Horse on the World

Chapter 101 Noose
"What is this? Another kind of fortress?" Shang Haibo took the blueprint and carefully looked at the picture on the paper. Lu Dalin also came over, very interested.Before Lu Dalin had no contact with the Bastion of Changsheng Camp, it was only after following Li Qing that he saw the true face of the Bastion. He was shocked by this sight, and stayed in the Bastion for a whole day before coming out. In the evening, he took out a set of defensive battles against the bastion, and what was even more commendable was that he actually came up with some methods on how to conquer the bastion. Lu Dalin's many years of experience in command and combat was not comparable to Wang Qinian and other newly promoted generals. Seeing the method Lu Dalin sorted out, Wang Qinian and others admired it. This guy's reputation is really not built, and it is taken for granted. When General Lu became a general, everyone here was still a soldier!

And when Lu Dalin arrived, he also highly admired this kind of fortress. This kind of fortress can basically be called the grave of the attackers, and he can't wait to worship Li Qing, the designer of the bastion. Fortresses, no matter how elite the barbarian soldiers are, there is nothing they can do.Now he is building large-scale bastions outside the main fortress in the upper forest, extending the entire group of bastions for more than ten miles. After breaking through, the soldiers can quickly retreat to the next fort along these troop trenches to preserve their strength to the maximum extent, and even Li Qing did not think of this.

When Shang Haibo said that Li Qing had designed a new fortress, he couldn't help being very excited. The fortress is already so powerful, so is there an even more powerful fortress?At first glance, like Shang Haibo, he was puzzled. The round building in the painting doesn't look like a fortress, does it?

"What is this?" The two asked in unison.

"Enclosed house!" Li Qing said excitedly with his eyes shining.

"What's the use of this?" Shang Haibo asked doubtfully.

Li Qing pulled another piece of paper, on which was the floor plan of the enclosed house, "Come and see, this kind of house is very cheap to set up, it doesn't cost much, but it is very practical. Look, it is divided into upper, middle There are three lower floors, and the upper floor is a sentry tower, where people can enjoy the cool air, dry things, and so on. During wartime, it is here, with a few crossbows, and it is a watchtower. People live on the second floor, On the first floor, you can raise livestock, here is the gate, see, there is only one gate like this in the entire enclosure, once the gate is closed, the enclosure becomes a defensive fortress."

"Your Excellency wants to be like the barbarians. All the people are soldiers. If the barbarians don't come, these people are the common people farming. When the barbarians come, they run back to the enclosure. Once the gate is closed and the bow and arrow are taken, they will become soldiers!" Lu Dalin responded immediately. Come over, "But such soldiers are not strong in combat! It's hard to withstand the blows of barbarians."

Li Qing shook his head, "They don't need to confront the barbarians head-on. The main purpose is to contain the barbarians when they come to protect their property and lives. Therefore, the early enclosure must be within our effective protection range. For example, your superior In the forest, there are tens of thousands of troops stationed there, so within your sight range, you can build a large number of such enclosures."

Shang Haibo nodded in agreement, "It's feasible. It's just that how big is the enclosed house?"

Li Qingdao: "In the early stage, you don't need to build too big. Each enclosure can accommodate dozens of households. These people open up wasteland and farm around the enclosure, and they can go back to the enclosure if they have something to do. There is no risk of loss. Later, with experience , and then gradually expand the scale.”

Lu Dalin looked at the drawing, thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "Commander, I have another idea, the distance between each enclosure should not be too far, so that we can lay rows of wooden stakes between enclosures, Laying down two layers and ramming soil in the middle formed such a simple city wall. As more and more enclosures were built, such a city wall was built farther and farther. Finally, a city was formed. With it as the foundation, we will To expand the scale of the city, turn it into a strong city again."

Li Qing laughed loudly with his hands clapped: "This plan is very good."

Lu Yiming on the side frowned and said: "But most of these refugees came here to escape the war, and now they are asked to live in the territory of the more brutal barbarians, I am afraid that few have the courage."

Li Qing thought for a while and said: "Well, tell these refugees that as long as they are willing to go, no matter how much land they reclaim, we will not charge him a penny of taxes, and we will handle the land deed for him. From now on, this land will be his, and we will reward you a lot. There must be brave men below, don't ignore our Central Plains people's desire for land, besides, there are tens of thousands of troops stationed around the border!"

"If this is the case, Marshal, then if we really stand firm in the future, it will have a great impact on our Dingzhou income!" Lu Yiming raised a new question.

"It depends on how you look at this issue!" Li Qing said, "It seems that we have lost a lot of taxes, but with more people, other sources of income will be wider, and there is another more important reason, It is after these people go, in order to save their lives and property, they must consciously carry out some necessary military training, so that in a few years, they will be a good fighter. When necessary, we can recruit them at any time Enlist in the army, if during this period, they fought a few battles with the barbarians, my lord, they would be veterans.”

Lu Yiming thought about it, and nodded in agreement.

"The commander-in-chief said that I think we should send a veteran with a family to each of the enclosures to guide these farmers in military training, so as not to panic at the time. The people in the interior are not like our border states. They are fierce and good at fighting, so we still need to give more guidance." Shang Haibo made another suggestion.

"Very good!" Li Qing agreed, "All the veterans sent out will be given the title of Guochang, and they will be given another silver."

A few people talked to each other, and soon formed a formal plan. At this time, Qingfeng acted as a recorder, recording everyone's suggestions one by one, and then sorting them out. It is a current document.

"It's like a noose that will slowly tighten the necks of the barbarians on the grassland, making it difficult for them to breathe, and eventually suffocate to death." Li Qing drew a semicircle on the map with his finger and said.

"Unfortunately, if we can contact the Shiwei people at the Congling Pass, we will be able to defeat Bayar in two ways." Li Qing regrets that the passage to the Shiwei people's territory is firmly controlled by the prairie people. Therefore, it is basically impossible to contact Shiwei people through their place.

Lu Dalin shook his head and said: "I heard that the Shiwei people are more barbaric than the grassland people. We call the grassland people barbarians, and the grassland people call the Shiwei people barbarians. We defeated the grassland people, but let the Shiwei people come to us. Isn't the front door driving away the tiger and the back door entering the wolf?"

"That's not a big deal!" Li Qing shook his head and said, "As soon as the old Shiwei man died, the internal organs were immediately torn apart, which shows that they don't have a guy who can live in the place. Such a group of people are easy to deal with no matter how fierce they are. A talented guy like Bayar is a headache, if we can get in touch with the Shiwei people, we still have to grasp this line, Qingfeng, you have to take this matter to heart."

"It's the general, I understand." Qingfeng raised his head and said.

Shang Haibo stared at the map on the wall for a while, and said: "Commander, it's not impossible to contact Shi Wei, come and see!"

Several people looked over, "Fuzhou?"

"Yes, Fuzhou Linhai is also our neighbor. His Xuanhua County has a good port. If you walk around by water, you can enter the territory controlled by the Shiwei people. We can send people to start from here."

Li Qing thought for a moment, "But no one has ever walked this road. I'm afraid there are many obstacles along the way. There are pirates on the sea. Walking this road can be said to be close to death. It's very difficult! But it can be used as an idea. Wait until you find a suitable person." , so I went to give it a try, anyway, a dead horse is regarded as a living horse doctor, and there is no need to be disappointed if there is no hope of success, and it is mainly up to us.”

Everyone nodded.

"Mr. Shang, I have been away for several months, and the daily affairs of the Changsheng Army will be entrusted to you." Li Qingdao, "Especially the expansion and training of the army. With the rapid expansion of data, the combat effectiveness will inevitably decline, the sooner we solve this problem, the easier it will be for us in the future, this problem cannot be ignored.”

"Lord Lu, if you need property here, the state must support it vigorously. No matter how difficult it is, you must find a way. As long as you get through this difficult period, you will get better and better in the future. Now is not the time to be stingy." Qing was a little worried that Lu Yiming and Shang Haibo would have a pimple, if they didn't cooperate well, it would be a headache if they broke up.

"Don't worry, my lord!" Lu Yiming said immediately, "Even if you wear your belt, you won't be short of military expenses. If you don't save the skin, you can't get the hair. I still understand this old-fashioned truth."

"Well, that's good!" Li Qing admired his attitude very much, took a knife from the wall, pulled it out, and put it on the case, "Everyone, please see that this is a knife that our craftsman camp has just developed for A knife made of steel, let's see how it is different from what we used before?"

Lu Dalin was a general, seeing Lie Xinxi, he picked up the knife and danced a few times, then he let out a sigh, "Master, this knife is lighter than the one we used before, but it is more flexible." , suddenly stopped in the air, the knife made a buzzing sound, and kept vibrating.

"That's right!" Li Qing picked up another knife, took over the new knife in Lu Dalin's hand, raised it high, then slashed down hard, and with a choking sound, the latter one was split in two, "It's so sharp! "Everyone was amazed.

Li Qing stretched out the knife in front of everyone, and saw that the blade was still as sharp as before, without even a gap, all of them had an expression of disbelief.

"This is the latest and best steel that has just been developed. It is a pity that it cannot be mass-produced and the technology is not stable enough. The good steel produced can only be made into this knife, but it is slightly inferior to him. But the steel can be mass-produced, everyone, in the future our soldiers will be equipped with better weapons, and the spears made of this steel can pierce through the thin iron armor of the barbarians!" Li Qing laughed. road.

Everyone is excited.

Several people stayed in the study for a whole day, Yang Yidao even brought lunch to the study, and arranged all the matters properly, it was time to light the lamps, Shang Haibo and others got up and said goodbye.

Li Qing saw everyone off with a smile, but Qingfeng was the only one left behind, so Qingfeng's face slowly turned red again under the strange eyes of the three.

(End of this chapter)