The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 336 Datong Frontier Defense
In this case, He Dan can of course choose to trust Xie Shen.

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, the grass people will go now."

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, with Xie Shen as the backer, at least in the Lu'an territory, the He family has nothing to fear.

In the next few days, the entire Lu'an Mansion was collecting grain.

Because of the earthquake and the epidemic, it was difficult for He Dan to receive surplus grain from ordinary farmers.

Most of the food He Yuanwai received came from small landlords.

The more disasters and famines, the more abundant the food reserves in the hands of these small landlords.Since the price given by the prefect Xie Shen was much higher than the market price, these small landlords were willing to sell the hoarded grain to He Yuanwai, who then collected and delivered it to the government office.

It has to be said that Xie Shen's ability to manipulate people's hearts has reached perfection.

He can use one or two local gentry to gain power, but it is impossible to make all the landlords spit out their money.

Buying grain at a high price is naturally the most appropriate way. Of course, the money is not paid by Xie Shen, but by the court.

Although there is not much silver in the treasury, it is not a problem to deal with the purchase of grain in Shanxi.

Now is not the time to save money for the court, Xie Shen will naturally not be confused about it.

Soon, Yuanwai He bought [-] shi of corn, plus [-] shi lent by the big family, a total of [-] shi of corn was escorted by government officials to Taiyuan Prefecture, and then distributed to Datong through planning and dispatch.

Thirty thousand shi of corn is enough to feed ten thousand troops for a month.

There are 600 people in one guard of the Ming Dynasty, that is to say, the food supervised by Xie Shen is enough for the two guards to feed for a month.

That's already a big deal.

We must know that Lu'an has never been a big producer of grain, not to mention that it has caught up with the disaster year, and it is not easy to receive [-] shi of grain.

In the yamen of Datong Mansion, Liu Daxia, who inspected the border defense and inspected the military pay and food, the worry on the brows of Mr. Liu finally dissipated a little.Standing by his side were Ma An, commander of the Shanxi capital, and Xie Shen, the prefect of Lu'an.

In the past few days, grain and grass from various places have been transported to Datong one after another, and the problem of grain shortage has been solved.

Datong itself has poor land, and it would be difficult to support nearly [-] soldiers without relying on the supply and support of other prefectures.

You must know that there are nearly 3 people in Datong, the front, the middle, the left, and the five guards.There are also Dongshengwei, Yunchuanwei, Yulinwei, Zhenluwei, Weiyuanwei, Yanghewei, Gaoshanwei, etc. around Huangu.

Soldiers have to practice defending the border, which consumes a lot. If there is not enough food and grass, it is likely to cause turmoil in the army.

At first Liu Daxia was worried that the guarding eunuch Hu Zan would obstruct him, but he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, and even the great gentleman Guo Huai lost his temper.

To the north of Datong is the Tatars, and it is beyond reproach to station heavy troops in Datong as a barrier.

Shanxi Commander Ma An stepped forward and said, "Master Yushi, please see that the Tatars want to harass Datong, they just squeeze in from these places."

After speaking, he clicked on the map, Wengguan Mountain, Chi'er Mountain, and Sanbu Jichuan.

No matter where they come from, the Tatars face a problem, that is how to cross the Great Wall.

The section of the Great Wall in Datong is different from Liaodong in that it is segmented into arch guards.

For example, in the section of Datong Youwei, there is a fan-shaped Great Wall along the Tumaochuan River and Tuanshan Mountain.The city wall protected the defenders of Weiyuanwei and Datong Youwei, and they would not be threatened by the Tatars at all.

The same is true for the city defense in the north of Datong Mansion. The Great Wall is built along Mituo Mountain, Leigong Mountain, and Fang Mountain, making it indestructible.

Therefore, no matter which direction the Tatars came from, as long as they entered the outside of the Great Wall, they would lose their mobility.Unless they cross the Great Wall, they will basically pose no threat to Datong Mansion.

Liu Daxia shook his head, and clicked on the upper right corner of the map: "If the Tatars come from here."

Ma An's eyes widened and he was speechless for a moment.

"It is indeed possible, but if the Tatars go all the way south along the Daqing Mountain and enter the hinterland of Datong through the Great Wall break at Baiyangkou, our scouts will definitely find it."

Liu Daxia sighed and said, "It's not a matter of discovering or not discovering. Once the Tatars sneak in through the gap between Baiyangkou and Huyukou, the right rib of Datong Mansion will be completely exposed to the enemy. What's more frightening is that , if the bandit chief decides to go east, bypassing the three guards of the Xuan Mansion and going straight to the capital, the capital will be in danger."

Hearing this, Ma Anzhi couldn't believe it.

He thought that the imperial censor sent by the imperial court was just another idiot who could only talk on paper, but he actually pointed out the only weak link in the Xuanfu-Datong line of defense.

The collapse of the Great Wall between Baiyangkou and Huyukou was indeed the only opportunity the Tatars could seize.If they really drove straight in, bypassing the defense line and going straight to the capital, the capital would have no danger to defend!

This is also the problem that the Ming Dynasty has been facing since the capital was moved.

Xie Shen continued: "Your Majesty is right. This is the weak link in our army's deployment. If we can't effectively add checkpoints, it will be a hidden danger."

The emperor's defense of the country can certainly boost morale, but the problem is that once the enemy bypasses your carefully arranged defense line, the capital will be exposed to the enemy.

Ma An glanced at Xie Shen, his eyes were full of disdain.

Forget about Liu Daxia, anyway, his age is there.But the prefect Xie Shenxie in front of him is just a brat, and he dares to comment on important military affairs here, it's really ridiculous!
Xie Shen didn't bother to argue with the commander of the horse, and continued: "Master Ma might as well mobilize the nearby Yanghe guards to garrison, this matter is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

"Jinxiu, do you think the Tatars will really use all their power to attack the capital?"

Liu Daxia stroked his beard and asked calmly.

Xie Shen thought that this question was too simple.In the eyes of the natives of the Ming Dynasty, the Tatars were like scourges.But from the perspective of all-knowledge and all-knowledge of history, the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, that is, the circle around which Alda went to the capital, was somewhat threatening.

Throughout the Hongzhi Dynasty, although the little prince harassed Datong and the Xuanfu frequently, he basically did not break through the defense line and attacked the periphery of the capital.

"In my opinion, the Tatars don't have the strength to use all the power of the whole country to start a war with me, Ming Dynasty."

Shanxi Commander Ma An couldn't take it anymore.

"Hmph, Magistrate Xie just said clearly that the Tatars might attack the capital via Baiyangkou and Huyukou, why now they say they won't attack the capital with all their strength?"

Xie Shen said in his heart that I ignore you, are you in a bad mood?

Alright, since you are rushing to get slapped in the face, I will fulfill you.

Xie Shen smiled, and said politely: "Commander Ma's words are wrong. The Tatars took advantage of the gap in the Great Wall to attack the capital and fought against Ming Dynasty with all their strength. Why did Commander Ma Confused."

Ma An was taken aback.

"How can this be two different things?"

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