There was a long call in the dark night, and the long and low sound stayed at the edge of hearing, like the howling of wolves, and like the lamentation of a lonely ghost. In short, no matter what it was, the Norscan plunder in the camp
None of them will feel fear. They have fought against the most terrifying creatures in the cruelest frozen soil in the north. What else can frighten them in the south? Of course, this is not too southern...
In the night, the waning moon Manasribu cast a silver stream of light, illuminating the dark earth. Rhodes put away his horn, put on a heavy manticore cloak, walked out of the tent, and used the firelight and weak moonlight to inspect the construction of the new camp.
Work.
During the day, as soon as Commander-in-Chief Cohen left, Rhodes ordered all his men to start work and tear down all the usable buildings in the original camp, whether they were wooden strips or stones, and collect them all. He had a new purpose——
Build a bastion!
This is not an easy task. Without professional engineering training, the soldiers would not be able to build the polygonal bastion that Rhodes had in mind. Although many imperial towns in the medieval world were using this kind of castle, but that
They were all completed by professional masons and construction workers. This was not included in the ordinary training programs of ordinary soldiers... but Rhodes required the soldiers to master these engineering skills during the long-term training process.
At this moment, the four hundred Ksar infantry assigned to him by Commander-in-Chief Cohen became auxiliary infantry. Their task was to collect all materials that could be collected, including cutting down the trees in a circle outside the camp to use as bastion buildings.
After collecting the materials, Rhodes' group of Norscan savages will complete the construction work.
At first, this group of Kislev-born Ksar soldiers were unwilling at all. They protested in groups. However, after a fight, they found that their fighting ability was completely overwhelmed by the opponent. In addition, they were building fortresses. They had done this kind of thing before.
They had never done it before, and their lack of ability made them finally compromise and become Rhodes' peripheral infantry to assist in the construction of the new camp.
Rhodes' request was that the new fortress must be built within three days. Because every day the project is delayed, there will be more danger. The enemy may be observing him in the dark.
For this reason, Rhodes made the entire construction plan as early as the beginning of the construction. Three hundred Norscan infantry were divided into two groups and worked in turns. During the day, one group slept and rested, while the other group rushed to build the fortress. At night,
The group of people who have had enough rest during the day get up and continue construction. In a small area, sometimes the more people, the better. Overlapping labor is redundant and wasted.
Before building the wall, defense projects still needed to be completed on the outside. Rhodes ordered the Ksar infantry to dig trenches outside the fortress to be built after cutting down the grove. This work did not have any technical content, as long as it was advanced along the
Just dig the soil along the marked line. Therefore, two groups of people took turns working on the outside, some were responsible for felling trees, and the other were responsible for digging trenches.
These trenches do not really have water flowing in, but sharpened wooden stakes are driven into them to serve as traps. After the wooden stakes are laid out, they are covered with a thin layer of soil to make them unclear. They truly become the perimeter.
Trap. The gate of the walled city is made of some stones, and a simple suspension bridge will connect the inside and outside of the walled city. In some particularly important parts, Rhodes also asked Caroline to use ice magic to treat them, making them become
Stronger, similar to the ice wall poured into Blackhammer Castle.
Since there were tens of thousands of troops gathered here before, and now there are less than 1,000 troops left (1), Rhodes ordered the camp to be reduced. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for 700 troops to hold the original 10,000 men stationed there.
The clearing of the hilltop will help expand the field of vision, allowing the soldiers on the sentry tower to see further and more clearly. Once there is an enemy attack, they can be discovered immediately.
During the construction of the main project, Rhodes did not neglect some details. In other words, it is impossible to neglect these tasks. First of all, there was the issue of water sources. Rhodes ordered the logistics personnel to bring clean water to the mountain when they had nothing to do, saying
It is a mountain, in fact, it is a small hill. The vertical height from the water point is no more than 200 meters. Although the original camp built a protective fence directly to the water point, just in case, Rhodes ordered them to store water.
, to prepare for emergencies. Although highland defense can attack the enemy from a high position, the most fearful thing is that the enemy will cut off the water source. Because water flows to lower places, there is no water source on the highland unless there is another highland behind it.
There is another higher mountain...but obviously there is not one now. Therefore, water storage is also a very important task.
The second is sanitation. The scale of the camp is not large, so feces cannot be thrown everywhere, otherwise it will easily cause various infectious diseases. The human body is not strong in the medieval war hammer, and is still relatively weak. The rat man throws it everywhere.
A plague can kill a large number of people, so you can imagine that human health is actually very poor. Therefore, while collecting water, some of these logistics workers were also mobilized to dig cesspits... The dug soil was piled aside, ready to be buried at any time.
Lose.
On the third night, after finishing all the work, Rhodes ordered the soldiers to have a good rest. Some of them were still patrolling and standing guard on the wall, while most of them lit bonfires in the camp, sang songs, and
Eat meat.
Outside the big tent in the center of the camp, a temporary toll sign was erected with different consumption levels written on it. A row of soldiers could be seen lining up in a long queue, entering the unprepossessing flower tent one by one.
From time to time, one or two screams of ecstasy came from inside the tent...
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Erengrad.
Alderman Tiers is sitting on a throne made of ivory and gems, overlooking every corner of the city hall. This is the feeling he wants, majesty, weight, and the bear god totem that symbolizes power and strength appears.
On the huge white wall behind him, this made him feel endless satisfaction.
This kind of satisfaction is like the best wine, which can sweep away the memories of weakness, fatigue, sadness and pain. He has been working under the Snow Queen like a rotten fish for too long, and he has invested so much in this city.
After paying so much, the one who really benefited was the Snow Queen who was thousands of miles away. Some positions were occupied by the queen's people, and it was impossible to get rid of them. Her daughter and granddaughter were all unknown in Kislev.
He died in vain, but he still had to be respectful and obedient to the woman on the ice throne. As a lord of one side, he was already tired of such humble days. After raping the witch sent by the queen, Tire
Si felt the thrill of revenge.
The Throne of Kislev, Tiers firmly believed that it would fall into his hands sooner or later, and the queen's reign of terror was over.
"Sir, I have something important to report."
Just as Tiers was immersed in the brief satisfaction of his desire for power, the spy came in and delivered the latest information.
"Say, what's the matter?"
"The northern army has left and is walking along the upper reaches of the Lensk River. The specific destination is unknown. We will continue to follow it. Also, people continue to be stationed in the eastern highlands, but it seems that the number of troops is very small. The road is still within their blockade.
within."
The spy said, his small eyes staring at the thin man on the throne, waiting for his next instructions and arrangements.
"The northern army is just a bunch of rabble. They don't dare to attack the city without permission. It's only a matter of time before they are transferred and move along the upper reaches of the Leinsk River..." Tiers thought for a while, raised his eyebrows and said, "This may be just
It’s a cover to let your people continue to follow you. Report to me anytime if you have any situation.”
Tiers said, and then waved his hand to tell his spies to leave first. He then summoned the attendants around him and asked him to go to the parliament and summon the representatives of the nobility in the city to the city hall for a meeting. In essence, this
He alone has no say in the city and its army, there are several big families who jointly control it.