Tianyong City has a special location. Occupying Tianyong City is equivalent to controlling half of the entire Youzhou.
Not only the Tiandihui is eyeing Tianyong City covetously.
There is also an even more terrifying force coveting this place.
Those are the northern barbarians.
To this day, there are still thousands of Northern Barbarian soldiers stationed on the border between Youzhou and Yanzhou. These people have survived the entire winter and have not left.
Now it is spring and flowers are blooming, so they will not leave.
The last time the Northern Barbarians suffered defeat in the war, they lost many generals and were in internal chaos.
But even so, the hundreds of barbarians stationed on the border did not retreat.
In the spring the northern barbarians milked their cattle for storage, and in a few months it would be time for them to invade again.
If the Tiandihui were to rebel in the current empire and there were constant wars in the south, the entire empire would be in danger, and the northern barbarians would definitely not give up such a good opportunity to attack.
With such a big piece of fat meat right in front of them, he didn't believe that the generals of the Northern Barbarians would not see it.
The invasions of the northern barbarians are often highly seasonal, occurring in the cool and crisp autumn weather, when their war horses are fat and food is plentiful.
If the northern barbarians come again, there will definitely be another war.
The defense of Tianyong City is weak now. If the Northern Barbarians occupy Tianyong City, they can use it as a stronghold.
They sent out a cavalry to contain the enemy from Liaodong. It wouldn't be long before the Northern Barbarian army in Tianyong City could open up all the roads in the world, and Dali would be in danger.
Although Zhengde County now has no defense, Tianyong City still has a solid city wall to protect it.
If the Northern Barbarian army comes, there will be no way to defend it.
"These are all troubles that will arise in the near future."
Liu Feng gently rubbed his temples.
No matter what, Tianyong City cannot be lost. No matter whether it is the Tiandihui or the Northern Barbarians, no one can take Tianyong City away.
Not only can they not be allowed to take it away, but a large number of troops must be stationed in Tianyong City to strengthen the city's defenses.
Tianyong City is different from Dashan Pass. It does not have the heavenly punishment barrier like Dashan Pass.
Before, if the Northern Barbarians could not capture Tianyong City, they could just take a detour to Qingzhou. Qingzhou has flat land and is most suitable for their cavalry charge.
But why not? Because they can't avoid it, and they dare not avoid it.
Under the situation before the New Year, if the Northern Barbarians dared to bypass it, they would be surrounded on three sides.
At that time, there were Linghu Zheng, Linghu Xiaoshan, and the capable Fengling Army.
But now it’s different. Tianyong City is now a complete empty shell. Apart from the city walls that can be defended, there are not many soldiers and horses.
A strong city also needs soldiers to guard it. Without soldiers, it is an empty city and has no use.
If you want to turn Tianyong City into an impregnable military fortress, you must station troops there, and elite troops must be stationed there.
But in the current situation, where can we get the garrison?
He only had three thousand soldiers and horses, and even if he transferred all of them, it would be a drop in the bucket against the Northern Barbarian army.
If we want to get troops, there is only one person who can do it, Qian Mu, but this old guy will definitely not agree obediently.
The terrain of Dasan Pass is unique and can be defended by 2,000 people.
But Qian Mu had tens of thousands of troops, as well as people farming, a total of no less than 50,000 people.
If we could gather an army of 10,000 or 20,000 and station them in Tianyong City, haha...
If the northern barbarians knew about this, they would have no choice but to sigh in despair. Even if they wanted to attack, it would be just an idea.
But the only difficulty was that Qian Mu would definitely not agree, and how to get him to agree became a big problem.
Another issue is the emperor. If the emperor has a grudge, that won’t work either.
After much thought, the only thing in his hand that could interest Qian Mu was the Emperor's Sword.
Then do it in the name of the emperor and use your own Emperor's Sword as protection.
If the emperor blames me at that time, I will bear the responsibility alone.
Perhaps Qian Mu would agree with this.
Liu Feng suddenly thought again. When the emperor left, he took away all the black tortoise armor. What should he do now?
If this was really something the emperor had planned in advance, then I would be really unlucky.
Liu Feng figured out the problem and stopped caring about it. Anyway, the girl was with Wu Jiang, and Wu Jiang would not treat him unfairly.
After returning to the village, I started to plan.
There is no other way. If the northern barbarians really come now, it will be much more troublesome. This is the only way to save Zhengde County.
If I had tens of thousands of soldiers, I wouldn't be so stretched now.
But even if Qian Mu's troops were brought to garrison Tianyong City, that was only external defense, and the internal defense of Zhengde County was still indispensable.
For Zhengde County now, the most important thing is to build city defenses. The previous simple city defenses could resist cavalry for a while, but they could not last long.
Therefore, even if it is necessary to build an earth wall, it is necessary to block the cavalry, and everything will be fine. After all, even if your soldiers are made of iron and powerful, they cannot really kill a hundred enemies by themselves.
Building city defenses requires a large amount of manpower, but with the current population of Zhengde County, there simply are not enough people available.
"Qing'er, bring me the map."
After Liu Feng returned to the yard, he sat down at the table in the middle.
Wenhuang County is too small, but Zhengde County is too large. Now the commercial district on the riverside is the core of the county, and many villagers want to move there.
As time went by, the original Shanggou Village was planned as a commercial area and many houses were demolished.
Many residents moved to Siwa Village.
Today's Siwa Village is equivalent to the production and living area of Zhengde County.
After all, all kinds of workshops and armies are located on the territory of Siwa Village.
Further out is Liu Lang and his tribe, and the farthest is the water fort.
Both places are suburbs of Zhengde County.
The question now is whether to preserve production or to preserve commercial areas and residents.
Liu Feng fell into deep thought.
"Someone, go find Lin Xiaoxi for me, quickly..."
In addition to Da Zhuang, there is also a team of soldiers outside Liu Feng's yard. On the one hand, they are there to protect the safety of the women in the family, and on the other hand, they are there for Liu Feng to use in special times.
After giving orders to the soldiers who rushed in, Liu Feng once again looked at the map.
Liu Feng had a specific plan in mind. With Siwa Village as the main area, plus the commercial area and the army’s garrison as the main area, he could build a city wall to surround it as the first line of defense.
Going outside, we can completely connect the remaining areas of Shanggou Village, including Liu Lang and his tribe, to serve as the second line of defense.
In this way, a city within a city was formed, which greatly improved the defense of the entire Siwa Village.
The water fort is independent. Generally speaking, although it is small, it is not easy to be breached and can serve as a support for the main urban area.
In the event that the main urban area is under siege, the garrison at the water fort can provide rescue at any time.
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