In the past few months, the turmoil of the war situation in the north is by no means under the political situation in the south.

In the Liaohe Battle launched by the Han Department last winter, Zong Han and Zong Fu were indeed caught off guard by Zhe Yanchong and Yang Yingqi. Originally, it was clear to everyone that the Han Ministry would be unfavorable to the Jin State, but because the several major forces within the Jin State had never negotiated, they were still very passive when the matter came.

The Jin army guards in the Yanyun area panicked after the northeast was in an emergency, Zongfu heard that Liaoyang Mansion changed hands and hurriedly sent troops to Liaokou to lead the Han Department to the north, but the Han Department had already prepared for this, Shi Kang almost at the same time as Zhiyan rushed north, he advanced by land and water, cutting off the Liaoxi Corridor, and the reinforcements of the Jin East Route Army received several battles with Shi Kang here and did not get a good deal, and finally Shi Kang controlled the east exit of the Liaoxi Corridor, and the reinforcements sent by Zongfu controlled the western half of the Liaoxi Corridor, and the two sides were at a stalemate here. After the capture of Liaoyang Mansion, Zhi Yanchong quickly dispatched a large army to deploy defenses on the front line of Xianzhou and Suizhou, in order to prevent Zongfu from bypassing the Liaoxi Corridor and attacking from Zhongjing Road and Linhuang Mansion.

After the great victories of the Han Department came one after another, dozens of states and counties in the Liao River Valley changed their banners within a month, and the unexpected overwhelming results of the Han Department completely subverted the myth of the invincibility of the Jin Army, although Zong Han and Zong Fu expected that Huining would not be able to suppress Zhi Yanchong, but they also did not expect that the gap between the two sides would be so big! And the middle and lower level soldiers of the Jin army were even more frightened in the power of Zhe Yan Chong, which swept the world, when the Zhe Yan Chong army was at its peak, the entire army of the Eastern Route Army and the Western Route Army was almost completely shrouded in the crisis of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species - this is something that has never happened since the Jin army rebelled against Liao.

At the same time that the Han people's sense of oppression of the Jin people reached a historical peak, the Jurchens also quickly united in the crisis, and even the invincible Zong Han also reversed his attitude towards internal and external affairs, temporarily abandoned his obsession with the strategy of "unification of China and foreign countries", decisively changed its strategic layout, turned offensive to defensive, and ordered Lou to withdraw from Shaanxi in order to concentrate his forces to deal with the Han attack. Although Zong Han's change made his own territory under his direct control much smaller, it also made the armed forces in the Yanyun region unprecedentedly intensive and powerful, and at the same time, the military arrangement of the Jin army in the Han region was also flawed by many flaws.

Zong Han's initiative to retreat showed his sincerity, and after discussing with Zong Bi and others, Zong Fu also decided to hand over the command of the entire battlefield to Zong Han, so that the Jin Army's Eastern Route Army and Western Route Army really stood together - this was the first time after Ah Gu was killed. Although Wu Qimai's power in the northeast has been cut off, at this time, the strength of the Jin army in Yanyun has already expanded many times compared to the Aguta era, and it can be said that the Jin soldiers commanded by Zong Han at this moment are stronger than the army controlled by Aguta back then!

When the news of the siege of Huanglong Mansion came, the tart who was stranded in Yanyun urged Zong Han to send troops to rescue him as a supervisor, but after some thought, Zong Han made a completely different decision: give up the rescue of Huining!

"What!" The shock at that time was indescribable, and at the high-level meeting of the Jin Army, he almost roared: "Huining is the capital of Dajin, and pressing out the tiger water is our hometown, do you want us all to become lost dogs?" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were awe-inspiring, but Zong Han was unmoved, and asked rhetorically: "Now if we send troops to rescue, where are you going to fight with Zhiyan?" Without waiting for a lazy answer, he said: "If you can't say it, then I can tell you: if the battle situation is unfavorable to me, I will fight in Jinzhou and Suizhou; If the battle progresses relatively smoothly, it will be fought between Liaoyang and Liaokou! "The line of Jinzhou and Suizhou is the western line of the Liaohe River Basin, and it is also the western line of Zheyanchong's northeast sphere of influence after he controlled the Liaohe River Basin, while Liaoyang and Liaokou are the centers of Zheyanchong's northeast sphere of influence.

Tart Lazy asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

"Why? Because it is advantageous to fight against Orihiko Chong there, Orihiko Chong will definitely stop us there! Zong Han said: "I don't know if you have noticed the rapid fall of the Liao River this time, hum!" Eighty percent of the cities were opened by the Han as soon as they came, and some prefectures and counties even heard that Zhiyan rushed into the army and changed banners to defend the territory for the Han department. Why is this happening? Although I don't want to say it, I still can't help but say: Hanbu is more popular there than us! ”

When Zong Han said this, Zong Fu and Zong Bi had already understood, and they were quite convinced by Zong Han's inference, knowing that there were many Han people in the Liao River Valley, if the locals supported the Han Ministry, if the battle line was on the front line of Jinzhou and Suizhou, the Han Department would be fighting on the border, and the hinterland would be behind it, and the supply line would be very short, and if the battle line was between Liaokou and Liaoyang, it would be a local battle for the Han Ministry, and it would have many advantages over the Jurchens.

"Also," Zong Han said, "If you want to send troops to rescue the Huanglong Mansion, then how many soldiers and horses do you think should be sent?" ”

This is another difficult problem, if you want to completely suppress Zhi Yanchong in the Liao River Valley, the troops sent out must be less - even the Eastern Route Army and the Western Route Army need to pour out, otherwise it will only allow Zhi Yanchong to break through the tactics of encircling and sending reinforcements, but if too many troops are used, what will happen to Yan Yun's side? Whether it is Cao Guangbi in Hedong or Yang Kaiyuan who is close at hand, they are not easy people to deal with, and even Liu Qi and Zhao Li have become difficult opponents in the minds of the Jin people.

At this time, the high-level of the Jin army was much more united than before the change of banner in the Liao River Valley, so when Zong Han raised this doubt, Tart Lazy did not suspect Zong Han's selfishness first as before. He also knows that even if everyone can defeat Zhe Yanchong in the Liao River Valley, I am afraid that one or two wars can be completed, but it is bound to be a protracted battle, because the Huining side has been cut off, then the logistics of the Eastern Expeditionary Army will need to rely on Yan Yun, once Yan Yun loses, the Jin Army will become the sandwich cake in the two major military plates of the Northeast Han and the Central Plains, and Zhi Yanchong does not need to rush to win at that time, as long as the counterattack is defended, and the strong wall Qingye firmly holds the battle line, it can drag Yan Yun's Eastern Expeditionary Army to death.

Then, Zong Han asked a third question: "If reinforcements are really needed, then which way should our army start from?" ”

From Yanyun to rescue the Northeast, there are two ways to go: the first is to take the West Liaoning Corridor, go straight to Liaokou to surround Wei to rescue Zhao, and attack as help; The second is to return to the old road of Zhongjing Road where the Jin army attacked Yanyun that year. Comparing these two roads, the former (Liaoxi Corridor) has a narrow terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Han Department has occupied one side of the corridor at this time, and there is a water division to help, only a partial division is enough to drag the footsteps of the Jin army, if the Jin army invests too many troops here, it will not be able to perform; As for the latter (the old road of Zhongjing Road), there are many intersections, but the road is relatively long, and the threat to Liaoyang and Liaokou is less, if the main force of the Jin army takes this road, it will not only make the march line too long, but also likely to delay the military aircraft.

Although Zong Han's concerns can be understood, after all, it is a taboo for soldiers to go thousands of miles to help and be tired of running for their lives, but he still said: "Even so, can we do nothing and let Huining fall?" ”

"Of course not." Zong Han said: "In fact, although the current situation is critical, it may not be without a turnaround. ”

Zong Bi groaned: "The first turning point is that the two of us have put aside our prejudices and come together again. Brother Sticky Han, is that so? ”

Zong Han laughed and said, "Not bad! ”

Zong Bi said again: "As for the second turnaround...... At the moment, although Zhe Yanchong has won Liaoyang Mansion, not many of our Jurchen warriors have died south of Huanglong Mansion, and winter has arrived, and the weather will get colder and colder, right? ”

Zong Han was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Little Six has grown!" Not bad! We Jurchens have always come and gone like the wind, not like the Han people. People can't survive when they die, but they can still get back if they lose their places. Although the Liaohe River was lost this time, and many soldiers and horses were lost, most of those who rebelled were Khitan and Bohai, and the soldiers and horses of the headquarters were not lost, and Huining had the strength to fight again. Although Zhi Yanchong fought smoothly in the Liaoyang area, I dare to say that he will start touching nails after he arrives at Huanglong Mansion! ”

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