royal robes

Chapter 1038
"Actually, I always forgot to ask, Wang Hui, do you know how to build fortifications?" Tian Ya asked curiously, "Although you always say that you are highly skilled, you have never answered this question."

"Don't worry, Daoist. I can build things like catapults and crossbows. There are also traps outside the city and reinforcement of the city walls. As long as I have enough manpower, time and materials, I promise to build Shouzhou into a city." If you don’t lose to the king’s fortress, no one can attack and win.”

Hearing Wang Hui say this, everyone was relieved. After all, it is better to ask about this kind of matter, otherwise, after waiting in Shouzhou, Wang Hui said that he only knows how to forge iron... that would be embarrassing.

But this kind of thing has been expected by everyone, because Wu Yazi said that there is a lack of pride in this person's eyes, and he still has some right to speak in front of Wang Benkun and Wang Shenqi. Said that this has proved that his value has also been affirmed by Wang Clan.

What's more, everyone has already stated their intentions. If Wang Hui can't make it, he will say it when he just wakes up. After all, he is already poisoned, and it will be very miserable if there is no antidote in Li Hongji's hand.

Venerable Bailian said curiously: "You don't have to worry about the materials. The Fuyu Shouzhou of the Southern Tang Dynasty is the most important thing. You will never need less materials. It's just how many people and time you need. In fact, you can have as many people as you want. The most critical thing is the ratio of time and manpower.”

Venerable Bailian has lived for such a long time, so he has more or less experience.If one person does ten days' work, ten people may not be able to finish it in one day, and it may even take two or three days to complete the project.This is human nature and has nothing to do with mathematics.

Only idiots like Li Hongji would think that what one person can do in ten days can be done by ten people in one day.It takes seven days for one ship to go from Haizhou to Pingzhou. Seven ships sail together... It only takes one day to go from Haizhou to Pingzhou.

In fact, Venerable Bailian wanted to use this matter to make fun of Li Hongji several times, but he is the prince after all, so he should give him some face.

In the past, the relationship between Venerable White Lotus and Venerable Li Hongji was very unfamiliar. Although they stayed together for many years, they rarely talked. Li Hongji didn't want to deal with this old man, and Venerable White Lotus didn't want to deal with this idiot either.Because of Li Jing's kindness back then, he had to be responsible for protecting these two idiots. Although the salary was good, Venerable White Lotus himself was still very resistant.

But after Wu Yazi came, the situation became much better.Venerable Bailian witnessed Li Hongji's growth with his own eyes, so he also hoped to use his last bit of life and strength to support a real emperor.

In fact, Venerable Bailian knew very well that Li Jing was also an idiot, just an idiot with a little brain.Today's Li Hongji is no worse than Li Jing, even many times stronger than him.Just support the emperor to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and then govern the country well.

Li Hongji was still studying, and he needed to do many things for him, so Venerable Bailian was so concerned about Shouzhou's fortifications.Because what they lack most now is time. As long as the autumn harvest is over, the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty will come to the east of the Huaihe River again and continue to attack Shouzhou.

Wang Hui shook his head and said: "I can't say for sure. I don't know the structure and situation of Shouzhou. Even if I know, it will take some time to plan. If we just build equipment, we have enough time and manpower to build at least ten catapults in a day." And five continuous crossbows. Of course, this also requires those workers to get used to it, and it will take at least half a month if they want to be proficient."

"That's it...it's not too long, as long as it can be used immediately after it's built, it's considered a great achievement." Venerable Bailian said, "Dao Priest Wu Yazi really has the foresight to choose such a good technical master. As long as the King Clan's technology is in hand, Shouzhou is indestructible. As long as Shouzhou stands upright, Da Zhou will be at a loss for anything."

"Don't think too much about it. I don't know what the big Zhou will do. It has nothing to do with me whether I win or lose. I just help you take a master of the royal clan back to build fortifications."

Venerable Bai Lian chuckled and said, "Master Wu Yazi really likes to joke. As long as Shouzhou is defended, how can Da Zhou have the ability to go straight in? Aren't they afraid of the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty?"

"The Naval Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty is indeed powerful, but in fact..." Tian Ya suddenly felt pain, because Xiang'er who was beside him pinched him.

There was nothing he couldn't say in Tianya's mouth. If he continued to ask, he would definitely drag out his plan. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin would definitely be killed by the Southern Tang navy if he didn't get the news that the plan had been leaked.

Xiang'er knew about this plan, so she pinched him.After all, that was the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As His Highness the Great Zhou Dynasty, Tianya couldn't even trick his own people, let alone the method he came up with himself.

If Tian Ya sincerely wanted to cheat Da Zhou, it wouldn't matter, but if he accidentally cheated Da Zhou to death because of his talkativeness...it would be very embarrassing, probably even he himself couldn't accept this fact.

Venerable Bailian asked curiously: "Could it be possible that the Southern Tang navy will be defeated by the Great Zhou? Daoist Wu Yazi, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is actually very simple. Don't think that you have no scruples because you are strong. The navy sails a boat. Only by being careful can you sail for thousands of years, right?"

"The Taoist priest Wu Yazi taught you that you really shouldn't be too careless." Venerable Bai Lian almost didn't take Wu Yazi's words to heart, because the Southern Tang navy was indeed powerful, so there was no need to attack directly. A group of people shot arrows in the river, What about the people on the shore?Swim into the water to fight?
It would be even better if Da Zhou also used the boat.Nan Tang's ship didn't need to do anything, just hitting it directly could knock Da Zhou's ship into pieces.So the Southern Tang navy has nothing to fear, whether on the shore or in the water, the Southern Tang navy is absolutely powerful.

Nowadays, there are more than [-] naval troops in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Only half of the navy is needed to crush all the armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty.It's a pity that the navy is in the water. Without a river, it cannot march.If the navy was allowed to disembark, it would undoubtedly give up the greatest advantage of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Zhou's military strength was already strong, and only in the Huaihe River could the navy restrain the infantry and cavalry of Great Zhou.

In fact, every place has its special combat power, just like the Southern Tang Navy, the Great Zhou infantry, and the Khitan cavalry, these are the three most powerful troops in the world today.

This is also related to the region. The terrain of Dazhou is uneven, and the water source is not well developed, so the infantry has the most advantage.If you want to attack the Great Zhou, you must first surpass the Great Zhou, whether in terms of numbers or combat effectiveness.

The rivers and waters here in the Southern Tang Dynasty are too developed, and the title of Land of Fish and Rice is not for nothing. Where there are fish, there will naturally be water, so the Southern Tang formed a navy to hold on to the territory.It is almost impossible to defeat the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty. No matter how powerful the army is, the infantry has nowhere to play when the navy is in the water.

The Khitan region is dominated by grasslands and plains, and the mountain of the Wang Clan is already a miracle, so in the Khitan region, they even more respect cavalry.

Because it is in the plains, as long as the cavalry charges up, the infantry is like mud under the horse's hooves, without any resistance.However, cavalry are not good at attacking cities, so Khitan's infantry are not bad.

Khitan iron cavalry is not only powerful in horses, soldiers are equally powerful.Khitan cavalry and archery skills are very accurate. Even if the same two cavalry units meet, the Khitan cavalry can use kite flying tactics to consume most of the enemy before launching a charge.

Cavalry and archery is also one of the very important training courses for cavalry, but the Khitan cavalry has superb archery skills, which cannot be compared with the Central Plains cavalry.Long-range consumable weapons like bows and arrows play a decisive role, and coupled with the mobility of cavalry, they are even more deadly.

Therefore, when fighting against the Khitan cavalry on the plains, the Central Plains soldiers had almost no possibility of defeating them. Even if there was a huge difference in troop strength, the horses of the Central Plains could not catch up with the Khitan cavalry at all.This is the Khitan's advantage on the grasslands, which is like the navy in the Southern Tang Dynasty. This is the regional characteristics and advantages.

Wang Hui said: "I agree with Taoist Master Wu Yazi. No matter how strong an army is, it will have weaknesses. Just like the Southern Tang navy, the navy is afraid of the river drying up. If there is no water, the combat effectiveness of the navy is far inferior to that of the infantry army. Because most of the navy is good at fighting. Mid-range and long-distance attacks such as bows and arrows are very disadvantageous in close combat. The Khitan cavalry actually has weaknesses, and the weaknesses lie in those horses."

"The weakness of the Khitan cavalry?"

"Yes, in fact, all cavalry have this weakness. As long as they suddenly make some very loud noises and startle the horses, all cavalry will be severely impacted." The weapon used to deal with Khitan iron cavalry is called Thunder Fire Stone. It can make a sound like thunder, and at the same time emit a strong flame. The combination of these two things will frighten all the horses. As long as the horses are frightened and want to let go It's not easy for them to calm down. Although horses wear blinders when they go to war, the heat and sound of the fire is something a horse cannot ignore."

Tian Ya said: "This method... is very common. Blindfolds can indeed make horses not afraid of fire, but loud noises can also scare horses. But what if the other party also wears earmuffs?"

Wang Hui suddenly thought, it makes sense.Since there are blindfolds, there must be earmuffs.If the opponent's mounts were all wearing blindfolds and earmuffs, and the horses were ordered to charge based on physical contact... Lei Huoshi had no choice.

After all, the orders of the cavalry are not difficult, there are only a few simple orders, and such a smart animal as a horse can be controlled very well even without the voice of its owner.

"Then what should we do? Does Taoist Priest Wu Yazi have a better way?"

"It's very simple. As long as I release Xiao Jinjin, if there is a horse on the opposite side that dares to move, I will be considered the loser." Tianya's method is very simple. Animals have the most sensitive sense of crisis. As long as Xiao Jinjin stands there, let alone Even a lion and a tiger may not dare to move when the horse is on the horse.

(End of this chapter)