After crossing the border, Zhao Tan ordered a change of clothes and put on the clothes of the Han army of the Liao State, and the lead was also served by a sergeant who was familiar with the border situation and proficient in the local language. In order to keep it secret, Zhao Ta had already ordered the Intelligence Department to send an advance team to respond, and even the guide who led the way was changed every time he arrived at a contact point, so that even if there was a traitor among his own people, he would not be able to find out their movements.

In the spring of this year, the battlefield situation in Xijing Province of Liao State was complicated, and the war in its hinterland entered a state of extremely cruel strangulation. After the outbreak of the war, the Jin army invaded and occupied most of the Xijing Road, and the main communication lines and important prefectures, counties, and towns in the Xijing Road were controlled by the Jin army, forcing the Liao State to gradually compress the living area of the Yinshan Mountains and the Song-Liao border area.

After drilling in the mountains all night, Zhao Ta estimated from experience that they would not enter the Liao realm for more than a hundred miles. Early in the morning, the guide came to report that they had now arrived in Yongbyon Prefecture, near the border pass, which had been controlled by the Jin army and stationed a large army, and that the scouts were all over the left and right, and that the daytime march was easily exposed, and that it was best to camp in the mountains and wait until it was dark. Although Zhao Ta was anxious at the moment, he couldn't wait to fly over, but he also knew that this was a border area, and the enemy's precautions must be strict, and after walking all night, people were sleepy and tired, so he thought about it and followed the guide's advice.

The campsite was selected in a dense forest on the mountainside, Zhao Tan looked around, the Great Wall at the top of the mountain was faintly visible, the trees on the mountain were flourishing, the big one needed to be hugged by two people, the small one was dense like a ctenophore, the slope grass was dense and you could hear the sound of gurgling water in the valley, and the vegetation here still maintained the state of primeval forest. Zhao Ta couldn't help but sigh that it was difficult to reproduce this appearance in later generations, and it was replaced by the title of 'Coal Capital'. The towering trees and beautiful scenery are long gone. The eyes are full of coal mines in the bald mountains, and everywhere is covered with a layer of black coal dust. The roar of machines and the sound of motors in cars around the clock...

"Boss, it's time to eat!" Wangfu took a bowl of broth, took two pieces of dry food and handed it to the prince and said, as soon as he crossed the border, the people accompanying him knew that the place he was going to was Liao, and they were for the prince to serve as a guard, but in the days before returning to the country, no one could call the prince anymore, but was commensurate with the boss.

"Well, do you have anybody?" Zhao Ta took the bowl only after receiving an affirmative answer. I found a tree stump and sat down casually, broke the dry food and put it in the soup to soak.

"The king... Boss, does this soup taste okay? After the three dogs finished distributing the meal to everyone, they came over and asked.

"Yes, I didn't expect it to taste like beef after leaving it for so long!" Zhao Ta blew, sucked two mouthfuls of hot soup against the edge of the bowl and nodded.

"It's strange to say, a bag of beef jerky with only a dozen catties is boiled in water, and it becomes a big pot, and two bags of jerky are not only enough for so many of us to drink soup. You can also eat some beef foam on the stall! Sangou said to the prince very strangely.

"In the past, you only studied those delicacies, of course you don't know how to make these military rations, that bag contains a cow, and you will save it in the future. One bag is enough! Zhao Ta said with a smile, beef jerky is famous all over the world with Genghis Khan's expedition, and the fierce horse and scimitar have become its three magic weapons. This beef jerky has actually been available for a long time. It's just that it hasn't been excavated for large-scale use, but has been circulated among herders.

Zhao Tazhi said that the farming people had never been the opponent of the nomads. Largely constrained by logistical supplies, there were no hot meals. There is no food and there is no combat effectiveness, the grain road is broken, and the whole army collapses, so he has been paying attention to this aspect, and the beef jerky production process is simple, only need to slaughter and raise cattle every winter, decompose the beef, place it in a cool place, and shrink the volume of the beef after it is dry; The dry, hard beef is then vigorously beaten so that it gradually becomes fibrous; Then the fibers are stuffed into the mortar, repeatedly pounded and pressed to make it more compressed, and finally the shredded meat is stuffed into a bag made of cow bladder. A bag of beef jerky made by such a process can hold the meat of a cow, and a bag can be eaten by a group of soldiers for 20 days, which is the most convenient, and has now become the standard combat ration of the loyal army...

Zhao Ta led the team day and night, avoiding the enemy's patrols, and finally crossed the Qingshui River on the night of the third day, and connected with the 4th Brigade of the Kryu Army, which was here to meet the head, and then marched to Texas together. The march was much faster, and finally reached Texas two days later.

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As soon as Zhao Ta entered the city, he found that the situation here was even worse than he expected, although it was now the bright spring season, but the city was a twilight, it seemed that Zhao Yong's failure this time had a great impact on morale. Even the soldiers defending the city were listless, for their team into the city, the pedestrians on the side of the road did not say welcome, and they didn't even bother to raise their eyelids, but their eyes lit up on the materials escorted into the city.

"If this is the case for a long time, there will be trouble!" Although Zhao Ta's face was as usual, he sighed secretly, these people are all frightened birds, there is no sense of belonging, once a strong enemy attacks, it is likely to be a wall grass, surrender the city, and an army without a rear, no base will be very dangerous, not only soldiers, training problems, even if they die, there is nowhere to bury!

"Qiao Gui, why are the sergeants defending the city all new troops, and the Kryu army?" Zhao Qi asked Qiao Guidao who greeted them as he walked.

"Boss, now the Jurchens are storming the Hundred Wolf Valley, wanting to open the passage to Xijing, the first brigade and the second brigade have suffered heavy losses, and it is difficult to support, so they can only transfer the third brigade that originally defended the city, and now there are only a few hundred wounded soldiers of the Kryu army and the Guiyi army and the Shunyi army in the city to defend!" Qiao Gui replied with a sigh.

"Now that the troops in the city are empty, are these Guiyi Army and Shunyi Army reliable, if there is a change, do you have the ability to suppress it!" Zhao Ta frowned and asked.

"Boss, this is also a matter of no choice, the Guiyi Army and the Shunyi Army have been frightened by the Jurchens, and they are not at ease when they are put in front, for fear of causing a mutiny, and this is also a last resort, although the situation in the city is not optimistic, but it will not change greatly!" Qiao Kun said.

"Well, it's better to be careful, choose some reliable people to take over the defense of important departments, and don't be careless!" Zhao Ta saw that Qiao Kun was confident, and he didn't say much, after all, they were on the front line, and they knew the situation better than themselves.

Dezhou City is not big, and soon arrived at the city lord's mansion, Zhao Yong was already waiting at the door, and when he saw that the prince had arrived, he broke free from the personal soldiers who supported him and rushed to the prince's horse, and before he could speak, tears fell first, just like a child who was bullied seeing an adult.

"Well, where did so many tears come from!" The fire in his belly could be seen with tears in his eyes, and Zhao Yong, who was covered with bandages, relented again, Zhao Ta hurriedly dismounted and helped him up, raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face and said.

"I failed to live up to your expectations, I really don't have the face to see you!" Zhao Yong said and cried again.

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, don't worry too much about it!" Zhao Ta had never seen Zhao Yong like this, and he cried so much that his heart was sour, so he could only comfort him with good words.

"Du Shuai, let's invite the boss to have tea in the mansion, and talk slowly if you have something to say!" Qiao Kun looked at Zhao Yong's appearance and hurriedly reminded. Zhao Yong was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he was rude, and hurriedly welcomed the prince in.

When they arrived at the hall, everyone saw the ceremony again, Qiao Kun had not seen the prince for many years, and he was very excited, and he had a stomach full of things to say, but now everyone knew that the situation was critical, and it was not the time to catch up, so after a few words of greeting, the topic turned to the current situation and the war...

Zhao Ta listened to the report of the two, sketched on the map, analyzed the current situation, and cried out in his heart, this time the trouble is big!

Nowadays, there are three powerful forces in control of the Yinshan line, the western section is the Jiashan area controlled by the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi, they are orthodox, they can maintain expenses by digging gold mines, recruit soldiers and civilians, and can get help from the neighboring Western Xia; The eastern section is the Wonju region controlled by the Shaw Babari clan, they have been in Wonju for nearly 200 years, and after Zhao Xin took power, Enwei and Shi have firmly controlled this area through integration, and the production in the city plus the flow of caravans has solved the needs and can achieve self-sufficiency.

The middle section of Yinshan is the Dezhou and the surrounding areas controlled by the Krüd army, because it is located in the hinterland, and played the signboard that the Han people in the world are one family, so that this area has become a refuge for the Han people, a large number of Han people have poured in, so that the number of people who must be supported in Dezhou exceeds any region, although there is the supply of the prince, but the road is far away, the soldiers are in a hurry and the transportation is difficult, and the survival situation is very grim.

The Jurchens were very angry at the rebellion in Xijing and the killing of the guards this time, and Wanyan Xian also sent troops to help Wanyan Zonghan of Bei'anzhou, Zhongjing Province, in addition to the reinforcements of the consulate department, forming a two-way attack. This Yan Zonghan may sound familiar, but if you want to mention his nickname - Sticky Han, I am afraid that most people know that he is the two villains alongside Jin Wushu in "Saying Yue".

It's powerful enough in the storytelling, but in fact, in reality, Sticky Han is even more powerful, and he went out with the army at the age of seventeen. Ah Gu fought against Liao, Zong Han's suggestions were mostly in line with Ah Guta, and even won the trust of Ah Guta, after breaking the Liao army, Zong Han participated in supporting Ah Gu to become the emperor. Since then, he has been with him, is a brave general in the Jin war against Liao, and at the same time assisted the work of the national theory of the second room of the state of the country, Xuanhe in the second year of the transfer of the national theory of the country, became a member of the highest ruling body of the Jin Dynasty, the 'national theory of the Bo Ji Lie system', and was one of the five standing committee members.

Now the two main forces of the Jin army of more than 60,000 people, from the east and west two directions to Xijing, their intention is very obvious, to recapture Xijing, to pacify the surrounding states and counties that have fallen and rebelled, and to completely eliminate the anti-Jin forces in this area. (To be continued.) )