Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 385 The Oath Keeper 2
"Everyone has worked hard," Jiang Tian, ​​who was still at his leisure, also stood up from the exhausted team; he also ordered to Captain Rafael beside him: "Send someone to go five miles ahead. , Three miles behind, set up a cordon in turn, and the others will fix it on the spot."

When the officers, non-commissioned officers, and veterans gradually passed word of mouth to the ranks, a small group was separated to take orders, or they scattered in all directions.He turned to face him again, wearing a dirty sheepskin jacket and short felt trousers showing two big hairy legs. The dark-skinned local mountain folk said:

"Since under your leadership, we have successfully circumvented the range of Tabu City, next, do you need any rewards?"

"No, no, no more, my lord..." The thin and shriveled mountain man quickly waved his hands and said, "You have already given enough, just the twenty pounds of salt for the hired guide is enough. Let my village be prosperous for a long time; what's more, your soldiers also killed the big bear in the mountain, so that we can spend the winter without being threatened again. You also wiped out a nest of water monsters that have haunted people in the river mouth for many years, let us Women and children can freely fetch water...compared to those gentlemen who only know how to ask us for fur tax, they are infinitely more generous."

Jiang Tian smiled slightly when he heard the words; this is also one of the policies that the Free Army is currently following.No matter how much you say, you can't compare with the actions you actually take.It is also a good way of publicity to eradicate the wild beasts and aliens that are rampant in the heterogeneous mountains, and then show the results achieved.

The other way is to buy items produced by the local people through fair transactions as much as possible, so as to create contacts and deepen understanding.Of course, in most cases, the free army still bartered more, because farmers and mountain people in most villages had very few opportunities to spend money.

Except for a few centimes (copper coins), perhaps not a few chances in a lifetime to see silver coins; in this case, salt brought from the coastal regions of Provence, and coarse cloth locally sourced in Ales, overseas. The provincial spirits and other daily necessities will come in handy.

Half a pound of coarse salt is often sold for a penny on the coast, and here it is often worth a fox's skin with a tail, or a quarter of the value of a live goat.A roll of fifty feet of undyed plain cloth can be exchanged for a keg of butter or a keg of beer...

Often after a round of business is done, everyone knows the generosity and fairness of the Freedom Army; and then the next time they pass by, there will naturally be villagers from the surrounding areas who hear the news and form a temporary market; and then recruit soldiers from them Or the accompanying labor and guides are much simpler.

Just like this dark-skinned, emaciated mountain man, in this temporary small market, he took the initiative to accept the recruitment of the Free Army, led a team into the mountain forest to hunt some overly active beasts, and thus established Preliminary trust, and by the way, I gave news of the hunting trail in the mountains.

There will even be some women or young women who volunteer to become laundry ladies accompanying the army.Of course, the current free army no longer needs temporarily recruited laundry women; but Jiang Tian still ordered them to be accepted in the name of recruiting female servants and female workers.

The reason is also very simple. Women who need to take such a step have some compelling reasons.Either it is a daughter who cannot be supported by the family, or a widow who has lost support; after being accepted, some of the issues of spouses of older soldiers can be resolved internally.

On the other hand, the Free Army will also recruit some young and middle-aged men from these towns and villages along the way; after internal edification and transformation, as long as they can live to retire, they can become a nail for the Free Army to wedge into the local grassroots; it is more convenient Advocacy policy and implementation of change.

As long as you can make money to go home, you can also show other people in the local area a way out and a chance to make a living.It is not easy to be bewitched and incited by the expelled old noble forces, or personnel sent by other camps, to provide some disguised bundled stability.

"Then go down and have a good rest first! You don't need to participate in the next thing." Jiang Tian waved his hand again and said: Suddenly, several soldiers rushed forward and took this mountain man to the side behind the rock , temporarily set up a rest camp, and also avoided the next thing.

Afterwards, Jiang Tian came to an open space that was temporarily leveled out.While his mind was turning, the prompts of the "Dimensional Bubble" module appeared again in his vision; as the prompts flickered past, piles of various materials and weapons and equipment also appeared out of thin air one after another.

And the soldiers of the Freedom Army who climbed over with bare hands and light clothes also let out a low-pitched uproar again.Although it was not the first time for most of them to see such a miraculous scene, they still couldn't help but be dazzled, worshiped and their morale boosted.

Therefore, in a short period of time, they quickly completed the rearmament, and received enough rations and drinks to last for more than half a month; they sat in a circle back to back according to the squad formation, and began to eat and drink on the spot with blankets and blankets; Others started to set up tents.

After a while, Minie, the deputy commander of the mountain company who personally led the team to investigate, also brought a preliminary report on the nearby terrain.Therefore, Jiang Tian also led the team to a place deep in the canyon on foot, and saw jagged rocks on both sides of the mountain, and a slender waterfall cascading down.

"There is a stable water source, a sufficient height, and enough natural cover. This is it!" Then he nodded to the officers around him and said: Immediately, the soldiers with tools swarmed up and began to dig trenches and mines on the spot. Clear the ground and collect rocks.

And when they encounter a large rock that is difficult to move and pry, Jiang Tian will also make a timely move.He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to press it, and with just one breath, those huge rocks seemed to have been wiped out of the world, leaving only collapsed pits.

Therefore, under the efforts of these soldiers who were more and more shocked and full of piety, and secretly praying, it took them less than half an hour to dig out a waist-deep hole at both ends of the middle line of the road in the canyon. Trenches, low formations piled up with soft soil and rocks.

Then, Jiang Tian walked up to these earth barriers, and waved his hand again; suddenly, a large section after another appeared out of thin air, a pointed fence wall nailed with thick and chopped tree trunks; after he finished walking After this trench line, the entire middle section of the canyon was also cut off by a row of pointed fence wooden walls.

But this is not over yet; then he stretched out his hand to cling to the curtain wall again, and released large and neat rectangular prefabricated panels out of thin air. ditch.Immediately, a new outer wall was formed.

That's right, this is the cement prefabricated panel specially made by Jiang Tian; the raw material is the volcanic ash cement handed down from the ancient Roman era; although this original cement has defects such as slow drying in the shade and poor preservation, it is still Created a glorious era of Roman architecture.

That's right, those ancient Roman buildings that can be handed down to later generations, such as the Colosseum, the Opera House, the Dome of the Pantheon, etc., almost all rely on this ancient cement as the glue for supporting buildings and external shaping. mixture.Often after thousands of years, it is always immortal.

So there is a good saying: Mount Vesuvius destroyed a Pompeii city, but created thousands of Roman cities.However, this kind of volcanic ash cement, because it is not easy to transport and store, is mostly limited to the vicinity of Italy, and the supply cannot be guaranteed any further away.

Of course, in the province of Lozère in this era, there is a volcanic ash fringe area called the Dom Mountain; therefore, it is quite convenient to collect and excavate, and the locals use it more as a fertile field and a foundation for planting flowers. Use to form a unique industry locally.

Therefore, when he was in Mound City, Jiang Tian ordered people to use these volcanic ash to try to make large-scale prefabricated pieces; when necessary, they can also be used as fortifications for field camps.As the inner support structure, tar-impregnated bamboo strips are used.

That's right, after the Serisians arrived and became active in the Mediterranean Sea, they also brought many species from the Eastern Empire, including the fast-growing and easy-to-grow bamboo; it grew very well in the hilly Provence area, and even almost replaced the traditional Trees become building materials for the shelters of the poor.

Therefore, the thickness of the corresponding cement prefabricated board does not need to be too large, about fifteen centimeters is enough.Because in this time and space, except for a few specially customized siege cannons, there are almost no arrows and firecrackers that can penetrate and destroy concrete prefabricated panels of this level.

Therefore, when the concrete prefabricated slab and the pointed fence wall were initially laid and placed along the trench, the composite defense line was completed; soldiers stepped forward to fill the gap between the fence wall and the prefabricated slab with soil and tamp it down with a mallet. ; In this way, even artillery bombardment is not without resistance.

Immediately afterwards, they used these grid walls and the prefabricated panels, the reserved fitting places; further tied them up with ropes; to prevent the possibility of being overturned or pulled down by the enemies who rushed under the wall.Finally, on the top of the rammed wall, the wooden baffle covered with iron sheet was fixed again.

At the same time, other soldiers also built simple arrow towers and sentry towers in the rubble piles on both sides.Just half a day after the initial completion of this temporary wall and defense line; under the increasingly dusky sky, a long and winding army ushered in the open place at the end of the road in the distance.

Most of the infantrymen wore oriental-style plate and chain armor, archers and archers wore gowns with ring locks, while knights on horseback wore half-body scale armor or piece armor outside the lock; They also held high the golden shield flag on a red background and the battle flag of a black hatchet on a white background.

They are so brightly armored, with a strong lineup and high morale; they have a breathtaking meaning when viewed from a distance.However, the next moment, the vanguard army, which was still considered majestic, became commotion on the spot, and there were bursts of uproar and exclamation.

Because only their scouts had just scouted for one night; in the narrowest part of the originally empty valley, a city wall and fortress appeared out of thin air.The meaning contained in this is enough to make the big knights and sub-heads involved in this matter suspicious.

Despite this, the subsequent orders from the rear made them sound the horn of attack.Afterwards, groups of infantry armed with swords, shields, knives and axes stepped out and formed several wedge-shaped offensive formations;

(End of this chapter)