September 23, Zonghan camp.

"Is there any news about Sa Lihe?"

"There is no news about Sa Lihe yet."

"Report! Marshal, the Song Army has sent a letter of war!"

A complete letter of challenge was placed on Zong Han's desk.

"This is Yue Fei's letter of challenge." Zong Han said.

"Marshal, if Yue Fei is so eager to accept the challenge, there must be a ghost in Fenglong Mountain!" Wanyan Mengshi said, "Not only that, Yue Fei obviously wants us to stay away from Zhaozhou, just because Zhao Guan's family is in Zhaozhou."

"Marshal, turn back immediately. The army is approaching Zhaozhou. The last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

From this point of view, a considerable number of people in Zong Han's army still wanted to capture the thief first and capture the king first, and attack Zhaozhou directly.

At this time, Zhang Tonggu hurried in: "Marshal! An urgent report came from Zhaozhou. Zhao Guan's family has left Zhaozhou and set off for Yuanshi County!"

"Seriously?" Zong Han was shocked.

Not only Zong Han, but other Jin Army generals were also really shocked by this news.

At this time, Zhao Guanjia dared to leave Zhaozhou?

"The official has sent people to confirm it many times, and it is absolutely true!" Zhang Tonggu said.

"Marshal, immediately give the general 10,000 troops and horses. The general will go to Zhaozhou now and take advantage of Zhaozhou's weak troops to capture Zhaozhou in one fell swoop!" Wanyan Mengshi said proudly.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Zhang Tonggu said.

"how do I say this?"

"Under the Song Dynasty's strategy, the strength of Zhaozhou City has become comparable to that of Taiyuan. It is very difficult to capture it quickly. Moreover, if Zhao Guan's family leaves Zhaozhou, they will never take away all Zhaozhou's soldiers and horses. If it cannot be conquered for a long time, Zhao Guan's family and

If Yue Fei fights back on both fronts, our army will be in a disadvantageous situation."

"Then why did the Zhao Guan family suddenly leave Zhaozhou?" Wanyan Mengshi asked.

"They are bound to surround us with Yue Fei. Marshal, we can't divide our troops now. No matter how many routes the Song army is divided into, our army just concentrates its forces and fights all the way!"

Zong Han said with bright eyes: "Let's investigate the whereabouts of Zhao Guan's family first to see where he is going."

"yes!"

On the evening of September 23, Zhao Ning summoned Zhang Bofen.

"His Majesty!"

"In the first battle of Shangdang, you led 3,000 cavalry to raid the Jin army's formation and reversed the situation of the battle. Only then did our army achieve a great victory in Shangdang!" Zhao Ning said.

Zhang Bofen said: "That was because of your majesty's wise command and the brave advance of the army to kill the enemy. I am just the icing on the cake and I dare not take credit for it!"

"Five years have passed, and now I want you to send out a surprise army again. This time it is more difficult and the task is heavier than the last time. Do you dare?"

"Please give me your Majesty's orders!"

"Start from Yuanshi County, go west, and enter Wuji Mountain. There is a large mountain range, which is the easternmost extension of Taihang Mountain. Although there are many mountain roads, you will definitely be able to avoid the eyes and ears of the Jin people wherever you go. I need such a rare army.

, can play a key role at the critical moment of the war! I have found local hunters for you, and they are very familiar with the road conditions!"

"As long as His Majesty gives the order, I am willing to climb the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire!"

"In this battle, Zong Han probably invested a total of 100,000 troops, and our army also had a considerable number of troops. The two sides started a duel in this area, which lasted for ten miles, even twenty or thirty miles. This was a battle related to the life and death of our Song Dynasty.

Battle!" Zhao Ning said extremely seriously. He patted Zhang Bofen on the shoulder, "I leave the fate of the Song Dynasty in your hands!"

Zhang Bofen was immediately excited to the extreme. He clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "I will never disgrace your Majesty's mission!"

Zhao Ning's words were naturally intended to encourage subordinates, just like bosses usually say, "Every position in our company is crucial."

This made Zhang Bofen feel an unprecedented sense of mission and honor.

That night, he led five thousand cavalry and disappeared into the night.

On September 24, Zhao Ning left Yuanshi County and quickly headed north.

A large number of Jin Army scouts began to shuttle back and forth in this area, intensively sending intelligence to Zong Han.

Zong Han was extremely excited, like a hunter who finally saw his biggest target appearing near him.

He even thought about raising troops to directly attack Zhao Guan's family.

However, due to the fact that most of the intelligence was missing and he was worried that the Song army would set up an ambush nearby, Zong Han was not so decisive.

While he pretended to advance towards Fenglong Mountain, he kept a close eye on Zhao Ning's whereabouts.

At the same time, a large number of Jin Army scouts were still in and out of Fenglong Mountain.

They walked through fields, grasslands, and even climbed mountains. They carefully patrolled and inspected the valleys and searched everything there to see if there was any ambush by the Song army.

From this point of view, Zong Han's ability to control the entire army in battle was not comparable to that of ordinary Jin army generals.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Yue Fei to ambush a surprise army in Fenglong Mountain.

September 25th, outside Cangzhou City.

Zong Wang camped in this area for a while, but he did not continue southward.

He was waiting for news from Zong Han. Due to the strategic obstruction on the eastern front, the only one who could turn the entire war situation around was Zong Han's army on the west route.

It was impossible for Zong Wang to devote the remaining troops to this war, unless Zong Han won a huge victory on the West Road and caused a big rift within the Song Dynasty.

After all, Zong Wang has to consider not only the frontline battlefield, but also the political situation at the rear. Only by having an elite force in hand can he advance and retreat with sufficient strength.

The war situation on the Eastern Front fell into silence, and on September 25th, Jin Wushu's army in Liaodong had already gathered 100,000 troops, and while moving southward, he recruited Han people to sign troops in various places.

The Kingdom of Jin is not a system of recruiting soldiers, the Kingdom of Jin is not a system of recruiting soldiers, the Kingdom of Jin is not a system of recruiting soldiers!

The Jin Kingdom's method of recruiting soldiers is very barbaric. Whether you want it or not, you can recruit them directly.

Moreover, the general army basically has no salary, and the Han signed army does not have any high-quality equipment.

There once was a genius from the Song Dynasty who provided the Song Dynasty court with an absolutely genius idea: to instigate the Han people to rebel against the Jin people and let the Han people take up arms against the Jin people.

It is said that this genius took the imperial examination and entered the palace examination.

Zhao Ning's original words to the officials at that time were as follows: He suggested that this person be assigned to be an official at the border.

What if he really did something that no one had done since the fifth generation?

Maybe he was a god who came down to earth and gave an order, so that millions of Han people in the Kingdom of Jin were brainwashed by him and only listened to him?

Maybe those Han people were so hot-headed that they disregarded the life and death of their families just for their own whims?

Idiot, if you put him on the border, you might still be able to save him.

The size of Jin Wushu's Han army was increasing rapidly.

The number of elite regular troops is also increasing, and the number of kidnappers has reached 10,000.

You must know that this time when going south, Zong Han's total number of kidnapping horses was only 8,000, while Zong Wang's was 6,000.

Not to mention his Golden Wushu skills and five thousand iron pagodas.

Once this Iron Buddha makes an impact, it will be a real torrent of steel on the battlefield.

Its rules are different from those of Guaizi Ma. Guaizi Ma uses flanking bloodletting tactics to break through and cut through the enemy's formation.

But the Iron Buddha can be pushed directly from the front.

On September 26th, snow began to fall in Liaodong, making this winter extremely cold.

On September 27th, Zhao Ning saw the Fenglong Mountain, and Zong Han also received the exact news that the imperial chariot from Zhao Guan's family arrived at Fenglong Mountain.
Chapter completed!