Seeing Li Yan disappear from sight far away, in the dim daylight, it seems that the end of the world is very far away, even if they talk happily, they will be cut into distant parts by him.

Lian Wu breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and said to the general behind him, "Let's go." He tugged on the reins, and the mount "Black Eagle" under him obediently turned his head, let Lian Wu take a look at Handan City, and took him on the road to Shancheng.

The first military meeting after Zhao Yong's pro-government allowed the generals to understand the pragmatism of the young monarch, and through a large-scale military conference, it left a deep impression on the generals: pragmatism and subversion.

In the hall named "White Tiger Festival Hall", Zhao Yong not only announced the establishment of the "Dai County" to be responsible for coordinating the defense of the north, but also emphasized to the generals who repeatedly emphasized that Zhao would not participate in the big battle within a few years, and made every effort to plan to destroy Zhongshan.

At this time, Lian Wu rushed to the north gate of Handan City with Zhao Yong's high hopes. He will take on the important task of guarding Handan. And no one expected that he would become the first executor of Zhao Yong's plan.

When Lian Wu entered the city, the city commander was building most of the gates of the city, welcoming the young general.

Lian Wu looked at the welcoming team, knowing that the new official could not be too arrogant, so he got down from a distance, handed over the "Black Eagle" to his general, walked a few steps by himself, and said to the people who saluted him: "Lord Lao has greeted him, and Wu is terrified." May I ask which one is the Commander of Shancheng, Zheng Quan, and Lord Zheng? ”

"It's Xiaguan." In front of everyone, a man in his forties, stepping on a black coat and wearing a deep coat, looked at him with a smile, "Xiaguan Zheng Quan is the order of Juancheng." The news of the general's arrival here, the whole Shancheng was extremely excited, in order to show enthusiasm, I led the officials of Shancheng to welcome the general here. ”

"Your Excellency's words are serious. Although Wu is a general, the art of governing Fangcheng and the supply of the army still depend on the thoughtfulness of the adults. It should be Wu saluting the adult. With that, Lian Wu prepared to salute Zheng Quan again.

How dare Zheng Quan accept it? The two excused themselves, and finally decided to go into the city to talk in detail.

"The general is coming south, presumably there must be a new order." Because Yancheng has always been an important base for Zhao to fight against Zhongshan, even if Zheng Quan is a civil official, he can still go on the horse to kill the enemy, but the main job is still responsible for government affairs. So when he got on the horse, he really surprised Lian Wu.

"Definitely. The king has decided to take the strength of the whole country, bent on attacking Zhongshan, and suspend the attack on the Central Plains. In the next few years, after the completion of the construction, Shancheng will become an important fulcrum of the Northern Expedition to Zhongshan. You and I have a heavy burden on our shoulders. ”

"The geography of Shancheng is special, and it is located in the bridgehead from Handan to Lingshou, guarding the north gate of Handan. Once lost, Handan is in danger. Now that the city has been built, it has become more than half, in case Zhongshan comes to attack at this moment, I am afraid that the two thousand soldiers and three thousand people in the city will suddenly suffer a catastrophe. As he spoke, Zheng Quan sighed slightly.

"What is the morale of the soldiers?" Lian Wu asked with a frown.

"Sleep hard. There is no sign of going south in Zhongshan, otherwise once the army of the house is dispatched, Shancheng is in danger, and it is estimated that Shancheng, which has spent countless money, will be destroyed in one fell swoop. ”

"With Shancheng so important, doesn't Handan have greater support?" Lian Wu was a little incredible, I don't know why, Zheng Quan is so pessimistic about the current situation in Shancheng. He has always felt that as the northern gate of Handan, the resources of Shancheng should be very sufficient.

"A drop in the bucket." Zheng Quan shook his head, "The ancestor was in power, and he was bent on going south, resulting in the fact that Shancheng was only a small county town before, and there were not many fortifications, not to mention garrisons and grain and grass. ”

Later, Master Fei was driven out of Handan and became the Juancheng Order. Under his active lobbying, Xianjun finally decided to build the new city of Juancheng. The original city wall that had been in disrepair for a long time was reinforced, and the outer wall was expanded, so that all the people outside the city were included in the city. ”

"Guocheng wants to build fortifications, and a large number of arrow towers are also important construction projects. In addition, in order to meet the needs of defending the city, it was necessary to have enough warehouses to store grain. Once this place becomes the vanguard of the attack on Zhongshan, then the grain reserves in this place must also be able to support the army. ”

At this point, it is estimated that in another two or three years, the whole project will be completed. At that time, it will be a strong city next to the house. ”

"Isn't there any movement in Zhongshan Kingdom?" Seeing that what Zheng Quan said was so important, Lian Wu began to worry about the defense of Yancheng, after all, he came to defend the city.

"No, it's very strange." Zheng Quan twisted his beard, frowned, and said, "In order to do a good job of defense, I have arranged a lot of fast horse spies to step up the surveillance of the border. However, the return was very quiet, with no movement. ”

"Abnormal is a demon, has Tanma ever been to the house city?"

"That's not true, but once there is a big transfer in Zhongshan, Tanma will definitely know. Don't worry about that. ”

Lian Wu shook his head imperceptibly. This kind of routine probe cannot get the information you want at all, and Zhongshan's large-scale transfer may not be placed in the open, and it can be done in the dark.

It seems that if you have the chance, you still have to go to the house city to find out. Lian Wu thought in his heart, chatted with Zheng Quan for a few more words, and went to the post house, which was also his temporary residence. According to the regulations, his residence is also under construction, and it will take a while.

The next day, when Lian Wu saw his 2,000 men, the worry in his heart floated again, because these soldiers did not look like soldiers at all, old and young. Speaking of combat effectiveness, it can be said that there is not much.

He suppressed his anger and said to the lieutenant of the army: "According to the regulations, the age of a soldier must be eighteen years old and end at the age of thirty-eight. He pointed to the group standing in front of him and said, "How many of these people are not age-appropriate soldiers?" ”

Seeing that Lian Wu was angry, Du Wei knew that although this general was an outsider, he was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he could only tell the truth: "The general is angry, please allow me to tell you." ”

"Say."

"Although Da Zhao has a system, the age of the sergeants is mainly young and strong. But now there are not many young people left in Juancheng, and the people still have to rely on the young and strong to run the farm, and there is no way to replace the father with the son and the son for the father. ”

"Nonsense!" Lian Wu was really angry this time, "Now that the enemy is in the house, in case of attack, day and night will come." If there is no strong fighting force, how can you resist Zhongshan's attack? ”

"We just keep it, what the people can do, these people may not be able to do it." Du Wei said stubbornly.

"Why do you think you are keeping? You must know that whether it is defending or attacking, its purpose is nothing more than to achieve the task of defending the city. Defending is not a stubborn defense, but a strategy to exhaust the enemy, stick to it and wait for reinforcements, or counterattack to attack. This is the defense of the city to know, retreat the enemy first, wait for help second, stick to the last also. ”