Through the latest information, Su Yonglin learned that Wanyan Liang was advancing to Shenzhou and was attacking Jing'an City. Wanyan Liang already knew that Su Yonglin and the main field forces of the Restoration Army were in Jinan.

He will inevitably gallop towards Jinan and no longer try to attack in other directions.

So Su Yonglin investigated and held a staff meeting to discuss the latest trends and tactics of the Jin army, and predict the next trends of the Jin army.

What is now clear is that the Jin army already knows that Su Yonglin himself is in Jinan Prefecture, which is the location of the General Command of the Restoration Army.

The Jin army, as we know, no longer forcibly attacking a city, but once we realize that the city cannot be easily captured, we will send troops to siege the city, and then the main force of the army continues to move south, not struggling with a city.

The Jin army went south to Shenzhou through Boye City, attacked Jing'an City in Shenzhou, and sent troops south to explore the way. The vanguard had arrived in Hengshui area.

After careful inference, the staff members led by Xin Qiji came to a clear conclusion that the Jin army might have decided not to use siege tactics, but decided to find another way and exchange a smaller price for a longer march distance.

They were already ready to come directly at Jinan Prefecture and no longer divide their troops to capture other places.

They only have one goal - Jinan Prefecture.

The momentum of cities such as Hejian City, Zhending City and Boye City, which are better than broken, may cause serious trauma to the Jin army, so even if Wanyan Liang holds tens of thousands of elite troops, he will not dare to continue to fight like this, otherwise he will be very likely to destroy all his troops.

Since Su Yonglin's headquarters has been found, just advance rapidly towards the headquarters location.

He tried every means to arrive in Jinan, fought to the death with Su Yonglin's main force, and won the victory, and then defeated Hebei without any attack.

After Xin Qiji and others put forward this view, Su Yonglin also expressed support.

Since Wanyan Liang knew that he was in Jinan, the next move of the Jin army would be to shrink its forces, clench its palms into fists, and attack rapidly in one direction.

The staff of the General Staff were worried about this, believing that if the Jin army tried their best to assault in one direction, their impact would be very strong, and the Restoration Army might not have played a big role in hindering the walls and clearing the fields of Hebei.

Some staff members suggested that the Jin army might use the tactic of long-distance raids and attack Jinan at extremely fast speed, and caught Su Yonglin off guard, which was most in line with their needs.

So several staff advised Su Yonglin to continue to move south to the location of the command center, avoid the Jin army's military front, and give full play to the advantages of strategic depth.

But Su Yonglin didn't think so.

"It is very meaningful to firm the walls and clear the fields. Because the walls and clear the fields, the Jin thieves cannot obtain supplies by using war to raise the war. Moreover, it is winter now, and the plants are withered and yellow. The advantage of the Jin thieves lies in the war horses, and the food required by the war horses is far higher than that of the infantry.

The cavalry, along with men and horses, need five times the food for the infantry. If the Jin thief cavalry dispatches 50,000, it needs 250,000 yuan of food for the infantry to ensure the battle. If 80,000 yuan is dispatched, it needs 400,000 yuan of food for the infantry to maintain the battle.

The Jin thief cavalry usually has two horses. If you want to rush to fight for a long distance, it is inevitable that you will double the food you need. Fifty thousand cavalrymen need at least 500,000 infantry food guarantees, which is a terrifying number.

War horses are precious, and ordinary food is not good. In order to maintain impact and to gain weight, war horses also need to eat eggs, beans, etc., which are better than people. We are firm and clear. Where do they get food from? Do the countryside fort?"

Xin Qiji listened to Su Yonglin's statement, pondered for a while, and agreed with it.

"There are indeed many cavalrymen in the Jin thief and are moving at a fast speed. If you come to Jinan in one go, you may be able to arrive in Jinan in seven days, but if you rush like this, you will be exhausted after you arrive.

Without food provided in the surrounding areas and the crisis is high, the Jin thief cavalry cannot leave the army and attack Jinan alone. They must follow the main force of the army to move forward slowly. Otherwise, once the food is exhausted, people can still tolerate it, how can the horse stand it?"

Xin Qiji's opinions are consistent with Su Yonglin's views and are very convincing.

The various records of the Jin army's forced army decades ago were based on the premise that there was no solid wall and clearing the fields and officials from all over the country provided help. Now that neither of these two conditions is met, how could the Jin army complete this task?

Although the cavalry is fast and has a strong impact, it can catch the opponent off guard, but once the food cannot keep up and the horse does not have enough food to eat, the cavalry itself will become a weaker group than the infantry.

If the horse cannot run, it is a huge burden. The remaining Jin cavalry will become infantry and will most likely be surrounded by the Restoration Army and will be wiped out.

So the General Staff Office unified its view and believed that the Jin army could not use long-distance sneak attack tactics to directly attack Jinan, and the most likely tactics to take steady steps step by step.

Despite this, the more than 500 miles from Shenzhou to Jinan was also the last buffer between the Restoration Army and the Jin Army.

How to better use these more than 500 miles to exhaust the Jin army's power is also a question worth thinking about.

Su Yonglin stared at the map for a long time and suddenly asked a question.

"You said that if the Jin army did not attack the city along the way, they would have to divide their troops to surround the city to ensure the food route. But will such tactics really make their food route safe?"

The staff members looked at Su Yonglin one after another.

Su Yonglin pointed to the current marching route of the Jin army and said, "If they want to continue south, the most likely road is to pass through Jizhou, Enzhou, Dezhou, and then enter Jinan. In these three states, there are four cities, Hengshui, Xindu, Liting and Plain as a barrier.

In addition, Jing'an, Zhending and Hejian, the cities on the route of the Jin thieves' march are not dead cities, and there are also elite soldiers and horses in the city. If the Jin thieves do not have sufficient troops to surround these cities, can they really ensure that the soldiers and horses in the city will not go out to destroy their food routes?"

The staff looked at the map, looked at me, and I looked at you, and after a while of whisper, they felt that what Su Yonglin said made sense.

Xin Qiji added: "Also, they said it was a army of hundreds of thousands, but in fact there were only 160,000 to 170,000 combat soldiers, and the real elite may only be 100,000. There are so many cities along the way, big and small, and there are always tens of thousands of people to surround them, and people must be sent to protect the food road.

In this way, how many people can they still use for the final decisive battle? If they need enough troops to launch a decisive battle, those who stay in the rear will definitely not be elite. It is very likely that they will mainly sign the army. If they sign the army, will they have combat effectiveness?

Then again, if you don’t conquer the cities along the way, you will surround them with your troops and then go south. I think no normal person will do such a dangerous thing, and the financial owner is probably a bit abnormal."

The staff could not help but laughed.

Su Yonglin smiled slightly, then pointed to the location of Shenzhou on the map, and his face was full of excitement.

"The elite army is limited, and it is impossible for Wanyan Liang to fight me without the elite army, so I think Wanyan Liang is betting that before his rear completely collapses, he can arrive in Jinan, fight to the death with me, and then win.

As long as I can win a battle, all problems will be solved. As long as I die and the Liberation Army is defeated, he will win the bet and any problems can be solved.
Chapter completed!