novelraw Chapter 107 Building a Sand Wall in Three Heavens
Chapter 107 Building a Sand Wall in Three Heavens
There are no gods, there are two gods reincarnated here...
Jiang Yuan sat there complaining.Whether he admits it or not, anyway, the big hat of the reincarnation of the gods has been pinned to him for a long time, and it is useless to deny it. Everyone believes it, and no one cares if he believes it or not. Why don't you admit it generously, and consider it as a contribution to the amateur entertainment life of the people in the Central Plains.
Anyway, this legend is not to entertain the people today, but to entertain the descendants of future generations. Maybe in the future, someone will write a novel about him and Situ Sheng that is similar to the Romance of the Gods and pass it on through the ages...
Look how open he is now...
Why are the people from the Western Regions on the opposite side so surprised?The reason is that the sand and soil are built on the wall.
How did ordinary people build earthen walls in ancient times?The most commonly used method is the method of plate building.
When building a wall, use two boards of sufficient thickness as the template for the wall, stand on both sides of the position where you want to build the wall, and the width between the two boards should be slightly smaller than the actual thickness of the wall you want to make. Make it wider, and then connect and fix it with rope to prevent the plank from moving.
Then fill the well-prepared soil between the two completed formworks, tamp it tightly, and then remove the plywood on both sides after making sure it will not fall apart, and pull out the rope inside the wall.Then move the planks one by one like this, and pile the soil on top.It is like laying bricks one by one, and finally shovels off the uneven surface, and it becomes a solid earth wall.
Some people think that building walls with soil alone is not strong enough, and it is easy to collapse after being washed by rain in rainy days. Therefore, hay is added to the soil to use the toughness of the grass to hold the clods that are easy to be washed away by water and increase the strength of the wall. degree.
Jiang Yuan lived in a mountain village when he was a child in his last life, and he lived in this kind of house with earthen walls, which is even more extreme than the one with grass.The soil used when repairing the wall should be mixed with loess, lime and sand in a certain proportion, and glutinous rice slurry should be added to the soil to increase its viscosity.This is not over, but also to add "wall studs" in the center.This kind of wall studs are mostly made of bamboo or thick braids made of straw, just like steel bars in concrete, which can strengthen the wall and ensure that the wall will not be damaged for a hundred years.
Even some families who can afford blue bricks and red bricks are willing to build another layer of earth wall inside the brick wall, thinking that the wall made in this way is stronger and more durable than cement.
This method of building walls with rammed earth existed in the Neolithic Age BC, and it was very popular in the Yin and Shang Dynasties according to historical records.Mencius once said: "Fu Shuo is held between the boards and buildings." Who is this Fu Shuo?It refers to the prime minister of Shang Wang Wuding Dynasty during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, who created the glorious prosperity of Wuding Zhongxing.He had worked as a mason, so he could see how old this method of building walls was.
Although it is ancient, such an earth wall is stronger than some modern cement brick walls when it is repaired. When demolishing the wall, it cannot be smashed with a hammer. It needs to be stabbed with a saw to break the middle wall. , saw off the wall.Some ancient city walls were built according to this method, but they can survive the wind and rain for hundreds of years, which shows that the method of building is very powerful.
However, it takes time and effort to build a wall with the plate-building method, and the wall is built slowly, and it needs to be completely dry before it can be defensive.Without a month or two, it is absolutely impossible to build a defense line several miles long.
So without adding studs, just build the wall with mud, can it be done quickly?Hehe, no matter how much the program is reduced, it may not be effective. The reason lies in the Western Regions...
Where is the Western Region Defense Line located?It's the desert!What does desert mean?There are only sand dunes in this area, and there is no soil.Fine sand is everywhere, and if you want to find loess, you need to dig three feet and search slowly.If you are unlucky, let alone three feet, if you dig a few feet, you will not be able to dig up soil, only yellow sand all over the sky.It is quite troublesome to build an earthen wall in such a place. Without loess, is it possible to build a wall with only sand?How is that possible?
You must know that there is no such thing as cement these days. Sand, which has almost zero viscosity, can only be made into a pile even if water is added. It is enough to make a sandcastle, but it will collapse when the water dries up. , it doesn't take shape at all, and it can't stand up, so how can it be a wall?
No matter how you look at it, building an earthen wall here on the western defense line is not a task that can be completed in a short time.It turned out that after half a month of absence, Sun Li built such a few kilometers of earthen walls here, which of course would frighten these Western Regions people.
This doesn't seem as simple as a "miracle" anymore, and it goes directly to the "miracle".Not to mention being frightened, it is possible to frighten people to death!Immortal art is better than fairy art, and more mysterious than fantasy. Some people in the Western Regions think of ghosts and gods, how can they not be surprised?
But the art of building walls is really not such a magical thing. The so-called meeting is not difficult, and those who are difficult will not. As long as the Taoism is understood, building the wall is very simple-what is the season now?
It's winter!It's snowing heavily, freezing three feet, and it's freezing to death in winter!
The sand wall, which can't be built normally, can be formed immediately as long as it is mixed with water and poured into the plate, and it can be built several times faster than ordinary earth walls.The reason is very simple. The water in the sand is frozen and directly turns into ice. Just like the cement that connects sand and sand, ice also becomes a natural adhesive. As long as there is a simple mold, it will freeze immediately. into the structure you want.If you feel that the sand wall is not strong enough, you can pour some water on it, and the finished product is guaranteed not to be damaged by cutting with a knife or an axe.
The method that Sun Li came up with is easy to implement, and it just fits the season.
And there is a river passing by around the defense line. Because the river is relatively deep and flows all year round, it is not completely frozen in the middle of winter. You only need to dig out the upper layer of ice to get water from the river.Just use the water to freeze the sand wall, and you don’t even need to find the loess. It is convenient and trouble-free, and the speed is even faster. Sure enough, he completed the construction of the entire fortification in less than three days. up.
Jiang Yuan remembered that in the ancient times of the previous life, Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period also used this trick, scaring Ma Chao who was chasing him enough, thinking that God was blessing Cao Jun, and the gods appeared, so he was so scared that he withdrew his troops immediately.However, Cao Cao only repaired the walls of Tucheng by freezing water, but Sun Li directly built a fortification several miles long. The effect of the latter is of course more amazing.At this time, the effect of the wall that has been built for several days is almost as good as that of the straw boat borrowing arrows in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms...
Before the battle, he frightened the enemy's morale down and their minds were shaken. This Sun Li is indeed very capable.Jiang Yuan nodded, this man is indeed a man who can be made, and he will be a capable man if he uses it well.Even Situ Sheng, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, lifted his spirits, planning to see what Sun Li planned to do next, and whether he could live up to his expectations.
Before the confrontation, the morale was low. As the commander-in-chief, King Gaochang almost cursed out loud!Although he didn't know how the earthen wall was built in a few days, deep in his heart he felt a little disdainful. What's the use of this group of Jingjun who don't care about it?If you build a city, it's fine, but what can such a few low earth walls that can't block the whole body defend against?
The walls are no more than half the height of a person, and even ordinary infantry can easily climb over the walls, not to mention cavalry with tall legs and long legs. They can smash these walls by charging directly over them. One shot of a bow and arrow from a distance will have no effect at all.
If it is only used to guard against bows and arrows, it will be no different from some wooden shields.How about trying to make a wall that is several miles long? Why not send a carriage to transport more tall shields, which saves effort and trouble and can be used many times, which is much more useful than an unmovable earth wall.
He felt that these earthen walls made by Jingjun were nothing more than tricks that were not worth mentioning.And the general surnamed Sun from the Jing army dared to face their 12 Western Regions army with only [-] people. He thought highly of himself and didn't know the art of war. Just digging their own grave!
Although those walls are miraculous, just ignore the past. Repairing the walls well does not mean that you can fight well. If you are good at building earthen walls, you can become a general who is good at fighting. Wouldn't it be a craftsman who can carve jade? On the king? !There is nothing to show off with these mere trails, it can only show the incompetence of the general.
He curled his lips and shouted loudly: "Order the whole army, march at full speed!"
I don't know if it was influenced by King Gaochang, the morale of the coalition forces in the Western Regions recovered a bit, and finally they were not knocked down by a few walls.Although I still wondered how the wall was made, I still mustered up the courage and started to march.The rulers of some small countries in the Western Regions were obviously convinced by King Gaochang's words. They curled their lips, thinking that General Sun who was facing him was a novice transferred from the Ministry of Industry and had never led a soldier.Contemptuous of Emperor Dajing's stupidity, he commanded the soldiers and horses under his command to advance.
The distorted and chaotic coalition army began to march, slowly advancing towards the direction of the Jing army.There is nothing to do about the slow speed. There are too many countries and the level of training is inconsistent, so the queue can't walk neatly.If you go slower, there is still a formation. If you go fast, you may not be able to form a formation, and you will collapse as soon as you rush.
As the saying goes: If there are ten thousand people, there will be no boundaries.Although the formation of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions was a little chaotic, the 12 troops dispatched together still felt like a roaring tsunami.The battle formation stretches for several miles at a glance, and no matter how you look at it, you can't see the edge. If you ignore the slow speed, it is quite bold.
King Gaochang despised Sun Li's wall just now, and now it's his turn to be despised.
Jiang Yuan snorted, when fighting, how can courage be of any use? !
If you have courage, you can defeat your opponents in battle. Then when the northern barbarian army is desperate, it will not be blown to death by the land/mines in the fire and thunder formation, and finally kneel down and surrender.The opponent is such a dilapidated army formation, and he has the nerve to charge up. It is no wonder that he will be beaten by the northern barbarians to the point of crying. I really underestimated the thickness of the people in the Western Regions.
Jiang Yuan is not criticizing for the sake of criticism, his statements are all based on facts.Regardless of whether the generals of the Jing army participated in the battle or not, as long as they took a look at the military formations in the Western Regions, they would all curl their lips there. The thoughts of contempt in their hearts were almost written on their faces, and their eyes were full of disdain.
Sun Li's position is the most convenient for watching the battle. After seeing the army formation on the opposite side, he even stood behind the earthen wall laughing so hard that his stomach hurts, and he almost rolled on the ground holding his stomach.
How can a normal person make such an arrangement?Don't people from the Western Regions have brains?The cavalry surrounds the infantry, and the infantry surrounds the cavalry, layer upon layer, in a mess. Can this still work?
The chaos in this army formation has already become an artistic effect, and I don't know how it was caused. It's like grabbing a handful of soldiers and throwing them on the ground casually. It doesn't matter what type of arms or equipment it is. , completely random, without any deliberate arrangement, completely unreasonable.
It stands to reason that the heavy infantry should walk in front of the light infantry, but their Western Region coalition forces put the heavy infantry here and there, all in the center.It can't protect the light infantry at all and prevent the impact of cavalry.
Then the cavalry should always guard the wings, right?But these cavalry in the Western Regions were all surrounded by infantry in the center, not to mention playing the role of guards, they were simply unable to move.
The cavalry, a fast-moving and powerful force, should be placed in a position that is easy to charge and accelerate no matter how it is arranged, so that it is convenient to move and support other troops.What is the difference between being surrounded in the center and ordinary infantry?Just four more legs?Poking in the crowd, he couldn't even move. If he moved, wouldn't he trample his own people to death?
We all know that cavalry who lose their speed are not as good as infantry, but Sun Li has only seen cavalry who was restricted by their opponents to lose speed, and it was the first time he saw cavalry who circled himself to death... This kind of self-deception is too much Exceeding the novelty, to redeem his shallow knowledge, he has never seen it before...
So archers should always stand behind shield soldiers, right?Archers are an important unit to kill the enemy. In order to protect them from being injured by the enemy's bows and arrows, they are often placed behind shield soldiers or sword shield soldiers, so that soldiers holding shields can protect them.
The result is not... These unlucky archers actually appeared at the front of the army formation, completely out of the protection of the shield, and their hands were occupied. How can the archers who can't hold the shield protect themselves?Use leather armor that can be broken with one poke?
This is not the most bizarre thing, and I don't know how the army is arranged, but there are archers who are placed in the last position.With the general range of bows and arrows in the Western Regions, even if these archers shot their arrows, they would not be able to reach the Jing army in the distance. With this bent bow, the arrows falling down could kill the people in front of them.Is this dealing with the enemy, or committing suicide?
It is even more fun to take a closer look at the weapons and armor of the Western Region Allied Forces.The level of smelting and financial resources of these countries are different. Different countries use different weapons. This is a normal thing, but the difference is too large, but it is more fun to put them together.
Among these countries, some countries are still in the Bronze Age, and the level of smelting is not much better than that of Beiman. Both cavalry and infantry are holding bronze axes, but wearing leather armor with poor protection.
Next to them is a country that has already been able to use iron, but the iron-making technology of this country is obviously not good enough. There are too many impurities in the iron, and it cannot be used as a long weapon. Otherwise, it will be broken due to the problem of impurities. Just make some plausible machetes.
Then you can use bronze weapons... people don't want to.So both cavalry and infantry held iron scimitars less than two feet long, showing that their country had the ability to make iron, regardless of whether the two-foot long swords were worthy of their tall and brave image.And Sun Li wondered, what effect can such a short knife play in cavalry combat?If you don't get close, you will be stabbed off your horse by a spear... It's called death for short...
To deal with such a group of loose sand, it's no wonder that Lord Guanying didn't plan to do it himself, and encouraged other generals to lead the army... But Sun Li was very satisfied with the Western Region coalition forces.There are so many people and you can't help but fight, how much military exploits will be counted after such a battle?12 people were beheaded in the first battle, which is almost as high as the Qingli Lake battle... This is simply the most caring opponent.
Seeing the enemy approaching, Sun Li didn't send soldiers to fight, but just sat in the ditch behind the earthen wall, humming a ditty from time to time.There are good fortifications and you don't hide, but you want to go out and play melee combat with others. Isn't this sick?People in the Western Regions are stupid, but Sun Li is not stupid. Why should they Jingjun go out? If you have the ability, you Western Regions Allied Forces will come here by themselves!
The Allied Forces of the Western Regions kept approaching the earthen wall, but they were not within the range of the bows and arrows.
In terms of technology, the bows/crossbows of the Western Regions are almost the same level as those of the Northern Barbarians. The arms of the bows are only at the level of one stone to one and a half stones, and the shooting range is also very limited, the highest can only be about a hundred steps.Of course, if you really fly to a hundred steps, you will have no strength at all. If you want to guarantee the power of the arrow, you must get close to about sixty steps.Now the former army of the coalition has not been able to reach the range, so the western region has not yet started to attack.
They don't attack, but Jing Jun is relentless!
Sun Li looked at the distance between the opponent and the earthen wall, and waved his hand directly. The bow/crossbowmen on Jingjun's side had already started shooting arrows at the enemy.Although not everyone can pull the two-stone crossbow on Jingjun's side, ordinary soldiers can pull the two-stone crossbow with a little training.
And Jiang Yuan imitated the bow arm of the new type of crossbow made by the god arm bow. The pulling force of the bow arm is close to three stones. If this kind of bow arm is made into a bow, ordinary people can't pull it at all. amazing.The new crossbows/machines had already been distributed to the Northern Xinjiang army. At this time, they all showed their power. Once they were pulled, they immediately flew a distance of more than 200 steps and stabbed at the defenseless Western Region coalition forces.
The soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions were almost stunned by the magic arm bow, and they would be hit by arrows at a distance of more than 200 steps?Is this something humans can do?
They had never seen the battle at Qingli Lake, nor had they received any news from the Beiman Kingdom. Of course, they didn't know the power of the Jing Army's new weapons.The God Arm Bow can easily shoot more than 200 steps, and can even shoot through elm boards at a distance of [-] steps. This kind of force has no problem shooting through ordinary openings. If you encounter soldiers wearing leather armor, you may even come A kill two birds with one stone.
Jing Jun's powerful weapons obviously frightened the Allied Forces of the Western Regions. Where have they seen such powerful bows and arrows?Some imaginative soldiers simply thought it was Jing Jun's magic spell, and some generals also thought it was the magic spell of the gods.However, as the commander-in-chief, King Gaochang was very calm. He paid attention to the density of Jingjun's arrows and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I don't know why those arrows can shoot more than 200 steps, but judging from the time spent between the two salvos, this thing is definitely not shot with a bow, it may be Jingren's new crossbow.
The crossbow is the untold secret of the Central Plains, and it is absolutely not allowed to be leaked. For hundreds of years, outsiders have never understood the manufacturing method.People from the Western Regions have only heard of it. It is said that it is complicated to manufacture, but its range is much longer than that of a bow, and its accuracy is also very high. An ordinary soldier can be compared to a sharp archer with a little training.But the crossbow is not completely better than the bow, otherwise the Jing army would not need to be equipped with archers, wouldn't it be enough to use all crossbows?
In addition to the higher cost of crossbows, another flaw is that the speed of loading arrows is too slow!
King Gaochang thought of this and quickly shouted: "Jingjun is using crossbows, just rush in while they are loading arrows! Go!"
The rest of the generals of the Western Regions also reacted. Although the range of the crossbow is long, the speed of loading arrows is slow. Even if the enemy rushes to the front, they can't shoot a few. More than the Jing army, they fought back with bows and arrows.Thinking of this, they hurriedly drove the slow-moving Japanese army to speed up and charge forward, intending to take advantage of the gap when the arrow stopped to let the army rush closer.
Sun Li was not in a hurry when he saw that the Allied Forces in the Western Regions had accelerated their charge, but he ordered his soldiers to continue to fight back with the magic arm bow, and he was not in a hurry to use two stone bows or hard bows.Although the subordinates didn't know what he was thinking, but he is now the coach of the first battle, so of course he can do whatever he says, so he hurriedly obeyed his orders.
The discipline of the Jing army was very good, and everyone was good at obeying orders. Although they didn't understand Sun Li's thinking, they suppressed the idea of shooting with two crossbows, and just concentrated on using the divine arm bow to deal with the Western Region coalition forces.
Sun Li nodded, stood up and walked around to a large iron bucket placed on the ground, and asked the soldier who was specially trained to use this thing standing next to him, "Is this thing ready?"
The soldier immediately gave a military salute and said, "General, everything is ready!"
Hearing the affirmative answer, Sun Li smiled, looked at the dozens or hundreds of iron drums that were also prepared nearby, and nodded with satisfaction.Whether this battle is won or lost depends on whether this thing works well!
Seeing that the coalition forces of the Western Regions were getting closer and more and more soldiers came into range, and the soldiers at the front even rushed to thirty steps in front of the earthen wall, Sun Li finally waved his arms and greeted all the soldiers who were ready. The command was issued, "Let it go!"
The Allied Forces of the Western Regions didn't know what was about to happen, and they were still struggling to move forward.They were getting closer and closer to the earth wall, and they could already see the face of Jing Jun behind the wall. Some arrows had even pierced behind the earth wall, but they didn't know whether they hit the enemy or not.And those stupid Jing troops are still using crossbows to attack, and they don't even know how to use bows and arrows to fight against the enemy. They are simply a bunch of idiots!
Just when they were excited to trample the weak and stupid Jing Jun to death, a loud roar frightened them all to look at the sky, thinking that it was going to rain.How can it rain in winter?In such cold weather, it is impossible to thunder!
But when they looked up, they were frightened. Objects the size of millstones fell from the sky and hit them at an unimaginable speed. What are these objects? !