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Brother, you are no longer the boss. The era of saying "Ninety-six Cauldrons" has passed. You are now a minister of the Song Dynasty and a dog of Emperor Zhao. Of course, you are a dog that has been killed. You should be a tiger that eats people, but even if you are a tiger, you are a tiger of the Song Dynasty, and you are no longer a bloodthirsty beast alone. Although you are still outside the cage, you have iron chains tied around your neck and iron marks on your face. No matter how hard you struggle, even if you break free from the iron chain, you are still a tiger of the Song Dynasty. Looking around, you are enemies. If you want to live, be obedient, otherwise the consequences will be to ashes.

Yuwen Xuzhong stared at Li Hu, and a hint of coldness appeared in his pair of energetic eyes, as if a hunter was watching the prey that fell into a trap and struggled to death. "Songjin destroyed the alliance, do you know how great the consequences are? The first thing that was affected was the Youyan battlefield. Our Northern Expedition Army has not launched an attack yet, and the Song and Liao are still negotiating. At this moment, the Song and Jin destroyed the alliance, and the Jin army will definitely go south to Yanjing. Our Song and Jin are very likely to lose the best opportunity to recover the mountain and fail. The second is the Daibei battlefield. As you said, the situation in the Daibei battlefield has evolved into a battle between the north and the south. If the Song and Jin destroyed the alliance, the Jurchens must join forces with the Daxia people, and they may even let go of the Khitans and pull the Khitans into one camp. Hundreds of thousands of northern enemies were released. In the case of our Song Dynasty, the consequences were unimaginable."

Li Hu sneered, "Taishi Tong and Zong Dutong are all veterans who have been through the battlefield for a long time. They have many generals under their command. The Song Dynasty has even sacred all their food, grass and weapons. With such strength, can't we recover the seven states in front of the mountain?" His words obviously meant mocking. I, Li Hu, conquered Xijing under such a difficult situation. Of course, your Northern Expedition Army is no longer a problem. What are you worried about?

Yuwen Xuzhong complained secretly, and hated Yelu Nuge to the core. He wanted to say that Yelu Nuge was a fraudulent surrender, and it was the Jurchens who lured the rebels to attack to destroy the alliance. However, Li Hu happened to take the trick, and he wanted Yelu Nuge to surrender, so this was vain.

He knew the affairs of the Northern Expedition Army. He was a military officer in the Xuanfu Division and had a clear understanding of the Northern Expedition Army. He knew why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty placed his hopes on negotiations, and also why the Northern Expedition Army had not launched an attack for a long time.

The emperor may dare to fight this battle, but Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao definitely dare not fight. Tong Guan has the support of the emperor, and if he loses the battle, he will retire and go home to support his old age. But Zhong Shidao is afraid that if he is defeated in this battle, he will be dismissed, and the Northwest Army suffered heavy losses. How many are there in the Northwest Army now? If he is defeated in this battle, the Northwest Army will have even fewer elite troops, but the Northern Expedition will not stop. The emperor wants to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and he will also have to dispatch troops from the Northwest. In this way, what should we do if the Northwest Frontier Defense is done?

The emperor was above all else. He heard far more lies than the truth. In his eyes, the Northwest Army might have 400,000. There was no loss in these years. However, the fact is true. In order to eat the shortage, the generals in the Northwest reported the full amount. Even if the army was not supplemented, they would receive a salary at the full amount. Even if someone secretly reported this matter, the emperor would not believe it. He only trusted his own confidants. The matter of the Northwest Army was Tong Guan's affairs and what Tong Guan said. The emperor absolutely trusted it.

This Northern Expedition only used 100,000 troops, and such a major military operation only used 100,000 troops, which is indeed a bit incredible. Think about it, in the northwest, there are often 150,000 to 200,000, and the attack on Fang La is also 150,000. If you add the various wing troops and local troops in Jiangnan, Fang La has called at least about 300,000 troops, but what about the Northern Expedition? It is only 100,000. It is completely unacceptable to take it seriously.

Is it the emperor who doesn't take it seriously? Surely not. In order to accomplish this great achievement, the emperor was eager to mobilize the whole country's army to fight. Is it because Li Hu has already taken it to the Jiuzhou in the mountains, can the two armies join forces to attack? It is impossible, who would believe Li Hu? The reason for this situation is that it is caused by money.

After Li Hu got the mountain, the Song army had to get the northern expedition to the mountain. Logically, 300,000 troops were needed. After all, at that time, Zhongjing and Yanjing were in the hands of Yelu Chun. The Liao army was still quite large, but the Song Dynasty was eager to gather so many troops. Because the twenty-six generals in the country were all short of money, if they were transferred from all over the country, all the generals would find various reasons to delay. If this matter was a big deal, the emperor would know that there were people who were unlucky from top to bottom. Therefore, the Privy Council was very smart, and a group of priests and stewards told the emperor in unison, 10

Ten thousand troops were enough. Because according to the agreement of the maritime alliance, the Jin army attacked Zhongjing, dragged some of the Liao army. In addition, Li Hu cut off the connection between Daibei and Yanjing. Daibei Liao army could not come down, and the tens of thousands of Liao troops in Yanjing had to defend the Hepingzhou Road in western Liaoning. A particularly important matter was that the people in Youyan were looking forward to it. The rebels in Youyan area would also actively help. When the Han people in Youyan Liao army heard that the Celestial Army had arrived, they would turn against each other and yearn for return to the embrace of the Celestial Empire. The Song army occupied the right time, place, people, and 100,000 troops were driven over. Yanjing was just around the corner and could be collected in front of the mountain.

The emperor was very happy when he heard this, so he would transfer 100,000 troops. The Northern Expedition was a major event. The civil servants above could deceive themselves, but the leading ministers below would definitely report the report. One hundred thousand troops were not enough, and this battle could not be fought. Strangely, the leading ministers below did not say anything. The reason was very simple. The local military funds of the 100,000 Northern Expedition were allocated based on 300,000 troops. This war was expected to cost 50 million to 60 million RMB. There was a share of the people who saw so much money, from the Secretariat, the Privy Council, the Three Organs, to the leading ministers and officers of the army, exploited them layer by layer. As for the officials responsible for purchasing, manufacturing, transporting money, grain, weapons and various war materials, merchants made a lot of money, but only the poor people and soldiers suffered.

The ministers may be very confident about whether the Northern Expedition Army has the strength to recover Youyan? The emperor and the magistrates in the court. After all, the victory news has been frequent in the northwest battlefield over the years. The rebellion site, Song Jiang, was also wiped out. The Song army was invincible. But the generals of the Northern Expedition Army were very clear. Half of the victory news on the northwest battlefield were fake. Fang La and Song Jiang were basically ordinary people. Even the bandits were the absolute main force. The Liao army has fought many wars over the years. The horse army is mainly the horse army. The strength cannot be underestimated. The Song army fought in the plains of Youyan. It has no advantage. The more serious lack of troops.

The army dared not fight, including Tong Guan, nor did it dare to fight. If Fang La had not rebelled, if Jiangnan had suppressed the rebellion, there would have been no great loss. He transferred 100,000 Northwest Army to Hebei. He was sure to fight. But now he was not sure at all. For this reason, he recommended Zhong Shidao, who has always had a bad relationship with him, as the commander of the front line of the Northern Expedition Army. He hoped that miracles could be created by relying on Zhong Shidao's military. However, miracles on the battlefield were created by strength. Even if Zhong Shidao had the talent of absolute talent, he could not win this battle.

Just when Tong Guan was frowning, good luck came. Yelu Chun became emperor in Yanjing and made a confession to the Song Dynasty. Tong Guan was happy. Finally, he saw the dawn. So he submitted a memorial and demanded a peaceful recovery of Youyan. Unexpectedly, the emperor of Bianjing proposed an extremely harsh peace agreement under the strong instigation of the war faction. Tong Guan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him and cursed. "What do you think of these birds? It's a big deal that ruined my land."

At present, it seems that peace talks will definitely fail. The war will definitely be fought. As for whether it can be won, God knows. The success depends on God. Since Tong Guan invited Zhong Shidao to the battlefield in Hebei, of course he has to count on him. Zhong Shidao has formulated an attack strategy and concentrated its forces in one place. He hit people with one fist. Tong Guan has been in charge of the military in the northwest for almost twenty years. Even if he can't fight, he can see it. Even if he can't make a fool of himself, he knows which subordinates can fight and which cannot fight. For example, this time, the commanders of the four commanders in Shaanxi have all come. They are all commanders (commanders above the army). Among them, Liu Yanqing and Xin Xingzong were still Tong Guan promoted their confidants with one hand. However, Tong Guan still recommended Zhong Shidao as the commander (commanders above the commander). Although the old master of the old ruler relied on his seniority and looked down on Tong Guan, he could fight. He had to use it when he was time to use the land.

Tong Guan was in charge of the Northern Expedition military. Zhong Shidao was the commander of the Northern Expedition Army. Zhong Shidao had to listen to Tong Guan. Tong Guan wanted to listen to the emperor. Who did the emperor listen to? Listen to a bunch of nonsense. Zhong Shidao's attack strategy reported to the court. A group of priests immediately denied it. When will a fist hit someone? What should I do if it is blocked? Of course, the troops must be divided into three groups. First clear the periphery of Yanjing, and then meet at the city of Yanjing.

Tong Guan was so angry that he almost fainted when he received the imperial edict. I had just a few people in my hand. There was still a little hope to hit someone with one fist. Isn’t it a three-way attack? “This group of birds killed me.”

Who is Tong Guan? It may not be possible to fight. But in the court, he is an expert. Even Cai Jingdu fell in his hands, let alone a group of birds without birds. Whether it is a loss or a win or a victory in the Northern Expedition, the purpose of the Northern Expedition must be achieved, that is, to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Now Yun Shuo is in Li Hu's hands, and Li Hu has surrendered to Song, which is considered to be a recovery. Next, you just need to get Youyan. As for what method to get it, it doesn't matter, as long as you get it. So Tong Guan thought of Li Hu, so he asked Yuwen Xuzhong to go to Datong.

Tong Guan would not drive him away because of his disgust. Tong Guan is also a prime minister. He can hold a boat in his belly. He still has the capacity tolerate people, otherwise he would not be able to get to the current position. His purpose of asking Yuwen Xuzhong to Datong was to prevent it. If the Northern Expedition failed, Li Hu would ask Li Hu to take action. Li Hu was a Han captain, with a strong ambition and could not believe it. If he occupied Yan Yun at the same time, his territory was large and his army had more, what would he do to fight against the Song Dynasty? It doesn't matter, there are also Jurchens. With the sea alliance and the Jurchens' covetousness of the Central Plains, the Song Dynasty would be able to fight these two tigers as long as they stirred up a little. Li Hu, the tiger was not full of wings, and he would definitely seek help from the Song Dynasty in the end, so Yan Yun would be able to get it.

It is very simple to say, but it is difficult to do. Things in the world are changing all the time, and it is difficult to achieve the ultimate goal.

Yuwen Xuzhong came with this mission, and spent all day with Li Gang to discuss how to control Li Hu and how to use this tiger to put on an iron chain. Things are impermanent and tigers can also fall into a storm. Li Hu was desperate and finally put the iron chain on himself. But how could Li Hu let a chain be trapped? He always wanted to break free.

He wants to counterattack, and he wants to tie the Song Dynasty and himself to counterattack. Once the Song-Jin alliance breaks down, new changes will surely appear in the Daibei battlefield, and then his opportunity will come. But Yuwen Xuzhong finally puts a chain on him, so how can he let go? Yuwen Xuzhong then used a delaying strategy, "You keep in touch with Yelu Nuge first, but if you want to counterattack, you must wait until the Song army's northern expedition ends."

Li Hu's food problem has not been resolved yet, so of course he will not be in a hurry to counterattack. His counterattack time is before the rainy season. As long as the Jin army is dragged to the rainy season, the Jurchens will be in trouble.

In the late April, news came from Yanjing that the Song army had fought in the northern expedition, but was defeated in the first battle, and was defeated by Yelu Dashi.
Chapter completed!