Liu Guan didn't know what Kang's soldiers and horses were going to do.
Several guesses came to mind.
Deterrence?
Harassment?
Or intimidation?
These don’t look alike.
Kang Guo's soldiers and horses are far away from Shooting Star Pass. If Kang Guo really wanted to take action, they would not have alerted the enemy. They would have staged such a large battle all the way from a distance, with a swaggering attitude as if they were afraid that the enemy would not be able to find out: "These people are selling things inside the gourd." What medicine is it?”
Liu Guan condenses literary energy into his eyes to improve his vision.
Trying to see clearly what this group of people are trying to do.
Soon a soldier sent a message.
Liu Guandao: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The soldier's expression still showed a bit of panic - the fear of natural disasters was engraved in the souls of people in this world. Even though the messenger soldier was a brave warrior, his legs were still weak.
The soldier said: "Kunzhou soldiers and horses appeared in the rear."
Liu Guan hurried over.
I also saw a line of smoke and dust waves at the end of the horizon. It was only a small section at first, but soon expanded to both sides at a speed visible to the naked eye. She knew that the manpower consumed by such a large battle was not a small amount, and the Kangguo camp must have some purpose in doing this. Taking a deep breath secretly, he sent several scout teams to reconnoiter to see what the plan was.
After a while, several birds fluttered their wings and flew high.
Below, Bai Suruo, who was guarding the construction team, felt something.
Put your right hand in front of your eyebrows as a sunshade, and squint your eyes carefully.
He smiled and said: "Hey, the scouts from the Northern Desert are here."
She is currently wearing a bandage covering her chest, one sleeve is tucked into her waist, half of her arms are bare, and she is sitting on top of a giant excavator with her legs bent. The bare shoulders are painted with ferocious animal patterns, which extend all the way to the lower part of the collarbone, and a knife hangs on the side of the waist, which is in perfect contrast with her cold temperament. Below is the general ink supervisor who is concentrating on the operation. Bai Su raised his hand and formed a high and heavy bow.
Finger lightly plucks the bowstring.
A snow-white arrow took shape in response.
Today is cloudy. The clouds are thick and low. The scout's Martial Totem can use the clouds to cover his tracks without much effort and cautiously approach the construction team. Gradually approaching the top of the construction team, the scout held his breath and concentrated, trying to use the sight of Wudan Totem to find out what was going on below. However, the smoke and dust here interfered with the sight, so he had to lower his altitude a little.
Suddenly, a bit of white light quickly magnified in front of my eyes.
Wuda Totem was shot in the eye before he could react.
“Ah ah ah—eyes, eyes—my eyes—” the Northern Desert scout covered his eyes and let out a shrill scream.
The Wu Gu Totem, whose eye was pierced by an arrow, lost control and fell to the ground.
It started to escape when it was still a hundred feet away from the ground.
Only one tail feather was left when it landed.
Bai Su tutted, "What a pity, it's not a live bird."
If this kind of ferocious bird is not a totem of courage but a real bird, it is really full of treasures. It is delicious when roasted, and the bright feathers are beautiful when plucked out and used as hats. It all depends on your luck whether you can come across one when you go hunting in the mountains in autumn. If you are lucky, you almost didn't see it even after three to five days.
Martial Totem is really a scam.
There were waves in the air, and Bai Su's ears twitched slightly.
His eyes flashed fiercely: "Here we go again."
Ordinary scouts are not difficult to cultivate, but the scouts suitable for this kind of valor totem are only one in ten thousand. Perhaps because of the special geographical environment, there are many elite scouts in the Northern Desert. Not only do they fly in the sky, but they also dig holes in the ground. Bai Su took action twice, bent his bow and arrows, and hit every target, seriously injuring two scouts. People here in the Northern Desert are even more vigilant, and even the Martial Dart Totem dare not hover at low altitude.
Bai Su sneered and turned to urge the soldiers below.
“No one has eaten?”
“The bigger the action, the quicker the work will be.”
“You’ve been working hard for a long time and you just made such a little noise. Are you afraid that the enemy won’t know what you are doing?”
Someone down below was coughing and burping twice from time to time.
Apparently I accidentally ate sand.
The deputy general narrowed his eyes and raised his voice in Bai Su's direction.
“General, no matter how big you are, you won’t be able to see me.”
Everyone's mouth and nose were covered with cloth masks that filtered sand and dust.
They all had gray heads and faces, and sweat dripped down their skin, leaving obvious mud marks. Use your fingers to rub it casually to make sure you can squeeze the boss's mud ball. However, the time was fixed by the superiors, and the amount of work was unprecedentedly large.
The original plan was to let Wen Xin scribes use their words and spirits to attract wind and sand, such as [clouds, moon, black wind, sand and evil], [desert wind and sand, thousands of miles of darkness], to shield the enemy scouts from the prying eyes as much as possible, delay as much time as possible, and our own side would not have to eat too much. bitter. It is best to dig the foundation before the enemy reacts, so that even if the enemy gathers manpower to attack, there will be a buffer.
It’s just a count of the above, it’s not cost-effective.
Yanling is something you get what you pay for.
The better the effect, the larger the range and the greater the consumption!
The scope of the isolated island project obviously exceeds the limits of scribes. Rather than embarrass literati, it is better to seek self-reliance inward.
The commotion in the sand and dust was all intentional.
Bai Sugang was about to say something, his eyes lit up.
His body flashed and transformed into a dazzling stream of light that penetrated the thick sand and dust.
A loud bang.
The two swords were crossed and submerged into the rock.
Under the sword's edge is a trembling rat whose hair color blends in with the mud. This mouse was extremely slender, with a thick and powerful tail at the end, and muscular limbs. As soon as it emerged from the ground, it was cut off by Bai Su's two swords. His big eyes met Bai Su's eyes looking at dead things, and his thick hair exploded.
Squeaking, not daring to turn around, running for his life.
The gray shadow suddenly jumped out of the distance.
Bai Su looked at the lower half of the rat's body that was cut off by the two swords, and curled his lips into a sneer. The upper half of the mouse rushed far away under the impetus of inertia. When I realized something was wrong, I felt a dull pain in my waist. Before the Martial Arts Totem dissipated, he saw blood trailing all over the floor.
“What kind of rat dares to show its head?”
Bai Su pulled out the two swords from the mud and stepped on the half of the rat's body that was gradually dissipating. The internal organs wrapped in rat skin burst open under the pressure of external forces, overflowing and turning into the energy of heaven and earth.
Zhang Liangji, the ladder across the wall.
No matter how strict the vigilance of Bai Su and others is, it is impossible to completely clear out the scouts in a short period of time. More than a dozen scouts were lost in the Northern Desert. They have learned their lesson and dare not get too close. Even so, they have also detected some information. In summary, Kang The country is digging a trap.
Liu Guan, who was waiting anxiously, fell silent the moment he received the information.
Don’t blame her for being silent.
I really can’t do it with this manual operation.
She also looked at the place under her feet again and again.
After confirming that they were defending the city rather than attacking the city, they continued to think about the purpose of Kang's actions - traps were generally used to interfere with the advancement of chariots and hinder cavalry charges, and the defensive side of the city built these defenses.
Kang Guo's camp acted as the siege party to set up traps. Not only did they send a large number of manpower to dig traps, but they also dug them so far away from Shexing Pass. Whose cavalry were they going to use to hinder them?
Hood Kang’s own chariots and cavalry?
The movement of the earth dragon turning over continues.
Liu Guan pressed his eyebrows together.
Ask: “How long, wide and deep is the trap?”
Is Kangguo Daying digging a trap or something else?
The scout said: "It is three feet wide, two feet six deep, and long... They are still digging over there. I don't know how long they want to dig."
Even though Liu Guan was mentally prepared—a big movement that could cause a movement comparable to that of an earth dragon turning over must not be a small project—she was still startled by this number and said in astonishment: "Three feet three wide, two feet six deep, this is Are you planning to dig a moat?"
The moats in small places are not of this scale.
The scout was about to speak but stopped.
This data is still being monitored.
Looking at the posture of the Kangguo soldiers and horses, they are obviously not satisfied with this level, and they are still digging deeper, widening to both sides, and continuing to extend. The same is true for the outpost of Shexing Pass, and the same is true for the rear. The excavated soil is transported elsewhere.
Yes, the mud has been carried away.
I don’t know what to do with all this mud.
After confirming that Kang Guo had no intention of sending troops to attack, Liu Guanxin lowered the city wall and presented the news to his lord Tudege.
Brother Tude asked his subordinates.
“What do you think Kang State is planning to do?”
Everyone had the same doubts as Liu Guan. If the attackers dug traps all the way to the city, they couldn't be preparing for the attack on Shexing Pass. The general who issued this order was seriously ill. To fight and siege a city, you need ladders, chariots, rams, and catapults.
This kind of useless trap is useless.
It can't stop the huge rocks thrown at it, nor can it stop the rain of arrows.
Not long after, someone joked in a weird way: "Could it be that Kang Guo lost the Shexing Pass and was so angry that he just dug up the earth and gravel on the spot and started a new one to build another city defense?"
Someone then responded: "Haha, how long will it take to build this?"
The three key passes that blocked the southward movement of the Northern Desert were the result of the joint efforts of the northwest countries, which sent dozens of brave warriors to supervise the work, and 200,000 to 300,000 hard labor, which took thirty years and two generations. What's the difference between Kang Guo coming to build a city defense now and having snot dripping from his nose? There was a roar of wanton ridicule in the hall.
Liu Guan felt something was not right at first glance.
"How long?" She thought quickly, caught the flash of inspiration, and asked hurriedly, "When did this movement start?"
How long has it been since the earth dragon turned over?
The laughter in the hall became smaller.
Someone replied: “More than an hour.”
Liu Guan didn't know what he thought of, and his face turned pale: "How can you dig a trap that is three feet wide and two feet six deep in more than an hour? Judging from the smoke and dust raised, the length of the trap is considerable. Even if thousands of corvees die, It will work day and night, and optimistically it will take more than a month. It is comparable to the scale of a moat, can it be called a trap?"
Even the blind can’t be fooled!
Who can this trap be used to trap?
“What could it be if it wasn’t a trap?”
They looked down on this **** at first, and only regarded Liu Guan as the woman next to Brother Tude. She was also a woman who was a slave girl. To put it bluntly, she was something that could be bought and sold with silver. Later I discovered that this woman had a good mind but a poisonous heart.
Gradually reduce frivolity and disdain.
In other words, these emotions are well hidden.
“It can’t be to block food and grass, right?”
They didn't expect that Shen Tang would have his mind set on food and grass. The battle is all about logistics. Whoever's food line collapses first will be unable to hold it back first. However, in their usual thinking, Kang State should send people to ambush and attack their grain-carrying troops. As long as they send strong and brave warriors and lead an elite division to **** them, they can ensure the safety of the grain line to the greatest extent.
After the man finished speaking, the others burst into laughter.
Everyone laughed even harder. Some people laughed so hard that they started to hiccup.
"Hahaha, they just dug a circle to cut off our food and grass supplies? Do you know how big the Star Shooting Pass is? They dug such a big circle." The man drew a huge circle with both hands, "Here. Even hundreds of thousands of people can’t dig it all!”
This guess is really funny!
Brother Tude couldn't help but raise his lips when he looked at the group of subordinates slapping their thighs. What Liu Guan said was really a fantasy.
Boom—
A loud thunder exploded.
The ground beneath your feet shakes even more.
“Look, even God thinks it’s absurd, and responds with thunder.”
"Hundreds of thousands of ordinary corvees may not be able to do it, but what about the brave warriors in the army?" Liu Guan carefully studied the behavior of Shen Youli and her men, and did not know where Shen Youli dug out so many behaviors. A crazy and unruly lunatic.
Do things that others dare not do, think things that others dare not think of.
Hellow out the area around Shexing Pass, these people can do it!
The laughter in the hall stopped abruptly.
Everyone looked at Liu Guan with dull eyes.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Of course, they had heard rumors that the Kang State did not treat Wu Dan warriors as senior officials, and basically all the work that could be done by corvee coolies was entrusted to Wu Dan warriors. When I first heard about this, I thought Shen Youli was looking for death. How could a brave warrior endure such humiliation?
Have been watching with cold eyes for a few years.
The expected riots were nowhere to be seen.
The brave warriors of Kang accepted the status quo well.
They couldn't figure it out, and finally attributed the strangeness of the brave warrior to the influence of Shen Youli's vassal way. The man named Shen had not exposed the lord's way after being the leader of the country for so many years. I guess there is something fishy about the way of the princes, so I hid it.
The smile on Brother Tude’s face also stiffened.
“How big might this be?”
Liu Guan looked directly at Brother Tude without saying a word.
Brother Tude saw the answer in his eyes.
He prepared for the worst in his mind: "How long will it take?"
Liu Guan estimated in his heart: "One ten to two ten days."
The Bei Mo general on one side had a cold look on his face, his big copper bell eyes bursting with murderous intent: "Ten or twenty days? Ha, the day lilies are already cold! These losers from Kang State still want to stop us? It's really ridiculous!"
"Let the soldiers rest for a day and recharge their batteries. We will go out tomorrow and pick off their heads to fill up the ditch!"
As everyone knows, in addition to brave warriors, the construction team also has ink practitioners.
Grab it with both hands, and make sure both ends are correct.
A brave warrior needs to expend martial energy to dig. Even with the blessing of military formations, the body and spirit still have to bear a considerable burden. There are three shifts a day, and you have to take a break from working for four hours.
The Mohist does not have these restrictions. All the tools created by others can be operated by others. Only a small amount of martial energy can be poured into them to produce terrifying effects, even for twelve hours.
Beijiu dared to issue a military order to deliver the work in five days, which was certainly not without purpose. She had the confidence, and this confidence came from "Tiangong Kaiwu"! In the volume "Jiabing", there is a record of something called "firearms", along with a few simple drawings.
Although "general love" and "non-attack" are easy to use, they lack the most critical lethality. Without lethality, it means that Mohists cannot protect themselves like brave warriors and literary scholars.
Without force at his side, Beijiu always feels insecure.
Even though Yuanmou promised her several times, she was still uneasy.
Bei Jiu did not doubt Yun Ce's promise, but the promise could not turn Yun Ce's confidence into his own. Bei Jiu could only find another way out. She didn't believe that Mo Zhe's potential was limited to this.
Finally, she saw hope in "Tiangong Kaiwu".
【Firearms...】
【Red Yipao...General...Second General? 】
【White-lettered volley of cannons and landmines? 】
【Hunjianglong? Ten thousand enemies? 】
Beijiao looked at the utensils described in "Tiangong Kaiwu" and was fascinated by them, unaware of the time of the outside world. She locked herself in the government office for several months at a time. During this period, the materials mentioned in "Tiangong Kaiwu" were found, and the supervisor was thundered and exploded every day.
To her regret, the power she discovered was far less powerful than what "Tiangong Kaiwu" said. Even the power described in "Tiangong Kaiwu" was still a little short of the courageous warrior with some strength. Not to mention those middle and high-level warriors.
The key is that these things are not stable yet.
It has limited power and limited range.
Even Yun Ce, who helped with the testing, was rarely venomous.
【These little toys you made are not very safe. 】
Bei Jiu gritted his teeth: […don’t underestimate us Mohists! 】
Yun Ce looked at Bei Jiu who was suddenly in a state of excitement. He didn't understand why her mood suddenly became so high, and he didn't say anything.
Beijiu began to retreat again.
Don't go out from the main door, don't step forward from the second door.
The general office will make thunder every day to report for repairs.
Yun Ce was on a rare vacation and couldn't find anyone to invite her out.
When he saw someone again, he could hardly recognize that the pitch-black person in front of him was Bei Jiu. Only a small section of the smooth, black long hair was left, sticking up uninhibitedly, and the whole person became thinner. A group of Mohists copied "non-attack" and tried to physically persuade each other.
Bei Jiu is the most energetic among them.
【Zhoukou, instead of building a house and planning...】 Yun Ce carefully observed the other Mohists, and when he saw that no one noticed him, he continued to persuade, "Why don't you ask a great sage for advice?" 】
Listen to what the professionals have to say.
The most professional person among the Mohists is Juzi of the Mohists.
Bei Jiu went to the palace to find his master all night.
Shen Tang: […]
Hello guy, she asked why the General Office of the Supervisor was reporting for repairs every day, and someone was doing this stuff inside. Fortunately, the General Supervisor was big enough, otherwise other departments would not have joined the General Supervisor.
Bei Jiu came to ask for advice on this matter...
Although she holds the title of Mo family's richest daughter, she can't keep up with Bei Jiu in terms of professional flattery. The firearms recorded in "Tiangong Kaiwu" were suitable for the previous human civilization, but now Yanling is in charge, and the use of the energy of heaven and earth is the mainstream, and the cost performance of firearms is too low.
Shen Tang rubbed his chin: [Why don’t you just follow the local customs? 】
Beijiu was puzzled: [Juzi, what does it mean to "do as the Romans do in the country"? 】
Shen Tang held up a volume of notes from "Tiangong Kaiwu" copied by Beijiu: "Gunpowder is mainly composed of sludge and sulfur, supplemented by plant ash. The elimination nature is to yin, the sulfur nature is to yang, the two divine objects of yin and yang meet in a seamless space... the elimination nature is the main straight, the direct hit eliminates nine and sulfur one; the sulfur nature is horizontal, the critical strike eliminates seven and sulfur three... Wherever sulfur is mixed and eliminated, gunpowder becomes a sound...]
Beijiu has already memorized these contents by heart.
Shen Tang: [Do you see any problem? 】
Bei Jiu shook his head blankly: [No, I am stupid. 】
Shen Tang slapped his thigh: [That’s why we say ‘when in the countryside, do as the Romans do’. Do you think any brave warrior fights with a sword forged by himself? These sabers are also worn as decorations, and will be used by low-ranking knights and second-class elites...]
Actually, there is no need for second-class education.
No matter how good the weapons forged from ordinary iron are, they are not as durable as those made from martial arts. Ordinary weapons are not as durable as weapons made from martial arts. When they are brought to the battlefield, their blades will curl up before the battle is over, and the blades will be pitted. troubled by these flaws.
After Shen Tang finished speaking, Beijiu looked thoughtful.
…From small weapons to large siege equipment, which one is not condensed by martial spirit or morale? In the same way, the firearms you forge, the liquefied stone, sulfur, and plant ash used are all foreign objects, not the energy of heaven and earth. 】
As soon as these words came out, Beijiu suddenly became enlightened.
【Yeah, yeah, why didn't I think of this...】She described the production based on "Tiangong Kaiwu", but ignored the most important things and fell into a misunderstanding. No matter how good the weapons made by the forging master are, they cannot match the martial spirit of the brave warrior.
The raw materials of firearms naturally also need to be changed.
Bei Jiu murmured to himself: [This is good, this is good. 】
If you can use the energy of heaven and earth to forge firearms, you can also save a lot of purchasing budget, and there will be a lot of money to spend on prison.
The noise of the explosion at the General Office of the General Supervisor is getting louder and louder.
Shen Tang asked several times.
After discovering that there were no casualties, we stopped watching.
In this world where words and spirits rule, it’s hard to say what effect firearms can have, so it’s up to Sui Beijiu to decide. However, she never expected that Bei Jiu would really bring her a big surprise.
The first version of the firearm was on the battlefield as soon as it was unveiled!
Although it is not used to hit enemies, and it is not yet known how lethal it is, the noise it makes when it explodes is really loud! Cooperating with the brave warriors, the excavation progress was three points faster than expected.
Shen Tang squatted on top of the giant excavator, clasping his hands and lost in thought: "I always feel that trenches will come in handy soon... I will dig more now to sum up the excavation experience."
In today’s wars, cold weapons are still king as a whole.
Forehead…
The mythical destructive power of a courageous warrior also counts.
In cold weapon warfare, large-scale destruction and attrition still rely on hand-to-hand combat. White knives go in and red knives come out. The damage caused by catapults and bows and arrows is limited. However, with the advent of firearms, the logic of the entire war changed.
The splash damage of explosive shells is quite shocking.
This is the main defense of trenches.
Shen Tang does not think that all the Mohists in the world belong to him.
Firearms, of course, are not only owned by oneself.
Perhaps one day our side will build trenches to protect against enemy firearms.
However, it is too early to say this now.
Beijiu hasn’t figured out firearms yet, let alone the Mohists in other places who have low status, are not reused, and have no access to "Tiangong Kaiwu"? Shen Tang gathered his thoughts and looked at the sky: "It's time to change the shift!"
Bai Su jumped up from below with blood all over his body.
“My lord, it’s time to drink some medicine.”
Her steps are as light as a raccoon slave. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you would think that she is a slender and agile assassin. But in fact, she is a military general whose muscles are full of strength and beauty. She can crush the human and heaven's spirit cap with one hand. It can make people feel warm at the tip of their nose.
Shen Tang fell into the bowl regardless of the nearby wind and sand.
Tilt your neck and drink it all in one gulp.
“Have all our troops been exchanged?”
Bai Su said: "They have all been settled."
Shen Tang was worried about Yun Ce and the two of them, and said silently: "Yuanmou Zigu, just wait a little longer, Shexing Pass will become purgatory!"
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Sigh, I suddenly tried on a horse skirt yesterday and found that I couldn’t even wear it.
The key point is that it is still six meters long. I don’t know what I thought a few years ago. Is the skirt so heavy that my waist doesn’t hurt?