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The miles-long city wall was directly divided into several sections. After seven or eight days of work, all the foundations of the city wall have been dug out.
The cement kiln was also officially put into operation three days ago. Unexpectedly, the raw materials collected nearby are even better than the raw materials in Daiguo.
The firing of cement is actually not too difficult after mastering the ratio of materials and the firing temperature.
Before Liu Deng came here, he specially brought a few master craftsmen from the cement kiln. Under their command, there were only two thousand people in the entire cement kiln, which could meet the needs of the entire construction site.
Under the command of Wang Ziyun, the remaining civilians began to build the skeleton of the city wall in an orderly manner using the thick bamboos they brought.
In this era of steel shortage, moso bamboo is already the best substitute Liu Deng can think of.
Don¡¯t think that this is Liu Deng¡¯s whim. You must know that even in later generations, in the early days of the founding of the People¡¯s Republic of China, there was research on using bamboo to replace steel bars.
In fact, for concrete, the toughness of moso bamboo can completely replace the existence of steel bars.
What's more, at this time, there is a lack of modern weapons, and even a concrete city wall built with a bamboo frame is enough to put everyone out of reach.
After all, even the city wall built with blue bricks has never been damaged from the outside by the Huns.
"We have to make progress faster. We have already wasted too much time. I'm afraid the Huns will soon react!"
Looking at the tense and busy scene on the construction site, Liu Deng couldn't help but said to Wang Ziyun.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the entire construction site has started working day and night! All the city walls are cast in sections. It will take up to ten days of work, and the outermost city wall should be ready!"
There is no need for Liu Deng to say it, everyone actually understands it in their hearts.
"It seems that their lives are still hanging in the tiger's mouth. If this city cannot be built within a month, I am afraid that all their lives will have to be filled here.
"It's best this way! These arrangements outside can only delay it for a while. If the Huns are really determined and mobilize all the nearby tribes to attack, we won't be able to hold on for long!"
After a few days, the scouts in the army have contacted Long Xiao and the others. The power of gunpowder weapons is far less powerful than Liu Deng imagined.
If it weren¡¯t for the fact that this thing appeared for the first time, I¡¯m afraid the Huns would never have suffered so easily.
The power of this kind of thing in a closed environment is not bad, but in the open terrain of the grassland, the power is really unsatisfactory.
After all, the Huns are all cavalry, and there must be room for combat between the cavalry and the cavalry.
Unless they are hit by gunpowder bombs at close range, it is difficult to cause large-scale damage to them.
At this time, Liu Deng can only hope that the Huns can come slower and they can discover the weakness of the gunpowder bullets later.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to defend such a huge territory with the 20,000 divine warriors he currently has on hand.
Now at this time, Liu Deng realized that he was indeed a little too trusting.
However, even if it was too late to regret it, he could only hold on at this time.
Fortunately, in the next few days, there was no movement from the Huns. Of course, this was entirely due to Long Xiao's blessing.
The Huns lost hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, and horses. To the Huns, these were their lives!
The tens of thousands of troops rely on these cattle and sheep for their food and grass. In order to get these cattle and sheep, the nearby tribes, large and small, are bleeding heavily.
For five days, the tens of thousands of troops under Yu Dan's command, paying no attention to anything else, just searched back and forth on the nearby territory of several hundred miles.
Finally, most of the cattle and sheep were recovered, but there were still many cattle and sheep that were lost. Yu Dan also knew in his heart that the ones that had not been recovered at this time were probably gone.
"Have our losses been calculated? How many cattle and sheep were lost this time? How many people were lost?"
Yu Dan's face was gloomy and frightening. This kind of thing was really hard for him to accept. He didn't even see the shadow of the Han people, but they killed him without leaving a trace!
????In Chinese terms, it is really unbearable. Let yourself, a dignified emperor and nobleman, the prince of the Great Huns, be teased like this by these damn Han people and not take revenge.?How can I have the face to take over the Huns in the future?
"Reporting to Your Highness, we lost more than 5,000 men and horses during the fight with Wang Chong's men, but more than 13,000 men were trampled to death by the horses in the back"
As Yu Dan¡¯s lieutenant, Mori couldn¡¯t help but blushed when he said this.
Without even seeing the shadow of the enemy, more than 10,000 people were killed. If this kind of thing were really said out loud, it would be really shameful and humiliating.
"Where are the cattle and sheep, and where are the horses?"
Yu Dan's face was so gloomy and frightening that he seemed to be dripping with gloom.
"Reporting to Your Highness, we are still looking for cattle and sheep. We have recovered about 120,000 cattle and sheep, and more than 10,000 war horses"
"You mean, in just one battle, I lost 50,000 cattle and sheep, and more than 20,000 horses?"
Yu Dan¡¯s voice suddenly rose an octave higher, and all the Huns serving around him knelt on the ground.
"Useless trash! Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go out and look for it!"
This result is really hard for Yu Dan to accept. The loss of cattle and sheep is nothing, but the loss of more than 20,000 horses, even Yu Dan can't bear the consequences.
There were two consecutive wars before, but hundreds of thousands of war horses were lost. In this day and age, war horses are considered strategic reserve materials, whether in the Han Dynasty or the Xiongnu.
After all, the number of horses consumed by the cavalry every year is really amazing.
An excellent war horse not only has a good bloodline, but also requires a long period of training by the shepherd, and then a period of running-in with the cavalry before it can finally enter the battlefield.
Yu Dan and the others are leaving after all, but Wang Chong and the others have already escaped into the mountains. After Yu Dan and the others leave, I am afraid that these war horses will take advantage of Wang Chong!
He spent a lot of effort before he was able to exhaust Wang Chong and leave him with so many war horses. Isn¡¯t this a sign of endearment to the enemy?
What's more, those damn Han people have also started to join in the fun. If they get involved with Wang Chong, things will be really troublesome.
After all, compared to the Huns, the national strength of the Han people is really amazing (remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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