Chapter 245: Tens of Millions of Jin
Sishui Pass is a diamond-shaped area surrounded by Jining City with the Grand Canal as a moat and a city wall more than ten feet high.
The size of this area has already surpassed the concept of ordinary checkpoints, because ordinary checkpoints are smaller than cities, but the Sishui Pass contains a Jining City. If we talk about the area alone, neither the Ming capital nor the Jinling City is as big as the Sishui Pass!
However, at this moment, Sishui Pass only has an outer circle of city walls and a circle of moat after the canal was forked and diverted. Apart from the Jining City which originally had a population of more than 100,000, the rest of the place is still farmland.
In other words, this is not a complete level yet, and a lot of things still need to be built.
At about noon that morning, Chen Jiu arrived at Sishui Pass with eight disciples and an army of more than 200,000 from the Eighth Battalion.
There was no way. The people of Hongmeng Sect were obviously intimidated by the power of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and dared not attack Jiuling Mountain City. And it was unlikely that the imperial army would cross the Yishan, Lushan and Taishan mountains which stretched for more than a thousand miles to attack.
The focus of their attack is likely to be Nanzhili, and Sishui Pass will be the first to bear the brunt of the attack. A solid fortress must be built here.
At this moment, they basically don't practice during the day. They are basically busy in Sishui Pass. Only at night, he will bring his eight disciples and more than 200,000 Liuhe troops into the Immortal Mansion, Divine Kingdom and Demonic Power Space to practice together.
Although it was still early, the sky above Sishui Pass was already filled with bats. Almost all the earthly immortals of the Green Lotus Sect had been transferred here to transport materials. The 50,000 troops originally scattered in various cities of Yanzhou Prefecture were also being transported here. There were also young and strong men recruited from Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture, as well as the common people from several counties north of Sishui Pass and all the surrounding villages were being sent to the checkpoint.
Sishui Pass was already bustling with people and busy figures everywhere. The houses, roads, streets, shops, various workshops, etc. were taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye, and hundreds of thousands of people were working busily.
At this moment, Yu Qi was leading tens of thousands of golden gods under his command to build various towers and halls here, and engraving magic arrays day and night. Luo Li was also commanding a group of elders and protectors of the Qinglian Sect to lead 100,000 troops and more than 200,000 young and strong men to build various city defense facilities and street shops there.
Chen Jiu directly released his eight disciples and more than 200,000 troops from the Eight Camps, and Yu Dayou and others started to work with their own troops.
He came to Luo Li and asked with concern: "Ah Li, how are you? Are you busy?"
Luo Li immediately put away his majestic look and smiled slightly, "It's not that I'm busy, but I haven't commanded so many people to work for a long time, so I'm a little rusty."
Chen Jiu sighed slightly and said, "There is no other way. We have too few capable officials who can take charge of the situation. I can only trouble you for a while. How about it? Have you figured out the population statistics for the north of Sishui Pass? How long will it take to complete the migration?"
Luo Li said without hesitation: "There are six counties and one state in the north of Sishui Pass that belong to Yanzhou Prefecture. If all the people were to move here, there would be more than one million people. However, we only need to move the population in the military crossing areas on both sides of the canal, which is only more than 400,000, less than 500,000.
If these 400,000 people were to relocate at full strength, it would only take a day or two. However, the roads and streets here have not been built yet, and there are not many houses. There is no place to live if people are relocated here. I think it is better to build the roads and streets first, then concentrate manpower to build houses, and then relocate the people in batches.
It will take about half a month to start the large-scale migration, and another month to complete the migration of all the people. The people in Sishuiguan are all farmers who used to farm in this area. "
One and a half months, probably about right.
After all, it would take about a month for the imperial army to arrive here from the capital, and at this moment, the 600,000-strong army has not made any movement.
Chen Jiu nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then let's prepare the housing first and then move the people there in batches."
Luo Li thought about it carefully and asked, "Ajiu, why don't we move all the people in Jining City out? Then I will send people to repair the city and convert it into barracks and warehouses. In this way, I can store all the food and supplies in Jining City, and we don't have to defend Ziyang. This will give us another 50,000 soldiers to defend Sishui Pass."
Well, doing this is somewhat like making a desperate attempt to defend Sishui Pass.
Okay, as I said, if they can’t defend such a strong pass, then there is nowhere else they can defend. They will fight to the death with the imperial army here!
Chen Jiu nodded slowly and said, "Okay, you can handle this. I'll go see how Old Seven is doing."
Yu Qi was now more experienced in engraving magic arrays, and the golden gods under his command were also veterans in building these towers and halls, and they were very skillful in their work.
Chen Jiu jumped onto Yu Qi's shoulder and smiled slightly, "How about it, Old Seven, how long will it take for the defense array here to be completed?"
Yu Qi said without hesitation: "If it is just the defense array in the north, it will take about half a month. If it is the defense array of the entire Sishui Pass, it will probably take about two months."
Chen Jiu thought about it, then nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's engrave the northern defense array first. There's no need to rush the entire Sishui Pass. It will take time for the imperial army to arrive, and they are unlikely to launch a fierce attack as soon as they arrive."
At this time, Yu Dayou suddenly jumped up and bowed, saying, "Master, you are here too?"
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "Why, are you here to see Lao Qi?"
Yu Dayou nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes , disciple would like to ask Uncle Seventh Master for advice."
Yu Qi stopped what he was doing immediately after calling him Uncle Seven. He asked with great interest, "What's the matter, Dayou? What kind of magic array do you want to learn?"
Yu Dayou quickly took out a tower shield that was taller than a man and humbly asked, "Seventh Master, what kind of magic array can be engraved on it?"
Yu Qi picked up the shield with two fingers and looked at it carefully, then nodded slightly and said, "Well, this shield is well made. You can engrave a reinforcement array on the front and an array to weaken the magical power attack on the sides. In this way, this shield can resist a few attacks from the magical power of the earth immortals."
Upon hearing this, Yu Dayou couldn't help but said excitedly, "Okay, please ask Uncle Seventh Master to carve two magic arrays on it to make a sample."
Yu Qi's spiritual consciousness moved, and the talisman knife engraved with the magic circle began to move quickly on the shield. After a while, both sides of the shield were engraved with exquisite magic circles.
Yu Dayou took the shield and looked at it, then he said impatiently, "Thank you, Uncle Seventh Master. Master, I'll go down first."
After saying that, he jumped down.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "Alas, these guys have learned too much. It's not enough to learn the formation. They also have to learn how to forge weapons and engrave formations."
Yu Qi praised: "Ajiu, your disciples are really amazing. They are all born to be generals. The more they learn about the things that will be used on the battlefield, the better."
Okay.
Chen Jiu said helplessly: "Seventh Brother, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go see what they are doing."
At this moment, there was a lot of noise and chatter in the barracks below the city wall.
Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and Deng Zilong were leading their soldiers who were practicing Qi and blood to forge weapons. Liu Xian was leading the soldiers of the Shenhuo Camp to continuously add fire spiritual energy into the furnace. Qi Jimei was leading the soldiers of the Shenmu Camp to continuously add wood spiritual energy into the furnace.
Tang Shunzhi also brought soldiers from the Shenshui Camp to cool the forged weapons there, while Lu Tong brought soldiers from the Shenfeng Camp to polish the weapons there.
It seemed that these guys were not doing their jobs properly, except Tang Kekuan, who led the soldiers of the Shentu Camp to build city defense facilities on the city walls.
Chen Jiu walked over and took a look. Wow, there were so many kinds of swords, spears, halberds, bows and arrows, round shields, tower shields, and armor. He didn't know how many weapons they were going to make.
When several disciples saw their master coming, they immediately stopped what they were doing and came forward to greet him respectfully.
Chen Jiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why do you make so many different types of weapons?"
Yu Dayou quickly explained: "These are all used for coordination on the battlefield. The weapons used by each of our soldiers have different functions. Only by coordinating them together can we exert the strongest combat power."
This Chen Jiu really didn't know much about it, after all, he was not a martial arts candidate.
He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What weapons do you and your soldiers use, and what are their uses?"
Yu Dayou explained in detail: "Master. My soldiers and I use waist swords and round shields. When defending, we can form a shield formation above the army to resist arrows and magical attacks falling from above. When attacking, we can form a shield formation in front and advance quickly."
Deng Zilong then explained: "Master, my soldiers and I use long spears. When defending, we can stab the enemies rushing onto the city wall. When attacking, we can follow behind the sword and shield soldiers and use the gaps between the shields to attack and kill the enemies."
Qi Jiguang then explained: "Master, my soldiers and I use longbows, and the arrows are engraved with armor-piercing symbols. We mainly shoot arrows to kill the enemy. The shooting distance is between two and five miles. If the enemy charges in a neat formation or casts magical powers close to the city wall, there will definitely be heavy casualties."
My God, what kind of longbow can shoot five miles away?
Chen Jiu curiously picked up a longbow that was almost as tall as a man and took a look at it. He was secretly shocked. Even the bowstring was made of twisted iron wire. How much strength would it take to pull it open?
He pulled the bowstring and tried it. It took two thousand kilograms of force to pull it. No wonder it could shoot so far.
The question is, can the soldiers pull it?
He couldn't help but wonder, "Can the soldiers who practice Qi and Blood at this time pull such a strong bow?"
Qi Jiguang shook his head slightly and said, "Not many of them can pull it yet, but I believe they will be able to pull it slowly after practicing for a month."
Well, you thought about it one month later, which is good. If it is an ordinary longbow, it will not be of much use, because the magical attack can easily reach several miles away.
This kind of longbow is very useful. If you are not a terrestrial immortal, you have to get within two or three miles of the city wall and use your magical powers to attack the people on the wall.
Chen Jiu pointed at the tower shield that was taller than a man and asked, "This thing is so heavy. Apart from the soldiers who practice the way of Qi and Blood, can other soldiers move it?"
Yu Dayou quickly explained: "This tower shield is actually only two or three hundred pounds. It is for Kekuan and the soldiers of the Shentu Camp. They only need to put up the tower shield in front of us to withstand the attacks from the front. They don't have to carry it while running."
Okay, Chen Jiu looked at the remaining disciples and motioned them to continue.
Lu Tong quickly explained: "The soldiers of the Shenfeng Battalion and I use the big Guandao, which is mainly used to kill the enemy after rushing into the enemy camp."
Liu Xian immediately explained, "The soldiers of the Divine Fire Camp and I use long spears. Our main function is to follow behind and disrupt the enemy formation. We can also use fire magic at the same time."
Tang Shunzhi continued to explain: "We use long swords, mainly for self-defense, because we are mainly responsible for transporting the wounded in the back."
Qi Jimei then explained: "We also use long swords, mainly for self-defense, because we are mainly responsible for treating the wounded in the back."
You are planning to replace all ordinary weapons!
Chen Jiu thought about it, then asked: "How long will it take you to do this?"
Yu Dayou estimated, "As for weapons, it will be quick, because each soldier in the God Blood Camp only needs to make two or three weapons, so five days will be enough. As for armor and arrows, it will take a little longer, maybe half a month to prepare them all."
Okay, half a month to make the weapons, and there should be about a month left for training, which should be about right.
Chen Jiu thought about it again and suddenly remembered the issue of materials. These guys used iron and copper to make their weapons !
He couldn't help but ask, "How much material do you need?"
Yu Dayou estimated: "The weapons are mainly made of iron, which is estimated to be around 10 million kilograms. The armor is mainly made of copper, which is estimated to be around 5 million kilograms."
Oh My God!
Chen Jiu was stunned when he heard this.
He originally thought that there were too many materials for refining weapons to use up, but now, neither the iron essence nor the copper essence is enough.
