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    An error occurred while processing private documents. Yang Pu came to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty on behalf of Huanglong Mansion this time.  But when he arrived in Hebei, he found that the war between the two countries was imminent and about to break out. This was completely different from Huanglong Mansion's judgment of the situation in China and Turkey.  Huanglong Mansion believes that Li Hu¡¯s early announcement of the Northern Expedition was just a gesture to force the Jin Kingdom to make greater concessions. In fact, he did not meet the conditions for the Northern Expedition.  After Li Hu defeated the Jin Army in Shandong, the lion opened his mouth and proposed a peace negotiation condition with Baigou as the national border. The Jin Kingdom could not agree, so it deliberately delayed, planning to resolve the affairs in the north first and then turn around to deal with the affairs in China.  Wanyan Zonghan was fully responsible for Northern Xinjiang. Under extremely difficult circumstances, he secretly reached an agreement with the Khitan people, defeated the desert coalition forces, and regained the initiative in the northern battlefield.  After Zong Han stabilized Northern Xinjiang, his prestige and power increased, and almost all the leaders of the Jurchen Alliance turned to Zong Han.  On the contrary, as Wanyan Yu died in Daibei in battle, Zongwang was defeated in the Central Plains, and Wanyan Talan's Shandong Jin army was completely annihilated.  Wu Qimai and the radical faction in power headed by him suffered heavy losses. Not only did the previously formulated national development policy of "first south and then north" fall into dire straits, even the country's governance policy of "one country, two systems, co-governance of Han and Tibetan" also came to a standstill. In the recent period,  The two factions of time were quarreling endlessly because they had serious differences on the development trend of the world structure.  Zong Han¡¯s achievements in northern Xinjiang helped the conservatives led by him gain an advantage. In the end, under heavy pressure from all parties, Wu Qimai had to accept Zong Han¡¯s judgment on the future general trend of the world.  In the situation where the world has actually formed a confrontation between the north and the south, the Jurchens must give up the national development policy of "first south then north" and change it to "first north then south". They first help the Khitans conquer the desert, and then join forces to fight against China.  During this process, the Jurchens wanted to take the initiative to make peace with China and delay Li Hu's Northern Expedition.  Once the Khitans re-emerged in the desert and the three pillars of the world were once again established, Li Hu basically lost the chance to recapture Hebei and Youyan.  Next, the Jin Kingdom¡¯s goal is the desert.  There is a generational hatred between the Khitans and the desert tribes, especially the Zubu people. If the Khitans lose the support of the Central Plains, their strength will decline immediately, and the Zubu people will soon die.  When the Tibetan tribes in the desert are fighting, it is the time when the Jurchens take over the desert.  The north was unified, and the Jin Kingdom's rear was stabilized, and it immediately had the conditions to conquer the central land in the south. Instead of being repeatedly attacked by the desert barbarians like now, it was difficult to take care of both ends, often focusing on one thing and losing the other.  Both the northern and southern battlefields were passive.  In order to achieve this goal, Zong Han believes that the Jurchens must take a longer-term view and promote peace negotiations with China on more favorable terms. If the north cannot be unified for a long time, the Jurchens will have to  Hebei was returned to Li Hu, and the two countries used Baigou as the boundary to maintain peace between the two countries, so as to concentrate on conquering the desert and unifying the entire north.  Although Wu Qimai agreed to the decision, he had no intention of giving up on Hebei. 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 China. The betrayal of the Khitans put Li Hu into a dilemma of fighting on two fronts. This high-profile Northern Expedition was obviously a bluff. To say the least, it was a bluff.  , even if the two sides really fight in Hebei, the Jin Army has a great chance of winning.  If the Jin army wins, it will be directly beneficial to him to regain control of the Huanglong Mansion.  Yang Pu came with the mission of negotiating peace, but Wanyan Gao was different. He had no intention of negotiating peace. He wanted to fight Li Hu in Hebei in order to regain the initiative on the battlefield in China.  Now that Zong Han has taken back the initiative in the northern battlefield, if he takes back the initiative in the southern battlefield, it will not only be beneficial to the development of the Jin Kingdom, but also beneficial to the power confrontation in Huanglong Mansion. However, the southern battlefield and the northern battlefield are completely different.  Similarly, after Li Hu pacified the southeast, his strength skyrocketed. The Jin Army lost its advantage in all aspects, and the chance of winning the decisive battle was not great.  Zong Han made a thorough analysis of the situation in China and Turkey, so he made the decision to abandon Hebei under forced circumstances.  Abandoning Hebei and negotiating peace with Li Hu gave the Jin Kingdom time to unify the north. The unification of the north is the basis for the survival and development of the Jin Kingdom. With this foundation, even if the Jin Kingdom cannot achieve the grand goal of unifying China and foreign countries, it can definitely be like  Like the Liao Kingdom in the past, it dominated the north and had a long-term confrontation with China.  The most important thing is the survival of Guo Zuo and the long-term peace and stability of the Jurchen Dynasty.  Yang Pu naturally knew the thoughts of Wu Qimai and Wanyan Gao, so he was not active in negotiating peace. But now the Tiger Army is pressing down on the border and waiting for troops, while the Hebei Jin Army has fallen into passive defense early, and the situation is far worse than that of Huanglong.  The government imagined it was going to be critical.  He had to put all his energy into negotiating peace.  "How many Han troops are there among 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 the beginning, more than half of the Shandong Jin Army was composed of Shandong Han people. Therefore, although Wanyan Talan's army was said to be hundreds of thousands, it was truly powerful.?The combat strength was only 40,000 to 50,000 people, which was an important reason why they were surrounded by the fierce Central Plains Tiger Army 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 involuntarily looked at Qian Dinggong.  The commander-in-chief of the Han army in Hebei is Qian Dinggong. After more than two years of expansion, his army has exceeded 100,000 people, which is almost the same as the main force of the Jin army in Hebei.  Qian Dinggong replied respectfully: "80,000 main troops, and more than 40,000 local troops." Yang Pu sighed secretly.  There are 200,000 main tiger soldiers on the south bank of the Yellow River, and there are about 200,000 more in Hedong and Daibei. In terms of strength comparison in this battle, the Jin army is already at an absolute disadvantage.  The Tiger Army is no longer what it used to be, and its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the Song Army a few years ago. This battle really cannot be fought.  Zong Han advocated abandoning Hebei and concentrating troops on Youyan. It seems to be completely correct at present. If Hebei is defeated and the 200,000 troops are lost, it will be difficult to hold Youyan and Youyan will be lost again.  For the Jin Kingdom, it was a crushing defeat with disastrous consequences.  "Approximately how many troops can Li Hu have at his disposal now?" Yang Pu asked again.  Wanyan Gao frowned deeply, having already heard 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, with a hint of bitterness in his voice. "During the Central Plains War, Zhang Jun, Xin Xingzong, and Wang De of Yingtian Mansion led 200,000 troops.  The army surrendered to Li Hu. Last spring, Li Hu marched into the southeast. It is conservatively estimated that he could get at least hundreds of thousands of surrendered troops. Calculating this, Li Hu's actual army is very large, including the north, northwest, southwest and southeast.  I estimate that Li Hu can mobilize at least 300,000 troops to attack Hebei." Wanyan Gao's scalp was numb, and an icy chill surged from the bottom of his heart.  Although Zong Bi, Liu Yanzong and others had already predicted this.  But at this moment, when I heard Zongfu talking about the comparison of the strength of the two sides in a formal occasion, my mood was extremely low.  Looking back at the time when Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army struggled to fight in the north, but now it has grown to such a scale, it is not difficult to imagine the huge power contained in Middle-earth.  Li Hu and the Hu Lie Army marched south to the Middle Earth, and their strength rapidly expanded in just a few years. On the contrary, the Jin Army suffered repeated defeats, and the strength balance between the two sides had been reversed.  Li Hu came to China like a fish in water. When the Jurchens arrived in China, they suffered setbacks one after another. Who can explain the complicated reasons?  There was dead silence in the military tent, and the atmosphere was very depressing.  After a long time, Wanyan Gao said: "Send a messenger across the river and say that I will personally go to Chang'an as an envoy. The army immediately gathered on the front line of Liyang and Puyang, preparing to stop the Tiger Army." "What should I do in Handan?" Zong Fu asked immediately.  He had previously told Wanyan Gao his judgment on the development of the war situation. What he was most worried about was that the Tiger Army would target Handan.  Once Handan is lost, the north and south lines of Hebei will be cut off in the middle, the Yellow River defense line will definitely be lost, and Hebei will soon overturn.  Wanyan Gao didn't know what he was thinking about, but he didn't listen and still asked Zongfu to use the main force to defend the Yellow River defense line.  "If we concentrate our main force on the Handan and Anyang lines, what will happen to Damingfu? Will the Yellow River defense line be surrendered?" Wan Yangao asked helplessly.  "Mobilize troops from Youyan to go south to support." Zong Bi interjected, "Youyan has three armies, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Yanmu, and Wanyan Zongjun, with more than 100,000 troops. They can definitely send troops south to defend Zhending.  In this way, we can move the troops guarding Zhending to the front line of Handan to increase Handan's defensive strength." Wanyan Gao thought for a long time, shook his head, and did not agree.  You Yan¡¯s army must not go south.  Huanglong Mansion would rather give up Hebei than Youyan. If Youyan is lost, the southern defense line of the Jin Kingdom will be in danger.  "In this case, then transfer the troops of Daming Prefecture to Anyang to 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 hold. Moreover, our army is completely passive.  At that time, we can only retreat across the board, so we might as well stick to the Handan and Anyang lines to ensure the initiative to control the entire battlefield. " "Securing the Handan and Anyang lines is equivalent to tightly connecting the north and south lines of Hebei, which is fierce.  Even if the army crossed the Yellow River and broke through the Yellow River defense line, it could not last long and eventually retreated from the south to the Central Plains." Liu Yanzong added in time.  Wanyan Gao thought about it for a while and accepted Zongfu's suggestion, "Well, I'll sit in Daming Mansion and you lead the army to Anyang." = February 15th, Heyin.  Luo Lan, Lin Chong, and Wang Gui led the four forward troops across the river and headed north.  At the same time, there was also a mighty army of civilians crossing the river. Almost all the people who fled from Hebei to the Central Plains participated in the Northern Expedition. Many people came voluntarily, and even more people brought their families with them, intending to follow the Tiger Army.  Return home.  The people's confidence in the Tiger Army is empty.The situation is so high that no one doubts that the Tiger Army's Northern Expedition will fail.  Roland stood on the river embankment with his entourage on horseback, looking at the rows of teams with high morale and the smiling faces of silent hope. His heart was heavy and he felt a huge pressure.  We cannot afford to lose this battle. Even if we finish the army, we must defeat the golden thieves and regain Hebei.  At this moment, a ragged bearded man suddenly rushed out of the civil servants' team, running wildly and shouting at him.  Just as the subordinates were about to stop them, Roland stopped them and rode forward.  "Young Marshal, I am Qin Dashan, I am Qin Dashan from Ningjincheng" The bearded man was very excited and shouted at the top of his voice.  Qin Dashan?  Roland suddenly remembered.  When the Jin army invaded south, the Tiger Army blocked the enemy in Hebei and retreated all the way. When they passed through Ningjincheng in Zhaozhou, they met this man.  "Young Marshal, do you still remember me?" Qin Dashan rushed to Roland and knelt down, "You asked me to take my family and escape across the Yellow River. Do you still remember?" "Remember, remember"  Roland dismounted, hurried forward, stretched out his hand to pull him up, "You have such a long beard, I can no longer recognize you." "Young Marshal, I can go home this time, I can finally go home.  "Qin Dashan shouted excitedly, "Young Marshal, I said you will definitely fight back and defeat the gold thief. Is that right?" Roland smiled and nodded repeatedly.  Is your family okay?" The smile on Qin Dashan's face suddenly disappeared, his expression became sad, and his eyes gradually turned red, "My parents are gone, and I am the only one left among the six brothers and sisters." Roland knew that he was the only one left.  The situation must be very miserable, but I didn't expect it to be so miserable.  Roland felt a pain in his heart and was a little out of breath. A pair of hands couldn't help but tightly grasped his arm, and then he realized that his right hand was broken in half, "What's going on?" "I was taken to be a soldier.  When I arrived in Shandong, I didn't want to be a gold thief's dog, so I ran away, and was caught by the army in the southeast. When I was fighting with you, my hand was cut off, and no one wanted it, so I ran around.  Escape. This time I heard that you were going to go on the Northern Expedition and fight back to Hebei, so I came. I wanted to go home." Qin Dashan burst into tears as he cried.  Roland lowered his head sadly, not knowing how to persuade.  He originally wanted to ask about his wife and children, but obviously this was just adding salt to the wound and would only make Qin Dashan's family more miserable.  Suddenly, Qin Dashan knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed repeatedly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Young Marshal, I still have one hand, and I can still fight. Please give me a chance, let me join the Tiger Army, and let me kill.  Gold thief, I want revenge, I want revenge." Roland stared at him blankly, unable to make up his mind for a moment.  Many people gathered and saw Qin Dashan begging the young general in front of him to join the army and fight. They immediately knelt down and shouted loudly that they wanted to join the army, kill the gold thief, and take revenge.  Roland was very moved, but he couldn't agree. These Hebei people finally survived. They should return to their homes and rebuild their lives instead of dying in battle and letting the last hope in their hearts disappear.  Roland slowly squatted down, supported Qin Dashan, and said solemnly: "Live, live well." Then he stood up suddenly and shouted to the people in front of him, "The Tiger Army will avenge you, you  Live well, you must live well." Roland turned and left. He could no longer control his emotions, and tears were already welling up in his eyes.  The war horse neighed in pain and flew away with Roland on its back, and Roland's passionate roar could be faintly heard.  £½¡¡The news that the Tiger Army was coming from Weizhou quickly spread to Daming Mansion.  Wanyan Gao urgently reported to Yanjing, asking Wanyan Xiyin to be careful to prevent Daibei Tiger's fierce army from attacking Youyan from the direction of Juyongguan. At the same time, Wanyan Gao urgently reported to Huanglong Mansion, hoping that Huanglong Mansion would make a correct analysis and judgment on the war situation in Hebei and put it on hold for the time being.  Instead of negotiating peace, they concentrated their efforts on a decisive battle with the Tiger Army in Hebei.  Only by defeating the Tiger Army on the battlefield can the Jin Army reverse the current unfavorable situation.  On February 19, the Tiger Army approached Liyang, and the two sides fought fiercely.  Zongfu had already transferred the main force of the Jin army to the front line of Handan and Anyang, and had no intention of entangled with the Tiger Army under Liyang City, so Roland advanced smoothly, surrounded Liyang on the 20th, and launched a fierce attack.  On the same day, Ying Qin, Zhe Kecun, and 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 absolutely superior strength.  On the 23rd, all the 80,000 tiger troops from the direction of Baima crossed the river. Han Shizhong and Murong Xiahan from the direction of Weizhou also led their own troops.When the team arrived in Liyang, the total strength of the Tiger Army was as high as 160,000, and the offensive was like a wave.  The defenders of Liyang were unable to resist and abandoned the city that night and fled.  On the 24th, Li Hu, Yue Fei, and Wang Jue arrived in Liyang with their armies. The 200,000-strong army began to march north to Xiangzhou to attack Tangyin and Anyang.
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