In the handsome tent of Chenyue

After a drink, everyone’s faces became more determined because they had a new goal:

Recover Liaodong!

At this time, a topographic map of the surrounding Beiliang Road has been hung in the tent, including both sides of the Shuo River and the vicinity of Shuofeng City.

Chenyue looked at the generals: "Let's talk about it. After a day of exploration, what is the surrounding terrain like?"

The generals looked at each other. As the high-ranking military general second only to Chen Yue, Xue Tian stood up first and said with a smile: "Then I'll go first!"

Chenyue smiled and nodded.

Xue Tian walked to the map and said: "The east and west sides of Shuofeng City are surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is steep. The roads in the mountains are rugged. Starting from the middle of the mountain, horses cannot go up. The mountain roads are barely enough for one or two people to climb on foot. Today's time

I couldn't climb to the top of the mountain, but I can say with certainty that the mountains on both sides are definitely not suitable for large-scale troops to pass. I have to say that the location of Shuofeng City when it was built was very clever, not only blocking the north-south transportation.

The important road has also avoided attacks from the east and west directions, and there is no more dangerous terrain within a radius of more than a hundred miles."

Yan Hongyi, the leader of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, echoed from the side: "General Xue is right. Even if a small group of people and horses forcefully cross the mountains, there is no need to worry. The south side of the mountains is all flat and flat, and it is easy to spot the infantry passing through the mountains.

Facing the scimitars of our Beiliang army, we can only wait for death."

Everyone nodded one after another. It seemed that after wandering around the mountains for a long time, the knights all reached a consensus.

"The terrain is quite favorable for us." Chenyue said while holding his chin: "But everyone must be clear that if both sides of the Shuo River are included in the territory of Beiliang Dao, Shuofeng City will be west of Wuguan to resist the Yan Rong in the north.

The bridgehead of the cavalry is a flat plain after Shuofeng City, and there is no danger to defend it. In other words, once attacked, Shuofeng City can only defend, and it must not be lost!"

The generals looked solemn, they were all conquerors on the battlefield, and they could all see the importance of Shuofeng City.

"Ahem, I'll interrupt." Song Zhilu cleared his throat and attracted everyone's attention: "The south of Shuofeng City is flat, and the north is also unobstructed. The north city is thousands of feet wide. Even if I don't understand military affairs,

But it can also be seen that the pressure of defending such a wide city wall will not be small, and city defense must be considered carefully."

Zhu Tianhe had a wry smile on his face: "On this city wall alone, thousands of soldiers must be deployed to defend the city at the same time."

Thousands of people staying on the city wall at the same time is a huge number. Manpower replacement must be arranged, and soldiers must be stationed in the city. The scattered numbers will undoubtedly require a large number of garrison troops.

Ye Xiaoxiao, the commander of the Liangzhou Infantry Army, said in a deep voice: "There are 200,000 Northern Liang frontier troops. Suppose we send 100,000 to 150,000 troops to Liaodong. Shuofeng, Liangzhou Wuguan, and Youzhou Tianlang Pass all need to leave troops to garrison.

We definitely don’t have enough troops.”

Everyone's faces became a little solemn.

Xue Meng, the commander of the Left Cavalry Army, took a step forward and pointed at the map: "General Ye is right. From the map, the terrain of Shuofeng City protrudes further north than Wuguan, and the distance between the two places is only a hundred miles. Although the two cities are far apart,

The complex terrain between the two cities is a natural barrier to Beiliang Road. But if the Yan Rong want to invade the hinterland of Beiliang, they can go through Shuofeng, attack Wuguan, or attack both cities at the same time. Compared with the previous situation where we only had to garrison Wuguan, our

The defensive pressure is really great.”

As difficulties were raised, the atmosphere in the tent became cold and silent.

"One more thing." Qian Zimo, the leader of the Daliang Dragon Cavalry, said: "The expedition to Liaodong will inevitably require the dispatch of the main force of our field cavalry. At that time, each city can only rely on infantry to fight, and the mobility will be greatly reduced."

Everyone couldn't help but nod. Without cavalry, the defenders could only be beaten passively.

This was undoubtedly a bit frustrating for the Beiliang frontier troops who were accustomed to riding on horseback.

Chenyue put his hands behind his back, frowned slightly, and asked after a while: "General Zhu, how is the situation in the city?"

Zhu Tianhe replied somewhat relaxedly: "Not bad. According to what Senior Mo said, the northern city wall can be built on the original foundation, and the stone bricks at the palace here can also be dismantled and reused. It should not be difficult to build a solid northern city.

It would take too much effort. There are many water sources flowing into the city from the mountains on both sides. Wells can also be dug in the city, and the water source is completely self-sufficient. The wood and rolling stones can be cut directly from the mountains, which is enough to defend the city."

Mo Xuzi touched his snow-white beard: "I still need to bring the children of the Mo family to carefully calculate how much manpower and material resources will be needed to repair the city wall, but Shuofeng City has a good foundation, so don't worry too much."

After listening to Mo Xuzi's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from this, Shuofeng City's own advantages are still considerable.

After everyone's discussion, the situation has become clear, with pros and cons.

The advantage of merging both sides of the Shuo River into Beiliang is that hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland can be obtained, solving the dilemma of poor land in Beiliang.

The disadvantage is obvious, it will increase the defensive pressure on Beiliang Road, and if you are not careful, it may cause Yan Rong to invade the hinterland of Beiliang.

Chenyue looked at Huangfu Mu, who had never spoken a word, and said softly: "Mr. Huangfu, is there anything you want to say?"

Huangfu Mu said calmly in the eyes of everyone: "I just want to say that with the fertile fields on both sides of the Shuo River, Beiliang will not be choked by people all the time! The sky is wide and the sky is high, let me fly!

"

Everyone's expressions were fixed, and a flash of determination flashed across their faces.

Everyone knows very well that the so-called stuck-neck people are the big families in the imperial court.

Huangfu Mu's words made Chenyue make up his mind.

Seeing that the discussion was almost done, Song Zhilu said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance, and the Marquis must make the decision himself!"

Everyone looked at Chenyue quietly, waiting for the decision of the Marquis of Beiliang.

Chen Yue clasped his hands behind his back. After thinking for a long time, he turned to look at the crowd and shouted loudly: "I have made up my mind. I will report to the imperial court in the near future and merge both sides of the Shuo River into the territory of Beiliang Road and garrison Shuofeng City!"

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"But will the court agree?" Zhou Jingyao asked hesitantly.

"The governor of Zhou is overly worried." Song Zhilu smiled slightly: "We can expand the territory without spending a single soldier from the imperial court, and increase taxes for nothing. As long as the big families don't have to worry about it, they will definitely agree."

Huangfu Mu reminded him solemnly: "The above table can only be said to increase the strategic depth of the border to deal with foreign enemies, and there is still some grassland to support war horses. It must not be stated explicitly that there are large areas of fertile land on both sides of the Shuo River!"

Song Zhilu and Chen Yue understood it. If someone saw something fishy, ​​they would probably take action to stop the matter. It would not be too late to wait until the matter was completed.

Chen Yue readily agreed: "Please ask Lord Song and Mr. Huangfu to draft this memorial together, and the matter will be finalized as soon as possible."

"promise!"

Chenyue looked at everyone: "It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest first. Thank you for your hard work!"

"promise!"

Everyone filed out.
Chapter completed!