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    An error occurred while processing private documents On the 20th, the Handan Jin Army began to retreat.  The same day.  Li Hu summoned the commanders of all armies to plan the pursuit strategy in detail.  That night, the Tiger Army split its route and headed north, then pursued them.  On this day, Gao Baolong led his army into Hejian Mansion and approached Hejian City.  Zhang Gaoer led his army to attack Boye City of Yongning Army.  Li Jinze led his army into Shenzhou. The three armies were overwhelming and extremely fast, basically blocking the Jin army's retreat from Jizhou.  Wanyan Gao and Liu Yanzong had just led their troops to withdraw to Hejian Mansion when the Tiger Army attacked. The speed of the attack shocked the Jin Army, especially those who knew little about the war situation in Hebei. They were even more frightened. They guessed that the main force had already arrived.  Defeated at the front lines of Zhending and Handan, Hebei could no longer defend itself. As a result, the morale of the army was in chaos, and morale plummeted.  Governor Liu Yanzong asked Wanyan Gao to rush to Xiongzhou to unify the overall command.  "Marshal, please rest assured. I will do my best to garrison Hejian and hold back the Tiger Army to help the right deputy commander win victory on the Zhending battlefield." Liu Yanzong vowed and seemed confident.  But Wanyan Gao was anxious and uneasy, and the ominous premonition became more and more intense.  The development of the war situation has made the Jin army extremely passive. What is the chance of winning after a hasty battle after being passive?  "If Zongfu wants to achieve the expected results on the Zhending battlefield, he must stop Li Hu's pursuit at the Handan line, but can they stop Li Hu?" Wan Yangao looked at the map with a nervous look on his face, his deep tone revealing deep emotions.  He was tired, and his eyes showed a bit of frustration.  His confidence was hit hard by the fall of Zhending Mansion. Now that the Tiger Army is coming quickly, he and Zongfu have lost contact again. This makes him lose control of the entire Hebei war situation, and a sense of powerlessness comes from the bottom of his heart.  The depths bubbled up, filling him with fear for the future.  "Zong Fu will definitely take this into consideration." Liu Yanzong consoled him, "It will take time to retreat northward to Zhending, and it will take even more time to recapture Zhending City. In order to gain enough time, he must leave enough blocking troops in Handan"  When Liu Yanzong said this, his voice gradually decreased, his eyes wandered, and the expression on his face became even more bitter.  If Zongfu leaves enough interceptors, what will he use to attack Zhending?  Although Zhending¡¯s Tiger Army rushed directly to Hejian as quickly as possible, intending to cut off the Jin Army¡¯s retreat along the Hutuo River and Hulu River, they must also consider that the Jin Army might go directly north to break out from the direction of Zhending.  Although this breakout road is full of dangers, because of the support of Youyan's reinforcements, the possibility of a successful breakout is very high. For this reason, the Tiger Army must leave heavy troops in the true direction.  Zongfu blocked in front.  When there are pursuers, the first priority is to break out of the encirclement, and the second is to choose an opportunity to capture Zhending. However, judging from the current battle situation, it will be quite difficult for Zongfu to accomplish these two goals.  "Marshal, after you return to Xiongzhou, you must find ways to mobilize troops from Youyan to the south again." Liu Yanzong suggested, "Zongfu goes north, and the Tiger Army is flanked by me from the north and south on the Zhending line. We must mobilize the troops attacking Hejian.  Go back so that I can lead my army to follow up, move closer to Zhending Mansion, and enter the Zhending battlefield with my camera." Liu Yanzong pointed at the map and drew a circle around Zhongshan, Zhending, and Qizhou, "Marshal, please look at the current situation.  Wanyan Yanmu and Han Qinghe are in Shahe, with about 60,000 troops. In a few days, Zongfu's army will arrive at Zhending. If nothing unexpected happens, he will bring at least 120,000 people; our main force from Hebei will go north.  The Hu Lie Army fighting in the Hutuo River, Hulu River, and Hejian Prefecture must quickly return to Zhending. I will lead the army westward along the Hutuo River and enter the Zhending battlefield from the direction of Qizhou. I have more than 20,000 people.  Including the troops of Zong Fu and Wanyan Yanmu, there will be an army of 200,000 on the battlefield. "Liu Yanzong looked up at Wanyan Gao and continued: "According to our estimates, Li Hu can be transferred to the battlefield in Hebei.  The maximum number of troops is about 300,000, and the difference in strength between the two sides is not large. Even if Li Hu surrounded Zongfu in Zhending, he would not be able to defeat his army. Besides, we, Youyan and Hejian, would rescue him at the same time.  The fierce army still needs to divide its forces to intercept it. You can imagine what the final result of this battle will be. "What is the result?"  Stalemate?  Push the war situation again to the direction expected by the Jin Army?  Taking advantage of the stalemate on the battlefield and the lack of money and food in the Tiger Army to force Li Hu to withdraw?  Wanyan Gao couldn't help but think of Wanyan Talan and Shandong Jinjun.  Wanyan Talan's original idea was exactly the same as Liu Yanzong's, but Wanyan Talan's entire army was wiped out.  Judging from the performance of the Tiger Army in recent years, the Tiger Army does not have an absolute advantage in decisive battles every time, but it has won with an absolute advantage every time. Can't we take this risk?  But what if we don¡¯t take risks?  The battle situation is developing as described by Liu Yanzong. The Jin Army and the Hu Lie Army have moved the decisive battle battlefield to Zhending, and both sides are investing all their forces in the decisive battle. The decisive battle in Hebei is imminent and is imminent.  Liu Yanzong changed his way of thinking and turned the unfavorable situation of being forced to retreat across the battlefield in Hebei into a strategic one.This shifted the favorable situation for a decisive battle, and the situation was greatly improved, which also rekindled Wanyan Gao's fighting spirit.  "Wanyan Talan's failure is a lesson." Wanyan Gao sighed, "If we want to avoid repeating the same mistakes in a decisive battle, we must invest more troops in external rescue." "The unfavorable external rescue is just the result of Wanyan Talan's failure.  One of the reasons, in my opinion, is that the main reason for the rapid defeat of the Shandong Jin Army was the betrayal of the Shandong Han Army. This was the fatal blow," Liu Yanzong said, "I don't know if Zong Fu has learned this lesson.  But if I were in Handan, I would never retreat with the Hebei Han army. I would rather abandon Handan and leave the Hebei Han army behind to intercept the Tiger Army. " Wanyan Gao frowned deeply and thought for a long time.  Finally, he nodded vigorously and said, "Let's talk about it when we get to the decisive battle battlefield. I will rush to Xiongzhou immediately and urgently order Yanjing Wanyan Xiyin to ask him to send reinforcements south." "In addition, please ask Huanglong Mansion to come forward and supervise the Western Tent Sect.  Han ordered him to choose an opportunity to attack or threaten Daibei to relieve Youyan's defensive pressure. " Wanyan Gao accepted Liu Yanzong's advice and went northward overnight.  = On the 21st, Yue Fei received a report from the scouts in Zhending Mansion. The Handan Jin Army was withdrawing, and its retreat direction was Zhending Mansion.  "Within four days, the Jin army can reach Zhending Mansion." Sun Ge gestured on the map. "At this moment, Gui Shuai and Bao Shuai are attacking Hejian Mansion, and Li Shuai is on the line of Hulu River. Even if they move as fast as possible,  It will take four days to return to Zhending at the same speed." Ying Qin stood on the edge of the map and raised his hand to point to Luan City in the south of Zhending Mansion, "We need to intercept the Jin army here to give Gui Shuai and Bao.  Shuai and Li Shuai returned to Zhending to gain time. " Yue Fei nodded slightly, "How is the situation on the other side of Shahe? Are there more reinforcements coming from the north? " "So far, the scouts have not found any Jin troops on the Shahe line.  There are signs of additional troops." Huang Zong immediately replied, "The combined armies of Wanyan Yanmu and Han Qinghe are about 60,000 to 70,000 people. They did not support Hejian Mansion as we expected, but continued to attack Zhending.  The intention is still unclear." Huang Zong hesitated for a moment.  Then he said, "With the strength of Wanyan Yanmu and Han Qinghe, there is no possibility of recapturing Zhending. If they are trying to prevent us from attacking Zhongshan, it makes sense, but they know that my army has already attacked Hutuo.  They launched an attack on the Hebei front line with the intention of surrounding the main force of the Jin Army in Hebei. It doesn¡¯t make sense that they are still attacking.¡± ¡°What¡¯s unreasonable?¡± Ying Qin said with a smile, ¡°Look at the development of the entire Hebei battlefield.  The trend is obvious that the two armies are going to fight in Zhending. If Wanyan Yanmu and Han Qinghe support Hejian Mansion and abandon Zhongshan, not only will the entire territory of Hebei be lost, but Zongfu will also be dead.  The Jin army may have thought of this step a long time ago, so they had no choice but to gather their troops in Zhending and fight to the death with us. " "This is exactly the result I expected," Yue Fei said with a smile.  The Hebei Jin army is retreating towards Hejianfu. Not only are we not sure of encircling them, we are not sure of severely damaging them. Now, the decisive battle has been moved to Zhending, and our chances of winning have greatly increased. " "This is a bloody battle."  Qin waved his arm vigorously, "A life and death battle that will determine whether China can be reunified immediately." "As Tuo Shuai said, our top priority is to stop Zongfu's Jin army in the Luancheng area." Yue Fei stood up,  He also walked to the front of the map, "But the purpose of interception is not only to buy time for Ghost Commander and Baoshuai to return, but more importantly, to buy time for Commander-in-Chief to capture Handan. If Handan cannot be captured and the food road cannot be opened, how can I  The supply of food and supplies for the 100,000-strong army has become a problem. If there is insufficient food and grass, the decisive battle cannot be fought. " "Zong Fu led the main force to withdraw north, and the army left behind in Handan is about to be defeated. Its morale is low and it is no match for the commander-in-chief."  He said with satisfaction, "In my estimation, Handan will definitely be captured by the commander within two or three days." Yue Fei and Ying Qin looked at each other, but neither spoke.  Although Li Hu was well prepared and had an army of 150,000 in hand, if the Jurchens who stayed behind in Handan were gritting their teeth and holding on, it would be difficult to say whether Handan could be captured quickly.  = On the 21st, Li Hu shot a letter to Handan City and asked the defenders in the city to surrender.  Qian Dinggong and the 20,000 Hebei Han soldiers were very frightened. They had been abandoned by the Jurchens. The only way to survive was to surrender. But would Li Hu give them a way to survive?  Shandong Liu Yu is a living example. In the end, Li Hu found an excuse to kill him.  The crime of surrendering and betraying the country was too serious. Even Li Hu did not dare to go against the wishes of the people or tolerate traitors.  Qian Dinggong was desperate, and a group of officials and generals were in panic all day long. However, the lower-level officers, soldiers and people in the city had no such worries. They had to surrender to survive.  Late at night on the 21st, garrisonThe Han soldiers in the southern city of Handan launched a mutiny, killed their own superiors, and opened the city gates.  The Tiger Army took advantage of the situation and advanced like a broken bamboo, capturing Handan City in the early morning of the 22nd.  Qian Dinggong and dozens of officials and generals were all killed, and their heads were hung high on the city gate.  On the 22nd, Li Hu led the follow-up army to rush northward.
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