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Ma Chao left, Li Hu sent it thirty miles away. This time, the chances of meeting the two people being slim. After all, Ma Chao's position was low. In the past, it was because the emperor needed him and admired him. Now he offended the emperor, and also offended Tong Guan, Wang Fu and other gangs of priests. Moreover, according to the current situation, his role is indeed not great, and it is very likely to be abandoned. Just like Li Gang and Yuwen Xuzhong, anyone who opposes the Northern Expedition will be abandoned in the end.

Li Hu was grateful to him. After his father disappeared, he had no relatives in Liaodong, but the only iron eagle still used him. When he was most desperate, Ma Kuo appeared and guided him a path. To some extent, he was able to have today because Ma Kuo. The path he had taken over the past few years was basically moving along the goals set by Ma Kuo. If Ma Kuo had not, there would be no today.

Ma Kuo read the sincere gratitude from the bottom of his heart from the eyes of Li Hu, but this gratitude scared him, made him suffer, and made him deeply blame himself. He asked himself, in order to regain his hometown, he did not do anything wrong, and in order to survive, Li Hu did not do anything wrong. If he really said it wrong, it was God was wrong. God should not let himself meet Li Hu in the wrong time and place.

"Don't send it." Ma Kuo stopped and waved his whip at Li Hu, "It's too cold, go back. You have a lot of things now, not as leisurely as when you were in Black Mountain." Li Hu smiled and urged his horse to come forward, walking with him, trying to say something but not saying it. If the Song army was defeated in the Northern Expedition, the losses would be amazing. Will Ma Kuo die?

"Go back." Ma Kuo advised again, "If you send it on, you will go back to the city in the dark."

Li Hu looked at him and suddenly asked, "Can you stay and stay in Datong?"

Ma Kuo felt sour. His eyes suddenly turned red. He was grateful to Li Hu, thanking Li Hu for treating himself as a friend, and thanking him for his feelings for his friends. The meaning of Li Hu's words was obviously to worry about the Youyan battlefield, but in other words, he would not attack Yanjing, and the wishful thinking of the Emperor and the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty failed. The Song army wanted to fight the Northern Expedition alone and face the Liao army that fought back on the Jedi alone. However, the Northern Expedition not only had different opinions on the decision to make the Northern Expedition, but also had conflicts between the armies.

In this case, how likely is the Northern Expedition to win? The Northwest Army was not long ago, and Fang La was severely injured during the expedition, and then went to Hebei to participate in the Northern Expedition. In just three years, from the northwest to Jiangnan, from Jiangnan to Hebei. It took thousands of miles and fought bloody battles, and the army was extremely exhausted. The combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army today can be imagined. If the Song army was a sick tiger, then the Liao army would be a dying wolf. Who will win and lose against the evil wolf?

"Master, don't you attack Yanjing?" Ma Kuo asked bluntly.

Li Hu rode his horse and said nothing for a long time.

Ma Kuo sneered. "Master, what is your goal? When we were deducing the situation in Liaodong in Heishan, our ultimate goal was to go to Youyan and go to Youyan to join the Song Dynasty. Now you have done it, you have also been crowned as a king and become a vassal state. What else do you want?"

Li Hu stopped and whispered: "More than 20 days ago, the Jin army conquered Zhongjing."

Ma Kuo was shocked. His eyes suddenly widened and he exclaimed in a daze. "How is this possible?"

"Don't I take Xijing too?" Li Hu smiled. "I can take Xijing. Why can't the Jurchens take Zhongjing?"

"If Zhongjing is lost, only one of the five capitals of the Liao army will remain. The country will be destroyed." Ma Kuo asked anxiously. "Such a great news. Why don't you tell Bianjing? Why don't you tell me now?"

"This is why I can't fight Yanjing." Li Hu said. "The Jurchens are coming soon. If I want to gain a foothold in Daibei, there will be a bloody battle this year."

This Ma Kuo could understand. His resentment towards Li Hu was also reduced a little. Then he thought of the Youyan battlefield. The Liao army was panicked. If nothing unexpected happened, the Northern Expedition Army could indeed take Yanjing without any effort this time.

"Tell me now, what does it mean? Do you want me to report to Bianjing?" asked Ma Kuo.

"I hope you can stay in Datong." Li Hu said, "I am already the King of Han of the Song Dynasty, and the Liaodong Yijun is also the army of the Song Dynasty. Why can't you stay? You must know that the main battlefield of the Song Dynasty this year is not Youyan, but in the north and south of Yinshan Mountains. Youyan is sooner or later from the Song Dynasty, but Yun Shuo may not be sure. If it is stolen by the Jurchens, what's the use of the Song Dynasty occupying Youyan?"

"No, I'm going to Hebei, I'm going to fight Youyan." Ma Kuo thought of the Northwest Army and the brothers who used to spend time together day and night, and he refused without hesitation. "There is only one Yanjing left in the Khitans. They must struggle to death. This is also a bloody battle. I'm going to the Youyan battlefield."

Then he looked at Li Hu and said solemnly: "I want to tell the officials about this news and tell Bian Jing."

Li Hu sighed, "Do you know why I didn't tell Bianjing this news? Because I need assistance and need a lot of food and supplies. If the Youyan battlefield starts at the same time, Bianjing will have to transport food and grass to both battlefields at the same time. Undoubtedly, the Song Dynasty will only protect the Youyan battlefield, and they will never support me. In this way, Datong will be in danger, and the Jiuzhou behind the mountain is likely to be lost and regained."

Ma Kuo didn't say anything. Li Hu made sense. Although Li Hu's purpose was to protect Datong and his territory, if there were no Datong and Jiuzhou behind the mountain, even if the Song Dynasty took Youyan, it would be under the attack of the Jurchens. There was a whole in front of the mountain and behind the mountain, and no one could do without this overall defense. However, from the immediate interests, the Song Dynasty must immediately take over Yanjing, so as to quickly grasp the initiative on the battlefield in Liaodong, otherwise it would be subject to others in the future.

Ma Kuo shook his head. For the sake of the Song Dynasty and in order to prevent problems before they happen, I must send this news back to Bianjing so that the officials can issue an order to launch an attack immediately.

Li Hu frowned thick eyebrows, as if he was upset about his mistakes, but then he smiled again, "It's up to you, this news won't last long, it doesn't matter."

Ma Kuo bowed and said goodbye. Li Hu called him. A entourage led a war horse and came over. The war horses were tied up tightly. The entourage handed the reins to Ma Kuo's subordinates.

"I have prepared some things I often need on the way," Li Hu said with a smile, "I have also prepared some things for my sister-in-law. Please greet me."

The horse buzz thanked him repeatedly, and then drove away like a flying horse.

Li Hu stayed on the hillside of Mashan. Looking at Ma Kuo's gradually disappearing back, a faint smile appeared on his face. What new countermeasures would the Emperor of the Song Dynasty come up with when he heard this good news? Should he attack immediately or send someone to surrender? The emperor of the Song Dynasty always likes to pick up cheap things, and most of them want to surrender. Yelu Chun can use this opportunity to get enough breathing time. I hope he can persevere. As long as I defeat the Jurchens on the prairie, the entire Yanyun battlefield will be controlled by me. Please Yuwen Xuzhong and Li Gang will accompany him.

Yuwen Xuzhong was very talkative and sharp. During the meal, he spoke out in a blunt manner and explained his reasons for joining Liao and fighting against Jin in front of Li Hu. However, when it comes to the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty, he was evasive, which made his views lack a lot of support.

"In your opinion, this Northern Expedition may be ineffective?" Li Hu asked.

"Even if it succeeds, it will be a heavy blow to the Song Dynasty, especially for the people of the Song Dynasty, it will be a hardship." Yuwen Xuzhong shook his head and sighed, and said halfway.

Li Hu asked him to explain.

"Warrying requires food, weapons, and people, it is all about money. But in the past few years, the Song army first fought in the northwest, then in the south of the Yangtze River, and now in the north, and to fight Youyan, we often call for an army of 100,000 or more than 200,000 troops. We can calculate how much money the Song Dynasty spent in the past few years." Yuwen Xuzhong smiled bitterly, "It is roughly estimated that at least 200 million to 300 million yuan were destroyed. In other words, all the tax revenues in the Song Dynasty in the past three or four years have been used for wars, but did the Song Dynasty have no other expenses except wars? Yes, the biggest expense is to provide relief and repair of rivers and canals. Since the Yellow River broke its dam four years ago, disasters in the Song Dynasty have been continuous, floods and droughts have continued every year. The Song Dynasty used at least 100 million yuan to provide relief and repair of rivers and canals in recent years."

"The Prime Minister, the annual tax revenue of the Song Dynasty was about 80 million guan. Please calculate whether the Song Dynasty treasury still has money? What should I do if I don't have money? Simple, exploit the people, donate miscellaneous taxes, and try every means to dig money from the people and suck bones and marrow. For example, for the sake of the Northern Expedition, the court used various excuses and even forced the people to pay for labor service, and collected 60 million guan at one time."

"Is it a lot of 60 million guan? It's true that the tax revenue of the Song Dynasty is almost the same as the annual tax revenue, but it's only enough for a hundred thousand troops to fight two battles. If the Northern Expedition wins, it can still be explained. If you lose, you will lose all your money. Who is the ultimate victim? It's the people. The people are the foundation of the country. If you force the foundation of a country to a dead end, your country will be in danger. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn the boat. The disaster of Fang La in Song Jiang has begun to show signs of crisis. After the Northern Expedition, I'm afraid that the disaster of Fang La in Song Jiang will become more and more serious. Therefore, I repeatedly told the officials that it is not that I don't support the Northern Expedition, but that I do not support the current Northern Expedition. The Northern Expedition needs to be launched at the right time, otherwise it will be harmed."

Li Hu was taught and thought for a long time. He asked, "You said I didn't have much time in Datong. I deeply feel the same, but I want to know, how long do you think I can stay in Datong?"

"Your enemies are not only Khitans, Jurchens and Dangxiang people, but also the Bu people in the desert, the enemy Lie people and the Wugu people." Yuwen Xuzhong said, "The Khitans are no longer able to do it, and the country is about to perish. The Fan tribes in the desert will inevitably take advantage of the situation. Therefore, I think you have only been in Datong for two or three months at most."

Li Hu looked shaking and asked immediately: "Is there a solution?"

"If the Liao Dynasty and Jin Dynasty were united, the problem would be solved, but this method would not work. The Song army was going to fight the north, so they had to settle for the second best, and united with Xia to fight against Jin Dynasty."
Chapter completed!