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"What about the future? Where will we go in the future? Is it Daibei or Heshuo?"

"In the future, whether it is the North or Heshuo, it is ours, and the entire Northwest will be ours.~~~~" Li Hu punched the northwest on the map. "We first joined forces with the Song Dynasty to eliminate the Western Xia, and then joined forces with the Song Dynasty to attack the Jin Dynasty, forming a north-south confrontation with the Song Dynasty."

Mao Jun hesitated for a long time and asked in a low voice: "What is the General Manager exchanging with the Jurchens?"

"Daibei." Li Hu said, "If the Jurchens help me defeat Xixia, I will return Daibei to the Jin Kingdom."

"Will the Jurchens agree?" Zhang Guanyu was very suspicious of the feasibility of this plan. "No matter who we and the Dangxiang people occupy the western frontier, the world is in a three-legged state. Do the Jurchens need to spend this effort? They might as well directly join forces with the Dangxiang people to destroy us."

"The Jurchens will definitely agree, because they have strongly unified the north and even achieved the unity of China and foreign countries." Li Hu stretched out his arms, spread his five fingers, and made a circle-shaped hand shape and placed it on the map. "This is a bait, a trap. The Jurchens are like a hungry wolf. When they smell the smell of blood, they will rush to come and fall into this trap."

"What the general commander means is that it is a trap for us to fight Xixia?" Dong Zhongsun couldn't react a little.

"It is very difficult for the Jurchens to fight Xixia directly, and it is almost impossible, because we are all afraid that the Jin Kingdom will become the heroic ruler of the north, so we all stare at it and join forces at critical moments. If the Jin Kingdom temporarily gives up Daibei, Xixia will compete with us for Daibei, and the Song Dynasty will join forces with us to eliminate Xixia. Once the Northwest War breaks out, the opportunity for the Jin Kingdom will come. Just when we fight with Xixia, the Jurchens who are raising their strength will come roar. Not to mention Daibei and Northwest, even the entire north is the Jurchens."

"So, the battlefield in the northwest is a trap. It is a piece of bloody flesh. The Jurchens are hungry and cannot control their own things, and they will definitely be fooled." Li Hu sneered, "As long as the Jurchens enter the northwest, his bad luck will come."

Dong Zhongsun understood half of it, and half of it didn't understand, "We fought with the Xixia people and both sides were injured. How can we resist the Jin army?"

"Because there are also Khitans and the Great Liao Kingdom." Li Hu said lightly. "This wolf on the grassland will not die for a while."

A group of military commanders stood in the heavy rain and were soaked in their hearts. The excitement gradually subsided with the invasion of the cold. Many people stopped impulsively and began to seriously think about the situation in the war in Xijing. But after thinking about it, everyone thought that it was a dead end and there was no other way except to open a bloody road. Even if Li Hu wanted to negotiate peace, the fierce Jurchens might not agree. More importantly, this kind of peace talks is purely a buffer, and both sides could fight again at any time. How long can such a fragile alliance last? What's the point?

Dong Zhongsun's bright bald head appeared, "Are you cool down? Are you still impulsive? If you calm down, come in, the general coach has something to say."

The military commanders walked into the tent in groups of three or three. Dugu Feng was stubborn and did not go in with a dark face. Chu Xiaoyao and Tan Hongyi dragged him into it.

Li Hu explained his idea in detail. There are several difficulties.

"We are now a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. We need the assistance of the Song Dynasty. We need the support of the Song Dynasty. If we want to fight the Western Xia, we need to obtain the consent of the Song Dynasty and fight with it. This requires changing the national policy of the Song Dynasty."

"The Song Dynasty's northern Xinjiang strategy will definitely be defense rather than attack before regaining Yanyun. After regaining Yanyun, this strategy will not change immediately in the short term. Therefore, our main task in the future is to take down Yanjing and use this to threaten the Song Dynasty and change the northern Xinjiang strategy."

When Li Hu said this, he remembered the letter from Zhe Keqiu. It was from this letter that Li Hu was inspired and quickly built a new development strategy. He told Dong Xiaochou that he must thank the Zhe family well in the future, for this reason.

"The fundamental strategy adopted by the Song Dynasty on the border was to defend the inside and the outside. The so-called defending the inside and the outside was to use the main force to ensure domestic stability rather than to expand territory. The emergence of this national policy was mainly due to historical lessons, due to separatist vassal states, etc. It is not difficult to imagine the intensity of the conflict between the two sides when we threatened the Song Dynasty with Yanjing."

"The way to alleviate the conflict is very simple. To fight the Xixia, that is, to change the strategy of controlling the border from defending the inside and the outside to the traditional internal and external ruling."

"The territory of the Western Xia used to be the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Dangxiang people's independence led to the loss of the western frontier and the northwest border fell into a long-term crisis. If the Song Dynasty recovered Yan Yun, the crisis of fighting on the two fronts on the imperial border would no longer exist. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was of course willing to fight the Western Xia and build great achievements."

"We fight the Western Xia and help the Song Dynasty recover the lost territory. This will not only alleviate the conflict between the two sides, but also use this opportunity to increase our strength. When we are full of wings, we will have the final say in the Northwest."

Li Hu stopped here and the military commanders gathered together to discuss in a low voice. Li Hu's talent was admired by everyone. The new strategy he proposed was very complicated, with many uncertain factors and unknown crises in the middle. Everyone needs time to understand, accept, and form a new concept in their hearts.

"Yelu Chun is dead." Li Hu suddenly said.

The tent suddenly became quiet. Everyone knew the consequences of Yelu Chun's death. This battle really could not be fought again. If it continues, Yanjing will be the Jurchen land.

"You are ready." Li Hu said, "My negotiations with the Jurchens will take time. After I reach a preliminary agreement with the Jurchens, you will immediately start an action. One goes to Shuozhou to stare at the Xixia people, one goes to Datong to reorganize the army, and the other goes to Fengshengzhou. The troops enter Juyongguan, and always pay attention to the situation in Yanjing to prevent a mutiny from breaking out in Yanjing."

"I won't go to Yanjing now?" Zhang Guanyu asked.

"No." Li Hu said, "If I enter Yanjing, the Jin army will follow up, and things will be troublesome. This time I negotiated with the Jurchens, and I will definitely bring the Song people in in order to rebuild the Song-Jin alliance and let the Song Dynasty fight Yanjing alone."

Zhang Guanyu and the generals didn't understand. If the Song Dynasty was allowed to fight Yanjing alone, what chance did we have to seize Yanjing? How could we threaten the Song Dynasty to modify the national policy of the border?

Li Hu smiled but said nothing. His expression looked mysterious. Some things were shameless and belonged to secrets and could not be said.

"You will understand in the future." Li Hu smiled, "I can't even confirm some things now and I can't say them."

Both sides took the initiative to ask for a meeting, and things would be much easier. Li Hu appeared as a winner. He was very happy to see Zonghan and called him Lao Jian intimately. Zonghan's Jurchen name was Nianhan. Li Hu called him Lao Jian, but Zonghan couldn't understand, but he knew Li Hu's virtue and was too lazy to care about him. The two of them talked about each other, just like an old friend who had been together for a long time.

The two of them did not meet for several years. Since Li Hu left Longhua and went south to break through, they have never seen each other again. The three commanders of the Bison Yuan battle met again in Daibei, but their positions have changed. The Bison Yuan battle was Li Hu, Zong Han beat Ma Ge. This time it was Li Hu, Ma Ge fought Zong Han, and Zong Han was defeated.

The two walked side by side in the rain and had a pleasant conversation.

Zonghan asked about Li Hu’s personal life. “How many children do you have? Did Xingxing give birth to a child for you?”

"I don't have a child yet, but I'll have it at the end of the year." Li Hu was in a good mood when he thought of the child in Luo Sinan's belly and smiled happily.

Zong Han was surprised that Li Hu married three wives and had no children yet. However, Zong Han could understand that Li Hu had been on the battlefield for most of the years. Even if he wanted to have children, he would not have that time.

"Is the stars doing well?"

"She is very good. But recently, because we turned against each other, we met. She was very worried about you brothers and was afraid that I would kill you all."

Zong Han laughed and patted Li Hu on the back hard, "Xingxing must be worried about you. We are worried that you will be killed by us."

The two of them were talking and joking and walked into the military tent. This military tent was located on the grassland between the two armies. Both sides sent a thousand people to protect their commanders and surrounded the military tent.

Zong Han made it straight to the point and directly stated the bottom line of negotiations, "Rebuilding the Covenant."

Li Hu pretended to be pondering and then said, "I am now a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. Should we rebuild the Song-Jin alliance?"

Zong Han laughed, "If you want to bring the Song Dynasty in, we will not be able to ask for it."

"What? Do you want to get rid of my relationship with the Song Dynasty?"

"The relationship between you requires me to spend my time to disagree." Zong Han shook his head repeatedly, very disdainful. "Since you are willing to negotiate peace, we will make it open and sincere and have a good talk. After all, we are a relative relationship. You are my sister-in-law and I am your brother-in-law. What can we do not discuss with us?"

"Since that's the case, we will truce." Li Hu said readily, "You withdraw your army from Fengshengzhou, and I withdraw your army back to Datong."

"Yes." Zong Han agreed immediately, "But I have a small request."

"I know, you want livestock, right?" Li Hu smiled, "Okay, I will give you 200,000 livestock, and first solve your urgent needs."

Both of them were very straightforward and did what they said. Zong Han immediately wrote to Wanyan Gao, asking him to order Zong Wang to withdraw from Fengshengzhou immediately. Li Hu ordered Dong Xiaochou, Mao's army led the main force to withdraw from Datong, and Gao Baolong led the Bohai Army and Abaddon's Tiger Lie Second Army to Yehuling immediately. Once all the Jin army retreated, they immediately entered Fengshengzhou, met with Tieying, and entered Juyongguan. When he became the governor of the northwest, there was indeed such a northern strategy, which first conquered the desert and then destroyed the Western Xia, in fact, unified the north, formed a clamp-shaped encirclement of China, and then went south to invade the Central Plains. However, after Wanyan Agu's death, Zong Han's power was weakened. In order to ease the fierce internal conflicts, the new emperor Wu Qimai decided to quickly go south to the Central Plains. This was an adventure, but he achieved unprecedented results.

Since the Battle of Monk Yuan, the strength of the Song and Jin countries has gradually balanced and the borders have been basically established. From then on, the Jurchens have no ability to go south again because they were restrained by the Xixia area in the northwest and by the deserts in the northern desert. More than a hundred years later, the Mongols rose in the desert and directly destroyed the Jin Kingdom.
Chapter completed!