When Hao Xiang took Liu Ranzhu to the king of Chu, he was working as an overseer in the makeshift arsenal, watching his guards work with the native soldiers of Shuixi to build weapons to defend the city.

For the defending side, the more fully prepared the defending weapon, the greater the power, the greater the damage to the besieging side, and the greater the chance of victory.

In the long years of defending the city, the Chinese nation has invented countless powerful equipment to defend the city. It's just limited to the conditions, don't think about what kind of flying mines, mines and other hot weapons.

He and Mu Yingyi also summed up, in view of the low combat quality of the native soldiers, what kind of bows, crossbows, flying hooks and rings and other delicate weapons are also exempted, and they are mainly hitting instruments that do not require precision.

One is the sassal wood, which is to stick a log full of spikes. This process is also the least demanding, chisel holes in the log, and wedge the sharpened wooden wedges with the pointed ends facing outwards and you're done.

Moreover, there are tens of thousands of houses in Puding Fort, and the wooden beams of each house are the best salwood materials. For a siege of this scale, it is almost inexhaustible.

So these days, Zhu Zhen has been leading people to tear down the roof of the house, unload the wooden beams, and transport them to the threshing floor for processing.

The second is the fork rod. It is a long bamboo pole with a horizontal blade tied to the top, which can be used to defend against enemies using ladders to climb the city, and can also be used to kill enemies who climb the city.

When the enemy ladder approaches the wall, the defenders can use the blade at the tip of the pole to push it against the ladder and knock it over. You can also wait for the enemy to climb in front of you, and then use the fork rod to push down the ladder and chop it downward, and the horizontal blade in front of the rod can sweep away the enemies on the ladder. Even if the enemy below can't be hit, they will be smashed down by their own people who fall from above.

As for the rolling stones, as well as the iron pot for boiling dung water, there is no need for special production, as long as the local materials are taken and transported directly to the city.

Zhu Zhen came to be the supervisor, mainly because he was afraid that they would be lazy, and the enemy would arrive soon.

But the most lacking is people, these two thousand people are divided into four sides, and they have to leave reserves, each fort wall can not spread three or four hundred people, it is difficult to do a drop of water, and the most important thing to defend the city is to defend it tightly.

Once there is a hole in the defensive line and someone takes advantage of the opportunity to rush into the city, the condescending advantage is gone. When the morale of the army is shaken, it is easy to cause a rout, and the defense of the city has basically been lost in this way throughout the ages. So there must be enough manpower.

So seeing that Liu Ransom came so early, Zhu Zhen was very happy, and asked at the head: "How many people did you bring here?" ”

"Back to Your Highness." Liu Ranzhu hurriedly saluted and replied, "One thousand eight hundred." ”

"Good, good." Zhu Zhen nodded happily and said, "It's barely enough now." ”

"Other armies in Shuidong and Shuixi are also rushing here, and it is estimated that they will arrive one after another today and tomorrow." Liu Ranzhu said again: "There must be 20,000 people." ”

"Good fellow, are you really out of the nest?" Zhu Zhen was even happier now. "Come on, come on, the more the merrier, anyway, there is food in the fort."

At that time, the people of the Puding Department were in a hurry, and almost all of them fled empty-handed. It has just been harvested in autumn, so there is no shortage of food in the public warehouse or in the rice jar in the people's homes. At least the 20,000 or so of them will eat with their bellies open for a month, and it will not be a problem.

"By the way, I haven't thanked His Highness for his great kindness." After Zhu Zhen finished finishing his business, Liu Ransom Zhu bowed again, and said softly: "Ransom Zhu is tied to the grass, and there is nothing to repay, but only for His Highness, he can serve the dogs and horses for his highness, and he will never swerving." ”

"You're welcome," Zhu Zhen looked at the petite and delicate little widow, and said in his heart that Guizhou, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, is a real nurturing person. But he said with a serious smile: "Defending Puding Fort is the best reward for this king." ”

"Sister Xiangxiang has already told me that this is what we should do." Liu Ranzhu straightened his slender waist and said loudly: "What's more, Shi'er is just a puppet that has been manipulated, and the real murderer is still at large in Qujing!" If you don't kill Darima, how can you count it as revenge?! ”

"You really know the righteousness, far better than the man!" Zhu Zhen's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he praised: "Unexpectedly, the heroines of the great southwest, in addition to luxury fragrance, there is also Liu Ransom Zhu!" This king supports the two superiors, which is really correct. ”

Hearing His Royal Highness praise himself like this, Liu Ranzhu's face flushed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

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The next day, Amang Mukui and others also arrived with their troops one after another.

When they saw the two Naiye in military uniforms, standing side by side at the head of the city to greet the army, they were all shocked to close their mouths.

"What's the situation?" The suspension bridge slowly descended, and everyone looked at each other. "Puttingburg let them both fight?"

"Just the two of them? How can it be? "A lot of Mu Kui have come to fight Puding Fort once before, but that time he attacked with hatred, and the whole army hated the enemy, and he didn't care about his life, but he still hit his head and broke the blood, and he returned home.

It is precisely because they understand how difficult it is to fight Fort Putting, that they have such a heavy fear of difficulty. In fact, they rushed over hard, more to rescue the two Naibae, and not to let them give a pot of stew to the people of the Puding Department.

As for attacking Fort Puding, they didn't even bring the most basic ladder, so they didn't have that idea at all, did they?

They had imagined any possibility after they arrived, but they didn't expect the scene in front of them. Putin Fort, which they regarded as a natural danger, actually let the two Naiye defeat them...... It's unbelievable.

But they couldn't believe it, but as the drawbridge fell on the ditch, the local soldiers of the Tho Mu army in the east and west of the water were divided into two teams and walked out of Puding Fort and lined up on both sides of the gate to welcome the arrival of Mu Kui and the army.

"His grandmother's, what an evil door!" All Mu Kui didn't believe it now, but they also had to believe it, and one by one they urged the Dian horses with complicated expressions to enter the castle.

Then he came to the tower of the city gate and met the two Naiye.

"Ladies and gentlemen," said Xiang Xiang with a victor's smile after they had saluted, "Who won our bet?" ”

"This ......" Zhong Mukui was entangled for a while, this was the last thing they wanted to face.

Seeing that these guys refused to answer, Liu Ranzhu sneered: "This is a ghost gate, we swore a poisonous oath to the ghost kings of the past dynasties, do you dare not admit it at the ghost gate?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Zhong Mu Kui hurriedly shook his head and denied it, and the older Mu Kui smiled and said, "We are just curious, how did the two Naiye do what none of us men can do?" ”

"You are willing to gamble and lose first, call my sister and me to say goodbye, and then talk about anything else." Liu Ransom said strongly.

Zhong Mukui was naturally reluctant in his heart, but he had already sworn a poisonous oath to the Ghost King, and in front of so many people, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu testified, they couldn't help but regret it.

(End of chapter)