(The next chapter of the new month is the new volume)

With Lian Zining's orders issued one after another, the entire Songhuajiang General's jurisdiction was in operation, officials at all levels cooperated with the officers of the Wuyi Army's Recruit Department, and the officers of the Recruit Department began to increase the intensity of recruitment, and the Logistics Department purchased grain, grass, weapons and ammunition everywhere, and countless recruits and countless logistics baggage were gathered in Zhenyuan Mansion

On the first day of July, Lian Zining led a large army to Zhenyuan Mansion

After this period of time, the construction of Zhenyuan Mansion has been basically completed

The length reaches forty miles from east to west, the width from north to south reaches twenty miles, the length of the entire city wall reaches more than one hundred and ten miles in total, its overall scale and area are almost comparable to the first largest city in the Ming Dynasty, the outer city of Nanjing, to know that the circumference of the outer city of Nanjing is only one hundred and twenty miles

The city wall is very tall and thick, ten zhang high, ten zhang thick, it looks like a continuous mountain, the ground is dug deep and five feet deep, and then it is covered with heavy fine granite layer by layer inside, which is used as the foundation to build the city wall, and the most important thing in the northeast is the stone, but if the stone is mined, the labor requirements are too high, Lian Zining originally wanted to build the city with all the big bluestone, and later after listening to the opinions of Hong Chaojiao and other specific supervisors, he took a compromise opinion

The main body of the city wall is made of rammed earth, the soil is steamed, one side is mixed with a large number of small stones, and glutinous rice juice is used to increase the stickiness, and the outer and inner perimeter are two layers of large stones, each layer of large stones is three feet thick, that is to say, the city wall is similar to the appearance of sandwich biscuits, two sides are two meters thick bluestone, and the middle is rammed earth

In fact, the rammed earth city wall is not much worse than the pure stone in terms of solidity, when the Great Xia Emperor Helian Bo built the ten thousand cities during the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms period, he used rammed earth mixed with glutinous rice juice to build the city, and after the city was built, he ordered Hercules to smash the city wall with a large iron spine to test its hardness, and whoever pierced an inch would kill the builder; Whoever does not penetrate will kill Hercules

The walls are hard enough to sharpen knives and axes

It can be seen from this that the city walls of Zhenyuan Mansion are no worse than those of Tongwan City

Speaking of appalling, this scale is even far more than the Beijing city built during the Yongle period, the city of Beijing is only forty miles around, it has been built for a full fifteen years by more than one million migrant workers, the scale of Zhenyuan Mansion is far more than it, and the city wall is higher and thicker, but it is just to say, in addition to the outer city wall, Beijing City also has the streets, mansions, residences and the Forbidden City, which is magnificent and magnificent, and the project of Zhenyuan Mansion is actually just a city wall

To build a city wall, including the Xishen Acropolis, the Ordnance Bureau, the Mining Supervision Bureau, and the mines, Hong Chaojiao evenly divided all the city wall sections into several sections, and then divided the farmers into hundreds of people and thousands of people, and used militarized management to distinguish rewards and punishments, so as to improve efficiency

Due to these initiatives and the large number of people, although the scale of the whole project is very large, it is also progressing rapidly

Now the main part of the wall has been repaired, and only some ancillary facilities remain to be built

The city wall should be built on the city tower, the corner tower should be built, and the pheasant wall should be built, etc., for the sake of safety, Zhenyuan Mansion only opened four city gates, and the city gate will become the enemy's main breakthrough point when attacking the city, so opening too much will lead to the dispersion of the defender's troops, but from another point of view, the city gate is a bait, if there is no city gate, the defender is not sure where the enemy will attack from, this is not beautiful, especially for Lian Zining, a commander who is used to controlling the overall situation

But if the gate is opened, the attacker will habitually attack the section of the city wall, because the presence of the gate will give them a psychological hint - it is easier to take down here

The four gates of east, west, north and south are decent

On both sides of the city gate, to build a pier protruding from the city wall, each pier is the same height as the city wall, protruding from the city wall five zhang wide and ten zhang long, you can stand hundreds of soldiers, if only the city gate is defending, you can only attack the soldiers in the front, but for the flanks there is some powerlessness, and now build a pier on both sides of the city gate, so that you can strike at the besieging enemy from three sides...,

In this way, the pressure on the attacker will be multiplied

And the city gate should also be built, outside the city gate to build an urn city, the urn city is to strengthen the defense of the castle or pass, and outside the city gate to build a semicircular or square gate small city, belongs to a part of the entire city wall defense system, the two sides of the urn city are connected with the city wall, set up with arrow towers, gates, pheasants and other defensive facilities, the urn city gate is open on the side, and the protected city gate is not in the same straight line, in order to prevent the attack of weapons such as siege rams

The urn city of Zhenyuan Mansion resembles a semicircle, with a radius of about 30 zhang

The urn city in Lian Zining's plan was built compared to the urn city in Yingtianfu in Nanjing. The urn city of the Jubaomen of Tianfu is known as the first Jubaomen in the world, it was originally the south gate of the capital city of the Southern Tang Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty Taizu rebuilt the east to the Tongji Gate boundary, the west to the Sanshan Gate boundary, the length is 3178 more than 3,000 meters, there are more than 1,200 battlements, the urn city has four layers of walls, a total of 27 Tibetan soldiers' holes, the outermost layer is built on the enemy building, the city gate is three on the left and right, and the two-storey building foundation is set up with seven, the largest one, the internal area reaches 310 square meters, these Tibetan soldiers are usually used to store military supplies, only a treasure gate can hide more than 3,000 soldiers in wartime

The setting of the urn city not only strengthened the defense of the city gate, but also the concentrated embodiment of the Taoist thought of the designer and builder that 'the weapon of the country is not shown to others'

According to Lian Zining's plan, outside the urn city, or outside the entire city wall, another city wall will be built, which is the sheep and horse wall, but this sheep and horse wall siege is much smaller, three or five meters high, one or two meters thick, although the scale is very inconspicuous, and it can even be said to be shabby, but the effect is huge-especially for the Wu Yi army, which has a large number of flintlock pistols and other long-range shooting weapons

And the place where the sheep and horses wall is close to the sheep and horse wall outside is the moat

The sheep and horse walls and the moat must be intimate

In this way, the entire city wall, urn city, sheep and horse wall, and moat can have the best effect

Countless laborers were busy on the ground like hard-working workers under the command of the officials

Originally, most of the empty land in Zhenyuan Mansion was empty, but now that people are shouting and neighing, it has become a complete military city

It is estimated that the 150,000 recruits recruited have reached 80,000, and the remaining 70,000 are still coming one after another, fortunately, Lian Zining has long expected today's situation, and in his mind, Zhenyuan Mansion was originally a military fortress and military base, rather than an ordinary city inhabited by ordinary people, so before that, a large number of barracks were built in the city, around the large school field within a radius of twenty miles, with guards as the unit, rows of barracks are distributed like a chessboard, anyway, there are places in the city, except for a few important places, the barracks built on flat land are enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops stationed and live

The construction quality of the barracks is very good, and the inside is warm and spacious enough to ensure that the soldiers live in it very comfortably, and provide a resting place for them to rest after the arduous training to the death

In addition to the barracks, the canteens and bathhouses have also been built, the recruits have moved in and begun to train, the colonels on the field of the officers shouted angrily, the soldiers gasped like cattle, countless pairs disturbed, and the neat sound of trampling the ground gathered together and shook the earth

After Lian Zining returned, he immediately went to the Ordnance Bureau and Liu's workshop to inspect the situation of flintlock pistols, medium sample Franco machine guns, and other weapons and equipment

Wu Yijun's flintlock pistols have always been out of stock, since Wu Yijun's continuous expansion of the army, even the supply of flintlock pistols is a little difficult to supply, fortunately, the mine was found here, and there are a large number of sufficient high-quality iron ingots and copper ingots supplied to the Ordnance Bureau every day, so that they don't have to worry about raw materials, Lian Zining handed over the work of lead bullet manufacturing to Liu's workshop, which reduced the burden for them and concentrated on making guns, which can be regarded as barely keeping up

Now the sequence of Wu Yijun has been formed, there are a total of seven, namely, Xiong Tingbi, the first guard, Chen Dakang, the second guard, Dong Ce, the third guard, Du Binglin, the fifth guard, Wang Ji, the eighth guard, Dong Hanchen, the ninth guard, Xia Zikai, the tenth guard, aside from Xia Zikai, the tenth guard, and the remaining six guards, all of which are four thousand households, more than 7,000 people, each guard needs 6,688 flintlock guns, a total of 16,128 rifles, these are fully supplied, and the three cavalry guards, the fourth guard 6,000 people, the sixth guard and the seventh guard each have 4,500 people, according to the law, the cavalry should have a gun per person, but now only about one-third of the fifteen thousand people have guns, and the rest are stillVacancies...,

Not to mention the three guards that are being formed

Lian Zining issued a strict order: all the missing flintlock pistols must be replenished within half a month, even if all the members of the Ordnance Bureau are exhausted, they will not hesitate to die

Gonzalez knew that Lian Zining was not joking, and also made a military order on behalf of more than 2,000 craftsmen and craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau, and if he failed to complete the task, he would obey military law

Then he went to Liu's workshop, and the efficiency of Liu's workshop was still very satisfactory to him, including countless stocks of spears, halberds, etc., and Lian Zining purchased all the inventory with a stroke of his pen

All units of the Wu Yi Army were resting and recuperating in the city, recuperating and retiring, and actively reorganizing their armies for war

The only situation that is not idle, the spies of the first bureau of MI6 are blooming in all directions, of course, the center of gravity is the west and the north, thousands of elite spies have been far away, hundreds of miles away, have reached the shore of the Nawen River, where you can see the location of the tent of Fuyuwei, and listen to the news, and the personnel of the second bureau are not idle, they go deep into the countryside and cities under the jurisdiction of the entire Songhuajiang general, hide and ambush, and stare at the every move of the people and the people, as long as they find any remarks that are unfavorable to Wu Yijun and Uncle Wu Yi, they will be ruthlessly stifled immediately

MI6 is now indefinitely changing to Jinyiwei

On the eighth day of July, a secret report was personally handed over to Lian Zining's desk by Li Tie, the general office

At the beginning of July, the settlement of Fuyuwei on the west bank of the Wenjiang River began to be assembled one after another, and by the time it was July 11, the Mongolian cavalry from all directions, and I don't know where it came from, and there were countless tents, and it was impossible to see the edge at a glance, according to the estimates of those spies who were once veterans, these cavalry were at least more than 50,000

50,000 Mongol cavalry, and the number is constantly increasing

Lian Zining's hunch was correct, and Fu Yuwei was going to make a big move

Uncle Haojiao and all the adults learned that now the entire Zhenyuan Mansion city wall has been completed, ninety percent of the main body of the city wall and the main body of the urn city pier platform sheep and horse wall have been completed, only the upper layer of the pheasant wall and the construction of the city tower is expected to be completed within half a month, an official in a green robe about thirty years old, talking eloquently, his face full of pride and excitement that can not be concealed: The city wall of Zhenyuan Mansion is ten zhang three feet high, eleven zhang thick, a total of one hundred and twenty-three li, sixty-seven zhang and five feet, there are 31,400 pheasants, four city gates, four urn cities, four can hide soldiers, there are eight city towers, four arrow towers, eight corner towers, six sheep and horses outside the city, the wall is one zhang three feet thick, six feet long, one hundred and fifty li, the moat is ten zhang wide, seven feet deep, one hundred and sixty miles long, and the water of the Songhua River is extremely abundant

Lian Zining was surrounded by a group of high-ranking generals and officials of the general office and yamen, and was standing on the city wall to inspect the construction of the city wall

His location is the north gate of Zhenyuan Mansion, which was named Pingyu Gate by Lian Zining himself, and next to it is the city tower that has been half built, and the entire city defense system is standing here at a glance, and their arrival naturally caused the project to be suspended, and many laborers are looking curiously from afar

What is being explained to everyone is that the general office of the general's government, the head of the Yamen engineering department, is now the jurisdiction of the general Songhuajiang is not small, as the leader of all government affairs in this land, the general office of the government affairs Yamen is also a sparrow, although it is small, all kinds of organs are complete, and all kinds of institutions are very complete

In accordance with the regulations of the six departments of the imperial court, Hong Chaojiao divided the general office of government affairs into six departments, corresponding to the functions and powers of the six departments, respectively, to manage the construction of the city wall, etc., which is naturally responsible for the engineering department, this green robe official named Shi Kai is the head of the engineering department, that is, the highest official of the engineering department, and the construction of the city wall has always been supervised by him

Well, you have a heart, Lian Zining praised it, and he twisted his brows and looked around

The walls of Zhenyuan Mansion were designed by him

As an excellent student of archaeology, Lian Zining can be said to know the ancient Chinese city defense system well, and the city wall system of Zhenyuan Mansion is even more exhaustive, it took almost a month to continuously sort out and improve, it can be said that the city wall defense system of Zhenyuan Mansion has been concentrated in China for thousands of years of city building wisdom in one...,

For the city wall designed by himself, Lian Zining originally thought that it was perfect, but now he suddenly realized a little problem

Very serious problem

Defenses outside the city

The enemy to face this year is completely different from last year, it is conceivable that the Haixi Jurchen experienced a fiasco last year, and this year will definitely exhaust the strength of the whole clan to attack, even if the strength of the Haixi Jurchen last year was extremely expensive, but it has been able to make up a lot of soldiers, and don't forget that the Jurchen three are not just a Haixi Jurchen, Lian Zining is not sure that the Jianzhou Jurchen and the savage Jurchen will not interfere

What's more, there is also Fu Yuwei, the richest force in the three guards, and it is not a burden at all to take out 50,000 cavalry, and these descendants of Genghis Khan have been very experienced in siege warfare since hundreds of years ago, and have a set of means

With last year's fiasco, they must have made all preparations this year, such as a large number of siege equipment and so on

In a word, the pressure this year is far greater than last year

The walls and moats alone are a bit insufficient

Something needs to be done outside the city

Director Shi, come and see, Lian Zining summoned Shi Kai over, and pointed to the location about five zhang away from the moat: That's right, five zhang away from the moat, I want to build a few fortresses there

Fortress Skye was stunned

Yes, Lian Zining gestured: This doesn't have to be very big, just four or five zhang square, but the height must be enough, and it must be strong enough, and the official has to arrange gunners on it, do you understand

Shi Kai was originally a soldier, and he had also experienced the fierce battle last year, so he immediately understood what Lian Zining meant: Uncle, if it is a stone platform, it can be easily built, but there must be a passage to store food and pass up and down, so it will take more time, and the lower officials are afraid that it will be too late

How long will it take, Lian Zining asked

Shi Kai pondered for a moment and said: It will take at least a month

Lian Zining suddenly smiled slightly: Then if you don't need to open the passage gate, you only need a stone platform

Don't open your mouth, don't speak, Shi Kai looked surprised: how do the people in it move, how do they move and how do they transport troops, if the situation is critical, won't it become a dead end

Lian Zining smiled and said a few words to him in a low voice, Shi Kai was first incredible, and then said with excitement on his face: Uncle, your idea is really amazing

Lian Zining asked: Yes

Shi Kai nodded firmly: Absolutely

Haolian Zining clapped his hands and pointed to the two piers on both sides of the city gate: There are also piers, these few are not enough to build more for the official, at least thirty zhang, there will be one

After inspecting the circle, Lian Zining returned to the mansion in the evening

went to let Shi Dazhu and the others rest, and Lian Zining returned to the inner house

The master came back, Amber came out, took it from Ye Nai's hand, and said with a smile: Calculating, it is time for the master to go back to the kitchen at this time, just after the dishes are ready, you take a bath first, Ye Nai goes to the kitchen and tells them to warm up

It was Mrs. Nona, who answered crisply, and went in the direction of the kitchen

The armor kept colliding as they walked, making a sonorous sound

Amber smiled bitterly: This girl doesn't know how to change her appearance when she dresses like this all day long

Lian Zining glanced at her with a smile, Amber was recognized by him, glared at him with his heart, and said angrily: What to see

The bathroom is very large, the ground is made of cloud white stone, in the middle is a three-foot high stone platform, smooth as jade, in the center of the stone platform is a hexagonal pool, which is filled with hot water, a piece of water vapor rises, next to the stone platform is a small rosewood shelf, on which are placed fragrant pancreatic bean soap and the like, and in the corner of the bathroom is a large wooden shelf, on which are placed a few soft clothes

The four corners of the bathroom are respectively placed with four candlesticks more than one person high, the candlesticks made of bronze have the thickness of the calves, bend and bend, the shape is like a plum branch, the top is five forks into the shape of plum blossoms, it is very elegant, the surface is mottled with patina, at a glance, it is an object with years, the value is very expensive, the candlestick is inserted in the arm-thick red candle, the outside is covered with a glass lampshade, exuding a warm light...,

The room did not open the windows, the heat was steaming, it was very hot and stuffy, giving people a feeling of suffocation, steaming out of the hot sweat inside, and then washing in a warm pool connected to the outside, but it was extremely comfortable

Lian Zining was lying in the water, with his hands on the back of his head, staring at the ceiling with his eyes unfocused, his mind racing rapidly, thinking about what he should prepare

Food, grass, military training, soldiers, and weapons have all been prepared, and the spies of MI6 have poured out, and Nurhachi has also led people deep into the heart of the Jurchens, thinking that they can already connect with Zakhrev's people

After going through everything, Lian Zining let out a long sigh

That's all that's left to do is for the camera to act

The sound of soft footsteps came, and even Zining knew who it was without looking at it

The master of the footsteps walked to the edge of the bath, went up the steps, knelt beside his head, and a pair of small, soft and boneless hands gently pressed against his temples, and gently rubbed them

A burst of comfort and softness came from the rubbed part, Lian Zining moaned comfortably, shook his head, and put on a comfortable position

The owner of the hands let out a chuckle

The more comfortable it was, the more comfortable Lian Zining was almost asleep, Amber looked at his man distressedly, he was really tired these days, he had not been back for several months when he led the army to fight outside for days, and he had to face the pressure of the Jurchen army in the past few days

It's so tiring

Amber sighed softly, her hand moving even softer

At this time, the maid's crisp voice suddenly came from outside: Counselor Li of the old man's MI6 asked to see him on important matters

Amber was displeased and reprimanded in a low voice: Let him wait for the master to rest, what can't be said just now

Lian Zining fell asleep for a short time, but he had already been woken up, shook his head, and whispered: I'll take a look

Old Amber called softly

Lian Zining was stunned for a moment, saw the anxiety on her face, and a smile appeared on her face, and touched her hair: It's okay, the food is hot, I'll come back to eat later

Hurriedly washed it with warm water, Lian Zining wore a loose robe, combed a lazy bun, and saw Li Tie in the flower hall of the outer house

Li Tie only brought him one piece of news: a crutched horse with heavy armor was found in the territory of Fuyuwei in Brain Wenjiang

The Jurchens are here (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to come (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)