Chapter 333: Preparing for War
The next day, I got up early in the morning and rushed to the barracks immediately after eating, but I didn't want my uncle to say that I was delayed. But as soon as I arrived at the barracks, I immediately saw a figure of an attribute.
"Brother Guo." It turned out to be General Zhou Tongzhou, and it was not uncommon to meet him in the barracks, but it was the first time he greeted me so warmly.
"General Zhou, come here so early, have you eaten?" I'm also quick to be polite.
"I don't have time to eat, I've been busy in the barracks for the past few days, and my family doesn't have time to go back. However, Zhou still wants to thank the little brother for saving his brother, and if he has time another day, he hopes that the little brother will come to my house for dinner and catch up. ”
Invite me to dinner, it's a good thing.
"It must be, General Zhou, is my uncle still in the barracks, I'll come to him."
"Yes, I said he seems to be waiting for someone, go quickly, don't let him wait." After saying goodbye to General Zhou, I walked into my uncle's tent, and as soon as I entered, I saw him snorting there. I looked at his panda-like dark circles, and I still felt a little distressed unconsciously.
"Xiaoyu, here."
"Uncle, I've brought you something to eat, I know you don't have time to eat." When my uncle heard that I had brought food, he suddenly became interested.
"It's nice to have something to eat." It seems that my uncle is really evil, and he devoured it.
"Xiao Yu, I'll take you to see the defense of Qincheng in a while, we're going to be busy in the past few days when you've been gone, I really don't know when the Holy Mother will arrive, if they come now, we estimate that it will be difficult to complete the fortifications." While my uncle was eating, he told me stories about what had happened in the city in the past few days, and I looked at his sideburns, which seemed to have a few more gray hairs.
"Xiaoyu, come, let's take you to see the firearms we have prepared in the past few days, and then I'll take you to the city wall to have a look, we have also done a lot of fortifications outside." My uncle turned around and led me deeper into the barracks.
As we walked out, there were soldiers saluting with my uncle, it seems that my uncle and Qin Wu have almost put this army in order, and everyone respects this military advisor very much. Soon, we came to a warehouse guarded by many soldiers.
"Xiaoyu, take a look, this is the legacy that your Uncle Sun left us."
When the soldier opened the door, I was really shocked. It was full of muskets and cannons, as well as barrels of gunpowder. Although these things are still the most primitive versions, they are indeed much more powerful than cold weapons.
"Xiao Yu, take a look, arquebus, Hongyi cannon. They are all good things, although they are backward compared to modern weapons, but with these things, they can greatly strengthen the defense of Qin City. "What my uncle said is true, this firearm does have too much advantage over cold weapons. Long range and great power.
"Uncle, isn't that Uncle Sun you said a member of the expedition team that the wind roared before?" I asked curiously.
"Yes, you've already seen it. Your Uncle Sun is really serious, I stayed in Qincheng for half a year, taught the people here to make gunpowder, artillery, and muskets, with these things, I am more confident in defending the city. However, the soldiers in Qincheng are not familiar with the use of these firearms, and I have already sent them out for training, and I will take you to see them later. ”
We stayed at the arsenal for a while, and then we set off on the next target. However, the defense here is still very tight, the soldiers rotate in three shifts, and there is a large amount of water stored outside to prevent fires.
Soon, we came to the eastern wall of Qincheng, where there were obviously fewer defenders. This should be the weak point of Qincheng's defense, isn't my uncle afraid of the enemy attacking from here.
"Uncle, there are so few soldiers here, what if the enemy attacks." I raised my concerns.
"Alas, I can't help it, there are only about 50,000 soldiers in Qincheng, and I have now begun to recruit and train militiamen, hoping to strengthen the defense here. However, I really didn't mobilize many soldiers to defend the eastern and northern parts of Qincheng, but I also have other ways to defend, you and I will have a look at the city wall. ”
My uncle can always come up with so many strange ideas, so I'll go up with you and take a look. After arriving at the city wall, I suddenly found that there was a small river outside Qincheng, and on both sides of the river, there were full paddy fields, which was an important grain production area in Qincheng.
"Xiaoyu, in the past few days, I have sent more troops to harvest rice with farmers, and after the harvest is completed, I will implement my plan."
"Uncle, what a plan." I asked curiously.
"Do you see the river here, I'm going to dig it up and bring water into the rice fields. When the time comes, the outside will become a huge muddy pool, and the enemy will not be able to move an inch. In this way, the defense of the eastern and northern parts of Qincheng was completed, as long as a small number of soldiers were stationed, the enemy would not choose to attack the muddy pond. ”
My uncle's method is not bad, but in this way, the common people will not have no way to farm in the future.
"Uncle, how will the people of Qincheng farm in the future." As soon as I asked, my uncle began to sigh again.
"I can't help it, after the city is broken, the people still have no way to live, if you think about this and that, then I really don't have to do anything." It's no wonder that my uncle has aged a little bit in the past few days, it's really hard for him, but I can't share his worries, it's really useless.
"Uncle, is there any place where I can help you, I want to help you do something." After I said this, my uncle reached out to me again, and I thought it was another attempt to hit me, but he touched my head twice.
"Xiaoyu, it's been almost a year, and you're more sensible, your parents will be very happy to see you like this now."
My uncle mentioned my mother again, but I couldn't control my thoughts anymore, and tears fell uncontrollably. I haven't heard from my mother for so long, and I don't know how she's doing now.
"What are you crying about, a man still cries his nose." My uncle began to criticize me again, but he was right, what Qincheng needs now is a warrior, not a little boy who cries every day. I put away my tears and prepared to go to the next place with my uncle.
This time we did not go down into the city, but continued to walk on the walls. The walls here are really well built, and they are all made of large white stone slabs. I've never seen this rock before.
"Uncle, what kind of stone are these white slates, I don't seem to have seen them before." My uncle turned to me and smiled at me.
"Xiaoyu, sell it first, and I'll tell you about this stone later, there will be a surprise." My uncle is really, just a stone slab, and it's also mysterious, don't all masters like this?
As we walked on, the walls were so wide that it was not crowded with soldiers walking a few steps, and I could occasionally see soldiers passing by on horseback. The walls of this Qin City are indeed extremely strong, and this is the strongest fortress that can protect Qin City from this world.
We walked along the city wall and soon walked to the west of Qincheng, outside the city wall, I already heard a huge explosion.