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But Wang Ben can think of this, and Shen Bing can of course also think of it.

Just kidding, he is a modern man, knowing that the Song Dynasty was defeated by Mongolia because of this, how could he still copy the equipment and tactics of the Song Dynasty according to the gourd paintings?

Shen Bing spread out the map in front of the case and said:

"What the school lieutenant said is extremely true."

"However, what the school lieutenant said, it happens more when our army goes deep into the grassland to fight the Huns."

"Does the school lieutenant think so?"

Wang Ben looked at the map, and then nodded.

After a pause, he asked again:

"Doesn't the general want to regain the nine originals and the back to make the crossbow?"

Shen Bing shook his head and replied:

"I make crossbows only for defense."

"There is no Great Wall in Yunzhong County to stop the Xiongnu from going south. Our crossbow formation is the Great Wall."

Wang Ben couldn't help but let out an "Oh" when he heard the words, and then nodded to express his understanding.

If the strategic purpose is to attack, of course there is a problem, but if it is only for defense... Yunzhong County is backed by Yanmen County, and the left flank is the Yellow River and the desert. The logistics pressure is not great.

Shen Bing then explained:

"Although this is the case, I can't just stand by the city and let the Xiongnu behave outside the city."

"Otherwise, Yunzhong County will soon become an isolated city."

Wang Ben nodded in agreement.

Because if you don’t go out of the city to fight, you will only stick to it, the land, resources, and even the main roads outside the city will be gradually eaten by the Huns, especially the fields... Although there are fields in the city, it is far from enough to feed the people of the city.

Therefore, the size of the urban population is not determined by the height of the city walls, the number of troops, and the geometry of grain storage, but by the effective fields outside the city.

Even if Yunzhong County has fields, if it is of Qin people when it is planted, and the Huns come to grab it when it is harvested, then what is the point?

As mentioned earlier, Yunzhong County will be deprived by the frequent harassment of the Huns over time.

In the future, Yunzhong County is really an empty city with only soldiers and no people.

and so……

Shen Bing said:

"My purpose is very simple, it is to protect the field."

Wang Ben could not help but wonder:

"But General, there are weeds everywhere in Yunzhong County with no field to protect."

What Wang Ben said was the truth.

If you push the timeline forward...Shen Bing and others only started to farm after they captured Handan, the capital of Zhao Kingdom.

It was at that time that Zhao Wangjia fled to the North and then moved the people to Daiguo and proclaimed himself Daiwang.

In other words, in Yunzhong County, including Jiuyuan and even Houdoo, the people were moved away before they were able to open the land.

So the fields in Yunzhong County were barren and there were weeds everywhere, and Shen Bing and others had rations to transport from the Central Plains.

This is also one of the reasons why Wang Ben opposed the gathering of the old and the weak in Yunzhong County...the food is under pressure.

If the Xiongnu succeeded in going south and entering the territory of Zhao, the pressure would be more obvious.

Shen Bing only replied:

"If I wait and just sit and watch inside the city, how can the fields outside the city not be deserted?"

Wang Ben was taken aback, and then he understood what Shen Bing meant.

This is a bit confusing, but it's actually a chicken-and-egg problem.

Because the people feel that the fields outside the city are not safe, they do not go out of the city to farm, because the people do not go out of the city to farm and there is no field to protect...

There is no field to protect the Qin army, and there is no need to leave the city, so the fields outside the city will never be safe.

To break this cycle, you must also protect outside the city when there is no field to protect.

This is not actually a field, but a safe area to restore confidence for the people.

Only in this way can Yunzhong County be able to enter a virtuous circle of becoming stronger and stronger.

Shen Bing picked up a writing brush and clicked a few points on the map, and said:

"I plan to build five fortresses outside the city, each with a thousand people, what does the captain think?"

Wang Ben looked at the positions of the five points and asked:

"General, is this going to make an enclosure along the river?"

Wang Ben was right, Shen Bing was going to enclose land along the river.

On one side is the Yellow River, and on the other side are the five walled cities set up by Shen Bing along the traffic arteries and the river.

The five walled villages formed a line to enclose a safe area. If this area is farmed or planted with crops, it will be enough to feed the soldiers and civilians in the city.

Enclosing land along the Yellow River is for defensive purposes... The Huns are a nation on horseback, and they are definitely land ducks, so the Yellow River must be safe.

In this way, we can use the least walled city to enclose as much land as possible.

Another consideration is river irrigation.

There is an old saying along the Yellow River that "the Yellow River makes a rich one from all harms."

This means that the Yellow River is often diverted and blocked due to its high sand content and has flood seasons, which means that flooding is very frequent.

However, the Hetao area is basically not flooded due to the influence of the topography, coupled with the fertile soil and flat terrain, so agriculture is very developed.

Of course, this is to describe the modern and modern Hetao area.

During the Warring States Period, the Hetao area was often harassed by the Huns because of its remote location outside the Great Wall, and its irrigation system was very backward and crop production was seriously insufficient.

Even when Li Mu was guarding the Northland, the Northland Army had to rely on the Central Plains for its food.

This situation didn't change until Meng Tian connected the Great Walls of Yan, Zhao, and Qin together, that is, the Hetao area in the Han Dynasty was really used and developed.

But now, since Shen Bing comes to manage this land, he certainly won't wait for hundreds of years.

Wang Ben thought about it, then asked:

"This method is feasible."

"But the general...I was already inadequate and divided the five villages again. Didn't I commit the taboo of dividing the troops?"

Shen Bing answered with a smile:

"That's why we must develop crossbow arrows and bed crossbows."

"If there is a Huns invading, our army will put out a crossbow formation to fight against the village... It will block the Huns like a wall and prevent them from crossing the thunder pond."

Wang Ben asked again:

"But one day if the number of people increase, the surrounding area will be insufficient..."

Before Wang Ben finished speaking, Shen Bing answered:

"At that time, I will wait for more troops, and then consider encircling another field."

"In this way, it gradually deepens in the direction of the Xiongnu, and even the further the front and rear forces can move forward..."

"It won't be long before the recovery of the nine originals and even the back set is just around the corner!"

Wang Ben couldn't help but sigh:

"What the general said is reasonable."

"This is to retreat first and then move forward. At first, the Huns may only say that a small piece of land is not important, and it takes a long time to discover the key."

"But by then I'm afraid it will be too late."

This is not actually a tactic invented by Shen Bing.

Throughout the entire Song Dynasty, groaning under the iron hoof of Mongolia, but there is only one exception, and that is the Sichuan that Yu Jie governs.

At that time, the Sichuan area was also invaded by the broken tactics of Mongolian cavalry, and it seemed to be increasingly desolate and not far from the city.

As a result, Yu Jilai adopted this tactic of using terrain to expand the battalion step by step. A few years later, the Mongolian army was unable to enter.

Moreover, Sichuan still persisted after the Song Dynasty had fallen, and even killed Meng Gehan.