All the plans are unfolding in an orderly manner, and the recruits are maturing day by day. At the same time, his own learning has also made a lot of progress, at least, this character does not look as ugly as in the past, and now he can take it out for approval or something.

The way of doing things in the Huashan Army has begun to become formal, whether it is military or government affairs, and various documents have begun to increase. As a result, a problem that has not been revealed much has also emerged, that is, the problem of civil officials.

Most of the members of the Huashan Army are ordinary people who can't read a single word, and there is no problem in letting them fight as soldiers. But if you want to promote some people to become civil officials, it will not be easy, and it is really difficult to find them with lanterns!

Now the officials in the three counties are basically those in the previous government, whether the loyalty of these people can be guaranteed, and whether they are really suitable for this position, Li Xinzhong is putting a question mark.

This problem was handed over to Wang Meng to deal with, and asked him to find some young men and start cultivating them himself. You don't need to know much at the beginning, you just need to learn how to write and read. If you want to use it as a scribe in the future, it won't be a big problem, but if you want to use it now, you can only do it first, and everyone should work hard.

Today, the three counties are connected, and insiders have realized free exchanges, but they can't leave these three places. When the training of those recruits was gradually getting started, Li Xin was gradually relieved and began to patrol the defense line. The main thing is Weishui, a place that always feels like he is full of too much uncertainty.

Zhou Tong took his third battalion and divided it into two parts, one of which was stationed on the east bank of the confluence of Shishui and Weishui. The other part is stationed in Zhouning Village, not far from the shore of Weishui, about 30 miles away from the mouth of the Fushui River. In this way, the entire Weishui defense line was divided into three parts, and Zhou Tong and Li Erhei were jointly responsible.

Li Xin rode a horse and walked upstream from the Weishui River outside Huayin City, and saw along the way that the sentry tower used to observe the opposite bank had been built, and there were people looking out on it day and night. The watchtower is not high, only about five meters, and it is not visible to look at the opposite bank, but it is only used to discover the enemy's situation. More than ten meters away from the sentry tower, there is a pile of firewood, which can be lit at any time.

Every day, in addition to these sentinels, Zhou Tong's soldiers and horses would be divided into small teams to patrol along the southern bank of Weishui. So, basically, unless the enemy on the other side of the strait really doesn't move at all, it's unlikely that they won't go undetected.

And once the enemy situation is discovered, the distance of more than ten kilometers does not take long for the large army to arrive. The most important thing is that as soon as the gates of the three county towns are closed, the enemy will have no way to come for a while, and when the army arrives, he can only fight three hard battles.

On one side is a tight defensive line, and in the fields far away from Weishui, there are already people busy farming at this time. After the land was allocated, the enthusiasm of these people has indeed increased a lot, although life is still full of uncertainties. But if you don't work, you won't have anything to eat, so the people are willing to believe in the conditions promised by the Huashan army.

"These people are our food and clothing! You have to defend this line of defense for me, if those enemies break through this line of defense, I am afraid that these people will be in danger when they come. Something happens to them, and we have a problem. We are now one, one is lost, and one is prosperous! When Li Xin saw this scene, he was relieved after all, and said to Zhou Tong on the side.

"Don't worry! I still understand that. It's a pity that we don't have anything here, otherwise, these people wouldn't have worked so hard. Oxen and farming tools, these things are too few, and they can only rely on manpower. In the past few days, I have brought people over to pick up a lot of people, although there are more people, but if there are cattle, we can cultivate the land, and plant more food. Zhou Tong nodded, but then sighed.

"Yes, for the time being, that's all we can do. But soon, it won't be long before we'll have everything! As long as we continue to work hard and continue to grow, in the end, everything that should be there will be everything! Of course Li Xin knew this, he had already asked Lao Ma to temporarily put down the production of weapons and change his career to build farm tools first. However, he is very confident about the future.

"By the way, I've been thinking lately, if we can have five hundred cavalry guarding such a long Weishui defense line, then our pressure will definitely be greatly reduced. No matter where there is an enemy situation, our cavalry can immediately go to support, how nice it would be! As he walked, Zhou Tong seemed to think of something and said.

"O cavalry! Do you want to me? But where do the horses come from? As for our horses, they were all snatched from Di Qin, and there were only about thirty in total. If there are enough horses, I will honestly build up cavalry. As long as you have 3,000 spirits in your hand, you can go to this level! Where is the need to bother here! Hearing his thoughts, Li Xin couldn't help but stop, looked at him and said angrily.

"Isn't that just thinking about it! I didn't say I wanted it right away! Hearing this, Zhou Tong scratched his head and smiled.

"You, honestly thinking about your line of defense, can I still snub myself? Once there is a chance, I will make our Huashan Army strong first, and if there is a benefit, I will naturally be the first to think of our brothers! At this point, you can rest assured! After saying that, Li Xin continued to walk forward.

For a whole day, Li Xin inspected the south bank of Weishui, especially the tributaries of Weishui, and paid special attention to them. These tributaries are now paved with bridges, so that the Huashan Army can be easily mobilized.

Seeing that the soldiers stationed on the defensive line were very attentive, did not neglect at all, and did not relax their training, Li Xin was finally relieved. After passing Zheng County, Zhou Tong returned. The next place is the defense area that Li Erhei is responsible for.

After all these days, the western defense line is now almost completely built. The main way is to take advantage of the favorable situation on the ground and build a line of defense.

The western defense line is divided into two parts, one part is the much higher terrain on the south bank of the Wei River, which connects to the Qinling Mountains to the south, about 30 li. It's all dense forests, so it's relatively more advantageous to the defenders, and there are a lot of things that can be used along the line, so 400 people are placed along the line in terms of troops.

The remaining 600 men were placed under the mound and stationed on the banks of the Weishui River. The bank of the river was just over a kilometre long, and it was originally flat and led directly to the plains to the east.

But now a protective wall was being built there to prevent the Qin army from rushing directly from the west. A hundred men were stationed at all times on the front, and 300 men were stationed along Weishui until the north of Zheng County. The remaining 200 men are used as mobile forces, ready to support everywhere at any time. Of course, once the fight really starts, there will be more people here!

"Looks like you're pretty well prepared! Of course, the stronger the defensive line, the better, and before the enemy has come, you will continue to strengthen it. In general, Weishui is an important place, and if you defend it, the enemy will only be able to row through the river, which is very disadvantageous for them. But it is precisely because of this that once the enemy comes to attack us again, the pressure on you here may be very high, and you have to be prepared first! After inspecting it, Li Xin was quite satisfied and said to Li Erhei beside him.

"I know, when I came, I told my brothers below that the importance of this place is understood. Although everyone knows that there may be no return to the stationing here, no one shouts to leave. Now the fields have been divided, and the brothers at the bottom, who have families and mouths, have also been divided. Therefore, they will never allow Di Qin to snatch these lands again! Li Erhei said with high morale, not afraid at all.

Nodding, Li Xin didn't say anything more, the hardware here is already about the same, and all kinds of defensive measures, including things that can be used, are basically ready. What can really determine whether this line of defense will work or not is not the hardware, but the soldiers, and talent is the core. If they don't have the ability, or the will, then no matter how good this line of defense is, it will be in vain.

Standing on the northwest corner of the mound, there is a flat river bank below, and then there is the Weishui rolling eastward. At this time, the Weishui water is clear, the amount of water is also large, and the river surface looks much wider. Every year in the summer, it is the wet season of Weishui, and the runoff is at its highest. It's almost autumn, but the amount of water won't drop all at once. The real amount of water is at its lowest in the winter.

"You have to be prepared for a long-term defense, the elite soldiers of Di Qin will be back soon, as soon as they come back, we will definitely be in war here. With our strength, it is not possible to fight with them, so we can only rely on this method to hold on. By next year, our crisis will be greatly reduced, and the most important thing is that our food can be accumulated again to support more of our actions! After looking at it for a long time, Li Xin spoke.

"I understand, leave it to me here, you can rest assured!" Li Erhei nodded, although he already felt the pressure, he was not afraid of it. However, after finishing speaking, he seemed to have nothing to say, and he looked like he wanted to say something.