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Chapter 48 What shall we do?

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On the fourth day of the month, at noon, the King of Han was in his tent.

When Li Hu explained Tong Guan's Northwest strategy to Dong Xiaochou and others in detail, everyone scoffed at it. This is a beautiful trap. There is no possibility of realization.

First of all, it is too late. The Jin army is about to retreat. This is foreseeable. The Tiger Lieutenant Army is very lucky to be able to seize the entire Hedong Road while the Jin army retreats. Secondly, the situation in the Datong battlefield is relatively tense. If the main force of the Tiger Lieutenant Army goes south to Guanzhong, how can the security of Daibei be guaranteed? Third, it is also the most important point. Once three courts appear, in fact, split. Who can guarantee that there will be no civil war in one or two years? Even if there is no civil war in one or two years. But this gives the Jurchens time to consolidate the winning time of Youyan and Hebei. In the future, civil war breaks out. The Jin army leaks down. Who dares to assert that they can defeat the Jin army? If it is not done well, it cannot even defend half of the country. Finally, there is another problem. The Song Dynasty is actually divided. How can the poverty in the northwest support hundreds of thousands of troops? Bianjing is unable to sustain the loss of money and food in the southeast. Not to mention the desolate part of the northwest.

Fan Zhichang was even more direct. The north is the Northwest generals and the force range. The Tiger Lie Army entered Guanzhong. They would definitely have serious conflicts of interest with the Northwest generals. Once they turned against each other, the Tiger Lie Army was difficult to gain a foothold. The thin-tuo was larger than the horse. Although the Northwest Army was distributed in various ways, the losses were serious in recent years. However, the gap between its overall strength and the Tiger Lie Army was not very large. If Zhong Shidao and Yao Gu led the army back to Guanzhong, they could completely defeat the Tiger Lie Army with the support of the Northwest people. A very simple fact is. How many troops did the Tiger Lie Army send to Chang'an? Can it be defended after conquering Chang'an?

"Tong Guan offered his advice at this time. Although it was to save Prince Yun and his own life, he actually wanted to support Prince Yun ascend the throne." Huang She smiled. "He obviously wanted to use us to kill people with a knife.|We killed the old emperor and the little emperor. Then let Prince Yun enjoy his life." Huang She shook his head repeatedly. "This child is about to die and wants to give us a trap. And it is such a very tempting trap."

Li Hu made a hand and signaled everyone to calm down. How can you all stop temptation? It seems that you are the worst in character. You can't resist temptation at all."

Dong Xiaochou and others laughed. With Li Hu's talent, would he jump into the trap with his eyes open?

"Tong Guan's strategy is very good. It's very clever. We can use the signature of Prince Yun and his own strength in the northwest to occupy Guanzhong first. The plate that takes down a piece of the plate is too big. We can't control it anymore. Prince Yun and him can turn the world and turn defeat into victory." Li Hu smiled. "Of course, this is indeed a trap. You dare not jump. You dare not jump. Say the simplest thing. If Prince Yun goes to Chang'an in the future, will there be more people in our temples or the more people in the Song Dynasty? Obviously, there are many people in the Song Dynasty. They work together. Then our heads will not be able to keep it. Tong Guan has a high vision and looks far. The design of this game is very good."

"Isn't it a pity to give it up?" Li Hu looked at everyone's smiles and felt that it could be used. This strategy actually provides us with a brand new idea."

"A long time ago, our strategy was to take Hetao, and then connect with Daibei. Then replace Xia Kingdom and the three-legged tripod with Song and Jin. This strategy had lost the conditions for realization as the situation developed. So we decided to go south to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty survived and developed. We supported Prince Yun as the emperor. There was a second attack on the West. It was all for the Hu Lie Army to go south. But now everyone has seen that this strategy also lost the conditions for realization as the situation changed. Now the Song Dynasty has a new emperor. The dispute over the imperial unification actually no longer exists. The possibility of supporting Prince Yun as the emperor is very small. The strategy of Jin Kingdom seemed to have also changed. Wu Qimai and Bo Jilie of Hu Lie Mansion obviously aimed at the direction of development and growth. With the success of the first plunder, they will launch the second and third attacks. The Central Plains of Hebei will be a battlefield of fire for a long time in the future."

Li Hu looked at everyone and spread his hands helplessly. "So, we urgently need to modify the strategy now."

"Let's make an assumption. If the Jin Dynasty's slight changes, their target is the Song Dynasty. Then, how big are we to recover Hebei and Yan? If Hebei and Youyan cannot recover, and Bianjing is in a civil strife. Datong is under the continuous attack of the Jin army. With the lack of strong support from the Song Dynasty, can we hold on for a long time? Datong has a lot of troops, but its wealth is limited. The plunders in the past few years have almost been consumed. If we fight for a long time, we may not be able to defend Datong. Even if we defend Datong, we are held back by Datong and are unable to take care of Bianjing. How confident are we to support Prince Yun and serve the throne?"

Everyone looked at each other. The originally heavy mood suddenly became heavier. Li Hu had a saying that hit their minds. Has the Jin Dynasty's strategy changed?

There is an important premise for the new strategy. That is, is the Jin Dynasty invaded south to ease the tense finances of Huanglong Mansion? Is it temporary? The Jurchens' target or unification of the north or conquer the desert. But from the accounts of Guan and Zhang Xiaochun and others, we can see that the Song Dynasty has also reached a precarious step. The Song Dynasty not only has a serious financial crisis, but also does not have enough army. What's more terrifying is that the Song Dynasty suddenly had two emperors and two courts. Civil strife from bottom to top, from hungry people to fighting for imperial power. This was a fatal blow to the Song Dynasty. The Jurchens could therefore plunder and deceit without restraint. This would arouse the greed of the Jurchens. Let them change their strategy and quickly target the Song Dynasty. The target was changed from the north to the Central Plains.

If the Jin Dynasty's strategy was completely overturned, from north to south, hundreds of thousands of troops entered Hebei and entered the Central Plains. Not to mention that the current Song Dynasty could not resist, even the Tiger Lieutenant Army could not resist. Because both the Song Dynasty and the Tiger Lieutenant Army needed sufficient money and food to maintain a long-term war. However, the Song Dynasty's finances were no longer able to support it. In comparison, invasions like the Jurchens that mainly plundered would take a lot of advantage. They snatched it and ran away. Then they snatched it again and again. After a few years, the Song Dynasty dragged down the Jurchens.

With the vast territory and population of the Song Dynasty, the battlefield was fixed in Hebei and Central Plains. Then Sichuan and Jinghu in the southeast could barely support the war needs. But unfortunately, at this critical moment, the Song Dynasty split, which made Bianjing vulnerable.

The premise for implementing the strategy will naturally have to be modified. The modification strategy still requires prerequisites. The current prerequisite is that the strategy of Jin| is changed to going south to invade the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty fell into division. Under this world trend, the survival and development of the Hulie Mansion still has to go south. But how to go south? How to survive and develop?

"We started to enter Helan Mountain to fight in June last year. So far, it has been about eight months. The consumption of money and food is very amazing. Since December last year, Datong has fallen into a fierce battle. Although we have carried out devastating looting in the Lingxia area of ​​Xia Kingdom, these money, food and livestock cannot support us in fighting for another eight months."

"In other words, if Beijing cannot provide us with money, food and supplies, we will launch a counterattack besides defending Datong and Taiyuan. We can only allow the Jin army to occupy Hebei and Youyan, and let them prepare to launch a second attack on Bianjing."

Li Hu stood up and went to the front of the picture. On the picture with his finger, Bian Jing continued: "The Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty for the first time. It was obvious that it did not know oneself and enemy. But after the first attack, they occupied a large area of ​​territory, plundered a large number of supplies, and captured a large number of officials of the Song Dynasty. They could understand the situation of the Song Dynasty clearly from the mouths of the battlefield. Then they would launch a second attack immediately."

Li Hu frowned and smiled helplessly. "If it were me, the first time I went to a rich family to rob him, I was very scared. But when I saw that the rich family lacked servants and thugs, I would give him whatever he wanted. I would naturally be brave. Of course, I would have to rob him for the second time. But the second time I robbed him was not to rob him, but to kill people and take all the money, wealth and women for themselves."

"So. In the second attack of the Jin army, we must do our best. Can Bian Jing stop it? Bian Jing cannot stop it. The fall of the Central Plains will make it even more difficult for us. At that time, we still have the strength to enter Bian Jing? Can we still support Prince Yun ascend the throne and become emperor?"

Li Hu waved his arms hard in front of everyone and shouted: "We must consider the worst situation. For this reason, we must come up with new countermeasures."

"Our ultimate goal remains unchanged. We will support the Emperor of Yun ascend the throne. We will control the authority of the Song Dynasty and revive the Song Dynasty."

"We are the Han people in the north. We can think of the recognition of the Song people. If we want to gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty, it will take time. This is something that no one can change. How long is this time? Ten years or twenty years. But now we don't consider this issue."

"From the current situation, the best way to reverse the situation is to quickly recover Hebei and Youyan. In this way, the Jin army will not be able to launch a second attack, but in this way, we will lose the opportunity to enter Bianjing to change the imperial throne. To be honest, when we recover Hebei and Youyan, we are almost dying ourselves. But if I do not recover Hebei and Youyan and go directly to Bianjing, it is likely to trigger a civil war. The Jin army will launch a second attack immediately. This is not the result we are willing to see."

"What should we do? It seems that there is no other way except to stick to Yamato Taiyuan and watch the Jin army launch a second attack."
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