The atmosphere in the study became solemn, and Jin Jiang Yinshu was resourceful, and led the division to smuggle Shimenyu into Daizhou, which completely changed the situation of the Hedong War, and also ruined the prince's plan to keep the enemy outside the country; Wanyan Lou is not good at stubble, brave and good at fighting, although he was defeated twice under the prince, but his subordinates dare to fight hard, and his style of not fearing death has been praised by the prince many times.

On the other hand, the three generals sent by the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be from the Western Army. But objectively speaking, the Western Army fought viciously with the Western Xia for many years, and then suppressed Fang La, and then attacked Liao. Even the Iron Army could not withstand repeated tosses and suffered heavy casualties. What is even worse is that there is a shortage of food and salaries, and morale is low. And now, with the fall of famous generals such as Liu Fa and Liu Zhongwu, only the seventy-six-year-old Seed Master Dao is left to take on the banner of the Western Army.

Yao Gu can also be regarded as the only remaining veteran of the Western Army, but his son Yao Zhongping's performance in the capital was really not good, and he ran away after the defeat. And he also fought with the loyal and brave army, more than brave, not enough strategy, now in his twilight years, and he has lost the sharpness of the battlefield. As for Zhang Hao, he is the son of Zhang Xiaochun, the prefect of Taiyuan, and he is a rising star, but everyone is not optimistic about this recruit who has not yet gone through the battle formation. Among the breeders, he is a general in the 'breeder generals', but he is only six years younger than the breeder, a veritable veteran, but he has made many meritorious contributions in the war against Western Xia, and he is the most appropriate one among the three people...

"Second master, the briefing from the Intelligence Department has been delivered!" Just as the three of them were talking about the generals, Jian Xi came in and handed over the recently collected information collected by the Intelligence Division.

With the focus of the prince's attention, the scale of the intelligence department has grown day by day, and the division of labor has become more and more clear. There are more than 3,000 intelligence officers on the register alone, and even more if you include the military intelligence department and part-time peripheral personnel. They were scattered throughout the Great Song Dynasty, Western Xia, and the Jin Kingdom. It even penetrated into the countries of the Western Regions such as Goryeo, Fuso, and Tubo. It's no longer the time when there were three or five guns in the grass creation period, and even a 'big spy' of Li Jun's level has to go out to collect intelligence in person. But the Intelligence Department is also one of the most money-burning departments in the province.

Zhao Ta knew the importance of timeliness and accuracy of intelligence, and its political, economic, and military role could not be measured by money, so he felt that the money was well spent, and the role of the Intelligence Department in his own conquest of Western Xia, control and capture of Xijing, assassination of Wu Qimai and other actions were irreplaceable.

But with the increase of personnel and intelligence sources, there are thousands of information sent from various channels, and if Zhao Ta is allowed to check them one by one, he will not be able to read them all. So it's filtered by the specialized personnel of the Intelligence Division. Eliminate all the valuable, repetitive, and false information, and submit important information to the prince for review every day, and then review the original if necessary.

"It seems that we don't need to talk about it here, the three people have already been dispatched!" Zhao Ta quickly found what he wanted to know the most through the index, "Yao Gu led 40,000 troops to cross the river from Henan to the north, and Zhang Hao from Hedong pressed to Taiyuan from the front!" Zhao Ta said, and Zhao Li and Zhao Yan quickly found a place to sit on the map and marked it.

"The central part of the division met with more than 30,000 Shengjie troops in Hebei. From Zhending to Jingcheng Road, through Taihang, at a speed of eighty miles a day, rushed to Taiyuan to attack the back road of the Jin army..."Zhao Ta hesitated at this point.

"Is there anything wrong with the prince?" Zhao Li asked when he saw that the prince's face was changing.

"Last year, I took the Jingcheng Road to escort Xiye to Zhongshan, and the Jingcheng Kongdao was tortuous and difficult to walk. There are places where only bicycles can be passed. There are more than 90,000 people in the middle of the division plus the Shengjie army, and most of their troops are foot soldiers, if they travel 80 miles a day. How to accompany the heavy grain and grass. The soldiers will wind for dozens of miles, and they can only fight repeatedly. How to concentrate forces for a surprise attack? Could it be that he is old and confused! Zhao Ta frowned and said incomprehensibly.

"Judging from the formation, the frontal armies attacked from the front. Attracting the enemy's main force and outflanking it from behind with surprise troops, this battle plan does not seem to be wrong. Fifteen troops were invested in this battle, and the Jin army was only 20,000, and the disparity in strength was huge. Zhao Li said, "If the soldier personally brings his own food for seven days and marches at a speed of 80 miles a day, it can be reached in five days, and after the three route armies meet, the battle will be quickly ended with the momentum of Mount Tai, and the battle can be solved in two days!" ”

"Brother, our march and war are not just on paper, wars are often ever-changing, we have fought so many battles, which one is completely in accordance with the predetermined plan!" Zhao Yan said, "This plan seems to be perfect, but who dares to guarantee that there will be no accidents, and what if the other two armies can't meet on time?" What should I do if the Jin army sends troops to block it? What if the weather changes and the road is washed out? ”

"He is right, Zhao Liwei will strategize and win thousands of miles away, this is the highest level that our soldiers pursue, but we also need to be able to think of the stakes in it, planning can never catch up with changes, especially war!" Zhao Yan asked Zhao Li what to do three times in a row, but Zhao Ta did not relieve Zhao Li, but taught him a lesson.

Zhao Ta knew that the demarcation of this plan was from the hands of the civilian officials of the Privy Council, in their eyes, they only took it for granted, and there was no accident, Zhao Li, as the Marquis of Duyu, was in charge of the formulation of the battle plan, if he was like the Privy Council, the loyal army might repeat the mistake of the forbidden army in the future.

"The subordinates know that they are wrong, and the shameful brother is right!" Zhao Li blushed and Shi Li admitted his mistake, but Zhao Tan smiled shamelessly, at this time, he could recognize his mistake, it was better than making a big mistake.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates don't understand, how can an old general join the army for decades and have been in the army for decades?" Zhao Yan shook his head and said, "We have cooperated with the Western Army many times, they sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, it is very common to see death and not save it, and it will be rewarded after the war, once the military salary and reward are not in place, it is also common for the war-weary to run away, and the old general will not be unaware, so he acted recklessly!" ”

"Alas, if you look at this again, you'll know why!" Zhao Ta flipped through the briefing, took out a sheet and handed it to Zhao Yandao.

"Knowing that the Privy Council Xu Han was eager to rescue, he urged the seed master to attack many times, and attacked the back of the Jin army from the Shangdang. Li Gang and Xu Han thought that the division should be fully prepared and assembled the Shaanxi army, Li Gang and Xu Han thought that the division was cowardly and teased, but they had no choice but to rush into the army, and the general's trip was in danger! Zhao Yan looked at it and said in surprise.

"Lord Wang, are we going to send troops to the rescue?" Zhao Li asked.

"It's late, this report is a few days ago, I'm afraid that the general has already fallen by this time!" Zhao Ta said with a wry smile... (To be continued......)