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"Please look..." Yue Fei pointed to the Jishui River on the map. "Lin Chong, Luo Lan, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie's four armies are attacking Dong'e and Pingyin line, less than three hundred miles away from Licheng, Qizhou Zhifu (now Jinan)."

"Since we launched the attack, the Jin army retreated, retreating from Guangji army to Qizhou. Wanyan Talan and Liu Yuchen were in Qi and Qing's front line, obviously wanting to lure the enemy deep into the direction of Yingtian Prefecture. When our army retreated, the Jin army surrounded and blocked. From Qizhou to Kaifeng, there were about a thousand miles. If the Jin army had no determination, then its speed would be limited and it would not reach Kaifeng within half a month."

Yue Fei then pointed to Yingtian Mansion on the map.

"The rebels have begun to attack. In this attack, the rebels not only force me to attack Shandong troops to retreat, but also force me to retreat through Huai troops. So, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Jun and Xinxingzong will conquer Xiangyi and approach the city of Kaifeng. When the Jin army arrives to meet, the situation of the war will be very unfavorable to me."

"From Yingtian Prefecture to Kaifeng, more than 400 miles, the rebels must first conquer Xiangyi, and then go north to attack Yongqiu and Chenliu. Considering the strength of our Central Plains Tiger Lieutenant Army, the rebels must stop after they attack Xiangyi, so as to wait for the Jin army and avoid the danger of going deeper alone."

"In other words, we must encircle the rebels in the Xiangyi area within the next half month and surround and kill the rebels, so that we can have a chance to severely damage the rebels in the southeast, and at the same time lure the Jin army to the city of Kaifeng and surround and kill the main force of the Shandong Jin army."

The generals listened quietly. Yue Fei's voice was low and firm, full of confidence. However, this confidence gave the generals arrogance and strength at this moment. Yue Fei seemed to have not taken into account the strengths of both sides' forces, but was blindly pursuing victory and trying to decide the outcome in one battle.

"Can the troops on the current battlefield of the Central Plains fight on both sides at the same time?" Wang Yu did not look down on Yue Fei, but felt that this plan was unrealistic and had a good idea, which reflected Yue Fei's military talent, but in fact it lacked the conditions for implementation. "Currently, there are Wang Shuai (Wang Gui), Song Shuai (Song Jiang) and my three-way army, and there are 50,000 local troops in Xiangyi and Yongqiu. The combat effectiveness of these 50,000 local troops are limited and cannot be used as the main force. In this way, if we want to encircle the rebels, we still need at least 40,000 to 60,000 troops."

"But we must reserve enough troops to guard Kaifeng, and at the same time we must camera to meet the Lin and Han armies retreated from Shandong. In addition..." Wang Ju pointed to Xiangyi on the map, "The rebels attacked with their main force, with at least 100,000 troops. We must first divide the rebels, and then use the main force to encircle their vanguard troops, and at the same time use a force to block the subsequent army of the rebels. In this way, our army is seriously insufficient."

Yue Fei nodded slightly and said nothing.

"We need more troops." Zhang Jun sighed, "If reinforcements from Northwest, Hedong and Chang'an can quickly reach the battlefield, this battle can be fought."

"The Tiger Guards and the Palace Front Army in Chang'an have arrived in Luoyang, the Bohai Army in Hedong, the grain shooting army and Liu Guangshi's army have joined the army, and have already arrived in Longde Prefecture." Yue Fei said, "The army in Qinfeng Road in the northwest is currently far away from the Central Plains, and it is estimated that it will take more than 20 days to reach the Central Plains."

"So, at present, the only ones who can arrive at the battlefield in time are the Tiger Guards and the Palace Front Army." Wang Yu frowned, "These two armies together have only 15,000 people, which is not enough. It would be great if the Bohai King Gao Baolong and Liu Guangshi could lead the army to the battlefield in time."

This is obviously impossible. It is obvious that it is necessary to cross the Taihang Mountains from Longde Prefecture to Kaifeng and cross the Yellow River. It is difficult to travel. When this army arrives at the battlefield before launching an attack, the time has been missed.

Yue Fei chuckled indifferently and asked, "If I gather 100,000 troops to attack the rebels, will the rebels continue to attack? The rebels retreated quickly, will the Jin army in Shandong still be fooled?"

Wang Ju and Zhang Jun looked at each other, and a hint of shock appeared in their eyes. Wang Gui, Niu Gao and others were even more shocked, and their faces suddenly looked ugly.

Yue Fei's target was the Shandong Jin army, and siege and killing the rebels was just a bait. In order to make this bait very realistic, Yue Fei could not call the main force to eat the rebels in one bite, exposing the true strength of the Tiger Lie Army at once. On the contrary, he wanted to use some of the Tiger Lie Army to fight fiercely with the rebels, and then let the Jin army fall into the trap without any defense.

"Mr. Yue, this is too dangerous." Wang Ju had to solemnly warn Yue Fei. According to this policy, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army was equal to fighting on two battlefields at the same time, with dispersed troops, and it is very likely that they would not be able to win on both battlefields, and he suffered heavy losses. "There must be a sequence of battles. The best way is to concentrate troops first to surround and kill the rebels, and wait until the Jin army falls into the trap, and then use its superior forces to surround and kill the Jurchen people."

"What if the main force of the rebels gave up rescuing the besieged army and fled to respond to Tianfu?" Yue Fei asked, "If the Jin army was very careful and advanced slowly and had not entered our encirclement for a long time, what should we do? When the Jin army learned that the rebels had fled, they would continue to attack? The Jin army turned around and retreated, how could we fight this battle?"

The generals fell into silence.

Yue Fei's concerns make a lot of sense. The most difficult part to grasp in this battle now is how to make this bait. The key to whether this bait can be made is not whether the Tiger Lie Army can successfully siege and kill the rebels, but how to drag the main force of the rebels firmly on the battlefield. At this moment, Zhe Kequan is attacking in Jianghuai that threatens Jiangning's security, intending to force the rebels in Yingtian Prefecture to return to help. Zhe Kecun does not know that the situation in the Central Plains has changed, and he is still launching an attack according to the original deployment, which makes the rebels in Yingtian Prefecture retreat at any time. Once the rebels retreat, the entire battle situation will be reversed, and the Central Plains War will make no achievements.

"Now it seems that Jiangning is so smart that he did not recruit the main force of Yingtian Mansion to go south to support him, but instead ordered them to go north to attack, but they took the initiative away." Niu Gao shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking helpless.

"This is not that Jiangning is smart, but that the situation has developed to this point, forcing us to fight on both sides." Yue Fei shook his hand and said with a smile, "In fact, if we show that the enemy is weak, it is also possible to intercept the rebels in Xiangyi and Yongqiu. But in this way, it may not be possible to lure the Jin army into a trap, so now we must use our bodies as bait, pretending to be the main force and the rebels into a death battle, so that the Jin army can see the opportunity to open the seal, so that the Jin army will be able to lure the Jin army into a trap."

Wang Gui, Wang Ju and others agreed with Yue Fei's analysis of the battle situation and accepted Yue Fei's plan. Everyone immediately began to discuss specific deployments.

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On the night of the 16th, Li Hu wrote to Wang Yuan, informing him of the combat deployment in detail, and asked him to cameras in Xiangyi to block the enemy. He tried to lure the rebels into the Yongqiu area so that the main force could encircle him.

Yue Fei ordered Wang Gui to lead the 10th Army of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army and the 11th Army; Wang Ju led the 14th Army of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army and the 15th Army; Song Jiang led the 18th Army of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army and the 19th Army quickly moved towards Yongqiu and prepared to attack the rebels.

On the same day, Yue Fei wrote to Fang Jin and Wang Dazhong of Luoyang, and ordered them to lead their troops to Kaifeng quickly.

On the same day, Yue Fei urgently wrote to win Qin and ordered the dispatch of Abaddon's Tiger and Lie Army to Kaifeng for battle.

On the same day, Yue Fei urgently wrote to Gao Baolong from Hedong, asking him to lead the Bohai Army, Lu Junyi's Tiger and Lieutenant Eighth Army, Liu Guangshi's Tiger and Litao's Food Shooting Army to go south immediately and enter the Central Plains to fight as quickly as possible.

On the same day, Yue Fei ordered Wang Yan, the Eighth Army of Huli, to work closely with the Wuli Army of Huli, on the front line of the Baima to ensure the safety of the Yellow River defense line.

Yue Fei also wrote a detailed memorial to the Han Palace, the Grand Marshal's Mansion and the Privy Council in Chang'an, asking the court to fully support the Central Plains battlefield.

Finally, Yue Fei wrote a letter to Li Hu, reporting on the development of the war situation in the Central Plains and expressed his confidence in completing the predetermined combat goals.

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On the 17th, the Southeast Song army rushed to Ningling City on the east bank of the Bian River.

It was less than a hundred miles from Yingtian Prefecture to Ningling, but Wang De and Li Qiong took 30,000 troops to the army. The slow speed made Zhang Jun extremely angry. He sent his confidants to the army to warn Wang De and Li Qiong that on the 18th, the army must arrive in Xiangyi, otherwise the army would be engaged in military law.

After reading Zhang Jun's letter, Wang De threw it on the table with a look of disdain, "What do he know? Have he fought a war? At this time of crisis, the court actually sent a literati who didn't understand to the front line to preside over the military, which was simply defeated by oneself."

Li Qiong picked up the letter, glanced at it, then put it down, and sighed in a low voice, "Today, the court was controlled by a group of sluts and treacherous people. The country's fortunes are in danger."

Wang De glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense, when is this now? You want to die."

Li Qiong smiled bitterly and asked, "Go to Xiangyi tomorrow?"

Wang De didn't speak for a long time.

"Shishou Xin is sixty miles away from us, and he is still under Yingtianfu City, so he has no intention of attacking and opening the seal." Li Qiong sat next to Wang De and said in a low voice, "I guess, Shishou Xin is waiting for Tong Guan's order and may go south to Jiangning at any time."

Wang De touched his beard, thought for a moment, and asked, "The Huli Army crossed the Huai River to fight, and his sharpness pointed directly at Jiangning. The officials and civil and military officials fled to Hangzhou. At this time, we did not retreat, but instead went north to attack and open the seal. What do you think the court means? What is the idea?"

"This is too simple." Li Qiong said, "Yuwen Xuzhong and Wu Min who stayed in Jiangning were going to defend Jianghuai to the death. The officials and Tong Guan who fled to Hangzhou only care about their own lives and did not care about the survival of the country at all, so there were pro-war factions and escapers. The pro-war factions ordered us to open the seal, to put it bluntly, to let us die, but once the escapers stabilized in Hangzhou, they would fight for power and profit. At this time, the official and Tong Guan would think of us and then issue an order to retreat. Xin Shuai delayed the war and saw the court clearly, so he tried every means to preserve his strength so that he could make the wind and rain after he arrived in the southeast."
Chapter completed!