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"The most urgent task is to ensure the recovery of Youyan." Wang Anzhong pondered for a long time, looked up at Li Hu, and said solemnly, "I should transfer the main force of the Huliu Army to the Fengshengzhou line."

Li Hu, Luo Qinghan and Dong Xiaohou exchanged their eyes and felt a little shocked. From Wang Anzhong's words, it is not difficult to hear that he did not have much confidence in the 200,000 Northern Expedition Army. In other words, Li Hu's speculation is very reasonable. The Song army's second Northern Expedition is very likely to fail, and the root cause is that it comes from Bianjing.

"Shangshu Wang, the former staff officer, said just now that the Khitan emperor may have pacified the desert and the northern army may go south at any time. If the Jurchens' target in the second half of the year is Youyan, then the attacks of the Jin army on the collapsed ridge are very limited. Once they encounter the main force of the Liao army, they will retreat. In this way, we will face the attacks of the Liaoxia coalition forces from both sides. In addition, the Jin army is eyeing the coveted Jin army, and Datong will be hit again." Li Hu explained patiently, "So, we must launch a western expedition as soon as possible, first attack the Dangxiang people back to Helan Mountain, cut off the connection between the Liaoxia army and prevent their coalition forces from fighting. In this way, when the Liao army goes south, we can join forces with the Jin army to fight back to the desert, thereby completely stabilizing the Daibei and preparing us to recover Heshuo and Hexi."

"If the situation in Daibei cannot stabilize for a long time, we will not be able to surround Xixia and will not be able to recover Heshuo and Hexi in the shortest time.\//*/\\" Dong Xiaochou followed Li Hu and added, "The Song army has 200,000, while the Liao army is estimated to be only 100,000 at most, and it is scattered in Xingzhong Prefecture, western Liaoning, Pingzhou Road and Yanjing, so you are absolutely sure to conquer Yanjing."

"We are restraining some of the Liao army on the front line of Juyongguan, and the Jin army can restrain Xingzhong Prefecture in the Zhongjing Road area. The Liao army on Hepingzhou Road in western Liaoning, and there are not many defensive troops in Yanjing." Luo Qinghan also said, "Analysis from the entire battle situation, there is indeed no need for Hulie Mansion to transfer its main force to Fengshengzhou."

Wang Anzhong shook his head, "This is the order of the official family. Hu Lie Mansion must comply with it. You must transfer at least 100,000 troops to Fengshengzhou to cooperate with the Northern Expedition Army to attack Yanjing."

"If there is a major change in the situation in the Northern War in Dai, the situation in the entire Northern Xinjiang will be very unfavorable to the Song Dynasty." Li Hu politely refused.

"Zhang Shuai came to Datong to serve the North Battlefield." Li Bangyan smiled and pointed at Zhang Xiaochun sitting beside him. "This Western Expedition, the government attached great importance to it and specially asked the Hedong Army and the Northwest Army to cooperate in the fight." Then he turned to look at Zhang Xiaochun, "Zhang Shuai, tell me."

Zhang Xiaochun is about fifty years old. He is of medium size, long beard, calm and does not speak much.\\/*\ He was a little surprised when he first met Li Hu. Li Hu was too young and could be a vassal state at such an age. To be honest, it was indeed a bit incredible. Later, after a conversation, he was very afraid of Li Hu. The young man showed his sharpness and murderous aura. He was like a tiger that was devouring others. Hedong and Yunzhong lived next to him, and a big tiger was beside the bed. This made him feel very dangerous.

The Privy Council means to let the Hedong Army and the Northwest Army cooperate in combat, but this cooperation is very limited. Since it is consuming Li Hu's strength, of course, the Huli Army will try its best to fight. So whether it is the Hedong Army or the Northwest Army, they are symbolically attacking, threatening the entire southern border of Xixia.

"The Hedong Army has just finished the Battle of Xijing and needs time to rest, so the main battle between the Huli Army is the garrison army of Feng, Fu and Lin." Zhang Xiaochun's words are very obvious. I will not use the main force of the imperial guards, nor will I let the army cross the border and break into Xixia.

Li Hu was immediately happy when he heard this. In today's negotiation, Hu Lie Mansion had only one purpose, that is, to support the Song Dynasty. As long as the Song Dynasty is willing to send troops and provide money and weapons to provide assistance, Li Hu will be sure to achieve his goal.

"If Zhang Shuai can transfer 50,000 troops into Ningbian and fight on the front line of Jinsu, I can draw 50,000 troops from the battlefield of the Western Expedition to Fengshengzhou.\*\\" Li Hu made a statement immediately.

"I didn't receive this order." Zhang Xiaochun immediately pushed the problem to Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan. "If Bianjing sent an imperial edict, I would command the army to enter the west bank of the Yellow River as quickly as possible."

Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan discussed a few words in a low voice, and then Wang Anzhong said to Zhang Xiaochun: "I am urgent to report to Bianjing. You will first transfer the army to Feng, Mansion, and Lin to cooperate with the Tiger Marine Army in the westward expedition. Once the orders of Bianjing arrive, the Hedong Army will attack immediately."

Zhang Xiaochun agreed. The failure of the Northern Expedition Army in the first battle had already made him realize that the power struggle in Bianjing was becoming more and more intense. Once this bloody power struggle intensified, it would definitely make both sides of the struggle lose their minds. At that time, for their own wealth and life, everyone could not care about the safety of the country and the country at all. Therefore, from his heart, he still hoped that Hu Liefu would transfer the main force to Fengshengzhou.

Li Hu's Western Expedition was largely to replace the North, to gain a foothold in Daibei, and to himself, and to fight Youyan was different. It was for the Song Dynasty and the safety of the country, so Li Hu had no enthusiasm.

The Hedong Army had to defend against the people of Xixia and also defend against Li Hu, so it was impossible to join the war in Youyan. For this reason, it could only trade with Li Hu. Li Hu sent 100,000 people to attack Youyan, while the Song Dynasty sent 50,000 people to attack Xixia to help Li Hu recover all Daibei first.\\*\

War requires not only the army, but also money, food and weapons. The next thing Hu Tu said about Hu Lie Mansion being in a financial crisis made Wang Anzhong, Li Bangyan and Zhang Xiaochun feel like they fell into a bottomless pit.

Hulie Mansion only has Yunzhong Road, and its financial income is of course limited, and of course it cannot support a huge army. This is also an important reason why Bianjing was willing to accept Li Hu as a vassal state at the time. Li Hu now looks very glorious, but sooner or later he will be dragged down by the huge army. Sure enough, a war in Xijing took several months to drag Hulie Mansion to the brink of financial collapse.

In order to survive, Li Hu had to find a way, so he set his sights on Youyan, which was to plunder and to fight Xixia for money. When the territory was larger and the strength was stronger, he could have more money to support the army and survive.

However, fighting the Western Xia and regaining the Northwest was actually a trap for the Song Dynasty.

The achievements of regaining the Northwest are definitely no less than the regaining the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The emperor and the pro-war factions of Bianjing need to make achievements. With achievements, they can firmly control the authority and do whatever they want.\\*\\\\\\ This is not only related to the strength of the Song Dynasty, but also to the future of the emperor and his confidants.

The Northern Expedition was very shocking, but compared to the Song Dynasty's decades of spending on Xia's combat field in the northwest for decades, this amount of money was nothing. If the Song Dynasty could take advantage of the good situation of regaining Yan Yun, use Li Hu's powerful force to defeat Xixia and recover Heshuo and Hexi in the shortest time. Rebuilding the martial arts of the Han and Tang Dynasties, what is the cost of the Western Expedition Army? The Great Northwest got it. The Song Dynasty's borders started from Yumen Pass in the west, ended at Yumen Pass in the east, and reached Yinshan in the north, and the border situation improved unprecedentedly. How many years of peace and tranquility will this bring to the Song Dynasty? How much rich benefits will this bring to the Song Dynasty?

Therefore, Li Hu's strategy for the Western Expedition was a beautiful trap. Even if the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty knew that it was a trap, they would jump in without hesitation. Because this trap was like a fairy on a snow mountain, beautiful and beautiful. Its unparalleled temptation could no one resist.

Now, the emperor and his ministers have approached this trap. They are just waiting to recover Youyan and capture Daibei. The emperor will definitely jump into this trap with the Song Dynasty.

Who can stop it? No one can stop it? The emperor missed the spots, and for the great interests of the future, the whole Bianjing was scrambling to instigate, deceive and fool the emperor, jumped down, let's jump down together.

Wang Anzhong, Li Bangyan and Zhang Xiaochun are now standing on the edge of the trap, hesitating, jumping? Or not jumping?

When you jump down, the most realistic question is that Li Hu tied Da Song and him tightly together. No one knows whether he will see the mirage in the dream in the future.

If you don't jump, the most realistic problem is that Li Hu will turn against you. Li Hu can't support the army and will collapse. What choice does he have? Whoever supports me will sell it to whom. Today, except for the Song Dynasty, there is only the Jin Kingdom. The Song Dynasty is because it is indeed rich, but the Jin Kingdom can give Li Hu a bright future. These two forces are combined, and even if they cannot sweep the world, there will definitely be no problem surrounding the north.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Anzhong and Li Bangyan could not find a second choice, so they had to sacrifice themselves and jump into this beautiful trap. Li Hudi asked, "You have 200,000 troops, and based on the annual salary of each soldier, that is 6 million guan. If 20% of the gap is deducted, we will give you up to 5 million guan."

Li Hu was ecstatic, Dong Xiaochou, Luo Qinghan and others were also happy, but everyone tried their best to suppress their excitement and continued to cry. Do weapons need money? Do war robes and armor need money? Do war horses need money?... We are the army of the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty naturally had to provide us with these things, otherwise how could we fight?

Wang Anzhong was unmoved, "The payment of five million chunks of military capital is conditional. Under normal circumstances, we allocate 400,000 chunks per month, but most of this year has passed. If you cooperate with the Northern Expedition Army to conquer Yanjing before the end of the year, then all the remaining money will be allocated before the end of the year, otherwise, there will be no more."

"What about next year?" Li Hu asked.

"I'll talk about what happened next year." Wang Anzhong was silent.

"Where is that weapon?"

"In the war in Xijing, Hedong Road gave you a large amount of weapons, and you have seized a lot of them in this battle, so there should be no shortage of weapons." Wang Anzhong said, "If you must allocate weapons from the court, then use the war horse in exchange."

"Since western Liaoning, we have been exchanging war horses for supplies. Now that we have returned to the Song Dynasty, do we still have to exchange war horses for supplies?"

"You have returned to the Song Dynasty and should provide war horses to the court for free." Wang Anzhong smiled, "If you promise the court to provide 10,000 war horses to the court every year, then the court will provide weapons to you for free."

Li Hu agreed immediately, "I provide 15,000 war horses to the court every year, but the court wants to give me firearms, divine arm bows, and all the weapons."
Chapter completed!