At night, Zhao Xun called Zhao Hai, the director of the Shadow Division, to the study and asked Zhao Hai to inquire about the development of the Shadow Division. As an intelligence agency, this is naturally the top priority of the Xiaoguo Army.

Listening to Zhao Hai's return, Zhao Xun couldn't help frowning slightly. Zhao Hai's arrangement can be said to be very thoughtful and careful, but the development is too slow. Until now, except for Youzhou, other places have not reached out at all.

"No, it's too slow. In this way, in the future, each major state will have a branch, and each major state will have a small team in the state capital under its jurisdiction. The head of the branch is set up like the headquarters to coordinate the intelligence of a state. As in the case of the decree today, we are completely unaware. Even the dispute between the court and the meeting in Chang'an City is not clear. We need to know who we can woo, who is worth wooing, and who is the enemy. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Zhao Hai smiled bitterly: "But it costs too much money to build this intelligence agency completely." ”

Zhao asked: "It doesn't matter, as long as it is built, it is worth it no matter how much it costs, it is much better than us opening our eyes and feeling blind." ”

"Then I'll do my best, as long as there are people and money, these shouldn't be a problem."

"If there is a shortage of manpower, go to the Guards Battalion and the Armament Academy to select, as long as you are qualified, you can pull it and apply it."

"Next, in addition to establishing a branch, you must also work with the Eagle Eye Division to pay attention to the movements of the Weizhou Mansion Army. Since I am a patrol envoy in Youbei and have the responsibility of clearing out foreign tribes, I should wipe out these more than 50,000 Yan troops and recover Weizhou Mansion. Zhao Xun said with deep meaning, as for Zhao Xun's plan, Zhao Hai, who is the director of the Shadow Department and Zhao Xun's brother, is naturally very clear. Napingzhou Mansion is one of the targets, the target of revenge.

"By the way, what is the recent situation of the Beihai tribes and the Ya tribes, and how is the founding of the Ya tribes? What is the reaction of the various departments to the southern invasion army of the three tribes being wiped out by our Xiaoguo army? ”

"There are seven parts of the Sulliest, Bodu, Anchegu, Funie, Room, Heishui, and Baishan, of which the Heishui is the northernmost and covers the widest area, and there is almost the sum of the remaining six, so the founding of the Jianzhu tribes has removed the black water in the country, and there is no intention of joining forces to resist each other. However, because the eldest prince killed his father and killed his younger brother, the Bolu tribe was mainly self-reliant, and after changing the tribe to the Beihai Department, it also broke away from the six tribes and established the country. Among the remaining five tribes, the Su Mo is the strongest, especially after it occupies the two prefectures in the northeast corner of Yan Kingdom, it is the strongest clan of the seven tribes, which is also the reason why Bo Du, An Che Gu, and Fu Nie invaded the four prefectures of Yanzhou, and they want to follow suit. ”

"As a result, my Xiaoguo army rose, Bo Du rebelled, and the other two troops were under pressure from the Su Mo Army, and they did not dare to send tribal reinforcements lightly, so they led Zhan to watch us gradually wipe out the two armies. It is precisely because of this that the four tribes of Anchegu, Funi, Haomu, and Baishan combined to establish the Liaodong Kingdom, the north according to the Heishui Department, and the east to resist the end of Sumo. At present, the territory of the Heishui Department is the largest, followed by Su Mo, which occupies the two prefectures of Yan, the smallest of Liaodong, and the weakest of the Beihai Department. However, Liaodong has the most people and the strongest soldiers. In addition to external reasons, the new Liaodong Kingdom also struggled for power and strife within the various tribes, which was also one of the reasons why the Sanfu Yan army could not be rescued. ”

Zhao Xun laughed and said: "Okay, the separatist forces are in our best interest, let the Shadow Division decide the situation in the north, if possible, try to provoke disputes among the three departments, and let them have internal disputes first." ”

In September of the 22nd year of Xuanwu, the four ethnic groups of Xuanwu Anchegu, Funi, Haoshu and Baishan were combined to establish the Liaodong Kingdom, imitate the Yan State, establish the county system, and set up a total of 10 prefectures and 78 counties. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, a notice was issued to let the Xiaoguo Army (Huolin Army) withdraw from the Wei Prefecture Prefecture and compensate for the losses, otherwise, the whole country would march south. All of a sudden, the people of the three provinces under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army were worried, and the people of Youzhou were also very worried, and all of a sudden, the whole court looked at the commander of the Xiaoguo Army, the youngest Youbei patrol envoy Zhao Xun, to see how he responded, and more people were worried that such a young hero who dared to fight against foreign races would be beaten down like this. As for those officials who were jealous of the fact that they had become the four-rank patrol envoys at a young age, they were secretly happy in their hearts, hoping that Zhao Xun would be exterminated by the Liaodong Kingdom.

Inspecting the embassy, the civil and military officials were lined up on both sides.

Zhao Xun sat on the main seat, glanced at everyone, and said, "Everyone has seen the declaration of this Liaodong Kingdom!" What do you think? ”

Political envoy Pei Yi said in a deep voice: "My lord, because of the announcement of Liaodongguo, the people under the rule of my Xiaoguo army are uneasy, and even some people and rich families want to flee to the south. Merchants who traveled from north to south also inquired about the countermeasures of our Xiaoguo army, and they were not optimistic about us. The subordinates thought that they could agree to some of their conditions, such as releasing the Yan army back to Weizhou Mansion, which would also be conducive to the recovery of Weizhou Mansion, but they would definitely not be able to compensate for the losses. His subordinates are civil officials who don't know martial arts, but they also know that we are victors with the Yan Yan army, and we must not give in to each other. ”

Yu Jing, director of the Department of Knowledge, was active this time, and said: "Under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army, all the scholars fully support the Lord, and according to the Liaodong Kingdom in the north, we believe that the Lordship will not give in to the Liaodong Kingdom." ”

Seeing Yu Jing say this, Zhao Xun couldn't cry or laugh. But fortunately, it can be regarded as a gain to get the support of Yu Jing and Sanfu Shizi.

Bao Muyang, the general of the Zhongfu Army, said in a loud voice: "General, there is no need to talk more with this Liaodong country, what if you don't let it go, what if you don't compensate?" If our Xiaoguo army can defeat them the first time, we can defeat them a second time. ”

The rest of the generals also said in unison, not only did the generals support Zhao Xun to speak by force, but also the directors of the various departments and the Yin of the Sanfu Prefecture also agreed. The directors of the Logistics Department and the Finance Department both said that they would make every effort to provide support for the logistics of the army.

Lu Ziliang, Yang Wangzhen and others, who knew Zhao Xun's intentions, did not speak, but they were secretly relieved to see that the whole army was hating the same enemy.

"Okay, since you are all determined to ignore the clamor of Liaodongguo, then we will ignore it. I also want to see how powerful this newly built Liaodong country is. If they want to hit us, they have to come to our territory, and we don't have direct contact with them. I decided that in three days, we would send troops to the Weizhou capital, and this was our response to him. ”

"But we can't be careless, among them, the Zuofu Army is stationed in Yanzhou Mansion, mainly responsible for the situation of the Beihai Departments in the north. The Youfu Army was stationed in the Shunzhou Prefecture, and again, the focus was on the north. The Zhongfu army is stationed in the Yingzhou capital, and your direction is on the side of Haizhou Mansion. The Water Battalion and the Zhongzi Battalion continue to stick to the North Wind City and adapt to the situation. The rest of the front and rear two provinces and the six battalions of cavalry participated in the operation. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"General, why not us? Since we have entered the household registration of Yan State, that is, we are Han Chinese, doesn't the general trust us? A voice said loudly, causing the officials in the lobby to look sideways.

Zhao Xun looked at it, and it turned out to be Yan Xu, the commander of the red wolf capital in the cavalry capital. Now the cavalry of the Wudu Jing Dynasty are all Han and learn Chinese.

Seeing Yan Xu say this, Zhao Xun smiled and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, but I have another task." Since you have asked to join the war, then send out both men and horses and move with the army. The Red Wolf Capital and the Red Leopard both moved with the army, and the remaining three capitals were stationed at the junction of Yingzhou Mansion and Weizhou Mansion, waiting for orders. ”

"Obey!" The five lieutenants of the cavalry all responded in unison, in fact, they now also feel that it is much better to serve under the Xiaoguo army than in the original tribe, although the military law is strict, but the treatment of the soldiers is excellent, and the rewards are also rich, especially the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, they can fully feed the family when they settle here, and they do not have to worry about the exploitation of Shangguan and the tribe. When the five lieutenants saw that Zhao Xun agreed to their request to send troops with the army, they were also satisfied, at least they had Zhao Xun's trust.

In the middle of September of the 22nd year of Xuanwu, 56,000 troops, swore in Yingzhou City. Among them, half of them were cavalry, and there were 6,000 cavalry and battalions under the Guard. The army was divided into six routes, with three battalions as one road, and each attacked the six counties where the Weizhou capital was still in the hands of the Yan army.

Fifty-six thousand troops, six ways out together, foot and cavalry cooperation, the grass-roots officers of each army are all officers who have returned to the team after a short period of study in the Armament Academy, and the same is true for the middle level, these middle and low-level officers are Zhao Xun's most loyal subordinates, and many of them are from the pro-guard battalion.

In the rumbling war drums, the six generals took over the seal letter from Zhao Xun's hands, and the soldiers of the six armies shouted and saluted to the top of the general's platform, and then the six armies were like six arrows towards Weizhou Mansion. And Zhao Xun was also escorted by the pro-guard battalion, and took the officials who were about to go to Weizhou Mansion to take over, and went to Weizhou City.

The Xiaoguo army attacked brazenly, and the world looked sideways, it was rare to be so tough on outsiders, and the voices of praise came and went. Although the people under the rule of the Xiaoguo army were a little worried about the war between the Xiaoguo army and the Liaodong Kingdom, they agreed not to be afraid of the Liaodong Kingdom, because they believed that the Xiaoguo army would defeat the Tatar people as always.

Yanzhou Mansion

"This Zhao Xun is simply ...... I was promoted, but I don't know the southeast and northwest, and I am fighting with Liaodong? Li Muyuan frowned and said.

"Didn't you see, when the oath was sworn to go on the expedition, didn't he say, I was deeply favored by the emperor, and I was added as a patrol envoy to the north, and the north was based on the barbarians, and the barbarians first occupied my territory and killed my people, and my generation should rise up to resist...... On the surface, he is under the banner of his own duties, but he actually takes a fancy to the territory there, and now it is good, not only to fight the Yan army of Weizhou Mansion, but also to make a reputation for himself, this kid is slipping. Li Huaiyuan said with a smile.

"Father, if Liaodong and the Xiaoguo Army fight, will they be able to withstand it? We're betting on him. Li Muyuan hesitated.

Looking at his second son, Li Huaiyuan couldn't help but think of Zhao Xun, his second son, the overall situation is still not enough. So he explained: "Liaodongguo? There is pressure from the Black Water Department in the north, there is a powerful Su Mo in the southeast, and the road to the south is in the hands of the Beihai Tribes, they go south? It seems that not only Weizhou Mansion, but also Pingzhou Mansion and Haizhou Mansion are also going to fall into the hands of this Zhao Xun. Good luck for this kid. ”

When Li Muyuan heard this, he was also speechless and envious. Seriously, not only Li Muyuan, but even Li Huaiyuan envied Zhao Xun. Although Li Huaiyuan has a very high status, the troops under his control are also very strong. However, except for the 15,000 private troops under his command, the rest were all members of the imperial court, not his own. However, Zhao Xun took the opportunity of the invasion of the Yan army to take advantage of the situation and pulled up tens of thousands of troops, and more importantly, tens of thousands of troops only obeyed Zhao Xun, and there was also the territory of Sanfu as a backing.

"Father, what about the cooperation between us and Zhao Xun? He led his troops to recruit the Yan army, so we ......."

Li Huaiyuan said in a deep voice: "Do you know? Among the Xiaoguo army, there are 15,000 cavalry, these cavalry are all prisoners of the army, and after surrendering to Zhao Xun, they were used by Zhao Xun. Now, one of these cavalry is stationed around Deyuan County in Weizhou Prefecture, not far from Jizhou Prefecture. ”

"I see...... Cavalry? This Zhao Xun also dares to trust? Li Muyuan was shocked, Zhao Xun was fighting with the Yan Army, but at the same time, he was retracting the Yan Army, which ......

"In the land of Sanfu, there are more than 60,000 of the Yan Ya army captured by the Xiaoguo army, and there are three tribes, if these Jin people can live better under the rule of the Xiaoguo army than among the tribes, how can it be impossible to take refuge sincerely? Don't forget, there are also many Han people who work for them. This Zhao Xun is really extraordinary. ”

Not only Li Huaiyuan sighed, but also the rest of the officials in various places had their own feelings, some envy, some admired, and some disdainful. But in any case, Zhao Xun's actions were still supported by many people and scholars. The heroes who fought against the barbarians have always been praised, especially the young heroes.

Chang'an City.

Zuo Xiang Situ Lei looked at the situation of Xiaoguo Army, and only said one sentence: This kid is definitely not a good bird, a treacherous man, and good luck. Then he put it aside, for him, no matter how great this Zhao Xun's achievements are, it will not have much impact on him, after all, it is too far away.

Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, looked at the intelligence of the Xiaoguo Army and said with emotion: "After a long time, this kid has been achieved." Fortunately, he regained the lost land, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to his ancestors. Alas, what should I do with this Li Huaiyuan? Damn old Situ, you're going to uproot the forces in my north. If you are not careful, you will lose the chess corner. Then he smiled and said: "However, you didn't get it well, this fulfilled this young boy, but he got the emperor's reward, will he be the emperor's person?" Will it fall to them. Hei Yu, continue to strengthen the monitoring of Xiaoguo Jun and Zhao Xun, I need his detailed situation, and his approval and movement, I must tell me as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, lord." A dark shadow flashed from inside the room......