In September 244, when Jinzhou Prefecture ruled Linfen, Lin Jianyue made the final deployment to the generals of the Jinning Army on how to develop operations in Hedong.

After the first battle of the Jinning army, there were more than 80,000 infantry soldiers and more than 50,000 cavalry, which seemed to be a lot, but it was still insufficient for the territory controlled by the Jinning army, let alone attack.

"Mr. Han, the situation in Hedong is more complicated, we are new, there are people who support us, and there are even more people who are determined to be traitors, I will arrange for the Zhenfu Division to come to Hedong to establish a branch division, and it will be under your jurisdiction, how to distinguish this matter is the key to whether the Jinning Army can develop and grow in Hedong. The Hu people will not let it go, but they will not attack with all their might, and if the Hu people have an internal response, the Jinning army will be in danger. You can't be suspicious, otherwise you will lose the hearts of the people, so in the internal management, you must reuse the people of the Liu family and Jinji Academy, they will help you, you have to manage them well, do you understand what I mean? ”

Han Yuheng naturally understood that it was necessary to prevent the Jinning Army from forming a new factional army under Lin Jianyue's command with the Liu family as the core, so that Lin Jianyue's core army would be separated from other troops.

The Zhenfu Division has reported many times that with the expansion of Lin Jianyue's territory, the increase of the army, and the formation of factions, the combat power has decreased under the same scale, and the cooperation between them has not reached the original level.

Liu Hesheng's troops were Lin Jianyue's core troops, which were established by Lin Jianyue himself, and were the most trusted and reliable troops. This time I came to Hedong, first, the situation needs, and second, we want to develop outside the Central Plains with this army as the core, because the scale of the establishment has limited its further expansion in the Central Plains. After Lin Jianyue returned to the Central Plains, he would rebuild the First Army of the Longjie Army and the Cavalry Guards, and transfer the strongest troops of the other armies to form a new core.

Lin Jianyue did not suspect that the various armies had different intentions, but he found that if it were not for his personal command, it would be difficult for the various armies to cooperate closely and seamlessly, and now there were five front armies, namely the Long Jie Army, the Xinyang Army, the Wuwei Army, the Xiangyang Navy Army, and Sun Zhengyi's Huaixi Army, and they would need to cooperate with each other in the future. But how is it possible to personally command every battle today? There are not even many opportunities to go to the front line in person in the future. When a core unit is dispatched, other units will inevitably take it as the center and cooperate without complaint, which is conducive to enhancing the combat strength of the whole army.

"Within three years, Hedong will focus on defensive operations, develop the military strength to 200,000, and expand the cavalry to 80,000. There are several points that need to be grasped, one is the Yin Di Pass, strengthen the city defense, build a sub-city, and expand the garrison defense force. The second is Ji County, which is located between Jin, Mizhou and Longde Province, and is the most likely location to be attacked and war, and now that Aricha has left there and returned to Longde Province, he should immediately send troops to occupy it, and the defensive force should not be less than 30,000, and the city defense should also be restored, and if there are conditions, it will continue to be strengthened. Third, the main force of the cavalry should be stationed in Linfen, Jinzhou Prefecture, so as to facilitate support to all sides. Fourth, the problem of freezing the Yellow River in winter, this time of year is the most dangerous, the cavalry of Kaifeng, Guanzhong and Longde Fu can drive straight in, the Jinning army should set up three scout troops to monitor the three directions, and the movement of more than 50,000 enemy troops needs to be reported in time. I will be stationed in Luoyang, and I will keep more than 50,000 fast troops to respond to you, and the cavalry training will be on the side of the Yellow River. ”

"Finally, there is the problem of logistics support, the Hedong states we occupy now cannot afford to raise 200,000 troops, but the Liu family will support part of it from Taiyuan, and I will support part of it from the Central Plains. The Jinning Army is the core and main force of the counteroffensive against Kaifeng, Hebei to recover the Central Plains in the future, and the training cannot be stopped, and there is no fear of war. Please. ”

In the Dadu Khan Palace, Batusu was kneeling in front of Li Chongshan to plead guilty, but how could Li Chongshan blame him? The whole course of the campaign has long known that the main force of Batusu was not damaged, but only lost the southern states.

Lin Jianyue's performance was too good, and even Batusu couldn't help him, so he naturally rose to the level of a great enemy of life and death, and how to deal with Lin Jianyue was what Li Chongshan cared about.

Qin Zhenghao regretted it a little, he knew that Lin Jianyue's personal ability was so strong, it was better to instigate Li Chongshan to go at the beginning!

Another year has passed, the success of the Hedong strategy, Lin Jianyue's strength has been further enhanced, and if Lin Jianyue is given some time, it will be time for the first general battle of the main forces of the two sides.

Therefore, Qin Zhenghao took the lead and said: "Hedong is the best in the world, and it can be seen from Marshal Batusu's actions in Hedong that as long as the enemy makes full use of the terrain and completely drives Lin Jianyue's troops out of Hedong, it will not work without a main army of more than 300,000, that is to say, 100,000 troops need to be transferred from Hebei or Guanwai, which is a bit more than worth the loss." Now that Jinzhong Taiyuan is still there, they can still maintain contact with Guanzhong through the passage of the Luliang Mountain Range, and the Longde Mansion can also threaten them. My opinion is that a small number of elites will be transferred to Hedong to suppress Lin Jianyue's Jinning army in the south, and the key is how to deal with Lin Jianyue's main force in the Central Plains, that is his foundation and core, and his Hedong strategy is just to drag us down and leave enough time for him to develop, and we can't be fooled by this. ”

Li Chongshan thought so, stood up and asked urgently, "What is Master Qin's strategy?" ”

"I'm afraid that the minister's suggestion is that His Majesty needs to mobilize the main force of Hebei, converge with King Hachi of Kaifeng, and let His Majesty personally go to the Central Plains to preside over the duel with Lin Jianyue, and it is not enough to rely on Marshal Batusu or King Hachi alone."

Li Chongshan understood what Qin Zhenghao meant, Batusu couldn't command Hachi, because Hachi was the king of the sect and had a higher status than Batusu, and only he could unify and coordinate the command.

Batusu also nodded when he heard this, and continued Qin Zhenghao's words and said:

"Your Majesty needs to transfer some soldiers and horses from outside the pass to take over the defense of Hebei, we all know Lin Jianyue's style of play, and we like to be surprised and attack our weak links, in case after we leave, Lin Jianyue sends a strange soldier to smuggle across the Yellow River to attack Hebei, destroy our baggage line, and repeat the mistakes of Su Hedai."

Li Chongshan nodded, and then asked, "Then when is the best time to attack?" ”

"It will take about a year to transfer troops and prepare for baggage. Lin Jianyue's original core main force stayed in Hedong, and the strength of the Central Plains weakened, even if there was another year, without Jiangnan's manpower and material resources, Lin Jianyue couldn't develop too fast, but it couldn't be delayed any longer, I was most worried that Lin Jianyue would just blindly defend when he retracted, first deal with the Ning court and integrate Jiangnan, once it succeeded, it would be really troublesome. ”

Li Chongshan was shocked when he heard this, if Lin Jianyue can succeed in changing the dynasty, he may not be able to do anything to Lin Jianyue, Lin Jianyue has the posture of a hero, and the current emperor is very different, if he gets all the resources and strength of the Han land, he can't say that he has to withdraw from the Guanwai, which is unacceptable to Li Chongshan.

"Then please speed up your preparations, the Yellow River will freeze next year, and I will go south to conquer Lin Jianyue."

After Lin Jianyue personally rectified the Jinning Army in Jinzhou for a period of time, he went to all the prefectures, and did nothing else, that is, he met with the gentlemen from all over the country to win people's hearts with interests, show military prestige and give confidence, and at the same time express his determination to garrison Hedong for a long time.

After November, the Yellow River began to freeze gradually, and Lin Jianyue knew that it was time for him to return to Luoyang.