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In the eyes of Li Gang and Liu, Yue Fei was too arrogant; in the eyes of Song Jiang, Geng Shou and others, Yue Fei was too domineering and showing his sharpness, which made them breathless; in the eyes of Lu Junyi, Lin Chong and Luo Lan, Yue Fei was too strong, but they liked it and supported it unconditionally. Yue Fei and Lu Junyi, Lin Chong were brothers, and their relationship with Luo Lan was closer. With the support of these three people, Yue Fei of course walked sideways in the Hebei Tiger Army.

Yue Fei and Li Gang confront each other was a helpless move. At present, the army that guarded Zhending Prefecture on the Hutuo River has lost the support of friendly forces and fought alone. They will be surrounded by the Jin army at any time. If they continue to stick to Zhending Prefecture, even if the army is defeated, they will not be able to stop the Jin army from moving south. However, once the army suffers heavy losses, it will not only lose Zhending, but also expose the flanks of Taiyuan. The number of Taiyuan garrison troops is limited. If the Jin army crosses Taihang Mountain from the well and enters Taiyuan Prefecture, then Datong and Taiyuan will inevitably be in trouble, which will affect the overall deployment of the Hulien Mansion. The Hulien Army will be dragged on the Hedong battlefield and cannot support Bianjing.

Li Gang's purpose is very simple. He just dragged the Jin army to the battlefield in Hebei and completed the task. In terms of his affairs, he could only do this based on the current complex situation in Bianjing.

Li Gang's current situation is very embarrassing. From a political standpoint, he is a pro-war faction. Although the emperor and the court need a pro-war faction, the pro-war faction is just a gorgeous cloak. The two emperors still use peace talks as the main means to resolve the crisis, so Li Gang is just a crutch, used when needed, and throws it aside when not needed. From the political standpoint, he is a marginal person. Bian Jing assigned him to the Li Hu team, while Li Hu attributed him to the civil servants of Bian Jing. He was not trusted at both ends. Although he could serve as prime minister at critical moments, he was driven out of Bian Jing and wandered among the three forces of the Song Dynasty with a prominent and transcendent identity. Therefore, the role that Li Gang can play now is really limited.

Yue Fei first had to consider the overall situation, taking into account the entire Bianjing, ensuring Datong and Taiyuan, and at the same time completing the important task entrusted by Li Hu, that is, dragging the Jin army to the battlefield in Hebei. Li Hu's earliest method was to let Yue Fei guard the Zhendinghe front line so that he could take into account both Hebei and Hedong battlefields at the same time. However, now the Northwest Army is firmly on the front line of the Yellow River, and the development of the battle situation in Hebei is different from Li Hu's predictions. Yue Fei can no longer fight according to Li Hu's plan. He must change his plan and use other methods to achieve his goal.

After Mudaogou was lost, Yue Fei was considering Qi Shouzhen Ding, but Liu disagreed. His task was to defend Zhending Mansion. If Zhending was lost, he would be finished. At this moment, Li Gang came. Li Gang was the Hebei Xuanfu Envoy. If he ordered Qi Shouzhen Ding Mansion, then Liu would be less guilty. So Yue Fei decided decisively and forced Li Gang to Qi Shouzhen Ding.

Li Gang disagreed, and Yue Fei simply threatened him. If you disagreed, I will withdraw back to Taiyuan. His so-called retreat to Taihang Mountains, turning them into pieces, and attacking the enemy's rear area is just a cover, but in fact it is to withdraw back to Taiyuan.

Li Gang could not command Yue Fei, and once Yue Fei evacuated and Zhending Mansion was lost, Li Gang and Liu still had to take responsibility. In desperation, Li Gang and Liu had to compromise.

The prerequisite for compromise is to preserve the army. If you don’t have an army, you can’t fight this battle.

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The Song Dynasty had a cascade defense in the battlefield in Hebei. Starting from Baigou, down there are Zhending Prefecture, Dingzhou (Zhongshan) and Hejian Prefecture. Then down there are Daming Prefecture. Then the Yellow River. This cascade defense is centered on the city and is forged layer by layer. Long before the Chanyuan Alliance, the wars in the Song and Liao Dynasties were frequent. This defensive formation is very solid. However, the Chanyuan Alliance created a hundred years of peace. Hebei’s military preparatory was abandoned. This cascade defense was also in name only.

The top priority of the Privy Council was to rebuild Hebei's cascade defense. But soon after the Bianjing mutiny and the imperial regime changed. This matter was delayed. But no matter what, the ground of the cascade defense was still there. For their own safety, the government offices at all levels in Hebei organized military and civilians to repair the city and rectify their arms in the shortest time, and rebuilt the cascade defense to the greatest extent.

From Baigou to the Yellow River, the most convenient way is to go south from Zhongshan and Zhending. Along Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, Cizhou, Xiangzhou to Anli Army. The Anli Army’s government is Liyang City on the edge of the Yellow River. From Liyang Crossing River to the south, you can directly kill Bianjing. This road is built along the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. From ancient times to the present, it has been a major channel connecting the north and south.

There is another road from Xiongzhou to Hejian Prefecture, and then from Hejian Prefecture to Daming Prefecture. This road was destroyed because the Yellow River diverted.

The Yellow River does not flow into the sea from the junction of Hebei and Shandong. Instead, it is diverted from Puyang. It enters Daming Prefecture and Jizhou in the northeast direction. Then it goes to Cangzhou. At the junction of Song and Liao, it joins the Juma River (i.e. Baigou) and Sanggan River into the sea. Nine years ago, the Yellow River broke its dam and died. The Yellow River was diverted again. This time, the diversion left a large area of ​​Yellow River in the hinterland of Hebei. It has not been restored so far. Therefore, this road is not conducive to the attack. The Jin army will not throw its main force into the Yellow River section of Cangzhou.

This way.

The situation of the battle between the Song and Jin armies was clear at a glance, and the main battlefield was on the front line of Dan.

There is the Tiger and Lieutenant Army in Zhending. In Shenzhou on the east side of Zhending Prefecture, Jizhou has the army of Shidao and Yao Gu in Jizhou, so the Northwest Army is not in a hurry to go north. It makes sense, because the battlefield in Hebei is a cascade defense, and the focus of the defense is Zhending. When it reaches Liyang, the total length is about 800 miles. There are twenty or thirty cities of different sizes on this 800-mile passage. Even if the Jin army breaks through Zhending, the Northwest Army will have enough time to go north and use the solid city to block the Jin army.

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Li Gang proposed a strategy to give up fighting the Jin army to death at Zhending City and rely on cascade defense to block the Jin army step by step.

Yue Fei reached his goal and made an immediate deployment.

The prefect of Zhending Prefecture Li Miao and his troops led Liu Yi to lead 2,000 people to defend Zhending City.

Li Gang and Liu led the Zhending Road army and the Hedong Army in the Hedong Army in Zhe Kecundi to defend important cities in Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, Cizhou and Prefecture, and blocked the Jin army step by step.

Song Jiang led the Liangshan army to Jingzhi to defend. Song Jiang had a very heavy task. He not only wanted to ensure the key pass of Jingzhi and prevent the Jin army from entering Taiyuan, but also wanted to support Zhending City and help Zhending defenders defend the city.

The Jin army crossed the Tuo River about 500 miles from Zhending City to Handan City. After the Jin army crossed the Tuo River, the front line was immediately lengthened. Yue Fei, Lu Junyi, Lin Chong and Luolan led their respective troops to carry out a surprise attack on the five hundred-mile-long passage, attacking the Jin army at all costs, delaying the speed of the Jin army's southward movement.

In comparison, this active defense strategy can not only preserve the army to the greatest extent, but also attack the enemy to the greatest extent, defend the city on the inside, raid on the outside, and combine the inside and outside, which will definitely be able to attack the Jin army in a limited manner.

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In the early morning of the 17th, Li Gang ordered all troops to act immediately as they were deployed.

Li Gang, Liu, Yue Fei and others evacuated from Zhending City overnight.

Li Gang stood on the river bank, turned around and looked at the city bathed in the night under the dim light, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Withdrawal, Zhending became an isolated city. The military and civilians in the city could only rely on their own strength to defend the city, and their fate was destined to be either killed in battle or captured. Of course, they may surrender, but Li Gang believed that even if the officials in the city surrendered, the military and civilians in the city would still fight, and they were the real backbone of the Song Dynasty.

Li Miao and Liu stood side by side in front of Li Gang, their eyes showing decisive expression. This farewell is a different path of life and death. For them, there is no way to survive, only to fight to the end. Although Li Gang vowed to be brave and invincible, and although the Tiger and Lieutenant Army vowed to fight to the death, the facts are cruel. They are unable to repel the Jin army, and even less able to save Zhending City.

Li Gang withdrew his gaze and bowed to Li Miao and Liu, "I'll leave Zhending City to both of you."

"The city is there, and the city is there and the city is dead." Li Miao smiled indifferently and bowed back to Liu Yi, "The people of Zhending will never surrender."

Li Gang's heart suddenly felt cramped, and his tears were about to roll out.

Li Gang turned around resolutely and walked onto the floating bridge with big strides.

Liu sighed to the sky. He had been in Zhending Prefecture for nearly two years, worked hard to guard the northern border, and fought side by side with the Zhending military and civilians. But today he had to abandon Zhending City and had to leave Zhending's military and civilians. Liu covered his face with his hand and staggered away, tears couldn't help but pour out.

Yue Fei walked to Liu~ and hugged him tightly. The two met on the battlefield in Hebei and then fought bloody battles together, which was a friend of life and death.

"I'll give you all the food, weapons, and what I can give you." Yue Fei whispered, "What else do you want? As long as I can give you, I will satisfy you."

Liu ~ shook his head and smiled, "The happiest thing in his life is to fight side by side with Yue Shuai."

Yue Fei also smiled and pounded Liu's chest hard, "I swear, I will avenge you."

Li Miao stretched out his hand to Yue Fei and held each other tightly. Li Miao had just arrived in Zhending as the prefect, and it was less than twenty days since he fought for the whole battle, but he remained firmly without hesitation.

"Can I see Yue Shuai's battle flag again?"

Yue Fei gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "When I recover Zhending City, I will definitely bring the head of the Golden Dog to pay tribute to the Zhending hero."

"I'll wait." Li Miao smiled, "I'll wait to drink Jinlu's blood."

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On the south bank of the Hutuo River, torches were like clouds and war horses were neighing, and soldiers of various armies began to evacuate.

On the Zhending City Tower, teams of soldiers and civilians guarding the city were watching silently, their hearts were cooling, their tears were flowing, they were abandoned, but they would never surrender, and they would protect their homes with their lives and blood.

Li Miao took the torch from his entourage and handed it to Liu~.
Chapter completed!