North of Ehekulun, Dashan Beizi's sawmill was bustling with activity.
More than two hundred slaves were working there. They were using extremely simple tools to dig the foundation, preparing to build a small fortress. This would be used to accommodate the new forces that Zhou Qingfeng had gathered and trained. In the midst of the bustling construction site, the two-meter-tall Chu Ying paced back and forth with a sullen face. The slaves avoided him when they saw him, not daring to approach.
It was now early September, and Zhou Qingfeng had been in Ehekulun for more than half a month. It turned out that Chu Ying, who had been executed in history, was still alive and actively planning to counterattack Hetuala. Although he was treated politely when he arrived in Ehekulun, the development of the situation was not satisfactory — Ehekulun was too damn poor.
When Chu Ying arrived in Ehekulun, he borrowed troops from Division Chief Uța. He asked for two thousand soldiers and five thousand slaves. Uța only had a thousand soldiers in total, which was not enough to meet his requirements. In the end, Chu Ying only got a hundred soldiers and four hundred slaves. However, these people were under Chu Ying's command in name, but they still had to rely on Uța to support them.
Uța felt that he had suffered a great loss.
It was obviously a joke to rely on five hundred men to counterattack Hetuala. Although Chu Ying was crazy, he was not stupid. He could only think of other ways, and this idea naturally came to Zhou Qingfeng. When he heard that Zhou Qingfeng was going to build a fortress outside Ehekulun, he ran over. Seeing Zhou Qingfeng riding a puppet goat around directing construction, Chu Ying stepped forward and shouted, "Kid, what are you doing here?"
"Dashan Beizi asked me to build a fortress here, so I came to help." Zhou Qingfeng also felt unlucky when he saw Chu Ying. After half a month of recuperation, Jianzhou's Great Bei Lei had returned to his normal physique. He was tall and strong with a powerful physique. In front of Zhou Qingfeng, he was like a pillar.
Zhou Qingfeng had no way of confronting Chu Ying head-on, so he could only push the blame onto someone else, refusing to admit that he was the one who built the fortress. Naturally, Chu Ying did not believe this excuse. He stared at Zhou Qingfeng and coldly shouted: "Then help me build a stronghold too."
"Yes, as long as we have enough manpower and materials, we can build one or two." Zhou Qingfeng did not refuse, but he opened his mouth and asked for supplies. "You see, the servants here are all Dashan Beizi's. Tomorrow, he will send another two hundred people here to work. All the food and drinks are provided by the other party, and I'm in charge of supervising the construction. "
In ancient times, those who knew how to build houses were considered high-level talents, and those who knew how to build large buildings were considered masters. Zhou Qingfeng did not understand civil engineering at all, but he at least knew mathematics, knew planning, and knew how to improve according to the actual situation. As long as the manpower and materials could keep up, he would bite the bullet and do it.
However, Chu Ying did not have any manpower or materials. He was a loner in Jianzhou, and he was also arrogant in Ekulun. He had no friends at all. Even when Uța found out that he had escaped from Jianzhou to seek refuge, he treated him coldly. At most, he treated him as a general.
On the other hand, Zhou Qingfeng benefited from both sides. Through his medical skills, he built a good relationship with the nobles of Ekulun. Not only did he exchange the courtyard he lived in for the lumberyard, but he also promised to train craftsmen to make pottery for Dashan Beizi in exchange for slaves to help him build the fortress. Even Uța felt that taking Zhou Qingfeng in would be beneficial to Ekulun.
Zhou Qingfeng's fortress was not large, only the size of half a football field. After digging up the foundation, two rows of wood about three meters tall were inserted, leaving a gap of about 1.5 meters in the middle. They were filled with soil, which would become very thick after being compacted with water. The walls of the fortress were thus completed. And the trenches dug out of the soil directly became a moat.
In order to reduce the difficulty of defense, the entire fortress was designed to be close to the bend of the river, forming a triangular shape to reduce the area of attack. The protruding corners served as the fortress's gates, and towers and horse-faced walls were erected to strengthen the defense. This design was relatively simple, the construction was easy, the construction speed was fast, and the excavation of the least amount of earth was needed.
This kind of fortress was naturally not very powerful, but it was enough to withstand ordinary attacks. In particular, the terrain outside the fortress was not suitable for deploying a large number of troops. If a strong enemy really attacked, it could barely hold on for a while. If worse came to worst, they could escape by water.
Chu Ying also wanted such a fortress, but unfortunately, he could not afford it. He could only change the topic and said, "My father knows that I am here, and he also knows that I am planning to counterattack Hetuala. He sent someone to ask me to send Abahai back, and said that as long as I am willing to exile myself to Mongolia and never return to Jianzhou, he will not trouble me. "
Zhou Qingfeng keenly felt that Chu Ying had a trace of 'heroic spirit', and he could not help but complain with a sullen face, "I told you long ago to go to the Ming Kingdom, or to Yehe. But you just had to come to Ehekulun, this place is too poor, and there is no way to raise troops to fight. It is not too late for you to change your mind now. "
From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Qingfeng did not want to do any hard work in Ehekulun. But when Chu Ying heard this, he only closed his eyes slightly, then shook his head and said, "Only here will people listen to me, if it is somewhere else …" He suddenly stared at Zhou Qingfeng and said, "Only people like you can mix well, I can't."
When did this Great Bei Lei have such a clear understanding of himself? If he had this kind of awareness two years ago, even if he didn't kill Nurhaci, he could definitely cut off the possibility of Huang Taiji coming to power. Nurhaci just twisted the Jurchen people into a rope, and it was Huang Taiji who really laid the foundation for the Manchurian Qing to seize the imperial cauldron.
Chu Ying continued, "Not only did my father send people to find me, but also your master. He personally entered the city last night to find me. "
What? This time, Zhou Qingfeng really broke out in a cold sweat.
Gu Yuanwei came?
That guy was not easy to deal with, and could be regarded as Zhou Qingfeng's current natural enemy.
Chu Ying sneered and said, "Your master did not say anything about the Ming Kingdom's Emperor supporting me to become the Lord of Jianzhou. He only said that you are full of nonsense and like to deceive people, and wanted me to immediately hand you over to him."
Hahaha … Zhou Qingfeng could only laugh.
"Chu Ying Bei Lei, let's be straightforward people and not beat around the bush. Is this very important? Nurhachi is already a great threat to the Ming Kingdom's border. He is about to publicly establish a country, and it won't be long before he attacks the Daming border. At that time, Emperor Daming will naturally find someone to replace Nurhachi. And in this world, who is more qualified than you? Opportunities always favor those who are prepared, but you are not ready. "
These words finally reached Chu Ying's heart, and also erased the last bit of killing intent in his heart towards Zhou Qingfeng.
"Abahai said that your mouth is the most powerful, and now it seems that it is true. You are right, I am not ready. Even if Emperor Daming conferred the title of Jianzhou on me, I cannot order any of the soldiers and generals in Jianzhou. "Chu Ying sneered and said," So I did you a favor … "
"What favor?"
"I beat your master away. He was punched by me, and a few bones were broken on the spot. He vomited blood and escaped. Speaking of which, your master is quite powerful, but unfortunately, he is not powerful enough. "
Haha … Zhou Qingfeng laughed for half a second, and forcefully suppressed it, but he could not hide the joy on his face.
Gu Yuanwei was really too unlucky. He had just recovered a little from his injuries, and now he met the unreasonable Chu Ying again. Last time, he was injured by Yuan Qingying and almost died, and he only survived because of Zhou Qingfeng. This time, he did not know how long it would take for him to recover.
Chu Ying had already guessed that there was something wrong with Zhou Qingfeng, and he was not willing to see his master. He also laughed and said, "You have enmity with your master, and I have enmity with my father. We should join forces."
"Uh … What do you want to do? Continue to stay in Ehekulun? "
Chu Ying took a deep breath and looked at the slaves who were busy like ants. "I have nowhere to go, and can only stay with the wild girl here."
"Then what about Abahai? Let her go? "
"I'll let my father pay for her, and I'll ask him for ten thousand dans of grain."
Ten thousand dans? What an exorbitant demand!
"And you're not really going to send Abahai back, right?"
"Hahaha …" Chu Ying laughed.
"Will Nurhachi fall for it?"
"Yes, my father will definitely give ten thousand dans of grain. You don't understand how much he likes Abahai, and how much he dotes on Abahai's three sons. The old man is bewitched by Abahai, and will definitely send the grain over. Even if he can't give ten thousand, he will at least give a few thousand. "
One dans of grain was about eighty kilograms, and even if he only gave a thousand dans, it would be eighty tons, which was not a small number. Zhou Qingfeng was very suspicious of whether Nurhachi was really that stupid, and even more suspicious of whether the grain could be transported over, and even if it was transported, how much of it would fall into Chu Ying's hands? He felt that it would be amazing if he could get a hundred dans.
Chu Ying's brain was sometimes good and sometimes bad, and Zhou Qingfeng did not want to discourage him. He only waited for him to finish laughing and asked, "Even if we have this batch of grain, then what?"
"Then?" Chu Ying's face turned cold. "Do you really think I'm stupid enough to choose this place to escape? Although this place is far from Hetuala, I can directly threaten his back. Since my father wants to establish a country, he will definitely send troops to flatten this place first. Winter will come in November, and the Jianzhou army will definitely come. "
Chu Ying slowly raised his head and said hatefully, "The journey from Hetuala to Ehekulun is long, and there can't be many troops coming. I estimate that there will be about two thousand at first, and it may increase later.
Only by defeating my father here will I have the right to continue fighting, and only then will I have the reputation to command more troops. Otherwise, don't even think about it. " He lowered his head again and said to Zhou Qingfeng, "But no one here listens to me, except you.
I always thought that you would make up your mind to escape, but I didn't expect you to build a stronghold here. I see that you also plan to fight here, right? "
I was forced to do this by you!
Zhou Qingfeng did not say anything, and only looked at Chu Ying from the corner of his eyes. This guy probably had something else to say.
"The construction of Ehekulun's stronghold is terrible, and it can't defend against the Jianzhou army at all. I asked Uța to increase his defense, and he only said that the Kuluns are not afraid of an attack from Jianzhou. You're the only one in the entire city who has a long-term vision, so I plan to transfer my slaves over to build the stronghold for you. "
Although he was taking the initiative to 'help', Zhou Qingfeng was very tired of this kind of interference in his territory. However, Chu Ying said again, "I don't care what you use the people for, or how you build your stronghold. But I have to control you. "
"What do you mean?" Zhou Qingfeng was even more confused.
"You're too weak. Don't think that you're great just because you're riding a goat and killing a child. Once you're on the battlefield, you won't be able to withstand this move for long. I have to train you well, and I can't let you die so easily. I'll teach you here tonight. "After Chu Ying finished speaking, he turned and left.
Zhou Qingfeng frowned, feeling very confused. What is Chu Ying trying to do? He actually wants to teach me!
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