"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The cold wind was howling, and in the land of Yanyun in Liaodong, a group of people were wielding picks, hoes, and hammers in their hands, pulling hard rocks off the hillside piece by piece.

Although it was winter and the temperature was bitingly low, each of these people rolled up their sleeves and had to stop from time to time to wipe the sweat that was about to blind their eyes.

This is a team of craftsmen responsible for building the Yunjin defense line in Liaodong. There are about a hundred people in total, thirty or forty soldiers, plus seventy or eighty civilians recruited from various places.

There are no less than a hundred teams like this in Yanyun Land, and they are working in various places at the same time.

In order to ensure the safety of these civilians, there were still many patrolling cavalry patrolling around. Although the Yan army had retreated, they still did not take it lightly.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

"Little friend Chen, your hands are very strong. It looks like you have been trained. After all, you are a soldier, so you are very strong."

Chen Yue didn't know when he appeared on the construction site, holding a pickaxe in his hand and tapping the rocks. In the blink of an eye, the gaps in the rocks spread to all directions and completely shattered.

The person who was talking was a little old man named He. The old man was hunched over and shoveled the broken rocks from Chenyue into bamboo baskets bit by bit, and then transported them away on a small cart that was carried down the hillside.

Chen Yue suddenly joined their construction team early this morning. Old Man He took Chen Yue for granted as an ordinary Liang soldier. He never thought that the guy in front of him was the famous Liang King.

"Old Hetou, tell me, why do you still work out at such an old age? Don't get frozen in this cold weather." Chen Yue said while working hard.

"Hey, young man, what you said is wrong." Old Man He grinned with several missing teeth: "Why did the government build these forts? It's not to protect us ordinary people. What do you mean?

Now that we are old, if the Yan army really comes to attack us, will we be able to ride a horse or hold a sword?

So, we old bones have to do something for our hometown while we still have the strength. Besides, it’s not like the government doesn’t give us wages. If we send wages home, we can live a good year. If we can give more to our families,

Buy some food for your baby.”

"Old Hetou, isn't your eldest son in the army? He has already received a military salary. You old man is still not satisfied."

A person next to him cheered and said. It turned out to be a fellow villager who knew Old Man He.

"Hey, making money is one thing, and working hard is another thing. The eldest son is the eldest son, and I am me." Old He stopped what he was doing and said.

Sweat beads slid down the old man's old and shriveled skin, and his clothes were wet in the blink of an eye.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

While everyone was chatting, seven or eight soldiers came over carrying several large boxes of food covered with white cloth.

"Oh, it's time to eat!"

These migrant workers who had been working all morning cheered and ran towards their lunch, which as usual was basket after basket of big snow-white steamed buns.

In order to provide everyone with something warm to eat in this severe winter, each team of civilians was specially equipped with cooks to start cooking on the spot. Anyway, the construction of the fort could not be completed in a day or two.

Chen Yue held a big steamed bun and began to eat it. From time to time, he poured two mouthfuls of cold water into his mouth. Not to mention how comfortable he felt.

"Here, here it is."

Old He sat down next to Chen Yue and handed over a steamed bun that belonged to him with a smile.

"You don't want to eat?" Chenyue shook his head and signaled no.

"Hey, people are old and can't eat too much. These are enough." Old Man He shook the remaining steamed buns in his hand and said with a smile: "You are young, you can eat more if you do more, if you don't eat too much

Just a few words will do. Just take it and stop being verbose."

Chen Yue smiled bitterly, then took the steamed bun and started to chew it.

All the people were talking and laughing, and rested for a while after eating. After the leader banged the stick a few times, everyone started their afternoon work again.

…

At night, General Chen Yue's figure appeared in a barracks. Wang Rusong was waiting here with a smile: "How are you, Your Majesty? Can you survive this day?"

Chen Yue walked to the basin and washed his dirt-covered hands and said with a smile, "It's not bad. I only sweat and don't bleed. I feel much more comfortable."

"Hahaha!"

Wang Rusong raised his head and laughed.

"The Chinese New Year will be here in half a month. We will pay the common people enough wages before the end of the year and give them a few days off. Although Yunjin's defense line is urgent, it will not be short of these three to five days." Chen Yue wiped his hands.

said with his hands.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the money allocated by Master Tong has arrived." Wang Rusong nodded.

"Tell me, how is the overall project progress?" Chen Yue strolled to the map. The map was densely marked with many small dots, and the dots were connected into lines. At first glance, it seemed that Yunyan and Yunyan had become connected in all directions.

Wang Rusong pointed to the map and said seriously: "Between Luoyun City and Jinyang Pass, there are three cities left by the Jin people. The cities are not big, but they can be used as garrison places. The general will rename the three cities left, middle, and left.

In Youtun City, each city plans to garrison 3,000 troops, 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry. These three tun cities are the second line of defense after Luoyun City."

Chen Yue stared at the location of the three cities attentively and said in a deep voice: "From a geographical point of view, the three cities can cover most of Yunzhou. If any fort warns, the nearest fortress can quickly make emergency decisions.

Enemy response."

"That's right."

Wang Rusong nodded: "Below the garrison are forts, which are built in key areas. Each fort is planned to garrison about 200 troops. The smallest one is Fengsui, with dozens of troops garrisoned. Most of them choose to be on the hillside or the side of the valley.

Precipitous places such as cliffs can cover almost the entire defense line. If there is any slight movement, these beacons will immediately sound a warning.

I cannot guarantee that birds will never be able to fly past the Yunjin Defense Line, but it will be extremely difficult for a cavalry force of more than a hundred people to sneak into the Yunjin Defense Line."

"According to General Wang's plan, once these hundreds of forts, forts, and beacons are built, at least 20,000 soldiers will be needed to garrison them, right?" Chen Yue said softly.

"That's about it. I plan to deploy 25,000 infantry to be stationed in the Yunjin defense line to strengthen the defense force of Yunyan. After Xinji suppressed the bandits, a large number of new infantry soldiers are already available."

"Okay, general, please make detailed arrangements. I only need time. When can everything be completed?" Chen Yue stood up straight and asked.

"All the forts from Luoyun City to Yishui have been built, and the soldiers are moving in in batches. According to the current progress, the Yunjin defense line will be completed in another three to five months." Wang Rusong responded.

"Okay, General Wang, thank you for your hard work. After the Yunjin Defense Line is completed, it will be like a huge iron barrel formation, guarding the entrance to Shuntan Land. There is a lot to be done."
Chapter completed!