An error occurred while processing private documents Zongfu was confident of repelling the Tiger Army. . . To defend Hebei, Wanyan Gao saw an almost blind confidence in Zongfu's letter. The main force of the Tiger Army is not the Song Army in the Middle Kingdom, and Li Hu is not the commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty in the Middle Kingdom. Today's Li Hu and the Tiger Army are not the rebels who struggled to fight in Liaodong. Their strength has expanded rapidly, and they have Approaching or even surpassing the Jurchens, especially here in China, the Jin Army is obviously no match in terms of strength. If the stalemate continues according to Zongfu's strategy, the Jin Army may not only lose Hebei, but may also suffer the same fate as Wanyan Tart. Lazy and the mistakes of Shandong Jinjun. Wanyan Gao considered the complicated struggle in Huanglong Mansion, worried about gains and losses, looked forward and backward, and could not make up his mind for a long time. Yang Pu couldn't help it anymore and warned bluntly, "Li Hu mobilized three armies from the Central Plains, Shandong and Hedong in this Northern Expedition. In addition, Daibei's army also provided support in the direction of Juyongguan. We can roughly calculate that Li Hu mobilized at least three armies. More than 100,000 troops. The Tiger Army is too strong. Although our Jin army in Hebei has 200,000 troops, it is stationed in Handan, Damingfu, Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian. Half of them are in Hebei. Han Army." Yang Pu stretched out a hand. Spreading his five fingers, "We use five fingers to fight against one of Li Hu's fists. It's clear who wins and who loses. Therefore, the top priority is to mobilize all the armies from Handan and Daming Prefecture to the three towns of Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian to join You." The Yan reinforcements formed a solid shield, blocking the Hu Lie Army at the front line of the Hutuo River, ensuring that half of the three towns in Hebei were defended, and the safety of Youyan was ensured. "How could Wanyan Gao not know the relative strengths of the enemy and us? Why don¡¯t you know 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 will be lost. Someone needs to bear this responsibility, and the person who bears it is his uncle and nephew Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zongfu. This will further hit the royal family headed by Emperor Wu Qimai. power, and the Jurchen Alliance headed by Zong Han is bound to use this as an excuse to press forward step by step to seize greater power. Yang Pu understood Wanyan Gao's concerns and continued to persuade: "Huanglong Mansion adopted Zong Han's suggestion and concentrated its efforts to unify the north first. The emperor even clearly told us in his edict that if the situation in China reaches a critical moment, then They would rather give up Hebei than keep the army and Youyan. This is the established decision of the Huanglong Mansion, but the current approach of the right deputy commander (Zong Fu) obviously deviates from the Huanglong Mansion's decision and puts the Hebei army and Youyan in danger. Regardless. It is obviously wrong to insist on holding on to Handan." Wanyan Gao suddenly woke up and realized that he was too focused on the power struggle in Huanglong Mansion and ignored the safety of Guo Zuo. In the past two years, the Jurchens have suffered repeated defeats in the wars with the Chinese people. Their strength has not increased but decreased. The correctness of the "Hou Nan" strategy also proved the failure of Wu Qimai and the radical forces headed by him in decision-making, which in turn led to the fierce power struggle in Huanglong Mansion today. If Li Hu and the Tiger Army had not entered China, then Wu Qimai's strategy of "first south then north" might have succeeded, but there are no what-ifs in this world, only facts, and the facts are Cruel. Wanyan Gao shook his head repeatedly and sighed softly, "If Wanyan Talan and the Shandong Jin Army were not completely wiped out, why would the war situation in Hebei be so passive?" Wanyan Gao couldn't find a scapegoat, so he had to put all the blame on Wanyan Tat. Lazy and Shandong Jinjun's heads. Yang Pu smiled bitterly and said nothing. The Jurchens' invincible momentum was curbed not because of Wanyan Talan, but because of Zongwang, who was determined to go south and capture the Central Plains. This led to the defeat of Wanyan Yu (Pu Jianu) in Daibei. Since the defeat of Wanyan Yu and their withdrawal from Daibei, the Jurchens have never defeated Li Hu and his fierce tiger army on the battlefield. As for Wanyan Talan, there are a group of senior generals of the Shandong Jin Army, and even prisoners of war from the Sixth Department of Xi Ren, who actually have the opportunity to redeem them. The alliance competed for power and had no intention of negotiating peace, resulting in a great opportunity being lost. At that time, Zong Han was determined to negotiate a peace, intending to exchange Handan and Daming Prefecture for an alliance with Li Hu of China, and redeem Wanyan Talan and the Jin Army prisoners of war. Li Hu and Luo Qinghan basically accepted this peace plan, but Because of the obstruction of Wu Qimai and Wanyan Gao, the negotiations were delayed again and again. Finally, Li Hu couldn't bear it anymore. After pacifying the southeast, he immediately turned around and attacked Hebei. "Li Hu wants to dominate China and become the king of China. Of course, he must win the support and trust of the people of China with the great cause of unifying China." Yang Pu comforted in a low voice, "Even if Wanyan Talan and Shandong The Jin army has not been completely wiped out, and this battle cannot be avoided. "But at least we will not be so passive," Wan Yangao said bitterly. He had also thought about redeeming Wanyan Talan and the prisoners of war, but Wu Qimai did not agree. Once Wanyan Talan and the group of prisoners of war come back, Wu QiIn Huanglong Mansion, he was even more passive. This group of people was a living example of his poor decision-making. How could his opponents let go of the opportunity to pursue victory? Now it seems that Wu Qimai is very prescient. If Hebei is also lost, Wu Qimai can at least put the blame on Wanyan Talan, otherwise he will not even be able to find a reason to prevaricate. "Withdraw. Withdraw the main force of Hebei to the Hutuo River line, and first ensure that the army is in an invincible position." Yang Pu urged. Wanyan Gao nodded and finally made up his mind. = Zongfu categorically objected. He could not understand at all. As far as the current battle situation is concerned, the two sides are in a stalemate, and there is no need to retreat at all. In terms of the current comparison of the enemy's and our own forces, the disadvantage of the Jin Army is not obvious, and the Jin Army has The advantage of the city is that the tall and solid city is enough to withstand a hundred thousand troops. The strength advantage of the Tiger Army is lost in the face of the arduous siege battle; as far as the complex struggle of Huanglong Mansion is concerned, the existence of Hebei is directly related to Wu If the Jin army takes the initiative to retreat from Qimai's control, it will actually mean that Wu Qimai bows to the Jurchen alliance headed by Zong Han, which will have an immeasurable impact on the power struggle in Huanglong Mansion. Zongfu wrote to Wanyan Gao, stating the reasons for his opposition, and begging Wanyan Gao not to retreat in a hurry, at least not to give up Handan and Handan until the war situation did not change unfavorably, or before Zhending Mansion fell. Daming Mansion. Wanyan Gao insisted on his opinion and urged Zongfu to withdraw his troops. When Wanyan Gao and Zong Fu were arguing about the withdrawal of troops, Wanyan Yanmu rushed to Zhongshan with Youyan's reinforcements. The three mansions of Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian are related to Youyan's safety, so Wanyan Xiyin received Wanyan Gao's order. Without hesitation, he immediately asked Wanyan's mother to lead an army of 50,000 people to go south for support. On the tenth day of the lunar month, Wanyan's mother and Han Qinghe met. Han Qinghe told him that five days ago, the Tiger Army occupied Mutaogou and Shahe, cutting off the connection between Zhending Mansion and Zhongshan, but strangely, in the past five days, the Tiger Army did not attack by force Zhending city. "Currently, the main force of the Hedong Tiger Army has not yet appeared." Han Qinghe frowned, worried. "Both the marshal and the right deputy marshal believe that the Tiger Army's main target is Zhending Mansion." Han Qinghe pointed to the Hutuo River and Hulu River on the map and said, "Once the Tiger Army captures Zhending, it is very likely that it will move along the Hutuo River. He and Huluhe quickly marched eastward to capture Shenzhou and Hejian Prefecture in order to cut off the retreat of our main force in Hebei and complete the siege of Handan and Daming Prefecture. " "Since the two marshals believed that the intention of the Hu Lie Army was to encircle the main force in Hebei, Why not give up Handan and Daming Prefecture decisively and withdraw to the Hutuo River?" Wanyan Yanmu looked solemn, "Isn't the lesson of Wanyan Talan and the annihilation of the Jin army in Shandong not profound enough? " "They still want to give up Handan and Daming? Mansion?" Han Qinghe smiled bitterly and shook his head. This sounds simple, but who will bear the responsibility? "As long as Wuta holds the truth, the war in Hebei will be a long-term stalemate, and the stalemate is obviously not good for the Tiger Army. We are the defenders, and the Tiger Army is the attacker. If the war continues for too long, what will happen to the Tiger Army? The huge consumption of an army of 100,000 will be astonishing. In the past few years, the Hu Lie Army has been fighting continuously, and Chang'an's wealth may no longer be able to support the protracted Hebei War. ""Chang'an's wealth cannot support it, how can we?" Wan Yan's mother asked. He said, "We have been fighting constantly in the past few years. Last year, the battle of Lightning River lasted for half a year. My wealth, Dajin, was also stretched thin." Han Qinghe smiled, spread out his hands, and said He made a helpless gesture, "Following the marshal's order, after the reinforcements arrived in Anxi, they immediately launched an attack on the Tiger Army to help Uta stick to Zhen Ding. When do you plan to attack?" "Tomorrow, we will go to Shahe to attack Zhen. The attack was determined and advanced." Wanyan Yanmu acted vigorously and without any delay. = On the same day, Gao Baolong led the Bohai Navy, Abaddon's Second Tiger Army, and Hylasu's Nine Tiger Army to arrive at Zhending City first. Yue Fei personally went out to greet him. After seeing Gao Baolong, he asked eagerly: "How many days are there until the ghost commander and the main force are away?" "Two to three days." Gao Baolong said, "Two hundred thousand troops gathered at the foot of Zhending City. Food and grass are a big problem." Big question. Did the commander deliver grain and grass to Zhending? " Yue Fei shook his head, "The commander-in-chief and the Jin army faced off at the Handan and Anyang lines. The Jin army on the Damingfu and Jizhou lines did not open up the grain road to the north. " Gao Baolong frowned deeply and said in a low voice: "Taiyuan is working hard to raise food and grass, but it is obvious that it will not be able to meet the needs of the army in the short term. " "I have sent troops south to Zhaozhou, and something should be gained." Yue Fei raised his finger and pointed forward. "The key to this battle is time. We must capture Zhending City in the shortest time, and then the battle situation can be reversed quickly." Gao Baolong nodded slightly, "Have you ever noticedNow you Yan Jinjun? " "It has not been discovered yet. "Yue Fei said, "But judging by the time, they should be arriving soon, and there will be a fierce battle on the Shahe and Mutaogou lines. " "Then we came just in time. Gao Baolong smiled and said, "I asked Abaddon and Hylasu to rush to the northern front overnight to intercept the Jin army. "