Without ever meeting Song Yang, he took refuge in Song Yang just based on what he heard.
And only in the case of correspondence with Song Yang, he would report all the situation in Xuanzhou.
This is a kind of mutual trust.
This is also Song Yang’s recognition of Liu Min.
Liu Min said he wanted to come, so of course Song Yang welcomed him. He also wanted to see what kind of person this prefect Liu was.
After talking about Liu Min, Ma Cheng reported on the situation of the Jiangbei bandit group.
Only Luo Xin is the most successful one, and the other groups are only at the level of rogue bandits, so there is nothing to fear.
"Haha. This Luo Xin is really good at carrying things. He knows that he can't offend us for the time being, so he puts his focus on the north." Song Yang raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled.
Yu Ming raised his hand slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the Jiangbei stronghold is now completely secure, but rogue bandits are now a common phenomenon. I am afraid that they will attack the Jiangbei stronghold next year. After all, we may not be able to defend Jiangbei."
As for defending, as long as the Crouching Tiger Cannon can keep up, it can be defended.
Even if you are scared, you can scare those thieves away several times.
But after all, it is not a long-term solution.
Moreover, the Crouching Tiger Cannon should not be exposed too early. It is best to use it during the decisive battle to decide the outcome.
Song Yang asked someone to bring a map, thought about it, raised his head and said:
"Let's continue to expand operations in the Huainan Road area of Jiangbei."
"Didn't King Runzhou already occupy the east side? Let's occupy the west side."
"Luzhou, Shuzhou, Jinzhou, Huangzhou, etc., we all have this line in our hands."
"We will not engage in development. We will build more forts and garrison the people. We will use it as a place for garrison and training."
Song Yang meant to establish a line of defense in the north of the Yangtze River, in the prefectures and counties along the Yangtze River.
These prefectures and counties are right on the Yangtze River. They can occupy the enemy first and retreat easily.
When the Tiger Crouching Cannon was put on board the ship and set up on the riverside, the defense line in Jiangbei was immediately impenetrable.
"Your Majesty, if the garrison in Jiangbei is expanded... there may be some shortage of personnel." Fang Zhe said with some embarrassment.
There are only so many main soldiers in Jiangzhou, and one of them is missing.
If Jiangbei wants to expand its defense line, it will need at least ten or eight strongholds.
One stronghold is considered five hundred people, ten is still five thousand people.
There are not enough people in the first place. If we go to Jiangbei and station 5,000 people, it will be even more insufficient.
This is also the reason why we didn't build a defense line to Jiangbei earlier.
The main reason is that there are too few people and there is simply no room for them.
Song Yang thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. Send a message to the King of Hongzhou tomorrow. Send all the refugees who cannot be resettled in the alliance. There will always be three thousand to five thousand."
"Your Majesty, the refugees need to be retrained. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for the refugees in the Jiangbei stronghold." Yu Ming said with some worry.
"What is the purpose of building a fortress in Jiangbei?" Song Yang asked.
"It's mainly for early warning purposes," Yu Ming replied.
Indeed, the purpose of the Jiangbei Fortress is to prevent bandit groups from suddenly moving south. Jiangzhou is easily attacked by unprepared people.
"I understand. Your Majesty means to reduce the number of people in the fortress," Ma Cheng said suddenly.
"That's right!" Song Yang laughed.
"Since it is for early warning, there is no need for five hundred people. Two hundred people are enough!"
"Two hundred people? If the thieves besiege the fort..."
Song Yang said there were 200 people, but both Yu Ming and Fang Zhe were a little worried.
Ma Cheng was also confused. Although he understood what Song Yang meant, he didn't think two hundred people could have any effect.
A surprise attack by the bandits was enough to surround 200 people.
The fortress cannot withstand the army of bandits.
"Everyone, I have a way of building a fort, and I can build a castle."
"The height is about ten meters and it is indestructible. It only needs to accommodate the supplies of 200 people to drive nails into Jiangbei."
Song Yang said with a smile.
"castle?"
"Yes, castle."
As Song Yang spoke, he started drawing with pen and paper on the table. Soon, a pattern of a medieval castle appeared on the paper.
"This thing is built with concrete. First build the outer city wall, and it can be built in half a month."
"The internal structure is divided into two parts, above ground and underground. The above ground part is mainly used to store various war materials, while the underground part is a resting place for garrison personnel."
Song Yang pointed at his drawings and introduced them undecidedly.
The side wall of this defensive castle is only 30 meters. If it is repaired with concrete, it can definitely be repaired in half a month.
It is difficult to capture the castle without the use of heavy weapons, not even ladders or anything like that.
The castle is built using a closed construction method. There is no point in climbing to the top of the castle. You can only enter through the gate.
"This..." After hearing Song Yang's introduction, the three of them looked confused.
I have never seen a castle like this before, although I understand that if this kind of castle is built according to Song Yang's words, it will be absolutely rock solid and cannot be shaken.
But this kind of castle also has its flaws. People can't get in, and you can't get out.
The most important thing is that no one knows how to repair this kind of thing. Who knows whether it can be repaired...
"You can try it. I will provide you with the blueprints and ask someone to build one next to the Jiangbei stronghold."
"If it can be repaired, then this plan can be promoted."
Song Yang said with a smile.
"Uh... Your Majesty, even if we can repair it, we can't station 200 people in such a small place."
Yu Mingfei was worried.
A thirty-meter-square castle, with some warehouses and other things built inside, can accommodate 200 people in such a small space?
"Then reduce it by another hundred! One hundred people will do."
"Using height can always free up some space."
"As long as they keep themselves safe and set off fireworks warnings when bandits come, then our goal will be achieved!"
Song Yang is very fond of building this kind of castle. If he can build it, the effect will be incredible.
"Your Majesty, let me tell you, instead of spending so much time repairing the castle... it would be better to increase the intensity of the exploration of Jiangbei."
"It's easy to detect when the bandit army comes out of the cave. As long as we discover it in advance, we will have enough preparation time."
Ma Cheng understood Song Yang's intention to build a fortress from the very beginning.
In the final analysis, this thing is just an early warning mechanism. You can't just point to the two hundred people in the fort to drive away the tens of thousands of thieves.
If they can't hit you, just go around it. You don't dare to come out anyway...
Therefore, Ma Cheng felt that since it was an early warning, why spend a lot of manpower and material resources to repair the fortress.
It is better to increase the number of spies in Jiangbei.
There are one hundred people in one fort, and one thousand people in ten forts.
If these one thousand people go directly to Jiangbei as spies, they can easily discover the movements of the bandits in Jiangbei.
"This..." Song Yang scratched his head.
There is nothing wrong with what Ma Cheng said!
He was persistently building the fortress just now, but he still thought it was very beautiful.
He likes the castle a little bit...
Fang Zhe didn't understand that because Yu Ming already had a position in Jiangbei, his thinking was also restricted by Baozhai.
Only Ma Cheng sees it most clearly. Now that Ma Cheng has said it, Yu Ming has also woken up...