Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 301
"General Niu, please!" Zhang Yi made a gesture of invitation to Niu Jinda, then waved to Xue Wanren and Tang Peng, motioning for them to follow, and led them towards the top of the fort.

The fort was constructed using the method of a small city. It is said that the fort is actually an independent small city. Apart from the relatively small scale, it should have all the functions. Therefore, the defensive circle of the No. 19 fort is actually a city wall.

The city wall is about ten feet high. Unlike Shuofang City, Shuofang City is covered with soil and concrete.But the fortress is different, it is almost completely built with all cement, although some stones were used instead because the fired red bricks could not keep up with the progress, but even so, it is obviously stronger after being poured with cement.

Walking on the city wall, there is a feeling that the sky is high and the clouds are clear. The height of ten feet is enough to overlook the flat grassland, and you can see everything on the horizon clearly.If an enemy army comes over, it can be found tens of miles away. Such a fortress not only has a defensive function, but also has a reconnaissance function.

Touching the thick city wall, Niu Jinda was very satisfied with this kind of wall as solid as a rock. If he saw the walls of Shuofang City before and he was full of confidence to defend Shuofang, this confidence was undoubtedly the same when he set foot on this fortress. It sublimated to the extreme.

Niu Jinda can say without any scruples that Shuofang City's defense system will definitely not lose to Chang'an City. Although the manpower is slightly insufficient, it is definitely the best in the Tang Dynasty.

However, Zhang Yi didn't give Niu Jinda the slightest possibility of complacency. When Niu Jinda just smiled, a ladle of cold water had already poured on Niu Jinda's head.

"General Niu, look!" Zhang Yi stepped forward and pointed to the endless prairie in front of him and said, "In front of us is the entire Hetao, and behind us is the mouth of the Hetao. In addition to our service, if it is a large army, it is impossible to escape our detection! But one thing, if it is a large army attacking the city, although they cannot attack us for a while, we also have no way to check and balance them !"

After speaking, Zhang Yi pointed to the archers on the side, and continued: "Limited to the conditions, we can only use bows and arrows to defend against the enemy, and you know the lethality of bows and arrows, so we can only kill them individually!"

What Zhang Yi meant was very clear. If it was just a single point kill, it would be impossible for the small number of archers in the fortress to play a real defensive role.

After all, there is a certain distance between the fortresses, and this distance is undoubtedly beyond the range of bows and arrows. If the enemy really ran around the fortress and Shuofang City directly and attacked from the side, risking the loss of thousands of lives, then what happened behind them? There is no longer any danger.

At that time, it was a disaster for Datang.

Although according to common sense, this approach of going deep alone is very risky, but as a military director, Niu Jinda has to consider this possibility.

Then the fortress has more than enough defense, but its shortcoming is insufficient attack!
Xue Wanren also reacted, and immediately said: "Then can we form a small cavalry in the auxiliary arms?"

"Cavalry?" Niu Jinda's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xue Wanren.

Xue Wanren said: "That's right, it's the cavalry! In fact, we also made some deals with nearby tribes before, exchanging salt for their war horses, so although we don't have many war horses at present, we have more than [-] horses .If we use these war horses as a basis, and select some veterans from the original defenders, it should be feasible. As long as we don’t fight those Turkic people recklessly, causing them some trouble, or sneak attack is still feasible.”

I have to say that Xue Wanren's idea is good.

Because those former defenders had been stationed in Shuofang all the year round, they knew some riding skills. It was indeed the best candidates to use them to form light cavalry, but in Zhang Yi's opinion, there were too few light cavalry with hundreds of people.

Of course, there is another point, that is, even though these veterans know some riding skills, compared to the Turkic people on horseback, their riding skills are not enough at all, even if it is a sneak attack, the entire army may be wiped out The possibility is also very high.

However, Niu Jinda was moved. It is undeniable that if Shuofang City really had such a group of cavalry, it would definitely play a vital role in Shuofang's defense.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to use this kind of cavalry to fight head-on with the Turks. As a veteran, he knows very well how to arrange the troops to play the most important role, so what he is thinking about now is how to use this cavalry of hundreds of people to fight against the Turks. The role of connection and support between the city and surrounding fortresses.

After all, if there is such a highly mobile cavalry, it is a good choice whether it is transporting arrows or assisting in defense from the rear.

Zhang Yi also thought of this, but he felt that it would not be easy to keep Shuofang if it was just these means.You know, Li Jing's military order letter clearly stated that the Turkic army is a total of [-] troops. Such an army, let alone attacking a small Shuofang City, if it is used properly, it will not be a problem even if it is a grassland. Pass.

Therefore, out of consideration for his own safety, Zhang Yi felt that it was very necessary for him to come up with his last means of life-saving. After all, life-saving is the most important thing at this critical moment. It will be a matter of time before he is connected with the "Taiping Essentials" by someone with a heart and a heart.

At that moment, Zhang Yi made a decision in his heart, and then nodded towards Yue Shili, who had been unknown all along.

Yue Eleven has always played the role of a bodyguard. Because of his status, even Niu Jinda and Xue Wanren respect him very much. Except for the normal sergeants discussing whether he will not participate, he seems to be a very detached existence in the army.

After receiving Zhang Yi's instructions, Yue Shiyi also nodded towards Zhang Yi, then quickly took out a bamboo tube from his body, and walked slowly to Niu Jinda.

"Defend the city, use this!" Yue Shili still cherished words like gold, with no trace of emotion on his cold face, and handed the bamboo tube to Niu Jinda.

"This is?" Niu Jinda took the bamboo tube. Although he didn't know what was inside the bamboo tube, he didn't underestimate it at all.

Because the person who gave him the bamboo tube was Yue Eleventh, so he had to pay attention to it.

"Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!" Yue Eleven paused and said: "The front is the fuse, light it with fire and throw it out and you will know its power!"

(End of this chapter)