Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 222

"If that's the case, then it's best to let Wang Canjun rush to Zhouliu City!" Du Shuang said in a deep voice, "When it comes to building all kinds of equipment and building fortifications, no one can match Wang Canjun. Now that Ren Cun's camp has been established , let him stay in Rencun City, it would be a bit of a waste!"

"Liu Shijun!" Liu Ren tracked: "I think this matter should be decided by Wang Canjun himself!"

"up to you?"

"Yes, Wang Canjun himself knows the situation at Ren Cun's side best! Rather than ordering it, it's better to inform us of the results of our discussion and let him choose his own interests!"

"Okay, that's very good!" Liu Renyuan said with a smile: "I don't bother the two masters with one thing, but I will bother brother Zhengze with the book repairing!"

"The governor has something to say, if you are upright, you should obey your orders?"

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Ren Cun Tangying.

early morning.The eastern sky is pink at the horizon, fading to light gray above.The Big Dipper constellation is still hanging in the north, and the bright white star on the handle of the dipper shines like a diamond at dawn, and the black and gray forest on the hillside in the distance slowly presents various colors such as green, golden, red, and brown.Above the red pine, oak, chestnut, ginkgo and cedar trees stands Rencun Mountain City, whose white rock walls shone holy in the sunlight.

Wang Gao looked at the scenery in front of him fascinated. When he was a child, he heard a merchant passing by the village mention this "city on a hill". He never thought that he could see it with his own eyes. .

Beep!
There was a sharp whistle from the top of the watchtower, which was sent by the watchman, which meant that there were no hidden enemies in the bushes and woods of the camp, and it was safe to leave the camp.Wang Po turned around and raised his arms, and said loudly to more than 200 Baekje civilians who were about to leave the camp: "Everyone, check that the water tanks, dry food bags, and tools are all in order? Today our task is to log, everyone must You must obey the command of the team leader, proceed carefully, and don't be hit by a falling tree!"

"It's all done!" The crowd replied in twos and threes. Most people's faces were not without tension, but they were no longer that kind of pale and frightened.After completing the defense system of three outer trenches + one barrier + parapet + one watchtower for each one hundred steps, the rebels' attack on the camp basically stopped-both the Japanese and the Baekje people understood a truth, The well-arranged fortifications in front of you and the various machines hidden behind the fortifications are life-swallowing devils, and they cannot be overwhelmed by simply piling up human lives.

But Wang Wenzuo didn't just let his men idle. He started to let the peasants and soldiers start digging earth and ramming bricks, felling trees to transport timber, building houses to replace tents, and building waterwheels to pump water from the river.In this way, soldiers and civilians can live more comfortably, and they are less likely to get sick, and at the same time, they can avoid letting them have nothing to do.Labor is also a good way of exercising the body. He can choose young and middle-aged men who are physically fit, obey orders, are willing to endure hardships, and are good at learning. They are good potential soldiers.When the war is over, he can place the retired soldiers here, with ready-made houses, barriers, markets, and fields, and grant tax-free and labor-exempt privileges. This place will develop into a very good market town, and its residents Naturally, he will become a loyal supporter of the empire.

Of course, Wang Hao didn't know Wang Wenzuo's grand blueprint at this time, but he has gradually liked these jobs, and he can see with his own eyes that this wasteland is watered by his own sweat. Buildings, roads, cisterns, warehouses, squares, and a market where soldiers and peasants exchange trophies and knick-knacks.The market is judged by a military officer to ensure fair buying and selling, and forced buying and selling and robbery are strictly prohibited.

Even on the last day of every ten days, there will be a kind of farce in the market, which is performed by several masked actors. The content of the play is also very simple, and there are not many lines. There are few lines to please the audience, and the content is not so much humorous as vulgar and explicit.

But these burlesques are loved by everyone in the battalion. Whether they are Tang people or Baekje people, they forget the difference between each other when watching the burlesques. , and even huddled together, unknowingly, the depression brought about by the boring and dangerous military camp life dissipated in this short hour.The eyes of everyone walking out of the market were shining, they talked about every line and every gesture of the actors with relish, looking forward to the next play ten days later, while the soldiers on duty that day were all mournful and beat their chests.

After leaving the camp, the peasants began to advance upstream along the river. In front of them and on their flanks were fifty Tang army knights, two hundred infantry, and twenty carts.These carts are not used to carry wood, but to carry "scorpions" and luggage. These carts can also serve as a barrier for the circular formation when encountering the enemy.

At the hour of Chen, Wang Pu arrived at his destination, which was a pine forest by the river.He began to divide the work areas of each team for the peasants. Each team is composed of a captain, three axemen, and several masters. The captain is usually a middle-aged and elderly person with rich logging experience. His tasks It is to direct the three axemen to stop cutting the tree when they have cut deep enough, and let the masters tie the rope to the trunk and pull it hard, while the axemen chop hard on the other side of the trunk, so that the fallen The tree will only fall to the other side of the axe's hand, and will not crush anyone.The felled trees will be pulled to the river by the masters, then bundled into rows, pushed into the water, and flow down the river. The peasants at the downstream camp will hook the rafts and drag them ashore.The soldiers of the Tang army did not participate in the labor. They just occupied a small hill near the woods, observing the surroundings calmly, guarding against possible attacks.

Wang Po's luck was very good. Until the afternoon, the expected enemy did not appear, and no one was killed or injured by the falling trees. After completing the planned work, he ordered all the teams to regroup and then returned to the camp.On the way back to the camp, a bold civilian husband suddenly sang.Although the words and sentences are not clear, it can still be heard that it was "Wu Geng Tiao" which was very popular in the Tang army at that time. It should be sung by someone during an opera and it was recorded.Tang Jun, the escort, listened for a while, and sang in harmony. For a while, the soldiers and civilians and the singing shook the river and reverberated in the forest.

Diao Douming, the captain of the school, Liancheng, heard of the eagle shooting cavalry from afar, and the name of the general was hanging.

The second watch is sad, the night is cold and long in the high city, try to learn the moon with a bow, and talk about holding a sword to compare with frost.

In the middle of the night, I startled Xinxin, chanted spring alone, forced to listen to plum blossoms and flowers, and misremembered the people in Liuyuan.

In the fourth watch, the stars are low, the moon is falling and the clouds are at the same level, and in the north wind, Hu Jia and other birds are neighing.

At five o'clock, the money was sent, the dawn was reflected on the top of the mountain, and the battlements were rising at the beginning of the city, and people quietly went downstairs.

(End of this chapter)