When the main civil and military subordinates arrived, Shi Jin inspected the crowd and shouted: "After more than two months of repairs, it is time for us to send troops to attack the Liao Kingdom and continue to expand our territory."
Wu Yong asked: "Marshal, could it be that something happened over there in the Liao Kingdom?"
"Yes, the Liao Kingdom sent its commander-in-chief He Chongbao and his troops to attack Jinzhou," Shi Jin replied.
Black Whirlwind Li Kui heard this and shouted excitedly: "My two axes haven't seen blood for many days, so it's time to sacrifice them.
It's best to hit Youzhou directly, and save the trouble."
Li Kui's words were automatically filtered.
Shi Jin looked at Li Ying and Wang Yin and asked: "Li Ying, how are the recruits Wang Yin has recruited now doing?"
"Marshal, don't worry.
After more than half a year of training, the new recruits are very proficient in formations and fighting skills.
They just have to go to the battlefield to see blood," Wang Yin and Li Ying replied.
"Good" Shi Jin nodded in approval, "Our army gained a lot when we went to the south of the Yangtze River.
Now that we have strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass, we can launch another northern expedition to the Liao Kingdom."
Shi Jin walked to the map, pointed at Liaoyang Mansion and said: "Although our goal is to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, we have to eat one meal at a time and walk one step at a time.
Our first step is to capture Liaoyang Mansion and completely conquer it.
After the Liao army has wiped out all the forces in Liao and Tokyo and captured Liaoyang Prefecture, we will decide based on the situation of the Liao Kingdom.
Next move.
Li Ying and Wang Yin, you two go quickly to reorganize your troops and prepare to cross the sea with me to Jinzhou.
Ruan Xiaoer and Fei Bao are responsible for the transportation.
You must ensure the safety of the voyage.
Wu Yong, you will coordinate with Jiang Jing to prepare.
Provision of food, grass and weapons for the use of the three armies."
Shi Jin slapped the table in front of him heavily and quickly gave the order.
"Nuo" several people who were named said in unison.
In the following days, Xu Guanzhong and Yang Zhi's southward armies rushed to Dengzhou one after another, and a large amount of supplies and baggage exchanged from Tong Guan also arrived with them.
Of course, Tong Guan, who was responsible for negotiating on behalf of the imperial court, refused to ask for two hundred thousand catties of copper, five hundred thousand catties of pig iron, and one million pounds of grain.
If he agreed to this condition, his days as prime minister would be over.
In the final negotiation, 50,000 jins of copper, 100,000 jins of pig iron and 200,000 dans of grain were exchanged for the Hangzhou government.
These materials, plus the 490,000 taels of silver, 12,000 gold, 420,000 dans of grain, and more than 20,000 kilograms of copper that Liangshan Army had previously looted from the south of the Yangtze River, it can be said that Liangshan Army made a lot of money from going south this time. pot.
Hearing that the great hero Xu Guanzhong had returned, Shi Jin and several generals personally went out of the city ten miles to greet him.
"See Marshal.
Guanzhong "Yang Zhi" led the army back to report safely. " Seeing Shi Jin and his people greeting him ten miles away from the city gate, Xu Guanzhong, Yang Zhi and others hurriedly stepped forward and raised their hands and shouted.
"It's good to be back.
Great.
I am preparing to leave for Jinzhou in a few days.
Now that you are back, I will be more confident in this battle," Shi Jin shouted happily.
"Oh.
Is there any change in the Liao Kingdom?"
Xu Guanzhong heard this and asked doubtfully.
"Yes.
There is indeed a war.
However, there is no rush.
Mr.
Xu will go and rest for two days.
Anyway, the front army is still ferrying to Jinzhou.
It will be the turn of the Chinese army in a few days.
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Then you will accompany me.
It’s not too late to go together,” Shi Jin said with a smile.
Shi Jin asked Xu Guanzhong and Yang Zhi to repair it for a few days, but he was busy in Dengzhou.
There are now 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Liangshan army, although the imperial court has conferred Shi Jin as the general who defeated the Liao Dynasty.
When the imperial court did not completely put down Fang Lachai's rebellion, it probably would not deal with the Liangshan Army.
However, for the sake of safety, Shi Jin could not completely pin his hopes on the imperial court.
He still needed to leave 30,000 soldiers and horses in Shandong for defense.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which is boundless, not to mention that there are more than 70,000 troops going out now.
There were too many preliminary preparations to attack the Liao Kingdom, and they were busy for a month.
On the eighth day of February, under the escort of the navy, Shi Jin rushed to Jinzhou on a ship and joined Wang Yin and Li Ying who were stationed here.
Neither Muyang City nor Dalian could accommodate so many soldiers and horses, so Shi Jin led his soldiers and horses directly to station in Nanguan Ridge.
In the commander's tent of the camp, Shi Jin asked: "What is the situation of the Liao army now?"
Zhu Wu, who had been in charge of Jinzhou's military affairs, stood up without hesitation and said: "Marshal, the situation is not good.
He Chongbao, the chief general of the Liao Kingdom, led his troops to Liaoyang Mansion half a month ago, and I am afraid that they will go south soon.
The worst is What’s more, since the news spread that the Liao Kingdom dispatched the army commander Ma He Chongbao to lead troops and horses to conquer Jinzhou, the people of Jinzhou were extremely panicked and tried to calm down the people, fearing that our previous efforts would be in vain.”
The Liao army has been famous for many years, but what came this time was not the local garrison of the Liao Kingdom, but the real imperial guards.
In addition to the 10,000 imperial guards led by Dutong He Chongbao, there were also 50,000 Bohai soldiers under the rule of the Tokyo Remaining Division.
Sixty thousand troops pressed on the border, and the dark clouds of war covered Jinzhou.
The people of Jinzhou were in an atmosphere of tension and worry, and their mood was extremely depressed.
There is a feeling of "dark clouds are overwhelming the city and are about to destroy it".
Dalian's formerly bustling streets were deserted, and the herdsmen who usually came with large numbers of sheep to sell were missing.
Knowing that the war was approaching, no common people took the risk to come to trade at this time.
Shi Jin frowned when he heard this.
If the common people and businessmen are afraid, they will not dare to come to Jinzhou again.
Without the common people and businessmen, how could this Jinzhou be built?
After Shi Jin inspected his men, he asked: "Do you have any good ways to solve this problem?"
Xu Guanzhong, who serves as the right military advisor, has been reading the latest information and listening since he walked into the commander's tent.
Hearing Shi Jin's question, Xu Guanzhong raised his head and said: "As long as we defeat the Liao army, the people will be stable.
The biggest problem for our army now is how to deal with the Liao army."
The military advisor general Zhu Wu nodded and said loudly: "It is true that the Liao cavalry comes and goes like the wind.
They are powerful and extremely difficult to guard against.
If it is on the plains, even if there are five times as many infantry, they may not be able to withstand it.
If not, Looking for a good way, even if we can defeat the Liao army, I am afraid our army will suffer huge losses."
It is not that the Liangshan Army has never dealt with cavalry, but it was only a small-scale cavalry.
This was the first time that tens of thousands of cavalry encountered them.
This made Zhu Wu and other generals feel a little unsure.
Xu Guanzhong shook his head and said: "In addition to these more than 10,000 cavalry, the Liao Kingdom also dispatched 50,000 Bohai soldiers from the Tokyo Remaining Division this time.
When I traveled in the early years, I heard that the Bohai soldiers were brave and good at fighting.
There were "three Bohai soldiers".
With the reputation of "One Tiger", these 50,000 Bohai cannot be underestimated.
Of course, the Liao's cavalry is the biggest concern after all.
Our army is mainly infantry, and there are still very few cavalry.
If we encounter them on plain terrain, the outcome is unpredictable.
Even if we are lucky, they can rely on their horses.
Retreat quickly, our army cannot annihilate them."
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Yang Zhi nodded and said, "And if we have a head-on confrontation with the Liao army, if our army loses too much strength, the Northern Expedition will be unsustainable."
"But if we don't deal with these Liao troops, we can't even take a step forward in the attack on Yanyun."
Lu Zhishen said, stroking his bald head.
Zhu Wu pondered for a while and said: "The Liao army does not carry enough food and grass, so the safest way is to hold on.
The terrain of Liaoyang Prefecture is flat, which is conducive to cavalry.
However, there are many hills here in Jinzhou, and there are restrictions on cavalry.
I suggest that the army Hold on to Jinzhou and rely on favorable terrain to block the Liao army, and then wait for opportunities to defeat the Liao army.
As long as our army is in a stalemate with the Liao army, for at least half a month, the Liao army will surely need to plunder due to lack of food and grass.
If we guard the Nanguan Ridge on the frontier of Jinzhou, the Liao army will not dare to go south easily, and then they will have to plunder Liaoyang.
This will make the Liao army lose the support of the people and be conducive to our army’s future conquest and rule.”
Xu Guanzhong shook his head and said, "If you defend for a long time, you will lose.
Once the Liao army finds a gap, breaks through the front line of defense, and rushes into the hinterland of Jinzhou, the people of Dalian, Muyang City, and Lushun, which we are currently building, will lose a large number of people out of worry.
This will affect the construction of these cities and will also have a huge negative impact on the prestige our army has accumulated over the years."
"The Liao army will never be able to capture Nanguan Ridge.
This is absolutely impossible," Lu Zhishen, who had been responsible for guarding Nanguan Ridge, shouted angrily.
"Having said that, if the Liao army sees that it cannot conquer Nanguan Ridge and turns to using cavalry to harass, it will cause a lot of trouble to our army.
Nanguan Ridge is a transportation hub from the mainland of Liaoning to Jinzhou.
Tao, if the roads here are impassable, merchants and people will not be able to pass through, and the trade in Jinzhou will not be able to operate."
After hearing this, everyone understood the seriousness of the problem.
If we insist on holding on, the initiative in the war will be completely entrusted to the Liao army.
They attacked when they wanted and left when they wanted.
The Liangshan Army fell into a completely passive state.
Li Ying and other lieutenant generals who originally thought of launching a blockade in Jinzhou and then counterattack also fell silent one after another.
"Commander Xu, what you want is for our army to take the initiative to fight and defeat the Liao army."
Shi Jin recovered from his thoughts and asked aloud.
"Marshal, now that our army is stronger than the Liao army, why not take the initiative to take the war away from the country.
Could it be that the generals feel that their troops are not as good as the Liao army?"
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile.
"Fart, my man is more courageous than a leopard, how can he be afraid of anyone?"
the impatient Wu Song immediately shouted.
"Marshal, please rest assured, whether it is defending the city or fighting in the field.
My men, Lu Zhishen, will charge at the forefront," Lu Zhishen shouted, patting his chest.
"He is just a bird general.
Why bother to send many soldiers and horses to conquer him?
Let Tieniu go and kill them all with an axe."
Li Kui slapped the table and shouted loudly.
Seeing that many leaders of the Liangshan Army were agitated, they all clamored to leave the city and fight with the Liao Army in the field.
Xu Guanzhong turned his head, looked at Zhu Wu, and both of them nodded slightly.
Shi Jin immediately stood up and shouted loudly: "In that case, let's gather our troops and horses to attack the Liao army proactively, so that the people of the world can see the bravery of our army.
After I set off for the expedition, the military affairs of Jinzhou were guarded by Wang Yin.
At the same time, Li Jun and Zhang Heng led the navy to take charge of the response."
"The general will receive his order at the end" The generals present all stood up and shouted, their voices shaking and high, almost overturning the tent. :
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