It is said that on this day, Zhao Guan's family came to Houtao and met Yelu Dashi, the lord of Western Liao, Hebule Khan, the king of the Mongol Khan in the east, and Hu'erzha Husi, the leader of the Kele tribe, the largest tribe in the central Mongol.

We even met an unexpected person - Bilugo, the Uighur King of Xizhou.

Considering that the western grasslands are still under the control of Xiliao, and Wushu is the actual military executor of the Dajin ruling group, it can be said that except for one Goryeo in Northeast Asia, the heads of major military entities have basically gathered in a small

On the Houtao Plain. Even in Goryeo, there is also a representative figure of the faction who travels here.

These people were divided into two, forming two distinct and opposing camps. Specifically, the other groups worked together to deal with the Jurchen family.

This is no coincidence. The performance of the Jurchens in the previous twenty years was too powerful and dangerous... But from another perspective, if Zhao Jiu does not come this time, the weakest and divided Mongol people are likely to be defeated by the women.

The real person to win over is Yelu Dashi. Even if Zhao Jiu provides him with sufficient logistics, it may collapse.

In that case, it would only be a failure in the later trap, but the most fatal thing would be to miss the opportunity to form a united front and delay the overall situation in the future.

Of course, as far as today's big words are concerned, Zhao Jiu did not go back on his word. He really wanted to have a fight with the Jurchens in this excellent terrain... If he won, with this kind of terrain surrounded by water

, basically the West Route Army was abolished, and the world affairs could not be finalized. In the same way, Yelu Dashi had no reason to let go of this opportunity, and he also showed great determination and execution in the subsequent deployment of troops.

force.

Now that Zhao Jiu and Yelu Dashi have made up their minds, it seems that it won't work if the others don't make up their minds.

Therefore, on the second day, under the arrangement of Yue Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, Han people, Khitan people, Dangxiang people, Mongol people, Uighurs, Xi people, and some people whose race could not be explained at all, all obeyed the instructions one after another, and the coalition forces marched towards

East.

Among them, the supplies brought by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty supplied the entire army, and the inexplicable party civilians were transformed into qualified auxiliary soldiers, not to mention the huge but famous imperial heavy infantry group beside this official.

, undoubtedly brings a great sense of security to all comrades.

Relatively speaking, although the armored cavalry force, which was eager to expand in this war, has grown in size, it has obviously not been sufficiently proven.

Therefore, this huge army was divided into two by Yue Fei. The infantry became the central army of this march, and the cavalry became the general reserve of the entire army.

At the same time, the Khitan people's complex assault cavalry came out in full force. Except for those who had to stay behind in Wu Lahai City, the rest of the army gathered on the north side of the Song army's formation and assumed the task of the left wing mobile troops.

Will be responsible for the deadly flank attack after the engagement.

As for the tens of thousands of Mongol light cavalry, they were all scattered to the southeast. Their mission was to find, harass, stick and pursue.

Even the camels of the Uighurs were integrated into the logistics column.

To be honest, this coalition army really does not have 200,000. The 200,000 is Zhao Jiu's boast, but there must be 150,000 or 60,000. Moreover, the quality of this army is probably the only one in the world.

Second only to the elite Jurchen cavalry... This is not to brag, but to say that the war has been going on to this day. Jin and Liao fought for eleven years, and then Song and Jin fought for another seven years. The eighteen-year war is enough to make everyone fight against each other.

Got to know the basics.

From the beginning, the Jurchens were less than 10,000, and they were invincible. Later, there were 200,000 households on the east and west sides. From the beginning, the army was defeated like a mountain, and later, the remaining soldiers were slowly picked up and defeated.

Now that things have happened, who doesn’t know who?

Is there any secret to war?

It is nothing more than fair rewards and punishments, sufficient logistics, proper equipment, sufficient depth, suitable terrain...and then courage, training, discipline, etc., etc.

There is nothing mysterious. Everyone's conditions are the same. Anyone who can do these can do it. Otherwise, why would the Xi people, Khitan people, Bohai people, and Han people be beaten by the Jurchens on the front feet, and be made into Meng'an on the back feet?

Can you defeat your compatriots in turn?

But now, nearly twenty years of all-out war have basically wiped away the mystery in everyone. Yelu Dashi fled to Kedun City and gathered ten to twenty thousand remaining soldiers, and he was still able to rise. Zhao Jiu was driven to the Huaihe River.

After regaining their morale little by little, they have now arrived in Yinshan. If the Jurchens have any advantages, it is nothing more than their rich war experience, psychological advantages, and the spirit of hard work and hard work inherited from the mountains and old forests before the war.

War experience can be erased, and the spirit of hard work and hard work is what the Jurchens have endured for several lifetimes. They can only rely on time to kill them, but today, the psychological advantage must be broken!

"Can the official family win?"

Under Long Yan, who had already started walking eastward, before Zheng Zhichang had yet to turn back, Lu Benzhong, who was wearing a leather shoulder armor, asked a question immediately with some anxiety.

The question is obviously inappropriate, but it makes sense.

Zhao Guanjia, who had put on the dazzling golden armor that Pujin had that day, rode in front. He didn't take it seriously when he heard this. Instead, he turned back and smiled at another attendant: "What do you think Renqing does?"

"The official's magic soldiers have descended from the sky. If I were the commander-in-chief of the goddess, I would definitely abandon the ground and run away." Ren Baozhong, who was in full armor, carrying a bow and a spear, and looked full of energy, immediately responded after hearing the words, with a loud voice.

It seems like I am ten years younger again.

"That's right." Zhao Jiu also nodded slightly. "If I were Wanyan Wushu, I would most likely abandon the ground and run away... Not only does my support come in time and my troops are powerful, but more importantly, in such a terrain,

If the heavy cavalry fights against mixed troops, it will be a disaster if it fails... No matter how aggrieved the Jurchens are, as long as they have any sense, they will not forcefully fight us in Hetao."

Lu Benzhong felt relieved, but slightly suspicious.

"However, military matters must not be left to chance."

Although Zhao Jiu didn't look back, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and he immediately saw through Lu Benzhong's thoughts. "Everyone thinks that the Jurchens will leave, but what if they don't? It is more important at this time to be more courageous and prepared for a decisive battle.

Come on, if Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Balisu dare not leave, I will really pin them to death on the river and take the opportunity to invade the east of the river!"

As soon as these words came out, Ren Baozhong puffed up his cheeks and nodded repeatedly, while Lu Benzhong nodded in panic, but he didn't know whether he really understood or lost his bearings after hearing that a big battle might really happen.

"Of course, there is another benefit to making a gesture, that is, even if the two sides have not fought, it can make the two to three hundred thousand soldiers of the two armies here and the people of the world think that the Jurchens are really afraid of us and were driven out by us!

Some things, if everyone in the world believes them, will be true even if they are not true!" Zhao Jiu finally added, maybe this is what he really wants to achieve.

But it didn't matter. On that day, surrounded by large rivers from the north to the south, especially since the two rivers in the north and south were only a mere hundred miles apart in a straight line, plus there were forts and reinforcements, the coalition troops marched for fifty miles without stopping. And the next day

Early in the morning, Zheng Zhichang, who went to look for the Jurchen camp, came back with a neat piece of news - Wanyan Wushu and Ba Lisu did not hesitate at all, and directly broke camp and headed east, as if preparing to retreat to the former Liao Kingdom east of Hetao.

Tian Dejun (later Baotou area), he did not see the Jurchens at all.

Judging from this speed, it is likely that the Sentinel Cavalry immediately abandoned the Hetao after detecting the Song army's arrival.

In other words, the Jurchens are indeed gone.

The news spread, and the army was excited. On this day, they continued to march eastward. Xiao Weili, the chief general under Yelu Dashi, also made a special trip during the march to meet Zhao Guan's family for a while.

"Your Majesty, what my king means is that if the Jurchens cross the river and the German army refuses to leave, we will lead a large army to confront them across the river... Our army has been confronting the Jurchens here for half a month. It is very clear that the Jurchens' logistics

In fact, we are a little weak. If we confront each other here, we can survive until the end of the autumn, but they cannot." Xiao Weili said simply and directly.

But Zhao Jiu did not respond directly. On the contrary, he just looked at the person and continued to say nothing. He just continued to ride his horse forward slowly, as if he ignored Xiao Weili's harsh words.

"What if the Jurchens continue to retreat after crossing the river?" Ren Baozhong and Lu Benzhong, who had been observing the situation for a long time, both agreed. However, Lu Benzhong really didn't know how to intervene in the military affairs, so Ren Baozhong took the initiative and faced it boldly.

"If the Jurchens cross the river, of course the coalition forces will also cross the river." Xiao Orila urged his horse to follow him, feeling a little frightened and angry in his heart, but he did not dare to visit Zhao Song's official house, so he could only seriously talk to his side.

A conversation with an old man named Xiang.

"But if we cross the river to pursue them, will the Jurchens lure the enemy deep enough to counterattack?"

"There is no danger until I go to the Recruitment Department in the southwest of Daliao (later near Hohhot)!"

"How to say?"

"To the east of the Hetao, although the terrain is no longer the so-called death zone for cavalry, but to the west of the Daliao Southwest Recruitment Division, the Daliao Tiande Army, and the Yunnei Prefecture area are still between the Yinshan Mountains and the river, which is a long and narrow area. The coalition forces are so powerful

, enough to advance properly... Therefore, if the Jurchens retreat this time and abandon the confrontation across the river, they will most likely have to retreat to the Southwest Recruitment Division (Hohhot) or simply retreat to Xijing (Datong)."

"General Xiao." Ren Baozhong secretly glanced at the back of Zhao Guan's family, and then continued to fight with horses and march while facing each other seriously. "You must remember one thing. The army of 200,000 people depends entirely on the supply of food and grass from the Song Dynasty, and the main force here is

It’s also my soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty... once we cross the river to the west, the supply line will be stretched, and what we will recover is your Liao Kingdom’s hometown, but we are required to pay for actual military rations. Is there such a cheap thing in the world? "

"My king has something to say..."

"If Dashi Linya wants to talk to His Majesty my Majesty, he should let him do it himself." Ren Baozhong saw no reaction from Zhao Guan's family and simply interrupted him. "Now it's General Xiao who wants to talk to me about some military ideas...

…Why do you need to carry out big stone forest teeth to suppress people at every turn?”

Xiao Weili also glanced at the back of Zhao Guanjia, who showed no reaction, and then lowered his face to face Ren Baozhong:

"General Renduo, of course we know that the Song Dynasty is the main force, but we only marched to the Yunnei Prefecture area, and the logistics line has not been extended much, and we are not prepared to go further. As for the benefits, if the army can arrive

In front of our Daliao Southwest Recruitment Department, not only have we, Daliao, regained the core prefectures and counties, but the Mongols have also loosened their shackles on the sides. Can't your country also sweep all the land outside the Yellow River?"

Ren Baozhong was about to say something more, but Xiao Weili suddenly sneered: "What's more important is that once this happens, the Jurchens will shrink to Hedong and Hebei, and will no longer be able to easily touch the Xixia land that your country has conquered this time. You Song Dynasty

People no longer have to worry about the half-heartedness of those party dogs!"

Ren Baozhong was not angry when he heard this, but Zhao Jiu finally turned around at this time. He was so surprised that Xiao Orila suddenly reined in his horse, and then his mount neighed for a while, but he soon returned to normal and continued to ride with him.

"General Xiao." Zhao Jiu smiled and faced each other on horseback. "Why doesn't Dashi Linya come over in person for such a big event?"

"Your Majesty." Xiao Weili bowed his head and explained sincerely. "It's not because my king is deliberately neglecting you. It's really because he is in a bad position in the army."

"I understand." Zhao Jiu Zhuangruo said indifferently. "I will tell Yue, Wu, and Qu what you just said, and let them make their arrangements. I won't ask about the specific battle. But, you really

Don’t you want to take back Xijing?”

Xiao Orila was silent for a moment, and then responded: "Who doesn't want to? But the ability to march here this time is already blessed by our ancestors. If we force the march to Xijing, if something goes wrong, I am afraid that all the hard work before will be in vain."

Zhao Jiu turned his head and looked at Lu Benzhong with a smile: "Let me just say that Da Shi Linya is a great hero and will not let me worry about some messy things."

Not talking about military affairs, Lu Benzhong reacted very quickly and immediately nodded.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty." Xiao Orila breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded, as if he was a little disappointed because he could not march to Xijing and was preparing to leave.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Jiu nodded in response, and then, just as Xiao Orila had turned the horse's head, he suddenly spoke again. "General Xiao just called Dashi Linya the king?"

Xiao Orila's expression changed slightly, but he did not dare to hesitate. He immediately turned around and said, "It's exactly... Before going to Hexi this time, the envoy sent by His Majesty informed the late Emperor of his death. In order to gather people's hearts, my king made a sacrifice to heaven and earth.

Temporarily called King Khan."
To be continued...