the point of collapse.
She roughly estimated the possible problems.
The foundation is not stable enough.
Lack of strength is the second one.
Not knowing how to adapt to the situation is the third factor...
Based on her guess, she went to the city wall for on-site inspection and inspection.
Although the surface of the wall is made of strips of stone or bricks, it is obviously not suitable for certain areas. Their workmanship is not rigorous enough, and the gaps are not close enough. She has seen that grass roots and tree roots grow in the gaps, which is easy. Cause loosening and collapse.
She continued to look at it section by section. Some flat areas could be built with stone brick walls, but some areas were inconvenient due to various reasons, so they could use another type of wall.
Fu County has historically had little rain and drought. In fact, using another more suitable wall will speed up the project, such as rammed earth construction or earth and stone brick construction. During the ramming construction, the ramming openings will bite each other. This kind of wall will have a dense soil combination. It is also more absorbent to the ground and is less likely to collapse.
It would be a big mistake to blindly use only one kind of material or process to dominate the world. It is most suitable to adapt to local conditions.
Zheng Quchi probably had an idea in her mind. She just came to explore the ground today. If she wanted to implement the project in detail, there were too many things to prepare.
When she returned to the shanty town, she saw the county magistrate Gui Xuanling, who had returned to the county to heal his wounds. He was wiping sweat with a look of panic and anxiety, followed by a group of government soldiers and garrison soldiers waiting at the entrance and exit.
After a while, a group of elite cavalry with a fierce spirit came on horseback, with flags waving and thunder.
The arriving army had a completely different aura than the county magistrate and the others. Later, the army was trained in an orderly manner. They lined up neatly in a line. Their black armor robes glowed an iron-green color under the cold white light of the quilt. shocking.
Looking at the unique and conspicuous embroidered star pattern on the flag, it turned out to be the Qisu Army under Yu Wensheng.
The two groups of people met, and the county magistrate immediately stepped forward and gave the Canglong leader of the Qisu Army a grand ceremony. The two parties began to negotiate on this barbarian's surprise invasion.
Yu Wensheng didn't come. Where did he go?
Zheng Quchi subconsciously found his traces in the army.
She wanted to see him for something, but after waiting for a long time, he never appeared in Guixan Ridge.
I remembered what Wei Yao said - "As long as the general is here, none of these animals can escape."
Could he be carrying the sword himself...
She clenched her teeth when she thought of those nomadic barbarians, but looking at her fingers that could not stop trembling slightly after such a long time, she knew that she was still afraid inside.
These barbarians are so tall that one person is as tall as two of them. They act cruelly and barbarically, and treat foreigners with no humanity. If they are caught, they will carry out genocidal massacres.
But when I think about Yu Wensheng, he seems to be more cruel and vicious than these people. It is true that evil people have their own evil, and these people who have been humiliated and killed by barbarians can only point at him to take revenge.
After experiencing it personally, she now truly realized what Yuwen Sheng meant to Ye State.
It is the peace of mind in times of crisis, the confidence that there is always a way out, and the everlasting fire in despair.
Thinking about it this way, she seemed to have dissipated some of her previous bad impressions of him, and she also felt that he was not that fearful——
Well? !
When Zheng Quchi inadvertently raised her eyes, the bloody light blocked out the sun, and tall mountains stood towering. Thousands of miles of cliffs, walking on the cold ice, she saw a group of galloping black unicorn cavalry gradually appearing on the narrow mountain road, and they It was as if he had just come back from a bloody hell with all the bones rotting away.
Especially the leader, who wears an evil ghost mask and is covered in scarlet blood. He looks like a brave and capable Asura, and more like the King of Yama who decides the fate of life and death.
Everything was silent, and she swallowed.
No, he is still as terrifying, especially now. It is estimated that he has just killed the enemy and his life-threatening aura is even more terrifying.
I've been out for a spring outing these past two days, so the update has been somewhat delayed due to the impact. I'm sorry, I'm going home tomorrow, so I'll update at the normal time.
In addition, it’s not the end of the month, so I just follow the usual practice and want to get some small votes to join the list. If I have some, I’ll vote for Jing. Thank you.
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