The war is approaching, and there is no room for relaxation. Even if Lao Zhu has destiny to protect him, are there people around him? In more than ten years of bloody battles, many warriors have been killed or injured. Hu Dahai, the Duke of Yue, is not as brave as Chang Yuchun, and there are
Ding Pulang, his head has been lost, and he is still making a fighting posture, which is like being punished at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhang Ximeng did not dare to say that he would be able to live safely until the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Seeing the holes in the city defense, he was really anxious and scared.
All hope now lies in Ma. It depends on how capable the future Queen Ma is... Zhang Ximeng returned to the small courtyard where he lived, anxiously waiting for the news.
As for the Commander's Mansion, Guo Zixing summoned several people to come over for discussion, including his son-in-law Zhu Chongba, Peng Da from Xuzhou, and Sun Deya.
"I checked the defenses of the four cities and found that there are many houses near the city walls. The trenches outside the city have not been dug and the moat has not been cleaned. If this continues, how can we resist the Yuan soldiers?"
After Guo Zixing finished speaking, Peng Da immediately stood up with a very excited look on his face, "Commander Guo, let me tell you the truth, Xuzhou just let the Tatars come in from the water gate and broke through the city at once. Most of the 100,000 brothers were killed or injured!" Peng Da looked moved.
Said: "I also saw that Haozhou was not well-prepared, and I was still thinking about how to tell the commander-in-chief. Unexpectedly, the commander-in-chief discovered it first. If he didn't say anything, I agreed to repair it immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Deya spoke, "Brother Peng, it's easy for you to say. The officers and soldiers may arrive in half a day. Is it too late to dig trenches and clean the moat now?"
Peng Da was very angry, "Sun Shuai, are you still asking me? What have you been doing in the past few months? You think that the officers and soldiers are all fake, so there is no need to worry. Those who we defeated from Xuzhou are all incompetent.
You trash, you don't have to do anything to repel the officers and soldiers."
"you!"
Sun Deya was furious, saying in his heart that he was half the lord of Haozhou, you were just a lost dog, how dare you come to teach yourself a lesson!
When he was about to scold him back, Guo Zixing snorted, "Stop arguing, the enemy is at hand, let's not talk about the past. I thought it was too late to repair the moat, so I could only work hard in the city, digging trenches and building low walls."
, clear out thirty feet away from the city wall to guard against officers and soldiers."
Guo Zixing proposed the plan, and Peng Da's eyes lit up. He was about to praise him, but he didn't know that Sun Deya got there first.
"Commander, are you planning to carry out a large-scale construction project?"
Guo Zixing nodded, "That's right!"
Sun Deya sneered: "Commander, let me tell you, this idea is too stinky!"
Guo Zixing raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "How?"
Sun Deya said hehely: "This is not an obvious matter. It is demolishing houses, digging ditches, and building walls... Who should do it? The people in the city or our brothers? Will the people be willing to come out to work? What if?
Let our people work, and Yuan Tatar has already exhausted himself before he comes, so how can we defend the city?"
Guo Zixing was stunned and seemed to have said the same thing.
Sun Deya continued: "There is another layer. No matter how well it is built inside, can it be stronger than the city wall? It's just this city wall. If you can hold it, you can hold it. If you can't hold it, let's forget about it! If you ask me, don't bother, just take care of yourself.
Recharge your batteries, polish your sword until it shines, and when the Yuan Tartars come, fight them with all your might! Others are afraid, but I will stand on the city wall!"
Guo Zixing has never been able to make decisions, and what Sun Deya said was not unreasonable... He subconsciously looked at his son-in-law Zhu Chongba.
At this time, Zhu Chongba suddenly laughed and said, "Commander Sun, do you think that digging ditches and building walls is to prepare for the wall to be broken so that we can continue the war?"
Sun Deya was stunned, "Isn't it?"
"Yes and no!"
Zhu Chongba turned to Guo Zixing and said: "Commander, a few months ago, the red scarves in the city were mostly traffickers and lackeys, and they had never seen any swordsmen. Now that Jia Lu's army is coming to attack, the soldiers defending the city are easily frightened.
A dike is destroyed by an ant nest. As long as there is one unprepared part, everything will be lost."
Zhu Chongba was talking eloquently, and he said calmly: "If you build trenches and walls in the city, you can prevent the soldiers who are defending the city from escaping. Behind the wall, you can also arrange a supervising team. The soldiers will not be frightened and flee. Even if the Yuan soldiers
We really broke the city wall and fought in. We can also prepare a new force behind the wall to wait for work and push the Yuan army out, and then take the opportunity to repair the city wall and fight again!"
"If we don't have these preparations and just rely on a city wall and a group of rabble, we have no confidence that we can stop the elite Yuan soldiers!"
What Lao Zhu said is to have one more buffer and one more layer of preparation.
Digging trenches and building walls can not only prevent enemy soldiers, but also prevent your own people from escaping. Moreover, with an extra wall, there is an extra level of security, and the people in the city can be more stable.
This arrangement definitely has many benefits and is considered exquisite.
Peng Da couldn't help but clapped his hands, "Okay, that's great! If Xuzhou could have built a wall inside, it would not have been so easy for the Yuan Tatars to get in! Mr. Zhu, you are really versatile in both civil and military affairs!"
Peng Da praised Zhu Chongba, but Lao Zhu turned red and did not dare to agree.
There is no doubt that digging trenches and building walls is theoretically defensible.
At this time, Sun Deya's face was ashen. Zhu Chongba dared to hit him in the mouth. How audacious! He snorted coldly: "What you said makes sense, but why didn't you say it earlier? Who will be allowed to build the wall now? There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the city.
Do you want to tire the big guy to death?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man suddenly walked in from outside.
She first saluted Guo Zixing, and then said: "My father is handsome, but my daughter is not talented, so she is willing to take orders to build the wall."
The person who came was none other than Ma.
Guo Zixing was startled and couldn't help but stand up and scolded with a stern face: "Girl, what are you talking about? Are all the men in the city dead?"
Although Sun Deya didn't speak, he still sneered, as if saying that fighting is a matter for men. Why are you, a little girl, joining in the fun?
Ma didn't panic and said, "Commander father, hundreds of thousands of soldiers are coming to the city. Men are just dying. We women are not only going to die, but we are also going to be humiliated. Instead of just sitting back and waiting for death, we should do our best to earn a living."
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"Also, once the army besieges the city, in addition to the small amount of food that each household can buy, there may be insufficient food. Anyone who comes out to build walls and dig ditches, regardless of age, can receive a share of food, one pound
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter if it’s half a catty, if you have a stutter, it’s still a solution. It’s better than going hungry, cold, and having people’s hearts turbulent.”
When Ma said this, Guo Zixing was shocked. He didn't expect that his goddaughter would be the most popular hero in the world when Hua Mulan was alive!
"Girl, the truth is good, but how can you show your face?"
Ma smiled and said, "Come back to my father, my daughter's husband is armed with swords and swords, guarding the city and killing the enemy, and my daughter's adoptive father is worried about the life and death of countless soldiers and civilians. He is not a heartless person, so how can he live in peace at home? That's it.
With one more monkey, you can gain three points more strength, please be kind to me!"
Saying that, Ma Shi saluted again, but Guo Zixing was so moved that he ran over quickly, grabbed Ma Shi, turned his head, stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Chongba, and shook him hard!
"Good daughter! Good son-in-law!" Guo Zixing said excitedly: "I will do as you say. Whoever dares not to listen will engage in military law!"
The couple worked together tacitly and finally got what they wanted.
Zhu Chongba couldn't help but feel distressed and said: "Sister, I have made you suffer with us again."
Ma shook his head lightly, "We are both husband and wife, why do we need to say these things! Am I just willing to watch the Yuan soldiers come in? I am not afraid of hardship, but I am afraid that if I do not do well, I will ruin something big... I also heard what Marshal Sun said,
People in the city are not of the same mind, and I am really afraid that something will happen."
Zhu Chongba also lamented that it was really difficult to do things because people were not united and their vision was not high!
"Sister, we have to defend the city. There is no one around you. Let the young gentleman help you. He has many ideas. If we encounter something difficult, let's find a solution together."
When Ma heard this, he nodded, "That's all we have to do."