1485. City Wall 2
The ruins of the camp in the north pass of Moyunling have been completely bulldozed by the indigenous warriors, and the dirt contaminated by purple blood has been cleared out, and the north city wall that stretches across the camp is growing at a rate that is visible to the naked eye every day.
Day and night, the city wall site is always overcrowded.
In addition to these boulders, there are also giant iron cages that are two meters long and one meter high and two meters wide, which are filled with stones, and the gaps between the stones are filled with cement, one by one is like a complete giant brick, and the gaps between each 'giant bricks' are also filled with volcanic cement, making the wall very strong.
During the construction process, the unfinished wall looked like a huge slope, and all the laborers had to carry stones up the gentle slope.
Seeing more and more demons gathering in the distance, the speed of the construction of the city wall never slowed down.
And Patriarch Logan has been studying an architectural drawing given to him by Surdak for the past few days.
He saw Surdak come to the top of a repaired section of the city wall to check the quality, so he took this architectural drawing and asked Surdak about some doubts in his heart.
This is in the narrowest area of the north mountain pass of Moyun Ridge, and the wind on the top of the city wall is very strong, and the north wind blows the feathers on the head of the Logan Patriarch to the ground, and the Logan Patriarch doesn't care at all.
The blueprint in his hand was not a blueprint of the city walls, but the construction of a new town behind the walls.
This will be the first stronghold of the Egrod indigenous tribe on the Moyunling Highlands, built against the northern city walls.
There are many mountains here, but it is difficult to see the woodland, so not a single wooden house can be built here.
The drawing Surdak gave him was almost a complete map of the town's buildings, each of which was made of stone, and looked many times stronger than the wooden houses in the walled city, both in appearance and style.
Smooth roofs and terraces, well-groomed streets, and central plazas and altars in the public areas......
Many of the buildings were unseen by Grand Patriarch Logan, and he needed to ask Surdak for details.
"When we get rid of these demons completely, I'll send a few professional architects over and help you build a decent town."
Surdak continued to paint the Logan patriarch with a flatbread.
There is no way, the motivation of this group of indigenous warriors is too much, as if drinking broth and eating wheat cakes every day is the happiest thing in the world.
During this time, they devoted almost all their passion to the construction of the city walls.
The walls of the North Pass camp are much longer than the walls of Dak Valley, and the amount of work is three times that of the south.
But there are too many young natives willing to work here, and this group of people is working together, and they always feel that they are ashamed to be inferior to those giant ghost-patterned soldier ants, so they build very quickly.
Standing on a section of the city wall that had been completed, Surdak looked out at the narrow mountain road that stretched for hundreds of miles in the North Pass, and said to Patriarch Logan:
"This will be the last lifeline of the Aigrod Clan in the northernmost part of Moyun Ridge, and as long as you hold this place, you will always hold your way home in your hands."
Hearing Surdak say this, Patriarch Logan was shocked and crumpled the drawings in his hand.
He knew that what Surdak said was indeed the truth, but before that, he had not thought about how to defend this place, but how to rush into the Moyunling Heights and kill all the evil spirits.
Surdak continued, "As long as you hold this place, the demons will not be able to get out of Moyun Ridge. ”
Patriarch Logan also nodded with feeling.
Surdak added, "As long as we hold this place, the fortified cities in the northern mountains will no longer be disturbed by evil spirits." ”
Surdak said two more sentences in succession.
Then, he couldn't help but draw a pie for Patriarch Logan, as if this was what he was best at......
Surdak said: "There are large vast meadows here, and there are no large beasts, as long as the demons are driven away, I can contact the imperial lords on the other side of the great meadow, and you can buy a large number of high-quality cattle and sheep by taking out some unidentified magic crystals obtained from the demons." ”
Patriarch Logan's eyes brightened completely.
In fact, his mood is also very entangled in the past few days, when he stepped on the Moyunling Heights and saw the large desolate grassland in his field of vision, his heart was actually a little cold.
His first consideration was how the Egrod clan would survive if they migrated here and did not have the abundant products of the northern mountains.
Hearing Lord Surdak talk about grazing on this large meadow, Patriarch Logan felt that this suggestion was very reliable.
Most of the indigenous tribes in the northern mountains originally relied on hunting wild beasts and gathering berries to live, and even when the prey was at its most abundant, it was impossible for the hunting team to bring back enough prey every day.
But now, due to the arrival of this group of evil spirits, the living conditions of various tribes have become even worse, and it is difficult for hunters to gain anything unless they travel a long way.
People are eating sour berries and wild vegetables more and more, and even some tribes are considering continuing to go north, to the great wilderness farther north to earn a living.
Now Surdak had shown him the grass and moss, and then he could buy cattle and sheep from the Imperial Lords......
He didn't know any other Imperial Lords, but Patriarch Logan knew Surdak.
This lord seemed to be very different from other noble lords, he not only helped the tribe to form a strong army, but also helped the tribe solve various practical difficulties, and now also helped the entire clan of Aigrod to capture Moyun Ridge.
The vast majority of young soldiers have never eaten wheat bread in their lives, and now wheat cake has become almost a staple food in the army.
He didn't even know if everyone would be able to stand it after this war was over and after Lord Surdak left, they would have to eat wild vegetables and sour fruits......
But apparently Surdak spoke very energetically, and said to Patriarch Logan:
"When the time comes, you don't need to graze at all, just let the cattle and sheep wander around this big meadow casually, and there will be beef and mutton that can never be eaten......"
"This is different from the jungle, as long as the north and south exits are guarded, this is the best place for the Egrod clan to thrive, but only if all the demon warriors are wiped out."
Patriarch Logan was just silently muttering in his heart at this time: "Moyunling Highland, Moyunling Highland......"
Surdak stood on the city walls, telling Patriarch Logan about his rich understanding of building towns.
The blankness in Patriarch Logan's eyes decreased little by little, and he seemed to have a clearer goal in his heart.
……
The sun rises, and the earth is filled with golden light.
White clouds float in the air, and eagles swim above the clouds.
200,000 indigenous warriors continued to work in the North Mountain Pass for eleven days, and a 30-meter-high northern city wall appeared in everyone's sight.
However, for the time being, this wall can only be built here, because the cement poured on the wall does not have enough time to solidify, so the higher it is built, the more likely the wall will collapse, although the perimeter is piled up with iron cages and boulders, but it still cannot be built recklessly.
It may not be until a month later that the elevation work continues.
However, the 30-meter-high city wall is erected on the north mountain pass, and the momentum is already very magnificent.
The indigenous warriors had built the wall brick by brick and stone with their own hands, but when they stood underneath the city, they still couldn't believe that it was built by their own people.
The walls were built faster than Surdak had thought, but they had to wait to keep them taller.
The remaining stone was used to build a temporary block on the north side of the city wall.
Surdak carved out an area here, made way of the entrance to the mountain road, and quickly built a house of stone houses on both sides of the entrance to the mountain road, the middle section of the road was very paved, this can only be regarded as a stronghold, the divided area will be built a large number of townhouses, and all the current outlines of the foundation are clearly marked with white and gray lines.
Straight streets, shops and townhouses...... These are all things that the indigenous walled cities do not have.
Many indigenous warriors were very curious about these stone houses.
In fact, these days, Patriarch Logan has gained the most, he has learned army management, town construction and management.
Regarding the management of the army, he saw the cavalry regiment of Surdak, learned from the cavalry regiment to build latrines in the corners of the camp, and strictly demanded that the aboriginal warriors should not defecate in the camp in the camp, and anyone who dared to disobey would be whipped.
He also learned from the cavalry regiment to build a canteen, but this decision was not very good.
Indigenous warriors were still accustomed to gathering together in tribal units, lighting a bonfire, huddling together to eat, and not going to the cafeteria to receive food.
He followed Lord Surdak to build a temporary stronghold at the back gate of the city wall, and listened to Surdak talk about how it could be expanded into a town in the future, and he wished that all the things Lord Surdak said were written down.
In fact, Surdak only said something about the road to prosperity in Wall Village, but these words fell on the ears of Patriarch Logan, and immediately made him feel that his horizons had broadened a lot.
After figuring out the future development path of the Aigrod tribe, knowing that the tribe could no longer rely on hunting and gathering, if it could graze on this meadow, it might really allow the Aigrod tribe to live a life of abundant food and clothing.
……
Just when the town construction was in full swing in the northern mountain pass of Moyunling, the demon army outside the city wall gathered again.
They did not abandon the North Mountain Pass as they did in the valley at the southern foot of the Moyun Mountains, but once again gathered nearly 100,000 demon warriors and occupied various hills and heights outside the northern city wall.
These demon warriors were densely packed together, like a dark cloud pressing the realm, bringing strong pressure to the northern mountain pass of Moyun Ridge.
That kind of coercion was purely numerical suppression, so great that it almost overwhelmed some of the ant cavalry.
The demon warriors showed no sign of rushing towards them, they gathered on the surrounding high hills, and other demon warriors came from all over the place, and the mountains were full of evil spirits running in great stride.
There was not a single magic bed crossbow on the newly built wall, there were no large catapults behind the walls, and even the pozzolana cement in the cracks in the walls of the city walls had not dried out, which was probably the most difficult battle to defend.
The only thing that made everyone feel a little comfort in their hearts was that there were 200,000 indigenous troops stationed at the back gate of the city wall.
It is said that after receiving the blessing of the Great Witch, these warriors are no weaker than ordinary demon warriors when they wear full-cover armor.
Another point is that Commander Surdak brought the medical team over this time, and seeing Nika and the nurses of the medical team going in and out of the white tent, the soldiers felt a sense of peace of mind......
And the time when you need to fight hard every day is likely to only be during the day, so what else do you have to worry about.
……
The makeshift command post was now housed in a small building that had just been built, and the fireplace was covered with a fire-gathering magic pattern, and the dancing flames emitted a soft heat that banished the cold in the room.
Surdak sat in a chair, listening carefully to the report of the sorcerer Basil, and quickly drew a map of the army of the demon legions on a piece of parchment.
An officer next to him whispered to Surdak, "Your Excellency, do you want to arrange a few more teams of soldiers on the city wall to keep vigil?" ”
"Don't worry, I don't think these demons will attack for the time being, depending on their state, they may still be waiting for a certain demon army, otherwise how can they still have the confidence to attack Beishan Pass?"
Surdak put down the quill pen in his hand and looked at the scribbled map of the situation, wondering if the others would not understand.
"Boss, if I take the Constructed Knights out for a while, these puppies will hide behind the city walls and bask in the sun every day, and the bones of the knights of our regiment will be rusty." Andrew sat in the corner, always trying to rub a whetstone twice on that 'never wear' butcher's child.
His eyes burned with a strong fighting intent, as if he didn't care about life and death at all.
"Do you think you can run back alive when you rush into the sea of demons with the Constructed Knights?" Surdak asked, turning his head to look at him.
"Oh, I just want to walk around the fringes of the Legion of Demons." Andrew smiled.
"Basil, tell Andrew how many demon generals you have seen in the camp of the Demon Legion." Surdak said as he put the map in his hand on the table.
"As far as I've seen, probably no less than thirty ......"
The magician Basil stood aside and answered truthfully.
"Well, well, I'll give the energetic boys a little bit of training to calm them down." Andrew said.