Chapter 368: Preparing to defend the city
After the attack on the military camp in Flying Sand, news of the looting quickly reached Haven.
Lan Tianyu is now the city lord, and in the face of this news, he has a big head. It didn't seem like a good idea to go out of the city to encircle and suppress the marauding Flying Sands, and continuing to nest in the city seemed to be synonymous with sitting and waiting to be killed. One moment ago, he was cheering for Yang Jue to set foot in the camp and preparing for his wedding, but the next moment, bad news came, how could he not be uncomfortable?
Zhou Zhe didn't think so, he comforted
"The entire oasis has been plundered by them, how long will it be enough for nearly 10,000 people to eat and drink?"
Lan Tianyu was a little overwhelmed, Liu Maosheng reminded
"We killed at least 2,000 of them that night. According to the intelligence, they need at least 8,000 people, and their daily food consumption is at least 8,000 catties. In my opinion, they are bluffing, waiting for us to fish in troubled waters after we have been in chaos. As long as we manage the defense of this city, we can do whatever he wants. ”
Thinking about it, it seems to be the truth.
Lan Tianyu was also relieved.
And after this day, the city of Shelter still opened its gates, as if it was afraid that the enemy would not attack the city.
Outside the city, refugees from the vicinity of the looted oases seem to have begun to pour into the city, at least, begging or looting inside the city than starving to death outside. On the one hand, he begged for the prodigal son of the Western Regions and the army of Dasheng in the city, and scolded at the other hand, the guys in Feisha City were unreasonable, and they continued to rob after a wave, and after a wave of robbing, no one robbed them, at least the others finished robbing, and no one robbed them if they left the mark.
Duan Xiangsi was very bored and said this when he was having dinner with Liu Maosheng and others
"The security in the city is so bad that people rob every day. Today, it grabbed my head, and then I robbed it, and the Hou Ye said what is this called? ”
Yu Deshui pouted: "You don't have a mark on your body, you put the snatched mark on your body, and you'll be fine." ”
Duan Xiangsi touched his head and felt that this seemed to be the reason.
And Liu Maosheng smiled
"I think there's a business to do. We are at the gate of the city, and the people who enter the city are robbed one by one and stamped one by one, and it is regarded as collecting taxes. What do you think of this idea?"
The crowd burst out laughing.
And Wei Lan seemed to think that this method was good, in order to leave a mark for convenience, he also found someone to carve a metal seal, on the seal, it was the pattern of the skeleton dragon, and he was extremely satisfied, so he immediately went to the city gate and stamped those guys one by one.
This time, it seemed to remind Yang Jue
"It's a good idea, at least, to know which ones are new to the city. If the Flying Sand Army were mixed in with the refugees, we would know that they were gathering as soon as we saw the stamps gathered. Yuan Yuan, you Chen Zui junior sister has a recipe for painting nails, you can figure it out, so that the ink of the seal can't be washed off in a short time. ”
A small suggestion, and in the end, almost everyone got involved.
Mainly, waiting for the Flying Sand Army to attack the city or retreat is extremely boring, and you can't stay on the sentry tower every day to bask in the sun. When it moves, the whole team is energetic, and Zhou Zhe is happy to see it. He's more of a time with Xin. There seems to be a kind of hammock popular in the Western Regions, and the experience of two people is not bad.
The number of people entering the city did not decrease, and after changing the ink clay, the people who entered the city also found that those marks could not be washed off. Who would it be who wanted to deliberately wash off the mark? Naturally, it was the Flying Sand Army, lurking in and attacking suddenly, which was the proper intention.
The Flying Sand Army can enter the city, naturally it is the elite, and when they arrive in the city, they find that this city seems to be hidden mysteries, and they always feel that they seem to be seen wherever they go. Moreover, the roads and alleys seem to be like a maze, and occasionally go around and around before returning to the same place. It doesn't seem like a refugee, but it seems too risky.
Refugees who enter Haven often disperse to beg when they enter the city, or they secretly find people to rob and commit crimes. It's rare to gather in twos and threes, scatter and then meet.
The sergeants on the watchtower seemed to have noticed that those with the marks on their necks were walking around the alleys like ants, looking everywhere, not looting or begging. The captain and centurion had both worked in the internal guard, their eyes were very poisonous, and they knew at a glance whether they were eating with a knife or a hoe in their hands, and immediately reported the situation.
The Flying Sand Army is in, and the thief is not dead.
Zhou Zhe finally crawled out of the house, Yang Jue and Wang Rui had already begun to wipe their guns, and Liu Maosheng, who asked for the laneway to be smooth, was depressed
"The lanes have been figured out by them, how can the street battles be rectified when the time comes? Respond to all changes with the same? Only fools do that? Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side has won all battles, our roads have been read by others, so it is not good. ”
The honest man Liang Yu reminded: "Why don't you sprinkle some tribulus terrestris at the mouth of the roadway when the fight starts?"
Indeed, this is a solution, but it is not in the territory of Dasheng, and the supply is sufficient, how can there be so many tribulus terrestris? As soon as the proposal was put forward, it was rejected by people on the above grounds.
But there are brains that know how to learn and use now
"Iron can't do it, and wood doesn't have to be too complicated, just the thorn vine wrapped around the stump, but it is the same as dropping a hook anchor, the wood is light, and you can block a lane on horseback. ”
I have to say, this is a very cheap and extremely easy way to use. Thorns were everywhere next door to the oasis, tough and all kinds of thorns, tangled in the stump of the tree, and definitely made it impossible for those guys to get out of the alley for a short time.
The plan is decided, and it is half a matter of time, the efficiency of the magic dragon riding is very high, and now that there is a detailed map of the overlook of Sheltered City, you will know what to do after riding a horse.
When the time comes, the main road will be lined up in a military formation, and it will be necessary to go from the alley, as long as a few main exits of the alley are blocked, then you can only get in, and you can't get out. The power of street fighting can really be brought into play.
Lan Tianyu proposed it at this time
"My prodigal son of the Western Regions is not consumed casually, that is my brother, anyway, they are going to attack the city, so it is better for us to make it convenient for them. Why don't we recruit those who come in from outside the city to serve as soldiers to defend the city. You've all turned the city into a bucket, and there's no point in guarding the walls. Moreover, even if all 2,000 of us were sent to the city wall, there would be no fire in the city. ”
This is indeed a way, Zhou Zhe patted Lan Tianyu and encouraged
"It's a good feeling. I'm afraid he's retreating now. I said that as long as the mind does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties. ”
The dark tide is surging in the city, and the prodigal sons and demon dragoons of the Western Regions are also gearing up to fight. And the Flying Sand City Lord outside the city finally got better after plundering the surroundings, not only his own body, but also the overall morale of his Flying Sand Army, sure enough, looting is the most morale-boosting thing.
The people of the Western Regions do not have the concept of a war group, let alone rise to the theoretical height of the attack and defense of the war group, looting and killing people is side by side, whoever is ruthless and strong will be powerful. Many people are also uneducated, and the Western Regions have been widely spread, and they have spent a lot of money to buy them from Dasheng.
But Juexue is not a book, a move is so simple, the most important thing is the use skills accumulated by a sect for thousands of years.
For example, in the four major schools, a single mastery is true, but there are many things derived from the different ways of using a single mastery, which is the so-called inheritance. A strong person can wrap what he has learned in spiritual power and pass it on to others, and how much he can understand depends on the person who is inherited. For example, today's magic dragon riders, such as Lin Xiaoer and Yu Deshui.
Therefore, in the entire Western Regions, for Zhou Zhe's group, it is not an exaggeration to call it a dimensionality reduction blow, but the current situation is just too much of a disadvantage in numbers.
How to make up for the disadvantage in numbers?
Naturally, it is a strategy, using small strategies to level the biggest disadvantage brought by the number of people and turn the situation around.
The middle-aged bearded man can't think about it so much, he is a city lord born as a robber, and most of the city lords' starting and foundation are similar, but he was lucky, he made a big deal and made a windfall in his early years, so he had a foundation of 2,000 elites for him to fight endlessly. Now, in the face of this small number of Dasheng troops, even if he doesn't want to fight, he has to bite the bullet.
The elite of the people seems to be more powerful than his elite, if he doesn't fight, in case the number of people in the future increases, there will be no fighting.
The two thousand elites suffered heavy losses that night, for no other reason, and they were not afraid of death. On the contrary, many non-backbone members who were afraid of death and fled survived, and what the cavalry wanted to do was to quickly chisel through and not fight for a long time. Otherwise, once the horse's speed drops, it will be no different from the infantry.
There were about 500 elite people entering the city, this is a new force, and the bearded man also understands that if the city gate is closed when he arrives at the city gate, it will take more effort. It's better to invest a little more and sprinkle the elites into it, and the people are also smart, at least they can withstand it for a period of time to provide enough protection for them to enter the city.
"Order them to launch at dawn tomorrow. ”
At dawn, it was not yet dawn, and when they had set it in, it was also dawn. When a large army enters the city and enters with a numerical advantage, it is bound to win.
The bearded man has improved, and he also knows the importance of the time.
The order was given, and soon the herald with the seal around his neck entered the city. There is no need to run more, just tell the captain of the city guard directly at the city gate. The people of the Flying Sand Army thought that they thought that Dasheng's men and horses were so powerful that they gave the city gate to the defenders of Flying Sand City, this time, the army would definitely be able to defeat them when they entered the city, and when the time came, they must grab a good-looking armor.
The demon dragoons in the city don't know these simple thoughts of the people of the Western Regions, and if they knew, they would definitely laugh off their big teeth. The armor of the Demon Dragon Rider is with a special formation, or rather, it belongs to a part of the Vientiane Shura Formation of Xiaogu Mountain. Once the owner is killed, the armor and corpse will return to the Little Lonely Mountain.
Therefore, Xiaogu Mountain has now become a cemetery for the fallen soldiers of the Demon Dragon Rider, I have to say that Zhou Zhe is a little grateful for Qi Xin's hand, at least, let the brothers die in battle, and the whole corpse that can be left behind can come together underground, which makes him very moved.