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Zong Fu was confident of repelling the Hu Lie Army... defending Hebei, but Wanyan Gao saw a nearly blind confidence in Zong Fu's letter. The main force of the Hu Lie Army was not the Song army of the Middle Earth, and Li Hu was not the commander of the Song Dynasty of the Middle Earth. Today, Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army were not the rebels who fought in Liaodong. Their strength expanded rapidly and had approached or even surpassed the Jurchens. Especially in Zhongtu, the Jin army was obviously no opponent in strength. If Zong Fu's strategy continues to stalemate, the Jin army would not only lose Hebei, but also repeat the mistakes of Wanyan Talan and Shandong Jin army.

Wanyan Gao considered the complex struggles in Huanglong Mansion and was worried about gains and losses, and was reluctant to make up his mind.

Yang Pu couldn't help but warned bluntly, "Li Hu called three armies in the Central Plains, Shandong and Hedong this Northern Expedition. In addition, the army of the North was still supported by Juyongguan. We can roughly calculate that Li Hu called at least 300,000 troops. The Tiger Lie Army was too strong, and although our Jin army in Hebei had 200,000, they were stationed in Handan, Daming Prefecture, Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian. One of them was

Half is still the Han army in Hebei." Yang Pu stretched out a hand and opened his five fingers, "We used five fingers to fight Li Hu's fist. It is clear who wins and who loses. Therefore, the most urgent task is to transfer all the troops of Handan and Daming Prefecture to Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian towns, and join Youyan reinforcements to form a solid shield to block the Huli Army on the front line of the Hutuo River, ensure that half of the three towns in Hebei are guarded and the safety of Youyan."

Wanyan Gao also knew the advantages and disadvantages of the strength comparison between the enemy and us? Do you also knew the benefits of withdrawing from the Hutuo River to the north? But the problem is that after withdrawing from the Hutuo River to the north, half of Hebei was lost. This responsibility needs to be borne by someone, and the person who bears it is Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zongfu's uncle and nephew. This will further attack the power of the royal family headed by Emperor Wu Qimai. The Jurchen Alliance led by Zonghan will inevitably use this as an excuse to press forward step by step to seize greater authority.

Yang Pu understood Wanyan Gao's concerns and continued to persuade: "Huanglong Mansion adopted Zong Han's suggestion and first concentrated its efforts to unify the north. The emperor even told us clearly in his hand edict that if the situation in Zhongtu reached a critical moment, he would rather give up Hebei than save the army and Youyan. This was the established decision of Huanglong Mansion, but the current practice of the Right Deputy General (Zong Fu) obviously deviated from the decision of Huanglong Mansion, and ignored the Hebei army and Youyan in a dangerous situation. It was obviously wrong to insist on defending Handan."

Wanyan Gao suddenly woke up and realized that he was too concerned about the power struggle in Huanglongfu and ignored the safety of the country. In the past two years, the Jurchens suffered repeated defeats in the war with the Middle-earth people, and their strength did not increase but decreased. They are no longer as good as before. This to a certain extent verified the correctness of the "north first, then south" strategy formulated by the late emperor Wanyan Aguda and Zonghan in the early stages. This also proved the failure of Wu Qimai and the radical forces led by him in decision-making, which led to the fierce power struggle in Huanglongfu today.

If there were no Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army, if Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army had not entered Central China, then Wu Qimai's strategy of "first south and then north" might have been successful, but there is no if in this world, only facts, and facts are cruel. Wanyan Gao shook his head repeatedly and sighed in a low voice, "If Wanyan Talan and Shandong Jin Army were not completely wiped out, why would the battle situation in Hebei be so passive?"

Wanyan Gao could not find the scapegoat, so he had to blame Wanyan Talan and the Shandong Jin army.

Yang Pu smiled bitterly and said nothing. The invincible momentum of the Jurchens was curbed, not from Wanyan Talan, but from Zong Wang, who was determined to go south to conquer the Central Plains. This was why Wanyan Yu (Pu Family Nu) was defeated in Daibei. Since Wanyan Yu was defeated and withdrew from Daibei, the Jurchens have never defeated Li Hu and his Tiger Lie Army on the battlefield.

As for Wanyan Talan, there were also a group of senior generals of Shandong Jin army, even prisoners of the Xiren tribes, who actually had the opportunity to redeem them. However, Wu Qimai and Wanyan Gao and others had no intention of discussing peace in order to compete for power with the Jurchen Alliance headed by Zonghan, which led to the great opportunity being lost in vain. At that time, Zonghan was determined to discuss peace, intending to exchange Handan and Daming Mansion for the alliance with Li Hu of Zhongtu, and redeem Wanyan Talan and Jin army prisoners of war. Li Hu and Luo Qinghan basically accepted this peace agreement plan, but because of the obstruction of Wu Qimai and Wanyan Gao, the negotiations were delayed again and again. Finally, Li Hu couldn't help it. After pacifying the Southeast, he immediately turned around to attack Hebei.

"Li Hu wants to dominate Zhongtu and become the king of Zhongtu. Of course, he must win the support and trust of Zhongtu by the great cause of unifying Zhongtu." Yang Pu comforted quietly, "Even if Wanyan Talan and Shandong Jin army were not completely wiped out, this battle cannot be avoided."

"But at least we won't be so passive." Wanyan Gao said hatefully. He had also thought about redeeming Wanyan Talan and the prisoners of war, but Wu Qimai disagreed. Once Wanyan Talan and the group of prisoners of war come back, Wu Qimai will be even more passive in Huanglong Mansion. These people are a living example of his decision-making mistakes. How could his opponents miss the opportunity to pursue the victory? Now it seems that Wu Qimai is very foresighted. If Hebei is also lost, Wu Qimai can at least attribute the blame to Wanyan Talan, otherwise he will not even find a reason to make excuses.

"Retreat. Retreat the main force in Hebei to the Hutuo River line and ensure that the army is invincible." Yang Pu urged.

Wanyan Gao nodded and finally made up his mind.

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Zong Fu flatly opposed it, and he could not understand it at all. As for the current situation, the two sides were in a stalemate and there was no need to retreat actively. In terms of the current enemy-to-wealth forces, the disadvantages of the Jin army were not obvious, and the Jin army had the advantage of the city, and the tall and strong city was enough to match the 100,000 troops. The military advantage of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army was gone in the face of the arduous siege battle; in terms of the complex struggles of Huanglong Mansion, the existence of Hebei was directly related to the authority controlled by Wu Qimai. If the Jin army retreated voluntarily, it was actually equivalent to Wu Qimai bowing to the Jurchen Alliance headed by Zonghan, which would have an immeasurable impact on the power struggle of Huanglong Mansion.

Zong Fushu told Wanyan Gao that he had objected and begged Wanyan Gao not to retreat in a hurry. At least before the war situation changes that were unfavorable to one's side, or before the Zhending Mansion was not trapped, he should not give up Handan and Daming Mansion.

Wanyan Gao insisted on his opinion and urged Zong Fu to withdraw his troops.

When Wanyan Gao and Zong Fu were arguing over the withdrawal of their troops, Wanyan Jiemu rushed to Zhongshan with Youyan reinforcements.

Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian’s three prefectures were related to Youyan’s safety, so after receiving Wanyan Gao’s order, Wanyan Xiyin did not hesitate and immediately asked Wanyan’s mother to lead an army of 50,000 to go south to support.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Wanyan Jiemu met Han Qinghe. Han Qinghe told him that five days ago, the Hu Lie Army occupied Mudaogou and Shahe, and cut off the connection between Zhending Prefecture and Zhongshan. But strangely, in the past five days, the Hu Lie Army did not attack Zhending City.

"At present, the main force of the Hedong Huliu Army has not appeared yet." Han Qinghe frowned and was worried. "The Marshal and the Right Deputy General both believe that the main target of the Huliu Army is Zhending Prefecture." Han Qinghe pointed to the Hutuo River and Hulu River on the map and said, "Once the Huliu Army captures Zhending, it is very likely to advance eastward along the Hutuo River and Hulu River, and capture Shenzhou and Hejian Prefectures to cut off the retreat of our main force in Hebei and complete the siege of Handan and Daming Prefectures."

"Since both marshals believe that the intention of the Hulie Army is to encircle the main force in Hebei, why not decisively give up Handan and Daming Prefecture and retreat to the Hutuo River?" Wanyan Jiemu looked solemn, "Isn't the lesson of the annihilation of Wanyan Talan and Shandong Jin army still profound enough? They still want to repeat the same mistake?"

"Give up Handan and Daming Mansion?" Han Qinghe smiled bitterly and shook his head repeatedly. This sentence sounds simple, but who will bear the responsibility? "As long as Wuta defends Zhending, the battle situation in Hebei will be a long-term stalemate, and the stalemate is obviously unfavorable to the Tiger Lie Army. We are the defending side, and the Tiger Lie Army is the attacking side. If the war lasts too long, the huge consumption of the Tiger Lie Army's hundreds of thousands of troops will be amazing. In recent years, the Tiger Lie Army has been fighting continuously, and Chang'an's financial resources may no longer be able to support the protracted Hebei War."

"Chang'an's financial resources are not able to support us, can we?" Wanyan Jiemu asked, "We have been fighting continuously in recent years. Last year, the battle of Lightning River lasted for half a year, and my financial resources of Dajin are also very tight."

Han Qinghe smiled, spread his hands and made a helpless gesture, "According to the command of the marshal, the reinforcements arrived in Anxi immediately launched an attack on the Huli Army to help Uta stick to Zhending. When will the Duke attack?"

"Tomorrow, we will go to Shahe and attack towards Zhending." Wanyan Jiemu was thunderous and decisive, without any delay.

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On the same day, Gao Baolong led the Bohai Army, the Tiger Lie 2nd Army of Abaddon, and the Tiger Lie 9th Army of Hailasu to arrive at the city of Zhending first.

Yue Fei went out to greet him in person. After seeing Gao Baolong, he asked anxiously: "How many days will the Ghost Coach and the main force have to go?"

"Two to three days." Gao Baolong said, "Twenty-one thousand troops gathered at Zhending City, and food and grass are a big problem. Did the general transport food and grass to Zhending?"

Yue Fei shook his head, "The General and the Jin army confronted each other in Handan and Anyang, and the Jin army on the Daming Prefecture and Jizhou line stood on the flanks of the battlefield. The northbound grain road was not opened."

Gao Baolong frowned deeply and whispered: "Taiyuan is working hard to raise food and grass, but it is obviously impossible to solve the needs of the army in the short term."

"I have sent my army south to Zhaozhou, and I should gain something." Yue Fei raised his hand and pointed ahead, "The key to this battle is time. We must take down Zhending City in the shortest time, and then the situation can quickly turn around."

Gao Baolong nodded slightly, "Have you ever discovered the Youyan Jin army?"

"Not found yet," said Yue Fei, "but according to time, they should be coming soon. There will be a fierce battle in the Shahe and Mudaogou."
Chapter completed!