On that day, Xin'anzhuang launched defense.

The terrain of Xin'anzhuang is high in the north and low in the south, with mountains on the north, east and west, mostly marble and quartzite structures, and many miscellaneous trees. In addition, the mountains are not high, so I am not afraid of landslides and mudslides.

Most of the walls in the middle, north, southeast and southeast of this inner city are built on the hillside. The slope is quite steep and cannot stand. There are deep trenches between the slopes.

Similar to the "V" shape, it is difficult for a person to climb out after falling in.

Therefore, the defense on these three sides is worry-free, and bandits cannot arrange troops here.

Then there is a river in the southwest of the village, flowing through the wall of the village, attracting river water. Outside the south of the village, there is a deep trench, more than one meter deep and more than one meter wide.

When winter comes, the moat water is half dry and not dry, and it is full of fine ice cubes, floating on the moat water.

The defense of Xin'anzhuang is mainly in the south. In addition to the farmlands on the southeast and southwest, the rest are all flat fields full of dead grass.

At this time, there was thick snow in the wilderness.

Yang He and others climbed to the south gate. There was a gatehouse here, but it had been destroyed. During this period, everyone also cleaned up the boards and wood that could be used, and the rest were also removed, making this place look more spacious.

Yang He looked at the entire Zhuangnan and east-west ends, and the walls were high and thick, which could block the direct shooting of bows and arrows. If shot, the arrows would fly over the walls.

Similarly, bird guns are direct shots, lead bullets are blocked by thick stacked walls, and the hit rate of the musket is negligible.

Basically, bird guns and firearms are rarely shot, and in history, there have been only a few times.

Yang He looked out and saw that the outside of the village wall was at the trench, at least one hundred steps at both ends of the village gate, and they were quite inclined. I believe that the people from the original village also thought of the winter defense settings.

Minister Yang said happily: "Young Master, you don't have to pile up soil. Just splash water on it to make this piece of ice slope and make the bandits break their legs."

Yang He saw that there was a wreckage of a wooden board on the trench not far from the right side of the village gate, falling obliquely into the water. He pondered: "You said, will the bandits dig soil to fill the trench?"

Everyone was thinking, and Qi Youxin said, "My husband, the soil is frozen. If the bandits dig the soil, it would be thankless. They might use wooden doors to build the trench."

Everyone agreed that the trench was only more than ten feet wide, so it was not difficult to use wooden boards, and it was better than digging soil to fill the trench in the middle of winter.

Judging from the traces outside, the last time the bandits attacked Yuanzhuang, they did not dig soil to fill the trenches, but built bridges.

Zhang Chugong stared at the suspension bridge with his eyes, and he said, "My husband, be careful that bandits use horses to destroy the suspension bridge."

Everyone was shocked. At this time, the horse thieves attacked the village and rarely got off the horse and filled the trenches and climbed the walls. They had a more direct and effective method, which was to connect the iron claws and hooks with a large rope, then throw it and hang it on the gate of the suspension bridge village, and then tie the large rope to their saddle.

Then more than a dozen horses, even dozens, or hundreds of horses, pulling and exerting force together. Not to mention that the slightly thin bridge rope iron chains will be broken, but the very thick suspension bridge iron chains may be able to withstand it, but the wooden boards below will often be torn.

Judging from the suspension bridge in Benzhuang, the iron chains of the suspension bridge are very thick, but the bridge deck connected to the iron chains has traces of damage, and it was repaired afterwards.

When everyone entered the village, the suspension bridge was half-destroyed and undestroyed on the trench.

Yang He had a cold expression in his eyes: "It would be best if the bandits came to pull the suspension bridge. At that time, the firearms, bird guns, and tens of thousands of enemies in the village will be concentrated to launch bombardments here to see how many horse thieves and bandits can afford to die."

The thirty-four horses of Jiao Shan bandits now only have thirty-one horses left. At that time, fifty bird guns are gathered here, and tens of thousands of enemies are ready to destroy most of their men and horses in one breath. The backbone essence of Jiao Shan bandits will be destroyed.

It would be best if they came to pull the suspension bridge.

Everyone was fascinated by the fact that the bandits and horses came over, and their own bird guns shot in a row, killing and injuring them.

Zhang Chujing looked out of the wall. He suggested that in addition to pouring water on the trench, would he also pour water on the front of the wall?

For example, the entire Zhuangnan was watered and frozen at 50 steps, causing the bandits to come and all their legs broke.

Qi Youxin said: "Brother Zhang's second suggestion is very good, but the amount is very large. You have to shovel the snow first, and burn all the dead grass, then take water from the river and water it all... I just worry that the bandits lay the grass, and there are grass everywhere in the wild, and they even cut the poles of crops..."

Everyone was moved, but then after hearing Qi Youxin's words, he gave up his thoughts. The ice surface was slippery, and it was easier to leave after laying on grass.

After all, there are many dead grass in the wild and there are many bandits and thieves. Half a mile away from the farm is full of crops. If they destroy their own crop fields, it will be more than worth the loss.

Yang He said in a deep voice: "Precaution the walls, as long as you guard the walls of the village, my village will be invincible."

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The entire Xin'an Village was busy and busy. The team was 520. In addition to 87 children of all sizes, the young and strong men, young women, and men, women, and the elderly and weak all participated in the defense. A large number of rolling wood and rocks were piled on the walls of each pile.

The trench was cleaned and water was poured on the inside, making the walls slippery ice slopes, and people had to break their legs when they stepped on them.

Even this wall is splashed with water, which is slippery and hard, and is comparable to cement walls.

A series of grass factories are set up on the wall of a wide village. They are covered with thick thatch and a fire pit inside, which can cover the wind and snow, or burn fire. They are used by soldiers guarding the wall to rest and pile up some supplies.

Yang He has stipulated that from today on, someone must take turns to guard the wall for 24 hours. Among them, there are a lot of young and strong guards the village gate, and the old and weak guard both ends of the wall, and there are also a few walls of young and strong women patrolling the rest of the wall.

Nei Yanghe personally directed the battle between the village gate, and the elderly and weak and the women were commanded by Qi Youxin, Sun Zhaodi and others.

Everyone had already received the news that the bandits were coming, and they were startled first, and then a series of orders from Mr. Yang was issued, and they were determined again.

Everyone has no way out. Bandits and bandits are inhumane things. If you don’t want to end up with the people of Yuanzhuang, you must defend together.

Everyone made various armors, and the bandits threatened them with firearms and bows, so the hanger was indispensable.

Qi Jiguang called the soft wall hanging in the house the first priority to guard the battlement.

Mao Yuanyi also said: "Hanging the door and hanging curtains, the first priority of the squadrons is that there are no two, and thieves and thousands of crossbows are launched at the same time, so there cannot be stations on the city. In the past, General Lei's face was six arrows, which were less... Now, he planned to use a wooden frame for each squadron, with two feet inside, planted on the city, and a rotation axis is placed outside, close to the edges of the two squads, and a cladding can be used to put on felt blankets or bedding. Both are wet with water and cover the squads directly, so that the arrows cannot enter."

Without such equipment, sharp arrows shot from the city, and the soldiers on the city cannot gain a foothold.

Therefore, important mercenaries, such as both sides of the village gate, need to be hung on the door.

As early as when he entered the village, Yang He asked the military supplies to build a number of hanging households, and there were about dozens of them, all of which were placed on the wall at this time.

There are holes on the side of the hanging door facing outward, which can peek out the movements and stills of the outside. There is also a structure like pushing the windowsill. After pushing it open, due to angle issues, it is not afraid of shooting outside the city, and it is not easy to shoot directly on the bow and arrow. However, the soldiers behind the hanging door can shoot arrows and fire guns accordingly.

Of course, if it weren't for Yang He's saying that many people wouldn't know about the simple and sharp equipment like the Hanghu.

If the people of Yuanzhuang were guarding the wall, there would be no hangovers.

There are buckets next to each Hanghuo Factory. If bandits attack with fire, these water can be used to put out the fire. Even if bandits climb the wall, if there is no shield to cover it, a bucket of water will be poured down, so that they will feel cool.

In this cold weather, if the upper and lower clothes are all wet, you can imagine the pain and consequences.

Then there are forks and bumping rods piled up on the wall. This is for dealing with bandits. The long ladder is leaning up and can be used to push the forks, and then use the bumping rod to knock them out.

Yang He was sure that the Jiaoshan bandits did not have the advanced cloud ladder with flying hooks. They could hook the city wall as soon as they leaned up and could not fall down no matter how hard they hit them.

After all, they are still bandits. They cannot make such high-end equipment, at most they can't make some simple long ladders.

Then everyone made gray bottles, which were also a powerful tool to guard the wall, but it was simple to make. Find some ceramic jars and porcelain bottles, put the powdered quicklime in and seal it.

There were many quicklime houses, and many jars of size were found. Everyone worked hard and made hundreds of them quickly.

Then they are placed one by one on the top of the city. These things are simple to make, but they are one of the powerful weapons to defend the city. If they are hit, there will be no antidote.

If quicklime enters your eyes, it is even worse to clean it with water. Only vegetable oil can be used. But will there be vegetable oil when the scorched bandits come?

Throwing down a gray bottle will definitely blind several bandits.

The two hundred thousand enemies purchased by Yang He were also transported to the fence-headed grass factory. They were all extremely huge. They were made of pig iron on the outside and contained caltrops, gravels, broken iron and other objects. After igniting the lead, they would definitely make the bandits cry and howl, and they would be seriously injured even if they were not killed.

In this severe cold weather, any small wound will eventually become a fatal injury and will kill them.

Yang He asked the Medical Hall and the Nurses Hall to prepare as well. After entering the village, the Medical Hall stretcher, various small scissors, gauze and bandages were prepared, but the medicine was insufficient. Fortunately, Yang He bought some herbs from Ambassador Deng earlier, which can be used temporarily.

Once the war begins, their fire pit will be lit and bandaged and rescued at any time. The kang in the nurse's hall will also be lit for 24 hours to provide the best care for the injured.

Yang He was patrolling the walls of the village. The walls were full of village villagers who were preparing for war. They all had thick winter clothes, winter felt for men, rabbit hats for women, and thick gloves for keeping warm in the cold weather.

There are grass factory fire pits everywhere on the walls, and you can also cook the fire.

Because I have eaten horse meat during this period and have a lot of horse oil, when everyone goes out, they apply thick oil on their faces to prevent the skin on their faces from being broken by the cold wind.

Yang He was patrolling the wall, seeing that no matter men, women, young and old, he also heard Sun Zhaodi's scream: "Young and young women are more energetic, carefully, and see clearly then. Be careful not to let the bandits touch it... Don't be afraid to touch it. Use the spear in your hands to pierce the thing they fucked women..."

The women over there were bursting laughter, Hu Kaiye beside him, Zeng Youyu and others laughed, and Yang He also smiled.

Although Sun Zhaodi is rough, he has the power to inspire his spirit.

They can't understand the words they say to these illiterate women, and they are not as good as these rough and powerful words.

Seeing them wearing thick cloaks, rabbit hats, gloves, waist knives or spears, round shields on their backs, faces with light and strong behavior, it was obvious that their bodies were well-equipped during this period.

In addition, they are very energetic, and these women with big and round waists will not be weaker than men when they fight to the death.

...

For three consecutive days, Yang He was preparing for Xin'anzhuang defense, but the Jiaoshan bandits did not appear.

Everyone was a little surprised. Yang He asked Han Daxia again. After hearing the experiences of the four people at that time, he felt a move in his heart. Did Jiao Shanbi mistake them for officers and soldiers, and then became confused, thinking that a large number of elite official troops appeared around him?

So, you must first find out whether there are any officers and soldiers around you who have entered?

There is only one explanation, otherwise it will be difficult to explain why Jiao Shanbi has not moved these days.

But this is also good, and it gives me more time to prepare.

In the past few days, he not only stepped up his training for young and strong people. The square was filled with roars and the sound of guns.

We must unite and defend our homes.

The wounded basically returned to the team. Even Wang Zhihui, whose left arm was broken, asked to join the war and kill the bandits.

Yang He bought twenty sets of iron armor. Among the distribution of iron armor, he and the book boy Yang, and formed an assault team.

All selected people, Han Daxia, Chen Qiuao, Hu, and have had an appointment. Zhang Chugong, Zhang Chujing, Zhang Songtao and others, as well as him and Minister Yang, are related to the life and death battle based on the manor. He must lead by example.

The three Zhang brothers all asked to be selected into the commando team, and Hu Kuyi, and Han Guan'er also wanted to join the commando team.

But Yang He rejected Zhang Chuxun and Hu's death, and Han Guan'er agreed to Zhang Chugong and Zhang Chujing.
To be continued...