It has come to the Chinese New Year's Eve of the eighth year of Xuanwu, and tomorrow will be the ninth year of Xuanwu!

In Liaodong, it is also snowy here, and countless Khitans in Liaodong celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve at home! More than 200 years after the founding of the Liao State, the Khitan people have long learned the customs and habits of the Han people, and Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival are also important festivals for the Khitans.

On this day, hundreds of miles west of Liaoyang Mansion, a cavalry of more than 20,000 people was marching forward in the snow.

All the cavalry were one man with two horses or one man with three horses, and they went forward against the whistling cold wind, and countless soldiers were numb in the cold.

"We've been walking for three days and three nights, and we'll be able to get to Yinzhou City in two more days!" In the middle of the ranks, a young general said.

"The enemy's headquarters is in Yinzhou, after we take Yinzhou, we will be able to win this exercise! There have been three exercises this winter, and we have already lost two, and this time we must win! Another young general said.

They are conducting exercises in the army!

Three days ago, they left the barracks north of Jinzhou, and until now, for three days and three nights, this army has not made the slightest stop! They have been on long journeys, and when the horses are tired, they change horses, and in some places the terrain is complicated, and they pull the horses forward! Almost all the soldiers were exhausted, but victory was in front of them, and they could not afford to let the enemy be on guard now, and they still had to rush forward as fast as they could.

"After arriving in front of Yinzhou, I will lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to the north of Yinzhou, you lead people to attack from the south, we will surround us on both sides, and we must take the enemy's headquarters!" The young man who spoke earlier said.

"Good!" The general in the back nodded.

"Today is Chinese New Year's Eve!" The young general who spoke earlier said.

"Yes! On Chinese New Year's Eve, we can't stop. The general in the back said.

"My generation of men, if you live in the world, you have to make achievements! Although this exercise is not a real war, it is also an honor for you and me if we can achieve victory! The teenager smiled.

The generals in the back laughed too.

It was dark and cold all around, only the whistling north and the sound of horses' hooves echoed in their ears, and the two of them shivered with cold, but there was a look of determination on their faces.

"If it is a winter attack on Goryeo, it may be even harder than now! From Liaodong to Goryeo, there are many mountains during the period, and we need to cross those mountains! And now, we're all moving forward on the plains! The young general said.

"Yes! I wonder when we're going to attack Goryeo? It's really unpleasant to watch the Korean people arrogant in front of us this year. The general in the back said.

"It should be soon! His Majesty said that he would attack Goryeo within two or three years, but before he knew it, it had been a year! It's very likely that we'll attack Goryeo this year. The young general said.

"It's been a year that has really suffocated me." The general in the back said.

The two laughed together again!

The two of them are none other than Yue Yun and Liang Hao, who are Yue Fei's subordinates.

They continued to move forward with this army, from night to dawn, the ninth year of Xuanwu had arrived, and they were still trekking on the snowfield.

At this moment, in Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, there are still 10,000 Song troops stationed here.

The 10,000 Song troops did not participate in the winter exercises, which was the center of Liaodong, and they still had to guard against a sudden attack by the Goryeos.

Although there were only 10,000 people, they had no fear. Over the past year, they have seen clearly the strength of the Koreans on the other side! Their strength was too weak, much worse than the Jurchen army and the Western Xia army, and 10,000 people were enough to deal with any sudden attack outside Liaoyang Mansion.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there is also a festive atmosphere in Liaoyang Fuzhong, where there were many residents, and these residents are walking the streets and alleys.

In the south of the Liao State Palace in Liaoyang Mansion, this is where Yue Fei's military headquarters is located, and it is also the official office where Yu Yunwen governs Liaodong.

Yue Fei went to inspect the military camp in the morning, and at this moment he braved the heavy snow to come to the military headquarters.

"Is General Wu here?" After entering the military headquarters, Yue Fei said.

"General Wu and Lord Yu are already here, just waiting for you." A lieutenant of the military department said.

Yue Fei nodded, and immediately strode inside.

Entering the innermost room of the military department, Wu Jue and Yu Yunwen were already sitting there, and the commanders of various departments of the military department were also sitting in it.

This is a small conference room, and in front of the conference room hangs maps of Liaodong and Goryeo, and after Yue Fei entered it, everyone stood up.

"General Yue, long time no see." Wu Jue arched his hand and said with a smile.

"It's been a long time! I thought you wouldn't be able to come today, General Wu. Yue Fei also laughed and said.

"Let's discuss the use of troops against Goryeo, so naturally I can't afford to waste time." Wu Jue said.

Everyone sat down together, and only Yue Fei stood in front.

"It only took us a year to stabilize the situation in Liaodong, and the General Staff Headquarters ordered us to be ready to go east at any time, so we summoned you all over and discussed it well! General Wu, what is the situation in the Navy now? Yue Fei said.

"Now our navy has three major bases, one is Tianjin Wei, one is Dengzhou, and the other is Lion's Mouth! In addition, this year the Navy recruited another 20,000 soldiers, and now the total strength of the Navy has reached 120,000! We have more than three thousand warships! Army soldiers are training every day, and now after the cold, some soldiers even go south to the southern seas for training! The soldiers are preparing for the Battle of Goryeo! When the weather warms up a little and the ice floes on the sea melt away, we can enter Goryeo at any time! Wu Jue said.

Although the Koreans had occupied a large part of the Liaodong Peninsula, the southernmost part of the Liaodong Peninsula had been occupied by the navy.

"If war really happens, the navy will fight across the sea and raid the capital of Goryeo!" Yue Fei said.

Wu Jue nodded.

"If you can take the king of Goryeo in one fell swoop, it will be extremely beneficial to the battle of Goryeo! Therefore, the navy had to make sure that the king of Goryeo would not escape. Yue Fei said.

"In the summer and autumn of last year, our Navy conducted several landing exercises! If the battle of Goryeo begins, we will encircle Goryeo from three directions! A third of the troops attacked Ganghwa Island first, and then suddenly appeared west of Kaegyung! One-third of the troops landed from Haizhou, took Jinchuan as quickly as possible, and blocked the road north of Kaijing! The other third of the soldiers and horses landed from Inju and blocked the road south of Kaijing! The navy will also send people to completely block the Han River to prevent the Koreans from escaping from the Han River! Surrounded on such several sides, there was absolutely no possibility for the Koreans to escape. Wu Jue said.

"If you take Kaegyung, you must immediately go north and take Pyongyang!" Yue Fei said again.

Kaegyong and Pyongyang, these are the two most important cities in Goryeo! Kaegyong is the capital of Goryeo, and Pyongyang is the capital of Goryeo, and there are many Goryeo royal families in both places, and if these two cities are taken down, the Goryeo royal family can be wiped out.

"It's no problem to take these two cities!" Wu Jue said.

"The command system in the Goryeo army is chaotic, if the Goryeo war is born, our cavalry will also raid Baozhou, and take down the Goryeo commander Choi Zhuo first! At that time, there are many generals in the Goryeo army in Liaodong, and they are not convinced by each other, and they will return to Goryeo to rescue the king of Goryeo, and you and my two armies can easily encircle them! Yue Fei said.

"If the Koreans hold the thousand-mile Great Wall and the army does not enter it at the first time, our navy alone may still be a little dangerous." Wu Jue said.

"Our army has prepared two thousand stone throwers! In the face of such a force, the Great Wall can also be blasted open! When the time comes, your navy can send an army to attack from the south, so that it will be even more foolproof! Yue Fei said.

"Lord Yu, I still need your help in logistics." Wu Jue said.

"Although don't worry, there are still more than 100,000 militias in Liaodong, and these militias will naturally participate in this battle!" Yu Yunwen said.

The main generals of the Song army discussed the attack on Goryeo in Liaoyang, and in Baozhou, on the bank of the Yalu River, that is, in the area of Dandong in later generations, a Goryeo general in his forties was standing on the wall of Baozhou.

There is no Goryeo on this city wall except for him, and the weather is so cold, the rest of the Goryeo soldiers have already returned to the city! In such weather, no one can let those Goryeo soldiers come out.

This Goryeo general was dressed in a very ornate Goryeo costume and wore a bright sword at his waist.

He is very handsome and elegant, as if he is a literati, not a general!

He is Choi Zhuo, the coach of Goryeo! Back then, it was he who killed the traitor Li Ziqian of Goryeo and supported the succession of Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo!

Now he controls all the Goryeo armies, but he doesn't actually command a single campaign! He prides himself on being a Confucian general, believing that a real general should be in the back and should not go to the front! He was deeply trusted by Wang Kai, because of his high political means, no one in the entire army dared to oppose him.

There was the sound of footsteps behind me, and I saw two men dressed in civil attire walking up the city wall.

Both civil servants frowned, the wind and snow were too great for them to bear.

"Master Cui, why are you here?" A civil official in his sixties.

"Blowing the wind here can make me more sober and let me see the truth ahead!" Cui Zhuo turned his head and said with an elegant smile.

"It's so cold in here!" That civil official said.

"Only in such a difficult environment can strong clans like Khitan and Jurchen be born! The main reason why my Goryeo is not strong enough is that our life is too stable! Now that we have obtained Liaodong, we naturally have to be tempered in the ice and snow like the Khitan and Jurchen! Cui Zhuo said.

"Your Excellency is right!" Behind a civil official in his thirties.

"However, our army has been slacking off for a long time, and it is too difficult for them to train in the ice and snow, and the soldiers will not agree! It takes time to completely rebuild the army! The Song army on the other side is different from us, even if it is such a cold day, they are still training every day! They're too strong, and we're really no match for them right now! Lord An, Lord Li, when you go to Yanjing City this time, you must get the Song people to agree to sign a contract, and at that time I can train with peace of mind! Cui Zhuo said.

It turned out that the two literati in the back were An Pulin and Li Rui!

"Don't worry, Lord Cui, we will let the Song people agree to sign a contract, in fact, the civil and military disputes in the Song Dynasty are very fierce, and the civil ministers are very dissatisfied with the generals, this time we will go over, and it will not be a problem to sign the contract." An Pulin said.

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, you stay in Baozhou City for a while, and wait until the fifteenth day of the first month, after the heavy snow stops, you will go to Yanjing." Cui Zhuo said.

"This won't work! Let's let Song people sign the contract as soon as possible, so that we can have peace of mind! General Cui, we are here to bid farewell to you, and today we are going to Yanjing! An Pulin said.

"If I, the Koreans, are like the two of them, it will not be a problem to occupy the Central Plains!" Cui Zhuo said with emotion.

Not long after, Cui Zhuo personally sent An Pulin and Li Rui away, not to mention it.