At the beginning of October of the third year of Daguan, when the first cold snap of winter swept south, the situation on the originally calm battlefield of Hebei East Road became tense again.

Originally, he thought that Yelu Yanxi would return to the division because of the changes on the battlefields of Liaodong and Xijin Mansion, but suddenly found that the prelude to a general battle had begun.

The prelude to a general battle, at least a general battle initiated by the Liao army, was opened by countless distant horse teams. Since the beginning of October, tens of thousands, or even more cavalry of the palace branch army or the tribal army, have formed a large net on the vast land on both sides of the Huanshui River, and with an overwhelming advantage, they have swept away all the small number of cavalry scouts sent by Gao Yu.

For the Hebei Xuanfu Division, the battlefield west of the Yellow River suddenly seemed to have fallen an iron curtain, covering everything solidly.

Although it was impossible to detect every move of the Liao army, the general army engine room of the Hebei Xuanfu Division still made an accurate judgment at the first time.

The Liao army is about to launch a large-scale offensive operation again! And the target of this attack is likely to be Kaifeng Mansion.

The reason for this judgment is also very simple. If the Liao army wants to retreat north to Jinfu, there is no need to scatter so many distant horses now, just go.

Don't look at the fact that a large number of elite troops and regimental training of the Song army have been concentrated on the battlefield in western Hebei, but the cavalry that can really fight is the Lingzhou cavalry in the hands of Gao Yu and the Fuzhou cavalry brought to Zhending Mansion by Zhe Keshi. The total number of cavalry soldiers is only 5,000, of which only 3,000 are elites, and they are scattered in the Daimyo Mansion and the Zhending Mansion. Relying on this number of cavalry, it is impossible to restrict the movement of the Liao army.

Therefore, if the Liao army wants to leave, there is no need to hide anything, just go generously. Who still has the ability to leave the Liao army? Perhaps Wu Haogu on the Eastern Front had such a force, but there was no such possibility on the Western Front.

Now that the Liao people have spent so much time, they naturally do not want to withdraw their troops, but to make a final fight after the temperature gradually cools!

If the Liao people win a complete victory in this battle, then Yelu Yanxi's army will cross the Yellow River on the ice and fight all the way to Kaifengfu, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

"What do you think, Captain? Is it possible for the Liao people to force Kaifeng Mansion? ”

In the city of the Daimyo's Mansion, above the White Tiger Festival Hall of the Xuanfu Division of Gao Yu, Ji Yi, who was worried about the change in the battle situation, asked in a low voice.

"If you don't go to Kaifeng Mansion, where else can you go?" Gao Yu's face was gloomy, "This time I was really miserable by Wu Haogu!" Wu Haogu, this traitor who misled the country! ”

"How so?" Ji Yi was stunned for a moment, "The city of Kaifeng Mansion is strong, it is impossible to be broken by the Liao soldiers, right?" Moreover, it is winter, the Yellow River is shallow, and it is impossible to dig a levee to release water. If the Liao soldiers stay outside the city of Kaifeng Mansion until next spring, they are afraid that Yandi will no longer be owned by them, and it will be impossible to return to the grassland at that time. ”

The Yellow River will freeze in January next year, and it will be nearly four months before now. Moreover, in January, the Yellow River was shallow, and even if the embankment was dug, it could not collapse the city of Kaifeng. In this era, Kaifeng Fucheng was not on the bank of the Yellow River, but more than 100 miles away. The Yellow River is located in Xinxiang City, Henan Province. If it weren't for the wet season, the embankment would not have flooded Kaifeng Mansion. Most of them will flow into the Bianhe River and Guangji River in Kaifeng Fucheng.

Therefore, even if Yelu Yanxi crossed the Yellow River, if he could not stay outside the city of Kaifeng Mansion for a few more months, it would be difficult to use the water of the Yellow River to break through the capital.

And Wu Haogu would never have given him that much time!

As far as Ji Yi knew, Wu Haogu was not idle during this time. On the one hand, his "Tianjin Army" was doing the work of migrant workers, building a large number of construction projects, and building fortresses and hard villages; On the one hand, it is still attacking the east of Xijin Mansion, forcing the small local tyrants of Yandi in Lu County, Miaoyin County, Sanhe County and Xianghe County to surrender.

Because the previous battle of the Mihe River and the Bay had defeated the main force of the Yutian battalion of the Liao army, and now the cavalry of the "Tianjin Army" of Wu Haogu is also in the eastern part of Xijin Mansion as if it were no one. All the little local tyrants who refused to belong were all exterminated by the "Tianjin Army"!

After getting a large number of attached local tyrants, the Yanshan Prefecture Regiment Training Army and the Tianjin Prefecture Regiment Training Army are also expanding rapidly. Although the regular army establishment of the Tianjin New Army is still six generals, the number of regimental training in the two prefectures quickly exceeded 50,000!

After the strength of the army was greatly expanded, Wu Haogu already had the possibility of breaking through the Yutian camp. Once the Yutian camp was broken, the Yutian Han family would either surrender or be slaughtered by Wuhao Gu. Either way, it will deter the rest of Yandi's heroes.

In this way, the land of Yan is annexed, and the city of Jinjin is broken, which is a matter of course. And as soon as the city of Xijin Mansion was broken, Yelu Yanxi completely lost the war, and if he stayed and didn't return, he might not be able to go back.

"The official family doesn't have such guts!" Gao Yu lowered his voice, "We must not let the Liao soldiers break through to the left side of Kaifeng Mansion...... Otherwise, once the official family abandons the city, the world will be in chaos, and you and I will be unforgivable! ”

Will the sin be unforgivable?

Ji Yixin said: The official family has already allocated more than half of the tens of thousands of military expenses to the warehouse of the Hebei Transit Envoy!

Moreover, the treasury of the Daimyo Mansion is also full of weapons and food, and the training army of the Daimyo Regiment has also expanded to 50,000 people, and Gao Yu has a new army of five generals in Hebei, plus tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Xiangzhou Regiment Training Army. The troops in the hands of their own family, Gao Yu, and Han Xiaoxuan can be more than 100,000...... What other sins cannot be forgiven?

Of course, this kind of dangerous idea cannot be said to the loyal Gao Taiwei.

"Captain," Ji Yi asked, "then what should we do?" At most, the Daimyo's regiment will stand at the root of the wall, and the field battle is not an opponent. There are five generals in your hands, and three are placed in Liyang, Linhe, and Neihuang...... There are only two generals on hand, a total of 8,000 soldiers! ”

Gao Yu brought back a total of two generals from Lingzhou, one of which was an infantry general with 5,000 soldiers, and the other was a cavalry general with only 2,000 knights. Of course, auxiliaries are counted separately.

After arriving at the Daimyo's Mansion, Ji Yi gave Gao Yu another 1,000 cavalry soldiers (hired by Ji Yi for money), which can be regarded as bringing Gao Yu's cavalry general's regular soldiers to 3,000 people. Plus an infantry general, that is, 8000 soldiers.

"8000 is 8000!" Gao Yu gritted his teeth, "Yizhi, you give me another 7,000 regimental training, and I will also make a general." I took them across the river to Xiangzhou, first trained with the Xiangzhou regiment, and then sent troops south to Liyang together. ”

"8,000 regular soldiers plus auxiliary soldiers up to 13,000, plus 7,000 regimental training, that is, 20,000 people, the Xiangzhou army has just been injured, and it will not be easy to pull out 20,000 people to fight again." Ji Yi calculated, shook his head and said, "40,000 people can deal with Yelu Yanxi's army?" Don't let Yelu Yanxi give ...... before you get to Liyang."

Gao Yu smiled: "Mountain people have their own clever plans!" ”

"Clever plan? Can you tell me about it? Ji Yi asked.

"Yes!" Gao Yu kept his voice to the lowest, "The official family has given an edict, and you can promise up to 1 million coins!" ”

"Million coins?" Ji Yi was stunned for a moment, "But Wu Chongdao is about to defeat the Xijin Mansion!" Then you will be victorious! ”

"Who told him not to block Yelu Yanxi's army north of Dingzhou?" Gao Yu said, "Everyone is about to cross the Yellow River, even if they build the city of Xijin Mansion, it will not be worth it!" This time he can be regarded as planted...... can live in Haizhou for the rest of his life, all of which are official family memories of old love! ”

"Why is that?" Ji Yi was startled when he heard this.

Wu Haogu bastard, he Ji Yi is not a good person. The 10,000,000-strong anti-Liao plan was not made up by the two of them? If Wu Haogu is bad, can the old man still let him go?

"How not?" Gao Yu snorted, "What is he doing in Tianjin Mansion?" Is there still a little bit of the appearance of the Great Song Wuchen? ”

It doesn't seem quite right! Of course, Ji Yi knew what Wu Haogu did in Tianjin Mansion.

This Wu Haogu is not a traditional military attache in the first place, he is a military general who integrates chaebol, scholar and warlord! Of course, it's easy to develop power.

The chaebol has money, the scholar has protégés, and coupled with Tianjin's military industry, its power has naturally swelled dramatically.

"The official family is going to take him?" Ji Yi asked a little nervously.

Wu Haogu did not have the appearance of a great Song military minister, and Ji Yi and Zhang Yuan also crossed the red line of the Great Song civil officials!

"Sooner or later!" Gao Yu snorted, "When the Liao soldiers are retreated, they will naturally deal with the culprit, didn't he provoke the border provocation this time?" ”

Is it Wu Haogu? Ji Yixin said: In the final analysis, it wasn't the countries that he tossed out to come to the dynasty and more than 10 million real money and silver to cause trouble?

Gao Yu paused, and then said, "Yizhi, there is money in your transfer envoy's treasury, right?" ”

"Rich, rich."

"You prepare three or five million ...... for me," Gao Yu said, "If the Liao people are willing to retreat, they will be given to them." ”

"Okay, okay...... But I have to ask for a decree! ”

"Just go into the text," Gao Yu said, "and I'll have someone show you the edict of the Son of Heaven, and you should recognize the handwriting of the Son of Heaven." ”

Ji Yi nodded again and again, "Okay, after reading the edict, I secretly entered the text, and got the edict of the Son of Heaven, that is, to give tens of millions of dollars in the treasury to the Liao people." ”

Gao Yu nodded and said, "Sure enough, Brother Yi understands righteousness...... Don't worry, the official family won't let the two of us carry the blame afterwards. This time, only Wu Haogu was unlucky. ”

Alone?

Ji Yi didn't believe it. Zhao Zhongge, Murong Parrot, Ma Zheng, Ximen Anguo, Hu Yanqing, Wang Mu...... There are also the students of the Yuntai Academy, the students of the Knight Academy, the knights on the land of Tianjin Fujiehe and Wuqing counties, and a large group of wealthy businessmen and tycoons who have been trapped together with Wuhao for a long time, who can get out of it?

No, I have to send a message to Wu Haogu, let him work harder, and he must take the city of Xijin Mansion before Gao Yu betrays the country to seek glory!

Even if you have to spend 10 million to buy a land king, you have to grit your teeth!