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On the fifth day of April, Li Hu rushed to the battlefield of Kowloon Bay.

Mao Jun, the head commander of the Tiger Lie Army, and Gao Yuan, the deputy commander, reported the military information to Li Hu.

From the entire Yinmahe battlefield, the Mao army in Kowloon Bay is in the middle, Dong Xiaohou of Sanyiquan is on the left wing, and the iron eagle of Baibao is on the right wing. Behind them are Gao Baolong located in Giant Treasure and Li Jin from Black Soil Platform. The entire battlefield forms a thick crescent moon formation.

"In front of our formation, from east to west, there are Baling Mountain, Monk Mountain, Jianshan, Dengji Mountain, Guanshan and Naobao Mountain." Gao Yuan pointed to the map and introduced to Li Hu, "Now, Tie Shuai is blocking the Jin army in the Baling Mountain area. We are setting up formations in the Monk Mountain and Jianshan areas. Dong Shuai leads the resentful army to set up formations in Dengji Mountain, Guanshan and Naobao Mountain areas to block."

"For ten days of fierce battles, we have used our terrain advantages to successfully block the Jurchens, but..." Gao Yuan looked at Li Hu and looked worried. "We have suffered a lot of casualties, especially on the Baibao battlefield, and the losses have exceeded 5,000 people. Tan Hongyi's 18th general of the Sixth Army suffered heavy casualties in yesterday's fierce battle, and lost the first defensive formation on the Baibao battlefield."

"How is Kowloon Bay?"

"The terrain of Kowloon Bay is very good, with mountains in front and river in back, which is not conducive to the attack of the Jin army, so the Jurchens only focus on restraint, and they placed the main attack directions of Baibao and Erlong Mountain."

The Jin army headed south from Baishuili, and three roads attacked Datong, one from Baibao, which was relatively flat, and the other from Jiulong Bay. The nearest road, the other was from Xuande City, Dezhou Zhifu, and the other was from Sanyiquan. This road was located at the junction of the Liao army and the Rebel army.

Gao Yuan used a cinnabar pen to draw three roads.

"Attacking Jiulong Bay on the front is very dangerous for the Jin army, because it will be attacked from the two flanks of Xuande City and Baibao, so the Jin army's strategy is to restrain the middle road and attack the two wings." Gao Yuan said. "But from the situation in the entire battlefield, attacking Xuande City is obviously the most beneficial to the Jin army. If the Jin army can conquer Erlong Mountain and then occupy Xuande City, then it not only cut off the connection between the Liao army and us, but also destroyed our left wing and formed an encirclement on the Yinmahe battlefield. In this way, we have to give up the Yinmahe defense line and retreat to Zhenchuan Fort and the front line of Killinghukou."

Li Hu stood in front of the map and pondered for a long time, then turned around to look at Mao Jun and Gao Yuan, "The Jin army has been fighting for ten days and has no results. They must change their attack strategies. What do you think the Jurchens will fight next?"

"We think there are two possibilities." Mao's army walked to Li Hu's side. He pointed to the Yehu Ridge on the map. "If the Jin army's subsequent reinforcements arrived, they might move the main attack direction to Yehu Ridge and break through from Fengshengzhou. Once the Jin army broke through Yehu Ridge, Yunshuai could only retreat to Qingpi Road, and we could only retreat to Zhenchuan Fort and Shahukou. We would have to guard Datong with all our might, but in this way, Yanjing would be dangerous."

Mao Jun turned his head and looked at Li Hu, "The General Commander said just now that Yanjing was discussing peace with the Jurchens, and the Jin army asked for help from entering the customs. If the Jin army approached Juyong Pass and learned that the Song army had reached the city of Yanjing, the Jurchens would break into Youyan without waiting for Yanjing to ask for help."

Li Hu knew the consequences of the Jin army's attack into Youyan. The Northern Expedition Army of the Song Dynasty was attacked from both sides and would definitely be defeated and fled. He was surrounded by the main force of the Jin army and could not move. He could only watch Wanyan Zongwang occupy Yanjing and take Youyan all. After Youyan was obtained by the Jin army, he could not defend Datong. In this way, he was defeated.

Li Hu didn't dare to think about it, and his face became very heavy.

"General Commander-in-Chief. Both Mao Shuai and I think that the Jin army may implement this strategy the most likely, because as long as the Jurchens break through Yehu Ridge and enter Fengshengzhou, it will firmly control the two battlefields in front of and behind the mountain. As long as they are lucky and have enough troops, the Jurchens are very likely to get Youyan and Daibei." Gao Yuan stood behind Li Hu and whispered, "This battle result is too tempting. The Jurchens cannot abandon it and throw all their troops into the Datong battlefield."

Li Hu took a deep breath, barely calmed his mind, and then asked Mao Jun, "Is there another possibility?"

"That is to gather the main force, attack Erlong Mountain, seize Xuande City, and then form an encirclement to us." Mao Jun said, "If the Jin army implements the previous strategy, it must take into account the problem of fighting on both sides. The Song army is very strong, and the Jurchens have never fought with the Song army and do not understand the Song army. If they are defeated on the Youyan battlefield, then it will be unable to support the Daibei battlefield and can only retreat across the board. In this way, the Jurchens lost both Xijing and Yanjing, gaining nothing, and it will not be worth the loss."

"But carefully weighing these two strategies, it is obvious that the previous strategy has achieved too much results. According to our understanding of the Jurchens, the Jurchens will never give up attacking Youyan, so I think that the Jin army is likely to implement these two strategies at the same time with enough troops, that is, it must fight on both sides and do its best to achieve the world in one battle."

Li Hu walked back and forth in the military tent with his hands behind his back, feeling very bored and even breathless.

He believed in the inferences of Mao's army and Gao Yuan. These two people have been following him since the mountain city raised the flag. Over the past few years, they have made many military achievements and are very loyal to themselves. The former Huaihua army has completely integrated into the Huli Lie Army and become the backbone of the Huli Lie Army, so he handed over the Huli Lie Army to them. Although this has attracted a lot of doubts and criticism, he believes in them, and the facts have proved that he did not do anything wrong.

"General Commander, judging from the deployment of troops on the battlefield, the troops in Fengshengzhou are obviously insufficient. Currently, Fengshengzhou only has eight generals of the Feiyun Army in the Yunshidi Land, and four generals of the Deputy Commander of the Black Mountain Army, Gao Hao, have a total of 30,000 people. However, the Yehuling and Taoshan line have been fighting fiercely for nearly twenty days, and the damage is relatively large. If the Jin army's subsequent reinforcements arrive, they will definitely not be able to hold on." Mao Jun frowned and said slowly, "General Commander, we must dispatch reinforcements to Fengshengzhou as soon as possible."

Li Hu stopped and looked at the map. Where can I have troops to support Yehu Ridge?

"General General, the only army that can be mobilized at present is the King of Hell Army of Ghost." Gao Yuan approached Li Hu with a cautious tone. "The King of Ghost is in Weizhou and stationed on the front line of Feihu. His original purpose was to attack Youyan to fool the Liao army and Song army. On the other hand, it was to guard Feihu and ensure the safety of the southeastern direction of Datong. But now the situation has changed, we have to surrender to the Song Dynasty. For this reason, we have to give up Yelu Chun. It is no longer necessary to let the Ghost General hold a soldier Yu Feihu. It is better to transfer him to Yehu Ridge immediately."

Li Hu was a little hesitant and didn't speak.

"Are the general generals worried that the ghost generals would not obey the command?" Mao Jun asked.

"He is angry now, and everyone is angry." Li Hu shook his head, "especially when he arrived in Datong this time, he saw that the camel had become stronger and his contributions were great, so he was even more angry and got angry at me a few times."

"The general manager should give Gui Shuai a chance to make contributions." Gao Yuan smiled, "If you transfer him to Weizhou and stay away from the battlefield, he will of course become very popular."

"I just want to suppress him." Li Hu sneered, "There are too many good days in recent years. The scars of the past have healed, the pain has been forgotten, and I have forgotten it, and I want to fight against me."

Gao Yuan dared not say anything more.

Last year, when he was expeditioning to Xijing, Li Hu left a group of rebel generals from the Dashan Alliance in western Liaoning. These people relied on their deep military achievements and often disobeyed Li Hu's orders. In comparison, the resentful army, Bohai Army and Feiyun Army were much more obedient. After the successful Western Expedition, these armies had increased their organization and their strength was greater. Hu Jiayong, Hou Guai, Gao Baolong, Ying Qin and others also received generous rewards for their outstanding military achievements. After the army in western Liaoning entered Yunshuo, although the army was also expanded and the generals were also rewarded, they were much worse than the resentful army, so the conflict became even greater.

The conflict between the generals was too great, which was a good thing for Li Hu, and it was easier to control and command them. A group of old commanders such as Dong Zhongsun, Zhang Gaoer and Li Jin now felt that after the Western Expedition, Li Hu's reliance on them was drastically weakened. Without them, Li Hu still had a group of loyal subordinates charging for him.

Now in Yunshuo, if you want to make a good fortune and want to get Li Hu's respect, you must first listen to Li Hu's words and revolve around Li Hu, and secondly, you must be honored for military achievements. Without military achievements, you will not have a day to make a breakthrough. But if you want to make a contribution, you must be trusted by Li Hu, otherwise he will not give you the chance to make a contribution. If you return the army of the King of Hell, you should continue to trust him like in the past. Maybe he is a wolf, but it may not be dangerous to you. At least I think he is not dangerous to you now, and we are still people on the same boat."

Li Hu remained silent.

"Shishou Yun and Guishou have a good personal relationship. If you transfer the Guishou to the battlefield in Fengshengzhou, there will definitely be no problem." Mao Jun added.

"It is precisely because of this that I am not at ease." Li Hu said, "I said I would surrender to the Song Dynasty, but the ones who oppose the most are Yun Shuai and Gui Shuai. These two people used to be horse thieves, and often the ones who consider the most are their own interests. Now the battle situation is tense, we are in danger, and Datong is in danger every night. Once there is a problem with Yehuling, these two people may surrender to the Jurchens and betray us." Then he pointed to Mao Jun and said, "Didn't you always disdain Yun Shuai in the past? He said that he kept changing masters and was a complete villain."

Gao Yuan originally wanted to help Mao Jun persuade Li Hu, but after hearing this, his face changed slightly and he immediately closed his mouth.

"Of course you have to consider this situation." Mao Jun hesitated for a moment and smiled, "But since you handed over Fengshengzhou to Yunshuai and handed over the safety of Datong's flanks to him, you obviously trust him very much, why do you still doubt his loyalty?"

Li Hu thought about it over and over again, hesitated for a long time, but was still worried, "Ship Mao, are you sure there will be no problem with the two of them together?"
Chapter completed!