Chapter 334 In the Name of the Boss

Chapter 334 In the Name of the Boss

The Changshan Mountain on the west side of Changshan Prefecture stretches for hundreds of miles. The terrain is steep and the mountains are densely forested. It can be used as a defensive focus.

A road crosses the mountains and connects east and west. Zhuge Xiaosheng plans to choose a suitable location on the mountain pass to build a grand pass. As long as this pass is guarded, Li Wanjiang's army can be kept out of the pass.

If a city had been established at the mountain pass, it would have been impossible for the Xianbo people to break into Changshan.

"This is the place where we will fight Li Wanjiang in the future." Zhuge Xiaosheng pointed to the map, "I discussed with Yuntian, this city will be named after your surname, Boss, what do you think?"

"The name is not important, the important thing is to be able to stop the enemy, but I see on the map that besides this, there are several other passages. What if Li Wanjiang sends troops to kill from there?" Xiao Chen doesn't know much about military affairs Come out these big loopholes.

"These roads are not wide enough. It is difficult for a large army to pass through, especially the winding road. We only need to deploy thousands of soldiers at the intersections to stop him. If he really chooses to go through these roads With a surprise attack on the road, we can go out from Xiaoguan and cut off his food road, making him difficult to care about." Zhuge Xiaosheng said.

"Will he attack Niutoubao?" Xiao Chen was worried about Li Tanhua's lone army.

"No." Zhuge Xiaosheng replied firmly, "In fact, not only did he not dare to fight Niutoubao, but Li Tanhua could lead his troops out to fight him! Li Tanhua is best at this kind of mobile combat. Hundreds of people are going back and forth, even with so many cavalry from the northern border tribes, there is nothing they can do about him."

As for why Li Wanjiang didn't dare to attack Niutoubao, one is that Niutoushan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Li Tanhua personally sits in the town, and there are no 20,000 to 30,000 people who can't attack it.

And don't forget that the north of Niutoubao is the border of the Mojie Kingdom. Whether it is the little prince Wanyan Pingqiu or the old prince Wanyanhong of the Mojie Kingdom, they are all heroes for a while.

If Li Wanjiang attacked Niutoubao, Mo Jie would regard them as a threat to them, and Mo Jie and Xiao Chen were allies, so they would definitely send troops to reinforce them.

Li Tanhua is tough enough to deal with, plus Capricorn's cavalry...

So 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 Shunfeng Port.

If we drive away the Ross people and recover Shunfeng Harbor, we will have to face the attack of the Dazhou Navy in the future.

If the Ross people were here, Li Wanjiang would not have attacked Shunfeng Port, so that we would be able to deal with the West with all our strength and not be attacked on both sides.

Although the Dazhou navy is relatively weak, we don't even have a navy yet!

Once there is a massive attack, it will be very difficult for us to defend.

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

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

This is a problem.

"Shunfeng Harbor must be recovered." Xiao Chen made a decision after a little thought.

The reason is simple, the Ross people are not friends, they are also enemies.

They will take actions that are most beneficial to them according to the changes in the situation in Yanyun County.

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

As for how to defend after recovering, it depends on Dugulou.

Let's have a meeting first.

Dugulou's opinion is the same as Xiao Chen's. The Ross people are unreliable and can't be pointed out. They will never become our allies like the northern border tribes, so we must treat them as enemies, and the sooner they get rid of them, the better!

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

As long as the Shunfeng Harbor is regained, we can immediately start building large warships. Of course, this will take time.

During this period, if the Dazhou Navy attacks, we can rely on strong shore-based firepower for defense, plus small gunboats and warships to circle them in the bay.

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

If the cannon has a mile more range than theirs, our chances of victory will increase by one point.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, Mr. Dugu, how likely are you to keep Shunfeng Harbor?" Zhuge Xiaosheng asked.

"Seven points." Dugu said.

"That's enough! That's how we do it!" Zhuge Xiaosheng agreed immediately, and there were no other questions.

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

So the thing to do now is to stockpile a large amount of grain, because once they fight Li Wanjiang, the shipping route will be cut off, and they will not have any source of grain at that time.

As long as there is sufficient food and grass, and Shunfeng Harbor can be defended, Zhuge Xiaosheng is 70% sure that he can stop Li Wanjiang's army from Xiaoguan!

This is just planning for the worst. Regardless of whether the battle is won or lost, it is best not to fight it.

Or play as late as possible.

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

But time always feels like not enough.

Zhuge Xiaosheng and Wei Yuntian came back and stayed for less than ten days before leaving. They still had to survey the topography of Changshan in detail, because building a city is not a trivial matter, and once it is completed, it will be a century-old project.

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

The reason why he suggested naming this city Xiaocheng was to let everyone know its importance.

Although it’s winter and we can’t break ground and start construction, we can go into the mountains to dig stones, burn lime, and transport wood, so we can make preparations in advance for building the city.

This requires recruiting at least tens of thousands of civilian husbands and spending countless silver.

Although Chen Jisheng felt distressed, he also knew the importance of Xiao Guan, so he had to spend this money no matter what.

But there are so many places to spend money.

Lin Yue's newly recruited 30,000 soldiers cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for equipment alone, and the training equipment and military pay are astronomical figures every month.

When Dugu Building built a navy, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver disappeared in an instant, and this was not counted as the salary for his newly recruited sailors.

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

The two lunatics are even better at burning money, no matter how little money is given to them, it will not be a disaster!

Yanyun County has almost no tax at present, but you have to pay the officials' salaries, right? This is another huge expense.

Money doesn't come for nothing, okay?

Although the mutual market trade is very profitable, but the earning is not enough to spend!

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

Even if it was there, it would be hollowed out!