The thief found out, it was Da Hengxiang Li who began to attack after Zhao Zhe and others entered the camp, and one of Chen Susu's maids. To say that the ability of this imperial guard is strong, it was only dawn, within an hour. Not only did the two thieves be examined from the suspects, but also the two thieves were found out why and how they betrayed. And that Li Xianfeng, after recruiting people, was thinking about taking refuge in Zhao Zhe, and repeatedly swore poison, and was even willing to take regular poison to maintain loyalty.

The master of the first product is already a famous master in the rivers and lakes, and he is the object of reverence. If you are someone else, it is an extremely lucky thing that a master is willing to take poison and be loyal. But for Zhao Zhe, although the first-class master is precious, he dislikes this kind of betrayer very much. So he asked a person under Qin Yun's command who was good at torture to immediately set up a Xingtai in the center of the camp. Cut off all his meridians and was skinned alive. And the maid, under Chen Susu's unbearable vomiting, did not suffer too many living crimes. It's just a death hole.

pulled out the camp tent and set off, Dahengxiang and the people of the dart bureau, who originally admired and respected Zhao Zhe, were even more afraid. A first-class master who is unattainable for them is skinned like a dog, no, worse than a dog. When his skin was peeled off, the man was still alive. hung on the Xingtai and left him directly in the wilderness. Its end made everyone who saw it tremble.

And Zhao Zhe is gradually preaching his theory of loyalty. It doesn't matter if you don't have the ability, you can cultivate it, you can study hard. But betrayal is not a chance of forgiveness. Some of the Jianghu people who assisted this Li in reporting the news and contacting back and forth were also listed. When they return, everyone will be punished with death. But Zhao Zhe was in charge, and after going back this time, in the original reward and reward, another one million taels were given to more than 700 warriors who did not retreat. has such clear rewards and punishments, and Zhao Zhe is domineering and powerful. Soon, the more than 700 people were deeply favored. For some masters such as three, four, or five grades, this more than 1,000 taels of silver is not a large amount, but Boss Zhao's behavior is very appreciative to them. And for those who are still of low grade, more than 1,000 taels of silver is a large amount, and I am even more grateful to Zhao Zhe.

Under the high morale, the speed of the journey seems to be faster. Before dark, they were stationed in the military camp. After a slight light on Yang Dingshan's identity, as well as private money. However, the road was unimpeded, and after only ten days, the entire huge convoy drove into Shenyangwei. At this time, Yang Dingshan and Liu Pojun were both stationed in Shenyang Weizhong.

Of course, Shenyangwei is not the last stop. According to Chen Susu's introduction, there are dozens of contact points on the long border between Liaodong and Houjin. But due to the war, it is not known how many points are still operating. However, since the goods have arrived in Shenyang Wei, Chen Susu is covered by Yang Dingshan in the background. Naturally, you can slowly contact the other businessman, negotiate the price with each other, and ship the goods in batches. The caravan was temporarily stationed in Shenyang Weizhong, and her hundreds of subordinates were divided into many groups to talk to people about business.

In order to avoid revealing his identity, wait for Chen Susu to take some time to get everything done. After seeing the Shenyang Wei style with Wang Xian's gang of darts everywhere, he secretly summoned Yang Dingshan and Liu Pojun. Naturally, the two of them knew that the emperor was coming. But there was no order from the emperor, and he didn't dare to come forward to meet him indiscriminately.

Zhao Zhe still met Liu Pojun for the first time, this person is nearly forty years old, but he is a young man with a square face, perhaps he has been desperately cultivated by Liu Chao's old eunuch since he was a child, and he has read a lot of military history, and even poetry and songs. makes him a general, but he reveals an elegant bookish atmosphere. And he was promoted to the realm of grandmaster at the age of thirty-three, and his face was also quite young. Under the armor, he looks quite heroic.

As soon as he saw Zhao Zhe, he worshiped three times sincerely. One was to meet the emperor, the other was to thank the emperor for not killing his father-in-law Liu Chao, so that he could take care of his grace, and three times to worship the emperor's trust and give him the command of the entire Liaodong campaign.

For such characters, Zhao Zhe is also very polite. He lifted him up with his own hands, and sat him down and talked. As for Yang Dingshan, the two of them have already communicated and tacitly understood, and many things are tacit. The three of them sat down, drinking tea and talking about their hearts. First of all, Liu Pojun reported and analyzed the situation in the entire Liaodong and Houjin Kingdom in great detail, bit by bit, in an orderly manner. Including the comparison of the strength of the two armies, the measurement of economic strength, and even the degree of domestic support, and the attitudes of various forces in neighboring countries, etc.

Subsequently, he and Yang Dingshan began to plead guilty again. Although the battle of Liaodong was won, the losses of Da Zhao's soldiers were also very great. In particular, the losses of the two ace cavalry armies, the hussar army and the cavalry army, are even more shocking. But Zhao Zhe also understands this matter very well. The Houjin national style was originally extremely strong, and the army's combat power was extraordinary, and the 50,000 cavalry troops that penetrated into Liaodong to disturb and invade were still the elite of the Houjin cavalry. It would be a great credit to be able to lose half of it. 25,000 people is a drop in the bucket for Da Zhao. However, the total population of the Houjin Kingdom is only a few million. Excluding the weak men and women who are unable to fight, there are at most six or seven hundred thousand strong men. And these six or seven hundred thousand strong people can't all be used to join the army, right? If you can organize an army of 300,000 if you die, it is already the sky, and you need to carry out a lot of plunder to maintain it. Now that he has lost 25,000 elites in one go, it can be regarded as a pain in the bones for the Houjin Kingdom.

But the current situation is not very favorable to Da Zhao. Although the total number of troops in the Houjin Kingdom is now more than 200,000, almost the vast majority of these 200,000 people are cavalry, and the nomads are advantageous to this, there are more horses, and there are more people who can ride horses. These 200,000 people alone are enough for the Great Zhao Empire to have a headache. If the two sides fight to the point of white-hot level, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not jump over the wall in a hurry, and use the strength of the whole country to fight with Da Zhao.

On the side of Da Zhao, the 150,000 border army is now 1230,000. There are still more than 280,000 left in the Central Army. 400,000 people, if it were purely defensive, would not be impossible to prevent. But you must know that the Central Army is not a border army, will it be here for a year, two years, even ten years, or a hundred years?

After the deployment of so many central ace armies, the defense of the central government is also unprecedentedly empty. If something happens, the consequences are unimaginable. What's more, other countries are also eyeing the contest between Da Zhao and Hou Jin. If the Great Zhao State dealt with it very hard, and even showed a weak and unslackening appearance, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no superficial submission of various tribes, as well as those countries with wolf ambitions. If the group rises up and attacks, according to the degree of weakness of Da Zhao now, it will be dangerous.

Today's Da Zhao is like a huge beast. The physique is strong, and when there is no illness or disaster, the little beasts are respectful, and they will send various tributes every year to pay their respects. One day, however, the beast became sick, weak, and old. Then the seemingly docile little beasts will show their fangs and attack them in an attempt to replace them.

If you don't want the Great Zhao Empire to be killed by that sick giant beast. Then the battle with the Houjin Kingdom must be fought well, must be won, and it must be fought easily and beautifully. In this way, it can deter the surrounding countries for the Great Zhao Empire and usher in some respite. Zhao Zhe was confident that if he was given some time to develop, he would be able to use some knowledge beyond the ancients to make the Great Zhao Empire much stronger. But now, I'm afraid it's time for me.

Now, according to the report of the spies, the Houjin Kingdom is already sharpening its knives, gathering and even expanding its army. Preparing to send a large army in the near future, he will fight a battle with Da Zhao in Liaodong. It is also difficult for the Houjin Kingdom to ride a tiger now, because once many things are made, they often want to end, and they are not decided by their own will. Especially this time, the loss of 25,000 elites put Houjin Guo under a lot of pressure. The land area, total population, resources, and so on also made the Houjin Kingdom feel that he was not qualified to fight a war of attrition with Da Zhao and the capital to fight a protracted war. Only by relying on the strong combat effectiveness of the army and breaking the army placed by Dazhao in Liaodong on the battlefield in one fell swoop, so as to capture the entire Liaodong, can we expand a living space and a situation for the Jurchen people of the Later Jin State to have a chance to develop. At this time, they are like sailing against the current, and if they don't advance, they will retreat.

Between countries and between nations, in fact, this is the case. The law of the jungle eats the strong, either you eat me, or I eat you. Now between these two countries, there are reasons to have to fight a battle to decide the surname, and neither can afford to delay it, and no one can afford it.

But this battle involves all aspects. Even if you want to fight, I'm afraid you won't be able to fight in too short a short time. Although Houjin's forces are strong, logistics have always been a huge problem for them. A large number of young and middle-aged people were conscripted into the army, making their food and grass even more scarce than that of the Great Zhao State. And the Great Zhao State is mainly based on infantry troops, and the whole country is only a hundred thousand elite riders. There is more defense than enough, and there is not enough offense. It is undoubtedly unrealistic to mobilize the army to take the lead in running to the Jinguo to fight. And the Great Zhao State must also make some adequate preparations before the war. After all, if the entire Liaodong was forcibly eaten by the Houjin State, they would enter the Shanhaiguan Pass like a bamboo, and the words that went straight to the hinterland of Dazhao would also be able to wait.

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(To be continued)