Xu Yuanlang's expression changed and he said: "Zhang Liu, what you said goes against the military system of the Jin Dynasty. Soldiers are soldiers, and common people are common people. Only by performing their duties can there be no trouble."
Liu Yu shook his head: "Zhu Zhu, you are talking about normal times, but it is different now. The enemy is facing us, and all the women, children, old and weak people in the city have been evacuated. Now there are only a few thousand men in Shouchun City. Even if they are all soldiers,
If it is not enough, it is no longer appropriate to stick to the distinction between military and civilians."
Xu Yuanlang gritted his teeth: "Even if we are short of manpower, the civilians have never practiced warfare and don't know how to use weapons, so how can they undertake the task of fighting? Besides, they don't know how to listen to drums, horns, and gongs, and they don't know how to advance or retreat, so how can they fight?
"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Don't the sergeants never come to the meeting to command these flags and drums? They have learned it slowly, right? The situation is urgent now and there is no time to train more, but as long as everyone is informed, they will go to the city to help defend when they hear the drums.
, sound the gong and you will retreat to the city. As for carrying anything to the city, just follow the flags. You can learn these things in less than an hour, what's wrong?"
Xu Yuanlang raised his eyebrows: "Then I dare to ask Mr. Liu, since you are well versed in the art of war, what method are you going to use to let these civilians who are not accustomed to war know how to behave?"
Liu Yu nodded, turned around and said to the sergeants and civilians beside him: "The way to defend a city is to judge the situation and make the best response. When the enemy troops fire a large number of stones and arrows, the troops at the top of the city will go down first.
Only a small number of elite troops were left to observe the city. The garrison at the top of the city would use the trusted tribe to raise placards as a signal. The first time the placards were raised was at the place where the enemy was about to attack the city, fifty or sixty steps away from the city, to inform
The reserve team under the city was ready. When the enemy's carts and ladders were approaching the city, they raised their placards twice. When the enemy's ladders climbed up to the top of the city, they raised their placards three times. The enemy began to climb the city, and they were about to reach the parapet wall.
, raised the sign four times.”
"After raising the flags four times, the flags will be raised as the signal. If the rolling stone ramparts at the city end are used up and need to be added, the green flags will be raised. If a charcoal brazier is needed, the red flags will be raised. If the city head is damaged, it will be necessary to raise the flags.
If there is an emergency repair of sand, gravel and mud tiles, raise the white flag; if you need hot soup and excrement to drench the enemy, raise the black flag."
"If you need sharp soldiers, raise the dragon and tiger flag; if you need swords, halberds, and swords, raise the eagle flag. Whatever flag is raised on the city, the chief officials below the city will respond according to the flag. Give whatever you want. If it is an enemy,
A large number of people boarded the city. From the bottom of the city, you can see the fierce fighting along the city wall. If you can't raise the flag to call for help, you will go up to the city. The defenders in the city will also dispatch to reinforce the city."
Liu Yu's voice was not too high, but everyone could hear it clearly. At first, many people were still talking privately, but as Liu Yu's explanation continued, even Xu Yuanlang looked at Liu Yu intently and raised his eyebrows.
He opened his ears and held his breath. Above the city, apart from the sound of the wind, only Liu Yu's voice was left floating back and forth.
"There can't be too many people at the top of the city at the beginning. The enemy will definitely be raining down rocks and arrows. If we have too many people on the city wall, we will suffer heavy casualties. The main force should be placed behind the city wall to avoid their long-range weapon attacks. If we can't withstand it anymore, we can attack again."
City support.”
"In addition, some city walls must be drilled into secret doors. When the enemy's siege is urgent, our warriors will directly rush out of these secret doors, rush into the enemy's siege queue, and kill them to reduce the risk of the city.
After these people fight their way out, the city gate must block the exit at any time to prevent the enemy from following them in. If the enemy can be driven back, a rope from the top of the city will be used to hoist these dead soldiers back out of the city."
Having said this, Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Yanzhi, and said: "Here we need the soldiers and civilians to perform their respective duties. If the garrison at the top of the city is short of manpower, the civilians will need to pick up their swords and fight the enemy with all their might.
, but if you follow my arrangements, then the civilian brothers will still have to stay under the city, especially those secret doors that lead out of the city, which require you to dig holes and block them on the city wall."
Yanzhi nodded vigorously: "We are good at this. Among the twenty-odd brothers who came with me, four or five are plasterers and carpenters. They may not be able to fight hard, but they are good at doing these jobs."
Liu Yu smiled and said to these people: "How many of you are masons? Please raise your hands."
Suddenly more than a hundred arms were raised, and many people shouted loudly: "I can be a plasterer, I can do masonry work!"
Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said to Xu Yuanlang: "Building Master Xu, please gather these people who are good at mud and water work to do one important thing first."
Xu Yuanlang nodded in admiration: "Zhang Liu, your words have convinced me today. I didn't expect that in addition to your martial arts skills, you are also so good at commanding. No wonder Xie Zhenjun values you so much. Tell me, what do you want us to do?
?”
Liu Yu said seriously: "Please also send out capable and capable sergeants to ask these brothers who are doing masonry work to immediately plaster all the houses in the city, the wooden buildings at the top of the city, the rafts and oars, and the outside of the city gates.
Mud, preferably wet mud, must be done quickly, and must be completed before dark!”
Xu Yuanlang was surprised: "Why is this?"
Liu Yu curled his lips, pointed at a wooden shield more than twenty steps away from Xu Yuanlang, and said, "Please shoot it with a rocket!"
Xu Yuanlang nodded, personally took a bow from the hands of a sergeant beside him, strung the arrow, and two of his followers coated the arrow with kerosene and lit it with flint. Suddenly, the arrow burst into flames, and Xu Yuanlang pointed his finger.
As soon as he let go, the flaming arrow flew away from the string and was directly nailed to the wooden shield more than 20 steps away. Soon, the entire wooden shield burst into flames, and more than ten sergeants and civilians on one side started to fire again.
After sprinkling water and fluttering with thick cloth, the fire was finally extinguished.
Liu Yu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Everyone has seen it, right? If a rocket hits this wood, it will cause a fire. If the enemy attacks the city, taking advantage of the north wind and dry weather, they will use a large number of rockets."
When attacking a city, the wooden towers, rafters and oars on the city wall, as well as the residences behind the city wall, will be plunged into a sea of flames. Therefore, to prevent the rocket from attacking the city, you have to rely on wet mud to extinguish the fire. Once the wood is covered with wet mud,
Even if he fires thousands of arrows, he still can't ignite it!"
At this point, Liu Yu pointed to another wooden shield. This shield had already been coated with a layer of soil about two inches thick according to his instructions. Xu Yuanlang once again strung a rocket and fired it. The rocket hit
When facing this mud shield, the flames on his head flickered twice and then extinguished. Xu Yuanlang then fired two arrows in a row, which were also extinguished immediately after hitting the mud shield. A burst of cheers suddenly broke out from the crowd. Xu Yuanlang laughed and said
He threw away the bow and arrow in his hand and said: "Brothers who know how to work in mud and water, follow me quickly. Before dark, all the wood in Quan Shouchun must be wrapped in mud!"
This chapter has been completed!