Chapter Fifty-Six: Position
"Report to the commander, Li Xin led the fifth squad to report. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć "The city guard of 200 men was divided into eight groups, and when the soldiers of the second group were about to arrive, the personnel of the first group were to quickly leave and go to the designated place twenty kilometers away to repair and wait, and the second group would take over from the first group, unload new goods, and continue to build fortifications. The team being replaced for repairs must not be less than twenty kilometers away from any of the surrounding teams, so as not to trigger the Wraith's attention threshold.
After several substitutions, it is now the turn of the fifth group of city guards to start work, and after the efforts of the four groups of people in the previous four hours, the fortifications have been preliminarily erected, and the follow-up materials are ready to be completed.
In fact, the fortifications against the wolves were not complicated, with the entrance to the ape stream as the center of the circle, with a radius of sixty meters, arranged in a semicircle. The first row of fortifications sixty meters away from the entrance is several concentric circles composed of hundreds of steel columns of about three meters, each steel column is the thickness of a small arm, it took the Sun family to collect the spare steel of the city, mobilize all its blacksmiths, and it took three days to prepare.
These steel columns are sharp at both ends, one end is buried one meter deep in the soil, and the other end points straight to the sky, each row is about one meter away from each other, and the rows are staggered between rows.
The second row of fortifications was a trench three meters deep and six meters wide, the bottom of which was covered with wooden spikes, and on both sides of the trench were two circles of wooden horses, which were wrapped in iron sheets with several barbs on the top of the wooden thorns on the ape's melancholy side.
The third row of fortifications is a thick wall of brick and earth, the wall is only 1.5 meters high, standing behind the wall, you can see the opposite side, but through the wall, the two sides cannot attack each other.
There are three layers of fortifications, and although they seem simple, the actual effect is not necessarily bad.
Although the wolves are numerous, and they are relatively cunning under the command of the wolf king, they are not high-level intelligent creatures like humans after all, and generally speaking, they still rely on the instinct of beasts to fight, relying on their physical characteristics, so that as long as they defend against the characteristics of the wolf pack, they can achieve the goal of fighting more with less.
The steel pillar of the first layer can effectively reduce the impact of the black wolf's high-speed running, once the wolves approach, the warriors will retreat into the steel pillar array, the wolves can not run between the staggered steel columns, the speed advantage can not be played, and the steel pillar can be used as a defensive support, effectively resisting part of the black wolf's attack.
Of course, there is a gap in strength between the black wolves, and it is not excluded that there are powerful individuals in the wolf pack, and the claws can easily cut off the steel pillars under the cover of the source energy, but in terms of the strength of the black wolf, this kind of individual can only be a very few, and the defensive array of hundreds of steel pillars, if you want to break through completely, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort, not to mention that the captains of the city guards are not spectators, they will focus on guarding against the strong ones in the black wolves, and they will not let them destroy the position.
There is no doubt that the second layer of trenches and horses are used to delay the black wolf's advance, and the tip of the horse is difficult to damage the black wolf, and the three-meter-high drop is not enough for the wooden thorns at the bottom of the ditch to take effect, but their existence can cause trouble for the black wolf, so that they cannot drive straight in, and can leave more opportunities for the archers of the third line of defense to shoot rounds.
The third layer of the low wall is the position of the archers, the height of the low wall is very appropriate, basically will not affect the shooting angle of the archers, and once the black wolf is close, the archers only need to bend down slightly, they can prevent the black wolf from attacking themselves, the black wolf can only jump up or over the wall, and then there are naturally melee comrades in the back row to deal with them.
Overall, the position is simple and efficient, and it is completely designed for the average strength and attack habits of a creature like the black wolf, and even an experienced mercenary like the female leopard can't find any flaws.
Until now, the second layer of the trench had just been excavated less than two meters, and the third layer of low walls had only laid the foundation, and only the first row of steel columns had been erected, and the sharp tops pierced the sky, shining slightly in the dim morning light.
But the crow was not in a hurry, the experience in the past training allowed him to be sure that in the remaining four hours, the soldiers of the city guard had enough time to complete the construction work and assemble them all, so he nodded to Li Xin, the leader of the fifth squad, and said softly, "Let's get into work immediately, the sooner we complete the scheduled task, the better." ā
"Yes. Li Xin tapped his left shoulder hard, turned around and waved to his subordinates, and the soldiers who had already prepared immediately jumped into the supply truck and began to unload the goods frantically.
"Almost. The crow looked at his pocket watch, muttered for a moment, gestured into the air, and soon, more than a dozen black dots appeared from the cliff of the canyon in the last moonlight of the night, and with a scream, they fell back onto the buggy.
The crows stroked each of the crows a few times, and gave a few words to their ear holes, and the crows then spread their wings and rushed into the sky, flying in groups of four different directions.
"Well, you can also be a herald. The female leopard resisted the desire to pounce on one to play, and looked at the crows flying farther and farther away with regret, "But your soldiers can't understand them, how can they help you give orders." ā
"Notify the first four teams and assemble according to the estimated time. The crow explained, "Circling three times above their heads, they will know that if they are constantly shuttling in a figure-eight pattern, the situation has changed, and they will immediately rush to the second battlefield to prepare for the decisive battle." ā
"It's quite sensible. The female leopard teased, "I didn't come to the rescue immediately." ā
"I don't want to be surrounded by a pack of wolves. The raven pouted and said, "That is so stupid, even if I can live, I guess I will never forget this shame for the rest of my life." ā
"Hahahaha, idiot crow, you're not too much of an idiot. The female leopard slapped the crow on the back a few times, jumped up and said, "Look at your movements, the progress of the fortifications is basically fine, it's time for us to move our muscles." ā
"As you wish, Li Xin. The crow called out to the captain of the third brigade, "I'll go in with the female leopard lady to reconnoitre, you stay here and be responsible for directing the follow-up work, and when Xiao Wu comes with the last car, if I haven't rushed back, she will lead the initial battle." ā
Li Xin understood. Li Xin is worthy of being from a military family, and his speech is concise and capable, "Guarantee to complete the task." ā
"Alright, Lady Leopard. The crow made a gesture of please, "I'll be the tour guide, let's go on a tour of the ape stream tonight, please." ā