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Li Hu was anxiously waiting for the news.

More than forty days later, in September, the emperor's hand-edict was sent to Jinzhou. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty agreed to Li Hu's request and urged him to take the Bohai Army to western Liaoning as soon as possible to increase the number of troops and ensure that the southward attack could achieve the expected goals.

Then Ma Kuo also sent a letter saying that Dengzhou Prefecture and Chenghai, Pinghai Naval Army had received the emperor's secret order. Dengzhou Prefecture is now arranging the landing location of the Liaodong Rebel Army. Chenghai, Pinghai Naval Army's sea ships are gathering. The 100 sea ships borrowed by Li Hu have set off and are on their way to Taohua Island.

Li Hu was overjoyed and urgently summoned the commanders of each army to deploy attack strategies.

Li Hu introduced Li Gang to everyone. He said it very simply. This is Li Gang, the head of the General's Office, a member of the Song Dynasty. The rebel army's resignation to the Song Dynasty is still absolutely confidential. There are no more than ten people in the entire rebel army who know about this.

This time, the attack was carried out by the strategy of vocalizing the east and attacking the west.

The rebel army first attacked Tokyo northward, which was a feint attack, intended to deceive the Liao army. This army was led by Li Hu himself, the second army of Hu Lie, the third army of Hu Lie, and the Heishan army, with a total of 20,000 troops, followed Li Hu to attack northward. The General's Office organized 150,000 people to pretend to be the main force of the rebel army and follow the northward.

At the same time, Hou Jue, Wu Chitian led Yun Haijun, Zhang Gaoer led Yan Wang Army, and Chu Xiaoyao led the Fifth Army of Hu Lie to cross the sea to attack the Liaodong Peninsula to rescue the trapped Bohai Army.^^^^^ This army was commanded by Hou Jue, and Gao Baolong was deputy, with a total of 17,500 generals. Military judge Chai Yun and the military officer Li Gang accompanied him, and they were fully responsible for the matters related to the sea ships.

The main attack battlefield was Pingzhou Road. The army was commanded by Dong Xiaochou, the left deputy commander of the rebel army, and Luo Qinghan, the first army of the tiger lieutenant, the fourth army of the tiger lieutenant, the resentful army, the dragon army, the Thunder Army, the Wu Yong Army, a total of eighteen generals and a 45,000 army.

Zhang Guanyu's martial spirit army and Dugufeng's Shenlong army had quietly arrived near the Qinglong River to ambush. Just wait for the order to be issued, they immediately attack Anxi County along the Qinglong River and threatened the flanks of Pingzhou.

Dong Xiaochou and Luo Qinghan led their troops out of Yu Pass and attacked Pingzhou head-on.

After Hou Guai and Gao Baolong rescued the Bohai Army, they took a break and then attacked Yingzhou from the sea. If the attack went smoothly, they rushed to the Pingzhou battlefield to meet with Dong Xiaochou Landlord.

"The main forces of the Liaoxing Army are now concentrated in the Daihe area, with about 50,000 troops." Huo Liuge said with a finger map, "In the early stage of the south attack, our troops were seriously insufficient, and the main forces would definitely be blocked on the Daihe line. If you want to break through, you must first occupy Anxi and Yingzhou, threaten Pingzhou from the two flanks of the north and south, and force the Liao army to retreat. Then the three armies will meet and attack Lulong City, the Pingzhou Prefecture, together."

Huo Liuge looked at the commanders of each army and said solemnly: "The key to whether this battle can be won lies in speed. Pingzhou is only six or seven hundred miles away from Yanjing, and the reinforcements of the Liao people will be able to arrive soon. If we cannot take Pingzhou before the reinforcements of the Liao people arrive, then we will have to withdraw our troops."

The most difficult part to attack Pingzhou is here. If the rebel army successfully conquers Lulong City, then set up defensive formations along the Luan River with Luan River as the center. Block all crossings, so that they can still defend for a while. Otherwise, there will be no danger in Pingzhou Road. Once the Liao reinforcements arrive, the rebel army will have to retreat and have no moves at all.

Li Hu stood up, "The purpose of fighting east and west is to paralyze the Liao army, but it is impossible to mobilize the Liao Xing army. This is obvious. Therefore, if you want to conquer the Pingzhou Road and point the soldiers to Yanjing, you have to rely on the sword in our own hands. There is no possibility of taking advantage of the opportunity." He did not tell the story of a mutiny that could break out in the Liao palace tent. In fact, the reason why the rebel army chose to go south to attack Youyan now was because of this news. According to the estimates of the General's Mansion, once a mutiny broke out in Yanjing, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom would mobilize reinforcements from various places to return to Beijing to protect the enemy. He could not care about Pingzhou Road at all, but this was just a guess. If the facts were different from the expected level, the rebel army had to retreat in order to preserve its strength.^^^^

"The Yunshuo Army in Yingqin was stationed in Tanzhou, Andezhou, and Dong Zhongsun led two generals of the Heishan Army to garrison in Yizhou." Li Hu pointed to the Daling River line on the map, "After our troops left Yuguan, our purpose was exposed. On the one hand, the Yanjing Association supported Pingzhou Road, and on the other hand, it launched a restraining attack from Zhongjing and Xingzhongfu directions to force us to retreat. We were weak in the Daling River line and could not resist. Tanzhou and Andezhou could give up because there were still Heishan to block each other, but Yizhou could not be lost no matter what. Therefore, once the Liao army began to attack Yizhou, I would evacuate from Tokyo and support quickly."

Li Hu looked at Dong Xiaochou and Luo Qinghan, "You have no reinforcements. If you fail to capture Pingzhou before the Liao reinforcements crossed the Luan River, then evacuate and don't fight again."

Dong Xiaochou and Luo Qinghan naturally knew how powerful it was. It would be better to take the initiative to evacuate than to be forced to evacuate. Most of the soldiers of the rebel army are captured from the battlefield. Once they are besieged, they are likely to be defeated, and the consequences are unimaginable. I am about to attack Tokyo, so please allocate money and food quickly.

On September 26, Li Hu led his army to Jinzhou and marched into the Northeast Road.^^^^

The rebel army was extremely fast. Abaddon, deputy commander of the Hulie First Army, led the selection army, first rushed over the Thirteen Mountains, quickly captured Liaoxi Prefecture, and then headed straight to Qianzhou.

The main forces of the Jin army's southern route were in Chengzhou, the front lines of Tsulou Mountain and Weizhou, Liaoxi Prefecture, and Qianzhou had limited troops and could not stop them, so they immediately abandoned the city and left.

The rebels attacked too fast and quickly approached Xianzhou.

The Jin army's southern commander Wanyan Zongwang was in Xianzhou. He did not hesitate at all and decisively ordered his retreat and evacuate towards Tokyo.

On the third day of October, the rebel army entered the Beizhen Town, Zhifu, Xianzhou. On the same day, the Jin army retreated to Dahu Mountain on the west bank of the Aze River.

Li Hu wrote a letter to the Emperor of Liao.

Our army has launched an attack and captured Liaoxi Prefecture, Qianzhou and Xianzhou, and is attacking and advancing towards the Liaohe River.

Xianzhou is about 500 miles away from Tokyo, and the terrain is flat, which is conducive to the Jin army's advantage. If you attack alone, you will inevitably form a lonely army and go deeper. It is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out. Please consider carefully whether to launch a restrained attack from the Chengzhou direction of Zhongjing Road and the Longhua direction of Shangjing Road to delay Weizhou and Yizhou's main force of the Jin army on the front line and help our army attack Tokyo. Damn **

Li Hu immediately ordered the army to suspend the attack.

Now we can't fight forward any further. If we fight forward, it will be far away from Jinzhou and it will be difficult to retreat. Moreover, if the Jin army in Weizhou and Yizhou are heading south to support, it will inevitably form a pincer attack with the Jin army in Tokyo, and the rebel army will be in trouble.

On the fifth day of October, he was in charge of the affairs of the General of the State Councilor's Mansion, and ordered Hou Jiao to cross the sea to attack. At the same time, he wrote a letter to Ma Kuo, Dengzhou, asking him to prepare a sea ship and cross the sea to respond at any time.

Wanyan Zongwang continued to retreat. His intention was very clear, to lure the rebel army to the Liaohe River, and then mobilize elite cavalry to give the rebel army a fatal blow. In case, Zongwang ordered the withdrawal of troops from prefectures and counties near Tokyo to ensure the safety of Tokyo.

At this time, Huanglongfu had different opinions on the war in the South Road, and the two sides had a dispute over this.

Huanglong Mansion’s recent strategy is to attack Shangjing. After the Jin army took Shangjing, it not only could further attack the strength of the Khitans, but also built the complete defense of the Jin Kingdom. With Tokyo and Shangjing, the Jin people had two sharp claws, which could attack and retreat and defend without any mistakes.

Based on this strategy, the Jurchens needed Li Hu to threaten Yanjing in western Liaoning and restrain the main force of the Liao army. Therefore, when Li Hu proposed to ask for the Princess of the Jin Kingdom, many ministers agreed. The Jurchens not only needed Li Hu in the near future, but also found a way to solve Li Hu in the long run. The marriage was obviously a good way, with a small price and a lot of profits. However, some ministers firmly disagree, including Zong Han (Nian Han) and Zong Wang. They believed that Li Hu was despicable, shameless, cunning, cruel, and untrustworthy. Marriage with him was simply a meat bun to beat a dog, and he went without returning. He lost his wife and his army.

This matter was uncontroversial for a while, and the marriage was left unresolved. As a result, Li Hu was entrusted by Liao and wanted to charge for the Khitans. The situation was just the same as the ministers who agreed to the marriage, so they used to re-issue and planned to persuade Li Hu to withdraw his troops on the condition of marriage.

Oppose the local people or oppose it. The Jin Kingdom can only give Li Hu a princess, while the Liao Kingdom can give Li Hu a title, a vassal state, and a money. It is obvious what choice Li Hu makes. So if he does a loss-making business, it is better to kill this shameless Han captive. This idea is not an act of intent, but a source of the deep-rooted concept of fist by the Jurchens. In their opinion, the Jurchens can establish a country and open a border with their own strength, and it is impossible for money and women to exchange for greater benefits. Whatever I want, I will fight and grab it with my own fist. Strength determines everything.

Compared with the monarch and ministers of Huanglong Mansion, Nianhan and Zong Wang knew Li Hu better. Li Hu knew that the Jurchens, like him, were both paupers, otherwise the battle between Hu Xiaotai would not be a loss. The battle between Hu Xiaotai also made both sides understand a fact that the two paupers fought and fought, which could only afford the Khitans, so hatred belongs to hatred, and interests belong to interests. In order to make a fortune, they still have to work together.

If a pauper wants to make a fortune, and this pauper is a thief, the simplest and most effective way is to rob the family and rob the rich. Therefore, whether it is the Jurchens or the Liaodong rebels, the targets are all Khitans, especially Li Hu, who is the best at calculating. He would rather stay in the western Liaoning than rob Tokyo with a knife. That would be unprofitable.

Since Zong Wang knew Li Hu, he certainly knew that his purpose of attacking Tokyo was actually to go south to attack Youyan, so he cooperated very much and kept retreating. He retreated well, both offense and defense. The Jin army was the first to be invincible. The only thing that was uncomfortable was Li Hu. Even if he was determined to get a bargain, he would not dare to fall into the trap of the Jin army, for fear of accidentally falling into the trap of the Jin army.

However, Zong Wang quickly doubted his judgment because the rebel army suddenly crossed the Liaohai Sea and quickly captured Zhenhai Prefecture with lightning speed and continued to attack in Tokyo.
Chapter completed!