Chapter 254 The Enemy

Han Zhongwei did not plan to set up any cement factories and red brick factories in the mainland of Xixia. The three cement factories and six red brick factories he built in the north are enough to transform the official roads of more than 5,000 miles in the mainland into cement pavement. With the renovation project of these 5,000 miles of official roads, I believe that within one or two years, my cement factories and red brick factories will not have to worry about their sales.

Since taking over the seven northern states, he has been constantly building official roads on his territory. His subordinates have long been familiar with how to build roads. Now, Han Zhongwei no longer needs to worry about building official roads in the mainland. What he has to consider now is the issue of toll stations. Collecting tolls is optional for Han Zhongwei. Paving cement for a mere 5,000-mile official road is not a big deal for him. However, each toll station can station 100 soldiers, which is something worth making a big deal.

In order not to arouse the alertness of the Xixia court and Li An, Han Zhongwei only requires one hundred soldiers to be stationed at each toll station. Such a request is easy to obtain understanding from the court. After all, you are collecting money from others. Sometimes when you encounter a large caravan, there are hundreds of guards. It is not certain whether one hundred soldiers can hold the corner.

However, Han Zhongwei, the 100 soldiers, was going to be very useful. When he negotiated with Li An, he only mentioned that he would station 100 soldiers at each toll station, but the specific number of people and the size of the building at each toll station were not mentioned. Of course, Han Zhongwei did it on purpose. Since Li An did not think about it in advance, Han Zhongwei was not obliged to remind him.

In Han Zhongwei's plan, each toll station must be built with bamboo concrete and red bricks, whether it is a checkpoint on the road or a dormitory area. The toll station must not only be able to charge, but also become a real military checkpoint. Once something happens, the people at the toll station must be able to resist at least 10,000 troops' attack for two days and two nights.

To meet such requirements, the construction of toll stations is particularly important. In Han Zhongwei's plan, each toll station is like a city wall, with two doors underneath, charging for passing vehicles. These two doors are not door openings. As long as an emergency occurs, they can be closed immediately. The best wood is used, and the iron sheet is wrapped outside, which is enough to be comparable to the gate of any city.

Each toll room is also a disguised military tunnel, where twenty soldiers can be stationed. Don’t underestimate these twenty soldiers. They are like in a bunker, with the cooperation of firearms and crossbows, which is enough to cause heavy losses to the enemy coming to attack. And above the toll station, that is, on the "city gate tower", there are fifty soldiers patrolling at any time. Once the enemy is discovered, they are condescending and with the cooperation of firearms, it is almost impossible to break through in a short period of time.

The directly connected to the toll station, the "city wall" is their dormitory. It is better to say that it is a bunker. There are a large number of firearms stored in the basement at any time, which is enough to ensure the maximum intensity of ten days of combat. There are also three floors on the ground, and the first floor is not a person, but a horse-raising area. Each toll station must ensure that there are more than one hundred war horses for use at any time. The second floor is accommodation, and the third floor is also a combat zone. Moreover, each toll station has its own carrier pigeon, and every five toll stations can quickly transmit messages within one hour. In this way, as long as one toll station is attacked, people from other toll stations can come to support within two hours.

As long as the location of the toll station is just right, a small toll station will play a huge role. They can even cut off the connection between a city and outside in an instant.

Every hundred miles of toll station, each toll station is very cautious and chooses the location and building. If the official road is the blood vessel of Xixia, then the one who controls this blood vessel will be Han Zhongwei. As long as he is willing, he can interrupt the contact between Zhongxing Prefecture and other prefectures at any time without passing through Zhongxing Prefecture. You must know that Zhongxing Prefecture has a wide range of transportation, and Han Zhongwei has tried his best to get close to Zhongxing Prefecture. All toll stations are between twenty and four miles from the capital. No matter which direction, as long as the official road is connected, Han Zhongwei will build toll stations.

Let’s talk about the personnel of toll stations. Because the court has no specific regulations on the establishment of toll stations, the salary of these toll station personnel is borne by Han Zhongwei, so the Xixia court will not pay attention to how many people there are at the toll station. For them, it is Han Zhongwei’s private affairs and has nothing to do with them. Even if one or two officials realize this, they will soon be publicly turned off by Han Zhongwei’s people, taking money and eliminating disasters. Therefore, for a considerable period of time, no one mentioned this matter to Li An. What Han Zhongwei wanted was this loophole.

Only one hundred soldiers were stationed in each toll station just to reassure the court and Li An was at ease. But in fact, the "staff" of each toll station were more than one hundred, and the toll stations in some important locations even reached nearly three hundred. Toll stations, plus the one hundred soldiers who could have been stationed, reached an astonishing four hundred.

In fact, each toll station really needs ten staff members. In this era, there were very few convoys of rushing tonight. When it was dark, the toll stations could basically be closed. Therefore, the other "staff" were actually the same as the one hundred soldiers, and they were trained elite troops. In this way, each toll station had at least nearly two hundred soldiers, and some important toll stations had 400 people.

Think about it, these people are well-trained, and they are covered with various mines in front and behind the toll stations, so it is almost impossible to attack them. Once someone dares to attack the toll stations, the mines buried on the official roads are enough to make them feel like they are sneered.

If Li An learned that each toll station was a military fortress, he would probably not be able to sleep in the future. In this way, he would just sit on a gunpowder barrel that would explode at any time. As long as Han Zhongweiyi was unhappy, the whole Xixia would not be able to turn out his palm.

As long as the five thousand miles of official road was well repaired, Xixia would have no worries. If Li An obedient, that would be fine. If he dared to be malicious, Han Zhongwei would never mind changing the surname of Xixia. Under the premise of the unity of the Chinese nation, no one or any country could stop it. Otherwise, there would be only one, and it would be crushed into powder.

Now Han Zhongwei's eyes have turned to the north, where there is the biggest enemy of his era. But until now, Han Zhongwei has only dealt with some scattered tribes of the Mongols. Han Zhongwei has no idea about the famous Temujin in history.

After Han Zhongwei had already secured the position of King Xia, Ding Chuan and others in Zhongxing Prefecture returned to Heicheng one after another. Now Ding Chuan has handed over the position of director of the Heicheng Public Security Bureau. He still has to return to his original appearance and become the biggest intelligence leader under Han Zhongwei.

Now Han Zhongwei asked Ding Chuan to extend the tentacles of intelligence to the northern Mongols. When Han Zhongwei first came to Heicheng, he wanted Ding Chuan to do this, but at that time he was poor and there was no one who was familiar with the Mongolian tribe at all. Until Li An took office and handed over the seven states in the north to Han Zhongwei. After he recruited soldiers again, he could speak Mongolian dialects under his command, and more and more talents were familiar with the Mongolian tribe.

Han Zhongwei assigned Ding Chuan only one task, pay close attention to a man named Temujin and his tribe. Seeing that Han Zhongwei was solemn, Ding Chuan did not dare to neglect at all, and personally led his subordinates to enter the north as a merchant. Although the north is nominally under the rule of the Jin Kingdom, in fact, the Mongolian tribes are basically in autonomy. However, since the Mongolian tribes were not completely unified, they are in a situation of killing each other and fighting incessantly.

Before Ding Chuan brought the merchants to the Mongolian tribe, there were more than 200 people, and three months later, only 100 people returned to Heicheng, which shows the danger along the way. As soon as he arrived in Heicheng, Ding Chuan immediately came to the Marquis's Mansion to report to Han Zhongwei.

"Ding Chuan, thank you all the way." Han Zhongwei said with concern when he saw the dusty Ding Chuan.

"It is a blessing for villains to be able to serve the prince." Ding Chuan was moved when he saw Han Zhongwei showing true feelings. He was originally just a bandit's work, but after following Han Zhongwei, he not only gained glory and wealth, but most importantly, Han Zhongwei's trust in him has changed from beginning to end. A scholar died for his confidant. Ding Chuan had already prepared to die for Han Zhongwei at any time.

"Tell me the situation of Temujin?" Han Zhongwei nodded. Ding Chuan said that was definitely not to flatter him, but indeed from the bottom of his heart. He could feel this.

"Temujin is the Khan of the Mongolian Qiyan tribe. Now his tribe and the Zhajilati tribe, the Kreyiti tribe and the Tatar tribe have become the four major tribes on the Mongolian grasslands. Temujin's Qiyan tribe has more than 50,000 troops, and Temujin is a man of great talent. Maybe he will become the lord of the grasslands in the past." Ding Chuan always felt very strange. The prince did not know Temujin, and he had never even heard of this name before, but this time the prince clearly told himself that the only goal of going to the Mongolian grasslands is Temujin, and it is necessary to find out his situation clearly.

"Fifty thousand iron cavalry is a force that cannot be ignored." Han Zhongwei looked into the distance and said thoughtfully. In his memory, Temujin only started fighting everywhere after becoming Genghis Khan. Now that he is not Tian Khan, maybe this is an opportunity.

"Yes, the villain once went to the Qiyan tribe himself. Their tribe was strong and they admire Temujin very much. Whether it was his brother or elder, in the tribe, only Temujin's orders were followed." Ding Chuan said.

"If he can't even do this, how can he conquer the world in the future?" Han Zhongwei said with a smile.

"Fighting the world? The prince's intention is that this Temujin will be our biggest enemy?" Ding Chuan is not stupid. He is an intelligence agent and has the most resources in his hands. Since Han Zhongwei attaches great importance to that Temujin, this person must be extraordinary.

"No, but if Temujin wants to rise on the Mongolian grassland, I believe everyone will not cooperate. At least the other three tribes will not see this situation. Is anyone the real mortal enemy of Temujin?" Han Zhongwei asked.

"The prince is really a clever idea. If you want to say that the one who can compete with Temujin is his sworn brother Jamuha when he was a child." Ding Chuan said with a smile.

Han Zhongwei's face turned red, but it was fleeting in an instant. He was not a clever idea. He had learned history and watched TV about Temujin. However, Han Zhongwei only knew one thing. Now, even if it was a rough direction, it could convince others.

"Jamuka?" Han Zhongwei immediately had some impression when he heard this name. He remembered that this person seemed to be a good brother with Temujin at the beginning, but later both wanted to become overlords on the grassland, but they turned against each other and wanted to kill each other. However, Jamuka lacked his ability, and several key battles were won by Temujin, and he became a tragic figure.

"Zamuha is the chief of the Zhadala tribe on the Mongolian Plateau, known as Xue Chan, which means a wise man. This person had defeated Temujin several years ago, but he had defeated Temujin by joining thirteen tribes. Unfortunately, he treated the captives too cruelly. In the end, he made his own people surrender to Temujin's command, which greatly increased his strength." Ding Chuan's information was still relatively detailed. Although Han Zhongwei only asked to find out Temujin's situation, Ding Chuan inquired about all those who had a relationship with Temujin, especially this Jamuha. Since he was Temujin's opponent, maybe the prince would be interested. After all, the enemy's enemy could be a friend.

"Ding Chuan, you have done this very well. You can send someone to contact Jamuka immediately. It is impossible to defeat Temujin with his ability, but we can help him." Han Zhongwei said immediately. Temujin's famous generals, Ruyun and fierce generals, Ruyu. Although Temujin has not yet become Genghis Khan, he must have many capable subordinates. In comparison, Jamuka is definitely much worse. Since he has come to this dynasty, it is not so easy for Temujin to become Genghis Khan again.

"Okay, I wonder how the prince's helps?" Ding Chuan did not bring all his troops back this time. In addition to the lost personnel on the road, he left more than ten people in the Temujin tribe and Jamuha tribe so that he could inquire about all kinds of information at any time.

"Of course we are providing him with weapons. If Jamuka has other needs, we can satisfy him." Han Zhongwei smiled. His purpose was very simple. Now Temujin is strong and Jamuka is weak, so he must help Jamuka. At least he must withdraw his assistance when his strength is not weaker than Temujin.

"What about the prince's conditions?" Ding Chuan asked. He could see that the prince had never thought about what conditions he had. He just gave the firearm to Jamuha directly. I'm afraid he was willing to give it to him. The other party might not dare to ask for it. There is no love for no reason in this world, and no hatred for no reason.

"There are also slaves in the war horses, preferably slaves from the Qiyan tribe. Whether they are ordinary soldiers or generals, I need them here." Han Zhongwei immediately thought of this problem. If he really brought the firearm to his door like this, Jamukha would probably have to doubt his sincerity.

Although Ding Chuan had already put forward a lot of conditions, after Jamuha learned about Ding Chuan's purpose, he still felt that pies were falling from the sky, and the pie hit him just one end. This powerful firearm had been spreading on the grassland. The Mongolian tribes near the border of the Jin Kingdom suffered heavy casualties in front of these firearms, which made the entire Mongolian grassland no longer dare to pick up the tiger beards of the Jin Kingdom as they had always been.

Jamuha also dreamed many times that he suddenly got this kind of firearm one day. With the help of the firearm, the iron cavalry of the Qiyan tribe was blown away by himself, and Temujin was also tied up by his subordinates and knelt down at his feet. The entire Mongolian grassland was crawling at his feet. Sun Sweat was waving to him, and he would become the greatest Khan in Mongolia's history.

Now all this has really happened. Although the Han man named Ding Chuan only brought two landmines, Jamuha felt inexplicably afraid when he saw the black iron ball. He despised his timidity. But after seeing the real power of the landmine, he immediately let go. No matter who it was, he would be trembling in front of such a firearm, even Temujin, who claimed to be the number one warrior in Mongolia, could not.

Although Ding Chuan had long reminded that the explosion of this mine was quite powerful, and Jamuha could go to a remote place to test it to avoid panic. Although Jamuha adopted Ding Chuan's opinion, he only took part. He only conducted the experiment one hundred feet away from the tribe, and asked two mines to detonate at one time. As a Mongolian warrior, he must have the courage to face it.

However, the consequence of the explosion was that the horse herd of the Jamuha tribe was almost frightened by the huge explosion. If it weren't for the many horse breeders next to the horse herd at that time, I'm afraid that Jamuha's loss would be an astronomical figure just because of the explosion in this test.

"Ding Chuan, my friend, you are really the blessing general given to me by Changshengtian." After seeing the two huge deep pits, Jamuha immediately hugged Ding Chuan, fearing that the other party would fly away suddenly.

"Jamuha, I'm so happy that you can be satisfied. Let's talk about the price now." Ding Chuan was so embarrassed that he almost couldn't breathe after being hugged by Jamuha.

"The price is easy to negotiate, but I'm very worried about how many landmines you can provide to me. I heard that this firearm was invented by a marquis of Xixia. In addition to the Jin Kingdom, there is not even the army of Xixia. How can you ensure that you supply my demand?" Jamukha was not worried about the price. He could pay any price for these landmines.

"Your news is a bit outdated. Now he is no longer a marquis, but he is the King of Xia in Xixia. And I am one of his subordinates. Our prince said that as long as the price is right, you can provide as much as you want." Ding Chuan said with a smile.

"Are you the Xia King's person?" Jamuha said in surprise. He always thought that Ding Chuan was just an ordinary businessman, but he didn't expect that a prince would stand beside him.

"Yes, you should be relieved now." Ding Chuan said with a smile.

"No problem, you offer the offer, but I also have a condition, I hope you can agree." Jamuka quickly woke up from the shock and then thought of a very important thing.

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