Chapter 345: Yan Yun's Plan

"General Yue, I don't think it's as good as this, you lead the army to the west and recover Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Ulzhou and other places. I led the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army to the east, on the one hand, to join General Liu Qi, and on the other hand, to recover Ruzhou, Jizhou and other places in the east. After that, our two armies converged under Yanjing City and recovered Yanjing. Li Xianzhong said.

The sixteen states of Yanyun are a very large area, including Beijing, Tianjin, northern Hebei, northern Shanxi, southern Inner Mongolia and other large areas in the later generations, the Datong land in the north of Shanxi has been recovered, as for the south of Yanmen Pass, there is now an army of Wanyan Zongwang, it is impossible to recover in a short time, but the rest of the places they must recover.

"I have an idea about Yanjing City. We don't need to send troops to attack, we can try to appease the defenders of Yanjing City first. Yue Fei said.

"Recruit the guards of Yanjing City?" Li Xianzhong's face showed a surprised expression.

"Not bad! In fact, after we got the order to attack Yanyun on the grassland, we also tried to find a way to understand Yanyun's intelligence. We fought against the Jurchen army, and we also captured a lot of Khitan routs, so we already have some understanding of Yanjing. The guard of Yanjing City is called Liu Yanzong, who is a Han Chinese. Since the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, their family has lived in Yanyun, and they are the Han family of Yanyun. Their family has served the Liao people for generations, Liu Yanzong's grandfather once served as the prime minister of the Liao State, and Liu Yanzong's father once served as the Liao State Zhongjing Guard. However, even so, they were Han Chinese after all, and it was impossible for them to gain the trust of the Khitans. When the Jurchens invaded, Liu Yanzong immediately surrendered to the Jurchens. Now the situation in the world has changed greatly, the Jurchens are not as good as before, and our Great Song Dynasty is thriving. I believe that as long as we send someone to Yanjing, we will defeat the Jurchens and occupy Datong, Yanmen Pass, Juyong Pass, Shanhaiguan and other places, and the possibility of surrendering him will be ninety percent. Let's recruit him first, and if that doesn't work, then send troops to attack!" Yue Fei said.

"Good!" Li Xianzhong nodded.

"After Yanjing City is conquered, let's go south and attack Zhuozhou, Mozhou, Yingzhou and other places." Yue Fei said.

Zhuozhou, Mozhou, Yingzhou and other places are located in the northern part of what is now Hebei, and they are also one of the traditional Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

"Good! I think that if we use troops quickly, we can take the sixteen states of Yanyun within a month. Li Xianzhong said with a smile.

The number of garrisons in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun is too small, and they are not the elite of the Jurchens at all, the number of soldiers and horses of the forbidden army, the forbidden army of northern Shaanxi, and the Huanqing army here has reached 220,000, even if they are stationed in Juyong Pass, Shanhaiguan, and Bauhinia Pass, they can mobilize more than 150,000 soldiers and horses. What's more, it is very likely that Guan Shaanxi's soldiers and horses will continue to move north, enter the sixteen states of Yanyun through Datong, and assist in the battle.

"It's just that after the fight, it's a problem to keep these places stable." Yue Fei said.

"There is an order from the General Staff Headquarters, after we conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, we will leave three or five thousand people in each place to implement military management! During the period of military control, anyone who commits a crime will not be killed! Curfew every night! The General Staff Headquarters is mobilizing young people in Guanshan, and soon Hu Quan will bring a large number of young leaders into the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which will be handed over to them to manage. Li Xianzhong said.

"Oh? Do you want them to manage it? Yue Fei's face showed a look of surprise.

"We're laying more ground, and we're needing more and more officials! Those young leaders in Guanshan have a certain amount of governance experience, and they uphold the way of governing the country taught by His Majesty, and they are good candidates to govern the place! The Propaganda Department will also send people to reassure people and prevent accidents! Li Xianzhong said.

Yue Fei nodded.

"After defeating Yanyun, we will immediately go south, attack Shandong, and eliminate Liu Yu's puppet monarch." Li Xianzhong said.

"Liu Yu's puppet army is vulnerable and insignificant." Yue Fei said.

"General Yue is right! General Zhang Xian of your forbidden army is now in Shandong, he has occupied Jinan Mansion, and Liu Yu is helpless at all! I heard that General Zhang Xian only had 30,000 soldiers and horses, but he went out of the city to fight with Liu Yu, and Liu Yu's 200,000 troops were defeated by General Zhang Xian, and then Liu Yu hid in some cities on the South Shandong Road, and did not dare to come out at all. Li Xianzhong laughed.

Some of Liu Yu's 300,000 puppet troops were composed of Song troops who surrendered to the Jin soldiers, but more were composed of strong men from among the common people. Their combat effectiveness is extremely poor, and they are not even comparable to the forbidden army in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Neither Li Xianzhong nor Yue Fei took Liu Yu seriously.

The reason why they eliminated Liu Yu was to defeat Yanyun, Shandong, and Hebei, and finally encircle the 200,000 Jurchen elites led by Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Lou, and completely wipe them out on the land of China.

Yue Fei and Li Xianzhong discussed for a long time, and both of them were full of interest.

This time, whether it is the battle of Yanyun or the battle of Shandong, there will not be too many twists and turns, and it will only be difficult to eliminate Yan Zongwang in the end, but that will be a few months later. At that time, the situation in Guanshan must have been stabilized, and Guanshan's 700,000 troops could go north and completely wipe out Wanyan Zongwang.

Seeing that the Central Plains was about to be recovered, there was no suspense, and the two were naturally happy in their hearts.

Li Xianzhong also traveled all the way to here, he yawned, didn't say anything more at the moment, said goodbye and left, and found a place to rest.

Yue Fei was not sleepy, he stood up and walked towards the northern city wall of Yanmen Pass, Yue Yun thought about it, and followed Yue Fei towards the city wall.

There are still many soldiers standing guard on the city wall at this moment, and after taking this place, this place will be guarded by them, and they dare not slack off.

Yue Fei stood at the corner of the city wall, looking into the distance.

The stars are good tonight, and you can see the majestic green hills in the distance.

"The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have been the territory of our Han people since ancient times, but our Han people have been lost for more than 200 years! When the Great Song Dynasty was just established, Emperor Taizu tried to conquer the north and recover Yanyun, but unfortunately the Khitan was in full swing at that time, and we were not the opponents of the Khitan! Emperor Taizong also tried to recover Yanyun, but he almost died in Yanyun, and was later saved by the golden knife Yang Invincible, and ordered Yang Invincible to guard the north, and never wanted to recover Yanyun again. As for the emperors of the following dynasties, none of them had the intention of recovering Yanyun. This is the northern barrier of our Han people, you look at this high mountain, the Great Wall, with these places, it is difficult for the foreigners on the grassland to go south! Now, we've finally reclaimed these places again! Rejoice in the heart of the Father. Yue Fei said.

"Oh." When Yue Yun heard this, he was also happy in his heart, and nodded immediately.

"I heard that you killed Allah General Uyan Puluhun?" At this time, Yue Fei said fiercely.

"Yes!" Yue Yun said.

"Excellent! The credit for killing the enemy's commander is great, and I have consulted with the rest of the generals and decided to promote you and appoint you as a company commander. Yue Fei said.

"Ahh That's great! Yue Yun was overjoyed in his heart, and danced for a while.

"You're not too young, why is your temperament so out-of-the-box?" Seeing Yue Yun's dancing hands and feet, Yue Fei scolded.

Yue Yun hurriedly stopped and stood up straight, but he was still happy in his heart, with a smile on his face, he couldn't take it back if he wanted to.

"When you become a chief, the burden on your body is even heavier! Come with me to your room later, and I'll teach you some troop skills! Soldiers, treacherous! Remember to subdue your opponent with stratagem before attempting to use your strength! Even if our army has an advantage, we must use stratagem first! As a general, it's not just about leading the charge! Yue Fei said.

"The child knows." Yue Yun said.

"It is our misfortune to be in troubled times! We can't live in peace, and we're threatened with death at any moment! But, on the other hand, it's our luck! A manly man who has made contributions in the troubled times will surely live for generations in the future! My father is now the commander of the forbidden army, and I hope that you will also be able to become the commander of the army in the future and be able to inherit my career! Wouldn't it be good for both of us and our father and son to be famous all over the world in the future? Yue Fei said fiercely.

"Daddy, don't worry, I won't let you down!" Hearing Yue Fei's heartfelt words, Yue Yun was overjoyed again and said.

He always felt that Yue Fei was a little indifferent to him, although he knew that it was because of Yue Fei's character, he was still dissatisfied in his heart. He hardly heard anything like this on a daily basis.

"However, you have to remember that I will never look the other way at you just because you are my son, and I will promote you at will! On the contrary, I am more strict with you than others, others only need one credit to be promoted, and you need three credits! Do you understand? Yue Fei said.

"The child understands! Daddy, the child will show you that I am much better than the others! I will definitely sacrifice my life to kill the enemy and establish meritorious deeds! Yue Yun said.

"Good! This is my Yue Fei's son! Let's go, I'll tell you some of my experience in using soldiers. Yue Fei said with a smile.

At that moment, Yue Fei took Yue Yun into a room next to him, and they talked for half the night.

By the time the sky was just dawning, all the soldiers had already risen, and at that moment Yue Fei led the troops to the west, while Li Xianzhong left 30,000 soldiers and horses here, and he took the rest of the soldiers and horses towards Confucianism, Jizhou and other places in the east.