They’re coming! Sure enough, there were a lot of people, more than 500 able-bodied men (some of whom seemed unfit), a very powerful force.
The visitors from the sea were able to find the stone city of the Hai tribe so accurately from the sea. It seemed that some of the Baipi, Hai and others who went out to sea last winter were arrested and betrayed the Hai tribe.
You understand, if you were captured and tortured, you might not be able to withstand it.
That doesn't make sense. Since someone betrayed the information about Stone City, the enemy should know the situation in Stone City. How could they dare to come here? Ma Yue was very curious.
Could it be that the enemy had bows and arrows with a very long range? Bows and arrows were indeed useful tools for fighting, but unfortunately, Ma Yue didn't know how to make them.
In reality, Ma Yue didn't know much about warfare. He did know a little from reading some history books, but he knew that attacking a city was nothing more than a few tactics, the most common of which was relying on manpower. No matter when, the attacking side would always suffer the most losses.
"Where's the ladder? How are you going to get up here without a ladder? This is a three-meter-high wall, after all. Just jumping up? Damn! A three-meter wall seems a bit too low."
Oh, that's right, isn't it.
The visitors from the sea have sent some people to the jungle to cut down trees and make ladders.
Is three meters high? If you're a strong and agile opponent, you could probably reach the top without a ladder. The problem is, even if you could reach the wall with a leap, do you think the defenders on the wall are all dead, watching you climb up?
Just wait patiently.
With the tools of that era, it took a lot of time to cut down trees and tie them together to make ladders.
Ma Yue lost interest and got off the defensive platform.
Suddenly, Ma Yue remembered something. It seemed like he had seen a war scene in a novel that mentioned the "gold juice" used to defend a city.
Haha! Ma Yue had a wicked smile on his face.
But, boiling 'golden juice' in a clay pot? That's such a waste, right?
There's no wall or ditch outside the city walls. If the enemy, regardless of losses, were to charge down the wall, would they still have a chance to throw "gold juice" while they were busy defending themselves? Oh! The wall is still a little too low. If it were only seven or eight meters high...
Never mind, let’s try to make some “golden juice” first, what if it comes in handy?
Ma Yue wasn't a real warrior, after all; much of his thinking was based on his imagination. The war had already begun, so why would he still worry about the pottery basin? Saving as many lives as possible was more important than anything else.
The defense platform is quite spacious, and its height is about one to half a meter lower than the stone city area. If it is well concealed, it can block a lot of enemy long-range weapons.
Ma Yue stopped the busy high priest and gave him some general instructions.
Will this work? The high priest didn't understand the aggressiveness of the 'gold juice'. Since Ma Yue said it was okay, it must work.
Some old and weak people were gathered together and started... digging out manure!
When making "golden juice" in a clay pot, one must wear thick leather gloves, otherwise, how can one hold the pot properly? As for the taste, I guess primitive people didn't care much about it, right?
The enemy will not attack the city for a while, so there is no need to rush to heat up the 'gold juice'.
In Stone City, the food was almost ready, so we had to fill our bellies first. At least everyone had some meat; meat was good for keeping hungry. Luckily, the hunting team was quite good this year, and they had plenty of salted meat in stock.
A large number of stones and flying guns are ready, and all that remains is to wait.
If the enemy wasn't anxious, Ma Yue was even less so. Jungle Division 1 would only take two or three days on foot. Ma Yue had already sent wildebeest scouts, and if they rode wildebeest, it would be even faster. It was estimated that the journey would take about a day each way.
It would take about two days to go back and forth. Ma Yue was naturally happy that the enemy was willing to stall. He hoped that his wildebeest cavalry would arrive in time.
Of course, there seems to be little hope. Can the enemy fight continuously for two days?
As for the Grassland Second Division, Ma Yue didn't send anyone there to request reinforcements because they didn't have a large number of wildebeest. Even if they did, it wouldn't mean much. The enemy forces outside were too numerous. Even if all fifty strong men from the Grassland Second Division came to reinforce, they wouldn't be able to defeat the enemy outside the city.
Night has fallen, and the enemy outside the city has begun to camp. Work is still underway to build the wooden ladder. Will the enemy fight at night? Perhaps the battle will begin at dawn tomorrow.
The enemy outside had already started a bonfire. I don't know if they brought fire with them or if they were using a method of drilling wood together to make fire, but they had already started it.
Leaving sentries on the four city walls, most people began to sleep.
Sure enough, primitive people did not know how to fight at night.
The next morning, the enemy from overseas had a full meal, two well-made ladders, and a large number of soldiers followed the charge.
The direction of attack was naturally towards the east city gate.
"Charlatan, is that all?" Shuichong opened his mouth in surprise.
"I thought the enemies from overseas had some new tricks." Even the high priest watching the battle on the defense platform curled his lips.
"A mob!" The second priest has learned this idiom.
It is true that the military training of the Sea Tribe places great emphasis on formation and integrity. After being accustomed to the mighty Sea Tribe troops charging at the enemy, I really can't stand this chaotic offensive anymore.
"What's wrong?" Ma Yue was confused. Since you overseas enemies came here well prepared, you should at least do something new, right?
Are more than 500 enemies formidable? Back when the Sea Tribe was just a timber wall, it faced attacks from the coalition forces of five tribes. For the people of the Sea Tribe, these people really... We have rich defensive experience.
"Okay, Shuichong, you are the leader, don't be careless." Ma Yue walked down the defensive platform and left the rest to Shuichong and Luo Bai.
The enemy just attacks while the Sea Tribe defends, so it's not difficult.
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