Changshan on the west side of Changshan Prefecture stretches for hundreds of miles, the terrain is steep, the mountains and forests are deep, which can be used as the focus of defense, the south of Changshan is connected to the Yanyun Mountains, and the north side has been stretched to the bank of the Bailong River.

A big road crosses the mountain range and connects the east and west, Zhuge Xiaosheng plans to choose a suitable location in the mountain pass to build a Xiongguan, as long as this pass is held, Li Wanjiang's army can be blocked from the pass.

If a city had been set up in the mountain pass earlier, it would have been impossible for the Xian people to enter the Changshan realm.

"This is where we will fight Li Wanjiang in the future." Zhuge Xiaosheng pointed to the map, "I have discussed it with Yuntian, this city will be named after the boss, your surname, how about Xiao Guan?" ”

"It doesn't matter what the name is, the important thing is to be able to block the enemy army, but I see that there are several other passages on the map besides here, what if Li Wanjiang sends troops to kill from there?" Xiao Chen doesn't know much about military affairs, and he can see these big loopholes.

"These roads are not wide enough, it is more difficult for the army to pass through, especially the baggage, we only need to deploy thousands of soldiers at the intersection to be able to stop him, if he really chooses to raid from these roads, we can cut off his grain route from Xiao Pass, so that he is difficult to take care of." Zhuge Xiaosheng said.

"Will he attack the bull fort?" Xiao Chen was worried about Li Tanhua's lonely.

"No, it won't." Zhuge Xiaosheng replied firmly, "In fact, not only did he not dare to fight Niutoubao, Li Tanhua could also lead his troops out to fight him!" Li Tanhua is best at this kind of mobile warfare, when he led hundreds of people back and forth on the grassland, so many cavalry of the northern tribes could not do anything about him. ”

As for why Li Wanjiang didn't dare to attack Niutoubao, one is that Niutou Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Li Tanhua himself is in charge, and there are no 20,000 or 30,000 people who can't attack it at all.

And don't forget that the north of Niutoubao is the boundary of the Moxian Kingdom, whether it is the little prince Wanyan Ping Qiu of the Mojia country, or the old prince Wanyan Hong, they are all heroes for a while.

If Li Wanjiang attacks Niutou Fort, Mo Qian will see it as a threat to them, and Mo Li and Xiao Chen are allies, so they will inevitably send reinforcements.

One Li Tanhua is difficult enough to deal with, plus Mo Xuan's cavalry......

Therefore, once the war starts, the attitude of several tribes in northern Xinjiang is one of the keys to success or failure.

Another key issue is the tailwind.

If we drive away the Rus and recover Shunfeng Harbor, we will have to face the attack of the Great Zhou Sailors in the future.

If the Rus' were here, Li Wanjiang would not attack Shunfeng Harbor, so that we could deal with the West with all our strength and would not be attacked on both sides.

Although the Great Zhou Sailor is weak, we don't have a Sailor at all now!

Once a big attack comes, it will not be easy for us to defend.

If Shunfeng Harbor is lost, Changshan Prefecture will definitely not be able to hold it, and we will be defeated by the enemy.

So Xiao Chen must make a decision now, whether Shunfeng Harbor should be recovered or not? Or when will it be recovered?

That's a problem.

"Downwind Harbor must be reclaimed." Xiao Chen made a decision after a little thought.

The reason is simple, the Rus' are not friends, but also enemies.

They will make the most beneficial move for them according to the changes in the situation in Yanyun County.

When Li Wanjiang's army approached, they would most likely reach some kind of agreement with Li Wanjiang, and then brazenly send troops and stab Xiao Chen in the back.

As for how to defend it when it comes back, it depends on Dugulou.

Let's have a meeting first.

Dugulou's opinion is the same as Xiao Chen's, the Rus people can't be relied on and can't be pointed at, they will never become our allies like the northern tribes, so we must treat them as enemies, and the sooner we get rid of them, the better!

As for Zhuge Xiaosheng's worries, Dugulou had already considered it.

As soon as we regain Shunfeng Harbor, we will be able to start building large warships immediately, which of course will take time.

During this period, if the Great Zhou Navy Division attacks, we can rely on strong shore-based firepower to defend, plus small gunboats and warships to maneuver around them in the bay.

Now the madmen have begun to develop this kind of artillery with powerful firepower and ultra-long range, and range is the most critical.

The range of the cannon is one mile more than theirs, and our chances of victory are one point more.

"For now, Mr. Dugu, how much do you have to keep the Shunfeng Harbor?" Zhuge Xiaosheng asked.

"Seven points." Dugu Corridor.

"Enough! That's how it works! Zhuge Xiaosheng immediately agreed, and there were no other questions.

In short, Shunfeng Harbor will be handed over to the sailor of Dugulou, presumably you also know the importance of Shunfeng Harbor, so there is no need to say more.

Then what needs to be done now is to store a large amount of grain, because once they fight with Li Wanjiang, the sea road will be cut off, and they will have no source of food and grass at that time.

As long as there is enough grain and grass, and Shunfeng Harbor can be defended, Zhuge Xiaosheng is also seventy percent sure that he will be able to block Li Wanjiang's army from Xiao Pass!

This is just a plan for the worst, no matter whether this battle is won or lost, it is better not to fight.

Or maybe the later you play, the better.

In this way, Xiao Chen will have more time to prepare.

But time always feels like it's running out.

Zhuge Xiaosheng and Wei Yuntian only stayed for less than ten days before leaving, and they had to survey the terrain of Changshan in detail, because building a city is not a trivial matter, once it is built, it will be a hundred-year plan.

This Xiao Pass, or Xiao City, is too important, it belongs to the key throat of Changshan Prefecture, and Zhuge Xiaosheng wants to build it into a city of steel, just like Yanyun Pass is unbreakable.

The reason why he suggested naming the city Xiao Cheng was to let everyone know its importance.

Although it is not possible to break ground in winter, you can also go into the mountains to chisel stones, burn lime, transport wood, and prepare in advance for the construction of the city.

This in turn requires recruiting at least tens of thousands of people and spending countless amounts of silver.

Although Chen Jisheng was distressed, he also knew the importance of Xiao Guan, and this money had to be spent no matter what.

But there are so many places to spend money.

Lin Yue's newly recruited 30,000 soldiers spent more than 100,000 taels of silver on equipment alone, and the people ate horses and fed the training equipment plus military salaries every month.

Dugulou established a water division, and the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were gone in an instant, not counting the food and salary of his newly recruited sailor soldiers.

The several factories opened by Xiao Chen also burned extremely money, and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were also invested in it.

The two madmen are even more money-burners, and no matter how little money they give them, it will not be enough to cause trouble!

Yanyun County has almost no taxes at present, but you also have to pay the officials' salaries, right? Again, this is a huge expense.

Silver doesn't come for nothing, is it?

Although the inter-market trade is a lot of money, it is not enough to spend money on it!

We don't have mountains of gold or silver......

Even if there is, it's so hollowed out!