Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 20 Preparation
Liu An didn't speak, he twitched his horse's stock, and walked towards the woods below the post, followed closely by Wang Wenzuo.The thin snow on the ground shattered under the horse's hooves, like brittle bones. The wind blew, and the fallen leaves rustled. The trees were very close to each other, blocking the slanting sunlight. Liu An seemed to feel countless cold fingers running along his back. Climb slowly.

"Damn Baekje people!" Liu An scolded in a low voice, "Why did you leave such a large forest next to the capital?"

"I heard from Sancho that there are gods living in this forest!" Wang Wenzuo replied: "That's why the king of Baekje ordered that cutting firewood and hunting here is prohibited! In order not to disturb the gods and attract retribution, he will go to the forest to sacrifice in spring and autumn every year." !"

Liu An spat, his mount snorted, and started to walk on the spot. The trees in front were so dense that there was no gap, he shook his head helplessly: "Sanlang, you are right, there are indeed not enough manpower, but so The dense forest can't hold the large group forward, but it's a pity that the enemy doesn't lack the wood needed to build siege equipment!"

Wang Wenzuo lifted the reins, his eyes swept across the dense forest in front of him, the cold wind passed through the gaps in the forest, bringing a mysterious atmosphere, and pulled his leather robe, piercing his chest.He was not surprised at all why the people of Baekje believed that this dense forest was the residence of gods. Even himself, when facing this dense forest, he would feel trembling in the depths of his soul.

"Sanlang, time is running out, we must hurry up!" Liu An's voice came from behind: "You prepare on the top of the post, and I will go back to prepare materials and tools. It's better to do it later!"

When Wang Wenzuo returned to the hill, Sancho was leading a few army slaves to spread quicklime according to his own arrangement, which was the sign of digging a trench.Thanks to the hundreds of years of continuous wars in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the field defense of the Tang army has reached a very high level.

Generally speaking, the Tang army's defense policy is "defend the point but not the surface": that is, the troops are not evenly distributed, but are concentrated on several key points according to the terrain, while the defense of the surface is to use side fire crossfire and mobile troops. This is why Liu An was sent to stand on the high ground outside the city to stand up a fence-if the enemy directly attacks the east gate of Sibi City, the Tang army on Naerza Hill can attack from the side and rear. Attack the enemy army; if the enemy army attacks Erza Hill, since the hill faces dense forests on both sides, the area where troops can be deployed is very narrow.But on the other hand, the defenders on the hills became the "bait army" - bait hung on iron hooks in order to catch big fish in the water.

"This is really not a pleasant job!" Wang Wenzuo muttered to himself, the wind blowing from the woods was even colder, and he couldn't help shivering, hoping that those Baekje people would walk more slowly, more Give yourself some time.

"Sanlang, according to your request, I brought all the things you wanted, such as hemp, ponytail, and hair!" Shen Faseng panted, "Are these enough?"

Wang Wenzuo walked up to Shen Faseng. The basket was full of bundles of hemp, mane, and braids. He knelt down and took out a bundle, pulling it hard, confirming the flexibility and strength of these fibers with satisfaction.

"Very well, weave these into thick ropes according to my requirements, and it must be completed within three days!"

"Like this, like me! Mix the hemp, the mane, the tail, and the hair, and make a rope! Yes, yes, that's it!"

Yuan Hao carefully imitated the rope builder who was demonstrating, lest there would be any mistakes, the hands of the rope builder were full of calluses, just like the thick rope in her hands, Yuan Hao couldn't help thinking that his hands might become like this one day, Can't help but feel a little frustrated.

"Don't be lazy, or you won't have lunch at noon!" The ropesmith shook the rope in his hand, making a crisp sound.Yuan Hao hurriedly lowered her head. As Yuan Fei's youngest sister, she hadn't fully understood what her new name represented, but she could see the ecstasy and excitement of her mother and sister at that time—the elderly mother put I, my sister, and my elder brother pulled up in front of that simple Buddha statue, and knelt down devoutly to pray and thank them.Moreover, the elder brother also brought back rice and cloth, which had never been done before. The only thing that made Yuan Hao a little unhappy was that his elder brother’s hair was gone. Not only that, but also his own, mother’s and sister’s hair were cut off. What the elder brother said was to use it to make weapons for fighting rebels. Yuan Hao really couldn't understand the relationship between hair and weapons.

Bang bang bang!
No matter how much dissatisfaction Yuan Hao had, it was wiped away by the sound of the rice spoon hitting the wooden barrel.She left the village of the slaves and came to the shop in the city. There was a bed of straw in the house. Although the work was hard, it was better to live in the past.In the terrible winter, the villagers had only one thin porridge a day, and the children had to try their best to find food to satisfy their hunger—vole nests, hibernating chrysalis, but now there are three meals a day—rice porridge mixed with turnips and radishes. Wheat porridge, sometimes a little salted fish, this is heaven for her.

However, her elder brother's food was even better. When Yuan Fei came to visit her family, she brought her rice balls—it was the first time in her life that she ate rice balls. The deliciousness made Yuan Hao almost bite her own tongue.According to his brother, he eats rice balls every day, but his mother is not so happy. This makes Yuan Hao a little confused. Does mother think the rice balls are not delicious?
"Eat quickly, eat quickly, continue to work after eating, and finish all the work before dark!" The cable carpenter yelled loudly while beating the rice bucket.

Yuan Hao almost poured the porridge into her stomach, then returned to her seat, and began to deal with those rough hemp, hair and horsehair, these things were neither sharp nor sharp, she still could not understand these ropes and weapons what is the relationship?When she asked about her brother, Yuan Fei just patted her sister's head affectionately: "Sister, I can't tell you now, but you will understand when the time comes!"

"I hope these ropes can help my brother and defeat the enemy!" Yuan Hao secretly prayed while working: "May the gods and Buddhas bless my brother, and our family, so that this kind of life can last forever!"

Outside the east gate, Erzagang.

After six days of hard work, Tang Jun's fence has been basically completed. On the relatively gentle west and north slopes, a wavy trench with a depth of two meters and a width of one and a half meters has been dug. The one-and-a-half-meter-high earth barrier has two wooden fences erected above the earth barrier. The outer wooden fence is two and a half meters high, and the inner one is about one meter. The space between the two wooden fences is filled with soil and paved with wooden walkways. , forming a simple wooden wall.On the outside of the wooden wall, a shallow trench is being dug, which will be used to cushion the impact of the enemy.

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