From Hedong to Hebei, Wang Lun and others passed through the state unimpeded under the guise of entering Beijing to offer prisoners. When the pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info entered the territory of Hebei, Wang Lun and others died down, and more than a month had passed when they arrived at the foot of Liangshan Mountain in Shandong.

The front of Liangshan is a beach, Wang Lun is half a year away from the mountain, and was surprised to find that after the beach cofferdam, there is a lot of cultivated farmland. It's just that it's winter, and there is no one to farm. Almost all the people in Liangshan are soldiers, and it is difficult to make a living entirely by looting. The existence of these farmlands made Wang Lun somewhat unexpected.

Zhu Gui was at the crossing of Lijia Road and was the first to lead Wang Lun and his party. arranged for Han Bolong to go up the mountain to report the news, and he was by Wang Lun's side. Seeing that Wang Lun was particularly concerned about some fields, Zhu Gui took the initiative to say: "These fields are all ordered by the military advisor to be reclaimed, and the results are not great this year, and next year will definitely be more than that!" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Gui glanced at Zhu Wu, the master of the Divine Machine, but found that the expression of the brother with the same surname remained unchanged, just paying attention to the surrounding environment of Liangshan.

Zhu Gui's words just now were also for Mr. Jin Jian's performance of Li Zhu, and now that Zhu Wu, the military advisor of the Divine Machine, has come, who knows if the original military advisor Li Zhu brother will be bullied. Although he has the same surname as Zhu Wu, he still has been with Li Zhu for a long time and has a closer relationship.

Wang Lun fell into her husband, how did she know that Zhu Gui had the idea of faction at this time. Pointing to the fields in front of him, Wang Lun said: "These fields are very good, saving our brothers from worrying about food and being controlled by others!" ”

After the water bo, you can go up, a high mountain rises on the road in front, a broken gold pavilion in the middle of the mountain, and then go not far along the road, there is a pass city guarded by minions, and there are two passes on it to lock the main road.

Zhu Wu took in the panoramic view of Liangshan, and couldn't help but admire, "What a Liangshan, it is really dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a treasure land of feng shui." ”

Now on Liangshan, there is Wanzi City, Juyi Hall is built on flat ground in the middle, the main peak of each place also builds three passes and four villages, there are golden sand beaches, duckbill beaches, and Tatewa under the mountain, but it is a good place to build a high wall.

Liangshan water is connected to the sea in the east, Jiyang in the west, Juye and Jinxiang in the south, Qing, Ji, Yan and Yun in the north, there are 72 deep river ports, and there are thousands of warships in a radius of 800 miles; Six main peaks, more than 20 miles around the mountain, gathered millions of military horses and grain grass.

Guanghui also agreed with Zhu Wu's opinion, and said wow: "My brother is really good at finding a place, this Liangshan is simply a natural den of thieves!" ”

Wang Jin frowned when he heard Guanghui talk about the thief's nest, and said, "You can say the same, but in my opinion, this is a strategic treasure." ”

Zhu Wu also agreed, and asked Wang Lun, "Does my brother know Su Jun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty?" ”

Wang Lun knew that Su Jun was a powerful minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but not much else knew. "I want to hear about it!"

When everyone heard what Zhu Wu said, they all turned their heads to listen, only to hear Zhu Wu say: "The Yongjia Rebellion broke out, the people went into exile, and there were five chaos in China. Su Jun has been a strong township for generations, and at that time, people in his hometown gathered to raise things, and Su Jun entangled thousands of families and recommended them as the mainstay. He built a fortress in this county, gathered disciples, and was overwhelmed. ”

Hearing this, Wang Lun faintly gained something in his heart. Sure enough, Zhu Wu over there continued: "Liangshan Shuibo is also covered with a dense water network, similar to Huainan. Why don't we also build fortresses around Shuibo as a chain, so that the cottage is dangerous. ”

What Zhu Wu said, Zhu Gui had never heard before. But he guessed that this fortress must be very powerful, and he couldn't help but look at Zhu Wu with admiration in his heart.

Han Shizhong is a general in the Western Army, and his knowledge is obtained on the battlefield, and he has also heard many deeds of his predecessors in the Western Army. After listening to Zhu Wu's proposal, he changed his mind and said: "The method of military division is similar to Xiao Fan Laozi's strategic policy!" ”

The little Fan Laozi is Fan Zhongyan, and there is a big Fan Laozi Fan Yong. The two have served as the chief executive of the northwest region, love the people like sons, and have made remarkable achievements, and the border people call them Lao Tzu. Fan Zhongyan's strategic proposition is to clear the wilderness with strong walls, build more castles, and block traffic, so as to wait for work.

A place called Mapu Village in the northwest of Gyeongju is the main transportation route from Western Xia to the mainland. Fan Zhongyan knew that by holding this place, he could block the invasion of the Western Xia people. However, due to the dangerous terrain of this place, the Western Xia people were on guard day and night, and set up a small village, even if the Song soldiers occupied it, they could not resist the Xia army's contention, and could not achieve the purpose of long-term defense.

In the end, Fan Zhongyan decided to build a castle in this place to completely cut off the passage of the Western Xia invasion. In March of the second year of Song Renzong's Qingli (1042 AD), Fan Zhongyan secretly ordered his eldest son Fan Chunyou and the general Zhao Ming to lead troops to attack the Western Xia army and occupy Mapu Village, and then personally led the army to carry the construction tools to follow up.

Due to the very good secrecy work, not only did the Western Xia people not know the purpose of the Song army, but even none of Fan Zhongyan's generals knew the purpose of this operation. When the troops were about to penetrate into the Western Xia military defense, he suddenly gave an order: start building the city on the spot. Due to thorough preparation, it took only 10 days for Fan Zhongyan's department to build a new city, which was the famous lonely city between the Song and Xia Dynasty - Dashun City.

The news of Fan Zhongyan's successful construction of the city was transmitted back to Bianjing, the imperial court was a sensation, Song Renzong carefully watched the drawings of Dashun City, greatly admired and named it himself, and Zhang Zai, a famous scholar and thinker of the Song Dynasty, wrote a special essay to praise it.

After several months, Fan Zhongyan ordered people to build 28 walled cities such as Huai'an City, Baibao City, Dingbian City, Pingrong City, Fengchuan City, Tianshui Fort, Ansai Fort, Suyuan City, and Wulun City in Huanxian, Heshui, Qingcheng and other places, opening up the roads between the states, getting rid of the situation of isolation and helplessness, and forming an important barrier to defend Huanqing.

Fan Zhongyan's military talent is not only that, Wang Lun has heard a story in his later life. After the defensive position was consolidated, the generals of all walks of life led their troops to the garrison step by step. However, the Song army's frontier defense line was too long, the defense area was too wide, and the division of troops and defense caused the troops to be scattered, and the battle was outnumbered, and it was inevitable that they would often lose. In addition, the border villages are twenty or thirty miles apart and lack of mutual communication, and they are slow to react to any sudden incident, thus delaying the fighters.

Legend has it that in the early morning of one day, Fan Zhongyan climbed to the top of Jialing Mountain (now Yan'an Pagoda Mountain) with a heavy heart, and suddenly wisps of morning smoke rose from the chimney of a household, soaring into the sky, and then the smoke pillars of the whole city rose one by one. Seeing the scene of the morning smoke rising into the sky, he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart: Wouldn't it be wonderful to use the billowing smoke to exchange military information and dispatch troops?

So he hurried back to the tent, carefully planned a set of plans for gathering beacon fires, ordered people to build a main platform in Jialing Mountain, and selected some prominent mountains or other highlands along the defense line, and built 44 beacon towers to echo each other from afar. If there is an enemy situation, light the fire at night, light the smoke during the day to warn, and pass a pier to a pier, and each battalion will send troops to solve the danger when looking at the fireworks. In this way, the ability of various localities to coordinate operations was effectively strengthened, and the weakness of dividing troops into guards and being easily broken by each one was overcome, and the Song army's defensive capability was greatly strengthened.

Fan Zhongyan's successful experience later affected Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese were rampant, and Qi Jiguang was born out of thin air and pacified the Japanese invaders. In the north, there were Mongols and Jurchens who were troubled, and Qi Jiguang considered that the northern frontier was sparsely populated and the territory was vast, so he also adopted the method of building fortresses and enclosures.