Wang Jue took her baby Sun Queen Wan'er all the way to the mountains and rivers, visited friends, and arrived at Nanyang Mansion City a month later.

The government order heard that the world-famous Wang Jue had arrived, and he was busy taking the main adjutant such as the general judge out of the city to extend the invitation.

Nanyang and Xiangyang, located at both ends of the Nanyang Plain, together with Dengzhou in the middle, control the entire Nanyang Basin. Nanyang City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and is named because it is located south of Funiu Mountain and north of Hanshui.

The northwest of Nanyang leads to Guanzhong, which can also be called Jingzhao Mansion; The west connects Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu through Shiyan, close to the Xunyang Mountains; to the north leads to Bianjing and Xijing, that is, Luoyang; to the south to control the Xiangyang-Yicheng passage to Jinghu, and then shield the Jianghan Plain; To the east, through two roads, radiating the entire Jianghuai Plain.

The so-called guarding the Yangtze River must guard Huaibei, guarding Huaibei must guard Xuzhou, guarding Huguang must guard Xiangyang, guarding Xiangyang must guard Nanyang. If the southern separatist regime wants to compete with the northern regime, Huaibei and Xiangyang must not be lost, and the status of Xuzhou and Nanyang is roughly the same.

In view of this, Zhou Taizu, a master of a generation, set up prefectures in Xuzhou and Nanyang, and separated these two prefectures from the Huaibei and Xiangyang regions and placed them directly under the control of Bianjing.

Nanyang has an important strategic location and abundant production.

Not to mention the medicinal materials of Sichuan and Shu, the fish of Jingzhou, and the cattle and horses of Longxi, Nanyang itself is one of the major grain producing areas of the Great Friday. And because of the proximity to Bianjing, dense rivers and developed water transportation, Nanyang provided 30% of the grain needed for Kaifeng, creating a large number of grain merchants.

In the plains, the land is fertile; control arteries, business and trade gathering; The rivers are dense and the water transport is well developed. Benefiting from this, although Nanyang Mansion City is not as heaven-like as Bianjing, it is also prosperous.

The gentry culture of Nanyang is influenced by Sichuan, Shu, Jinghu, Bianliang and Guanzhong, and has some local characteristics, which are very chic and handsome. Nanyang celebrities are famous for thousands of years, in the troubled times, the figures are all over the forces, and the energy of Nanyang scholars in this dynasty is also very strong.

Wang Jue also had a few friends in Nanyang, and it was difficult to refuse Li Gangxianggong's protégé, so he accepted the invitation of the government order. In the next few days, Wang Jue gathered with the local gentry and celebrities every day, and Wang Wan'er let herself go and led a group of ladies to run rampant in the market.

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The ancient cottage does not mean that a group of people can pick up a few weapons and go up the mountain and build a village.

First of all, there should be a water source nearby, preferably living water that is not easy to be cut off by the outside world.

Then there must be roads to the nearest city, and salt, iron, cloth, grain, and so on, most of which need to be imported from the outside world.

The topography is also very important, and it is best to only have one or two roads up the mountain, that is, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As a result of these limitations, there are very few ideal locations for cottages, and even in large forests, there are often only a few suitable locations for building cottages. Therefore, in many romance novels, there are often situations where the stockades attack each other. That's not to rob money and food, after all, they are all poor, and more importantly, to rob the land.

The overall condition of Mingyue Village can only be considered moderate, with river valleys leading to the village to the west, north and east, and several small roads leading to Xunyang Mansion in the south, which are easily besieged.

However, the advantage of Mingyue Village is that the water source is abundant, and there are many streams that seep down from the high mountains around it, and it is not easy to be detected, resulting in water cut-off or poisoning.

The water source can be guaranteed, and the terrain is relatively flat, so the cultivation of cultivated land and fishing have become an important source of income for Mingyuezhai.

Li Xiang knew the importance of food self-sufficiency, so after taking over the power, he immediately lowered the land commission. Ditches were renovated to encourage land reclamation, and small reservoirs were planned.

All in all, if Mingyue Village wants to defend, it must have a large number of people and strong soldiers.

When Liu Chengdong went up the mountain, he just met these conditions. I didn't want to conflict with a few surrounding villages, so I incorporated some mountain people who were scattered nearby, worked hard and were often oppressed by the surrounding villages, and established Mingyue Village.

After taking over as the head of the village, Li Xiang carried out a preliminary integration of the armed forces.

The first is to establish a battalion of elders equivalent to war soldiers, and the youth battalion will only be responsible for training recruits in the future, and will also undertake the physical education courses of Mongolian learning.

Then there are the guards, who join the old and weak, the old soldiers and some injured people, who are mainly responsible for guarding the village and providing qualified soldiers for the old battalion, which is equivalent to the box army or government soldiers who defend the city.

Li Xiang also stipulated that all villagers of school age, regardless of gender, except for special occupations, should regularly receive military training in youth camps.

In addition, the Mingyue Battalion composed of strong women was temporarily used as a garrison, and these strong women also took on the important task of battlefield rescue. Women, after all, are more careful than men.

Li Xiang originally planned to directly take out the establishment of the future generations, so as not to change it in the future and make trouble. But the veteran's refusal to use the three-edged iron thorn brought a lesson to Li Xiang and made him understand that there are some things in the future that cannot be used directly.

Therefore, Li Xiang resolutely gave up the idea of doing it in one step, extensively listened to the opinions of Liu Sheng and other generals who had been leading the army for a long time, and adjusted the establishment of the village soldiers.

There are five people in one army, and there is a captain.

Ten people are one tithe, and one of them is the chief.

Three tithes, plus the head of the main and second signs, the trumpeter and two guards, a total of 35 people.

Three cards and a company, plus the chief and deputy company commanders, military and political quartermasters and bannermen, a maximum of 120 people, equivalent to a capital of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army.

The three companies are a battalion, with a fixed quota of 400 men, including the chief and deputy battalion commanders, the chief and deputy military judges, the chief and deputy quartermasters, plus the bannermen, the staff officers, and a military police.

Among them, the guards master the basic debridement, disinfection and bandaging, and focus on self-protection on the battlefield, and must not come forward unless the situation is critical.

The villagers of Mingyue Village suffered heavy casualties, and there was a shortage of manpower, especially men, so the guards were temporarily served by the women of the medical battalion, and the male guards were trained in the future.

In terms of the trumpeter, Li Xiang drew experience from the military book, modern knowledge, and the generals of the Zhai soldiers, and after repeated revisions, he discussed with the high-level leaders of the Zhai soldiers, and finally settled on the means of battlefield communication such as bamboo whistles, iron horns, bull horns, and flags, which were simple and easy to use.

Military judges, military political officers, and quartermasters are currently concurrently held by officers above the head of the team, and Li Xiang will make these officers independent in the future, strengthen the control over the chief officer, and also share the pressure on the chief officer.

The number of staff officers is uncertain, and the main thing is to assist in formulating battle plans, sorting out intelligence, mastering maps, etc.

The gendarmerie is responsible for the security of the chief officer and, if necessary, acts as a gendarmerie and is under the command of only the military judge.

At present, there is only one battalion of soldiers in Mingyuezhai, and a larger establishment has not yet appeared, and the chief and deputy battalion commanders are Liu Chengdong and Li Xiang.

Liu Chengdong resolutely gave up most of the powers such as troop transfer, logistics, and rewards, and was only responsible for leading troops to fight. Therefore, Li Xiang divided power in advance, so as not to have a situation in the future, which is related to the lives of himself and Su Su!

Because most of the original high-level soldiers and thorns were taken away by Liu Chengdong, only the more honest ones remained, so Li Xiang was able to restructure with peace of mind.

For the sake of fairness, and in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the low-level soldiers, Li Xiang did not directly designate his students as company commanders, but needed credit to obtain them.

Liu Decheng has already relied on his exploits in attacking the village and improving his straight bow and archery skills to become a company commander, who doesn't want to be next?

Striking while the iron is hot, Li Xiang announced a revenge plan for Sanwangzhai and Heihuzhai, and wants to make war achievements? Then go get it!