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Chapter 97 The Common Enemy

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Xin Xingzong had no choice... agreed without hesitation. Killing the Jin thief and avenging revenge was his greatest wish, and the 50,000 troops in front of him were a very big variable. Whether for him or the Tiger and Lieutenant Army, the handling of these 50,000 troops was a headache.

It was not that Xin Xingzong did not want to hand over the 50,000 army, but that he could not give up control of the 50,000 army before Chang'an fulfilled his promise; Yue Fei certainly wanted to take the 50,000 army for his own use, but the army of Xin Xingzong and Wang De combined was as much as 80,000, which is basically more than half of the current Tiger Lie Army's troops on the Central Plains battlefield. In the short term, even if it is reorganized, it will be difficult to digest quickly. In addition, there is another more serious question, that is, whether Chang'an is willing to increase the main army of 80,000. The military supply of the 80,000 army is extremely huge, and with Chang'an's current tax revenue, it is impossible to support it.

At this time, the 80,000 troops were brought back to the battlefield and everyone worked together to fight the Jin army, but the problems of both sides could be solved.

Xin Xingzong and Wang De can continue to command their own army. With the army in hand, life safety is guaranteed, and they are not afraid of Chang'an going back on their word. At the same time, they can satisfy their wishes, attack and kill Jin thieves, and recover mountains and rivers; fight for the Chang'an court, and make merits, so that they can win the trust of Chang'an as quickly as possible, protect their interests, and even gain greater benefits. The army will inevitably suffer a lot of losses in battle, which has a great impact on their strength, but since they have defected to Chang'an, they must follow the rules of Chang'an. The weakening of their own strength can bring them greater security, and the army can quickly complete the reorganization.

The Hu Lie Army had to move the battlefield immediately, and all the troops had to be surrendered to the battle to siege and kill Jin thieves. Yue Fei could not withdraw troops to monitor the 80,000 surrender army. In fact, it was difficult for Chang'an to agree to increase the organization of 80,000 troops. Therefore, throwing 80,000 troops to the Wanting battlefield can help Yue Fei solve these two problems. In addition, the absolute advantage of the Hu Lie Army in terms of military strength can ensure that the Hu Lie Army wins the battle against Jin, and then successfully completes the attack target and recovers Shandong.

Both sides took their own needs, and the negotiation atmosphere was very harmonious. Soon, all the details were discussed.

Late at night, Yue Fei invited Wang De and Li Qiong to the military tent. He had already consulted the two of them on the same plan. Both of them agreed, just like Xin Xingzong. The next thing was that everyone would be honest, sit together and explain clearly, explain the gains and losses of the interests, eliminate misunderstandings and barriers, and further build trust.

Mid-ye, Gao Baolong, Song Jiang, Wang Gui, Niu Gao, Zhang Xian and other commanders arrived one after another. Yue Fei personally presided over the military controversy and deployed a plan to siege and kill the Jin army.

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Sun Ge stood in front of the map and summarized the battle situation that the scouts investigated today, as well as the urgent reports sent by Lin Chong and Han Shizhong from Wanting, and gave a detailed explanation.

"Zhang Jun has withdrawn to Xiangyi." Sun Ge said, "If nothing unexpected happens, he will urgently sue the Jin army for the battle in Yongqiu. So far, Zhang Jun must not know that Xin Shuai has surrendered, but he obviously needs to make such a consideration. Once Xin Shuai is defeated or surrendered, he will judge that our Tiger Lie Army will quickly go south to Yingtian Mansion. Our horse army is fast, and Xiangyi is only more than 200 miles away from Yingtian Mansion. If Zhang Jun wants to withdraw Yingtian Mansion safely, he must find a way to stop our army's pursuit. The only way is to let the Jin army continue to attack, to hold up our main army and give him time to withdraw the Yingtian Mansion safely. Based on this judgment, Zhang Jun will not tell the Jin army that he has been defeated for the time being and is retreating. However, when he returns to Yingtian Mansion, he will not continue to hide it."

"Based on this judgment, we are still absolutely sure to surround the Jin army."

"It is only more than 200 miles from Yongqiu, Chenliu Line to Wanting. We adjusted our deployment overnight and mobilized our troops to Wanting overnight. It takes up to two days for each army to reach the attack position."

"The deployment of the General Office is to lead the troops of four armies to block the front of Wanting."

"The Tiger Guards of Baoshu, Wolfshu (Abaddon), Wangshu (Wang Dazhong) and Fangshu (Fang Jin) crossed the Bian River overnight, killed Xingren Mansion, cut off the Jin army's retreat in Jiyin and Dingtao."

"Wang Liushou (Wang Yuan), Song Shuai (Song Jiang), Wang Shuai (Wang Gui), and you two..." Sun Ge pointed to Wang De and Li Qiong and said, "Please go both of you and Song Shuai, Wang Shuai, go directly north, cross Guangji Canal from Dongming City, kill Donglan in the north of Wanting, and surround the Jin army from the flanks."

"Shishou Xin, Miao Shuai and Wang Shuai (Wang Ju) went north and headed straight for Jiyin, surrounding the Jin army from the south of Wanting."

"Liu Guangshi and Lu Junyi's army have arrived in Kaifeng today. They will quickly arrive at Wanting to meet. Hu Litao's grain shooting army followed up and it is estimated that they can enter the Wanting battlefield in three days."

"In this battle, we have 150,000 main forces, 50,000 Kaifeng local troops, 30,000 grain-shooting troops, and 80,000 surrendered troops. A total of 310,000 troops were concentrated on the Wanting line." When Sun Ge said this, he looked very excited, and he was full of confidence in the upcoming Wanting Battle. "According to our investigation, the Jin army's troops are about 100,000, so we have an absolute advantage in military strength. As long as everyone travels day and night, quickly arrives at the battlefield and surrounds the Jin army, they will win this battle."

The atmosphere in the tent was very warm. The amazing results of the battle of Yongqiu greatly encouraged morale. The battle of Wanting's Tiger and Lieutenant Army had such obvious advantages. You can imagine everyone's mood at this moment. What everyone is discussing now is not how to arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible, but how to slaughter the golden thieves.

At this time, Yue Fei stood up and poured a basin of cold water on the enthusiastic generals.

"In order to ensure that we can defeat the Jin thieves in the Central Plains and recover Shandong, the court drew some of the main forces from Hedong to move south, resulting in the troops in Hedong and Daibei that could only defend and not launch an attack to support us." Yue Fei walked to the map and pressed his hands with a false press, "After we surrounded the Jin army in Wanting, the Jin army in Hebei must rescue him."

Yue Fei's finger slowly slid along the Yellow River on the map, "Hebei Jin army held troops on Liyang, Puyang and Daming Mansion. It was only more than 200 miles away from Wanting, and the troops we used to guard the Yellow River defense line were only two armies, one was the Tiger Lie Eighth Army stationed in Weizhou, and the other was the Tiger Lie Five Army stationed in white horses. If the Hebei Jin army came over with fierce force, these two armies would definitely not be able to resist the attack of the Jin army."

Yue Fei turned to face the generals and said solemnly: "Don't think that we will win the battle with the Jin army in Wanting. On the contrary, because this battle is related to the survival of Shandong, the Jin army will have to fight back to the death. So this time we are still fighting at the same time on two battlefields, and the form is not as optimistic as imagined. Please be clear-headed. We do not have an absolute advantage in military strength, especially the local army and the grain-shooting army in Kaifeng, which have limited combat power and cannot be thrown into it until the last moment to make unnecessary sacrifices. Therefore, I ask everyone to be prepared for a tough battle and a bloody battle."

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The generals of each army took the order and left and launched an operation overnight.

Song Jiang finally left and saw that only Yue Fei and Sun Ge were left in the tent. He then said: "The chief executive believes in the surrendered army? Yesterday we were still enemies. A day later, not only became brothers, but also fought side by side. Isn't this too dangerous?"

"I know, this is indeed very dangerous." Yue Fei shook his head helplessly, "So I just said that when we fight against the Jin army, we have no advantage in military strength. On the contrary, there are dangers everywhere and accidents may occur at any time."

"Since that's the case..." Song Jiang hesitated, "How dare the governor bring them to the battlefield?"

"I can't find a better solution," said Yue Fei. "Is there any better way besides pulling them onto the battlefield?"

Song Jiang smiled bitterly and speechlessly. He saw the worry on Yue Fei's face and felt the heavy pressure Yue Fei was bearing. The battle of Wanting is imminent. If the Jin army is not attacked, it will be withdrawn. Time, troops, targets and tasks are entangled. Even if Li Hu sits here, he is probably helpless.

"If..." Song Jiang wanted to say something but stopped. He really couldn't imagine the result of defeat in the war, so he could also imagine the great risks that Yue Fei took.

"The people in the northwest have a deep feud with the Jurchens." Yue Fei said this, thinking about the fierce battles that once occurred in Hebei, the thousands of Northwest soldiers who died in Hebei, and the people in Yao Gu, Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Wang Qi and those Northwest soldiers who died in the battlefield, the panic in his heart suddenly dropped a little. "Do you still remember the battle in Hebei? Do you still remember the soldiers who died in the battle? Do you still remember the pitiful and helpless people? Xin Xingzong, Miao Fu, Wang De, and Li Qiong were all Northwest soldiers who came out of Hebei. Many of their brothers, friends and even relatives died under the iron hoof of the Jurchens. They had seen countless innocent people die tragically under the sword of the Jin thief with their own eyes. Will they forget this hatred?"

Yue Fei sneered, with a sharp murderous aura in his eyes, "I think they will not forget that they may not be able to fight with us, but fighting with the Jurchens is completely different. These people in the northwest are definitely not people who are afraid of death. They will definitely prove their love and loyalty to this land on the battlefield of Wanting. They will never betray Middle Earth, nor will they betray Middle Earth people."

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On the morning of the 30th, Lin Chong and Han Shizhong received the order from Yue Fei to continue retreating and retreated along the Guangji Canal to Kaifeng. In order to lure the enemy, Yue Fei asked them to fight a defeat and discard part of the baggage, luring the Jin people to take the bait.

That afternoon, Wanyan Talan led his army to cross Wanting and enter the Kaifeng territory, which was more than 200 miles away from Kaifeng City.
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