Bu Cheng (布城)

Drawing of a Bu Cheng (highlighted), from 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'.

Bu Cheng (布城, lit. 'Cloth fortress') was a defensive cloth wall designed by Ming general Qi Ji Guang (戚繼光). It was intended as a substitute of wagon fort in South China, as the muddy terrain of South China made ordinary war wagons unfeasible.

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Lang Ya Bang (狼牙棒)

Drawing of a Lang Ya Bang, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.

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Mu Nu Qiang (木女牆)

Drawing of a Mu Nu Qiang, from 'Deng Tang Bi Jiu (《登壇必究》)'.

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