One Piece of Song Dynasty

Han Shizhong thought for a while and said: "Our army lacks cavalry. From the perspective of grain and grass logistics, it would be good if our army can reach the front line of the Yellow River."

Ma Kuo nodded and said: "Han Shuai is pretty good. Then I would like to ask Han Shuai again. The Northern Expedition will stop when it reaches the Yellow River. From now on, the Yellow River will be the boundary with the Jin Kingdom. If the Jin Kingdom invades from the south, will our army be able to defend the Central Plains?"

Han Shizhong shook his head and said: "The difficulty is still the same problem. Our army lacks cavalry and the Yellow River has thousands of miles of defense lines. How can it be possible to cover everything."

Ma Kuo sighed: "If we can't defend it, then what's the point of our Northern Expedition?"

Han Shizhong frowned and said, "That's true. If you can't defend it by fighting, it's better not to fight."

Ma Kuo asked again: "Then let me ask another question. Where does Han Shuai think the Northern Expedition will go so that we can have a suitable line of defense to defend the results of our Northern Expedition?"

Han Shizhong said without thinking: "That still works, of course Yanyun is the most suitable." When he said Yanyun, Han Shizhong's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

At this time, Han Shizhong looked at Ma Kuo. Ma Kuo smiled slightly. Han Shizhong took a breath and said, "The Prince of the Northern Expedition wants to reach Yanyun."

Ma Kuo nodded and said, "Yes, Han is so handsome."

Hearing this, several of Han Shizhong's subordinates who were accompanying the guests were also shocked. Only Yue Yun was sitting there with a calm face. Li Shifu saw that Yue Yun was very calm and touched Yue Yun's arm and said, "Did you know this a long time ago?" "

Yue Yun nodded lightly and said: "To tell my uncle, it is true that my father is one of the executors of the prince's Northern Expedition strategy."

Han Shizhong thought for a while and said: "That's not right. In terms of logistics and national strength, our army can only reach the front line of the Yellow River at most. There is still nearly a thousand miles from the Yellow River to Yanyun. How should we fight to Yanyun?"

Ma Kuo laughed and said: "Han Shuai, can we only attack Yanyun by land? Then how did our army appear in Shandong?"

Han Shizhong patted the table and said, "I understand, it's the sea route. The prince must have sent people to sneak attack Yanyun by sea."

Ma Kuo said: "Yes, that's exactly what happened. The man who attacked Yanyun was Yue Yun's father, Yue Fei. The prince's complete Northern Expedition strategy was to first attract the main force of the Jin army southward away from Yanyun, and then send General Yue Fei to lead an army of one hundred thousand men. We took the sea route to raid the prefectures in front of Yanyun Mountain, and then General Liu Qi led an army of people to land in Jinguo Huacheng by sea. Han Shuai, please see, this is Yanyun, this is Huacheng. Landing in Huacheng can directly attack Jin. In the hinterland of the country, the role of General Liu Qi is to attract part of the Jin army to reduce the pressure on General Yanyun Yue Fei. You must know that as long as General Yue Fei sets foot on Yanyun's territory, the Kingdom of Jin will definitely send heavy troops to counterattack. After Yue Fei and Liu Qi After the general landed, it was my army's turn to appear, and Han Shuai already knew the mission of our army. I thought that after defeating the main force of Jin Wushu, Han Shuai would follow the prince north to regain the lost land in the Central Plains and Hebei, and then Rushing to the aid of General Yue Fei in Yanyun."

After listening to Ma Kuo's explanation, Han Shizhong smacked his lips and said, "Wonderful, wonderful. The prince's Northern Expedition strategy really makes Han admire him."

Ma Kuo nodded and said: "Yes, when I first heard about the prince's Northern Expedition strategy, I was as shocked as Han Shuai. The prince's Northern Expedition strategy included Yanyun, Lianghe, and the Central Plains. This How much manpower and material resources must be used to complete it, but then I thought about it carefully. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that the prince’s Northern Expedition strategy was feasible. As long as we established a foothold in Yanyun, we could slowly digest the large areas of lost territory that we had recovered, and we would not be overwhelmed. I am always harassed by golden people and have no peace."

Han Shizhong said thoughtfully: "I am really lucky to have the prince here. With Ma Shuai like this, I will have confidence in the war ahead."

Ma Kuo said: "According to the information from the prince, Yue Fei and the others landed in Yanyun on July th. It has been half a month now. General Yue Fei and the others must have established a foothold in Yanyun. After a few days, Jin Wu Shu got the news from Yan Yun, and coupled with the news of the destruction of the Jin Army's Eastern Route Army, the morale of the Jin Army will definitely be in chaos, and then it will be a good time to eliminate the Jin Army."

Han Shizhong stroked his beard and said: "In this case, I need to rush to Luzhou quickly. Okay, I will rest for a day tomorrow, and then the whole army will march to Luzhou City to fight Jin Wushu to the death."

During the Southeast War, Yue Fei's troops stationed in Yanyun have been seizing the time to strengthen the city defenses in various places and at the five major passes. In order to gain more time, since the seizure of Yanyun in the past half month, the five major passes near Yanjing have only been destroyed. No entry allowed, no exit allowed.

The Yanjing government office was used as a command post by Yue Fei after the invasion and occupation of Yanjing. Yanjing was still very hot in summer. Li Ruoxu drank a glass of cold water when he entered the government office. Yue Fei asked Said: "Mr. Li, how is the land divided?"

Li Ruoxu wiped the sweat from his head and replied: "All the lands of the nobles of the Jin Kingdom have been divided, but some Han people and Khitan people still don't trust us. They always ask us if we will evacuate, and if we will Leave them alone."

Yue Fei said thoughtfully: "These worries are natural. After all, we are now alone deep behind the enemy's rear. Mr. Li, please tell them that we will definitely not leave once we come, and we will never leave them alone. But If they want to keep the benefits they have gained, they must help our army defend the city and transport food or join the army or school."

Li Ruoxu sat on the chair and said: "Okay, I understand, leave this matter to us. This air is really hot. The commander-in-chief must pay attention to the health of the soldiers so as not to catch heatstroke."

Yue Fei replied: "I have already arranged this matter."

At this time, not only Yanyun is hot, but also Luzhou is hot, but this month in Luzhou is the rainy season.

On July th, heavy rain fell in Luzhou City. The sound of artillery that had lasted for a day also subsided because of the heavy rain, leaving only scattered shouts of killing.

Since Jin Wushu led his army to besiege Luzhou City on July , the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides have been tepid because it took time to forge siege equipment. Moreover, the Jin army's offensive in the first few days was The target was not aimed at the city wall, but at the various fortifications and moats outside the city. It was not until July that the siege equipment was completed, and the fortifications outside the city were almost cleared. After several parts of the moat had been filled in, the Jin Army's offensive became fierce. The first day of the Jin Army's fierce attack put great pressure on the Song Army. Fortunately, Yang Yizhong and Zhang Jun defended the city well and commanded the Jin Army. Several waves of fierce attacks by the Song Army were defeated. The Song Army was obviously weaker than the Jin Army in terms of military strength, but in terms of fighting will, the Song Army was not weaker than the Jin Army.