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Chapter 35: The Front and Back of the Mountain

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Li Hu was frightened and lived a happy life, anxiously waiting for the latest news.

It was June. In the scorching sun, Li Hu finally waited for Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi.

Ma Kuo's first words made Li Hu's scalp numb and he sweated coldly.

"I'll find Han Shizhong." Ma Kuo's eyes were very complicated. Li Hu's prophecy became a reality again and again, which made him very uneasy. If Li Hu really had the ability to predict the future, how could he not know about Li Qingchen? If Li Hu knew who his enemy was, why was he so keen on the Northern Expedition and so loyal to the current emperor? Could it be that he was really like his grandfather Li Qingchen, who was wholeheartedly serving the Song Dynasty and serving the emperor loyally? He had been in contact with Li Hu for more than three years. Who was Li Hu? Ma Kuo knew very well that this made him more and more afraid, not knowing whether his original choice brought disaster or blessing to the Song Dynasty.

Li Hu was frightened. Now even Han Shizhong appears in this real world, which can be confirmed that the father's story is an amazing prediction of the future.

Han Shizhong captured Fang La and became famous in one battle. Tong Guan commanded the Northwest Army to fight hard for more than three months and wiped out Fang La at the cost of losing tens of thousands of people.=== Han Shizhong, the Northwest Army general, made many military achievements in this battle. Finally, he led a team of troops to sneak into Qingxi Cave from a small path, captured Fang La, and ended the fierce battle.

"Because Fang La's remnants were still persisting in various places, and after Song Jiang surrendered in Haizhou in March, he rebelled again in May. The court was worried that the Northwest Army would revive, so he asked the Northwest Army to stay in the Jianghuai area to suppress the rebels. However, after receiving the memorial from the Prime Minister, the emperor was surprised to hear that the situation in Liaodong changed suddenly, and immediately ordered the Northwest Army to go north quickly and quickly rush to Hebei to gather."

Fang La failed as expected, and Song Jiang rebelled again but was surprised by Li Hu. It was impossible to see that this man was so tenacious. It was a pity that he could not rescue him. Although Yang Hua of Yun Haijun was ready for rescue, Song Jiang was hiding in Qushan in the last battle of breaking through and was completely wiped out by Zhang Shuye, the governor of Haizhou.

"Why do you need to gather in Hebei?" Li Hu asked, "Yelu Yu saw the Jurchens who joined the Jurchens. The troops in Zhongjing Road were empty. The Emperor of Liao must draw reinforcements from Xijing Road and the southwest and northwest routes. In this way, Xijing Road was empty and the Song army could go down in one go."

"Last year, we stationed troops in Taiyuan, which exposed the intention of the Northern Expedition." Ma Kuo explained, "After the officials discussed with Tong Guan, the Khitans believed that in this situation, in order to prevent the north-south attacks of the Song and Jin armies, they would have to station heavy troops in Xijing. Moreover, if Zhongjing is lost, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom will definitely evacuate to the Xijing and the desert, so compared with the attack on Yanjing, the land of Yanjing is more sure."

"There are your 100,000 troops in the east of Yanjing, and the Jin army attacking Zhongjing in the north. If the Song army attacks from the south, Yanjing will not be able to defend at all, and the Khitans will run away immediately. We can successfully take Yanjing."

"After capturing Yanjing, we crossed Juyongguan and killed Xijing directly. We first drove the Khitans across the Great Wall, and then went from north to south to recover the Jiuzhou behind the mountain."

"At this time, even if the Jin army captured Zhongjing, the Jurchens could only chase the Liao army north of the Great Wall and could not enter the south of the Great Wall."

The more Li Hu heard, the more angry he became, and finally couldn't help it. He slapped the table on the table and asked angrily at Ma Kuo: "In your eyes, will the Jurchen army wait until you start an attack after the Northern Expedition? Wanyan Aguda is an idiot? Will he abide by that bullshit covenant?"

Ma Kuo was startled and dared not speak anymore.\\\\\\\\\\\ Zhao Liangsi was frightened when he saw Li Hu's murderous aura and asked in a low voice: "What advice do you have?"

"First attack Xijing. I will restrain part of the Liao army in Yanjing, and the Jurchens will restrain part of the Liao army in Zhongjing. So Xijing can be put in a siege. The Liao army will definitely flee in panic. In this way, Yanjing can be easily captured, and all the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun can be recovered." Li Hu said, "I have already explained this attack strategy very clearly in the memorial. Can't you understand?"

Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi looked at each other and didn't say anything. Why did the emperor fight against Yanjing? He was afraid that Yanjing would fall into Li Hu's hands. Li Hu was a Han enemy. When Liaodong became the Jurchen world, the vassal state of Li Hu was very, very dangerous, because Li Hu married the princess of the Jin Kingdom, and the relationship between the two was already extraordinary, and Shi Jingtang's disaster was very likely to happen again.

"When will you transfer the army to the north?" Li Hu continued to ask, which was his most concerned issue.

Zhao Liangsi pondered for a long time and said slowly: "The army had just gone through a hard battle, and it needed time to rest and replenish troops. In addition, the long journey and the fatigue of the carriages and horses were exhausted, which was estimated to take three months, but the materials needed for the Northern Expedition took longer to be hoarded, because this involved the mobilization of the civilians, the coordination between the court and local prefectures and counties, etc...."

"Hasn't the Northern Expedition supplies been mobilized?" Li Hu asked angrily, "Why do you have to transport supplies again?"

"The time required for the Northern Expedition cannot be determined, so the court allocated materials monthly to prevent the frontline generals from using their power for personal gain and to enrich their personal pockets. Damn *This time the Northwest Army went south to fight, this part of the materials had been used up. If the Northern Expedition was frequent in October this year, the court would need to re-plan the allocation plan, but because of frequent wars in the northwest in the past few years, Song Jiang and Fang La were encircled and suppressed in the past two years. In addition, since the Yellow River broke the dam, the central plains suffered disasters every year, and the imperial relief efforts increased year by year, and the reserves of various prefectures were exhausted. Therefore, it was very difficult to transfer and hoard the Northern Expedition materials, and it would take longer." Ma Kuo hurriedly explained, "According to the court's estimates, the army could be assembled around October, and some of the materials could be transported in place..."

"Since that's the case, why don't you go to attack Xijing?" Li Hu became even more angry. "I'll launch an attack on the Jin army, otherwise after the Jin army captured Zhongjing, they will immediately follow the retreating Liao army to enter Youyan.^^^^^ The more fierce I fight in Yanjing, the more Liao army I will restrain, and the more beneficial it will be for you to attack Xijing. I don't understand such a simple principle? Do you want to get a bargain? Take advantage of the scars of my attack, kill me first, and then seize Yanjing?"

Ma Kuo was also angry. The Northern Expedition of the Song army was related to the safety of the Song Dynasty. The Song army fought as much as they wanted. What power do you have to point fingers? "I also want to ask the Prime Minister, what is the purpose of you asking us to attack Xijing again and again? Compared with Yanjing, Yanjing is more important. Xijing cannot be defeated, Jiuzhou behind the mountain cannot be recovered. We still have Yanmen Pass and Taiyuan to defend the enemy, but Yanjing cannot be defeated, and the Central Plains is under the direct threat of the northern enemy's iron hoof. Who is more important? Don't you know? Why do you think you can definitely capture Yanjing? If you can't defeat Yanjing and let the Jurchens take the lead, who will bear the responsibility?"

Li Hu was furious, "Entering Youyan is only five passes. Seizing Xijing is equivalent to getting Juyong Pass and Zijin Pass. I have already obtained Yuguan. The only passages for Jurchens to go south to Youyan are Gubeikou and Songting Pass. At that time, even if the Jurchens took Yanjing, can they defend it? As long as the Song army enters from Juyong Pass and Zijin Pass, I advance from Pingzhou Road, and I will fight again and kill Zhongjing directly and cut off the Jurchens' retreat. Can the Jurchens defend Youyan? On the contrary, we got Youyan but lost Xijing. Not only was Taiyuan under the direct attack of Jurchens, but the Jurchens can also kill Yanjing directly from Juyong Pass and Zijin Pass. Can we defend Youyan?"

"Why can't we keep Youyan?" Zhao Liangsi asked back, "Unless the prime minister doesn't want to stick to it."

Li Hu was so angry that he shook his head repeatedly, "Why did Yelu Abaoji want the sixteen states of Yanyun, not the seven states in front of the mountain? Was Shi Jingtang willing to give the sixteen states to the Khitans? Yanyun is a whole, and the mountains depend on each other, and no one can be missing. You don't know this? Besides, after the Jurchens got Yelu Yuji and his 100,000 army, how many troops could be fought in the Liao Kingdom? How many secrets could be called secrets? I can tell you that the loss of Yelu Yuji by the Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty was equivalent to losing the country's destiny. The Great Liao Dynasty could not last long for many years. Once the territory and army of the Great Liao Dynasty became the property of the Jurchens, you can imagine how large the size of the Jin army was."

"A few years ago, the Emperor of the Great Liao led an army of 700,000 to attack the Jurchens. A few years later, the Emperor of the Jurchens may have to lead an army of 700,000 to attack the Song Dynasty." Li Hu shouted angrily at Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi, "Open your dog eyes to see the current situation, and don't fantasize about picking up bargains anymore. If you want to regain your hometown and ensure the safety of the Song Dynasty, it depends on strength, not picking up bargains. Do you understand?"

"Go back and tell you the Emperor that if he insists on fighting Yanjing, there will be only one final outcome, and there will be nothing to do with the bamboo basket."

This sentence is too serious and is simply a threat. It is indeed a bit overestimated by threats to the Song Dynasty with Li Hu's status, but what is terrible is that Li Hu has magical abilities and can accurately predict the future. If his predictions come true, the Song Dynasty will surely usher in a disaster.

Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi were secretly shocked and hurried back to Bianjing.

The Jin envoy arrived in a hurry.

This time, there was only Wuyan. He told Li Hu that the country's remarks of Hulubojire Sagai suddenly died of illness, which directly led to changes in the distribution of power in the Jin Dynasty. In order to stabilize the power center, Wanyan Aguda planned to worship Sagai's son Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan) as Bojire. After this matter was settled, Wanyan Aguda would be in person. It is estimated that the time of the Western Expedition will be around July.

The envoy of the Liao Kingdom came late.
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