PDLP Chapter 436: There are more people than fish
Chapter 436: There are more people than fish
The engineering battalion established by Lin Feng also has the task of regular training.
The various tools were the most advanced at the time, including engineer shovels, saws, knives, hammers, etc.
The most important thing is that Lin Feng designed iron nails, which increased the construction speed of all wooden materials several times.
Especially when setting up the camp fence, after digging the pit, use iron nails to fix the logs.
It saves time, effort and is quick.
The materials were all semi-finished products brought by the team. It took only more than three hours for two thousand engineers to build and install three barracks.
When daybreak came, the Tartars on the city walls were all stunned.
Three neatly arranged camps have been erected by the lake.
In the city of Dadur, the bronze-armored warrior Gulijia was standing at the highest point.
On a tall earthen tower that was much higher than the city wall and resembled a bell tower, he looked anxiously at the three camps in the distance.
Wanyan Wuji left him in Dadur City and took a thousand soldiers to guard the city.
Because no one expected that Lin Feng would lead his troops into the country and arrive at the city of Dadul so quickly.
There are less than a thousand Tiezhen residents in the city.
Plus more than 1,300 slaves.
These slaves were civilians and soldiers captured from the west of the town.
The slaves who could stay here were all weak men and unattractive and thin women.
Of course, the Tartars will not spare the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled.
Even weak or sick slaves were sold cheaply to the Tiezhen residents in the city.
Since there were more slaves than residents in the city, these slaves were tied up with special iron chains.
An iron chain was tied around the neck, then to the hands, and then to the ankles.
The length of the chain is such that people cannot stand upright and have to walk with their backs bent.
The iron chains on the ankles also prevent people from taking big steps, and they can only move forward in small steps.
The effect of this is that you can still work, but it is impossible to run away.
Even if they wanted to resist, they couldn't do anything and could only work hard and honestly.
Once you get sick or overwork yourself, your life is over.
Because there were too many captives captured by the Tartars in previous years, the Tiezhen residents bought slaves at very low prices, so they did not care much about the lives of the slaves.
It can be regarded as a low-value consumable item in life.
These slaves huddled in the corners of the city, wearing only a piece of rag around their waists. They were skinny and had dark complexions.
If the head of the family calls you, you must run over quickly and not block others' way.
The food they eat is worse than that of dogs.
Normally, the city's water was supplied by these slaves, who would carry buckets of water from the lake to the city one trip at a time.
For many years, this place has not been invaded by anyone. All households use water on a daily basis, and there are very few large water storage facilities.
But now, the lake is blocked by Lin Feng.
Gulijia, standing on the earthen tower, was stunned by the wisps of smoke rising from the three camps.
Not to mention that the Qingshui Army had more than 20,000 troops, even if it had only 2,000, he estimated that he would not be their match.
Fighting outside the city is tantamount to seeking death.
If you don't go out and fight, you will be killed in a few days.
Yesterday, Gulijia sent fast cavalry to chase Wanyan Wuzhi's team and report the news.
However, in Gulijia's heart, he no longer had such expectations.
Wanyan Wuji would not send anyone back to rescue him.
Lin Feng made all the arrangements, then made a fishing rod, sat by the lake and started fishing.
Nalan and Zhao Shuo squatted on one side.
Zhao Shuo's eyes were full of eagerness.
How long has it been since you last had fish?
I even forgot what fish look like.
Lin Feng is not very good at fishing, but the fish in the lake are hungry, and the earthworms on the hook are delicious in their eyes.
After a short while, Lin Feng caught three skinny fish.
It's the kind of fish with a big head and a long, slender body.
No matter what, I can still have a sip of this fish soup.
Lin Feng was also a man who knew how to enjoy life. He immediately asked someone to prepare a camping pot, set it up by the lake, added water, and stewed the fish right away.
The smell of fish attracted several greedy people.
Hu Jincai, Li Donglai, Lin Qiaomei, Chu Jiao and others all ran over.
Lin Feng looked at these people, then turned to look at the marching pot.
"Zhao Shuo, add some more water to the pot."
"Oh, well, there are more people than fish."
Zhao Shuo sighed and added water to the pot with a ladle.
The lake water is very clear, naturally pollution-free, and can be drunk as long as it is boiled.
Lin Feng had no objection to this.
However, before everyone could drink the fish soup, a soldier came running over to report.
Someone came out of the city.
Lin Feng was not nervous at all. He had already arranged defensive measures in case the Tartars attacked.
What awaits them will be a head-on blow.
But this time, it was not the Tartars who left the city, but a group of slaves in chains.
There were about fifty of them, each carrying a bucket, and they walked slowly towards the lake in small steps.
Lin Feng didn't care about fishing anymore. He got up and went to a high platform in the camp, looking at the group of people who were gradually approaching.
"This is..."
"General, this is a member of our clan, captured and enslaved here."
A soldier reported.
Looking at the people hanging with chains, with hunched backs and bony bodies, Lin Feng's mouth was wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time.
Looking behind these slaves, there was a group of forty or fifty Tartar soldiers following from a distance.
Holding a bow and arrow in his hand, he followed the slave at a distance.
Lin Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Who is the commander of this place? How could he be so stupid?"
Zhao Shuo also laughed: "There's really nothing we can do about it."
Lin Feng raised his hand and said, "Let those slaves come closer, attack the camp from a distance, and destroy the Tartars."
Lin Qiaomei immediately turned around to greet her team.
The slaves slowly approached the lake, and the Tatars behind them also moved away to within an arrow's reach.
They looked warily at the open space between the two camps.
As soon as the Qingshui Army is dispatched, they will immediately retreat back to the city.
Unexpectedly, what they were waiting for was a sky full of arrows. With the sound of countless bowstrings being tightened, the Tatars ignored the attacks and turned around and ran away.
How could they outrun the speed of the feathered arrows?
After running a few steps, he squatted down, raised the shield and covered it.
There were bow and arrow shooting here, and cavalry were dispatched from the camp soon after.
Hundreds of cavalrymen rode forward.
The arrows from the city walls could not reach that far, and the Tartars could not get up and run back.
He watched helplessly as the war cavalry rushed towards him.
How infantrymen resist the charge of war horses.
In just a moment, forty or fifty Tatars were overwhelmed by hundreds of cavalry.
Standing on the high tower, Gulijia sighed.
I knew this was not a good idea.
The slaves carrying buckets of water were stopped by the Qingshui soldiers and led into the camp.
Lin Feng looked at these large slaves.
"If anyone can speak fluently, please come out and answer the questions."
Cheng Liang came forward and shouted.
This group of people had dull expressions, staring blankly at the ground, not daring to look up.
When he heard Cheng Liang's shout, he just rolled his eyes a few times.
"We are the Dazong Zhenxi Qingshui Army. Don't be afraid. Do you understand?"
Cheng Liang explained again.
After a while, a slave moved out of the crowd and took a few steps forward.
Lin Feng discovered that the man's neck and hands and feet were rubbed raw by the iron chains.
The action was very sad.