Less than a month after the great victory in Shanzhou, on the eleventh day of the leap April, Liu Ziyu came to Luoyang.

After receiving the news, Wang Xiaoliu was shocked. Calculated the days, Liu Ziyu almost got the news and set off and rushed to the scene without stopping.

After welcoming Liu Ziyu to the Henan Prefecture Office, Wang Xiao said: "The Senate came so quickly! I thought that the news was only received in other places."

Liu Ziyu said: "Jing Shuai killed more than 20,000 Jin troops in one battle, which is an unprecedented victory. How can we turn a blind eye to it? If you kill Lisu in Shanzhou, the situation in the world will be different. Privy Councilor ordered me to come and discuss the next battle with Ji Shuai."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie calmed down and said, "I don't know what the Privy Council wants?"

Liu Ziyu said: "After the Battle of Fuping, the Jin army swept across the fifth route of Shaanxi, and more than 100,000 troops blocked Shukou. It had been two years since the battle. The three army used their lives to fight to the death, and the generals of the Wu family fought to protect the peace of Sichuan. To be honest, it was already difficult for the imperial army to protect Shukou, and there was no more effort. Now that you kill Balisu, only Wu Shu is left to attack Shukou. The remaining Shaanxi soldiers and horses are actually useless."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "The Senate said it well. But I didn't expect that the Sichuan-Shu front line is so difficult?"

Liu Ziyu sighed: "It's really difficult. There are very few soldiers from Shaanxi who enter Sichuan. Now there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people on the front line. It's all up to the Sichuan Road and can barely stop the Jin army. This time you have won a great victory in Shanzhou, and you have really saved Sichuan and Shu!"

The Northern Song Dynasty's military sources were very concentrated, mainly composed of the three routes in Shaanxi, Hedong and Hebei, and the two routes in Jingdong and Jingxi. The people in the southern region generally did not serve in the army. After the Jingkang Incident, the source of the Song Dynasty was lost, so it was not easy to replenish troops.

On the front line of Sichuan and Shu, although there was a wealthy Sichuan and Shu land as the rear, it was difficult for Zhang Jun to supplement the losses of the troops in Fuping's battle. For a long time, including Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yang Zheng and other generals, they did not have much force under their command. They could only defend themselves with their geographical advantages.

It was not until many years later that the Song Dynasty was accustomed to using southern soldiers and had more troops. In the early days of Zhao Gou's rule, most of the regular troops of the Song Dynasty came from the north, and their troops did not have any advantage over the Jin army. Wang Xiaolie, like this, recruited local people to join the army through systematic training.

Wang Xiaoliu thought for a while and said to Liu Ziyu: "If this happens, the generals can take the opportunity to rest and have a good rest."

Liu Ziyu said: "The world has not yet recovered, how can we rest? After the Battle of Shanzhou, the Jin army was left with only two Wushu and Sali in Shaanxi. Sali had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, mainly fighting with us to suppress the area west of Qinfeng Road. Wushu had 30,000 people and attacked Shukou. 30,000 people were only 7,000 more than Balisu!"

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie slowly picked up the cup on the table and said to Liu Ziyu: "Senior drink tea."

Seeing Wang Xiaoliu like this, Liu Ziyu's face changed color. He said, "Jie Shuai, look at your appearance, don't want to move troops for a while?"

Wang Xiaolei said: "It's already summer. If you want to move troops, you have to wait until the autumn is high and the horse is fat."

Liu Ziyu said: "We Han people do not have to fight troops in autumn and winter! I will not hide it from Jieshuai. When you heard that you had a great victory in Shanzhou, all the soldiers and civilians in the world were excited! The Privy decided that your army would attack westward within one or two months. First take Jingzhao Prefecture, then attack Fengxiang Prefecture, blocking the retreat of Wushu's army! We advanced east and west, and wiped out Wushu's army at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain! Jieshuai's great victory in Shanzhou changed the situation in the world. If we join forces and fight another great victory in Shanzhou, why worry about the rebirth of the Central Plains!"

Wang Xiaoli put down his teacup and said, "Senator, this is not how the battle is fought."

Liu Ziyu stood up suddenly and shouted sternly: "How did you fight? Now is the time for the general to serve the court. How can you push three times and four times? You missed the opportunity for the fight! If Qu Duan hadn't listened to the orders of the Privy Council, how could he be defeated?"

Wang Xiaoli raised his head, looked at Liu Ziyu, and was silent for a while. Then he said: "Soldiers are the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must observe it. A battle must be carefully planned before the war and think about it in all aspects. The plan must be carefully planned, decisive when sending troops, and bravely when fighting to seize the opportunity to win. If the war is unfavorable, how to retreat and fight back must be considered. In less than a month from the Battle of Shanzhou, the Senate rushed for nearly a thousand miles to Luoyang. I don't believe you have planned it carefully! As soon as it rises, you will have to fight a war? I am not that crazy!"

Liu Ziyu said: "Wu Shu's 30,000 troops were hung alone in Shaanxi, and there was no favorable support within a thousand miles of surroundings. This is not a fighter plane. What is a fighter plane? After your army's new victory, the morale is strong. Who can stop him from going west to Shaanxi? We will advance east and west and kill Wu Shu in Shaanxi. This is a great achievement for the world!"

Wang Xiaolei said: "The Privy Council wants such an obvious fighter, and the Senate wants it too. Can Wushu think of it?"

Liu Ziyu was stunned after hearing this. After a while, he said, "Of course I want it."

Wang Xiaolei said: "Wu Shu wants to see, will he still wait for us to enter in Fengxiang Mansion? His subordinates have at least one man and two horses. Even if I arrive at Jingzhao Mansion, Wu Shu can still lead 30,000 people to escape! What are my tens of thousands of troops going to Fengxiang?"

Liu Ziyu said: "Even if Wu Shu escapes, we will recover Guanzhong."

Wang Xiaoli sighed: "The limit of the Jurchens is no more than 200,000 troops. After killing Balisu, there are only 180,000 people left now. 180,000 people are left. How can we do it if we have to defend the territory of thousands of miles? To recover the local area, the defense of the Jin army is full of loopholes! What is Guanzhong?"

Liu Ziyu looked at Wang Xiaoli, not knowing what to say for a moment. After a while, he said, "What should I do if I think I should not move westward?"

Wang Xiaoli said: "The Jin people attacked big countries with small countries, which were full of hidden dangers. We should firmly grasp the weaknesses of the Jin army and not distract our energy. The biggest weakness of the Jin army is that they lack military strength, not that they have too small territory. Therefore, when we fight against the Jin army, don't care about the territory for the time being. The so-called "loss people, people and land will be lost; people and land will be lost. As long as we attack and destroy the Jin army, don't say where can the Jurchens defend? My army does not advance west for the time being. In such a large Shaanxi, the Jin army will always send troops to defend. Even if Wu Shu retreats, Sa Liyu cannot retreat. It is much stronger to hold up tens of thousands of Jin troops than to occupy Guanzhong."

Liu Ziyu looked at Wang Xiaoli, and after a while, he said, "What does Jieshuai mean, or is the army not advancing westward?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. My next goal is Hedong. The Jin army's plan is to occupy the north of the Yellow River and the south of the Yellow River to Liu Yu. Hedong is north of the Yellow River, so the Jin army cannot ignore it. And as long as it occupies Hedong, Shaanxi will be taken back."

In fact, Wang Xiaolie's army advanced westward and occupied Guanzhong, and did not take much effort. After driving the Jin army out of Shaanxi and attacking Hedong, the situation would be better. But Wang Xiaolie was really afraid of Zhang Jun and tried to avoid the army falling into Zhang Jun's hands. All kinds of excuses and all kinds of statements were the same goal, stay away from Zhang Jun. Or, stay away from the court. In the Song Dynasty, no one can afford to take the important task of restoring the Central Plains. It is really a bad opportunity to hand over the army to them.

Liu Ziyu grew up in the military with his father since childhood, and his vision was not comparable to that of ordinary people. He could feel that Wang Xiaolie’s words were reasonable, but not so reasonable. There was even a feeling that Wang Xiaolie deliberately avoided Zhang Jun.

After a long time, Liu Ziyu said: "If this is the case, I am afraid I will miss the opportunity to annihilate Wu Shu."

Wang Xiaoliu said Dandan: "A Wushu cannot be considered a strong opponent. If you miss it, you will miss it. What does it matter?"

This is not the first time I missed Wushu, so Wang Xiaolie didn't feel any regrets. If you want to kill Wushu, you could do it yourself when you surrounded him in Mianchi. Why wait until today? One is by chance, and Wang Xiaolie really doesn't think Wushu is powerful, so it's better to keep him.

There were indeed many generals in the early years of the Jin Dynasty who could fight. When the generals gathered, Wu Shu was not the weakest one, but the weakest one. Moreover, his identity was special, and his political role was much more important than that of military.
Chapter completed!