Therefore, once Yue Fei interrogated Qu Duan, things finally became simple.

"Is the Yelu Dashi so powerful?" Qu Duan was stunned for a long time before asking. "It took ten days to hit Lanzhou? In less than thirty days, it penetrated two thousand miles?"

"I don't know." Yue Fei said frankly. "But as Qu Dutong said before, no matter what you say at this time, it makes sense... fast, slow; good, bad, we must keep it in mind... The official family

The situation here is entrusted to us, allowing us to make decisions on the fly and always be well aware of it."

Saying that, Yue Fei finally stood up: "To be honest with you, I have made up my mind to send out troops immediately. However, I have three opinions on this battle, which you should bear in mind... First, cavalry and foot cannot be separated, and the entire army must be inseparable.

They must be one body, carry out orders and prohibitions, and not be afraid of sacrifice. Only in this way can they not expose their military weaknesses when facing the Dangxiang people and even the Khitan people, to prevent others from taking advantage of them and losing the overall situation, and also be able to seize the military opportunity and hit the target with one strike;

Second, if there are constant outposts and cavalry in Xinghui Prefecture, if Yelu Dashi's advance is frustrated, we should attack Zhuoluo City and even Liangzhou to ensure that the Hexi Passage is opened and live up to the official intention; third, if Yelu Dashi

To advance at a rapid pace, you must have the courage to not be afraid of difficulties and seize the opportunity... Qu Dutong, do you still have words?"

Qu Duan was silent among the Kansai generals for a long time, but he nodded heavily: "Just what Yiyue Jiedu said!"

Yue Fei just nodded this time but said nothing.

Now that this was agreed upon, the Song army no longer had any doubts. At noon that day, at the victory camp in the north of Haoshuichuan, Li Shifu, the deputy commander of the imperial cavalry army, led 3,000 Fan cavalry to advance first, but almost all of them dispersed, acting as guides and scouts. ; In the afternoon, Qu Duan and Liu Qi led the remaining cavalry of the imperial camp to the north. Yue Fei personally raised the imperial flag of "Serving the country with loyalty and loyalty", and the central governor's army marched northwest under the cover of cavalry. The troops and horses here were about There were 18,000 soldiers and 6,000 civilians. At the same time, Wang De, the deputy commander of the imperial camp's central army, also set off with 6,000 infantry. However, he set out from Jingbian Village in the south and deliberately deviated from the central army by nearly 40 Here, I thought I would be backing up to protect him.

However, the army marched westward for three days and had not yet left the Wushan Pass. Suddenly one day, Li Shifu's cavalry captured a man, who claimed to be a subordinate of Hu Hongxiu, the Minister of War of the Song Dynasty, and passed on crucial military information.

The army did not dare to neglect, and in the evening of that day, they hurriedly sent this person to Li Shifu. When Li Shifu saw this person, he was frightened and should not have neglected him, but he personally escorted this person to the nearest Quduan tent that night.

When Qu Duan saw this man, he was still shocked. He again led several personal guards overnight and personally brought this man to the Chinese army station to meet with the commander Yue Fei.

Even when Yue Fei saw this person, he was equally solemn. He bowed his hands directly in the tent and called him Minister:

"Shilang Hu! Why is Shilang Hu here?"

"I guessed that the imperial master would definitely come here, so I came here specially." Hu Hongxiu, whose face was covered with dust and his hair was shaved, saw Yue Fei. He didn't hesitate and told him directly. "Yue Jiedu, don't go to Zhuoluo." The city is already in the city, don’t go to the Xishou Baotai Military Division in the north..."

"How?" Yue Fei asked solemnly.

"The Yelu Dashi is really impressive. Just when I returned to the east, he sent his general Yelu Yanshan back to Kedun City as quickly as possible. He used Kedun City as a mortgage, promised a lot of treasures, and contacted the Monan Mengwu tribes to come first. When they came from Yinshan Mountain, they thought they were suspicious soldiers, so Li Qianshun did not worry about the Mongol people at first. As a result, Yelu Dashi's army launched and marched all the way east from Shazhou. As if they were in uninhabited territory, Yelu Yanshan raised its flag in the north again, and Li Qianshun finally lost the battle. Just an inch..."

"What Mr. Hu means is that Yelv Dashi's advance is so fast, is it really too late for us to go to Zhuoluo City at this time?" Qu Duan asked hurriedly.

"It's not just that." Hu Hongxiu quickly told the most important military information. "After the Khitan people spread the news, I hid at the mouth of the gorge. That was the only way for the Xixia people to send troops to the west of Hexi. Then I saw with my own eyes that the Xixia army made an appointment. Twenty thousand people crossed the gorge and hurried westward. I followed them all the way, but found that five days ago, this army was divided into two. Thousands of people came to Xishou Baotai Military Command, and the remaining ten thousand people hurried westward. Went to aid Liangzhou."

Qu Duan on the side shouted angrily: "Li Qianshun behaved like this and completely blocked us! If the Xishou Baotai Military Division adds several thousand more defenders, how can we get it?"

"If that's the case." Yue Fei narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing this. "Why did Mr. Hu say that Li Qianshun lost his position? Isn't this a proper response?"

"Because when I went to Xingqing Mansion with the Khitans, I persuaded the Khitans to bribe the witches in the city with treasures from the Western Regions, and then I got a piece of news... The Xixia people had exactly 20,000 field troops left, but they were placed in Lingzhou! "Hu Hongxiu, who had a shaved head and a dark face, spoke sincerely. "I passed the army at the pass of the gorge, and I took a look at it from a distance. It was about 20,000. It can't be such a coincidence."

Qu Duan and Yue Fei both changed their expressions. They had been studying the military situation of Xixia all day long in the past few months, but they already knew the geography of Xixia very well. When they heard this, they obviously immediately understood what Hu Hongxiu meant.

"Since Lingzhou's troops and horses are deployed, whether they are dispatched from Yinshan Mountain in the north, or recalled from Hengshan, or temporarily recruited locally... there is a huge flaw!" Hu Hongxiu persuaded with all his strength. "Yue Jiedu, Qudu

Tong, before the Western Xia people discover us, immediately turn eastward, then cross Wushan, return to Pingxia City, and then go all the way north. Taking advantage of the emptiness of Lingzhou, go directly to Xingqing Mansion along the Hulu River! I will be your guide.

!”

Qu Duan opened his mouth to speak, but felt his chest was pounding and he couldn't make a decision at all.

However, Yue Fei thought for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and ordered the generals to gather together.

That night, the Song army turned back from Wushan. The next day, it passed through Xi'an Prefecture without entering, and went straight to the Hulu River... On the last day of March, the army gathered on the bank of the Hulu River and turned to the north.

On the second day of April, Li Shifu personally led 300 Tibetan cavalry to seize the Duoling reward port and enter Xixia territory.

"What's the matter?" On the same day, Zhao Guan's family dug holes as usual, but that night, they received military information again, but this time, it was Liu Yan who finally woke him up.

"Wu Dutong passed it on a fast horse from Hengshan... It is said that Weiming Heda, the governor of Xiazhou in Xixia, took the initiative to contact him and asked himself to be the internal correspondent." Liu Yan half-knelt in front of the couch, bowed his head and handed over the secret letter.

"Wei Ming Heda invites you?" Zhao Jiu frowned and turned over. He took the secret letter and asked directly before reading it. "Is Yelu Dashi so fast? Is it not easy for Xingqing Mansion to block the news of the war in Hexi? Could it be Wu Jie?

You are making your own decisions and are you here to bully me again?"

"It's not Hexi, it's Yinshan." Liu Yan told him solemnly. "According to what Wu Jiedu reported to Weiming Heda, the Mongols had already harassed the north of Xixia. Originally they thought they were taking advantage of the situation, but suddenly more than ten days ago,

He raised the banner of Yelu Dashi and also publicized the situation of Yelu Dashi's alliance with us and his march from Hexi. He was in Xiazhou and naturally knew about it quickly."

Zhao Jiu was stunned on the spot, astonished by Yelu Dashi's methods for a moment, but just a moment later, his heart began to beat wildly... Besides, although this Zhao Song official was a waste, he had been fighting for several years, so why didn't he know

, with the Yelu Dashi suddenly attacking the east and the west, coupled with the special geographical conditions of Xixia, at this moment, everyone is caught in the information gap.

From the Song Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, from Xixia to the Western Liao Dynasty, from within the Western Xia Dynasty to the Song Army and then to the Jin Kingdom, and even from the Western Liao Army to the Western Liao Army, the information obtained was completely different.

The so-called overall chaos is right now, and it is the right time to profit from the chaos.

"Reply to Wu Jinqing immediately and take it with you personally!" After reading the secret letter and thinking about it for about a stick of incense, Zhao Jiu, who was still sitting on the couch, finally made up his mind. "Tell him that I still don't know how to fight.
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