Chapter 310: Famous Envoy (Continued)

After a moderate spring rain, the sunny weather in March continued to dominate the middle reaches of the Yellow River. At this time, Emperor Zhao began to dig a pit at the easternmost end of the Guanzhong Plain, that is, on the Pujin Tongzhou side.

It's really a pit.

There are five people in a group, two for digging holes, one for loading soil, and two for carrying soil. They are very efficient.

In addition to digging pits, there are also people piling up soil, tamping earth, and driving piles... On the west bank of the Yellow River, not only Puzhen, but the most dangerous section of the Yellow River around Puzhen is under construction.

And Emperor Zhao was one of the people responsible for digging the pit.

To be fair, Zhao Jiu's move was not necessarily right. Because from a utilitarian point of view, the exemplary role played by the emperor in working in the fields may not be as effective as maintaining a sense of mystery to encourage all the people, and what he did also brought inconvenience to many officials... The government has dug a hole, so what can you do?

If the bureaucratic system is out of order, its efficiency will be greatly reduced.

Of course, it was thanks to Hu Yin, who was in charge, that he was used to Emperor Zhao and knew that the emperor might be doing this just out of boredom... so he asked for a clear decree early on, asking everyone to follow the procedure and not to imitate without permission.

Of course, the scholars accompanying the army would certainly record this behavior, and in a few days the imperial gazette would certainly publish in Tokyo how Emperor Zhao "inspired the fighting spirit in the hearts of his subjects."

But back to the present, after Zhao Jiu had been digging holes for several days, Hu Yin thought about it and finally decided to persuade the official again.

"It's not that I have nothing to do, but after thinking over and over, I always feel that all I, the emperor, can do now is to dig holes and pile up piles." Zhao Jiu held a shovel and stood in the pit facing Hu Yin, the Guanxi Five Route Transport Envoy who had tried to dissuade him. Hu Yin was standing by the pit and bowed to him.

This move did not cause much chaos, because at the same time, the one who partnered with Emperor Zhao to dig the pit was Yang Yi Zhong, the one who filled the pit was Liu Yan, and the ones who carried the soil were Zhai Biao and Wang Zhongfu... The working groups arranged around were also members of the Imperial Guard.

Hu Yin turned his head to look at the Guanque Tower on the opposite bank. He wanted to use the embarrassment of civil officials such as Lu Benzhong and Zheng Zhichang to persuade them, but for some reason, he once again chose to remain silent and bowed and retreated.

The reason is very simple. Hu Mingzhong knew very well that what the official said was absolutely right.

The first step in this plan was to come up with a surprising strategy... The Jurchens and Dangxiang people were unaware of the existence of Yelu Dashi, so no matter how smart, cautious, and serious they were, they would have fallen into the trap dug by Emperor Zhao.

It's a bit of an unfair victory, but it can also be called a more brilliant strategy, which is even more frustrating than an open conspiracy.

Secondly, in this plan, most people have only played certain roles and assumed certain functions until now. Unless the situation changes suddenly, it is difficult to have a breakthrough performance... Emperor Zhao Guanjia and the 100,000 strong men recruited from both sides of the Wei River after the spring ploughing were responsible for bluffing; Wu Jie and his imperial camp rear army, and Han Shizhong, were responsible for capturing Hengshan and Yan'an; Li Yanxian needless to say... In theory, these people can play freely, but in order to ensure the stability of the plan, most people still remain restrained in accordance with the requirements of Emperor Zhao.

Even Zhao Jiu himself is the same.

After the official successfully intimidated the Jin army on the opposite side with 100,000 civilian laborers and several thousand imperial guards, the only practical measure was to dig pits here... and keep digging pits... This was a necessary measure just in case, and it was also the most powerful supplement for Tongzhou, which only had 20,000 imperial camp left troops and several thousand imperial guards. Others were all united soldiers, archers, and civilian laborers.

Even Zhao Jiu and Hu Yin knew it all, including the previous plan of Jiang Gan's anti-book theft by Zheng Zhichang, which was a bit superfluous. There was no way, when the real front-line information was restricted by geography, they were anxiously waiting for the results and always felt a little uneasy if they didn't do something.

It was as if Emperor Zhao felt uncomfortable if he didn't dig a hole, and Hu Yin was obviously aware of this.

Moreover, they all knew that at this moment, the only one who could truly decide the overall situation was Yue Fei... Everyone is a tool, but tools are different. Yue Fei and the 30,000 troops on the westernmost front have the widest range of choices and the greatest right to choose, and they are the most important role in deciding the direction of the overall situation.

In comparison, even though Pinglu, the strategic town of Shanzhou isolated to the north of the Yellow River, was something Zhao Jiu was prepared to give up, he gave Li Yanxian clear instructions when he passed through Shanzhou when entering the pass.

"Officials."

Just a moment later, Hu Yin returned. "There is an urgent military report to the central army..."

Zhao Jiu stopped digging the pit and looked at Hu Mingzhong who was standing by the pit again, puzzled for a moment.

Even Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan stopped their actions... because it was very strange. As for military intelligence, whether it was internal or external information, the Imperial Camp channel should have been faster.

Unless it is impossible to conceal the results of a large-scale war, there is no need to avoid or cover up.

"Li Jiedu of Shanzhou announced the victory." Hu Yin certainly would not do anything mysterious. "His commanders Niu Gao and Dong Xian, together with the subordinates of Ma Kuo, the governor of the northern route, set up an ambush between Zhongtiao Mountain and Wulong Mountain, and defeated Wanyan Tuhesu, the commander of the Jin army, beheading more than a thousand people...Tuhesu fled to Jie County."

Zhao Jiu was slightly moved. Of course, beheading more than a thousand people was not a great victory. As the only imperial army that had not been completely reorganized, and with the participation of the more complex Taihang Yi Army, there must be a lot of beheadings in this battle. But no matter what, it was true that the advance of Tuhesu was blocked.

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