Shen Zhezi's department was eventually stationed in Quanjiao, near Tushui, which already belonged to the upper reaches of Tushui, and was also a fringe of the large Huaiyou hills, with a flat river valley plain to the southeast and Tuzhong, and the rolling hills of Huaiyou to the west.

Now, Shen Zhezi's generals also vaguely understand the fact that if nothing else, their Eastern Route Army should not have the opportunity to participate in the Hefei Reconquest War. This is indeed a great disappointment for Shen Mu, Xie Yi and other young generals who are eager for a war. However, like Lu Yong and other generals, there is a rather obvious look of breathing a sigh of relief.

The attitude is not enough to explain the problem, and Shen Zhezi does not think that those young people who are bent on fighting can really be stronger than Lu Yong and other generals in military affairs, probably after a lot of experience, they will understand the deep meaning of the great murderer of the soldiers, and have a sense of awe.

Despite this, Shen Zhezi did not let his guard down, if a big battle broke out in Hefei, the defense he was stationed in was one of the directions that the rout might hit. And he doesn't think that Huang Quan has the heart to defend Hefei, if he really encounters a rout, his combat effectiveness is really not to be underestimated.

Therefore, after arriving in Quanjiao, he found that the old city was no longer available, so Shen Zhezi quickly selected a camp to be stationed according to the information and information collected by Du He earlier, supplemented by on-site investigations.

The topography of the camp is excellent, with rolling hills to the northwest, Tushui flowing under the slope to the north, and a tributary of Tushui a few miles to the south.

After choosing the right place, the soldiers began to build a civil construction, digging trenches and building a grand framework. When the rear service battalion arrived and took over the follow-up work, the soldiers withdrew and continued to maintain their daily drills.

On the slope, several horses galloped, and Shen Mu crossed a rock more than half a person high, and his riding skills became more and more exquisite, attracting several people in the rear to applaud and applaud again and again.

However, there was no smug look on his face, Le Marton was on the slope, and the horse whip pointed to the busy construction site under the slope, and there was no lack of anger in his mouth: "I originally thought that coming across the river could be described as getting rid of trivial matters in the capital, and I was going to fight and kill slaves, but I didn't expect it to be a different place to build a city!" How is this different from being in the capital? ”

When the other few people stepped forward, there was no shortage of sighs, and after Shen Mu turned to look at a few people nearby, he snorted again: "It's better to be in the middle of the capital, and you can still have fun with prostitutes when you are idle!" Being in this barren wasteland, surrounded by despicable husbands! ”

As soon as these words came out, the sympathy in the hearts of several people suddenly disappeared, and they spitted at Shen Mu again and again: "Shen Er, what kind of beautiful posture do you have, and you still have the face to laugh at others!" ”

"It's disgusting to say evil words!"

Being besieged by everyone, Shen Mu suddenly couldn't parry, and the horse crashed into Shen Yun, who was also denouncing him with righteous words on his face, and said angrily: "Shen Yun, you are not the commander of my battalion, what kind of excitement are you here to join?" Go back to your camp! ”

Shen Yun turned to the side to avoid it, and was originally a little afraid of his brother, but after staying in the camp for a long time, he developed a ruffian posture, shook the horsewhip in his hand and laughed: "Everyone is true, I am here or not, and my brother is really not beautiful!" ”

Hearing this, several people couldn't help but burst into laughter. Shen Mu was even more embarrassed, and chased after him to teach this inferior brother who demolished his own table, Shen Yun really couldn't dodge, and shouted for mercy again and again, and in the end, he could only use other topics to attract everyone's attention: "Ji Wenxue has arrived, he and the general are the most compatible, let's talk about it together, it's all a guess, if you can catch Ji Wenxue and torture it, you will know what the general's plan is!" ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and after a little total, they all turned to rush towards the riverside camp.

Ji You arrived much later because he had to escort more materials on the back road, especially among these supplies, in addition to the most important grain, grass and ordnance, there were many that he felt were completely unnecessary. Although the waterway along the way has been preliminarily dredged, it is still intermittent, and the journey can be described as hard.

However, along the way, he saw the many strongholds built by Shen Zhezi's former army, and he also understood that the focus of this northward trip was not to destroy the enemy, but to re-operate this area and rule this land for a long time.

Although he already had such an understanding, when he actually arrived here, he was still shocked by the posture planned by Shen Zhezi. Just looking at the scale of the camp that has been outlined, where is the camp being built, it is clearly to build a Xiongcheng!

So after seeing Shen Zhezi, Ji You couldn't help but complain: "Wei Zhou, are you addicted to fun?" Now that the capital has not been built, and it is going to be built across the river? This is not the Pure Land of Jiangdong, and it is really ...... to build a city in this enclave."

Shen Zhezi smiled after hearing this, and said: "Right now, it is the Huaiyou Void, there are few slaves, it is appropriate to build high, if you change the time, there may not be another good opportunity." ”

He naturally understood how difficult it was to build a city in the far countryside of Huaiyou, not to mention the huge consumption of materials, the number of people needed alone was almost an impossible task on the left. But if there is no city to rely on, no matter how much Jiangbei invests, it will be a floating board on the water, and once the wind and rain hit, it will be empty in an instant!

Regardless of how much investment is needed in this city, once completed, then the original Liyang defense line can be pushed all the way to the upper reaches of Tushui, and the left and right wings of Hefei and Guangling can be connected into a line, activate the entire Huaiyou water network, and become a solid forward base along the river.

As long as the initial difficulties are over, a large area of uninhabited wasteland will become a flowing ointment Toyota, which will continue to inject nutrients into the subsequent Northern Expedition.

Of course, Shen Zhezi also understands that the biggest hidden danger of this huge plan is the difficulty in the early stage. Even if it can be continuously replenished by Wu Zhongzi in terms of material resources, it is difficult to see results without several years of solid investment if you want to operate on a large scale. And once the Karma invaded the south on a large scale, it is very likely that this plan will be aborted.

Therefore, when Shen Zhezi implemented this plan, he was also under a lot of pressure, and he had to assume that the slaves would not raid the south on a large scale during this period. As for its dependence, it is natural that the situation within the Kahu is already quite unstable now, and there is also the death of Shile next year.

But whether there will be variables in this, Shen Zhezi is not sure. But even if you can't get it right, you still have to do it. There is no perfect situation in the world, and since you have a better chance of winning, you really shouldn't be too conservative. The old Northern Expedition route, from Guangling to Huaisi, or from Xiangyang to the Central Plains, was not under his control.

Now that Yuzhou has been chosen, this transit point is crucial. If there is no core of this area to radiate the periphery, then the entire Huaiyou water network will be unusable, and it will fall into a vicious circle of digging ditches every time it goes north. Moreover, Huaiyou, a no-man's land, will continue to be abandoned, stretching the entire supply line.

Therefore, in Shen Zhezi's view, it is more important to build a city upstream than to recover compound fertilizer. It is true that Hefei can protect Chaohu Lake, an important waterway, but the radiation force in the east of Hefei is seriously insufficient, which is not enough to ensure a stable Jiangbei base. And the current strength is not enough to take Huainan in one fell swoop, so this choice is an aggressive conservatism.

No matter how majestic the fortress is, it is also built by manpower, Liu Fu can build Hefei City alone, and the resources that Shen Zhezi has at his disposal are much stronger than Liu Fu back then, so naturally there is no reason to be afraid.

When Shen Mu and the others rushed to the place where Ji You was camping, it happened that Shen Zhezi left the camp and happened to bump into each other. The expressions of those people can be described as wonderful, and the horses in the camp are noisy, and they are all taken down and whipped one by one.

"We are willing to accept the punishment for violating the ban. But can the general tell me when he will be able to kill the enemy in person? ”

Hearing that these people were still stubbornly asking for battle after being whipped, Shen Zhezi was indeed a little helpless, compared to the fierce battle formation, the current state of his department was indeed boring. However, this desire to fight is really not easy to hit, and after a long silence, he still comforted: "Keep this will, the time to fight is not far away." ”

Soon after saying this, Shen Zhezi experienced the feeling of becoming a prophecy, Qian Feng, who was one step ahead of him, sent a message that Huang Quan was likely to abandon Hefei and turn to Tu Zhong. And if Huang Quan turns to Tu Zhong, Shen Zhezi is just in the way he must go!

In other words, the main force of Yu Yi's Yuzhou Army is very likely to be in Hefei, and Shen Zhezi's flank division will collide head-on with Huang Quan's descendants!