Under the banner of "Han", a small boat rowed towards the sea boat that Zhao Xingde was riding. The Han army checked each other's password documents before it was released. Seven or eight sailors on the boat were wearing thick cotton robes, covered with fur waistbands, and thick leather belts around their waists were hung with short knives, fire folds, deer leather bags, etc., all of which were of uniform specifications. A sailor jumped onto the sea boat in Kaizhou and pointed the boss into the port along the designated waterway, with a hint of pride in every move. Compared with the soldiers wearing beggars in the Yalu River Han Village in Taibai Mountain, just in terms of equipment, the Han army in Suzhou was already a regular army.

The port was obviously very busy, with ships of all sizes anchored on the berth, with masts standing like a dense forest. The sailors on the boat shouted in a rhetoric manner. The sailors followed the boat from Mizhou, Jinling, and even Guangzhou. The Han army did not allow them to enter the hinterland, but they could stay around the dock. The dock was filled with all kinds of cargo, including thick cloth, cold-proof clothes, rice from Fujian, wheat from Shandong, iron from Hebei, and cargo piled up like hills. Military soldiers and civilians came and went and moved to warehouses of various forts to leave.

"Mr. Zhao, this is yours." Wang Ji handed a red scarf to Zhao Xingde and signaled him to wrap around his neck. He also wrapped one of them himself. Zhao Xingde took it and saw that the corner of the red scarf was embroidered with a very fine phoenix pattern, and there were also the words "Supervisor's Mansion" in regular script. In order to prevent fines, from the dock, the entire Suzhou Pass was 100 or 100 miles south of Suzhou Pass, and the Han army marked various areas with white ash and wooden signs. Ordinary military soldiers with white scarfs around their necks could only move in the defense zone of the base camp, while the generals of each battalion or guards of the generals of the patrol's mansion could travel through each battalion. Han Ningshuang himself surrounded the white scarf to show that the upper and lower parts were one. Everyone in Suzhou Pass knew the marshal, so naturally there was no need to worry about being blocked when he walked there.

While wrapping the red scarf around his neck, Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "The leader of Alliance Han is quite meticulous." Wang Ji said, "The generals are too busy to lead the training camps in various battalions. The rules and regulations of Guannan Camp are all written by the marshal."

Zhao Xingde looked around while walking. Almost all the nearby hills were building forts. Zhao Xingde could see at a glance that the Han army absorbed the design of Nanshan City and built the fortress to a small and strong one, but the city walls were obviously much thinner than Nanshan City. Not far away, a group of Han soldiers were practicing gun formations. The soldiers were sprinting with guns while shouting at a huge price, "Kill!" "Kill!" Zhao Xingde saw that the front row of soldiers were all iron helmets and armor, and the soldiers behind also had thick armor, and he couldn't help but smile: "The Han army's family's fortunes have been taken out for many years. If the Liao Kingdom had full force to attack Guannan, Suzhou, it would probably not be so easy."

"The elders of Liaodong have accumulated savings here for decades. Unfortunately, there are too few horse troops. They still have to rely on fortresses to compete with the Liao army." Wang Ji looked up at Zhao Xingde and sighed, "Mr. Zhao, the Nanshan City you designed is good, there is too much earth to use, and it is too slow to build."

Seeing that his eyes were full of worry, Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "Since I'm here, there is a solution." He asked again, "The elite Han army gathered here. Even if we can't just defend but not attack, can the General's Mansion have a next plan now?" Wang Ji said, "According to General Xu's intention, since Kaizhou has a great momentum, we should conquer Zhenhai Prefecture and Muzhou to the east, and connect with Kaizhou and Taibai Mountain. General Zhang advocated taking Fuzhou, Ningzhou, Chenzhou, and Yaozhou in the northwest first, and then cutting off the connection between Zhenhai Prefecture and Liaoyang to the east. Maybe Zhenhai Prefecture can go down without fighting. Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"

Xu Detai was from Kaizhou Village, so he insisted on opening up the road between Suzhou and Kaizhou. Zhang Liuge was the leader of Chenzhou Water Village, so he was more willing to attack Liaoguo prefectures and counties in the northwest facing the sea along the waterway. Zhao Xingde sighed secretly. Although the terrain of Suzhou is good, if the Han army wants to seize more territory, it will inevitably give up the terrain that is absolutely beneficial to him and fight with the Liao army outside Suzhou Pass. The Han army will be dispersed to defend the prefectures and counties. Furthermore, in the future, the Liao and Jin battles will definitely be near Liaoyang.

On the most important battlefield, the Han army is very easy to get involved and it is difficult to get the effect of sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight. According to Zhao Xingde's idea, the Han army had almost completely washed the population of the prefectures and counties in Liaodong. It would be better to move the population to the Yalu River far away from the center of the Liao Dynasty's rule. The Liao army's supply line was extended for thousands of miles, and was supplemented by cavalry to harass the rear route. The Liao army's army would be ineffective in just one winter and would be forced to retreat. Guannan, Suzhou, is a base for plundering and harassing the Liao Kingdom.

He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I have no idea, but I follow the arrangements of the General Administration. However, these places are too close to the Liao Kingdom, and if there are too many, it is a burden. It is best to only plunder the population and wealth of these states, move to the Yalu River, or even the Chunmen River. If the people are strong in the future, they will be strong and they will be killed."

Wang Ji smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao is from the Southern Dynasty and I don't know anything. After crossing the Yalu River and going north, the place is too cold and you can't grow food."

"Is that so? But Ouyang Xiu mentioned in the "New Book of Tang" that the Bohai State has the fermented city of Zhacheng, the cloth of Xianzhou, the cotton of Wozhou, the iron of Longzhou, the iron of Licheng, and the rice of Lucheng. In addition, the "Book of Wei: Biography of Wuji" also mentioned that the prime minister of the country and the land of the country are often cultivated, with a lot of millet, wheat, glutinous rice, and sunflowers. They should be able to grow grain. Moreover, the mountains and forests over the river and coastal areas on the riverside, and fishing and hunting alone can support many people." Zhao Xingde read the classics and history well, and after arriving in Liaodong, he was even more attentive. In the Yalu River, the Bohai Sea and the former land of the Chuanmen River, many relics of grain planting in history were discovered, and even place names such as "Wheat Valley". Therefore, he firmly believed that as long as he planted cold-resistant crops, he could feed hundreds of thousands of people from Liaodong.

Wang Ji said in surprise: "Can you really grow it? Who is Ouyang Xiu? Can Mr. Zhao ask him to give me some advice?" Most Han generals led troops to fight wars rely on their ancestral secrets. When Wang Ji was young, he lived in the Han Village in Kaizhou. He practiced bows and horses every day and worked hard to make his strength. He only read the military books "The Art of War", "Thirty-Six Strategies" and "March Models" compiled by the Xia State Marine Department, and he didn't know which gentleman Ouyang Xiu was.

"Mr. Ouyang is dead," Zhao Xingde said a little funny, "but he is a very knowledgeable person and probably won't make up it nonsense." He had already arrived at the General Mansion while speaking. In fact, it was just a neat camp. The General Mansion in the future should still be under construction.

Zhao Xingde brought two centurions, Liu Zhijian and Du Chujiao, and there were four three-inch cannons, mainly training gunners for the Han army. More than a hundred Han troops who had received artillery training in Fenghuang Mountain and other earlier also followed. Laiyuancheng and Kaizhou were shot by artillery and blasting the city walls. After learning about this situation, the Han army attached more importance to the role of artillery. Before the first batch of artillery arrived in Liaodong, Han Ningshuang had proposed to purchase artillery and ammunition again.

And we asked the Xia State Ordnance Department to send craftsmen to Liaodong to cast artillery nearby. The Huguo Mansion has been dragging it and has not replied, probably because it is unwilling to put the artillery casting technique into the hands of the Liao Kingdom. Chunyu Zhen was very happy and wrote a private letter to Zhao Xingde, saying that the battle of Laiyuan-Kaizhou and the Han army's active request for artillery and ammunition have greatly changed the attitude of the Huguo Mansion towards field artillery. The Ordnance Department has added orders to Chunyu Iron Factory, and is also promoting the iron factory to test the production of field artillery with larger caliber and powerful field artillery.

More than a hundred soldiers accompanying the Xia State Camp settled down, and Wang Jicai went to the General Administration to ask when to arrange a visit. Zhao Xingde's trip came in person largely relieved the Han army's suspicion of the Xia State Camp. On the way, he persuaded the Han army to immigrate to the Yalu River and Chuanmen River to reclaim the land, and Wang Xuansu believed that the Xia State Camp was not interested in competing with the Han army there for territory. This was beyond Zhao Xingde's expectations.

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"Miss, Mr. Zhao has arrived at the General's Mansion. Wang Dutou asked when he would come to pay homage." The maid Sinan whispered through the curtain. Han Ningshuang returned to Liaodong. When people around him were in need of reliable people, Wang Hengzhi recommended her to come. All the generals asked Han Ningshuang to ask Han Ningshuang for advice, which was delayed. Han Ningshuang asked the maids around her to report to her at any time.

"Well, let him wait a moment. We will hold a banquet to entertain you in the evening."

Han Ningshuang had just taken a shower, and she was facing the mirror and wrapped her breasts tightly with a thin white cloth. After drying her black hair, she also combed her into a man's bun. Her face was like peach calyx, and her skin was white and red. Then she applied the special gouache on her face, making her cheeks look a little yellow. She took the eyebrow pencil to the mirror and drew her eyebrows a bit thicker, and then carefully put the buns of hair up in a red towel, so that a strand of black hair would not let it fall down.

Han Ningshuang coughed lightly, her voice was crisp, and she lowered her voice a little. She smiled first, then her face was as deep as water. After changing a few expressions, she patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. She commanded the Han army with her daughter over the years and was always cautious and unwilling to let others look down on her because of this, and lost the reputation of her ancestors. Even if she had thought about marrying a husband and children, she always had more concerns. The Han family had no other descendants. The Han army could accept a woman as a marshal, but Han Ningshuang's marriage itself became a major event for the Han army. If this person is mediocre and incompetent, everyone will be blind. But if it is the opposite, Han Ningshuang is more likely to lose the power to command the Han army directly, and her husband will take over everything.

"I won't get married." She said to the mirror in anger, tied her forehead tightly with a green wiping, and a white jade was inlaid on her forehead. She smiled slightly at the mirror. She looked like a young and heroic general, which was the image of Han Marshal who was familiar to tens of thousands of Han soldiers.
Chapter completed!