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Chapter 155 Establishing the Shenmu Defense Line
  After occupying Shenmu County, the territory that Lin Feng could control increased significantly. Shenmu County covers an area of ​​about 6000 square kilometers, more than twice that of Fugu County, adding up to nearly square kilometers.

The key is that the terrain of Shenmu is very good. Quyechuan River runs from the border of the Great Wall in the north to the Yellow River in the south. It separates Shenmu County from Jiazhou and is a natural line of defense.

If the entire Fugu defense line is pushed forward to the Quye River, the depth of the defense will be greatly increased, and it can ensure that the rear of Fugu is far away from the threat of war, and can develop the economy with peace of mind.

So Lin Feng summoned Wang Qin, Fang Xiaoyu, Guo Zheng, Song Weifu and others overnight to discuss the setting up of the defense line. Fang Tiezhu, the commander of the Fugu Guards Battalion 1, had also arrived.

In the Shenmu County magistrate's office, several people sat in a circle, and a simple map of Shenmu County was placed on the table in the middle.

Lin Feng pointed at the map and said: "With the sacred tree we occupy, we can push the defense line originally deployed in Fugu to the Quyechuan River area, which can increase the defense depth by about 80 to 90 kilometers.

Let’s talk about it together, how should this line of defense be established? "

"Sir, the Quyechuan River is in a very good location. It protects the entire Shenmu County. To build a defense line along this river, I feel that the main thing is to make good use of the natural dangers of the river and build fortresses where it is easy to cross the river. The enemy cannot cross the river.

In addition, some mobile troops must be deployed to attack the enemy in time after crossing the river. "Wang Qin said first.

"Wang Qin, do you mean to build a defense line that combines fixed and mobile defenses? Build fortresses where it is easy to cross the river, deploy mobile forces in different areas, and annihilate enemy troops crossing the river at any time." Lin Feng answered.

"Yes, your summary is very accurate." Wang Qin replied.

"Weifu, you are a local and are familiar with the hydrology and geography. Can you tell me how many places we can cross the Quyechuan River?" Lin Feng asked.

"Sir, the southwest of Shenmu County has higher terrain. Only the two sides of the official road leading to Yulin and the junction of Quyechuan River and the Yellow River are flatter, making it easier for the army to cross the river." Song Weifu replied.

Lin Feng measured the size of the map and said: "From the official road leading to Yulin from Shenmu to the intersection of the Yellow River, it is about eighty or ninety kilometers, which is about one hundred and seventy miles. In this way, we will build a dock at each end of the north and south. Fort, guarding the crossing of the river.

Build a larger fortress in the middle of the two ends of the southern section, a little northeasterly, forming a triangle shape.

The distance from the castle to the two docks in the north and south is about fifty kilometers each, which is exactly a day's journey for the cavalry. We stationed cavalry in the fort and radiated the docks on both sides to build the sacred tree defense line. What do you think of this plan? "

"This plan combines dots and lines, I think it is very suitable." Wang Qin first agreed.

"I think it's appropriate, but I don't know how long it will take to build three castles. Will it be too late?" Fang Tiezhu asked.

"The Wubao does not need to be very big, and it is mainly facing the Quyechuan River to block the enemy, so you can build the fort wall facing the river first.

My initial idea was to dig a trench at a suitable location by the river, use the soil from the trench to build a fort wall, and build a simple barracks behind the fort wall. It shouldn't take much time. " Lin Feng said.

"If it is built this way, it will probably be completed in about ten days, which should be in time." Song Weifu interjected.

"It must have come in time. The news of our uprising has reached Yan'an Mansion at most, and they have reported it to the government. Then the court has made up its mind to attack. Even if everything goes smoothly, it will take at least about a month for us to build the fortress. It should come in time." Guo Zheng said based on the situation he had.

"In order to get rich, does the Shenmu County Government have any money?" Lin Feng asked. "Part of the autumn tax collected last year has been handed over to the state government. Fortunately, the second batch of about 5,000 taels collected has not had time to be handed over. Your Excellency took us to search the property of the original Dianshi Jiang Mingjie, and another 7,000 taels were collected. Now the household house There are a total of twelve thousand taels in the warehouse." Song Weifu replied.

"Very good, we will first spend 10,000 taels for the construction of the fort, recruit 2,000 civilians, and start construction in three locations at the same time. The Wubao at both ends will be assigned 500 people each, and the Dabao in the middle will be assigned 1,000 people.

All the people were recruited to take care of the food. In addition, each person was given one or two and a half wages every month to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people and ask them to work hard and strive to initially complete the project within half a month. "Lin Feng explained.

"Sir, isn't the treatment you're giving me too good? In the past, it was good if the laborers sent by the county government could take care of the food." Song Weifu said.

"Only by giving money to recruit workers can we be motivated, and when the money is given to the people, they will have money to buy goods, which will boost Shenmu's economy. So don't be picky about paying workers.

Recruiting two thousand civilian husbands, according to the salary plus food expenses, each person only has two taels of silver a month, and the total expenditure is four thousand taels. If it is built in half a month, more than two thousand taels of silver will be enough. Then we will give out some silver rewards. The labor cost is not much, so don't be stingy. The money given out can also promote consumption. "Lin Feng talked about his economic theory again.

"Your Excellency, you really care about the people!" Song Weifu praised.

"By the way, to get rich, are there any construction workshops in Shenmu?" Lin Feng asked.

"The Dong family in the county is engaged in the construction business and has a good reputation in Shenmu." Song Weifu introduced.

"Then let them participate in the construction and pay according to the market price. You can contact us about this matter. You will also be responsible for recruiting civilian husbands. For the specific construction, please inform Hu Yanming from the logistics department of the group to take care of it." Lin Feng arranged. road.

"Understood!" Song Weifu responded.

"Tie Zhu, how many people did you bring to Shenmu this time?" Lin Feng then asked.

"Sir, according to the arrangement before you left, after occupying the sacred tree, we will divide the first battalion in half. I brought five hundred people this time." Fang Tiezhu replied.

"Okay, you five hundred people will serve as the garrison of Shenmu County first, and we will arrange tasks for you later." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood!" Fang Tiezhu replied.

At this time, Lin Feng mentally considered the troops on Shenmu's side. Fang Tiezhu's first guard battalion of 500 people, Wang Qin's first cavalry battalion of 500 people, and Song Jilie's second guard battalion of 1,000 people will come over in a few days. In total, there are 2,000 people here.

Once the imperial court comes to quell the chaos in the next step, it will gather at least ten or twenty thousand troops, so this number of troops is still too small, and it is necessary to expand the army as soon as possible.

Fortunately, I now have money and food on hand, and I have also captured a large amount of military supplies in Yulin City. To expand the army, I only need to recruit people.

But when recruiting people, you must also ensure that the people you recruit are basically reliable. Otherwise, if you are caught and strong, you will not know when problems will break out.

In this regard, Lin Feng is not worried at all. He has already arranged a series of tricks to win the hearts and minds of Shenmu people, and he is not afraid of not having the support of the people.

(End of this chapter)