"Your Majesty, didn't I hear that you went to inspect the Hutuo Valley? Why are you back at this time?"
Zhang Tu and Chen Qi came together. As soon as they entered the door, Zhang Tu asked curiously.
"Something happened on the road. Come and see!"
As Liu Deng spoke, he directly used small flags of various colors on the sand table to mark the forces of each party.
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
The red one is of course the Huns, and the blue one is the Han Dynasty. Liu Deng took out a small black flag and planted it directly on the opposite side of the Huns. Chen Qi asked very curiously.
"I have received a secret report that the Huns are currently fighting a bloody battle with the Wang Chong tribe, the descendants of the previous dynasty. More than 50,000 people are now surrounding them!"
Liu Deng said casually while planting the flag.
"Wang Chong?"
Chen Qi and Zhang Tu looked at each other. They were both well-informed, but they had never heard of this name.
"He is a descendant of the former general Wang Jian. Since the fall of the Qin Dynasty, he simply settled near the Hetao and has been fighting against the Huns. This time the Huns are determined to eradicate them completely!"
After inserting the last chess piece, Liu Deng said casually.
The atmosphere in the study suddenly became strange. Both Chen Qi and Zhang Tu looked surprised, but neither of them spoke first.
"Your Majesty, is this news reliable?"
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Tu asked.
"Now we have sent people to confirm it, but nine times out of ten it is true!"
Liu Deng didn't say anything. Whether it was Wang Yan or Zhang Shisan, Liu Deng didn't want to point out the forces behind them at this time.
This has nothing to do with trust or distrust. After all, the superior always needs to leave some room for himself and keep a few trump cards in his hand.
"But the king is a remnant of the previous dynasty after all. If we send troops to help at this time, I'm afraid..."
Chen Qi hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
After all, this matter is not trivial. If the emperor really has a grudge, it will really be a fatal disaster right in front of him.
"Who said that the king is going to rescue?"
A smile appeared on Liu Deng's lips.
Indeed, if he sends troops to get along with each other, this matter is indeed taboo, and no matter which emperor there is, there will always be a little discomfort in his heart.
But if we take the opportunity to send troops, the situation will be different...
"What does the king mean?"
Chen Qi's eyes widened.
"If we mobilize an army of 20,000 and Chen Bing is here, what do you think the Huns will do?"
Liu Deng smiled evilly and then asked.
"But the terrain here, Your Majesty, is flat and there is no danger to defend. It is really not conducive for our army to fight!"
Although Chen Qi is not familiar with military affairs, Zhang Tu has been a master for so many years, so he is somewhat familiar with the art of war!
"Master Taifu is right. There is indeed no danger to defend here, and it is a place of the Four Wars. It is of course not easy to station troops here, but let's change our mind and build a city here!"
"Building a city? Your Majesty, you must not build a city. I'm afraid it will take too long. Even if you want to build a city in our country, I'm afraid it won't be possible without three years of work!"
Chen Qi didn't understand the art of war, but when it came to building a city, he was an expert. Isn't that what the internal history was in charge of?
"That's right, Your Majesty! This matter must not be underestimated. Although if we really want to build a city, it will be of endless use, but those Huns will never sit idly by and watch!"
Zhang Tu quickly followed the advice.
"Actually, you two adults have thought too much. We are only here to garrison this city and do not need immigrants. Therefore, we only need to build four walls in a short time and mobilize 30,000 people to pour them with cement. You two adults thought that a wall is three miles away. Can’t we build a small town like this?”
As soon as Liu Deng said this, both Chen Qi and Zhang Tu fell silent, and the two began to quickly weigh the pros and cons.
Even if Chen Qi is not familiar with military affairs, everything is clear at a glance on this sand table.
As Liu Deng put down the model that symbolized the city, the entire Dai Kingdom's front-line defense against the Huns completely changed.
With this city as a support, if they want to attack, they can naturally attack every step of the way.
You don’t even need to build a city in front, just a stronghold.
Every time a city was built, the Han's control area could be pushed forward for dozens of miles.
I'm afraid it won't be long before they can watch the land of Dai country expand by at least one-third in their lifetime.
And even if the Huns wanted to take it back, it would not be that easy.
Although the Han army was unable to fight in the field, it rarely suffered defeat when defending the city.
In addition, with Chen Qi and Zhang Tu's understanding of cement during this period, as long as they built the walled city, the Huns would not even think about pulling out this nail without ten times the strength. .
More importantly, with the current national strength of Daiguo, it can be said that it is extremely simple to build such a stronghold!
There is no need to recruit civilians from all over the country, only Yanmen and Yunzhong are enough.
At their current casting speed, a small city with a radius of about one mile can be completed in almost half a month.
This temptation was really too great. When they thought of this, when the two of them looked at the location of Shuofang City on the sand table, their eyes were filled with eagerness.
"Your Majesty, the last question is, if it is to build a city, we may not have enough cement in hand, and if we transfer cement in large quantities, it will take too long..."
After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Qi said.
"Look at these rivers. The sand we need to build the city can be collected directly on the spot. Look here again. Someone discovered a large amount of limestone here a month ago! You only need to dig three feet into the ground to see it. To the mine!”
"Does your Majesty really mean what he says?"
Zhang Tu's heart was beating crazily. If it was like what Liu Deng said, then this would really be a God-given opportunity.
"This matter is actually very simple. All you need to do is send a caravan to survey. I believe you will hear back within five days!"
After all, this location is less than three hundred miles away from the Great Wall. If you go out from the Killing Tiger Pass, it will only be more than four hundred miles away at most.
Send someone in disguise, and then go there to survey the terrain. It only takes a few days to get a definite answer.
"The king is like a king. If everything is true, this is really a God-given opportunity. I think this deal can be done!"
