Chapter 52: Ruthless Fate
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Yan Aguda's fate is closely related to the development of the situation in the north.>
Li Hu hopes that the emperor's life can last longer, and people will get sick, and serious illness may not necessarily represent the end of life. As long as Wanyan Aguda can last until this winter, or longer, then Li Hu will be sure to defeat the Xixia people. Even if the army finally fails to recover the western frontier, at least it must conquer Xingqing Prefecture and drive the Dangxiang people to Hexi, so as to ensure that part of the goal of the Western Expedition, expand the territory of the Hulie Mansion, and enhance the strength of the Hulie Mansion. Otherwise, how can we gain a foothold in the northwest in the future?
Wanyan Loushi also hopes that the emperor can survive. Without Wanyan Aguda, there will be no Jurchen today. However, today's Jurchens are at a critical moment of unifying the north. If the emperor falls, it will bring a fatal blow to the Jurchens. Wu Qimai, the deputy reserve of the Jin Kingdom, is far less prestige than the emperor. When the emperor falls, whether Wu Qimai can ascend the throne and become emperor, control Huanglong Mansion, and stabilize the entire northeast. The Jurchens are a major alliance, and this major alliance is fierce and civil unrest. If it falls apart with Aguda's fall, the Jin Kingdom will be over.
If Li Hu suspended the Western Expedition and sent troops to the North of Dai and echoed the Song army of Youyan, it would pose a great threat to the Northeast. Under this threat, the Jurchens may shelve disputes, seek common ground while reserving differences, and first put the finger on the outside, so as to alleviate and divert the fierce internal conflicts and ensure the stability of the Northeast.
However, Wanyan Loushi knew the purpose of Li Hu's Western Expedition, and Li Hu was eager to expand his living space. Unless the situation in the north was very unfavorable to him, he would not stop the pace of the Western Expedition. No one knew how long Wanyan Aguda could live. Where will the fate of the Jin Kingdom go at this critical moment, he could only leave it to fate.
Wanyan Loushi stopped and bowed slightly to Li Hu, saying goodbye.
Li Hu looked at him, thinking, but hesitated. Lou Shi wanted to say something but stopped just now, and it was obvious that he was very worried about the situation in Huanglong Mansion. Lou Shi was one of the top players in the Jurchen tribes. His abnormal behavior showed that Wanyan Aguda's condition was very serious and had endangered the safety of the Jin Kingdom. At this time, Hu Lie Mansion was indeed inappropriate to launch a western expedition, because if Wanyan Aguda suddenly died, the Jurchens would fall apart or point their finger at Youyan, which would affect the northwest battlefield. This was beyond doubt.
If the Western Expedition was abandoned halfway, what changes would happen in the situation in the north? Li Hu didn't know that he was facing a dilemma.
Li Hu was galloping on the prairie, his thoughts floated with the white clouds in the blue sky, and he had to make a choice. In fact, he had no choice. He had to go west. Even if the westward expedition failed, he had to face it bravely. There would never be a way out for the trap of Daibei.
"Tell the soldiers of the Tiger Guard that we will go to Yunnei and we will go to the battlefield." Li Hu suddenly turned around and shouted at the Tiger Guard coach Fang Jin, "Let's go and kill the people of Xixia."
After the army withdrew from Yanjing at the beginning of the year, there was a reorganization of the army. The Iron Guard Army was changed to the Tiger Guard Army. The Iron Guard became the Tiger Guard. The number of people increased to eight battalions (command) of 4,000 people. Among them, Xie Yidao led 500 heavy-armed Iron Cavalry, which was the absolute main force of the Tiger Guard Army. This time Li Hu went to the Jin army camp and was protected by these 500 heavy-armed Iron Cavalry.
The horn sounded, the tiger guards cheered, and the war horses swept away like a flying wind and lightning.
Wanyan Loushi watched Li Hu leave. The center of his earth was trembling slightly in the autumn wind. He felt the chill in late autumn. He turned to look to the northeast. Wanyan Aguda's firm eyes appeared in his mind. You brought the Jurchens to realize their dreams from generation to generation and established the Jurchens' own kingdom. But when the Jurchens needed you the most, you planned to leave us and leave alone. Are you really so heartless?
Wanyan Loushi returned to the coach camp. The scene in front of him shocked him and his whole body was cold.
The Huanglong Mansion landed with the imperial edict in his hand, and burst into tears and cried in silence. Wanyan, Wanyan Olu and a group of generals knelt on the ground with sad expressions. Some people couldn't help crying in a low voice.
The emperor passed away.
On the ninth day of the ninth month, Yunnei.
The Huli Army Camp is located on the grassland outside Wuyuan City. That morning, the generals of each army were ordered to arrive at the general camp.
The four great generals Xun Joker, Luo Qinghan, Mao Jun and Tieying conveyed Li Hu's order to the generals, and Xun Joker personally explained the attack strategy to everyone.
This western expedition was commanded by the Northwest Marshal's Office, and the Western expedition army was divided into two left and right routes to carry out attacks. The left army was commanded by the Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy Zhe Yanzhi, and led the Northwest army to attack from the direction of Hengshan. The right army was commanded by the Han King Li Hu, and led the army to attack from the north of Dai. The two armies went north and the other went south, with the target directly aiming at Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of the Xixia.
This time, Hu Lie Mansion gathered a total of 130,000 generals, including the first, second, third, fifth, seventh, eighth army, navy, resentful army, Shenlong, Thunder, Yunshuo, Yisheng, Jinglei and Liangshan army, among which Hu Lie's Eighth Army was the new army and Lin Chong was the army commander.
The north of the Tiande Army is Heishan, which belongs to the southwest of Yinshan.
There are mountains and mountains, and the Yellow River is in the south. The large and large cities of the Tiande Army are basically gathered on the e-shore. From Wuyuan to Hongliuhai, it is about 200 miles away, and there are more than a dozen large and large cities and tents along the way.
"The First Army of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army, the Third Army and the Eighth Army are the vanguards, and are commanded by Mao Shuai." Dong Xiaohou pointed at Wu Xiong, "Wu Shuai is the deputy, and he will take the lead in attacking tomorrow morning."
"The Bohai Army, the Second Army of Hulie and the Respect Army followed up, with Baoshou as the commander." Xun Clown looked at Gao Baolong and said with a finger at the map, "The Selected Front Army will attack the city and siege all the way. During this period, you will be responsible for protecting its wings, and inserting the camera forward to block the enemy reinforcements."
"The TieShip led Yisheng, Jinglei and Liangshan Army protected the food and supplies behind, and ensured the safety of the food route." Xun Xiaohou walked to Hong Yun and solemnly instructed, "From here to Hongliuhai, there is a big river in the south and a mountain in the north, and the terrain is dangerous. In order to delay our attack speed, the Xixia people will definitely send a large number of ambush troops to intercept our food route. You must be careful."
Hong Yun repeatedly agreed, "According to the order of the Ministry, I have selected 50,000 crossbowmen among the Yanyun Township soldiers in the past few months to train them, and let the grain shooting army practice the chariot formation. Judging from the actual combat exercise, if a small-scale sneak attack on the enemy army, the grain shooting army will be enough to protect themselves."
"The grain shooting army can protect itself, but what should I do if the food, grass and supplies are burned? "Dong Xiaochou patted Hong Yun's shoulder and said with a smile, "The Ministry of State ordered you to train the food shooting army and equip some people with weapons. The ultimate goal is to let you safely deliver the food, grass and supplies to the front line. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, don't destroy the food, grass and weapons."
Before Hong Yun could speak, Dong Xiaochou turned around and walked to the map, facing the generals and said, "Supervisor Luo and I led the fifth, seventh army, the resentful army, the dragon and the Thunder Army as the central army. During the advancement, each army must obey military orders and maintain an appropriate distance from each other. We must not be ambushed by the enemy by greed for me and be ambushed by the enemy."
"When will the Chief Commander arrive?" Gao Baolong suddenly asked.
"Four or five days later." Xun Qiao said, "The situation in the north is changing very quickly. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Western Expedition, the General Commander must stay in the clouds so as to take into account the various battlefields, always pay attention to changes in the situation, and make timely countermeasures."
Then Dong Xiaochou gave a detailed explanation of the current situation in Youyan, Damo and Daibei, and made some speculations on various possible changes and the consequences of the changes.
"If the Jurchens took over Pingzhou Road and we were trapped in Helan Mountain, then the situation in Daibei would be very dangerous." Xun Clown said at last, "The desert area is wide. Since the desert can be joined forces to fight against the Khitans, they will also join forces to fight against the Jurchens. Everyone knows the hatred between the Jurchens and the deserts, so when the Jurchens break into the desert, they will encounter tenacious resistance. The reason why the Khitans can conquer the desert is because it comes from the desert and has the advantage of the geographical advantage and the peace of the people. The Jurchens have no geographical advantage and no harmony, and they only have a little time. The chaos in the desert is very beneficial to the Jurchens, but it took a long time for the Khitans to conquer the desert. From this, you can imagine how difficult it will be for the Jurchens to conquer the desert."
"If the Jurchens conquered the desert and were blocked, and the situation in Daibei was conducive to the attack of the Jurchens, what choice would the Jurchens make?"
Everyone looked solemn, and the tent was very quiet.
"Our time is limited, and our attack must be quick and decisive." Dong Xiaohou's eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one, and then said solemnly, "You must be determined to burn your boats, and even defeat the enemy at all costs if necessary."
"Abide by Dong Shuai's orders." Hu Jiayong, Zuo Chuanrong and others stood up and answered loudly.
"We must work together." Xun clasped his fists and waved them hard, "this will move forward and be invincible."
"I wish to fight to the death with Dong Shuai." The generals responded with a loud bang.
On the ninth day of the ninth month, Hongliuhai, Xia Army Commander Camp.
Brother Cha looked at the emperor's edict again and again in the dim light.
"Is the Song army going to attack?" Li Renli asked impatiently.
Brother Cha handed the edict to Li Renli, leaned over and looked at the map on the table, pondering without saying a word.
"What does Your Majesty say?" Li Liangfu approached Li Renli and asked.
"The Song army is gathering on the border. If nothing unexpected happens, they will attack soon." Li Renli glanced quickly, then shook his head and sighed, "It seems that our plan of disagreement has not worked. Bian Jing believes that Li Hu will use his powerful force to attack us."
"So, is Dong Xiaohou's intimidation true?" Li Liangfu looked at Brother Cha and whispered, "The day before yesterday, Dong Xiaohou wrote to us to withdraw from the Tiande Army within three days, otherwise he would attack. If it is true, then he will start attacking tomorrow."
Chapter completed!