Chapter 157: Trapped in the Horse Pit
A tent that was two or three times the size of an ordinary tent was slowly built fifty steps away from the trenches outside the city. Nearly a hundred Zheng Sen's personal soldiers and nearly a hundred Zhao Hai's personal soldiers were guarding the surroundings. Zhao Hai and Zheng Sen were watching the soldiers digging the trenches while talking cordially.
Suddenly, Zhao Hai fell silent. After a while, he said to Zheng Sen: "Brother, our war horses and other livestock are coming across the sea. Now they are all listless, and some are even sick. It is estimated that they will not be able to ride within seven or eight days. It is better for us to dig a trap within three hundred steps outside the trench, so that the Jiannu cavalry cannot harass my trench soldiers when they attack. In this way, we can win several days of safe time. Do you agree?"
Zheng Sen pondered for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Good, great kindness, brother, this plan is wonderful!"
With the new order being conveyed, the soldiers digging the trench and the guards were each divided into half and drove three hundred steps out of the trench.
The wide tent had been built, and Zhao Hai, Zheng Sen and his clerk entered in person. After a while, the clerks of both sides copied two copies of the winning news drafted together and handed them over to Zhao Hai and Zheng Sen for review. After reading the manuscript, they discussed and revised it carefully. After more than an hour, the clerks finally finalized the draft. The clerks began to copy. After the copying, Zhao Hai and Zheng Sen signed their own names.
After everything was done, waves of sleepiness came. The two of them fell asleep without washing up. The next day, just as dawn, a fleet of Fujian Navy led by a Dafu ship set sail and headed towards Dengzhou.
It was noon when the sun was approaching, and the two brothers woke up in a daze. When they opened their eyes, they felt refreshed. After washing up, the two brothers inspected the construction site together. Looking around, within three hundred steps of the trench from Xiguanshan to Huangjinshan, there were pits about a foot deep. However, overnight, the defense of the trench within three hundred steps of the trench had been completed.
Looking closer, I saw a trench and earthen wall that ran across Xiguan Mountain to Huangjin Mountain had begun to take shape. The trench in front of me was two feet wide and six feet deep. The earthen wall was four feet wide and six feet high. Zhao Hai stood on the earth wall with a telescope and looked at the trench in the distance. The width was the same and the depth was about the same as the one near.
Zhao Hai and Zheng Sen, who were standing on the earthen wall, heard the report from their side, walked down the earthen wall together, and soon walked into the tent. The two of them were drinking fish and meat porridge while talking about military and national affairs.
Zhao Hai said: "My brother, your 4,000 Tiger Ben is already quite tired, and the Lushun defense has begun to take shape. Today, the end of Shenshi, may allow the Tiger Ben to rest. My brother can choose a day to lead the Tiger Ben to defeat Jiannu and the Korean Navy in one fell swoop, so as to achieve complete success."
Zheng Sen pondered for a moment and said, "What my brother said is great kindness. If the storm is not big tomorrow, I will lead the Fujian Navy to sweep the southern seas of Liaoning to achieve full success!"
"Haha, okay! If a virtuous brother comes out, Jiannu will definitely be waiting for death!" Zhao Hai smiled happily.
"Haha, brother Xie Jiyan, I will definitely wait for it~~~~"
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After dinner, it was already early in the afternoon. The two of them patrol the construction site together, warmly greeted their soldiers, and arranged for a respite. After finishing their work, Zheng Sen returned to the sea, and Zhao Hai came to the original stable in the city. A clearing of the open space and preparing wood tools. Zhao Hai looked at it for a while and summoned the yellow light curtain:
Cleverage System
Skill 6 Admission 5
Doghouse - Intermediate Apprentice Level 3 [Gray Level]: Experience value, 2050-4000 [12-100]
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Fishing Cage - Intermediate Apprentice Level 2 [Gray Level]: Experience value, 99-3000 [11-100]
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Wood Arrow - Brigadier Level 1 [Blue Level]: Experience value, 42,368 - 120,000 [28 - 100]
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Bamboo Armor - Intermediate Apprentice Level 1 [Gray Level]: Experience Value, 6-2000 [10-100]
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Painting [Xuanwu] - Intermediate Apprentice Level 1 [Gray Level]: Experience value, 99-2000 [10-100]
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Stable - Junior Apprentice Level 1 [White Level]: Experience value, 50-100 [1-100]
Chapter completed!