"Well, many of you are seeing me for the first time. I am Yu Qingyao, the seventeenth disciple of Guanzhu, and the new elder of Guanzhong. I will be your courtyard master in the future. My request to you is to be loyal and obedient. If you are loyal and obedient, I will not hesitate to reward you. If you are not loyal and obedient, I will make your life worse than death."
It wasn't all threats she was talking about, the Lord of the House had a lot of power. If Wang Guanzhu is the emperor, the head of the branch is equivalent to a prince.
Yu Qingyao said a few opening remarks and looked at the four people standing at the front.
These four are deacons in the courtyard, and they are in charge of military force, diplomacy, finance and internal affairs respectively.
Xu Da is the apprentice of the original master, about forty years old, looks very capable, with two beards. Yu Qingyao attaches the most importance to him. The most powerful disciples in the branch are all under his control. He is at the eighth level of nourishing qi. After the master died, he had intended to take over the head of the school. If he rebelled, Yu Qingyao would be in trouble.
Tang Kang, who is almost fifty years old this year, is slightly fat and has a beer belly. He is an intellectual, he looks more like a successful businessman, full of wealth and nobility. This person has long sleeves and is good at dancing, and he is very familiar with people in the city.
Xie Lijun, in her thirties, is a rare female deaconess. She has a dignified and beautiful face, but her temperament is inclined towards a strong woman, and her face is slightly sad. She controls the financial power and warehouse in the courtyard, and won the trust of the original courtyard owner. There are rumors that she is the secret lover of the original courtyard owner.
Liang Shenxing, in his fifties, was the deputy of the former head of the courtyard. He managed the daily affairs of the courtyard with a friendly appearance. Both he and Tang Kang are old fritters here.
These four people were watching Yu Qingyao carefully. They had heard of Yu Qingyao long ago, but she rarely appeared in public. Among the four, only Xu Da had seen Yu Qingyao from a distance once.
Knowing that Yu Qingyao took over as the head of the hospital, the four of them felt a little complicated. For them, the highest position they can get after working hard for a lifetime is the head of the hospital. Suddenly a sixteen-year-old girl descended from the air and became the immediate boss. How could this embarrass them
Yu Qingyao is a master of foundation building and an apprentice of the master of the temple, with a solid background and can be relied on as a backer. She is young and easy to fool, in the past, they would inevitably unite and give her a blow first, making her want to cry. Then win her over with a small profit, so as to make a profit.
However, now is wartime, and following the above approach is tantamount to asking for a dead end.
Facing the crisis of war, they had no choice but to pin their hopes on Yu Qingyao, a sixteen-year-old girl. At this time, they really didn't want the homeowner to be an ignorant girl, but rather a strong man in the prime of life and experienced.
But there is no way, the above appointed. They really hope that Yu Qingyao's ability can match her beauty.
Yu Qingyao said: "The war is about to come, and the bronze drum is one of the three directions of the enemy's attack. I just came here and am not familiar with the situation. Deacon Xu, how is the situation now?"
Xu Da said: "The vanguard of the Wuzhou army is less than a hundred miles away from the city, and it is expected to arrive at the city within three days. There are 10,000 troops coming here. We have 3,000 defenders in the city."
After hearing this, Yu Qingyao felt that relying on the city wall, three thousand against ten thousand, there was still hope to hold it. She relaxed a little, and asked: "Can you organize some young men to help defend the city? Are the defense weapons ready? Is there enough food?"
Tang Kangdao: "Reporting to the master, I mobilized the powerful people in the city and organized 1,500 young and strong men who can go to the city to help defend at any time. The food in the city is enough for a year. As for the weapons, we have 500 bows and a crossbow. One hundred, twenty crossbows for guarding the city. Swords, guns and armor are enough."
Tonggu is a relatively wealthy city in Baishan.
Yu Qingyao thought for a while, then asked, "Where's the medicine?"
Tang Kang said: "We have prepared five carts of wound medicine."
Yu Qingyao nodded in satisfaction, feeling that the situation was much better than she expected. She has watched several movies and TV shows about ancient wars, and she has also watched Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In her previous life, she even played a war strategy game in order to talk to boys. Some understanding of ancient warfare.
She remembered some methods of defending the city that she knew before. Say, "Lime, oil, log, fork, and golden juice, are you ready?"
Tang Kangqi said: "Why prepare those things?"
Yu Qingyao hiccupped and asked, "Don't you use these things for defending the city?"
Tang Kang shook his head and said, "It's never been used!"
Yu Qingyao was amused, and asked: "During the siege, did the opponent have arrow towers, siege vehicles, or trebuchets?"
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, as if they didn't understand.
Yu Qingyao was even happier. She didn't have the three things that ancient city guards feared most, so what was she afraid of
Xu Da said: "The archery tower mentioned by the director is a thing to set up a high platform for archers to stand on and shoot arrows?"
Yu Qingyao nodded.
Tang Kang patted his forehead and said: "There is this, it's called an arrow rest."
Yu Qingyao sweated, it turned out that he called meow differently.
"So, did they have a cart that crashed into the city gate?"
"Yes!" Tang Kang said.
"Is there a machine that can throw boulders at the city walls?"
"No! But when attacking the city, we often help cast spells to attack the city wall." Xu Da said.
Yu Qingyao was speechless, well, I was too happy, I forgot that there are Taoists in this world, and Taoists can cast spells more conveniently and harder than trebuchets.
Catapults are heavy and difficult to move and easy to break. The Taoist hid among the soldiers and suddenly cast a spell over him.
Yu Qingyao said: "Let people prepare more lime, oil, rolling logs, forks and gold juice, and then call carpenters to build a bamboo shed above the city wall."
Xu Da asked: "Master, what are you doing with those things?"
Yu Qingyao explained: "lime becomes hot when it meets water, and if it is poured down from the city, it will burn people. If the oil is hot and poured down, it will also burn people. The golden juice is excrement, and it will make people sick after being burned. Forks can burn people." Push away the stairs where the enemy climbs the city. Put a big log on the wall and tie it with a rope. When the enemy climbs up, roll the log down to hit people. Pull it back after smashing, and it can be used next time. Build a shed, Can't it block a lot of arrows?"
Yu Qingyao can't understand the bare city walls in ancient China. If you have the strength to build a city wall, will you die if you seal the city wall? In this case, the enemy shoots arrows from the bottom up, and even if they are exhausted, they will not be able to shoot a few people, right
And the defenders of the city can shoot out through the window, how much advantage does this take
How stupid is it for both sides to stand in the open and shoot at each other
Xu Da and Tang Kang looked at each other, and felt that what the headmaster said was not a big deal, and it didn't matter to make preparations. If it was useful, it would make a lot of money.
Tang Kang went to get someone to prepare it.
A banquet was prepared in the courtyard, and everyone invited the new master to have dinner. After Yu Qingyao had a quick meal, she went to inspect the city wall.
General Wu, the guard in the city, heard the news and rushed to the city wall to meet Yu Qingyao.
General Wu was in his forties, with a square black face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a terrifying beard. Wearing tiger helmet armor, it looks very majestic.
(end of this chapter)