Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 63 Preparation

The history of this village in Zhujiagou is not long. About five or sixty years ago, the ancestors of the Zhu family moved here.

The village is not big, there are few water sources around it, and it stands on the mountain, and there are few flat fields around it, so it is not suitable for building a village.

Fortunately, with the protection of Dongshan Temple these years, there is no need to pay taxes, and no need to serve corvee. The villagers can barely live on. When Li Shan settled here last year, the life in the village is getting better and better, even if it is not the time of the New Year. Hun Xing can also be seen on the dinner table.

Zhu Wei and Li Shan accompanied Guo Pu for a walk around the village, and unexpectedly discovered that Zhujiagou is a bit difficult to live in, but it's not too difficult to defend.

Generally speaking, villages extend in all directions and are built along the water, so it is very troublesome to defend. If they are powerful at the county level, they can also build moats and walls. Ordinary villages basically do not have too strong defense.

Halfway up the mountain, overlooking the village from a high position, Li Shan took a piece of charcoal and drew on the ground, "The Jing River is to the west, and there is only one way to get here."

"There are mountains to the east and north. It is said that there are no villages there?"

Zhu Wei nodded and said: "To the north you have to climb three mountains to be inhabited, and to the east...the Forbidden Garden is beyond the mountains. Naturally, there are few people."

"So the defense is mainly on the south side... This large piece of land is flattened and bought from the neighboring village." Li Shan continued to draw the picture, "This is roughly the way it is. Uncle Guo will be in charge of how to set it up."

Guo Pu glanced at Li Shan with some hesitation.

Zhou Zhao on the side picked up a branch, and curiously clicked on the symbol in the picture, "What is this symbol?"

"Mountains, insurmountable."

"This is?"

"Jing River, there is a stream from a neighboring village."

After listening with great interest for a while, Guo Pucai clicked his tongue and said: "Under the weak crown, I draw graphics casually. The three generations of my grandparents and grandchildren are the personal guards of Danyang Fang. Of."

"Small tricks, tricks." Li Shan wiped the sweat off his brow, "Others don't know, but Uncle Guo doesn't know... Riding a horse, making a lance..."

Unable to resist Li Shan's refusal, the Erlang Lord Guo Pu mentioned was Li Jing.

He is a famous general who can be as famous as Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing, and the traversers can't make it up.

Guo Pu squatted down and looked at the map carefully, making gestures with his hands from time to time, and then looked down at the layout of the villages at the foot of the mountain.

"When it comes to horsemanship and lance, Mr. Erlang is not outstanding in Danyangfang, but the former Shouguang County Duke said that Mr. Erlang is the only one who can discuss the way of Sun Wu."

Li Shan has heard this allusion before. The so-called Duke of Shouguang County should refer to the famous Sui Dynasty general, Li Jing's uncle Han Qinhu.

Zhou Zhao, who has never been serious, nodded in agreement, "From ancient times to the present, there is no better fighter than the overlord of Western Chu, but he also knows the art of war and is the enemy of thousands of people."

"That's exactly the reason." Guo Pu also picked up a branch, "there are more than two hundred young and strong in the village, including the monks in the temple, there are about 250 people."

"Manpower is enough, but there are fewer weapons..."

"There are enough weapons." Zhu Wei coughed twice, "Many years ago, Guanzhong was in chaos, and I picked up some weapons by the river..."

Guo Pu glanced at the long knife that Li Shan offered, "It's a good knife. It looks like it was made during Kaihuang's reign, but it's rusted for a long time."

Zhu Wei and Li Shan looked at each other without saying a word. Most of these weapons were brought back when Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo when Zhu Wei led his people as deserters.

Zhou Zhao didn't say a word either, he often saw the young men in the village practicing, and Li Shan's followers on weekdays were all brave and proficient in martial arts.

"Don't worry about the village entrance to the east. There is only one road to the village entrance to the Jinghe River in the west. Thirty young and strong people are enough."

Guo Pu took a branch and wrote on the ground, "It's mainly in the south, all of which are flat fields, and at least seventy young and strong must take care of them."

"Fifty young adults will be separated, and it's here." Guo Pu clicked a point on the map, "Remember this is the ancestral hall?"

Zhu Wei nodded, "That's right. Fifty young men are stationed here, and they can be reached quickly from west to south. It's just autumn now, so just prepare two bedding."

Guo Pu got up and threw away the branches, "The young and strong in the village are assigned, and three leaders need to be selected..."

"In the daily practice, there is a leader." Zhu Wei explained: "Except for those who went to cut trees, the rest of the young and strong have already gathered in the drying yard."

"Mr. Lang is not like someone who has never experienced battle." Guo Pu smiled and said to Li Shan: "Not to mention the road to the west, even if there is a large gap in the south and the streets are blocked with giant trees, it is enough to reach the invasion."

Li Shan didn't say anything, and turned his head to look at the mountain not far away. Zhu Bazheng and dozens of people were cutting wood. On the bumpy path, seven or eight young and strong were carrying huge logs down the mountain.

These idiots, wouldn't it be okay to just roll this log down the slope?
Next, Li Shan looked at Guo Pu and commanded loudly. First, he asked people to cut down the giant tree, built a rough fence on the road to the west, and made arrangements in the three alleys to the south.

The young and strong in the village were divided into four teams. Guo Pu personally took charge of the south, the other two teams were stationed in the west and the ancestral hall, and the remaining team was used as a rotation.

Li Shan listened silently at the side, thinking that fighting in ancient times was really troublesome, there were too many things to consider, but the defense of a small village needed to be arranged in every aspect.

Guo Pu divided two teams, one team was responsible for scouting, and the other team was responsible for communication soldiers.

After everything was properly arranged, Guo Pu, Li Shan, and Zhu Wei returned to Li's house.

"If the incoming refugees do not exceed a thousand, it is enough to protect the village." Guo Pu's voice was a little hoarse, "Is there enough food in the village?"

Li Shan poured a bowl of water and handed it over, "It can barely last for a while."

After a pause, Li Shan said again: "Uncle Qi, during this period of time, the Li family is responsible for the rations of the young and strong."

"Why is this so?" Zhu Wei shook his head vigorously, "Protecting my hometown is my duty, and Dongshan Temple's public account is allocated."

"It's not just a day or two. The villagers have to practice every day, and they can't take care of the fields." Li Shan thought for a while, "The rations are on a public trip, and I will let Lao Fan buy ten pigs and two sheep later."

Li Shan felt that he couldn't intervene, but he also knew how much logistics boosted morale.

I remember when I was young in my previous life, the two villages fought for water, and the next village won a big victory because the village chief killed four of his own pigs...

"I want to buy some drinks too..."

"Alcohol is prohibited in the army, and Dasheng can't drink freely."

Li Shan glared at Zhou Zhao, and Zhu Wei directly threatened, "I lured Da Lang to Changle slope that day, and almost had an accident, and I haven't bothered with you yet!"

Zhou Zhao shrank his neck and remained silent.

"Lang Jun, try it." Xiaoman came over with the bright light armor in his hands, "it may be a little bigger."

This was just delivered by someone sent by Gao Xing, Li Shan touched a few with great interest, the nails were very bright, worthy of the name of Mingguang.

Xiaoman skillfully put on the armor for Li Shan, with a helmet on his head, neck protection and ear protection. The front part of the body armor is divided into left and right pieces, each piece has a small round armor piece in the center, and the back is a whole large deck.

The breastplate and carapace are connected with buckles on the shoulders, and there are knee skirts on the left and right under the belt.The shawls on both shoulders are in the shape of a tiger's head, which is very imposing.

Li Shan tried to jump, but it felt a little heavy.

"Sure enough, it's a little bigger."

Hearing this, Guo Pu couldn't help but glanced at Xiaoman. He felt that it might be a little big before he put it on, and he dressed it skillfully... This is not something that ordinary maidservants can do.

(End of this chapter)