Chapter Seventy-Fifty: Great Construction (Part 2)
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For more than ten days after that, a large number of people were cutting down trees on Longshan Mountain, digging out stones and transporting them back. On the Longshui River, logs were floating continuously down the river, and people were rushing to repair them twenty miles south of Weizhou.
A simple dock was built, and dozens of people stood chest-deep in the river to intercept the floating logs, and then sent them to the city along the official road in a convoy pushed by horse-drawn men on the shore.
In order to save time on traveling back and forth, Su Jin asked Ge Huaimin to send hundreds of military logistics soldiers to cook and eat on the spot on Longshan Mountain. At night, the civilians set up simple tents to rest on the mountain. Fortunately, it was midsummer, that is,
There is no need to suffer from wind and cold even if you sit on the ground.
After working like this for nearly half a month, a small square in the south of Weizhou City was already piled with wood and piles of large stones. Women, children, the elderly and children were sorting and classifying the trees here.
Cut off excess branches and sort them according to size and thickness.
At the same time, on the third day of logging and collecting stones, the urn city of the North City Gate also began to be constructed. The ant-like civilians dug the foundation and tamped the earth and began to build an urn city that was more than 20 feet long and wide around the north city gate. There were many people.
It was so powerful that the foundation was dug and built after seven or eight days.
The wall that is as tall as one person looks good; but because neither Su Jin nor Ge Huaimin paid much attention to it, the wall of this barbican city was designed to be nearly a foot shorter than the main city wall, and the width was also reduced by half, because the barbican city wall is actually the one that can rise
Neither of them knew how powerful it would be.
The reason why Wengcheng was built was that it was expected to help the city's defense. More importantly, it was Su Jin's words: People are idle when they are idle. Finding something to keep everyone busy can reduce the pressure on public security, and it can also be used to
He took the opportunity to distribute some wages and food to the people to calm their hearts.
Su Jin's plan was to take advantage of the summer period to bring more wood and stones back to the city as long as the Western thieves did not come to cause trouble. After the autumn cool, the river water became less and when the weather turned cold, not only was it difficult to cut wood and stone, but it would also delay the city.
The construction of the house is progressing, and it goes without saying that the northwest is very cold and severe in winter. Not only does it need a house to shelter from the wind and snow, but it also needs to burn a lot of charcoal for heating. All of these need to be prepared in advance.
On this day, Su Jin, Ge Huaimin and others came to the foot of Longshan Mountain to inspect the site of logging and stone extraction. At a glance, the trees on the hillside to the east of Longshan Mountain had been cut down, leaving only short shrubs and small shrubs.
The tree grew on the bare hillside. Su Jin couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
The serious soil erosion in the north is due to the destruction of vegetation. It seems that he has his own contribution to this. However, Su Jin is not too sentimental. In this era, these resources are irreplaceable and can only be taken from nature.
At worst, we can just ask people to plant trees later.
"Mr. Su, I think the wood and stones are almost there. Should we withdraw our people into the city? The scout team has been sending alerts continuously in the past few days. The Western bandits have assembled about 100,000 troops and are ready to go. We don't know the direction of the attack yet.
, but the defense in the city cannot be relaxed for a moment. I think it is better to let the people go back, and I will prepare the army." Ge Huaimin said.
Su Jin knew that Ge Huaimin wanted to shrink the four or five thousand soldiers sent to protect the civilians back into the city. After all, there were only 20,000 soldiers in Weizhou City. In order to ensure safety this time, Ge Huaimin sent five thousand soldiers to patrol day and night. The soldiers
We are also a little tired. If a big battle comes, we still need to rest for a few days.
"It seems that a big war is unavoidable. Well, we will withdraw the civilians in three days. In the last three days, General Ge, I don't know much about military matters, but since you and I are guarding Weizhou City, there are some
I'm going to tell you what happened, and I hope you won't be offended." Su Jin said politely.
"Master Su, just say it. There is no need to be so polite. I have already said that everything will be done according to the master's orders. I, Lao Ge, will follow the master."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Then I'll be blunt. According to what I've learned over the past few days, I think there are still loopholes in our city defense in Weizhou. As far as I know, there seems to be no walled city north of Weizhou. In fact, we will
When everyone gathers in Weizhou City, they are abandoning a large area of deep defense zone. If the Western thieves don't come, then they will attack the city. There seems to be no hindrance in the middle, right?"
Ge Huaimin said: "That's true. There is no other way. Only the strong city of Weizhou can be defended. We can only rely on this place to resist the enemy. In fact, to be honest, even Weizhou City may not be able to defend it, but we need to
The only thing I need to do is to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Once the war breaks out, I only need to hold on for more than ten days, and reinforcements from Huanqing Qinfeng and other routes will come to support the rescue. I am fully confident that we can hold on for ten days or even several months."
Su Jin pondered: "Actually, this is a passive strategy. I'm not saying that Master Fan's strategy is not good. In fact, Master Fan's method is very suitable for the situation. But for me, Weizhou, we can definitely do it in Weizhou."
Build a walled city in the narrow area of Longshan Pass to the north."
Ge Huaimin said in astonishment: "What's the use of that? The small walled city can't stop the attack of the Western bandit army. It's just a waste of manpower."
Su Jin shook his head and said: "No, it seems so. In fact, this is an active defense strategy. If the soldiers of the Western Bandits cannot march straight in, if they approach Weizhou City, they must first conquer the walled cities along the way. Then
What does it mean for us?”
Ge Huaimin asked in confusion: "What does it mean?"
Su Jin was a little bit dumbfounded. It seemed that Ge Huaimin was brave but not fond of using his brain. Su Jin didn't want to beat around the bush and said: "It means we have plenty of time to deal with it. If the Xixia soldiers are blocked on the road, it will be delayed for more than ten days."
, we can know the news early, then we can ask for reinforcements to arrive in advance, instead of waiting for reinforcements. This reduces the risk of reinforcements being intercepted halfway, and we can also proactively set up traps to catch him off guard. The Western Thief originally thought
We only have 20,000 people, but in fact when they arrived at Weizhou City, we already had 50,000 or even 100,000 troops. Wouldn't that make their position very chaotic?"
Ge Huaimin said slowly: "It seems to make sense, but the current situation is tense. It will take at least several months to build a city wall to be able to defend against enemies. It is probably inappropriate to say this at this moment."
Su Jindao: "I'm not saying that we need to build it now, but that we must build it in the future. We need to build more than ten camps in the north of Weizhou, covering them layer by layer, forming a cross-guard situation. If the Western bandits don't come, we'll have to do it. If they do, we'll have to take them."
First, expend your vigor and vigor on these fortresses, just like ripples on a lake. They are very impressive at first, but after going through many obstacles, you will be at the end of your strength when you reach Weizhou City. I don’t need to say how important morale is in the confrontation between the two armies.
"
Ge Huaimin opened his eyes wide and said, "That's not bad. The Western Bandits give me the feeling that they are very powerful. Compared with them, our soldiers seem to have much lower morale."
Su Jindao: "That's because they haven't experienced too many blows. Every time they come to our Song Dynasty to cause trouble, it's like taking a walk in our own backyard. They don't come to attack the strong city, and we don't dare to go out to fight, so they
I am the Song Dynasty
The soldiers are dismissive; establish a network of mutually supportive city walls, and work together to annihilate small groups of Western thieves when they enter. The attack of large groups of troops can be blocked layer by layer, giving the main city behind enough time to prepare. This is what I want
That’s what I meant.”
Ge Huaimin pointed out tall and pointed: "Master Su has a better understanding of war than me. I am convinced. I only think of soldiers coming to block the water and earth, but I will never think of ways to weaken the opponent's morale and attack the opponent's arrogance."
, this should be a tactic to attack the heart."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't flatter me. I'm just conjecturing. It's hard to say whether it's right or not. But it's nothing to lose to us. It's just a waste of manpower to build the city. They destroyed us and built it again. Anyway, we have more people."
It’s…”
Ge Huaimin said: "Being idle is also idle..."
Su Jin laughed and said, "Yes, idleness is idleness."
Su Jin added: "The walled city cannot be built now, but we can build the beacon tower in the north first. It doesn't take much effort. Just send two cavalry to wait every day. At least we can know the enemy's position faster.
There is no need to wait for news from the scouts every day. If the direction of the attack is Weizhou, we will know the news at least a hundred miles away."
Ge Huaimin said: "I will do it immediately."
Su Jin made several suggestions, and the discussion solved many military doubts in Su Jin's mind. Ge Huaimin was also impressed by Su Jin's keen observation. Many of them he had never thought about before.
As soon as Su Jin mentioned what he was thinking of, he suddenly realized that it not only convinced Ge Huaimin, but also made Ge Huaimin feel ashamed.
The two of them rode out of the mountain pass, and another one galloped over from a distance. They shouted from a distance: "Where is Mr. Su? Where is Mr. Su?"
Su Jin was startled and became very anxious when he heard the shouting. Could something have happened?
Ma Han said loudly: "What are you shouting for? Is the prefect here?"
The cavalryman said loudly: "Please return to the government office quickly, people are coming from the capital."
Su Jin was surprised at first, and then overjoyed: "It's finally here. The emperor's decree must have arrived. General Ge, let's go quickly to receive the decree."
Ge Huaimin's mind was buzzing. If the imperial edict had arrived, it would also be the time to judge his fate. Su Jin naturally understood his mood and patted his shoulder and said: "General Ge, the ugly daughter-in-law will eventually meet her parents-in-law. You can do whatever you can."
I have done it for you, and the emperor will not punish you too much; in fact, if I tell you something you don’t want to hear, a real man is a man who dares to take action. You don’t need to think too much at this moment."
Ge Huaimin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What Mr. Su taught me is that we should go and receive the order immediately. I only ask the emperor to allow me to make meritorious service for my crime. Now the war is about to begin. I really want to prove my loyalty and repentance to the court in this battle."
, but I beg the emperor to give me a chance to prove it."
Su Jin laughed, whipped his horse and galloped away.