Zhang Ma was also stunned, "Taiqi, it turns out you are not bragging! Are you really an official?"
Liu Taiqi smiled and nodded, a little drunkenly, "Really, you just don't believe me!"
Zhang Ma looked curious and smiled dryly, "No... no, how could I not believe it? You didn't look like a mortal at first! What an official you are!"
Liu Taiqi said: "The people around the emperor are not small!"
Zhang's mother was shocked and said quickly: "Come on... come to my house quickly and we will celebrate for you. This is a day worth celebrating!"
Liu Taiqi did not refuse.
Come to the wall.
Stepping on the bricks and stretching out his arms, he easily jumped into Zhang Ma's yard.
Liu Taiqi is so familiar with the road, it can be seen that there are many obstacles!
After a while, cheers and joy filled the small courtyard...
At the same time, many officials arrived outside Liu Taiqi's home, carrying exquisite gift boxes in their hands.
"Where is Mr. Liu? Why aren't you at home?"
"I do not know!"
"It should be time to celebrate!"
"Then let's wait a little longer?"
"wait!"
…
At the same time, during the Wu Dynasty, Shi Gan was in the military camp where his troops were located.
After they forced the Chu army back, they built the defensive line on the eastern front, which was the eastern border of the Southern Dynasty.
Because the Southern Dynasty and Da Chu were neighbors and there was no danger to defend, they created a dangerous situation on their own in the east.
Shi Gandang, Lei Yi and others walked up to the top of the mountain and looked around...
Shi Gan said: "There is really no danger between Da Chu and the former Southern Dynasty. No wonder Xu Mingdong arrived at Da Chu so quickly after retreating!"
"The Chu army can reach Nanjing so quickly!"
Lei Yi nodded, "Yes!"
"General, what do you think we should do next?"
Shi Gandang raised his fingers and said, "What do you think if another pass is built here?"
Lei Yi looked serious, "Building a pass is not a good idea, but how big must the pass be to block the invasion of the Chu army?"
"What we see is a plain!"
"If you build a pass here, I'm afraid the whole pass will become a dead end!"
This death refers to being besieged.
Shi Gandang thought for a moment, "That's why we can't choose here!"
"yes!"
Lei Yi responded softly.
There is nothing they can do in a short period of time.
Because Dachu and the Southern Dynasties are mostly bordered by plains, some unexpected troops can enter the country almost in the blink of an eye.
In this way, the two of them rode on horseback and took a few personal guards to inspect the area within a radius of thirty miles.
In this way, a few days flew by in a flash.
Shi Gandang and Lei Yi walked around and returned to the military camp.
Late at night, they did not rest and were still discussing the matter of defending Dachu.
Lei Yi said in a deep voice: "Maybe our starting point was wrong from the beginning. Just give them the plain. Let's build defenses at Liugu Pass and turn this pass into a strong city!"
"Although there is a hundred miles of open space in the plain, it does not affect our counterattack!"
"General, what do you think?"
Shi Gandang nodded seriously and thought deeply: "Well... that makes some sense. Let's rebuild the defense at Liugu Pass! We must turn this place into a strong city!"
They also want to build defenses on the plains, but in that case, the project will be too big and it will only be a waste of manpower and financial resources. It is better to strengthen it on the basis of the original reason.
Besides, on the plains, other than building a high peak to block the enemy troops, other methods may not work at all!
They also want to move a few mountains, but they don't have the ability at all!
Lei Yi and Shi Gandang started taking action after discussing it.
It seems that this kind of thing cannot be delayed...
Not long after, densely packed Wu Dynasty soldiers appeared in Liugu Pass, and they were all busy strengthening the defense of Liugu Pass.
At Lei Yi's suggestion, some poor people from the plains were invited to the pass.
Originally, the people did not agree, but after some hard work and persuasion by Lei Yi and others, these talents were invited to join.
Give up hundreds of miles of plains and prepare for war!
Lei Yi looked at the vast plain and said: "General, I think we can set up some defenses on this plain!"
Shi Gandang looked at Lei Yi with a smile on his face, "You mean, dig a few deep trenches on the plain?"
Lei Yi nodded, "Yes, General!"
The two of them coincidentally coincide with each other!
Shi Gandang directly agreed and ordered some people to dig deep trenches. With Liugu Pass as the center, seven deep trenches were dug directly for defense in case of emergency.
Moreover, there are wooden thorns buried in this deep ditch. If anyone falls in, he will definitely die!
The two generals of the Wu Dynasty were now preparing for a rainy day.
The most important reason is that they all know in their hearts that there must be a war between Da Chu and Wu Dynasty.
As for when it will start, it is unknown!
…
This side of the Dachu military camp.
Geng Chunqiu and his troops are also actively preparing for war and researching various new weapons.
However, a large part of these weapons were imitations of the Wu Dynasty, but even so, they were not successful.
Regarding this, Geng Chunqiu was very angry and cursed, "There are so many people, but they can't break a three-bowed ballista. What on earth do you do for food?"
Most of the people present were embarrassed and lowered their heads when they were reprimanded.
Each of their faces looked uglier than the last.
They also wanted to crack it, but their strength didn't allow it... In the previous battle with the Wu Chao Army, they didn't even touch a single skin of the three bows and crossbows. This shows the level of confidentiality?
"Speak!" Geng Chunqiu punched the table, "What happened today? Are you mute?"
"General... General, none of us have ever been exposed to the three-bow crossbow of the Wu Dynasty. We don't understand it thoroughly enough, so we can't understand its essence!"
"Yes...yes!"
"It's not an option for us to work behind closed doors like this. I...I propose to send people to sneak into the Wu Dynasty army to capture a few craftsmen!" Song Liang said with an unnatural expression.
Hearing this, Geng Chunqiu's expression softened a little, and he said: "This is indeed a good idea, but I don't think we should go to the military camp, but to the capital of the Wu Dynasty, where the three-bow crossbow must have been developed.
A capable person!"
"Sneak in secretly, find the person, and return to Dachu!"
"yes……"
"Which of you is willing to go?" Geng Chunqiu asked again.
Carrying out such a task would inevitably lead to a narrow escape from death.
If it succeeds, it will naturally bring great glory.
Everyone in the room was unwilling to do this kind of thing with their heads tied to their waistbands, and soon they were all in a dilemma.
Seeing that no one was willing to go, Song Liang stood up and said, "I'll go!"
Geng Chunqiu immediately refused, "You are a general of Dachu, so you can't go. Besides, Shi Gandang and Lei Yi both knew about the battle not long ago. It's inappropriate!"