Hejian Prefecture, Jingtai, Zhang Ji, Dou Shunqing, Jia Kui, Liu Jianji, Liu Ji and Ma Huaide sat on both sides. Du Zhongxiao sat in the middle commander position, next to Fu Bi, Zhao Zi, Li Fugui and Li Zhang. The court has agreed to a counterattack, and today several commanders will come to assign tasks.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The court has replied to the memorial and agreed to us to counterattack immediately. I asked you all to come today, just discuss how to counterattack and how each army advances. Just discuss, go back alone and do not delay!"

The generals crossed their hands and said that they were all a little excited. The Khitan was at the end of their strength, and anyone could tell that. After waiting for so many days, it was finally time for a large-scale counterattack. This battle is particularly important to both countries.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The big reason why this battle can reach this day is that the Khitan knows it is impossible, but he comes. The two emperors fought for the establishment. The Khitan fought for several years and the country is already very tired. Last year, in the Battle of Mayi, hundreds of thousands of troops were ineffective against tens of thousands of people. But they just don't believe it, just think that their military strength is strong and our dynasty is vulnerable. They clicked on the army that was swaying the country and came south in large numbers. This is a good opportunity. This opportunity is difficult to encounter without relying on the other party to make mistakes. We can't catch it, and we can't explain it."

Fu Bi said: "It is true. Since the Taiwei led his troops to rescue Tang Longzhen, the dynasty won consecutive battles, destroyed Dangxiang, and captured the Western Regions, and had great martial arts. However, when the Khitan established his own country, he had an advantage in the Central Plains and had never believed it."

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "Actually, if they don't believe it, it's not entirely true. Many Khitan generals should have found that their military strength is not as strong as our dynasty. It's just that this kind of thing is clear in their hearts, but they can't say it. Even Yelu Hongji may not understand it. But he just defeated the Chongqing Yuan Deng attack and still lacked expectations. This battle must be fought. For the Khitans, they need a chance to retreat. As long as it can be argued, even if it is actually defeated, it can block the opportunity to population. Now the Khitans are short of food. If we don't attack immediately, lack of food may be an excuse."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao looked at everyone and said, "We have been defending for more than two months, and the Khitans have been attacking. In the next day, it is our turn to attack. Now Zhao Zi will arrange the offensive route, please listen carefully."

Zhao Zi crossed his hands and said loudly: "The General Secretary was scheduled to counterattack the Khitan on the ninth day of the 12th month of the leap. The missions of each army were as follows. Zhang Ji's troops attacked Yongqing and Wuqing. Wuqing County was a place where the Khitans transported food and grass, and most of the food and grass collected were stored there. After capturing Wuqing, 15,000 people were left to defend the city, and the rest went north to take Pingzhou. There were wastelands and ponds along the way, so it was not easy to march, so you should prepare early."

Zhang Ke stood up and crossed his hands and said, "Taiwei, the food and grass in Youzhou are now out of stock and cannot be proved. My 50,000 army, where does the food and grass come from?"

Zhao Zi said: "Food and grass come from Xiongzhou. Your army is equipped with 20,000 grain and soldiers, 20,000 packing animals, and transporting grain with the army. It is not easy to transport grain to Pingzhou for nearly a thousand miles. How to arrange the specific arrangements will be discussed with you."

Zhang Ke nodded and sat down. Twenty thousand men transported food and grass, which was equivalent to his army being all war soldiers, so there was no need to worry about food and grass.

Zhao Zi said: "Jingtai's troops led their troops to the north from Baozhou to capture Yizhou. After the attack, they will attack Xijin Prefecture along the foothills of Taihang Mountain. All Khitan cities and villages under Taihang Mountain must be removed. The food and grass used will be arranged by Taiwei Li."

Jingtai sang the promise with his hands.

Zhao Zi said: "Jia Kui's troops went north to capture Xincheng County and attack Zhuozhou. After breaking Zhuopo, they swept the Khitan city walls along the way and attacked Xijin Prefecture."

Jia Kui stood up and sang with his hands. The Khitan army moved eastward, and Zhuozhou was already empty. Although the city had been built, it should have blocked the heavy artillery in the army.

Zhao Zi said again: "Dou Shunqing, Liu Jianji, and Liu Ji's three armies went north to capture Gu'an and Anci, and then attacked Xijin Prefecture. This is the main force. The three armies took Liu Ji as the commander and tried their best to surround Xijin Prefecture at the fastest speed. As long as we took Xijin Prefecture, we would seal the retreat route for the Khitan army to return to Zhongjing. This is the key. There are not many troops in Xijin Prefecture now, but it is a big city, with strong wall defenses. You must work harder."

The three of them stood up and called Nuo. Xijin Prefecture is Youzhou City, which is the city of Beijing in later generations. Since ancient times, it has been the center of this area. After occupying it, it blocked the Khitan's road through Yanshan and controlled the surrounding areas. The current Xijin Prefecture is Khitan Nanjing, with palaces and huge bureaucracies in the city. A central government office of the Khitan was originally located in Xijin Prefecture, and its status is not comparable to other places.

The three of them sat down, and Zhao Zi said, "Ma Huaide's army should try to absorb the 150,000 Khitan army of the Ganning army. If they retreat, they should chase them immediately and prevent them from losing. Wu Song and Liu Huan's 100,000 troops in the south have arrived at the Yongjing army and will attack north. When your army arrives, you will join them to attack the Khitan army. As long as you attract the Khitans and prevent them from fleeing north, it will be successful."

Ma Huaide stood up and said to him. By now, they are the real commander, and their army is no longer the unit that was pieced together a month ago. Not to mention attracting the Khitan army on the opposite side, he felt that if he let go of the attack, it would not be difficult to win.

After arranging the attack routes of each army, Zhao Zi sang to Du Zhongxiao with his hands and sat down.

Du Zhongxiao said: "This time, more than 400,000 troops went to war with the Khitan in full swing. The key to this battle is to occupy Hepingzhou, Xijin Prefecture, and cut off the Khitan's return route. If you occupy these two places, the army can turn back and fight to the death with the Khitan. In addition, the emperor has sent the Dragon Guard Army to Xiongzhou, and it is estimated that it will arrive soon. Most of the Khitans are cavalry, and we don't have many cavalry, so it will be difficult to fight with them. With 50,000 cavalry in the Dragon Guard, 50,000 Japanese troops in the south and 100,000 iron cavalry, the Khitans can't run away even if they want to."

Fu Bi said: "One hundred thousand iron cavalry, even if the Khitan wants to escape, he cannot escape. This battle is a war of tycoons, and we are also a war of tycoons, and it is a war of national fortune. All the military leaders, if this battle is done, the Khitan will no longer be a temporary power. If it is not done well, hum——”

Speaking of this, his face became stern, and the generals felt cold when they saw it. After the Long Guard Army arrived, most of the main forces of the Song Dynasty's army had arrived, and it can be said that they were almost a huge army. The confrontation between the two armies was really a battle of national destiny. Whoever lost was likely to fall.

Du Zhongxiao looked at everyone and said, "This is a big war, and many things cannot be explained clearly in a few words. You all stay here for two days to discuss the wartime plan carefully, and don't join the war in a mess. Also, the food, grass and supplies of each army should also discuss with Li Fugui. More than 400,000 troops were launched together, and how to ensure logistics is a big problem, and it is not easy to be careless."

Li Fugui stood up and said, "The food and supplies that went north this time were mainly transported from two places. One was Baozhou and the other was Xiongzhou. In the past two months, a lot of supplies have been stored in these two cities, enough for the entire army to use for one month. There are more than 300,000 pack animals, and more than 200,000 civilians were recruited from Hebei Road to transport food and supplies to each army. The current plan is to divide the transportation into two parts. One is the transportation of each army itself, and the other is to direct the transportation of the civilians. How to cooperate between the two is to be foolproof and discuss with you more."

After hearing this, Zhang Ji said, "For so many civilians and carries livestock, it should not be difficult to transport food and grass. However, my army went to Pingzhou too quickly. Are you afraid that the Khitan will come to cut off the food route?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The Khitan army will be sealed south of Wuqing and not allowed to go north. The Khitan forces in other places in Youzhou are not worth mentioning. We have found out that this time, the Khitans have almost concentrated all their troops, and the rear is extremely empty. In their eyes, they probably did not consider that we would counterattack. Even if we counterattack, their cavalry can return to support quickly and will not fail. But after this, many of the previous estimates are useless. Moreover, the Khitans are afraid that they will not understand how our troops are arranged."

Du Zhongxiao knew the situation of the Khitan very clearly, but on the other hand, the Khitans were not clear about the arrangement of the Song army. Just like the Qianning Army, Gu Ni became more and more difficult to fight. The one who reported to Yelu Hongji was that the Song army had already increased by 200,000 more troops and was talking nonsense.

The Song Dynasty was firm in the walls and cleared the country, and there was no source of information. The Khitan did not pay attention to intelligence, so it became one-way transparency. Of course, Li Zhang's management of intelligence in recent years was not very outstanding, at least in line with the Khitan, and it was not comparable to that of the Khitan.
Chapter completed!