Chapter 256

The sun gradually moved westward, and the pouring of the foundation was gradually coming to an end.

When all the concrete was poured into the ground beam, some craftsmen began to insert and pull out iron rods on the ground beam according to Xiao Ming's order.

In modern concrete construction, the vibrating rod is required to vibrate after the concrete is poured, which is to avoid the formation of pores between the concrete materials. After the vibration, the concrete will become tight.

At this time, there is no such condition, and only artificial stupid methods can be used.

"Xu Changgui, start backfilling after three days. Remember to irrigate when backfilling to solidify the soil." Xiao Ming instructed a middle-aged craftsman at this time.

This person was a slave bought by Liang Dahai and was later incorporated into this team. He used to work as a mason, so after Xiao Ming issued various orders, Xu Changgui realized it very quickly.

Thinking of incorporating these craftsmen into the construction camp in the future, and being responsible for the construction of Qingzhou in the future, he felt that he would have to train a few people who knew the technology, so he always took Xu Changgui by his side to teach him these two days.

Let him master various skills in the construction of the city wall.

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Changgui looked cautious beside Xiao Ming. He was a slave, and he knew that his status was lowly. It was already smoke from his ancestors that he could get Xiao Ming's favor.

So these days, I have been studying hard. After all, if I can get the appreciation of King Qi, maybe I can get rid of my slave status in the future.

Just as he was talking, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded, Xiao Ming turned his head and saw a pair of cavalrymen moving towards this side, all of them wearing silver armor.

"His Royal Highness, it should be Niu Ben and Lu Fei who have returned. It seems that the barbarians have already started to round them up." Zhan Xingchang said.

Xiao Ming nodded, "This is for the enemy to advance and I retreat. The barbarians took so much trouble to hunt down, so we just retreated and let them continue to look for it."

Zhan Xingchang said with a wicked smile, "I'm afraid the barbarians will be angry when they find out that they can't find anyone."

The cavalry in the distance is getting closer and closer, and can already see the clear face. This team is Lu Fei.

And the cavalry drove thousands of horses.

"His Royal Highness, the last commander is back." Lu Fei was busy, and his armor was still stained with grass leaves, which shows the hard work of the past half month.

Xiao Ming patted him on the shoulder, "Yes, just come back, I'm still worried that you won't come back."

"Don't dare to dare, otherwise, this time, instead of being killed by the barbarians, His Highness will also have his head beheaded." Lu Fei said with a smile, and then he asked: "By the way, Your Highness, has the Niu Dudu come back?"

"Not yet." Xiao Ming was a little worried.

Lu Fei was shocked when he heard the words, and said: "Damn, when we came back, we found a 5,000-strong cavalry rushing towards Cangzhou City. These cavalry must be trying to cut off our back road, and we will not be able to go well if we miss it. came back."

As soon as the voice fell, Luo Xin on the city wall suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, there are cavalrymen coming here."

Xiao Ming and the others immediately went up to the city wall and took the binoculars. He really saw barbarian cavalry appearing in the distance. These barbarian cavalry stopped far away and did not attack, but just wandered outside the city.

"His Royal Highness, Lu Fei is right, these barbarian cavalry must be here to cut our back road." Zhan Xingchang said.

"What should I do? Your Highness, even if the War God is still alive, Governor Niu cannot defeat these cavalry with a thousand men." Lu Fei was a little anxious.

In fact, Xiao Ming had a plan in his heart, but he didn't dare to reveal the trump card casually until he had to.

"The cave, yes, why did I forget this." Lu Fei was suddenly overjoyed.

Last autumn, the barbarian cavalry entered Cangzhou from a cave ten miles west of Cangzhou City. They were all captured and killed. Later, he was also responsible for blocking the cave and ordered Chen Fu to send someone to guard it.

During the last Battle of Cangzhou, the barbarians did not make a fuss about this cave. It can be seen that the only group of barbarians who knew the location of the cave at that time was estimated.

"A cave?" Zhan Xingchang showed a confused look.

Lu Fei said: "This cave is ten miles west of Cangzhou City, and this cave is very narrow, and only one person and one horse can pass through. Last year, I led people to block it."

"It can't be too late, you immediately bring someone to open the cave, and come back with General Niu Ben. If this cave is not discovered by the barbarians, you will continue to harass through here in the future. If it is discovered, you will blow up the cave, and this harassment plan can be done. It's over, now that the foundation has been poured, the rest is much easier."

"Yes." Lu Fei nodded and immediately led people to the cave.

Only then did Zhan Xingchang say: "No wonder His Highness is so calm, so there is a plan."

"This is also the last trump card. Before I left, I gave Lu Fei and Niu Ben a tip, and asked them to open it when they were in a desperate situation. Lu Fei didn't use it, so I didn't know."

Zhan Xingchang nodded and said, "I hope General Niu can open the kit and take a look now."

When the two were discussing, Niu Ben's team could already see the Qinling mountains and rivers on both sides of Cangzhou City.

He still remembered that these two peaks were the names Xiao Wenxuan obtained when he toured the Great Yu Kingdom.

"Captain, there are barbarian cavalry outside Cangzhou City."

At this time, the scouts who came out came to report.

"The barbarians are not too stupid." Niu Ben waved his hand, signaling the team to stop.

"What should I do?" asked a bold captain.

Niu Ben's eyes narrowed. When he was exiled to the mine, he had already looked down on life and death. This time he entered the grassland willingly. Now his only hope of living is to one day be able to exorcise the barbarians and drink horses from Tianshan Mountain.

"Hahaha, are you afraid of death?" Niu Ben suddenly burst into laughter at this moment.

"Of course not!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

Niu Ben raised his binoculars and looked at the five thousand iron cavalry. No matter what, these thousand people would not be able to break through this blockade.

He is not afraid of death, but these soldiers are still so young. This time they entered the grasslands, and the proportion of generals in his team is very high, but there are more than 30 captains in Kokang, and there are other veterans such as centurions.

It can be said that he leads the elite of the elite. In the past ten days, he has been teaching these generals how to hide on the grasslands, how to find water sources, how to change formations in the rush, and how to avoid the pursuit of barbarians.

It would be a pity if all these generals died. In the midst of despair, he suddenly remembered the tips Xiao Ming gave him before he left.

After hesitating for a while, he took out the kit.

Seeing the contents of the kit, Niu Ben shook his head with a wry smile.

"Entering the Qinling Mountains, our Highness has already left a retreat for us." Niu Ben was shocked and pointed to Qinling not far away.