In the depths of the grassland, the surface of the Qinghe River became narrow, and the water flow became more and more urgent, when the depth of the Mangcang forest swallowed the remaining veins of the long mountain, the Qinghe River was more than ten miles apart, first poked out of the forest, and then cut the grassland from the north.

On the map, the river guards the danger, the rammed earth is the city, and the two fortress-style cities are fifteen miles apart across the river and echo each other.

The biggest gain in the convoy camp is not to charge into battle to make a name for yourself, not to pass on stunts to win the favor of beautiful women, but to modify and improve the city building plan in casual chat with the craftsman. The earthen wall can not withstand the erosion of rain, but also can not bear the heavy infantry digging, the tragedy of the defeat of the city of Wulatun must not be repeated, Gao Yuan has always had a heart disease, from the craftsman's mouth to the words, to the prisoner favor to buy, the hard work pays off, by chance I learned that the prisoner who was a tomb robber adventure, the problem is solved.

Encamped at night, the soldiers rested and the colonel deliberated, assembled in the early morning, the soldiers who blew the trumpet in the colonel got up, went up to the corps commander and down to the standard commander, and set an example with action, Hua Zifei set the rules, the imperial county lord was the first to blow the horn, and the gap in the morning and evening Gao Yuan had to patrol the camp six times, and the Mei Ying sisters had a rare meeting in addition to a meeting, and it was rare to be close to the beautiful woman, which added a lot of troubles.

"Not far from the city building point, there is a hill in the forest, the radius is only two or three miles, the southeast and west are three sides of dozens of zhang cliffs, only the north steep slope can go up, in the early years it was a horse bandit lair, but later suffered from the tribe siege, was surrounded and had no way to escape, after ten days the drinking water was exhausted, all buried in the steep and strong cottage. ”

The county lord's tent, except for the Mei Ying sisters, only Gao Yuan and the two army commanders, outside the big tent, ordered the deputy envoy of the fox to personally lead the troops to patrol, and no one was allowed to approach Shizhang.

"Since it's a dead place, what's the use of you mentioning it?" Hua Zifei's tone was displeased, but Gao Yuan had suffered losses and became smarter, and deliberately chose the opposite seat, next to Mei Ying, so he couldn't help it.

"Old man Hua, don't come to this set, the dangerous land was useless before, now I want to let Cuihua occupy it first, I feel a thorn in my heart, hehe, I can't sleep well. Gao Yuan, go on, Lao Tzu protects you. ”

Hua Zifei couldn't get used to Hu Li's scoundrel appearance, but he had no choice but to vent his anger on Gao Yuan: "Defending the danger and not defending the city, it is tactically feasible, but where is the water source?"

"This is to say that the tomb robbers, they chiseled the cliff less than a zhang, inadvertently hit with flint, found that the stone wall is soft and easy to excavate, seeing that the tomb is in front of the great joy, day and night in turn, who knows that the soft stone wall will solidify after seeing the wind, and the result is trapped inside, this person escaped from the wind outside. ”

Gao Yuan said mysteriously, but no one interrupted him, there must be something wonderful in the strange, discussing military aircraft, he didn't dare to take it as a story.

"No matter how strong the earth city is, it is not as hard as the iron head, but if there is a stone layer a few feet thick outside, it can be repaired at any time, not to mention that the sunset mercenaries do not have heavy siege equipment, and the regular army of the empire will have a headache when they see it. The hill is hidden in the forest, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, digging deep wells to take soil and stone to build walls, but also to solve the problem of water storage, just used to hoard grain and grass equipment. ”

"Shut up! Hua Zifei interrupted in a deep voice, and glanced at Hu Li, the two of them had surprises on their faces, the stone wall was several feet thick outside the earth city, and the city wall of Lingbo Mansion was just like that, Hua Zifei proposed: "Let Xiaoxing take a battalion to control the hill, and secretly dig up the earth and stone and pack it into boxes and seal it." ”

Yan Ning listened quietly, his eyes never left the map for a moment, calculating the advantages and disadvantages of the future city, hearing that there was a hard stone wall, he looked at Gao Yuan with gentle eyes, and opened his mouth with a smile.

"It's good to have materials, but we don't have enough manpower, and we don't have much time, so it's unlikely that the two cities will be completed in three months. ”

When the first scoop of cold water, let everyone recognize the reality, if you want to build a strong city, you first have to ask Sunset and Cuihua if they agree, the student soldiers have been delayed in the grassland for more than half a month, and there is not enough time.

"The plan for building the city was very thorough, but it was mainly from a military point of view, and I wanted to change it a little. "In the future, Yan Ning's opinion cannot be taken lightly, if she is not satisfied, she will have to rework and rebuild in the future, and several people are silent, and listen to what modifications are made.

"The trade of the Three Kingdoms is beneficial to the country and the people, the empire essentially controls the grassland, and has an advantage in the trade, building a strong city and holding it is not much different from incorporating the grassland into the territory, it will only attract Cuihua and Sunset to besiege desperately, and the war is bound to be bloody, it is better to maintain the status quo. ”

Mei Ying had heard and worried about her: "Without the strong fortress as a support, how can you resist the impact of the iron cavalry, even if the student soldiers win this battle at any cost, how do you defend after retreating? It takes time to assemble and mobilize the student soldiers, and I am afraid that it will be too late when I arrive." ”

"Thank you for your concern, but Yan Ning thinks that it would be safer without a big city. Yan Ning thanked Mei Ying, glanced at Gao Yuan and explained in detail: "For thousands of years, the prairie has been a buffer zone between the three countries, and one country has monopolized the two countries to besiege it, and it is only by restricting each other that the balance is maintained. ”

Yan Ning's rhetoric is not unreasonable, several people feel that it is a bit tricky, building a city will lead to a long-term war, and a one-on-two bloody war is definitely not what Qinghui wants, but if Mei Ying wants to inherit the throne, she must have military merits to resolve the current trap crisis, short-term goals and long-term conflicts of interest, how to take care of Mei Ying and Yan Ning.

Yan Ning chuckled and gave a complete answer.

"The tribe is de facto controlled, and the empire is free to trade. You said that as long as you don't rebel, you won't send troops to interfere, and I'm not stupid enough to go to the other two countries, and besides, they don't have as much money as you. Yan Ning's naughty joke but no one laughed, Mei Ying blinked again and again: "I understand your thoughts, but talking counts, giggles, outside the three independent countries, free trade is treated equally, interests are protected, and whoever is idle is willing to play a one-on-two game." ”

"Personnel and materials are scattered, safety must be guaranteed, the city wall can block the horse bandits, so that the merchants can stay at ease, for the three kingdoms are vulnerable, it does not pose much of a threat, hehe, of course, there must be a bloody battle in front of them, Cuihua and Sunset will not take the initiative to recognize the status of the tribe. ”

Yan Ning got up and walked to the map, moving her fingers on the map.

"There is no strong city wall to protect me, and I don't want to be a prisoner, so I have to retreat to the next best, build fortresses in the center of the two cities and the four corners, all with stones, the stronger the better, to be able to withstand the enemy's strong attack and siege for several months, let me wait for the other two countries to come to the rescue, cluck, since I can't support the second wolf god partner, I am timid and don't cause trouble, who is willing to give up the way of wealth, nothing to run to bully people. ”

Shrinking the forces and waiting for help, taking into account both the short term and the long term, Hu Li and Hua Zifei felt that it was completely feasible, but both of them pretended to be deaf and dumb, Yan Ning's opinion was not simply a military choice, but also involved the distribution of interests of the three countries in the future, and there was no lack of warning in the words, if Qinghui went back on her word, she really dared to ask Sunset and Cuihua for help.

"Mei Ying made it clear that the tribe does not act as a bridge to endanger the empire, she is too lazy to play games with you, don't play tricks anymore. Hua Yue seemed to reprimand Yan Ning, but he put Mei Ying's promise into practice, turned his head and scolded Gao Yuan again: "After sneaking out for a month and a half, you took out an incomplete drawing, and almost made Mei Ying and Yan Ning quarrel, you are really promising." ”

Hu Li fulfilled his promise to protect Gao Yuan: "Xiao Yue'er, don't point at the child and scold the old man, Gao Yuan is considered from a military point of view, and the same is true for the two of us." First the periphery and then the center, the fortress and the city wall don't need to worry, the main buildings in the middle have to be given drawings, otherwise the three of us will definitely build a military camp. ”

"The fortress in the center of the former city is my home, so it naturally has to be strong, but it really has to be square like a barracks prison, Gao Yuan, don't blame me for not going in. The structure of the back city is simple, but the momentum is even more magnificent, as a place for various tribes to hold rituals to worship the wolf god. Yan Ning gave the main building purpose, but pushed the task of drawing to Gao Yuan, and then begged with a smile: "Eldest sister, third sister, two cities, one for each of you, give a loud name, don't let people say that I am arrogant and frivolous." ”

Hua Zifei got up when he heard the sound, saluted Mei Ying and left, Hu Li pulled up Gao Yuan: "I'm still waiting to receive the reward, if you don't hurry up, there is no old man to protect you, and Xiao Yue'er's fist will hit you in a while." ”

With the presence of Shizu and the old fox man, the three sisters were not too embarrassed, and seeing Gao Yuan coming out of the account, Hua Yue's eyes rolled and laughed: "I'm not a sadist, why are you bullying Xiao Yuanzi, giggles, Scarface will take a battalion to the hill, the fox will definitely let him lead the way, let my brother go with him, these days are idle enough, I have to reform well." ”

Yan Ning was a little worried, Hua Yue adhered to the training tradition of the master, she made mistakes in her movements, and from time to time she came to greet her with fists and feet, and the two of them were offended in the future, so she pleaded in a low voice: "The task is heavy, the officer must take the lead, it's not too late to train in the future, beware of the two of them." ”

"Work must be in front of people, training can not lag behind, one let people be merciful to pick up a life, the other takes people to the rescue, even Mei Lian did not leave a corner of her clothes, shameful. ”

Mei Ying didn't touch Hua Yue's temperament, but skillfully diverted the topic: "Jie'er just left, there are war horses dragging down, it can't be fast, Yan Ning just let the name, the self-built city can be said to be forced by the war, and it is not appropriate to name it privately, I want to send someone to catch up, and strive to let my grandfather write the name, and things will be much easier in the future." ”

"Good idea, Your Majesty's personal inscription is equivalent to acquiescing to Yan Ning's identity in disguise. You reminded well, free trade without discrimination, you have to let Cuihua and Sunset know, you can't solve the grassland dispute by force alone, please send an envoy to inform the two countries, hehe, of course they won't believe it, but if the fortress can't be broken in a few months, Meilian's caravan will appear, and then the facts are in front of you, this battle may come suddenly, end more quickly, try to avoid heavy casualties, so as not to lead to a full-scale war with hatred, which is conducive to Yan Ning's future maneuver. ”

Mei Ying pouted in protest: "I paid for the troops to give her a turf, and you always speak for her, as if I am bullying people, eldest sister, it is me who suffers! No, there has to be an explanation." ”

"Yan Ning guards the country for you, let the thieves have fewer ways to escape internally, and replace the soldiers with caravan competition externally, which is exactly where the advantage of the empire lies, she doesn't lead the army salary, what loss do you suffer. Regarding feelings, Hua Yue is no more sensitive than Gao Yuan, thinking that the two are competing for interests, so he is not angry and reprimands: "It's really a lot of idle people, I want to go to the desert with my ancestor and pretend to be a horse bandit to make trouble for the sunset." Mei Ying and Qing'er led the Chinese army to supervise the construction of the city, and let the children of the nobles work like the student guards, and if they dare to complain, they will be severely punished, and the families will only thank you in the future. Yan Ning don't stay in the Chinese army all the time, go to Baji with the high priest, lead the troops to exterminate the grassland horse bandits, and train the troops in actual combat, which is your capital to protect your life and protect your family. ”

After Hua Yue settled down, Yan Ning couldn't help laughing: "Eldest sister, you really blame the two of us, okay, okay, I'll give you an explanation, after the war, the class teacher returned to Beijing, and I was busy integrating the tribes, so I won't follow the army." Mei Ying didn't want the first time they met, the three daughters faced their grandfather and father together, Yan Ning said that the goal was achieved, as for Hua Yue, it was not a matter at all, and she would never step into the prince's mansion after revealing her true feelings, and pretended to be dissatisfied when she saw this: "She went to train the army and make meritorious contributions, so that I was full of earth to build a city, and I didn't let people say that she was eccentric." ”

"Don't dream well! The map left by Mei Lian should be verified on the spot, let Gao Yuan lead the inspection team to explore the way, the forest is dangerous, just to hone the dead soldiers, and send a dowry gift by the way, to see the reality of the Mei family. (To be continued.) )