Officials must maintain this calm and composed posture, as if everything can be expected.

For the same reason, Zhao Jiu also had suspicions about Eastern Mongolia and Korea, but he also did not interrupt.

In Eastern Mongolia, probably because of the wariness of the surname Bor Jijin, even if the brothers of Hebule and their sons patted their chests here to express their loyalty, it did not delay Zhao Jiu to have figured out a final plan on his own*

*oss, the image of the final victor in this battle.

This official has no reason to believe that Hebu Le is likely to make a self-interested choice based on the development of the war situation. He will be like Soochow in the Battle of Chibi, uniting with the weaker party to participate in the final battle.

As for Gaoli, Zhao Jiu felt that those people would never take action until the Song Dynasty finally broke out of the border, but they would never turn against the Song Dynasty and would only deal with it carefully.

The reason is very simple... The conflict between the North and the South of the Koryo people, that is, the opposition between Pyongyang Yangban and Kaesong Yangban, is itself a kind of uneven distribution of spoils.

With the collapse of the powerful ministers, it was the group led by Kim Fu-sik of the Kaesong Liangban that gained the greatest political benefits.

The rapid rise of the Jurchens has greatly reduced the scope of Korean activities in the north. The direct economic losers are the Pyongyang Yangban in the north.

Therefore, Pyongyang's yangban, whose politics and economy are being exploited by others, frequently make troubles and shout about cutting money.

But now, with the unexpected expansion of entrepot trade, no matter who it is, including the initiator Zhao Guanjia, they have underestimated the scale and potential of this trade. As a result, Pyongyang Yangban, as the connector of the north, has made a lot of money from the trade.

The advantage is that this makes them lose their basic ability to find trouble with the two squads in Kaijing.

This is not to say that there is no more party struggle, but that no one in the north or south of Korea is willing to destroy the status quo of reaping the dividends of re-export trade.

In fact, the rapid rise of Eastern Mongolia in recent years has also had the stimulating effect of this kind of entrepot trade between the Song and Jin Dynasties... Even the Zhao Guan family themselves are reluctant to stop this kind of trade until now.

Because the benefits are too great.

In a sense, this is the trade between the two largest and richest countries in the world... It is enough to make a country prosper or decline... Otherwise, how could the Zhao Guan family make up the financial gap for the Northern Expedition that seemed out of reach back then.

A war is a war, and a business is a business.

In this way, everyone talked a lot, rarely speaking freely, and it also gave Lu Yihao and Mr. Lu a little more understanding of the situation and geography in the north, which was considered to have played a predetermined role.

After talking for more than half an hour, everyone's interest was still unabated. Suddenly, there was a burst of horse hooves and the sound of bells in the distance. Liu Yan gestured with his lips to several Mongolian princes in the Red Heart Team who had already lost their footing.

They rushed out quickly, and after a while, a messenger was brought, and then through Liu Yan's hands, he carefully sent an urgent military information document to Zhao Guan's family.

After opening it and scanning it, Zhao Jiu handed the document in his hand to Lu Yihao beside him, then his expression remained unchanged and he spoke in a deep voice:

"Li Yanxian replied, he did not go to Hezhong Mansion."

Lu Yihao went to read the document without saying anything. Wang Yan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "The imperial court has been planning for many years, and these strategies were also overridden by the commanders themselves. How come they have to do their own thing as soon as the war starts?"

"It's because the military situation has changed." Zhao Jiu looked around at everyone and responded casually, as if he didn't care about the matter. "He said that he had planned to close the door and beat the dogs, sweep Jiezhou first, and then enter Jiangzhou.

By then, with Tieling Pass in hand, we can seal Zhiguanxing and block the reinforcements from Longde Mansion in the southeast. We can also organize a defense line on the spot to resist the reinforcements from Taiyuan in the north. Then we can go back and slowly take care of the river. Unexpectedly, the order arrived.

Later, as soon as he launched his troops, he received a request for help and a warning from Ma Kuo, saying that the main force of the Jin army in Taiyuan had been mobilized, and at least 30,000 households around Taiyuan had suddenly arrived, but he didn't know if there would be a follow-up...

So we simply mobilized the whole army and headed towards Jiezhou, hoping to quickly break through Jiezhou and join forces with Ma Kuaibo to stop the Taiyuan Jin Army."

Hearing the words of Zhao Guanjia, not only Wang Yan, but also the rest of the entourage also changed their faces several times... They said that the military situation had changed and they wanted to close the door and beat the dogs, so they calmed down. When they heard that the main force of the Taiyuan Jin Army was coming so quickly,

But they all became frightened again.

"Why are you so pretentious? Isn't this the intention of the officials who just talked about supervising at home, but asking the commander-in-chief to make decisions on camera?" After Lu Yihao read the document, he didn't mean to give Wang Yan and others a look, but

He directly put it away and handed it over to Liu Yan, who was in charge of the military aircraft, and spoke plausibly. "From outside the river to the East China Sea, the front line between the two countries stretches for three thousand miles, but where is the line in these three thousand miles? Each has depth behind its predecessors, cities and markets.

, dangerous passes, rivers and mountains, all different. Moreover, the Luliang Mountains, which are hundreds of miles away, cannot support the logistics of the army at all, and the Taihang Palace has isolated the Jin Army's east and west routes, and now it is bound to isolate us...

The one who is able but does not control the ruler will win... Across a big river, if the military situation is so urgent at this time, the commanders and ministers on the front line should make decisions on the fly, and they must not be pursued easily."

"That's what Lu Xianggong said." Zhao Jiu showed no expression and nodded directly before Wang Yan.

"On the other hand, Li Yanxian was right to seize Tieling Pass... If you think about it, you will know why the Jin Army stationed a large army in Longde Mansion. It is not the most convenient place between the east and west roads for support.

"Lu Yihao continued to sigh. "If you go to Hezhong Prefecture, you can reach Zhiguanxing. If you go to Daming Prefecture, you can go directly to Huguan in Longde Prefecture. Then you can reach Pingchuan. Even if the front line is slightly out of tune, you can easily retreat to Taiyuan in the northwest and return to the truth in the northeast.

Determining...the weather, the right location, the right people, everything must be considered when deciding the outcome of a national war."

"Something is still wrong." Wang Yan, who definitely knows the geography of that place better than Lu Yihao, frowned even more when he heard this. "It's not unthinkable that Taiyuan will support Hezhong on a large scale. It's nothing more than what I just mentioned.

, Taiyuan directly knew about the death of the Third Prince, and guessed that we might officially launch a large-scale Northern Expedition. In addition, Hezhong Prefecture was the first place to bear the brunt, so they desperately sent reinforcements southward... But since Taiyuan Prefecture knew about the Third Prince

There is no reason for the Longde Prefecture not to know about the death, right? Taiyuan Prefecture has sent reinforcements, so there is no reason for the Longde Prefecture not to do so, right?"

As soon as Wang Yan said these words, everyone around him was also thoughtful, but soon, everyone around Yujia was divided into two. Half of them almost thought of something quickly, while the other half was as confused as Wang Yan.

Puzzled.

Perhaps because he felt that the atmosphere was better today, and Wang Yan had maintained respect and restraint, or because it was a bit embarrassing for Jun Qian to talk about this topic, Lu Yihao hesitated and finally said nothing more.

Zhao Jiu did not explain directly, but glanced at Ren Baozhong.

The latter received the signal and quickly responded with a smile:

"Wang Jiedu, based on the humble opinion of his subordinates, just as the Taiyuan Mansion probably knew about the death of the third prince, so it desperately sent the army southward, the Longde Mansion probably did not dare to send troops because it knew about the death of the third prince.

.”

Wang Yan was stunned for a moment.

When Ren Baozhong saw the official looking at the roof of the shed again, he continued to smile:

"Wang Jiedu thinks about it, the route is the route, and the message is the message. Although Taiyuan and Longde both have the main force of the Jin army, and they both know the death of the third prince of the Jin Dynasty, are they basically the same thing? Taiyuan stayed behind and marched

Si Dutong Wanyan Balisu was a veteran of the Jin Army, and his close brother in silver skills was the actual general manager of the West Route Army. So much so that the Jurchens did not dare to grant him a king, just for fear that he would live up to his name.

, when this kind of person heard the news of the death of the third prince, of course he made a decision, and of course he dared to send troops south quickly."

Wang Yan finally realized something.

Although Ren Baozhong knew that the other party had already understood, since he had received the order from the emperor, of course he had to make it clear: "But where is Longde Mansion? Not to mention that the 40,000 households in Longde Mansion belong to the Eastern Route Army, but Longde Mansion is just

Today's Marching Department Commander Wanyan Benjian, this year is only thirty-five and six, and the north has always been compared to Yue Jiedu... But in fact, this person's position is partly because he is a close clan member, and he was raised in Aguda, Taizu of the Jin Dynasty since he was a child.

In the account, there is a so-called golden man, a trusted confidant recognized by the three ruling kings of the Jin Kingdom in the past. Similarly, there is Wanyan Lu Guan who stayed in Xijing of the Jin Kingdom of Datong... This kind of people heard about the death of the third prince, and there was no order from Yanjing.

, there was no order from the king, how could he make the decision without authorization and send a large army to Hezhong Mansion? He later heard the news that our Song Dynasty was sending the entire army to the Northern Expedition, and was preparing for rescue. He was afraid that he would first focus on the biggest battle, and the internal fundamentals.

Connected, Damingfu, which also belongs to the Eastern Route Army, takes the lead."

Wang Yan nodded repeatedly.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't understand, it's just that he hasn't changed his mind. He woke up as early as Ren Baozhong started... This is the strategic opportunity given to him by the so-called third prince.

Thinking about the fact that Yuliduo was just a person, and he was not a famous general, someone could come out from Yanjing to replace him at any time. Why would the death of one person force the Song Army to rush to the Northern Expedition half a year in advance?

The current situation can already illustrate the problem.

On the other side of Hebei, Gao Jingshan did not dare to gather troops to launch a decisive battle without authorization, so he could only watch helplessly as Yue Fei and his troops calmly swallowed Dizhou, Dezhou and Bozhou in the two forks of the Yellow River's east road, and pushed the battle line to Daming Mansion.

.Hedong here, the east and west routes are not well coordinated... Otherwise, with Ba Lisu's keen sense of the battlefield and smooth command, I am afraid that Longde Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture will have a total of ** million

Hu Ji quickly went south and rushed into Jiezhou. By then, the Song army might really have to retreat directly to seek protection like it did in previous rounds of battles.

The death of this third prince was priceless, priceless in a literal sense.

"Both Ba Lisu and Gao Jingshan are not cowardly people."

Zhao Jiu's expression did not change, but he continued to speak a little. "I was still lucky before. I just felt that Gao Jingshan might not dare to directly send the news of Yinliduo's death to Taiyuan as quickly as possible, but only to Yanjing... But

Now it seems that Gao Jingshan is still conscientious of his duties. And Ba Lisu is calm and dares to make decisions."

"But it's too late for the officials." Ren Baozhong quickly flattered him. "After all, it was Li Jiedu who blocked it."

"It may not be in time, and it may not be able to be blocked." Zhao Jiu replied expressionlessly. "The Taiyuan Marching Department under Ba Lisu's command is almost the most powerful among the four major marching departments of the Jin Army. He can also control everything.

It's not just a mere three ten thousand households, the three ten thousand households are just the first batch of combat forces hastily summoned from around Taiyuan. Although Li Yanxian is outstanding, the troops under his command are mixed, and they may not be able to stop them at such a pass.

The successive attacks of the Jin army... Moreover, Han Shizhong had not crossed the river, so he did not dare to send all Pinglu troops across."

"It's not just that." Wang Yan also stood up immediately to remind him. "In the official family, Han Shizhong has always been arrogant, and Li Yanxian has always been arrogant. I'm afraid these two will compete for credit and cause trouble, and don't remind each other..."

"Not only that." Lu Yihao also immediately spoke up. "The Jin Army's quick response is really unexpected. Officials and ministers think that from now on we must be lenient to the enemy. If we are lenient to the enemy, count the time."

, Yinli Duo has been dead for eighteen days. If Yanjing can make a prompt decision, they will immediately hold a meeting to decide the candidate after receiving the message, and then immediately rush south to Zhending Mansion, and then send a gold medal messenger south to Lunde. At this time, Lunde

The people in the government are about to take action even if they can’t help it.”

Zhao Jiu was frightened continuously in his heart, but after all, it was tempered, but he still maintained a calm appearance.

At the same time, under the leadership of Lu Yihao and Wang Yan, many of the surrounding officials had changed their expressions and stood up seriously, preparing to bow their heads and obey orders in the thatched shed.

"In this case, don't wait for the results of Hezhong Mansion... Don't worry about Taiyuan and Longde Mansion's plans. Anyway, at this time, the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. We must not show our cowardice... Let the Eight-Character Army cross the river first to support

Tielingguan area!" Zhao Jiu held the riding whip and sat on the bench in the straw shed and hesitated to give the order. He spoke slowly and even had many pauses, but his words did not mean the slightest reply. "Tell Han Shizhong about the situation here quickly.

Let him make his own decision... Then notify all the ministries. After crossing the river, follow the order of Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Ma Kuo and Li Qiong... The military situation has changed. We don't have to worry about an isolated city in the middle of the river. We will fight for Linfen first."

Wang Yan immediately responded... The Eight-Character Army was his old unit after all, and now that he had left, he felt closer to them.

Lu Yihao originally wanted to suggest that Zhao Guanjia should be the first to launch the cavalry as soon as possible, but when he thought about the imperial camp cavalry mentioned before, he did not say anything.

After the edict was issued, naturally there were accompanying bachelors, Shiren and other ministers who hurriedly wrote the edict and handed it to the Imperial Guard's Chixin Team. The latter also did not stop for a moment, forming a team of several people, each holding a waist badge, and flew away on horseback.

After all the messengers had left, everyone was heavy-minded and no one was interested in talking, so Xianggong Lu came forward and asked Zhao Guan's family not to be delayed on the road any longer and to return to the Beimang Mountain camp as early as possible.

Zhao Jiu was naturally obedient, but when he finally stood up, he paused again, then pointed to the upper part of the hut and signaled to the accompanying Ban Zhi:

"Take it off for me, be careful not to damage other people's things."
To be continued...