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On the 14th, Li Hu returned to Datong.\\

Dong Xiaochou, Tieying, Huo Liuge, Hu Tu and Yuwen Xuzhong rushed out of the city to greet him.

"How about this trip? Have you seen Brother Yelu Ma?" Yuwen Xuzhong asked anxiously. Seeing his anxious look, Li Hu felt bad news. He hurriedly walked up the hillside by the road. Dong Xiaochou and others hurriedly followed. Fang Jin, Wang Dazhong commanded the iron guards to surround the hillside and prevent anyone from approaching within a hundred steps.

Li Hu roughly explained his trip to Motianling. "Yelu Ma Ge brought more than 20,000 people, Li Liangfu brought 30,000 troops, and 50,000 more soldiers from the battlefield of the Hukou. This battle is sure to win."

This is good news, very good news. Dong Xiaochou and others were happy, and Hu Tu even slapped with Huo Liuge to celebrate. There is no way out. The plan to form an alliance between Li Hu and the three families was successful when the situation was most critical. The Battle of Datong finally took a turn for the moment.

"According to Yelu Mage, he received an urgent report from a scout on his way to Motianling. A Jin army was evacuating Yunnei quickly, and it was probably to reinforce the Zhenchuan Fort battlefield." Li Hu looked worried, "If the Jin army gathered all the main forces in Zhenchuan Fort, we attacked head-on, and the losses would be amazing."

"The Khitans have troops, so they can take this opportunity to launch a counterattack in Yunnei." Brother Huo Liu said hurriedly, "Isn't Brother Cha's main force on the west bank of the Yellow River? He can also participate in the counterattack. Didn't you make this request to them?"

Li Hu shook his head, "According to my estimate, the Khitans have not yet quelled the rebellion in the desert, and the Khitan emperor still has to leave an army to protect himself. The foreign army in the southwest of the Zhaoqiusi and the foreign army in the collapsed ridge both followed Yelu Mage to the Motianling Ridge. There were originally four or five thousand Han guards in the Yunnei area, but after the Jurchens fought, they all surrendered. Now the Yunnei area was occupied by the Jurchens, and the Khitans were indeed unable to counterattack. As for Cha Ge, I guess his target is Shuozhou. As long as the Jurchens' army does not kill the Tiande army and the troops enter the Yellow River, he will not attack on him on his own initiative."

"Brother Cha wants to take advantage of the situation?" Tieying asked coldly.

"Of course, this is a rare opportunity in a hot library. Who would have missed it?" Li Hu smiled. "If it were me, I would have left the main force. If we were defeated in the Battle of Datong, the Jin army would be covered with scars. At this time, Cha Ge came in. Even if he couldn't grab Datong, Shuozhou would definitely be able to take it. As for the Yunnei area, he had a better chance. When the Battle of Datong entered a critical moment, the Jin army might give up Yunnei and gather all its troops in Zhenchuan Fort. In this way, Cha Ge could easily occupy Yunnei without any effort."

Dong Xiaochou and others looked at each other with helplessness. There was no way. Brother Cha had an army in his hand. He was on the west side of the Yellow River, and this natural barrier helped him block the Jin army. He could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. In other words, he sent troops to participate in the Battle of Datong. Although his purpose was to defeat the Jin army, his larger purpose was to capture Daibei. "What's the movement of the Jin army recently?" Li Hu asked. "Can they send envoys?"

"You. Wuyan came again. His words were very sharp. He said that we only had to shoot an arrow. He would tear the alliance and bear the consequences at your own risk." Hu Tu sneered. "Judged by my own judgment, the Jin army has not received news of the failure of the Song army's northern expedition."

"This is impossible." Li Hu shook his head. "The Jin Kingdom and Yanjing have close contacts. Their local people in the palace tents. This news will soon reach Zhongjing. Although Zhongjing is more than a thousand miles away from Baishuilu, it is fast and whipped day and night. You can definitely send the news to Baishuilu within ten days. In my opinion, the Jin army is waiting for us to attack. As long as we tear up the covenant first, they can do whatever they want."

Li Hu looked at Yuwen Xuzhong and sighed. "Teacher Tong was defeated by a bad time. Baigou's defeat was equivalent to telling the Jurchens that the Song army was not as strong as they imagined. This made them even more courageous."

"Tong Guan was defeated well." A gloating smile flashed across Yuwen Xu's face. "Li Gang wrote from Taiyuan. The news of the failure of the Northern Expedition has been sent to Hedong Road. Zheng Xianggong, the head of the Privy Council, wrote to Zhang Xiaochun, the Hedong Supervisor. He asked Zhang Xiaochun to send various aids such as food, grass, weapons, etc. to Datong within ten days. At the same time, he urgently recruited 30,000 imperial guards to garrison at Yanmen Pass and Ningwu Pass on the front line. Support Datong at any time."

Li Hu felt something was wrong when he heard this. "Can there be an imperial edict in Bianjing? Can Huang She be sent by letter?"

"No." Yuwen Xuzhong said. "Bianjing must be in chaos. This blow is too big. The officials probably cannot accept this bad news for the time being. However, from the secret letter from Zheng Ju's secretary to Hedong, Bianjing has a fierce debate on whether to modify the strategy of the Northern Expedition. He even did not want to change it at all. Therefore, Zheng Xianggong was in a hurry to get this trick to get rid of the fire."

Li Hu looked at everyone, then Yuwen Xuzhong, and asked in surprise: "You mean, Xianggong Zheng intends to let us take the initiative to attack, tear up the Song-Jin alliance, force His Majesty to modify the Northern Expedition strategy, and unite Liao to resist the Jin Dynasty?"

"That's exactly what it means." Yuwen Xuzhong said, "Hedong General Zhang Xiaochun, Li Gang, and us all think that Xianggong Zheng intends to let us launch an attack immediately."

"Let me take the charge?" Li Hu thought that a large amount of aid would be transported to Datong immediately. When he thought that 30,000 imperial guards could support Datong at any time, he felt relieved and his confidence became more secure.

"What crime should the Prime Minister be punished?" Yuwen Xuzhong pretended to be surprised, "The Prime Minister said that it was the Jurchens who took the initiative to attack, and the Jurchens who tore up the alliance. Do the officials and the court still dare not believe it? Besides, the battle won, let alone the situation in Daibei, even if the entire northern situation changed, who had the courage to accuse the Prime Minister at that time?"

Li Hu laughed, his eyes swept across the faces of everyone, and asked solemnly: "Why don't you think about it, why did you want us to launch an attack on the initiative? Why are we so anxious to tear up the Song-Jin Covenant?" "Because the shameless treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous t

After saying this, Dong Xiaochou, Tie Ying and others' faces changed suddenly. After thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense.

Who is Zheng Juzhong? The prime minister in charge of the Privy Council, an old minister trusted by the emperor very much. With his identity and status, he would risk his disgrace to the Hedong Road Shuaisi, and asked Zhang Xiaochun to support Datong with all his strength? Sure enough, he could be in charge of the Privy Council three times in the hands of the emperor of this dynasty. It shows that his intimate relationship with the emperor, he would not betray the emperor, so there is only one possibility, that is, Zheng Juzhong was instructed by the emperor.

The Northern Expedition failed, whether it was the alliance with Liao to resist Jin or launch a second attack, it would take time. But would the Jurchens give the Song Dynasty enough time? Obviously not. Therefore, the Song Dynasty must send envoys to Huanglong Mansion as quickly as possible and beg the Jurchens to abide by the alliance. That is to say, according to the alliance, you attack Zhongjing, I attack Xijing and Yanjing, and now you have captured Zhongjing. I captured Xijing, but there was a small problem when attacking Yanjing, but I can solve it. Please don’t interfere.

Wouldn't the Jurchens intervene? Who knows? So the emperor asked Zheng Juzhong to come forward and asked Zheng Juzhong to secretly order Zhang Xiaochun to provide Datong with help, thus giving Datong a hint, attack immediately, tear up the alliance, and drag the main force of the Jin army firmly to Daibei.

This is the safest way. With the current strength of the Jin Kingdom, it is obvious that it dare not fight on both sides. The Jin army would give up Youyan and do their best to manage Daibei, so that the Song Dynasty would win the time to recover Youyan.

On the battlefield of Daibei, the Jurchens and Li Hu fought both sides and suffered losses, which was exactly what the Song Dynasty wanted. If Li Hu won, Youyan would definitely get it, and Li Hu's strength was greatly damaged, and the Song Dynasty became the biggest winner. If the Jurchens won, although it was a bit troublesome, as long as Youyan got it, the Song Dynasty would not be afraid, because the Jurchens defeated Li Hu. They were also scarred, and the Khitans and Dangxiang people were still eyeing each other. At this time, the Song Dynasty would be able to recover the mountain queen as long as they attacked each other in two directions.

Let’s take a step back, even if the Song Dynasty lost the mountain, it would still be possible to buy it back according to the alliance.

Why is there a covenant? It is very simple. The Song Dynasty was prepared for a long time. The officials and the court sent envoys to Huanglong Mansion to betray Li Hu. It was a scam to say that Li Hu had surrendered to Song. In this way, the Jin Dynasty could not blame the Song Dynasty. If Li Hu won, no one knew about the Song Dynasty betrayed Li Hu. Even if he knew, the Song Dynasty would not admit it. If it was not done well, it would turn the tables and say that it was a plan to alienate the Jin Dynasty. If the Jurchens won and the Song-Jin covenant was still there, the Song Dynasty could still ask the Jin Dynasty for the mountain rear according to the covenant. The Jurchens were mute and the Jurchens were eating Coptis chinensis. There was no way.

But this matter cannot be issued an imperial edict, it can only be carried out in private. The government and the court want face and actively tearing up the covenant is a treacherous act. How can a great country do a slut? Furthermore, issuing an imperial edict is equivalent to publicly instigating Li Hu to attack the Jin Kingdom. This is obviously a suspicion of actively destroying the covenant. It will be troublesome to argue with the Jurchens in the future.

It was a very happy thing for the Song Dynasty to provide assistance, but Li Hu could see through it at a glance. Yuwen Xuzhong was worried that Li Hu would do something unfavorable to the Song Dynasty in anger, so he simply pushed the blame to the emperor and his favorite ministers around him to relieve Li Hu's resentment and let Li Hu continue the battle of Datong.

Li Hu shook his hand at Brother Huo Liu and said with a smile: "If this battle is won, everything will change. Our strength will double and we will control the situation in the north. We have not lost anything. On the contrary, we have gained more."

Li Hu's vision is obviously very long-term. He does not care about the cunning of the officials and the court. As long as he provides assistance, his chances of victory will increase exponentially with these assistance.

Yuwen Xuzhong secretly praised Li Hu's mind and foresight, and Dong Xiaochou, Huo Liuge and others immediately figured it out. People should have strength, but if they don't have strength, even birds will shit on your head.

"Is there any news from Yanjing?" Li Hu asked again.

"Supervisor Luo has already settled the matter of Yanjing." Huo Liuge said, "Xiao Gan has no idea about the development of the situation, so he temporarily took the best strategy to wait and see and did not continue to coerce Empress Xiao. Luo then and the envoys of the Great Liao Dynasty rushed to Bianjing. It is estimated that he will be almost at Baigou now."

"Does Taishi Tong have a reply?"

"Tong Guan sent someone here." Yuwen Xuzhong said, "Liu Zheng rushed to Datong for military affairs."
Chapter completed!