Waiting for the rabbit, this is also a way to do it.

Li Zhifang and Luo Qibing were divided into two routes, Luo Qi led six secret guards to pass through the Black Mountain Pass again, and kept an eye on the movement of Jingtang Pass, while Li Zhifang closely deployed the army, waiting for the time to strike a blow.

At the same time, Song Weiyuan, who had come to the border city with Concubine Xin, had already shown his skills, and together with several colleagues from the Ministry of Industry, he led a large number of farmland and water conservancy experts, some soldiers involved in Tuntian, and local recruits, and the sowing work was already in full swing on the land from the city to the border city.

Song Weiyuan selected several different plots of land according to local conditions, and after simple trimming, sowed seeds of wheat, corn, barley, soybeans, sugar beets and other crops suitable for local cultivation, to see what the harvest would be next year.

Regarding the immigration mentioned in Murong Peng's fold, Song Weiyuan has always been in mind these days. If this vast area of barren land can be turned into fertile land, and then the trade along the entire border can be prosperous, I don't know how many future generations will benefit.

In view of the climatic characteristics of the border city of severe cold in winter and scorching heat in summer, Song Weiyuan personally designed the drawings of the house, ordered people to dig deep in the foundation of the barrier city, and quarried stones from the surrounding mountains to calcine lime to build a kind of house with half an underground floor, half a floor above the ground, and an extra layer of dome-shaped attic above the roof.

With the extra basement floor, the whole house will be warm in winter and cool in summer, and the crooked attic of the dome is also very beneficial, which can store some winter grain and hay, and can also effectively relieve the heavy load of goose feathers and snow pouring down the sky during the long winter.

The newly built houses are very beautiful, with gray masonry and mud tiles neatly and cleanly, and the green wooden windows and doors, and the floors are all plastered with lime, so that you can move in after a few days of drying.

Hearing that these houses may be for the families of the army, the soldiers inevitably discussed a few words in private. It is not easy for them to fight on the border, so naturally they are all looking forward to reuniting with their families.

After coming and going, the morale of the army was very high, and this time the household department brought a more generous military salary than before, which contained both Chu Zhaohui's money and the donations received at the poetry meeting. Part of the salary was used to build these houses, and the other part greatly improved the livelihood of the soldiers.

Compared with Li Zhifang and other upper-level generals who were worried about Jingtang Pass, the ordinary soldiers were always happy on their faces, and they had hope for their days in the border city.

It was the April weather when the earth was coming back to spring, and the melting snow irrigated the sown fields, and the corn and barley drilled out of the fields in unison, a new green eye that had not been seen for many years, and the people around them seemed to have discovered a miracle.

Song Weiyuan was dressed in a jacket, his sleeves and trouser legs rolled up high, walking barefoot on the ridges of the fields that were hot by the sun, stroking the wheat seedlings that had just stretched out, and smiling knowingly.

Spring planting and autumn harvest, seedlings swaying in the wind, Song Weiyuan seems to see the grand scene of the next year's harvest. Looking at the rows of tall new houses in the distance, he was confident in his design, and felt more and more that the immigration plan was real and feasible.

Leaving some of his men and horses to stay in the border city, Song Weiyuan couldn't wait to embark on the road back to Beijing, and wanted to report this gratifying matter to Emperor Chongming in person, so as to officially promote the imperial court's policy of immigration to the border city.

At the same time, several 800-mile letters from the border city were sent all the way to the capital, and they were placed on the desk of Emperor Chongming, which was about the military situation of Jingtang Pass.

Emperor Chongming looked at the excerpts mentioned in the song, that area of three irrelevance actually hid incidents, and such a secret was buried in the depression of the snow-capped mountains. Jingtang Pass is indeed another hiding place for the traitors, and now that its traces have been discovered, it can prevent trouble before it happens, and it is naturally very happy.

In view of the dangerous terrain of Jingtang Pass, Li Zhifang mentioned several times in the twists and turns that it was not easy to attack it. He made it clear that he wanted to find another shortcut to reduce the casualties in the army, and he also looked forward to cutting off its foreign aid now.

Emperor Chongming did not slack off at all, he summoned Xu Sansan, Xia Yuzhi and other generals to the imperial study, showed them Li Zhifang's recitals, and asked if there was a good way.

After thinking about it for three years, he looked at the map and studied it for a long time, then got up and said, "Your Majesty, if you say that you have another shortcut, the old minister thinks it is not feasible. The Black Mountain Pass stretches for dozens of miles, and there is only one mountain road in and out, and there is no shortcut to be found. In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to walk by the way. ”

Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, since Emperor Chongming reused the old general for three years, not only caged the entire military department into an iron plate, but also turned out the scandal of Qian Weizhen and others who were greedy for military salaries, and now he proposed this borrowing move, Emperor Chongming heard of it, and Xia Yuzhi also listened carefully to the old general's high opinions.

Xu Sannian pointed to the map and said, "General Li is thoughtful, and he really can't rush to send troops. According to the minister's opinion, this is not the best time to attack Jingtang Pass, but should be chosen in September when the snow is flying and the air is turning into ice. ”

The so-called mourning soldiers will win, Su Guangfu has been defeated repeatedly, and at this time he will definitely fight against the water, and Huang Jie and others will be boosted by the help of the city, and their morale will inevitably be high. If you want to take Jingtang Pass in one fell swoop, you can only crush it with the absolute number of troops, which will definitely pay a superfluous price.

Xu Sannian pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, please see, this Jingtang Pass is only separated from the Goryeo Kingdom by a water. If it is cut off first, so that the city's military supplies cannot be supplied, it will first shake the morale of the soldiers. Let's raise our troops in the middle of winter, set off along the periphery of Goryeo, and quietly cross the river from the ice, so that we can appear under Jingkang Pass unknowingly and catch them off guard. ”

It was only a few months before the heavy snow in the border city in September, and Xu Sannian thought that Su Guangfu was recuperating, and he would only preserve his strength and would not choose to take the initiative to attack, although it gave the rebels time to rectify, but they were better prepared before the battle, and they would inevitably win more easily.

It turned out that the old general meant to borrow the road from the Goryeo Kingdom, and the gods unknowingly bypassed the Black Mountain Pass, and the army seemed to fall from the sky, which was a fresh idea.

Emperor Chongming pondered: "Lao Shangshu's idea is of course wonderful, but tens of thousands of troops crossing the border from Goryeo directly endangered the safety of Goryeo, so how can the king of Goryeo allow it?"

Xu Sanzi then arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please see, we only need to pass along their periphery, and the army will not stay in the country of Goryeo." There is still half a year to go before the winter of the border city, so let's show sincerity and don't worry about not moving the newly enthroned King of Goryeo. ”

Emperor Chongming seriously thought about Xu Sansan's proposal, he leaned over the map, and looked along the path pointed by Xu Sansan, which was indeed the best shortcut.