Fortifying-2

Though the people felt the time was too short as only three days left to end this month, with the upcoming moon festival the time was very squeezed but who would step forward to complain. They could only sigh inside and prepared to have sleepless nights to complete the task.

They were thankful that half preparation was complete or else they would have died from overworking. Some even looked at the minister of work with pity as he was the one with more crucial and heavy work.

Minister of work could feel their pitiful gazes and he himself was crying in his heart from the amount of task he had to complete but outward he was calm and composed.

Prime minister Chen too felt the timeline to be tight but felt it was not unreasonable with increased man power. With such thought out plan and solution some added hours to work seemed rightful.

Pei Jin again speaks "do not worry as benwang has already informed Jing, Shiyou and Yunzhou and are already under preparation.. similarly benwang's beloved consort has informed medicine valley, poison sect and cloud city... so you all have to just focus on Baidu and Clear Water city with rest of the three cities.. with increased man power the work is not heavy as you might find now..

Now with the issue resolved...let's move on to the most important topic... tightening our security.. as caimin and green water lies in straight path to Xuzhou with no strong barracks beside it has become the most vulnerable part of Nanling... Caimin at the front divided by just few acres of no mans land faces one of the border of huajin.. if there is an invasion then the enemy could easily pierce through caimin to Xuzhou like a straight shot arrow... thus the current forts are like child's play to strong enemies...

With Jing facing the main border to huajin, Yunzhou to Qing and Shizou to Khan it is impossible to move any of the current armies from their respective places.. which leave us with only option to appoint a new general and two vice generals for the three cities.. we will have to renew the fort of Caimin and Xuzhou along with the capacity to hold more armies.. as for Green wind the fort will be maintained but the people won't be increased...

Caimin shall act as defensive shield while Xuzhou will be the aggressive spear and in time of invasion green wind will serve as a pit to trap the enemy.. pincered by both caimin and Xuzhou forces... leaded by vice generals Caimin shall be added and in total would have 100 thousand soldiers... green wind will have the same 50 thousand soldiers while Xuzhou shall be added to reach another 100 thousand soldiers...

During the invasion the 50 thousand soldiers of green wind is to divide to 25 and assist the neighboring cities.. that is to say after acting fierce defense we will let them in to not lower our number and shall have them perish in green wind...their short victory of breaking our defense will lead them to their demise... now the strategy can be prepared later for now we have to come to conclusion to whom we should entitle.."

Minister of war, General yan and prime minister were in deep thought with the same question. Indeed the plan was perfect to trap and finish their enemy but it was quite hard to select a new general and vice general with such large amount of army who had the capability to draw the power of 250 thousand soldiers.

Sensing their dilemma Yusheng offers her view "it's not that we don't have capable people... the fact is we have yet to acknowledge their talents... this lords thinks that young general Yan Hong is more than capable enough with adequate experience to be promoted to General... Lin Zexu third in line brother of Qinfeng and son to duke Lin can fill in as vice general to Caimin.. and finally Wei Ming son of duke wei also who is our current head minister of war can fill in as vice general for green wind..

Lin Zexu born and raised in borders alongside his great general of father and brother has the knowledge and experience to hold the defensive fort... while Wei Ming's great intellect in art of war will help to make strategy needed... and for Yan Hong we all know of his ability... though it would be the first for him to command such large army still is the best pick until we produce another set of talents...but undoubtedly these three are the best among best choices we have.. also the fact that their loyalty to Nanling and the throne makes it wise choice from future possible internal conflict and threat.."