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Chapter 1 Sticky's Ambition

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Li Hu rushed to the north bank of Yinma River to inspect the front-line battle formations. Mao Jun and Gao Yuan accompanied him.

Gao Yuan found an opportunity and pulled Mao Jun aside, "Shishou Mao, how could you say that? What if Yun Shuai and Gui Shuai..."

"The General General is not worried about Yun Shuai, but King Zhang Yan." Mao Jun smiled, "This Western Expedition, Yun Shuai and I have been together and have some understanding of him. Although Yun Shuai is also a horse thief, he pulled the team to rebel not for survival, but for killing the enemy and restoring the Han Dynasty. According to him, he was greatly influenced by Li Hong. When he saw Li Hong and heard Li Hong's preaching, he was shocked and determined to follow him. On the contrary, King Zhang Yan was forced to rebel because he was beaten by the Khitans and had nowhere to hide, so he had to rebel and find a way to survive."

"After the Dashan League, King Zhang Yan always wanted to be the leader and had a marriage with the general commander. In addition, he and Xiaofu, blacksmith, and Tuipai were all the same. They were beaten to death by the Khitans and had no choice but to follow the general commander. These people are old and know the general commander well. If they have the strength, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not fight against the general commander, and even attack them at critical moments, so the general commander is very afraid of them."

A higher fate is a little more. This is how people are together. The older the team, the greater the hidden dangers. It is okay to share wealth and prosperity, but it is hard to say that they share hardships. During the Western Expedition, Li Hu did not dare to use them, probably because he was afraid that these people would attack behind their backs.

"What if the Wild Fox Ridge is lost?" Gao Yuan figured it out and was even more scared. After all, Hou Jia and Zhang Gao'er were both horse thieves, especially Hou Jia, who is a famous fence-bearer. Who can guarantee that they will not turn against each other? Li Hu has no future now. Compared to this, it would be different to join the Jurchens. Just look at Yelu Yuji, you can tell how smart they are. Knowing that the Khitans are not good, they can change their masters early and enjoy the same wealth and honor, which is even more prominent than when they were in the Liao Dynasty. In the future, they will also be the founding hero of the Great Jin Kingdom.

People go to high places and water flows to low places. Now, it’s better to follow the Jurchens than to follow Li Hu. Thinking about it, Li Hu himself is going to join the Song Dynasty. Of course, people like Zhang Gaoer also have to think about their future. After careful consideration, any general in the rebel army knows that joining the Jurchens is the best choice. The reason why Li Hu dared not use Zhang Gaoer is probably because of this.

Zhang Gao'er is also a veteran figure in the Rebel Army. If he leads his army to surrender to the Jurchens, it will obviously be a serious blow to the morale of the Rebel Army. It is likely to lead a large number of people to join the Jurchens in the future. Li Hu will be finished at that time.

"Wild Fox Ridge will not be lost." Mao Jun smiled, "Do you know why the General General came to the front line? Because the situation is getting worse and worse. The General General General must win a battle to boost morale and arouse the confidence of the soldiers of the rebels, so we will fight back soon. If we win here, the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands, and of course the Yehu Ridge can be defended. The Yehu Ridge is safe and sound, and there is no need to rush to make a choice between Yun Shuai and Gui Shuai."

Gao Yuan’s smile on his face was very reluctant and worried. If the rebels were defeated, would I also consider joining the Jurchens?

The commander of the Sixth Army of Hulie Tan Hongyi apologized to Li Hu. He threw away the first formation of the Baibao defense line, forcing the army to retreat to the Baling Mountain line and defend the second defensive formation to the death.

"Don't rush to apologize first. Think about making merits first, and then you can get rid of the merits and demerits." Li Hu helped him up and comforted him, "Most of your sixth army soldiers are prisoners of the Liao army in Xijing Road. When the war was at its most intense, they did not flee, but instead held the battle formation. This shows that you and your subordinates have not been lazy during this period. They have achieved great results in training and reorganization. You have made contributions."

When Tan Hongyi heard this, he knew it was fine and went to have fun secretly.

Mao's army explained the prediction of the battlefield situation and the development of the war situation. Li Hu explained the request for help from the Song Dynasty and solicited the opinions of the generals. At this time, no one objected. The Jin army launched a large-scale attack. Datong was in danger, and the rebels urgently needed support. They wanted the Song army to enter the Daibei battlefield immediately.

"The Song army will not enter Daibei at least two months later, but the Jurchens will not give us such a long time." Li Hu said, "If we blindly defend passively and fight with the Jurchens, we can't fight, and the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us, so I decided to fight back."

"We cannot count on the Khitans, but our strength is different from that of the Jurchens, and our troops are seriously insufficient. Therefore, if we want to defeat the Jin army, the only way is to gather superior forces to give the enemy a fatal blow on the local battlefield." Li Hu pointed to Bai Bao and Sanyiquan on the map. "Justice Mao had just made a prediction about the development of the battle situation. It is estimated that the Jin army will make breakthroughs on the two flanks on the battlefield. From common sense, we believe that the direction of the breakthrough of the Jin army is in Erlong Mountain, and the goal is to capture Xuande City, then go south to attack Sanyiquan, kill the giant treasures, and encircle our main army, thus forcing us to retreat."

"According to the information provided by Yelu Mage and Dong Shuai, it is confirmed that the Jin army is gathering forces in the direction of Erlong Mountain."

Li Hu stopped, turned around and looked at the tent of the gang of military commanders in the mainland. Just as he was about to continue speaking, Dugu Feng suddenly shouted, "General Commander, I'm going to Erlong Mountain."

"What are you doing in Erlong Mountain?" Li Hu asked knowingly.

"Aren't you going to gather troops in Erlong Mountain to surround and kill the golden dog?" Dugu Feng stood up, "General General, have you forgotten my Shenlong Army? I haven't fought for a long time. Please give me some face. This time I'll have a chance to go to Erlong Mountain to enjoy my pleasure."

"Who said I want to kill the golden dog in Erlong Mountain?" Li Hu smiled, "But I have to give you your face. Since you are going to Erlong Mountain, I will transfer you over."

Dugu Feng shook his hand quickly, "No, no, I won't go anymore, I'll stay on the Black Soil Platform to sleep."

There was a burst of laughter in the tent.

"What we want, the enemy will also want, so we have to do the opposite." Li Hu smiled, "The Jurchens attacked Erlong Mountain and made a strong attack. The purpose was obviously to force us to draw troops from the Kowloon Bay and Baibao to provide support, or to retreat across the board."

"We retreated and retreated to the line of Jubaozhuang." Li Hu drew a circle on the map, "We concentrated all our troops on both sides of the Yinma River, and gave a fatal blow to the Jin army that pursued him."

Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan had another dispute. Although the two were both extremely powerful, holding the power of the Great Jin Dynasty and having a high position and a high position, on the battlefield of Daibei, one was the commander of the internal and external military commander, and the other was the deputy commander. Wanyan Gao had the final decision-making power, so disputes were inevitable. However, compared with Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan, Zonghan had more military talent, and Wanyan Gao had outstanding achievements since he was a child and had greater prestige in the army.

The two of them fought, and others dared not interrupt casually. Once they interrupted and supported someone, they might misunderstand that you were his person, and that they would be in trouble in the future. If you are lucky, if you hold your thighs right, you may become a success, but if you hold them wrong, you will never be able to get rid of them. Compared with war, power struggle is bloodier and cruel.

After fighting for ten days, Wanyan Gao felt embarrassed and was very annoyed, so he changed his strategy and gathered the main force to attack Erlong Mountain, intending to take down Xuande City first, and then kill directly from the Sanyiquan direction to force the rebels to retreat. In order to ensure the safety of the flanks, Wanyan Gao asked Yelu Yuji to secretly send people to recruit generals of the Liao army.

This matter has been going on for a while, and some Jin army generals have also accepted the Jin army's local pleadings, but because the Jin army's attack was blocked, these people are not in a hurry. Let's take a look at the situation first.

Wanyan Zonghan strongly opposed it.

Last time he offered a suggestion to place the main attack direction in Yehuling and Erlongshan, so as to avoid the obstruction of the main force of the rebel army. However, Wanyan Gao refused to listen and placed the main force on the front line of Yinmahe to attack. As a result, he fought for ten days in a row and found nothing. After losing his troops, Wanyan Gao's arrogance was a little restrained. He learned his lesson and changed his plan. However, for the sake of face, he did not copy Wanyan Zonghan's plan, but ordered Wanyan Zongwang to be transferred back from Yehuling, changing the three routes to two routes, and exerting the strength of the Jin army to the extreme.

This strategy itself is not wrong. First, many generals of the Liao army have been bribed, and the joint attack between the Khitans and the rebels has been destroyed in name only. Second, the Jin army has roughly figured out the rebel forces on the front line of Yinmahe, and the Jurchens are completely sure to defeat the Han people with the force of Mount Tai.

Unexpectedly, Wanyan Zonghan suggested that the main force be transferred to the Yehuling line and gather 150,000 troops to fight into Fengshengzhou. At that time, Wanyan Yu's reinforcements also arrived, so that the Jin army could not only attack Datong in two groups, but also enter Juyongguan, and be ready to enter Youyan at any time.

Zong Han proposed this strategy because Yelu Yujiu got news from the Liao army that the Daxia army had arrived on the edge of the Yellow River and that the situation in Daibei was even more complicated. In order to ensure that the Jin army obtained Xijing and Yanjing, it must change its strategy and first enter Fengshengzhou and firmly control the initiative on the two battlefields.

However, Wanyan Gao believed that the people of Daxia had to take advantage of the situation. If there was a slight delay, the Jurchens would lose the opportunity to seize the Xijing. At this moment, the Song army had already made an attack on the northern side. It would be too dangerous for the Jurchens to get involved in Youyan. It would be safest to take the Xijing first, so as not to gain nothing.

The two people argued, and the focus of the dispute was what the Jurchens attacked. Wanyan Gao believed it was Xijing and Daibei, while Wanyan Zonghan believed it was Xijing and Yanjing, Daibei and Youyan. All the territory of the Great Liao Dynasty was the territory of the Jurchens.

Wanyan Gao had the power to make decisions on the battlefield, but Wanyan Zonghan was very ruthless. He had the right to request the convening of the commanders of each army to discuss, and then asked Wanyan Gao to make a decision according to the results of the collegial area. Zonghan was disappointed. The commanders of each army were very afraid of the Song army. They believed that they should abide by the alliance and the Song army would attack Yanjing so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Besides, the emperor had an imperial edict, requiring the army to conquer Xijing within one month. Now there was not much time, so it would be better to transfer Zong Wang's main force back and fight Xijing with all his strength.
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