Chapter 189: All combat preparations are ready

He thought it was just a simple competition, but he didn't expect that after this competition, Xiexiezi would directly become a Middle Squad Leader. No one had told him about this when he went!

Having become a Middle Squad Leader in a daze, Xiexiezi trained the brothers below him every day, and the training mode was learned from Ye Chang.

This made Xiexiezi feel that life was very fulfilling, and he slowly integrated into Menghuzhai.

Now everyone was fighting for the quota to go to the front line. Xiexiezi was infected by this atmosphere, and his heart was also a bit restless, but he couldn't quite bring himself to fight for it.

Luo Feng saw that Xiexiezi was unmoved, so he personally went down to call his name: "Old Xie! You must go!"

Xiexiezi pointed at himself in surprise: "Me?"

"Yes!"

Luo Feng nodded affirmatively. Luo Feng was also present when the divine power was fused last time, and because he was very close to Jiang Jinshi, he clearly heard the murmurs in Jiang Jinshi's mouth.

Things like "this is good stuff," "righteousness reaching the clouds Guan Yunchang," and so on!

Plus, Big Brother had asked him to personally bring Xiexiezi, which showed that Big Brother had high hopes for Xiexiezi, so Luo Feng naturally had to give the other party a stage to perform.

"Mission guaranteed to be completed!" Xiexiezi stood up excitedly, the smile on his face unable to be hidden.

The others didn't have time to be envious and started fighting over the remaining spots.

Soon, the candidates for the battle were decided, and Luo Feng also arranged for those who stayed behind to keep the 'home' safe.

Don't let them go out to attack the city, only to come back and find that the 'home' had been stolen. What face would they have to face the Great Chief!

Then Luo Feng told the group about his deployment and ordered them to prepare as soon as possible.

Wang Hou didn't participate this time; he was busy with the carrier pigeon matter!

The Middle Squad Leaders went to arrange manpower, and Luo Feng naturally couldn't be idle; he had to go to logistics to take a look.

This logistics wasn't the one for eating, but the place where the craftsmen of the three cities were gathered, and it was also an important location for producing weapons, scaling ladders, and other equipment.

Seeing Luo Feng arrive, a young man stood up and bowed respectfully to Luo Feng: "Great Squad Leader, why are you here?"

"Just checking! How are the scaling ladders coming along?" Luo Feng looked around, and many craftsmen nodded slightly to him before continuing to work with their heads down.

Luo Feng didn't care; these craftsmen all had the same temper, as long as they could do their job well.

The entire logistics department was bustling with activity: casting arrowheads, forging long spears, and binding scaling ladders.

The young man acted as Luo Feng's guide, taking Luo Feng to one place.

"Added iron hoops, stronger than last time."

Luo Feng nodded: "The city wall is at least three zhang high, are the ladders long enough?"

"Enough! The old carpenter has been busy with his apprentices for a week. Each joint has been wrapped with three extra layers of cowhide, soaked in tung oil, and it's very sturdy!"

In the open space nearby, dozens of men were assembling a battering ram. The body of the cart was made of thick wood nailed together, and the top was covered with thick felt. Several young men were splashing water on it.

"Is the felt soaked through?" Luo Feng asked.

"It's being splashed. Uncle Liu said to soak it in several layers to prevent fire." A shirtless young man wiped the sweat from his brow, "This big guy is heavy. We tested it; twenty people can push it."

Luo Feng walked over to look at the head of the battering ram. It was a whole piece of hardwood sharpened and covered with iron, looking very sturdy.

On the other side, several apprentices were organizing arrows. Old blacksmith Uncle Zhou was squatting on the side sharpening arrowheads, making a rustling sound.

"Uncle Zhou, are there enough arrows?" Luo Feng asked.

Uncle Zhou didn't even lift his head: "Two thousand five hundred in total, that's all there is for now."

This was even after adding the arrows recovered from previous uses. Most arrows could be used again after simple cleaning, which was the significance of cleaning up the battlefield.

After the war, such small matters wouldn't fall to Jiang Jinshi to worry about, so Luo Feng was the one who usually dealt with these craftsmen.

Because there were too few people at the beginning, Luo Feng had applied to Jiang Jinshi to increase the monthly pay for the craftsmen to let them take the initiative to bring apprentices.

So now these craftsmen were also very respectful to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng bent down to pick up an arrow and weighed it: "Have you tested the range?"

"Tested! Two hundred paces with the wind, one hundred and fifty against the wind." Uncle Zhou finally looked up, pointing to several bundles of special arrows nearby, "These are wrapped in oilcloth for fire! When they hide from arrows, we'll burn their gate tower."

"Fine! I trust you to handle it!" Luo Feng nodded with satisfaction.

In the carpentry shed, the old carpenter and his apprentices were trimming the last few scaling ladders, the sound of hammers hitting wood having a rhythm.

"Master, will these cross-braces be too dense?" the little apprentice asked.

"Denser is better, it's stable to climb." The old carpenter tapped the ladder rungs, "Government soldiers will use fork poles to push the ladder, and those climbing will panic. Only when their feet are firmly planted will they not be afraid."

Luo Feng walked over: "How long until it's finished?"

"It will be finished tonight!" The old carpenter wiped his sweat, "Great Squad Leader Luo, don't worry, I've tested this ladder; it doesn't shake at all when stood up."

Luo Feng patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Hard work or not, this is what should be done!" The old carpenter responded with a smile. At this moment, he felt that his efforts were worth it!

Suddenly, the old carpenter remembered something and said: "Great Squad Leader Luo, the arrow shields are done! Just as you said, woven from bamboo strips and covered with double-layered wet cowhide, they are light and can be carried by two people. They are right behind here, you can take a look."

Luo Feng's eyes lit up, and he walked to the back to see a strange object, a bit like an enlarged version of a meat pie. Luo Feng walked up and tapped the cowhide, making a dull sound: "Can arrows pierce through?"

"Tested, a strong bow from thirty paces away barely pierced in a little, it won't hurt anyone, but I'm afraid of fire arrows."

"Fire arrows are not to be feared, the cowhide is wet, it won't burn for a while." Luo Feng carefully checked the seams, "Is it stable to carry?"

"Stable! It's just that the field of vision is narrow, the person carrying it has to lower their head to watch the road."

"Better than getting hit by an arrow." Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Last time, because there were no arrow shields, the brothers suffered heavy casualties. This time, he thought it could be avoided.

Seeing that the combat preparations for logistics were almost ready, Luo Feng finally felt completely at ease, constantly simulating the details of the city attack in his mind to prevent any omissions.

Since everything was almost ready, Luo Feng prepared to set off tomorrow, but he had to inform Big Brother before sending troops.

When Jiang Jinshi learned that Luo Feng was preparing to attack Baiyan City tomorrow, he was just slightly stunned and then smiled: "Good! Just go ahead and do it, I believe in you! From now on, you don't need to report such city-robbing matters to me, just rob them directly!"

Having received Jiang Jinshi's affirmative reply, Luo Feng knew his guess was definitely correct; Baiyan City was one of the two cities Big Brother wanted to attack.

He was also very happy that Big Brother trusted him so much. It seemed that the heavy responsibility of expanding Menghuzhai's territory in the future would fall on him.

Are those two cities a bit too few? With Menghuzhai's current military strength, perhaps he could... ===== CHAPTER 190 =====