Chong'e and Shen Kuo did not want to go deep into the hinterland of Western Xia immediately, and the Hengshan region was rich in grain and horses, salt and iron, and was still a source of soldiers for Bubazi, which was a very important strategic place in Western Xia. If we can steadily and steadily occupy this place and develop slowly, it will be very important for the future strategic direction of the Great Song Dynasty.

In addition, they have been fighting on the border for many years, and they know that it will be very disadvantageous to rashly enter the desert and grassland to fight with the Xia army, so it is better to defend in the Hengshan area and build some walled forts for strategic defense.

The Song army was the best at defending the city, and the strategic significance of this place was so important that it was impossible for the Xia people to sit idly by. Therefore, it is more appropriate to fight a defensive battle with the Western Xia army in the Hengshan area, and then find an almost surprise attack when the opponent is almost consumed.

Let's not talk about whether he has personal grievances with the planters, and the strategic thinking of the planters has won Hong Tao's appreciation. That's right, fighting against the Western Xia army in the plain and desert areas is to defeat the enemy's strengths with your own shortcomings, and it's best not to play like this if you don't have super strength, and building a walled fort along the mountain is the right way.

The imperial court did not make a stupid move this time, and instead of forcing Chong'e to lead the troops to the Northern Expedition, it did not listen to the words of Chong'e and Shen Kuo, and soon sent people to the field to investigate. There are two people in total, Xu Xi in the matter, and Li Shun, the waiter.

As soon as these two people arrived in Mizhi City, they were a little noisy, and they did not agree to build a walled fort along the main roads of Hengshan, but wanted to build a big city.

In this way, it can highlight the determination of the imperial court to recover the three states of Xia, Shi, and You, and not give up easily, and deter the Western Xia court, so that they will be terrified and panic all day long.

Of course, Chong E and Shen Kuo fought on the basis of reason, but unfortunately Xu Xi was the main force in Wang Anshi's reformist faction and was very valued by the emperor. He was also very knowledgeable and was one of Emperor Shenzong's right-hand men. People didn't plan to listen to the suggestions of Chong and Shen at all. And even the place has been chosen, on a cliff north of Funing City.

Shen Kuo definitely couldn't stop this Lord Qincha, but he was not very relieved, so he wrote this letter to the concubine, intending to listen to the opinion of this strange man.

"What opinions I have is in vain, who will listen to me when I leave Huangzhou?" Hong Tao is a little familiar with the name Yongle City, and he doesn't have much impression of the details, but it is definitely not a good word, and most of it is related to failure.

But knowing that it would fail, Hong Tao couldn't persuade this Lord Xu Xixu to change his mind, let alone make any reasonable suggestions to the emperor. I can't say that Yongle City is likely to become a tragedy, on what basis? I also use dreams as an excuse, which seems a little uncomfortable.

Besides, Shen Kuo's letter mentioned that Xu Xi was Wang Anshi's person, and his every move had a lot to do with the New Party. As soon as people said that they wanted to build a big city, they were busy raising objections, what would this make Wang Anshi think?

"Is there any difference between building a fort and building a big city?" Chen Niang can now help Lian'er deal with an official document, she is more curious than Lian'er, as long as she finds a trace of ignorance, she will pestering and asking, no matter whether it is right or wrong, she always has to find the answer.

"Didn't Shen Guanren say that there is no water source in the big city, and it is necessary to dig wells to get water, and once it is surrounded, it is difficult to meet the drinking needs of many defenders. If there are fewer people defending the city, you can't give full play to the advantages of the big city, so it is better to make a string of walled forts to echo each other. When the enemy comes to attack any place, he cannot besiege all the defenders, so he is relatively more flexible. War is like a game of chess, and the more changes there are, the more difficult it is to figure out the outcome, and the less daring the whole army will be. The main thing is that the big city has a relatively high logistical demand, and it will be miserable if it is cut off by the enemy. ”

Hong Tao didn't know much about the ancient standards of city building, but he felt that it was really unnecessary to build a big city that could accommodate more than 100,000 people in a war-torn border area. This is a bit of a performance project, just looking good on the face, regardless of the cost of repair and use.

A city of this size should be built 100 miles from the front line, and it must also be on a transportation artery, so that it can be used to bring together all parties to supplement and serve as a strategic support point for the front line.

And there is no need to be in such a hurry, Shen Kuo's letter said that Xu Xi would levy more than 100,000 people and servants on Yanyan Road, and strive to build the city in half a year. This is obviously a bit of a disregard for human life in order to grasp political achievements, after taking the results, Xu Xi patted his ass and returned to Kaifeng, and if there is a mistake in Yongle City, it is not good for the defending soldiers to fight.

"This Xu Xi is a bad person!?" I don't know if Chen Niang understands the meaning of building a city, she no longer asks about the city, and begins to target people.

"From the standpoint of the common people of the Great Song Dynasty, Xu Xi is indeed a bad person, but from the standpoint of the court, he may be a capable minister, sometimes people can't be simply divided by good and bad, everyone is selfish, and from their own point of view, they will always make profits for themselves. However, it is better to reconcile the interests of the individual and the state as much as possible. Xu Xi's approach cannot be said to be deliberately harming the Great Song Dynasty, but a good starting point does not mean that the result is good. Hong Tao patted Chen Niang's little head, just like when he photographed Wang Da.

"What if you stand on the Xia people's standpoint?" But Chen Niang is different from Wang Da, her thinking mode is more divergent, and she is more courageous, unlike Wang Da, who is used to obeying orders.

“…… I'm afraid that Xia people prefer officials like Xu Xi who have low eyes and talk on paper, he is indeed a bad person. "This question is too painful, the child has already considered the problem from the perspective of the nation, Hong Tao can't be sloppy, and people can sometimes distinguish between good and bad.

"The bad guys should all be killed, the officials are here to kill the Xia people in the wind and snow, but they do things that make the Xia people happy, damn it!"

Lian'er is preparing to play a setback, and after a big victory over there, Hong Tao no longer has to hide his achievements. He was finally able to slash his enemies, and he was finally able to fulfill his promise.

“…… Kill him? After Hong Tao and Chen Niang listened to Lian'er's words, they almost had the same reaction, and they both looked at each other.

"Yes, let the sisters kill him!" Chen Niang also used her hand as a knife to make a downward cutting motion.

"It's not like words, children fight and kill all day long, go and learn to blow glass with your brother Gaoyu, don't learn not to come back for dinner."

Hong Tao did have the intention of killing, if this Xu Xi was pointing fingers in Huangzhou, he really couldn't do anything about him, but he didn't have to worry too much about being far away in Yanyan Road.

"Hmph, you want to break me up again!" Don't look at the small people, but Chen Niang is more thief than an adult, turning over her eyes and pouting and leaving.

"The official called me?" Soon Wang Da came, Chen Niang understood Hong Tao's meaning 100%, Wang Da was called by her.

"Pick one of the most powerful assistants in the youth group, prepare a sleigh and go out with the officials." In terms of smart king, he is not as good as Chen Niang, but in terms of execution ability, no one can come out of this tomboy. After hearing the official's order, Wang Da didn't hesitate at all, let alone where to go or why he went, but turned around and went out to prepare.

A quarter of an hour later, six large dogs, a sled, and three men drove out of the east gate of Mawei City, and burrowed down the slopes into the mountains. There is a forest about five miles east from Mawei City, there is a natural cave in the depths of the forest, the entrance of the cave is not big but the internal space is not small, and it is divided into several layers in a zigzag.

This is the last hiding place of the people of the False Force, since the False Commander took the clan to join the special forces, the old and young of the clan have also moved into Mawei City to live, no matter how good the cave is, it is not as comfortable as the house to live in.

However, the cave was not abandoned, and it became Fuji's secret stronghold and ointment storehouse. On weekdays, it is guarded by more than a dozen special forces, these special forces have no combat mission, and they are the guards specially trained by Jiang Erlang for the caravan, and they are personally commanded by Fu Ji.

"Okay, I haven't been here for more than a month, and I'm almost catching up with the King of the Mountain's righteous hall." Hong Tao didn't come here much, he had to avoid suspicion.

There is a small hole on the second floor of the cave, which is Tomiya's apartment. The last time I visited, there was only some fur flooring inside, but now even the Luohan bed is on the table, and there is a large furnace of burning cast iron, which has raised the temperature of the cave a lot.

Fu Ji is dressed as a fan on weekdays, wearing a suede jacket and a suede hat, and she can't tell the men and women at all, but when she comes to the private space, she still likes Hanfu such as skirts and skirts. At this time she was dressed like a princess when she was married, and she was settling accounts with a pile of furs, and most of her legs were exposed.