Section 20 The Western Front (2)
The Zijing Pass Fortress is built on a flat place about 120 miles northwest of Shuangdui Prefecture. It is located on the throat of the Indian Kingdom entering Luzon. It is about 20 miles northwest and enters the Indian Kingdom. It is about 100 miles northeast and is the boundary of the Kuqa Kingdom. The southwest is the vast green sea swamp and the area where the five races have lived for generations. It is really an extremely important pass.
After nearly a year of construction, the Zijing Pass Fortress has gone from scratch. With the day and night of nearly 50,000 migrant workers, a medium-sized fortress has begun to take shape. The fortress gate is built quite magnificently, just crossing the business road that extends from the Kingdom of India and Germany in the northwest. It is obvious that the planner's original intention is to strangle this important business road and let the tax inspectors inspect the caravans evading taxes in this area. It is also one of the original intentions of establishing this fortress.
The fortress is square, with a slightly slanted west gate and tilted to the north. It should be called the northwest gate. The city wall on each side is about one thousand meters long. It is actually not long and can be regarded as a medium-sized fortress. There are not many residents in the fortress at present, and many administrative agencies have not been established yet. In addition to the few people in the tax inspection and taxation department, the garrison accounts for most of them.
It took less than a year to build such a fortress. In addition to working day and night, the strong support of the people of the surrounding five tribes is also a reason. Of course, most of the defensive facilities on the fortress have not been installed yet, and many bricks, wood and stones are still thrown around the city wall waiting to be cleaned, but this does not seem to affect the interest of the few people visiting and inspecting the city wall.
"Boss Liang, do you think the adults agree with our suggestions?" The casual outfit could not hide his strong military aura at all. He was full of passion and ambition and bright eyes. Naturally, he was the commander of the Shuangdui Guard Division. "I'm so bored that I'm almost maggots in this bird place. Seeing that the war was about to start in the east, we seemed to have no chance. If we would go on like this, we would really get sick if we stayed so leisurely."
"Who, division commander, I think you are still enjoying your life in Shuangdui City. Today is Fushou Tower, tomorrow is Chunfangyuan, the day before yesterday, you were sighing how fat and tender the little Yuexian's butt was. Why did you say that life is boring today?" The young man next to him had already resumed the conversation before he could answer the man in the middle.
"Linghu Yi, you bastard, will you fuck me in front of Boss Liang?" Helian Bo said angrily, "Your bird beak will be suffocating you to death if you close your beak for a while?"
"Huh? Division Commander, I just repeat your old man's words in a realistic way." The young man was naturally his deputy Linghu Yi. The two of them were used to jokes, and Linghu Yi even pretended to be wronged.
"Hmph! When did you learn Qubo? It would be less slick to speak, which would damage your own image!" Helianbo looked serious.
"Enough, enough, division commander, please don't make this kind of compassionate face? It really doesn't fit your personality!" Linghu Yi was even more exaggerated and bowed repeatedly.
Seeing the performance of the pair of lively treasures in front of him, Liang Chongxin couldn't help but smile on his expressionless face, and a relaxed mood filled his heart.
"Helian, how many people have you stationed here?" Liang Chongxin turned his gaze to the far northwest.
"According to your instructions, in order to avoid stimulating the Indians and to hide our intentions, we only stationed two brigades of soldiers, one infantry brigade and one cavalry brigade. Usually, they only send one squadron out on patrols, trying not to get close to the border areas." Helianbo sighed and replied, "I just don't know if we have any results in doing this. If the adults do not approve our plan, it will be empty."
"Look, the adults have their own opinions. I have already stated our opinions in the letter in detail. As for whether to agree or not, we cannot decide. Maybe the adults have their own ideas?" Liang Chongxin obviously did not have much confidence in this matter.
"Well, commander of the division, do you want Shanzhu to lead his division here?" The young man who had been standing behind Liang Chongxin and did not speak could not help but ask. He was naturally Qu Bo, deputy commander of the First Division.
"If the adults do not agree to our plan, then just do a training session. If the adults agree, we must prepare as soon as possible. Shanzhu's infantry division will be familiar with the situation as soon as possible." Liang Chongxin glanced at his deputy and explained indifferently.
"So, Boss Liang, do you still have great confidence that our plan can be approved by the adults?" Helian Bo immediately heard the key point.
"This is not necessarily true, but it's better to prepare early than to come and work on the temporary basis." Liang Chongxin smiled secretly in his heart, not saying anything.
Several people were speechless for a moment, and finally Liang Chongxin said: "Although the Zijing Pass fortress has been initially built, these defense facilities have not been equipped yet. If we want to deal with the large number of enemy attacks, we do not have much resistance. When we go back, we must ask Luman to replenish these facilities as soon as possible."
"Oh, Luman is now spending all his thoughts on the iron mine in the north. He is determined to dig out a golden doll. Now he is lobbying the merchants in Shuangdui City to jointly invest in a large iron smelting factory. If he wants him to pay for these defensive equipment immediately, it is better to cut off the meat on his own." Linghu Yi said with a smile.
"I'm afraid he can't help him. Lord Li ordered him to build the Zijing Pass fortress as soon as possible. Although it has been built now, it lacks defensive facilities. What's the difference between it and ordinary towns? The fortress is just a false reputation. Moreover, if you really want to confront the people of the Zang and even the Tik, this fortress is the most important base. If the defense system is not sound, it will greatly affect future military operations." Qu Bo, the deputy commander of the First Division, who spoke.
"Every family has a difficult sutra. As the guardian of Shuangdui Mansion, Lu Man's perspective on things and doing things is naturally different from ours. It is not easy for him to build Shuangdui Mansion into an important rear in the northwest in a short period of time. No wonder this guy is so busy that he is not touching the ground all day. But as Qu Bo said, the Zijing Pass Fortress is related to the overall situation and must be improved in a short period of time. After returning, I will have a good talk with him in person." Liang Chongxin said slowly.
A rapid sound of horse hooves continued to reach the city wall where several people were standing. The sensitive eyes immediately turned to the stone stairs at the corner of the city wall. Sure enough, a dusty soldier rushed towards the people in half a trot.
"Sir, Qingyang is urgently reporting!" The soldier took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Liang Chongxin.
After a brief look, Liang Chongxin was stunned, then thought for a while. After a while, he nodded slightly. The six words in his mind were still there, "reasonable, well-founded, and concise". It is easy to have reason and evidence, but it is difficult to master the integrity. It seems that it needs to be planned well.
The hopeful eyes of the people next to him fell on Liang Chongxin's face, hoping to see some clues from his face, but Liang Chongxin, who had already practiced the ancient well, could not see anything except a hint of solemn look on his face.
"Helian, you ordered the soldiers stationed here to not go out for patrol for the time being. In addition, you will immediately send someone to Mingzhu Town to inform the leaders of the five tribes that their self-defense forces of each tribe will be strengthened. If there are no other special circumstances, don't go out for the time being." Nothing else was said, but just these short sentences had already made the three people around you understand the contents of the letter.
Mingzhu Town is located on the bank of the Green Sea Swamp. It turned out to be just a small village. After Wufeng took over the rule of Northern Luzon, at his suggestion, in order to strengthen the management of the five ethnic minorities near the Green Sea Swamp and effectively exercise the ruling power, Shuangdui Prefecture set up the vast area near the Green Sea Swamp as Mingzhu Town. The officials in the town basically sent people to serve as the five tribes. At the same time, considering that the local area is far away from Shuangdui Prefecture and is often harassed by the people in the west, at Wufeng's suggestion, the five tribes reduced the original armed forces of each tribe and formed a self-defense force of about 4,000 people. As the auxiliary force of the Shuangdui Security Division, it is usually responsible for cooperating with a brigade of soldiers stationed in Mingzhu Town to maintain local security.
Helianbo and Linghu Yi jumped up at the same time, exchanged an excited look with each other, and finally Helianbo asked, "Boss Liang, did you agree to let us do something big?"
Liang Chongxin took a deep breath and said, "My lord agrees, but not a big deal, but a small deal."
"A little fight?" The other three people couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't understand what Liang Chongxin meant when he came over.
Liang Chongxin did not explain much, and threw the letter to Helianbo. The three of them immediately surrounded him. The six short words made the three of them think for a long time, and then they slowly realized the meaning of the small fight.
"It seems that Lord Li doesn't want our battle situation to drag down the east side. So the battle situation in the east is about to break out." Linghu Yi said the three of them.
"Well, okay, if you do it, just do it, it will always be better than a fight. The people who blocked the enemy kept shouting that they were invincible, so let's play with them." Helianbo licked his lips with some reluctance, but there was a battle but it still made him very excited.
"Although small things are small things, we should pay more attention to them. Do you understand what the adults mean? Although we need to control the scale of this battle and avoid expansion, we must also hurt the enemy, otherwise we will lose the meaning of fighting this battle. This is quite a test of our skills." Liang Chongxin's face showed a rare smile in his confidence.
"Don't worry, Boss Liang, we are all your old brothers. You know how many tricks we have, but we seem to have restrained a lot in the past six months since we entered Shuangdui Mansion. If we want to lure them into taking the bait, we have to spend some thoughts." Helian Bo scratched his scalp and said.
Chapter completed!