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On the 16th, Tieying and Mao's army led the Tiger Lieutenant Army, the Thunder Army and the Shenlong Army to retreat to the Zhenchuan Fort... Dong Xiaochou led the resentful army and the Bohai Army to retreat to the front line of Killinghukou to cover the outsiders of the Crown clans and a large number of camels, horses, cattle and sheep from Killinghukou to Datong Prefecture.

Li Hu led the Iron Guard Camp back to the Datong General's Mansion.

Luo Qinghan took Hu Tu and other officials of the General Administration to greet him outside the city. After meeting, he told Li Hu a bad news. Zhang Guanyu urgently reported that the Daxia army crossed the Yellow River and then attacked Piedouzhai.

Li Hu was always worried that the Dangxiang people would attack Shuozhou again, so after Chage retreated across the Yellow River last time, he not only did not reduce the defensive forces of Bitouzhai, but instead drew 5,000 people from Yunshuo Army to increase defensive power. In addition, after the spring plowing ended, Shuozhou Jiedushi Xu Xing immediately recruited tens of thousands of people to Bitouzhai to help the rebel army build and strengthen the defensive formation.

"Dangxiang people attacked fiercely?" Li Hu asked.

"I don't know how the battle is going on yet." Luo Qinghan looked worried and looked very tired.

"Is there any news from Fengshengzhou?" Li Hu asked again.

"Shield Yun returns that there is no war on the Yehuling and Taoshan front line, but the Jin army is ready to fight and may launch an attack at any time. In addition, the Singer Yun gets a news from the scout that the Jin army's food, grass and livestock are all in Yuanyanglu, and there is also a large army stationed there, with about tens of thousands of people." Luo Qinghan said, "The situation in Yanjing is very tense. Recently, the Song army sent small teams into the Liao territory from time to time to explore the military situation, and it is estimated that the attack will be soon. Yelu Chun sent Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi to lead the army to block the enemy on the southern front, but I heard that there were only 30,000 soldiers on the front line, and they were not the opponent of the Song army at all."

"Since that's the case, why didn't the Song army attack? What are they waiting for?" Li Hu said angrily, "Will they attack again when the Jin army captured Datong? In their eyes, the Jurchens are humble gentlemen who keep their promises, while I am a capricious villain? Don't they know that the Alliance on the Sea is just a piece of waste paper? The Jurchens got Datong, and their next target is Youyan, which is the Central Plains. They can't even see such a simple thing?"

Luo Qinghan, Hu Tu and others knew that Li Hu was in a bad mood and did not add fuel to the fire. They were each silent. Li Gang and Yu Wen Xuzhong, who were standing beside each other, looking at each other with a look of embarrassment and helplessness. This is the case in the Song Dynasty. The simple ones will become complex, and the complex ones will often be handled very simply. But no matter what method is used, the final result will leave a series of hidden dangers. This was the case in the past, but it is still the case now.

"I urgently told Taishi Tong that the Jin army had reached the city of Datong, and the army of the Daxia people was also entering Shuozhou. We are fighting on both sides, and we are in danger." Li Hu turned his eyes to Yuwen Xuzhong and said seriously, "Please Taishi Tong launch an attack immediately. Take down Yanjing and go north to Juyongguan as quickly as possible to provide support to me. Otherwise, the Jiuzhou behind the mountain is very likely to be lost again."

Then he looked at Li Gang again. "You will write a memorial for me to Bianjing. I will tell you the battle situation in Datong in detail. After the defeat of Dezhou, the Khitans were almost wiped out. If you want to make a comeback, it is difficult to ascend to the sky. The north is already the Jurchens. Please let the officials see the situation in the north clearly. The future enemy of the Song Dynasty was the Jurchens. If the Song Dynasty wanted to ensure the safety of the northern border, it must now take advantage of the Jurchens' foothold to quickly recover the mountains and backs and rebuild the Central Plains barrier. Otherwise, they will fall into a series of wars in the future. More than a hundred years ago, the Khitans led their troops south from Yelu Abao to Empress Dowager Xiao. Have you forgotten this bloody lesson?"

Li Gang and Yuwen Xuzhong bowed to accept the order.

The two of them felt very bitter. They were so painful that they wanted to cry.

Now it seems that Li Hu led his army to fight westward. He captured Xijing with lightning speed and recovered Jiuzhou from the mountain. This was a very correct and timely decision. If Li Hu was still in western Liaoning, then Xijing would definitely be the Jurchen land. Daibei was also the Jurchen land. Then the desert would definitely be the Jurchen land. Whether it was the Dangxiang people in the northwest or the desert land, they were not the opponents of the Jurchen land. In this way, the Jurchens replaced the Khitans and became the heroic ruler in the north. Next, they would attack the Song Dynasty.

This is a subway law that has been unchanged throughout the ages. As long as the northern tribes become stronger and unified, they must go south; similarly, as long as the Central Plains are stronger and unified, they will go north to conquer. This kind of war is for the north, a place of survival, the north needs to enrich the Central Plains, and for the south, it is also a place of survival. The south must completely conquer the north to ensure peace and tranquility.

In today's chaotic situation in the north, the deep crisis it contains is not only a threat to the north, but also a strong attack on the south. The north needs stability. The best way to stabilize is to launch a war and pull all the troops of the foreign countries out of war that may threaten the stability. This can not only consume the troops of the foreign countries, but also plunder a large amount of property and alleviate the financial crisis. In recent years, wars in the north have exhausted the wealth of all regions and their populations are also declining. Only by plundering south can we obtain wealth and population as quickly as possible, and then rapidly grow our strength. When our strength is strong, the north will become more stable.

For today's Jurchens, it also has to take this path, which is a shortcut, a powerful strategy that has been repeatedly used by the northern forces since ancient times. If it is strong, it will weaken the enemy. When the strength of the north and the south reaches a balance, peace will come.

The Jurchens would not know this powerful strategy. Even if the Jurchens did not know it, the Han Confucian scholars who were well-read in history would tell them that the surrendered Khitans would also tell them the achievements of their ancestors. In the end, these Han and Khitans would formulate the fastest, safest and most effective powerful strategy for the Jurchens, that is, to launch a war and go south to attack the Song Dynasty.

The people of the Song Dynasty also knew that the people of the Song Dynasty had been under the threat of the Northern Barbarians for more than 150 years, so their greatest wish was to regain Yan Yun. Therefore, today's Emperor of the Song Dynasty and his loyal subjects began to plan the Northern Expedition early.

The Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty was for survival. The consequences of the failure of the Northern Expedition were the same as those of not expedition. The two sides weighed the pros and cons of the Northern Expedition, of course, the Northern Expedition was the best strategy.

However, there were some people, a large number of people, who believed that the Song Dynasty would not expedition in the Northern Expedition could also ensure the safety of the country. I wonder why they came to such a conclusion? Could it be that the situation in the north will never change? Is there always only one heroic ruler in the northern foreign countries? The north is changing, the dynasty changes, the heroic ruler comes out again, and the prerequisites for maintaining peace between the south and the north have been lost. How can peace be maintained?

Since ancient times, the south and the north have been seeking survival in wars, and peace has been exchanged for wars. If you don’t fight, don’t fight, don’t advance, don’t develop, how can you have peace? How can you survive?

Such a simple truth and such an iron historical law have become complicated and very complicated in the game between power and wealth in the fierce struggle between power and wealth in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Expedition Army arrived in Baigou and waited for six months, but still had not launched an attack.

Now that Li Hu has been taken to the mountain, as long as the Song army has been taken to the mountain, the Song Dynasty will realize its long-cherished wish for more than 150 years. Such a simple situation can be seen as long as it is not an idiot, and they will do their best. However, the Song people turned a blind eye, while the Song people are circling around in the fuzzy way of guarding the inside and the outside, worried that raising a tiger will be too big to lose the country and the country. They stared at Li Hu and ignored the beast in the north with bloody mouths. This was simply incredible.

Of course, Li Gang and Yuwen Xu were very clear in the center. This was just a reason. The real reason was the power struggle in the court. This struggle that ignored the country and the country had long penetrated into the bone marrow of the Song Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition had long become a victim of this struggle. In other words, if the Northern Expedition wanted to win, unless a group of powerful ministers led by Tong Guan dominated the court, no matter whether it was a battle between the pro-war factions or the fight between the pro-war factions and the pro-war factions, it would push the Northern Expedition into an unfathomable unknown direction.

Li Gang and Yuwen Xuzhong were driven out of Bianjing because they saw through the fraud and shamelessness in the court and had no place to stay, so they had to leave. So they were speechless in the face of Li Hu's series of questions. They were very pessimistic about the Northern Expedition. Although the mountain was miraculously recovered due to the appearance of Li Hu, the Song Dynasty was as bad as ever. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty only care about their own interests. The Northern Expedition was a weapon of their game. Therefore, regardless of whether Li Hu existed or not, only God knew whether the Northern Expedition could be successful.

Li Hu walked into the city surrounded by generals.

Li Gang and Yu Wen Xuzhong were caught in the crowd, with a melancholy expression, and each lowered his head and thought about his thoughts.

Suddenly, Li Gang walked up to Yuwen Xuzhong and asked in a low voice: "How much do you think we have a chance of winning?"

"The Jurchens will not give up Youyan." Yuwen Xuzhong sighed, "They will not give up Xijing, so I think our 100,000 army cannot conquer Yanjing. Yelu Chun must ask for help from the Jurchens when he was in a critical moment, and the Jurchens had been waiting for that moment for a long time."

Li Gang stayed for a long time and asked again: "Do you have no confidence in Li Hu?"

"I have confidence in him, but what's scary is that his money treasury is going to be empty, his grain treasury is going to be empty, and his arsenal is going to be empty... His army of more than 100,000 battles on three battlefields at the same time, the loss is amazing. How many days can he last?"

Li Gang hesitated for a moment and asked, "There is no way?"

"Yes." Yuwen Xuzhong said, "Transfer all the money, grain warehouse and arsenal of Hedong Road, so that they may still be able to support it, otherwise..." Yuwen Xuzhong shook his head, "The government may be willing to help Li Hu, but at least 90% of the people in the Bianjing court will strongly oppose it, and the remaining 10% will tell the government that when Li Hu is defeated, we can use money to buy the mountain back. In the eyes of these people, the Song Dynasty does not need to fight, and money can solve all problems."
Chapter completed!