I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The construction of the trading port went very smoothly.

Since there is a steady supply of coolies "invited" from the north, Jiangzuo does not have to worry about labor shortage at all.

Moreover, the production of cement has also caught up, and there is no shortage of resources now.

Since the cooperation with other countries in Mobei, its vast territory is rich in minerals, and is now preparing for preliminary development. When everything is ready, the mineral resources in Anding County will become the best in Yan State.

Today, this trading port is being built into a fortress and becomes a frontline gateway against the northern barbarians.

"Sir, Anding said that a new batch of cement has been shipped from the south and will arrive at the port in two days. A batch of stone bricks arrived not long ago. I calculated that it is enough for us to build the city."

Yang Feng reported.

Jiang Zuo nodded in satisfaction: "After the city wall is built, if there is any surplus, use it to pave the road."

There is a lot of construction going on in the area around Anding County now.

Not only this port, but also other key facilities, Jiang Zuo had already ordered people to start excavation and construction in advance.

Anding County, led by Jiang Zuo, has become an infrastructure maniac.

This is due to Anding County's efficient productivity, a steady supply of cheap labor, and seemingly inexhaustible resources.

Only eight days later, the city gate and tower of the port were completed.

Although the construction still could not be completed within ten days, the speed was already very scary.

According to the intelligence now, the northern barbarian army led by Igor seems to have shown no signs of attacking him in the past half month.

Perhaps by the time this group of northern barbarians prepared to attack southward, the situation would have already changed.

When we arrived at the bottom of the city wall, the frame had not been removed yet and the workers were still busy.

In a few days, the roof will be reached.

"Sir, why don't you come up with a name for this new city?"

Yang Feng suggested.

Jiang Zuo pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then let's call it Zhenbei Pass."

Guard the border and deter the north.

"Good name!"

Yang Feng immediately flattered him.

"You are the General Zhenbei, and it couldn't be more appropriate to name this new pass Zhenbei Pass."

I just hope that Zhenbei Pass can help Jiang Zuo complete his mission of pacifying Mobei as soon as possible.

……

Tiemaguan Pass.

Six Towns Army Headquarters.

Governor Yan Kang was feeling very comfortable at the moment, sitting in his study drinking tea and reading.

"Governor, something bad has happened!"

A soldier rushed in with a nervous look.

"What are you so worried about?"

Yan Kang was very dissatisfied and looked serious.

The soldier gasped: "Beining City, where the Yizi Battalion of the Six Towns Army is stationed, has been breached by the Northern Barbarians!"

"what!"

Yan Kang was startled and stood up with wrinkles all over his face. He asked, "When did it happen?"

Before this, he had not received any news at all.

"Just this morning!"

The soldiers became even more panicked.

"Gather the troops immediately and prepare to return to Beining City."

Yan Kang ordered quickly.

Beining City is not a strategic location, but just a small town in the northern border. However, for Yan Kang, if the court knew that the Six Garrison Army was breached by the northern barbarians, he, Yan Kang, would definitely be punished by His Majesty.

At this moment, Yan Kang still thought that as long as they could recapture Beining City, everything would be fine.

But the development of the war far exceeded Yan Kang's imagination.

The Northern Barbarian Army swept across the entire Yan State border like a gust of wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and soon captured and occupied five small cities.

Faced with the coalition forces of the Mobei people and the Eastern Tatars, the Six Garrison Army had no power to fight back.

Even though Yan Kang personally took the lead in supervising the battle, he still failed to reverse the downward trend.

Although these cities are located on the border, they do not pose much threat to the war situation.

But the Six Garrisons Army was still too weak after all, and was beaten and fled in panic by the Northern Barbarians.

There is no need to think too much, the war in the north will soon reach your Majesty's ears.

"inability!"

In the military tent, Yan Kang was furious and scolding his generals.

"Your Excellency the Governor, our Six Garrison Army is not incompetent, but the armor these northern barbarians wear is even better than that of the Yan Army, and their troops are more concentrated, with more troops stationed than ours..."

"The arrows from the Six Garrison Army could hardly damage those armors at all."

The general said again.

"Is this really true?"

Yan Kang was shocked.

What’s even more ironic is that all of these sophisticated armors were made by Yan army craftsmen.

In other words, these armors were sold from the State of Yan to Mobei.

"My Lord, the armor on the Northern Barbarians seems to be from the Yan Army..."

someone added.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

"Why do the Northern Barbarians have so many fine armors of the Yan Army?"

Yan Kang was furious and attributed the defeat in the war to the gap in equipment.

The subordinate looked uneasy and lowered his head and said, "Governor, I heard that Jiang Zuo is still selling weapons and armor to the people of Mobei. Maybe these things come from the Anding County area."

"That's unreasonable!"

Yan Kang was instantly furious.

"This Jiang Zuo has really caused great harm to my Six Towns Army!"

Yan Kang was still feeling aggrieved at this moment.

Previously in Anding County, Jiang Zuo did not leave a good impression on Yan Kang.

In fact, according to reason, Jiang Zuo is now also one of the commanders of the Six Garrison Army, but he voluntarily gave up the military power of the Six Garrison Army.

"This governor must report this corrupt official to the emperor!"

Yan Kang was furious.

It is obvious that the reason for the failure of the Six Garrison Army has been blamed on Jiang Zuo.

Little did they know that most of these armors were smuggled out by the Six Garrison Army.

As the supreme commander of the Six Garrison Army, Yan Kang was kept in the dark.

At this moment, some generals in the military tent had already lowered their heads and dared not speak.

After a while, someone said, "Sir, this invasion of the northern barbarians is really strange. This has never happened before. In the past, these northern barbarians would at most go south to plunder and then return to the grasslands. They would not capture cities. But now this army of tens of thousands of people has captured five cities in a row..."

"what do you mean……"

Yan Kang had already reacted. He took out the map of the northern border and found the five cities that were captured by the northern barbarians.

If you look closely, you will see a dot circled among these five cities.

"Port?"

Yan Kang was puzzled.

"My Lord, this is the key place that His Majesty asked us, the Six Garrisons, to guard. It is the place where General Jiangzuo and the people of Mobei traded with each other."

someone explained.

Hearing this, Yan Kang suddenly came to his senses.

"Could it be that the target of this group of northern barbarian troops is Jiangzuo?"

If this is true, the pressure on the Six Garrison Army will be less.

"Is this port a city?"

Yan Kang didn't know.

The subordinate replied, "No, it's just an empty area. The northern barbarians have already invaded there before, but I don't know why Jiang Zuo is still guarding there."

Yan Kang was also confused. What on earth was Jiang Zuo thinking?