The sergeants began to set up camp, and Li Zicheng took a branch and began to design the future military city on the ground.

Because it is close to the remnants of Datong Mountain, it is considered a high mountain terrain, and the two rivers do not alluvial a large valley, even if there are people moving here in the future, the number of people is not too large, and the nearby mountains are not able to carry a large number of people.

This military city designed by Li Zicheng is two miles wide from north to south, three miles long from east to west, with the mountain behind the river, located at the junction of the Honghuri River and the Cha Na River, and close to the Kadang Mountain, only a small valley in the east, which can barely be regarded as open.

In the north and south directions, respectively, Honghuri River, Kadang Mountain, and there is no passage to travel, there is no need to set up a city gate for the time being, only leave two city gates in the east and west directions, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, if the Mongols want to go south to the Banshan, they must pass through the city wall, otherwise, he will have to find a new passage, but even if they can find a trail in the mountains, there is this military city stuck in the rush, do they dare to bypass?

The Cha Na River in the west of the city needs to be treated and cleared out of the channel, but the passage must be controlled in the hands of the Xining army, standing at the head of the city, and the passage should be within the range of rifles.

Kadang Mountain in the north of the city should also be properly excavated, and the extra stones can just be used as stones for building the city, Li Zicheng suddenly thought that the west of the city is temporarily based on Kadang Mountain as the wall, and the walls in the east and south of the city do not need to be built for the time being, or in other words, as long as the stone wall in the west is built, it can block the Mongols in the south, and the city walls in other directions can be gradually repaired.

He was still looking for a place to ambush the Mongols, but now it seems that there is no need at all, and the military city is the best place to ambush.

Even if the Mongols knew that the Xining army was stationed here.

In front of the Mongols, there is no need for conspiracy, and the conspiracy will work, unless they are willing to take the initiative to give up the pastures of Dabanshan, if the Mongols are really willing to do this, then why should the Xining army deal with them? The goal of the Xining Army was to protect the copper mines, not to eliminate the Mongols, at least not for now.

This military city has to have a name, the military city is located between the Honghuri River, the Chauna River, and the Kadang Mountain, theoretically the name of the river or the mountain peak should be used, but these three names are more Mongolian, and in comparison, it is better to call Kadang Mountain, then call it Kadang City!

As long as Kadang City is truly located on this mountain road, plus the triangle city in the southwest, the Mongols can be confined to the line of Datong Mountain.

There is no castle that can never be broken, and there is no pass city that can never be broken, in the history of later generations, Tongguan and Shanhaiguan are such dangerous roads and heavy passes, and they can't stop the thieves in Shaanxi and the Tartars outside the pass!

The best defense is offense!

However, this is based on strength, in the face of the nomadic cavalry with strong mobility, if you don't have enough strength to completely wipe them out, build a city at the intersection, rely on the advantage of the city wall, limit the power of the cavalry, infiltrate step by step, and gradually trap the cavalry to death, maybe the best way is to build a city.

With the current strength of the Xining Army, even if all the cavalry can be released, whether they can defeat Mai Ligan's cavalry, Li Zicheng really has no bottom.

In that case, why bother to attack the enemy's strengths with your own shortcomings?

The battle of the nomadic cavalry, in the entire classical period, is terrifying, the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty are the integration of all the forces of the central country, but only barely with the nomads in the north to a tie, after hundreds of years of vertical and horizontal cooperation, only to temporarily remove the threat of the nomads, not to mention the small Xining?

Li Zicheng made up his mind, so he planned to build Kadang City immediately, at least to erect the northern city wall, to build the city wall, it was necessary to use a large number of strong labor.

The soldiers are all laborers, but they have to participate in the battle, and they can't get out of the way for a while, the auxiliaries don't need to participate in the battle for the time being, but they can build cities, and there is the upcoming Huiren food transportation team, Li Zicheng originally planned to let them go back, but now he can only leave them.

In the evening, the grain transport team led by Tian Tianhao had just arrived at Kadang Mountain, and Liu Yunshui accepted 500 stone of grain, because it was late, and he would definitely not be able to go back today, so he settled them in the west of the cavalry tent.

In fact, the Mongols have not yet gone south, no matter where they are, they are safe, and they are placed in the westernmost part of the city for the convenience of building the city wall, which is what Li Zicheng meant.

Li Zicheng met Tian Tianhao in his big tent.

"Villain Tian Tianhao, knock to see the adult!" Tian Tianhao had no expression on his face, he even regretted it a little, Haomen Town was a comfortable day, but why did he come to this Kadang Mountain, in front of the Mongolian cavalry, not to mention the danger, this errand of transporting grain made him tired like a dog, and now his biggest wish is to find a soft bunk to lie down and sleep well.

But this so-called adult, if he has to summon himself, can't he give the grain team silver?

However, my father is a big toast, and he is full of expectations for this Li Zicheng, and Haomen Town does need Xining Army, otherwise, the robber-like Mongolians will come to Haomen Town from time to time to do a vote, so that the chickens and eggs are not to be beaten, and the girls who are a little more provocative are all snatched away, and in the long run, no woman will have children, shouldn't the people in Haomen Town be extinct?

It's just that I don't know if this Li Zicheng can block the Mongols from Daban Mountain, as he said, the Xining cavalry is only a few hundred, not only is the number too small, but it looks obviously not as strong as the Mongols......

"Tian Gongzi has worked hard all the way, millet, serve tea," Li Zicheng deliberately maintained a faint smile, stretched out his hand and pointed to the opposite side, "Tian Gongzi sit down, the barracks are hard, it is not as good as at home, Gongzi should not be surprised!" ”

Tian Tianhao got up and reluctantly sat down on a small maza, Mazha was too short and very uncomfortable to sit up, but Li Zicheng's reception was just to express his gratitude, it shouldn't take long to return to his tent, and then lie on the soft bed to rest, then arched his hand and said, "Thank you, sir!" ”

But he soon found out that this thank you was superfluous, and what Li Zicheng's personal soldiers brought to him was just a cup of white water, not even tea, could it be that the Xining army was called Huazi? He just glanced at it, and didn't mean to drink tea at all.

Li Zicheng naturally saw that Tian Tianhao was frowning, but this is a military camp, so he can't help your son's temperament, he glanced at Tian Tianhao and said, "Tian Gongzi, discuss something with you!" ”

"Huh?" Tian Tianhao was stunned, he thought that after Li Zicheng expressed his gratitude, he should let him go back and have a good rest, but he didn't expect that there would be branches outside the festival, so he said lazily: "My lord has something, just give orders!" ”

"Haha, Tian Gongzi is fast-talking, then I'll say it directly," Li Zicheng picked up the teacup, took a sip of white water, and said: "We are going to build a city here to block the road of the Mongols going south, now there is not enough manpower, these strong men who transport grain, there is no need to go back now, from tomorrow, they will help us build the city!" ”

"What? Building a city? Tian Tianhao's eyes widened, and his head shook like a rattle, "It's farming season, and the strong men are going home to take care of the farm." ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Tian Gongzi, yesterday the big toast said in front of you, these two hundred strong men are here to help, let me use them!" ”

Tian Tianhao's mind was running for a while, and he shouted: "But...... The strong men are here to fight, not to build cities! ”

"That's okay, from tomorrow, you take Zhuang Ding to the west to face the Mongol cavalry, my soldiers, stay and build the city!" Li Zicheng had a playful smile on his face.

"...... you" Tian Tianhao was startled and asked him to fight the Mongols? Just kidding, if the Hui people could defeat the Mongols, they would not be like lambs, allowing the Mongols to burn and loot in Haomen Town, and many women were stripped in front of their fathers and men......

Tian Tianhao fell into painful memories for a while, and even Li Zicheng, who was sitting next to him, temporarily forgot about where he was now, in his blood-red eyes, there was only hatred, hatred for the Mongols!

"My soldiers fought bloody battles with the Mongols, just to protect your Hui people and ensure that Haomen Town will no longer be harassed by the Mongols," although Li Zicheng did not roar, he had already changed his tone, his face turned pale, and he said in a deep voice: "If Tian Gongzi can't deal with the Mongolian cavalry, it's better to abide by the decision of the Great Tusi!" ”

"Dad was confused for a while......"

Li Zicheng stretched out his hand to interrupt him, "This is a military camp, no matter how many people there are, they must speak in the same voice, not only these strong men, even Tian Gongzi, but also abide by military discipline, otherwise, Tian Gongzi is about to see that the military discipline of the Xining Army will never allow personal feelings!" ”

"This ......" Tian Gongzi wanted to get up, but after seeing Li Zicheng's face, he didn't dare, so he could only use his hands to prop up on the edge of Mazha and get up at any time.

Li Zicheng only didn't see it, now he is in the barracks, to deal with this stunned young man, some is time, and some are means, "Tian Gongzi, for Haomen Town, for Hanhui cooperation, for the goal of defeating the Mongolian people, if Da Tusi is here, he should agree with my approach, right?" ”

Tian Tianhao was unhappy in his heart, but people were under the eaves, how could he not bow his head? The spears and knives of the Xining army may not be able to deal with the Mongol cavalry, but they must deal with him, a man who is powerless...... Thinking of the Xining Army's war horse spear, he couldn't help but gasp.

"Villain...... The villain agreed, and the villain went over to arrange it! ”

He didn't wait for Li Zicheng to reply, he had already stood up and strode out of the camp, but said in his heart: If you Han people don't expect you Han people to fight with the Mongols and go to the battlefield to die...... Cranes and mussels compete, fishermen profit, and when the war is won, then ......

Li Zicheng's heart didn't have Tian Tianhao's kind of filthiness, watching him leave the camp angrily, he just smiled contemptuously, called He Xiaomi, whispered, and finally said: "Let Yunshui send someone to keep an eye on him for me!" ”