I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

And through these tentacles, all kinds of weird information were also reported by secret channels.

Obviously, Zhang Nuo and Asba did not foolishly limit their intelligence collection work to the commercial field. In other aspects of intelligence collection, Zhang Nuo was obviously not weaker than others.

His intelligence leader, the third child, still asked for it from Li Shimin!

Moreover, he is an upright important person. I want to build my own intelligence network. If the two brothers work together, you can have an additional intelligence channel. If you want someone, will you give it to me?

How about our intelligence sharing?

Then Li Shimin sent people over in a hurry, and at the same time, a group of spies who looked ordinary at first glance, they will become the shopkeepers, servants, accountants and other identities of various branches.

Chapter 464 The Intelligence War Begins

It's funny to say that Li Shimin has never been able to break into spies from other countries, and following Zhang Nuo's business footsteps, he was sent in without anyone noticing.

It can even be said that they were not sent in, but were greeted by those city lords.

In fact, Zhang Nuo really underestimated his fame. As a king of Qin who didn't care about government affairs and didn't involve in seizing the heir, and only focused on making money with countless best-selling products in his hands, Zhang Nuo was actually very popular.

The most important thing is that Zhang Nuo doesn't eat alone, and likes to bring others to make money together.

Whether it is the royal family or other dignitaries, this point is highly praised, even if they are not in the car, there is nothing to say for the time being, everyone has to put forward conditions, and whoever has the right conditions will be selected.

Even if they can't cooperate in the general project, Zhang Nuo will give back in the local cooperation, so Datang really welcomes His Highness King Qin who is like the reincarnation of the God of Wealth.

It is precisely because of this reputation that when Zhang Nuo's caravan came to Koryo with fearful samples to find cooperation with the nobles in those big cities, it went smoothly to the extreme.

This is not only because of Zhang Nuo's reputation, but more importantly, Zhang Nuo's stuff is so fucking popular.

What's more, the caravan managers are all carrying out the concept of being neither humble nor overbearing, and doing business on an equal footing, as Zhang Nuo explained. As I said in the book, the small ones have no negotiation authority, but His Highness has already prepared four members for the local nobles, as long as they provide one It is enough to find a suitable shop and ensure that I can do business smoothly.

Most importantly, the caravan manager directly said that they were also responsible for collecting business intelligence, but if they collected it themselves, they were afraid of causing misunderstandings, so they asked their partners to collect it, so that they would not be counted as spies.

Moreover, Zhang Nuo's caravan also promised to abide by local laws and taxes, as long as they were treated equally, they would definitely be given a lot of points.

Well, things are good in themselves, and Zhang Nuo's reputation has always been very strong, plus he knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure, how could everyone not welcome it.

Especially when it comes to information, the caravan really only wants commercial information, and all the shopkeepers and guys are very honest and don’t even go in the direction of the barracks. Even if someone inadvertently talked about some sensitive things during the party, they will Take the initiative to remind, we don't want to listen, we are leaving first, you can talk slowly.

It is precisely because of this attitude that Zhang Nuo's business has been fully rolled out in several major cities in Korea in just one or two months.

At the same time, information about Korea was continuously sent to Zhang Nuo.

Hehe, for information science, using a large amount of peripheral information to infer core information is a common method, which is undoubtedly much better than those violent methods of directly stealing secrets.

The most important point is that it is kept secret, there is no need to go out to inquire, all kinds of information will be delivered to the door continuously, and the other party will send it on their own initiative.

This kind of method is actually nothing unusual, it's just that ordinary people don't have such perverted intelligence analysis capabilities.

Food, spices, and even brothel business data can actually be analyzed together to analyze a lot of things.

In fact, in later generations, there is a special term that sounds very high-end called big data, which is actually the case.

It is currently impossible to use data to make behavioral portraits of people, but it is still possible to analyze various aspects of a city through a large amount of data.

Existing troops, food reserves, war potential, transportation channels, and transportation capabilities can all be reflected from the side, and are now on Zhang Nuo's desk.

Of course, Li Shimin also has the same information.

It was precisely because these intelligences were being sent to Zhang Nuo in a steady stream, so Zhang Nuo unceremoniously brought Li Shimin and the top generals of the Tang Dynasty together to discuss the attack plan.

But the funniest thing is that after discussing and discussing, we finally come to a conclusion and go all the way!

That's right, this is the result of a collective discussion by a group of people with the most experienced leaders in Datang.

When Zhang Nuo heard about this plan, he almost choked to death with his own saliva. Is this the attack plan you came up with?

Or do you need to think about this kind of plan?Damn, I'll be fine if I haven't fought a battle of this scale!

But seeing the evasive eyes of this group of people, Zhang Nuo pondered for a while, and then suddenly realized, wow, I forgot about the slave hunting team, these people must have already been thinking about the population of each city.

What are they doing at this moment to take advantage of back lanes, surprise raids, etc. They are afraid that they will jump up, isn't this just letting the people they pre-arranged run away?

It's all money!

Because this time is a large-scale military event after all, each of these generals counts as one, but in fact they all have a part in it, at least in the area of ​​slave hunting.

The most terrible thing is, didn't Zhang Nuo ask Li Shimin for an officer before, but Li Shimin turned around and went to this group of people, asking for someone directly.

Because he knew that the leaders of the soldiers raised by this group of people were all middle and low-level officers, and they were all the soldiers who controlled the troops when these generals went out to fight.

It is also for this reason that a large part of the officers in the entire slave hunting team come from the sects of these big bosses.

If the two are combined, can the slave hunting business stop?

I have a part in the business, and my own soldiers are the little leaders inside, or are they doing business in partnership with His Majesty and King Qin, can I bear it?

If you don't earn a big family business, you are ashamed to say that you are a general.

Well, things have reached this stage in such a muddle, and the attack plan has been completely determined by these people, so they will go all the way, not letting go of a city.

Zhang Nuo was in charge of leading the troops to fight and attack the city, and the slave capture team arrested people after the attack. Zhang Liang is currently stationed in Liaodong, the one who has recognized the same virtue as White Beard and has become a godson.

Fortunately, the Zhang family also took part in the slave hunting team this time, so Zhang Liang asked for leave and came back to attend the meeting. He patted his chest and said that as long as Zhang Nuo was willing to catch him, he would be able to manage it safely. The rear, and guarding the slaves, will never let the brothers in the gate lose a copper.

In this way, the industrial chain of the entire Koryo project was completely opened up, forming a one-stop industrial chain integrating siege, slave capture, transportation, concentration, and sales. Zhang Nuo thought about it for a while. I'm afraid it's almost the same as those people who caught Uncle Hei and sold them everywhere!

Chapter 465 Goryeo's Contempt

Zhang Nuo's side was advancing his work in an orderly manner, and the 20 slave catchers faltered and finally got together.

To be precise, the screening is complete. After all, the number of applicants is too large. If there is no screening, there will be a situation where ten rooms will be empty.

And this also brought another benefit, that is, the quality of the soldiers of the slave hunting team this time was so high that Li Shimin himself was jealous.

He himself didn't know before that Datang was able to gather 20 veterans who had gone to the battlefield and killed people.

That's right, all of them have seen blood. At the beginning, it was also a casual suggestion in order to screen out suitable sources of soldiers, that is, those who have been on the battlefield and killed people are given priority.

However, at that time, Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo didn't regard this as a rigid rule, they just said it was a priority.

But in the end, these 20 people have all seen blood!

Li Shimin was so lucky that he didn't faint, this shit is outrageous, why are there so many warriors hiding among the people, why are they all retired.

Veterans, which king or commander doesn't like it?

A veteran can easily kill several rookies who have never been on the battlefield, and the life-saving and life-saving skills in their brains are what they have bought back through scars on their bodies time and time again on the battlefield.

It can be said that in a battle where 3000 new troops would die in battle, if it were replaced by veterans, 500 casualties might be able to handle things beautifully. The contrast is so obvious.

It's a pity that these people have all retired through formal procedures, and they are generally in their 30s and [-]s.

In fact, if it weren't for the good treatment that Zhang Nuo got this time, these people are just ordinary farmers on weekdays, and they can't be seen as cruel veterans who have gone to the battlefield.

The settling expenses of these 20 people were all paid by Zhang Nuo in cash, and it was not much money. It was just to make people feel at ease. His name of King Qin is here, so there is still some credibility.

After gathering near Chang'an, Qin Qiong set off for Liaodong with his people, and their camp was in Liaodong.

In this way, it will be convenient to launch an attack directly at that time, and it will also reassure Li Shimin.

Otherwise, no matter how big your heart is, you can't let an army of 20 people suddenly appear outside Chang'an City.

If it was the previous situation, this arrangement would probably be scolded to death. After all, the supply of 20 people from the Central Plains to Liaodong would be filled with rats in the treasury within a few days.

But with Zhang Nuo as a coward, there is nothing to talk about.

The 20 people themselves went to Liaodong disguised as civilian husbands. All of them were pushing carts, and the carts contained their supplies and food.

Needless to say, the luggage, and the food itself is enough for them to eat for a month.

As long as this month lasts, Zhang Nuo will bring people there. As a man who can buy things anytime and anywhere, and also has a terrifyingly large system space, Zhang Nuo said that there are definitely only those who are exhausted and not starved to death.

And just after the 20 people arrived in Liaodong in a covert manner, Goryeo also discovered the news for the first time.

Although it had been covered up as much as possible, no one was wearing any weapons, and rushed to Liaodong pretending to be civilian husbands.

But after arriving in Liaodong, he still had to live in the barracks mobilized by Zhang Liang, and as an old army, Qin Qiong naturally had to arrange patrols, clear whistles, and secret whistles as usual in combat.

In this way, Gao Li would be a fool if he didn't know, but he just found out a little later.

To be honest, Qin Qiong and Zhang Liang were a little worried in Liaodong.

Because they were afraid that Goryeo would not play cards according to common sense and fight directly!

It's not that I'm worried that I won't be able to beat them, but I'm afraid that if I directly kill too many of these people, I will lose money at that time. It's all money.

What's more, Zhang Nuo hasn't come yet, whoever dares to take the initiative to start a war, is really the coach for nothing.

Therefore, Qin Qiong and Zhang Liang carefully arranged the manpower to start building the camp where the slaves would live according to the prior arrangement, and at the same time sent people to keep an eye on Goryeo every day, fearing that the gang of barbarians would call directly.

But what they didn't expect was that they had already received the news that 20 troops were stationed here, but they just hoarded some food in the city, and then began to take in some people from the villages, and they disappeared .

This is a bit incomprehensible. Does this mean looking down on people?

Qin Qiong's personality is inherently cautious, not to mention that this is a war at the level of destroying a country, and there is no room for sloppyness.Therefore, he also strengthened the camp layer by layer according to the standard he insisted on.

As veterans who have been on the battlefield, of course I know that defending the city is much more comfortable than attacking the city. Now, in order not to let myself suffer in the possible defense battle, this group of veterans broke out with amazing enthusiasm, and almost no need to mobilize. They began to work back and forth in the camp.

Qin Qiong doesn't need to worry about all kinds of unimaginable immoral traps, all kinds of arrangements of bright and dark whistles, these old killers can arrange it properly by themselves.

If Qin Qiong hadn't stopped them, maybe this group of people would have gone to the border to dig traps.

The reason for Qin Qiong's stop was very simple. When intelligence came from the rear, Zhang Nuo told him clearly that the other side would not call. It is normal to be careful, but it is unnecessary to pay too much attention to it, because Zhang Nuo is about to call in a while. Bring people over to join the battle.

Regarding Zhang Nuo's arrangement, Qin Qiong naturally wanted to listen, and Zhang Nuo made it very clear that this was information from within Korea, and the reason for judging that the other party would not take the initiative to attack was very simple.

One is because the other party has no ability to take the initiative to attack at all. After all, there is no news that Datang wants to turn against Gao Li.

If it is necessary to recruit a large army to go to Liaodong at this time, it will be impossible to prepare in a few months, and if Koryo's national strength and military strength are okay to defend the city, it will be a bit reluctant to go out.

It is precisely because of this reason that Koryo did not recruit troops on a large scale.

At the same time, another reason is that ten years ago, the Great Sui broke down on Goryeo's side three times in a row, which made Goryeo a little swollen.

In their view, the 40 people in the Sui Dynasty were not able to do anything against Goryeo, and the Tang Dynasty is now only considered to be the first establishment, and there are only 20 people, so what can they do?

So in the Koryo royal city, it was really not a good time. Only a few cities on the border raised their defense levels to prevent the Tang Dynasty from raiding.

In their view, as long as Datang doesn't fight head-on, Goryeo can definitely teach Datang a lesson.

Therefore, Gao Li was very calm and waited for Datang to come to the door, without any intention of attacking.

Chapter 466 Crazy Preparations

The arrival of the slave hunting team means that the war has entered the countdown.

As for the busiest places in Lantian City, they can be said to be the foundry workshop and the firearms workshop.

In order to complete the massive orders arranged by Zhang Nuo, they have started to work in three shifts 24 hours a day.

Almost a steady stream of artillery and shells were produced and equipped for artillery units.

On the other hand, the gunpowder workshop is constantly producing the needed gunpowder under the premise of ensuring safety, but one good thing is that Li Shimin has known about gunpowder for a long time, and also knows the power of gunpowder.

Therefore, production has already started at the imperial court, and there are already a lot of stocks.

Therefore, the inventory on both sides plus the continuous production could barely fill Zhang Nuo's frightening order.

In addition to the artillery, Zhang Nuo was also frantically increasing his chances of winning.

The first to be strengthened is the cavalry!

For this team, Zhang Nuo has high hopes, not only because he will lead this team to charge into battle, but also because in this Koryo War, a mobile force that can quickly move and pursue is a must. indispensable.

Tactics such as attacking the logistics line, chasing the enemy, harassing, breaking the formation, beheading the commander and capturing the flag all require cavalry troops to execute.

Without the high mobility of cavalry, these tactics could not be executed at all.

Therefore, in order to ensure that these cavalrymen who are not particularly strong at present can grow up in the battles, Zhang Nuo almost frantically piled up equipment for them.

The first is armor. Cavalry, especially light cavalry like Zhang Nuo, cannot wear that kind of heavy armor. After all, their war horses are retired war horses and re-serviced. In terms of quality, they are not particularly high. Problem, but if you wear heavy armor, you may fall down before the battle is over.

So what Zhang Nuo prepared for them was a water-filled dragon scale armor, good guy, almost made the generals who knew the details drool.

You know, before Zhang Nuo did this, the Dragon Scale Armor could be kept as a family heirloom in the Jiangmen family, and the cost and working hours were not affordable for ordinary families.

But Zhang Nuo just equipped everyone so nakedly. Many people were almost stupid when they sent it out.

If it wasn't for being locked up in the school yard at that time, these idiots would probably go out wearing this outfit immediately to make a fool of themselves.

There is no way, dragon scale armor, in the past only cavalry commanders were qualified to wear good things, but now thousands of them actually have one.