In the afternoon of the same day, Li Qiang explained to Ge Hu that he was going out for a few days, and he would follow Ma Gui closely in these days, not leave, and obey his dispatch. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ge Hu admired Li Qiang very much, obeyed his words, and had no objections to the master's arrangement.

Early in the morning of the second day, everyone quietly went out of the city.

After Zhaozhuang, Li Qiang pointed to the narrow road in front of him and said: "General, I have been observing this place for a long time, and I feel that a fortress should be built here, with a river ditch to the north, a cliff and a Guanshui mountain area to the north, and a hill and the remaining veins of Luya Mountain to the south. ”

"How can you have so much energy to start such a project at the same time, take your time."

After passing Zhao Village, the six of them turned to the southwest and walked, and after reaching the Qinglian River, they turned north again, and only arrived at the three forks in the afternoon.

That night, the chief and the chief of the army stationed here gave a detailed explanation of the local terrain and defense opinions.

Shi Chang said: "General, this place is very well defended, the Hun cavalry can only pass through the river valley, we only need to stand on the river bank to shoot a large number of Huns, but we are too few now, they may send infantry from other places to climb the opposite bank of the river valley, bypass here, and then surround us." ”

Gao Shun didn't care about this, he didn't want to block the Huns here, he just wanted to consume some Huns here, and after they sent their infantry, they could retreat, and gradually consume their vital strength in the retreat.

Li Qiang said with a little regret: "It would be nice to build a fortress earlier." ”

Shi Chang said: "General, the north of the three forks is a branch of the Guanshui Mountains, the east is a mountain, we named it Jiabi Mountain, the west is the loess hills, only to the south is flat, the two rivers meet here, the river is low and high, the drop is very large, it is very easy to defend if you build a castle, but it is also easy to be blocked here and become a lonely army, so the risk of building a castle here is very high, unless a series of fortresses are built." ”

Commander Wu suggested: "General, in the few months we have been stationed here, we have carefully examined the surrounding situation, although this is a plain, but it is divided by mountains and rivers, on the whole, there are mountains on all sides, only a few passages, if we build forts at the mouths of each passage, then these thousands of square kilometers of land are all owned by us, and it is easy to defend. ”

"Where would you like to build a fortress?" Gao Shun asked, he was very interested in this topic, if there were thousands of square kilometers of solid land, he could go up to the next level.

Wu Chang said: "First of all, build a fortress at the three forks, there is a big drop here, the three forks are all high mountains, and the fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and this is the main passage for the Xiongnu to go east; Secondly, in the Qinglian River Pass, the location of the north of Luya Mountain, build a fortress to cut off the possibility of the Xiongnu crossing the Luya mountain path; Thirdly, a fortress should be built between these two fortresses, which would be connected to each other and support each other, and to prevent the possibility of the Xiongnu coming from the western hills; the fourth is to build a fortress in the narrow area between Jiabi Mountain and Luya Mountain; Finally, a fortress will be built in the narrow area between the Guanshui Mountains and the Luya Mountains, so that these broken plains can become our grain production areas, and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. ”

Shi Chang said: "General, I have no opinion on the location of several other fortresses, the location chosen is very good, I just suggest that the fortress at the three forks be moved westward and built in a place with a larger drop and more dangerous terrain, and the effect will be better." ”

The construction of 5 fortresses has a large investment and a small return, but it is very important for Gao Shun, who is in urgent need of chassis upgrades, and attaches great importance to the suggestions of Shi Chang and Wu Chang, and said: "The suggestions made by the two of you are very good, it seems that you have used your brains during this time, I am very satisfied, and I will consider it carefully after the war." ”

After receiving Gao Shun's praise, the two were very happy, and Shi Chang suggested again: "General, we don't want to evacuate early tomorrow morning, we wait here, and take care of the general's daily life and be responsible for guarding, and when the Huns come, we will go back to Taoyuan Fort to convey the general's order and make the base ready for battle." ”

Gao Shun was very satisfied with these two attentive soldiers, and said: "Okay, you have thought it through very well, and I accept your opinion." ”

"Thank you, General, for the compliment."

Li Qiang asked, "How did you monitor the Xiongnu before?" ”

Shi Chang said: "General, we have set up lookout posts in the western hilly areas and on Jiabi Mountain, and we must arrange people to be on duty during the day. ”

Li Qiang said: "Okay, I will continue to be on duty tomorrow." ”

"Yes, General."

After the two of them retired, Li Qiang said: "General, in fact, the investment is not as big as you think, so much, we can build step by step, for example, first build the fortress in the west of Zhaocun, and then build the fortress at the three-way pass, with these two fortresses, this valley bottom plain is our chassis, and then build the fortress at the mouth of the Qinglian River, and the other two fortresses can be built later; Moreover, there is no need to build a large amount in the early stage, and it can be gradually expanded later. ”

"Hehe, your suggestion is very good, let's start acting after the war, I'm very eager for an upgrade now."

Li Qiang continued: "In this case, I suggest that the general continue to combine spearmen and sword and shield soldiers, they can participate in the construction of the castle, and they will also be the main force stationed in the castle in the future; At the same time, it is necessary to synthesize more stonemasons. ”

Gao Shun nodded, partially agreed with Li Qiang's opinion, and secretly decided that it was not suitable for spearmen, and it was still useful to synthesize some sword and shield soldiers, so first expand the sword and shield soldiers to 3 tuns.

On the same day, the entire Loufu County was shaken by the news of the Xiongnu's attack.

In the morning, the three elders of Xixiang and others received Geng Li and Xu Fu in the cottage.

Geng Li conveyed the news of the Xiongnu attack to everyone, and suggested that the three elders and others mobilize the villagers to relocate, either to Taoyuan Fort, or to the county seat, if they move to Taoyuan Fort, the village protection team will provide food, but they must accept the management of the village protection team.

The third elder said angrily: "This is all the trouble you have caused, are you going to hide in the castle?" Our home is here, even if we move away, it will be destroyed, how will we live in the future? ”

"This is a military secret, and it cannot be told to each other; You prevent the relocation, and you bear the consequences; We have come to inform you that we have fulfilled our obligations. Geng Li was young and vigorous, and he was very disgusted by the accusations of the three elders.

Xu Fu, Du Bian and others immediately came out to play a round, focusing on major matters first, and not acting rashly.

In the end, it was decided that everyone should act separately to convey the news to various districts and mobilize the villagers to evacuate as soon as possible.

The villagers have their own choices, most of them choose to temporarily relocate to Taoyuan Fort for refuge, after all, the village guard team provides food and drink, reducing the possibility of displacement, which is more responsible than the county government, and the village guard team is more effective than those border troops stationed in the county seat, and it is safer in Taoyuan Fort.

Only the three elders and others who were not optimistic about the village protection team decided to go to the county seat to hide; However, You Dubian chose to lead his family to Taoyuan Fort for refuge, which made the three elders and others very incomprehensible.

No one knew when the Xiongnu attacked, no one dared to be careless, that morning, the villagers found a place to bury the valuable things in the house, and in the afternoon they led the livestock, with the clothes and chopsticks to move to Taoyuan Fort.

At noon, Wei Wei arrived at the county office, and Wang Xuan welcomed him to the back hall very politely.

After hearing the news that came, Wang Xuan asked, "Couldn't your village guard team stop the raiding of the Huns?" ”

Wei Wei said politely: "County magistrate, I don't know the specific problem, but you also know that the village protection team has been established for a short time and has few personnel, and besides, the Huns are all cavalry, and our cavalry is less than 200 people; If they divide their forces, we can't stop them at all, we can hold off all the way, but the other Huns will also cause great damage; However, I heard from the captain that we will try to hold back the Huns and try to prevent them from plundering elsewhere, but we are afraid of accidents. ”

The county magistrate was very satisfied with Wei Wei's answer, and the village protection team had done their best. So he said: "Okay, I know, I will mobilize all the villagers to relocate, and prepare for the defense of the county seat, and at the same time send someone to notify the Taishou to strive for reinforcements." ”

However, he was thinking in his heart that he must be transferred out of this place as soon as possible, the contradiction between the village guards and the Huns gradually escalated, and the scale of the war became larger and larger, which was not good news for him.