After appeasing Chen Huai, Qin Feng no longer hesitated and started directly to transform Anyuan County.
"Chen Huai, from now on, I will take over Anyuan County for a period of time. When Anyuan County is strong enough, you will be the head of the county again."
Chen Huai was full of disgust towards Qin Feng before, but after being convinced by Qin Feng, he admired Qin Feng extremely.
At this time, no matter what Qin Feng said, he would agree without hesitation.
After all, people like Chen Huai are simply stubborn. They hate completely when they hate and love completely when they love.
"By the way, you have been the county magistrate in Anyuan County for so many years, so you must know this place well. Could you please tell me, how can Anyuan County be best defended?"
Chen Huai said without reservation, knowing everything: "Anyuan County was not built as a war fortress."
"After all, the south is the hinterland of Daliang. Daliang has no reason to build a fortress to constrain itself, so Anyuan County is much weaker than other counties in terms of city walls and military equipment."
Qin Feng certainly understands this.
After all, the main gateway town in the north has always been a border town in the north, and in the future it will be Beixi County.
Anyuan County is located at the southernmost edge of the North. Once the North falls, the existence of Anyuan County will be meaningless, so Daliang will naturally not put too much effort into building this county.
Therefore, if you want to build Anyuan County into a fortress, you must carry out extensive construction projects, which will inevitably require a lot of human and financial resources.
However, in order to protect the northern border, this effort is still worth it.
At Qin Feng's nod, Chen Huai continued: "Although Anyuan County's city defense is slightly weaker, its population is the largest in the entire northern border."
"Whether they are hungry people going north or people moving south, they have to pass through Anyuan County. Many people simply settled in Anyuan County. After many trips, Anyuan County already has a population of close to 100,000."
"These people are all scattered in various parts of Anyuan County. Once the war strikes, they have no choice but to flee north to avoid the war."
Qin Feng nodded, not caring much about this matter.
After all, once a war breaks out, the people of Anyuan County can go directly north to avoid the war. Anyway, there is money in the north now, and there is no pressure at all to absorb refugees from a county.
Moreover, Anyuan County's wealthy population resources are a huge advantage for Qin Feng.
When the time comes for large-scale construction projects, Tianjiying craftsmen alone may not have enough manpower, so they can directly hire local people in Anyuan County to participate in the renovation project.
Chen Huai thoughtfully continued: "There is no cover to the south of Anyuan County. It is a plain spanning a hundred miles, facing Dingtao County."
"The official thought that if the imperial court sent a large army to attack the northern border, they would definitely station troops in Dingtao County."
Hearing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and looked at Chen Huai with admiration.
I thought to myself that Chen Huai was not as incompetent as he seemed on the surface. At least his analysis of the situation was quite accurate.
As early as a long time ago, when Qin Feng began to prepare his retreat, he had studied the northern border extremely thoroughly.
If Beidi invades, the first targets must be border towns and Beixi County.
On the contrary, if the imperial court sends a large army to attack, the first target will be Anyuan County, and troops will be stationed in Dingtao County.
It can be said that Anyuan County and Dingtao County face each other from a distance and will become the two most important counties in the battle between Qin Feng and Emperor Liang.
And according to the news brought back by Jin Yiwei, craftsmen have begun to enter Dingtao County in batches.
You don't need to think about it to know that Emperor Liang must also plan to expand and strengthen Dingtao County, turning Dingtao County into a forward stronghold, and fight Qin Feng here.
When he thought of this, Qin Feng couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
His military thoughts had been learned by Emperor Liang, and all the former monarchs and ministers thought of him together.
Qin Feng rubbed his chin, thoughtfully.
"The Baili Plain between Anyuan County and Dingtao County will be the main battlefield and will bear at least 70% of the military pressure."
"In addition to the frontal battlefield, Emperor Liang will definitely send brisk troops to infiltrate and sneak attacks on the northern border from all directions."
"But none of this is important. The frontal battlefield is the top priority. As long as Anyuan County can be stabilized, everything else will be easy to deal with."
"Chen Huai, start preparations as soon as possible, send out all the police officers in the county, hire and mobilize civilians throughout the county, and join in the construction of Dingyuan County."
"Fighting against the imperial army is no better than Beidi."
"Beidi is an endless wasteland, dominated by cavalry and high mobility, while in Daliang, it is dominated by city-state offensive and defensive warfare."
"Whoever's city is more stable will have the advantage."
Although Chen Huai did not want to be an enemy of Emperor Liang, he had no choice for the sake of the people in the north, so he immediately nodded solemnly.
"Please rest assured, King Qin, I will definitely fulfill my mission."
After watching Chen Huai leave, Qin Feng immediately called Zhao Zhenhai to his side.
"Zhao Zhenhai, you should return to Beixi County immediately and call in a vanguard to ensure the safety of Dingyuan County."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhenhai couldn't help but be surprised: "King Qin, do you mean that Emperor Liang will launch a surprise attack?"
Qin Feng smiled and sighed: "It's time to fight to the death. Anything can happen. If you want to win the battle, you must nip it in the bud."
Zhao Zhenhai's eyes moved: "Then let's call in another light cavalry unit and strike first!"
Qin Feng pressed his hand and signaled Zhao Zhenhai not to be impatient.
"Time is on our side. As long as the imperial army does not overwhelm us, we don't have to worry. The right way is to build Dingyuan County first."
"If we launch a sneak attack on Dingtao County now, won't we force the imperial army to march here immediately?"
"Besides, the people of Daliang have experienced several wars in a row and are full of complaints. The people should also be given some time to breathe."
Zhao Zhenhai couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The prince is still thinking about the people of Daliang."
Qin Feng raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "What are you talking about? Don't forget, we are all the people of Daliang, not the people of the north. Don't forget our origin."
"Confronting His Majesty now is nothing more than a helpless move."
"As long as our strength is strong enough so that Emperor Liang no longer has any thoughts of attacking the Northern Territory, he can maintain peace with the Northern Territory."
Zhao Zhenhai immediately realized that Qin Feng had no intention of targeting Kyoto and usurping the throne.
Zhao Zhenhai couldn't help but feel mixed. He didn't know whether to admire Qin Feng or feel helpless.
Qin Feng didn't explain too much, he just asked Zhao Zhenhai to do it immediately. As for plotting to usurp the throne and become the new emperor of Daliang, Qin Feng had never thought about it.
If forced to that point, Qin Feng would only replace Emperor Liang and let Li Yong take the throne.
Li Yong is Qin Feng’s candidate!
