The situation is getting worse and worse, Tong Guan and the ministers of the court can still sit firmly on Mount Tai, but Zhao Tan can't sit still, but he has no choice but to be an idler, he has no post and no power, and he can't mobilize the army, and he was scolded for reporting the truth, he issued a mobilization order again, and all the materials of the Taiyuan Workshop were transferred to the west of the canal, and the valley was closed with explosives, so as not to be used by the enemy. At the same time, the loyal and brave troops were ordered to maintain the highest level of combat readiness, and the supplies were distributed to the battalion, so that they could be dispatched immediately at the first order.

Since Hedong has no right to call the shots, there are still a few states in Yunzhou that have the final say! Zhao Tan looked at the map on the table, if the Western Route Army led by Zong Han wanted to enter the east of the Kou River, there were only two ways to go. First, from Fengsheng Prefecture to Datong, Keshuo Prefecture to Hedong Daizhou; The second is to use Ulzhou, which is in their hands, to enter Daizhou through the Flying Fox to Lingqiu.

Xijing City was under the control of the Krüpt Army, and it could also be said that it was under its own command, so Ulju became an important base for its southward movement. Zhao Tan's gaze turned to this, and he sighed, it would be good if he stretched out his hand a little longer and took Ulzhou together after occupying Yingzhou. But at that time, the Ulzhou guards descended to the Song Dynasty, and they gave up considering not to stimulate the Jurchens so that they would have an excuse to continue south.

Who knew that Tan Zhi Xuanfu Yanjing Mansion still found an excuse for the Jurchens to find an excuse because of the Zhang Jue incident, and was captured by Zong Han's troops, but now it is not so easy for him to rob again...

Ulzhou is located in the gap between the junction of Heng Mountain, Yan Mountain and Taihang Mountain, and the Heng Mountain and Yan Mountain, which block the cold wind outside the plug like a barrier, also miraculously leave eight mountains in the mountains in the north and south of Ulzhou. The so-called Yu is not only a hundred-mile canyon like 'Zhuqu ant wearing' in the Hengshan and Yanshan mountain ranges, but it can be used for military and business in drought. Rain discharges flash floods, due to the existence of these valleys. Since ancient times, Ulju has become an important military key and an important trading base on trade routes.

These valleys form natural passes. The south of these eight passes has Shimenyu, Beikouyu, Jiugongkouyu, Songzhikouyu, Jinhekouyu from west to east, and the north is Yuanyang Kouyu, Yulin Pass, and Wuchakou from east to west. Through the Beikouyu where thousands of people draw their swords and Lu Lixing, you can reach the flying fox; Crossing the cliff like a knife and an axe, it leads to Lingqiu, Taiyuan; Songzhikou wants to lead to Yizhou and Baozhou; In the north, you can reach Fengshengzhou through the Mandarin Duck Mouth Valley, and go north to Zhongjing; Cross Yulin Pass to Hongzhou to Huai'an, and go directly to the grassland through Daqinggou; After the five forks, you can go directly to Xijing City. The valley road extends in all directions. can go south and north, control Ulzhou, advance and retreat, and defend.

Zong Han is not stupid, he knows that it is not so easy to take advantage of Xijing, and he will inevitably take Ulzhou as the main attack route, and then attack Yingzhou and Ulzhou on the Xijing Road with a partial division, so as to cover his right flank and prevent being cut off from the back road, and then the two armies will continue to move south to capture Taiyuan in Daizhou. Since Ulzhou has been lost, Yingzhou, where the Jin army will join forces in the south to attack the Song Dynasty, has become a battleground for the two routes...

On the third day of October, the third wave of envoys of the Kingdom of Jin went to Bianliang, Tokyo, on the pretext of celebrating the New Year. Tong Guan returned to Taiyuan.

On 5 October, information came from Zhongshan Prefecture that the prime minister of Jin Guoguo and the general Yinshu could reorganize the army in Liudian, outside the city of Ulzhou, and that there might be an abnormality.

October 18th. Then came the news that 15,000 Jin soldiers from the Jin State were rushing to Pingzhou, and another 5,000 people from the Bohai Navy. The Xi army of 2,000 people, the Tie Li army of 2,000 people, a total of 9,000 people, are rushing to Yunzhong Mansion.

October 21. There was also news that the Jin army and the Jin army of the Han people were being transferred to Yunzhongfu and other important passes. In addition, the Jin army in Ulzhou, Feihu County and other places is collecting a large number of military horses, grain and grass and other materials, and border residents are spreading that the Jin State is about to start a war against the Song Dynasty.

On 3 November, the Zhongshan Prefecture reported that Prime Minister Jin Guoguo had ordered all the township soldiers in Yunzhong Mansion and the county under its jurisdiction to bring all the military quarters to Yunzhong Mansion to report. It was also reported that the Jin army was collecting and buying war horses in Shanxi.

Although Tong Guan didn't believe that the Jurchens would call, Zhao Ta firmly believed that since he didn't listen to persuasion, he could only do it alone.

On the fifth day of the first day of November, Zhao Ta led the Guards Brigade to leave Dijinze, where he had lived for more than a month, and went north to join the 1st Brigade of the Loyal Brave Army Wolf General and a subordinate army to cross the border from the Turbidity Wheel River into Dongshengzhou, cross the Yellow River at Yongbian and enter Shuozhou, and join the 2nd Brigade of the Krupp Army at Shanyang to Yingzhou.

On the sixth day of the first month of November, the 'Great Liao' superintendent ordered the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction to order troops to be recruited, to repair the city, to buy horses, and to hoard grain and grass.

On November 15, after ten days of rapid marching, Zhao Tan led two brigades to Hunyuan, and Ying Shuo Jiedu envoy Zhao Yong led the third brigade of the Kryu Army, two days later, the princess of the 'Great Liao' prison state ordered Xiao Dexin to lead 5,000 Yulin troops to escort 20,000 stone grain and grass to Jincheng. Subsequently, Zhao Ta carried out pre-war reconnaissance, collected intelligence, and deployed defenses.

Zhao Ta's camp is stationed in the Hot Spring Palace, which was once a palace built for the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Emperor Liaojing has also been stationed here many times, although it has been a little dilapidated for many years, but it is also a good place to clean and repair it a little, and it can meet the prince's hobby of bathing.

After the armies arrived one after another and were properly settled, Zhao Xin and Zhao Yong led the generals to the Hot Spring Palace to meet the prince to discuss the next move and accept orders.

"Meet the Princess!" Seeing that Xi had already led a group of officers of the Guards Brigade to wait in front of the door, he hurriedly stepped forward a few steps to salute when he saw Zhao Xin arrive.

"Xi Ye, how does this work!" Zhao Xin hurriedly stopped and said, it was the first time that he was called a princess, especially from the mouth of the chief manager of the inner mansion, Jianxi, which showed that everyone in the mansion had recognized her as the main mother, which was really surprised and happy.

"Princess, although we were all people around the prince in the past, there is a difference between master and servant, and we can't mess up the etiquette!" Jianxi insisted on saluting and said, "Don't meet the princess yet!" With that, Jianxi turned back to the group of guards on duty at the palace gate and said.

"Meet the Princess!" Many of the guards are old subordinates of Xiangyi, and the old people have also been on duty under Zhao Xin, everyone is very familiar with each other, although they suddenly feel that the change from male to female is a bit abrupt, but the chief manager and brigade commander are all called princesses, and they can only change their words.

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Zhao Xin was blushed and hurriedly said, but no one got up.

"Princess, everyone is waiting for a reward!" Shang Hu hunched his waist, pouted his ass, looked up and said with a grin.

"I..." Zhao Xinlai was in a hurry, with a weapon on his body and nothing else, where was the reward, and suddenly stood in front of the door in embarrassment.

"Please reward the princess!" A group of people deliberately blocked the door and asked for a reward again, which was not to embarrass her, but to make a joke.

"I really didn't have anything with me, don't believe me!" Zhao Xin was a little panicked and said helplessly.

"Princess, there are rules in the house, and the bride must be rewarded when she enters the door, or she is not allowed to enter the door!" Li Quan said with a smile 'seriously', but he didn't step forward to solve the siege, but watched everyone laugh.

"Hurry up, everyone will come later when they get the letter, and they will be rewarded more, and now they will be sent to disperse a little!" Shang Hu whispered 'kind intentions' to persuade.

"Yes, the princess hurry up and give some, the bride is not allowed to enter the door without a reward or the rule set by the prince, he wanted it when we got married, you won't forget it!" Erwa also hurriedly testified.

"I really didn't bring it, how about I come down and make up for it?" Of course, Zhao Xin knows about this matter, and the prince loves to join in this fun, although he doesn't know how many times higher the bride's reward is not good, but he is just happy to do it, and he also followed the fun back then, but he didn't expect his turn to pay it back.

"No, the prince is too picky, he will repay the account when he enters the door, and he will definitely not come out of a penny!" Li Quan's head shook like a rattle, and he resolutely denied it.

"No, no!" The more Zhao Xin argues, the more interesting everyone feels, where are they willing to let it go!

"I testify, now that the princess is the inspector of the Inner Capital, a month's salary is enough to send you away, and you will still owe this money!" At this time, Zhao Yong also led his two brigade commanders to arrive, and when he saw this scene, he immediately understood what was going on, and said without confusion.

"Yes, this little money princess is still rewarded, the prince must be in a hurry!" Sure enough, everyone was even more energetic and coaxed in unison.

But no matter how Zhao Xin explained, making a wish, everyone just didn't let it go, and she was very happy, she also knew that everyone was just joking and not malicious, and she couldn't be annoyed, even if she asked people to go back to get it, it was too late, and she was at the door for a while!

"The prince is here!" Just when everyone was making a lot of noise, someone suddenly said, I saw the prince coming over with two scribes and carrying a table.

"Lord, you also have to obey the rules, the princess can't go in without a reward!" As soon as Zhao Tan arrived, he was warned by everyone.

"Of course, the rules are set by me, how can I break them casually!" Zhao Ta said awe-inspiringly, "But there is another thing, I gave you a gift money when you got married, right!" ”

"Hmm!" Everyone nodded in unison and said, everyone has to admit this, but the prince feels inappropriate to bring it up at this time, but he can't grasp it for a while.

"Since everyone admits it, I don't care if the princess rewards me or not, but you can't help but mean that this king marries a relative, I don't have too much for a hundred taels, and I don't have too little for a penny, that's what it means!" Zhao Ta pointed to the bookcase that had been placed at the door and said.

"Shang Hu, I still have something over there, let's go first, but the reward can't be less, you stare at it for a while!" Li Quan coughed dryly and said.

"Brother, I also have something, I have to go and check if the water is hot, everyone will take a shower in a while!" Shang Hu also hurriedly excused himself, the two met and slipped away quietly with a smile, the prince's table was set up, obviously making everyone bleed, the reward may not be taken, the upside down is certain, with the lead, what are you waiting for, let's slip away, in a blink of an eye, there are a few guards left at the gate of the palace.

"Hmph, you still want to calculate my money, dreaming!" Zhao Ta looked at the scattered subordinates who were 'running away', snorted coldly, and pulled Zhao Xin, who was flushed with a blushing face, and strode into the gate of the Hot Spring Palace... (To be continued......)