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This time, Yang Pu came to discuss peace with the Song Dynasty on behalf of Huanglong Mansion. But when he arrived in Hebei, he found that the war between the two countries was on the verge of the beginning and was about to break out, which was very different from Huanglong Mansion's judgment on the situation in Central China.

Huanglongfu believed that Li Hu announced the Northern Expedition early, just to make a gesture and force the Jin Kingdom to make greater concessions, but in fact he did not meet the conditions for the Northern Expedition. Since Li Hu defeated the Jin army in Shandong, Lion spoke out loud and proposed peace agreements with Baigou as the national border. The Jin Kingdom could not agree, so he deliberately delayed and planned to solve the matter in the north first and then turn around to deal with the matter in Central China. Wanyan Zonghan was fully responsible for the northern border. In the extremely difficult situation, he secretly reached an agreement with the Khitans, defeated the desert coalition and regained the initiative in the northern battlefield.

After Zonghan stabilized the northern border, his prestige and power rose, and almost all the leaders of the Jurchen Alliance turned to Zonghan. On the contrary, with Wanyan Yu dead in Daibei and Zongwang defeated in the Central Plains, Wanyan Talai's lazy Shandong Jin army was wiped out again. Wu Qimai and the radical power faction led by him suffered heavy losses. Not only did the previously formulated national policy of "first south and then north" fall into a desperate situation, but even the rule of governing the country of "one country, two systems, Han and Fan co-governance" came to a halt. In recent times, the two factions have had serious differences on the development trend of the world pattern and have quarreled endlessly.

Zong Han's record in northern Xinjiang helped him gain an advantage. In the end, under the pressure of all parties, Wu Qimai had to accept Zong Han's judgment on the future trend of the world. In fact, the north-south confrontation had formed, the Jurchens had to give up the national policy of "first south and then north" and instead changed to "first north and then south", first helping the Khitans conquer the desert, and then joining forces to fight against Zhongtu. In this process, the Jurchens had to take the initiative to reconcile Zhongtu and delay Li Hu's Northern Expedition. Once the Khitans rise again in the desert and the world is in a three-legged position again, Li Hu basically lost the opportunity to regain Hebei and Youyan.

Next, the goal of the Jin Kingdom was to the desert. The Khitans and the desert, especially the Bubu people, had generations of hatred. If the Khitans lost the support of Middle Earth, their strength would immediately decline, and the Bubu people would immediately win. When the desert was in a melee, it was the time when the Jurchens seized the desert. The north was unified and the Jin Kingdom was stable, and then they had the conditions to conquer Middle Earth in the south, and they would not be attacked by the desert, as they are now, and they would not be able to take into account both the head and the tail, and they often lost the other. Both battlefields of the north and the south were all in a passive position.

In order to achieve this goal, Zong Han believed that the Jurchens must look longer and promote peace talks with Middle-earth with more preferential conditions. If the north cannot be unified for a long time, the Jurchens would return Hebei to Li Hu when they had no choice. The two countries should use Baigou as the boundary to maintain peace between the two countries, thereby concentrating their efforts on conquering the desert and unifying the entire north.

Although Wu Qimai agreed to this decision, he had no intention of giving up Hebei at all. He asked Wanyan Gao and Yang Pu to negotiate with Li Hu in person to delay time. In his opinion, it would take a long time for Li Hu to gain a foothold in Middle-earth. The betrayal of the Khitans also caused Li Hu to fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides. This big-scale Northern Expedition was obviously a bluff. Taking a step back, even if the two sides really fought in Hebei, the Jin army would have a great chance of winning. If the Jin army won, it would be a direct benefit to him regaining the authority to control Huanglong Mansion.

Yang Pu came with the mission of peace talks, but Wanyan Gao was different. He had no intention of peace talks. He wanted to fight Li Hu in Hebei in order to regain the initiative on the battlefield in Middle-earth. Now Zong Han has regained the initiative on the battlefield in the northern battlefield. If he regained the initiative on the battlefield in the southern battlefield, it would not only be conducive to the development of the Jin Dynasty, but also to the power confrontation in Huanglongfu. However, the southern battlefield is completely different from the northern battlefield. After Li Hu pacified the southeast, his strength soared, and the Jin army lost its advantage in all aspects, and the chance of winning the decisive battle was not very good.

It was because Zong Han analyzed the situation in China thoroughly, so he made the decision to give up Hebei under the urgency. Giving up Hebei and making peace with Li Hu won the time to unify the north. The unification of the north was the basis for the survival and development of the Jin Dynasty. With this foundation, even if the Jin Dynasty could not achieve the grand goal of unification between China and foreign countries, it could definitely dominate the north like the Great Liao Kingdom in the past and confront Middle-earth for a long time. The survival of the country and the long-term stability of the Jurchen dynasty are the most important.

Yang Pu naturally knew what Wu Qimai and Wanyan Gao were thinking, so he was not active in peace talks. However, now the Hu Lie Army is in a big way and is waiting for the troops. The Jin army in Hebei was in a passive position early in defense, and the situation was much more critical than Huanglong Mansion imagined. He had to focus all his energy on peace talks.

"How many Han troops are there in the 200,000 troops in Hebei?" Yang Pu asked.

The Han army in Yang Pu's mouth refers to the Han army in Hebei. At that time, there were more than half of the Han army in Shandong. Therefore, although Wanyan Talai's army was known as more than 100,000, but only 40,000 people had strong combat power. This is also an important reason why they were surrounded by the Tiger and Lieutenant Army in the Central Plains and were completely wiped out in a short period of time.

Zong Fu, Zong Bi, Liu Yanzong, Guo Yaoshi and others looked at each other and couldn't help but look at Qian Dinggong. The commander of the Han Army in Hebei was Qian Dinggong. After more than two years of expansion, his army had exceeded 100,000, which was almost the same as the main force of the Jin army in Hebei.

Qian Dinggong replied respectfully: "Eighty thousand main forces, and more than 40,000 local troops."

Yang Pu sighed secretly. There are 200,000 main forces of the Tiger Lieutenant Army on the south bank of the Yellow River, about 200,000 in Hedong and Daibei. In comparison with the force of this battle, the Jin army is already at an absolute disadvantage. The Tiger Lieutenant Army is no longer the same as before, and its combat effectiveness is far greater than that of the Song army a few years ago. This battle is really impossible to fight. Zong Han advocates giving up Hebei and concentrate his troops on Youyan. It seems completely correct at present. If Hebei is defeated and the 200,000 troops are lost, it will be difficult for Youyan to defend, and Youyan will be lost again. For the Jin Dynasty, it is like a mountain of defeat, and the consequences are unimaginable.

"How many troops can Li Hu call now?" Yang Pu asked again.

Wanyan Gao frowned deeply, and he could already hear the meaning behind Yang Pu's words.

"I estimate that Li Hu has at least 600,000 to 700,000 troops." Zong Fu's tone was low, and a hint of bitterness appeared in his voice. "During the war in the Central Plains, Zhang Jun, Xin Xingzong and Wang De of Yingtian Prefecture led 200,000 troops to surrender Li Hu. Last spring, Li Hu rushed to the southeast, and conservatively estimated that he could obtain at least 100,000 surrendered troops. In this way, Li Hu actually controlled a very large army at present. Apart from the town and garrison troops in Daibei, northwest, southwest and southeast, I estimate that Li Hu could call at least 300,000 troops to attack Hebei."

Wanyan Gao's scalp was numb, and a cold chill came from his heart. Although Zong Bi, Liu Yanzong and others had long predicted this, they were extremely depressed when they heard Zong Fu telling the comparison of the forces between the two sides in a formal occasion. Looking back on the struggle between Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army in the north, but now it has developed to such a scale. It is not difficult to imagine the huge power contained in Middle Earth. Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army went south to Middle Earth, and their strength expanded rapidly in just a few years. On the contrary, the Jin army was defeated repeatedly, and the comparison of strength between the two sides has been reversed.

When Li Hu arrived in Middle Earth, he was like a fish in water. When the Jurchens arrived in Middle Earth, they suffered consecutive setbacks. Who can explain the complexity of the reason clearly?

The military tent was silent and the atmosphere was very depressing.

After a long time, Wanyan Gao said, "Send messengers across the river and said that I would go to Chang'an in person. The army immediately assembled on Liyang and Puyang lines to prepare to block the Tiger and Martyrs."

"What should I do when Handan?" Zong Fu asked immediately. He had told Wanyan Gao about his judgment on the development of the battle. What he was most worried about was that the Tiger Lieutenant Army aimed at Handan. Once Handan was lost, the north and south lines of Hebei were cut off in half, and the Yellow River defense line would definitely be lost, and Hebei would soon be overturned. Wanyan Gao didn't know what kind of consideration he was in, but he didn't listen and still asked Zong Fu to use his main force to guard the Yellow River defense line.

"If we concentrate our main force on the front lines of Handan and Anyang, what should we do? The Yellow River defense line gives way?" Wanyan Gao asked helplessly.

"Transfer troops from Youyan to support the south." Zong Bi interrupted, "Youyan has three armies, including Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Jiemu and Wanyan Zongjun, with more than 100,000 troops. It is possible to draw troops to go south to guard Zhending, so that we can transfer the troops guarding Zhending to the front line of Handan to increase Handan's defensive power."

Wanyan Gao pondered for a long time, shook his head, but did not agree.

Youyan's army must not go south. Huanglong Mansion would rather give up Hebei than Youyan. If Youyan was lost, the southern defense line of the Jin Kingdom would be in danger.

"Since that's the case, then transfer the army of Daming Prefecture to Anyang so that we can support Handan and Liyang at any time." Zong Fu said decisively, "If Handan is lost, Daming Prefecture and the Yellow River defense line will not be able to defend it. Moreover, our army is completely passive and can only retreat at that time, so we might as well defend the front line of Handan and Anyang to ensure the initiative to control the entire battlefield."

"Defending the lines between Handan and Anyang is equivalent to connecting the two lines between Hebei and the north and south together. In this way, even if the Tiger and Lieutenant Army crossed the Yellow River and broke through the Yellow River defense line, it would not last long, and it would eventually retreat from the south to the Central Plains." Liu Yanzong added in time.

Wanyan Gao thought about it for a while and accepted Zong Fu's suggestion, "Okay, I'll be in charge of Daming Mansion, and you will lead your army to Anyang."

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On February 15th, Heyin.

Luo Lan, Lin Chong, and Wang Gui took four vans of the vanguard across the river and headed north.

At the same time, there was also a huge civilian team crossing the river. Almost all the people who fled from Hebei to the Central Plains participated in the Northern Expedition. Many people came voluntarily, while more people joined their families and planned to return home after the Tiger Lieutenant Army. The people's confidence in the Tiger Lieutenant Army was unprecedentedly high, and no one suspected that the Tiger Lieutenant Army's Northern Expedition would fail.

Roland stood on the river bank with his entourage, looking at the teams with a rainbow of morale and smiling faces of silent hope, his heart was heavy and felt a huge pressure. He could not afford to lose this battle, and even if the army was over, he would definitely defeat the Jin thieves and recover Hebei.

At this moment, a ragged beard suddenly rushed out of the Minji team, yelling at him while running wildly.

The entourage was about to stop him, but Roland called them and rushed forward.

"Young Marshal, I am Qin Dashan, I am Qin Dashan from Ningjin City..." The bearded man was very excited and shouted at the top of his voice.

Qin Dashan? Luo Lan suddenly remembered. When the Jin army went south to invade, the Tiger Lieutenant Army blocked the enemy in Hebei and retreated all the way. On the way, he met this person when he passed Ningjin City, Zhaozhou.

"Young Marshal, do you still remember me?" Qin Dashan rushed to Roland and knelt down, "You asked me to escape the Yellow River with my family, do you still remember?"

"Remember, remember..." Roland flew off the horse, stepped forward quickly, and pulled him up, "I can't recognize you after you have such a long beard."

"Shao Marshal, I can go home this time, and finally I can go home." Qin Dashan shouted excitedly, "Shao Marshal, I said that you will definitely fight back and will definitely defeat the Jin thief. I was not wrong, right? I was right."

Roland smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Is your family okay?"

The smile on Qin Dashan's face disappeared immediately, his expression was dim, and his eyes gradually turned red, "My parents are gone, there are six brothers and sisters, and I'm the only one left."

Roland knew that his situation must be very miserable, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable. Roland felt a pain in his heart and couldn't breathe. His hands couldn't help but hold on to his arm tightly, and then he found that his right hand was half broken, "What's going on?"

"I was caught and joined the army. When I arrived in Shandong, I didn't want to be the dog of the Jin thief, so I ran away, but I was caught by the southeast army. When I was fighting with you, my hand was cut off, and no one wanted it, so I fled everywhere. This time I heard that you were going to fight the Northern Expedition and fight back to Hebei, so I came and I wanted to go home." Qin Dashan said, tears rolling down, crying in tears.

Luo Lan lowered her head sadly, not knowing how to persuade her. She wanted to ask about his wife and children's condition, but obviously this was the sprinkling of salt on the wound, which would only make Qin Dashan, whose family was destroyed, even more painful.

Suddenly, Qin Dashan knelt down again, kowtowed repeatedly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Young Marshal, I still have a hand. I can still fight. Please give me a chance to enter the Tiger Lieutenant Army and let me kill the Jin thief. I want to take revenge, I want to take revenge."

Roland stared at him blankly, unable to make up for a moment.

Many people gathered together and saw Qin Dashan begging the young general in front of him to join the army to fight. He immediately "hula" fell to a large area and shouted loudly that he wanted to join the army, kill the Jin thieves, and take revenge.

Roland was very moved, but he could not agree. These Hebei people finally survived. They should return to their homes and rebuild their lives, rather than die in battle and let the last glimmer of hope in their hearts be wiped out.

Roland squatted down slowly, held Qin Dashan, and said solemnly: "Life, live well." Then he suddenly stood up and shouted at the people in front of him, "The Hu Lie Army will avenge you. If you live well, you must live well."

Roland turned around and left. He could no longer control his emotions. His tears were already rolling in his eyes.

The war horse neighed and carried Roland away like a flying, and Roland's passionate roar came vaguely.

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The news that the Tiger Lie Army came from Weizhou quickly spread to Daming Mansion.

While Wanyan Gao urgently reported to Yanjing, he asked Wanyan Xiyin to be careful to attack Youyan from Juyongguan, and urgently reported to Huanglong Mansion, hoping that Huanglong Mansion would make a correct analysis and judgment on the situation in Hebei, temporarily put aside the idea of ​​peace talks, and instead concentrate his efforts to fight against the Tiger Lie Army in Hebei. Only when the Jin army defeated the Tiger Lie Army on the battlefield could the current unfavorable situation be reversed.

On February 19th, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army approached Liyang and the two sides fought fiercely.

Zong Fu had already transferred the main force of the Jin army to the front line of Handan and Anyang, and had no intention of entangling with the Tiger and Lieutenant Army under the city of Liyang, so Roland made a smooth progress and surrounded Liyang on the 20th and launched a fierce attack.

On the same day, when they won the Qin Dynasty and Zhe Kecun, Xin Xingzong commanded the army to cross the river from the direction of Baima to the north. The two armies merged into one and attacked Liyang City with absolute superior forces.

On the 23rd, all the 80,000 Tiger Lieutenant Army in the direction of the White Horse crossed the river, and Han Shizhong and Murong Xiahan from the direction of Weizhou also arrived in Liyang with their own troops. The total force of the Tiger Lieutenant Army was as high as 160,000, and the offensive was tide.

The defenders of Liyang were unable to resist and abandoned the city that night and fled.
Chapter completed!