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"Not only that, but this person also helped Jin Wushu weaken many nobles in Shangjing, and smoothly transferred the power of the Jin Kingdom to Yanjing."

"The lower official also inquired about the current military system of the Jin Army and the selection of military and political personnel. He is also frequently involved in it. Although he was once conferred the title of King Chen by Wan Yanquan, he is loyal to Jin Wushu."

"In addition, I have read the old affairs of Jin and Liao Dynasty. Wanyan Xiyin is also top-notch in terms of marching and fighting, and commanding in front of the battle. Although he is not like Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshu, he personally charged. The army, which advances and retreats freely, and dispatches orders well, is the elite division of the Jin army."

If a person can solve a very difficult problem, then this person is a talent with relatively strong ability.

If a person can create a rule, so that everyone can advance in an orderly manner according to this rule, and produce a positive effect, then this person is a very rare talent, and must be constantly screened from among many talents.

If a person can create a language and let everyone use this language, then this person is a genius rarely seen in hundreds of years.

And if a person can create an idea, or a brand-new system, and spread it for hundreds of generations, then this person is a great man born once in a thousand years.

Apparently, Wanyan Xiyin is a genius that has been rare for hundreds of years.

This kind of person, whether it is in the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, as long as he is given a chance, he can leave a prominent reputation in history.

Xue Bi added: "Many of his talents are still above the Golden Wushu, and the only shortcoming may be that he cannot be a marshal."

"That's no wonder. Jin Wushu put him in Zhuozhou. He is indeed very likely to achieve his goal. He is the best candidate. It is normal for Zhang Xian to encounter resistance in Zhuozhou."

Yue Fei sat in front of the table, his body straight and his eyes bright.

Xue Bi also hesitated.

The current situation is obviously becoming more and more complicated.

The opponent's deployment of troops was like a layer of fog.

Are the reinforcements of the Jin people in Zhuozhou a mob of Jin Wushu trying to put pressure on the Song army, or are they really capable of recruiting elites who are good at fighting?

If it is an elite capable of recruiting and fighting, then Zhang Xian may be defeated.

Once Zhang Xian's [-] troops were defeated, the situation in Hebei would deteriorate immediately, at least the Song army's left flank would be cut off, and the overall defense would be vacant.

At that time, Yue Fei could only allocate enough troops to fortify around the Zhending Mansion, otherwise the Jin army would break through the Zhending Mansion again and go all the way south.

In this way, the Song Army will fall into a passive situation of fighting fires on the two fronts of Hedong and Hebei, while the elite of Jinwushu can attack the Hejian Mansion in the east without any pressure. Zhao Ning can only face the main force of Jinwushu with the guard brigade army.

Xue Bi hesitated to speak, he knew that Jin Wushu might deliberately throw tricks in Zhuozhou to attract the main force of the Song army, but he could not decisively conclude that Zhang Xian did not need support.

The difficulty of everything is here.

Major and critical decisions play a decisive role in the overall situation, but when it comes to making a choice, the hands are as heavy as Mount Tai.

Yue Fei suddenly said: "We will fight Bazhou and Xiongzhou, and go north from the center line!"

"Yes!" Xue Bi was startled, hesitated for a while, and then said, "Are you really not supporting Zhang Xian?"

"No support!" Yue Fei said firmly, "I have given him [-] soldiers and horses. He may not be able to take Zhuozhou, but he must not let the Jin army break free from Zhuozhou!"

"Marshal, dividing troops is a taboo for military strategists, not to mention that we have already divided them once to Hedong." Xue Bi couldn't help reminding that although he also agreed not to support Zhang Xian, the current situation can be said to be very urgent. If you are not careful, there will be a major crisis.

"Soldiers are not broad, but fine. We will not go to Zhuozhou, but Bazhou and Xiongzhou. Before Wanyan Xiyin defeats Zhang Xian, we can defeat the golden defense lines of Bazhou and Xiongzhou, and then we can go north to Youzhou."

"If we can't penetrate the Bazhou and Xiongzhou defense lines before Wanyan Xiyin defeats Zhang Xian, then we..." Xue Bi's heart trembled when he said this, and the consequences were unimaginable.

Once the main force of the Song army falls into Bazhou and Xiongzhou, and Zhang Xian on the left is defeated, Wanyan Xiyin can go south from Zhuozhou to attack the rear of the Song army.

"So we must go ahead of Wanyan Xiyin, I will write a letter to Zhang Xian, let him fight to the death in Zhuozhou!"

"Marshal, it's better to let His Majesty's Imperial Guard Brigade go north from Hejian Mansion to attack Bazhou and Xiongzhou, so that we can meet Zhang Xian at any time in Zhending Mansion to deal with the changing situation."

"How do you know that once His Majesty goes north, will Jin Wushu's surprise troops detour to outflank the Hejian Mansion and cut off the way back?" Yue Fei rejected Xue Bi's suggestion, "Your Majesty's trip will affect the entire army, so don't move unless necessary. Sitting firmly in Hejian can not only control the ultimate goal of Jin Wushu, but also stabilize people's hearts."

Yue Fei's ultimate goal of controlling Jinwushu means that as long as Zhao Ning is in Hejian Mansion, no matter how many tricks Jin Wushu has, he will eventually suppress the main force in Hejian Mansion.

If Zhao Ning is no longer in the Hejian Mansion suddenly, then Jin Wushu's whereabouts will change greatly, which will not be conducive to Yue Fei's more accurate judgment of the situation.

Xue Bi didn't say much anymore.

The third battle between Song and Jin was when Zhang Jun mobilized the Western Army in Shaanxi to resist Wanyan Loushi's attack, exchanging space for time.

And the ninth battle between Song and Jin, the duel between Yue Fei and Jin Wushu, was to exchange time for space.

Whoever can achieve a breakthrough in the front line at this critical moment at the fastest speed will be able to grasp the initiative in the next step.

Before going out, Xue Bi turned around and asked again: "Marshal, will Wang Gui still provide support?"

Chapter 1427 Trading time for space (second update)

Wang Gui's request for help is still on the table, the pen and ink are still wet.

This is the most tricky move of Jin Wushu stuck in Hebei's neck.

The walls of Taiyuan City were blown down, and Wang Gui's fight was not going well at this time, at least the Jinren had a big advantage in terms of military strength.

Zhao Ning had calculated an account before, Song and Jin were really at war, and the troops of Song and Jin were facing each other head-on, and the small number did not have an advantage.

After all, Song's battle line was stretched too long, which was a common weakness of great empires.

The Hebei two routes, plus the Xiang army, had a total strength of 15 troops. Zhang Xian confronted Wanyan Xiyin with an army of [-] in Zhuozhou.

Wang Gui led eight thousand soldiers and horses.

There are [-] troops in Zhending, including [-] forbidden troops, [-] troops in Dingzhou, Zhongshan Prefecture, [-] forbidden troops, and [-] Xiangjun troops in Hejian.

If you want to talk about the extra soldiers and horses, there is no way to draw them out.

After all, the battle line involved two roads in Hebei, hundreds of miles across. The Song army not only took on the task of attacking northward, but also had to stay behind a part just in case.

Yue Fei thought for a while and said, "Give Wang Gui another [-] Xiangjun, and you arrange it so that he must hold back the Jinren!"

"Yes!"

Xue Bi knew that [-] troops were not enough to support Wang Gui, but now the situation on the main battlefield was extremely urgent, so Wang Gui had no choice but to hold on.

In other words, everyone is holding on now.

Song Jun is holding on, isn't Jin Jun also holding on?

Life is like this, whoever can carry it to the end wins!

Momentary gains and losses, wins and losses in a corner, the strong never care.

After Yue Fei wrote the letter to Zhang Xian, he turned around and wrote a copy to Wang Gui.

His letter is not only the request of his superiors to his subordinates, but also full of concern for his comrades in arms, and most importantly, his determination to die for the country together.

That determination is like a raging fire, no matter how severe the winter, it cannot be extinguished.

Yue Fei began to rectify the army that day, and he took away all the [-] imperial guards from Zhending. At the same time, he issued an order to mobilize [-] imperial troops from Dingzhou.

Five thousand Xiang troops were drawn from Zhending and Dingzhou each, for a total of [-] troops.

The tasks undertaken by these [-] troops are extremely heavy.

On the same day, Yue Fei set off from Zhending and headed north quickly.

On December 22, when Yue Fei had just arrived in Dingzhou, Zhao Ning, who was in Hejian, had already received a secret report from Yue Fei.

After reading Yue Fei's secret report, Zhao Ning immediately walked to the map and looked at the map intently.

He didn't show this secret report to anyone, and Lu Yihao and the others didn't know about it.

Because he couldn't be sure whether the Jinren had secret operations in Hejian Mansion, the best way not to reveal the news was not to tell anyone.

The value of intelligence, at the critical moment of war, is unparalleled.

For Yue Fei now, the most important thing is time.

On December 23, Zhang Xian entered a defensive state in Zhuozhou.

The engineering battalion of the Song Army used engineering shovels to dig out one gully after another outside the city of Zhuozhou. Although the construction difficulty in winter became more difficult, the actions were still very fast under the high-density organization and mobilization of the Song Army.

Although during this period, some Jin people tried to launch an attack to interfere with the Song Army's fortifications, but they were held back by the Song Army.

In front of the gullies, mounds of soil more than half a meter high were piled up, and the snow turned white quickly after falling on them.

In addition, the fence around the Song Army's camp was also very strong, and some barbed wire was hoarded.

"Report! Mr. Xi Yin, there is an urgent report from Zhending Mansion. Three days ago, it was discovered that a large number of Song troops left Zhending and headed northeast."

The information was sent to Wanyan Xiyin.

After reading it, Wanyan Xiyin asked a question: "Have you verified it clearly? Is the Song Army coach who is in charge of Zhending Mansion this time really Wu Jie?"

"There is no news that the Song army has changed commanders, and the Song people have always mentioned Wu Jie."

"Wu Jie doesn't care about Zhang Xian's troops in Zhuozhou?" Wanyan Xiyin fell into deep thought, "Or does he think he can penetrate the Xiongzhou defense line as quickly as possible and approach Yanjing? Wu Jie can fight skillfully, but he Can't fight the tough battle of the big army!"

"Order Wanyan to guard the way, and order him to launch an attack on the Song army early tomorrow morning!"

"Yes!"

In the early morning of December 24, the Jin Army Camp outside Fanyang became lively.

Groups of Jin troops came out of the barracks. They lined up, chattered for a while, and then launched an all-round attack on the Song army's camp on a large scale.

Under the heavy rain of arrows shot from the Song camp, the infantry came to the mounds with difficulty, and began to shovel down one by one to fill up the gullies.

After filling in a few items, Song Jun's Thunderbolt flew in front of him.

After the explosion, the iron pieces flew around, and Jin Jun was injured and died.

Several teams couldn't bear it and planned to retreat, but were forced to go back by the supervisor team behind them.

Apparently the Jin people are now going to use a pile of people to defeat this Song army in Zhuozhou as quickly as possible.

This is exactly what Wanyan Xiyin thought.

The greater the pressure on Zhang Xian, the more likely the Hebei Song Army will send additional reinforcements.

If Hebei does not send additional reinforcements, Wanyan Xiyin can penetrate the Song army's defense line faster, go all the way south to Zhending mansion, push the battle line directly to Zhending, and tear apart the Song army's defense on Hebei West Road.

In this way, the Song army in Hebei was forced to march westward for reinforcements, which made it difficult for Zhao Guan's family in Hejian Mansion on East Hebei Road to be alone.

Wanyan Xiyin's plan was almost exactly the same as Yue Fei and Xue Bi's calculation.

The Song army repelled the Jin army time and time again with the Thunderbolt, but after one group was killed or injured, the Jin army withdrew another group and continued to advance.

Not only that, the Jin army in Fanyang City also took action, and in the afternoon, they began to encircle the Song camp.

In the early morning of December 25, the conflict between the two sides escalated from yesterday's trench filling, bow and arrow coverage to thunderstorms, and then escalated into artillery confrontation.

A huge sound echoed outside Fan Yang City, both sides were solid cannons.

The artillery of the Jin army had a terrible impact on the fence of the Song army camp, just as the artillery of the Song army had done to the fence of the Jin camp before.

But the artillery of the Song Army shocked the Jin Army outside, and after the confrontation between the two sides, the main force of the Jin Army almost collapsed.

The reason is simple, the Jin army artillery bombarded the Song army camp about 200 meters away.

However, the artillery of the Song army in the camp had a range of 800 meters and directly smashed into the formation of the Jin army.

Jin Bing, who was hit by the hit, went to pick up the boxed lunch on the spot.

Although the killing range of solid bullets is not large, it can't stand the Song army bombarding with fifty artillery pieces at the same time.

When that shot went down, a bloodstain was plowed in the army formation, and the deterrence it produced was unimaginable.

The Jin army who attacked the Song army's camp head-on was quickly beaten a little bit at a loss.

Seeing this, Wanyan Xiyin had no choice but to order the army to retreat temporarily.

But with Wanyan Xiyin's character, he will definitely not let it go, and a more violent attack is yet to come.

PS: Happy Lantern Festival everyone.

The three shifts will resume tomorrow.

Chapter 1428 Solid as a Rock (Part [-])

For Wanyan Xiyin, the local situation is now clear, and the Zhending Mansion did not support Zhang Xian.

This means that the Song Army does not plan to place the main battlefield in Zhuozhou.

In this way, Wanyan Xiyin's short-term goal is clearer.

Whether the attack on Zhending Mansion can be launched in a few days or half a month depends on whether Zhang Xianbu can be killed in a short time.

On the evening of the retreat, Wanyan Xiyin called all the meng'an officials in Zhuozhou to discuss matters.

"Song people's artillery is more powerful than ours!" Meng An Yisai yelled loudly, feeling rather agitated. He pointed to his right temple, "In the afternoon, it was just a little bit short, and I was killed by the Song dog. The artillery has hit it! It’s just a little short! Why didn’t anyone tell us before that Song Dog’s artillery can hit so far!”

The faces of the surrounding people were both angry and frightened, and they all followed Yi Sai's disapproval.

"Today, 73 of my people were killed by the artillery bombardment, and another 65 were injured. They were in the army, and they just disappeared!" Meng An Shilu also complained.