"Why did the general say that?" Guo Qi asked Zhao Shi instead.

"Your Highness, the strength of the Northern Route Army is only 30,000, and dividing the troops will only make our army even weaker." Zhao Shi hurriedly said: "It is easy to be broken by the Xirong army, please think twice." ”

"Don't worry, general, this king has already thought about it." Guo Qi said with a smile.

Guo Qi chatted with Zhao Shi while busy with the work in his hands, and soon a robe was decomposed by Guo Qi, and the roe deer meat was thrown into the cauldron on the side piece by piece, and only part of the internal organs dissected were discarded, and most of them were kept and placed in a clay pot.

After finishing the Huotou camp, Guo Qi took Zhao She, Zhao Yun and others back to the town guard mansion.

Standing outside the lobby, Zhao Shi saw a large square table in the center of the hall, the edge of the table was relatively high, and there seemed to be a small mound of earth inside that was higher than the edge of the table.

Looking at Zhao She, who was looking into the lobby, Guo Qi smiled and said: "This is the town guard mansion, and the front is the lobby, and the general can walk around at will." ”

"Then the old minister is disrespectful." Zhao Shi finished speaking and walked towards the lobby.

When they saw the square table in the lobby, Zhao Shi and Zhao Yun were stunned.

Glancing at the two people who were stunned in place, Guo Qi explained to the two: "This is the 'Yonglong Mountain and River Tour' specially ordered by this king, although its shape is small, but it does not make it true;

The topography, the direction of the river, the city passes, the garrison of troops, and even the known mountain paths are clearly marked. ”

"No wonder His Highness is full of confidence and dares to let the Northern Route Army divide his troops to attack it, it turns out that His Highness has been prepared for a long time! So the old minister was a little worried. Zhao Shi said while watching.

Guo Qi's so-called 'Yonglong Mountains and Rivers' is not only the topography of Yongzhou and Longzhou, but also includes the topography of Qinzhou, Yuanzhou, Jingzhou and other places, but the terrain of these places is not as clear as that of Yonglong and Longzhou.

"Look at Your Highness's posture, you are preparing to recover the lands of Long, Qin, Yuan, and Jing in one go!" Zhao Shi continued.

The general laughed; This king didn't have that much appetite, so he swallowed the land of Sizhou in one go. Guo Qi shook his head and said: "What this king wants is just a place in Longzhou, if the general is interested, he can lead his troops to take it." ”

"Even if the old minister has this heart, he doesn't have this power!" Zhao Shi said regretfully: "But this is indeed a great opportunity, after the old minister goes back, he will play His Majesty and let His Majesty increase his troops to recover Sanzhou." ”

Hearing Zhao Shi say this, Guo Qi felt a burst of regret in his heart! Recovering the lost land, Guo Qi is naturally willing to see it, but Guo Qi hopes that the regained lost land can fall into his own hands; If these three states fall into the hands of the imperial court, then Guo Qi's fief will be completely surrounded by the imperial court, and it will be completely useless to expand the scope of his fiefdom, and Guo Qi will be done with it!

"General, how long will it take for this imperial court to send troops?"

"With the current situation in the imperial court, it will take at least a month or two!" Zhao Shi thought about it: "Hey! Now that the treasury is empty, it is easy for the army to go on the march, but it is difficult to solve the problem of grain and grass. ”

"In a month or two, I'm afraid that by then, Xirong's reinforcements will also arrive!" Guo Qi glanced at Zhao Shi and said.

"Anyway, it's a great time." Zhao Sheyan said: "I can only ask Your Majesty to raise food and grass as soon as possible and send troops." ”

"What the general said is that there is General Lao in the affairs of the imperial court."

"This is a matter within the minister's responsibility, and His Highness will be tormented by the minister when he says so." After Zhao Shi finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the sheepskin map hanging on the wall on the side.

This parchment map is different from ordinary parchment maps in that it was drawn with several different colored pens; Some of the cities and camps depicted on it are still uninhabited wasteland, or ruined ruins that have long been dilapidated.

"Your Highness, what is this map?"

"This is the Longdi Mountain defense line that this king intends to build." Guo Qi pointed to the map and explained to Zhao She: "General, please see, this line of defense is mainly composed of three parts;

The first part is these four passes, from north to south are Huating Pass, Zhenrong Pass, Dazhen Pass, Zhenyi Pass;

The second part is the beacon tower warning in various places, which will be connected to the beacon tower in Huangyang Pass;

The third part is to rebuild the cities and towns with Huangyuan City as the core, and to garrison a large army in Wangyang, once the Xirong army comes to attack the pass, the army can immediately set off and arrive in two days......"

"Your Highness's Longdi Mountain defense line is much more complete than the original defense line of the Western Army." Zhao Shi said with great admiration: "Your Highness's wisdom is far-reaching, and the old minister admires it." ”

"The general has tormented the king." Guo Qi said: "If you want to build this Longdi Mountain defense line, the assistance of the general is indispensable!" ”

"Your Highness has any needs, just say it, the old minister will do his best."

"The most important thing in building the defense line of Longdi Mountain is manpower, and this king hopes to borrow the 50,000 western troops under the command of the general."

"What does Your Highness mean to let 50,000 soldiers of the Western Army build the city?" Zhao Shi frowned and said.

"No, no, no...... The general misunderstood. Guo Qi said directly: "This is what the king intends to do......"

Guo Qi informed Zhao Shi of his plan, and Zhao Shi was stunned when he heard it, Zhao Shi didn't expect Guo Qi's courage to be so big.

"What does the general think of this king's plan?" Guo Qi said: "The general can rest assured, as long as the general is willing to assist the king, the king will not treat the general and the soldiers of the Western Army badly." ”

"Since His Royal Highness has said so, the old minister obeys his orders." Zhao Shi thought about it and said.

"Lord, the general's meal is ready." A personal guard came in to report.

"General, please dine with this king!" Guo Qi asked Zhao Shidao.

"Your Highness, please."

This meal was specially prepared by Guo Qi for Zhao She, a total of three dishes plus a few flatbreads, and among the three dishes, there is only one meat dish, and the other two are all vegetarian, one Chinese cabbage and one pickled pickle; In this day and age, it is enough luxury to be able to eat this in winter.

"Your Highness, do you eat this every day?" Zhao Shi asked, looking at the food on the table.

"This is specially made for the general by the king's order, and the king usually eats it with the soldiers, and it is also made with a single order." Guo Qi said with a smile.

"Your Highness, let's send these meals to the wounded barracks!" Zhao Shiyan said: "The old minister accompanied His Highness to eat with the sergeants. ”

"Oh well! Great General please. ”

Guo Qi took Zhao Shi to the room in the town guard mansion, and some sergeants were squatting in the open space outside the room to eat! The food is very simple, one flatbread per person and a large bowl of pickles and bone broth.

Seeing Guo Qi coming, those sergeants didn't get up and salute, thinking that they were already used to it.

"Old fireman, bring three meals." Guo Qi shouted through the window.

"Coming, coming; Wait, my lord. The voice of the old firehead came from inside.

After a while, a slightly older sergeant carried a large tray with three bowls of broth and three thick flatbreads on top of it and brought it to Guo Qi; After a while, three big stick bones were sent to Guo Qi and the others.

"It's still your old man who feels sorry for me and knows to give me this bite." Guo Qi smiled at the old firehead; "Leave it for me! Otherwise, they would have been snatched up by those little bunnies. ”

"There are a lot of bones today, and there are several more!" The old firehead said: "The lord will not take you two more." ”

"Enough is enough, you can keep it for yourself!"