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In the end of September, Juyongguan.

Li Hu commanded the army to attack one after another, Tieying, Hou Guer, Zhang Gaoer, Dugu Feng and Li Jin took turns to fight, but Yelu Aguzhe repelled the rebels' attacks again and again with the favorable terrain of Juyong Pass and firmly defended the pass.

The rebel army began to fight Juyongguan on September 17th, and it has been twelve days since then, and there has been no progress at all. However, the Liao army's persistence conveyed a message to the rebel army, that is, the Song army failed to conquer Yanjing, and Yanjing was still in the hands of the Khitans. This is good news.

On that day, the Hebei Xuanfu Department wrote a letter, Tong Guan told Li Hu in the letter that the Song army had advanced to Liangxiang, which was only more than 60 miles away from Yanjing, but because of the Liao army's tenacious blockade, the Song army was advancing slowly. Tong Guan asked Li Hu to take down Juyong Pass as soon as possible so as to meet with the Northern Expedition Army in Yanjing.

Li Hu lay on the map and watched for a long time, but couldn't understand. The Song army advanced to Zhuozhou at the beginning of this month. It has been more than 20 days so far. It should have surrounded Yanjing for a long time, but strangely, they actually stopped in Liangxiang. Li Hu knew very well how many troops the Liao army had. With Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi, they could not stop the 200,000 Song troops at all. In addition, the Song army also received the help of Gao Feng in Yizhou and Guo Yaoshi in Zhuozhou. These two surrendered generals had troops and were familiar with Yanjing defense. The Song army had no problem conquering Yanjing with their help.

The only explanation is that Bianjing hindered the attack pace of the Song army. In order to allow Prince Zhao Kai of Yun to make achievements in order to inherit the throne with justification, the emperor of Bianjing asked Zhao Kai to go to Hebei to command the Northern Expedition. When Zhao Kai arrived, the Song army's fierce attack on Yanjing was about to begin. The time left for the rebel army was less and less.

"Master..." Liu stood opposite Li Hu's land, wanting to speak but stopping. His expression seemed very hesitant, as if he was making a difficult decision.

"Just say anything if you have anything to do." Li Hu raised his head and smiled, "Don't force me. I've been trying to attack. You saw it with your own eyes. But the terrain of Juyongguan is dangerous, and the attack surface is too narrow and it's too difficult to fight. Give me time and I will definitely take down Juyongguan."

When Liu saw Li Hu's eyes were red, haggard, and blood was splattering on his battle robe, he couldn't help but feel a hint of gratitude in his heart. To be honest, this was the first time he saw a commander in a large army leading the army, personally leading people to charge and attack arrows and stones. This kind of thing was only read in books. In reality, generals above the command level of the Song Dynasty would not charge themselves. Because military discipline did not allow it, over time, the generals would no longer have the courage. Li Hu was the title king and the commander of the army. He was respectful of his identity. Such people went to the battlefield to fight and climb the cloud ladder to attack the city. This was incredible to Liu. It was too crazy, but Li Hu was a madman. He used his courage and blood to inspire the soldiers and fight bravely with him.

In this case, the pass has not been defeated. We cannot blame Li Hu and the soldiers of the rebels for not doing their best, we can only blame God for not long.

Liu thought about it and then finally made up his mind, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Hu, "Please take a look."

Li Hu took the letter to his hand and looked at Liu in confusion. He asked, "Whose letter is this?"

"This is what Dong Yun wrote to me."

Dong Yun is the chief minister of Tong Guan. He and Liu had a classmate. Their relationship was very good. At the beginning of the year, Tong Guan sent Dong Yun to Datong to discuss the northern expedition with Li Hu. So Li Hu was familiar with him. After reading the letter quickly, his face changed immediately. As he guessed, the emperor wanted to send Prince Yun Zhao Kai to the Hebei front line. However, Bianjing had a great resistance. Zhao Kai was unable to make a move. In order to cooperate with the emperor, Tong Guan and Liu Yanqing had to delay the attack. But the generals were unaware of the situation and sought a war. So the sneak attack on Yanjing failed, resulting in a tragic battle between more than 6,000 soldiers.

In the letter, Dong Yun told Liu that the Grand Tutor was very worried about the battle situation in Youyan and was worried about repeating the mistakes of Baigou’s defeat. In addition to the factors in Bianjing, the Northern Expedition Army was also full of crises.

There are only more than 30,000 troops in the real war. The others are all gathering together. Imagine that there are no troops in Hebei. Are there any troops in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty? Why did Song Jiang and Fang La rebel? It is very simple. The troops in Shandong, Jianghuai and Jiangnan have not fought for more than 100 years. Not only are there serious shortages, but the military is also extremely vulnerable. So the 200,000 Northern Expedition Army is a vivid paper tiger. It is not only good to be used.

The soldiers of the Northwest Army were defeated in Baigou, and after Zhong Shidao was dismissed from office and his morale plummeted.

The commander Liu Yanqing had insufficient qualifications and average results. What was particularly serious is that he had never served as the commander of the army, nor had he commanded a war, especially a battle of this scale. The reason why Liu Yanqing was promoted step by step in the Northwest Army was not because of his outstanding record, but because he was willing to hold his thighs and hugged the right thighs. He had a very good relationship with Tong Guandi, but in the Northwest, it was useless to have a good relationship. As a local leader, you still have to know how to fight. Unfortunately, Liu Yanqing did not have such ability. He was very self-aware. If I don’t have such ability, I would follow me. If I don’t have such ability, I would work hard. As a result, he got the highest honorary position of the military governor as a military man.

Most generals in the northwest despise people like Liu Yanqing, and they don’t want to be with Liu Yanqing. Liu Yanqing doesn’t want to inspire conflicts. He and his family still have to be in the northwest, so he is very low-key and no one offends. Life is always very comfortable. Time is always passing slowly. Liu Zhong (reprinted by this book, Wu is so old that he goes home, Liu Fa dies in battle, Zhong Shidao was ordered to retire, Yao Guyuan guards the northwest in Shaanxi, so Liu Yanqing can’t stand low anymore, and he is extremely reluctant to take the position of commander of the Northern Expedition Army. Liu Yanqing sighs to the sky, and his good days are finally over.

A group of Northwest generals did not give Liu Yanqing face at all. For those who want to impress them, you have to rely on their ability. If you don’t have the ability, you should not provoke them. Liu Yanqing made a taboo. It’s not his fault for being a good person. It’s not his fault to be the commander of the Northern Expedition Army, but you can’t dig a pit to harm people, kill people, or provoke others, that’s your fault. Who is Gao Shixuan? The son of the Gao family in the northwest, the founding father of Kaiping, Gao Huaide. Who is Yang Keshi? His ancestors were once subordinates of Zhong Shiheng and Zhong Yan and his son. When it came to Zhong Shidao’s generation, the two families were even closer. The Northwest generals were married to each other. More than a hundred years later, everyone sat together in the generation, and they were all relatives. From this, it can be imagined how many people Liu Yanqing offended this time.

Liu Yanqing stopped leaving when he arrived in Liangxiang. This is the reason. What did he use to fight against the Liao army? The 200,000 troops were basically arranged, and one of them was better than the other, but when he was killed in a war, he fled faster than a rabbit. There were fewer soldiers in the Northwest who could fight. Xijing sneak attacks destroyed another 6,000 elite troops. How many are there left? Moreover, Liu Yanqing offended all the generals in the Northwest. How can he fight this battle?

So Dong Yun begs Liu in the letter, no matter what method you use, be sure to supervise Li Hu to conquer Juyong Pass and enter Yanjing, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable and everyone may be ruined together.

The matter was so serious that Liu did not expect, but the situation in Daibei also changed a lot. The army of Hulien Mansion is currently fighting on two fronts, and Li Hu has no better solution. Liu had no choice but to take out the letter. He wanted to tell Li Hu about the current situation on the battlefield and let Li Hu make a choice. Yan Yun is a whole. From the perspective of Hulien Mansion's survival, if you want to gain a foothold in Daibei, you must take down Youyan and have no other way.

Dong Yun's letter could not be written very straightforwardly. Liu knew everything about the Northern Expedition Army. Dong Yun only needed to click it, so Liu finally decided to take out the letter. He only wanted Li Hu to know that the situation in Youyan was serious. How could he know that Li Hu had learned too many secrets from Wuyan, Ma Kuo, Li Gang and Yuwen Xuzhong's mouths. When Li Hu read this letter, he simply read the secrets of the Northern Expedition Army.

Li Hu handed the letter to Liu and sighed softly. My father's prediction was indeed accurate. The Song army failed both Northern Expeditions. At present, if we want to take down Yanjing, we must mobilize more troops. Hu Lie Mansion seems to have to give up fighting for Yunnei.

"Principal, please consider it carefully." Liu said respectfully, "From the current situation, the Prime Minister must transfer the main force to come over, so as to ensure that Yanjing is taken down."

Li Hu nodded, "I will think about it seriously."

Liu left, Li Hu sat alone on the map, and after thinking about it, he couldn't make up his mind. He trusted Dong Xiaochou and Mao Jun very much. Since both of them thought it would be better to gain a foothold in Daibei first, and they were fighting the Xia army, it was obviously wrong to change their strategy at this moment, but the Song army obviously could not take Yanjing in the short term. Now is the best opportunity to seize Yanjing himself. If you miss it, you will regret it.

Just when he couldn't make a decision, Huang She and Yuanye hurried over, "General General, Luo Shuai came to write, Dong Shuai and Mao Shuai led their troops out of Yunnei without permission with the consent of the Ministry."

"Have you withdrawn? Why?" Li Hu asked in surprise.

Huang She handed the letter to Li Hu. After reading the letter, Li Hu was so angry that he never dreamed that at this critical moment, Datong had an internal strife. In order to concentrate military power, the Ministry of State took this opportunity to attack the military commanders.

"General General, the reasons for the withdrawal of Dong Shuai and Mao Shuai are really not convincing." Huang She said cautiously when he saw Li Hu's ugly face, "The official said that they withdraw their troops without authorization, and that they are arrogant and domineering, and there is no mistake in this."
Chapter completed!