Chapter 285: Building a Fortress (1)
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The Six Nations Test Day is approaching in a flash, and this time the organizers of the Ye Kingdom have divided the venue and arranged the main battlefield in the Golden Heron Hunting Ground in the mountain behind the palace, which includes grasslands, hillsides, cliffs, lakes and forests, covering a vast area.
The teams of the six countries that tried the troops this time were already ready to go, because there was a regional selection in advance, so the six countries each occupied one side, and those who were good at ambush chose the forest, those who attacked chose the grassland, and those who were good at strange chose the hillside......
In short, all kinds of bright or solemn flags flutter in the wind above the golden heron hunting ground.
There has always been a limit on the number of troops to be sent to the test troops, and each of the six unified countries has sent 6,000 troops, and the arms can be distributed by themselves, while the large-scale lethal equipment does not exceed 300, and there are no archers and cavalry, and its purpose is mainly to plan and deploy troops to arrange formations, and display the weapons of the frontier of science and technology and national defense of various countries.
In addition, each side can decide whether to attack or defend β the attacker wins once the opponent's camp is captured, and the defender wins once it holds out to the end.
"What about us? Offensive or defensive? β
Zheng Quchi, as the logistics adjutant of Ye Guo's test this time, has a heavy responsibility, and she went to the ordnance supervision with Yuan Xingzhou early yesterday to select a set of combat equipment.
She wore a dark red armor, and for ease of movement, she did not choose the kind of armor that protected her whole body from the wind, but the kind of armor that protected her torso, and it also had a drill to protect her arms, and a soft cloth at the waist.
But because she didn't have her size, the smallest size set on her body was a lot wider, and when she put it on, it was really a person dangling in her clothes, so she took a soft snake whip and wrapped it around her waist and strangled it fiercely, and the helmet was big, which really didn't have much to do, once she needed to put it on, she could only stuff it with more soft cloth and cotton and the like.
Before starting the drill, she and Yuan Xingzhou stood in front of the 6,000 team, only to feel that the team was neat and spectacular, and there was a thrilling feeling.
Today's weather is very good, a line of egrets fly over the golden heron ping, the morning light penetrates the mist of the lake tide in the distance, and when the first ray of sunlight falls on the world, it is like opening an endless blue satin, the gloom and silence are awakened, and the fresh world of eternity and illusion comes.
The scenery of nature can always make people feel new and amazed every day when they look at it.
Yuan Xingzhou saw that she had to hold the helmet from time to time, adjusting it steadily, and a gentle smile gently flashed across the corner of his mouth, and said, "None of us are either, and we are all of them." β
"I see." Zheng Quqi nodded solemnly.
Yuan Xingzhou stretched out his hand, replaced hers, adjusted the helmet to the most central position, and said, "There are no archers this time, if you don't rush forward, you won't be injured." β
"It's not like this...... she glanced left and right, and then whispered to Yuan Xingzhou: "I think I'm too short, if I don't put it all on my body, it looks like a majestic general?" β
"Well, wear it or not, you will be a majestic adjutant." Yuan Xingzhou Road.
Zheng Quqi didn't believe this kind of nonsense: "You are you, you are tall, and when you wear this body, you look like a powerful general." β
Yuan Xingzhou wore a fine iron armor, and the armor pieces of the iron armor were like fish scales, and this body had more than thirty catties on him, and the added heaviness did not bend his sense of decadence, but made him like a place where the frost crossed, killing all the grasses, scattering the flowers, killing one strict and one killing, it was simply majestic.
The Fengling helmet firmly protected his head, his nose and mouth were half-covered, and his face was not visible, only a pair of phoenix eyes were revealed.
"How about your general?" His long eyelashes fell, and his water-colored eyes were half hidden.
Zheng Quqi immediately turned his head and looked into the distance: "Hey, they're here." β
Zheng Quqi raised his head, only to see the commanders of the other five countries leading a group of troops, striding forward, tigers, lions, wolves and leopards, each showing their might.
"It feels ......," Zheng Quqi wanted to say and stopped.
Yuan Xingzhou asked encouragingly, "Tell me about it." β
Zheng Quqi swallowed his saliva and laughed dryly: "Their team looks quite capable of fighting." β
Before, she only had a vague understanding of the gap between Ye and several other countries, and she wanted to say that there must be a gap between countries that coexisted in the same era, but it couldn't be a world of differences, there were differences across the ages.
Now she understands how naΓ―ve her ideas are.
Now that all countries are showing the top level to determine, she has evaluated them in all aspects, as long as she is not blind, she can see that the opponent's troops are strong, equipped with weapons that are unstoppable, and the momentum of courageous progress is heroic, this kind of mental outlook can not be pretended.
"Naturally, the Lion Army of the Hongsheng Kingdom, the Iron Army of the Northern Yuan Kingdom, the Heavy Armored Army of the Southern Chen Kingdom, the Clever Army of the Julu Country, and the Victorious Army of the Xize Country are all famous, although today we can't see the whole picture of the strongest army of the six countries, but we can also get a glimpse of one or two."
"You don't panic, after a while, I can not only see with my eyes, but also experience the power of the other party with my own eyes." Zheng Quqi didn't have a good airway.
Yuan Xingzhou was amused by her, and he said, "Then do you know what the strongest army in the Ye Kingdom is called?" β
Without thinking about it, Zheng Quqi blurted out: "Four elephant army! β
Yuan Xingzhou glanced at her, and even his eyes that had always been cold and indifferent were smiling a little: "Then do you know that before the Four Elephants Army could become one of the strong armies of the Seven Kingdoms, it was actually just a few remnants of stragglers?" β
Zheng Quqi was stunned: "IβI don't know." β
"Of course, you don't have to know, you just need to know that the strength of the country does not mean that the army is strong, and the strength of the army does not mean that the army is strong, and it does not mean that the battle will be won. Yuan Xingzhou Road.
After Zheng Quqi listened, he held back for a long time before squeezing out a sentence: "Do you think if you say this, I know how to win against them?" To be honest, I understand every word you say, but when I am told to do it, I don't understand how it works. β
Yuan Xingzhou looked ahead, the smile on his face faded, and in an instant, the wilderness under the clear sky was like a cold winter, and the cold breath of the forest soaked into the bone marrow: "You just have to do what you can do, and leave the rest to the main hall." β
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Every commander will have one or two adjutants, and Yuan Xingzhou originally had it, but he didn't ask for it, he said: "The adjutant of the main hall is only Mrs. Yuwen." β
Because the function of the adjutant is to guard the rear of the army for the commander, so as not to be stolen by others, and also to assist in the management of logistics.
Therefore, the adjutant is equivalent to the person behind the commander-in-chief, and if he does not have absolute trust, he will not be competent.
His meaning was clear, he only trusted Zheng Quqi alone.
Although Zheng Quqi is not an emotional person, he does not want to live up to Yuan Xingzhou's trust.
After the countries showed off their military qualities and showed off like peacocks, the commanders of several countries took away the "Cangxuan Order" for the six-nation military test.
Each country's "Cangxuan Order" is different, this thing is a crucial token, once it is taken away by others, it will announce the defeat of this battle.
Therefore, there are two ways to choose from this six-nation test of troops, one is to attack and defend hard, and the other is to outwit it.
But if you think that the latter is easier than the former, then you are very wrong, everyone understands the importance of this "Cangxuan Order", and will definitely not put it in a conspicuous place casually, it almost coexists and dies with the commander.
After taking the "Cangxuan Order", the six countries will have one day to set up their camps, and each country will distribute equal supplies and food in order to complete the problem of survival during this time.
"Where did we choose?" Zheng Quqi asked Yuan Xingzhou.
The Six Nations Test was all about Yuan Xingzhou's negotiation and follow-up, and she was busy with her business throughout the whole process, so she didn't know anything at this time, so she followed Yuan Xingzhou all the way to ask for details.
"If it were you, which one would you choose?" He asked rhetorically.
"Forest?"
"The forest is the territory of the powerful lions and leopards, closed on all sides, if we enter, I am afraid that it will soon become the food of other people's mouths."
"What about the heights? Got a big view? β
"Then if you are not defeated, is there a way out?"
"Meadow."
"The belly and back are the enemy."
"I don't guess, I think it's everywhere-" Zheng Quqi's mind flashed, and she asked, "It's near that natural egret lake, right?" β
"Why do you think that?"
"Because first, there is no large area of trees to block, you can clearly monitor the enemy's approach, and secondly, there is a retreat to retreat, so as not to suffer from the enemy, the most important thing is that our soldiers in Ye have learned the skills of water, if they really can't beat the situation, simply take off their armor and jump into the lake, it is difficult for them to catch up."
Yuan Xingzhou suddenly asked, "How do you know that the soldiers of the Ye Kingdom all know the art of soaking water?" β
Zheng Quqi paused, and then said: "Listen to what Brother Wei said, he said that three years ago, the Ye Kingdom fought against the Xize Kingdom, and when they were chasing and fleeing, they were stumped in front of a big river, which eventually led to heavy losses for the Xuanjia Army. β
"His order, Yu Ye Guo should attach importance to it, so the army has followed suit, and they all add one more water to their training."
Yuan Xingzhou bowed: "That's right, there are many skills that are not pressing, battles often do not constrain the terrain, ground, water, mountains, forests, swamps, in addition to man-made dangers, there are also other dangers." β
"If there is a lake, there is water and fish to catch, this kind of natural good place, do they not have a choice?" Zheng Quqi asked again.
Yuan Xingzhou asked her rhetorically: "Zifei fish, the joy of knowing fish?" If you are not them, how can you know why they chose other terrain? β
When Zheng Quchi heard this, he also felt that it made sense: "Okay." β
When you come to Egret Lake, the first thing you have to do is to choose the right place to camp.
Speaking of camping, this is not a matter of setting up a few tents and a few sentry posts to achieve safety.
Yuan Xingzhou had given her a preventive shot in advance, he planned to attack and defend at the same time, he was responsible for attacking, and she was responsible for defending.
Can be kept, how to abide by the law?
Just studying how to put together a camp that is efficient and fruitful, Zheng Quqi almost racked her brains all night, she flipped through the ancient and modern places in her mind, among which the "Liutao Critical Chapter 36" had emphasized the military idea of "deep ditches to increase the base but no way out", and she moved closer to this aspect to think about countermeasures.
First of all, you have to barracks, which can protect the property and materials of the army when the soldiers attack, provide a fulcrum for the soldiers who retreat when the war is not good, and at the same time create a sense of security for the soldiers and ensure morale...... Balabala, a bunch of them, all of which are said in the book, in short...... She emphasized that a strong camp also needed stronger fortifications such as ramparts, towers, and ravines.
But time is limited, and other people can do a peripheral defense at most a day, but how can this work, in case the five armies attack one after another tomorrow, won't the Ye army's test drill be closed in one day?
She can afford to lose this person, can the entire Ye country afford to lose this person?
Since the camp is based on the lake, it can be adapted to local conditions, because it is a semi-permanent existence, so there is no need for too strong towers and installations, and only need to focus on the barriers first.
She doesn't have to do that kind of encirclement on all sides, because of the existence of natural lakes, she directly backs to the lake, and only needs to build a semi-arc in front, which can save a lot of time and energy in building barriers.
The place they had chosen was not close to the forest, and it was too time-consuming to cut and carry the trees, so she ordered her 2,000 soldiers to dig the mud and sand and gravel, and to look for reeds, dead grass, and red willow bark, which she planned to mix together and ram earth to build a retaining wall.
This time, she had already prepared, and specially brought a customized board box for finding people, that is, two long and two short four boards nailed together, hollow inside, as long as the soil is poured in, and then hammered hard, and finally the assembled board is removed, you can leave a low wall with a straight board.
The earthen wall made by this method saves time and effort, although the fortification that comes out of this way also needs abundant sunshine, and the short period is not strong enough for a long time, and it is easy to weather and collapse, but it doesn't matter, the figure is a short-term use.
And then she sent a thousand more people to dig a ditch, and how to dig it?
She had been thinking about it before, but now it was in her mind that their camp was made in the shape of the Egret Lake, and she asked for the trench to be dug in the same way.
A deep arc-shaped ditch with lakes at the ends of both sides, but it was not dug up, but left about a meter behind, intending to wait for the enemy to attack before releasing water into the ditch.
If you don't release the water in advance, it's because you're worried that the other party will prepare in advance, and when they fall into the ditch and then release the water, they won't be able to do anything.
Then there is the tower that the sentry post must have, and people can better monitor the movement around them from a high place, so she sent another 200 people to cut wood, only fifty roots, a group of four, to carry it back at one time, and there is no need to waste time on the way back and forth.
She quickly completed the construction of the seven towers by laying stones on the high platform.
As the saying goes, if people want to climb to a high place, if they want to stand firmly, they must first have a solid foundation, she found relatively flat stones and used the silt in the lake as a viscous agent to build the foundation, layer by layer, and then used thick wood to frame a triangle, tied with hemp rope, and the towers of the three cones were built.
If you want to stand up, you only need to make a simple ladder out of the remaining wood, and you can climb up smoothly.
To tell the truth, these towers, in addition to being able to stand firm and climb high to overlook, are greatly weakened in terms of aesthetics and comfort, but the time is limited, which is to achieve the purpose of the camp sparrows although they are small.
Due to the abundance of manpower, this basic facility can basically be successfully completed in less than a day, but for Zheng Quqi, this is not enough, she has to make some other preparations. (End of chapter)