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"I want to use a war to solve the problems of Shandong and Jianghuai at the same time." Yue Fei said, "According to the idea of ​​the Privy Council, we will fight Shandong first and then Jianghuai. However, whether it is the Jurchens or the Southeast rebels, we all know the importance of Shandong to form an alliance between the two sides and stabilize the three-part pattern of the world. Therefore, if we attack Shandong, the Southeast rebels will definitely attack Kaifeng. With the existing forces of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army on the battlefield of the Central Plains, we do not have the ability to fight on both sides. After the war begins, we are very likely to fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides."

Yue Fei spread out the map on the table and explained in detail to Luo Sinan.

As long as the Jin army in Shandong retreated to the front lines of Qizhou and Qingzhou, they could attract the main force of the Tiger Lie Army to the hinterland of Shandong. At this time, the southeast rebels could attack from Yingtian Prefecture to open the seal, while the Jin army in Hebei could provide troops to support Liyang and Puyang. In this way, the main force had to withdraw from Shandong to ensure the safety of the Central Plains.

Luo Sinan agreed with Yue Fei's analysis and judgment. When the Privy Council was discussing the attack on Shandong and Jianghuai, it had already considered the power of the joint attack between the Jin army and the Southeast rebels. Dong Xiaochou, Liu Yanqing and Zhe Keqiu were also helpless and could only try to mobilize troops from various places to the Central Plains to participate in the war in order to increase the advantages of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army in terms of military strength.

In fact, the Tiger Lie Army is currently at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. First, the forces of the Southeast rebels have soared several times. Secondly, the Jin army recruited a large number of soldiers in Shandong and Hebei. Qian Dinggong and Liu Yu's army are getting bigger and bigger, and the actual forces may have exceeded 100,000. In this way, the number of troops on both sides has far exceeded that of the Central Plains Tiger Lie Army. This is also one of the reasons why Li Gang strongly opposed the rapid army's rapid march southward conquest, because neither in terms of military strength nor financial resources, the Chang'an court did not have the conditions for a unified war.

In terms of financial resources, in order to raise military supplies, the Chang'an court continued to borrow money from huge merchants and wealthy merchants, and constantly sold land, mines, industry trade monopoly and other methods in exchange for money, grain and various war materials. This was actually selling off the future interests of the kingdom. This was also an important reason why a group of old Song bureaucrats led by Li Gang could not accept and recognize it.

Luo Sinan and the Hu Lie Ren were very determined. Their ultimate goal was completely different from that of the old bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty. However, in terms of the needs of the great cause of unification of China-Turkish and the current power structure of the court, the Hu Lie Ren was inseparable from the support of the old bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty in the central and localities. Therefore, Luo Sinan and the Hu Lie Ren could only force their strategies with strong force as a backing, while relying on victory on the battlefield to further consolidate the power of the Hu Lie Ren, firmly establish a foothold in China-Turkish and win the recognition and support of the people of China-Turkish.

This is a necessary process for the replacement of dynasties. Whether the Huli Lieutenant can achieve his goals depends entirely on victory on the battlefield. Therefore, Li Hu and Luo Sinan both urgently need this victory, which can bring high reputation to Li Huli Lieutenant.

The battlefield of the Western Expedition was in the northwest, and the opponent was the Party and the Xiang people. The excitement and cheers brought to the people of Middle-earth were far inferior to defeating the Jurchens on the battlefield of the Central Plains. Luo Sinan was very clear about this, and Dong Xiaochou and the Privy Council also knew that the reason why Li Gang and the East Prefecture opposed it was the same. Once the Tiger and Lieutenant Army was defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this critical moment, Li Hu personally deployed everything in the northern border to create conditions for the war in the Central Plains. It was not that he did not want to go to the Central Plains to command in person, but that the northern border needed him even more, and he could only place all his hopes on Yue Fei.

Li Hu wrote letters to Yue Fei repeatedly, telling him some of his ideas on the Central Plains War and discussing the attack strategy of this battle with him. Yue Fei felt great pressure from this. How could he dare to affect this decisive battle in the Central Plains for a little fame and achievements?

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"When we take the initiative to attack Shandong, the Jin army will inevitably adopt a defensive force and rely on the solid city to block us and consume us. At the same time, the Jin army in Hebei and the rebels in the south and south will win time to attack the Central Plains from north to south, forcing us to retreat, and then win this battle at the minimum cost, stabilizing the three-point pattern in the world."

Yue Fei's big hand drew two circles in the Kaifeng area on the map.

"I personally think that the key to attacking Shandong is to annihilate the main force of the Jin army in Shandong. As long as we wipe out Wanyan Talan and Liu Yu's army or annihilate most of its troops, then Shandong is at your fingertips." Yue Fei looked up at Luo Sinan and continued, "In order to achieve this goal, we should not take the initiative to attack Shandong, but should find a way to lure the main force of the Jin army in Shandong and lure it to Central Plains to attack."

Luo Sinan nodded with a smile. This is in line with Yue Fei's usual combat style. Yue Fei has always been focusing on annihilation of the enemy's vitality in wars. He does not like to attack cities and camps, nor does he care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. As for the current situation in the Central Plains, it is indeed a good idea to lure the Shandong Jin army out and attack, especially for the Tiger and Lieutenant Army, which is very beneficial.

"How can we lure the Jin army from Shandong?" Luo Sinan asked, "At the beginning of the year, the Jin army and the Southeast rebels joined forces to attack and open the seal because our main force was fighting in the northwest, and they wanted to take the opportunity to get a bargain. Now that the battlefield has moved to the Central Plains, it will be difficult to lure the Jin army out."

"We can lure the Shandong Jin army out by fighting against the Jianghuai River." Yue Fei said.

"Fight the Jianghuai?" Luo Sinan frowned slightly, "Fight the Jianghuai first? The Southeast rebels have heavy troops in Yingtianfu Village. If they fight against the Jianghuai, they must first attack Yingtianfu. Yingtianfu City has strong defenses and many defenders. We have no absolute advantage in the battlefield of the Central Plains. This fight will inevitably lead to a deadlock. I am afraid it will be difficult to lure the Shandong Jin army out?"

"I won't hit Yingtian Mansion." Yue Fei pointed to Kaifeng on the map, and went south along Cai River, from Cai River to Yingshui, from Yingshui to Huai River, crossing the Huai River is Shouzhou, from Shouzhou to Luzhou, from Luzhou to Wenma Yangtze River, crossing the river is Dangtu, and Dangtu is only two hundred miles away from Jiangning Mansion.

Luo Sinan suddenly realized, "You must use a partial army to enter Jianghuai, threaten Jiangning Prefecture, force the rebels of Yingtian Prefecture to withdraw their aid, and then lure the Shandong Jin army into the battlefield of the Central Plains."

"Yes, the partial army is dominated by the horse army, pretending to be the main force of our Hulie, and advance quickly, bypassing important towns along the way, and heading straight to Jiangning at the fastest speed." Yue Fei sneered, "Jiangning is panicked, and the rebels in Yingtian Prefecture will definitely divide their troops back to help. In this way, the situation in Yingtian Prefecture is critical, and the rebels will definitely ask for help from the Shandong Jin army. Just when the Shandong Jin army enters the Central Plains, I will gather the main force to surround him and kill him in the Kaifeng area."

"I solved the problem of Shandong Jin army, which was within my reach, and the Yingtianfu rebels fell into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides when they lost support. I then surrounded Yingtianfu with one force, and the main force went south along the Bian River, killing the hinterland of Jianghuai, and forcing Jiangning to prepare for crossing the river to fight."

Luo Sinan nodded repeatedly and praised, "This plan is very good. But if you want to encircle and annihilate the Shandong Jin army, you may not have enough troops in the Central Plains."

"If the Privy Council can urgently recruit 50,000 troops from Chang'an and Hedong to enter the Central Plains within the next two months, then I will be more than 70% sure to siege and kill Shandong Jin army."

Luo Sinan thought for a moment and asked, "Today in the Privy Council, did you not tell the ministers about this attack plan?"

Yue Fei shook his head.

"Your attack strategy is very good. Dong, Liu and Zhe are the three envoys who should agree and quickly transfer troops into the Central Plains." Luo Sinan said, "Although how to fight the front line is entirely up to you, you must tell the Privy Council the attack strategy before launching an attack so that the Privy Council can give you the greatest support and help. Without the cooperation of the Privy Council, how can you fight this battle?"

"It's not the time to tell them." Yue Fei said, "I'm worried about leaking the secrets, so I plan to tell the Privy Council what I think after the attack begins and ask for the cooperation of the Privy Council."

"Leak the secret?" Luo Sinan immediately thought of the relationship between Liu Yanqing and Tong Guan, and suddenly became alert. Although Liu Yanqing would not betray Li Hu, who could guarantee that the officials in the Privy Council, or the officials of the East and West governments, were absolutely loyal to Li Hu? At this time, she suddenly thought of Qin Hui and Li Shishi. Both of them are now in Jiangning. Qin Hui is the Minister of Rites, while Li Shishi has re-entered the arms of the old emperor and reconciled the old relationship. Both of them can play a role at critical moments.

"Okay, you are the commander of all the armies in the Central Plains. The right to decide whether to report the attack strategy is up to you. Since you have decided to slow down, then do as you wish." Luo Sinan smiled and said, "You finally came back and stay in Chang'an for one more day to accompany the old lady."

"There are too many things on the front line, I must leave tomorrow." Yue Fei politely declined Luo Sinan's kindness, and then looked hesitant, wanting to speak but stopping.

"What do you want to say?" Luo Sinan asked.

Yue Fei frowned slightly, and after hesitating for a while, he said: "In the Northwest War, the King of Han personally fought, and the Privy Council did not dare to interfere or have any sincere elbows. However, in the Central Plains War, it is hard to say whether the Privy Council can give the front commander absolute trust like the Western Expedition."

Luo Sinan smiled slightly, and a hint of unhappiness appeared in her eyes. Only then did she know the real purpose of Yue Fei tell her the attack strategy. Yue Fei wanted absolute command of the battlefield. He was worried that Luo Sinan and the Privy Council would interfere with his command, so he told Luo Sinan about the attack strategy in advance, but deliberately concealed the Privy Council. The meaning was very obvious, that was to let Luo Sinan understand his attack ideas in advance, and then asked Luo Sinan to stop the Privy Council from interfering in the front line when necessary.

"Do you want me to undermine the Privy Council?" Luo Sinan was a little unhappy.

The Privy Council is now a buffer between the Han Palace and the Council Hall. If the Privy Council is overturned, it is equivalent to confronting the entire court and confronting the east and west governments head-on, which will make the situation in Chang'an even more tense.

Unexpectedly, Yue Fei nodded without hesitation, "With my qualifications and achievements, the Privy Council must be pointed at. Besides, in order to prevent leaks, it is impossible for me to report all the complete attack strategies. In this way, there will inevitably be conflicts between the Privy Council and the Front Command. This is foreseeable. If no one forcibly control the Privy Council, the Privy Council will definitely interfere with and sincerely front lines."

A burst of anger slowly ignited from Luo Sinan's heart. It was difficult for her to accept Yue Fei's monopoly on the battlefield in the Central Plains in this way. However, Li Hu trusted Yue Fei. Li Hu handed over the heavy responsibility of the decisive battle in the Central Plains and even the southern expedition to Yue Fei, and Luo Sinan could only choose to support him unconditionally.
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