"Haha, it is worthy of Zhang Derong, and the state should develop like this."

Tong Yuan listened to the introduction of Zhang Ji's messenger, and at present, the autumn harvest in Yan'an County has been closed, and more than 200,000 mu of wheat in half of the spring corn field has been appropriately planted. This allows for space and avoids excessive water consumption.

Correspondingly, in preparation for winter, the charcoal digging is intensified, and the wool from the summer is woven into clothing. At present, it is enough to have one piece of clothing for the people of the prefecture, and more clothing can support the military and civilians in other places.

And this year's herd is also well raised, as long as the Han people are willing to do and learn, grazing will not necessarily be much worse than the Hu people. Of course, there is also a reason why those Hu people who belong to them are also willing to teach it, so the standard treatment of Tuntian will not treat them badly.

The jerky industry is also progressing in an orderly manner, and with the support of abundant salt, beef with less fat is made into salty and hard jerky.

This kind of jerky is not delicious at all in the future, but it has protein and can provide energy and blood pressure, and it was immediately welcomed by the market.

Fearless soldiers, medium- and high-intensity laborers among the tunmin, and even long-distance business travelers all love the beef jerky produced in Bingzhou.

In the dry and cold winter in the north, salt-cured beef jerky can be stored for a long time, plus salt is quite precious, each four taels of jerky, can be exchanged for 2,000 yuan, almost worth the price of four chickens.

Many people accept this price, not because the beef is delicious, but because of the salt in it, as well as the result of saving space and fuel.

In addition to beef jerky, some portable food changes have also been spontaneously promoted at the grassroots level, such as baked naan and wraps. In the past, military and civilian officials not only sat on the floor when eating, but also needed bowls and spoons.

Now, with the popularization of wheat and stone milling, the easy-to-carry Hu cakes have even appeared in various ways to eat them with vegetables, soaked in soup, and cut into pieces.

The Dreadnought Army has been training during this period, and the generals and colonels at and above the rank of battalion commander have specially reviewed and summarized the Jiexiu Fenshui Campaign, and in order to directly translate theory into action, each brigade has organized special exercises for the officers and men to practice in person.

After the operation of the various units, it was found that apart from Xu Rong's command of the battle, which was not within the scope of the exercise, the two most difficult to achieve were the anti-cavalry operation, especially the decision to make a sortie at the appropriate time, and the 500-mile advance to the Qin Straight Road to outflank the Huns.

Everyone admired Huang Yu's battlefield judgment and Yu Yu's resoluteness and decisiveness, and the generals and schools at all levels also cooperated with each other to study, strive to improve their abilities in all aspects, strive to achieve good results, and make more contributions.

For example, Tong Yuan, together with Yang Feng, Hu Lang'er, and Huang Yu, participated in the study of writing and the art of war, and the lecturers who taught were not only Xu Rong but also Cai Yan.

Especially Cai Yan, there are a lot of military books and history books in the library she is in charge of, and her understanding before only stays in words, and when she discusses with the generals when teaching, she has added a lot of real experience.

Of course, she is willing to participate in this kind of teaching, in addition to agreeing with this path, and also wants to exchange ideas with him more. Every time she watched him high-spirited and talked about the past and the present, she would unconsciously imagine what kind of future he could create?

She may never be able to accompany him on his quest like a man, but she can use words and poetry as a weapon to write a unique picture scroll and accompany the warriors to gallop.

In addition to strengthening the regularization of military officials in the general school, Tong Yuan also personally arranged for military officials, recorded the details of the battle one by one, compiled them into teaching topics, and even arranged for painters to paint to pass on these cultural wealth.

He also asked officers and men below a few hundred commanders who had distinguished themselves in the battle to visit the battalions and publicize their deeds. This last round of activities not only improved the technical and tactical capabilities of the dreadnought army, but also boosted the morale of the grassroots officers.

This year, it is best to make this arrangement for the time being, and I believe that when the next attack is made, the dreadnought army will be further improved, and it will definitely be able to defeat the cottage dreadnought army under the banner of the first guard.

"Uncle, at present, the integration of the four brigades of the First Guard has been completed, and the rest of Dong Cheng and Yang Biao are also submissive, so there are no potential safety hazards for the time being."

Li Ru nodded affirmatively and said, "Which way do you think we are going to develop next?" ”

Li Xuan said, "There is no room for development in the east, west and north directions, and Jingzhou in the south is stable, prosperous and strong, and it is a place that can be broken through." It just so happened that Zhang Ji sent it over, and according to the plan, we could take his soldiers and horses after his death, just as the vanguard of the south. ”

Li Ru said: "You do have a certain strategic vision, and I will rest assured that you will supervise Duan Xuan and ensure the control of the soldiers and horses." ”

"However, in court and politics, you are still a little immature. For example, this choice is only the best military one, not the best answer for us. ”

Li Xuan was a little confused, it stands to reason that he found that it was right to go south? If you have been shrinking in this narrow space, what is the difference between it and Zhou Tianzi back then?

Li Ru smiled and said, "If Zhang Ji dies, it will indeed give us the annexation of his ministry and open the passage to the south." But if we go south, the Son of Heaven will be watched by other heroes, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Remember, we are not going to conquer the world, but to control the situation and pave a heroic path for the Lord. The guy in the north, though naïve, has some interesting schemes. ”

"This time, we'll follow his example and make a good deal."

Li Xuan said: "My nephew remembers his uncle's teachings. ”

At the same time, the soldiers of the four brigades of the First Guard commanded by Duan Xuan were supervising the work in the east of Huayin City.

More than 3,000 prisoners of Guo Yan and Yang Dingjun and more than 3,000 local people were intensively building a wall in the northeast of Huashan.

In early winter, the Wei River has not yet frozen, and after flowing into the Yellow River, it is daunting. When this pass is completed, only 1,000 elite soldiers need to be deployed to monitor the Yellow River, the Wei River, Huayin, Fenglingdu, and even the Zhongtiao Mountain further north.

This halfway pass is called Tongguan.

Historically, Tongguan was built by Cao Cao in order to prevent chaos in Guanzhong. In this timeline, Tongguan is from the hands of Li Ru, Duan Xuan and Hupalaka, and is also used to guard against the chaos in Guanzhong.

After completion, Tongguan will have several city gates and gates, each gate has urn city, city gate, arrow tower, the west gate connects the official road of Chang'an, and completely controls all the roads that can transport goods to the east of Guanzhong.

A section of the Tongguan city wall is built on the side of the Wei River, the city wall is not far from the river bank, the widest point is less than a mile, when the water rises, the city wall is used as the river embankment.

The other end is close to the Yellow River, is the confluence of the Wei River and the Yellow River, the river is even wider, standing on the high city wall, seeing the Yellow River flowing mightily eastward, the line of sight is extremely broad. Although there are plains underneath, most of them are muddy and difficult to walk, and it is impossible to assemble on a large scale.