Chapter 123: Defensive strategy

　　 "His Royal Highness, do you mean to deal with the barbarians alone?"
　　 Qian Dafu looks like he can believe it.
　　 Xiao Ming nodded, "Yes, this king wants to protect his fief this time. No one can rely on it these days, he can only rely on himself."
　　 The king's affairs, Pingyang Princess's calculations, Wei Wang's secret plans, everything tells Xiao Ming that the pack of wolves around him looks around, and there is no one worthy of trust.
　　 The only thing he can count on is himself.
　　 "His Royal Highness, this is not a child's play. The great Yu country has been ousted by the power of the country, and the land has been ceded for compensation these years. Does Your Highness count on these six states to be able to deal with the barbarians?" Qian Dafu continued to persuade.
　　As far as he can remember, the name of the barbarian is as scary as a ghost. When he was young, the grandma at home often used a barbarian to catch you to frighten him. ’
　　 This shows the image of the barbarians in the hearts of the people of Da Yu.
　　 Qian Dafu's reaction was in Xiao Ming's expectation. The events of three years ago left Qian Dafu with an indelible and terrifying memory.
　　 At that time, the city of Cangzhou was broken, and the iron cavalry of the barbarians poured into the hinterland of the six states, burning, killing, looting, and doing everything. On their way to Chang'an, there were corpses lying in a pool of blood.
　　Many corpses have no heads. This is because the barbarians remember their military exploits with their heads. Many barbarians massacred the people for their military exploits.
　　 This memory is very clear in Xiao Ming's mind, which shows how deeply this incident left Xiao Ming's predecessor.
　　 It was precisely because of this invasion that the vitality of the Six States was greatly injured, and the period of three years did not slow down.
　　 "The king only needs to defend Cangzhou and prevent the barbarians from stepping into the king's fief."
　　 At this stage, Xiao Ming can only achieve this level. It is basically impossible to counterattack the grassland, because the current comprehensive strength of Qingzhou is not enough to support him to actively attack a grassland empire whose national power does not belong to the Great Yu Kingdom.
　　 After all, the base of the population is here. The army is limited, food is limited, and silver is limited.
　　 "But can you keep it?" Qian Dafu was a little anxious, "Your Majesty, keep the green hills without worrying about firewood."
"Great money!" Xiao Ming suddenly became impatient. "This is the king's fief. Without the fief, the king is nothing. When I return to Chang'an, don't talk about my father, will the other princes let me live my life? "
　　 "This..." Qian Dafu stopped talking. Xiao Ming's words were correct. Since the establishment of the country, each generation of emperors has had many heirs, but few princes will survive.
　　 Take the prince from Xiao Wenxuan's line as an example. Today, only one Wei Wang and one Kang Wang are still alive. The other ten princes are all turned into dust.
　　 Almost every generation of princes is like this, and now this fate is again Xiao Ming's turn.
　　 "The old slave understands." Qian Dafu's expression suddenly became firm. "Empress Zhen once asked the old slave to protect her. If her highness stays in Cangzhou City to resist the barbarians, the old slave will go with His Highness."
　　 "Well, this is what the king's people should say." Xiao Ming said.
　　 This time it is not that he is stupid and bold, nor is he blindly self-confident. Over this period of time, he has wanted to understand one problem, that is, he has nowhere to go back.
　　 If you want to survive, you can only manage your own fief carefully, and the barbarians want to move their own cakes, which of course not work.
　　 Suddenly, Xiao Ming lost the thought of staying in the palace, and instead went to the Dudu's Mansion.
　　 At this time Pang Yukun was talking to a young official.
　　 Seeing Xiao Ming coming over, Pang Yukun said, "His Royal Highness, aren't you discussing medical skills with Doctor Sun? Why are you here?"
　　 "The barbarians will attack Cangzhou at the end of this fall."
　　 Qian Dafu also followed, and Qian Dafu said hurriedly without waiting for Xiao Ming to speak.
　　 The young man standing next to Pang Yukun smiled and asked, "Since the barbarians are going to attack Cangzhou, it must be a very secret matter, so why let His Highness know in advance."
　　 Pang Yukun seemed to mean the same thing, but when he remembered something, he said to Xiao Ming: "His Royal Highness, this is the Zhan Xingchang I mentioned to you."
　　 Xiao Ming glanced at Zhan Xingchang more and said, "You are Zhan Xingchang? Pang Changshi said that you are more scheming, so why don't you tell me how to deal with it."
　　 "Knowing the enemy and self is the only way to win every battle. How did your Highness learn this news first?" Zhan Xingchang asked, neither humble nor overbearing.
　　 and Qian Dafu looked at each other, Xiao Ming brought Hongyun to him and mentioned the Wang family.
　　 Pang Yukun frowned and said, "His Royal Highness, what a young lady said may not come true. Is Your Highness rash?"
"I would rather believe that there is something than nothing. Pang Changshi has forgotten about the barbarian cavalry last year? Those cavalry who arrived outside Qingzhou city probably did not deliberately, but it seems that they went down the Qingzhou city after missing someone." Xiao Ming said.
　　 Zhan Xingchang said: "So now I should send people disguised as a caravan to spy on the grassland to spy on intelligence and keep a close watch on the movements of the barbarians."
　　 "This is one of them, but what if this matter is confirmed?" Xiao Ming asked again.
　　 "His Royal Highness should be clearer than me, and guard Cangzhou City to protect the safety of the six states."
　　 "What if this king wants to recapture the lost land in the north?" Xiao Ming asked.
"Of course not. We should build fortresses and build strong walls and clear the wild. This is the so-called art of construction." Zhan Xingchang still looks as usual~EbookFREE.me~ Pang Yukun stroked his beard with satisfaction and said, "Xingchang, you are careful. Tell me what is the art of construction."
Zhan Xingchang continued: "The most important thing to attack the grassland is the food road. At this time, facing the powerful barbarian cavalry, the food road is very dangerous. Therefore, we should build a fortress every other day to ensure that The baggage can be transported to the fortress."
"Second, the prairie cavalry are not good at attacking cities, and defending the city is our advantage. The distance between the fortresses is short, so they can quickly support each other. If the barbarians bypass the front fortress and attack Cangzhou, they can dispatch the army in the fort to cut off the barbarian’s food. Tao is invincible."
　　 Xiao Ming nodded. This exhibition really has two brushes. The best way to deal with the nomads is to advance the tactics of the fortress. At the same time, the barbarian cavalry can't be fed by the strong walls and the barbarians.
　　 However, this tactic also requires the Qingzhou Army to have sufficient field capabilities to ensure that, otherwise, how will the fortress advance?
　　 "Leave aside the art of advancement and construction, now that we still have such an offensive ability, let's talk about how to defend the city." Xiao Ming said.
　　 Zhan Xingchang said: "Only Chengjian, the fire tube."
　　 Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes slightly. The fire tube has already been used in the country of Da Yu. It is basically equivalent to the original artillery, but it shoots stone bullets and the range is not far away. In fact, it has not been taken seriously.
　　 While Zhan Xingchang proposed the defense of the fire tube, it can be said to be a very advanced idea in this era. This fire tube is the original artillery.
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