But!" Luo Ming waved his hand and said, "There is one person, I'm afraid I can't forgive him." He instructed Jiang Zhujiu, "Bring Lord Wei up." Jiang Zhujiu waved his hand, and several imperial guards escorted Wei Yuankang to the palace. Luo Ming counted his crimes, the most serious of which was: insisting on treason during the war. even did not hesitate to use force to violently resist the arrangements of Yelang Wangfu, and connived at his son Wei Xingguo to attack the members of the Black Mountain team. Is it tolerable or unbearable! Luo Ming asked the king to issue an edict and severely punish Wei Yuankang.

The city lord thought of his old age, and couldn't bear to kill him, hoping that the net would open up. So he issued a decree that Wei Yuankange was removed from his official position, demoted to a commoner, and never hired. All his property was confiscated and confiscated into the state treasury. His family and slaves were sent to the army or to hard labor.

Luo Ming was not satisfied with such a verdict. He believes that Wei Yuankang has been in the DPRK for many years, and his protégés have many henchmen, so he may have a chance to be reborn in the future. Cutting grass to eradicate the roots is his creed. After going down to the court, he privately instructed He Ting: "Wei Yuankang is ashamed, I'm sorry for my ancestors and ancestors, I may commit suicide by hanging a beam in my bedroom tomorrow evening." As for the few related men in his family, they may all be exhausted and die of injuries and illnesses in the future, right?"

He Ting didn't say a word, saluted, and hurriedly went out.

Sure enough, the next day, news came out from Black Cloud City, saying that Wei Yuankang felt sorry for the king and the people for what he had done, and in great shame, he hanged himself. One by one, the immediate family members of his family either died of violent illness in about a month, or died of excessive labor and hard labor because they were too pampered and could not withstand the toss. No one thought about it. Only the eleven-year-old granddaughter, Wei Tingyao, the youngest, suddenly disappeared inexplicably.

He Ting lost his temper and ordered the wolf's den to set up a task force to investigate thoroughly. However, due to the fact that the war had just ended, and the country's major affairs were complicated, although the wolf's den had been expanded to more than 500 people at this time, it was still very insufficient. The matter of tracking down Wei Tingyao had to be put down for the time being.

Gu Zhongxun really valued his precious son, and in less than ten days, he raised all the money and materials that Luo Ming asked for and transported them in place. At the same time, the court officials of the two sides also held several meetings on the issue of redrawing the border, and worked intensively to prepare the relevant documents for final signature and complete all the formalities.

Luo Ming led his senior generals to tour most of the terrain of Fuhua Prefecture, and then he convened the first post-war military conference. At the meeting, the generals had a lively discussion about the maps provided by the Northern Alliance.

Originally, the front of the northern alliance bordering Black Cloud City was about six miles wide, and a city wall was built many years ago, mainly to protect the castle, and a relatively strong defense line was established. Now the territory has expanded, and the border has advanced dozens of miles to the north. The mountain boundary to the west and the sea coastline to the east have been changed to a horizontal direction, and the area appears to be open. Not only has the junction with the Xuanwu Kingdom reached a defensive front with a width of more than one hundred and twenty miles, but also a junction with the Eastern Saint Kingdom, which has a very good relationship with Black Cloud City, has a junction twelve miles wide. In terms of current manpower and material resources, such a long border line is not only impossible to fully fortify, but even the construction of a city wall is very difficult. Although Qin Tianzhu has now received one million gold coins from the war reparations, there are too many places to use the money, and he still needs to be careful in his calculations.

The generals shook their heads at the current situation. The population of Fuhua Prefecture is only 300,000, and if you want to build a defense line that is 130 miles long, the people you can recruit are definitely not enough.

The only stone needed had to be collected from the high mountains to the west, and experienced craftsmen estimated that the work would take at least 200,000 men and half a year to complete. However, the national defense situation is very tense, and the defeat of Black Cloud City this time has caused a big loss of face. It could start another war at any time, and there was one thing that no one wanted to mention, that is, it was entirely possible for the Northern Alliance to form an alliance with the Eastern Holy Kingdom. In this way, the situation in Black Cloud City will be even more dangerous.

At a time when everyone was at a loss for anything about building a new line of defense, Luo Ming seemed a little leisurely. He waited until everyone had talked enough, then he stood up and said: "Defense is never enough, the art of war is cloudy: the best defense is attack." But we have neither the ability to attack nor the means to defend at the moment. So we might as well change our thinking. Do you have any good insights on this?"

His words surprised everyone. At present, although they have won a war, no one is so arrogant that they feel that "Lao Tzu is the best in the world". Youdao is a skinny camel bigger than a horse, and the Northern Alliance currently has 400,000 troops, and he is fully capable of urgently mobilizing hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Therefore, no one would have such an arrogant idea as attacking the Northern Union now.

Luo Ming smiled and said, "You may not understand, but I mean that instead of spending a lot of money to build a city wall, and then spending money that we can't afford at all, we don't think it's worth it at all to recruit at least 200,000 troops to hold this defense line." It is better for us to give up the idea of defense and build two barracks in Fuhua Prefecture, each with 50,000 soldiers and horses. This allows us to withdraw the castle defense at any time. ”

"In this way, as soon as the enemy comes in, I can retreat into the Yangmingbao defensive line. Then, we can't keep Fuhua Prefecture at all. Liang Xu first sharply asked this question: "What does Taiwei mean that Fuhua Prefecture is dispensable for us and is ready to be dispensed with at any time?"

"We can withdraw to defend the castle, but that doesn't mean we have to retreat as soon as we are attacked. From now on, we must build a strong defensive line in Fuhua County, and only when the enemy's strength is too large will we consider temporarily abandoning Fuhua Prefecture. ”

"Understood. Zhao Hui replied: "Set up two temporary barracks, ready to withdraw men and horses into Fuhua County at any time, and wait for reinforcements." When the enemy is too strong, you can consider retreating into the defense line of Mingyang Fort and not fighting hard with the enemy to preserve your strength. ”

"Quite right. Luo Ming was very satisfied with Zhao Hui's comprehension.

"What does that have to do with what you just said about offense, the best defense, or something?" the fat man still didn't understand.

"What our captain means is: Spending limited money and resources in key places is equivalent to having prepared for such preparations as attacking and retreating. We initially planned to place 100,000 men and horses in Fuhua Prefecture, but once the future period is ripe and we are ready to move to the preparation of a strategic offensive, Fuhua Prefecture will be our forward base. ”

Luo Ming nodded with a smile, thinking: It seems that the history of Fuhua Prefecture in Black Cloud City is none other than Zhao Hui