The natural environment is a prerequisite for human life and production. Because the Jurchen tribal organization is close to military mobilization, unlike the agricultural civilization, the population is scattered and not easy to concentrate, and it is easy to have an advantage in military organization. However, the Central Plains ethnic group had a significant increase in expenditure when the land area was smaller than that of the Han and Tang dynasties, and Zhao Tan supported nearly 50,000 troops by himself, so it was very important to increase his financial resources.

Obviously, the development of trade is the main source of Zhao Ta's income increase, and he relies on this to gain a foothold in this world. The development of trade can lead to commercial prosperity, and commercial prosperity can lead to the development of handicraft industry and large-scale industry, which can make many people have food to eat and attract more people, and population is the most precious resource of this era.

There are many rivers in Shuozhou, the plains account for less than half, the water resources and pasture resources are relatively abundant, and the fertile land that can be cultivated reaches more than 4 million mu, which is suitable for the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, which is very rare in the semi-arid northwest region. More importantly, Shuozhou is not only rich in coal and iron resources, but also precious metals such as gold and copper that can be mined in this era, which can provide cheap raw materials and capital sources for Zhao Ta's workshop, and become an industrial and agricultural base and strategic springboard of its own.

But because of its unique geographical characteristics, Shuozhou also has a fatal weakness, in the ancient wars of attacking the city, the counties here often survive, one die, it is also Wanyan Xian also opened the door to Shuozhou for Zhao Ta, otherwise it will take some effort to capture him, so before Datong falls into his hands, the garrison of Shuozhou has become the current focus...

"Zhao Yong. How did you allocate the strength of the Krups? "The summer rainfall is concentrated in this place, with heavy rains, torrential rains and hail. Cool in the morning and evening, hot in the middle of the day. A torrential rain hit the camp of the Loyal Warriors again, and the tents were thumping with raindrops, and the senior officers of the Krup Army and the Loyal Warriors got together for the first time, but there was no time to make out now, Zhao Ta asked, pointing to the map.

"Lord Wang, I want to transfer the First Garrison Brigade of the Krup Army to Shuozhou City to undertake the garrison task; Shanyang, Mayi, and Wuzhou were handed over to the First Brigade, and although they were replenished, they still suffered injuries, just so that they could rest and train here; The 3rd and 4th Brigades were transferred back to Texas. Prepare to deal with the Jurchen attack with all your might! Zhao Yong said.

"Well, Zhao Li, what do you think!" Zhao Ta nodded, turned his face and asked Zhao Li.

"Lord Wang, I think Zhao Yong's plan is feasible, judging from the route of the Jin army and the Jin army, they still use the tactics of separate attacks and combined attacks in this attack, Shangjing all the way should be the main attack, and the Zonghan Department of Bei'an Prefecture is the auxiliary attack!" Zhao Li said, "The Krüpt army now has more than 25,000 people in seven brigades. Not only did he have to take on the garrison of the two states, but he also had to prepare to resist the attack of the Jurchens, which was inevitably overstretched, so it was feasible for him to take Texas as the main direction of operations! ”

"Do you think it's just for Xijing?" Zhao Ta asked with a smile.

"Lord Wang. Isn't it? Zhao Yong looked at the prince and asked suspiciously.

"Aguta is the head of a country, and his personal conquest is just for one purpose, to show his might. Shocked the remnants of the Khitan resistance. Therefore, there are two possibilities, one is to concentrate the two military horses and quickly capture Xijing. Then swept the states and counties of Xijing with the power of great victory; The second is to strengthen the strength of the Zonghan Department and use it as the main force to attack Datong. And Aguta went out of the front line of Yinshan, and defeated the resistance of Yuanzhou, Dezhou, Dongshengzhou, and Yunnei Prefecture with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and went deep into Jiashan to hunt down Yelu Yanxi. If you can catch him, or kill him, it means that the Liao State is dead, and it will destroy the foundation and confidence of the various resistance forces, so that they will be defeated without a fight, and it no longer matters whether the Zong Han Department can capture Datong! ”

"The prince cleaned up Yan Xian before the war, that is, to clear the hidden dangers in our rear, and prepared to fight against the Agu Department with all his might, so don't we want Shuozhou?" Zhao Yong asked.

"Don't?! This time, you have killed more than 10,000 enemies, and the reward alone will be as much as you want, you will come out! Zhao Ta patted Zhao Yong and said.

"Lord Wang, you won't exchange those Jurchens outside for money!" Zhao Yong hugged his head and said.

"You kid has learned this hand, but not this time, you have to keep Shuozhou and Texas, and you have to give me a big defeat, otherwise I will exchange you for money!" Zhao Ta slapped Zhao Yong's head again and said.

"Lord Wang, I'm worth a camel's money, and I can't exchange it for a few dollars!" Zhao Yong rubbed his head and said aggrievedly.

"Hehe, I still know how much I'm worth!" Zhao Ta was amused, but this was really a reward offered by the Jurchens, "But I can lose a lot of money, so let's keep it for now!" ”

"Lord Wang, since you have already thought about it, tell us, don't test us!" Zhao Yong said.

"Lazy, you are now the head of the army, you can't always walk on crutches, you have to grow your own brain, think about it. Otherwise, don't go back, report to the teaching team! Zhao Tan said sharply.

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Zhao Yong stuck out his tongue and stood upright, "Shuozhou's terrain is closed, and Huanzhou and Yingzhou in the northeast are under the control of the Khitans; In the west, there are existing party members stationed in Dongsheng Prefecture, which can form a buffer zone; To the south is our Great Song Dynasty, and it is absolutely safe to have our loyal and brave army in charge. There are only two roads for the Jurchens to enter Shuozhou, one is the Tooth Wolf Pass, where the high mountains on both sides face each other, the terrain is very steep, its east is Tangzi Mountain, the west is next to Dabao Mountain, the open Cangtou River Valley between the two mountains is an important passage from north to south to Datong, as long as these two mountain passes are controlled, Shuozhou can be safe, so I want to control the two mountain passes with a garrison brigade, and then garrison around Shuozhou with a brigade of mobile troops, suppress and suppress the remnants of the Jurchens, and the original deployment remains unchanged. ”

"Hmm!" Zhao Ta nodded, waiting for the following.

"The second, third, and fourth brigades of the Kruppers Army and the two garrison brigades are the main force of Texas defense, and they are going all out to fight against Aguta!" Zhao Yong said.

"Finished?" Zhao Ta raised his head and asked, Zhao Yong nodded, "If Datong is lost, then Dezhou and Shuozhou will be divided into two parts, and the corridor from Dezhou to the Great Song Dynasty will be cut off into a lonely city, as long as the Jin army besieges but does not attack, you will be trapped to death, and Shuozhou will have to be lost!" Zhao Tan said sharply.

"That's... Then I will only leave the garrison brigade to stick to the dangerous pass of the Dezhou Pass, and the rest of the troops will maneuver on the periphery of Dezhou and wait for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy, break the siege of the Jin army, re-establish the line of communication, and ask the prince to send reinforcements to assist if necessary! Zhao Yong pondered for a moment, looked at the prince and replied timidly.

"Yes, jump out of the Jin Army's encirclement to capture fighters on the outside line and carry out mobile defense!" Zhao Li clapped his hands and said wonderfully...

Although the intelligence system Zhao Ta has been in operation for many years, the situation is now turbulent, and it is very difficult to collect intelligence due to the loss of some of the intelligence sources relied on in the past. But for the sake of secrecy, the intelligence officers are mostly single-line contacts, and if there is a problem in the middle, it will be difficult to send the information, even if it is smooth, it will take several turns of hands to reach Zhao Ta.

Therefore, the information of the Jurchens often lags behind by ten days to more than a month, and every decision needs the support of intelligence.

Besides, at this time, the annual ring of history has been gently moved by him, and the original direction has been slightly deviated, which requires Zhao Ta to use his brains more, find clues through those accurate or inaccurate information, make a variety of predictions about the development of the situation, and formulate various corresponding response plans.

"Lord Wang, if Aguta attacks from the front, the first to bear the brunt is Yuanzhou, but Yuanzhou has nothing to do with us, will we help or not?" Zhao Yong asked again, he knows very well this kind of affairs beyond the military aspect, if he can't get it right, it will be a deep mud foot, even if he pulls out his foot, it is a foot of mud, and the general direction has to be grasped by the prince.

"Lips and teeth are cold, of course we have to reach out when necessary!" Zhao Zhi interjected, as soon as he heard Zhao Yong raise this question, he knew that Lu Dao was still in the dark, and he didn't know that Lu Dao Yuanzhou was Zhao Xin's territory, and the prince frowned when he heard it, knowing that it was difficult for the prince to do! Help, he broke his promise; If you don't help, you can't bear it in your heart.

"Yes, you should help if you are reasonable!" Zhao Yi said with a pun, "As soon as Yuanzhou is lost, you will have to attack the Jurchens alone, if you put the battlefield in Yuanzhou, you can not only avoid Texas from suffering from war, but also gain the friendship of Yuanzhou!" ”

"It's good if they want to know this truth, a few days ago, the steward of our Shengrentang Yuanzhou caravan came to Qiao Kun and said that the Yuanzhou City Lord's Mansion owed them two batches of payments, and asked him to come forward and say it, Qiao Kun wrote a letter to them, but I didn't expect that the money was not for a penny, and he was beaten, and he didn't give any face, wouldn't it be cheap if we helped them!" Zhao Courage said with a huff, if the prince said this, he would not dare to refute, but these two people said it as if they were fools and didn't understand anything, and they said their opinions at the moment.

"There is still such a thing as daring to owe us money and not pay it back? She's amazing! Zhao Ta touched his chin and said with a smile, but he chuckled in his heart, something must have happened to Zhao Xin, otherwise whether it is Zhao Xin's personality or the old relationship between the two parties, she will not owe him money to anyone, and even if she doesn't give it, she won't speak ill of them.

"Zhao Yong, how can you get into the eyes of money, you don't even want a brother for money!" Seeing that the prince's face was not good, Zhao Lian hurriedly pulled Zhao Yong and said, ignoring that he obviously misunderstood what the prince meant, thinking that it was Zhao Yong's words that made the prince even more disgusted with Zhao Xin.

"Who doesn't want brothers for money, do you have our brothers in Yuanzhou?" Zhao Yong was a little stunned, and argued as he looked at the strange eyes of the brothers.

"Zhao Xin is in Yuanzhou, she is the fifth girl!" Zhao Li shook his head and said, secretly sighing that the prince's secrecy work was really good. (To be continued.) )