Sole River Plain.
Yun Zheng has already led people to investigate above the river.
It is true that water can be dug out from above the river, but it is impossible to store too much water.
At least, he didn't need to worry about the enemy flooding his seven armies.
After confirming this, Yun Zheng ordered his men to choose a location to set up camp and build city walls.
The number of troops Yun Zheng has stockpiled here is actually not that large.
The vassal armies led by Fu Tianyan and Huo Gu each had 15,000 people, plus another 5,000 cavalry under Feng Yu, the Blood-Clothed Army, Deng Bao's troops, and his 5,000 personal guards.
In addition, there were 3,000 Northern Modorian troops led by Zulu.
All in all, there are just over 40,000 people.
However, the number of troops stockpiled by Qiuchi and Dayue on their borders reached 200,000.
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Even if we exclude the civilians who transport food and fodder, the two countries should have more than 100,000 soldiers capable of fighting.
There is still a disparity in power.
Moreover, it is hard to say the combat effectiveness of Fu Tianyan's vassal army.
Although these vassal armies have been trained for a long time, their personnel are complex after all.
No one knows how much combat power this kind of troops can exert on the battlefield.
In the blink of an eye, they had been building the city here for seven days.
However, Yun Zheng’s way of building the city was different from what everyone thought.
It would be more accurate to say that he was arranging a large formation with sections of city walls rather than building a city wall.
All the city walls are built in a staggered manner, with each section of the wall about ten feet long and ten feet high.
It's a little short, but it can stop the enemy.
These walls are made of yellow mud and stones. They are not as good as proper city walls, but they still have a certain defensive function.
Afterwards, Yun Zheng ordered people to start cutting down trees and build catapults on the spot.
Upon learning that Yun Zheng was going to make a trebuchet, Deng Bao immediately came to persuade him: "Your Highness, we don't have skilled craftsmen, so it's not realistic to make a large trebuchet. A small trebuchet with an attack range of forty feet is considered good. Instead of wasting time, we might as well build a few more sections of the city wall..."
“Who said it’s unrealistic?”
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you that I can make a trebuchet! Moreover, the attack distance of this trebuchet is longer than that of ordinary trebuchets!"
The principle of the catapult is very simple, it is the principle of lever.
You don't need a very skilled craftsman, just a carpenter will do.
There are so many people in Beimodo, so it is easy to find a few carpenters.
The most important thing is that the catapults used by Da Gan now are all manpower-pulled catapults.
The throwing distance of this trebuchet is very limited.
It would be considered good if you could throw a 30-kilogram stone more than 200 meters.
What he wanted to make was a counterweight trebuchet, which is the legendary Huihui cannon.
In his previous life, he had seen records about this thing in "Ming History. Military Records". It was said that this thing could throw a 300-jin stone 400 meters away.
He was not a skilled craftsman, and he did not dare to ask for too much.
It's enough if you can throw a 100-jin stone 300 meters away.
Of course, this thing creates too many impossibilities in a short period of time.
It shouldn't be a big problem to make two or three just in case.
"real?"
Deng Bao looked at Yun Zheng in surprise.
Everyone around Yun Zheng was also looking at him.
Your Highness not only knows how to make a trebuchet, but his trebuchet can also throw farther than the current trebuchets?
That would be great if this were true!
What they lack now is large-scale city defense weapons!
If Yun Zheng really made this kind of catapult, it would definitely be enough to give the enemy a hard time!
"Of course it's true!"
Yun Zheng laughed, "Okay, don't worry about this matter, I will personally supervise the construction!"
"Okay, I'll wait for Your Highness to surprise us!"
Deng Bao nodded heavily, and the others also looked surprised.
People who are familiar with Yun Zheng know that Yun Zheng will not brag on the battlefield.
Since Yun Zheng is so sure, it means that Yun Zheng is really confident that he can make that kind of catapult.
With these sections of city walls to divide the enemy, and large-scale city defense weapons, they dared to fight the enemy even if the enemy's 200,000 troops were all capable soldiers.
Just when everyone was pleasantly surprised, Qin Qihu came forward again and said, "Brother, it's been so long, why haven't the Three Kingdoms made any movement? If the enemy doesn't attack, even if you make a catapult, it will be useless!"
"It doesn't matter."
Yun Zheng smiled indifferently, "As long as they don't care, we will continue to build the city! It's not us who should be anxious now, but our enemies!"
He wished the enemy would just ignore them.
The enemy didn't care and they continued to do their own thing.
With so many people, if he were given two months, he could definitely build a complete city wall.
Although it is certainly crude, it will definitely be of great benefit to garrisoning troops for defense.
"I still want them to attack."
Qin Qihu looked up and asked, "Is there any news from Jiayao?"
"No."
Yun Zheng shook his head. "Jia Yao will not act rashly. As long as the Gui Fang does not move, she will definitely not attack without authorization."
Jia Yao was reluctant to use Bei Huan's family fortune to fight.
Although we are actively attacking, we also need to look for opportunities.
If the Guifang army had continued to gather together and defend on the spot, Jia Yao would definitely not dare to attack with 20,000 people.
Now, Jia Yao will attack only when the Guifang troops are mobilized.
As the two were talking, Tong Gang suddenly ran over and said, "Your Highness, there is news from Princess Jiayao!"
Tong Gang said this and immediately handed over a small bamboo tube the size of a thumb.
Yun Zheng took it, immediately took out the rolled-up paper from the bamboo tube and walked towards the fire next to him.
"What's the news?"
"Isn't this news about the enemy?"
"Why does it feel like your Highness and Princess Jiayao are just chatting?"
Everyone looked at the words on the note in confusion.
This doesn't look like an important enemy situation at all!
Isn’t it a bit too extravagant for Jiayao to use the white falcon to send a message and chat with Yun Zheng?
"Alright, alright, stop talking, you'll find out in a moment!"
Yun Zheng smiled and continued to roast the note next to the fire.
After baking for a while, the hidden numbers on the paper appeared.
Yun Zheng quickly compared the numbers and began to look for the corresponding words.
Soon, Yun Zheng deciphered the message from Jia Yao.
The 40,000-strong Guifang army wants to join forces with ours and leave the Western Desert Corridor. We will seize the opportunity to annihilate them.
The note was limited in length, and Jiayao's message was also very concise.
However, this is enough for Yun Zheng.
Did Guifang finally choose to cooperate with Beihuan and wanted to attack the rear of the Beifu Army?
Now, the guarding force of the Yanhuishan camp is extremely weak.
Gao He led 10,000 reserve troops to guard there.
The Guifang wanted to use 40,000 troops plus Beihuan's 20,000 troops to launch a surprise attack on the Yanhuishan camp, which was a bit of an exaggeration.
It is obvious that Guifang also does not trust Beihuan.
It is estimated that Guifang also wanted to find an opportunity to kill Beihuan’s troops, and then use elite troops to leave the Moxi Corridor and launch a surprise attack on the Yanhuishan camp.
Otherwise, after leaving the Moxi Corridor, they would split their troops into two groups, one to block their reinforcements and the other to attack the Yanhuishan camp over a long distance.
When Yun Zheng told everyone the news from Jia Yao, everyone was surprised and frowned secretly.
After hesitating for a long time, Qin Qihu was the first to speak: "Brother, can Jia Yao... be trusted?"
Although he always made fun of Yun Zheng and Jia Yao, he also knew how much Jia Yao hated Yun Zheng.
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