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Zhao Junsheng asked: "Princess Tuzhen and the Rouran people have been evacuated all the way? I heard that the north is a completely barren land, and there is no land for grazing at all!"

Bai Jinguang clasped his fists and said: "Yes, I also followed their northward migration trail and followed them all the way. I don't know how they survive in the extreme north. It's true that there are savages and beasts running rampant there. It's ice and snow all the year round. Only two or three months of the year are sunny!"

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Chapter 923 Triumph!

Bai Jinguang’s description was roughly the same as what Huhehan said. After listening to it, Zhao Junsheng asked Huhehan: “I plan to build a city here to prevent Princess Tuzhen and her people from moving south again and reoccupying the Mobei grassland after we leave. ,how do you feel?"

This question is really difficult for Huhehan to answer. He is from Rouran. Although he surrendered and surrendered to the Qian Dynasty, he has always been from Rouran. This cannot be changed. Now Zhao Junsheng actually asked him Whether it is possible to build a city here, if he said that he could not build a city here, he would be accused of not sincerely submitting; if he said he was in favor of building a city here, it would be flattering, and it was really difficult to deal with.

Hu Hehan thought for a while and saluted, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying that Mobei cannot be defended just by building a city. Once Princess Tuzhen and the others recover, they can send their troops south to cut off the connection between the city and the imperial court. The garrison won’t last long with supplies and reinforcements! If you want to defend Mobei and prevent other tribes from getting involved in Mobei, you can only relocate a large number of tribes, and use the method of all the people as soldiers to deal with the coveting of other tribes!”

Zhao Junsheng, Dongfang Chen and others nodded secretly, Hu Hehan's words were still very pertinent, and they didn't evade the question.

Li Song said at this time: "Your Majesty, we didn't bring any tools or craftsmen this time. I'm afraid we won't be able to excavate the mountains and build the city. If we want to build the city, we may have to wait until the next time!"

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said, "Once we leave, those Rouran people who migrated to the north will definitely go back, or other tribes will occupy this place, so even a few months of blank power cannot exist!"

At dinner time, in order to celebrate joining forces with Bai Jinguang's men and horses, they once again slaughtered cattle and sheep, making the whole army full.

In the commander's tent, Zhao Junsheng, the generals and the ministers accompanying the army talked while drinking and eating meat.

He said: "I plan to leave a general to lead 5000 men and horses to guard here for three months! Tomorrow, I will send [-] miles of fast horses back to Chang'an, and order Fu Zhan to lead [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, Two thousand people came here with a large amount of food, tools and other supplies, and they will come to change defenses in three months at the latest! I wonder which general is willing to stay and guard for three months?"

This is a hard job, although it is only three months, once the main force withdraws, there will be 5000 troops left here, it can be described as a lone army, and may be attacked by the barbarians in Mobei, including Rouran, at any time.

The risk of this lone army staying here is very high, why?Because it is an unfamiliar environment, people are always cautious, honest, and dare not be presumptuous in an unfamiliar environment; while in their own homes and hometowns, they are always presumptuous, even unscrupulous.Just like a person who has never traveled far away to study or work in other places, if he is unfamiliar with the place and has no relatives, he will definitely feel very anxious, lonely and helpless. Even if he just meets a fellow villager, he will feel a little Silk warmth, although they are two different things, but the truth is the same!

Under such circumstances, the generals in the army are restrained, and they should have lost their composure. They are worried about making mistakes, and sometimes the more they worry about making mistakes, the more likely they are to make mistakes.

The generals were thinking about whether to take the initiative to invite Ying to stay. Bai Jinguang and Wei Juan, who had the highest qualifications, were silent when they saw the generals. They were worried that the emperor would not come down. They were about to stand up and ask for orders. Yang Lie was the quickest to them: "Your Majesty, I ask you to lead the army to stay and guard the northern border!"

Zhao Junsheng showed a smile on his face, and praised: "General Yang understands righteousness, loyalty and bravery are commendable, and I am very relieved! I will make you General Ningbei, and I will give you five thousand soldiers, two thousand horses, and cattle 20 head, 30 sheep, [-] catties of grain, [-] arrows, and other supplies. You only need to stay for three months. Within three months, Fu Zhan will lead an army to replace you. But when the teacher returns to the court, I will send troops to the frontier to meet him!"

Yang Lie kowtowed on one knee: "I take orders!"

The army continued to rest for two days, Zhao Junsheng immediately led the army division, and Yang Lie returned with [-] soldiers and horses. Zhao Junsheng left him a promise of livestock and luggage.

After Zhao Junsheng led the army division, Yang Lie personally led the troops to re-plan the camp area, using some tools such as swords, spears and shields to cut down trees around the camp area to build camps, arrange traps around the camps, and build stables, cowsheds and sheepfolds. They sent people to herd full-time, and built several beacon towers on the high mountains near the camp for warning purposes.

The role of these five thousand soldiers and horses is not only to be stationed in the camp of a square inch of land, but also to provide a strong deterrent to the various barbarians who covet the Mobei grassland.

Therefore, Yang Lie sent cavalry in units of buildings to patrol around to attack all barbarians who tried to graze and live in Mobei. The cavalry on the patrol had to patrol as far as three hundred miles away, and it took five or six days to go back and forth. .

The parade adopts a rotation system. After the parade mission is over, the troops have to rest in the camp for several days. Generally, there are more than [-] permanent troops in the camp, divided into three thousand-man teams, and they can deal with sudden situations at any time. reinforce.

After returning from the camp on the south coast of Beihai, Zhao Junsheng's army returned to Mutuo camp ten days later.

"Hey, why is this Mutuo camp different? Take a look, Your Majesty?" Wei Juan who was following Zhao Junsheng pointed to the front and said to Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng looked around and found a large fortress erected on a hill next to the Mutuo camp. This fortress was built of stones and was composed of more than a dozen large and small fortresses. The tallest fortress was erected on the top of the mountain. , towering tall.

Zhao Junsheng looked at Chang Kun and others who stayed here with admiration. It was only 20 days since he led the army to leave, and Chang Kun and others organized people to build such a large fort here.

Chang Kun and the remaining generals and officials rode up to greet him.

"My ministers welcome you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "You are indeed welcome. Look at this fortress. What's going on? I'm very surprised. It took only 20 days to build it!"

Chang Kun said: "This idea was suggested by military officer Liang Chengdong! Liang Chengdong, come out!"

An official immediately stepped forward to salute Zhao Junsheng: "I have seen Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded and asked, "Why do you suggest casting a fortress here?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, since I came here with your Majesty, I accidentally found that the mountain is full of scattered stones that can be easily mined. I also remembered that Your Majesty said that if you want to defend Mobei, you must build a city and garrison in Mobei and recruit a large number of people to come. It was a matter of grazing, so I had an idea. And this location is very suitable for building a city. The materials are ready-made, and there is also a large amount of ready-made labor. Khan Court can also reinforce the North Sea. It is located in the upper reaches of the confluence of two big rivers. Its geographical location is extremely important! If you hold this place, you can block the enemies coming from west to east, and you can also easily cut off the enemy from the north to kill Khan. The return of the enemy army in the court!"

Zhao Junsheng couldn't help but look at Liang Chengdong with admiration after listening to this. This civil servant is very good at seizing the opportunity, and his military vision is very comparable.

About building a city here, Zhao Junsheng only talked with Dongfang Chen, Chang Kun, and Wei Juan. Unexpectedly, Liang Chengdong also saw the importance of this location and found that the hill next to it was suitable for building a city, so he suggested Chang Kun Use local materials and use the labor of those Rouran people who have surrendered.

Thousands of soldiers from Rouran and more than 1 Rouran old and weak, together with nearly 20 soldiers from the army, took local materials, and it took only more than [-] days to turn a barren mountain into a large fortress.

Wei Juan smiled and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, among the ministers, Mr. Liang is a talented person. If he goes through some training, he will be of great use!"

Zhao Junsheng looked at it and waved: "Let's go and have a look, let's go!"

The soldiers and horses of the army went back to the camp to rest first. Zhao Junsheng and his party came to the fortification site. Accompanied by Chang Kun and Liang Chengdong, Zhao Junsheng and others visited the fort that was still under construction.

Zhao Junsheng came to the top of the fortress at the highest point of the mountain, looked down, and could see almost everything within a radius of more than twenty miles, and could see every move of the enemy army far away.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Whose idea is the shape and structure of this fortress?"

Liang Chengdong replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, it was the minister who suggested to General Liang that we can make full use of the terrain and rocks on the mountain!"

"Not bad, not bad, very thoughtful, but no matter how I look at it, I think this fortress has the style of a western castle!"

Liang Chengdong was surprised: "Your Majesty also understands Western architecture?"

"I don't understand, I just saw similar pictures in ancient books!"

Liang Chengdong said: "When Prince Perseberus was sent to Chang'an, I had the honor to get to know him. Once I visited him, I found that he brought many books from the West, some of which were devoted to introducing the architectural style of the Western Roman Empire. , I went back to study for a month, and benefited a lot from it!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and asked, "Liang Chengdong, if I let you stay and continue to preside over the construction of this castle, would you be willing?"

Liang Chengdong immediately saluted and said: "I really have this intention, if it doesn't happen halfway, I feel regretful instead!"

"Well, I ordered you to stay here and preside over the construction of this castle, but you won't have so much labor available in the future. I will take away all the Rouran tribes who surrendered and surrendered, and you can only mobilize some of them. The soldiers stationed here!"

"The minister leads the order!"

After the army rested for two days, 2000 people were left to garrison and continue to improve the construction of the castle, and officially returned to the court.

After crossing Zhiju River, the army marched all the way south along Shishui for two days, then turned southeast and arrived at Khan Court two days later.

There are 1000 people left by the family members of the Khan Court. The lively Rouran Khan Court in the past is gone, and now there is only depression.

The soldiers of the Northern Expedition rested in the Khan Court for another day, and continued southward the next day.

The army crossed the Qionglong Ridge and headed south along the Tuyuan River.

After arriving in Daze, Zhao Junsheng sent Chang Kun to lead [-] troops to escort Rouran's surrendered troops and the surrendered Rouran tribe to the west foot of Jinwei Mountain and hand them over to Su Ji for resettlement, and those surrendered troops would be escorted to Pu Leihai. After completing the task, Chang Kun's army will leave the Western Regions and return to Chang'an.

After the troops were divided into two groups, Zhao Junsheng led his army from Daze to march towards Bigan City through Junji Mountain and Jiluo Mountain.

A few days later, the army arrived at Bigan City and rested for two days, then set off again to return south, and arrived at Jilusai five days later.