Wang Rong also wanted to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to scare the enemy to death. If the treasury is so rich that it ignores transportation, it will be enough to supply the front-line military supplies with millions of civilians at any cost.

He said, "300,000 enemy troops, I'm afraid they won't have the courage to fight a decisive battle!"

The Pusha people call themselves white and tall, as the name suggests. But in the eyes of Di Suwen, the ordinary soldiers and herdsmen are not white and tall, and the group of herdsmen in front of him, who are like beggars in the eyes of Di Suwen, are all black and dirty, and there is red on their cheeks after the wind and sun. It's not that they're born this way, it's the environment.

As a man, a sense of superiority arises spontaneously at this time! Obviously, the army of the Devil's Beard is much more decent than the Pusha soldiers.

Although the people of the Baddens are established as nomadic tribes, they have Jinshan and rich agricultural areas in the Qilian Mountains, and the land is vast and there are many tribes under their rule.

On the other hand, looking at these Pusha people, Di Suwen has enough confidence to feel that they are like beggars. However, Di Suwen did not despise their combat power too much, and still had confidence. Because he knew that the endurance and courage of these nomadic herdsmen and cavalry in the treacherous environment were naturally trained, and the poorer the people, the less afraid of death. There may be a lack of battle training, but cavalry combat is supposed to be flexible and relies more on individual force endurance. There are also a large number of Tianshan Pusha infantry behind, poorly equipped, and they are also extremely vicious.

Kang Juji, who was traveling with him, looked at the well-trained and well-organized Qiangqi army, and seemed to realize the gap, and said, "We, the Pusha people, are desperate not to lose to others in the battle array."

After all, he was an accomplice, and he hid the sense of superiority in his heart and said solemnly, "All the countries and tribes of the world attach great importance to the performance of the Pusha tribe, and the Great Khan is looking forward to it day and night. The men and horses of Pusha still need to be trained."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the Pusha generals said angrily in Sogdian: "We are not the sons of the Bearded People, and we will point fingers at random if we send someone?"

Di Suwen didn't understand, and looked at Kang Ju. Kang scolded in Sogdian: "It's not your turn to speak!".

Although he couldn't understand what the man said, Di Suwen could feel from his expression that it was not a good word, and he pondered for a moment and said, "At least the training of war horses can't be stopped."

At this time, there was a sound of "crackling" in the distance, and several people followed the voice, and as soon as the cavalry marching camp tent was set up, they began to "train" the "training" advocated by Di Suwen.

The temporary training of the war horses of Pusha Country is relatively shrunk. There was no way to get enough gunpowder for a while, and the gunpowder carried by the army had been used up in the previous days.

During the Yongguo period, the people knew about "Fu gunpowder". In the turmoil of the last years of the Yongguo, Wang Rong made a large amount of gunpowder, intending to blow up Puban City, although he did not succeed in breaking the city (because the recipe offered by the craftsman institute did not have a method of purification and a method of sorting the test ratio, and he did not know the importance of sealing to the explosion of gunpowder), but he leaked a better *** to the Ji State.

At that time, the state of Ji was a vassal state of the Qiangqi Khanate, and the Qiangmen were given Fangzi because of this. After learning how to make gunpowder, the Bearded Man has not yet come in handy in battle, but it is used to train horses to adapt to artillery and firearms. The sealed hard bamboo tube containing gunpowder can imitate the explosion of artillery, and the explosion of gunpowder can imitate artillery by digging pits and ramming in the ground.

Di Suwen said: "The cannons of the Tang people are used to siege cities, and they can also scare war horses; Firebolts are not as far away as bows and crossbows, and are not very useful, but they can also frighten approaching horses. If a horse has never heard of an explosion, it will be alarmed, but fortunately the horse has a spirit, and it is much better to get used to it."

Some time ago, the Tang Kingdom used firearms in the Great War of the Three Border States, and the Bearded People already had experience. In the first engagement, there were very few firearms, and with the roar of horses and the noisy drums of war, only the cavalry close to the small group of firecrackers was very uncomfortable and was frightened and confused. For the second time, the Central Plains had used a lot of firecrackers in the Dock Fort, but the Bearded Men had already taken precautions.

That's why he said, "The fire gun has no power, it's just that the horse is afraid."

He said, looking at the training outside the camp with some concern. Because the gunpowder carried by the Mustard Army ran out, the raw materials needed for gunpowder could not be found in the Pusha Basin for a while, and the current method was a last resort.

I saw those soldiers on the ground with low bamboos cut from the Tianshan Mountains,

He slammed the hammer and made a "crackling" sound, and then lit a fire and set off a smoke, gathering the horses nearby to listen. In another place, Pusha's soldiers lit fires and set off cigarettes, and beat the big drum with a big drum to make a "dong dong ......dong" sound.

And more of the Pusha soldiers were giggling and laughing, and many of them danced in the open space with a crackling sound, and took the thing as a joke and accompaniment, singing and dancing with great joy.

Di Suwen saw it in his eyes, his expression was serious, he really didn't do it for fun, he felt that this matter was very important.

By the time it got dark, Di Suwen had already returned to the Chinese military tent in the barracks to rest, but he was suddenly invited by people like Kangju.

Kang Ju was beside the fire, and when he saw Di Suwen, he stood up and said, "I just got the report from the scouts, and the Tang army has begun to build a city at the place where the Kunqi River flows into the Puchang Sea."

Di Suwen frowned, but he was not much surprised, and said, "Tang Guo's old trick is repeated! They did the same in Juyanhai, building hundreds of big cities and small forts!"

Kang sentences: "......"

Di Suwen scolded: "The people of the Tang Kingdom like to steal women the most, every time they build a city like this, they will consume it if they don't have a chance, and they will only go out when they have a chance."

Kang said: "If they want to spend so much in the Western Regions, the grain and grass will be sent from afar, and I am afraid it will not be light."

After hearing this, Di Suwen nodded and said, "Exactly, the Western Regions are not as good as the Juyan Sea, and in Juyan, the water and land are unimpeded. The people of the Tang Kingdom can't consume it, but the king has enough grain?"

He couldn't help but emphasized: "The big mane is not rich, and the grain transported from the big mane is also a long way from the mountain."

Kang Ju looked embarrassed, this time almost all the young people who could help were gathered, and the grain and grass were naturally a little nervous.

Kang Juzhi said: "If the Tang army builds a city and holds it, we will attack Dunhuang County with the main force to the east, occupy the fertile land of Dunhuang County, and join the Western Regions."

Su Di nodded and said, "That's very good. However, when Mengdun is in Dunhuang, it is estimated that he has already smelled that something is wrong and is restless, and he may have been on guard for a long time, and he will guard against it."

Kang Juzhi said: "It's better than the city defended by the forbidden army of the Tang Kingdom. I also wondered, since the Tang Army is attacking, but the strength is only half of ours, it turns out that this move is used to counterattack as a defense!"

At the confluence of Puchanghai and Kunqi River, more than 100,000 troops and tens of thousands of people arrived, and more than 100,000 people began construction work.

Wang Rong turned into an architect. He first named the fort "Fort Puchang", and later added the name "Fort That Never Falls", intending to use it as a base camp in the rear, and then began to design rudimentary drawings.

The ancients had a wealth of experience in building cities, and there were also ways to build cities in winter, so he didn't need to do it. However, Wang Rong believed that the Tang army was equipped with a large number of firearms, and the original city model was no longer suitable for the needs of firearms tactics.

Wang Rong knew nothing about modern military fortifications, and his knowledge of ancient city construction was limited to actual combat knowledge. But he used his mind to think about it a little, and he also wanted to know that the ancient city was born from cold weapons. The wall is often eight meters high (equivalent to three stories high), and the circumference is more than ten miles!

Wang Rong pondered two reasons: first, the purpose was to prevent a large number of cold-weapon soldiers from climbing, the high wall increased the difficulty of climbing, and the firepower of the defending side was also limited, the higher the wall, the easier it was to defend, and the gravity of throwing earth and rocks was greater, and the greater the damage. Second, China has always been an economic power, and a large perimeter can protect urban residents and the economy, and the larger the city, the more troops the besieging side will increase the number of troops to encircle.

But time has passed, and if you hold on to the old concept, it will be boring to build Puchang City.

First of all, Puchang City was built on a barren land, and there were no people living in it. The one-mile range of the field bronze cannon also increased the circumference of the siege of the ancient army in disguise.

Therefore, the volume can be greatly reduced, which greatly reduces the construction cost. It is only necessary to meet the garrison barracks, warehouses and other places, this is a complete military fortress.

Secondly, it does not need to be so high, again reducing the cost of building a city. A large number of defenders armed with firearms, the city was defended by firepower, not by the height of the walls. Walls that are too high can also create blind spots.

Finally, square cities are also not conducive to crossfire, and the artillery has a large number of blind spots. The urn city of the ancients is also called "Moon City", which is like an arc protruding, slightly

Increased fire points. Wang Rong took inspiration from here and prepared to make this design even more prominent.

Fortress! The rough picture has been drawn, like a fortress flower with six petals. Each "petal" is a two-sided corner that grows around the fort, plus an arc-shaped connecting edge between the two petals, which actually has six corners and eighteen sides.

A fortress is a type of ancient fortress, the essence of which is to change the fortress from a convex polygon to a concave polygon. This improvement makes it possible to attack any point in the castle exposing the attacker to more than one bastion surface (usually two or three), and the defender can use crossfire to perform multiple strikes.

Wang Rong took a wooden ruler and constantly experimented with the drawings on the paper, and came to the conclusion that no matter where he attacked, he would suffer cross-fire from direct fire from about three directions.

Of course, this fortress is more vulnerable than ordinary castles when it is not supported by firearms, because it is shorter and smaller. Therefore, when designing, it is necessary to consider the weather in which rain will affect the use of firearms.

Wang Rong mainly considered the firing points of artillery and arquebuses. The six-petal protrusion is a solid earth rammer, and a hole is dug in the outer wall to provide a beam as a cover, one can prevent the attack of catapults, and the other can shelter from the rain.

Outside the physical fort, the lower part is an inclined plane, and three female walls are built in layers, and a small Tibetan cave is dug behind the female wall to avoid the rain on rainy days. Enemy soldiers in close proximity will be killed by three lines of arquebuses in several directions, and three soldiers will be hidden in the caves behind each wall, taking turns firing to ensure the frequency of fire.

There is a small fort and a sentinel defense system within a radius of ten miles, and fireworks, Kong Ming lanterns, wolf smoke, and drums are used as signals for early warning; When encountering a small group of men and horses, they will send troops to exterminate them with a small fort, and when they encounter a large group of men and horses, they will give a signal and run away on horseback.

There is a water gate on the south side of the fort, a ditch river is connected with the Puchang Sea, and a wharf is located in the fort. As long as Puchanghai is controlled, Puchangcheng's foreign aid can be guaranteed.

Wang Rong designed the drawings and ordered the Chang'an City Military Department to equip the inland water division with artillery to ensure the seizure of the Puchang sea rights if necessary. Although the Pusha soldiers did not have a water division. But Wang Rong was excited, and with a perfect posture, he examined the design of this wonderful fortress like a flower!

He looked at his achievements and couldn't help but be excited: "This fortress, as long as the Central Plains can supply supplies, it can be defended for a hundred years without falling! An army of a million will come and die!"