Seeing that the visitor was already wet, his robes were tightly wrapped around his body, and his shaking cold. Zhao Bing urgently ordered Tian Qi to take him to change his clothes and then instructed Xiaohuangmen to cook some hot ginger soup to drive away the cold.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your care, but the emperor has orders, so he dare not delay!" The visitor gave a deep tribute, and trembled and picked the wooden fish tied to his waist and threw it to the ground. The wooden fish broke in response, revealing a small oil cloth bag, and he picked it up and presented it with his hands.

"Okay, very good! Your body is important. Change your clothes first and don't freeze. Let the doctor see it and treat the wound on his body well. It's not too late to report it later." Zhao Bing took the tart cloth bag, his hands trembled, and felt that the small package seemed to be heavy. He said excitedly.

"Secretary of the Lord to leave!" The visitor completed the task, relaxed his spirit, and his body softened. It was entirely up to Tian Qi to support him, so he did not fall, but he insisted on saying goodbye to leave.

Tian Qi and the others took a break. Zhao Bing ordered Tan Fei to send the information sent to Chen Shishi to crack it, and immediately send it back after the deciphering was completed. Although he didn't know what news there was in the information, he still excited him when he was now in a dark state, and his depression just now was wiped out.

"Official family, why is the master a master?" Wang De arranged all the matters, changed his Majesty's cup of hot tea again, and asked curiously.

"Wang De, you are the Imperial City Minister. The people from the Affairs Bureau are considered your subordinates, but they don't know anything about them. Are you going to cure your dereliction of duty?" Zhao Bing sat down and sniffed his tea, asking with a smile.

"Don't wrongly accuse the old slave of the official. The old slave has never asked about the affairs of the Bureau of Affairs, and he is even more unaware of what they do." Wang De immediately complained. Although he was in charge of the Imperial City Department, he knew that the Bureau of Affairs was His Majesty's forbidden body and did extremely secret things and could not tolerate others' intervention. He was just a cover. He also knew that the less he knew, the better, so he never asked, and he didn't ask.

"You are very tactful, but I have already used monks as spies in my court, and it is not new." Zhao Bing explained with a smile.

"This is the first time I heard that the monks in the temple are all foreigners, so how could they do such a secret thing for the court!" Wang De nodded and asked again.

"Haha, there are naturally hidden stories in it, I'll tell you!" Zhao Bing said with a smile again.

"I don't listen, the official family should not harm me!" Wang De quickly covered his ears and said in a panic.

"Haha, you are becoming more and more adept at acting!" Zhao Bing said with a smile when he saw this. In fact, he knew in his heart that Wang De had been depressed for several days and deliberately relieved his worries in this way, so he naturally would not take it seriously.

However, in ancient times, there have been espionage activities by monks, officials and merchants. In fact, this is the case in modern times. Isn’t there often a scene where diplomats are expelled from the country? For example, the story of using the Beggars’ Sect to sting military affairs in Master Jin’s novels needs to be verified and can also be regarded as a joke.

In fact, after the founding of the Song Dynasty, it faced threats from Liao and Xixia, and its intelligence stations were launched to the two countries. The most important information channel was Huiyi trade and the market. The Liao and Xixia urgently needed silk tea from the Northern Song Dynasty. An important source of wealth for the Xixia government was the silk tea trade of the Northern Song Dynasty; and the Liao Kingdom also absorbed goods from the Northern Song Dynasty on the border of Shanxi and Hebei. The Khitan trade even made Central Asian merchants regard Khitan as a synonym for China.

Due to business needs, the generals of the Song Dynasty often presided over the Huiyi caravan headed by themselves. On the one hand, they enriched the collective small treasury, and on the other hand, they collected information from the enemy country. Xixia and Liao knew this matter well, but they couldn't stop it, so they had to let it go. The border strife became an intelligence exchange center, which was a trade center for the enemy country, which was a specialized by the government.

The Liao Kingdom established Yangcheng, Zhuozhou and other places in Hebei, and the Song Dynasty also established Yanzhou in Yizhou, Xiongzhou, Bazhou and other places in tit-for-tat way. There were similar Yanzhou between the Song and Xixia. The management of the Yanzhou was strict, and the iron trade against the grassland was strictly prohibited in the Liao Kingdom. Only merchants and powerful people who were recognized by both sides could enter and exit freely.

In addition, there are many smuggling merchant groups on the border that are closely related to the generals to collect intelligence. The changes in horses and iron prices on the border can make people infer a lot of valuable information. The Song Dynasty often bribed the Yaren on the market to make information. Of course, the Liao Kingdom and the Xixia were also each other. The Southern Song Dynasty also used overseas trade to collect intelligence.

The Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia both believed in Buddhism very much. They engaged in spy wars with the Song Dynasty and often used monks as spies. The Liao Kingdom once sent people to forge monks' letters from the Song Dynasty and fake monks to spy on intelligence in the Northern Song Dynasty. Li Yun, an official from the Song Dynasty, also orphaned monks and returned to Liao Kingdom to retaliate. The Song Dynasty also often sent diplomats to serve as intelligence collectors. The familiar Lord Bao collected intelligence during his mission to the Liao Kingdom. He also made great contributions to the counter-espionage activities on the border.

Therefore, the money gang of the Shangguan Gang leader should be a good source of information in the novel. They are the richest gang in the world in the novel world, so they naturally have the capital to carry out such big business. The members of the Beggars' Gang are the most inappropriate candidates. They cannot enter the official slogan. It is difficult for beggars in the Liao Kingdom and Xixia, where food and population are scarce. It is the most abnormal phenomenon to have many beggars in the hinterlands of these two countries.

In addition, the capitals of the Liao Kingdom and Xixia were not their power centers at all. Even if the members of the Beggars' Gang were begging there every day, they would not get effective information. Moreover, the despicable thing like the Beggars' Gang was very famous in ancient times, and even if they were collected, they were very limited. On the contrary, if Shaolin Temple had the will, it could become a golden supporting role in the intelligence war.

The same is true for the Bureau of Affairs. The field spies have a legal identity to the outside world. This identity may not be prominent, but they all have a stable profession, which makes it easier for them to hide their true identity and use their profession to cover up the darkness to collect intelligence. For example, spies in the army will be the identity of military generals, Yuhou, city soldiers guarding the gate, or an ordinary clerk in the baggage camp. In short, they are not conspicuous, but they are easily exposed to confidentiality. A low-ranking official, a pavilion stand, and a running errand official in various departments of the court are also suitable.

Of course, the information Zhao Bing needs is not all top secret. It may be just ordinary information such as how much is the local harvest this autumn, how much pork is per pound, and how much rain is. For example, the stations all over the country are also important channels for information sources. The personnel who stay in the hotel are complex, including officials, merchants, scholars, and peddlers. They have different identities and come from different classes. As long as you are careful and just from casual conversation, you can get the information you need.

The so-called all-round master who is like Zero Seven, who obtains intelligence by fighting and killing means is actually an alternative among spies and is also a mortal act. Because of his handsome face and seemingly handsome behavior are very likely to attract the attention of his opponents. Once he is monitored, he will do nothing and his value is not as good as a cleaner. When his identity is dug out, he will be not far from death.

As a violent agency, spy agencies must also have force. Just like the operation team of the Bureau of Affairs, they generally do not participate in intelligence collection, but cooperate with intelligence personnel to operate. They forcefully seize intelligence or eliminate established targets, and leave with one blow regardless of success or not afterwards. If the guard camp is compared to a shield, then the operation team is a spear, which is also the reason why Zheng Huchen wants to transfer an operation team to Zhao Bing, because the killer is most familiar with the killer's methods.

While speaking, Chen Shishi sent the translated information over. Zhao Bing, who was eager to understand the situation in Jingxiang, couldn't wait to read it. The article said that after Jiang Jin led his troops to Xiangyang, they first cleared the peripheral strongholds, and the process was not much different from the war report. However, Jiang Jin's war report did not mention that after seizing Fancheng, the troops had differences on how to attack Xiangyang.

Pan Nian, the commander of the Sixth Army, thought that Xiangyang had strong military strength and the city was high and deep. When the Mongolian army broke into Xiangyang, it mobilized tens of thousands of troops, with tens of thousands of casualties. It took Lu Wenhuan to forcibly surrender for seven years. Although the Mongolian army is now large, due to the sudden rise of our army, the city has insufficient reserves of food and food. In order to avoid major casualties, a long-term siege strategy should be adopted and the enemy's food is exhausted before siege is attacked.

Wu Longqi, the commander of the Seventh Army, thought that he should go to Xiangyang quickly and concentrate all his troops to attack the city. Zhang Ba, the commander of the Eighth Army, did not oppose the attack, but had a tactical difference with Wu Longqi. He thought that the attack from the south should be launched, which was also the direction of attack since ancient times. Wu Longqi believed that Xiangyang's terrain was special, and pressing all forces in one direction would allow the enemy to concentrate their troops to defend, and should launch an assault from multiple directions.

The three of them were arguing, and Jiang Jin couldn't make a decision, so he personally inspected the terrain in order to choose the main attack direction. However, during the reconnaissance, he was discovered by the enemy, so he set up an ambush in the river, used giant trees as rafts, and dropped them from the upstream to hit the warship he was riding. Jiang Jin was unprepared, and the ship was hit and sunk into the water, and he was seriously injured, which led to the temporary stranding of the siege.

Jiang Jin followed up and asked another commander to preside over the war in Jingxiang, and stationed the three armies in Fancheng, west of Xiangyang and southern mountains to avoid the scorching heat, and formed a siege to block the enemy's reinforcements. However, due to the continuous heavy rains, the water levels of the Han River and several tributaries rose. Zhang Ba, the defender of Fancheng, was worried that the enemy would build a dam to cut off the water flow and flood the city, so he wanted to withdraw from Fancheng.
Chapter completed!