In a Qinzhou inn, "Report to the leader of the gang, the elder is currently waiting in Qizhou. Do we still have to pass by the capital?"

He shook his head, "Don't walk from the capital, pass by Qizhou and go directly to the Taiyuan Prefecture of Jinzhou. Send someone to tell Lao Li that there is no need to continue moving west at present, and wait in Qizhou first. Also, send someone to the capital to inform Zhao Chunsan that the main goal of the Military Intelligence Bureau has shifted, and Xu Li has already taken most of the Nanzhao. When he returns to the army, it is probably time for the Shu army to fight the Imperial City Army to make a decisive battle. Let Zhao Chunsan keep an eye on Yangping for me."

The disciple was a little confused and said, "I am brave enough to see if Yangping falls, will there be Longnan Army? Why should I change the target of the Military Intelligence Bureau?"

"The Longnan Army is not reliable. Even the 50,000 slack soldiers in Monkey are afraid that they will talk about resisting the Shu army. The Qilian Mountains have a special terrain and are not suitable for large-scale infantry battles. Our Anxi cavalry is all in the desert. I hope that the monkey's reorganized division will not be able to withstand even three days. Just go and notify me and report any situation at any time."

"yes"

He Chengfeng's military newspaper said that Duan Longzhen had surrendered, and Xu Li was leading his army north at this time. If the Shu army captured Yangping, it would be incomplete for Zhenzhou, which was in the pass. The Long army was even more slack than the Zhenzhou army, and its military strength was only 10,000. As long as the Shu army successfully entered the pass, it would definitely capture the several states behind it. He was not sure whether he would attack Zhenzhou. In the pass, he only had one state in Zhenzhou. If Yue Zhongren was asked to drive him back outside the pass, there was Yuxia barrier. If he wanted to march into the Central Plains in the future, he would not know how much the price would be to be paid, so Zhenzhou would not be lost.

Just as I was about to get up and go out to drink, I was in a room in the inn: "Xiao Yizi..., foot washing water..."

Alas! The conversation was actually forgotten, "Okay, okay, come right away."

...

In the room, someone was washing the beautiful woman's feet, "Shuchan, it's enough to play for so long? Why don't I send someone to take you back tomorrow?"

Beauty?_?: "No, I'm going anywhere, I want to travel all over the Wei Dynasty!"

"There is no need to be a war in the mainland. I really won't lie to you, why don't you go back."

A beautiful woman glared at her eyes, "Dangerous? What food do you want? I don't care. Anyway, I won't go back. If I take me out, I should take good care of me. You have to take responsibility."

"That's a bear, pretend I didn't say it." Wringed out the foot cloth to wipe her feet, and wiped her face again, and continued, "It's okay not to go back, but you're not allowed to waste time on the road, okay? I have important things to do, and if you delay this, it's probably going to be a mistake."

Shuchan⊙?⊙: “Huh…, I actually wiped my face with my foot wash cloth. Don’t kiss me next time. I’m so disgusting.”

Uh? Disgusting? I'll take a walk. From Yuzhou to Qinzhou, my feet haven't even touched the snow (I've been on someone's back when I get off the bus and get on the bus, and I haven't touched the snow at all). I'm cleaner than his face, and I'm so embarrassed to say disgusting? "Oh! OK, I won't kiss you next time, and I'm not going to delay the time for the trip. I really have urgent matters, so I can't afford to delay."

?_?: "Oh! The carriage will run slower. If I don't get off, I'll just look in the car, right?"

Think about it, it’s better to be good than getting off the car and play. “Okay, just watch it in the car, don’t be ready to get off. You are the queen. As the saying goes, you don’t have any jokes, you have to keep your word, otherwise…”

?_?: "Or what?"

"No, no, no, no, tongue, tongue, tongue, haha!"

"snort!"

...

Alas..., I had nothing to do when I served the queen, so I went downstairs to order two dishes to drink and listened to the guests in the hall bragging.

One of them, "Business is really hard to do these days. I ran from the south to pick up goods, and when I went back, I would have to pay a lot of money by paying taxes. It made me want to join the army. It is said that the court recruited soldiers this year and increased the salary. If I win a battle, I would earn more than I would go to the goods."

"Hey..., don't mislead your children. I'm a little bit crazy when I joined the army a few years ago. If I join the army this year, I'm looking for death."

"What's wrong? It's better than me, a sports business? I used to earn fifty or sixty taels, but now it's a problem whether I can earn twenty taels. The reward for the military will be more than half a year when I win a battle. It's really awesome for people than people."

"You know, I said I am seeking death by joining the army this year. Do you know that Nanzhao Kingdom? It was destroyed by our Great Wei years ago. Shuzhou General Xu Li's army of 300,000 troops entered Nanzhao, and they were unstoppable all the way and occupied the six northern palaces of Nanzhao. They were originally planning to attack Dongtuo, but the second prince of Nanzhao directly announced his surrender to Anxi. The lord and the young marquis are old haters. Now Anxi has directly picked peaches from the marquis' mansion. Do you think there is still peace between the two sides?"

"According to what you said, wouldn't Xu Li lead his troops north soon? I said why did the court suddenly increase military pay? That's it."

"The Shu army is powerful, and now they join forces with the King of Yan, I am afraid the imperial city will be difficult to protect! But how can you be sure that the Great Protectorate will start a war with the Marquis' Mansion? You must know that the Shu army is facing attacks on both sides of the Imperial City Army and the Anxi Army. This is not a good situation, and the Shu army may not be able to win."

"Hmph! You southerners definitely don't understand the situation in the north. Who said that the Imperial City Army and the Anxi Army can definitely defeat the Shu army if they join forces? I am sure of this battle. As long as the Northern Army does not intervene, the Imperial City Army and the Anxi Army will undoubtedly be defeated."

At this time, the guest inside was a little angry when he heard his words, "Oh! I dare to ask where is this brother from? The brothers on the table are all southern and I definitely don't know the situation in the north, but who told you that my Anxi Army will definitely be defeated when facing the Shu army? My Anxi Army has fought in the West since Emperor Yuan's reign and has never been defeated yet. Why did my brother belittle my Anxi Army so much?"

"Well? Are you Anxi caravans? No wonder. In Xiajuzhou Prefecture (Guizhou Prefecture, the Jin Dynasty changed to Juzhou) people went to Qingzhou to pick up goods. I hope you all forgive me for your inappropriate words and deeds."

Southern Caravan: "Hey hey! Let's just talk about the matter, and there is no inappropriate words and deeds. We just talk about it privately, and the court doesn't care. Why are we ordinary people excited?"

"Oh! But Qinzhou is close to Anxi! I'm afraid of provoking some local snakes."

"Hmph! No matter where you are, I, Mao Zedong, just don't agree. I said that my Anxi army is not a rival to the Shu army. I dare to ask my brother, did you win when the young marquis attacked Baling two years ago? You can just talk about the matter, but don't be polite. The Shu army destroyed Nanzhao, and I, Anxi, dared to accept Nanzhao's surrender thousands of miles apart. How could I be afraid of his Shu army now?"

At this time, a table of guests in the middle: "Hahahaha..., what this brother said makes sense. Let's not talk about whether the Anxi Army is an opponent of the Shu Army, but the Imperial City Army is based on the downward view. It is estimated that it is really not an opponent of the Shu Army."

"Oh? Who is this brother?"

"People in Tong County, Xiasuzhou have just gone to Qingzhou to pick up the goods after the New Year. I just heard that everyone has such a fierce discussion, so I just added a sentence."

"Oh! Brother Tai is from Suzhou? I dare to ask what's going on in Yangzhou now?"

"Haha! You have to ask the right brothers for this question. Judging from the accent, if you guess correctly, you should be from Jianzhou, right?"

Everyone nodded at the table, "Yes, I didn't expect that my brother could still understand Minnan dialect. I guess he had been in the south as well, right?"

"Haha! I went to Jianzhou with my father in my early years to do some tea business, so I understand a little bit."

"Well, since brothers ask, I will briefly talk about the situation in the south. In fact, it can be summarized in one sentence. Land wars are beneficial and water wars are dangerous. The Guangdong army went south and almost pushed the Hunan army forward. Only the South China Sea Navy encountered setbacks when moving south. The Yangtze River Navy stuck in Hangzhou Bay. The South China Sea Navy failed to enter Hangzhou Bay several times. When I came to the north, I heard that the Guangdong army fought with the Yangtze River Navy again at Dongting Lake. Unfortunately, because of the unfamiliarity with the terrain in the lake, it led to a great defeat. Hundreds of warships sank and failed to enter the Yangtze River."

Everyone sighed after hearing this. Liu Yi had the same idea. In his opinion, it was not surprising that the South China Sea Navy lost. The Yangtze River Navy inherited the East China Sea Navy. Although the equipment gap was not large, the tactics and terrain were more familiar with than the South China Sea Navy. In addition, Su Mengran was not from a navy army and had to take care of the army. This battle was also a test for him. Fortunately, he fought cautiously. Although he was defeated several times, he did not hurt his muscles. It was not easy for Song Yaohui to solve him. After all, the front line was too wide, and it was thousands of miles apart from Guizhou to Hangzhou. He was in mountainous areas. Information transmission was originally difficult. Even if he got the opportunity, he would delay the attack time by the distance. In the future, the Anxi Army must also pay attention to this problem, so as not to fall into the same dilemma as Su Mengran. He shook his head and drank a drink to continue listening to the business and travel conversation.

"Yu Wenmingjun, Jinling Prefecture, fought another battle with the Anhui Army in Chaohu, Hezhou a few years ago. It is said that after the great victory, the troops immediately withdrew back. I don't know what the situation is."

Suzhou Business Travel "I know a little about this problem. I heard that General Feng Shungong had abnormal movements in Suzhou. He was afraid that General Feng would attack Yangzhou, so he retreated back to Jinling overnight."

"No way? General Feng is the chief general of the Huai Army. How could he attack his subordinates behind his back?"

"Hmph! Is this impossible? Have you ever seen Yu Wenmingjun and General Feng have any contact? Tell you, the little prince of the Yan Palace means that the Anhui Army is divided into Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Mu Tianya is in Huizhou Prefecture. Once the King of Yan and his uncle have a fall, and the Yangtze River Navy is stuck in the river, Mu Tianya is not a threat to the King of Yan. Only Yu Wenmingjun's tens of thousands of Huai troops are the thorn behind the Yan Palace (Huaizhou and Yangzhou are all in Jiangbei, Yangtze River Delta, and are Yu Wenmingjun's old nest, but they are under the jurisdiction of Jinling Prefecture, Jiangnan)."

This person's analysis makes sense. From Liu Yi's perspective, the situation is similar. Even if Mu Tianya is an enemy, he is still separated by the river! Suzhou is in Jiangnan. Once the Yangtze River Navy blocks the river, all the troops on the other side of the river Mu Tianya's army will be withdrawn from Jiangnan. At that time, Yu Wen Mingjun loses control of Suzhou and runs to Jiangbei to become the thorn behind the Yan army. At that time, Yu Wen Mingjun is probably not destroyed, and even Suzhou will become Mu Tianya's possession. The Grand Tutor's Mansion and the National Uncle will not tear each other apart. Even if Mu Tianya takes Suzhou, he will probably not say much. After all, there is a King of Qi in Hangzhou Bay. If Zhejiang is thrown away, Mu Tianya will have to carry the Guangdong Army.

However, he felt that the Guangdong Army and Mu Tianya should not fight. Which one can win the title of Nine Heroes is easy to mess with? Huizhou is the only territory in the Taishifu in Jiangnan. If the Guangdong Army wants to attack Huizhou, then the Taishifu must have full support. There is no need to add an extra enemy to himself. Of course, the premise is that the Nanhai Navy cannot pass Hangzhou Bay. If it is taken down Hangzhou Bay, it will not be necessary. Except for Dongzhou, all the territory in Jiangnan, whether it is the Taishifu or the Yanwang Mansion, will all become the land of the King of Qi (Jinling, Suzhou, Huizhou and other places). Hangzhou Bay is the largest military port base in the Great Wei (Old Donghai Navy Base). It depends on Hangzhou inside and Dongzhou in the north. If it is taken down Hangzhou Bay, it will become a certain trend. The Qiwang Mansion cannot allow other forces to exist near the military port.

(I will explain here why it is said that from the sea to the river, it must be captured by Hangzhou Bay. Because Hangzhou Bay is the largest military port base in the Wei Dynasty, and Suzhou and Dongzhou are all freight ports, so there are naturally military ports, but very few. The navy fleet is driven by hundreds of warships, and the sea ships are also very large. It doesn’t matter to merchant ships, but for the navy, if you want to enter the river, you must occupy Hangzhou Bay. This is why Su Mengran fought to the death of Hangzhou Bay. Of course, it is okay to detour to Dongzhou. However, the Yangtze River Navy will also send troops from Hangzhou Bay to intercept it. If there is no military port, do you have to starve to the sea? Or you will admit defeat and return to the South China Sea. This is the same as if the Yizhou navy in the East Island must attack Fuzhou if it wants to land, because only Fuzhou can provide so many military ports for the Yizhou navy to dock. Other small ports cannot do it, and if it is stranded before it goes in, and you are still playing with a bear? Or you can’t drive in and out.)

I heard for a long time but didn't hear the news he wanted. Obviously, these merchants were not very interested in things outside the pass. I picked up the wine pot and walked towards the Anxi merchant at the table. "A few brothers, I am also Anxi. Can you sit here and chat?"

"Oh! Brothers are talking about it. Meeting with Anxi here is considered a former friend in a foreign land. Hurry up, sit down and drink." As he said that, he gave Liu Yi a place to try.

The next table "I really envy you Anxi. You can only make money and not lose money when doing business through the desert trade route."

Liu Yi smiled and said, "Dare you guys, why do you guys come so far to pick up goods from the north?"

"Oh..., it's a big deal to mention this matter. Isn't it even a problem with the Chamber of Commerce! Because of the war in the mainland, tariffs have increased, and even the supply of Chamber of Commerce in the mainland has been reduced by more than 50%, which has caused us small merchants to have no goods to carry and have to come to Qingzhou to pick up the goods!"

Strangely, there are canals in Qingzhou, Qinzhou, and Beijing. How could the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce reduce the supply of the mainland? The tax is high, will the goods price increase also? Why are they all making money? Hold the wine glass to toast the man with a glass of wine. "Dare you ask brother, this tariff has increased, has the Wanbang Chamber of Commerce not raised the supply of the goods? Why did it reduce the supply of the mainland?"

The man shook his head and cursed, "Where will you not raise the price of goods? It's just that in recent years, because your Anxi Shacheng Pass has opened, even the main energy of helping the Chamber of Commerce has been concentrated on the desert market. Mainland businesses are definitely not as profitable as desert businesses, so most of the goods are given priority. The goods sent to the mainland are not enough for other large chambers of commerce to swallow them. How can we small merchants snatch those large chambers of commerce?"

At this time, the table of guests at the back also agreed, "Yes, in the desert, there are Anxi troops who have opened up the market for them, and the tariffs in various places are low, so the supply of Anxi must be given priority. We small merchants can only swallow our anger and come to Qingzhou to pick up the goods in person. When we go back, we have to pay a large toll. It would be great if we can earn dozens of taels after we shipped the goods."

Qingzhou private kilns are well-known inside and outside. The Goddess Kingdom swallows the goods so much, the price is more than twice that of the mainland, and the tariffs are also low. If anything happens, the Anxi Army will carry it. No wonder the Liangang Chamber of Commerce has to give priority to the Anxi supply. Turn around and look at the few people next to me, "Dare you dare to ask the fellow villagers, why are you from Anxi, come to Qingzhou to pick up the goods? Is the Liangang Chamber of Commerce not shipped to you at the Anxi branch?"

The man next to him smiled and said, "Haha, brothers misunderstood. Although we are from Anxi, I didn't say that we are all Han people. In fact, these people next to him are from the Tu tribes of the Western Liao tribe. Only my younger brother and I are Han people. We are partners. And we also established a small chamber of commerce called the Tuhan Chamber of commerce. Although it is convenient to get goods from the new city, it is more expensive. Anyway, it is not far from Qingzhou, so we brought a few partners to Qingzhou to pick up the goods."

Oh! No wonder the people next to you didn’t speak, and their feelings were all from the Tu tribe. He really didn’t see that they were all from the Tu tribe in this Han dress. "Oh! It turns out that the brothers are all from the grasslands! I have some friendship with your Tu tribe. How dare you ask me which tribe is from the Tu tribe?"

When several people heard him say they knew Mr. Tuoba, their expressions changed immediately. "It turns out that Brother Taiwan also knows our Tu clan princes. It's really rude. We are all from the original Murong clan tribe. We joined Brother Ke to create the Tuhan Chamber of Commerce and were guided by our old prince. Otherwise, the price would definitely be much higher than others when they bought goods in Qingzhou. Every time they came over, Brother Ke took the lead. I was really ashamed."

"Oh? The price of picking up goods from the Tu tribe in Dawei is higher than that of others? Why is this happening? Didn't you complain to the Anxi government? You should know that the Anxi government is the most taboo to racial discrimination. If you complain to the government, the government will definitely help you, why not complain?"

Several Tu tribe members shook their heads collectively and said, "Brothers can think like this. To be honest, we are very grateful. It's not that we don't complain, but we just don't have the face to complain. Six years ago, they were enemies with the Great Wei. The Anxi government did not care about the past and helped us develop the economy and improve education. Now the Han people have some prejudice against us. If they go to the government to complain, they will inevitably affect the interaction between the two tribes. It will probably be better in a few years."

Thinking about what the people said makes sense. It’s only a few years since the Tu tribe was included in Anxi, and it’s natural for the people to accept it for a while. There is no good way to rely on the government for this matter, so I can only slowly assimilate. "Well, my brothers can swallow their anger and not complain. I really admire you. I’ll give you a cup of wine."

"Well, brothers are wise. I don't look down on us, and I really admire you. Cheers."

When the other tables heard them talking, they knew that half of the Anxi people in this table were actually the Tu tribe, and they all laughed. "Hahahaha, the Tu brothers were biased. Who would look down on you in this lobby? The Tu tribe now belongs to Anxi, and Anxi is my territory of the Great Wei. After all, they are all a family. Brothers, is this the truth?"

"Of course it's!"

"That's right! We're all a family, and we should drink it together if we want to drink it."

"Yes, yes, yes, the brothers raised their wine glasses together, and all toasted a few Tu brothers."

Several Tu tribesmen answered this way when they saw the hall. They said they were not moved that it was fake. They stood up and bowed to the surroundings. "Thank you, thank you everyone, we have to toast everyone... Come, cheers, brothers."

Looking at the people who raised their glasses and drank in the lobby, he was quite pleased. The businessman was able to accept that the Tu tribe was a good thing, and it played a leading role in the spread of the friendship between the two tribes. The time for the integration of the two tribes will be greatly shortened. Nodded and smiled and shouted, "Everyone, everyone, just be quiet, listen to my words. As an Anxi native, I have to advertise for me Anxi. At present, wars are everywhere in the mainland. Why don't you turn your business to the desert? The caravan is too small and can be a joint venture. If two companies don't have enough, then four companies will be four. If four companies are not enough, then eight companies will be able to make money, and each company will be divided equally by shares? He is also a joint venture between the Chamber of Commerce in Qingzhou.

I heard that the Anxi government intends to subcontract various officials and factories out of the country. Why don’t you go to Anxi to take over a factory? The government doesn’t want to manage it, so we can take it over and manage it. Think about it, it’s great to just buy the factory if you have money? The Anxi army showed us the venue in the desert, but we were afraid that we wouldn’t make money? I think that the Anxi army could have been detained because of a caravan in our Great Wei Dynasty, and the 200,000 troops were directly attacked to the security line. Now the Anxi army has a military force of up to millions in the desert. What can we be afraid of when we go to the desert to do business? If we want to bully our Great Wei merchants, we have to be able to pass the Anxi million troops, right?"

"Yes! What this guy said makes sense. As far as I know, it seems that the Anxi government has opened up policies to lend money to merchants to do business. What's wrong with our small caravan? If the ten joint ventures are not enough, then you can borrow money from the government. After this trip, I have to find several caravans to join the business. In the future, I will also enter the desert, and the tax rate is low. The government is still willing to take care of us. In the future, it may not be without the strength to compete with the Mainland Chamber of Commerce."

"Yes, the tea business in Jianzhou is basically monopolized by the Tea Gang, otherwise I wouldn't have changed my career in making porcelain. After this goods are finished, I have to go to Dongdao to see if I can find a partner to run seafood with me. In the future, my seafood chamber of seafood will also enter the desert."

"There is no big chamber of commerce in Juzhou. If I go back and summon all the small caravans and join forces to run for the ingredients, I will definitely make money in the desert."

"Well, that's the reason. I, Suzhou, produces silk in a lot of money. Instead of scrambling business with the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce in the mainland, it's better to come to the desert to run. It seems that this porcelain business will not need to be done in the future. In Yuzhou, it is necessary to snatch the Liangang Chamber of Commerce. Silk is imperative. The premise is to find a joint venture. When you go back, you have to do it."

...

Hearing these people's thoughts, he was so excited that he almost burst into tears. There would be the first batch, and there would be the second batch. This advertisement was worth more than holding a martial arts conference.

Next, we need to inquire about the situation outside the pass. "I wonder if you have any news outside the Northeast Pass? For example, how was the battle between the Northern Liao and the Eastern Xia wars? What was the situation?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone laughed, "Hahahaha... Brother, I'm not sure if anyone else sits there, because I'm from Youzhou. In the battle of Wangjianhe, the 500,000 troops of Northern Liao were beaten to flee by Dongxia. Later, the eldest prince of Northern Liao led only 200,000 troops to drive Dongxia back. He chased Dongxia for thousands of miles and blocked Dongxia once on the periphery of Brun Mountain. I don't know what happened later. The one who lost was Dongxia, but the one who escaped was Beiliao. The 200,000 troops ran towards Wangjianhe without stopping, but there was not even a pursuer behind him."

"Oh? What I heard is really like? Could it be that the rumors are untrue?" Liu Yi asked in confusion.

"No, the fact is that Bei Liao fled, and even Xiao Zhenshan, who was resting in Taizhou, rushed north in the rain. Something big should have happened." The man said affirmatively.

This incident made him very strange. Yelu Shenwei is not Yelu Shenwu. He can make him run back without stopping. It seems that he has noticed something dangerous. But what kind of danger can make him run away? Nalan Shu cannot be this danger. Could it be... Yes, it must be Dongxia has a backup plan, otherwise Yelu Shenwei would never be so anxious to escape to Wangjianhe. Even Yelu Shenwei almost said, it seems that Dongxia is not simple!

...

———

His guess was correct. Of course, Yelu Shenwei was not a fool. Huining Mansion was so close to Wangjianhe. Even if Nalan Shu escaped, he would not be able to run to the Far East. Yelu Shenwei realized that Dongxia obviously deliberately led him to the Far East. The weather was tens of degrees below zero. Seeing the cattle and sheep he carried were moving more and more slowly, it aroused his vigilance. If he continued to pursue, he would probably not be able to withstand the war horse (the war horse was only wearing a layer of cold-proof armor). To be on the safe side, he immediately ordered the entire army to retreat. It was indeed impossible to go too deep. Even if the Sky Wolf Army had a strong combat power, the snow could not run at all without knees. If the enemy had a backhand, the Sky Wolf Army would undoubtedly be defeated.

What puzzled him now was what danger Yelu Shenwei noticed? Who was planning this war? He didn't believe it at all. The contractor was so awesome in fighting, so he had to determine the plan in advance? War and planning a war are two different things. If the general is awesome, he has to fight this war according to the strategy set by the commander. He originally needed to lose, but he won. This is a big taboo for the commander, and it might affect the entire war strategy.
Chapter completed!