——Fushan

"Look, Ming Gong, over there is Shiji Ridge, that is Paoma Mountain, and between the two mountains is Baitu Pass.

Baituguan was originally a small town. After Yuan Shao fled to the west, he organized civilians to expand it into Guancheng. There are about 20,000 soldiers and civilians in the city. The Black Mountain Army is the same as the Yellow Turban Army in the past. The army and civilians are integrated. According to the intelligence we have obtained, the real situation in the pass is

There are about three to five thousand young men who can go into battle."

At the highest peak of Mount Fu, Tian Kai pointed to two mountains facing each other in the distance and introduced Ma Qiang.

Ma Qiang took a telescope and looked from a distance. There was a city sandwiched between two mountains. It was indeed an antenna that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

It is even more amazing to think that there are more than 20 miles of plains behind these two mountains.

Although there are many small pieces of flat land that can be cultivated in the Taihang Mountains, large plains with a radius of dozens of miles like Baitu Town are still rare.

"If Yuan Shao wants to send troops, they must start from Baituguan. If you want to build a military fort in the north and east of Guan, they will definitely send troops to harass you." Ma Qiang put down his telescope and asked, "How are you going to build these two military forts? The plan is to

How much time?"

Tian Kai pointed to Baituguan in the distance and said, "The general plans to arrange two guards for each of these two military forts, that is, 800 people each. It will take about a month to build the military forts.

As for the bandit attack, there are not many soldiers and horses at Baituguan. If a small group comes and our cavalry is elite, we can use the cavalry to ambush the side and kill them. If a large group attacks and just robs their Baituguan, we don't need to build anything.

It’s a military fortress.”

Tian Kai had seen Tai Shici's black armor cavalry last time. Being from the Anton Army, he naturally knew how abnormal Ma Qiang's cavalry was compared to other cavalry. They killed Huns and chopped up chickens.

Ma Qiang shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao has the Huns to help him. The Huns have just passed through a cold winter. They are suffering from hunger and cold and do not need spring plowing. I think they have already begun to gather and set off for Jizhou. One month is too long.

By then the military fort has not been built yet and the Huns cavalry has already arrived."

Tian Kai scratched his head in distress. One month was still long. Who didn't need two or three months to build Wu Fort before?

Guo Jia cupped his hands at the side and said, "Ming Gong, I think we can build a small military fort. One can accommodate a hundred people. The military forts are equipped with multiple crossbows, and then several forts are grouped into a group to cover each other. In this way, the time required to build the fort is

It will inevitably be shortened.”

Ma Qiang didn't know much about engineering. Every line was like a mountain. He looked at Wang Chen who he had brought with him.

Wang Chen was also from the Red Star Camp and was one of the earliest craftsmen recruited by the Red Star Camp. He is now the director of the Civil Engineering Division of the Industrial Supervision Bureau.

Wang Chen raised his hands and asked, "I wonder how high and thick this military fort is designed to be. Is it necessary to hide the cavalry?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "The purpose of building these military fortresses is to curb the advance of the bandits and at the same time remind the people of Yecheng to take refuge in the city, so they must not be captured easily.

It is best to be five feet high and cannot be easily defeated by a thrown cart. It can hide a few cavalrymen, but it must be fireproof and have a place to store water."

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Wang Chen thought for a while and said, "If our opponents are the Huns, they are good at bows and arrows, and if the military fort only has a hundred sergeants, it will be easy to be killed by their bows and arrows at the top of the city. It is better to kill them all."

Shooting holes were opened in the belly of the military fort, and several small crossbows were set up on the belly for the sergeants to shoot from the belly, so that it would be difficult for their bows and arrows to kill our sergeants.

In addition, the entire military fort is built of bamboo reinforced concrete, which is naturally fireproof. The only problem is that if the door is made of solid wood, it may be easily burned. It can be changed to a cement stone door, pulled by a noose pulley, and a gate is added to ensure that thieves

The army cannot break it.

If the military fort is too high, and the foundation of the military fort we are building urgently is not strong, the walls will have to be thickened, and the amount of work will inevitably increase. Instead of doing this, it is better not to be too high, three feet is enough, and use the materials that were originally used to increase the height.

To thicken the walls.”

With that said, Wang Chen took out a pencil and paper and started drawing.

After Wang Chen finished the painting, Ma Qiang took a look... Isn't this a Japanese gun tower?

"This military fort is designed to be three feet high, arranged in groups of three, a hundred steps apart, and shaped like a triangle. The top of the military fort is capped, leaving a small door for entry and exit. The top floor is not used for fighting, but only for observation.

It is divided into two floors. The first floor is used for material storage and sergeants' rest. The second floor has multiple shooting holes and throwing holes for shooting arrows or pouring kerosene.

Trenches were dug on the outer perimeter of each military fort, water trenches were built where possible, and traps were buried inside and outside the trenches.

On the outside of the trench, obstacles such as barbed wire or deer antlers should be arranged so that at least people cannot pass through them smoothly.

Such a military fort can accommodate thirty to fifty people fighting each other, and a group of three can accommodate a hundred people. As long as the materials and manpower are sufficient, it can be completed in ten days!"

"Ten days?" Ma Qiang frowned and looked at Wang Cheng. Although this project is much simpler than the original army fort, it is still not small. In this age without machinery, can such a turret fortification be completed in ten days?

After all, this turret is equivalent to a three-story building in later generations.

"I have just observed the soil quality here. It is probably because it is close to the Taihang Mountains. Most of the soil here is gravel. Although this kind of land is not conducive to farming, it is conducive to construction. It is a natural foundation, so the construction time is greatly shortened.

Already."

"Well, ten days is fine. Then prepare troops, horses, supplies, and build a military fort on the main transportation road."

Guo Jia suddenly raised his hand and said, "Since Ming Gong is worried about the bandit army attacking, why not use the strategy of suspecting the soldiers?"

“What’s the best way to practice filial piety?”

"Ming Gong is worried about the attack by the bandits. I think the bandits at Baituguan are also worried about Ming Gong's attack. They can let a small group of sergeants patrol and provoke, falsely claiming that our army is coming. Within ten days, the bandits will not dare to peek at the reality of our army."

Ma Qiang thinks this strategy is good. Besides, with the hot air balloon here, if the Black Mountain Army from Baituguan is really going to come out, he can get the news in advance.

"Commander Tian, ​​just act accordingly!"

"promise!"

Tao Sheng of Bai Tu Pass had just gotten up from his home in Wenrou Village that day and was preparing to have breakfast when he heard from a distance, "It's a disaster! It's a disaster! The general is in trouble!!"

Tao Sheng was so angry that he picked up the paint bowl next to him and smashed it over.

"You are not good! Your general is doing very well!"

The sergeant who was hit on the head with a paint bowl did not dare to talk back and lay on the ground without moving.

"Tell me! What happened?"

"General, there are scouts from the Zhenbei Army outside the pass."

"That's it? When did they stop having their scouts outside Baitu Pass?"

"No, General, this time is different. They are shouting outside the pass, saying that General Ma Qiang of Zhenbei has ordered an army of 300,000 troops, and will attack Yuan Shijun soon. We have to surrender within ten days, otherwise we will surrender.
Chapter completed!