Chapter 240: Designing the Shield

After listening to Teng Xinzun's introduction, Meng Huan Chilong said with some embarrassment: "Thank you, Lord Joiner, I know." ”

Teng Xinzun smiled, closed the cabinet door, made a gesture at Long Qifeng, and led them out of the city tower together, standing on the steps at the door.

Long Qifeng, who had not spoken, said: "My lord, I have done a good job, but in the face of 200,000 upright dynasty people, we must prepare for the worst, and it is best to prepare more equipment to defend the city, there is no harm in it." He was not at ease, so he stressed the matter again.

Teng Xinzun hurriedly responded: "Yes, Lord City Guard, I will arrange it, like sassal wood, rolling stones, and talismans, I must ask people to prepare more." ”

Long Qifeng nodded, his gaze turning to the red dragon. "Brother Red Dragon, since you are thinking about defending the city, I don't know what else you think about defending the city?"

He leaned against the pillar at the door, looked out of the city for a while, and said, "I'm a hunter, I don't know how to defend the city, so I don't have any specific ideas." It's just that when we hunt, we have to know the location of the prey. Now that we are all in the city, we can't control the specific movements of the people of the Correct Dynasty, which may be a problem. ”

Teng Xinzun said slowly: "This is not a problem, I have sent scouts, and they can send the news back at any time." ”

"Can you send a message?Now that the city gate is sealed, how can they spread it?" asked Meng Winding Red Dragon with some curiosity.

"I only sealed the main entrance, and left the side door, if there is a chance to fight back, I still have to rush out. However, the scouts don't have to come back to report, they all rely on the tongue bird to pass the word. ”

For the tongue-learning bird, the red dragon is known, shaped like an eagle, but not as big as an eagle, with blue feathers and a red beak, and can learn to speak. This bird is very intelligent, it can teach what to say, and it is easy to recognize people, and many people like to keep it and play. However, this bird has poor combat effectiveness in the air, and although it also has a pointed beak, it is not as ferocious as an eagle.

Long Qifeng looked out of the city with his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "Red Dragon, we haven't fought with the people of the Duanzheng Dynasty, only you know their characteristics, you can talk about it, the fighting ability and methods of the Duanzheng Dynasty, so that we can be guarded." He deliberately omitted the word brother, as if to indicate an intimate relationship.

Meng Winding Red Dragon glanced at the city guard quickly, and realized that Long Qifeng was also looking at him. Then he turned his eyes and looked around, and found that there were already some captains and leaders around him, only he had the lowest military rank, but the armor was the most dazzling, those people were wearing black armor, and now when they heard the castle guard say this, they were all looking at him.

He was a little nervous, thought for a while, and said, "Most of the people who fought with me were Asuras, although they were fierce, they were not very powerful, and their skills were almost at the level of seventh- and eighth-level wizards, and the good ones were at the level of first- and second-class wizards. But the Asuras are naturally strong and good at cooperating, fighting with them, they can't blindly attack, they have to guard against them joining forces to attack, maybe long-term cooperation, they have their own set of tactics. ”

There was a slight pause at this point, and then he continued. "How can I say it? Anyway, when they start, they will consciously fill in the position, or attack, and they are used to being besieged by many people, and it is difficult to get out when they are surrounded. So don't surround them, as long as you take the initiative and kill a few first, then it is not an advantage for many people to besiege them. I suggested that we also form a formation to attack, and as soon as we come up, we will be ruthless and they will not be able to cooperate. ”

Long Qifeng said coldly: "Did you hear it, the other party is a well-trained soldier, no worse than you, so you must not underestimate the enemy." Yesterday's battle at the city gate has given us a wake-up call, and I don't know if joining the army will be rewarded. At that time, the military duties should not be chaotic, and we must organize non-commissioned officers to carry out effective attacks, and try to avoid unnecessary casualties, because we cannot afford to be injured. Red Dragon, please move on. ”

Long Qifeng said this directly, and the military officers glanced at each other and did not speak, but some of them turned pale.

He glanced at Long Qifeng, and heard from his words that the city guard was not only a decisive person, but also a ruthless person, who could talk about death so plainly.

"The Shura people are more powerful, the Shura people who fought with me have basically reached the level of wizards, and they are not something that ordinary soldiers can deal with, so the Shura people rush up, and they must shoot them, or call people with high realms to block them. Fortunately, there are relatively few Shura, and they still rely on the Asuras to attack. Meng Winding Red Dragon told what he knew.

Teng Xinzun couldn't hold back his face because of Long Qifeng's revelation of the old bottom of the city guards, and shouted loudly: "Do you hear me? When you see the Shura people, don't tell the soldiers to work hard, you have to go up yourself, you are the city guard army, and you are also the elite of the city guard, the country has raised you for all these years, don't embarrass me again." ”

It seems that Teng Xinzun is still popular in the city guards, and those military officers heard this, and they responded in unison, showing the meaning of the soldiers to obey orders.

He continued: "Their siege methods are basically covered by bows and arrows, and the soldiers raise their shields to charge, and I don't know if there are other means. Our Menghuan Cottage is a small cottage, and they may not have done their best. Personally, I think it's better to put archers on the walls to suppress the opponent, spearmen to attack the besieging upright dynasty people directly, and shieldmen to cover the two men in front of them, so as to restrain them from attacking. ”

Teng Xinzun hesitated for a moment, and said: "The Wu clan has foot soldiers, heavy foot soldiers, bow soldiers, and cavalry soldiers, the archers and spearmen you are talking about, we understand, the archers are archers, and the foot soldiers also practice spear throwing, but what's the matter with the shield bearers?

He is not familiar with the military system of the Wu Clan, and he has already made a joke just now, and he doesn't dare to talk nonsense now. Looking around, I found that most of the soldiers on the city wall did not have shields, and only a few soldiers held small round shields of about one and a half feet, holding short weapons in one hand, standing guard in front of the city tower. He remembered that the people of the Righteous Dynasty were all large shields one man high, standing in a row to cover the archers behind them.

He pointed to the men, "That's not the shield hand, it's just that the shield is too small to block the attack of the bow and arrow." The upright dynasty is a big shield that is one person high, and it can protect itself and the people behind it from the attack of bows and arrows, I wonder if we have this kind of shield?"

Teng Xinzun hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, the shield is only used to block the opponent's weapons in the military camp, so it is only equipped with foot soldiers." I deserve a lot, because the mountain people often have fights, and they have to use shields to separate them. It is usually used for duty and faΓ§ade. The kind of big shield you are talking about, how heavy does it have to be, can one person lift it?"

Meng Huan Chilong frowned, but he didn't expect that the Wu people's habit of disliking shields had also spread to the barracks.

He thought for a moment and said, "That kind of shield is not metal, but it is covered with a layer of metal in the solid wood, and they also have a shield that is specially used for fighting, and that kind of shield is not round, but square or triangular, with sharp blades at the edges, and the shield itself is an offensive weapon. ”

Hearing him say this, the surrounding military ranks discussed, and it seemed that they didn't expect that the shield could also be an attack weapon, because in the eyes of the Wu people, the shield only has the function of blocking.

Only Long Qifeng still maintained his demeanor, and when the discussion subsided, he said, "You go on, what are the characteristics of the righteous dynasty?"

"The bow and arrow attacks of the people of the upright dynasty are generally very dense, and they will concentrate on one place. Without a shield, the arrows could not be stopped, and the casualties were heavy. And the large shield they have prepared can block our arrows, the kind of shield that only has an effect if you throw a spear. So to defend against their bows and arrows, you have to have that kind of big shield, and to attack their shields, you have to be prepared to throw spears. ”

What he said, the military officials can understand, after more than ten years in the military camp, although they have never fought, they still understand the truth, so they all frowned, as if they were thinking about things.

Long Qishui thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Several adults, this battle can't be fought for a while, we still have time, this shield must be there, otherwise the casualties are too great, and we don't want to defend the city." ”

Teng Xinzun said with some hesitation: "This anti-arrow has always been a problem, and the city can be defended against the wall to solve this problem, but in the field, there is only a hard rush." Otherwise, we can now order such shields and throwing spears, and we can only count a little. It's just that I haven't seen what this shield looks like. ”

There has been no war in the Wu Kingdom for a hundred years, and the Wu King has been preventing riots, suppressing militarily and controlling possible dangers. Therefore, there has been no progress in the armament of the Wu Clan, but it has remained the same, and even some of the original things have been lost, and it is normal not to have seen this kind of full-body shield.

When Long Qifeng heard this, he looked at Menghuan Chilong again, because only Menghuan Chilong had seen the shield of the upright dynasty.

He looked up and saw a line of asuras, more than a man tall, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, lined up in a procession with shields that reflected the light of metal in the sunlight.

He raised his hand, pointed out of the city, and said, "I'm talking about that kind of shield." ”

Teng Xinzun squinted his eyes for a while, and said, "It's a good thing, it's just too big, and it's inconvenient to hold it in your hand." No wonder they have to form a team, without cooperation, they don't have much combat power. I made a batch of spears, but I don't know if I have time for this shield. By the way, sir, draw me that shield. "He really came from the military, and he could see the problem at a glance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we can use wood to make shields and spears, heavy rigid wood and rosewood in the mountains and forests are good materials for spears and shields, I believe that with the hardness of wood, there is no need to wrap metal outside, and arrows can be blocked. ”

Meng Huan Chilong thought for a moment, and then said: "We are guarding the city, and there is a city wall to block it. As long as half of the shield is sufficient, it is mainly to protect against arrows. The handshake can also be changed to a strip of leather and put over the arm. Archers can defend themselves against their bows and arrows, and they don't need to be guarded by others. ”

Using leather strips instead of handles is a common trick for hunting in the stockade, because hunting has to keep moving, they use leather strips or rattan strips to string up daily necessities and carry them on their backs, so that they are not afraid of moving quickly and leaving things behind.

Teng Xinzun's eyes lit up, and he said: "Boy, the shield you designed is good, just do it, and leave this matter to you to report to the soldiers." ”

Meng Huan Chilong immediately made a bitter face, he now has the Lei Chamber of Commerce guards in his hands, there are only more than a hundred people, and half of them are from the mountains and forests, and they don't know the roads in the city, ask them to go there to do it, what should I do with these shields?