Ma Guang's words were so inspiring that even he felt his blood boiling, and those around him naturally cheered loudly. Subsequently, the wheat in the Miaozhou area began to be harvested one after another.
The people were now puzzled. Those government officials who usually dared not even look up at each other were now patrolling the fields in groups of three or five. They were also helping to solve any problems that a family was facing. For families with few able-bodied men, the government even helped hire people to help with the harvest. A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, before a heavy rain came down, all the wheat in Miaozhou was harvested and dried.
The rain came just in time. While the soil was still loose, the corn seeds were planted. Thinking of the piles of grain sacks at home, and looking at the corn seeds scattered in the ground, the farmers who had worked all day showed a relieved smile.
At this moment, Xu Di couldn't quite manage a smile, because Wuzhou had been attacked for the fourth time. Ma Ming and his men were still holding out to the death, but this attack was the most intense of the four. In terms of both numbers and weaponry, the Great Yan had somehow managed to create some homemade bombs. Although their power couldn't compare to the ones Xu Di had developed, they still caused significant damage to Wuzhou's city walls. When Ma Ming sent someone to tell Xu Di, that person said that if the Great Yan attacked again, the city walls would probably be no match for them.
Now it's time to test our patience. Whoever can't hold out will be utterly defeated. But if Wuzhou can't withstand the attack of the Great Yan, they might really be able to drive straight into Wuzhou.
Zheng Boyuan looked worriedly at the border river rushing below the cliff and said, "Brother, why don't we send people to Wuzhou first? The Great Yan is currently at the height of its power, and they might really use Wuzhou as a breakthrough point."
Xu Di shook his head and said, "The number of people in Luzhou can't be reduced any further. I've sent the craftsmen around me over there to help make some small trinkets. Hopefully, these things can hold out for a while. I'm just hoping that the Yan people in Luzhou can take action soon. If we keep waiting like this, the morale of the army will also be affected."
After a long period of research, the craftsmen under Xu Di's command successfully produced cement.
Xu Di didn't want to promote cement on a large scale because the technology was too backward and making cement would only cause devastating damage to the environment. So after making it, he only familiarized himself with the manufacturing process. This time, for the sake of Wuzhou's city wall, Xu Di decided to make some cement to repair the city wall properly, and also to make some thunderbolts for the city wall's defense.
After Xu Di arranged for people to go there, he led the less than three thousand men of Lüzhou Guard to guard the border river line. Later, he heard that after those craftsmen went to Wuzhou, they used local materials to make a lot of gray stone powder. When this stone powder came into contact with water, it became exceptionally strong. With the help of this stone powder, Wuzhou City was quickly repaired. Not only that, when the Great Yan attacked the city again, the city walls that could be easily destroyed before were not easily damaged even by swords, spears and halberds.
Those egg-sized thunderbolts were thrown one by one into the Great Yan army. Each explosion could injure many people. The Great Yan did not expect to kick a hornet's nest this time and returned defeated.
Xu Di had made preparations. In the middle of the night, he heard the sound of gongs. Xu Di, who was sleeping fully clothed, jumped up and came out of his tent in a few steps. He saw firelight in the distance. According to the plan that had been practiced many times, after discovering the enemy, the soldiers of Daliang performed their duties. Some gave warnings, some defended, and some provided cover.
Xu Di walked to the edge of the cliff and saw that some people had already scuba-died down to the bottom of the cliff from the river. Thinking of the landmines buried at the bottom of the cliff, Xu Di smiled coldly. After the landmine went off, the small platform at the bottom of the cliff would probably be blown up too.
Sure enough, soon the roar of explosions and screams of agony rang out below. Xu Di ordered his men to prepare for a counterattack. Once the Great Yan army withdrew, they would enter Great Yan territory from this side. Xu Di was determined to capture that Military Advisor An no matter what.
The cliff was used as a city wall, with many battlements and arrows on it. Because of the poor lighting at night, Xu Di did not allow the use of arrows, but waited patiently.
Soon, torches were seen returning to the territory of the Great Yan. Xu Di gave an order, and several crossbows were pulled out from the back. Soldiers began to tidy up the ropes attached to the crossbow arrows. After the Great Yan people had almost all withdrawn, Xu Di ordered his men to activate the crossbows. The arrows, with their ropes attached, whizzed to the other side. After a strong tug, Xu Di led his special forces team, carrying ropes on their backs, attaching roller skates to the ropes, and pushing off the edge of the cliff, speeding towards the other side.
Xu Di led the vanguard. After getting off the ropes and securing them, they signaled to the other side. Then, soldiers from Daliang continuously rode their roller skates towards Dayan.
This battle was decided by Xu Di after much deliberation. Waiting to be beaten was not Xu Di's style. Xu Di wanted to strike hard, but he didn't have a good opportunity. Xu Di had prepared a lot for this crossing of the river. Even the last night talk with the enemy camp was just part of this crossing.
These Liang soldiers who followed Xu Di across the river were all specially trained by Xu Di. They were all highly skilled in martial arts and could easily handle two or three Yan soldiers. Xu Di led his men and pursued them for several miles. Xu Di firmly believed that Yan had made many preparations for this crossing of the river and had even launched four sieges of Wuzhou. However, a few landmines below the cliff brought Yan's crossing to an abrupt end.
All of this was within Xu Di's calculations. What he needed to do now was to lead his men deep into the territory of the Great Yan, capture the military advisor An, and bring him back to Daliang. Xu Di still had many mysteries that he needed the military advisor to help solve.
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