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Half a month after the Han army occupied Xiaoguan, the town began to be rebuilt. The town had been burned to white land. The Han army then buried the bones deep underground, cleared the ruins, and began to build huge warehouses. The town was about seven miles away from Muxia Pass and less than ten miles away from Wating Pass. Its strategic location is very important.

Moreover, this is a rare basin in Liupan Mountain. The land in the basin is fertile and the water source is sufficient. It can be opened as a military farmland. In addition, on the ruins of the town, Liu Jing decided to build a military city similar to that on the Qishan Road to store grain and military capital, and become the logistics support base of Xiaoguan.

In addition, the Han army mobilized 20,000 soldiers to repair the collapsed Great Wall between Wating Pass and Muxia Pass and establish a fast passage between the passes. Although the Han army's strategic goal was to advance territory northward and regain the land within the pass occupied by nomadic peoples such as the Huns and Wuhuan, establishing a powerful Guanzhong defense wall is particularly important for maintaining the security of Guanzhong and Chang'an.

However, strengthening defense construction is not the top priority of the Han army. For the Han army, preparing for a war that is about to break out is the top priority of the Han army. Since Qin Mi failed to serve on the military mission to Wuhuan, it means that the door to persuade Wuhuan to surrender has been closed, the dispute over interests has intensified, and war is inevitable.

Outside the ruins of the town, Liu Jing and more than a dozen senior generals were inspecting the soldiers' clearance of the ruins of the town. However, they were not concerned about the ruins, but the purpose of the land. Although the generals unanimously supported the construction of a military city, Fazheng still advocated the dual use of military and civilians.

"Your Highness should know that Xiaoguan is not only a military fortress, but also the most important frontier on silk. The caravans coming from Guanzhong will at least succeed in leaving Xiaoguan. In the past, the town was very prosperous and it was also due to the caravans that traveled to and from. The caravans came from the east and passed the bumpy and rugged Jindan Gorge, and the people were exhausted. At this time, they needed rest and supplies. The town was the best place to rest. If it became a military center without considering civilian use, it would be detrimental to the caravans to go out. Please think about it."

As soon as Fa Zheng finished speaking, Zhang Ren next to him firmly opposed: "Military land, how can idle merchants enter the military city at will to store warehousing, and store a large amount of food, forage and military supplies. Merchants keep moving and interacting with each other, and are easily mixed into the city by spies. Once the spies ignite in the city, the consequences will be unimaginable. Husband is firmly opposed to the dual use of military and civilians."

Zhang Ren's words aroused the consensus of many generals, and everyone agreed. Liu Jing smiled and said, "The French military advisor's suggestion makes sense, and General Zhang's opposition is also good, but I believe there should be a way to solve it."

Liu Jing pointed to the two forks in front and smiled and said, "There is a small path at the fork that can also directly lead to Muxia Pass. I walked through that path. It was quite flat, but it was relatively narrow. I could order soldiers to widen it. After tamping the ground and building a new bridge, it turned into a very good business road. Then, a small town was rebuilt at the fork, and the rest and supply shops such as hotels, shops, taverns, etc. were placed in the new town. After the merchants rested and replenished supplies, they went directly to Muxia Pass and no longer had to go to Juncheng. This would not only ensure the safety of the military city, but also ensure the smooth flow of the business road. What do you think?"

Fa Zheng nodded, "This is the best solution, and I fully agree."

"What about your opinions?" Liu Jing turned around and asked more than a dozen generals.

Zhang Ren bowed and said, "I have no objection to the humble position, but I hope to build a post in Gaogang to prevent merchants from accidentally leaving the military city."

Liu Jing laughed and said to Zhang Ren: "It is necessary to build a sentry tower on Gaogang, but it may not be to prevent merchants from accidentally leaving the military city. General Zhang is too worried."

Everyone laughed, and at this moment, a team of Han cavalry rushed to the distance, and rushed to the front of them for a moment, clasping their fists for the cavalry and saying, "Report to Your Highness, the Chang'an material team has arrived."

Liu Jing put his hand on the curtain and saw a long black line appearing in the distance, which was more than ten miles long. He was overjoyed and smiled at the generals, saying, "Our supplies are here, let's take a look."

He rode his horse to meet him, and everyone rushed to the horse, following Liu Jing to the material transport team.

The Han army's military supplies were both connected to the water and land. First, a large amount of supplies were transported along the Jingshui River to Jingyang County, using Jingyang County as a transit, and then transporting supplies to Xiaoguan, 150 miles away with livestock carts and wooden cattle.

This transport team is huge in scale, consisting of 15,000 livestock chariots and 6,000 wooden cavalry, more than 20,000 people participated in the transportation, and two thousand cavalrymen participated in the escort, transporting a large amount of food and food to the front line of Xiaoguan.

This logistics transport team is under the responsibility of Li Yanquan, the Sima of the Han Army. Li Yan was originally the magistrate of Wudu County. He is currently the Sima of the Han Army. He is the commander of the Han Army's logistics supplies. He is a senior official in the Han Army second only to the military advisor. He was walking in front of the team. A soldier reported that His Highness the King of Han arrived. Li Yan hurriedly urged him to come forward and greet Liu Jing. He bowed and said, "My minister Li Yancan meets His Highness the King of Han."

Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work in Sima Li"

Li Yan quickly took out a scroll and handed it to Liu Jing, "This is a list of supplies, please check it out."

Liu Jing took the scroll and opened it and took a look. It was mainly food and weapons, but at the end of the list, he actually saw a thousand bee crossbows. Liu Jing was very happy. He thought it would take some time for a bee crossbow, but he didn't expect that a thousand were sent. He hurriedly asked, "Where is the bee crossbow?"

"In the Muniu team, please follow me."

Li Yan brought Liu Jing to the middle of the team. This was a concentration of 6,000 wooden oxen, which was densely packed all over the ground, several miles long. Liu Jing saw at a glance that some wooden oxen were unique. Generally, the wooden oxen was red in color, while the wooden ox was black in color. In fact, it was a defensive arrow without the bull's head. More importantly, there were winches on both sides, which was the symbol of bee crossbow.

At this time, a man about ten years old stepped forward and bowed, "See Your Highness."

Liu Jing recognized him as Ma Jun's favorite disciple Luo Sheng, from Zhicheng, Nanjun. He was originally the head of the marshal's bow and crossbow branch. He invented the water war bee crossbow that year. This time, the land war bee crossbow was also developed by him and his master Ma Jun. He made outstanding contributions to the progress of the Han army's weapons and served as deputy captain. Last year, Liu Jing named ten craftsmen as the Marquis of Ting, and Luo Sheng was also one of them. He was named Marquis of Zhizuo Ting.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I heard that you brought a thousand bee crossbows. Have you tried them all?"

"Report to Your Highness, all the bee crossbows have been tested one by one and are fully qualified."

Luo Sheng bent down and opened the bottom cabinet of a bee crossbow, which was filled with arrow boxes made of fine iron. "Please look at each bee crossbow with ten arrow boxes, one box has ten iron crossbow arrows, and one thousand bee crossbows have hundreds of thousands of crossbow arrows, which can be reused."

"Very good" Liu Jing felt very pleased and said to the generals: "With a bee crossbow, I am looking forward to fighting with the Huns."

Most of the generals had never seen the power of the bee crossbow, and they were full of doubts. Zhao Yun asked with a smile: "Your Highness, when will you demonstrate it to us?"

Liu Jing said happily: "I will ask Captain Luo to give everyone a try later."

He waved his hand and said, "Transport everything back to the lockdown."

The transport team restarted and drove towards the temporary warehouse set up under Xiaoguan.

Liu Jing led everyone back to Xiaoguan. Zhao Yun and the generals went to see the bee crossbow test. Liu Jing and Fa Zheng quickly walked back to the Xiaoguan city tower. A soldier just reported that Junshi Jia had something urgent to look for him.

Walking into the city tower, Jia Xu was standing in front of the sand table and pondering. Liu Jing walked up and smiled and said, "What's the matter with the military advisor?"

Jia Xu looked up and saw Liu Jing and Fa Zheng coming in, and hurriedly said, "A scout came to report just now that the troops of various tribes in Wuhuan were gathering in the county. The number of troops cannot be determined for the time being, at least tens of thousands of people."

Liu Jing nodded. This was as expected. Qin Mi failed to go on a mission, which meant that the war was coming. At this time, Fa Zheng next to him said: "Your Highness, I feel that Wuhuan doesn't seem to be willing to fight with us, and they have a hidden secret, otherwise Qin would not be given away by them."

Liu Jing sneered and said, "The Wuhuan was simply coerced by the Huns and had to fight with us. But no matter what their state was, this battle was inevitable. Once we were defeated, the Wuhuan would massacre us without mercy, so we should not feel compassion because of their difficulties."

"I don't mean I should have compassion for them, but I think that the Wuhuan is unwilling to be driven by the Huns and will not do my best. Perhaps we can find opportunities for war from it."

Liu Jing nodded, "We can indeed take advantage of Wuhuan's mentality, but we need to observe it in the face of war. It's too early to say it now."

Liu Jing was not enthusiastic about Fa Zheng's suggestion. It was not that he did not know Wuhuan's mentality of seeking peace, but the purpose of Wuhuan's seeking peace was to maintain the status quo, which was a result that Liu Jing was unwilling to accept. If peace talks with Wuhuan could prompt both sides to work together to deal with the Huns, or avoid the Han army fighting on both sides, and even to be attacked from both sides, then Liu Jing was also willing to negotiate with Wuhuan, which was also the main reason why he sent Qin Mi to Wuhuan.

But once the Wuhuan decided to send troops to the Han army, the benefits Liu Jing had expected disappeared. In this case, Liu Jing naturally cut off the idea of ​​peace talks with Wuhuan. He wanted to use this battle to defeat Wuhuan and then completely transform Wuhuan.

Liu Jing asked Jia Xu again, "Where did the Wuhuan army gather?"

Jia Xu pointed at a county town with a wooden pole, "This is Diaoyin County. The Wuhuan army gathered not far north of Diaoyin County, rather than in their old nest Gaonu County."

Liu Jing, Diaoyin County, was shocked. The location of Diaoyin County was extraordinary. He walked to the sand table and looked carefully. He saw that Diaoyin County was on the west bank of Luoshui, and could directly enter Guanzhong along the Luoshui River Valley. This made Liu Jing worry in his heart. The Wuhuan people gathered in Diaoyin County. Will their purpose be to directly attack Guanzhong?

Jia Xu seemed to understand Liu Jing's concerns and smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. I can ask someone to relieve your highness's concerns."

Jia Xu immediately ordered the guards and said, "Go and invite Durban to come."
Chapter completed!