Chapter 317 Mulan Fortress

On January 5th of the second year of Gaia, Mulan Moon visited Shanhai City.

Before coming, Mulan Yue had already greeted Ouyang Shuo in advance. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo's reception was very grand. All four directors were present, including Du Ruhui and Bai Qi who had just rushed back from the camp in the west of the city.

Ouyang Shuo even invited members of the Shanhai League to witness this historic moment together.

Under the auspices of Fan Zhongyan, Mulan County officially withdrew from the Shanhai League, annulled the covenant with all the allies, and became a member of the Shanhailing. All external affairs will be decided by the Shanhailing.

Mulan Yue and Ouyang Shuo signed a contract, changing their alliance relationship to a subordination relationship.

Mulan County officially changed its name to Mulan City.

The Mulan Mansion was established, including the original Mulan County and three subsidiary counties, with Mulan City as the governing seat.

In the name of Marquis of Lianzhou, Ouyang Shuo formally appointed Mulan Yue as the prefect of Mulan Mansion, and at the same time appointed the director-level officials of Mulan Mansion.

So far, the Mulan Mansion has been integrated with the Shanhai Territory both in terms of law and in substance.

In addition to the disposal of Mulan Mansion, Ouyang Shuo also has arrangements for Mulan Yue personally.

Mulanyue is the first-class earl, the second nobleman in the territory after Ouyang Shuo. Therefore, in addition to the prefect's official position, Mulanyue will also enjoy a series of treatment as a nobleman.

Official positions are subject to change and are under the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Lianzhou, but the treatment of nobility is permanent.

Ouyang Shuo designated Mulan Mansion as Mulan Yue's permanent fiefdom, and 20% of Mulan Mansion's monthly financial income would be transferred to Mulan Yue's personal account free of charge for her expenses.

In addition, the Construction Department will also build an earl's mansion in Shanhai City and Mulan City for Mulan Yue to live in, so as to demonstrate her noble status and match her status.

Ouyang Shuo's series of arrangements ensured that Mulan Yue's personal interests were not violated. At the end of the game, Mulan Yue could get enough achievement points when the system settled the achievement points.

Bai Hua and the others were dazzled and thoughtful.

"Wuyi has spent a lot of money this time!"

"Yeah, I'm a little envious of Yueyue. Being a nobleman in Shanhailing, you don't have to worry about military and political affairs, and the treatment you enjoy is no different from that of a lord. You are as happy as a fairy!"

"..."

"If those little lords who signed a contract with Wuyi knew how Yueyue was treated, wouldn't they vomit blood with envy? The difference between the two is simply heaven and earth!"

"Then how can it be the same, Yueyue is a member of the Shanhai League, and her strength lies in that!"

"That's right, it can't be compared!"

"I said you are enough, even if you are flattering Yueyue, you don't have to be so explicit, right?"

"..."

Not to mention Bai Hua and the others, even Mu Guiying and other members of the old Mulan County, felt a sense of relief seeing their lord enjoying such treatment, and their rejection of the Shanhai leader basically dissipated.

After the ceremony, the members of the Shanhai League dispersed immediately.

Ouyang Shuo left Mu Guiying to discuss the issue of army reorganization, and Mulanyue obediently left the meeting hall. She is only the magistrate of Mulan Mansion now, and has no right to intervene in military affairs.

Mulan City is a third-level county seat, and its military establishment is the same as that of Shanhai City. Each of the three affiliated counties has a city defense battalion, which does not need to be reorganized.

Mulan City, the base camp, currently has four brigades with a total of 10,000 troops. The four brigades include a cavalry brigade, a sword and shield brigade, and two archer brigades.

What Ouyang Shuo meant was that the City Guard Brigade of Mulan City was recruited from the reserves on the spot, and based on the existing four brigades, the fourth division of Shanhai City was formed.

Mu Guiying served as the head of the newly formed Fourth Division.

In this way, the Fourth Division will leave the Mulan Mansion and be led by General Bai Qi and the Military Affairs Department. Correspondingly, the military salary of the Fourth Division will also be distributed by the Marquis of Lianzhou.

The military salary that Mulanyue offered before was completely incomparable with the standard of Shanhai City's military salary. Thinking about it, after raising the military salary, the soldiers will increase their sense of belonging to Shanhai City.

The reorganization of the Military Affairs Administration is also a major benefit.

After the formation of the fourth division, Shanhai City's field army reached four divisions, with a total of 54,000 people, just enough to form a legion.

Ouyang Shuo has no plans to form an army for the time being.

Whether in the military or in the officialdom, the most important thing is to pay attention to checks and balances.

If a legion is established, then General Bai Qi is the best candidate for the head of the legion. The current Bai Qi has no real job, and the general is just a vain job, mainly responsible for wartime command.

Once Bai Qi became the head of the legion, the situation will change fundamentally. Bai Qi will control all the field troops in the territory, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Du Ruhui who just took office.

Ouyang Shuo naturally wasn't worried that Bai Qi would develop any rebellious heart, but he managed to win a good environment for Du Ruhui, so naturally he wouldn't ruin him with his own hands.

Ouyang Shuo would not consider forming a legion until Du Ruhui led the Military Affairs Department and re-established authority in the army. By then, a new balance would naturally form.

Of course, neither Bai Qi nor Du Ruhui could avoid Ouyang Shuo. Ouyang Shuo is the absolute authority and supreme commander in the army, no one can surpass him.

Closer to home.

The Fourth Division is also a mixed infantry and cavalry division, somewhat similar to the First Division.

As for the resident of the Fourth Division, Zhennanguan was chosen.

Thinking of Zhennan Pass, Ouyang Shuo had a headache.

The current Zhennan Pass is too small and close to the side of the basin, which is not conducive to the detection of external enemy situations.

"Do you have any suggestions for Zhennan Pass?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

Apart from Mu Guiying, the only ones participating in the discussion were General Bai Qi and Director of Military Affairs Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui has just arrived here, so he doesn't know much about the territory, especially around Zhennan Pass. He tactfully remained silent and made no comment.

Bai Qi started a little earlier than Du Ruhui, but Zhennan Pass was within the scope of Mulan City. Although Bai Qi had heard about it, he hadn't visited the site himself, so naturally he wouldn't express his opinion easily.

Only Mu Guiying could answer Ouyang Shuo.

Mu Guiying's expression was solemn, her heroic demeanor was valiant, and she was naturally the one who had the most say in Zhennan Pass. What's more subtle is that this is Junhou's first inspection of her, and she has to show something of herself.

Mu Guiying is worthy of being a heroine, she doesn't give way to men, and has such an aura of doing her part.

She first stood up and saluted Ouyang Shuo, then clasped her fists to Bai Qi and Du Ruhui, and said loudly: "The north of Zhennan Pass is the boundary of Xunzhou, and it is also the birthplace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising. There is no doubt that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will be the future rival of the territory." Therefore, the general thought that before the opponent had a firm foothold, he should find a suitable platform in Xunzhou as a stronghold. Only in this way can he advance and attack, and retreat and defend."

"As for the current Zhennan Pass, the pass is old. If a heavy army is stationed, it will be enough to resist the opponent's attack and ensure that Lianzhou County is not lost. However, Zhennan Pass is too close to the basin. To the north of Zhennan Pass, there is still a number of The 100-meter-long canyon area, leaving the canyon, is the boundary of Xunzhou. The last general once went out to investigate, and the canyon became wider as it went north. When it reached the northern exit, it was already hundreds of meters wide. If the enemy Build a huge checkpoint in the north, which is enough to block the way of our army going north, and make us a turtle in an urn."

Ouyang Shuo nodded, there are pros and cons. While guarding the Lianzhou Basin, Zhennanguan has also become an insurmountable obstacle in the basin's foreign exchanges.

Mu Guiying continued: "The general's suggestion is to build a large military fortress at the northernmost part of the canyon, and use it as a base to station heavy troops. Outside the fortress, there is a flat river, and Xunzhou can be attacked at any time."

Military fortresses and passes are completely two concepts.

The function of the gate is mainly to collect customs duties, and it is a passageway.

The military fortress is different. It is completely a small city with complete facilities and permanent fortifications, suitable for long-term defense.

It is easy to attack the key points, but it is difficult to attack the fortress.

Mu Guiying's suggestion coincided with Ouyang Shuo's idea, he said with a smile: "Okay, let's do as the general wants, and build a military fortress at the mouth of the canyon. The name of the fortress is Mulan Fortress. The Mulan Mansion is responsible for the construction. The fourth division will be stationed in the Mulan Fortress."

"promise!"

After setting the general direction, the specific army reorganization will be in charge of by the Military Affairs Administration. The design and construction of the Mulan Fortress were also completed with the cooperation of various departments, so Ouyang Shuo didn't need to worry about it.

With the development momentum of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, there is still enough time to build the Mulan Fortress.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to know how he would feel when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's army marched to the mouth of the canyon and saw the majestic fortress standing in front of them.

Speaking of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they should have some movement, but they don't know which territory will be unlucky this time and become the first target of Hong Xiuquan's attack.

Ouyang Shuo left Mu Guiying and the other three to discuss specific matters concerning the reorganization of the army. He walked out of the hall alone, found Mu Lanyue who was still in the mansion, and led her to the study.

To be honest, Ouyang Shuo really didn't expect that Mulan Yuehui would be so decisive, and before he opened his mouth, he would take the initiative to propose the merger, which saved him an embarrassment.

Because of this, Ouyang Shuo became more affectionate towards Mulanyue.

The impression Mulan Yue left on Ouyang Shuo before was that there was a hint of dark belly in her innocence.

After this incident, Ouyang Shuo looked at Mulan Yue with new admiration.

On the surface, Mulanyue was still so careless, she followed Ouyang Shuo into the study, looked here and there, she was just a little girl with a lot of curiosity.

Seeing this scene, Ouyang Shuo could only shake his head and sigh.

For Mulan Yue, Ouyang Shuo had expectations. He hoped that Mulanyue's vision would not be limited to the tiny place of Mulan Mansion.

The future territory will be extremely broad.

Ouyang Shuo hoped that Mulanyue could make progress all the way and become a sheriff, guarding her side for him.