Ganzhou is a vast and sparsely populated remote state, with a population of about 500,000 in the whole state, which is not worth mentioning at all compared with other states in Daliang, which are often more than one million.

Not only is it sparsely populated, but the land that can be cultivated for grain cultivation is only about the same size as the output of a county in other states.

Not only that, the environment is very harsh, at least half of the year is sandstorm, if you encounter a sandstorm, it is easy to get lost.

This is not only the case in Ganzhou, but also in Mengzhou, where the population of the two states is barely over one million.

Every year, the imperial court allocates funds and grain to the two northwestern states, accounting for one-fifth of the taxes, and the only advantage is that it provides military horses for the Daliang cavalry.

The military horses produced in the two northwestern states have strong endurance and stronger carrying capacity, and they are natural war horses.

Of the 60,000 troops in the two northwestern states, there are about 50,000 cavalry, including heavy cavalry, don't underestimate these 50,000 cavalry, accounting for about eighty percent of the elite cavalry in Daliang.

You must know that on the opposite side of Darong, the nation on horseback, all the cavalry is only about 100,000, and these 100,000 people cannot all come out, and they have to be distributed in other parts of Darong to be responsible for guarding.

In this way, the elite cavalry that was able to invade the south was barely tied with the cavalry of the two northwestern states, and it was precisely because of the fierceness of the northwest cavalry that the pressure on the northwest defense line was stabilized.

The two northwestern states seem to be the oil bottles of the imperial court, but its geographical location is very special, it is the transportation artery connecting the Western Regions.

Once there is an abnormality in the two northwestern states, or it is lost, the Darong cavalry can completely avoid the iron wall of Ningzhou on the frontal battlefield and invade directly from the two northwestern states.

Not only Kyoto, Jinzhou, half of Da Liang had to be exposed to the attack range of the Da Rong Iron Cavalry, the whole process was basically a plain, the Iron Horse came to a long-distance attack, straight into the hinterland of Da Liang, that Da Liang was really in danger.

Therefore, to keep the two northwest states is to keep the foundation of Da Liang, as long as the two northwest states are still there, they can give Da Liang enough time to prepare, and they can also leave enough buffer space.

Therefore, even if you don't understand military affairs, as long as you look at the map of Daliang, you will know the importance of the two northwestern states, which is why the Daliang Emperor, even if he is mediocre and incompetent, will still adhere to the policy of not giving up the two northwestern states, and will allocate funds and silver every year.

Under the support policy of the previous dynasties of the Great Liang Emperors, the two northwestern states have established a very complete offensive and defensive system.

Set up the capital to control the two states in the center of Ganzhou, and then focus on the capital protection office, and establish defense towns at various geographical points in Ganzhou.

Just like the military city of Ningzhou, there are a total of seven important military towns like Ganzhou, and each military town is surrounded by a number of military forts that support each other.

Because of the harsh sand and dust weather in Ganzhou, it is not realistic to build towns and towns, and there is no safety.

In the underground of the military fort, there are a large number of connected tunnels, and with the local militia, it is more than enough to add 30,000 Ganzhou soldiers.

As for the other half of the 30,000 horses, they were stationed in Mengzhou, and the defense and construction of Mengzhou were the same as those of Ganzhou, although Mengzhou would face the threat of Darong from the north.

But next to it, bordering Ningzhou, Fan Wenzhong's nearly 200,000 Ningzhou soldiers are stationed in various military cities, and they can still take care of each other, so it seems that the security of Mengzhou is much better than that of Ganzhou.

This is also the reason why the first reason for this northwest change is Ganzhou, which borders the countries of the Western Regions, not Mengzhou.

Stepping into the boundary of Ganzhou, I walked forward for about seventy or eighty miles against the yellow sand, and finally saw a military fort.

According to the marks on the map, this is the first military fort after stepping into Ganzhou, and it is also the place where Su Qi'an and Jiaozhou soldiers support the army converge, called Wushi Fort.

Looking at the gray castles in front of them, Su Qi'an ordered everyone to speed up their pace, and just as they were about to arrive at Ushburg, there were a large number of unsightly figures coming towards them in the gray castle.

Xie Cang's face was calm, and he was just about to order the whole army to be on guard, but he was stopped by Su Qi'an, his eyes flashed, he looked at the unknown people who were gradually coming towards them, and said softly.

"Don't be nervous, it should be the one who picks us up."

After a while, as the figure approached, he finally saw his face clearly, and the leader was none other than Chen Zhi, Song Biao, and Er Meng who stayed in Jiaozhou.

Looking at the familiar faces, the three of them looked excited, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Su Qi'an with fists.

"Sir, it's been a long time, we have been waiting for Mr.'s news in Jiaozhou, and after waiting for so long, we finally waited for Mr.'s order."

"As soon as we received the order from Mr., we went straight to Ganzhou non-stop, but fortunately, we finally waited for you, Sir."

Su Qi'an smiled and nodded, indicating that this was not the place to speak, or the advanced military fort was talking, and the three of them understood, and immediately turned around to lead the way.

Su Qi'an followed behind, and he was also very excited, this time he asked Su Xuanyong for support from the Jiaozhou soldiers, everyone knew that the new Jiaozhou Muhuo City was promoted, or because of him.

In disguise, it is equivalent to that the Jiaozhou soldiers are his subordinates, but the subordinates and henchmen are fundamentally different, there are at least 50,000 Jiaozhou soldiers, and about half of the troops drawn by Su Qi'an, these people are his henchmen.

The 25,000 men were the Dongshan Second and Third Divisions he had formed in Jiaozhou, and the Dongshan Cavalry Division of 5,000 people.

These people are Su Qi'an's real henchmen, and this time they were transferred, on the one hand, to support Wang Zhenshan, and on the other hand, to train their strength.

When I left Jiaozhou and went to Dongzhou to quell the rebellion, the reason why I didn't bring Song Biao, Chen Dao, and Ermeng was mainly because I had just expanded, and most of the recruits were recruits, most of whom were land troops.

And with the first division with the strongest combat effectiveness, Su Qi'an will feel at ease, and now after about a year, under the training of Chen Dao, Song Biao, and Er Meng, the second and third divisions, and cavalry divisions can also be used to verify the results of training.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can train our troops well, and of course, if there is a transfer, we must arrange for others to return to defense.

Chen Dao and Song Biao were transferred out, and it was naturally Su Yong's first division that returned to defense.

This arrangement is not because of distrust in the strength of the First Division, but because it has experienced the Battle of Dongzhou, it is to give the First Division a good cultivation.

Of course, the most important point is that the first division was sent back to defend Jiaozhou, also to sit in Jiaozhou for Su Qi'an.

With the end of the war in Dongzhou, returning to Kyoto, everything he experienced made Su Qi'an re-acquaint himself with the three princes, especially Su Kang, the king of Yue, who did not show his mountains and waters, Su Qi'an felt more and more that the struggle for imperial power was complicated.

He has a hunch that the three kings are fighting, and it is likely that something big will happen, which will cause great turmoil, and in order to prevent the second Xizhou incident, his backyard will catch fire, and Jiaozhou must be stable.

And Su Qi'an in Xizhou is not worried, after all, with Luo Qingyuan, the big guy, in charge for him, it can't be chaotic, and Jiaozhou is different, the race is complex, and the geography is remote, if something big happens, directly occupy the pass, seal the customs and divide the territory, then it will be a big trouble for Su Qi'an.

Huo Cheng, Huang Wenyan, and Wu Yong alone may not be able to stabilize Jiaozhou, and the transfer of Su Yong and the first division back is a deterrent.

There is no doubt about the strength of the first division, with the help of the first division, it is enough to deter those small ones, and it should not be a problem to stabilize Jiaozhou with the wrists of Huo Cheng and Huang Wenyan.

Hearing Su Qi'an's explanation, Su Yong, who was originally unwilling, also realized the importance of the matter and understood that it was also very important to take care of his backyard for Su Qi'an.

Under the leadership of the three of them, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang walked into Wushburg.

The Ganzhou military fort is basically built with stone bricks and earth and stones, forming a semicircular dome, each window is different from the state mansion, and a square opening can not only breathe, but also do reconnaissance, and even counterattack.

In the underground of the military fort, there are many underground passages, which is also a means of saving life to ensure that after being besieged, it will not be served by a pot.

These underpasses are multi-layered, extremely complex, and meandering, even if they should lead the way, they may not necessarily be able to guarantee that they can be safely exited.

It is conceivable that in such a harsh environment, it is very difficult to build this kind of underpass, according to reports, it will take at least several years or even longer to complete the construction of this single underpass.

At the beginning, according to the plan of the previous dynasties, I wanted to connect these underground passages with various military forts and even military towns, but when I implemented them later, I found that it was too difficult, and the underground soil and sand and stone structures were very different.

Although it is not connected, it is quite remarkable to be able to build such a large-scale underground passage independently, even Su Qi'an admires it.

After a brief visit, Su Qi'an began to inquire about the business and understand the current situation in Ganzhou.

The castle lord of Ushburg told him everything he knew, but unfortunately, what Su Qi'an knew and what the castle owner told was basically the same.

The only difference with new clues is that on the border of Ganzhou, he fought another battle with the cavalry led by Du Hu, and after thousands of casualties, he actually took the initiative to ask for peace talks.

Since the other party asked for peace talks, for the sake of the stability of Ganzhou, Wang Zhenshan naturally agreed to the peace talks, and the time was calculated, and it was only a few days.

And Su Qi'an came to Ganzhou, and the castle lord has already sent someone to send a message to the Duhufu, and it is estimated that the people who came to meet him are on the way, and it won't be long before Su Qi'an is picked up.

Su Qi'an was not in a hurry to pick him up from the Protectorate, mainly because of the sudden peace talks in Saktu, which made Su Qi'an a little confused.