Originally, when the Rock Fort was planned, there were naturally four gates, but when it was first built, in order to strengthen the defense and save time for materials, Dong Ce only opened one south gate, and the other three gates were not opened. However, after the establishment of the recruit camp, because the recruit camp is located in the northeast of the rock fort, if you go through the south gate, you have to go around the outside of the rock fort for most of the circle, which is very troublesome, so the north gate is opened.

However, this north gate is not big, it is far worse than the south gate, only about three feet wide, that is, it can accommodate two people passing side by side, Dong Ce and others are riding horses, and they can only pass one person at a time.

The walls were thick, six or seven zhang thick, and the north gate was narrow and not high, so it was not like a gate, but rather a tunnel.

However, this is very beneficial for defense, even if the enemy breaks the door, he can only add troops to it little by little, and it is impossible to send in many at once.

Out of the North City Gate, Dong Ce felt as if something was pressing on his heart.

Looking up, twenty zhang away, is the towering Qingfeng Mountain.

Panshi Fort said that it was leaning on Qingfeng Mountain, but in fact, there was still some distance from Qingfeng Mountain. However, this distance can actually be roughly counted as the range of the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.

Out of the north gate, the ground is a stone ground, rugged, not very easy to walk.

There are two apparently man-dug roads in front of you, one leading due north, which leads to Qingfeng Mountain, and the other to the northeast.

Dong Ce and the others rode their horses and walked to the northeast.

Qingfeng Mountain occupies a very large area, that is, at the time of a cup of tea, they came around from the south of the mountain, and then Dong Ce saw the recruit camp.

The eastern edge of Qingfeng Mountain was originally a messy rocky hill, the soil layer here is very thin, and most places are even bare rocks, so you can only grow a little weeds and grow crops, which is not to even think about it. At the foot of the eastern side of Qingfeng Mountain, there are many small streams flowing through, which will be reasonably cut into pieces, and there are many large and small stones on the ground.

But at this time, it has changed.

A considerable part of the ground was leveled, and all the stones that should have been removed were removed, and a towering wall was built on the ground, which was made of large blue bricks and large bluestones. The big blue stone is obviously excavated on the spot, and the big blue bricks are all two feet long and seven inches thick, and the pieces are unconventional and neat, and they are fired in their own kilns.

The wall is a foot high, and it is impossible to see how thick it is, and there are people on it who are constantly walking and patrolling.

Dong Ce nodded slightly, but did not speak.

There was only this wall in front of him, and it was impossible to see how big this recruit camp really was.

Wang Yu and Dong Ce soon came to the main gate, this main gate is very magnificent, a tall gate stands majestically, more than three zhang high, and the walls on both sides spread out I don't know how far.

"It's magnificent." Dong Ce said with a smile: "Your recruit battalion is even more magnificent than the big school field in the Rock Castle. ”

Wang Yu didn't know whether Dong Ce's words were praise or deprecation, so he smiled awkwardly and didn't speak.

In front of the courtyard gate, there were things such as rejecting horses, and Wang Yu ordered people to go over and say a word, and the soldiers guarding the gate came over and quickly removed the rejecting horses.

Dong Ce directly spurred his horse in, and everyone hurriedly followed.

After entering this recruit camp, Dong Ce's first feeling was that it was big.

The entrance is a huge school field, and Dong Ce looks at it, it is at least three times the size of the big school field in the city! To the south of the school yard is a fence, and on the other three sides, there are continuous barracks. I don't know how many of those barracks there are at a glance, but Dong Ce estimates that there are always hundreds.

And it seems that the north part is not finished yet, and there are many people working there.

"It's a big scale."

Dong Ce sighed.

This recruit camp is very similar to the layout in the city, but it is at least three times larger, and there seems to be no end in sight to this large school field. Dong Ce estimated that it was about seventy percent of the area of the entire Rock Fort with the recruit battalion.

Wang Yu said: "When the new recruit camp was built, it was expected, and it must be able to accommodate at least 3,000 people to practice together. After all, the scale of our rock fort is increasing day by day, and the soldiers will be larger and larger in the future. ”

"Hmm." Dong Ce nodded.

He pointed to the north and asked, "Over there, haven't you built it yet?" ”

"Yes." Wang Yu said: "There is still a section of the wall and two rows of barracks that are not good, but it will be completed in half a month at most." ”

"Okay." Dong Ce said lightly: "Actually, it's really good to build a bigger one." And this is the time of the slack, those who have just come this year, although the land has been divided but there is no food, there must always be a man to do. It's also good to give food in this way. ”

Wang Yu hurriedly nodded yes.

Then, Wang Yu accompanied Dong Ce to take a turn in the recruit camp, Dong Ce looked everywhere and looked very carefully. I am very concerned about whether the ground of the school yard is flat, whether the barracks are clean and warm, how well the ventilation is, and even whether the bedding is tidy and how the basins are placed. And in the end, he even went to the toilet.

After turning around, overall, Dong Ce was still very satisfied.

Wang Yu maintained this place very well, and what should have been met was met.

The rules in this recruit camp are all moved from the campus of the fort, the same requirements, the same strict.

Dong Ce is very satisfied with this.

Eat at the cafeteria here at noon.

The food was not bad, there was chicken and meat, which was similar to that in the school field.

Dong Ce, like an ordinary soldier, made some meals, and found a remote place with Wang Yu, and the two ate face to face. It's just that unlike ordinary soldiers, some of the family members around him are just looking cold and vigilant.

Dong Ce ate a large piece of fat and thin braised pork on the baked oil cake, chewed it for a while, swallowed it, and sighed comfortably.

"It's still a comfortable meal, really." Dong Ce said with a smile.

Wang Yu smiled: "My lord, you like to eat, so you often come over." The cooks in our canteen are not the ones in the canteen of the big school, and the meals they want to cook are also a little different. ”

"I don't have to come often, I walked this experience today, and I can generally see it clearly, and the official will be a lot more relieved."

Dong Ce smiled slightly and said, "Wang Yu, your recruit battalion is running very well, but it is still a little insufficient. I can't blame you, because there are some things I can see and you can't. I can think of it, you can't think of it. ”

Wang Yu hurriedly said, "Please teach your lordship." ”

"I have seen the wall of your new battalion, which is one zhang high and five feet thick, and it is very strong. It's just that that's not enough. ”

Dong Ce said: "The wall should be heightened and thickened, at least two zhang high, one zhang thick. Moreover, a protruding enemy platform should be built on it, and an arrow tower should be built. Don't ask for that gate, change it to an urn city. Of course, if you are reluctant to the gate, you can build an urn city and a city gate building in front of the gate, in that case, the urn city will protrude together, but it is just right, and it will not affect anything. ”

Dong Ce nodded at him: "Your grandeur, I know you are reluctant." ”

Wang Yu smiled, but he was reluctant to take the gate. He was very puzzled by Dong Ce's sudden proposal to increase the height and thickness of the city wall, but he didn't ask much, but immediately agreed.

Dong Ce said: "I know you are puzzled, come, I will tell you." ”

Wang Yu'er straightened his waist immediately and listened attentively.

"In your eyes, the recruit camp is just a big battalion, but in my eyes, the recruit camp is a fortress, a military fort like a rock fort! If the recruit battalion can be operated, then next to the rock fort, there will be a solid military fort, which can train recruits and garrison soldiers. ”

"The distance between the Rock Fort and the recruit camp is only a few tens of feet, and you can shoot arrows from this side of the city wall to the other side of the city wall. These two military forts are each other's horns. Once the enemy attacks one of them, the other is ready to support them, and the two echo each other from afar, causing the enemy to be very uncomfortable. If you want to attack one of them, you have to prevent the soldiers of the other fort from attacking its flank or heart. And if you fight both, unless you have a large number of troops, you will lose your forces, resulting in no one being able to defeat either one. ”