The village of Zhujiagou does not have a long history. The ancestors of the Zhu family moved here only about fifty or sixty years ago.
The village is not big, there are few water sources around it, and it stands on the mountain. There are few flat fields around it, so it is not suitable for building a village.
Fortunately, with the protection of Dongshan Temple in recent years, there is no need to pay taxes or perform corvee labor, so the villagers can barely survive. When Li Shan settled here last year, the life in the village is getting better and better. Even if it is not the New Year,
You can also see meat and fish on the dinner table.
Zhu Wei and Li Shan accompanied Guo Pu for a walk around the village, and unexpectedly discovered that life in Zhujiagou was a bit difficult, but defense was not too difficult.
Generally speaking, villages are connected in all directions and are built along the water. It is very troublesome to defend. If you are powerful at the county level, you can build trench walls and strongholds. Ordinary villages basically do not have strong defensive capabilities.
Halfway up the mountain, looking down at the village, Li Shan took a piece of charcoal and drew on the ground, "To the west is the Jing River, and there is only one way to get there."
"There are mountains to the east and north, but there are no villages there?"
Zhu Wei nodded and said: "To the north, you have to climb three mountains to reach the inhabited area. To the east... you have to climb over the mountains to reach the Forbidden Garden. Naturally, it is rarely visited."
"So the defense is mainly in the south... This large area is made up of flat fields, bought from the village next door." Li Shan continued to draw, "That's it roughly. How to set it up depends on Uncle Guo."
Guo Pu glanced at Li Shan, looking a little hesitant.
Zhou Zhao on the side picked up a branch and curiously clicked on the symbol in the picture, "What is this symbol?"
"Mountains are insurmountable."
"This is?"
"Jinghe River, over there is the creek in the neighboring village."
After listening for a long time with great interest, Guo Pucai clicked his tongue and said: "I am still under the weak crown, so I draw pictures at random. My ancestors and grandson are all Danyang house guards for three generations. I have never seen it before... Oh, only Erlangjun back then could do it."
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"It's a small skill, it's a small skill." Li Shan wiped the sweat from his head, "Others don't know it, Uncle Guo doesn't know it either... Riding a horse, making him incompetent..."
Unable to help Li Shan refuse, the Erlangjun Guo Pu mentioned was Li Jing.
He is a famous general who is as famous as Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing, but the time traveler cannot stand out.
Guo Pu knelt down and looked at the map carefully, making gestures with his hands from time to time. Then he lowered his head to look at the layout of the village at the foot of the mountain. He said casually: "He is brave and good at fighting. He is good at rushing into battle, but he is just showing off his bravery."
"When it comes to horsemanship and horsemanship, Erlangjun is not outstanding in Danyangfang, but the former Shouguang County Duke said that only Erlangjun can discuss the ways of Sun Wu."
Li Shan had heard of this allusion. The so-called Duke of Shouguang County should refer to the famous general of the Sui Dynasty, Li Jing's uncle Han Qinhu.
Zhou Zhao, who has never been serious, nodded in agreement, "Throughout the ages, there is no one who is better at fighting than the Overlord of Western Chu, but he also knows the art of war and can become an enemy of ten thousand people."
"This is exactly the reason." Guo Pu also picked up a branch, "There are more than 200 young people in the village, and including the monks in the temple, there are about 250 people."
"The manpower is enough, but the weapons are a little short..."
"There are enough weapons." Zhu Wei coughed twice, "There was chaos in Guanzhong many years ago, so I picked up some weapons by the river..."
Guo Pu glanced at the long knife that Li Shan offered to him, "It's a good knife. It seems that it was made during the Kaihuang period, but it's just old and has become rusty."
Zhu Wei and Li Shan looked at each other without saying a word. Most of these weapons were brought back when Zhu Wei led his tribe to desert when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo.
Zhou Zhao didn't say anything either. He often saw the young men in the village practicing. The few followers who followed Li Shan on weekdays were all brave, good at fighting and skilled in martial arts.
"You don't need to worry about the village entrance to the east. There is only one road to the village entrance to the Jinghe River in the west, and it is enough to be divided into thirty green areas."
Guo Pu took a branch and wrote on the ground, "Mainly in the south, there are flat fields, which need to be taken care of by at least seventy young men."
"Fifty more young people are separated, right here." Guo Pu clicked on a point on the map, "Remember this is an ancestral hall?"
Zhu Wei nodded, "Yes, fifty young men are stationed here. They can be reached quickly from the west or the south. Autumn has just begun, so just prepare two quilts."
Guo Pu stood up and threw away the branch, "The young people in the village are divided, and three leaders need to be selected..."
"In daily drills, there is already a leader." Zhu Wei explained: "Except for those who go to cut down trees, the rest of the young men have already gathered in the drying area."
"Lang Jun is not like a person who has never experienced a battle." Guo Pu smiled and said to Li Shan: "Not to mention the road to the west, even if there is a large gap in the south and the streets are blocked with huge trees, it is enough to reach the invasion."
Li Shan didn't say a word, but turned to look at the mountain not far away. Zhu Ba was leading dozens of people to log wood. On the bumpy road, seven or eight young men were carrying giant trees down the mountain.
These idiots, can't the wood just roll down the slope?
Next, Li Shan watched Guo Pu give instructions loudly, and first had people cut open the giant trees, build a crude fence on the road to the west, and arrange it in the three alleys to the south.
The young men in the village were divided into four teams, with Guo Pu personally stationed in the south, the other two teams stationed in the west and the ancestral hall, and the remaining team was used as a rotation.
Li Shan listened silently on the sidelines, thinking that fighting in ancient times was really a troublesome matter. There were too many things to consider, but for the defense of a small village, all aspects needed to be arranged.
Guo Pu divided into two teams, one team was responsible for scouts, and the other team was responsible for signal troops.
After everything was arranged, Guo Pu, Li Shan and Zhu Wei returned to Li's house.
"If the number of incoming refugees does not exceed a thousand, it will be enough to protect the village." Guo Pu's voice was a little hoarse, "Is there enough food stored in the village?"
Li Shan poured a bowl of water and handed it over, "It can barely last for a while."
After a pause, Li Shan added: "Seventh uncle, during this period, the Li family is responsible for all the food rations for young people."
"Why is this so?" Zhu Wei shook his head vigorously, "It is your duty to protect your hometown and allocate it from the public account of Dongshan Temple."
"It's not just one or two days. The villagers need to practice every day and can't take care of the fields." Li Shan thought for a moment and said, "The rations are out for the public. I'll ask Lao Fan to buy ten pigs and two sheep later."
Li Shan felt that he could not intervene, but he also knew how much logistics boosted morale.
I remember when I was young in my previous life, two villages were fighting for water, and the village next door won a big victory because their village chief killed four of his own pigs...
"I also want to buy some drinks..."
"Alcohol is prohibited in the army, and you cannot drink freely even when you are victorious."
Li Shan glared at Zhou Zhao, and Zhu Wei directly threatened, "I almost had an accident when I lured Dalang to Changlepo that day, but I haven't argued with you yet!"
Zhou Zhao shrank his neck and remained silent.
"Lang Jun, let's try it." Xiaoman came over holding the Mingguang Armor, "Maybe it's a little too big."
This was just delivered by someone sent by Gao Jingxing. Li Shan touched a few of them with great interest. The armor pieces were very bright and worthy of the name of "Ming Guang".
Xiao Man skillfully put on the armor for Li Shan, including a helmet, neck protector and ear protectors. The front of the armor was divided into two pieces, the left and right, with a small round armor piece in the center of each piece, and the back was a large deck.
The chest armor and back armor are connected with buckles on both shoulders, and there are knee skirts on the left and right sides under the belt. The shawls on both shoulders are shaped like tiger heads, which is extraordinary.
Li Shan tried to jump, but it felt a little heavy.
“As expected, it’s a little too big.”
After hearing this, Guo Pu couldn't help but glance at Xiaoman. Before he even put it on, he thought it might be a little too big, and he was skilled in putting it on... This was not something that ordinary maids could do.