The Isthmus of Suzhou was narrow. The Liao Dynasty court built a side wall with rammed earth and sharpened wooden stakes, and built a dirt city with a circumference of more than ten miles. However, the original side walls and dirt city were extremely simple. If the Liao army attacked with iron barrels and cannons, it would not be able to defend at all. Therefore, the Han army had just occupied Suzhou Pass and immediately began to build a new city in the southern mountain highland in the middle of the isthmus. Although the city designed by Zhao Xingde was not large, the total amount of earthwork to be completed was not small. Although more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians moved to the south of Suzhou Pass, there were only a few thousand people who actually participated in the construction of the city. For more than two months, the progress of building the city has been slow.

"The weather has turned colder and it will freeze in December," Han Ningshuang stood on a small mound surrounded by generals of the Liaodong Han army. She looked at the completion of a small part of the city wall foundation and whispered, "Can you send more people to build the Nanshan City before winter?"

"It's just a little bigger place, no matter how many people are, it's just a waste of labor." Wang Xuansu said. He was silent for a while, "Maybe..." He hesitated, "Maybe General Zhao will have some solutions." Seeing Han Ningshuang frowned, he explained, "After the city is repaired, iron barrel cannons will be installed at each artillery position, and General Zhao will be required to give guidance from him personally. But please come earlier. Besides, the situation on Taibai Mountain is already very stable. Even if General Zhao is not in charge, General Wang can handle it."

"Since that's the case, please come and give advice." Han Ningshuang whispered. She looked up north and looked around the two bays of sea water of different shades and colors surrounded the narrow Suzhou Isthmus. On the foundation of Nanshan City, the original Liao border wall had been demolished. Pushing the people carrying soil coming and going. Ding Zhuang shouted loudly and compacted the foundation of Nanshan City's wall bit by bit. To the south of the small new city, more than 100,000 Han soldiers and civilians were working hard to repair other fortifications.

The southern part of Suzhou Pass faces the sea and the mountains run through it. The cavalry of the Liao Kingdom is not easy to gallop. It is close to the Goryeo to the east and the Song Dynasty to the south and is not afraid of the blockade of the Liao people. This is the best place in Liaodong, suitable for agriculture and herdsmanship, and is most suitable for garrisoning troops. Although it is an important town of Liao Kingdom and Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, it is also the area with the largest number of Han and Bohai people in Liaodong. The Han army used this area as the foundation for the uprising, and has been preparing for more than ten years since the investigation of the terrain.

The subordinates who were most loyal to the Han family, the elite soldiers accumulated over decades, and more than 100,000 craftsmen and people were continuously moving from sea to land. Looking from a high place, in addition to Nanshan City, which controls the isthmus, the entire Guannan of Suzhou has almost become a huge construction site. Almost all the slightly steep hills are building forts, and at the foot of the mountain are crisscrossing trenches. In the middle of the trenches are divided into pieces, and the black ashes left by setting fire to the wilderness have not yet faded.

This year, the farming season has been delayed. Even if wheat seeds are sown in September, it is better than nothing if they are likely to be plagued by Khitan cavalry in winter. This winter, it is not enough to rely on the Han army and the people to store grain. The Xia State transported 50,000 stones of grain to Guannan, Suzhou, and Han's merchants were searching for high prices in Huainan, Youzhou, and Goryeo, so that they could barely collect enough food and grass for wintering. The Han army had already made every effort to operate this consolidated rear, and there was no need to lose.

"If Mr. Zhao is unwilling to come, what should we do?" Wang Xuansu asked in a low voice. The Han army's elite soldiers and generals gathered in Suzhou, but in the Yalu River area of ​​Taibai Mountain became empty. In the battle of Kaizhou, Wang Hengzhi, who was in charge of the overall situation, was a little weak, but Zhao Xingde stood out. Not only did the Han army in Kaizhou boost its momentum and faintly overwhelmed Suzhou, Zhao Xingde himself also gained popularity. Not only were most of the Han soldiers and generals in the Yalu River in Taibai Mountain and Yalu River friends and even the Goryeo people started business with him. After Wang Xuansu asked this, Zhang Liuge, Gao Bolong, Xu Detai and other Han army leaders were also in a complicated mood.

Han Ningshuang lowered her eyelids slightly. Some of Zhao Xingde's character, words and deeds are heard by others, and some are experienced by themselves. They are not like the legendary pedantic, and perhaps some are scheming, but they are definitely not a person who ignores the overall situation for the sake of power and profit.

After a moment of silence, she said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhao, I, Han Ningshuang, can trust him."

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Since the Kaizhou victory, the Khitans in Liaodong were like frightened birds, fleeing to Liaoyang, Chenzhou and other important towns. The Han Army General's Office sent the Kaizhou Village Major General Wang Ji to invite Zhao Xingde. The hundreds of miles from Suzhou to Kaizhou did not encounter a team of Khitan cavalry along the way. After passing the Muzhou territory, he met the leader of the Han army who had scattered and occupied the prefectures and counties. Wang Ji was a trusted guard who followed Miss Han for many years, an envoy of the Han Army General's Office, and the prince of the old general of Kaizhou. He went to visit General Zhao of Fenghuang Mountain. The Han army generals who had just made a fortune were very enthusiastic to entertain him, and kept him everywhere for a few more days before leaving. If it weren't for the urgent military situation, the short two hundred miles would probably not be completed in a month.

The officials and civilian soldiers Wang Ji saw along the way were not as depressed as before, but instead had a kind of vitality and a strong mood to do something. He knew that these changes were closely related to Mr. Zhao, who had had a short relationship. His admiration for him increased a little more, and he couldn't wait to see this person. Unexpectedly, he rushed to Fenghuang Mountain all the way to the night of the morning, but the soldiers told Zhao Xingde and Jin Sima to patrol the far city together. Wang Ji was impatient in the mountain village, and before he could even eat, he rushed from Fenghuang Mountain to the far city.

The Han army envoy had just left half an hour when Geyiyi in Yuan County received the news from Fenghuangzhai. Zhao Xingde received the report from Geyi, glanced at it, frowned slightly, and handed the roll of paper to Li Sihai and Jin Changtai sitting opposite him.

"It seems that the Han army is still not very relieved." After reading it, Jin Changtai returned the pigeon book to Xingde. Li Sihai pondered and said, "If you say you want to start a harm, I will not have the courage." Zhao Xingde nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will go there." Jin Changtai smiled and said, "The big business is doing business, and the owner is walking around. Just leave the small business in the shop to the shopkeeper to watch. First comfort the Suzhou side, and in a few months, you can come back to accompany your wife with peace of mind." The General's Mansion arranged for the soldiers' families to reunite, and the whole Chengying Camp was in a good mood.

"A small business in the shop?" Li Sihai repeated thoughtfully.

"That's right." Jin Changtai calculated with a smile, "In the battle of Kaizhou, 30,000 Han soldiers besieged the city for more than 60 days, and waited for 30,000 employees to do two months of work. According to the market conditions in Guanzhong, the daily wage of ordinary servants was 100 million yuan, equivalent to a cent of silver. In Kaizhou, the cost of the labor force of the Han army was 180,000 yuan. After deducting the consumption of food and grass, nearly 360,000 yuan was seized in this battle. The capital invested was doubled. The additional prefecture and county territories, if they were seized, they did a good deal in Dafali Market, so after this battle, everyone fought bravely."

When Zhao Xingde heard his description of being a philistine, he smiled and said, "I really got into the money."

Jin Changtai smiled slightly, took a sip of tea and said, "The business in my camp is even better. The soldiers and garrison soldiers to the expedition camp, and the two months of siege soldiers, participated in the siege of Kaizhou, which is also considered sixty days. The labor cost is 6,000 guan, and the seized more than 50,000 guan." He held his forehead with one hand and tapped his fingers several times, pretending to be regretful, "Although the labor of the sergeant is much more expensive than that of ordinary servants, and the rent of the guys such as war horses, armor and artillery has not been calculated, these were originally paid by the military government. We completed the military affairs of supporting the Han army. The military government was considered to be worth a lot of money, and there was a little profit."

Zhao Xingde rolled his eyes and cursed: "How could the military government be so petty."

Jin Changtai ignored him and said with a smile: "War, it's like doing business. You have to make money without losing money. The more you get, the more you get. For our camp, this battle is a big profit, and the capital is almost ten times more. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk

Zhao Xingde smiled without realizing it, but Li Sihai smiled and said, "Sima Jin is worthy of being from the Marine Division. I am fortunate to hear this great theory, and it will be a big white." He picked up the cup and took a sip, and suddenly realized that it was tea. He frowned slightly and looked up and said, "I invite you two to Shanglinjiang Tower to drink, Brother Zhao is not allowed to refuse."

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Next to the Dunhuang Bachelor's Mansion, in the courtyard of Zhao Xingde's mansion, the chrysanthemums with golden lion heads were in full bloom, and two little ones were playing around the lush flowers. Li Ruoxue was sending Mrs. Lu out. When Lu walked to the door, he stopped and whispered: "After my sister went to Liaodong, the houses here were kept as they were. Usually, the logistics department would send someone to see the supervisor, and I would also ask someone to come and have a look."

Li Ruoxue smiled and said softly: "Aunt Liu will come to take care of the house from time to time. If my sister likes the flowers and plants in the courtyard, I will send them to the mansion." Although the journey to Liaodong was far away, there was a glimmer of joy in her eyes.

Lu sighed secretly, remembered some rumors, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "I heard that Goryeo Kingdom sent fifty pairs of singers to the Liaodong camp. When a man was in the military camp, he would inevitably have to drink and have fun with his robes. When his sister got there, if there was something unpleasant, just come to me and make a decision for you." Over the past few years, Lu and Li Ruoxue have become like their sisters, so they are unwilling to let her suffer any grievances.
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