Liu An didn't say anything. He jerked his horse's butt and walked towards the woods at the foot of the hillock. Wang Wenzuo followed closely. The thin snow on the ground cracked under the horse's hooves, like brittle bones. The wind blew, and the fallen leaves rustled among the trees.

Leaning very close to block the slanting sunlight, Liu An seemed to feel countless cold fingers slowly crawling up his back.

"Damn Baekje people!" Liu An cursed in a low voice: "Why do you leave such a large forest next to the capital?"

"I heard from Sancho that there are gods living in this forest!" Wang Wenzuo replied: "So King Baekje ordered that it is forbidden to cut firewood and hunt here! In order to avoid disturbing the gods and attracting retribution, they will go to the forest to offer sacrifices every spring and autumn.

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Liu An spat, his mount snorted, and stepped up on the spot. The trees in front of him were so dense that there were no gaps. He shook his head helplessly: "Sanlang, you are right, there are indeed not enough manpower, but so

The dense forest cannot accommodate the large army, but it is a pity that the enemy does not lack the wood needed to build siege equipment!"

Wang Wenzuo lifted the reins and glanced at the dense forest in front of him. The cold wind passed through the gaps in the forest, bringing a mysterious atmosphere, tugging at his leather robe, straight to his chest. He was not surprised at all why the Baekje people thought this area was

The dense forest is the residence of the gods. Even if you face this dense forest, you will feel trembling deep in your soul.

"Sanlang, time is running out, we must hurry up!" Liu An's voice came from behind: "You prepare on the top of the post, and I will go back to prepare the materials and tools. You might as well start earlier!"

Wang Wenzuo returned to the hill. Sangqiu was leading a few military slaves to spread quicklime according to his own plan, which was a sign for digging trenches. Thanks to hundreds of years of continuous wars in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Tang army's field defense reached

It reached a very high level. Generally speaking, the Tang Army's defense policy was to "defend the point but not the front": that is, it did not distribute its troops evenly, but concentrated its troops on a number of key points according to the terrain, while the defense of the front was to use flanks.

Cross fire and side attacks by mobile troops were carried out, emphasizing depth and flexibility. This is why Liu An was sent to the high ground outside the city to erect a fence to hold on - if the enemy directly attacked the east gate of Sixi City, the Nerzha Post would

The Tang army can attack the enemy from the side and rear; if the enemy attacks Erzha Hill, because the hill faces dense forests on both sides, the area where troops can deploy is very narrow, and a small number of defenders can contain a large number of enemy troops, while the Tang army in the city

You can wait for work and take action. But on the other hand, the defenders on the hill have become "bait troops" - bait hung on iron hooks in order to catch big fish in the water.

"This is really not a pleasant position!" Wang Wenzuo murmured to himself. The wind blowing from the woods became even colder. He couldn't help but shudder. He wished those Baekje people would slow down a little more.

Give yourself some time.

"Sanlang, according to your request, I got all the things you asked for, including burlap, pony tail, and hair!" Shen Faseng said breathlessly: "Are these enough?"

Wang Wenzuo walked up to Master Shen. The basket was filled with bundles of burlap, manes, and bundles of braids. He squatted down and pulled out a bundle, pulling hard, and was satisfied with the flexibility and strength of these fibers.

"Very good, weave these into thick ropes according to my requirements. It must be completed within three days!"

"Like this, like me! Mix burlap, horse mane, horse tail and hair into a thick rope! Yes, yes, that's it!"

Yuan Hao carefully imitated the rope maker who was demonstrating, for fear of making any mistakes. The rope maker's hands were covered with calluses, just like the thick ropes in her hands. Yuan Hao couldn't help but think that her hands might become like this one day.

I can't help but feel a little frustrated.

"Don't be lazy, or you won't have food for lunch!" The rope maker shook the rope in his hand and made a crisp sound. Yuan Hao quickly lowered his head. As Yuan Fei's youngest sister, she had not yet fully understood her new name.

What does it mean? But she saw the ecstasy and excitement of her mother and sister at that time - her elderly mother dragged herself, sister and brother to the simple Buddha statue, knelt down devoutly and prayed for thanks. Moreover, the brother also brought

Returning rice and cloth was something he had never had before. The only thing that made Yuan Hao a little unhappy was that his brother's hair was gone. Not only that, but his, mother and sister's hair had also been cut off. In his brother's words,

To use it to make weapons to fight rebels, Yuan Hao really couldn't understand the relationship between hair and weapons.

Bang bang bang!

No matter how much Yuan Hao was dissatisfied, it was wiped away by the sound of a rice spoon hitting a wooden barrel. She left the village of slaves and came to a shop in the city. There was a straw bed in the house, and although the work was hard,

, but it is better than the past. In the terrible winter, the villagers only had one meal of thin porridge a day, and the children had to find ways to find food to satisfy their hunger - vole nests, hibernating insect pupae, but now they have three meals a day - mixed with

Wheat porridge mixed with turnips, radishes, and sometimes a little salted fish was like heaven to her.

But her brother's food was better. One time when Yuan Fei came to visit her family, she even brought her rice balls - it was the first time in her life that she had eaten rice. The deliciousness made Yuan Hao almost bite her tongue. According to reports

My brother said that he had rice balls to eat every day, but his mother was not so happy. This made Yuan Hao a little confused. Does his mother think the rice balls are not delicious?

"Eat quickly, eat quickly, keep working after eating, and finish all the work before dark!" The rope maker shouted loudly while banging the rice bucket.

Yuan Hao almost poured the porridge into her stomach, then returned to her seat and began to deal with the thick hemp, hair and horse hair. These things were neither sharp nor pointed. She still cannot understand these ropes and weapons.

What does it have to do with it? When she asked her brother, Yuan Fei just patted his sister on the head lovingly: "Sister, I can't tell you now, but you will understand then!"

"I hope these ropes can help my brother and defeat the enemy!" Yuan Hao prayed secretly while working: "May the gods and Buddhas bless my brother and our family, so that days like this can last forever!"

Outside the east gate, Erzagan.

After six days of hard work, the Tang Army's fence has been largely completed. A wavy trench two meters deep and one and a half meters wide has been dug on the relatively gentle west and north slopes. On the inside of the trench is about

Two wooden fences were erected on top of the one-and-a-half-meter-high earthen rampart. The outer wooden fence was two and a half meters high, and the inner one was about one meter high. The space between the two wooden fences was filled with soil and then a wooden walkway was paved.
Chapter completed!