Chapter 58 Fort-style Wall

(It's Monday again, brothers, help me get the red ticket! In addition, the collection is almost 6,000. Work harder. If you don't collect it, please collect it! If it's 6,000, it will explode!)

Xiao Tianjian took this drawing away and exposed the following drawing. Several craftsmen looked down. The shape of the things drawn on this drawing was very strange. It seemed to be the structure of the wall, but it was a little similar. So they all looked up at Xiao Tianjian and waited for Xiao Tianjian to answer their questions.

Xiao Tianjian took a carbon strip and pointed to this picture and said, "This picture is a new style of wall structure. I call it a burghe wall. The most important thing here is these raised positions. Please take a closer look!

These raised positions are similar to the towers on the ordinary city walls. The upper part is a hollow structure, which can hide soldiers, and there are also holes on both sides. Some light guns can be arranged. It can also be used as a camp for garrison officers and soldiers on weekdays!

Outside the rambed village wall, there are ready-made stones here. It is best to apply a layer of stone. If it can't be completed in a short time, the next step will be done slowly, but the main body of the rambed wall must be completed first!" Xiao Tianjian pointed to what was drawn on the drawing and explained it to the craftsmen.

"General! Can you ask the little one? The little one can't understand it!" A craftsman carefully interrupted Xiao Tianjian's words and said to Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "If you don't understand, just ask!" It's best to ask clearly now. Don't be confused. It's not beautiful to make a mistake at that time!"

The craftsman boldly pointed to the drawings and said, "General, the city wall is not built like this. It is so convex and concave. It is not convenient to shoot arrows and cannons at the mouth of the wall of the fortress wall!" What's more, if the holes on these are opened like this, the people inside can't shoot out, whether they fire cannons or arrows! If one doesn't work well, it will hit the opposite wall! How can the general be so disciplined?"

"Hahaha... Let's get to the point! OK! You observed it carefully! Ha ha! Now is the time to ask!

Listen to me to explain it to you! You see, if the wall is built like this, although the thickness is only less than two feet, look carefully, what is the thickness from here to here?

Xiao Tianjian pointed to the raised position on the drawing, pulled a straight line to the sunken position, and asked several craftsmen.

Several craftsmen looked at it and immediately exclaimed, "If you look at it this way, won't the wall be widened? Looking at it this way, if the wall is 1.5 feet thick, it will be at least a few feet thick here!"

"Yes, it is through this kind of folding that the raised edges and corners of the wall are aimed at the outside. Think about it, if the enemy wants to bombard our wall with artillery, is it still possible? I guess that even if you don't apply a layer of stones outside, even if this officer pulls a few Hongyi cannons, it will be difficult to knock down our wall!

Come and see! What you said about the position of these holes is really good. If the holes are opened here, you can't hit the enemy outside at all, but can the enemy hit these places?

If the enemy wants to lean the ladder against the wall, they must enter these depressions and look at the holes on both sides! Humph! As long as they dare to rush here, this is their burial place!" Xiao Tianjian then explained to these people with a charcoal pen.

Everyone, including Zhang Chao, listened to Xiao Tianjian's explanation at this time, combined with the drawings, and immediately outlined this so-called burgh-style wall in his mind. At the same time, he outlined a scene of the enemy's attack in his mind. Think about it again. Thinking about the position of those holes, several people took a cold breath almost at the same time.

Because until now do they really understand the insidiousness of the wall "designed" by Xiao Tianjian. Such a wall does not pay attention to the defense of the frontal enemy at all, but most of the firepower points to both sides, that is, between the two bulges, the enemy's artillery bombards. Such a wall is not afraid of their bombardment at all. The wall at the corner can't be penetrated at all, and the enemy can only rely on people to attack the wall, and they can't set up a ladder at the edges and corners, so if they want to lean on the wall, they must enter the depression of the wall.

But once the enemy enters the depression, they will find that they have fallen into the trap. No matter which side of the ladder they lean against the wall, they will be shot by the defenders behind them, which can be said to be attacked by the enemy.

And even if they climb halfway, in the hollow position above, the defenders hidden inside can also find out the fork, push down the long ladder on the wall or stab the enemy lying on the ladder with a long gun. This move is really vicious. If such a wall is really built according to Xiao Tianjian's requirements, for Ren For the attacking side, this will become their nightmare.

Therefore, this kind of wall focuses not on the development of frontal firepower, but highlights the development of side firepower, forming an effective crossfire in the place where the enemy attacks. At the same time, this structure is used to greatly enhance the stability of the wall. There is no way to carry heavy siege equipment, and it is useless to hit the cannon. This At first, everyone finally understood and couldn't help sweating coldly.

Xiao Tianjian asked them with a smile, "After I said that, is there anything else that the big guy doesn't understand?"

The craftsman who asked questions immediately bowed and said to Xiao Tianjian, "Little Lu blunt, I really didn't understand why this wall was built like this at the beginning. Now the little one understands what the general means. It turns out that if you build a wall like this, even immortals will be difficult to attack!"

"I can't say that. If the number of enemy troops exceeds dozens of times, and they are not afraid of death, then they may not be able to attack, hehe! I'm just afraid that with the quality of officers and soldiers, not many soldiers will work so hard!

By the way, let's take a look at the gate again. The gate should also be rebuilt here. The gate must be opened towards the side wall on one side. In this way, if the other party wants to hit the door, it must turn its back to the side wall, and there can't be a big crash here. In short, our enemies can only hit their heads and bloodshed as soon as they get here. Just go! Guys, what's the problem?

This is just my idea. In terms of specific details, it depends on you to improve it. How to build it? Let's discuss it together and choose a steward, and everyone will listen to the steward's arrangement!" Xiao Tianjian dropped the carbon bar and clapped his hands to the crowd.

Several craftsmen pushed me. Finally, under the recommendation of Zhang Chao, a craftsman was appointed as the stew manager for repairing the wall this time. This person was the craftsman who just said and asked. Xiao Tianjian asked him his name and learned that his surname was Lin Baotian, so Xiao Tian Jian gave him a name and called him the chief engineer of the Shuangfengzhai fortifications this time, or the chief engineer for short! So the first chief worker of Xing Tianjun was so fresh.

The reason why Xiao Tianjian considered building the wall of the important part of Shuangfengzhai into a castle-style wall is that in addition to operating it as a solid fortress that is a headache for the enemy, another reason is that it is impossible for Xing Tianjun to cast heavy artillery in a short time. If an ordinary wall is built, one One day, they attracted a large number of officers and soldiers to suppress it. The officers and soldiers pulled heavy artillery, especially in case they get one or two heavy Hongyi cannons, put them far away and bombarded the wall. It is estimated that they can only stare and be beaten. In this era, the power of imported or imitation Hongyi cannons is already quite considerable. The city wall can't withstand repeated bombardments, so since it is very important here, don't hesitate to spend more money to directly build the wall in several key places into a fortress-like wall, and let the officers and soldiers pull heavy artillery!

However, he did not think of building the whole Shuangfengzhai into a crest. After all, building a crest is an extremely cost-consuming thing of human, material and financial resources. In his current situation, if he wants to build a serious large-scale crest, there is no such possibility at all, so he can only close a few sections because it is simple. The wall at the key is designed as a simple burglar-shaped wall, which is enough for Shuangfengzhai, and the amount of work can also be limited to his ability.

However, even so, the amount of construction of such a wall greatly exceeds the amount of construction of an ordinary wall. Of course, the cost will be larger, and the amount of labor will be many times more than the construction of an ordinary wall, but Xiao Tianjian does not consider these things now.

With the current reputation of Xing Tianjun among the local people, the people will definitely be willing to help them. Especially at present, when the people don't accept it, the people don't have much food. As long as they put up a big pot and provide the people who come to help with their stomachs, it is estimated that there will never be few people coming, so You don't need to pay for labor, and you can basically solve the problem by investing a batch of food.

As for the materials, there is no problem with cutting down the wood in the west forest, and there is loess at the foot of the mountain. There is limestone very close to here, and then burn some lime. His subordinates want carpenters to have carpenters, masons and masons. There is no problem in doing these things, and he does not intend to mix it with glutinous rice juice. Building a wall in the soil, glutinous rice is really hard to find now! Therefore, if the existing materials are used to build this burgh-style wall, it will basically not cost much, mainly the expenditure of grain.

However, this problem will not be too big. Now he has sent a group of Yan Chongxi people out to get food. Before the New Year, they must have brought back a batch of food. After the Spring Festival, he will also send people to take turns to pick up food. Therefore, as long as he does not encounter a big change, he should not run out of food, and there is another advantage in doing so, that is It can attract the locals not to go out to escape the wasteland, stabilize the people on this land, feed them with workers, and make full use of their manpower. In this way, there should be no big problem in rebuilding the fortress wall here.