When Shang Zhixin was on his way to Xinhui, Xiao Ting had already repaired the barbican in the east and was working on the barbican in the west at full speed. As for the barbican in the south, he did not have any plans to do so for the time being because he knew that there was not enough time. After taking down Xinhui for so many days, even if Guangzhou reacted slowly, they should have already received the news.
Moreover, Xiao Ting believed that the army that was going to attack him was already on the way.
As for the north, it was near the river, so it was impossible to build a barbican.
Although he did not build strong barbicans in the east, west, and south, Xiao Ting was already satisfied with building barbicans on both sides. As for those that were not built, he only needed to send more troops to guard them. Although Xin Hui was a county, a fierce person like Li Dingguo had not been attacked. Xiao Ting did not believe that Shang Kexi was more powerful than Li Dingguo.
One had to know that not only did he have the elites given by the emperors, but he also had two famous generals in history to defend the city. These were famous generals who were much more powerful than You Yun Long, the general under Shang Ke Xi who guarded Xinhui.
Not to mention Shang Kexi, even Azige, Dorgon, and Duo Duo might not be stronger than Di Qing and Shi Wanshui.
Of course, even if these people wanted to come, they couldn't because they were basically already dead.
Seeing that the second barbican was ready, all that was left was to build the terraced city wall. Xiao Ting did not need to send troops to protect these craftsmen outside the city wall, so he withdrew all of them to defend the city.
As for the craftsmen, Xiao Ting did not pay any attention to them for the time being. In any case, it was very safe in the barbican city, and there was no need to worry about the enemy's surprise attack. Moreover, there were soldiers inside to ensure that nothing would happen.
What Xiao Ting needed to do now was to meet the remnants of the Ming army that his emissary had lured over. There were not many of them. Some only had a few dozen, some had a few hundred, and some had a few thousand. Moreover, they were all dressed in rags like beggars. Those who had armor were all officers, but their armor was also tattered and had many scratches that were clearly left behind during the battle.
Xiao Ting naturally maintained goodwill towards these Ming soldiers because these people still didn't seek refuge with Slave Jian despite being in dire straits. This showed that their hearts were still on the side of the Ming army.
Of course, some of them were disheartened and became the king of the mountain, doing the business of robbing.
Xiao Ting would differentiate between these people. If he only robbed Slave Jian and not the commoners, Xiao Ting would basically let bygones be bygones.
If it was another situation, he would not be polite.
When they received these people, they also looked at Xiao Ting with shock because Xiao Ting's attire was too strange.
He was dressed in modern clothes, and he had a crew cut hairstyle that did not exist in this era or in the Ming Dynasty. Whether it was his clothes or his hair, they were incompatible with this era. Therefore, when they saw Xiao Ting, it was impossible for these Ming army officers not to be shocked.
Moreover, Xiao Ting's appearance was not what shocked them the most. What shocked them the most was the barbican that rose from the ground outside the city.
It had only been a short while since Xinhui was occupied, and two barbicans had suddenly appeared outside the city. Moreover, they were barbicans made of stone. How could these people not be shocked when they saw this for the first time?
To build such a barbican, it would require at least 100,000 people. Half a year was already a miracle. Xinhui had only been captured for about ten days, and the population of Xinhui was only tens of thousands. Other than the old, the weak, women, children, and children, how many young and strong people were left?
However, with such a small number of people, they were able to build such a huge stone barbican in a dozen days. Moreover, the barbican was also built with terraced city walls.
Such a project! Such speed! It had already reached the point where people could not believe that this was a barbican built by mortals.
Xiao Ting did not answer the curious and shocked questions of the Ming army. Instead, he asked them to gather his men. Xiao Ting planned to use the same trick again to summon the army to deify himself in front of the Ming army.
The Ming army did not have any objections to Xiao Ting's order to gather the army. They had originally joined up with the heroic army that had taken down Xinhui. The number of troops was not uniform, so it was normal for them to reorganize themselves.
Nearly 5,000 Ming soldiers who had joined up with Xiao Ting stood in the square. They were surrounded by the 3,000 surrendered Green Army soldiers, and the rest were the soldiers from the various dynasties who had been summoned.
After these people gathered, Xiao Ting began his old routine. He summoned the remaining 9000 Great Song Heavy Infantry soldiers in the Song Huizong Red Envelope, letting these Ming soldiers who had yet to experience his methods see what it meant to have a divine weapon descend from the sky.
When they saw nearly ten thousand people suddenly appear, and nearly ten thousand fully armed soldiers, the Ming soldiers who had seen this scene for the first time were shocked.
Some of them subconsciously pulled out their weapons, some collapsed to the ground, some were scared silly and stood motionless on the spot, and some even subconsciously turned around and ran.
It could be said that in the face of the fear of the unknown, they did all kinds of human instincts.
Compared to the Ming soldiers, who had seen a huge change in life for the first time, this was the third time that the Green Army soldiers had encountered such a thing. They also thought that Xiao Ting was sent by the heavens to save China, so when they saw nearly ten thousand heavenly soldiers descending, they immediately cheered loudly. Some even shouted taboo words such as " Long live!"
The shouts of the Green Army soldiers woke up the frightened Ming soldiers. They slowly calmed down. Looking at the Green Army soldiers who had just cut off their braids and the mysterious army of nearly 10,000 people who had appeared out of thin air, they could not help but heave a sigh of relief. After heaving a sigh of relief, they wondered why these people had appeared out of thin air.
In response to the doubts of the Ming army, Xiao Ting began his speech again. With the previous experience, this speech was smoother and smoother. It directly fooled these ancient people who believed in metaphysics. The final result was not beyond Xiao Ting's expectations. In front of this iron-like fact, no one would not believe his words.
After all, other than the gods and the methods bestowed by the gods, who else had the strength to create such a powerful army in a snap of their fingers?
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