When I entered the tent, there was a large map on the table, but it was a map of the big forest.

Nangong Sima pulled over to take a look, and what was marked on it was the camp and stronghold, the village chief, the road, and nothing from the prairie. So: "Is there a map of the grassland?" ”

"Not yet, we can't send someone out to investigate."

Nangong Sima thought for a while and said, "Pick up some paper for Nanmian, and I'll add a little simply." ”

One of the captains immediately began to cut paper and add up.

Gilliam saw that Nangong Sima's face was wrong, and asked, "My lord, is there something wrong?" ”

Nangong Sima couldn't say anything about being attacked in public, and spreading it might affect the morale of the army, so he just thought of the issue of building Horseshoe Mountain, which was also a key point, and said: "What do you think about the construction of Horseshoe Mountain?" ”

Gilliam looked at Nangong Sima and saw that he was asking very seriously, and said, "I suggest using as little wood as possible, because on the prairie, although the long grass has not withered, it is also easy to catch fire." Plus it's far from the water source, the terrain is vast, and if there is a fire, plus the wind ......"

Nangong Sima said: "You mean, the enemy will use fire attacks against us, right? ”

Gilliam nodded and said, "If I were an enemy, I would definitely do it." ”

"And what about your proposal?"

"Use stone, or adobe to build a wall, and the inside can be supplemented with wood, and if the stone is hard to find, you can use stone and weed mud, and make large blocks out of models, and build them up."

Nangong Sima thought for a while and said, "This method is good, but among these materials, only weeds are not lacking here, where do water, soil, and stones come from?" ”

Gilliam pointed to the Horseshoe Hill and said, "We are on the concave side of the Horseshoe Mountain, and its convex side is actually an irregular concave and convex surface, and we can flatten the convex surface, and wrap the excess gravel into the mud of grass clippings and mud, and make large long strips, build up, and then reinforce it." ”

Pointing to the large forest outside, he said, "While mining stones here, there is no shortage of soil at the edge of the large forest, and you can start making mud, modules." ”

He drew a convex surface on the picture with a pen and said, "If we hide all of them in the concave surface, the slopes on both sides will be difficult to defend, and it happens that these two slopes are important passages for us to reach the top of the mountain, and we need to keep them in our hands." ”

Nangong Sima looked at him and said, "These two slopes want to become things in our city, and they can't be used for external resistance, that's what you mean, right?" ”

"Yes, my lord, therefore, we need to build the wall horizontally on the diagonal edge of the concave side, starting from the halfway point of the mountain, and connect it with the mountain, and make a great circle around it. The whole looks like a bump letter. ”

"That's a good metaphor." Nangong Sima laughed. "The master plan can be so high, have you ever thought about how many days it will take to complete it?"

Gilliam asked, "How many do you give me?" ”

"2,000 people."

"It took a month to complete the exterior renovation. It will take more than a year to complete all of them. ”

Nangong Sima frowned: "It's been too long. Think of something else. ”

"We have to get water from a long distance, and we need to dig the mountain in a little bit, and we have to make modules, which need to be dried, otherwise it will break......"

"Dig a well on the spot, one here, one at the edge of the forest, build a cave at the edge of the forest, fire the modules, speed it up. As for this excavated mountain...... It's better to ask the gold miners if they have any tricks. ”

Nangong Sima looked at him after speaking.

Gilliam was stunned for a moment and said, "My lord, the water level on the grassland is shallow, and if the well is continuously used, it will bring water from other places over, and then other tribes will come to find trouble." ”

Nangong Sima thought about it, and it was still a matter of constant trouble in the future. After thinking about it, I couldn't think of any good way, so I had to say: "Plan it like this first, you sort it out and write a plan, and then discuss it when Thomas comes." Maybe I'll go back to the village and call the gold miners to ask. ”

"Yes, sir."

"Just go now, you do a good job of defense, I don't know what danger you will encounter when you first arrive."

"Yes, my lord, be careful along the way."

Nangong Sima smiled, went out to summon the chief, and rode away.

Nangong Sima ran back and bumped into the soldiers of the vanguard not far from the edge of the forest. Encourage them to continue to refuel, and immediately after reaching the goal, they walked back for a few minutes and met the follow-up troops.

Nangong Sima asked Aijing all her life: "How is it, are you okay?" ”

Ai Jing smiled all her life: "They are all professional players, there is nothing bad about it." ”

Nangong Sima smiled and said, "Hold on a little longer, and you will be on the prairie in the first ten minutes." ”

Xiao looked at the little snail and the others, and saw that although Yue Mingxin and the others were riding mounts, they were still tired and panicked, Nangong Sima said: "Hold on for a while, and when you get to the grassland, you can raise your head and gallop on the horse!" ”

Yue Mingxin smiled: "It's okay, we can hold on!" ”

Nangong Sima nodded and said, "You guys go first, I'll take a look at the situation of the supply convoy." As he spoke, he rode the chief back a few miles and saw the figure of the captain of the supply vehicle.

Nangong Sima saw that in order to avoid the two trees, the carriage went around in a big circle, which not only delayed time, but also made it even more troublesome if they encountered danger again at this time.

Calling the captain of the escort, Nangong Sima asked, "If you use horses to transport it instead, what will be the effect?" ”

The captain said, "My lord, I thought about this from the beginning, but it was rejected by everyone. There are too few things for a single horse camel, and there are too many camels that are not suitable for long-distance running, so it is not cost-effective. ”

Nangong Sima asked, "What about your suggestion?" ”

The captain said, "If the road is good, we can use a horse-drawn carriage, but in the case of this kind of forest, it is recommended to use a cow and a camel, which has good patience and strength, and although it walks slowly, it is suitable for long distances, because people also have to follow." At first, the horse walked very fast, and the man had to trot to keep up, but in the end the horse could not walk, and the man could not walk. ”

Smiling, Nangong Sima said: "You think about your plan again, make it more mature, I want to hear your final results and plans." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima asked, "How many people escorted the car this time?" ”

"A team of 50 escorts, a 100-person escort team."

"Well, put out the mobile post on the road and watch out. Someone will pick you up when you get to the savannah. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima went to the chieftain and hurried to the village. After running for about forty minutes, I first saw the castle behind the teleportation array.

A large crowd surrounded the castle gate, and the soldiers above and outside the castle were heavily armed, as if the enemy were attacking. Several captains were surrounded at the door ** and flowed something.

Nangong Sima was afraid that the chief would scare them, so he came down and asked the chief to go to the forest to move, and walked over to see it himself.

I saw that among this group of people, most of them were villagers, carrying burdens, holding children, and some old men were on crutches, and some supported each other. They all stared at the gate, looking at the world inside the wall.

There were also some people standing behind the crowd, most of them wearing warrior equipment, some with broken arms and legs, some with minor injuries, and some intact warriors, all standing behind the crowd, looking at the door.

Nangong Sima walked over and asked, "Brother, are you from the army?" How did you get here? ”

The soldiers looked him up and down, and saw that he was also an ordinary person, and one of the soldiers said: "We were originally scattered, and we had all the troops, but on the way, we met the people who contained these people, and they gathered us and brought us here." ”

Nangong Sima looked at it, and originally guessed that these people were the peasants who moved in, but now he was even more sure. "Then why don't you let me in?"

The soldier said: "The leader said that he did not receive the order from above and would not let him in." ”

Nangong Sima asked, "Don't you want to go to the battlefield anymore?" ”

"It's crazy, it's hard to survive, and I'm going to die!" A small warrior shouted.

The soldier who had a broken leg next to him said angrily: "As long as you are in one breath, you will go to the battlefield!" Avenge your dead brother! ”

"You're all so virtuous, what kind of battlefield are you going to!"

"Get out! Don't you have a brother who died in battle? If you survive, there must be a brother who blocked a sword for you, you dare to say no! ”

The little warrior's mouth opened and he didn't dare to look at his eyes, and he didn't speak again.

Nangong Sima said: "You think you will be safe if you enter this wall? Joke, to tell you, it's not safe here, how many people are staring at this wall, staring at the big forest here, waiting to take possession. Are you thinking about going in? ”

One soldier said: "Anyway, death is not death, instead of dying on the battlefield, it is better to die for yourself, I want to go in!" ”

"Yes, get in!"

The soldiers chimed in.

Two soldiers lined up and crowded over, shouting, "Line up, what are you shouting?" ”

As soon as they saw Nangong Sima there, the two soldiers immediately saluted respectfully and said, "My lord! ”

Nangong Sima glanced at it twice and said, "What about your captain?" ”

A soldier immediately ran over and called out to the captain. The remaining one stood nervously and watched.

The surrounding soldiers and peasants didn't know what Nangong Sima's identity was, and this group of people who were arrogant just now turned into grandsons in an instant. I couldn't help but guess in my heart.

The captain over there hurried over, saw Nangong Sima and saluted: "My lord! Didn't know you were here, sorry! ”

Nangong Sima asked, "When did they come?" ”

"An hour ago."

"Why don't you let in?"

The captain hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, I didn't receive the order from above, besides, their belongings need to be checked, and it will take a long time." ”

Nangong Sima said: "Go and inform the kitchen to prepare meals, bring people in and gather in the playground, I have something to say." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima went straight into the gate and entered, and the crowd and soldiers behind were all let in and concentrated on the playground.