As soon as the afterglow of the morning fell on the ground, a large group of cavalry rushed out of Luoyun City with extraordinary momentum, which made the soldiers guarding the city look at them.

After leaving the city, these cavalrymen were divided into several small groups, each rushing in different directions. Some went to the interior of Yunzhou, while others went to the edge of Yishui River.

One of the groups was led by Chen Yue, accompanied by Xue Leihan and Xin Ji. Their destination was very clear, which was a mountain peak twenty miles away from Luoyun City.

Soon the cavalry team of more than a hundred people arrived at the foot of the hillside. The terrain here was not too high, only a few dozen feet. There were several dead trees growing on the hillside, and the branches above looked like they had been damaged by wind and sand.

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There are several forked roads extending into the distance along the foot of the mountain, with no end in sight.

Everyone stood up and dismounted. Xin Ji waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "The craftsmen measured the land and separated two teams of cavalry to inspect the surrounding terrain!"

"No!" Twenty or thirty cavalrymen broke away from the large army and swept along the hillside towards the surrounding forked roads.

Chenyue and his group slowly climbed to the top of the slope step by step. Because the sun above their heads was really dazzling, no one wore any armor and only wore light gowns.

"Your Majesty, this is Sanchapo. There are three forked roads diverging from here, hence the name Sanchapo." Xue Leihan said softly.

"This is a good place." Chenyue stepped hard on the sand and gravel under his feet and said, "I think this is a very suitable place to build a fort as a guard post for Luoyun City."

"Map!" Xin Ji shouted, and several sergeants set up a wooden frame and hung a map of Yanyun on it.

There are many places circled in twos and threes on the map. At first glance, it seems a bit messy, but if you look closely, you will see that these circled red dots are located among the main traffic roads, guarding the throats of their respective mountain roads.

In the past two days, Chenyue and Xinji had initially selected some locations where they could build forts and beacons based on the terrain. Today they came out to observe on the spot and then decide on the feasibility of the plan.

Chenyue took a look at the map, then looked around the top of the slope and said: "This place can probably station hundreds of people. The fort is built on the top of the mountain. Even if the Yan army besieges it in large numbers, the soldiers can hold on from a high position."

"That's what the prince said." Xin Ji nodded and said, "Then this place can be settled, and we will send craftsmen to start building it later."

"Anthracene, you can keep these excavated rocks. They will be used to defend the city when the time comes." Chen Yue kicked the gravel under his feet like a miser. He didn't want to let go of even a single stone.

"My lord, who do you think will be in charge of building the fortress?" Xue Leihan asked.

Chenyue held his head with one hand and pondered for a while and said: "Send a message to Tanzhou and ask General Wang to come over and take charge of the construction of the fort. General Xin will lead his army to suppress the bandits in a while. How can we do two things with one mind?" Tears

Mr. Han and Tong can recruit civilians, and all necessary materials will be supplied by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and we will try to complete the project within half a year."

"promise!"

Xin Ji looked at the direction of Luoyun City. After hesitating for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion. Luoyun City is actually an isolated city. In the future, Yan soldiers invade the territory and send a large army to surround Luoyun City.

Yuncheng, then these small forts have become isolated points, shouldn't we make some preparations to hold on?"

"I have thought about this for a while. The Yan State's military strength is several times that of mine. It is possible to crush us in terms of military strength." Chen Yue nodded slightly and said: "Tell the craftsmen to dig deep caves when building the fort.

Leave enough space to store supplies. When the time comes, stock up as much ordnance, crossbows, and food as possible.

If the Yan soldiers really want to bypass Luoyun City and go straight to Yanzhou, they will have to attack the forts we built one by one."

"Yes." Xin Ji responded.

Chenyue's eyes stayed on the map and said softly: "From Yishui to Luoyun City, and then from Luoyun City to Jinyang Pass, it is three hundred miles deep and two to three hundred miles wide from east to west. I want to travel between these two

One or two hundred forts were built between the two fortified cities as the support of the two cities. Let’s name this line of defense the Yunjin Line of Defense.”

After chatting with Fifth Xinrou in the capital, Chenyue knew that once a war started in Yunzhou, it would be difficult to defend the enemy from outside the country, so on the one hand, these fortresses were responsible for warning, and on the other hand, they were

Enhance the defense capability of Yunzhou Land.

"Yunjin Defense Line." Xue Leihan murmured the name twice silently, and said with a smile: "If the prince does this, I am afraid that the Yan soldiers who have sneaked into the border will have nowhere to hide. If they are discovered by a fort,

The whole line of defenders can be attacked and annihilated."

"Hey, Leihan, don't you understand military affairs? Why can you guess my plan now?" Chenyue said with a smile.

"What a shame, I stayed with a bunch of military generals all day long, and I, a person who doesn't understand the art of war, learned something." Xue Leihan curled her lips and said.

Xin Ji joked at the side: "Master Xue's progress is quite fast. It seems that the generals will have to be more careful. When Master Xue succeeds in learning, I may not be able to keep my position as deputy capital protector."

"Hahaha, General Xin must be careful, I do mean so." Xue Leihan said with a wink.

"Haha, General Xin, how many garrisons do you think we can send to these forts?" Chenyue chuckled twice and then looked at Xin Ji and asked.

Xin Ji frowned and thought, and after a moment replied: "Based on the future, the entire Yunjin defense line should be dispatched with 20,000 soldiers, mainly infantry, plus a few mobile cavalry, and troops will be stationed according to the size of each fort.

, ranging from dozens to hundreds of people.”

"Snapped!"

Chenyue clapped his hands and smiled and said: "Okay, you can report the specific plan to General Wang after he arrives. I won't ask about the details. In short, from Luoyun City to Jinyang Pass, we have to squeeze in six or seven

Thousands of people.”

"So many?" Xue Leihan was slightly surprised; "This is almost half of Liaodong's troops."

Chenyue said in a deep voice: "The Yunjin line is extremely important. If something goes wrong here, the only barrier between Tanzhou and Shunzhou is the Jianmen Pass. We cannot take it lightly."

"promise!"

"Okay, let's go check out other places." Chen Yue waved his hand rather boldly and walked down the hillside first.

A few people led the craftsmen and soldiers around until the evening, and when they were about to pack up and return to the city, a fast horse came to Chen Yue like a gallop:

"Your Majesty, the medical officer reported that the person is awake!"

"Oh? He actually survived."

The man the soldier was talking about was naturally the young man wearing the Yelu Jade Pendant. Chenyue and the others had a look of surprise on their faces. They didn't expect that they could survive after being seriously injured.
Chapter completed!