Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 313 Both parties temporarily stopped fighting and took a break

The generals and captains all went back to the nearest house to rest, and the centurions and corporals found some slightly more spacious and comfortable places to lie down and sleep.

Some soldiers who had things with them slept wrapped up in their clothes, while those who didn't had things huddled together to sleep. Everyone took every opportunity to rest. It was unknown when the Dongjie Army would attack the city again. Once a war started, it would never end in one day.

Inside the long city wall, soldiers were lying up and down. This was war, which made the soldiers tense every day and ready to join the battle at any time.

Su He's family now also takes turns on duty every day, and there are always people paying attention to the movements of the outer city. There are many old, weak and sick people in the family now, and they can't participate in the battle, so they can only go underground at any time.

Su He's brothers were eager to go to the outer city to fight, but Su He's father and uncle stopped them. They persuaded them that the place was now guarded by soldiers from the border city. If they were really short of manpower, they would all go there, and let Su He's mother, aunt, grandparents and others take care of the children at home.

Su He had already said that if it was really necessary, she had to follow, as doctors were indispensable at this time. When that time came, there would surely be a lot of wounded and sick soldiers among the defenders.

The adults at home were suppressing these children. They all knew the cruelty of war. Not to mention Hu Changxing and his men, they had been through hundreds of battles and suffered countless injuries before retreating. They were too familiar with the battlefield. If it was not necessary, they were unwilling to return to the battlefield. Those memories were too deep.

They are of course very concerned about their apprentices and do not want them to go to the battlefield, after all, they are still young. The children do not think so. They practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies and defend their country. Now that their own families are in danger, how can they remain indifferent?

Their eagerness to move caused several young men in the Ye family to want to go with them. It was a great insult to the young men that the host went to the battlefield and the guests of similar age hid.

The adults tried their best to pin them down, find work for them to do, organize them, fix the weak spots in the yard, and add barbs and sharp objects to prevent the enemy from climbing over the wall.

Dig deep trenches under the wall and build mechanisms to ensure the safety of the yard. Make sure you have all the necessary precautions so that if the enemy comes, they won't be able to break in easily.

The children were quite capable. Children from poor families could take care of themselves early and were quite capable at work. The adults were relieved. As long as they didn't mess around, it was a good thing.

In the following days, the Dongjie Kingdom remained silent, but the Ansheng Kingdom had a telescope and discovered through observation that they were busy in the military camp, assembling a large frame, sometimes putting it down and sometimes standing it up.

It turned out that Hu Tuxian and his team had collectively discussed and decided to build a high tower for attacking the city. It was not realistic to think of building a dirt hill, which could only be used from a distance. To attack the city, one had to be close to the city. A high tower was much more convenient. They could build several and put them on a cart and push them over. Soldiers could hide underneath and then climb up after reaching the city.

The material used was wood, which was soaked in water to prevent fire. Iron was of course good, but where could we get so much iron for this? It was not enough to make weapons. Finally, someone thought that wet wood would not easily ignite, so they decided to make it first and then wet it with water.

Finally they came up with a solution, so they suspended their attack on the city and decided to finish building the tower first. As the old saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools.

Therefore, the outer city of Ansheng State has been quiet in the past few days. All you can hear is the chattering of the soldiers of Dongjie State in the distance, but you can't see them attacking the city.