After the army gathered in Zhenzhou, Li Zhongyi just lined up the soldiers and horses in front of Niangzi Pass, and did not immediately order the siege of the city.

The logic is not complicated, due to the unprecedented continuous heavy rain, the news that the main force of the Li family's army is going north must have leaked the rumors.

After all, it was a march of more than forty days, not ten days at most as originally planned, and the fine work of Jinyang lurking in the Great Zhou should have climbed to Jinyang even if it was climbing.

Now that the Jinyang side has known the news, Li Zhongyi simply put on a strong attack posture with a clear sword and a gun, so that the Hedong army in Jinyang knows that he knows the strength of the Li family's army.

From Zhenzhou into Jin, there are two passages, one of which is Niangzi Pass, and the other is Jingcheng Pass. Coincidentally, both passes are in Zhenzhou.

It's just that between Niangzi Pass and Jingcheng Pass, there is the main peak of the towering Taihang Mountain.

Yang Lie deliberately opened a frame at the same time outside Niangzi Pass and Jingcheng Pass, so that the Jinyang Army had to divide its troops and garrison.

Li Zhongyi had been amassing troops for five days before the passes of the two passes, but he never gave the order to launch a general attack.

As a result, the reinforcements sent by Jinyang were stationed on the walls of the two passes in an endless stream.

According to the detailed report, the Jinyang reinforcements were led by Duan Chang, who had a deep relationship with the Khitans and had always been the highest-ranking military general of the Jinyang Army - the deputy capital of the Sixth Army, Marquis Yu.

After Li Zhongyi learned about it, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Duan Chang has come out, but it is conceivable that Jinyang's troops are running out, right?" ”

Yang Lie, who was sitting on the side, didn't speak as always, Liao Shanhe looked left and right for a while, endured and endured, and finally didn't hold back, and interjected: "Lord, since Duan Chang is here, I'm afraid the Khitans are not far away, right?" ”

Li Zhongyi nodded, and asked Yang Lie with a smile: "Bai Xing, what do you think of this matter?" ”

"If you want to decide the battle in one battle, it will take time." Yang Lie's words were not much, but in other words, it was necessary to attract more Jinyang troops to come over to reduce the difficulty of taking Jinyang.

In addition, what Yang Lie didn't say, Li Zhongyi also knew it. The key to this battle is not how many reinforcements Jinyang will send over, but what moves will Yelu Xiuge from Youzhou make?

Zhen Yukou is not wrong at all, Li Zhongyi spent such a large amount of capital to bring out more than 80,000 soldiers and more than 70,000 auxiliary soldiers at one time. If you don't make a big deal to go home, it will be too wasteful and extravagant, and it is no different from wasting national strength.

Li Zhongyi's personality has never taken advantage, it is Wang Jiudan's concept, but whenever there is a large-scale army, he must get enough oil and water before he is willing to collect troops and return to the city.

"Alas, in a few days, Youzhou should be sown in autumn, right?" As soon as Li Zhongyi said this, the important ministers in the festival hall, except for Yang Lie, all laughed happily.

Dealing with a thousand-year-old fox like Yelu Hugo, the general strategy is useless at all.

Li Zhongyi simply resorted to yang schemes, taking advantage of the autumn sowing season in Youzhou, and deliberately led the army to suppress the border, and his intentions were actually extremely sinister.

If the Khitans gather troops under Youzhou City, Li Zhongyi may not immediately take Youzhou by force, but Liu Jun, the son emperor of Jinyang, still cares?

If the Khitans plan to help Jinyang, they will send fewer reinforcements and will be useless. There are too many reinforcements, and Youzhou seems to be a little empty again, and people don't know what to do.

Li Zhongyi sits in Zhenzhou, making an upright conspiracy, it depends on what choice Yelu Xiuge makes?

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are paper tigers.

What Li Zhongyi brought out of Kaifeng was not one or two hundred thousand people, but the elite iron army of the Li family army in the strictest sense. According to Chu Xiong's guess, Yelu Xiuge must have a terrible headache now, even if he sees through Li Zhongyi's thoughts, it is very difficult for him to make up his mind to choose the battlefield of the decisive battle.

In modern times, every time spring sowing and autumn harvest are in Beicao County, the US-ROK coalition forces gather hundreds of thousands of troops to conduct large-scale military exercises in the border areas.

If it is only for one or two years, it is better to say that the military exercises of the US-ROK coalition will last for decades.

Beicao County, which was originally very hard-boned, was shrouded by the threat of starvation of millions of people, and in the end, it could not stand the grim situation of reality, so it had to ask for help from its wealthy and powerful neighbors in the north.

In these years, there is no free lunch at all, and while accepting food and material assistance from rich neighbors in the north, Beicao County will inevitably sell part of its sovereignty and the interests of mineral resources.

The reason why the Khitan people were strong for a while, and even the technology of iron smelting, actually surpassed that of the Great Zhou, was mainly because of the Han people who migrated to Youzhou during the war, providing a large amount of grain production and manual technology.

Li Zhongyi grasped the main contradiction, first induced the Jinyang army to divide troops to garrison Niangzi Pass and Jingcheng Pass, and then gave Yelu Xiuge a big problem, making him in a dilemma between Youzhou and Jinyang, and it was difficult to take care of it.

After Li Zhongyi entered Kaifeng City, the grain obtained from the land reform alone was enough for the entire Li family army to chew for more than three years.

The landlord has N more surplus grain hidden in his house, and he is not worried about the problem of not having food at all.

After meeting with Yang Lie in Zhenzhou, Li Zhongyi divided 20,000 soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers to Yang Lie, so that the entire Hebei front line was pressed with a total of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses.

"What a cunning Li Wuyi, is he trying to test the old man's wisdom?" When Yelu Hugo learned the news, he couldn't help but feel emotional.

Sensing that Hugh was in a bad mood, Jerehana stepped forward and persuaded: "Regent, there are only 200,000 southern barbarians, but they are just like local chickens and dogs. ”

Jeruhhuge said coldly, "It's up to you? Then let me ask you, what kind of horse do you want to rely on to set foot on the camp of the southern barbarians? ”

Jeruhana is the henchman of Hugh's henchmen, and he is the current right-hand soldier who is reckless and vulgar, but he is more loyal to Hugh and obedient to his words.

The leather room army is the royal tent army led by the supreme ruler of the Khitan, also known as the heart department, and is the main standing military force of the Khitan state.

"Regent, with my Great Khitan iron horse, can't I pacify the Southern Barbarians?" Jerehana was always very straightforward in her speech, and she never knew what it meant to beat around the bush.

"Hannah, you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." Jeruhuna had a headache and hurriedly waved his hand to stop Jeruhana's arrogant words.

The Khitan Kingdom, since Yelu Hugo usurped the throne and became the regent, in order to strengthen the foundation of the rule of Nanjing Province headed by Youzhou, he successively set up the Guards and the Front Division of the Palace.

The front division of the palace and the pro-military division of the guards, this is the name of the Great Zhou, and Yelu Huge learned it in the past, and it didn't take any effort at all.

The main generals and soldiers of the two divisions are all Han Chinese from Youzhou, with a total strength of about 80,000 people.

At first, Brother Hugh had great concerns after all, and only trained 50,000 Han troops. In his opinion, these Han soldiers were of the same species as the Southern Barbarians, and they were probably not willing to fight Li Wujiao.

But I didn't expect that when these Han troops went south to fight the grass valley, they were more than ten times more fierce than the Khitans.

Based on this new understanding, Yelu Hugo has repeatedly expanded the establishment of the Han army, and the current total strength has exceeded 80,000.

The standing military strength of the entire Khitan State is roughly around 200,000 to 300,000, and after Yelu Xiuge mastered the 80,000 Han servant army, he suddenly increased his strength out of thin air.

With the help of the Han servant army, Yelu Hugo defeated the old royal family in the Khitan one after another, and just when he interrupted the rebellion of King Xi to completely extinguish it, the old opponent Li Zhongyi came.

He knows his own affairs, and now Yelu Xiuge has about 300,000 standing troops in his hands, of which 100,000 are leather room troops, 80,000 are Han troops, and the rest are palace division troops.

On the other hand, Li Zhongyi, together with Yang Lie's soldiers and horses, has about 200,000 people, of which there are as many as 120,000 soldiers with amazing combat effectiveness, and about 100,000 auxiliary soldiers with certain combat effectiveness.

The advantage of Jeruxiugo is that all of them, including the auxiliaries, are three horses, and their mobility is amazingly fast. The shortcomings are also obvious: whether it is a bow or a crossbow, it is far inferior to the advanced weapons equipped by the Li Jiajun.

The advantage of Li Jiajun is that the soldiers have all realized the transformation of mules and horses, and the mobility is also amazing, and the long-range strike weapons, in addition to the divine arm crossbow, more importantly, carry nearly 600 6-pounder guns.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as it is a head-to-head duel, even if the strength of the Li Jiajun is less than half that of the Khitans and there is a 6-pounder cannon to help, the chance of winning the battle is still relatively large.

But the problem is that Li Zhongyi knows very well in his heart that with Brother Hugh's cunning personality, it is impossible to start a decisive battle without finding out his old bottom.

The peoples on horseback are the best means of warfare, in fact, not the cavalry to accelerate the attack on the Han army's infantry formation, but to gather large troops to cut off the Han army's grain routes.

To put it bluntly, Li Zhongyi didn't worry about the head-on decisive battle with Brother Hugh at all, the key consideration was that Brother Hugh only harassed the main force of the Li Jiajun with a small force of cavalry, and then sent a large force to bypass the front of the two armies and completely cut off the logistics supply line of the Li Jiajun.

Looking for an opportunity to start a decisive battle with the Khitans, this is the most ideal battlefield form in Li Zhongyi's mind, and now it depends on what Yelu Huge thinks.

"Hannah, you led the 50,000 Han troops that had already assembled in Datong Mansion in Xijing, went south out of Yanmen Pass, and quickly reinforced Niangzi Pass and Jingcheng Pass." Brother Hugh really lived up to the name of the old fox, and arranged for the 50,000 Han troops who could attack and defend better to help Liu Jun hold on and wait for help.

The Khitan iron cavalry is better at charging into battle than holding on to the city. Therefore, after learning the news of Li Zhongyi's troops, Yelu Hugo decisively dispatched 50,000 Han troops to Xijing Datong Mansion.

On the side of Youzhou, the 30,000 Han army cooperated with the 200,000 Pi Room Army and the Gong Branch Army, plus the food and materials were also unusually abundant, so it should be logical to hold on for a period of time.

In this way, Li Zhongyi divided the troops, and Brother Hugh also chose to divide the troops, the so-called narrow road meets the brave wins, it depends on who is braver and who has more war wisdom between the Han army and the Khitans.

PS: The second shift has been sent, and there must be a more one tonight, asking for the encouragement of a monthly pass, and I am grateful!