I was pulling trees in Daming, and Lao Zhu begged me to come out of retirement

Chapter 96 Li Shanchang's Clever Plan
Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang were like a turtle and a mung bean that fell in love with each other.

After a hearty boasting about the general situation in the world, the two men returned to Gwangju hand in hand.

Before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang also paid his respects to Ma Xiuying.
Guo Zixing and Guo Tianxu, who were dragged from the mine to attend the wedding, turned green in the face. If they hadn't been poked by two sword-wielding militiamen, they would have definitely cursed and shouted, "How can you bully people like this?"

When Ma Xiuying learned that her adoptive father and sworn brother were no longer in danger of their lives, she simply followed Zhu Yuanzhang to start an uprising.

Li Shanchang is worthy of being the first meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty.

On the way to Guangzhou with Zhu Yuanzhang, he quickly organized the troops and territory under Zhu Yuanzhang's command.

Then they directly formulated a multi-level defense system based on the Yangtze River and Huai River.
Because in the confrontation between the North and the South, the South mainly relied on the Yangtze River and the Huai River.

The formation of some important military towns in the south was based on this.

The Yangtze River connects Bashu in the upper reaches, Jingxiang in the middle, and Wuyue in the lower reaches, running from east to west for thousands of miles. The upstream and downstream areas echo each other, making the terrain of the entire southern region complete.

At this time, Li Shanchang pointed at the high-definition 3Dmc map and said excitedly:

"Marshal, the Yangtze River itself serves as a natural barrier against the northern cavalry. We only need to deploy some important military towns along the Yangtze River in the south and hold a few key points along the Yangtze River to easily resist the Yuan Dynasty's encirclement and suppression."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression flickered and excitement appeared in his eyes.

Although the pistons were used to turn Gwangju into a natural fortress,
However, this also cut off the connection between Guangzhou, Ruzhou and other counties and the outside world.

Although it can help one survive for a while, doing so is equivalent to closing the country to the outside world.

If there was no contact with the outside world, it would be conquered by the Yuan Dynasty or other rebel forces sooner or later.

Therefore, this turtle shell tactic can only be temporary.

He must establish farmland and accumulate supplies as quickly as possible and then bring more cities under his control to form a trade network.

However, with the current level of our troops, we have no chance of winning against the Yuan Dynasty's army.
1000 elite cavalrymen against thousands or tens of thousands of people might be able to defeat them.
But what if they are faced with a hundred thousand or a million people? Even if they die of exhaustion, they can't kill many.

Therefore, he has been thinking about how to expand his influence next.

Now Li Shanchang's words opened Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

The Yangtze River and the Huai River, these natural barriers have always been battlegrounds for military strategists.

Especially since the Yuan Dynasty was famous for its cavalry, after taking over the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, they would be invincible.

Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly shook Li Shanchang's hand and said:

"Please teach us, sir!"

Li Shanchang showed a proud look on his face, pointed at two points on the map and said slowly:

"There are two unusual crossings in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River: Caishi Ferry and Guazhou Ferry, located upstream and downstream of Jiqing (Nanjing) respectively."

"Marshal only needs to capture Jiankang and strengthen the defense of the two places, and then he can rest assured."

"The two ferry crossings have Jingkou (Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) and Caishi on the south bank, and Guangling (Yangzhou, Jiangsu) and Liyang (Hexian, Anhui) on the north bank. The marshal only needs to place troops to guard them and he will be invincible."

"The Huaihe River and the Yangtze River complement each other, playing the role of a double barrier."

"Managing the Huai River has both defensive and offensive strategic significance."

"To defend the Yangtze River, we must defend the Huai River. The Marshal's roots are basically in the Huaixi area. The reputation of the Tianshen Sect is unparalleled here. You only need to take Haozhou (Fengyang) and Shouchun (Shou County, Anhui), Shanyang and Xuyi to stop the enemies in the upper reaches of the Yinghe and Huaihe Rivers and the rush of the Wohe River."

"The lower reaches of the Huai River are the Sishui River, which flows south from Shandong and merges into the Huai River near Huai'an." "The Huai-Sishui Road has been an important north-south waterway since ancient times, and Shanyang and Xuyi control the route to the Sishui River."

"If we can achieve a more positive situation in the Sishui direction, we can also manage Pengcheng (Xuzhou) and plan for the north."

"As the power of the north and south changes, the offensive and defensive forces will also change accordingly. When we are strong, we can advance to Huaibei and advance to the Central Plains. If we are weak, we can retreat to the Yangtze River. When we are evenly matched, we can use the Huai River line as the front line of the confrontation."

"What do you think, Marshal?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's blood boiled when he heard this. He looked at Li Shanchang with great surprise and laughed:
"Our master is no less talented than Liu Bei's Crouching Dragon and Phoenix!"

The group rode their horses at full speed, wishing they could fly to Gwangju immediately to gather the army and kill everyone in sight.

When I returned to Gwangju half a month later,

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at the nearly 40-meter-high city wall and said with disdain:

"Look, sir, let's just say that this wall is useless just because it's high. It's not as perfect as the system you mentioned. After the party, let's have the soldiers tear down the wall and attack Yingtian."

Li Shanchang looked at the hopelessly high and smooth city wall with a bewildered look on his face.

Damn it, you have the ability to build a wall, but you still need a natural barrier of chicken feathers? Isn't it true that wherever you hit the wall, it will become a natural barrier? !
Then, on a smooth and flat ground without any abnormality, a cavalryman placed a pressure plate on the ground and stood on it.

With a loud bang, a tunnel entrance appeared out of nowhere on the smooth city wall in front of Li Shanchang's stunned eyes.

He swallowed and turned back to ask:

"This is the same magic as the entrance to Taoyuan Township?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
"This is called science. Our science is far behind that of the God of Land. The God of Land can build a wall of dozens of meters with a wave of his hand, but we must use the magic treasure given by the God of Land to succeed."

Li Shanchang smacked his lips and followed Zhu Yuanzhang and his party into the city wall.
A team of soldiers on the other side of the city wall had already lined up and were waiting.

"marshal!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
He ordered the soldiers to use the pull rod to open it from the inside, and then the soldier on the outside who acted as the human door key collected the pressure plate and returned to the city.

Li Shanchang turned his head and looked inside the wall and took a deep breath unconsciously.
The empty land that came into view was actually filled with glass houses made of glass.

Clusters of food are growing vigorously in the house.
You know, it was March and it was the middle of winter here, but Gwangju was full of harvest scenes.

Li Shanchang pointed at the glass houses excitedly and asked:
"Marshal, what kind of magic is this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled proudly: "This is also the science that the land god taught us, the glass greenhouse."

"We only need to simulate the temperature, humidity and light required for food growth, and the land can still produce food in winter."

Li Shanchang soothed his injured heart and looked at the glass that seemed to be nothing with some disbelief:

"But this is top-grade colored glass. Can we use this to exchange for more food?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and waved his hand:
"The God of Land said that things are valuable because they are rare. It is as easy for the God of Land to make this thing as drinking water. Once too much is released, it will be worthless. It would be more appropriate to use it directly to experiment with farming."

"Sir, do you want this? There should be quite a bit left in the military supplies. If you don't have any, you can exchange it with the land god for work points or rare minerals."

Li Shanchang swallowed and looked at the glass houses all over the floor, his heart filled with shock.

(End of this chapter)