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Chapter 74 The Great Wall
Great Wall.

It is the top priority of any ancient regime.

As an agricultural civilization, the Central Plains region’s biggest enemy was the fierce grassland people.

Before the Great Wall was built, barbarian cavalry would frequently march south to plunder every year.

Moreover, since they were all small-scale cavalry with extremely strong mobility, they basically robbed and killed and ran away, and there was nothing we could do about it.

Until the Great Wall appeared and stopped the trampling of horses' hooves.

If the nomadic people want to rob again, it will cost a huge price.

They either attacked the city or crossed the mountains on foot.

The former requires a lot of lives, and the latter, even if you grab something, you will be hunted down to death without the support of a warhorse.

Therefore, under the pressure of the general trend, the originally scattered grassland tribes began to gradually unify, and eventually formed several powerful allies, concentrating their forces to fight against the Central Plains countries.

and.

Different from the impression of many people.

The construction of the Great Wall was by no means a waste of money and labor. On the contrary, it was a huge savings in national defense spending.

When Chen Sanshi was reading "The Book of Great Sheng", he once recorded that during the Kaiyuan period, an official made a calculation for the emperor of that time.

The detailed data is too complicated, but in the end, building the Great Wall saves ten times the money and food required to leave a large number of soldiers to guard the garrison.

Poyang is surrounded by mountains and has steep terrain.

The range that cavalry and large troops can advance is not large, about two hundred miles, and the Great Wall just covers this range.

Not far north of Qianhu Suo, you can see a building that looks like a giant python.

"Thank you, Captain Chen."

Zhao Kang introduced the work content: "Ten days later, Captain Feng's people will come to relieve the guard, and you can go back to rest."

From now on, the three of them will take turns to be responsible for the duty of lookout at the Great Wall.

More than a hundred people began to take over the defense.

Just the rotation of guards is a huge project, so we only change them every ten days to improve efficiency.

Chen Sanshi rode on a white swan horse and inspected along the Great Wall.

When the change of guard was over, he also climbed up the city wall along the stairs.

The Great Wall is about seven meters high, six meters wide at the base and five to six meters wide at the top.

A beacon tower was set up every ten miles, and five soldiers were stationed at each beacon tower.

The two hundred miles of the Great Wall is just enough for one hundred households.

It sounds like only a hundred people are too few to guard such a long distance, but it is actually more than enough.

The main functions of the Great Wall are to block war horses, delay attacks and transmit information.

Once the enemy is discovered, light the beacon immediately.

When the wolf smoke rises, all the soldiers of Poyang Qianhu Suo will react as quickly as possible, and the whole process will not take more than half an incense stick.

In addition, this place is not the main battlefield, and the barbarian tribes outside the city have a small population, so it is basically safe.

Since it was the first day, Zhao Kang also left veterans on each beacon tower to share their experiences, explain the precautions for lookout, and the various uses of beacons.

Beacon fire is more than just lighting a fire.

It is a complete intelligence system.

The four types of beacons, namely beacon, bomb, beacon and firewood, can convey detailed intelligence through four signals: fire, light, smoke and flags, plus complex arrangements and combinations.

For example, how many enemy troops are coming, from which position, etc...

What you see in books and what you see in reality are two completely different concepts.

"Ten days."

"Next we will be staying here for ten days at a time."

As a general, Chen Sanshi must set an example and cannot be lazy.

But he won't waste his time.

In a lookout tower, soldiers would take turns to rest.

So Chen Sanshi stayed on duty all night, and during the day he would ride back to the barracks to help out in the pharmacy during his rest time. As for sleeping, he only slept three to four hours a day. Fortunately, he had the energy brought by reading, so he managed to hold on.

Ten days down.

Chen Sanshi spent almost all the three hundred taels of silver given by his senior sister. Coupled with the powerful medicinal effect of Linghe, his proficiency was almost close to mastering the bone-training technique!
[Kung Fu: Immortal Golden Snake Spear. Part 1 (Beginner)]

【Progress: 410/500】

"This is even if the Linghe toxin cannot be quickly eliminated."

"If there is actual combat, it can be even faster!"

There is no need to worry about people noticing the rapid progress.

Chen Sanshi specifically inquired about it.

In the eight camps alone, there were two people who were faster than himself according to his ability to find out.

The first one is General Sun.

The second is the third son of General Sun who passed away.

There must be others, and I need to find time to ask Sun Li to find out. Apart from the eight major camps, there must be quite a few in the capital, and there are also major forces.

so.

The speed of his cultivation improvement was indeed astonishing, but it was still within the realm of genius. Plus, it was mistaken for being a Nine Dragon Body, so it was completely understandable.

There is no need to go to great lengths to conceal your realm for the time being.

The reason why it feels fast is largely because Poyang County is too remote.

"Keng!"

Chen Sanshi let out a long sigh and put down the spear in his hand.

After another night of watching, the sky in the east began to lighten.

He stood on the city wall and looked into the distance.

The ten days passed peacefully.

There was not a single person on the grassland.

He actually hoped that a small group of cavalry would attack so that he could hone his spear skills in actual combat and assist in absorbing Linghe's energy.

But this kind of thing cannot be forced.

Fortunately, after such a long period of liver damage, I am about to learn medical skills, and it will be the same if I take more tonic medicine.

Mao Shi.

Captain Feng arrived on time to relieve the guard.

Chen Sanshi rode the white swan horse back to the camp with all the soldiers.

I've been riding a horse back and forth a lot recently, and feeding the horse myself has also improved my proficiency, so my horse riding skills are about to reach the next level.

[Skill: Horse Riding (Entry Level)]

[Progress: (150/200)]

I'm just a little curious. After all, horses are a means of transportation, so to what extent can they be improved?

After returning to the military settlement, Chen Sanshi went straight to the pharmacy, and saw a familiar figure at the entrance of the camp.

Wang Zhi returned from visiting his relatives in the provincial capital.

"Stone."

Wang Zhi bared his teeth and came over with a smile: "How are you doing recently? I mean, which one of the selected vanguards is here?"

"The young master and daughter of the commander-in-chief."

Chen Sanshi jumped off the horse: "By the way, Miss Sun is looking for you."

"them……"

Wang Zhi asked tentatively: "What did they say?"

"Miss Sun said she didn't know you. Captain Wang, have you changed your name?"

Chen Sanshi said, "You asked me to plead for you, but you have to tell me what crime you committed in the past, right?"

"I……"

Wang Zhi looked embarrassed and said with a wry smile: "Shitou, I suddenly changed my mind. You don't have to speak for me. Don't mention me when you see Master Sun in the future. Just say that you picked up the skills on the street."

After saying this, he ran away.

"?"

Chen Sanshi felt puzzled.

Are you so afraid of Sun Li and his sister?

If Wang Zhi had really committed a serious crime, he would not have survived until now.

unreasonable.

Unable to figure it out, he stopped thinking about it and went straight to the pharmacy.

"Captain Chen really never rests at all."

Doctor Jiang found it scary.

This young man is not afraid of being exhausted.

"I dare not rest."

Chen Sanshi was already familiar with the process and started to help sort the medicinal materials and then add water to boil the medicine for the military officers.

Plus, he has a photographic memory.

He knew the effects and pharmacology of all the medicinal herbs that had ever appeared in the pharmacy, and he also remembered the recipes and secrets of all the tonics that had ever been prepared in the pharmacy.

at last.

The panel surges.

[Skills: Medical Skills. General (Entry Level)]

【Progress: 0/500】

【Effect: Proficient in medical theory, able to recognize prescriptions when seeing medicine】

[See the medicine and know the prescription: ordinary medicine, you can decipher the formula by seeing it]

(End of this chapter)