On the vast grassland, in the lower reaches of the Onan River, this is the territory of Liangshan. www
Liangshan's territory has been greatly strengthened compared to before. Now more than 500 miles in radius are under Liangshan's rule. Liangshan's warriors are spread across this vast area.
Only in the year they came to the grassland did the soldiers realize the hardship of life on the grassland. If they had not brought countless supplies to the grassland before, it would have been impossible for them to live on the grassland.
The main livelihood on the grassland depends on grazing, and grazing requires water and grass, and you need to live in the water and grass. You can see a large grassland, but it can't actually support many people. The grassland with a radius of more than 500 miles in front of you can support a maximum of 300,000 people.
With so many of their warriors, without the supplies they had before, let alone establishing a foothold here, I'm afraid countless people will starve to death in a year.
In addition to the expansion of the territory, there have also been great changes in other aspects.
In the center of the grassland with a radius of 500 miles, a solid city has been built. There are even farmlands opened up around the city, but the number of crops that can be grown here is very small, and the annual crop output is also very small. Hu Sanniang et al.
People only carried out experiments here and did not vigorously promote crop cultivation. Here, they mainly rely on animal husbandry to make a living.
From south to north, from east to west, there is a beacon tower every twenty miles! There are soldiers stationed on the beacon tower all year round.
There are huge fortresses on the edge of the territory. There are more than ten fortresses scattered around, but the distribution is uneven.
There are the largest number of fortresses in the north, with seven, followed by five in the east, and only one in the west, and this one is still under construction. In the south, there is no fortress at all.
The reason why these fortresses are arranged in this way is mainly based on the situation on the grassland. The Qiyan tribe and the Naiman tribe are both in the north, so the threat here is the greatest. To the east is the Merqi tribe. The threat here is second, and the west is more threatening.
Secondly, the Wanggu tribe in the south is now an ally of Liangshan, so the defense here is the least.
At the western fortress, it is already winter, but there are still countless soldiers from the Production and Construction Corps braving the cold to build this fortress here!
Carloads of bricks were transported over, and people kept sending them up! These bricks were also fired this summer! Clay is needed to bake bricks, and the amount of clay on the Mongolian grasslands is limited. In order to find these clays
, Liangshan also spent a lot of effort. In addition to bricks, a lot of cement was also sent over. This cement was originally shipped from Liaodong, but now it is almost used, and there is not much left.
Over the past year, Liangshan's soldiers have stayed here, and the country has been fighting endlessly. In addition, the country now needs to provide assistance to Shangjing, Zhongjing and other northern territories, so there is no extra material to continue to assist here, and everything must be done by themselves.
"Everyone, work harder and try to build this fortress within a month!" A female soldier seemed to be the leader. She held a flag and directed hundreds of people under her to work.
"Do you think that if the Mongols want to attack us, will they come from the west?" A female soldier next to the female soldier asked.
"That's hard to say!" said the female soldier leader.
The female soldier leader is a little worried. There is only one fortress that has not been built here. If the Mongols really attack from here, it will be difficult to stop them. Now there is a lot of population in the west, and they established another one on a hillside some time ago.
There are several residential areas, and many residents now live there. If this area is attacked, I'm afraid there will be a lot of losses.
Her home is also here! In the autumn, she had just married her husband, and her husband was also a warrior here. She vowed to protect this territory, and now this is her home.
In fact, in the past year, in addition to the changes in the territory, other places have also changed a lot. All the people in Liangshan are tanned, many of them are wearing fur clothes, and they look similar to the Mongols in some aspects. Countless
Many young men and women have gotten married here, and some girls have even become pregnant. Most people still live in tents, but some people have built houses here and live in them.
They already have a faint sense of belonging to this territory and have linked it with their destiny.
In addition to the fortress in front of you, there are a large number of defenses behind, and the soldiers in Liangshan are working overtime.
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At this moment, in the military headquarters in the grassland, Hu Sanniang, Han Shizhong, Liang Hongyu and others were analyzing the current war situation.
"There are seven fortresses in the north and five fortresses in the east. These fortresses are equipped with artillery and countless archers! With these fortresses, we can stop the Mongols when they come! I just don't know where the Mongols will come from.
Launch an attack in that direction." Hu Sanniang said.
"Our intelligence personnel found that a large number of Mongolians began to gather 200 miles away to the east." Liang Hongyu said.
"Really?" Hu Sanniang frowned slightly.
She was a little worried, wondering if she could get through this winter smoothly. According to the information Liangshan had received in the past few months, almost all the tribes around the Kent Mountains had gathered together, including the super tribes and countless small and medium-sized tribes! Now
The number of Mongolian troops arriving on the grassland has been increasing. If these Mongolian troops all attack in one direction, if something goes wrong, there is a danger of the area falling.
"I want to go to the east front to take a look in person." Hu Sanniang said.
"It's better for the two of us to go." Liang Hongyu said with a smile.
"No, I'm going to inspect it myself! Sister Liang, you can't go, you have to stay at home! You are pregnant. You don't have to worry about the war. You just need to have a good rest." Hu Sanniang said.
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Liang Hongyu nodded slightly.
Hu Sanniang led the soldiers to the east in person. She went from one settlement to another. Wherever she passed, she found that the soldiers in Liangshan were very optimistic. Hundreds of thousands of young men and women were all ready.
In preparation for the battle, countless young people even asked her to fight.
Seeing these scenes, she slowly felt relieved. Within this 500-mile radius, there were nearly 600,000 young people here. There was no old or weak among them. They were all warriors. They could all go to the battlefield when necessary! With these people
With her backing up, she slowly regained her confidence.
"I have sent the information on the grassland back to Liangshan. Now Liangshan should make a decision?" she said secretly.
Chapter completed!