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On October 11, Gao Yuan, Wu Xiong captured Jizhou... On the 12th, the army killed directly

On the same day, the Jin army captured Laizhou, two hundred miles away from Yuguan.

The Jiedushi of Pingzhou Road was in chaos. Zuo Qigong, Cao Yongyi, Yu Zhongwen and others were panicked, and Shi Liai, the Jiedushi of Liaoxing Army, was even more at a loss. Should we stick to it or surrender now? Liaoxing Army had only about 20,000 people, but they were attacked on both sides, especially Yanjing, and western Liaoning had all fallen. Pingzhou Road lost support and could not defend it at all. Only by surrendering could we protect Pingzhou Road.

To whom should you surrender to Li Hu or to the Jurchens?

Of course, Zuo Qigong and others were willing to surrender to the Jurchens. They took Pingzhou Road to surrender to the Jin Kingdom. If they were to the Jurchens, they could still enjoy wealth and glory, but the people from Pingzhou Road were unwilling. Zhang Jue firmly opposed, why should we surrender to the Jurchens? We are Han people, and our ancestors' wishes for generations are to return to China. Of course, we have to surrender to Li Hu on Pingzhou Road. Li Hu is now the King of Han of the Song Dynasty. Surrender to Li Hu is to surrender to the Song Dynasty. He can also enjoy wealth and glory.

The contradiction between the Han people in Youyan and Han people in Hepingzhou Road suddenly intensified.

The Han people in Youyan wanted to sell Pingzhou Road to seek benefits, but how could the Han people in Pingzhou Road agree? Pingzhou Road is ours. We must control our own destiny. How can we let the Han people in Youyan dominate our life, death, honor and disgrace?

On the night of the 12th, Zhang Jue launched a mutiny and arrested all the ministers of Zuo Qigong, but the news was accidentally leaked, and the military governor Shi Liai was discussing the matter with Liu Yanzong, the privy commander, at that time. He was shocked when he heard the news. The two of them fled from Lulong City with their entourage overnight. On the morning of the 13th, they left Yu Pass and defected to the Jurchens.

On the afternoon of the 13th, Tian Hao, the governor of Laizhou, moved to the prefecture, Du Shihui, the governor of Runzhou, Gao Yongfu and Zhang Cheng retreated to Yuguan with thousands of men. At midnight, Chai Yun, Wu Chitian and Yang Hua retreated to Yingzhou with thousands of men.

On the 14th, Zhang Jue and Tian Hao, Chai Yun and others met. When they heard that Li Hu had captured Yanjing, Chai Yun and others were both surprised and happy. After taking Yanjing, Li Hu controlled the overall situation and the next thing would be easier.

After discussion, Zhang Jue ordered that the Liao Xing Army, the troops of the western Liao Dynasty and Wu Chitian's army guard Yu Pass, and Tian Hao was the commander of the army to block the Jin army. He himself and Chai Yun crossed the Luan River westward and met with the commander of the rebel army. Yanjing visited Li Hu.

Xiao Delidde and Jelu Sabah also participated in the talks. Li Hu explained his idea of ​​the north in detail.

The Jin Kingdom had just risen, intending to unify the north, and its power was like a fierce tiger; the Xia Kingdom had been staked in the northwest for decades. It was their dream to expand its territory and strengthen its strength. If the two wanted to achieve their respective goals, the first priority was to eat up Li Hu and the Khitans.

The Hulie Mansion has limited strength. The Great Liao Kingdom is still invincible. If the two want to survive in the north, the only way is to join forces. The Hulie Mansion relies on the Song Dynasty to attack the Xia Kingdom, connect Daibei and Heshuo together, and expand its own survival field. The Khitans rely on the Hulie Mansion to build the Great Liao Dynasty and rebuild the Great Liao Dynasty.

There is a problem here. Li Hu's goal is to achieve the three-legged stalemate of Liao, Jin and Han in the north. Judging from the current terrain, the Khitan emperor formed an alliance with the Xia Kingdom. This goal can also be achieved, and he has a greater hope of success.

When Xiao Delidie raised this question, Li Hu talked about the new alliance between Song, Jin and Han. Now Li Hu captured Yanjing and helped the Song Dynasty recover Youyan. The Song Dynasty became stronger. Moreover, the Song and Jin directly formed a confrontation in Youyan. In this case, the Jurchens had of course to target the next target at the desert. The Song Dynasty of course had to join forces with Li Hu to fight Xixia. The strategy of Xixia to unite Liao to fight against Song lost its effect with the defeat of the Great Liao. And now it is surrounded by the Song Dynasty. The failure of its land can be predicted. Therefore, the Khitan emperor's plan to form an alliance with Xia Kingdom to rebuild the Great Liao was doomed to fail.

"You have no choice." Li Hu said. "For you, the most important problem at the moment is to protect the army and protect wealth. The wealth in Yanjing is moving to Datong. In the future, I will continue to provide you with food and weapons. As for the army, it can only depend on you. If Xiao Gan refuses to retreat into the desert, then if you want to quell the rebellion of the desert and the foreign lands, you will be very trapped in the desert. Yelu Dashi pondered for a long time. He asked, "When will the Tiger King retreat to Xijing?"

"I will withdraw the main army soon." Li Hu pulled the map to Yelu Dashi and roughly explained the situation in Daibei. "According to Yelu Ma Ge, the Emperor of Xixia mobilized 200,000 troops to Daibei. At this time, its southern defense line will be tight. As long as the Song Dynasty transferred the Northwest Army back to Shaanxi, the people of Xixia would then lose the best opportunity to attack Datong. So if nothing unexpected happens, when Brother Richard learned that I captured Yanjing, he would definitely join forces with the Jurchens to attack Datong."

"The Second Battle of Xijing?" Xiao Temo asked in surprise, "The Jurchens are about to turn against each other again?"

"Of course, if the Jurchens want to get Pingzhou Road, they must first force my army back to Datong." Li Hu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "On the Youyan battlefield, the most headache-inducing thing is Pingzhou Road. If the problem of Pingzhou Road is not solved, the Youyan battlefield has always been under the threat of the Jurchens, which will directly affect our army's battle with the Xia Kingdom in the west and you in the desert."

"Does the Tiger King have a solution?" Xiao Temo asked.

Li Hu said his plan, "Now I can let Zhang Jue use Pingzhou Road as a vassal state, but in the future, if he is loyal to Song, Youyan will be safe. If he surrenders to the Jurchens, Youyan will be in danger."

"The Tiger King is too worried." Xiao Temo said, "The Song Dynasty will send heavy troops to Yanjing, and the Jin army will definitely not be able to fight in."

Li Hu and Yelu Dashi looked at each other's army. The Song army lost two battles in the Northern Expedition, and they were defeated two battles under absolute advantage. This shows the combat effectiveness of the Song army. Is it safe to rely on such an army to guard Yanjing?

"I'll go to Tanzhou right away." Yelu Dashi stood up, "No matter whether Xiao Gan goes to the desert or not, I will take Empress Xiao back, so I can't let something happen to Empress Xiao."

"Now Empress Xiao's safety is guaranteed." Li Hu said, "(This book reprints the Longzhu Daxian from Tianshidao, which is my friend. When Empress Xiao was carried out from the city, the Longzhu Daxian happened to be by her side and could protect her safety. So when you go north this time, your target is not Empress Xiao, but Xiao Gan. You must convince him and ask him to lead his army to retreat into the desert and rebuild the Great Liao."

The name of Dragon Bamboo Great Immortal is well-known in Liaodong, but the Khitans here don’t know that he is actually in Yanjing, right next to Empress Dowager Xiao. This Li Hu is so terrible. How much strength does he hide? Yelu Dashi didn’t intend to care about this issue. He asked Xiao Long to lead the army temporarily and with a group of foreign ministers from Yanjing, he first retreated to Fengshengzhou, and he and Xiao Temo rushed to Tanzhou.

On the afternoon of the 14th, Liu and Dong Yun rushed to Yanjing.

Tong Guan wrote a letter to Li Hu. He first congratulated Li Hu on his recovery of Yanjing, and then talked about the issue of Pingzhou Road. Tong Guan believed that reclaiming Pingzhou Road in the form of a vassal state is indeed the best way to do so at present, but neither Li Hu nor Tong Guan had the right to make this major decision and must be Beijing. However, the situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. It was too late to report to Bian Jing, but without the consent of Bian Jing, he took back Pingzhou Road in the form of a vassal state without Bian Jing's consent. Li Hu and Tong Guan were both punished by the emperor.

Tong Guan therefore gave Li Hu a suggestion.

The reason why Liu Yanqing was defeated and left Liangxiang was that he was involved in a treacherous plot among the Khitans, but this matter cannot be said. If it were said, Liu Yanqing, the commander of the commander, at least he would be sentenced to a vassal, and Yang Keshi, Wang, Zhong Shizhong and others would at least be dismissed from office and imprisonment, while Tong Guan and Cai You would definitely be driven out of the court. The generals would of course be punished if they were defeated, but this incident had a great impact. It would seriously attack the Northwest Army. Yang Keshi and others were the backbone of the Northwest Army, and they fell. The Northwest Army suffered a heavy blow. How would they fight in the future Western Expedition? Who will fight?

Therefore, Tong Guan suggested that this defeat be changed to a great victory in Yanjing. During the two attacks of the Northern Expedition, Liu Yanqing and his troops deceived defeat and lured the enemy. They lured the main force of the Liao army to the Baigou line, while Li Hu took advantage of the opportunity to conquer Yanjing. This was a perfect Northern Expedition, and Bianjing was happy. Li Hu did not lose any losses, and the generals of the Northwest Army were grateful to Li Hu. They would do their best during the Western Expedition in the future. Why not do anything for everyone to be happy?

In the great victory of Yanjing, the Khitans fled, and then led the Jin army southward. Li Hu tried his best to block the attack, and it was too late to attack Pingzhou Road. After the Song army was defeated, the morale of the army was affected, and it took time to consolidate the army, and it was too late to attack Pingzhou Road. At this time, Zhang Jue returned to the Song Dynasty with the situation of a vassal state. If the Song Dynasty did not agree, he would present Pingzhou Road to the Jurchens. In this way, Bianjing would agree immediately and issue an order urgently.

After reading the letter, Li Hu smiled knowingly. Tong Guan is very powerful, and every sentence says Li Hu's heart, but he promises that this favor cannot be sold to Tong Guan, but to the Northwest general. In addition, this may be an opportunity to push Tong Guan down. Yuwen Xuzhong once said that if you want to succeed in the Western Expedition, you must first push it to Tong Guan. Great opportunities are right in front of you, so of course you must make good use of them.

Li Hu took the letter and suddenly remembered someone, Yang Zhi. I remember Wu Siming said that after Liangshan surrendered to the court, Yang Zhi served in the Northwest Army because of his family background and participated in the Northern Expedition. He should be in the Northern Expedition Army now.

"Please invite Wu Siming, I have something to come to him."

After Wu Siming arrived in Datong, he joined the military service in Hulie Mansion. This time he also accompanied Li Hu to the Youyan battlefield. Wu Siming hurried over and Li Hu showed him Tong Guan’s letter.

"Do you know why I'm looking for you?" Li Hu asked.

"The General Manager wants to sell favors to the Northwest General." Wu Siming smiled, "I'll go find Yang Zhi immediately. After hearing this good news, he will definitely be grateful to the General Manager."

"No, no, you were wrong." Li Hu shook his hand repeatedly, "I won't give my personal favor to the Northwest General for nothing. I have the conditions to push Tong down Tong Guan? Wu Siming looked at Li Hu in surprise, wondering why he wanted to push Tong Guan down.

Li Hu leaned into Wu Siming's ear and whispered a few words. Wu Siming nodded repeatedly, "Abide by the order of the general commander."
Chapter completed!