"San Lang, do you really ask him to come back tomorrow? Why don't you take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of the flower arm today? ”

"That is, I think he is tired enough, can I stay here after a while around him?"

On the way back, Heimu and Liu Hongsheng said successively.

Li Dan looked at them, smiled and said:

"It's easy to keep him, it's not difficult, but if any of you accidentally makes a mistake, then where can I make up for it, won't the gain outweigh the loss?

Exchanging the head of a thief for my brother's siblings, this deal is not worth it, and it is not worth it! ”

The four men looked at each other, ran to the horses, knelt down, and said:

"Li Sanlang took me like the sun and the moon in the sky, and my subordinates will do their best to repay him!"

Li Dan smiled and pulled them up, and said: "In the future, I can only say this in private, if it spreads, I am afraid there will be gossip."

Dan and all the brothers are destined to get together, and the four heroes from the sky will be with me, and I will trust and love you. Make an appointment with all the kings: Gou is rich and noble, don't forget each other! ”

The four of them all burst into tears, and even Feng San in the back felt his heart fluctuate when he saw it, "I hope this time I really followed the right master!" He muttered silently in his heart.

Back on the mountain, Li Dan told Gu Da:

"Tomorrow hang the free battle card, just say that this defense came up at night to Fengge to watch the sky at night, and when going down the mountain, I accidentally got cold by the wind, so it ...... Two days of recuperation! ”

Only then did everyone know that he didn't really intend to keep the contract at all, and he wanted to play Lou Shifan in vain, so they all held back their laughter and exchanged glances at each other, but no one went to expose the mystery stupidly.

"We don't have the time to play with him." Li Dan walked into the Chinese army and said.

At this time, Sheng General General was concerned about the safety of the east, and he couldn't slap his face when he said his own words, so seeing that the two sides broke up, he turned around and hurried back to the top of Yunfeng with his own soldiers to arrange the defense over there.

Li Dan sent a herald to inform the leaders of the Nanshan salient guarding the salient to rest for half an hour and then gather the Chinese army to discuss matters.

At this time, he walked to the military tent, two pieces of oilcloth were connected together and propped up with bamboo to build a rainproof shelter, and below was a table made of bamboo and split bamboo strips, on which Zhao Jingzi followed him around Nanshan, taking advantage of the dawn to take two heralds to pile up and pinch out of red mud.

There are hills, earth slopes, cloud peaks, stone stairs, small bridges and rivers represented by sand grains.

"Doesn't it look like a defense?" Zhao Jingzi rubbed his hands proudly: "This method is so good, I can see it all at a glance, as if it is under my eyes." ”

"Yes, that's what it means, but it has to be refined." Li Dan beckoned to summon the two heralds and listened:

"I have a spare place, just to want you to do Beishan, Xishan, and Fengling Town as soon as possible.

In addition, there are details, such as where there are woods or bamboo forests, where there are platforms and fences, and who the main guard will be must be marked.

Xianfu (Zhao Jingzizi) is talented, you will join the army in the future and take care of this matter.

Go to the migrant labor team to pick up the legs and feet, you can pinch out the exact shape of the mountain, or you can pinch the clay figures, and the three or five people who know bamboo and wood craftsmanship will be recruited to make sand tables, and they will be taught to read and draw pictures. ”

"Then ......, are they still with me?" Zhao Jingzi finally had an official position, and he beamed and pointed to the heralds.

"Follow, and then select six people from the front camp to form a detective team, specifically investigate the terrain of the battlefield, draw a map along the road, and lead the team by the two of them.

The vacancies in the former battalion went to the migrant labor corps to find people from Raozhou, or to supplement them from the prisoners. ”

After Li Dan finished speaking, he asked the heralds to leave, beckoned Master Ba and Wu Mao, who were standing outside the shed, to come in, and instructed Song Xiaoniu:

"In the future, always leave a team in the Chinese army, especially to guard this sand table and map, only the team can be close to the top, and the others need to be ten paces away.

Oh, the guards have expanded to two, and we will go to the battalions to recruit volunteers, and I mentioned to you that there are two good guards, let them out to be captains. ”

As he was commanding one after another, he suddenly saw an acquaintance's face. Li Dan immediately got up from the stool with a smile and walked out: "Yo, isn't this ......?" ”

"Dou San'er, your memory is so good!" Dou San'er humbly bowed his hand.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a while, and I'm still thinking about you? Look at this uniform, have you raised the general flag? Li Dan looked at him and said hello, so panicked that Dou San'er hurriedly returned the courtesy.

"It's all thanks to you! Since my subordinates met the adults, it's time to run!

Really, his subordinates mistakenly beheaded a thief who came out to relieve him in Siyunpu, and later had the military exploits of seven thief heads one after another.

It happened that the original general flag of his subordinates was killed, and Sheng Daren promoted his subordinates. Song Xiaoniu brought a bamboo stool to each of them, Dou San'er thanked him, sat in the shade under the shed and told Li Dan.

"Then are you staying on the cloud peak now or are you ......?"

"At the north entrance of Dadongqiu." Dou San'er arched his hand and said, "Because it's close, I'm here to say hello to the adults." Hehe, it's just that I want to be close to you. ”

"I haven't seen the situation at the north entrance, the fence can be put up? Are the brethren in the back camp still there, or have they already gone to Nanqiu after the handover? ”

"I've already gone to Nanqiu. But....... Dou San'er pouted, as if there was something difficult to say.

Li Dan looked at him and thought for a while, and it happened that Song Xiaoniu brought him a bowl of warm tea soup. After he took a few sips, Li Dan said, "What does my brother say?" We're acquaintances, but it's okay to talk about it. ”

"Ahem, it's not a big deal, even now this fence can make do with it.

If there are enough manpower, it is best to re-reinforce it, such as replacing it with wood. When his subordinates entered the battle this morning, they saw that the fence had been torn down, and they felt that this fence was only a temporary measure and could not last long. ”

"Yo, don't you think a fence is enough?" Li Dan has always felt that this person is oily and smooth, and he doesn't want him to have such an opinion.

"But ......, isn't the north slope a little steep, isn't it likely that the enemy will come up over there?" He asked, meaning that he felt that the north side was not a matter of urgency.

"That's, that's." Dou San'er nodded hurriedly, and said, "However, there is a section with a slope, just like the one under the North Hill."

It's okay now, in case the thieves figure it out, they feint on the one hand, and sneak attack on the other ....... ”

Li Dan sat up straight, looked at him seriously, and said to Zhao Jingzi: "You go in person, walk along Laifeng Pavilion Road, and come back to report and modify the sand table according to the actual situation." ”

"No!" Zhao Jingzi went to do it immediately.

"If the north intersection is safe this time, I will definitely ask for credit for Dou Sentinel in front of Lord Shan!" Li Dan said solemnly and hugged his fist to Dou San: "Dan is negligent, thanks to Brother Tai's reminder, thank you!" ”

"Alas, the defense is how can a noble man salute me this vulgar petty official? Killed, killed! Dou San'er hurriedly returned the salute, and then sat back on the stool.

"You're not just looking for me for the fence, you're looking for something else, aren't you?" Li Dan leaned closer, smiled and asked in a low voice.

"Well, my lord's eyes. Hey....... Dou San'er touted first, and then explained the reason.

The 300 officers and soldiers stationed at the north intersection were mixed, including Sheng Huaien's subordinates, as well as people from the original Lin Baihu, and those who were temporarily assigned to the Sheng Department.

These people now belong to five teams (that is, there are five flags), but it is difficult for them to belong to each other.

This morning, it was General Sheng who came down to personally lead the team to attack, but back in Dadongqiu, Sheng Huaien took care of the things that came to Fengge, and no one cared about the five teams here.

"Master Shan's temper is similar to that of his subordinates, they are all old soldiers, and they are sloppy." Dou San'er said in a low voice:

"It's good that the enemy hasn't come now, just take care of a section of defense. But if it's really like what I said, people will make a noise...... It's going to be a mess in no time.

The subordinate reminded Master Sheng that he didn't think it was a big deal, and the subordinate thought about it, but he still thought it was good to come and talk to you. ”

This is really important, the five teams and the five teams are still not affiliated with each other, and this will be a big problem.

Li Dan knew that Dou San'er was not only out of public intentions, but of course also to come close to show goodwill, but his reminder was indeed pertinent.

"Okay, I see." He nodded: "Brother, please go back, I will have a meeting with the regimental training battalions and teams to consider how to solve this matter." Don't worry, brother, everything is on Li Sanlang. ”

Sending Dou San'er away, let Master Ba and Wu Mao discuss the matter of rammed earth walls, Li Dan walked to the sand table and pondered.

Zhao Jingzi ran back out of breath and reported that there was indeed a slope formed by the collapse of a cliff at the foot of Yunfeng, and the slope was covered with lush shrubs, so he didn't see it when he looked at it from above.

Li Dan nodded and asked him to immediately modify the sand table and map. Then he summoned a herald to come to the Feng Pavilion for a trip.

After all the battalions and the teams in Nanshan had arrived, Li Dan first asked about the construction progress of the Xishan battalion, and then told them that the fence could be used as a barrier line, but it could not be used for defense. Therefore, it was decided to use the bamboo reinforcement ramming method to build the walls of the two villages.

What is "bamboo tamping"?

It is to dig a shallow ditch along the construction line first. Lay a large pebble in the ditch as the bottom, and grass and mud to build two feet (one foot of which is exposed to the surface, use a splint as a groove, smooth the top and both sides) and insert a bamboo pole with the thickness of the thumb as the wall bone, and the height of the pole is set for the height of the wall, which is nearly a fist shorter.

Then on the bottom layer of the stone, start to ram layer by layer with the plate construction method, indent a fist on both sides (convenient for the splint) first pad two fingers of floating soil, and lay bamboo strips for the tendons (three feet thick and four tendons, four feet at five tendons).

The outer two distances of the bamboo tendons are a fist, the width and thickness are about half a finger, and the width and thickness of the other strips are halved, and the two ends overlap about three fingers wide.

After paving, it is added layer by layer, each layer is one fist high, and the thickness of each two layers can be reduced to form a trapezoidal wall section.

The inside of the wall built in this way is like a net composed of bamboo poles and strips, which has an excellent effect on the vibration resistance and stability of the wall.

Considering the need for security, Li Dan decided to give priority to building walls in the north and east directions of Xishan Daying.

The ditch is one foot deep (32cm) and four feet wide (130cm), and the camp gate and key defensive parts are thickened to five feet (165cm); At the same time, warehouses and stables for vehicles to enter the rain were built.

Concentrate most of the people who build the road to build. The captives were mainly digging mud along the river, carrying pebbles, cutting down trees and bamboo, and collecting and disposing of materials such as straw, sage, and thatch.

Because the soil of the wall is mixed with grass stalks that have been soaked for an hour and chopped, not only is the straw in demand, but hundreds of people are also required to participate in the processing.

I'm afraid that the people in the right camp will have to find all the straw around, but fortunately, there are enough carts, especially the six four-wheeled carts in the front camp are loved by everyone.

Nanshan gave priority to the first road fence, the second road fence and part of the fence at the north intersection to be changed into an earthen wall, and the head road wall (outer wall) was built about fifteen steps inside the current fence, and was carried out by the rear camp with 200 people.

The base of the outer wall was one zhang wide, five feet high, and then two feet five inches thick and four feet high were built into a war wall and two feet of battlements.

The position of the second wall (inner wall) is about 20 steps forward than the second gate, the bottom is four feet thick, the top is three feet four inches thick, and a circular watchtower is set at the north end. The construction of the interior walls will begin after the exterior walls are built.

In addition, Li Dan decided to build a platform on the small north hill, placing three in the west and two in the northwest and northeast.

At the same time, it was necessary to build a defensive shed and a warehouse for storing gunpowder, and this project was handed over to Liu Er to cooperate with Slender King Kong to do.

At the end of the meeting, the five general flags of the officers and soldiers were left, and Li Dan showed them the reply of General Sheng to his letter.

In the letter, Li Dan said that because Nanshan immediately overhauled the fortifications, all the militia groups were involved, and in order to prevent the thief army from taking the opportunity to attack, Li Dan hoped that Sheng Huaien would allow him to command and mobilize the 300 officers and troops under the mountain to be on alert or respond to the battle at any time.

Sheng Huaien replied and agreed, and asked the five teams to follow the instructions and not slack off. The five men looked at each other, bowed, and expressed their willingness to accept the jurisdiction of the defense envoy.

Li Dan felt that the corners of Dou San'er's mouth seemed to have a hint of a smile, but he couldn't see it when he looked closely.

At dawn the next day, the mountain came down to report, saying that Lou Shifan, who had the flower arm, was shouting at the bottom of the mountain. "Mo Li, you are sure that I am recuperating from the cold, and ask him to come back tomorrow." Li Dan said with a smile.

On the third day, Lou Shifan saw that the war-free card was still hanging high, and he was so angry that he scolded.

But the attitude here is very good, saying that the three generals please go back, and my family defense said that I will definitely go to the appointment tomorrow and never break my promise.

Lou Shifan snorted angrily and returned to the camp, and a henchman greeted him and asked, "The young marshal still hasn't seen that Li Defense today?" What does this kid mean, he is building a wall on that mountain on the one hand, and repeatedly hanging a war exemption card on the other, don't you have other plans? ”

"Shhh I've been tricked! Lou Shifan woke up suddenly:

"He's delaying for a long time, and when the wall is finished and his footing is set, then he's not afraid of any attack, but is that? No, I can't let this tricky boy get his wish! ”

After that, he ordered people to come and fight, and several henchmen hurriedly stopped him, and said: "The young marshal has sent someone to inform the marshal, and today he replied that he immediately ordered Guangxin to send a thousand people to help in the war."

Reinforcements will arrive tonight, why can't the young marshal endure it for a long time, what is he doing with this breath? ”

"Well, I'll put up with him a little longer." Lou Shifan said hatefully: "This kid broke my offensive, killed my favorite general, and found an excuse to delay and humiliate me!"

By the way, there is also the girl on the Feng Pavilion, who must have fallen into his clutches. Tomorrow 4,000 people will be dispatched, I will set foot on Nanshan Mountain, catch that kid and cut it to drink! ”

Li Dan personally went to Xiaobeiqiu to see the placement of the platform, and discussed a few words with Song Jiaotou, and then walked back along the north, thinking about finding a tree to sit down and record some experiences first.

Suddenly, Zhao Jingzi's shout came from behind him. When I looked back, I saw him running up panting, and even his hair was crooked. I can't help but laugh:

"What can be a big deal on this sunny day that makes your yellow belt run like this? Taizu and Taizong designated this time to say in the sky, 'Meter, pay attention to the meter!' ’”

"Eh, the military situation is like fire, how can you care about any appearance?" Zhao Jingzi waved his hand, and then pointed west:

"Defense, moved, the enemy army has just begun to pull out the camp, and the whole army is retreating to the upper north to station."

"Really?" Li Dan hurriedly ran west along the north wall, ran for a while, and came to a prominent platform, where several sentries were gathering to point, and when they saw him coming, they all crossed their hands and retreated.

Li Dan looked north for a long time and muttered, "Finally moved, I thought you were so stupid, you couldn't even understand this." After speaking, he didn't look back and said: "Xianfu, what does the movement of the flower arm mean?" ”

"Enemy reinforcements are coming, and he goes to the camp."

"More?"

"Well, maybe the thief scolded his son and made him have to be cautious."

"Anything else?"

"And?"

"Of course!" Li Dan turned around, glanced at Nanshan with a sharp gaze rarely seen by a young man, and said, "Tomorrow, he has got a new force, I'm afraid he will have to fight with us seriously!" ”

Just as he was about to return to the Zhongjun account, he saw Zhou Qin and Wu Mao standing not far away with a smile. Wu Mao greeted him: "Li Sanlang is here to climb high and look far away, do you have to compose a poem?" ”

"Ahem, my head is full of lawsuits, how can I have this leisure?" Li Dan waved his hand and asked Zhou Qin jokingly: "Why did Zhou Yingzheng come, but I miss my little brother to visit?" ”