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"You all know the situation in Liaodong." Li Hu smiled. "The Khitans have lost a Northeast road so far and lost hundreds of thousands of troops. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the Khitans still have strong strength. The defeat on the battlefield is only temporary for the Khitans. As long as they are given time and opportunities, they can reverse the situation soon."

"As for the Jurchens, they do not have enough strength to compete with the Khitans, but if they are given time and opportunity, they will definitely defeat the Khitans and destroy the great Liao Kingdom. Therefore, from the standpoint of the Song Dynasty, in order to ensure the success of the Northern Expedition, they must join forces with Jin to attack Liao."

As far as the current strength of the Liao Kingdom is concerned, the goal of the Northern Expedition can only be to recover its homeland and eliminate the Liao Kingdom. For this reason, the Song Dynasty needs to attack the Liao Kingdom's allies and form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom's enemies. This is the case. Now that the Song Dynasty has defeated the Western Xia, it will be a matter of time before it can form an alliance with the Jurchens. The Song Dynasty and the Jurchens and the common interests need, regardless of whether the Song and Liao have a century-old alliance, or whether the Jin and Liao meetings or successes, when the time is ripe, the two countries will naturally come together and form an alliance to attack together.

"A year later, the Jurchens' strength development is limited. If the Song army attacked the north, they would definitely be able to recover Yan Yun. Otherwise..." Li Hu stopped, looked at the three of them, and said solemnly, "If the time goes by and the Jurchens develop, they can compete with the Khitans. At that time, the Jurchens' ideas changed. They were ambitions and were no longer satisfied with seizing the Khitans' thousands of miles of land, but were going south to invade the Song Dynasty, in an attempt to unify China and foreign countries."

Ma Kuo and the other two understood it, with a serious expression.

The Central Plains were rich and had always been coveted by the northern barbarians. As long as the northern barbarians were strong, they would definitely go south. Otherwise, what would Qin Shihuang do to build the Great Wall? What would Emperor Wu of Han do to expedition to the desert? What would Emperor Taizong of Tang do to conquer the Western Regions? The Khitans rose and immediately went south to attack the Central Plains, and the Jurchens rose. The same was true, and they also had to go south to attack the Central Plains. Therefore, the Northern Expedition must not only be implemented, but also as soon as possible.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty had absolutely no mistakes in the strategy, but the correct strategy did not mean that the Northern Expedition could be successful. If you want to succeed, in addition to national strength and opportunities and other factors, time is also the most critical factor. When is the best time for the Northern Expedition? It is the Khitans in danger. When the Jurchens have not yet risen, this is the best time to attack. If you miss this time, the difficulties encountered by the Northern Expedition will increase exponentially.

"If the Song army launches the Northern Expedition next winter, my main goal is the Khitans, and my main strategy is to join forces with Jin to attack Liao. Read books at zero," Li Hu continued, "If the Song army delays the Northern Expedition and cannot even decide the specific time of the Northern Expedition, then my strategy is to join forces with Liao to contain Jin."

"The Khitans have declined, which is an unchangeable fact. The war over the past few years has exhausted the Khitans' national strength. Without more than ten years, they cannot recover their vitality. More importantly, their palace tent struggles are very fierce, and internal strife will intensify their decline. The Jurchens are now united and are determined to gain a foothold in the Northeast. Accumulate strength and wait for the time to ripe. They must launch an attack, so we must unite Liao and curb Jin to maintain the balance of the Liaodong forces and win a favorable situation for the Song army to fight the Northern Expedition."

The strategies are different, and the specific strategies implemented are different, especially under the conditions under the premise of survival, there are worlds of difference in specific strategies.

Zhao Liangsi couldn't help asking: "Master, what is the plan you told us in the afternoon? Should we join forces with Liao to curb Jin, or to join forces with Jin to attack Liao?"

According to Li Hu's plan to attack the east and west, the rebel army first joined forces with the Liao army to fight the Jurchens, and then joined forces with the Jurchens to fight the Liao army, which made people feel dazzled.

"It was a coalition of Jin to attack Liao." Li Hu smiled. "The Khitans still have the advantage at present. The five capitals only lost one, and their million-strong army only lost a small half. Moreover, the Khitans had enough population to recruit troops at any time. The key to the reason for the attack to defend was the shocking loss of financial resources. Generally speaking, a war of more than 100,000 requires tens of millions of chunks. The Liao army fought for nearly twenty years from the encirclement and suppression of the rebellion of Bu, the rebellion of the Han people to the Jurchens, and the rebellion of the Bohai people. From this, we can imagine how much money there is in the treasury of the Great Liao Kingdom."

"So, we can't give the Khitans a chance to breathe." Li Hu's smile showed a hint of cunning, "At this point, I have a good understanding of the Jurchens." Gradually, I heard some tricks and looked more concerned.

"The purpose of our Liaodong Rebel Army is to kill the enemy and restore the Han Dynasty. If we do not kill the Khitans, why did the Liaodong Rebel Army fight? Why did the soldiers who died in the rebel army die?" Li Hu smiled suddenly and said very seriously, "So, we will never accept the Khitans' pleading. No matter what conditions they give, we will not agree."

"Our survival strategy is mainly to join forces with Jin to attack Liao, and join forces with Liao to contain Jin is just a special strategy in special circumstances."

"It is precisely because of this tacit understanding that Wanyan Zongwang and I have always maintained letter exchanges. I have a consensus with him, that is, when the rebel army invades Youyan and when the Jin army captures Shangjing, we cut off the Khitans' hands and feet and knocked down the tiger."

Li Hu said this and smiled, "Since I plan to join the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao, do I need to ask Wanyan Aguda for a princess? Since Wanyan Aguda decided to marry, does he still care whether a princess will be a wife after she gets married? I lack the most basic trust between me and the Jurchens. I want a princess. Wanyan Aguda agrees to marry, but it is just a kind of trust. A tacit understanding with trust is the real tacit understanding."

"The Jurchens are going to attack Beijing?" Zhao Liangsi asked in surprise.

"Yes." Li Hu nodded, "So I urgently hope that the Song Dynasty will launch the Northern Expedition immediately. If the Song Dynasty hesitates and delays the attack time, I will at most conquer Yanjing. The Jiuzhou behind the mountain will either be in the hands of the Khitans or be stolen by the Jurchens, and the Northern Expedition will be defeated."

"Do you have any exact information?" Ma Kuo asked anxiously.

Li Hu looked at him and smiled, but didn't say anything. This kind of thing doesn't require exact news, just think about it with your brain.

Li Gang was silent for a long time, with admiration in his eyes, "The master, in this way, fighting Tokyo is just a tacit battle, used to deceive the Liao people. Your real goal is Youyan, and the real goal of the Jurchen people is to go to Beijing."

Li Hu nodded, "In terms of the strength and situation of the rebel army, will I take the initiative to fight the Jurchens? That is equivalent to giving the Khitans the opportunity to destroy the rebel army. I will not do such a thing. Similarly, does the Jurchens need to turn against me? Will they believe that I am dependent on Liao? Nor will they. So, this battle is a tacit battle. The key is to deceive the Liao people and let them feel at ease in the strife in the palace tent, so as to create opportunities for us to attack our respective goals."

"The Jin envoy has already agreed with you specifically on the attack plan?" Zhao Liangsi asked again.

"The envoys of the Jin Kingdom knew nothing about this matter." Li Hu smiled, "Yang Pu is from Bohai, Wuyan is from the Song Dynasty, and the Jurchens will not let them participate in such secrets. Now the Liao people surrendered to the Jin Kingdom in large numbers, and the Jurchens are afraid of the leak of news and have very strict precautions. It is difficult for my people to find out the news."

"Will the Khitans be fooled?" Ma Kuo asked worriedly.

"The Khitans will not be fooled," said Li Hu. "I have no trust in the Khitans, but the more embarrassed people are, the more they like to get cheaper, and the Khitans are no exception. Once they see an opportunity, they will definitely take action, and then there will be a disaster."

Zhao Liangsi sighed, "It's just that, the Jin people are stronger."

"So, the Song army must launch the Northern Expedition next winter." Li Hu reminded again, "I must not fight this battle. If I don't fight, I will not be able to enter Youyan, and my strength will not be developed. Without strength, my vassal state will be the meat on the chopping board in the future and can only be slaughtered by others."

Ma Kuo and the other two suddenly realized this.

Li Hu's last sentence was about the key point. He wanted to survive, so he had to develop his strength; he wanted to develop his strength, so he maintained a tacit understanding with the Jurchens; the Jurchens became stronger and stronger, not only threatening the Khitans, but also threatening the Liaodong rebel army. Therefore, Li Hu was eager to hope that the Song army would fight in the north and rescue him from danger.

In a word, on the land of Liaodong, everyone uses each other and calculates each other, and finally see who is the smartest and the best luck. Those with smart minds, good luck and strong strength will definitely be the biggest winner in the end. Li Hu is not strong enough, but he is smart and lucky. At this critical moment, he tied up his fate with the Song Dynasty and tried to use the ship of the Song Dynasty to safely survive the crisis.
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