After Liu Yixuan learned that Li Gang was dismissed, he knew that the Northern Song Dynasty had been exhausted. Song Qinzong was weak and incompetent. He fought with Tony Tomorrow today and was afraid of his head and tail, and it was difficult to become a great man. The most hateful thing is that when foreign enemies are present, the civil and military officials of the Northern Song Dynasty were so disagreeable. The court ministers formed gangs for personal gain and intrigue all day long. The parties took advantage of the victory and defeat of the war ahead and took advantage of the situation. In order to win higher rights, they did not hesitate to slander each other and did not care about the national interests at all. In addition, the young Qinzong was indecisive and could not suppress these veterans in the court, so they became puppets mercilessly.

The success or failure of a country does not depend only on the economic and military strength of the country, but also on the degree of unity when the country faces invasion of foreign enemies. Although the external enemies are terrible, the internal contradictions are fatal and cannot be compensated with military and economic strength. The last time the Jin people went south, Qinzong and his ministers thought that the Jin soldiers were just here to snatch some treasures and women, and believed that the Jin people were still the same as the Liao people before, and that the army was in a rush to the Song Dynasty to pay more tribute to silk, cloth, gold, silver and porcelain, and it was impossible to have the ambition and strength to rule the Central Plains.

In the eyes of these literati, the Central Plains was the ancestral home of the Chinese nation. Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, no foreign nation has ever been able to conquer the Central Plains. Although the Huns in the early Han Dynasty were in trouble, they were eventually driven to Siberia by the Han army. The Turks in the early Tang Dynasty invaded the Central Plains several times and were defeated by the Tang Dynasty's army. In the end, they had to bow down and surrender. Although the Song Dynasty did not have many brilliant achievements in resisting foreign invasions, when the Liao army advanced south, they were blocked by the Song army outside Chanzhou, and they did not allow them to enter the Central Plains.

Therefore, at this time, both the emperors and ministers, scholars, farmers, and businessmen would not have thought that the Jin people had the ambition to occupy the Central Plains. They raised their troops and invaded the territory. They could fight if they could defeat them. In the end, they would just have to pay some gold and silver. The Song Dynasty was rich in land and wealth, and there were some gold and silver treasures. Since they could buy peace with money, why would they let countless people fight to the battlefield? This is why at the beginning, the Song court seemed so hesitant and uncertain about the war. When the Jin people besieged the capital again and abducted the two emperors Hui and Qin, the subjects of the Song Dynasty realized clearly that the Jin soldiers were not playing tricks with them, they really had the ambition to rule the Central Plains. So, the Central Plains people began to awaken, and a large number of loyal ministers and generals emerged.

Liu Yixuan naturally knew these, but knowing these did not mean that he could stop the Northern Song Dynasty from becoming destruction. Not to mention that he had just traveled through time and became the son of a prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. Even if he traveled through time and became Zhao Huan of Qinzong, he could not stop the progress of history. History is history, and success and failure have its own laws.

At this time, the Song army in Cizhou City did not have much energy to think about the laws of history. Zong Ze saw that Ma Menglong and Liu Hao brought their troops back to their garrison, and there were only more than 20,000 defenders in Cizhou City. In addition, Puyang and Anyang each had 5,000 defenders, and Zong Ze's total troops were only 30,000. When he went out to cross the river, Zong Ze thought of regaining Handan and Daming, but unexpectedly the emperor temporarily changed his order and let the army rest on the spot and no longer angered the Jin people. This disappointed Zong Ze. He wanted to write a letter to persuade the emperor, but Li Gang, who was in charge of the war in the court, had been dismissed. He expected that even if he wrote a letter, it would be useless, so he had to station in Cizhou, Puyang and Anyang according to the imperial edict.

Liu Yixuan knew that the Song army was weak at this time, and if the personnel were not replenished in time, it would probably not last long. He suggested that Zong Ze recruit volunteers within the three cities and encourage the people in and outside the city to join the army. The people in the three places were ruled by the Jin people for several months. Seeing that the court took back the city and did not make him a slave to the country, they responded to the call for conscription and volunteered to join the army to protect their homes. Therefore, the Song army expanded nearly 10,000 people.

It was August 12th. Liu Yixuan and the generals were discussing military information at Zong Ze. Suddenly, a visiting Ma Lai reported that Zong Ze saw that the visitor was the small school he sent to Handan to inquire about military information, so he asked him what had happened. The small school panicked and replied: "The old general, it's not good. The young man was waiting outside Handan City yesterday and saw a large group of people heading to Handan City!"

"Oh? But I found out who came to Handan?" Zong Ze asked.

"The young man looked at the flag and dress of the men, like the team of the King of Zhuozhou County, Wanyan Jilie. Later, the young man disguised himself as a merchant and entered the city, and then found out that Wanyan Jilie had really returned! The prince of Wanyan learned that our army crossed the river and went north, and captured three cities in Hebei, and captured his children. He must have come to seek revenge!"

"Hmph, I'm here just right, I want to meet him!" Zong Ze learned that Wanyan Jilie was coming, and although he didn't have many men, he was not afraid, and asked again: "Have you ever found out how many men he brought?"

"This... the young man did not know. He just heard that after the old prince entered the city, he had given up Guo Yaoshi's position as the Hebei military marshal and replaced him with his position. It is said that when the old prince learned that Puyang and Cizhou were surrounded, Guo Yaoshi did not move, so he participated in a book of Guo Yaoshi in front of the financial master, and he gave up his position as the marshal."

Liu Yixuan and the generals learned this letter and were also talking. Liu Yixuan heard that Wanyan Jilie had brought troops to Handan and was definitely coming to save his children. Wanyan Hong and Wanyan Xueer were still locked in the backyard. Although they were making noise all day long, they were much quieter than before. Liu Yixuan expected that there would be such a day that Wanyan Jilie would not leave his children alone. Fortunately, there is a hostage on his hands now, so Prince Wanyan would not act rashly.

Zong Ze asked, "Everyone, Wanyan Jilie is here in Handan, what do you think?"

When everyone heard the coach ask, no one was willing to speak first. Everyone looked at each other a few times, then turned around to look at Liu Yixuan. When Liu Yixuan saw that everyone was looking at him, he asked in confusion: "Why are you all looking at me? The old general asked you what you think, what do you think? It's weird that they all look at me like this!"

Hu Yanqing laughed and said, "Young Master Liu, you have the most ideas on weekdays. The old general is so caring about you. You should talk about it first, let's listen carefully."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Hu Yanqing's proposal, and Wang Zichun also said, "Yes, brother, just start with us!"

Seeing that he was the most popular, Liu Yixuan was embarrassed to refuse. He coughed twice, cleared his throat, and stood up and said, "Since everyone asked me to say it first, I will talk about my thoughts first. We broke Puyang and Cizhou and captured a pair of children of Prince Wanyan. This old prince was expected to raise an army to revenge. Wanyan Jilie was originally transferred to the border. Since he brought his troops back today, it must be that the war in the north of the Jin people has indeed ended. In my opinion, this old prince will not easily attack Cizhou. Besides, we have his children in our hands, and the initiative is in our hands. There is no need to be afraid of him. Our personnel and food have not been replenished in time. We should not take the initiative. We just need to defend the city and wait for labor. Okay, let's say so much."

After Liu Yixuan finished speaking, she sat back on the stool and planned to hear everyone's opinions. Zong Ze asked, "Other generals, what do you have any other opinions?"

Hu Yanqing replied: "The old general, the last general's view is the same as Mr. Liu. What he said is what I want to say!"

Song Tixia also smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Liu said, the last general also agreed!" The other generals also nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Zong Ze cursed in his heart: "This group of veterans is really fucking easy, and he is too lazy to even speak out for a word." But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Yixuan's analysis just now was quite comprehensive. Now that the enemy's situation has not been clearly found out, can't we hold on to the army and wait for work?

"Well... this, Mr. Liu's words are reasonable, so I will stop moving and guard the four gates strictly, and wait for the old prince to come to the door!"

All the generals were ordered to act according to their plans. After all, how Wanyan Gillie asked for his children, and wait for the following text.
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