Kai Fu Han

Chapter 104 Use everything to the extreme
"We were just a small village before. It was normal not to have such an organization. And even now we only have more than 3000 people. Setting up what you call an 'intelligence agency' is a bit of a fuss." Liu Lizhen said.

"It should be initially established. Just like this time, the enemies were walking around in their 'home', but we didn't even feel it at all." Liu Xinqi said.

"When did you consider Dengzhou to be your home?" Liu Lizhen asked.

Liu Xinqi was a little ashamed.

Although the Terengganu government was powerless to resist Liu Jiabao, it was not controlled by Liu Jiabao after all.

"Teacher, I leave this matter to you." Liu Xinqi changed the subject.

"It's absolutely impossible. I know myself. My character is not suitable for doing the things you said." Liu Lizhen quickly refused.

Liu Xinqi thought about it. Liu Lizhen was fine in leading the militia, but it was really not suitable for him to be an intelligence chief and face the dark side of society. He was too old.

We still have to find other suitable candidates.

"Okay, I won't force you."

Liu Lizhen was obviously relieved.

"However, this time I sent a letter to the prisoner's home in Denglai, and asked the person who sent the letter to do a good job of intelligence collection at the same time. Including terrain, route, location of villages and towns, and the situation of various forces."

"Okay, I will make arrangements. Even if they don't understand, let's do our best." Liu Lizhen agreed.

Putting down this topic, Liu Xinqi continued to predict:
"According to the prisoners' instructions, the situation of our Liujiabao should have been clearly put on the desk of the Jin Kingdom managers. It is estimated that their attack will come soon."

"I think so too. Now we are at a disadvantage in terms of information. "Sun Tzu's Attack" "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. "We now know nothing about the actions of the Jin State and the possible offensive. But the Jin State has already found out everything about us, which is very passive." Liu Lizhen said.

"Master Zhen is right, so we must find ways to change the situation and change from passive to active." Liu Xinqi said.

"Should we also send someone to find out the news? I can go." Liu Xinbao said.

During the previous migration, Liu Xinbao had been in front of the migration team to inquire about information and determine the route.

"It's too late. It is estimated that the enemy's attack has arrived before you come back." Liu Xinqi replied: "And you know nothing about the enemy's situation. You don't even know where to go to inquire. You will get twice the result with half the effort, and your efforts will definitely be in vain."

"Hey, a young tiger meets a jackal." Liu Lizhen sighed.

Before Liujiabao could develop, it was targeted by a powerful force like the Jin Kingdom. It was like a young tiger meeting a jackal.

The Kingdom of Jin developed from the bitter cold land in the far northeast. First, it destroyed Liao with Zhao and drove the Liao to the west, and then drove Zhao to the south.Now we are focusing on Liujiapu, a small city with a population of only a few thousand.

"What should I do?" Liu Lizhen asked.

"Yes, what should I do?" Liu Xinqi asked himself.

This was a big problem, and Liu Xinqi was a little at a loss as to what to do.

The room suddenly became quiet.

"Actually, it's not incomprehensible. The Kingdom of Jin has gathered all the troops of the whole country to attack the Kingdom of Zhao in three directions. The country of Jin should not have many troops in its own right."

Liu Lizhen started first.

"That makes sense." Liu Lizhen agreed.

"There should be no attacks on land. Liu Yu's puppet Qi is also gathering troops and will go south to attack Zhao according to the instructions of the master of Jin. They can't spare any time to deal with us."

Liu Lizhen continued:
"So, the attacks that we may have can only come from the sea."

"Master Zhen makes sense."

Liu Xinbao responded.

"The Kingdom of Jin is not good at naval warfare, but they were born as a fishing and hunting nation after all, so they still have a certain naval structure. The sand ships captured last time are basically the same as the shipbuilding craftsmanship of our Zhao State." "This shows that they are in The warships are definitely on par with us, maybe even better than us."

Liu Xinqi followed Liu Lizhen's train of thought and continued to analyze his own navy's combat power.

"Zhao Liang's first fleet will definitely not be able to come back for a while, and due to the previous typhoon weather, it is estimated that they have not reached Hangzhou yet. Therefore, the naval warships we can currently use include two state-level ships, six county-level ships, and Qianshi Class eight ships.”

"Calculating it this way, the naval warships of the Jin Kingdom must exceed ours. It is impossible for a country to have only a few warships like ours."

Liu Xinbao heard all the bad news, with no advantage at all.

"According to what you say, we still have no chance of survival at all."

"The current situation looks like there is really no way to win."

Seeing Liu Xinqi bowing his head in deep thought, Liu Lizhen answered Liu Xinbao's question.

"Are we going to move again? We finally settled down in Dengzhou and spent so much money and material resources to build a new Liujiabao..."

Liu Xinbao's eyes turned red as he spoke.

At this moment, Gao Yuan pushed the door open and walked in.

"Asked about the location of their navy station."

"Where?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Jinzhou."

“Jinzhou….”

Jinzhou is located in the northernmost part of Liaodong Bay, north of Bohai Bay. If you want to raid Jinzhou, you have to pass through Xiazhou and Gaizhou on the Liaodong Peninsula to the east of Liaodong Bay. It is easy to be blocked in Liaodong Bay by the Jin soldiers from these two places.

"This location is difficult to deal with. Not to mention the distance, it is still at the very back of the bay. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Liu Lizhen sighed.

"However, this is considered good news. It will take time for the ship that scouted the news to sail back, so we will have more time to prepare."

Liu Lizhen found good news that was not good news.

"We should have kept the search boat just now." Li Cang was a little frustrated.

"It's useless. If you can be sent to investigate the news, you can't be a fool. You can't put eggs in one basket. Someone must have sent people back to Laizhou to pass the news overland." Liu Xinqi comforted Li Cang.

"Since no matter how we calculate it, our power is no match for Jin Guo, so we should first find a way to improve our own power, and then do other things."

Liu Xinqi said.

Everyone saw Liu Xinqi's expression and knew that he had a solution.

"Before, I planned to gently deal with these gold-investing gentry in Dengzhou, but now it seems that time is not waiting for me. The number of times I can cast immortal spells is limited by the number of people in the clan. If I want to increase my warriors, I must first increase the population of the clan. So I am currently solving these problems. Gentlemen, it is urgent to expand the population under Liujiabao's jurisdiction."

"When the number of soldiers increases significantly, we will have many more combat strategies to choose from."

"Don't be discouraged, everyone. The Kingdom of Jin is not our Kingdom of Zhao. The Jurchens are a foreign race. They invaded our country, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Of course we cannot be merciful to them, and we can do whatever we can to them."

"If there is a war with them, then we can let go and carry out beheading battles, special operations, etc. Once they lose their chain of command, they will naturally be defeated without a fight."

"If you push me hard, I will lead a hundred soldiers to attack Huanglong and kill the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. Then we will see who dares to attack Liu Jiabao."

"I said that we will never let a war happen in our own home again. From this time on, I will start to fulfill my promise. We will take the initiative and let them take care of themselves."

(End of this chapter)