One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Renxiao asked again: "Uncle Wang, among the three governors of the Song Army, why is it that only Wu Jie leads the entire army as deputy governor?"

Brother Cha waved his hand and said: "This veteran also feels strange that our people have not sent back any useful news. Logically speaking, based on Wu Jie's achievements, it is definitely not an exaggeration to be promoted to governor. Who knows what Li Xin is thinking , we have never been able to understand Li Xin. This person seems to have appeared suddenly. He has too many puzzles, and the old minister cannot see through him. But this is not our main concern now. Your Majesty is now We should pay more attention to Xiao Heda's rebels and destroy them as soon as possible."

Li Renxiao nodded and said, "Yes, thank you Uncle Wang for your teaching."

After Niu San returned to Jeju Island, he reported Zhao Yun's reply to Liang Xing. Liang Xing took Niu San to Yue Fei and others: "Niu San, report to the adults in person."

Niu San cupped his fists and said, "Sir, Vice Commander Zhao asked his subordinates to tell you that you can land on the night of July th."

Liang Xingdao: "Today is June th, which means there are still nine months left. However, considering that it will take time to get from Jeju Island to your landing place, you should set off on June th at the latest."

Yue Fei asked: "Where is the landing place?"

Niu San replied: "General Yue, Deputy Commander Zhao suggests that you divide the army into two groups. One group will land from Haihekou and go straight to Yanjing City, and the other group will land from Changli. Changli is very close to Yuguan and Songtingguan. As long as If you seize these two passes as soon as possible, you can put Jin Ding in western Liaoning; General Liu, your army can just land directly from Huacheng County."

Erru nodded, and Liang Xing interjected: "General Yue, don't worry, the chief registrar of Changli County is one of ours, and he will coordinate the army's actions when the time comes. General Yue will be able to occupy Changli without any effort, and not only Changli, but also Changli." There are our people in all the prefectures and counties of Yanyun, so there is no need for General Yue to worry about these prefectures in front of the mountain. He just needs to seize these places as quickly as possible before the Jin army can react."

Yue Fei said thoughtfully: "Okay, I understand."

Niu San added: "Two generals, Deputy Commander Zhao also suggests that you select some people to form an advance team and land a night in advance. First, control the villages near the landing site. This will facilitate the landing of the army behind."

Er Rutou said: "Okay, we understand."

Yu Wen suggested: "Everyone, since we have decided, I will report to the prince."

Several people looked at each other and Yue Fei said: "You can report to the prince now."

Liu Qi joked: "This Northern Expedition strategy has been kept secret to this day. It's time to go to war soon. Now you can explain it to your generals."

Yue Fei echoed: "Of course, now it can be disclosed to the main generals at least. They must be prepared in advance, and then inform the rest of the army when they go out for the expedition."

After the meeting, Yue Fei summoned thirteen people including Li Ruoxu, Lu Junyi, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Pang Rong, Yao Zheng, Xu Qing, Sun Ge, Huang Zong, Yu Peng, Hu Hongxiu, Yue Fan, and Kou Cheng. These thirteen people are all of Yue Fei's current staff and generals.

Yue Fei spoke first: "I have summoned you all today because I have something important to tell you. I believe that you have all read the prince's message for the Northern Expedition, and I also know that you all have questions in your mind. Why did the prince want to put our hundred thousand troops into the army?" Come to this island, now is the time to reveal the mystery to you, Mr. Li, please tell me."

Li Ruoxu stood up and said: "Everyone has read the appeal. General Yue has been appointed by the prince as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. So we are here for the Northern Expedition. Our appeal is different from other appeals. It can be seen that the prince Why does the prince attach so much importance to our army of , because the next step for our army of is to attack Yanyun."

As soon as Li Ruoxu finished speaking, the people below were buzzing like a frying pan. Yue Fei motioned to everyone: "Everyone, be quiet. I know you have many questions in your minds at this time. I will spread out the map for you and give you the details of the prince's Northern Expedition." plan and our mission along the way.”

Then Yue Fei asked someone to spread out a large map. Yue Fei pointed at the map with a wooden stick and said: "You see, this is Jeju Island where we are, and these are the states in front of Yanyun Mountain. These states are the goals of our army. , we will take a boat from Jeju Island to Yanyun. After landing, our goal is to seize the five passes of Yuguan, Songtingguan, Gubeikou, Juyongguan, Zijingguan and the Piedmont Prefectures as quickly as possible. Territory, as long as we can gain a foothold here, we can separate western Liaoning from the Central Plains of Hebei. In this way, the Kingdom of Jin will inevitably be shaken. This will very effectively cooperate with the current Northern Expedition of the three-way governor's office. If this battle is fought well We will regain large areas of lost land in the Central Plains, Lianghe, and Yanyun in one fell swoop.

In this way, we can push the Jin war to the front line of Yanyun. What does it mean to regain Yanyun? I don’t think I need you to understand in your heart. With Yanyun as a barrier, we don’t have to worry about the Jin army going straight to the Central Plains in the future. And with Yanyun, we can raise horses on a large scale, and we don't have to rely solely on this island to support our Song Dynasty cavalry. This battle will be recorded in history. "

Everyone was very excited after hearing the watch, but Huang Zong said calmly: "But if this happens, the pressure we will bear will be great. After all, we are fighting alone in Yanyun."

Yue Fei shook his head and said: "We are not fighting alone. Don't forget that in addition to our troops on this island, there is also General Liu's troops. Their goal is here - Huacheng County of the Jin Kingdom. As long as General Liu and the others occupy Huacheng County, the Jin army in western Liaoning will not dare to attack us with all their strength, because they can go straight to the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom from Huacheng County to the north, and General Liu's existence is to reduce the pressure on us."

Sun Ge said excitedly: "That's great. This way we have a greater chance of winning."

Hu Hongxiu stroked his beard and said: "The Northern Expedition from the sea can be the first time we have opened up the land. The Jin people would never have thought that we would come from the sea. This is in line with the idea of ​​​​surprise and surprise in the art of war. I think the prince has been thinking about this for a long time. .”

Yue Fei nodded and said: "Yes, the prince has been preparing for this Northern Expedition for many years. The Jeju Island we snatched from Goryeo is not only used to raise horses, but also prepared by the prince for the Northern Expedition. Not only that, the prince is in Yan The secret spy network woven by Yun has been around for twenty years, so we also have internal support for this Northern Expedition."

Huang Zong sighed: "Your Majesty is really far-sighted and I can't wait. I am so lucky to have Your Majesty here in the Song Dynasty. In this way, our Song Dynasty will definitely succeed in this Northern Expedition."