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On the eighth day of the seventh month, Li Hu arrived at Shenjing Fort.

Hou Gui, the commander of the Feiyun Army, and Zhang Gaoer, the commander of the Yan Wang Army, came from Yehuling to pay homage to Li Hu. After the Jin army withdrew from Qingpi Road, Hou Gui followed him and threatened his flanks. After the Jin army withdrew from Fengshengzhou, he immediately met with Zhang Gaoer and stationed on Yehuling and Taoshan again.

Li Hu discussed Youyan's situation and his new ideas for the future with the two military commanders in depth.

Zhang Gao'er now admires Li Hu very much. Sometimes when it is late at night, when people are quiet, he looks back. He is very glad that he bowed to Li Hu at the critical moment of Longhua. Li Hu is capable. His talent is extremely talented. This is talent. There is no way. He is born with it. He can't learn it even if he wants to. Li Hu's future conception is a fantasy in his opinion. The Dangxiang people have been in the country for decades. The Song Dynasty has also fought it for decades, but it has never been able to conquer. Can Li Hu conquer?

Zhang Gao'er didn't know. Unsure. Because Li Hu implemented the strategy he had formulated every time and created miracles repeatedly. In the eyes of others, Li Hu turned it into reality. So Zhang Gao'er became more and more admiring Li Hu and believed Li Hu. As long as it was said by Li Hu, he thought it was correct. Even if he had something to be dissatisfied, he obeyed Li Hu unconditionally. For example, this time he guarded Yehu Ridge. He scolded Li Hu countless times in his heart. But he faithfully implemented Li Hu's plan. The King of Hell lost ten times and eight times. He defeated again and again. The final victory proved that Li Hu's plan was correct. Even if the King of Hell was beaten, the price was completely worth it. So he blindly obeyed Li Hu. Li Hu said to fight Xixia and go to the northwest to create a world. Then go. He believed that miracles would definitely happen.

Hou is different. He has experienced too much. His life experience tells him a truth. Don’t give up at any time. The premise of not giving up is that you have to live. So you must leave a way out for yourself at any time. Therefore, he has a serious lack of confidence in Li Hudi’s future conception.

The Great Northwest is completely unfamiliar with the Liaodong Rebel Army. It is ignorant. In particular, the upper civil and military personnel of the Rebel Army lack understanding of the Northwest and the desert. Li Hu's idea is largely a kind of talk on paper. You don't know the other party's background. You only rely on hearsay and speculation to formulate strategies. It is obviously a very ridiculous thing. However, he did not reveal his doubts. He could not solve the problem in front of him. Since he could not think of a solution, Li Hu's idea was to try it even if it was a talk on paper. This is a solution.

Hou Guai made a suggestion, that is, expand the army as much as possible. When fighting, it requires the army. What kind of war does not have the army? Li Hu led the rebel army to join the Song Dynasty as a whole. With the strength of the Song Dynasty as a backing, there should be no financial problems in expanding the army.

Li Hu understood Hou Gai's meaning. Feiyun's army suffered a lot this time. First, it blocked the enemy at Yehuling and then went to Zhenchuan Fort to fight. In the late stage of the Xijing War, he was transferred to Qingpi Road to block the Jin army. When the losses were huge, he wanted to make up for it and restore his past strength. But Li Hu's idea was different from that in the western Liaoning period. This Xijing War exposed many problems. Especially on the Zhenchuan Fort battlefield, the military commanders were arrogant and domineering and disobedient. Faction disputes were getting worse and worse. He had to find a way to reorganize the army.

"This time we suffered an astonishing loss. Not only did the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, and the treasury was also seriously deficient." Li Hu told Hou Gu and Zhang Gaoer. "The army must be expanded. But it is just the current situation. It is unrealistic to expand the army. We can only maintain the current size of the army at most. The military system needs to be modified. We are now a vassal state in the Song Dynasty. We are not a foreign vassal state of the Song Dynasty. If we want to get assistance from the Song Dynasty, we must compromise with Bianjing and accept the request of the Song emperor. We gradually implement and implement the Song system in Yunzhonglu. Therefore, the issue of the military scale and military system has become the top priority for both of us to gain trust."

Zhang Gao'er has always opposed the enlistment of Song. This time, due to the survival crisis of the rebel army, he had to accept enlistment of Song in exchange for aid. Now the rebel army has defeated the Jin army. He is arrogant again. "The general commander, with our strength, is enough to be a foreign vassal."

"No..." Li Hu shook his hand. "Our strength is at most a vassal state. Our territory is too small. The military strength and finance are seriously insufficient. Foreign enemies are surrounded by foreign enemies. In this case, if you want to be an external vassal, it is equivalent to seeking death. But the external vassal is the direction of our development. For this reason, we must defeat the Dangxiang people and conquer the northwest. From now on, our goal is Heshuo, Hexi, and then from north to south to sweep Shaanxi." Li Hu's words revealed a strong message. His strategy will change from passive defense to active attack. He will carry out a drastic rectification of the army. This rectification will have a great impact on the vital interests of the commanders of the army such as Hou Ge and Zhang Gaoer. Hou Ge was a veteran in the rebel army. Zhang Gaoer is the old team of the Dashan Alliance. But they are not Li Hu's confidants. This time the reorganization of the army is obviously unfavorable to them. The two were uneasy about this.

Dong Xiaochou, Huo Liuge, Li Gang and other officials of the royal palace and the commanders of each army welcomed Yu Bai Dengshan. After Li Hu exchanged greetings with everyone, he did not return to Datong. Instead, he went directly to Bai Dengshan Camp.

When he arrived at the handsome tent, Dong Xiaohou immediately reported some recent events in detail.

The Jin army launched another attack on Yunnei.

According to the preliminary agreement between the two sides, the Han army retreated to the Baishui and Dezhou lines. The Jin army temporarily stationed in Yuanyang. However, considering that their livestock was insufficient to meet the needs of the army, the Jin army demanded to go to the Jin River to attack the states in Yunnei and plunder.

There was no reason for Hu Lie Mansion to refuse. The two sides shook hands and made peace. They formed an alliance again. And they made an appointment to attack Liaoxia together. What reason do you use to refuse? Besides, the purpose of the Jin army was to plunder, not to siege cities and plunder land. They defeated the Liaoxia army and snatched the livestock. Hu Lie Mansion could take it to Yunnei without any effort. Where can I find such a cheap matter? So Li Hu agreed immediately.

"Wanyan Yu and Wanyan Zongwang led their troops westward and attacked in the rain. Li Liangfu was caught off guard. He was defeated by the Jin army and hurriedly crossed the Jin River and prepared to retreat to the Yellow River. Unexpectedly, the Jin River had a sudden surge due to heavy rainstorms for several days. The Xixia army had no time to retreat. Almost all the troops were wiped out." Dong Xiaohou said this and looked at Li Hu. He sighed secretly.

To be honest, when he received this news, he felt very strange. I don’t know if it was happy or depressed. The Dangxiang people took advantage of the situation to rob the Baitouzhai twice, which caused the rebels to fall into a dilemma of the enemy from both sides. Forcing the Hulie Mansion to raise the Song Dynasty battle flag as fast as possible. However, hatred became hatred. A month ago, the Xia army became an ally of the rebels. Everyone fought side by side on the same battlefield and defeated the Jin army. After only half a month later, Li Hu turned against him and shook hands with the Jurchens again. In turn, they joined forces to fight against the Liaoxia army. This time the Jin army was able to beat Li Liangfu to almost wipe out the entire army and avenged the defeat of the Hukou. It was precisely because of the support of the rebels that Li Liangfu might have prevented this. But he still underestimated Li Hu’s cruelty. Li Hu was almost buried in Jinhe.

"What's the movement of Brother Richard's army?" Li Hu turned to Yuanye. Yuanye had returned from the prefecture. Yuwen Xuzhong went to Taiyuan. He discussed with the Four Departments of Hedong Road in detail some cooperation in various aspects such as towns and garrisons, Huiyi, etc. Yunzhong Road is a vassal state. Hedong Road is adjacent to it. The close cooperation between the two sides is directly related to the safety and stability of Yunzhong Road. Therefore, Yuwen Xuzhong's mission is very important.

"There is no sign of crossing the river so far." Yuanye replied. "The Dangxiang people seemed to be inadequate in preparation for the sudden changes in the situation in Daibei. The main army of Chage is still confronting the Song army in the Jin Su army and Ningbianzhou area. And it is not obvious that he has the intention to attack Pitouzhai for the third time."

"He dares not fight against the Behemoth Village now." Li Hu smiled. "I am a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. I have become an ally with the Jin Kingdom. The three parties cooperate and join forces. At this moment, the Dangxiang people were attacked by three opponents at the same time on the front line of the Yellow River. There is only defense."

"What if the Jin army refuses to withdraw from Yunnei?" Brother Huo Liu asked worriedly. "What if they secretly form an alliance with Xixia and fight us with the Xixia people in reverse?"

"Then the Jurchens will never conquer the desert and will never lose the best time to unify the north. They will never be able to become the hero of the north." Li Hu laughed. "As for the unification of China and foreign countries, it is even more a big joke."

"Is the desert so attractive to the Jurchens?" Brother Huo Liu still couldn't believe it.

"Do you know the Xianbei people?" Li Hu asked. "The Xianbei people originated from the Hei River in Baishan. They had a leader named Tan Shihuai. He led the Xianbei people to unify the desert and become the heroic ruler of the north. Then the Xianbei people went south repeatedly. Especially when the Five Barbarians turmoil in the Central Plains, the Xianbei Tuoba tribe unified the north of the Yellow River and formed a confrontation pattern between the two dynasties in the north and the south for more than a hundred years. If the Jurchens wanted to establish achievements similar to the Xianbei people, then it was obvious that whether they could conquer the desert was crucial. This is the path that every northern enemy must take. Just as we Han people unified the Central Plains, in the north. Those who get the desert won the world. In the south, those who get the Central Plains won the world. This is the truth that has never changed in the past."

Brother Huo Liu stopped talking. Since Li Hu was so confident, he couldn't convince him.

Dong Xiaohou then said a few more things.

Luo Qinghan's negotiations in Bianjing achieved unexpected results. Bianjing actually agreed to the plan proposed by Hulie Mansion. In the future, Hulie Mansion can govern Yunzhong Road according to its own ideas. In this way, the conflict between the two sides will be smaller and will be very conducive to the development of the rebel army.

Bianjing attached great importance to this negotiation and sent two senior officials, Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan, as well as Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo. Ma Kuo was ordered to take office in Hulie's Mansion.

Li Hu was very excited to hear this news. Everything went smoothly. Even Bianjing sent Ma Kuo to Datong. All the conditions are now met. Whether the expected goals can be achieved depends on his own efforts.

"There is another thing. It's about the Zhe family." Dong Xiaohou whispered. "Do you think you want to talk about this matter here?"

Li Hu thought for a moment. The things he did are beneficial to the Song Dynasty at present. In other words, whether it is Song Chen or his subordinates, they can cooperate sincerely in the short term. Since that is the case, why not disclose the secret and drag these Song Chen onto a boat. When they realize that something is wrong, it is too late to get off the boat.
Chapter completed!