However, after repelling Yelu Dashi, Yue Fei was promoted to the governor of the Northwest War Zone.

Liu Yanqing and his son Liu Guangshi were handed over to the military court for trial and sentenced to beheading, and the Liu family was confiscated and sent to Lingnan.

Anyone who escaped at the wartime basically lost his head.

In the second half of the northwest, Yue Fei dealt with more than a dozen Du Yuhou and dozens of commanders.

Wang Kuian, the former commander of the Northwest Army, was transferred back to the capital and was punished. Qin Hui personally went to the northwest to cooperate with Yue Fei to complete the personnel rectification.

Before Qin Hui left, the emperor had told Qin Hui privately that everything was appropriate and that Yue Fei was fully authorized.

Qin Hui read two meanings from the emperor's words: First, now you go over and cooperate with Yue Fei well, don't get involved; second, after Yue Fei finishes the first wave, show me the northwest more strictly!

This Northern Expedition to the Grassland, Zhao Huan planned it as early as last year when the Mongols headed south.

As long as food allows, he will go to the grassland to catch the heads.

Otherwise, those grassland Tartars would have thought that the Song Dynasty was the original Song Dynasty, and that everyone could come and kick it, and then leave if they asked for some money?

Anyone who dares to start a war against the Song Dynasty will have to pay a hundred times the price of blood.

Before the troops move, food and grass will come first.

Three months before Zhao Huan sent the troops, the Privy Council began to prepare military rations in full swing.

The military rations in the northwest are almost twice as much as usual every month.

As the rear base of the Northern Expedition grassland, Northwest Hetao is a strategic location.

After the rectification of Zhong Shidao and Yue Fei and the rebellion of the Dangxiang people, all aspects of the northwest gradually stabilized.

This also provided good conditions for the emperor to expedition the Northern Expedition.

On June 5, 100,000 Yulin cavalry gathered outside the capital.

In the midsummer sun, the iron armor and silver helmets are like a cold ocean flowing, endless.

The emperor rode the emperor's chariot and left the Vermillion Bird Gate and the South Gate of New City.

In the afternoon, the army outside the city began to move one after another.

The powerful Central Yulin Army began to head north.

They marched very fast along the cement road from Tokyo City to Kyoto Prefecture.

In about eight days, the army arrived at Chang'an City from Tokyo. After repairing Chang'an City, they headed north and entered Xingqing Prefecture.

The enemy report in front of him has been heard: the Naiman tribe is willing to surrender to the great Emperor of Song and respect the Emperor of Song as the Heavenly Khan.

Yi Nan Chi Khan also wrote a letter to Zhao Huan, explaining in his heart that he was willing to surrender to the Song Dynasty forever.

You don’t write sooner or later, and you will write when I come, do you think I am a fool?

Zhao Huan thought to himself that no matter how nice Yi Nanchi said, he would have sent troops to the Song Dynasty.

The price that violated the national borders of the Song Dynasty was a small part of the price.

This kind of delaying strategy is useless to him, Zhao Huan.

Moreover, it’s okay if you don’t write a letter, isn’t it a bit suspicious when you write a letter?

Either it is a delaying strategy, or it is true or false.

To put it in the words of a certain great man: we should despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically.

If it is a delaying strategy, it must be looking for reinforcements.

If it is true or false, it must be to confuse me and take the opportunity to achieve another goal to influence the occupation.

In short, Zhao Huan didn't believe that Chihan would really surrender and surrender.

Even if he really wants to surrender, Zhao Huan will pretend that he didn't hear or see, and he doesn't know anything, just to kill you!

On this day, the emperor agreed with Yue Fei to the Northern Expedition of the Grassland in Xingqing Prefecture.

The troops were divided into three groups. Wu Jie's Lanyue army sent troops from Xiping Prefecture, and the emperor's central army sent troops from Heishui City, while Zhe Keqiu was responsible for the eastern front.

The target of the three armies was the Naiman tribe's royal court until the Naiman tribe's royal court was flattened.

Yue Fei made a statement: "Your Majesty, I am worried that when Your Majesty goes north to the grassland, the Tartars take the opportunity to attack the Longyou Protectorate, put pressure on our Western Front of the Song Dynasty, and use the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao, and resolve the grassland crisis."

When Zhao Huan heard this, he immediately felt that Yue Fei’s words made sense.

"I'm now writing a letter to the money so that he must be more prepared."

"Your Majesty, I have a plan."

"My dear, please speak."

"The barbarians in the northwest are ready to move, and it is difficult for Chi Khan to incite the barbarians in the northwest to constrain our Song Dynasty from the western front. It is better to use the tricks and lure the barbarians into the Longyou Protectorate. I led a 50,000 army to secretly go to Guazhou, Xiping Prefecture, and wait for the barbarians to go deeper. I will raid the barbarians from the north and send a scramble to Qian Guaqian to join the army."

Yue Fei continued: "If the barbarians do not move their troops and do not invade our Longyou Protectorate. I am stationed in Guazhou. You can go north to support Your Majesty at any time. It is difficult to strike from the side."

Zhao Huan felt that Yue Fei’s proposal was very good, so he agreed.

So, in the next few days, except for the emperor who led the Central Army to the north to Heishui City with a high profile, Yue Fei and a group of people gradually left Xingqing Prefecture and went to Guazhou in Xiping Prefecture.

Fan Zhixu stayed in Xingqing Prefecture and handled all logistics and military affairs.

A few days later, Zhao Huan's army arrived in Heishui City and stationed outside Heishui City.

The Hei Shui City in July is very beautiful, with green poplar forests, smooth lakes like mirrors, and blue sky like gems.

Every day, there are teams of caravans coming from the Western Regions to bring goods from foreign countries closer to Heishui City and trade with local merchants.

He then went south from Heishui City to all parts of the Song Dynasty.

When Dangxiang was still alive, the trade with the Western Regions was stopped by Dangxiang people.

Now that the Xia Kingdom has been destroyed and the situation in the northwest has stabilized, Heishui City has become an important commercial center connecting the East and the Western Regions.

Bai Buhua presented Huerzha Husi the strategy of this battle, including the time to end the war and what benefits can be obtained in the war.

Afterwards, Huerzha Hus sent 60,000 cavalry south to enter the territory of the Naiman tribe.

Bai Buhua said privately: "This Huerzha Hu Si is really a small person. He actually sent only 60,000 troops down. He must have still had concerns in his heart, worried that we are not opponents of the Song army."

Yidao Equator: "It's already great to have 60,000 troops, and the Krei tribe's combat strength is very strong."

"Father Khan, I have another plan, don't you know whether to speak or not?"

"speak!"

"In addition to asking Huerzha Husi to send troops, we also have to find Yelu Dashi. This man caused us so much that he would send troops."

"Yelu Dashi is hiding in Mobei now. He has always been cunning. It is unrealistic to ask him to send troops at this time."

"Yelu Dashi must be in Hebule Khan in the north of the desert. We can ask Hebule Khan (Temujin's great-grandfather) that if he wants to continue to be the king of the grassland, he must act according to the rules of the grassland. At this critical moment, he cannot provide shelter to Yelu Dashi."

"Hebule Khan is a person who is extremely fond of his reputation. He cares about his glory of the king of the grassland. Now the grassland has been challenged by the Han people. As the king of the grassland, he has been hiding in Mobei, which is naturally inappropriate. He is willing to go to Mobei and ask Hebule Khan to send troops to fight against the Song State together."

Yi Nanchi thought about it, but he was not sure whether he could succeed. After all, Hebule Khan was the most powerful man on the grassland.

In addition to facing the Song State, his more crisis comes from the pressure from the Jin State on the Eastern Front.
Chapter completed!