"Mr. Liu, although it is summer now, after all, it is also the north, I can't imagine that it is so hot! The Hu people are accustomed to the cold, but in fact, they are not adapted to such weather to march and fight, which is quite beneficial to us. I estimate that Li Chongshan will come, how will he fight after he comes, and what advice does Mr. Liu have? ”

"Your Highness, Batusu's southward army stopped when it reached Xingzhou, it seems that Batusu is worthy of his name, he should have realized something, and he didn't come up to directly besiege Handan. I am afraid that the strategy of ambushing Batusu will not work. ”

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "When I appeared in Handan, I was prepared to be discovered when the Hedong Army entered Hebei, but we did a good job of secrecy, there are no obvious signs, we can only be suspicious." Li Chongshan is in a dilemma now, although I haven't met him, I already know him a little, and I think he will still come. Mr. Liu's answers are not what he asked! ”

"What if Li Chongshan Batusu turns his head and goes to drill Jingcheng and Yanmen Pass?"

"Li Chongshan doesn't have that time and opportunity, he can't afford it. It takes a long time to redeploy troops, doesn't Hebei want it? There are fewer people going, and these two places are not so easy to fight. ”

Liu Bingyun said a little heavily: "Since Handan will inevitably become the main battlefield, Your Highness, the minister suggested that the cavalry of the Jinning Army and the cavalry of Handan can be concentrated in Fuyang, the main force of the Jinning Army is stationed in Wuyang, and the Shen Zhixing of the Longjie Army and the Guards Army jointly defend Handan. His Royal Highness can go to Wuyang for unified command, with his back to Taihang, so that it is safe and can fight for a long time. ”

Lin Jianyue thought for a while and said: "Mr. Liu's arrangement is very good, but I can't leave Handan for the time being, I have to wait for Li Chongshan to come, and I must first attract the main force of Menghu." I estimate that Duke Qin has already led the army to set off to Hetao, in case Li Chongshan is ruthless and withdraws directly, with Duke Qin's person, he will definitely sacrifice his life to stop it, and the destruction of the whole army can be predicted. ”

Liu Bingyun hurriedly said: "In case the enemy's main force comes over and besieges Handan to death, and you can't leave if you want to, how can this be good?" It will inevitably cause the morale of the military to fluctuate. ”

"The Forward Battalion, the Long Jie Army and the Guards are already 100,000 people, and they are all the main forces that have fought with me. Even the people of Handan City have been moved away by you, and now this is completely a large military camp, and the situation is better than when he was in Yancheng, what is Mr. Liu afraid of? Besides, you are by my side to check and fill in the gaps, no problem. ”

Liu Bingyun sighed: "The minister is not afraid of this, he has done it with Menghu so many times, and he is definitely not afraid." But once His Royal Highness is surrounded, I am worried that Liu Hesheng, Hao Tianfeng, and Sun Zhengyi will be in a hurry, and if they are in a hurry, they will rush in and make mistakes, wouldn't it be in the hands of Li Chongshan and Batusu? Today is different from the past, not to mention the importance of His Highness's safety in their hearts, with the current situation, even the urgency to make achievements may lead them to be desperate. If His Highness is surrounded, he will not be able to directly control and command them. ”

Lin Jianyue was shocked, but he didn't expect it.

"But I can't restrict them, the situation is different now and when I was in the Central Plains, otherwise I will definitely lose the fighter. Since Mr. Liu has already thought of it, why don't Mr. Liu take my order letter south to supervise the army? ”

"I can't leave His Highness, as soon as I leave, His Highness will definitely take risks, I don't dare to bet. Besides, if I go, I will be in a hurry like them, and I will still make mistakes. Liu Bingyun is very clear about Lin Jianyue's character.

There was no way, Lin Jianyue had to write a long letter to Sun Zhengyi, granting him the power to unify the temporary command of the Guards, the Xinyang Army and the Rao Cavalry Army, and paid special attention to explaining Liu Bingyun's worries, the decisive battle of Hebei must not want to make meritorious contributions in a war, but to make full use of the advantages of weather, morale and sufficient logistics resources, this is a long-term confrontation and attrition process, to drag Li Chongshan down, drag down, the real time to decide the victory or defeat in Liaodong, in the Wuwei Army.

After doing these things, Lin Jianyue was a little relieved, but he still had a doubt: "Why did Mr. Liu move all the people of Handan?" If they are here, and most of them are Han Chinese, they can still help when they are really in danger, and they can also help defend the city when we go out when the decisive victory is over, giving them a chance to make meritorious contributions. ”

Liu Bingyun sighed: "I also want to believe in them and give them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, which will also help clean up the hearts of the people in Hebei in the future." But when I was in the Central Plains, the fact that the Han people from Hebei came to assassinate His Royal Highness made it impossible for me to take risks. Your Royal Highness, the minister grew up in the north, and he understands very well what many people think after being ruled by the enemy for a long time, there are many people who have the ability, but they can't be like His Royal Highness or Qin Zhenghao, they have the feelings of the world, the courage to shoulder heavy burdens and the courage to sacrifice themselves, more of a self-interested thought, used to a certain life is difficult to change, and even some people have ~ fantasies about Li Chongshan, such a short time can't be screened, the minister doesn't blame them, but they can only use it all. ”

Lin Jianyue nodded: "Mr. Liu is very thoughtful, but this situation will change soon." No matter what the Northern Expedition will end up with, the unification of the world is inevitable. Mr. Liu must be prepared now, because in the future, the scholars in the Central Plains and Jiangnan will definitely look down on the Han people in the north, which will lead to many unpredictable contradictions, which will not be conducive to the future rule of the empire, nor will it be conducive to my strategy of foreign expansion. Mr. Liu should think of a good way to distinguish between the promotion and employment of people and the imperial examination, and to favor the north, so as not to cause dissatisfaction in the south. ”

Liu Bingyun was overjoyed, it was great that His Highness could see this in advance, it turned out that he was very afraid that Lin Jianyue would have an opinion on the Han people in the north because of the assassination, and now it seems that His Highness has a heart for the whole world, and he is really wise!

Balsifu died, although Li Chongshan was grief-stricken, but his mind to go south to deal with Lin Jianyue in person was more firm, and without Balsifu, Jibha and Batusu could not persuade Li Chongshan.

As soon as Li Chongshan arrived at Zhending Mansion, he received accurate news that the Wuwei Army had landed at the seaside junction of Dadu, Hebei.

But Li Chongshan still didn't stay, but tens of thousands of people, he couldn't really threaten Dadu, and he couldn't threaten his retreat, but he was more assured of Batusu's ability and vision, and handed over all the command power of how to deal with Lin Jianyue to him.

"Your Majesty, the minister has received news that Lin Jianyue is still in Handan, but there are nearly 100,000 defenders in Handan City, all of whom are the strongest troops under Lin Jianyue, and they are constantly strengthening the city defenses, which seems to be the same as when they were in the Central Plains Yancheng. We still can't defeat Handan in a hurry, but the military advantage is very great, we can still surround him, and if we surround him, we will not be able to unify the command of other troops, and the minister thinks that this is our only chance to win. ”

Li Chongshan nodded appreciatively: "Everything is according to Marshal Ba's thinking, don't worry, I won't command indiscriminately." ”

Li Chongshan almost couldn't straighten out Batusu with a word, he didn't dare to advise and blame Li Chongshan.