Dark Fairy

Chapter 364 The final arrangement
There are only a few people who are satisfied with the things in the world, and most of them are unfolding in the direction that makes you difficult or not so satisfactory. That's why there are sayings that "it is up to man to make things up to God" and "my fate is up to me". Fight.

Just when everyone was looking forward to Manzi realizing the reality and retreating after suffering a big loss in Wocandang, they once again made Hong Chao see the stubbornness and "I don't care". Don't understand.

According to the news sent back by the cavalry sentries deployed in Yongchuan City, only half a day after Wocandang was attacked by the water, the surviving barbarians could be seen on the shore of the water belt near Yongchuan City starting to rebuild the military stronghold. and collect corresponding supplies.Then in the afternoon, I saw small boats carrying groups of three or five barbarians crossing from the other side of the flood zone. As the number of small boats increased, more and more barbarians arrived in the direction of Yongchuan City. At the same time, They also brought over batches of weapons and ordnance.

In this way, the idea of ​​letting the barbarians retreat down the river to the southwest, which everyone was looking forward to, basically came to an end without a problem.With such a posture, it was clear that he was going to recharge his strength and prepare to take Yongchuan City in one fell swoop before the food problem became fatal and block Yongchuan City to get enough food to fill his stomach.

After hearing the news, Liu Jianyu could only sigh inwardly, and then cast aside the joy brought about by the previous water attack strategy, and faced the imminent decisive battle again.

It's just that although it seems that it has returned to the original situation, Yongchuan City is still in danger like an egg exposed to a hammer, but the actual situation has really changed greatly because of a water attack.

First of all, the barbarian's troops were severely damaged by a water attack, at least [-]% less.

Secondly, the food accompanying the army was almost emptied by the flood. Even if some of them were rescued by the actual combat methods of Qi trainers among the barbarians, there was absolutely not much. It was simply unrealistic to support tens of thousands of troops.This limited the time for the barbarians to attack the city to an interval of four to six days.

In other words, if Yongchuan City can last for four to six days, it will be a big victory, and the barbarians will definitely be defeated.

Finally, there is the lack of ordnance.Whether it was three layers of heavy armor, or large engineering equipment, or even the heavy hammer that the barbarians liked to use, they all sank to the bottom of the water under the attack of the flood.It is not impossible to salvage it, but it is definitely not something that can be done in a day or two. Ten days and a half months are less.Therefore, with the urgency of food superimposed, it is no longer possible for the barbarians to wait for the complete recovery of combat power before attacking, and can only launch a strong attack with the available weapons.

Of course, the best way is to retreat back.It's just that it seems that this is already a choice that has been rejected by Yunyan.

Since the war is inevitable, Liu Jianyu no longer makes any arrangements. What should be arranged has already been arranged.All that's left is to prepare for war and settle down with each other.

Bailang also got the news immediately. In fact, seeing the new flag on the tallest simple stone tower erected by Liu Jianyu in the city, he knew that the barbarians would not retreat, but chose to attack.

The three crossing flags of swords, guns and swords were replaced by a huge battle flag with black characters on a red background. The word "war" on the flag indicated that Liu Jianyu was communicating to everyone in the entire Yongchuan City, and the official battle was in the state, and the enemy would come at any time.

Bailang had no choice but to return to the industrial park overnight and sit in charge in person, arranging the entire industrial park in a way that although he couldn't defend it, he could do as much damage as possible to the enemy.

All the workers in the shops got down from their work, picked up shovels and hoes and started digging in the streets.It's not about digging ditches, but about digging potholes the size of washbasins and half a foot deep.

After that, vats and vats of golden juice stored in the corners of every street in the industrial park were opened.

A few brawny men who covered their mouths and noses and lined it with scallion and ginger particles to block the smell lifted up the large vat containing the golden juice with squinted eyes, and fished out pieces of caltrops that had been soaking for a long time.Make sure to place a caltrop in every hole you dig.The people behind covered the small pit with a piece of cloth and then spread a thin layer of soil, and finally smoothed it with a small broom to ensure that it does not look much different from the surrounding ground.

This action is also considered smooth and smooth.

Digging holes and lifting things are all done by the guys in the shop.Although they were scared to death, they worked extremely hard without any resentment at being used as free labor.Because they know that if the city is broken, they will die.

Later, putting iron caltrops into the pit and making traps to cover it up was done by street wanderers or waist knives in the knife studio. These methods were taught to them by the veterans under Liu Jianyu during city defense training.

It is said that this kind of pit was originally used to defend against the cavalry's charge, but it was later found that using it in the laneway or outside the city wall is also effective against the Yunyan barbarians.

The barbarian was so huge that he couldn't use the side buildings to move around while running. If he stepped into this kind of trap, his leg would be broken, and he would be stabbed by a barbed wire stained with gold juice, and he would die of fever within three to five days.Even if the barbarian had expected it, blocking the pits on the ground with cover boards and other methods would definitely slow down the speed of the advance, and be swept by the rain of arrows on the wall or on both sides, causing damage.

So when setting up these traps, the doors of all the houses in the industrial park and even the large bricks were all smashed or unloaded and sent back to the city, just because they didn't want to leave the barbarians with local materials to cover the pits on the ground. The convenience of the hole.

During the whole process, Bailang just watched from the sidelines, the main purpose was to cheer up the brothers below. After all, he was far less familiar with how to kill barbarians than Hong Chao's army, and he had already considered all aspects.The soldiers below don't need to think too much, just follow suit.

"Yang Xiu."

"Subordinates are here!"

"Let the retired craftsmen from the Zhou and Hou families leave tonight. In addition to those on the list, if you can take more with you, try to take away as much as possible."

"Leave tonight? This barbarian hasn't come yet, in case the army notices something"

"Tomorrow may be too late. I can't say whether Yongchuan City can be defended, but the industrial park will definitely not be able to be defended. What if those barbarians who lack siege weapons tomorrow plan to attack the areas in our industrial park that are not protected by walls. What should I do if I have a surgery? Go first, and you will be less burdened later."

Yang Xiu should be, and immediately ordered the two disciples below to do it.The craftsmen of Zhou and Hou have been singled out a long time ago. There are less than ten master craftsmen in total, and there are nearly 20 skilled craftsmen below.It is not difficult to get rid of this person.

On the other side, Liu Xu and Zhou Dong were trotting over.After running to Bailang's side, he bowed and said, "Zao Dao, the things you want have been finished, and have been transported to the middle area according to your requirements. You can pass now."

Bailang nodded, and after hearing this, he jumped up and flew over the roofs of the abandoned buildings on the side of the street. Liu Xu and others quickly followed behind.Of course, they were quickly lost sight of by Bailang.

This way of moving across the street can only be used by warriors and Qi practitioners. If it is placed on barbarians, even if they have warriors, it will be difficult, because their bodies are too heavy, and many buildings cannot withstand their leverage on them.

When Liu Xu and others caught up with Bai Lang, they saw that Bai Lang was already carving something on a gray stone pillar with the short knife in his hand, and there were eight such stone pillars.

(End of this chapter)