To the north of the city of Ekhkulun, the logging yard of Dashan Beizi is in full swing.

More than 200 slaves were working here, digging the foundations with rudimentary tools to build a small fortress. This place will be used to accommodate Zhou Qingfeng's new forces to gather training. In the busy construction site, Chu Ying, who was two meters tall, walked back and forth with a calm face. When the slaves saw him, they dodged and did not dare to come near.

Now that the date has entered the beginning of September, Zhou Qingfeng has been arriving in Ehekulun for more than half a month. It turned out that Chu Ying, who had been executed in history, was still alive and was actively planning a counterattack on Hetuala. Although he was courteous when he arrived at Ekhkulun, the situation did not develop as expected—Ekhkulun was too poor to meow.

When Chu Ying arrived at Ekhkulun, he borrowed troops from the subordinate lord Ucha, and asked for 2,000 soldiers and 5,000 slaves. With a total of just over 1,000 soldiers, Utcha could not meet his demands. In the end, Chu Ying only got 100 soldiers and 400 slaves, but these people were nominally under Chu Ying's command, but they still had to rely on Wucha for support.

Wu realized that he had lost a lot.

Relying on five hundred men and horses to counterattack Hetuara is obviously a joke. Although Chu Ying is crazy, she is not stupid. He could only think of other ways, and this idea naturally hit Zhou Qingfeng's head again. Hearing that Zhou Qingfeng was going to build a fortress outside Ekhkulun City, he came here. Seeing that Zhou Qingfeng was riding a puppet goat to direct the construction around, Chu Ying stepped forward and shouted, "Boy, what are you doing here?" ”

"Dashan Beizi asked me to build a fortress here, and I came to help." Zhou Qingfeng also felt bad luck when he saw Chu Ying. After half a month of recuperation, this Jianzhou Da Baylor has returned to his normal posture, tall and strong, with a mighty physique, like a pillar in front of Zhou Qingfeng.

Zhou Qingfeng had no way to confront Chu Ying head-on, so he could only directly blame the cause of the matter on others, never saying that he wanted to build this fortress himself. Chu Ying naturally didn't believe in this excuse. He stared at Zhou Qingfeng and shouted coldly, "Then you can help me build a fortress as well." ”

"Yes, as long as there is enough labor and materials, one or two can be repaired." Zhou Qingfeng didn't refuse, but he opened his mouth to ask for supplies, "You see that the minions here are all Dashan Beizi, and tomorrow he will send another two hundred people to work." All the food and drink are provided by the other party, and I am responsible for supervising the construction. ”

In ancient times, those who knew how to build a house were definitely considered high-level talents, and those who knew how to build large buildings could be regarded as grandmasters. Zhou Qingfeng didn't know anything about civil engineering, but he knew how to do mathematics, planning, and how to improve according to the actual situation. As long as the manpower and material resources can keep up, he will do it.

But Chu Ying has no labor and materials, he is a lonely man in the Jianzhou Department, and he is also arrogant and has no friends at all. Even Ucha learned that he had escaped from the Jianzhou Department for refuge, and he treated him a lot coldly, at most treating him as a general.

However, Zhou Qingfeng was left and right, and he had a harmonious relationship with the nobles of Ehekulun through first-hand medical technology. Not only did he exchange the courtyard where he lived for the lumberyard, but he also promised to train craftsmen to make pottery for Dashan Beizi, in exchange for sending slaves to support him in building the fortress. Even Ucha felt that taking in Zhou Qingfeng would be beneficial to Ehekulun.

Zhou Qingfeng's fortress area is not large, only half the size of a football field. After digging the foundation, two rows of wood about three meters high are inserted, leaving a gap of about one and a half meters in the middle to directly fill the soil, and after filling and compacting, it will become very thick, and the walls of the fortress will be completed. And the trench dug in the dirt directly becomes a moat.

In order to reduce the difficulty of defense, the entire fortress is also designed to be close to the river bay, and the overall appearance is triangular to reduce the number of areas under attack. The protruding edges and corners served as fortress gates, and towers and horse-faced walls were erected to strengthen the defenses. This design is relatively simple, the construction difficulty is low, the construction speed is fast, and the amount of earthwork excavated is the least.

This kind of fortress is naturally not very powerful, and it is enough to withstand an attack of ordinary scale. In particular, the terrain outside the fortress is not suitable for deploying a large number of troops, and if a strong enemy comes to attack, it can barely hold out for a while. If you can't do it, you can escape by water.

Chu Ying also wants such a fortress, but unfortunately he can't afford it. He could only change the subject and say, "My father Khan knows that I am here, and he also knows that I am planning a counterattack on Hetuala. He sent someone to ask me to send Abahai back, and said that he would not trouble me as long as I was willing to exile myself to Mongolia and not return to Jianzhou. ”

Zhou Qingfeng keenly felt that Chu Ying had a trace of 'heroic shortness of breath', and he couldn't help but sink his face and complained: "I told you a long time ago to go to Mingguo, or take refuge in Ye He." You want to come to Ekhkulen, a place where birds don't, it's too poor to raise troops to fight. It's too late for you to change your mind. ”

From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Qingfeng didn't want to do any hard work here in Ehekulun. But Chu Ying only closed his eyes slightly when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "Only here are people who listen to me, change to another place ......." He stared at Zhou Qingfeng suddenly and said, "Only people like you can mix well, I can't." ”

When did this big Baylor have such a clear understanding of himself? If he had such an awareness two years ago, not to mention killing Nurhachi, he would definitely be able to cut off the possibility of Huang Taiji coming to power - Nurhachi just twisted the Jurchens into a rope, and it was Huang Taiji who really laid the foundation for the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Chu Ying continued: "Not only the people sent by my father Khan came to me, but also your master. He personally went into the city last night to find me. ”

What? This next week, Qingfeng really broke out in a cold sweat.

Gu Yuanwei is here?

That guy is not easy to deal with, and he can be regarded as Zhou Qingfeng's current natural enemy.

Chu Ying sneered: "Your master didn't say anything about the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom supporting me to be the lord of Jianzhou, he only said that you are full of nonsense and like to deceive people, and he wants me to hand you over to him immediately." ”

Hahaha....... Zhou Qingfeng had no choice but to laugh.

"Chu Yingbele, we don't talk darkly. Does it matter? Nurhachi is already a big trouble on the border of the Ming Kingdom, and he is about to openly establish a country, and it will not be long before he attacks the Ming border pass. At that time, the Ming Emperor will naturally seek someone who can replace Nurhachi. And who in the world could be more qualified than you? Opportunity always favors those who are prepared, but you are not ready. ”

These words finally reached Chu Ying's heart, and they also erased the last killing intention against Zhou Qingfeng in his heart.

"Abahai said you have the best mouth, and now it seems that it is true. You're right, I'm not ready. Even if the Ming Emperor canonized me as the lord of Jianzhou, I would not be able to command any of the soldiers and generals of the Jianzhou Department. Chu Ying sneered: "So I did you a favor ......." ”

"What's the busy?"

"I beat your master away. He punched me, broke several bones on the spot, vomited blood and fled. Speaking of which, your master is quite powerful, but unfortunately not strong enough. ”

Haha...... Zhou Qingfeng laughed for half a voice and forcibly suppressed it, but his face couldn't stop being happy.

Gu Yuanwei was really unlucky, and finally met the unreasonable Chu Ying again at the recovery point of the injury. The last time he was injured by Yuan Qingying, he almost died, and he relied on Zhou Qingfeng to survive. I don't know how long it will take to heal this time.

Chu Ying had expected that Zhou Qingfeng had a ghost and was unwilling to see his master. He also laughed and said, "You have a grudge against your master, I have a grudge against my father Khan, we should join forces." ”

"Uh......, what do you want to do? Do you want to stay in Ekhkulen? ”

Chu Ying took a deep breath and looked at the slave who was as busy as an ant, "I have nowhere to go but to be with the wild maiden here." ”

"And what about Abahai? Let her go? ”

"I asked my father Khan to spend money to ransom him, and I asked him for 10,000 stone of grain."

10,000 stones? What a lion's mouth!

"And you're not going to actually send Abahai back, are you?"

"Hahaha......." Chu Ying laughed.

"Nurhachi will be fooled?"

"Yes, my father Khan will definitely give 10,000 stone of grain. You don't understand how much he loves Abahai and how much he loves the three sons that Abahai gave birth to. The old guy was dazzled by Abahai, and he would definitely bring food. Even if you can't give 10,000, at least you can give a few thousand. ”

One stone of grain is about eighty kilograms, and even if only one thousand stone is given, it is eighty tons, which is not a small amount. Zhou Qingfeng was very skeptical that Nurhachi was really that stupid, and even more doubtful that such food could be transported over, and even if it was transported, how much would fall into Chu Ying's hands. He thought it would be great to have a hundred stones.

Chu Ying's brain is good and bad, and Zhou Qingfeng doesn't want to hit him. After he finished laughing, he asked, "Even if there is this batch of grain, then what?" ”

"And then?" Chu Ying's face turned cold, "Do you think I was really dizzy and chose this place to escape?" Although it is far away from Hetuala, it can directly threaten its back. Since my father Khan wants to establish a state, he will definitely send troops to raze this place first. In the winter of November, the army of Jianzhou will definitely come. ”

Chu Ying slowly raised his head and said hatefully: "The road from Hetuara to Ekhkulun is long, and it is impossible for there to be many troops coming. I estimate that it will be around 2,000 people initially, and it may increase later.

Only by defeating my father Khan here will I be qualified to continue the struggle and have the reputation to command more armies. Otherwise, everything is not tied. He lowered his head again and said to Zhou Qingfeng: "But no one here listens to me, except for you kid."

I always thought you'd make up your mind to escape, but I didn't expect you to build a walled city here. I see your arrangement, and I think you're planning to fight here. ”

Didn't you force me?

Zhou Qingfeng didn't speak, just squinted at Chu Ying, this guy should still have something to say.

"The city of Ekhkulun is very badly repaired, and it can't prevent the Jianzhou army at all. I asked Ucha to improve his defenses, and he only said that the Kulen people were not afraid of the attack of the Jianzhou Ministry. You're the only one in the city who has a long-term vision, so I'm going to transfer my slaves to you to build the fortress. ”

Although he took the initiative to 'help', Zhou Qingfeng was very tired of meddling in his own territory. However, Chu Ying said again: "People are transferred to you, I don't care how you use it, and I don't care how you build your walled fortress." But I'll have to take care of you. ”

"What do you mean?" Zhou Qingfeng didn't understand it even more.

"You're too weak, don't think it's great to ride a goat and kill a little shellfish. As soon as you enter the battle array, you will die if you can't hold this move for a few hits. I've got to practice you well, but I can't let you die easily. Here tonight, I'll teach you. After Chu Ying finished speaking, she turned her head and left.

Zhou Qingfeng frowned, very inexplicable - what did Chu Ying want to do? He's going to teach me!

Is this also 'grinding the gun in battle, and it is light if it is not fast'?