Lian Huan Chen (連環城, lit. 'Linked fort')
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| Four Lian Huan Cheng linked together to form a wall, from 'Chong Ke Wu Lue Shen Ji (《重刻武略神機》)'. |
Lian Huan Cheng was a massive wooden free-standing shield that came with four rows of four gun loops (for a total of sixteen gun loops). It could be propped up and linked together with other shields to form a wall, allowing a temporary fortified position to be set up quickly.
Lian Huan Cheng could be seen as a Southern China substitute to wagon fort and a cruder predecessor of Zhao Shi Zhen's multipurpose shield.
Huo Ping Feng (火屏風, lit. 'Fire screen')
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| Drawing of a Huo Ping Feng between two Lian Huan Cheng, from 'Chong Ke Wu Lue Shen Ji (《重刻武略神機》)'. |
Huo Ping Feng was designed to serve as the "gate" of Lian Huan Cheng, allowing troops to sally out of the temporary fort to attack their enemy without having to dismantle one of the shields beforehand. It was of similar size and construction as Lian Huan Cheng, but also came with eight wheels (to allow the gate door to pivot) as well as rawhide facing.
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